Building a sect from scratch.

"There's nothing I can't say, it's just a game studio!"

Bai Chenxue frankly said without a care in the world, "Have you heard of 'Ten Continents Chronicle'? That's the game we play, and our boss also plays it. She recently hired us to set up a studio, and we voted to choose City C as the location! City C has so much delicious food, everyone loves it! That's why I came over to scout out the location for our boss!"

Unexpectedly, the real estate agent also knew about "Ten Continents Chronicles." After hearing Bai Chenxue's words, she nodded repeatedly and said, "I know, I know! This game is so popular! I signed up every time! But even after so many draws for the open beta, I still couldn't get a spot! It's so frustrating! It's so unfair!"

Bai Chenxue suddenly became excited. This feeling, like digging for sweet potatoes, made her a little thrilled—how come you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, also know about "The Records of the Ten Continents"?!

After the initial excitement, she even chatted enthusiastically with the agent: "Oh, so you didn't play many games before? I heard that the more you play this game, the higher your chances of winning! I don't know if it's true or not! Anyway, I used to love playing games, I've played so many games, I've spent a lot of time on game platforms, and then I won a number in the closed beta! I don't know if there's a direct correlation, but I felt that a lot of players in the closed beta were really into games! There were even several streamers!"

"Huh? That's true! I didn't play games much before! As a real estate agent, I'm always busy, how could I have time to play games!"

The real estate agent sighed sadly, then subtly steered the conversation back on track: "Since you guys play games, my personal suggestion is that it's better to be in the city center. It'll be more convenient for ordering takeout and organizing team building activities! Most importantly, your kind of work is definitely busier at night! If you want to play games at night, but your workplace is too remote, and there's no place to get bubble tea, that would be so frustrating!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Chenxue was shocked. As a college student who relied on takeout and milk tea for a long time, she simply couldn't imagine life without them: "That's right! I can't even imagine being hungry while playing games late at night and having no late-night snack! That would be too terrifying!"

At this point, she eagerly followed up with, "Where in City C is the most bustling and lively area? Especially those commercial districts where there are shops that can deliver food even in the middle of the night!"

"Hmm... if we're talking about the most bustling and lively area, it's definitely Wangjiang, which is in the eastern part of the city, but it's a bit far from the airport. As for the western area... if you're looking for something close to the airport with a vibrant nightlife... well, these are all pretty good! You can take a look!"

As the agent spoke, he pulled out several documents from a stack of papers, handed them over, and began to explain them in detail.

……

The next morning, also in the UK, Wu Tong had just finished dinner and, as usual, turned on his computer to deal with his emails, only to be horrified to find several huge attachments from unfamiliar QQ email addresses!

After ruling out spam and viruses, Wu Tong opened the emails and discovered they were all from his game friend, Chai Gou Cai Cai. Besides several documents listing various office buildings for rent, there were even documents about small factories and suburban villas… Most outrageous was the accompanying PowerPoint presentation, which not only summarized the basics of each type of rental, including rent, size, surrounding environment, and even distance from the airport, but also mentioned their advantages and disadvantages! For example, some office buildings, though small, had many nearby food delivery options, while some factories, though fewer nearby, were larger, cheaper, and even included accommodation!

Wait a minute, why is having food delivery available a mandatory requirement? If there's no food delivery, why not just call a delivery service?
Wu Tong was somewhat puzzled. He casually flipped through a few documents and then tried his best to read through the entire PPT, his expression a little strange.

Well, ever since she went abroad to study, she's been the one struggling to make all sorts of PPTs and assignments. Even before she went abroad, the things her family's employees did never reach her. Anyway, with her older sister taking care of things, she didn't need to work hard at all. So she's never really experienced seeing "employees"—even future employees—sending her "reports."

However, Wu Tong, who originally just planned to set up a studio for fun, felt a strange sensation after reading Bai Chenxue's somewhat childish, unsound, and error-ridden email reports, including the PPT.

It seems like starting a business could be quite interesting?
"Clang clang clang clang clang tumble clang—"

Before Wu Tong could figure out what was on his mind, the phone on the table suddenly rang with the sound of a video pop-up from Green Bubble.

Wu Tong was startled. When she picked it up, she was shocked to see that it was her older sister, Wu Yu!
In a few brief seconds, she recalled her recent behavior: no failing grades, no skipping classes, no going to bars, no hanging out with classmates, and no bad habits or contact with strange groups. At most, she had stayed up late playing games, but the assistant shouldn't be going to complain about such a small thing...

After thinking it over, Wu Tong, feeling relieved, finally answered the video call and smiled somewhat ingratiatingly at the phone camera: "Hehehe...Sis!"

Before her eyes was a woman in a suit who looked somewhat tired, but whose makeup was still impeccable. A sharp female voice came from the speaker: "Stop grinning! Do you have enough money? I heard you spent over three million on a game item a couple of days ago? What happened?" Wu Tong quickly replied: "Enough, enough, enough! I don't buy things often, just this once!"

"Well, as long as you know what you're thinking, that's fine. I also heard you're thinking of starting a studio? What industry are you planning to invest in?"

"What?! What investment?!" Wu Tong exclaimed in alarm, quickly denying, "I just... I just hired a few people to play games with me. There aren't many people in total. It's just a game studio! I didn't invest recklessly! Really! I wasn't fooled by outsiders!"

She practically swore she hadn't been scammed, emphasizing, "It won't cost much in a year! It's not some unreliable thing like e-commerce investment!"

Upon realizing over the phone that her sister hadn't been scammed, Wu Yu visibly relaxed, her voice softening slightly: "Oh, the studio that plays games with you? Okay, I'll have my subordinate Xiao Zhang help you with that later. I won't pay your salary; you'll have to handle it yourself. It's your personal expense, I'm not responsible! Got it?"

Upon hearing Wu Yu nod, the matter was now officially settled. Wu Tong immediately put on a fawning smile and said ingratiatingly, "I'll pay for it myself! Absolutely! Hehehe, how could I trouble you, sister, with such a small amount of money!"

"Okay! That's all then! I just called to check if you're doing well. Call me again if you need money or need anything..." Wu Yu said, but before hanging up the video call, she suddenly asked, "By the way, what game are you playing again?"

"I've told you so many times! It's so much fun! It's called 'Tales of the Ten Continents'!" Wu Tong said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Oh, sister! My dear sister! Do you even care about me? You can't remember anything I tell you!"

"Hey, speak properly!"

Wu Yu waved his hand dismissively, but the corners of his mouth curved slightly. Then he frowned slightly and said, "The name 'Ten Continents Chronicle'... I seem to remember it. Isn't it a virtual reality game that's been really popular lately?"

Wu Tong asked in surprise, "Yes, yes, yes! You remembered!?"

Wu Yu rolled her eyes and said coldly, "What are you thinking about! I just remembered that a while ago, one of our entertainment companies was planning to film a TV series based on 'The Chronicles of the Ten Continents.' You know, our entertainment company has always been struggling. Several times, if it weren't for other businesses supporting it, it would have gone out of business long ago. We've been looking for a breakthrough. To be honest, the proposal they recently submitted is a bit outrageous, but..."

"No way! No way! Not at all!" Wu Tong, who never paid attention to the specifics of her family's businesses, had no idea about this. Upon hearing this, she blushed with excitement. She even interrupted Wu Yu's mutterings, saying, "It's really not outrageous, sis! My dear sister! You have no idea how amazing this game is! It's so realistic! It's like stepping into another world! Not a single flower or blade of grass on the roadside is the same! And the NPCs are supposedly made with the latest AI technology. If you didn't know they were AI, their interactions would be indistinguishable from real people! Sometimes I even suspect they're actually employees of the game company playing the roles! And there's more..."

This time, it was Wu Yu's turn to interrupt Wu Tong. She made a stop gesture and said, "Stop, stop, stop. It's too late today. I have a meeting to attend later. I'll arrange my schedule tomorrow and call you after class. We can talk about this then!"

"Okay..."

Wu Tong nodded with a wronged expression, without protesting too much. She knew that her older sister was extremely busy. She had just asked the company for more people, and her sister had already squeezed out time to call her. That was already an incredible speed and showed that she cared about her a lot!
Wu Yu softened her voice and gently comforted her, "Okay, I know you really like this game. I'll look up some information about it tomorrow, and then we can talk. Otherwise, whatever you say now, I'll be completely confused and won't understand!"

Wu Tong nodded obediently. Since her parents' unexpected passing, she had long been accustomed to her sister's meticulous care and tried her best to express her concern for her sister: "Okay, okay... then, you should get some rest. No matter how many times you go to the beauty salon, it's not as good as getting more sleep for your skincare!"

"Okay! You should go to bed early too! Play fewer games!"

……

(End of this chapter)