Offside game

Su Yi hurriedly reached out and grabbed Minako's restless little hand. Looking down, he saw that Minako's hazy eyes were full of allure, which, combined with her delicate pink cheeks, made her exceptionally tempting.

Just as Su Yi was about to leave, he heard Tanaka Hisashi say in a low voice, "Su-kun, I can leave now. You two enjoy yourselves. I'm sure Miss Minako will treat you well." With that, he pulled the girl beside him out the door with a lewd look on his face.

Suddenly, only Minako and Su Yi remained in the room. "Mr. Tanaka, what about him?" Su Yi was about to ask when Minako leaned over and whispered in his ear, "They've gone to do something naughty." As she finished speaking, her small mouth restlessly rubbed against Su Yi's ear, gently sucking on his earlobe.

Su Yi subconsciously pushed her away and heard Minako let out a soft "Ah".

“Mr. Su, I’m sorry, you’re not satisfied with me, are you?” Minako hurriedly knelt down beside him and bowed.

"No." Su Yi pulled her up and said, "I'm just feeling a little out of place. I'm sorry, Ms. Minako, I have some things to attend to and I have to go now."

Minako hurriedly went to Su Yi's side, but he continued, "Ms. Minako, I have to go now. Please apologize to Mr. Tanaka for me." Su Yi regained his composure and said calmly, "It's not that I'm dissatisfied with you, it's just that I have some things to attend to. I believe Mr. Tanaka will understand."

Minako escorted Su Yi to the entrance of the clubhouse, took out a slightly larger bag from the front desk, and said, "Mr. Su, this is a gift that Mr. Tanaka left for you beforehand. Please accept it."

Su Yi took the bag; it was quite heavy. Then, accompanied by Minako, he walked out of the Genting Building. At the entrance, Minako bowed deeply to Su Yi again in farewell. Su Yi was now somewhat numb to this; the Japanese were used to it.

Once inside the taxi, Su Yi told the driver to go back to Mengyuan Apartment. He casually opened the bag, revealing the packaging for a Sony PS2 console. Tanaka Hisashi had certainly put in a lot of thought.

“Young Master, I have spoken with Su Yi, and he has agreed to join our team, but we still need to discuss it with the other members of the studio.”

"What is he like as a person?"

“He’s very young and smart. And the fact that he left the club so quickly shows that he has a lot of self-control.”

"Okay, I understand. That's all for now. Let's wait for his reply."

“Um…” Tanaka Hisashi hesitated and said, “Is it just waiting? Right now he’s only given a verbal agreement, and it’s inevitable that Microsoft will contact him again.”

"Just observe for now, don't worry too much. What Microsoft can give him, we can give him too. If all else fails, there are other ways. Okay, that's enough for now."

"Hello!" After hanging up the phone, Tanaka Hisashi dialed another number and said, "Mr. Mitsui, I've contacted Su Yi as Morita Ikeya instructed..."

The next day, Su Yi officially began classes. In the morning, the instructor brought several students and distributed the textbooks. Then the class schedule was announced, and classes were about to begin.

Everyone listened attentively to the first day's class.

Su Yi received a call from Mo Yuqing while he was in class. Since he had his phone on vibrate, he didn't disturb the teacher or other students. Su Yi hung up and sent a text message to Mo Yuqing, telling her he was in class.

After class, Su Yi called back.

"Hello, is this Sister Mo? I was in class and couldn't answer the phone. I'm sorry," Su Yi said apologetically.

"It's nothing. I've prepared a list for you here. Let me show you. When do you have time?" Mo Yuqing said.

"Wow, that's fast! Can I come over at noon?"

"Okay, I'll wait for your call."

At noon, Su Yi took a taxi to Mo Yuqing's place. It was the same girl from last time; she led him directly to Mo Yuqing's office. This was Su Yi's first time in her office, which was simply decorated. Su Yi saw a framed photo on the desk of Mo Jin'er adorably hugging a teddy bear.

When Mo Yuqing saw Su Yi come in, she greeted him and handed him a folder, saying, "There are some personnel files inside. Take a look and see if there's anything suitable."

Su Yi opened the folder; the first page listed the candidates for general manager.

Liu Jun, 31 years old, graduated from Yale University in the United States and worked for a well-known software company in Silicon Valley. Later, he returned to China and served as a manager in many large software companies. Recently, he worked as a manager in a Taiwanese-owned game company, where he was responsible for the successful operation of a popular online game. However, due to differences in business philosophy with the boss, he was dismissed after the game stabilized.

The next few candidates are outstanding in finance, administration, and public relations, and all have more than two years of work experience. Their resumes show that most have experience working in large companies.

Seeing that Su Yi had finished reading, Mo Yuqing said, "This Liu Jun is very famous in the industry. He recently returned to Yanjing from Haidu. After he left his job, many large companies contacted him, but none of them attracted him. If you want to see him, I can arrange a time for you."

"Okay, I want to see him as soon as possible, tonight, is that alright?"

"Let me try to contact him for you. He didn't come back for any other reason than to visit his parents. I think it should be possible," Mo Yuqing said after considering it. "I'll call you once it's confirmed."

Su Yi suddenly remembered that he hadn't eaten yet and felt a little hungry, so he said, "Sister Mo, you haven't eaten yet, have you? To thank you for your hard work, I'll treat you to lunch."

"Oh, now that you mention it, I am indeed a little hungry. But even if you treat me to a meal, I won't be bribed. You can't skimp on the service fee. I heard from Xiao Juan that you're quite wealthy now," Mo Yuqing joked.

It's really great! There are some nice Western restaurants near this building. Mo Yuqing also had work in the afternoon, and Su Yi also had class in the afternoon. The two ate something casually and then went their separate ways.

In the afternoon, after class, Su Yi received a call from Mo Yuqing, who told him that she had arranged to meet Liu Jun at a coffee shop near the Asian Games Village that evening.

Su Yi took this meeting very seriously. After school, he went to a nearby shopping mall and chose a rather formal outfit. The simple shirt and trousers cost him nearly five thousand yuan. He usually dresses very casually, and this outfit was probably the most expensive he had ever owned.

Arriving at the agreed-upon coffee shop, Su Yi found a seat and ordered a latte. It was still early, and having learned from his previous experiences of being late to see Luo Juan, he arrived well before the appointed time. Bored, he took out his T20 and continued writing his new game.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Su Yi?" Hearing a gentle voice ask, Su Yi pulled himself out of his programming and looked at the person speaking to him. Having seen the photo before, Su Yi immediately recognized the person in front of him as Liu Jun, whom he was supposed to meet.

Liu Jun appeared more composed in person than in his photos. Su Yi immediately stood up, shook hands with Liu Jun, and said, "Hello, Mr. Liu Jun, I am Su Yi."

"Hello, I'm Liu Jun. Ms. Mo called me and arranged to meet Mr. Su here," Liu Jun said politely. It was clear he was also surprised by Su Yi's youth. But he quickly regained his composure, showing no inappropriate behavior, which left Su Yi with a good impression.

Su Yi saved the data and shut down the computer. He said to Liu Jun, "Yes, Sister Mo should have already told Mr. Liu that we hope to find a professional to be the company's general manager and be responsible for the company's operations."

"Ms. Mo has told me the general situation." Liu Jun is a very composed person, and his every word and action is very proper.

"I wonder if Mr. Liu has heard of our Lechang gaming platform?" Su Yi suddenly asked.

"Of course, the Lechang gaming platform is so popular that even people outside the industry have probably heard of it. I am also very interested in this platform, so after hearing about Ms. Mo, I wanted to meet with Mr. Su."

“Mr. Liu, you can just call me Su Yi. If you don’t mind, I’ll call you Brother Liu; it feels more friendly that way.” Liu Jun indeed possessed the forthright personality typical of northerners. Seeing his expression of agreement, Su Yi began, “Brother Liu, could you share your thoughts on the future development of the Lechang gaming platform?”

"Okay." After gathering his thoughts, Liu Jun said, "I noticed the Lechang gaming platform a while ago. To be honest, I also enjoy playing computer games, though I don't have much time for it. I think the Lechang gaming platform is trending well, but its user base is clearly quite concentrated. I think to address this, we could increase the variety of games, such as card games and casual mini-games suitable for all ages. This way, we can leverage Lechang Chat's user base to expand the platform's user base. Speaking of Lechang Chat, I think it's a very promising piece of software. Although it was launched a bit late, and the initial market was already dominated by Tencent's OICQ, the partnership between Lechang Chat and the Lechang gaming platform is very clever. In the early stages..." Lechang Chat can leverage the popularity of the Lechang Gaming Platform to attract users, and its powerful features have led to explosive user growth. The Lechang Gaming Platform can then utilize Lechang Chat's broader user base to expand its own user base. Therefore, I believe the most important thing right now is to increase the variety of games and solidify and expand the user base of both the Lechang Gaming Platform and Lechang Chat. Because we cannot rule out the possibility of Tencent's OICQ launching its own interactive game platform, we cannot afford to give our competitors an opportunity. Currently, the advantage of the Lechang Gaming Platform is its smooth gameplay on the current network, but as the Chinese network evolves, this advantage will inevitably weaken. Therefore, time is our most precious resource.