After exchanging a few pleasantries with the landlord, Lin Yuan left the apartment.
Once he was out of sight, the young girl standing beside the landlord spoke with a hint of annoyance:
“He can’t even find a job and can barely support himself—and he still wants to start a company?”
“Mom!
He definitely won’t be able to pay rent this month.
You’re not going to let him stay for free, are you?”
The middle-aged woman glanced at her daughter.
“Don’t say that.
No one can guarantee they’ll never fall on hard times.”
“If we help him now, once he gets through this low point, he won’t forget it.”
“Heh…” the girl sneered.
“Him?
Get through it?”
“With his level as a small-time planner, his life is just going to be ups… and then downs, downs, downs, downs…”
“Mom, you’re just too kind—that’s why people always take advantage of you!”
The woman shook her head helplessly and walked back inside.
Behind her, the girl continued shouting:
“I don’t care!
If he can’t pay rent next month, I’m kicking him out!”
After leaving the apartment, Lin Yuan first went to submit the paperwork to establish his company.
After a relatively simple process, he officially became the boss of miHoYo.
With that done, there was something even more important waiting for him:
Raising investment.
The funds required to develop Genshin Impact were enormous.
One or two investment firms wouldn’t be enough.
And there was also the risk that some investors simply wouldn’t recognize the value of his idea.
Several hours later…
Reality proved that it wasn’t the investors who lacked vision—it was Lin Yuan who had overestimated them.
He spent an entire day visiting nine investment firms.
The responses he got were:
Company A: “Making games?
It’s not that we look down on the industry, but the reality is—anyone who invests loses money.”
Company B: “Open-world game?
If you haven’t woken up yet, I can set up a mat outside so you can go back to sleep.”
Company C: “You need 100 million to develop it?
Hahaha, that’s hilarious!”
Company D: “Security!
Get this lunatic out of here!”
…
After visiting all nine companies, not only did he fail to secure any investment—he even spent all the money he had left on transportation.
“Damn… what a loss!”
Looking at his empty pockets, Lin Yuan was speechless.
These people had no vision at all—opportunities for wealth were right in front of them, and they just ignored them!
All they had to do was hand over some money, and they’d get returns several times—even dozens of times over.
Yet those stingy guys wouldn’t even offer him a cup of tea.
Sitting on a bench by the roadside, watching cars pass by, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but feel troubled.
No money—how was he supposed to make games?
Especially something as expensive as Genshin Impact.
If only his roommates were rich second-generation kids, he might’ve been able to squeeze some investment out of them.
But they were just ordinary people like him.
“Ding!
If the host cannot secure investment, the system can provide sufficient funding!”
“Huh?” Lin Yuan’s eyes lit up instantly.
“At a critical moment, it’s still you I can rely on!”
“Alright!
Give me 100 million first.
If it’s not enough, I’ll ask for more!”
If he were starting from scratch, 100 million wouldn’t be nearly enough.
But thanks to the system providing most of the development materials and plans, costs would be significantly reduced.
If he managed carefully, it might just be enough.
“Ding!
100 million has been transferred.
Please check your account!”
As the system’s voice faded, 100 million appeared in his bank account instantly.
And since it came from the system, it wouldn’t raise any suspicion.
Looking at the long string of digits, Lin Yuan’s breathing quickened—it felt unreal.
100 million!
Even if you removed four zeros, he’d never had that much money in both his lives combined.
The most he’d ever had in his account was a few thousand—when paying university tuition.
“Ding!
This investment is not free.
Within one year, the host must repay a total of 1 billion (principal + interest).
Please remember.”
“…Huh?”
Lin Yuan froze.
Then his face darkened completely.
He hadn’t expected the system to be this ruthless.
“You shady system!
I knew you had bad intentions!”
“Borrow one, repay ten?
Why don’t you just rob me instead?!”
“Ding!
Friendly reminder: once the funds are received, there is no turning back.
And… the consequences of failing to repay are quite severe~”
Lin Yuan: “#%@%@&%#”
After venting for a while, he finally accepted the reality:
Before even making a game, he now owed 1 billion.
“Well… at least I have the money now.”
“As long as I finish Genshin Impact, earning 1 billion in this world should be easy.”
He was confident about that.
Even in his previous world’s competitive market, Genshin Impact had earned over 1 billion in its first year.
In this world—with barely any strong competitors—it would dominate the global market the moment it launched.
“Once I assemble the team, we can start production immediately.”
Thinking of this, he considered his roommates.
“They all have relevant skills—they could be useful…”
“…No, better not.
I’ll find others.”
After thinking it through, he changed his mind.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to help his friends—but Genshin Impact was known for its high quality.
Relying on inexperienced fresh graduates was too risky.
In his previous life, Genshin Impact had been the culmination of years of work—built on experience from multiple projects and a team of highly skilled professionals.
If he could just throw together a few students and recreate it easily, it wouldn’t just be unrealistic—it would be disrespectful to the countless professionals who worked hard on it.
“Better not…”
“If I were starting with the Honkai series, then maybe.”
“But for Genshin Impact… I need experienced, high-level talent.”
He made his decision.
As for his dorm mates—once the game was released, he could let them join and learn under top-tier professionals.
“Artists, orchestra, voice actors… I’ve got a lot to do.”
Lin Yuan muttered to himself.
“But now that the biggest problem—money—is solved, everything else should be much easier.”
“…Alright.
First, I’ll go find an orchestra.”