Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, is located south of the Han River, which is also the origin of the name of this administrative district.

At this time, the famous song "Gangnam Style" had not yet been released, and a large number of Internet celebrities had not yet started to share the popular shopping mecca of Gangnam on social networks, and Gangnam was not so famous compared to Myeongdong, Dongdaemun, Hongdae and other tourist resorts.

However, it is already an important business district in Seoul, where many of the wealthy Korean high society have settled here, as well as the headquarters of many large companies and multinational corporations.

The same is true for the Seoul branch of the herring network.

The division of administrative regions among Koreans is a bit strange, at least that's what Ye Shenxi thinks.

"Province", "City", "County", "District", "Myeon", "Eup", "Dong...... Such.

Among them, "Dao" is equivalent to our province, and down to that are cities and counties...... "Noodles" are a village, and "Dong" is a block.

So when Xia Qingyu said that the destination was Apgull Pavilion Cave, Ye Shenxi said a little strangely that the name of this place is interesting, is it a pavilion in a cave?

Xia Qingyu said that it was just a street, similar to Chunxi Road.

After arriving, I found that to tell the truth, it was a little more prosperous than Chunxi Road.

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Early in the morning, the hotel.

On the snow-white bed, the sheets are messy, and the necks of a man and a woman are overlapped, which is an extremely unhealthy sleeping position from the perspective of sleep.

When I arrived at the hotel yesterday afternoon, I opened the door of the room, the deluxe big bed room, Ye Shenxi asked Xia Qingyu, didn't you live in that special homestay before.

When he was in China, he had a video call with Xia Qingyu, and Xia Qingyu also showed him her accommodation environment, which was similar to the royal palace in the Joseon Dynasty. Not only are the eaves and railings all made of mahogany (perhaps with color differences), wooden tables, wooden benches, wooden beds...... It's all wood, and there are snow-white walls, so I can't tell if it's a printed paper lamp or a hand-painted pattern.

There was also a slight burst of Korean classical folk music playing in the distance, which was indeed unique, Ye Shenxi also imagined what it was like to sleep on the floor before he came, and as a result, Xia Qingyu changed to a modern hotel......

Xia Qingyu said that this is not your coming, the bed in the B&B is uncomfortable.

Then he began to provoke Ye Shenxi, and he was also eager to fight, and the two of them killed the sky in the dark, and the sun and moon were dark.

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At this time, the two opened their eyes almost at the same time.

"Morning."

"Early."

"Running?"

"Hmm......" Xia Qingyu chirped.

"Well, what's that?"

"Don't run away."

"Hey."

"Hey you're big, why are you in such good spirits......"

It seems to be the opposite, shouldn't she be in good spirits, is he sluggish, how can he do it like picking yin and supplementing yang.

Xia Qingyu was not convinced, and the small movements under the quilt began again, just like a student in the classroom.

"Huh?"

……

"What time is today's interview?"

"Ten o'clock."

"There's still some time."

……

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"Click, click." The sound is endless, in the studio full of lighting equipment, in front of the dark brown background board, Ye Shenxi and Xia Qingyu are following the command of the photographer American Jeff Lee, posing in various poses.

In addition to being an authoritative web portal, GameMeca also has its own offline physical magazine, which is similar to our domestic "Video Game".

The two are taking a photo shoot for a magazine, and although it is not a cover, it will also occupy a large space.

Originally, in the previous communication, I planned to shoot a business-style photo, that is, both of them are suits and professional suits, the background is a set like the office of the café reception room, and the shooting pose is also some drinking coffee, reading a notebook, or looking through a book in front of the bookcase, after all, both of them are bigwigs of large foreign game companies.

But after the photographer saw the appearance of these two, he insisted on taking relatively fashionable and entertaining style photos, especially after knowing that these two were still a couple, he couldn't control himself.

"I'm really inspired right now, I'm going to take a set of photos for you that are both business and fashionable, I insist."

It seems that Mr. Kevin, who is in many barbershops in China, often says, "I am very inspired when I see your head!" ”

It seems that if reporter Jin didn't introduce him to the two owners of the game company, and the company is still very big, the photographer even wants to ask them if they have any intention of entering the entertainment industry, saying that he has an agency he knows and is looking for high-quality trainees.

Compared with the general public in South Korea, game media such as GameMeca are much better informed about the world game landscape, especially the neighboring game industry powerhouse.

The more well-informed, the more terrifying I felt about this herring fish network that suddenly appeared.

For example, in South Korea in July this year, listed game companies have also announced their financial statements for the second quarter and the first half of the year, and Nsoft, a local game company that has always ranked among the top three, has a revenue of 86.6 billion won (about 577 million yuan) in the second quarter, while Qingyu Network is 56.4 billion won, 376 million yuan.

It doesn't look very different.

But that's not the point, the point is that Nsoft's net profit is only 11.3 billion won (75.3 million yuan), while Qingyu Network is 25.5 billion won, 170 million yuan.

This gap made them tremble a little.

As an emerging international super online game market, China makes money, of course, they know that many large game companies in South Korea also have a lot of revenue from China, but this net profit margin gap is also a bit too terrifying.

Nsoft is one of the most iconic game companies in Korea, it has been established for 11 years, and the history of this company can basically be said to be the history of Korean online games.

Their Lineage and Lineage 2 are a generation of Korean national online games, and Guild Fight is popular all over the world (not including China, of course...... Developer Arena is a subsidiary of Nsoft in North America), "Eternal Tower" has not yet been launched, originally launched in the first half of this year, but it has been repeatedly optimized and improved, but it has been a matter of these two months, and it has been praised as the MMO that is most likely to challenge the glass slag "Warcraft" in South Korea, and there is another flag-carrying masterpiece that seems to be under discussion......

And what about the herring network, it seems that it was just established last year, not to mention the browser game, what kind of game is that, what kind of game is it, it seems that they can get their hands on the "Eternal War" that is now being promoted in South Korea, and the speed of the rise is like a rocket taking off into the sky.

So when Qingyu Network took the initiative to contact them and hoped to do an exclusive interview, it was just in the right place.

In charge of this interview is their senior reporter Kim Jae-hee, a female journalist who can communicate well in English and French in addition to her native Korean, and even Chinese can communicate simply, and has previously interviewed many well-known gamers from other countries.

In a country where discrimination against women in the workplace is quite serious, she was able to do this to a certain extent is enough to prove her ability.

"Miss Xia, can you put your right hand on Mr. Ye's shoulder?" The photographer said.

"yes, that's it."

Kim Jae-hee prompted in English on the side: "Lee, I'm serious, these are the bosses of two big game companies, bosses, do you know ......"

"Believe me, my dear, I will definitely give the perfect result." This foreigner and Reporter Jin are not a couple, but they are used to being called like this, but the English used is not so abrupt.

Ye Xia and the two can also help him, after all, in the studio, the photographer is the biggest.

"Click!" In another one, Jeff Lee said to himself: "Perfect, really perfect!" ”

Xia Qingyu is now recovering, the fatigue in the morning is just sleeping too long, plus the schedule is a little disordered, and now she is completely radiant, she can come up and shoot directly without makeup, of course, she still wears makeup, it's just a metaphor.

"Let's go back to China and shoot a set ourselves, right?"

Xia Qingyu whispered to Ye Shenxi in Chinese.

"Okay." He didn't have a big deal.

"Can we be more intimate?" Jeff made another framing gesture, and used his thumb and index finger to form a frame, Mr. Ye, how about you pick up Miss Xia?

"Jeff! This is just a magazine interview photo! Kim Jae-hee had to remind again, his tone was a little harsh, why do you have a couple photo in a game magazine interview, this kind of photo is completely useless for the article.

Jeff also knew that he was a little excessive, put away his inspiration and creative heart, and said in frustration: "OK, OK, I know ......"

And then honestly clicked again.

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After the filming ended, Kim Jae-hee brought the two into an elegant reception room to prepare for an exclusive interview with a text report.

Kim Jae-hee opened in Chinese and first greeted him: "Did Minister Ye just arrived in Seoul yesterday?" ”

Many companies in Korea are co., ltd., just like in Japan, so they are also called presidents, presidents, and ministers.

She called Xia Qingyu also called President Xia, who is the chairman, and Ye Shenxi is naturally Minister Ye, which is the title of his position in game development, the head of the research and development department of Qingyu Network.

However, the female reporter's Chinese pronunciation Ye Shenxi still feels strange, although South Koreans and Japanese have a kind of confidence in their English pronunciation, but it is still a little better than using Chinese now.

"Yes, just arrived yesterday."

"How do you feel about Seoul?"

"It's beautiful, very modern in a city." Business rhetoric, of course, Ye Shenxi is very proficient.

"Did you have a good visit to Seoul yesterday, such as Myeongdong, N Seoul Tower, Cheong Wadae, Gyeongbokgung Palace, and Dongdaemun, which are the most popular attractions for foreign tourists?"

"Yesterday was busy, and I haven't had time to sightsee." Ye Shenxi's face was as usual.

"yes, forget you're not an ordinary tourist." Kim Jae-hee smiled: "We also reported on Chairman Xia's acquisition of JOYTO before, but I didn't expect to start operating Eternal War in Korea so soon, your efficiency is really very high, no wonder the company is so successful now." ”

"Thank you." Xia herring road on the side.

She has met this reporter Jin a few times and is a little more familiar.

"So we're going to start the official visit?" Kim Jae-hee changed to English and became much more fluent.

"No problem, let's get started." The general question Ye Shenxi has already seen in advance.