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Chapter 464 Trouble Encountered (5K)

The dinner party hadn't even ended when the leader's secretary came in to report some good news.

The news report about "Village Super" caused a sensation. Everyone posted online and expressed their desire to come and watch the event live and enjoy the lively atmosphere.

Moreover, the videos of ethnic song and dance performances garnered a large number of views, and the spontaneous efforts of Chongshan netizens to introduce the ethnic characteristics of Chongshan Province to netizens from other regions sparked the curiosity of many people.

This time, Trong Son province will become a hot topic because of "Village Super". Just looking at today's news, it is certain that this will become another landmark tourist attraction after "Village BA".

Tang Lin laughed heartily, raised his glass, and said, "Today's project has been a great success. I would like to raise a glass to everyone who worked hard to make this happen, and thank you for your tremendous contributions to the development of our Chongshan Province!"

Ye Yixuan hurriedly picked up her cup and said, "Minister Tang, you're too kind. This is our duty."

Zeng Wenjie also raised his glass and said, "If there is anything I do not do well in the future, I would appreciate your guidance and corrections."

Success is exhilarating, and everyone present is very happy.

The better Chongshan develops, the more brilliant their resumes will be, and the brighter their future will be.

Zeng Wenjie downed the liquor in one gulp, grimacing involuntarily. This 53-proof liquor really burned his throat.

"After drinking so much today, I don't know how much strength and cardio I'll have to do to burn it off," Mu Qingyang whispered in Zeng Wenjie's ear.

"Haha~" Zeng Wenjie found it funny immediately after hearing this.

"Grandpa Xie does drink baijiu quite often, but for some reason, he doesn't gain weight no matter how much he drinks," Mu Qingyang said.

Zeng Wenjie wondered if Ninth Master's incurable disease was also caused by drinking.

Anyway, although Ninth Master gives people a sense of unfathomable depth, he also carries a deep sadness.

He used to hate him, but now he can't hate him anymore. He even feels a little guilty for not letting Mu Qingyang spend his last Spring Festival with him.

I wonder where Ninth Master will bury himself. I'll have to look for him later and offer him some incense.

Zeng Wenjie said, "Ninth Master is a master of masters, how can we ordinary mortals compare to him?"

The banquet lasted until 11 p.m. Many leaders were quite drunk, and they were all in high spirits, with some even singing enthusiastically.

Tang Lin was a little tipsy, and kept patting Zeng Wenjie on the shoulder, "Little Zeng, you are the pride of our Chongshan. You must stay strong and keep climbing higher! Not only your senior brother, but we are all counting on you to achieve something even greater."

Zeng Wenjie was a little slurred from drinking and mumbled, "Don't worry, Brother Tang, I will definitely work harder and live up to everyone's expectations!"

Tang Lin was a little surprised to hear this form of address, but he didn't correct it.

Ye Yixuan remained sober and only felt relieved after escorting each of the provincial leaders who came to inspect the province back to their rooms.

"Can you drink some more?" Ye Yixuan asked Zeng Wenjie with a half-smile.

"Forget it, I have to rush back to Fengzhou early tomorrow morning. It's already good enough that I managed to squeeze in a trip. If I drink too much, I'll mess things up. There's a ton of stuff waiting for me there," Zeng Wenjie said, shaking his head helplessly.

Ye Yixuan nodded slightly and said, "That's true. You also serve as the president of the Business Alliance, and you have so many businesses under your management. It wouldn't be good to delay your work."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Let's wait until Sister Xuan arrives in Fengzhou before we drink!"

Ye Yixuan smiled and said, "Thank you for taking care of Qian Sheng."

Zeng Wenjie said, "I didn't take care of him. Everything he has now is earned by himself!"

Ye Yixuan didn't say anything more, waved her hand and left, while Zeng Wenjie returned to his room.

Early the next morning, he drove Mu Qingyang back to Fengzhou.

Mu Qingyang found the trip very interesting, so he asked, "Are you going to take me out to play during the May Day holiday?"

Zeng Wenjie nodded and said, "Definitely. Let me take you to Wushui County. There's an ancient town there that's adjacent to the Changhe River. The scenery is beautiful."

Mu Qingyang immediately became happy. It didn't really matter where they went; the key was who would take her.

If Zeng Wenjie is unavailable, she plans to go to Taixiang with her classmates to see what's going on.

After sending Mu Qingyang back to school, Zeng Wenjie went to the entrepreneurship base.

Hidetaka Miyazaki has taken on the role of planner at Game Science Studio and is in charge of the development and planning of Hollow Knight, with Feng Ji serving as his deputy.

After spending this time together, Feng Qiying was completely won over by Miyazaki Hidetaka. He felt that the talent this Japanese man, who was worth $200,000 a year, had shown in game production and planning was unprecedented and unparalleled, making him a master!
I really don't know how my boss knew about this hidden gem in Japan and decisively spent a lot of money to poach him.

To develop Hollow Knight, Feng Ji recruited his good friend Yang Qi.

Game Science offered good benefits, including full social insurance and housing fund, and higher commission rates than other places. In addition, with the popularity of "Hero Kill" and the influence of his old friend, it didn't take much effort to poach Yang Qi.

In this way, Zeng Wenjie brought the two core creators of "Black Myth" under his wing. More importantly, he also has a genius like Hidetaka Miyazaki!
This is fucking a super Big Three!
Zeng Wenjie became incredibly arrogant, feeling that he was going to win the TGA Game of the Year award—not one, not two, not three, not four, but seven! He decided to bring seven TGA Game of the Year awards to Game Science.

With Yang Qi joining the team, Miyazaki was satisfied with the art design, as Yang Qi was also a very talented and capable young man.

Moreover, Zeng Mi has also been able to learn game art design from Yang Qi, and has been making rapid progress recently.

Zheng Shouyun is currently the project director of "Hero Kill" and is employed by Tencent, so he can't interfere with the development of new games. However, he couldn't help but complain when he saw the series of grotesque traps and extremely difficult BOSS battles designed by Hidetaka Miyazaki.

But Hidetaka Miyazaki had his own way of doing things. At first, Feng Ji also thought it was too difficult, but his gene for making things difficult for players was ingrained in his bones, and he was directly persuaded by the old fox Miyazaki. The two ended up standing together.

“President Zeng, you really need to do something about this. This game is too difficult. Just looking at the game planners must be tough enough. Which player would want to be tortured like this?” Zheng Shouyun immediately pulled Zeng Wenjie aside to complain as soon as he saw him.

“Mr. Zheng, you can only get a greater sense of accomplishment after completing a game like this!” Zeng Wenjie said calmly.

Zheng Shouyun, a tough guy, was speechless.

What kind of insane team is this? They don't let players enjoy the game, they make them suffer! Are they sure people will pay for it?!
Zeng Wenjie asked, "Have you been in contact with Sony?"

Zheng Shouyun said coldly, "They demand exclusive ownership."

Zeng Wenjie said, "Then let them get lost. If they monopolize it, what's the point of us even having a game platform!"

Zheng Shouyun said, "The platform is being built very quickly and testing has already begun. When will it be launched?"

Zeng Wenjie said, "Let's wait for Yuan Xiuqin's reply. She's in charge of this with Tencent. We need to get the various game departments under Tencent to cooperate before we can launch."

Zheng Shouyun nodded and said, "That dating game you mentioned, designed to attract otaku, is still nowhere to be seen!"

Zeng Wenjie said, "It can be made in a month. There are no technical barriers or production costs. Just hire a few pretty models and spend about 100,000 yuan to make it."

Zheng Shouyun's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but say, "How can such a poorly made product attract players?"

"If I sell less than 300,000 units, you can cut my head off and use it as a football!" Zeng Wenjie said, pursing his lips.

Zheng Shouyun tolerated it after hearing this; 300,000 sets was no small number, especially considering that players these days aren't very willing to pay. That's why major game companies try all sorts of outrageous events to squeeze money out of players.

Zeng Wenjie directly pointed this out to Chen Qiao, preparing to have him in charge of the game's production.

As for the script, it's a direct copy of "Oh No! I'm Surrounded by Beauties!" Anyway, I've completed all six female protagonists' routes in this game, and I even played Hao Hao's mom's route a couple more times...

"What about the game's pricing?" Zheng Shouyun asked.

"How about 19.9 QB? Players would find that price more acceptable," Zeng Wenjie said after thinking for a moment.

Zheng Shouyun frowned slightly. The price was roughly equivalent to one yellow diamond plus one red diamond, which wasn't too much and was indeed an acceptable price.

Zeng Wenjie said, "Let's start recruiting models and actors today. They need to be pretty and have some acting skills."

Zheng Shouyun said, "Okay, then we need to hurry up and make it, and try to launch the game when the platform goes live."

Zeng Wenjie laughed and said, "We need to launch the game on the platform for a while first. Otherwise, if the platform has no users, who will buy it? Then everyone will mock us as a third-rate game company."

Zheng Shouyun chuckled and said, "Since you're so confident, isn't it perfect to let them mock you? Let's put on a show like 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential'!"

Zeng Wenjie was taken aback. Good heavens, Zheng Shouyun also reads "Battle Through the Heavens." Seeing Zeng Wenjie's stunned expression, Zheng Shouyun said, "You haven't read 'Battle Through the Heavens'? It's one of the most popular novels right now, a favorite among you young people. I love reading it too!"

Zeng Wenjie smiled wryly. How could he not have read it? He was still writing it now, often scratching his head and squeezing in time to type. It was incredibly annoying.

Zheng Shouyun said, "We've been sending out invitations to recruit talents lately, and the pace of recruitment is quite fast. You'll need to find a new office location."

Zeng Wenjie said, "I've already asked President Xue to make the arrangements. It's currently under renovation. We'll communicate with the school later and move it over directly."

The team responsible for the daily maintenance of "Hero Kill" stayed at the startup base, while the rest of the team moved to the new office location to work.

Zeng Wenjie now has three key figures under his command, so he can't keep playing small-scale games. If he wants to make big games, he needs a large venue and enough people.

Moreover, the investment required to produce large-scale games is in the hundreds of millions.

"Mr. Ma asked me to find out about your plans for the snack shop," Zheng Shouyun added.

Little Ma probably knew that the director he sent was already loyal to one side, so he simply made him act as a middleman to ask Zeng Wenjie for some information.

"The snack shop will definitely continue to expand. We'll wait for the financial reports from the first-tier city branches to come out, then open up franchising and conduct Series B financing," Zeng Wenjie said.

How much are you planning to raise in the Series B round?

"Three hundred million?"

Zheng Shouyun felt that the figure was reasonable. Judging from the performance of the Yanjing store and the branches opened in the three first-tier cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the financing of 300 million yuan was not much, let alone any ambition.

He even thought Zeng Wenjie would aim for 500 million.

Immediately afterwards, he felt that surreal and unreal feeling again. Damn it, he was actually talking to a college student about financing, and the other party was asking for 300 million.

I'm afraid I could work myself to death and still not earn 300 million in my entire life.

“Tencent is my major shareholder and partner. If they are willing, we will let them lead the Series B round,” Zeng Wenjie said.

Zheng Shouyun was relieved to hear this, and knew he could report back to Brother Ma later.

After talking with Zheng Shouyun, Zeng Wenjie went to the artist's private office.

Zeng Mi and Yang Qi were busy, along with two other newly hired art designers. The small, separate office was crammed with four people, making it quite cramped.

Upon seeing Zeng Wenjie, Zeng Mi couldn't help but smile and say, "The boss is back?"

Yang Qi hurriedly put down his work and greeted Zeng Wenjie, saying, "Hello, Mr. Zeng, I'm Yang Qi, the new art designer!"

Zeng Wenjie shook hands with him, and then got to know the other two art designers one by one.

Currently, this four-person team is busy with the art design of Hollow Knight. Although it is a small production, Metroidvania-style game, which is a minor issue for them, they are still working on it very seriously.

Hidetaka Miyazaki is, after all, Japanese. He possesses a strong sense of perseverance and a craftsman's spirit, striving for perfection in everything he does in games.

"Sister Zeng Mi, please come to the lounge with me for a moment," Zeng Wenjie said.

Zeng Mi had no choice but to put down her work and come to the lounge with him. When no one else was around, her eyes softened.

"How are you getting along with your new colleagues?" Zeng Wenjie asked.

"It's great. They're all very talented, especially this Yang Qi. Even Mr. Miyazaki often praises him. Besides, I can ask him any questions directly without having to bother Yuka all the time," Zeng Mi said with a smile, completely satisfied with her current work situation.

“The company is still expanding its recruitment recently, and we will be moving out in a while. This startup base is not enough for us,” Zeng Wenjie said.

"You've practically bought out the entire startup hub!" Zeng Mi complained.

As she spoke, she pointed to the sofa and asked, "Why are we standing and talking? Let's sit down and talk!"

Zeng Wenjie, however, pinned her against the door, gently turned the lock on, and went straight for her.

Zeng Mi was startled, and her body immediately went limp. She could only keep from collapsing by hanging her arms around his neck. Before long, she was being bullied until her face was flushed red.

"Absurd!" Zeng Mi retorted softly.

"I miss you," the college student said in a cheesy, mushy way.

Upon hearing this, Zeng Mi couldn't help but chuckle and playfully punch him. She felt incredibly satisfied, and the sense of loss she had felt from being left out for several days vanished instantly.

That damn Zeng Wenjie is too good at manipulating people's hearts; Zeng Mi is completely under his thumb.

Since it was in the lounge, he didn't dare go too far. He just hugged and kissed her a bit, and they'd save the rest for drinking later that night.

"Oh, right, remember to pick up your car at the 4S store. Your top-of-the-line XC90 has arrived," Zeng Wenjie said.

“I don’t like Volvo at all,” Zeng Mi complained. “I’d rather have a Mercedes S-Class!”

Zeng Wenjie said, "According to statistics, the XC90 has a zero fatality rate, so I think it's the most suitable for you."

Zeng Mi thought that she might really face retaliation in the future, and when she thought of the terrible car accident that Zeng Wenjie had planned, she was still a little scared. So she nodded weakly and said, "Okay, thank you for your kindness."

Zeng Wenjie reached out and gently stroked her cheek, saying, "How about I take you to pick up your car after get off work?"

Zeng Mi said, "Okay."

To be honest, Zeng Mi had never considered cars from brands below the top tier before, but now Zeng Wenjie had forced her to buy a Volvo XC90.

She was still a little annoyed when she thought about how Ms. Feng drove a W12 Audi A8.

Although I know that Zeng Wenjie may not be after any personal gain, her personality dictates that this is how she is.

Zeng Wenjie understood this, so he didn't try to comfort her at all. He figured she would understand after a while and wouldn't get stuck on this problem.

Around the time it was time to leave work, Zeng Wenjie was about to take Zeng Mi to pick up her car when he received an unexpected phone call.

"Teacher Yang?" Zeng Wenjie answered the call and called softly.

Xiao Mimi hesitated for a moment, and Zeng Wenjie said, "You might as well just say it."

Xiao Mi said bitterly, "President Zeng, I think I've gotten myself into a little trouble. Could you help me out of this predicament?"

Zeng Wenjie asked, "What's the matter?"

Yang Mi said, "I met a guy who drives a Mercedes G-Class. He seemed very powerful. He threatened my agent, saying he wanted me to have dinner with him, but I didn't want to."

Zeng Wenjie raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and said, "Alright, where are you? I'll come over and help you sort this out."

Yang Mi is the brand ambassador for Marleneia. If something happens, it's impossible for him, as the boss, to ignore it.

These days, there are many organized groups of people who help each other out, and minor celebrities are often threatened, especially in Northeast China where the situation is most serious.

Zeng Wenjie was worried that he might end up like Zhao Benshan from Chongqing.

Therefore, I could only explain the situation to Zeng Mi.

Zeng Mi knew the priorities and said, "Then you should go quickly, or go directly to the authorities. Don't try to be a hero."

Zeng Wenjie smiled and said, "I know what I'm doing."

I wonder which blind fool it was.

Zeng Wenjie first called his superiors at the bureau to inform them, and then drove over to find Xiao Mimi.

Yang Mi was a little uneasy in the hotel, but when she saw Zeng Wenjie arrive, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Zeng, you've arrived!"

Zeng Wenjie said, "Where's the address? Let's go there."

(End of this chapter)