Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 288 Farewell (6k views, please subscribe)

When Lü Yao mentioned Hu Xiaoyu, Jian Xiaojie couldn't help but purse her lips. Of course, she knew about the entanglement between Lü Yao and Hu Xiaoyu.

In some ways, Lü Yao is very similar to her, moving among all sorts of people, speaking to people in a human way and to ghosts in a ghost way, and often making great sacrifices for his own purposes.

Even Lü Yao was worse than Jian Xiaojie.

Jian Xiaojie is, after all, one of the representatives of the overseas faction in China. Her starting point in life is already a pinnacle that many people can never reach in their entire lives. So even though she is a woman, there are not many people who can bully her. Her only lack of freedom...

The restrictions imposed on her by her family and the things they demanded of her meant that Jian Xiaojie experienced many things in her childhood in order to be competent for her future work.

These experiences have shaped Jian Xiaojie's personality as she is today.

Lü Yao didn't have her advantages. His first pot of gold came from Wang Shu, and his initial rise to power also relied on her and Rong Nianqing. Although Lü Yao proved his worth step by step from childhood to adulthood, the way he started his career was indeed not so honorable.

But Lü Yao never cared about these things. Even when he was in Silla, when facing Princess Lee Yong-jin of Samsung, even though he had no intention of doing anything, he still did not hesitate and even took the initiative to attack her.

Even after Li Rongzhen came to Dongda University pregnant, Lü Yao's attitude towards Li Rongzhen did not change much, and he was even trying to scheme against her offspring.

In terms of rationality, Jian Xiaojie sometimes has to admit defeat to Lü Yao.

Therefore, even though Lü Yao had so many women around him, she never worried that Lü Yao would let Wang Shu down, nor that Lü Yao would betray them... at least not while they were still in power.

However, Lü Yao was not without flaws.

Hu Xiaoyu is Lü Yao's weakness.

Even Lü Yao's inner demons.

It was a shark and a whale that Lü Yao accidentally caught while fishing and put into the pond.

Although they had little contact since the Huasheng Group of high-end luxury brands, there seemed to be an invisible channel, or connection, between Hu Xiaoyu and Lü Yao, allowing the two, who were not in contact, to always be in tune with each other.

After returning from Silla, Jian Xiaojie overheard Rong Nianqing saying that Hu Xiaoyu had come to the airport on the day they departed for Silla.

Hu Xiaoyu just didn't tell Lü Yao.

I wonder if Lü Yao knows about this... If no one tells him, will he have any premonition?

Thinking about this, Jian Xiaojie laughed at herself; this was too fantastical.

Jian Xiaojie leaned back in her chair and asked lazily, "Speaking of which, what are you and Miss Hu going to do in the future? Her family will never allow you to be together, and given your situation, it's impossible for you to be with her."

This is an unsolvable question.

Lü Yao also knew.

Hu Xiaoyu is in the prime of her life, comes from an excellent family, and is coveted by countless wealthy families in Beijing and Shanghai. How could they possibly allow someone like Lü Yao, whose background is shady, to be with Hu Xiaoyu? How will outsiders judge this?

Even if Hu Xiaoyu's family couldn't persuade her otherwise, Lü Yao couldn't sever all ties with the women around him.

So Lu Yao smiled and said casually, "I went to see Miss Hu and explained my feelings, hoping she wouldn't waste her time and effort on me, but..." Lu Yao sighed and said helplessly, "Miss Hu dismissed me with just a few words."

"Yo?"

Jian Xiaojie raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "To be able to dismiss you with just a few words, Miss Hu, you have excellent eloquence. You can say that your mouth is as beautiful as a lotus flower; very few people, especially women, can out-argue you."

As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows mischievously and said, "You can't argue with me in any sense."

Lü Yao was a true master of ventriloquism, a fact that Jian Xiaojie was quite qualified to attest to.

Lü Yao smiled and said, "People like us think we can see through people's hearts and play the game of life, but all the tricks in the world can't compare to 'sincerity.'"

Once you're moved, sincerity is the ultimate strategy.

none of them.

Jian Xiaojie was silent for a moment, then snorted softly, "Who's like you?"

Lu Yao smiled. Jian Xiaojie would never have talked to Lu Yao about so many intimate topics before. Now it seems that his unwavering decision at Jiangwan Wharf not only dispelled the knot in Jian Xiaojie's heart, but also brought him and Jian Xiaojie closer.

Although, on a physical level, he and Jian Xiaojie were already at a negative distance.

But what determines the closeness or distance between people is never the physical distance, but the distance between their hearts.

So Lü Yao decided to strike while the iron was hot and said, "A woman recently joined my MCN company. I intend to train her, but this female employee is rather arrogant and ambitious. I think she might want to go solo in the future."

"You're really good at taming women, teach me!"

Jian Xiaojie chuckled: "You need my help to manipulate women? Isn't that what you're best at?"

Lü Yao laughed and said, "People are wary of me now. I used to be too famous for my relationships online and in real life, so they didn't want to get close to me at all."

Jian Xiaojie rolled her eyes. Actually, she knew that Lü Yao was deliberately trying to start a conversation. With Lü Yao's level of skill, even if the other party was an enemy, he could slowly manipulate the situation and win that woman over. This guy's methods were insidious.

Even asking me for advice is just a routine.

No matter how high one's position or how unapproachable one may be, there will always be a sense of being needed. In fact, people in higher social circles often feel needed more than ordinary people, which is why they are more inclined to teach others.

For example, even though Jian Xiaojie knows that Lü Yao has a solution and that Lü Yao consulting her is a tactic, she still wants to give Lü Yao some pointers.

Jian Xiaojie said without much hesitation, "It's simple. If you want to see someone clearly or control someone, just make them go along with things. Once they go along, things will go wrong next."

This is actually a tactic that Lü Yao often uses; the professional term is "praise to death."

When faced with such a situation, very few people can escape it.

Lu Yao smiled and said, "Isn't it a bit too harsh to use this trick on someone who has only recently graduated?"

Jian Xiaojie chuckled and said, "Feeling sorry for them? But I think it's better to encounter such a setup the earlier you are young, because the losses will be greater if you wait until later."

After pondering for a moment, Lü Yao nodded and said, "Then let's do it this way."

Jian Xiaojie stood up: "Then you should take good care of yourself. I'll take care of Sister Shu during this time."

Lü Yao: "Then I'll have to trouble you."

Jian Xiaojie walked gracefully out of the ward: "It's not hard at all."

……

Lu Yao stayed in the hospital for about a week. During this week, Lu Yao was not idle. He handled the company's affairs on a daily basis. Currently, there are no problems with the companies under Lu Yao's name or the companies in which Lu Yao has invested or held shares.

After all, the end of the year is approaching, so even if they're harboring bad intentions, there's no rush.

Last year, Lü Yao used the annual meeting for marketing, putting pressure on Tencent. After all, only a few people would do such things during the year-end season. Only someone like Lü Yao, who rose from humble beginnings, would resort to such underhanded tactics.

Large companies like Tencent and NetEase are busy making money through year-end events and planning; they don't have time to compete with Lü Yao through underhanded means.

Lü Yao also understood that what they were actually doing was a perfectly legitimate and honorable tactic.

Therefore, this year, Lü Yao plans to continue with last year's strategy and make the annual meeting a grand affair. In the future, this will even become a tradition, and he wants to become the Pang Donglai of the gaming industry.

This can be considered to be in line with Pang Donglai and Huasheng Life.

of course.

These kinds of things basically don't require Lü Yao to personally get involved.

After more than a year of development, Guang'an Network Games has long become a hot new online game company in the domestic game industry. Although Guang'an does not have many games, each one is a masterpiece.

With the addition of the new games announced at the two press conferences, the gaming industry has high expectations for Guangan Networks.

Although it cannot compare in size to established game companies such as Tencent, NetEase, and Century Network, it is already the second most famous online game company in China after Tencent.

Following last year's pattern, the annual meetings of several companies under Lü Yao's name will be held a week before the holiday. Because everyone knows that Lü Yao's companies will spend a lot of money at the annual meetings, all the employees of Lü Yao's companies are eager to participate in the meetings in the days leading up to them.

In particular, the employees of the MOBA mobile game project team are the top performers at Guang'an Games this year, generating impressive revenue. Even the most junior employees in the studio can receive a year-end bonus of several hundred thousand yuan.

The most eagerly anticipated project is Zhang Jingwen's "PUBG" team.

The small year-end bonus that comes from other project teams can't compare to the year-end bonus you get after your own kid becomes a sensation.

Preparations for the annual meeting and the launch of new games are proceeding smoothly. According to past practice, Lü Yao should attend these year-end events, but this year he doesn't plan to attend them.

As a manager, you need to learn to delegate and hand over more tasks to your subordinates. Managers should focus more on the overall picture.

During his time in Silla, Lü Yao gradually delegated authority, allowing Yao Qiguang to lead the operation and development of Guang'an Online Games. Important decisions were discussed by several project leaders, while Lü Yao supervised from behind the scenes.

The company's development must prioritize the company's interests. If anyone violates this principle, or if a dilemma arises and a dispute cannot be resolved, Lü Yao will naturally intervene.

However, in terms of management, Lü Yao still felt that Guang'an Network Games had far too few talent reserves.

Yao Qiguang's health was already poor, and the large number of tasks piled up on him put a considerable burden on him.

Therefore, Lü Yao has recently been looking for game industry executives who can help Yao Qiguang share the pressure. Lü Yao currently has two directions: one is still poaching people from Tencent. Now that Guangan Networks has established a reputation, having spent a fortune on talent acquisition for two consecutive years, it makes them attractive to any game industry professional, regardless of their current position.

Even Tencent is no exception.

The person Lü Yao wanted to recruit was "Linlang Tianshang," who later created the game "Delta Force."

The game studio Linlang Tianshang was very talented, but as Tencent underwent a strategic transformation around 2011, reorganizing and reorganizing all the original game studios into four major studios, Linlang Tianshang, which developed the game "Counter-Strike Online", gradually disappeared.

Even the once-popular "Counter-Strike Online" lost a large number of players due to Tencent's capital-driven operation strategy and eventually disappeared from the gaming industry.

Like the original "Dou Zhan Shen", the decline of "Ni Zhan" has also left many people sighing.

It wasn't until later, when Tencent refocused its efforts on the gaming business, that Linlang Tianshang made a comeback with "Delta Force".

However, today, Linlang Tianshang is no longer the same Linlang Tianshang it once was. Its core members left once and founded "Willow Leaf Game Studio" with another person in the game industry. Although this game studio developed a game called "Border", the game did not receive much attention.

The remaining core members stayed at the later-reorganized Timmy Studio, at Tencent's beck and call.

Lu Yao had talked with Yao Qiguang, and among the people in the Timi Studio Group, the two he recognized most and who could help him were Mao Tianxiang, who was in charge of the technical platform and cross-studio coordination, and Huang Feiyu, a former member of Linlang Tianshang who had a deep understanding of FPS games.

These two have good personalities and are not particularly valued at Timmy at the moment, so they are people who can be won over.

but.

With Lü Yao announcing the upcoming release of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds," these people are likely to be given important roles.

However, Yao Qiguang promised to try his best to win it over.

On the other hand, Lü Yao also asked Gan Xiaoxi to contact the Lancet Studio, hoping to reach a writing agreement with them.

However, this would make the Tencent influence in Guang'an Network Games Studio too high, so Lü Yao is also working to find art and operations talent from NetEase's "24-hour studio".

Although NetEase is almost certainly worthy of the name "Pig Factory," it is not without talented people.

Games like Onmyoji, Egg Party, Identity V, Justice Online, and Sky: Children of the Light have a very clear and loyal fanbase. Even though NetEase's operational strategies often disappoint players, these games still attract a considerable number of loyal players.

Among them, "24-Hour Studio" will create a phenomenal martial arts battle royale game in the future. If it weren't for the terrible operation by NetEase and Leihuo, this game would have been able to consistently rank among the top three most popular PC games.

Therefore, Lü Yao plans to poach some of the staff from the pig farm.

These experts are the core of NetEase's unique art style and gameplay. If we can bring them over, it will not only enrich the style of Guang'an Network Games Studio, but also allow more good games to operate for a long time.

Yao Qiguang and Feng Ji can't be of much help with digging up the pig farm; that's where Gan Xiaoxi has to go.

This is the main work plan that Lü Yao has set for the next three months.

And the end of the year happens to be the peak season for changing jobs.

In addition to this part of the work, under Lü Yao's supervision, Yao Qiguang also prepared the content of the annual meeting and the year-end bonus distribution plan, and submitted them to Lü Yao for review. Lü Yao then approved them.

He could tell that Yao Qiguang had put a lot of effort into making this plan. Even if he had made it himself, it would probably have turned out about the same. The only problem was that the total amount of Yao Qiguang's year-end bonus exceeded the initial budget, but not by much, so it wasn't a big problem.

After Lü Yao left the hospital, he went to Guang'an Games Company and went directly to Yao Qiguang's office to find Yao Qiguang.

At the sound of Lü Yao knocking on the door, Yao Qiguang said without looking up, "Come in."

Upon realizing that it was Lü Yao who had entered, Yao Qiguang immediately stood up nervously. But before he could even stand up, Lü Yao waved his hand and said with a smile, "Sit down, sit down. I just wanted to talk to you."

Yao Qiguang didn't sit down. Instead, he dragged his rotting leg to his feet and went to make tea for Lü Yao.

After sitting down in the reception area, Yao Qiguang asked with a smile, "President Lü, what brings you here in person?"

Lu Yao smiled and said, "The annual meeting is in a few days. After the meeting, I will host the launch of 'PUBG'. I came here to ask if you have any difficulties."

Yao Qiguang immediately replied decisively, "No problem!"

Even if he does have something, he won't say it; he'll try his best to find a solution himself.

He added, as if afraid that Lü Yao might not believe him, "The relevant media, the annual meeting process, the press conference process, the subsequent operation and marketing, and even the staff on duty during the year-end period have all been arranged. Guang'an will only be better than usual during the Spring Festival."

Because the Chinese New Year period is also a peak time for people to play games and have fun.

Although mobile games are on the rise, many people still play games together in internet cafes during the Chinese New Year. As the prices of electronic products continue to fall, more and more people are owning personal computers.

Yao Qiguang believes that "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" will become a minor hit during the year-end period.

As for the fire...

That depends on fate.

Lü Yao laughed and said, "Since you're so sure, I won't question you. It's almost your first time representing Guang'an to the outside world, aren't you nervous?"

Yao Qiguang rubbed his hands and smiled, "Actually, I'm a little nervous, but if I just think of this as a large-scale academic exchange or a work report, I can overcome many obstacles. It's just that my appearance... is definitely not as good as yours, President Lü."

Lu Yao is more handsome, has a better presence on camera, and comes with a large following. Many netizens aren't even there for the game itself, but simply to admire Lu Yao's looks. As a result, Lu Yao's press conferences are always very lively and incredibly popular.

Yao Qiguang's image is far inferior to Lü Yao's, so he was actually quite unsure whether the press conference would achieve the desired effect.

Seeing this, Lü Yao comforted him, saying, "After all, we are an online game company. The most important thing is to make better games and let more people feel happy. I believe that as long as we make good games, we will definitely get a good response."

Yao Qiguang replied earnestly, "I definitely will."

Lu Yao then asked, "By the way, how's it going with your old colleagues?"

Yao Qiguang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Mao Tianxiang is in charge of resource coordination and technical support. He's already in the management of Timi Studio, so he's not very keen on joining a new company. I can't even contact Huang Feiyu right now."

"But don't worry, Mr. Lü, I know where they live, and I will visit them in person during my annual leave."

Lu Yao was surprised that Yao Qiguang was so dedicated and advised, "I will send our personnel over. You don't need to do this yourself."

Yao Qiguang shook his head and said, "It's different. I'll go there myself."

It's often said that a career is the best tonic for a man. Since joining Guang'an Networks, Yao Qiguang, who can finally unleash his full potential, looks much better than before, although the heavy workload has caused his leg ailment to even worsen.

But Yao Qiguang's mental state is better and he is more motivated than before.

Lu Yao looked at Yao Qiguang's legs with concern: "But your body..."

Yao Qiguang waved his hand decisively and said, "It's alright! I heard that a new treatment has recently emerged overseas, and the doctor who pioneered this treatment is of Chinese descent. So I hired him at a high price to come and take a look at me. If things go smoothly at the beginning, I will be able to recover in no time."

Lu Yao was happy for Yao Qiguang: "That's good! But you should also take care of your health and not push yourself too hard."

Yao Qiguang laughed and said, "It's alright, it's alright, I know my body best."

After talking with Yao Qiguang, Lü Yao left Yao Qiguang's office and then walked around the office areas of several project teams to learn about the progress of their respective projects.

Just a casual stroll, and a day has passed.

Fortunately, Guangan Network Games is not particularly large yet. If it were a super-sized game company like Tencent or NetEase... the head of the company wouldn't even have enough time to keep up with all the projects.

This is still an internet company; if it were a traditional business... just the inspection and decision-making process would consume a lot of time every month.

At the height of Wanda's success, a media outlet once interviewed Wang Jianlin about a day in his life. He was indeed incredibly busy that day, leaving no more than twenty minutes for each person in charge to report and for Wang himself to make decisions.

They flew to several different cities in a single day.

Although the show had an element of showmanship, physical enterprises like Wanda are indeed very busy. Old Wang is far less leisurely than Young Wang, which is probably why Young Wang has always been unwilling to take over the family business.

After finishing his tour of the company, Lü Yao went home after get off work.

Fortunately, he got some rest during his hospital stay; otherwise, he might not have been able to handle the high-intensity work that day.

However, when Lü Yao returned to Sister Wang's apartment, he didn't see Wang Shu. After asking around, he learned that Wang Shu was with Jian Xiaojie and probably wouldn't be coming back tonight.

So Lü Yao said to Wang Shu on his phone, "I'll also be leaving Shangnan for a while in a couple of days, so I won't be able to spend the New Year with you."

Wang Shu quickly replied: "Okay, I'm fine. Xiao Jie has been with me the whole time."

A while later, Wang Shu sent another message: "In previous years, I was the one who said goodbye and left. This year, you are the one who said goodbye to me. That's good too~ I can finally stand in your position and see what you see through your eyes."

Lu Yao smiled and said, "Actually, I wouldn't feel anything if I stayed in Shangnan, because I knew you would come back and that you were thinking of me too."

Wang Shu sent a message: "Hmm! [Smiling face]"

Shortly after, Lü Yao received a message from Jian Xiaojie: "Disgusting [rolls eyes]"

Lü Yao smiled and ignored Jian Xiaojie.

The next day, Lü Yao went to buy some festive decorations for the Chinese New Year. After decorating the house, Lü Yao packed his luggage, got in his car, and drove to Hangzhou...

(End of this chapter)