For a moment, Chen Yan was embracing Lu Man, immersed in the warm atmosphere of the early morning, when he suddenly tensed up and then inhaled sharply.

He abruptly opened his eyes, faced the smug-looking Lu Man, and asked, "What, what, what are you doing?"

Lu Man looked at Chen Yan, snorted lightly, tilted her head up slightly, and said proudly, "I feel someone is being naughty. So he needs a lesson."

Chen Yan said, "Whatever it is, come at me! Let go of my brother!"

Lu Man asked in confusion, "Is he more important than you?"

Chen Yan nodded seriously, "Of course!"

"He can be without me! But I can't be without him! If he exists, I exist! If not him, not me either!"

Lu Man rolled her eyes, "Hmph, I really doubt that."

"I have to see for myself, what can you do without him!"

Saying this, Lu Man bent down, making Chen Yan's brother gradually disappear from the room....

At 10 a.m., when Chen Yan left Lu Man's villa, his steps were a bit unsteady.

Meanwhile, Lu Man was still behind him, waving a handkerchief flirtatiously with a charming face, "Sir~ do visit often~~~"

Chen Yan: ??

This guy has started role-playing again, hasn't he?!

But, can't he play a better role?!

Aren't such roles sort of poorly regarded?

Thinking this, Chen Yan headed to the company.

When he arrived at the company, Chen Yan was already late. But... the company was no longer a startup, no longer needing Chen Yan to set an example or lead the charge on projects, so Chen Yan's tardiness did not cause any ripples.

Back in the office, Chen Yan silently took out his phone and placed an order online, buying two boxes of goji berries.

Man, to be happy all the time, one must take good care of their health.

Even though it wasn't yet necessary to supplement, Chen Yan's habit was always to plan ahead. It's better to be safe than sorry.

While placing the order, Chen Yan couldn't help but recall last night's events.

Actually... last night, Chen Yan hadn't planned to learn two new positions with Lu Man in one go.

After all, according to the system display, the only effortless success for Lu Man was "naked confrontation."

But after learning that position, the two of them cuddled and chatted.

Chen Yan was chatting and playing with his phone when he suddenly received a notification that Lu Man's affection had increased.

Then, Chen Yan opened it to find... [Light Bite] had been unlocked. Since childhood, he had loved learning, so naturally, he didn't miss this new opportunity to study hard.

After recalling everything from last night, Chen Yan touched his waist and thought, Lu Man really was a little fairy...

Maybe because Chen Yan started work a bit late, so the morning just flew by.

By noon, Chen Yan ordered some takeout and then ate lunch in his office while catching up on the work he had left from the morning.

The game was on the right track, but Chen Yan had a lot to handle.

After all, the achievements of this game were terrifying: according to the system's display, it could profit 20-30 billion yuan and was deemed feasible for multi-platform releases and global operation.

So, during this time, he was not only finishing the game's planning but also pushing hard for its release across all platforms and worldwide.

Like... negotiating with various console and distribution platforms to get the game on their systems.

Like... finding translators and voice actors for different languages to add new versions of the game for various countries.

Like... renting cross-national-level servers that could support low-latency, even no-latency, player versus player gaming.

All these were what Chen Yan had been busy with recently.

What bothered him was that he had no resources in these areas.

The distribution platforms could be approached one by one. But finding a batch of professional game translators and cross-national servers was challenging.

He had started from scratch, apart from borrowing some staff from Brother Ying, relying on his abilities and the system's guidance, without any third-party involvement.

Besides, he had made billions in a very short time from the start.

This left him lacking in many connections, resources, and accumulations compared to other wealthy people of the same level.

Thinking of Brother Ying, Chen Yan couldn't help but remember the matter he had been inquiring about: what exactly was Brother Ying's identity?

Why could she recruit a team of game developers from various subsidiaries of the Zhao Group for him?

And why did she know that the Xu brothers were poaching from his company?

Chen Yan felt that Zhao Ying's identity was shrouded in many mysteries...

Just as Chen Yan was expanding his thoughts, suddenly, his phone on the desk buzzed.

Chen Yan took a glance and found... thinking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived.

It was a call from Zhao Ying.

Chen Yan smiled and picked up the phone, greeted her, "Brother Ying. Is there something you need?"

There was silence on the other end for a moment, and then Zhao Ying's skeptical voice came through, "What did you do last night? Why do you sound a bit off?"

Chen Yan "swooshed" and broke out in a cold sweat.

He recalled his tone when he spoke just now. There was nothing off about it! Moreover, his tone was standard and clear!

Chen Yan said, "Not at all! I'm doing great!"

Zhao Ying "oh"'d, "Anyway, you seemed a bit deprived of yang."

Chen Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead, shocked by Zhao Ying's keen intuition.

Zhao Ying might just be naturally sensitive, having noticed something and casually mentioned it without dwelling on it. So after a brief chat about Chen Yan's situation, she brought up something important, "By the way, are you free tonight?"

Chen Yan thought about his schedule for the day and said, "I'm free. What's up?"

Zhao Ying said, "My dad wants to meet you."

Chen Yan, who initially felt confident, now truly felt "off."

???

'Brother Ying's dad wants to meet me?'

'I... don't seem to have any special relationship with Brother Ying?'

'We've just always been friends!'

'Why would her dad want to meet me?'

Thinking thus, Chen Yan couldn't help but ask the question he wanted to ask.

Zhao Ying's answer was also very straightforward, "Are you coming or not?"

Chen Yan: ...

"Coming."

Zhao Ying, "Then that's settled!"

"So, tonight at 5 p.m., I'll send someone to pick you up!"

Chen Yan was just about to refuse, saying he would drive there himself, when the call was hung up.

Chen Yan: ??

What... is all this about?

Chen Yan's headache got worse.

He felt it must be due to the novel experience from last night, having overindulged...

Otherwise, his thoughts wouldn't be so fleeting today, and his head wouldn't keep hurting.

Goji berries, goji berries!

I need you!

In the afternoon, Chen Yan contacted a few translation companies and cloud server companies. After reviewing some cases, he felt they were unreliable.

After hanging up one call, Chen Yan hesitated for a moment, tidied up the files, arranged them, and then left the office.

After leaving the office, Chen Yan grabbed a cup of water and headed straight toward the film company: he planned to consult Yang Rou to see if she had any relevant resources to introduce.

Upon arriving at the film company, the work atmosphere was completely different from the game company.

If the game company was like a precise instrument, the film company was like a messy market.

The company was filled with laughter and colleagues discussing gossip.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yan didn't say anything.

He wasn't a harsh boss. Every industry has its own atmosphere. You can't expect someone who produces entertainment content to keep a straight face all day and still write engaging copy.

And seeing Chen Yan, the people at the film company all greeted him with smiles, respecting Chen Yan for his foresight and capabilities, which had already earned him some prestige in the company.

Chen Yan nodded to them in turn, then headed straight for Yang Rou's office.

Seeing Chen Yan disappear into Yang Rou's office, a few employees curiously started discussing,

"Do you think Director Chen is here because of that matter?"

"Definitely. That matter could be the only reason to stir him."

"Hehe. I really want to hear what Director Chen and President Yang are talking about. It must be fascinating!"

Chen Yan and Yang Rou were already very familiar and understood each other's character and habits.

So, entering Yang Rou's office, Chen Yan casually sat on the sofa.

Yang Rou, meanwhile, finished the document in her hand, capped her pen, then looked at Chen Yan and asked, "Director Chen, do you have something to discuss today?"

Chen Yan put down his water cup, nodded, and said, "Yes. There's a matter."

"I was wondering if you knew any reliable translation companies, preferably those who understand anime culture or gaming."

"Translation companies?" Yang Rou paused, then shook her head, "I don't know any."

"I've always worked in the domestic market, don't have overseas resources, so I don't know any translation companies."

"I see..." Chen Yan felt a bit disappointed.

He had thought Yang Rou might have some useful resources.

He picked up his water cup, took a sip, then pondered.

If Yang Rou didn't have any leads, he would have to ask Song Chuang next.

If Song Chuang also had none...

Chen Yan would just have to put this aside for the moment. First, he would negotiate the terms for going online with different platforms, then, once the game had some success, reverse-use their resources to push for globalization.

However, this meant the platforms would definitely get a share of the profits.

Thinking this, Chen Yan internally drafted a preliminary plan, then picked up his water cup, preparing to leave.

But just as he was about to get up, Yang Rou spoke, "Director Chen, since you're here, I also have something I'd like to discuss."

Chen Yan stopped his movement, then turned his head to look at Yang Rou.

Yang Rou looked at him, her pretty face showing no emotion, somewhat coldly she said, "It's like this. The box office for 'Heartbreak 23 Days' has already reached 590 million, and it's estimated it will break 600 million in three to four days."

Chen Yan nodded without surprise. He had been keeping an eye on the movie's box office these days. It was indeed about to break 600 million.

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