Chapter 93: Don't Think About Going Permanent

Shen Huai's eyes lit up in an instant.

This angle from Lin Yeman was one he had never thought of before; it was as if the door to a new world had been opened all at once.

Since he wanted to make a phenomenal game, it naturally had to appeal to both men and women.

He would make two linked romance games: one a Gal Game aimed at male players, and the other an otome game aimed at female players.

Added to the Yang Family's artificial intelligence technology, it would be enough to achieve deep interaction between the characters and the players.

When the time came.

Not only could players link between these two games, but the characters could also link, and the entire market would be completely revitalized!

The more Shen Huai thought about it, the more excited he became.

Unable to hold back, he laughed and pulled Lin Yeman into his arms, hugging her excitedly: "Thank you, I really thank you so much."

Lin Yeman was stunned.

Her body was held tightly in Shen Huai's excited embrace.

Through their skin, she could even clearly feel Shen Huai's hot, excited heartbeat.

She remained silently still, letting Shen Huai excitedly hold her in his arms and sway.

In this instant.

Lin Yeman suddenly wished she possessed the special ability to pause time with one click.

That way, she could keep this warmth for herself forever.

Did this count as him... taking the initiative to hug her for the first time?

Feeling Shen Huai's rare display of happiness.

Lin Yeman's emotions were also infected, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but lift slightly: "It was just a few supplementary suggestions, Young Master Shen, is there any need to be this excited?"

"... Ahem,"

Shen Huai paused, only then realizing he had been a bit too excited.

He immediately loosened his grip on Lin Yeman, pulling a slightly awkward smile: "Sorry, it's my first time discussing this idea with someone else, I got a bit excited."

He took a deep breath and quickly composed his expression.

When he looked up again, his demeanor had returned to his usual composure.

Lin Yeman silently wrapped her arms around herself.

Feeling the lingering warmth of Shen Huai's chest, her throat moved slightly, and she spoke slowly: "Romance games, after all, are nothing more than satisfying the fantasies people cannot have satisfied in real life."

"I can try to help you communicate with the artists under my management, but you must agree to one condition."

Shen Huai's eyes brightened: "What condition?"

"There are differences in male and female aesthetics, so you can choose the prototypes for the Gal Game characters however you like; I will never interfere."

"But for the otome linked game aimed at female players, the male character designs must be done by me."

"Just that?" Shen Huai nodded immediately, "I thought it was some kind of condition."

"Don't agree too early, I haven't finished yet."

A flash of cunning crossed Lin Yeman's eyes as she slowly stepped forward, hooked Shen Huai's chin, and breathed out: "For one of the male characters, I want to use you as the prototype."

"What? Use me?"

Shen Huai's Adam's apple moved dryly: "Isn't our game supposed to feature real celebrities as prototypes? I'm not exactly a famous person..."

"How are you not a famous person?" Lin Yeman smiled enchantingly, "The son of China's richest man, the only Heir of the Shen Family, with looks that don't lose to any A-list male artist—oh, wait."

"Not 'don't lose to,' to be precise, it's a total blowout."

Lin Yeman looked at Shen Huai's unrestrained, handsome face and couldn't help but lick her lips, feeling an itch in her heart.

A cool, arrogant exterior, a perfect physique.

It was a face that could make countless girls' hearts flutter with just a single glance.

He was simply a walking hormone.

If such a face wasn't put to good use, what difference was that from squandering a heavenly treasure? Shen Huai lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment.

Both were old hands in the love game; how could he not know the little thoughts in Lin Yeman's heart?

Looking at Lin Yeman's misty eyes.

Shen Huai would bet that at this moment, her mind was filled with nothing but R-rated content.

"Ahem... yeah." Shen Huai cleared his throat tactically, placing his hand on Lin Yeman's shoulder, "I'll give you my authorization, can you help me handle those artists?"

Hearing this, the corners of Lin Yeman's eyes lifted with a smile: "If Li Xinran can become famous overnight through the Ryan Group this time, how about we make her the first character?"

"Li Xinran?" Shen Huai thought for a moment, "Sure, let's try that?"

"Alright."

Lin Yeman then raised a smile and extended her right hand toward Shen Huai: "Then, shall we wish each other a happy cooperation?"

"Happy cooperation."

Shen Huai extended his hand to shake Lin Yeman's, a deep, dark glint flashing in his eyes. Returning to the Group 2 office.

Before Shen Huai could even sit back at his workstation, he was met with a barrage of interrogation from Tong Yue.

"Speak, where did Lin Yeman take you?"

"Did you really meet the head of Ryan?"

"How exactly did Lin Yeman convince Ryan's business department?"

"You two didn't pull any little tricks behind my back, did you?"

Shen Huai gave them all a perfect explanation.

"Went to the Chairman's Office."

"Asked the Chairman for the phone number of the head of the Ryan Group..."

"Team Leader Lin seems to have signed some kind of Valuation Adjustment Mechanism Agreement with the head of Ryan Group, which is the only reason they reluctantly agreed."

This half-true, half-false answer finally made Tong Yue feel a little more at ease.

She had a principle: she would never do anything unclear.

Therefore, she loved to get to the bottom of everything.

She never believed that pies would fall from the sky.

And she certainly didn't believe a pie would ever hit her.

So, when she was with Shen Huai in the past, they often argued incessantly over the smallest things.

Although they had been broken up for many years now, Tong Yue's temper and temperament had not changed one bit.

She was still just as fiery and direct.

Shen Huai understood Tong Yue too well.

He had long anticipated that Tong Yue would ask these questions, so on the way back to the office, he had already prepared his response.

"You're saying Lin Yeman signed a Valuation Adjustment Mechanism Agreement with them?"

"Who does she think she is? When it comes down to it, she's just a Team Leader at Xingyao."

"What capital does she have to sign a Valuation Adjustment Mechanism Agreement? Is she just so inflated because she has a few more popular artists in her hands?"

"If we hadn't been running around getting resources for her and suppressing negative press, it would be a miracle if those artists of hers weren't criticized into oblivion."

Tong Yue let out a cold snort, feeling that Lin Yeman was simply overestimating herself to the extreme.

Shen Huai stood silently to the side, watching Tong Yue vent her inner dissatisfaction.

"The head of Ryan was actually bluffed by her; I really didn't expect that..."

Tong Yue muttered, head bowed.

Suddenly, she lifted her head abruptly, her deep eyes turning toward Shen Huai as she spoke out of the blue.

"Shen Huai, what do you think of Lin Yeman, really?"

"..."

Shen Huai hadn't expected Tong Yue to suddenly throw the question at him, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "I think Team Leader Lin is... quite good."

As soon as these words were out.

Fu Hai, Jiang Xinxin, and the others' expressions shifted slightly.

They hurriedly buried their heads in front of their computer screens, pretending to be busy typing on their keyboards.

"Oh? Quite good, is she?"

Tong Yue gritted her back teeth, spitting out the words one by one.

The final word was drawn out with an extremely long and heavy inflection.

She narrowed her eyes, her long, slender gaze lingering on Shen Huai's face for a long time.

Eventually, Tong Yue withdrew her gaze and let out a cold laugh: "It seems you two are working together quite happily; then I can rest easy."

"I was worried that Team Leader Lin would trip up the people in my Group 2, but it seems I was overthinking it."

She walked over and patted Shen Huai's shoulder heavily: "But don't forget, you are still the Assistant of my Group 2."

"Don't let the fact that another team leader is nice to you make you forget the tasks of Group 2 entirely."

Tong Yue looked at Shen Huai with a somber gaze, her teeth clenched: "If any problems arise at the Ryan Press Conference, don't even think about getting a permanent position."

Shen Huai raised his eyebrows slightly, a smile rising in his heart, and he nodded silently.

Knowing Lin Yeman's true identity.

Looking back at Tong Yue's reaction now, it was really hard not to laugh.

He was suddenly very curious.

If Tong Yue knew that the Lin Yeman she had always looked down upon was actually the true boss of Xingyao, what kind of expression would she have? (End of this chapter)