You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 226: Mr. Lu Strike While the Iron is Hot (2 in 1 Order)

Lu Yu did not notice Liu Mengyuan's eyes and continued:
"Anyway, it seems everyone at Taoyuan Light Year has been working hard lately. Tomorrow I'll take everyone shopping to relax."

The three Tangtang sisters were dumbfounded.

Oh boy, it’s holiday again.

Didn’t you just come back from Yunnan?
Lu Yu smiled and waved his hand:
"Strictly speaking, tomorrow is also a workday, but your work content is to go shopping with me and President Liu."

Lu Yu was thinking in his mind that the little flame of "shock therapy" that the three Tangtang sisters had finally developed must not be extinguished easily.

Therefore, he decided to strike while the iron was hot and lead the project team to an extreme relaxation.

After experiencing extreme pressure and frustration, if people experience extreme relaxation, it is easy for them to have the compromised idea of ​​giving up the struggle and lying down peacefully.

Lu Yu didn't want to just take the project team out for some ordinary eating, drinking and fun.

Because enjoyment has a threshold, and leisure points have diminishing marginal effects.

So, this time he decided to give the employees of Taoyuan Light Year some different stimulation.

……

The next day, everyone came to the pedestrian street near Jianghai University Town.

"This is where Mr. Liu and I often visited during our college years. It's also where Taoyuan Township officially started not long ago."

The project team members immediately had starry eyes filled with gossip.

They like to listen to gossip about President Lu and President Liu the most, and they have a strong feeling of shipping them.

Dozens of people walked forward in a crowded manner.

Lu Yu and Liu Mengyuan walked side by side in the front. After seeing the small stall not far ahead, Lu Yu smiled and said:

"Do you remember this pancake stand?"

Liu Mengyuan nodded.

"Yeah, of course I remember. You even let me make a pancake myself."

Liu Mengyuan was filled with emotion. It should be said that this pancake stall was the starting point of everything.

It was from here that she got the design inspiration for the cat girl Illya, and then she and Lu Yu created "Cat Girl Paradise Adventure".

At that time, she could never have imagined that Taoyuan Township had grown into a company with more than 100 employees and a monthly turnover of tens of millions after less than a year of development.

Lu Yu brought a group of employees to the cat cafe "Mao Zhi Ming" and stopped.

"Today, I'm only giving you a simple task—petting cats!"

The reason why Lu Yu brought everyone to Cat's Teahouse was because, during this cycle, he received a special buff from the system lottery:

[Cat's Golden Age Lv2: For the next 120 days, the leisure points gained by company employees from cats will increase by 20%, and combos will be more likely to be triggered.]

The main task of this settlement cycle is to find an employee and perform a ten-hit combo of leisure points on her.

A combo is much more difficult to achieve than a critical hit.

After some searching, he found the best candidate for the task was the middle school girl Wan Xiaotong, but he was not sure how to get his employees to play with cats in order to maximize the number of combos.

So today, he wanted to test the waters with the girls from Taoyuan Light Years.

The three sisters Tangtang were surprised:

"Mr. Lu, do you also like to come to Mao Zhiming? We used to be regular customers."

"That's a coincidence."

Lu Yu was also very happy. "In that case, you three should lead everyone to have fun today."

……

Lin Ming, the proprietress of Maozhiming, greeted so many customers warmly when she saw them coming all at once.

When she saw who it was, she was stunned.

It seems that there are many familiar guests inside.

The young couple who often developed games here in the spring,
There are also three sisters who had a quarrel here not long ago.

Lin Ming was very happy to see so many repeat customers and arranged good seats by the window for everyone.

The warm yellow lights of the cat cafe create a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere, with desserts and drinks on the table.
Many female employees can't wait to let the cat waiters come to work.

The three Tangtang sisters, who were sitting near the aisle, first set their sights on a white Persian cat.

The cat waiter raised his head proudly and walked around her legs.

Marshmallow smiled slightly, squatted down, stroked the cat, and felt the soft touch.

The Persian cat kept rubbing against her hand and making coquettish sounds. Tang Wanru became even more excited and rubbed its little head desperately with her hands.

[Employee Tang Wanru enjoyed petting a cat and was in a good mood, and a combo occurred!]

【1Hit! 】

【2Hit! 】

【3Hit! 】

[Settlement in progress... Leisure Points +36]

Lu Yu looked at the system screen with satisfaction.

Very good, you are worthy of being the eldest sister, you have made a good start!
It seems that if the combo mechanism can be used well, the point gain is not lower than that of a critical hit.

The second sister was not to be outdone and chose a short-haired cat and placed it on her lap.

While savoring the strawberry cake, he gently scratched the cat's chin with his fingers, causing it to purr happily.

"This sound is good for eating."

[Employee Tang Wanqiu enjoyed petting a cat and was in a good mood, and a combo occurred!]

【1Hit! 】

【2Hit! 】

【3Hit! 】

【4Hit! 】

[Settlement in progress... Leisure Points +50]

Lu Yu's eyes lit up.

It seems that his vision was right, these three are indeed top talents!
……

At this time, Liu Mengyuan was not in a hurry to find his cat.

She leisurely held a caramel latte in her hand and looked at every cat in the store.

"You haven't chosen yet?" Lu Yu said with a smile.

"Choosing a cat is just like choosing a partner. If you want to enjoy it seriously, you have to be careful."

Lu Yu's face twitched.

This is the first time I’ve seen a girl compare a man to a cat.

So what kind of person am I in her eyes?
Finally, she chose an orange tabby cat. The cat lay lazily on the table, and Liu Mengyuan gently stroked the cat's back.

Emmm...that's fine.

Lu Yu turned his gaze to other employees.

In order to attract customers, cat waiters are working hard, rolling on the carpet to show their cuteness.
The programmer was sitting on the floor with a gray British shorthair cat lying on his lap.

The female product manager sat on the sofa, holding a cup of flower and fruit tea in her hand, looking down at the computer screen, and occasionally flicking the ears of the Scottish Fold cat with her fingers.

Liu Mengyuan said to Lu Yu with emotion:
"I don't know why, but it feels like you always have this magical power that allows everyone to relax, even though you're the one who should be the most nervous and stressed...

You seem to take running a company lightly and instead focus on these unimportant little things at hand."

Lu Yu was stunned. Girl, how come you are so smart?

This is exactly what I really think. I wish the company could be controlled at its current scale and never compete with its peers again. Involution is an endless process.

You have just experienced the pain of internal competition with Leopard Fang. You should understand the truth behind it.

"Is the current situation really what you expected?"

What she wanted to ask was, does Lu Yu really have control over the crisis that Taoyuan Light Year is facing?
"That's natural."

Lu Yu thought Liu Mengyuan was saying that the employees would enjoy the cat cafe, and his tone was quite firm. The two of them talked about their own things, and miraculously, they were able to continue the conversation.

Liu Mengyuan couldn't help but stroke the cat while falling into deep thought.

If the operational crisis that Taoyuan Light Year encountered was anticipated by Lu Yu, or even deliberately allowed to happen, then what was his purpose? What kind of hidden trick was hidden in this old trick?
The employees enjoyed petting cats for an entire afternoon.

Lu Yu checked the system screen and found that he had earned more than 1000 leisure points from this cat-stroking trip.

I petted cats for the whole afternoon and got 100,000 yuan. I’m so happy!

……

When the consumption was almost over, Lin Ming distributed a cup of kumquat lemon tea to each table, completely free of charge.

When paying the bill, Lu Yu expressed his gratitude.

Lin Ming smiled and shook his head: "Since you are taking care of my business so much, it is only right that you give me a small gift."

Lu Yu noticed that when he opened the door in the afternoon, the store was very deserted and Mao Zhi Ming seemed to have been booked by Taoyuan Township.

He remembered that before he graduated, when he often came here with Liu Mengyuan, the flow of customers here was quite good.

How come the number of customers has decreased so much after not coming for a few months?

"Boss lady, you don't have enough people here. Will it be better on the weekend?" he asked casually.

Lin Ming's eyes dimmed and he forced a smile:

"Although weekend traffic is higher than usual, it's still a drop in the bucket. Nearby stores have been mostly taken over by Liu's Commercial Company, and ours is about to be taken over."

After saying that, she handed a flyer to Lu Yu.

Above is the investment and franchise advertisement for the commercial plaza operated by Liu Group.

Lu Yu nodded, kept the information in mind, and took everyone away.

……

A breeze blew by, and the night enveloped the streets and alleys of Jianghai City.

The Taoyuan Township employees left Maozhiming and just turned the corner at the end of the street.

Suddenly, a melodious guitar sound came into my ears.

At the intersection on the street corner, a young street singer came into view.

He sat on the steps of the street, stroking the strings of the guitar with his hands, his voice charming.

The young man looked a little haggard, with his bangs casually hanging in front of his forehead, revealing a unique melancholy temperament.

"Like sunshine overflowing in winter"

"Like the evening star that suddenly illuminates the world"

"Warm and unexpected"

"You will appear in my life"

"It's like life suddenly hit pause"

"Like a good dream that I don't want to wake up"

Passersby were attracted by the moving melody and stopped to form a human wall.

The coins fell into the boy's hat on the ground like raindrops, making a crisp ding-dong sound.

Passersby commented:
"This seems to be the theme song from the classic childhood cartoon Slam Dunk."

"He should be singing the version covered by Zhang Jie, right?"

"The singing is very nice, but I don't know why this guy is so down and out."

Seeing the crowds of onlookers gathering, the young man said hello to the passersby:
"Hello everyone, my name is Xia Shuheng, I'm a wandering singer, I hope you like this song."

The employees of Taoyuan Light Year also stopped and looked at the guitar boy, as if they were drawn into a certain emotion by his singing.

"I want to say it to you loudly"

"But silent"

"I've passed you by countless times"

"Are you afraid that the results will come too soon?"

What is the result?

When the song reached its climax, Xia Shuheng couldn't help but look towards the cat cafe called "Mao Zhi Ming" in the distance.

Recently, his favorite thing to do every day is to go to the street corner near Mao Zhi Ming.

Watching Lin Ming busying around from a distance.

This was a sister who had once helped him a lot in his life, but now, he no longer had the face to visit her.

Eight years ago, his childish oath echoed in my ears.

"Sister Lin Ming, just wait for me. I will definitely become a household name all over the world."

Thinking of this, he also brought a hint of regret into his singing.
The originally inspirational lyrics, when sung in a unique smoky voice, have a unique charm.

After hearing this, many passers-by couldn't help but feel tears in their eyes.

There was thunderous applause and cheers at the scene.

"Oh my god, you sing so well, bro."

"That's right, it's definitely more than just KTV or street singing."

"That's all my pocket money for today, I'm giving it all as a reward to you!"

……

After the show ended,
When the crowd had almost left, the Taoyuan Township staff were also preparing to leave.

But everyone found out that the three sisters Tangtang did not leave.

From the beginning, the three sisters' eyes looked strange, as if they had met an old acquaintance and were hesitating whether to go up and say hello.

Finally, Tang Wanru mustered up the courage to shout:
"Brother Xia!"

Xia Shuheng was packing his guitar case and was stunned when he saw the three Tangtang sisters.

"Xiao Tang, is that you? Why are you here?
These people are... your friends?"

“Oh, I’m their company leader.”

Lu Yu stepped forward and shook hands with Xia Shuheng: "You sang well."

"Thank you." Xia Shuheng smiled shyly.

Afterwards, Tang Wanru introduced Xia Shuheng to Lu Yu:
"Brother Xia was originally a trainee of the boy band "Eastern BTS" under the Squirtle Agency, and was a classmate of popular stars such as Su Yufan and Chen Zihan.

Later, because Yang Jie from Sweetness Girl 101...oh, I mean Bonbon, offended her seniors in Eastern BTS on a variety show, she was blacklisted by the Squirtle Agency.

Brother Xia couldn't stand this and spoke up for the candy on Weibo.

In the end, Squirtle Agency directly banned me."

Liu Mengyuan then said:

“I saw this news at the time.

At that time, Squirtle Agency was negotiating with Tenghui Music Group for a stake.
The original boss of Squirtle Agency is also the current president of Tenghui Music Company.

Adhering to the principle of "better to kill a thousand innocent people than let one go," the firm imposed the maximum penalty on Xia Shuheng.

Lu Yu was silent as he looked at Xia Shuheng's miserable appearance. The so-called maximum penalty was probably boycotted by the entertainment industry.

So, Xia Shuheng was forced to live on the streets.

After Xia Shuheng packed up his guitar, he glanced at his watch and said hurriedly:
"Sorry, I have to go to the convenience store to work tonight. Xiao Tang sisters, let's talk later. Brother Xia will treat you to dinner."

After a few pleasantries, Xia Shuheng ran away with his instrument on his back.

Tang Wanru clenched her fists:

"Xia Ge was clearly the one with the best musical potential among his classmates back then, but the damn Squirtle Agency and the capital behind them just shut down such a talented young man."

Lu Yu looked at Xia Shuheng's back, thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)