Chapter 99: Rising Sun

“You’re making me decide what to name it? I don’t care, whatever name makes money.” Chen Lu tossed the tissue into the trash can like a basketball, chuckling when it went in.

Liang Zhirou blinked at him, completely unprepared for her boyfriend’s childishness.

Chen Lu was very authoritarian when it came to company operations and strategies, making all decisions himself.

But for these trivial matters, he simply didn’t bother.

“Let me, let me!” Lin Miaomiao, who had been sitting on the side, raised her hand high. “How about North Star Network Technology Co., Ltd.! It has such a good meaning, our company will never get lost.”

“Not bad.” Chen Lu nodded slightly, then turned to Liang Zhirou, “Boss, do you have any opinions?”

Liang Zhirou felt even more embarrassed being teased by Chen Lu in public, quickly turning her face away. “I, I don’t know.”

“You admit you’re the boss?” Chen Lu asked with a mischievous smile.

The girl nervously fiddled with the hem of her clothes, “I’m his girlfriend…”

Chen Lu helped her tuck a few strands of hair stuck to her forehead from sweat behind her ear, and said softly, “You will be soon, it’s no different.”

Liang Zhirou gave up resisting, took out a thermos from her canvas bag, unscrewed it and handed it to Chen Lu’s mouth, “Watermelon juice.”

She then added timidly, “Warm.”

She never told Chen Lu things like “You can’t drink cold things,” she would just quietly prepare warm water or buy him Coke when she brought him water.

At that moment, everyone in the studio felt like a lemon had suddenly exploded in their heads, sour.

This studio boss was not crazy, the colleagues had good relationships, the office environment was comfortable, and salaries were always paid on time.

The only bad thing was that they were constantly fed dog food from the boss.

And the density was extremely high!

“What about the studio name?”

Jiang Chao didn’t want to watch them show off their love anymore, and continued to ask.

Chen Lu pondered for a moment, “Let’s call it Yao Guang Studio. The Broken Army Star, it happens to be one of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper.”

“Good.”

After settling the matter, Jiang Chao quickly walked away.

Chen Lu handed the thermos back, “Drink some, your lips are dry.”

Liang Zhirou stood up and leaned close to his ear, whispering, “I, I can’t drink…”

“Period?”

The girl nodded shyly.

Chen Lu gently poked her, “Then you don’t put hot water in the thermos for me, you put watermelon juice, aren’t you silly.”

“Not feeling bad?” Chen Lu’s voice also softened.

This was the first time he had faced this thing as a boyfriend, he felt it was quite novel.

“It’s okay, just a little weak…”

Just as Chen Lu was about to say something, someone knocked on the studio door.

Chen Lu looked up and saw a middle-aged man with a receding hairline and glasses standing there.

He recognized him, a leader from the school.

The middle-aged man looked down at the paper in his hand and asked, “Is Chen Lu here?”

“Yes.”

Chen Lu stood up and walked over, “Is there anything you need?”

The man nodded to Chen Lu, then stepped aside.

A middle-aged woman in a sharp suit walked up to him and gave him a faint smile.

For some reason, Chen Lu’s first reaction to this smile was “standard.”

“This is Ms. Yu Chunlan, the head of several investment companies in Hangzhou, she graduated from our school, she’s your ‘senior sister’ in a way.”

Only then did Chen Lu realize that this woman had given a speech at the school’s anniversary celebration.

The companies she ran were quite well-known in Hangzhou, at least he had heard of them a long time ago.

“Hello.”

“Have some tea and let’s chat.” Yu Chunlan said calmly.

Chen Lu first exchanged glances with Liang Zhirou, then gave Jiang Chao a “come here” gesture before stepping outside.

The originally silent studio was suddenly filled with chatter.

“Damn, who is this person… even the dean brought her here.”

“Our senior is actually so ruthless?”

Liang Zhirou looked at the door, tilting her head in confusion, then put the lid back on the thermos and continued to silently help Chen Lu tidy up.

……

In the leader’s office.

Chen Lu sat on the sofa, calmly waiting for the other party to speak.

Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually very confused inside.

He couldn’t figure out why he was called here, especially by such a big investor.

At least he was in a position where he would never have paid attention to a small workshop like his.

His plan was clear, his goals were far-reaching, but others didn’t know that.

One step at a time.

Chen Lu thought to himself.

Yu Chunlan slowly put down her teacup, casually sizing up Chen Lu.

Of course, she wasn’t here specifically for this studio, which was still in its infancy. She had just come back to visit her daughter and happened to pass by, remembering that her alma mater had a game studio that had just won first place.

Of course, this achievement was nothing to her.

But she was very perceptive and noticed a few intriguing points.

This was a group of law students who had gone to the computer science department next door and temporarily put together a studio.

It meant that these people had never worked together before, and they were still able to produce a good demo, taking first place from those well-coordinated teams.

The leader’s leadership, accuracy in identifying talent, and sense of the industry were all evident.

In her conversation with the school leader, she also learned that they had applied for school support only after winning the award.

These were the reasons why she was willing to spend less than ten minutes to meet Chen Lu.

It was just a professional habit of an investor.

If it took longer, or if Chen Lu wasn’t there, she wouldn’t have brought it up again.

“I’ve been following the competition you participated in recently.” Yu Chunlan said.

“I’m very interested in your studio.”

Chen Lu smiled happily and agreed, but he wouldn’t believe it.

Yu Chunlan didn’t continue talking about the game, she knew she might understand the market, but she definitely didn’t understand games.

What is market? What is accepted by most people is the market, capable people can predict in advance, smart people know how to follow.

There are also some fools who try to lead themselves.

Then she turned and asked, “I’m not in the industry, so I won’t ask about the details of your game. I’m more curious, have you considered your future profitability? Do you have any ideas about marketing strategies? Have you thought about what kind of achievements you need to maintain the company’s operation?”

“If things go well initially, what are your plans for the future?”

She was genuinely curious, after all, these people in the studio were like children who hadn’t grown up in her eyes.

She also had a little bit of a talent-seeking heart, and she was willing to give them some advice from what she knew.

Jiang Chao’s CPU was already burning, Chen Lu still had a faint smile on his face, and said lightly, “Auntie, we’re not playing house, we’ve considered all these issues before starting up. As for operations and marketing, that’s an internal matter of our studio, it’s not convenient to tell you.”

Yu Chunlan nodded, “Then what if I invest 100,000 to start?”

……

On the other side.

Liang Zhirou was wiping the table for Chen Lu when she heard another knock on the door.

A delivery guy was standing there.

“Is Ms. Liang Zhirou here?”

Liang Zhirou walked over nervously, curious, “I didn’t order anything…”

“This is your brown sugar ginger tea.”