I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Chen Ya didn't dwell on those things and went straight to discussing the details:

"If you become the assistant voice-over director, it's like you're semi-employed by our company. You can't take on other jobs for the time being. Your fixed salary is set at 30,000, and we'll take a cut..."

Chen Ya talked a lot, but when it came to money, Lu Keke was no longer sleepy.

"Does 'fixed salary' mean monthly salary?" Lu Keke asked, her eyes wide.

“…Yes.” Chen Ya suddenly felt that he might have overpaid.

"So that means I can get that much money just by doing nothing every day without doing any voice acting?"

You must be dreaming.

"Hmph." Lu Keke said with her hands on her hips, "Even if I slack off, I'm still more useful than other mediocre people who work hard."

"Then I'll ask you to show your full strength, and I can give you extra money."

"it is good!"

Surprisingly, Lu Keke wasn't as shrewd or easily dealt with as she appeared on the surface.

After seeing Coco off, Luan Qingying rushed in again.

"Brother Ya, we've been hacked online."

Chen Ya frowned: "Hacked? So fast?"

Chen Ya's question caught Luan Qingying off guard. What did he mean by "so fast"?

So you knew all along you'd be hacked, huh?

"Around midnight yesterday, we were suddenly attacked in the comments section of Pineapple Pineapple by a large group of anonymous accounts, who flooded the comments section with negative messages," Luan Qingying said, adjusting her glasses.

What kind of negative comments?

Luan Qingying handed him her phone with considerable indignation:

“They keep claiming that we are the company that developed ‘Sheep and the Sheep,’ and that our new game will be just like ‘Sheep and the Sheep,’ a scam to make money.”

Chen Ya casually scrolled through his phone and found that the comments section was indeed different from before.

Previously, most of the popular comments in the PV comment section were praise and memes, such as:

"The PV is so good, the game must be almost done, right? Well then, hurry up and bring it on!"

"You give me a girl, I'll give you money, understand?"

The comment section has now become:

"I advise everyone not to get too excited. Let me give you some background information. This company's previous game was called 'Sheep, Sheep,' which was a money-grabbing scam that deceived consumers. This PV is just a way to defraud them."

One comment read, "But the visuals in its PV are really good! It's probably because they made money with mini-games and then transitioned to making large-scale games. We should still support domestic games."

The original poster replied, "Heh, the PV is just a way to scam money. You actually believe this is a real gameplay demo?"

Another person commented: "Why do you say it's a scam? If the graphics are bad, I just won't play it. I haven't spent any money yet."

The original poster then replied below: "He's not scamming your money, understand? He creates PV, buys traffic, generates hype, scams investors' money, then produces terrible content, or just runs away, and the investors' money is in his pocket. Hehe, you following him is giving him traffic, understand?"

This poster speaks with such certainty, as if they were an insider, constantly using phrases like "Do you understand?" and "Hehe," which is quite unpleasant to read.

Unfortunately, his comments and replies received a lot of likes, with each comment and reply getting hundreds of likes, so he gradually rose to the top of the comment section.

Besides the original poster, there are about a hundred other comments, all talking about "Sheep and Sheep," all claiming it's a "pvp scam," and even using similar wording.

Anyone with eyes can see that this is definitely not a simple case of "the韭菜 (leeks/chickens) beating someone up".

There must be someone manipulating public opinion behind this.

Chapter 361 Only Being a Sugar Daddy is Like This

To be honest, Chen Ya was quite surprised that an online army had started taking action so quickly.

The company doesn't have much brand recognition yet, and it's not competing with its rivals.

Even if we're on the same track, we're not on the same starting line.

Moreover, even if they had just declined the pearl factory's offer, they hadn't even met with the Hubei factory yet.

Why are the people at the pearl factory so impatient? They tried to forcefully press down on me as soon as I didn't even lower my head slightly.

That's a bit domineering.

Luan Qingying asked, "Brother Ya, what should we do?"

Just as Chen Ya was about to answer, there was another knock on the door, and this time it was Ishikawa Takashi who came in.

Unlike Luan Qingying, who looked anxious, Ishikawa Takashi was lively and energetic, followed by a middle-aged man with a broad face, small eyes, and an engineer-like demeanor.

"Brother Ya, this is Zhang Weiqiang, a big shot in our tech world. And this is Brother Ya, also a big shot, a multi-talented individual. You two must have a lot in common!"

Ishikawa Tō reached out to introduce the person next to him, his expression like that of a fervent fan at a celebrity meet-and-greet.

As a tech geek, his idols are not movie stars or singers, but all the top tech experts in the industry.

Zhang Weiqiang is one of the technical gurus he admires.

Zhang Weiqiang is a former Microsoft R&D engineer and a renowned figure in graphics rendering whose expertise is worthy of being included in textbooks. Newcomers like Ishikawa Takashi practically grew up hearing his name.

Although the company's game development is gradually getting on track, the company is still too young, with an average employee age of only 25, and it is very lacking in top-notch talent.

Therefore, Chen Ya took the initiative to extend an olive branch to Zhang Weiqiang, who was on vacation in China.

Upon seeing Zhang Weiqiang arrive, Chen Ya temporarily put aside the news brought by Luan Qingying and stepped forward to shake hands with him.

The two men sat down on the sofa. Zhang Weiqiang crossed his legs, looking arrogant, as if he were sitting in his own office.

Zhang Weiqiang had been living abroad for a long time. After returning to China this time, he unexpectedly connected with Chen Ya's Beichen Company.

Before coming here, Ishikawa Toru had made a great effort to invite me, and I was also curious about the game companies in China.

Before coming here, he thought that Beichen Company, even if it wasn't a leader in the industry, would be a mainstay. But after arriving, he discovered that it was just a startup company.

As a result, his attitude towards the company immediately became arrogant.

Ishikawa Tō considers Zhang Weiqiang his idol, and he himself is not modest at all, also regarding himself as an idol-level figure.

Chen Ya exchanged pleasantries with him for a while, starting with the technical aspects that Zhang Weiqiang focused on, and talked about some technical topics in order to understand his level from this perspective.

Faced with Chen Ya's probing questions, Zhang Weiqiang adopted the air of a master lecturer, treating Chen Ya as a novice seeking technical advice.

However, Zhang Weiqiang truly deserves to be called a "big shot" because his skills are impeccable.

Although Chen Ya didn't like his attitude, if a big shot doesn't have a temper, can he still be considered a big shot?

As long as someone can create value for the company, having a particular personality is really not a problem.

Soon, the two got to the heart of the matter and started discussing salary and benefits.

“At NIDVIA, I was getting a top salary of 80. I hope that if I come here, the compensation level won’t be worse than before,” Zhang Weiqiang said.

Upon hearing this request, Chen Ya immediately smiled wryly, thinking that this person was asking for too much.

“We can’t offer that level of salary right now. What I can offer you is a monthly salary of 3.5 yuan, plus 1% of the company’s shares.”

Ishikawa Tō and Luan Ching-ying were both standing nearby and were stunned when they heard this.

Apart from Gu Yuqing's shares, the majority of Beichen Company's shares are now in Chen Ya's own hands.

Luan Qingying, Shi Chuandong, and Ge Zhang hold positions equivalent to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, and each only holds 1%.

Chen Ya's offer of 1% of the shares to Zhang Weiqiang is tantamount to inviting Zhang to be part of the core team, treating him as a founding hero.

Zhang Weiqiang listened, but was somewhat unmoved, and even a little disappointed.

His focus differed from that of Ishikawa and the others; his emphasis was not on the remaining 1% of shares, but entirely on salary and benefits.

What's the point of taking shares in a startup that could go bankrupt and run away at any time?

Only the real money in your hands is real.

It's rather naive to expect to win over people's hearts and minds through shares right from the start.

Ishikawa Dong noticed that Zhang Weiqiang wasn't too keen on this condition and couldn't help but remind him:

“Boss Zhang, 1% of the shares is quite significant. Only a few of us own company shares.”

Zhang Weiqiang didn't take Ishikawa Takashi's words to heart. For someone of Ishikawa Takashi's stature to accept the same shares as him would be considered impolite.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Weiqiang said, "I need to think about it some more."

Chen Ya nodded and said, "It's alright. No matter how long you take to consider it, our door will always be open."

Zhang Weiqiang stood up, seemingly intending to leave. Chen Ya sighed inwardly and was about to get up to see him off when Zhang Weiqiang spoke again:

"By the way, what kind of project are you currently working on? I'd like to take a look."

Hearing this, Luan Qingying felt a pang of anxiety.

Unlike Ishikawa Tō, who was naive and simple-minded, he was never particularly fond of a big shot like Zhang Weiqiang from the beginning.

He's in management. Regardless of technical skills, if someone's temperament doesn't mesh with the team, they're just a liability.

Furthermore, he demanded to see the project. Are project documentation documents something that can be shown to just anyone?

"Cough cough."

Just as Luan Qingying was getting anxious, a familiar voice rang out from the doorway.

Everyone turned around and saw Gu Yuqing, dressed in a red dress, standing at the door.

"What are you doing?"

"Ah, Mr. Gu."

Upon seeing Gu Yuqing, Chen Ya's face lit up with relief, and he introduced her to Zhang Weiqiang:

"This is one of our investors."

Zhang Weiqiang sized up Gu Yuqing for a long time, almost unable to breathe. He had exhausted his feelings for her for several months due to her amazing charm.

Gu Yuqing frowned. She wasn't quite satisfied with Chen Ya's way of addressing her. She walked in seemingly casually, her figure swaying like a lilac, and casually touched the branches of the zebra plant by the door.

Then, in a condescending and commanding tone, he said to Chen Ya, "I have something to tell you."

Chen Ya turned to look at Zhang Weiqiang, who raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Chen, how about we reschedule to see the project?"

Chen Ya said, "I'm sorry, our projects have strict confidentiality regulations. If you don't sign a confidentiality agreement after joining the company, I'm afraid I can't show it to you."

Zhang Weiqiang was somewhat disappointed, but he didn't know what to say, so he got up and took his leave.

Ishikawa Takashi was quite disappointed that Zhang Weiqiang was allowed to leave like this.

In the adult world, there's no such thing as "I'll think about it carefully"; often, things just fizzle out after a while.

He felt it was his own fault for failing to keep the giant bull.

Luan Qingying was sensible enough to pull Ishikawa Dong away, leaving only Gu Yuqing and Chen Ya in the office.

After closing the door, Gu Yuqing glared at Chen Ya and said, "You're making me so anxious! I thought you were really going to pull everything out to show that person."

Chen Ya was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled: "So you chased that person away specifically for this? You think I would really tell that person everything? In your eyes, am I that stupid?"

"Yes, you're mentally challenged." Gu Yuqing took advantage of the chaos to curse someone for a bit of satisfaction. "You're so stupid, who knows if you'll suddenly have a meltdown and tell everyone everything?"

"Then I still won't have a relapse. I have my reasons for doing things."

After saying that, he frowned and said, "There are online trolls attacking us now."

Gu Yuqing's expression also turned serious: "I came to you about this. I saw those comments online."

After saying that, she said indignantly, "Those guys from the pearl factory are so unreasonable. I even came here specifically to keep things in order. Even if I don't have that much influence, they can't just ignore the Gu family, can they?"

Chen Ya asked hesitantly, "Do you think it's the Pearl Factory?"

"Whether it's a pearl factory or not, I'll just make a phone call and find out."

Gu Yuqing took out her phone and, under Chen Ya's watchful eyes, dialed the number of Ge Dongzhen from the pearl factory.

Chen Ya really wanted to ask her, if you just call her so bluntly, will she tell you the truth?

But Gu Yuqing acts without restraint, and there must be "her own reasons for doing so," so he doesn't need to guide her.

As soon as the call connected, Gu Yuqing put it on speakerphone and shouted, "Hey, Uncle Ge, that's not fair of you!"

A voice came from the other end of the line: "Miss Gu, what are you saying? I, Old Ge, don't understand."