Chapter 988
A Single Net Sweep
They can't reach an agreement!
We won't discuss that anymore; we'll just pay a penalty to take back all the complete copyrights to the game.
Xiao Jun and Mu Qizhong, those two are really scheming... wow... their calculations are practically clicking away!
Lu Yang could only glance at the two of them helplessly. "Doing business still requires some integrity. The other party has a contract in place. If they are willing to sit down and talk things over properly, then we don't necessarily have to push things to the extreme. Mainland players have limited acceptance of traditional Chinese character game servers. In the end, we still need to rely on simplified Chinese character national servers to achieve our goal of making our game popular. Rather than getting entangled with the other party and going to court, it's better to make money peacefully and part ways amicably."
Moreover, the agency agreement they initially signed included a percentage of the subsequent revenue from game points and other sales, even if it was only 15%. This money will belong to us after we acquire the Fusang Games developer of *Stone Age*.
Xiao Jun and Mou Qizhong both gave Lu Yang a thumbs up at the same time.
"high!"
"good idea!"
"I agree!"
"Let's do it this way. All we want is the operating rights for the simplified Chinese version of the game in mainland China. We'll first give the operating rights for the traditional Chinese version to this Taiwanese company called Wayi, and let them explore the market for us. Once they've figured out the overseas market for us, the contract will be expiring soon. All we need to do is not renew it, and we won't have to do anything else. The traditional Chinese version rights and the overseas rights will both come back to us."
Mu Qizhong and Xiao Jun continued to dig deeper into the schemes under Lu Yang's insightful guidance, getting more and more excited as they talked.
finally,
After much discussion, a detailed plan was finally developed.
At this moment, Mu Qizhong gave Xiao Jun a look.
After understanding, Xiao Jun rubbed his hands together and came up to Lu Yang with a grin, saying, "Well, brother-in-law, there's something I need to discuss with you. You see, you're one of the three major shareholders of our new company, and we still don't have a place to put the office. How about you take a floor from the bottom of your Century Building and give our new company a place to set up shop? What do you think?"
Good guy!
Lu Yang thought to himself, "Goodness."
I told you, they gave me 10% of the shares for no reason, so this was what they were waiting for.
Lu Yang glared fiercely at Xiao Jun.
He then turned to look at Mu Qizhong, his expression a half-smile, "It must have been your idea, Brother Mu, right? You wanted to place the new company in my Century Building, which would make the public mistakenly believe that the new company is also a member of the Century Group. If I disagreed, would you then say that since some of my lower floors are empty anyway, I might as well make use of them, right?"
Mu Qizhong chuckled, "Look at what you're saying, brother. You've completely guessed what I'm thinking. Here's the deal: we're willing to represent the new company and follow the rental process. We'll collect whatever rent is due. What do you think, brother?"
The conversation has already reached this point.
What else can I do?
"Fine!"
Lu Yang pursed his lips, "But let me make this clear beforehand: once we move here, don't go around claiming that I, Lu Yang, am one of the three major shareholders of your Primitive Era. I'm just a figurehead, and I won't interfere with anything. Don't bother me with the company's daily operations. If I make any new discoveries or find a good game, I will contact you on my own initiative."
Lu Yang nodded in agreement.
Xiao Jun and Mu Qizhong were overjoyed; now they could finally rest easy.
The new company was established on Lu Yang's word. Although they trusted Lu Yang's vision and judgment, they always felt uneasy when Lu Yang didn't work with them. Now that Lu Yang is willing to work with them, even if he doesn't contribute any money, just an office space and they have to pay rent according to the rules, they are still very happy!
The three of them chatted together in the office for a while.
It's almost lunchtime again.
Lu Yang stood up and looked at the two of them. "How about we go to the cafeteria for lunch today?"
Soon, once the game company's formal administrative framework was established, the two guys, especially Xiao Jun, had just finished discussing and decided that Xiao Jun would take on the position of CEO of Primitive Era.
In the future, it will be inevitable that, like Lu Yang did today, he will occasionally have lunch at the company cafeteria.
Or, why not just do it today?
"Shall we give it a try?"
"Great! I've been wanting to try the food in the cafeteria of such a large corporation for a long time. I wonder if it's really that good."
Mu Qizhong and Xiao Jun nodded in agreement.
They went out with Lu Yang and took the elevator down to the 69th floor.
This entire floor is dedicated to the company's cafeteria, offering a wide variety of cuisines from all eight major Chinese regions. In addition, there are also dedicated cafeterias for Western and Japanese food. Each cafeteria corresponds to a separate small canteen, decorated and laid out according to the style of the cuisine. The cafeterias are open to all employees of the group free of charge, who can eat by presenting a ticket.
For employees who are not employees of the group headquarters or wholly-owned subsidiaries, in addition to having a dedicated window for external dining, they only need to show their access card to enter and exit the building to enjoy the same dining environment as group employees. The canteen only charges the cost price for external dining, strictly implementing the policy of ensuring that people can eat with peace of mind and enjoyment, and that the price is reasonable!
Lu Yang was born in a rural area of Hunan Province and grew up eating spicy food. Mu Qizhong is also from Xichuan and likes to eat spicy food.
Take Xiao Jun for example.
Before he came to Pengcheng with his mother, Madam Qian, he also lived in the mountains of Guizhou Province. He loved spicy food when he was a child!
As for what happens when we grow up...
I'm used to the light and low-oil, low-salt Cantonese cuisine.
Lu Yangcai couldn't be bothered to listen to his opinion.
He led the two directly into the Hunan cuisine kitchen.
The three of them arrived early, and there weren't many people in line yet, so each of them grabbed a plate and joined the queue.
It's not a show.
In their view, this is about adapting to local customs and experiencing the grassroots life of frontline employees.
But from the perspective of these white-collar workers who had already come down for lunch:
My goodness!
The chairman is there, as is Mr. Mou from Nande Group, and the other one is also quite remarkable—Mr. Xiao, the former president of Xiaoshentong, a listed company under our group, before its restructuring.
I have a question!
What's it like to stand in line for food with three billionaires?
What's it like to queue up for food with your male boss?
Oh my god! I heard Mr. Xiao is a widowed single father with a child. I wonder if he has a new girlfriend yet? If he does, would you mind having another one? We wouldn't mind...
Aside from those who are of a gender other than male, everyone's eyes were shining at that moment.
One by one.
Regardless of whether she is married or not, single or married with children.
What if one of these three men takes a liking to her?
Look at this! This is a top-tier wealth-driven male god spanning three generations, from the elderly to the young. There's something for every age group, even the cleaning ladies who sweep toilets and do sanitation work. In terms of age, there's someone like Mu Qizhong, a balding man in his fifties.
Putting money aside, they're a perfect match. No one complained, and I'm just a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung.
While queuing, Lu Yang also noticed the intense gazes from those around him.
But he was used to it.
I naturally followed the flow of people to the food serving window.
I chose a Mao-style braised pork, a stir-fried river shrimp with chili peppers, a stir-fried water spinach, and a mashed potato dish according to my preferences. With two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, plus an egg drop and seaweed soup, I was all set.
Return to your original position.
Mu Qizhong and Xiao Jun had also gotten their food. Neither of them was used to being watched by so many people around them.
Watching them eat.
After all, they never ate in the company cafeteria before; they ate with their own employees in their own kitchens.
Lu Yang ate while laughing and said, "What? Not used to it?"
Mu Qizhong also imitated Lu Yang by eating his vegetables in big bites, saying as he chewed, "Damn it, some women are really bold. They made my hair stand on end when they saw me staring at them, and they still kept looking without being afraid."
As he spoke, he said somewhat dejectedly, "By the way, why is your little company hiring such a pretty cleaning lady?"
It turns out that the old man himself had also been attracted to the other woman's beauty.
He was just about to leave Xiao Jun behind, have Xiao Jun save him a seat and get his food, and then go pick up a girl while he was at it.
As it turned out, his assistant whispered to him, "Boss, I've found out. This woman is a cleaning lady newly hired at the Lu Yang Group headquarters. She's almost fifty, just well-maintained. She's a local from Pengcheng, and I heard her grandson is in kindergarten."
Guess what his reaction was after hearing that?
At that moment, Mu Qizhong felt as if he had swallowed a fly. He felt that his love had been insulted and wished he could strangle his self-proclaimed clever and talkative assistant on the spot.
That's right, he wanted to strangle his assistant.
Why would you need to pry into a girl's background?
Does anyone actually do that?
Couldn't you wait until I've had a relationship first, and then tell me the answer behind my back?
That's how he had his beautiful fantasies shattered.
So he decided that when he got back, he would fire this clueless assistant. Honestly, she had no sense at all.
Xiao Jun had been holding back his laughter ever since he sat down, carrying his plate.
His face turned completely red from holding it in, but he was still trying his best to hold it in.
It wasn't until Mu Qizhong, looking utterly dejected, said to Lu Yang, "Speaking of which, why did your little company hire such a pretty cleaning lady?"
He couldn't hold back any longer, and everything he had eaten sprayed out like a shower of flowers, covering Mu Qizhong, who was sitting opposite him and had no time to dodge, with his head and face covered in the spray.
Lu Yang escaped this calamity thanks to his youth and agility.
But I can't eat anymore.
His plate also had food scraps that the other person had sprayed onto it.
I was just about to snap at Xiao Jun.
What we found was Mu Qizhong, his head and face covered in food scraps, with a piece of unchewed noodle dangling from his ear...
"puff!"
Suddenly,
He couldn't help but spit out the food in his mouth.
This time, the spray covered Mu Qizhong's entire back of the head, and even Xiao Jun couldn't dodge in time, getting quite a few food scraps splattered on his clothes.
In a panic, he leaned back so much that he couldn't even sit still on the stool and ended up squatting on the ground.
Mu Qizhong, who was injured a second time, was completely stunned.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then vomited with a "whoosh".
"I fucking..."
"I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to have met you two."
"Go, go, go quickly, I'm not eating, I can't eat this."
If we don't leave soon, we'll become famous.
We'd better get out of here quickly, or this might end up in the news tomorrow.
The three of them entered the elevator together, went back to the top floor of the building, and returned to Lu Yang's office.
There is also a small room inside, which is where Lu Yang can rest, and it also has a private bathroom.
Lu Yang told Mu Qizhong to go to the inner room to take a shower first.
Let Xiao Jun go in and change his clothes too.
He has a walk-in closet here, filled with brand-new men's business suits and the like. He can just wear any one of them; Lu Yang can't possibly wear them all by himself anyway.
"Nini, go downstairs and get three meals from the cafeteria for me, Mr. Mou, and Mr. Xiao. Remember the flavors..."
Lu Yang then instructed Lu Nini to get food for the three of them.
After Lu Nini left.
Xiao Jun also changed his clothes and came out from the inner room.
I'm just bored.
His eyes darted around, and he asked Lu Yang, "Brother-in-law, look, the game company has been established now, but my cash reserves haven't decreased at all. Why don't you introduce me to another business that can make me rich?"
Lu Yang ignored him!
But he's shameless!
With a grin, he approached and said, "Can you do me a favor? Even a game will do. Is there anything similar to Legend of Mir or Stone Age? You think it's similar, but it doesn't matter if it's different. Just tell me, and I'll buy the copyrights. No, I'll buy the companies. Then we'll merge them into our Primitive Era. No matter what happens, you'll still get your 10% share. How about that?"
Lu Yang stared at him for a long time.
It has to be said that Xiao Jun has matured a lot compared to before.
"Fine!"
"I do have a game here that I discovered that hasn't been released to the public yet. It's currently only in closed beta. If you're interested, you can go talk to the company that owns it. If you can get it done, then you're quite capable. As for whether to merge it into Primitive Era or whether you can fund and operate it independently, you can discuss it with Lao Mou once you've actually acquired the game's copyright."
How could Xiao Jun not understand?
Lu Yang was giving him a special tip. He only told him about this new way to make money, and before he actually got the game's copyright, he shouldn't reveal it to anyone, not even Mu Qizhong, who was taking a shower inside right now.
This is what relatives are like; he truly is my good brother-in-law.
Xiao Jun was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly to show that he understood. "I understand. I won't tell anyone, good brother-in-law, please tell me."
Lu Yang glanced at him indifferently. "From now on, you can call me brother-in-law in private, but in front of outsiders, it's best to use my name. As for this company, it's located in South Korea, and the studio was only established in the first half of this year. They're currently developing a 3D MMORPG called 'MU Online.' You can try to acquire this South Korean studio, NetChan. If you really have any objections, you can invest and take control. At the very least, you should buy out the permanent Chinese server rights for their game." (End of Chapter)