The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 556 Little Leaf

Shenlei Technology is also developing its own games, and has even bought the copyright to "Zhu Xian" (or rather, "Bi Xiao Lu"), preparing to make a Xianxia-themed online game.

Technically, thanks to Angela's support from Blizzard, the progress is not bad, but because it cannot be completely copied, it still needs to be localized, especially in terms of modeling.

The character modeling style of World of Warcraft is in line with Western games, but it may not be suitable for Eastern games, especially in East Asia, where aesthetic appeal plays a significant role.

Xu Jiuyang pondered that the Softstar team would be leaving by September of next year at the latest. Should he try to poach them? Even if they couldn't join Shenlei directly, he could accept investment and watch them work on the Gujian series. He should also try to get a foothold in the single-player game market.

After all, no one understands the development of domestic single-player games better than him.

"Alright, alright, the rise of single-player games is still a long way off. Even if it were Feng Yi, how would he know he was heading towards Mount Ling if he didn't stumble and fall a few times on the way?" Xu Jiuyang prepared to turn the page.

He's not really into this kind of thing; he has some passion, but not much. He might offer some help, but he would never act as a babysitter.

What's more, there's also Yang Mi.

She has been keeping a close eye on Shenlei Technology's game development, and she has not only played all of Shenlei's games, but also all of Zhulong's games, and she plays them all very well.

Xu Jiuyang couldn't understand how she managed to balance studying, acting, playing games, and running a company. Even with Liu Qianqian's help... to be honest, it was already quite good that Liu Qianqian didn't make things worse.

Although she did enjoy playing games in her past life, and the photo of her turning her head in front of the computer is widely circulated, it seems that the only evidence is from playing KartRider.
So where did she get the few decent suggestions she gave to MU Online? I didn't see her, as a director, asking the GM to give her an official cheat code, did I?
Shrugging, Xu Jiuyang put the matter out of his mind, picked up the next document, and frowned slightly after carefully reading it.

After thinking carefully for a few minutes, he picked up the phone and called Yang Ying: "Get the car ready, we're going to Fangyuan Culture in a bit."

Then he left the office and knocked on Li Hong's door: "I need to go to Fangyuan Culture. I've already signed everything that needs to be signed. Please take care of these."

“Okay, boss.” Li Hong nodded, though she still looked a little nervous.

Xu Jiuyang was immediately annoyed. "I just came over to say hello, I haven't done anything yet, is this appropriate?"

He immediately beckoned: "Honghong, come here."

Li Hong was startled, then obediently and resentfully walked over, whispering as he pulled her into his arms and teased her.

But it was just a flirtatious flirtation. As mentioned before, Xu Jiuyang respected her quite a bit. At least in the harem, she was one of the few people who didn't compete or fight for anything and focused solely on her career.

Naturally, someone who's seen plenty of glamorous and cheap women is particularly drawn to this type—and by glamorous and cheap women, we don't include ex-wives, current wives, or future wives.

After indulging his brotherly desires and calming him down for a while, Xu Jiuyang left the studio and drove Yang Ying to Fangyuan Culture.

However, when they entered and asked the receptionist, Sister Yuanyuan was not there. The receptionist did not know where she had gone, so they had to call the secretary and assistant over.

"Hello, Mr. Xu, I'm Gao Ye, Mr. Gao's temporary assistant." The young woman at the front desk extended her hand confidently, but received no response for a while, and looked puzzled: "Mr. Xu?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Gao looks familiar, but I mistook her for someone else." Xu Jiuyang calmly shook her hand and swallowed the "Little Leaf" that was about to be uttered. "Where is Miss Gao from?"

“I’m from Jiangsu Province, currently studying at the Communication University of China, and I’m also working part-time here with Mr. Gao,” she said with a smile.

One look at that cheerful and outgoing personality and you know it's definitely the Xiao Yezi that someone remembers.

When Gao Ye was young, she could only be considered a pretty girl at best, and she was not particularly eye-catching in the entertainment industry where there were many beautiful women. However, when she turned 30, she gained a mature and elegant temperament, and she became a different kind of beauty.

In this respect, Gao Ye can be considered a lower-budget version of Gao Yuanyuan, but...

"Miss Gao, how did you come to work part-time here with Sister Yuanyuan?" On the way to the conference room with Gao Ye, Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but ask after a few tentative questions. "Well," Gao Ye smiled apologetically, "At the beginning of the year, President Gao came to Jinling for a book signing, and I happened to be there too. I used to really like President Gao's novels, so I joined in to get an autograph."

Then, I had a conflict with the organizer over some trivial matters. Luckily, Ms. Gao spoke up for me and comforted me. She's such a nice person, and she speaks so sweetly, so of course I started chatting with her.

Later, somehow the conversation turned to college applications, and Ms. Gao suggested I apply to a media college, adding that if I got in, I could intern with her.

Xu Jiuyang took a deep breath, and an image involuntarily appeared in his mind: a big bad wolf patiently guiding a little white rabbit, and the big bad wolf's kind smile seemed to come from the heart.

He shuddered, composed himself, and politely thanked Gao Ye as she left. However, after sitting down in the conference room, he decided to find a few opportunities to quickly bring over the personal assistant he wanted, lest they also snatch her away with their sharp eyes.

Soon, Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu knocked on the door and came in.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Xu, we haven't finished writing it yet." They apologized with pained expressions.

"It's alright, I came here today to adjust the outline," Xu Jiuyang said reassuringly.

"Oh, I see..." Their expressions became even more distressed.

"Don't worry, it's not a major adjustment," Xu Jiuyang continued to reassure him.

Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu exchanged a glance and then leaned closer: "Teacher Xu, you should at least give us something in return, right?"

Xu Jiuyang asked almost instinctively, "What benefits do you want?"

By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late. Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu had already sidled up to him, one on each side, and grabbed his arms.

"Teacher Xu always favors one group over the other; we've all been neglected for a long time."

"Exactly, we should leave some highlights today."

They chattered excitedly, begging for food. Finally, Zhang Shuang smiled and looked at Yang Ying, saying, "Assistant Yang, could you please keep watch outside?"

Yang Ying, who was used to keeping a low profile around Xu Jiuyang, subtly rolled her eyes but did not answer. Instead, she looked at her boss.

"We need to get down to business today!" Xu Jiuyang was still putting on an act.

“We’re talking about serious business. Teacher’s attention is most focused and her thinking speed is faster when she’s eating,” Zhang Shuang said sweetly.

Although her voice is a little hoarse, as long as she acts coquettishly in the right way, it has a unique charm.

"That's right!" Zhao Shu nodded repeatedly while shaking his arm.

Although hers wasn't as big as Zhang Shuang's, it was still more bouncy and elastic when she picked things up.

"Alright, alright." Xu Jiuyang had no choice but to stop, then tilted his head at Yang Ying.

Although Yang Ying made a wronged expression and pouted, she still obediently left the conference room quickly.

As soon as the meeting room door closed, Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu started to crawl down, but unfortunately they bumped into each other and cried out "Ouch!"

Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then after they cast resentful glances at him, he said, "This time, Shiqi goes first. Also, let's make it clear that it's limited to eating."

(End of this chapter)