Chapter 277 Negotiation
Ye Xi laughed so hard that she almost choked. After taking a deep breath, she said, "I've recorded the entire process, from the moment the guards violently took us away until you forced me to sign to identify Sui Sui, including your comment about 'female loser.' Oh, guess what happens next?"
Han Chen's face turned gloomy. Suddenly, the door to the conference room was flung open, and a PR employee hurried in with a nervous look on his face. "Boss Han, there are a lot of protesters outside. They are demanding the release of Qiao Suisui and Ye Xi, and the media is already reporting on this."
Han Chen's expression became even gloomier. He obviously had not expected things to develop to this point.
Eight hours ago.
On the plane, Qiao Susu and Ye Xi simulated all possible situations.
The two found that even if they directly used the media and live broadcasts to expose the truth, they might be defeated by INF in the end, because they were fighting against capital, a huge company, and a trusted brand in the hearts of players.
Ye Xi was a bit desperate. She said dejectedly, "Let's just keep it simple and brute-force. I'll just go and attract the fire. I'm on their blacklist anyway. Then you can force your way in and shut down that damned erasure program!"
Qiao Susu remained silent.
Ye Xi probably thought that his plan was outrageous, so he stopped talking.
After a long silence, Qiao Suisui suddenly spoke up: "What if we can't beat them, then we can just join them?"
"Huh?" Ye Xi adjusted his glasses and came over to ask, "V50 you, tell me in detail about your revenge plan."
Qiao Susu whispered her thoughts into her ear, and the more Ye Xi listened, the brighter her eyes became.
She knew she couldn't confront INF head-on, only outsmart them. So, she planned to throw a smokescreen, making Han Chen think her goal was to expose the company's erasure of the player's game world during the livestream. This would ensure Han Chen would retaliate. Qiao Suisui could then coordinate with Ye Xi, feigning defeat and recording the entire situation with a hidden camera hidden under her collar. Their plan was to steer the conversation in a direction that would expose Han Chen's flaws and lead him to admit that INF had illegally obtained Ye Xi's game design copyrights. This would give Qiao Suisui another bargaining chip.
I guess Qiao Susu and Ye Xi didn't expect that the assistant was so powerful. He was like an undercover agent sent by our army, who dared to say anything.
Ye Xixiao also laughed at this. All her videos were uploaded to the cloud in real time. She only needed to press the inconspicuous button in the center of her glasses to realize the transmission. She had done this action tens of thousands of times in the past. It was so natural that her assistant didn't even notice it.
Back to the present moment, Han Chen looked at Qiao Suisui and growled angrily, "What on earth did you do?"
Qiao Suisui raised her eyes calmly, looked directly at Han Chen, and said, "I didn't want to go this far. I just wanted to negotiate terms with you, but from the beginning, President Han didn't take me seriously and thought we were not worthy of negotiating terms with you. I wonder if President Han still thinks so now?"
Han Chen angrily grabbed the tie and pulled it down. He stared at Qiao Susu and smiled ferociously.
"Good, you're good."
Then he asked the PR department to bring him the latest information. He saw that the assistant's words had become a short video that was played on various public platforms.
"Those players are empty, hungry, loser girls like you. We spent a ton of money making this game to fill their souls, and yet you're still talking about self-worth on livestreams. It's ridiculous."
As soon as this video was pushed, it quickly captured the public's attention, and the comments were quite inhumane: #INF company despises players#, #These days, even game developers can criticize those who pay for games#, #INF company is a blood-soaked man#, #INF company or Koreans, who is more likely to steal? The original game designer was actually threatened#
Han Chen threw the iPad to the ground fiercely. The employees were so frightened that they dared not even breathe. The assistant also knew that he had gotten into trouble and his face turned pale with fear.
The man panted heavily and glared at Qiao Suisui, then began to give instructions to the PR department in an orderly manner: "Issue an immediate announcement. The employee involved has been fired and a formal apology has been issued to calm public opinion and the anger of players. Then, contact all platforms and remove all related entries to reduce the trending searches!"
The PR staff said in embarrassment: "We contacted the platform right away, but it seems someone else got there first."
Han Chen frowned and looked inquiringly at the employee, only to hear him say, "The account that posted the video is a newly registered one. Logically, it's impossible for it to have such a high traffic volume. But judging by the video, it took less than ten minutes from the time it was posted to when it went viral. There must be someone behind the scenes."
At the same time, the landline phones in the open work area kept ringing, and dozens of them rang at the same time from all directions, like a symphony of death.
An employee answered the phone, said hello, and was then nailed to the spot. Then he turned around slowly, his face full of the helplessness and difficulty of a working person.
The man said: "Mr. Han, the front desk called and said..."
"Speak!" Han Chen was on the verge of exploding and almost shouted.
"There's a Mr. Guan with a team of lawyers in the lobby. He said you should release his student immediately."
Han Chen held his forehead, not understanding why such a big deal had to happen today. He shouted angrily, "What student? Find someone to pick him up."
The employee, fearing being scolded, interrupted him before he could finish, saying, "He said his student's name is Qiao Sui Sui."
Han Chen finally understood at this time that the young girl in front of him was well prepared and not acting rashly.
Qiao Suisui remained calm. She looked at Han Chen and said, "Perhaps, Mr. Han, do you think I am qualified to negotiate with you now?"
Han Chen sneered and waved everyone away. Now, only the two of them were left in the meeting room.
"You are very smart." He stared at Qiao Suisui.
"Thank you, you're very arrogant." Qiao Sui Sui said without fear, "It's your contempt that made my plan go so smoothly."
Han Chen's expression turned grim. "Tell me, what do you want? You've gone through so much trouble, is it just so you can have a game world where I won't wipe you out?"
"I want you to give me the license to operate this game."
Han Chen leaned back and looked at her in disbelief, as if he hadn't heard clearly, and said, "Say it again?"
Qiao Suisui wasn't intimidated by his attitude. On the contrary, she said confidently, "Give me the operating license, and I'll give you double your current overseas revenue in the mainland market."
Han Chen narrowed his eyes and only then did he take a closer look at Qiao Susu.
Although INF has strong funding, it doesn't mean the project is profitable. In fact, due to the early development, the game is still in a loss-making state, which is why Han Chen is so concerned about this publicity opportunity.
The demand from overseas female users is not as huge as that from mainland Chinese female users, and Ye Xi's design has been very localized from the beginning. This has always been a constraint for Han Chen. He can only do some business in the East Asian market, and his sales performance in North America and other places is not good.
Han Chen didn't show it on his face, but he was shocked deep down. Such business insight actually came from this seemingly weak girl in front of him.
She looked like she had just reached adulthood, and her delicate face was the object of all college boys' affection. At this age, she should be kissing and cuddling with those immature boys, but the person in front of him was confidently talking about business with him.
(End of this chapter)
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