On the 16th floor of the Jin Mao Tower, the top CBD of Imperial Palace, where the G.M Huaguo branch is located.

Li Yu'an came out of the main entrance of the building, lowered his eyes and carefully looked at the intention contract that had been screened and approved in his hand, and his nervous heart for a day was finally completely relieved.

He took out a bottle of mineral water from the vending machine, quickly filled half a bottle, and then sat outside in the open air lounge area.

Li Yu'an shook the back of his head, he couldn't wait to share the news with his collaborator Will, so he opened the APP interface of Youtu-

"Is Will there? I've just come out of G.M. and our game project has already gone through the first round of preliminary screening! ”

The status displayed on the chat page was "Login", and sure enough, within half a minute, the other party sent a reply: "The first round of preliminary screening? Are there any other contenders on the list? ”

Li Yu'an guessed that Will had this question, and simply answered by voice input, "Well, they plan to invest and track five groups of projects in the second half of the year, and we are late in delivering, and now there is only one place left."

He paused, a faint glint in his eyes, "Today, their executive director is not there, I just brought the project materials book and briefly explained the ......"

G.M wanted to get involved in China's game industry, so in the end, Li Yu'an and another group of game studios were left with the two sides to compete in the second round next Friday.

At that time, not only the executive directors, but also the company's chief operating officer and the shareholders behind the scenes will participate in the statement.

In other words, next Friday will be the key point to decide whether or not they can get the investment in "The Last Mist".

Li Yu'an is both looking forward and nervous, if he can really get the support of a large venture capital like G.M, it will be much better than he has pulled in small types of investment in the past!

When Will learned about this, he asked, "What's the name of the other game studio?" How much do you know about them? ”

There is an old saying that only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one survive a hundred battles.

Involving competitors, Li Yu'an's eyebrows were full of joy, and before he could truthfully open his mouth and explain the situation to Will on the other side of the screen, a light greeting sounded in front of him.

"Yo, Mr. Xiao Li, you haven't left yet?"

Li Yu'an raised his head, and his expression returned to the cold arrogance that only had the outside world, "Well, just sit down, Mr. Ke and Director Xiang have just come down?" ”

The two young men standing in front of him are Ke Ming and Xiang Nansheng from Youming Studio, the former is responsible for the game project structure and the studio's external operations, and the latter is responsible for the development of the game program.

The two of them founded "Youming Studio" during their college years, and have developed six or seven small game programs over the years, and have produced popular models, which can be regarded as an emerging game studio with good momentum in the circle, and has also recruited a lot of employees with excellent skills.

Li Yu'an searched for good original mini-game IPs before, and once had a brief confrontation with Ke Ming, of course, the process was not very pleasant-

The other party has twice used a higher purchase price to cut off the small game project that Li Yu'an has taken a fancy to.

"With the identity of Mr. Xiao Li, how can you only drink this kind of mineral water?"

Ke Ming sat opposite Li Yu'an without waiting for the invitation, and instructed the people around him, "Nansheng, go buy two cups of coffee, it's rare to meet Xiao Li, let's chat." ”

“……”

Xiang Nansheng pushed his black-rimmed glasses and walked away helplessly.

In the spacious open-air rest area, only Li Yu'an and Ke Ming were left.

Ke Ming crossed Erlang's legs, leaned on the leisure chair very leisurely, and his eyes with implied contempt shook from Li Yu'an's face to the intention contract on the table, "I haven't seen you for three or four months, and Xiao Li's ability has risen greatly." ”

I actually got another original game, and I also got a contract of intent for a large-scale venture capital like G.M.

Li Yu'an took out his cigarette and a pear-shaped metal-shelled lighter from his pocket, pressed heavily on the intention contract, and didn't have time to circle with him, "If Mr. Ke has anything to say, you might as well say it directly." ”

"Mr. Xiao Li, since you are direct, I won't talk nonsense." Ke Ming sat up slightly and proposed, "How about giving up this competition and selling me the copyright of this game?" ”

Li Yu'an let out an indifferent smile, "Mr. Ke, what kind of are you talking about?" ”

Ke Ming's eyes changed slightly, and he was no longer polite, "Mr. Xiao Li, my proposal is for your good, your 'Dawn' has no chance of winning against my 'You Ming', no matter how good the project is, it's in your hands-"

After a pause of two seconds, the words were tingled.

"Either the splash is small, or it just rots."

"Otherwise, why do you think those previous game makers would give up working with you and find me instead?"

Li Yu'an lowered his eyes and silently smoked a cigarette.

He played with the lighter and circled around his fingertips before clicking it and lighting the cigarette butt.

Ke Ming watched his movements, his eyes shook over the calculation and shrewdness of the businessman, and continued to lobby, "You are alone to attract investment, maintaining the small broken company of 'Dawn', I am tired of watching for you, why don't you change your career and spend energy on other things?" ”

"Why don't you just take this game and go to 'Youming'? I'll give you the best. ”

Li Yu'an snorted from his throat.

Watching the spark of the cigarette butt burning little by little, "Mr. Ke, what is the ending of the game in my hand, what is the fate of my company, and whether I am alone to pull investment, these don't bother you to worry about, do you know why?" ”

"Because—"

Li Yu'an took a puff of cigarette and got up, picked up the contract of intent, walked around the table in front of Ke Ming, and slowly spit the smoke on the other party's face after bending down slightly.

Then, proudly, he threw out three words, "You don't deserve it." ”

Ke Ming was choked by the smoke, "You! ”

Li Yu'an turned around and left, not giving the other party a chance to fight back at all.

He met Xiang Nansheng, who came back from buying coffee, and didn't forget to stab him with a poisonous tongue, "Director Xiang, let your boss pour these two cups of coffee at one time, so as not to dream and talk nonsense in the daytime." ”

“……”

Ke Ming's face turned green when he heard this, but he could only watch Li Yu'an walk away.

--

"Meow~"

The detective, who was sleeping in the cat kennel, rolled over and let out a soft whine.

He Yi finished docking the last game copy of "Le Ling", and looked at the settlement money that Party A Baba entered to the backstage of the tour, and finally breathed a sigh of relief-

The two games "Le Ling" and "Cloud Mirror" that were sold before and after finally added a sum of money to his account, but he still had to make persistent efforts to continue to develop and write new mini-game projects.

He Yi turned back from his short work and reopened the chat interface in the background.

The chat between him and Li Yu'an was suddenly interrupted fifteen minutes ago, and he didn't know if the other party was delayed?

As the developer of "The End of the Mist", He Yi naturally valued this project, so he asked another message, "Why don't you reply?" Something temporary? ”

Three minutes later, Li Yu'an continued the conversation that had just been interrupted-

"Next Friday's competitor is Youming Studio, which has always stayed in the small game circle, but is more famous, and this time it should be the same as us, and it also intends to develop a large series of games."

Although it is a preliminary screening, the person in charge, including Li Yu'an and Ke Ming, needs to briefly explain the core of their project.

When the afternoon screening was carried out, Ke Ming's order was ranked first.

Perhaps he is particularly confident in his own game project, and he speaks in detail in front of everyone.

He Yi clicked on Li Yu'an's fifty-nine-second recording, and listened to the relevant news that the other party got, Ke Ming and You Ming's studio's core game project is called "Strange Beast", and the concept setting is also brilliant-

Because of the improper operation of the anti-gene experiment in country X, a large number of samples of mutated organisms were circulated around, which affected humans in a short period of time and spread to the whole world.

The "main character" set in the game is the only normal person known to suffer damage without causing mutation.

Not only that, but his blood can even attract many strange beasts to bow down, based on this setting, the protagonist of the game needs to domesticate or destroy the strange beasts inside every time he completes a dungeon.

To put it simply, it is to fight monsters and farm dungeons to level up, and then approach the initial research base step by step to find the ultimate secret of the mutation.

…

The voice elaboration soon came to an end, and He Yi listened to the setting of this game, and his eyes flickered with a glimmer.

In the next second, Li Yu'an's question came from the other side of the screen, "Will, do you think that the background type of this game is similar to our "The End of the Mist"? ”

He Yi has long heard the similarity of the background settings, but there will definitely be a difference in the gameplay of the two games in the later stages.

However, it should be for this reason that G.M's project department thought about choosing one of the two.

However, the background setting is not what He Yi is most concerned about, at this moment he always feels that the game "Strange Beast" has an indescribable subtlety, but he can't find where this feeling comes from.

He Yi continued, "What about the highlights of their game?" Has it been revealed? ”

Li Yu'an on the other side of the screen replied, "It should be all kinds of beast-shaped game modeling, I have seen the plane photos they provide on the spot, although there is no way to know the three-dimensional imaging effect, but the design on the plane is very special." ”

He Yi's eyes condensed slightly, and he asked, "Be specific." ”

"For example, in the design of creatures like butterflies, the alien wings are much thicker than normal, with sharp blades on the edges, chews of different sizes on other parts of the wings, and fangs when opened."

Li Yu'an truthfully said what he knew, "The design drafts of other alien beasts are in the hands of the person in charge of screening, and I can't see clearly." ”

“……”

He Yi stared at the string of words sent by Li Yu'an, and the subtlety in his mind suddenly found the reason.

He used his memory to find an ID nickname in his watchlist - dehydration.

After finding the corresponding user avatar, he immediately clicked on it, his fingertips slid quickly down on the keyboard, took a screenshot, and sent it to Li Yu'an.

"Is that butterfly model similar to this one?"

Li Yu'an on the other side of the computer screen slowed down for a few seconds, "Yes!" Almost unanimous, Will how do you know? ”

He Yi snorted, and made up his mind in his heart.

"We don't have enough funds right now, and we can't fight for modeling and programming technology in the short term, and the focus next Friday is still on the plot structure and the market audience that can be opened up by future series upgrades."

Li Yu'an: "Well, I understand. ”

"Don't worry about anything else, I'll keep an eye on everything."

He Yi was unwilling to cause too much psychological pressure on Li Yu'an, who was rushing ahead, and added, "As for next week's two-choice competition, we just try our best, and we don't need to force a good result." ”

After all, they can't get G.M's investment, and they can still seek other partners.

A concise and powerful sentence is enough to build a sense of security between cooperative allies.

Li Yu'an Cheng on the other side of the screen didn't mention that he was despised and embarrassed by Ke Ming, and replied firmly, "Okay." ”

A short and efficient chat ends.

He Yi re-clicked into the personal interface of "Lost Water", and after carefully examining it from top to bottom for a long time, he opened the chat box with the other party and took the initiative to send a message:

"Great God, are you there? There's something I'd like to check with you. ”

…

There was movement in the cat's nest.

The detective, who finally woke up, walked to He Yi's feet, rubbing back and forth coquettishly, and kept making a comfortable sound in his mouth.

He Yi held it in his arms, sucked and rubbed his pet's little head twice, "Let's go, let's go downstairs and play for a while?" ”

"Meow!"

He Yi deliberately rubbed his hair messily, and then took the inspector downstairs.

The stairs had only come down a corner, and he unexpectedly found that Fu Yueming and Uncle Kai were staying in the living room at this time.

Hearing the sound of familiar footsteps, Fu Yueming immediately aimed at He Yi on the stairs, but he quickly realized something, and he staggered the other party's gaze in mid-air.

As usual, he asked uncertainly, "Heyi?" ”

The detective ran down from He Yi's arms, and then quickly ran to Fu Yueming's side, and continued to be coquettish in a different way~

Fu Yueming's hand touched the sofa on the side first, and only after trial and error did he touch the detective's soft hair, and asked Uncle Kai, "Didn't He Yi come down?" ”

Uncle Kai looked at He Yi, who was slowing down the stairs, and pretended not to understand anything, "Little sir, why are you standing on the stairs and not moving again?" Have you had a full nap? Hurry down. ”

He Yi nodded with a messy little hair, and did not forget to make up for a small yawn that he had just woken up, and walked down with a sleepy look on his face.

It wasn't until he got closer to the living room that he noticed a new pair of guide glasses on the coffee table, and the exterior frame was as stylish as ever, but the color of the lenses had changed to tea black.

It looks like a pair of high-quality sunglasses.

He Yi stared at the new glasses for a moment, appropriately showing confusion on his face.

"Mr. Xiao, the doctor said that Ershao's eyes can't be stimulated by strong light, so he customized another pair."

Uncle Kai explained as soon as possible, and asked with a smile, "Is it good-looking?" ”

He Yi pretended to look at Fu Yueming's face seriously and replied, "It's good-looking." ”

With this mixed-race face, what doesn't look good when you wear it, and what doesn't look charming when you wear it?

Fu Yueming lowered his eyes and rubbed the detective's head, in order to hide the clarity and smile in his eyes.

After nearly a week of adaptation and examination, his eyes are basically fine, except for occasional double vision and dizziness, and he will be sore and tired after using his eyes for too long.

Of course, these are not big problems, you only need to combine work and rest, and slowly adjust to return to the best state.

Fu Yueming no longer needs the so-called guide glasses, as for the eyes that are afraid of light and easy to delay the condition, it is just an excuse for him to the outside world.

Fu Yueming plans to use the "eye disease" to make Fu Guancheng and the others completely relax their vigilance against him, and then wait for the opportunity to repay the pain they suffered some time ago.

The reason why he needs to prepare another pair of eyes is that he is afraid that his "eye skills" will occasionally be immature and out of control, and he will accidentally expose his stuffing in front of Fu Guancheng and others, and black lenses are easier to cover his true situation.

"Uncle Kai, put it away first."

Fu Yueming's vision recovery, except for Uncle Kai, the others did not mention anything.

The more people who know about this news, the more likely it is that there will be unnecessary trouble.

As for He Yi, Fu Yueming purely wanted to accompany the acting and see what medicine was sold in the other party's "pretending to be stupid" gourd?

Uncle Kai suppressed the joy in his heart and put it away properly.

In the next second, assistant Lin Zhong walked in with a tablet.

He stood on the edge of the sofa and carefully reported the next work arrangement, "Mr. Fu, I just received a call from G.M. ”

"They said there would be a final screening of the game project next Friday, and you, as a top shareholder, are you going to go to the vote?"

“……”

Game project? Final screening?

When He Yi heard this, he couldn't help but cast his gaze.

Fu Yueming's afterglow caught his "abnormal" movement amplitude, and he didn't pierce it, "Well, Yan Cen told me, let's arrange it." ”

Now that he has temporarily lost his position in the Fu Group, he naturally needs to pay more attention to G.M's investment first.

Lin Zhong nodded, "Okay, I'll write it down in the itinerary memo." ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone heard He Yi suddenly shout, "Second brother." ”

Fu Yueming tilted his head, still controlling the degree of staring, "Huh? ”

He Yi shifted his position, and he got closer to Fu Yueming, cautiously and implicitly expectant, "I, I'll go too, play games." ”

"Playing games?"

Fu Yueming reacted for two seconds, following the previous train of thought when He Yi spoke, "I went to the company to have a serious job, not to play." ”

Faced with the explanation of the second half of the sentence, He Yi pretended to be confused, "I'm going!" Play! ”

The game project of "The End of the Mist" is equally important to He Yi, not to mention, their competitor You Ming Studio still has some strength and level.

He Yi's thoughts at the moment are very simple and clear-

If Fu Yueming will personally go to the G.M division next Friday to vote, then it would be better for him to take this opportunity to follow him to find out, so that he can know the final result as soon as possible.

Fu Yueming repeatedly confirmed, "Do you want to follow me to the company?" ”

He Yi nodded busily, and kept using the word "playing games" as an excuse for being stupid.

“……”

Fu Yueming's eyebrows frowned slightly.

Since his eyesight recovered, he became more and more sure that He Yi was suspected of "pretending to be stupid", but the other party's past performance was measured, and he would never be nonsense in this kind of business.

Besides, he had never mentioned G.M Company in front of He Yi, why did the other party suddenly want to go? Who is it for?

Fu Yueming suddenly remembered his answer to Lin Zhong, and his heart condensed with a touch of sourness, "Do you want to play games, or do you want to see Yan Cen?" ”

He Yi, who was pretending to be stupid in strength, was stunned, and let out a slow half-beat, "Huh? ”

Why did it get to Yan Cen?

Uncle Kai and Lin Zhong glanced at each other tacitly, and coincidentally chose to leave the living room, leaving a separate communication space for the two of them.

He Yi shook his head incomprehensibly, and continued to hum, "I—I want to play." ”

Fu Yueming refused, "No." ”

G.M is a company, not a place to mess around.

“……”

He Yi heard Fu Yueming's more and more firm refusal, and sighed deeply in his heart.

It's not okay to pretend to be stupid, and it's not okay to be obedient!

The villain is really the most difficult to attack!

It seems that I still have to find another way to follow up this investment competition, which is difficult to do.

The atmosphere gradually fell silent.

He Yi was discouraged and resigned to his fate in this atmosphere, but finally struggled, "I want to, I want to accompany the second brother." ”

“……”

Fu Yueming's firm thought suddenly cracked a little, and then collapsed silently in an instant, he glanced at He Yi, and quickly looked away, and suddenly felt a little angry in his heart-

The mouth is aggrieved and coquettish, and he doesn't forget to pet the cat in his hand?

Co-authoring is to bully "he can't see", so he dares to put whatever thoughts on his face when there is no third person! Pretending to be stupid doesn't know how to pretend to be a little!

What do you want to accompany him?

Who would believe such deceptive nonsense?

Fu Yueming thought silently, looked at the depressed kitten who gradually lowered his head again, and changed his words, "Yes." ”

"But since you said that you want to accompany me, you have to follow me obediently throughout the whole process, and you are not allowed to run around without my permission, can you do it?"

“……”

Why did you suddenly agree?

A small question mark popped up on He Yi's head.

But what he is waiting for is this opportunity to "accompany", and if he can go, he will be able to do it, no matter what rules and regulations he has!

Thinking of this, He Yi nodded hurriedly, the frustration in his eyes was completely gone, and even a faint light of success was revealed.

This scene was fully watched by Fu Yueming, he held back that helpless laugh, sat on the side and pretended not to see it.

The two of them had their own thoughts, and they tried their best to hide them.

Until Uncle Kai, who had put away his glasses, came back, "Little sir, there is still some time before dinner, are you hungry?" Would you like to eat something? ”

He Yi remembered that the purpose of going downstairs was to come and find food after working for a long time and being hungry.

Uncle Kai looked at Shang Heyi's expectant gaze and fed him regularly, "There are newly made puddings and honey cakes in the kitchen, what do you want to eat?" ”

He Yiguang felt the tip of his tongue flush with sweetness when he heard it, and with the firm idea of "adults don't make choices", he pretended to be obedient and raised his head and replied-

"Both!"

The expected answer emerged.

It is only when it comes to eating sweets that kittens do not have the slightest disguise.

Fu Yueming let out a short laugh from his throat, and quickly retracted before He Yi noticed the flaw.

He coughed and calmly motioned to Uncle Kai, "Well, get some for him." ”