Offside game

The next day, Su Yi arrived at Beidu University and saw that An Jing and the other girls in her dormitory had already dressed up. It turned out that they had all joined the Finance Club.

The dance started at 7 PM in a small auditorium at Peking University. Everything was already set up and the atmosphere was quite festive, with all the sound equipment ready. Upon entering, Su Yi noticed that the other three girls hadn't brought male companions. He asked them about it, and Lü Meng said, "Only Anjing brought you, you know. You know, many of the senior students in the Finance Society either come from good families or have their own businesses. These are all eligible bachelors! There are quite a few handsome and wealthy princes-of-the-woods. We're all waiting for them." The joking Yu Qian also chimed in, feigning infatuation, making Su Yi both laugh and cry.

The venue was roughly divided into two parts: one half was a dance floor, and the other half was set up as a buffet. Just by looking at it, it was more formal than other university club gatherings.

At first, everyone stood in small groups below the stage, chatting and laughing, waiting for the dance to begin.

Soon, a pretty girl in a black evening gown walked to the front of the stage. She took a microphone and began to speak, and the crowd below immediately fell silent. From the whispers of those around him, Su Yi learned that this girl was none other than Luo Ning, the current president of the Finance Club.

Sure enough, she said, "Time flies! Another batch of junior students has arrived at Peking University. This dance is mainly for our club to welcome the new members who have joined the Finance Club. You are the fresh blood of our club, and we believe you will achieve even greater things in the future. Okay, enough said. I hope you have a great time tonight. I hereby declare the dance officially open!" After she finished speaking, enthusiastic applause rang out from the audience. Then, the music slowly began, marking the official start of tonight's dance.

At this moment, Su Yi also heard Yu Qian whisper to them, "This Senior Sister Luo is very capable. I heard that her father is a high-ranking government official, and she herself is also very capable. In her sophomore year, she and her classmates founded a company, which is now the famous Mingcheng Community."

Upon hearing this news, Su Yi also became somewhat interested in the girl named Luo Ning. It's worth noting that Mingcheng Community is a relatively well-known online community in China, especially its political, fashion, and general discussion forums, which are highly influential among students and white-collar workers. Many influential topics and events on the internet originate from this community.

But then Yu Qian continued, "See that handsome guy next to Luo Ning? That's Zhang Mingyu, the vice president of the Finance and Economics Society. He's the son of Zhang Guojing, a real estate tycoon in Yanjing. It's said that his father's net worth exceeds 10 billion. He also founded a company called Donglong Investment."

Su Yi contacted the parent company's information network to search for relevant data. He learned that Zhang Guojing was the chairman and president of Yanjing Donghua Real Estate, a listed company and one of the top ten real estate companies in China. Donglong Investment was also a well-known company with consistently good performance; Zhang Mingyu's personal assets were estimated to be over 100 million yuan. Considering he was still a student, his achievements were truly remarkable, befitting his position as the vice president of the finance club.

At this moment, Lü Meng, who was standing next to him, said, "He's so handsome and rich, I'm really tempted."

Yu Qian rolled her eyes at her and said, "There are probably countless girls who are eyeing Young Master Zhang, but I've never seen him get close to any of them. It's said that he likes President Luo. I think you have no chance."

The two girls started exchanging barbs, leaving Su Yi speechless once again.

At this moment, a few people had already entered the dance floor and started dancing. Yu Qian looked at Su Yi and said, "Handsome Su, why don't you invite our beautiful lady to dance? What are you waiting for?"

Hearing the teasing from her friends, Su Yi blushed slightly. She gracefully extended her hand to An Jing, bowed, and said, "Beautiful lady, may I have this dance?"

Anjing blushed and placed her hand on Su Yi's outstretched hand. They walked onto the dance floor together. Once Su Yi had his arm around her slender waist, Anjing whispered, "Yi, I'm not very good at dancing yet."

"It's okay, Xiaojing, I just learned too. You can step on my feet all you want, I'm prepared," Su Yi joked, trying to put Anjing at ease. Su Yi had specifically sought out ballroom dance textbooks and studied them carefully for tonight's dance, so he could manage. It was clear that Anjing had also put in the effort; although her initial steps were a little clumsy, she gradually became more skilled with Su Yi's guidance and the music. The two of them were getting into the swing of things, forgetting their surroundings and focusing solely on each other.

After the dance ended, Su Yi accompanied An Jing to the sidelines to rest. By then, the other girls had also found dance partners and were strolling around the dance floor. With two drinks in hand, Su Yi and An Jing sat down on the side, watching the men and women on the dance floor.

Being the capital city, it was not lacking in scions of prominent families or various elites; at this moment, it resembled a glamorous social dance party. After Lu Meng and her partners finished dancing, they returned to An Jing's side, their faces filled with excitement.

Lü Meng smiled and said to An Jing, "Xiao Jing, would you mind if I borrowed Su Yi's things for a bit?"

Anjing looked at Su Yi and said, "Of course I don't mind if a beautiful girl asks me out." During this time, quite a few boys saw Anjing's stunning beauty and came over to ask her to dance, but she refused them all, using the excuse that she was too tired. Hearing what Lu Meng said, Su Yi naturally couldn't refuse and said, "I don't agree."

Seeing the astonished expressions on their faces, he continued with a smile, "It should be the gentleman who invites the lady. So I sincerely invite Miss Lü Meng." With that, he extended his hand to her.

Hearing his next words, everyone suddenly understood and smiled. Lü Meng, having regained her composure, took Su Yi's hand and walked onto the dance floor, but couldn't help saying, "Comrade Su Yi, refusing a lady's invitation will have consequences, you know."

"So petty, huh? What are you planning to do to me?"

"Hmph, I'm going to punish you by making you dance two songs with me."

Seeing Su Yi's deliberately feigned pain, she laughed out loud, then chided, "So you're really that unwilling to dance with me?"

"Of course not, it would be my honor," Su Yi said solemnly, but his expression didn't quite match his words, which made Lü Meng even more dissatisfied.

It's clear that Lü Meng's dancing skills are indeed quite good, but the fact that she stepped on Su Yi's feet a few times suggests that she might have been harboring a desire for revenge.

"Xiao Jing, watch closely! Your Su Yi is all intact, isn't he? He's been returned to his rightful owner." After the dance, Lü Meng teased An Jing.

"Nothing's missing, but my feet seem to be a bit more strained," Su Yi replied immediately, which drew laughter from the girls.

The dance ended at 9:30 p.m., and Su Yi escorted the girls back to their dormitories and then back to his apartment.

Lechang Network has already dispatched its marketing team to various regions to contact distributors, including several well-known domestic and international online game card retailers and telecom operators. Online sales are a mature model abroad, but still in their nascent stage in China. The purpose of this is to begin selling Lechang game cards. Currently, Lechang Chat's user base is growing rapidly, but the company's current profits mainly come from advertising revenue on its gaming platform and Lechang Chat, which is relatively singular and low-profit. After discussing it, Su Yi and Liu Jun decided to begin charging for the entire platform once registered users exceed 100 million.

Furthermore, they now have the idea of ​​integrating Lechang's battle platform and instant messaging platform together.

After more than ten days of competition, the Lechang-Free Man Cup CS tournament has entered its final points stage. The Dragon and Beauty team, captained by Ji Feng, boasts an undefeated record and is considered the favorite to win the championship. External commentators describe this team as a powerful force combining individual skill and teamwork. While other teams have many individually strong members, their teamwork in matches is relatively weak. This leads to inconsistent performance for many teams, with their overall performance often depending on the performance of their key player – a fatal flaw for any team.

At this time, Dream Games Company had completed its registration procedures, and both Lechang Network and Dream Games were now wholly-owned subsidiaries of Dream International Group. Dream International's shareholding ratio remained 70% for Su Yi and 30% for Solomon Yus Investment Company. Su Yi handed over a trial version of the new game "Mechanical Civilization" to Tiandi Software and Yubi International. Both companies were very satisfied with the game and immediately decided to continue the contract.

Because of the popularity of "Historic Evolution", both companies have gained confidence in the capabilities of Pangu Studio, and the demo version of "Mechanical Civilization" also allowed them to witness the excellent quality of Pangu's products.

Therefore, on October 30th, Su Yi, representing Dream Games, signed a contract with Tiandi Software and Yubi International, granting Tiandi Software the sales rights for the game "Mechanical Civilization" in the Asian region. Sales outside of Asia were authorized to Yubi International. In addition to receiving 10% of the profits, Dream Games also received 100 million RMB from Tiandi Software and 50 USD as a signing bonus from Yubi International.