Mortal Kombat: Scumbag Men Stealing Away Yandere Girls

Chapter Fifteen: An Unexpected Christmas (Part Two)

Qin Ning put down her phone with a sullen face, her voice so loud that it immediately silenced the entire meeting room.

As promised, the company's welfare leave was over, and the private conference room on the 17th floor of Shile was filled with the management team of the new business unit who had been temporarily summoned to the company.

“What is the solution now?” she asked.

Annoyed and upset because the date was interrupted.

But something big happened at the company.

The new business unit is promoting a virtual anchor project exclusively for Shile. This is the first business that Qin Ning has officially launched since the establishment of the business unit, apart from equity investment and mergers and acquisitions, and Qin Ning attaches great importance to it.

However, the new business unit was hastily assembled, the leaders were too young and inexperienced, there was a lot of room for adjustment, and the market itself was not mature, so there was too much room for trial and error.

Virtual anchors are a combination of real people and virtual avatars.

The characters are given a soul by real-life live streamers, while the virtual images serve as the shell.

Whether you create a virtual avatar first and then choose a suitable streamer, or you create a suitable virtual avatar based on the streamer, it's a close integration of the two modules.

Choosing a virtual avatar and deciding who to find to imbue it with a soul are both difficult tasks.

The process of Qin Ning and her team working together was arduous and fraught with difficulties.

Everything was finally settled, and now it's time to release the official promotional video—

On Christmas Day—

Unfavorable news broke out.

They allege that their virtual avatars are involved in plagiarism.

Before the promotional video was even released, some of the materials that had been released were inexplicably circulating widely.

Haters who criticize for the sake of criticizing have arrived uninvited. Virtual streamers haven't even officially debuted yet, and they've already been labeled with a negative image.

Han Xin sat below Qin Ning—his status was equal to Qin Ning's, but when the new business unit held meetings, he would voluntarily sit below Qin Ning to show respect for her and to suppress any doubts about Qin Ning's young age and leadership.

"This matter spread too quickly, with a large number of negative reviews, clearly showing signs of online trolls." Han Xin spoke, his calm tone immediately easing the tense atmosphere caused by Qin Ning's anger.

Some people nodded and echoed in agreement.

"I think so too. A large number of online trolls are definitely just people trying to smear us for the sake of smearing us—if that's the case, we should also fight back and buy traffic..."

Han Xin shook his head, speaking slowly as he was deep in thought.

"It's too arbitrary to say that our colleagues are just criticizing for the sake of criticizing. This project hasn't even been officially launched yet, its prospects are unclear, and it hasn't brought any revenue. Starting to criticize for the sake of criticizing so early is just being paranoid. Who has so much free time and energy?"

Han Xin spoke with reservation, not finishing his sentence, his gentle yet sharp brown eyes behind his glasses looking at Qin Ning.

Qin Ning was already in a state of turmoil when she received Han Xin's gaze, and she was momentarily stunned.

Her innate business instincts kicked in, forcing her to pull herself out of the regret of breaking the contract.

There were some things Han Xin couldn't say directly in front of others, but both of them knew them.

Following the clues, the bigger problem likely lies above.

She thought of a merger and acquisition deal.

In recent years, the country itself has also become aware of the problems in its industrial chain.

Intense competition, stagnant salaries, and harsh overtime work have forced many outstanding technical talents to remain at the bottom of the industry, creating opportunities for foreign companies to acquire them.

The government, of course, doesn't want talented people to work for foreign companies and then return home to work for them, so it has implemented protectionist policies.

She had just acquired the studio when Shile was embroiled in a plagiarism scandal. As the major shareholder, her identity was questionable, and the government naturally intervened and even interfered.

Overseas studios still need to comply with the regulations of the host government.

She spent the money to invest, but she didn't have a say or the ability to interfere. The other party could do whatever they wanted—it was like giving away money for nothing and being a sucker.

They just want her to give them the money for free.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Other competing companies within the country are happy to trip up Shile and fuel its troubles.

They should have waited until the promotional video was released before making their move, but they were too hasty this time. Little hater, you showed your chicken feet first.

There is no such thing as a permanent solution in business; it is always a zero-sum game.

Thinking of this, Qin Ning clenched her small fists, her nails digging into her palms.

A surge of resentment and a frenzied, stubborn anger welled up within me.

Han Xin saw the sudden change in her expression and knew that Qin Ning had reacted. He nodded and continued.

"The best course of action right now is to simply halt the release," he said.

"I know you've put a lot of effort into this project, so it must have been difficult to call it off at the last minute."

"But it took a long time to achieve today's results, and it's difficult to rush to create a new record. Rather than facing a barrage of negative reviews and unpredictable developments, it's better to cut our losses in time."

Han Xin spoke with a certainty in his voice at the end.

If there are too many doubts about a project that hasn't even been launched yet, Han Xin will definitely prioritize protecting the interests of the parent company.

Yes, giving up now is the best option.

Qin Ning understood, but she was stubborn.

The stubbornness of a yandere isn't limited to just loving someone; it's an inherent trait.

She didn't want to admit defeat.

I did nothing wrong, so why should I admit defeat?

So she kept a straight face and didn't respond to Han Xin's words.

"It's not even 10 a.m. yet. I won't give up all day, until the release time tonight!"

Xx

Aunt Chen handed a heavy four-layered mahogany food box to the white-haired girl, giving her earnest reminders.

"The taxi is waiting for you downstairs. Remember, don't get the license plate number wrong."

"good!"

"Remember, Miss Ningning is on the seventeenth floor. Don't go to the wrong place!"

"Okay, okay!!"

"Remember to call me when you arrive, and call me again when you return."

There was no response because Mengmeng had already dashed into the elevator and run away, refusing to listen to Aunt Chen's chanting.

When Aunt Chen learned that Qin Ning's Christmas date had been canceled at the last minute and that she had gone to work overtime, she was heartbroken.

She wouldn't let Qin Ning order takeout, insisting on cooking and delivering it herself. However, she accidentally slipped and fell while cooking, straining her back. Despite the pain, she finished cooking and still wanted to deliver it. Mengmeng couldn't bear to see her working so hard, so she volunteered to deliver the lunchbox to Qin Ning on behalf of Aunt Chen.

It's just delivering lunchboxes to the company, what's so difficult about that?

The white-haired girl hummed a song in the taxi, happy that she could help, her face beaming with joy.

The driver couldn't help but steal glances at her in the rearview mirror.

This little girl is so beautiful, like a paper doll brought to life in real life; she's unrealistically cute.

But he was too embarrassed to say it out loud, fearing that someone would complain to the platform about harassing customers.

These days, being a driver is really tough.

We arrived at the Shile Company building.

Mengmeng was carrying a large food box that almost covered half of her face. She waddled as she walked, like a little duck, making the people nearby hold their breath. On one hand, they wanted to come forward to help her, but on the other hand, they thought she was too cute and wanted to take a few more glances, so they couldn't bear to interrupt her.

She was allowed to walk a few steps away from the front desk, her bright red eyes scanning the nameplates of each company on the wall behind the front desk.

"Seventeen...seventeenth floor...seventeenth floor...oh! I've got it! Shile Games Company..."

She suddenly paused, fell silent, and frowned.

Where has she seen this company name before?

**

Today's update~

Those who said Mengmeng was going to become a streamer can confess now. They peeked at my outline, I'll kill you bunch of prophets! (「▼皿▼」)

Chapter Sixteen: The Special Forces Girl Delivers Takeout

The atmosphere in the meeting room froze.

Qin Ning stood there, her neck stiff, scanning her surroundings. Some people met her gaze but immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at her, while others looked at Han Xin.

Han Xin placed his hands on the table, slowly flipped through the documents again, and remained silent.

After Han Xin announced the cancellation of the project, the office workers present fell silent.

Regardless of my own thoughts, the two bosses have differing opinions; the younger one wants to persevere, while the older one wants to stop.

Now everyone has to take a stand when they speak, and they have to choose sides when choosing a boss. But the older one has been with the company for many years. He has age, experience, achievements, and is a reliable person. When he stomps his foot, the floor shakes. The younger one is the real leader in terms of personnel. Although he lacks experience, he is not acting recklessly. He is always working hard to learn and improve.

These two are now like a combination of a young, wise monarch and a highly respected minister in ancient feudal times.

A monarch and a wise minister are bound to disagree and argue.

They, this group of corporate slaves, are like the obsequious ministers below them.

Qin Ning also noticed it.

"General Manager Han Xin, I intend to continue this project."

"Okay." Han Xin didn't immediately reject the idea, nor did he try to appease Qin Ning. He was keeping business separate and strictly adhering to professional standards.

“If you want to continue, you can’t just say, ‘I want to continue,’ and then leave all the problems to others. If you don’t do well, you can only blame others. I can’t accept that. The company’s money isn’t for anyone to squander as they please. It’s the result of everyone’s hard work.”

"You need to come up with a solution, even if it's just a concept, it has to be something we can accomplish using all our resources before the promotional video is released tonight."

Han Xin pressed his gleaming pen onto the table and questioned him gently.

Do you have it?