The plane was delayed for an hour, and it was already daybreak when we returned to City N. When the car arrived at the entrance of the Software Park, we saw office workers walking into the office building in twos and threes, carrying breakfast in one hand and computers in the other, in a hurry or slowly.
Li Xuan usually sleeps little, but he hadn't slept for two days in a row. On the way back, the baby in the seat next to him kept crying, so he became quieter in the second half of the journey and was able to take a short nap for half an hour on the plane. Even though he was energetic, he still felt a little sleepy.
It’s just that he has been very busy recently. The game is going to be updated this week, and he also has a meeting with investors in the morning. Capital is always profit-seeking. "Yi Yu" is gaining momentum, and many investors have contacted him these days.
The company has discussed this matter several times. Qi Boyuan and Chu Tianheng are not so resistant to financing, but Li Xuan is determined and does not want to be restricted, let alone accept any capital guidance. He has no plans to accept investment for the time being.
I have basically rejected all the investors I approached before, including several well-known venture capital firms. Today, I am not an institution, but a private boss. I am also a programmer by profession. I made a fortune in the past few years when the time was right. I have invested in many small game companies at home and abroad.
Li Xuan was not interested at first, but after looking at the list of projects he had invested in, he found that he had tried several games. Regardless of the market logic, the quality was generally good, and from Li Xuan's picky eyes, they were more or less acceptable. In addition, the other party was sincere, and he made several appointments in a row, and even used the relationship of the studio landlord to make connections, saying that it didn't matter if the deal didn't work out, just getting to know each other would be fine. Qi Boyuan tried to reconcile again and again, and finally relented, but he also made it clear that it was just a meeting to chat.
The appointment was at 11 o'clock, and there were still two hours. Li Xuan considered whether to go to sleep first or go straight to work. Thinking of the time he had wasted in the studio yesterday, the progress was a little behind what he had planned. After a little thought, he gave up the idea of taking a rest.
Actually, it wasn't a big deal. He parked the car and planned to go to the coffee machine downstairs to buy a cup of coffee. On the way, he thought that it was always worth it to see Sheng Min for a day. He took out his phone and took a look. Sheng Min sent a message half an hour ago, saying that he had already gone to the set.
Li Xuan's lips unconsciously showed a little smile, and he moved his fingers, wanting to ask him what time he would finish the show today. As soon as the message was sent, he heard someone calling him: "Brother Xuan, good morning."
"Good morning." Li Xuan put away his phone, turned around, and saw the administrator holding a stack of documents, with several people following him. "What are you doing?"
"Everyone is here for the interview today. You can't get in without an access card. I'll go downstairs to meet them." The administrator came up to him and explained, "Brother Xuan, after the work is over next week, I will resign and return to my hometown on Friday. Before I leave, please decide on the replacement first."
"I heard from Qi Boyuan." Li Xuan ordered a cup of black coffee, "Book a restaurant next week. Before we leave, we should get together again in the studio. It will also be a practice for you."
"The game will be updated next week, so we should be very busy." The administrator was a little hesitant.
"We have to eat, too. Thursday night, maybe."
"Thank you, Brother Xuan."
"Nothing." Li Xuan ordered a cup of black coffee on the touch screen, turned around and glanced at the people waiting for the interview, and asked casually, "Are all of you here?"
"There are still two left. I'll rush them. Brother Xuan, please go upstairs first. I'll bring the coffee to your office later."
"No, I'll come and interview you myself?"
"Originally, it was Tomonaga's turn to interview, but he was going to arrive later, so he let me interview first."
"Yes. Finally, someone has been chosen. Please send your resume to my email."
"I know. I've told you everything."
The coffee machine made a slight sound when it was running, and the bitter aroma was faintly visible in the air. Behind me, the administrator was still calling the interviewees who had not come yet. One of them was probably delayed in getting through, so he called repeatedly several times.
Li Xuan bent down slightly, took out the coffee that had been prepared from the vending machine, turned around, and wanted to tell her not to call if she couldn't get through, and there was no need to meet her if she didn't have a sense of time. But at this moment, he caught several hastily cut off cell phone rings in his ears. He didn't care at first, but happened to hear the administrator muttering, "Why didn't you answer the call when it was connected?" He thought to himself, frowned, and looked over the ring tone just now, and in a blink of an eye, someone was walking out in a panic.
"Looking for death." Li Xuan saw the figure clearly, his face almost instantly darkened, and he couldn't help but swear, which scared the administrator. Then, he saw Li Xuan walked over quickly and picked out a young man from the crowd. His attitude was not gentle at all. The man wanted to run, so Li Xuan kicked him hard in the lower back and pulled him up by the shoulders.
The people around them didn't know what was going on, and they all moved aside to avoid getting into trouble. The administrator was confused and ran over to try to stop the fight, but Li Xuan snatched her phone away and dialed the number she had called several times but was hung up on. A ringtone rang from the young man's pocket.
Li Xuan couldn't help but sneer. The man whispered, "Nineteen"
The administrator subconsciously looked at this person. In the midsummer weather, he was also wearing long sleeves. She felt that he was familiar. After a little thought, she couldn't help but let out a soft "ah" and remembered that she had seen him before. One night, he came to the company with Li Xuan.
After the coffee spilled on his hands dried, there was a sticky and disgusting feeling. Li Xuan flushed in the bathroom for five minutes but was unable to get rid of the anger in his heart.
He went to the tea room to get a glass of ice water before returning to the office. Zhao Jizhe was sitting on the sofa. When he heard the door open, he immediately stood up again in panic: "... Nineteen."
"Don't fucking call me." Li Xuan reached out and picked up the thin resume from the table. He read it over and over again, flicking it with his fingertips. "Zhu Zhou helped you do it? Apart from the name, I really can't find another real word."
"... No, I asked someone to do it."
"That's right. How could he be so bold?" Li Xuan dragged out his office chair and sat down. The legs of the chair made a harsh sound when rubbing against the floor. "You are so brave. You hired someone to do it? How much did it cost? You spent my money to appease me, right?"
"... ... nineteen."
"Can you tell me something else?"
Zhao Jizhe twirled his fingers nervously, his lips tightly pursed.
"I asked you to speak, don't play dumb." Li Xuan leaned back in his chair. "You've been quiet for a month, so you should have prepared a lot of things to say. Don't just sit there, you can say it now... Aren't you just waiting for me to find out?"
Still silent, Li Xuan tapped the table with his fingers: "You won't say anything, right? You want me to say it for you? I really need to think about how to make this up... Don't you know that this company is mine? You invested blindly and just happened to run into a dead rat? I've come all this way, it doesn't make sense, right?"
"I know your studio is hiring." Zhao Jizhe stammered, "I looked at the job requirements, and I can do all those things, really. Zhu Zhou and I have learned a lot during this period. I just want to help you, Nineteen. I, I don't need a salary."
"I'm short of this little money?" Li Xuan sneered, "You help me? If that's the case, why did you run out this morning after submitting your resume? Are you going to come to work, or wait for this fake resume to be delivered to me before I ask you? I just realized today that you must have been very disappointed waiting for this period of time, right?"
Under his aggressive attitude, Zhao Jizhe took a long time to say: "I really wanted to come... ... I saw you in the morning, and I was afraid that you would be angry, so I wanted to leave at the last minute."
"You didn't miss a thing just to avoid making me angry. I didn't catch you today, but if you sneak in, I'll be able to swallow my anger, right? Is there a single truth in your words? Can any of your words make sense?"
Zhao Jizhe didn't dare to speak again. Li Xuan looked at him for a long while and curled his lips: "I really don't understand what's in your head. You don't want a salary. Okay, then tell me. What do you want?" He picked up the resume and walked in front of Zhao Jizhe, slapped it on the table, and raised his voice: "Tell me, what are you going to cheat with this piece of paper?! Speak!"
"I just want to be closer to you!" Zhao Jizhe was forced into a corner and yelled. He looked at Li Xuan and lowered his voice again, repeating with rapid breathing, "I didn't mean to do anything, Nineteen. I just want to be closer to you."
"That's all?" Li Xuan felt that his emotions were about to explode, and he pointed at the ground twice. "Last month, it was also in this place, in the same position. What did you say? You said that knowing my current life is enough? Then what? Now you want to get closer to me, what else are you going to do next? Is it enough to kill me and frame me as a specimen?"
Zhao Jizhe became excited when he heard this and shook his head vigorously: "How could I possibly harm you? Nineteen. I treat you as my own brother. You are the closest person to me in this world..."
"Don't let me hear that again."
"nineteen... ... "
"Shut up!" Li Xuan could no longer bear it. His anger was stuck in his heart with nowhere to vent. He suddenly grabbed the glass on the table and threw it to the ground. There was a loud bang, and water and fragments scattered everywhere.
He was so angry that the upper part of the cup was crushed in his hand before he threw it away. The fragments and flying glass shards left wounds of varying depths on the palm and back of his hand, and blood immediately gushed out.
Perhaps he heard the noise, and hurried footsteps were heard at the door, accompanied by debris flying all over the ground.
"Nineteen, you..." Zhao Jizhe panicked and wanted to come and see his injuries. Li Xuan pointed at him fiercely, "Stand still, don't disgust me."
He didn't dare to move anymore. The next second, the door was pushed open, and a strange man followed behind Qi Boyuan.
The mess in the room stunned the two hurriedly walking people. The bloodstains on the wooden floor were particularly glaring. Qi Boyuan rushed over and tore off a few pieces of paper to wrap him up, lowering his voice: "What's going on? Who is this... Why is it so chaotic?"
"It's okay." Li Xuan regained some of his rationality and asked softly, "Who is that person at the door?"
"Investor, didn't we make an appointment this morning? I was just coming over when I heard such a loud noise." Qi Boyuan turned to the person who came and said helplessly, "Mr. Song, I'm so sorry, I have something to do today, so it may not be convenient for me."
"It's okay." The investor obviously didn't expect such a scene, but he quickly calmed down and walked around the broken glass on the ground to check Li Xuan's injuries. "These are all minor matters. Let's go to the hospital quickly. My car is here. I'll take you there."
"No need, Mr. Song." Li Xuan refused bluntly, "Let's talk about it another day."
"What are you talking about? Let's go. I'll drive the car downstairs first, and you guys can come down quickly." He turned around and walked out again, and reminded Qi Boyuan, "Watch out for his hands."
Qi Boyuan looked at the self-willed investor, then at Li Xuan's bleeding hand, the blood already soaking through the tissue, and felt overwhelmed: "Forget it, forget it. Let him take it, let's go to the hospital first."
They dragged Li Xuan out. Zhao Jizhe, who had been standing there, finally couldn't help but catch up with them: "Nineteen."
Qi Boyuan turned around in confusion and found that Zhao Jize was also looking at him with an indescribably gloomy expression.
Li Xuan took a deep breath, stopped, and said to Qi Boyuan, "Wait for me a minute." Before the latter could recover from the strange look in his eyes, he was pushed out of the door.
"Your hand." Zhao Jizhe stammered.
"I won't die. What else do you want to say?" Li Xuan lowered his tone, "No need to repeat the same old things. I have a very good memory for just a few words you said. I can recite them backwards for you."
Zhao Jizhe was a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a long time, but finally asked: "Was that your friend just now? You two seemed very close. When did you know each other..."
Li Xuan looked at him coldly, and this look made Zhao Jizhe feel that he had nowhere to hide, and his voice became weaker and weaker.
"I don't mean anything else, I just care about you, really..."
"Really? Of course not." Li Xuan sneered, lowered his eyes, and gently tapped his heart with his fingers. Blood traced along his clothes, leaving mottled marks. "Let me tell you what is true. You are sick here and you need to get treatment. That's it."
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Thanks to everyone for their support, starfish and comments. "Let Me Meet You" is finally on the must-read list! Thank you! Whispering, can I still have starfish and comments? ( '???` )