[Tetris] Theme Song

Returning to his seat, Chen Yize sighed.

Being interrupted three times in a row, whether by Sun Qiang, Feng Siyu, or Li Xinyi, finally, he could concentrate on developing the game [Tetris].

Peeking at the other side, it seemed that those guys had already started to develop another [Pong].

He hoped they could at least develop a better [Pong] this time.

Or maybe, in the unlikely event, they might develop the [Pong] that was even better than the one in his mind.

If it happened, it would prove that they could develop the games independently on their own, which would be good news for him.

It proved that he could provide them with some of his game ideas and let them develop the games for him later while he did nothing and just lay down.

Ah, how satisfying life would be when I finally become a boss myself.

While indulging in his various fantasies about his great future, Chen Yize began to reread the notes he had written before.

He was still somewhat discouraged by how difficult it seemed to develop this game.

Yet, in the end, not to trouble his future 'subordinates' who were working hard at this moment,

And to let this game meet Li Xinyi as soon as possible,

Chen Yize gritted his teeth and chose to do it all by himself.

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Two days later.

After struggling with the codes for a long time while also asking Lu Ming for help, Chen Yize, a programming idiot who couldn't do it all alone in the end, successfully developed the first playable version of [Tetris].

Looking at the [Tetris] he had developed, Chen Yize sighed in relief.

It seemed… things weren't as difficult as he thought.

At least he did succeed. Right?

In Chen Yize's view, this version looked no different from the [Pong] that he and Li Xinyi had played together before, as they were both developed to be 'samples,' with the game screen and the [Play again] button that appeared every time the game was over.

For everything that Chen Yize had noted, he had successfully implemented them into this version.

This version might be playable, but it was still far from perfect, as there were still many things that Chen Yize intended to add.

For example, a theme song.

Recalling the theme song of [Tetris] in his mind, Chen Yize fell into contemplation.

In his previous life, this theme song was still quite popular that even a person who had never played any game should have heard it.

As a person who loved to play games in his previous life, Chen Yize, of course, had heard it and had never forgotten it.

Now that he had remembered that this game still had the theme song, of course, he might as well make it.

But how should he make it?

He couldn't possibly make it as someone who had never studied music.

Needless to say. By looking at the system's status screen.

...Music: 1 (D-level)...

It had already proved everything - no need to say more.

While sighing at his lack of ability, Chen Yize started to think about outsourcing.

He would let others compose the music for him by paying them with money.

Like the last time, he had outsourced the picture for [Choice of Robots]. This time he felt he would do the same way with this song.

"What are you singing?"

While Chen Yize was still pondering this matter, a sound came from behind, asking.

"Ahhh!!!"

Chen Yize turned around and was immediately startled, screaming out loud.

So loud that Li Xinyi had to cover her ears with both hands.

"Do you need to be so exaggerated?"

While covering her ears, Li Xinyi complained.

And without waiting for Li Xinyi to respond, with a swift movement, Chen Yize used his hand to close the programming software, the one that he had coded out the game [Tetris].

"You-You are here. I-I...

"You scared me to death! My poor little heart can't bear it."

Halfway through, Chen Yize suddenly changed his words. With pain face, he complained while using his hand to hold his chest as if he had suffered from a severe heart attack.

Li Xinyi just rolled her eyes at this.

"Ahem. So, is there anything?" Chen Yize stopped pretending and asked, in case it was something serious.

"I asked you what song did you sing?" Li Xinyi repeated her question.

"Huh?"

Did he... sing?

Seeing Chen Yize's reaction, Li Xinyi knew that maybe this guy had 'unconsciously' sung out the song just now.

So, she reminded.

"I heard it. You have just sung something like..."

"..."

Huh?

Listening to Li Xinyi 'humming' a song, Chen Yize still recognized it.

Isn't this the theme song for [Tetris] he just had in his mind?

So...

Have you just 'unconsciously' hummed this song and been heard by Li Xinyi?

And still without proper lyrics or accompaniment?

With only the sound like 'La-La-La' or 'Do-Re-Mi' coming from his mouth?

This-This is too embarrassing.

For the first time in Chen Yize's two lives, he hoped someone would come and bury him alive now!

Let this shame be buried together with him!

Of course, this hope of Chen Yize's couldn't possibly come true as Li Xinyi had already finished reminding him.

"So, what is this song called? I think it sounds pretty good."

Hearing Li Xinyi asks such a question, Chen Yize suddenly didn't know how to answer.

What is this song called?

He thought: 'it's called [Tetris theme song], right? Anyway, many people in his previous life call it just like that.'

Of course, Chen Yize didn't know that the theme song of [Tetris] he knew was still adapted from a Russian folk song called [Korobeiniki].

And since he didn't know, he couldn't borrow this name to answer Li Xinyi's question temporarily. Nor would he tell her: "It's called [Tetris] theme song."

After all, he still wanted to keep the development of [Tetris] a secret for a while longer.

So, he immediately came up with an answer, the half-truth kind.

"It's a theme song for an upcoming game."

"Theme song? Is there still a theme song for your so-called 'game'?"

When Li Xinyi heard Chen Yize's answer, she was surprised.

For graphics or sound effects, the things that [Choice of Robots] lacks and makes many people complain about, Li Xinyi would still agree if Chen Yize wanted to add them to the so-called 'games.'

After all, many app developers nowadays have added graphics and sound effects to their apps to give themself some advantages over other apps of the same type, allowing them to attract more users.

A better graphic design can make users feel more pleasant and comfortable to look at when they first enter their apps, giving them a better first impression. After all, usually, the first thing anyone views is the graphical presentation of the apps.

And adding the sound effect can help engage the users, making them feel more realistic to use, like the sound of clicking the buttons or the sound of lightning when anything about lightning 'happens' in the app.

But when it came to music, for example, the theme song, it could be said to be rare or even none for any app developers to add them to their apps. Because adding it to the app wasn't cost-effective in the very first place.

Instead of adding music that costs a lot of money to produce or buy the right to use, they prefer to use sound effects that cost them less while still having its effect comparable to adding the music.

Couple with the fact that there was no game in this world before. People nowadays only have those apps for social media, lifestyle, education, productivity, entertainment, etc.

The market for these apps has already been researched and tested by a lot of people. And many results have shown that adding music is more likely to have a negative impact than a positive one.

People will feel annoyed if they are 'forced' to listen to music while using their app. They open the app for other purposes like working, studying, reading novels, watching videos, etc., not listening to music.

People will complain: If you want to add music to your app, why not develop a music app instead? Why need to 'force' them to listen when they don't want to?

Nowadays, there are still a lot of examples of highly-successful app developers who didn't add music but added a lot of sound effects to their apps, which further proves that the concept of 'no music in any kind of application' wasn't wrong.

So at first, Li Xinyi doubted whether she had heard it wrong.

Of course, it wasn't wrong, as Chen Yize did say it and called it a 'song' for a game.

Li Xinyi looked at Chen Yize, knew that he didn't lie just now, and then became suspicious.

Not because Li Xinyi didn't trust Chen Yize, as she still chose to give him the trust he deserved as an inventor of 'games,' whether this 'game' was good or not for her company, she still didn't know it yet.

Not to mention adding a song, even if Chen Yize did something crazier later, she would still give him trust first and only look at the finished product. Of course, the things he did can't be too absurd.

She became suspicious just because,

"Can you still write a song?"

She didn't know, but she doubted Chen Yize could.

"Ah." How should he answer this?

Chen Yize was stunned by her question yet again.

"I can't, but... I sang it - based on my feelings." He couldn't, so he chose to blame it on the so-called 'feelings.'

"You are not professional. Why force yourself to do it if you can't? I still have money."

Li Xinyi rolled her eyes. What she wanted to say but didn't say was: she had money, so she could ask someone to produce it for him, and its effect would surely satisfy him more.

Chen Yize understood what she meant, but,

"No. It can only be this one," Chen Yize replied as he looked at Li Xinyi straight without dodging. Surprisingly, his eyes became incredibly serious. As if only this matter couldn't be changed - no matter what.

And Li Xinyi was stunned. Looking at Chen Yize, who somehow became serious all of a sudden, she asked subconsciously.

"Why?"

"Because... it needs to be," Chen Yize answered.

Li Xinyi looked at Chen Yize, and he looked back, still without dodging. After a while, Li Xinyi just sighed and let it go.

"You go find and download an app called [Easy Music Score]. It will surely help you. And don't forget. I still have money," Li Xinyi still said.

Without waiting for Chen Yize to react, Li Xinyi left the room directly, not in the mood to stay any longer.

"What a stubborn guy." Li Xinyi murmured as she left.