Rebirth 08: Can a mobile game company also build a tech empire?

Seeing the company's lax attitude, Lu Chen took a deep breath and decided to fulfill his promise today.

"Susie, wait a moment, come with me to get the money."

Lu Chen called out to Susie, who was lagging behind.

"Huh? Me?"

Susie pointed to herself, looking completely bewildered.

Her eyes seemed to say, "Boss, you can put on an act for others, but do you think I, an accountant, don't know what's going on in the company? You should just pack your bags and run."

"Yes, there's too much money. I can't carry it all back by myself. You'll come with me to the bank."

As he spoke, Lu Chen took his car keys and went downstairs.

"Oh, here it comes."

Susie realized what was happening, her face showing a hint of suspicion, and followed Lu Chen around like a little tagalong.

Behind him, a group of employees started chattering amongst themselves.

"Do you think they'll secretly run away?"

"Run away? They can run away, but they can't hide. Besides, if they really dare to run away, we'll just sell the computers and everything else in the company that we can sell, and we'll split the profits."

That makes sense.

"Hey, which club did the boss go to?"

"Damn it, he owes you wages and you're still going to spend money on him?!"

……

As Lu Chen drove out of the company, he deliberately slowed down. Rows of houses with a sense of history came into view, and the pedestrians on both sides walked briskly with hopeful smiles on their faces, full of energy, completely unlike the oxen and horses of later generations.

Every little thing was reminding Lu Chen:

He really came back!

The car drove through the streets and alleys, seemingly searching for a place because it was unfamiliar with the area, but of course it wasn't going to the club.

Finally, the vehicle stopped in front of a newly built residential area.

"Susie, wait for me in the car, I'll be right out."

"oh oh."

Susie gave a mechanical answer, her eyes scanning the neighborhood; she knew this was where the boss lived.

Lu Chen walked into the residential complex with a slightly unfamiliar expression, took the elevator up, and finally stopped on the 10th floor.

Upon unlocking the door, I found the room to be over 90 square meters. The items inside were scattered haphazardly, covered in a layer of dust, giving it a messy and disorganized feel—typical of a single young man's apartment.

He took a deep breath.

"Old friend, I'm back."

He then wandered around the room at his leisure.

This house was bought for him by his parents in Hangzhou. After all, he started a big business right after graduation, so his family wasn't poor.

If the future trajectory remains unchanged, he will use this house to pay off his debts.

Soon after, his family also experienced a change of fortune, and housing prices skyrocketed. Lu Chen never owned a house in Hangzhou again.

Lu Chen gently brushed the dust off the coffee table and sighed:

"Sorry, old friend, I still need your help to get through this difficult time, but I'll pay you back soon."

Clearing his mind of all distractions, he retrieved the property certificate from under the bed, relying on his memory.

The rest was much simpler. After several twists and turns, I finally managed to get a loan of 500,000 yuan from the bank using the property certificate for emergency purposes.

"Ding!"

The crisp ringing of the elevator bell stirred everyone's hearts.

A group of employees finally lost patience and stopped staying at their workstations.

As the elevator doors slowly opened, Lu Chen was carrying two bulging black leather bags, while Susie was holding them in her arms.

Everyone's face was filled with excitement, and Susie's face turned bright red.

This time, the employees' attitude was completely different.

"Boss Lu, you're back."

"You've worked hard, we'll help you."

"Are you tired? Shall I help you carry it?"

Several people started talking at once, eager to help.

"Go away, everyone disperse!"

Lu Chen clutched his purse to his chest and squeezed out of the crowd.

"Everyone, keep order! Anyone who causes trouble will lose their salary!"

Sure enough, once the salary issue was addressed, everyone lined up obediently, and no one complained anymore.

Lu Chen took the purse from Susie and emptied out all the money inside.

With a clattering sound, the table was instantly piled high with bundles of RMB.

The piles of RMB coins, stacked like small mountains, are extremely impactful.

Everyone stared in disbelief.

"Everyone, did you see that clearly?" Lu Chen pointed to the bundles of RMB on the table. "I, Lu Chen, keep my word. Today, I'll settle everyone's owed wages. I will never go back on my word!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone cheered.

"Long live the boss!"

"The boss is invincible!"

Hearing everyone cheer, Lu Chen unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Then, several pairs of eager eyes fell on the money, urging it on repeatedly:

"Boss, let's pay wages quickly."

"Yes, yes, I'm two months behind on my rent."

"Uh-huh."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen waved his hand and announced that salaries would begin to be paid.

"No problem. In addition to what we owed everyone before, I've decided to give everyone an extra 1000 yuan bonus as a reward for your unwavering loyalty to the company!"

As long as you follow me, Lu Chen, I guarantee that everyone will not only be able to drink soup, but also eat meat every meal!

Okay, enough chit-chat, Susie, just do as I said and give everyone the money!

"Huh? Oh, oh!"

Susie, who had been standing there stunned, only reacted after hearing Lu Chen's words and quickly got into work mode.

After all, his salary had been delayed for two months, and if he didn't get paid soon, he would have to sleep on the streets.

With the crisp, pleasant sound of money being counted, everyone lined up and received their wages and bonuses.

The employee, beaming with joy, returned to his workstation with a bulging wallet in his pocket.

Lu Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Susie, who was still busy counting the finances, and said:

"Susie, come over after you've put the rest of the money in the safe."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to his office without looking back.

Susie quickly put the money away and went straight into Lu Chen's office.

The office was just as messy as before, but Lu Chen didn't bother to tidy it up. Instead, he searched for something on the computer.

Susie knocked on the door with a smile:

"Boss Lu, you called me just now."

Looking up and seeing Susie enter, Lu Chen stopped what he was doing and asked directly:

"Susie, how much longer can we hold on?"

Upon hearing this, Susie's smile froze on her face.

She took a deep breath, intending to say something positive, but the words caught in her throat, and her shoulders slumped dejectedly.

"Boss, of the 50 we received today, after deducting wages paid out and outstanding rent and utilities, we'll only have about half left..."

"So?"

"So we can only hold on for another month at most, and the month after that, we'll be out of money again..."

At this point, Susie secretly looked up to observe Lu Chen.

Lu Chen was lying on the boss's chair, staring blankly at the ceiling, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing Lu Chen like this, Susie blurted out in a moment of panic:

"Boss, you need to think of something quick!"

Hearing the anxiety in Susie's voice, Lu Chen came back to his senses.

"Alright, Susie, I've figured out a way to save our company!" he said confidently. "And a way to make a lot of money!"

"real?"

Susie's tone was filled with doubt. How could the boss come up with a solution for a company that was about to go bankrupt and close down in just a few minutes?