Chapter 690: Xuan Yuan

Huh~

Su Sheng took off his gaming headset and let out a sigh of relief.

It's the New Year, huh.

On the first day of the lunar New Year, I should freshen up and wish Happy New Year to my parents and Huan Jie.

Counting it up…

It's been four or five years since I last celebrated the New Year at home with Huan Jie and my parents; I only managed a brief leave in my second year of service, and even that was rushed both coming and going…

I haven't been home at all in the past few years.

Looking at it that way… retirement might actually be a good thing?

First, go freshen up and change clothes…

When I went out, my parents had already prepared all the New Year supplies, and the TV was playing spring festival programs.

Su Ba and Su's mother both logged off early today.

A festive atmosphere greeted me.

"Dad, Mom~ Son wishes you a Happy New Year!"

"All right..."

Su Ba and his mother smiled and pulled out big red envelopes.

Su Ba seemed fine, but although Su's mother smiled, her eyes were slightly reddened.

The son hasn't celebrated the New Year at home for many years.

Su Sheng went to Huan Jie's room.

After a moment of hesitation, Su Sheng knocked on the door.

During this period, the sibling relationship quickly "deteriorated"; Su Sheng still felt some resistance to this odd dynamic... but his body was very honest.

"Come in..."

Su Sheng opened the door and walked in.

On the first day of the New Year, the family gathered at home for the reunion.

Next door, the Yanhuang Studio, some who hadn't returned home were already gathering, indulging in tradition…

Mahjong!

It seems this game is inseparable every year.

It lasted until evening, when it was almost time to start the game.

At that moment, many people were excited, especially those from the big guilds.

Because tonight at eight o'clock is game time, the recharge channel opens simultaneously!

"A Sheng..."

Just then, the door opened and Lin Huan walked in holding a phone.

"Huan Jie? What's up?" Su Sheng looked at Huan Jie in confusion; the game time was about to start.

"A call," Lin Huan said, his expression a bit puzzling, and handed the phone to Su Sheng.

Su Sheng was startled: "Who is it?"

"Xuan Yuan..."

Lin Huan spoke softly.

Hm?

Su Sheng was puzzled: what Xuan Yuan.

Then he answered the call.

"Hello~"

"Hello, you are Chairman Mo Wen, right? The legal representative of your Yanhuang Club is listed as Ms. Lin Huan, so we could only reach Ms. Lin Huan."

"Who are you?"

"Oh, let me introduce myself: I am the Executive President of the Xuan Yuan Group."

Su Sheng was taken aback.

Xuan Yuan Conglomerate!

Huaxia's number one conglomerate! A truly colossal entity! (Purely fictional)

What does the Xuan Yuan Conglomerate want with me?

So this is the Xuan Yuan, Su Sheng fell silent, some thoughts flashed through his mind, but he suppressed them.

"I don't know, what does the Xuan Yuan Conglomerate want from us?" Su Sheng asked directly.

"Oh, our Xuan Yuan Conglomerate intends to enter the game 'Zhu Lu'; we have studied it, and Chairman Mo Wen, your Yanhuang Guild has very high potential."

"So what?"

"I wonder... Chairman Mo Wen, whether you are willing to sell the Yanhuang Guild outright?"

"Not selling," Su Sheng replied without hesitation.

There's no way to sell it; the Yanhuang Guild... is too unique.

Leaving aside the Assassin Alliance inside, and the Hidden Dragon, it's also a covert asset of the Huaxia military... for new resource allocation, there's no way they'd sell it.

The Xuan Yuan Conglomerate probably got wind of something about 'Zhu Lu' and formed this idea.

Previously, the Xuan Yuan Conglomerate had never dabbled in the gaming industry.

"So... Chairman Mo Wen doesn't even listen to offers?"

"No amount will make us sell," Su Sheng said resolutely.

I see. Then I wonder whether the Yanhuang Club accepts investment?

Rest assured, we can model after the Universal and Li Clan Conglomerate.

"Sorry, we don't have that idea for now," Su Sheng rejected outright, saying he must have total control of Yan Huang.

Although the Li Clan Conglomerate generally doesn't interfere with the Universal's overall development direction, its investments are naturally for profit, so there will always be some...

"Chairman Mo Wen, don't speak so absolutely."

"Sorry, game time is about to start; Yan Huang neither sells nor accepts investment. Goodbye."

Su Sheng hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking.

"Huan Jie, in the future just hang up and block such calls. Why hand it to me? It's a nuisance during the New Year."

Su Sheng handed the phone to Lin Huan, saying with a smile.

"But... the other side is the Xuanyuan Conglomerate," Lin Huan said with some worry.

Although Lin Huan is a top talent with strong opinions and abilities, the other side... is indeed a super massive entity!

"Don't worry, we won't fight or snatch..." Su Sheng grinned.

Lin Huan, of course, is not a clueless, naive fool; he doesn't believe in the nonsense that a straight body fears only crooked shadows.

But she trusts Su Sheng; since he appears so confident, she naturally feels at ease.

"Starting tonight we need to be a bit careful; the recharge channel is open, and the major guilds' backing conglomerates should be gearing up to make a real push."

"Understood, it's basically big investments to pull up equipment and some resources; the quality rate of each major guild should increase significantly."

"No problem, now Yan Huang also has its foundation."

"Mm-hmm."

Lin Huan nodded.

Today... no, I should say the next seven days will likely be focused on leveling!

After all, seven days grant an experience bonus.

Su Sheng plans to try to surge straight to level 60 within these seven days!

Red Flame Lion's skill book can only be learned at level 60.

The main goal... is to raise the Sui Ni's level!

The more the current upgrade phase progresses, Su Sheng feels his mount is underperforming.

It's falling behind a bit.

Meanwhile, the entire Yan Huang market has begun undergoing a major transformation.

Equipment prices at this stage have surged by one third!

Even mom's sewn cloth bags, which previously had stockpiles, were completely cleared out.

When Lin Huan reported the news, Su Sheng realized this meant the major conglomerates were flexing, using financial power to boost his guild members' quality rate.

"Brother Sheng, should we consider taking the opportunity to make a profit!"

Chen Guan, who also received the news, asked.

"No need, we hold our position. Our guild warehouse equipment can't even be consumed by our own members; selling it would be like picking up sesame and throwing away a watermelon."

"Not only can we not sell, we also need to lower the exchange difficulty of the guild warehouse equipment a bit."

Having said that, Su Sheng immediately issued an announcement.

"Happy New Year! Wishing all members a joyful Spring Festival. During the seven days of the New Year, guild warehouse equipment exchanges are at 20% off!"

Immediately after, Su Sheng set up a New Year red envelope.

Each member receives 200 contribution points!

Later Su Sheng contacted Lin Huan: "Huan Jie, send a red envelope; each member gets 200 Gold Coins!"

200 Gold Coins per person, Yan Huang third-tier guild with 20,000 members, that's a full four million!

But for Yan Huang now, four million is really not much!

Although the Yan Huang Base's revenue is decreasing daily, that's because the majority of players haven't reached level 60 yet!

Third Rebirth!

Su Sheng's gaze is steadfast!