“Miss Lin isn’t stalling for time this time, are you?” Tong Mingwei asked tentatively.
“Absolutely not. I even have photos from when both sides signed the contract. Here, take a look.” With that, Luo Ming opened Lin Shuwen’s phone and tapped on a photo.
Tong Mingwei glanced at it and only then believed what Lin Shuwen said.
Tong Mingwei hesitated for a moment and didn’t ask to meet Luo Ming right then. He also knew it wasn’t good to interrupt someone’s work.
“Miss Lin, once President Luo is back, you must tell me right away.”
“Don’t worry. Since I’ve agreed, I definitely won’t go back on my word.”
Tong Mingwei nodded and turned to look at Chen Sichu.
Wang Hongyu would never sell out his precious disciple, so that left one person here who couldn’t be trusted.
Chen Sichu immediately stood up and held up three fingers: “I swear, I promise not to tell anyone what I heard today. Otherwise, may I eat instant noodles forever without the seasoning packet!”
“No, that’s too light. Pick another one. If you talk, you’ll always be an A cup,” Tong Mingwei said, glancing at Chen Sichu’s chest.
“That’s way too vicious!”
Tong Mingwei crossed his arms and looked at Chen Sichu with a blank expression.
In the end, Chen Sichu gave in.
“Alright, this should be fine now. Then, Brother Wang, Miss Lin, I’ll be going first.”
After Tong Mingwei left, Luo Ming also said his goodbyes.
Once out of the tech department, Luo Ming let out a long sigh.
“Sister Wen, you won’t just get frozen out like this, will you?”
“As long as you keep your mouth shut, probably not.”
“Sister Wen, don’t worry. I’d rather die than tell anyone about this.”
After that, Luo Ming returned to his office with a heavy heart.
Chen Junmiao was already waiting for them in the office.
“Sister Wen, I’ve arranged everything with the people.”
“Mm, that’s good. As soon as the MV shooting script is ready, bring it to me immediately.”
“Okay, Sister Wen.”
For this album, they said they were preparing to shoot three MVs, but actually only two really needed to be shot on Huayue’s side: “The Initial Dream” and “Snail.”
As for the MV for “Beyond the Light Years,” Director Liu would specially edit together some movie clips and then send people to shoot a few additional shots of Lin Shuwen.
“Sister Wen, your album still needs one last song. Should we go ask Teacher Huang?”
“No need. I already have some ideas. Not all the songs on this album form one story. They’re just promoting around the theme of ‘The Initial Dream.’
But dreams aren’t something everyone can achieve. There will always be people who feel exhausted on the road chasing their dreams. I want to write a song for those people.”
“Sister Wen, are you going to use the name Long Ye this time?” Chen Junmiao asked quietly.
“Yes. This song is rather special. I don’t want its earnings to end up in the company’s hands.”
Chen Junmiao nodded and didn’t ask any more.
“Chuchu, Luo Ming and Sister Shan should be on the plane by now, right?”
Hearing that, Chen Sichu checked her phone: “Sister Shan’s flight takes off at 11. It’s already 10:40 now, so they must be on the plane.”
Lin Shuwen and Sister Shan were indeed already on the plane.
Lin Shuwen and Sister Shan had no idea how many flights they had taken together, but this time the atmosphere between them was especially delicate.
Sister Shan maintained a cool, distant attitude, and Lin Shuwen found it hard to strike up a conversation with her. Although they sat together, they were no different from strangers.
At exactly 11 o’clock, the plane took off on time. A lunch was served during the flight, but for some reason Sister Shan didn’t take a single bite.
After getting off the plane, Lin Shuwen had wanted to take Sister Shan out to eat, but Sister Shan refused directly: “I don’t have much appetite. Let’s go straight to your company.”
Hearing that, Lin Shuwen immediately hailed a taxi and headed to the company.
On the way, Sister Shan, who had remained silent before, took the initiative to ask about the company.
Lin Shuwen had already discussed it with Luo Ming before: trust those you employ, and don’t employ those you doubt. So Lin Shuwen didn’t hide anything from Sister Shan and told her everything she could.
Sister Shan basically got a clear picture of Zhuoguang, and she also understood why Lin Shuwen had begged her to come help.
To put it bluntly, this company was just a ragtag team. Making games was fine, but they had no professionals at all when it came to distribution.
Without professionals to handle operations, even if the game’s quality was solid, early sales would still be less than ideal.
Afterward, they could only slowly make a comeback through word of mouth.
Thinking of this, Sister Shan sighed inwardly: “Another troublesome matter. I must have owed this girl in a past life.”
“Sister Shan, we’re here.” As soon as Lin Shuwen finished speaking, the taxi stopped.
Lin Shuwen paid the fare and got out with Sister Shan.
By the time the two arrived at the company, it was already 2:30 in the afternoon. Zhuoguang’s lunch break had ended, and everyone had started working.
Sister Shan glanced at Zhuoguang’s employees and nodded to herself.
Setting everything else aside, the work atmosphere at this company was still quite good. Sister Shan guessed that the success of 2048 had given the employees a lot of confidence.
“Er Ming, you’re finally back. You little—cough, cough. And this is?”
Lin Shuwen glared at Rong Mu, who had been about to say “mom” but stopped himself, and then said: “Mu Tou, let me introduce you. This is Lin Shuwen’s manager, Sister Shan. She’ll help oversee the launch of Plants vs. Zombies. Sister Shan, this is my company partner, Rong Mu.”
Rong Mu’s eyes lit up when he heard that.
During this period, all the distribution-related work had been handled by him, and he had no experience at all. It was especially hectic. Now that there was a professional to help, this was good news.
As for whether Sister Shan could be trusted.
Come on! Lin Shuwen’s 5 million was sitting in the company account! For the sake of that 5 million, she would definitely do her best.
Thinking of this, Rong Mu revealed a brilliant smile: “Sister Shan, it’s so great that you could come. You’re my savior!”
Sister Shan was a little dazzled by Rong Mu’s smile. She cleared her throat and asked, “Cough, cough! Mr. Rong, would you be interested in developing a career in the entertainment industry?”
“The entertainment industry? No, no! I only like doing business, making money, and pretty girls. I’m not interested in anything else.”
“That’s such a shame. Mr. Rong’s looks are truly excellent.”
“Thank you for the compliment, Sister Shan. But let’s talk business first.”
“Alright. Mr. Rong, tell me about the sales channels you’ve prepared.”
Rong Mu nodded and said: “Sister Shan, currently we’ve prepared four sales channels in total:
The first is direct download from the official website, along with purchasing an activation code. One activation code costs 49 yuan.
The second is buying on the Steam platform. This platform is global, and the price is 19.9 US dollars.
The third is burning it onto game discs, which can be read directly on computers with optical drives. This is also 49 yuan, sold through an online store.
The last one is Sony’s PS4 platform in Japan. This one will probably come later. Sony will release the PS4 in Japan in February next year, and the price will be the same as Steam, 19.9 US dollars.”
