The Lin Group, which had been operating for many years, seemed to collapse overnight.
Some high-ranking officials were arrested or sentenced as appropriate, and many people received notices to be interviewed while they were having breakfast.
There was absolutely no prior warning.
Then came various sell-offs or starting their own businesses.
It fell apart.
Clearly, many people would love for it to die so many times they couldn't count them on one hand.
Chen Lu, who had been maliciously targeted by the Lin Group for more than half a year, was naturally one of them.
That morning, he went to the game studio under the Lin Group.
Perhaps because everyone was ready to leave, no one stopped him, a complete stranger, and he had a smooth journey.
As I walked to the work area, I saw a group of people gathered together.
Standing in the center of the crowd was a boy of similar age to him, and Chen Lu could actually remember his name.
His name seems to be Hong Wenjie.
The reason he could still remember who this person was was mainly thanks to Liang Zhirou.
This person was someone he met on the day he and Liang Zhirou officially started dating, when they went to the startup base to choose a room.
Chen Lu never expected that after so long, he could still clearly remember the thrill of his first date with Liang Zhirou, and he never expected that he would also remember this person.
“As people in the gaming industry, we’re doing something like stealing data from our competitors. We deserve to be punished.” Hong Wenjie said with a sullen face, sitting back down in his chair.
"But it's not your fault, Wenjie. President Lin told us to do it this way, we had no choice."
The boy standing next to him offered a soft word of comfort; he looked to be about the same age.
Hong Wenjie shook his head. "It's my fault for choosing the wrong person."
After a moment of silence, a girl wearing glasses suddenly asked in a low voice, "Is the studio really going to have to close down?"
“I’m out of money. It’s impossible to get back the money that the Lin Group owes us anytime soon.” Hong Wenjie’s face grew increasingly gloomy. “I went to Guoxiang Capital this morning as soon as I got the news, but President Yu there wouldn’t even talk to me.”
The girl hesitated, her eyes gradually reddening. "But...but we've been working together since before we even graduated from university, I don't want to leave..."
These words seemed to pierce the most vulnerable part of everyone's hearts, and the atmosphere quickly fell silent again.
"Bring all your men here, I, Polaris, will take them."
At that moment, a clear and loud voice suddenly rang out in the previously somewhat desolate company.
Noticing that everyone's eyes were on him, Chen Lu simply sighed.
These are probably the only two game companies on the market with the highest proportion of young users.
Suddenly, it felt like this was the North Star that failed to survive the malicious competition from the Lin Group.
If he hadn't pulled off those unexpected stunts that Lin Jingming hadn't anticipated, he might have ended up like this.
Hong Wenjie clearly knew who he was.
Seeing the other person's surprised look, Chen Lu simply smiled and said, "I'm going to work on a project with a research and development cost of tens of millions. Are you interested?"
"You...you want me to work for you?"
“It’s not exactly like working for someone else. When the working group splits in two, you’ll still be in charge of this many people.” Chen Lu shrugged. “I originally reserved this position for Li Yang. No matter what method you use, as long as you can squeeze him out, this position will be yours.”
He deliberately didn't say anything definitive.
If Hong Wenjie can really do it, he will of course keep his promise and let Hong Wenjie continue to be the team leader.
However, this group of people needs to be led by Peng Leyun, which is equivalent to having Peng Leyun and Hong Wenjie switch positions.
These people seem to have a good relationship, but that's both a good thing and a bad thing.
It must be digested with utmost care.
"So, are you willing?" Chen Lu asked, seeing that he didn't speak, and then looked around. "I'll take all the original staff from your studio. For you, it's just that the boss has changed from Lin Jingming to me."
"I see."
Upon hearing the name Li Yang, and Chen Lu's suggestive remarks from the beginning, Hong Wenjie felt increasingly uneasy.
I had a feeling that Chen Lu had been prepared all along.
He unconsciously looked at this person of the same age with a hint of fear.
He is at most two years older than Chen Lu, who is now thriving. Chen Lu, on the other hand, not only had his startup, which was halfway done, been cheated and acquired, but now he also faces the prospect of falling apart.
This time, I hope I won't follow the wrong person again...
Having no other choice, Hong Wenjie agreed to Chen Lu's suggestion.
Or rather, he felt a sense of gratitude.
"I'll get Li Yang out of here, without getting your hands dirty..." he said, head bowed.
Chen Lu smiled and shook his outstretched hand. "I just love chatting with smart people."
......
In less than a month, Polaris completely merged with Zhangyu Studio and thereby secured the 40 million yuan investment that had been agreed upon with Yu Chunlan.
To outsiders, it's simply unbelievable that they could absorb a company of similar size in such a short time.
None of the acquisition projects of other subsidiaries under the Mingming Lin Group have been finalized.
Unbeknownst to them, Chen Lu had been preparing for this matter for a full six months, even with the outcome uncertain.
On the same day the merger was announced, Polaris immediately announced the development of the anime-style 3D open-world mobile game "Gate of the End".
The publicly disclosed initial development cost was 60 million.
All the leading companies on this track felt a strange sense of pressure.
The North Star, which they had never paid any attention to, suddenly became a behemoth that could stand on equal footing with them in the short term.
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