I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 141 That's Our Product (56)

By the time Xu Zilong came to his senses, he was already back in his office.

Everything before seemed like a dream, but when he looked down, he saw black seeds of Daoist magic rolling in his chest, swallowing his past thoughts like a black hole.

He didn't know what it was; after all, everything about Golden Core cultivators was too mysterious and incomprehensible.

But he knew that something in his heart had changed forever.

After thinking for a while, he felt that the moral shackles in his heart had been broken, and all the constraints that had once restricted him had disappeared, making him feel more joyful than ever before.

Looking back at the previous news reports, he suddenly let out a cold laugh.

How stupid I was in the past.

There are clearly better ways to handle these public opinions, but they choose not to, letting these things fester.

He opened the group's internal communication system and said to the publicity department staff, "Call the supervisor over."

News of Xu Zilong's downfall had already spread within the group, and the person in charge of the call knew this as well, speaking politely but distantly: "The supervisor is in a meeting."

“Let him come here. This is Father’s order.”

"sorry!"

The other end of the call ended immediately, and the relevant supervisor appeared in Xu Zilong's room five seconds later, looking at him with fear.

Upon seeing the black mark on Xu Zilong's chest, he broke out in a cold sweat.

That is the mark of the ancestral god!
At that moment, the supervisor wanted to slap himself, and even more so, he wanted to slap the operator.

The supervisor lowered his head in trepidation and said, "Mr. Xu, please say so, I'll remember it."

"Hold a press conference to express concern and condolences for Wang Ma, and to express hope that he will wake up soon."

"Yes."

"Our spokesperson stated that Bai Ze is part of our internally developed Dreamscape, and Wang Ma is one of our testers. Because Dreamscape is in the testing phase, it is inconvenient to disclose it publicly, and we have taken measures such as deleting posts. We sincerely apologize for any misunderstanding caused by this."

"Eh?"

The supervisor looked up and stared at Xu Zilong in astonishment.

Xu Zilong gave the other party a cold look and said coldly, "What are you looking at? Remember this."

"……Yes."

"Have the art department produce relevant resources for Bai Ze as soon as possible, and study the video clips of Wang Ma, making up all the mythical beasts that appeared in them, and then have Zhang Yun put them into the project."

The supervisor hesitated for a moment, then said, "This is plagiarism."

"If they get caught, it's plagiarism; if they don't, it's them plagiarizing us. Have someone stake out Wang Ma, and contact him as soon as he wakes up. Give him money, give him cultivation techniques, give him the opportunity to go to university, and even give him the seeds of Daoist cultivation so he can establish his foundation. As long as he admits that he used our dream, that's fine."

"……Yes."

"Have the legal department prepare to sue Tianyuan if they make any moves."

"...Under what pretext?"

"If it's plagiarism, just say the other party plagiarized our dream."

The supervisor looked at Xu Zilong in disbelief, never expecting this person to be so despicable.

My impression of Xu Zilong was that although he was somewhat pretentious, he was ultimately a hypocrite, not the genuine villain in front of me.

Is this person still Xu Zilong?

However, under the other party's cold gaze, the supervisor lowered his head again and asked, "Any other instructions?"

"We also need to develop external display devices. Let's reverse engineer the external displays on the market and turn them into our own."

The supervisor stared blankly as he recalled what he had just written down, realizing that each entry was enough to land him in jail for over a decade.

Could Xu Zilong in front of me be an undercover agent, trying to send the Xu Group to jail?

Seeing the supervisor's conflicted expression, Xu Zilong said with a cold smile, "Are you scared?"

"No...yes."

"Don't worry, I'll take full responsibility. You just need to do your job." To reassure his supervisor, Xu Zilong even provided internal documentation before letting the supervisor leave.

Not long after the mission was assigned, Xu Zilong received news from Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun: [Mr. Xu, the marketing department just forcibly entered the studio and demanded that we add Bai Ze and other mythical beasts. Our dream world's style is a wasteland theme, and forcibly adding Bai Ze doesn't fit our style at all.]

Xu Zilong: [It's my order, just add it.]

Zhang Yun: [But there's something wrong with this style. And why add exploration gameplay? We're supposed to be a base-building and tower defense game.]

Xu Zilong: [Just add it.]

Zhang Yun: [...President Xu?]

Xu Zilong: [If you can do it, do it; if you can't, replace you.]

Zhang Yun: [...Yes.]

After giving Zhang Yun his instructions, Xu Zilong sat in his chair and spun around, once again marveling at how easy the problem was to solve and why he hadn't done it before.

Chen Yu, what's the use of having the best dreams?

I may not be as good as you in terms of physical strength, but when it comes to playing the game with capital, how could you possibly beat me?

The better your dreams are, the happier I am. Especially the thought of you in your helpless rage makes me want to laugh out loud!
Hahahahahaha!

On April 25th, the Xu Group held a press conference.

As a special guest at the press conference, Sun Lei, a first-class dream weaver and temple keeper of the Fire God, was invited to attend and sat in the front row.

Although he wasn't particularly interested in such matters, the fact that the Xu Group had acquaintances and that the press conference would reveal the Xu Group's latest dream story piqued Sun Lei's interest.

As soon as he sat down, his friend nudged him, then showed him a video on his phone and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zhang, have you seen this video?"

Sun Lei glanced at it and almost laughed.

Who are you looking down on?

Bai Ze lasts thirty seconds.

He had been busy dealing with the Fire God's affairs for a while, but after learning that Chen Yu had a new dream, he immediately took leave and had a wonderful few days of fun.

After playing it, he began to regret it.

I regret not playing at Tianyuan.

Especially when he learned that Tianyuan allowed him to hunt bosses with other players, he couldn't wait to go to Tianyuan, but he could only be dragged along to help Huode Xingjun with his affairs.

Moreover, in Sun Lei's mind, there was no other possibility besides Chen Guang who could create such an excellent mythical beast as Bai Ze.

The Bai Ze in the dream didn't possess any Daoist aura, but it could still evoke a feeling of pity and tenderness, something only Chen Guang could do.

Sun Lei didn't say it explicitly, but nodded and said mysteriously, "I've seen it, and I know what kind of dream it was."

"Brother Sun, you know!"

The person in the back row leaned forward excitedly and said, "I've been looking for a long time, but I haven't found it. The relevant information is being tightly controlled. We even suspect that this isn't a dream at all, but a prank by that studio."

"It's that meme that was popular a while ago, the 'Sitting in Oblivion Dao'! Yes, it's all about the conspiracies and stuff related to the 'Sitting in Oblivion Dao'!"

"Brother Sun, stop keeping me in suspense, which dream was it?"

Sun Lei chuckled a few times, and was about to reveal the answer when he heard the presenter at the front say loudly, "Welcome everyone to today's press conference. I am your host, Xu Zilong."

The flash comes on.

The fact that Xu Zilong personally hosted the press conference shows how important it was.

As Sun Lei sat up straight and began to take things seriously, he heard Xu Zilong say, "This press conference is mainly to explain the 'Bai Ze Thirty Seconds' that were popular on social media platforms before. We would like to sincerely apologize. We did not intend to take up media resources. It was all an accident."

Sensing the unspoken message, Sun Lei felt something was amiss.

Xu Zilong bowed sincerely and then said earnestly, "That's right, Bai Ze is our product."

At that moment, Sun Lei was stunned.

(End of this chapter)