After running for a while, Hu Xinxin was the first to give up. She put her hands on her knees and said breathlessly, "Hey you big idiot up ahead, stop first, let's talk slowly!"

Zhang Long, who was running ahead, stopped and turned to look at his girlfriend: "You can't catch up with me, can you? What do you want to talk about?"

"Let's talk about your school days, what else is there to talk about?"

"Now that you know everything about me, shouldn't you tell me about yours?"

As she spoke, she took a few steps forward without making a sound.

With the two less than a meter apart, the fox's tail was finally revealed.

"You damn well better die!"

Zhang Long was so frightened that he shuddered and quickly ran away.

It was just a hair's breadth away from being caught by this little fox.

The two then began a second round of pursuit.

"Don't run if you can!"

"Then if you're so capable, don't chase after her!"

"If you don't run, I won't chase you, right?"

"If you don't chase me, then I won't run away, right?"

"......"

"......"

In the end, Zhang Long slowed down, allowing her to succeed.

Otherwise, Zhang Long worried that if he didn't let her vent her anger now, she might suddenly kick him while he was sleeping at night.

The reasons are readily available: I ran too long today and my calves cramped up.

After venting her anger, Hu Xinxin reverted to her mischievous self.

Now that we're already in the capital, we should definitely visit the old man, the old woman, and the second uncle of the Hu family, and spend New Year's Day here.

When visiting his grandparents, there's no need to buy any special nutritional supplements, because the healthcare provider wouldn't allow Mr. Hu to take those things.

Fruit was a more reliable option, so the two went to the nearest dragon fruit shop, picked up several bags of fruit, and headed straight for the Hu family compound.

The elderly couple knew their granddaughter and grandson-in-law were coming, but they waited anxiously for them to arrive.

Seeing that it was already past ten o'clock, I was a little disappointed and was about to close up shop when the two of them came back with bags and packages.

Grandma Hu took the bags from the two of them, looking at the young couple with a beaming smile, her loving expression almost overflowing.

"You're welcome to come, but why bring fruit? It's too formal!"

"We're all family, so just come over anytime. We have everything you need here, so don't bring anything else. Got it, Xiao Zhang?"

Zhang Long quickly agreed, after all, the other party was an elder.

"I understand, Grandma. From now on, I'll come empty-handed. That's what you said, after all."

Hu Xinxin had originally planned to spend New Year's Eve with her grandparents, but a high-ranking official is coming to visit retired cadres tomorrow, so the plan has fallen through.

Upon hearing about this, Zhang Long even considered whether he should stay overnight.

Grandma Hu immediately saw through her grandson-in-law's thoughts: "You two can rest assured and stay here. Those leaders are here to offer their condolences, not to eat people. What's there to be afraid of?"

On New Year's Day, around 8 a.m., many unfamiliar faces suddenly appeared in the Hu Family Compound area.

There were also uniformed guards stationed at key locations, their sharp eyes scanning the surroundings.

They stood ramrod straight, their expressions serious, ready to deal with any unexpected situations that might arise.

At the entrance, guards carefully checked the identities of visitors, and only authorized personnel were allowed to enter.

You asked how Zhang Long knew that?

That's because he went out this morning and almost didn't make it back.

If he hadn't called his girlfriend and asked the old lady to come out and pick him up, Zhang Long really wouldn't have been able to get in.

Judging from this, the people who came to offer their condolences must be of a high rank.

Actually, Zhang Long himself didn't really want to appear in this kind of situation, but there was nothing he could do. Before lunchtime, his grandfather had his beloved granddaughter call him back for lunch.

He had originally planned to have a working lunch with General Manager Zhang here.

The purpose of this trip was mainly to discuss product placement with the other party. Originally, this matter could have been handled by Wang Li, the newly appointed CEO of the head office.

But no one expected that Mr. Zhang would go all out this time, actually wanting to cooperate deeply with Bluehole and planning to cram all of ByteDance's projects into the game.

Additionally, there's account access, allowing you to log in directly using your affiliated Douyin account.

It's fair to say that ByteDance really went all out this time, with the advertising costs alone amounting to an astronomical figure.

Therefore, Wang Li, the newly appointed CEO, dared not make decisions on his own and, intending to consult and report more, reported the matter to Zhang Long.

And so Zhang Long appeared at ByteDance's headquarters once again.

He and General Manager Zhang were having tea and chatting in the office.

Wang Li, along with his subordinates from the technology development department, was discussing modeling with the Douyin team.

For regular modeling, that's a piece of cake.

However, the Douyin team clearly had their own ideas. They suggested adding another piece of entertainment equipment: a dancing grenade.

The refresh location is the newly added Douyin building; you don't need too many, just five will do.

The grenade template uses the TikTok logo, and the effect is that after it explodes, it creates an area surrounded by music, and everyone in that area will uncontrollably start dancing.

This idea is very good, but after Wang Li writes it down, he still needs to discuss it with Zhang Long, the boss.

Another factor is whether the player can adapt to this type of equipment.

The last feature, linking to a Douyin account, also includes the ability to capture highlights from the game and generate short videos that can be uploaded to the Douyin platform.

This is a win-win situation, and Zhang Long has no reason to refuse it, right?

After the two bosses made the final decision, Wang Li, the CEO of Bluehole, continued to talk with the management of Douyin.

Zhang Long himself obediently went back to eat.

Upon returning to the Hu family compound, Zhang Long immediately transformed from a big boss back into a well-behaved junior, greeting the old man and woman with great politeness.

After dinner, the two men, who were not very good at chess, started playing chess again.

"Hey Zhang, I heard you've recently come up with a really popular game?"

“Xin Xin also told me that you led her group of friends to make money together, which is a great thing.”

"You must remember one thing: you can never earn enough money. When wealth gathers, people scatter; when wealth is distributed, people gather!"

"You're fine as you are now, don't feel like you're at a disadvantage."

"Suffering a loss is a blessing. I've met Xiaoxin's friends before. Although they're not very good at getting things done, they're certainly capable of causing trouble."

"With them supporting you, your company can definitely compete fairly with others."