Chapter 569 (2/2)
“What are your plans for the future, Eve?” Murong Mingyue asked.
He Yi opened her eyes and hummed in acknowledgment. Then, she said quietly, “To be honest, I have a feeling they're wary of me since a long time ago. My influence and power in GGS are simply too big, and there were a couple of times I even challenged my president, Peter at the board meeting directly. Sigh, I should've known that a personality like me was more suited as a president than a vice president…”
Murong Mingyue burst into a giggle. “I understand now. You want to strike out on your own, am I right?”
“Yes!”
He Yi nodded strongly as her eyes glowed with intelligence. “Peter and second uncle only saw Shanghai Shengyi's power and neglected another super corporation, Blue Star. Blue Star and Eternal Moon Corporation share a cooperation agreement right now, and they have incredible influence within China. Blue Star's fatal flaw is that their software's flexibility and security is far inferior to GGS'. When Ling Tian was still alive I had talked to him about this, but unfortunately we ultimately weren't able to come to an agreement. However, the current president of Blue Star, Ling Xue just came to me a few days ago to discuss the possibility of a cooperation, so my plan is to provide them with the technology they need and establish our foothold in China through this.”
I asked, “That sounds like a fine plan, but do you really have the manpower and wealth to carry it out?”
He Yi chuckled, “Idiot, do you think so little of my abilities? I've worked in GGS for years; I don't have to tell you how good my connections and reputation in the industry is, do I? I even own a tonne of shares in GGS. Hmph! Believe me when I say that GGS' properties in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are all mine. All they require is a name change, and the cooperation with Blue Star will proceed as usual. As for manpower, hmph hmph, do you know that the core of GGS' technical employees were mostly my people? For example, the people I brought over from India will only acknowledge me as their superior, not GGS. Therefore, manpower isn't a problem either!”
Murong Mingyue gave me a pat me on the shoulder before smiling, “It is as she says, Eve's not a dumb dumb like you after all. Do you really think she would neglect developing her own henchmen after working in GGS for so many years?”
He Yi chided her in a kind tone, “What do you mean, 'henchmen'? It's called like-minded people, okay?”
“Right…”
He Yi was smiling, but I felt like crying. Not everyone could give up a ma.s.sive organization and rebuild their own company from scratch. He Yi had sacrificed so much for us, and yet she was smiling like everything was fine because she didn't want us to be sad for her. Her smile was so strong that it pained me to see it.
……
He Yi turned serious again and said, “So, Mingyue and I won't have much time to play the game for a month because there are preparations and recruitments to take care of. The new company must arrive at a cooperation agreement with Blue Star in a month or even a week to achieve the best results. At the same time, We need to take over as many GGS businesses as possible before the headquarters can stop us…”
He Yi looked at me. “Therefore, we are leaving the virtual gaming side of our business to you and Beiming Xue. Since Blue Star is a partner of Eternal Moon Corporation, naturally our new company will involve ourselves in Heavenblessed and provide you with a certain level of technical support. This means that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls is now more than important ever before. Do you understand what I mean, Lu Chen?”
I nodded. “Yes, I do. Don't worry, you can entrust everything in the game to me!”
“Good. Let's all do our best!”
……
After we returned to the workshop, the first thing He Yi did was to lock herself and sis inside her room and making calls non-stop. Even from outside, I could hear her calling all kinds of people including the president of Blue Star, Ling Xue herself to make an appointment. Ling Xue was the fifth-placed CGL Hall of Famer and a greater player than even I was. The woman was a living legend.
Obviously, it took a lot of work to build a new company, not to mention that He Yi was trying to build a flags.h.i.+p of China's software industry. It absolutely wasn't something He Yi and Murong Mingyue could handle alone, so she needed all the help she could recruit as soon as possible.
I was planning to help her, but the mere sight of the complicated English text on the name cards numbed my scalp completely. It wasn't long before a smiling He Yi pushed me out of the room. “Hey hey, I appreciate the thought, but don't give me more trouble than I already have, okay? You should head into the game and check if Dark Moon City is still standing. It's worth a lot of virtual wealth, you know…”
Left with no choice, I returned to my room and entered the game as ordered. As she mentioned earlier, Beiming Xue and my task was to protect all of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' in-game properties.
Some time later, I left the room to pour myself a cup of tea. I saw Murong Mingyue at the kitchen drinking a gla.s.s of water.
“Sis?”
“Mn.”
“Eve, she…”
“Let me stop you right there.”
Murong Mingyue stared at me for a moment before smiling enigmatically. “I know you feel guilty, and I'm not even going to correct it. Yes, Eve broke up with GGS because of you. That stubborn girl might have a million reasons to leave you, but she only needs one to stay by your side…”
“...”
“Alright, you should get back into the game now. Everyone here has invested their heart and soul into the guild, and it would absolutely suck if our dreams were to vanish because of us, am I right?”
“Got it.”
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