“I don’t care what you say. I must see you at the wedding half a month from now!”
Su Dahai disliked this daughter more and more. All she did was oppose him and think of ways to make him angry.
Su Jingsheng ignored him as well.
People who were not worth it should not disturb her emotions. For now, she had to focus on how to Bring Lingfeng Games back from the brink of collapse.
She returned to the apartment and looked toward the spot where that man had sat last night. Her expression was dazed for a moment, but she quickly returned to normal.
She went to the computer desk and began preparing a new proposal.
Mia was right. She needed money—lots and lots of money—to make Lingfeng better. Only then would she have the ability to retain talent and pursue better partnerships.
Otherwise, they could only wait until the three months were up and then declare bankruptcy.
She absolutely refused to see such a scene.
That night, the light in Su Jingsheng’s room remained on the entire time.
Around dawn, a Porsche stopped in front of the apartment.
The man raised his eyes toward the bright light. His brows furrowed, and he started the car and drove away.
Aside from the dust being kicked up, everything was eerily peaceful.
Lu Qingyu’s slender fingers rested on the steering wheel. Just then, his phone rang. He paused, then pressed answer.
Assistant Xiao Xu’s voice came from the other end, carrying a hint of fatigue.
“President Lu, someone from Huarui just came over to ask about the matter involving su corporation plagiarism. Should the press release be issued or not?”
There was a pause on the other end of the phone.
Lu Qingyu remained silent for several seconds before replying in a deep voice.
“Hold it for now.”
Xiao Xu hurriedly agreed and wrote down a few notes with a pen.
Suddenly, he froze again.
It seemed that not long ago, President Lu had still called Su Corporation shameless and told him to contact the media and issue the press release as soon as possible.
How had he changed his mind after only a few days?
Of course, he was not foolish enough to ask Lu Qingyu about it at a time like this. He merely hung up the phone respectfully.
The light turned green, and the man stepped on the accelerator.
The neon lights outside the window flashed past rapidly. His slender fingers rested on the steering wheel, and he suddenly could not help wondering.
Why had he changed his mind?
Perhaps it was for Su Jingsheng’s bowl of noodles.
He decided to temporarily give Su Corporation a way out.
…
The price of staying up late was red-rimmed eyes the next day, filled with bloodshot veins. After all these years, she was not unaccustomed to it.
It was just that she had never felt this exhausted before.
Perhaps Xiaobao had taken away the strength in her body. A woman who could not even properly recuperate after giving birth—how could she hope for good health?
Su Jingsheng casually washed her face and officially took office.
As soon as she stopped the car, all the employees stood at the entrance to welcome her under Hu Feng’s leadership.
There were ten people in total, but there had only been six yesterday. Who would have thought that a game company could tolerate nearly half its employees taking time off together?
Some forceful measures were clearly necessary.
“Manager Su.” Hu Feng approached with a broad smile, then introduced her to everyone. “This is our company’s new manager, su jingsheng, manager Su. From now on, she is the highest-ranking leader in our company, President Su. As you requested, your office desk is here. Please take a look and see what you think.”
Hu Feng pointed toward a large office desk made by joining two desks together. It was separated from the other employees by an aisle.
For some reason, it looked rather uncomfortable.
The deliberately elevated position instead made it seem as though she had been isolated by them.
Forget it. None of that mattered.
Su Jingsheng nodded, indicating her satisfaction.
Hu Feng smiled even more happily. “Then let me introduce our employees to you one by one, Manager Su.”
“No need.” Su Jingsheng raised a hand to refuse.
She passed Hu Feng and came before the group. Her appearance had always been unforgettable and stunning. Even dressed in business attire and wearing black high heels, the innate elegance in her bearing still dazzled the otaku men.
The awkward atmosphere also became lively.
Su Jingsheng swept her sharp gaze over each person: plaid shirts, black-rimmed glasses, standard IT men, with quite a few already showing signs of balding.
She had looked through all their information. It could be said that…
It was unbearable to look at!
None of them had graduated from a top university, and their abilities were quite ordinary. Their experience, one could say, had all been learned only after joining the company. How could a game company organized by such a group ever become popular?
But they had not fled during the company’s difficult period, so their loyalty was at least passing.
In many respects, loyalty mattered more than ability.
Therefore, she had to ignite everyone’s fighting spirit.
If she fought alone for a company, even for twenty years, it would still end in bankruptcy.
“Hello, everyone. I am Su Jingsheng. To you, my age may make me seem like a younger sister from the neighborhood, but here, I am the manager and your leader. I hope you will show me the respect I deserve. I do not want to hear any more of the discussions from yesterday.”
After she said this, no one dared to look at Su Jingsheng with the gaze one used toward a woman.
Judging from her tone and attitude, she was clearly not someone to provoke.
“Also, I came here to lead you into creating a new world. If you do not want to do this, you can leave right now. I will give you three times your salary.”
She pointed coldly toward the door.
No one responded.
“Good. Since everyone is willing to stay, I will explain my plan. None of you are professionals. Even if you have several years of experience, you are still lacking. Therefore, I want you to spend one month studying. Online or at other companies—so long as you are willing to learn, I will provide you with access to every channel.”
Aside from Hu Feng, the most experienced among them had only five years of experience, and he was Hu Feng’s apprentice.
They had long been prepared for the new leader’s three opening moves.
But judging from the situation now, even thirty opening moves would not be enough.
Hu Feng felt his scalp prickle as he listened. He had no choice but to remind her quietly, “Manager Su, our company is already on the verge of bankruptcy. If we do not work for an entire month, we will not even be able to pay our salaries next month.”
“So what? Struggle through one month after another, relying on you to sell your face and dignity outside in exchange for partnerships. Haven’t you had enough of living like this?”
They were all passionate young people.
Once that fire was lit, she believed they would not fail at anything they did.
Hu Feng also knew that his approach was not right, but the circumstances had to be considered. In this situation, if they did not secure any partnerships for a month, they truly had no path but death.
Manager Su was Director Su’s daughter. If she botched things, she would still be Su Jingsheng after returning home.
But they would not be so lucky.
Their meager salaries could not kill them, but they could certainly starve them.
The wrinkles on Hu Feng’s face bunched together. He truly could not agree. “Manager Su, I think we need to discuss this properly. Otherwise, we really cannot accept it.”
His attitude was still fairly polite.
Su Jingsheng understood Hu Feng’s concerns. What they stood to lose was merely their livelihood; at most, they would suffer for three months.
What she stood to lose was the Su Family and everything her mother had given her. Those mountains were the things weighing down on her.
“I, Su Jingsheng, may look as though I came here to play around, but in truth, I was sent into exile. If I cannot Bring the company back from the brink of collapse within three months, all my shares and real estate must be returned. After that, I will truly be nothing more than Su Jingsheng, completely severed from the Su Family. So I bear far more risk than you do. Please take another look at me. I am not here to play around.”
Su Jingsheng simply revealed everything. Only then could this group trust her.
Upon hearing this, everyone froze. There had actually been rumors outside, but they had not dared believe them.
No matter what, even broken bones remained connected by sinew. How could the chairman simply abandon her?
But judging from the situation now, it seemed the matter was true.
A girl barely in her twenties was bearing far more than they were.
They no longer dared to look down on the girl before them.
“Manager Su, we do want to study, but we already know everything available online. As for anything deeper, we have no way to learn it. If you truly want to save us, please hire us a teacher.”
One person spoke.
“All right.” Su Jingsheng revealed a smile she had not shown in a long time.
She once again tore away her defenses and spoke from the heart. “I know you have many doubts. Please believe me: I will bear all the risks. Even if we lose after three months, I will still find you a good place to go. During these three months, I want you to risk your lives and struggle alongside me. Let those who look down on us see clearly that we are not useless good-for-nothings!”