"What's wrong, Sister Meiying?" Xu Qianghua asked, noticing the tired expression that appeared after she checked her terminal device.
Liu Anwei, who had her head down, also looked up.
"Haah, it's nothing. It's just those good-for-nothing shareholders wanting me to abdicate the position of CEO now that you have graduated," Liu Meiying said as she closed her terminal device. "Anyway, you don't have to worry about this, Qiangqiang. I will handle this mess until you are ready to take over," she added.
Then, in a seductive tone, she continued, "After that, I will become your secretary who will do anything my boss wants."
COUGH COUGH
Xu Qianghua, not expecting the second half, was shocked and speechless at the boldness of Liu Meiying's words.
"About that, Sister Meiying, we need to chat," Xu Qianghua started, his expression serious.
"Huh, about taking over the company?" Liu Meiying asked, startled by his expression. "If you want more time, that's fine. Or have you changed your mind and are willing to take over as the CEO?"
"No, it's not about that," replied Xu Qianghua. He remembered that after his parents' death, she had assured him that she would take care of the company until he was ready, allowing him to enjoy life until then.
But now he didn't want to talk about that. Instead, he wanted to sell the company shares they owned for two reasons. First, due to his parents' deaths, most of the high-position employees who were loyal to them either left the company or switched sides. So even if he took back the company, he wouldn't have much power.
The second and most important reason was that the game Immortal Odyssey: Paths of Destiny would merge with the real world, making everything that didn't come from the game disappear.
"Then what do you want to talk about?" asked Liu Meiying, confused.
"Not right now. I will tell you about it after you come back, okay, Sister Meiying?" Xu Qianghua explained.
"Okay, then I'll see you in the evening," Liu Meiying agreed, still confused but accepting because she had to leave immediately and didn't have time to press Xu Qianghua about the issue.
"Okay, goodbye, Sister Meiying," said Xu Qianghua, waving her off.
"Bye, Mom," said Liu Anwei, copying Xu Qianghua.
"Bye, Weiwei," said Liu Meiying as she left the dining room and headed toward the main entrance of the house.
A Bentley Continental GT was waiting for her to take her to the company.
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Dining Room
After she left, Liu Anwei finished her food and started to leave because she had a class to attend, as she was still in her last year of college.
"Okay, bye, Brother Qiang. I have a class to attend," she said, waving her hand and leaving the dining room.
"Okay, see you in the evening," said Xu Qianghua, waving her goodbye.
Xu Qianghua finished his breakfast and then went to his room, leaving the cleaning to the maids.
After locking the door to his room, which was separate from the main bedroom where he had just woken up, Xu Qianghua took out a piece of paper to plan for the upcoming major events.
He started writing down ways to make a lot of money quickly before the game was released. The game was similar to the pay-to-win games popular but hated in the 21st century in his original world. Players could buy overpowered and rare items from the in-game purchase shop, which would only be available for two days.
The shop would disappear on the third day, and on the fourth day, the game would merge with real life.
Xu Qianghua wanted to use this month to first sell the shares that he and Liu Meiying owned, so he could have a better starting point in the game. He started to think hard, trying to remember anything that could help him earn more money.
Then suddenly, he thought of a detail he had missed. In a few days, there would be an announcement from WayFlower Group, a major battery manufacturer, that the Jiang Group was going to buy their new batteries still in the testing phase at a premium. This would shock the business market because the Jiang Group had kept it quiet, which surprised many people, including Xu Qianghua.
This news would cause the stock value of both the WayFlower Group and the Jiang Group to soar. But the next day, two more shocking pieces of news would come out. First, an employee from the WayFlower Group would provide evidence that the batteries were faulty, causing their stock value to plummet, and leading to a lawsuit from the Jiang Group.
Second, the city government would announce new loan policies that would cripple the Jiang Group, heavily indebted due to their real estate ventures. This incident was similar to one in Xu Qianghua's original world, involving the Evergrande Group, which had to file for bankruptcy.
While the Jiang Group wouldn't end up as badly off as Evergrande, they would still suffer significant losses in stock value.
Xu Qianghua planned to use this situation to make enough money to be well-prepared for the game.
As he was deep in thought about his plans, the system interrupted him.
[Hey host, can you please look at the items that are still here?]