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One month later.
Qi Baishou sat anxiously in his office.
His company mainly produces high-end domestic cosmetics, but for some reason, there have been frequent rumors about unsanitary production workshops these days.
Some videos have even been leaked.
Qi Bai claimed to run a beauty company, but it was actually just a small workshop, so the hygiene conditions were naturally not good.
He searched the place thoroughly, but couldn't find out who uploaded the video or how they got in.
He had spent a lot of money on marketing and promotion in the early stages and made a fortune. Just when he was about to continue to press his advantage, this scandal broke out. Sales have been declining day by day, and it looks like he won't be able to pay his employees' salaries if sales drop any further.
What's even more worrying and infuriating is that some of his company's products copied several big-name beauty products in an attempt to ride the wave of popularity. Now those companies have sent him lawyer's letters demanding compensation and an apology, and have removed the copied products from the shelves.
Qi Baishou nervously bites his nails, unsure how to turn the tide.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered what Qi Yu had said to him a month ago.
"Then I wish Mr. Qi's company all the best."
"After all, companies go bankrupt every day. Who knows, yours might be the one to go bankrupt tomorrow."
No, that's impossible!
Qi Yu is currently just a poor student who has to work part-time everywhere to pay for his tuition. How could he possibly do something like this?
Qi Baishou suddenly stood up.
"Since these products aren't working, let's keep releasing new ones, copying a few unknown brands. We won't get caught!"
"As long as we keep marketing, consumers will always fall for it!"
He went all in, betting his remaining savings on this do-or-die battle, hoping to make another quick buck.
However, this time, his strategy failed.
Almost as soon as the new product was released, several highly influential beauty bloggers posted videos accusing him of plagiarism, causing the already precarious reputation of the Qibo Shou beauty brand to plummet even further.
Consumers spread the word and warned others to avoid the company's products. The commotion was so great that even CCTV published an article condemning certain merchants for using "supporting domestic products" as a marketing gimmick to make a fortune.
Now, Qi Boshou's brand became famous, albeit infamously.
The stockpiled goods can't be cleared out; they can't even be sold at cost price.
Ultimately, he had to file for bankruptcy liquidation, incurring a huge debt of compensation, and moved out of the luxurious office building.
Qi Baishou racked his brains but couldn't figure out why he had failed.
Aren't these all sales strategies?!
Meanwhile, Qi Yu, on the villa's oversized bed, resting her head on Feng Xiao's lap, happily liked and subscribed to the beauty bloggers' posts, and also forwarded the CCTV article.
She merely fueled the flames in secret; what truly brought down Qi Baishou was his ruthless heart.
If he were to simply run his business peacefully, it wouldn't be so easy for Qi Yu to mess with him.
Qi Yu, who was in a good mood, was about to play a game when the system, which hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly appeared.
The system delivered its belated notification with delight: "[Host, the passage to the cultivation world has been repaired. Because of your significant contribution, I have requested permission from my superiors that you are now free to travel between this world and the cultivation world!]"
Qi Yu sat up abruptly. "What about Feng Xiao and Liu Xing?"
The system cheerfully replied: [The host can choose to bring one person with them on each round trip, but the host must guarantee that this will not disrupt the normal operation of the two realms.]
In other words, she can now not only freely travel between the modern world and the cultivation world, but also bring people to play in both worlds.
Qi Yu slowly opened her mouth wide; this notification was truly an unexpected delight.
"Defeat!"
Feng Xiao, who was teaming up with Meteor to ruin the game with his teammates, put down his phone and leaned over to ask Qi Yu for a kiss.
Qi Yu's lips twitched as she listened to the game notification sound.
She sat up straight, made a phone call to Meteor downstairs, and told them about it.
Little Black, who had followed in wagging its tail, jumped excitedly upon hearing this, but quickly became dejected again.
It can't take on a human form. Although it can't play games that require precise control like Meteor and Phoenix Flute, it can only play Fruit Ninja on a tablet with its claws. But it can still watch TV!
It now has a dedicated room where it can watch any movie or TV series it wants, and play simple games when it's free. It's already quite content and doesn't want to go back to the cultivation world for the time being.
Meteor was wearing glasses and holding a second-grade elementary school textbook, looking every bit the part of someone ready to integrate into modern life.
"Senior sister, I'd like to stay a little longer." Meteor scratched her head sheepishly.
Feng Xiao also had a serious face and said, "My rank hasn't been raised yet, I want to keep playing!"
Qi Yu: "..."
Okay, let's just leave it at that for now.
Qi Yu glanced at the textbook in Liu Xing's hand, pinched Feng Xiao's face, and scolded, "Look at Liu Xing, everyone else knows to start learning to read, but you're illiterate, you can't even read the words in the game, you just know which one is highlighted, how can you win!"
These two have to act as translators while they're playing games; it's really too much.
Feng Xiao snorted and said, "A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation. I can now win one out of ten games. Xiao Yu, don't underestimate me."
"Oh right, right, right." Qi Yu said irritably, "Even against the simplest machine, it takes ten games to win once. Our little phoenix is really amazing."
She took out her phone, opened a game, and said boldly, "Come on, watch me take you to fry fish!"
Meteor's eyes lit up.
Qi Yu is very skilled at the game; even with those two burdens, she can still win.
Despite complaining, Feng Xiao still clicked on the symbol that represented forming a team.
This time, he still chose that charming little fox.
Feng Xiao sneered, "Hmph, let's see how he roams the canyon!"
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