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Ma Congyun's company is called Yuanhang, which means "setting sail on the sea" and signifies a bright future. The company is not large, with only fifty to sixty employees, and in its five years of existence, it has only released the flagship game Six Realms and a few single-player games. However, with the support of Six Realms, a well-made game with a good reputation, the company has been developing increasingly well. Unfortunately, an unexpected turn of events occurred when the scoundrel Bu Erdao Si suddenly wanted to reconcile with Ling Xin. After failing to get the desired outcome, he despicably suppressed Ma Congyun's company, plunging it into turmoil. Nearly half of the employees left, and financial losses mounted. If it weren't for Ma Congyun selling his house and car to keep the company afloat, it would have gone bankrupt, and Six Realms would have ceased operations.
"A Xin, can your friend really help us?" The person asking was Ma Congyun's good friend and partner, Yuanhang's Technical Director Chu Donglai. Chu Donglai is loyal and righteous; upon learning that Yuanhang was being suppressed due to Ling Xin's situation, he did not blame Ling Xin or Ma Congyun but chose to support them in keeping the company going.
"I'm not sure. But Bai Tang is our only chance; otherwise, the company will have to close down. Since she has given us a month to hold on, let's do our best to make it through this month! Maybe by then, she will truly bring us hope!" After witnessing Bai Tang's connections in the capital city, both Ling Xin and Ma Congyun felt a glimmer of hope amidst their despair; perhaps Bai Tang could indeed help them out of their predicament. Even if Bai Tang ultimately couldn't assist them, they wouldn't blame her.
"Donglai, I've dragged you down," Ma Congyun said apologetically. To continue supporting for this month, Chu Donglai sold his house. If Bai Tang couldn't help them escape their troubles, then Chu Donglai would end up just as poor as they were, losing all the hard work of several years.
"Don't say that between brothers," Chu Donglai said as he gave Ma Congyun a hard pat on the shoulder. "If the company goes under, we can always start over; if you lose your wife, there's no place to find another. You must take good care of A Xin and absolutely cannot let that Mud Hurdle's scheme succeed."
Ma Congyun grimaced; Chu Donglai's strength was too much; he felt like his shoulder wasn't even his own anymore.
"March rains fall softly in Furong City; April brings embroidered needles. The feather fan points towards a thousand troops; how many inches of brocade are cut? Watch as iron horses tread on icy rivers. Silk threads sew through time. A thousand lanterns in the red dust; mountains and rivers face wind and snow once more..."
Ling Xin took out her mobile phone and saw the name on the screen: "It's Bai Tang."
"Quick, answer!" Ma Congyun urged.
Ling Xin hurriedly answered the phone: "Bai Tang!"
A moment later, Ling Xin hung up with a joyful expression and said to the two: "Bai Tang called; she's about to board a plane and will arrive at Magic City Airport in two hours."
"Really?" Ma Congyun was also pleasantly surprised. Bai Tang was coming to Magic City—could she bring hope for saving Yuanhang?
"I'll go pick her up with you," Ma Congyun said as he stood up.
"But... the company..." Ling Xin glanced at the row of computers behind her. With half of the employees gone, those remaining had to take on multiple roles; even she had to work part-time doing other tasks. They were so busy that they hardly had any spare time.
"It's fine; you guys go ahead—it's just half an afternoon. I can handle it," Chu Donglai said as he took over their work so they could hurry to meet the benefactor who could bring a turning point for the company.
"Bai Tang!" Ling Xin waved her hand energetically to attract Bai Tang's attention. Bai Tang walked over to them.
“Ling Xin, Mr. Ma!” Bai Tang greeted Ma Congyun politely.
“Bai Tang, where's your luggage?” Ma Congyun had come to help Bai Tang with her bags, but she only had a backpack, leaving him with nothing to do.
“It’s all right here.” Bai Tang patted her backpack. “Just two or three changes of clothes; I was too lazy to pack a suitcase.”
“That makes sense. The hotel provides toothbrushes, towels, and slippers,” Ling Xin said. “Let’s take you to the hotel first; we’ll have dinner together later to welcome you.”
“Let’s go to your company first!” Bai Tang replied. “I want to give you the technical materials so you can start working on them sooner.”
“Materials? What materials?” Ma Congyun asked eagerly.
Bai Tang teased, “Hehe, it’s not the right time now; you can see for yourself when we get to the company!”
“Then let’s hurry up!” Ma Congyun said impatiently, heading towards the taxi stand. Ling Xin quickly pulled Bai Tang along, apologizing as they walked, “I’m sorry; Cloud is like this—he forgets everything when it comes to company matters.”
Yuanhang Company was located in a building near the third ring road of Magic City. Originally situated in a commercial building in the city center, they had to move due to high rent costs. Yuanhang Company occupied two floors: the lower floor was for administration, and the upper floor housed the technical team.
Ma Congyun brought Bai Tang to the conference room. Within two minutes, Chu Donglai also arrived. After Ma Congyun introduced them, he stared intently at Bai Tang.
“Bai Tang, can you show us the materials?”
“What materials?” Chu Donglai asked.
“The materials that can bring Yuanhang Company back to life,” Bai Tang said as she handed a USB drive to Ma Congyun. This USB drive had been modified to hold one thousand gigabytes of data, making it very large in capacity.
The gaming company had plenty of computers; there were two laptops in the conference room. Chu Donglai opened one of them and connected the USB drive. Ma Congyun leaned over his shoulder as they both looked at the screen. Then, both of them were stunned.
“What’s wrong with them?” Ling Xin asked Bai Tang in confusion. The reactions from Ma Congyun and Chu Donglai were too strange; it was as if they had been frozen in place, causing Ling Xin to worry.
"Are you too excited?" Bai Tang said calmly while sipping the red tea that Ling Xin had brought her.
"Excited? Bai Tang, what information did you show them that got those two so excited they turned into Stone people?" Ling Xin asked curiously.
"Oh, just the technical data for the Holographic Online Game," Bai Tang casually dropped a bombshell.
"What?" Ling Xin screamed in shock. "Holographic Online Game?"
Bai Tang rubbed her ears; Ling Xin's voice was too loud. Fortunately, the soundproofing in the conference room was good, so people outside couldn't hear clearly and it wouldn't lead to any leaks.
"Keep your voice down. It's best to keep this confidential until the results are out, to avoid being found out by Bunri Group." Who knows if there are any commercial spies from Bunri Group inside the company!
Ling Xin quickly covered her mouth and asked in a muffled voice, "You're not joking, right? Is this for real?"
"Whether it's real or not, you can ask those two." Bai Tang pointed to the two who had returned from being Stone people back to humans because of Ling Xin's shout.
Meeting her girlfriend's questioning gaze, Ma Congyun nodded excitedly: "It's true! It really is the technology for the Holographic Online Game!" (To be continued)
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