254 Her Worldview is About to Shatter
When Lu Qi walked into the office, the smile on her face had long disappeared, leaving only the cold competence of the workplace.
“Everyone, follow me to the conference room.” Seeing that everyone at their workstations was present, she clapped her hands and said.
The subordinates exchanged glances, and a trace of helplessness and fatigue flashed through everyone’s eyes. But without Lu Qi urging them a second time, they picked up their things one after another, followed her into the conference room, and sat down.
Lu Qi didn’t sit down but stood by the whiteboard, erased the old writing on it, and then picked up a marker to write a series of dates—【June 12th, June 28th, July 1st】.
“We embedded the models and effects a week ago, and the various mechanisms have been adjusted. Hurry up, we must troubleshoot those bugs before the 28th, I want to inspect. July 1st is the window for the internal beta test of the new game. If we can’t get it done and can’t participate in this internal competition, we don’t know when we’ll be scheduled.”
At this moment, a subordinate couldn’t help but ask, “Sister Lu, if we rush too much, even if we catch up with the internal competition, we might not pass, right? The opponents in this wave seem quite strong, and our MOBA doesn’t have any particularly new mechanisms…”
“Have confidence in yourselves,” Lu Qi said firmly. “Besides, our company doesn’t need anything new. The MOBA mechanism is mature enough. As long as we pass the internal competition, it will be very easy to attract traffic. So we just need to make it smooth and fun, that’s enough.”
In such a giant company, the fiercest competition that each project team has to face first is not from the outside, but from the so-called brother departments. When brothers fight, it’s the most life-and-death struggle.
The subordinates certainly knew the importance of this battle, and naturally understood that high-intensity overtime work in the near future was inevitable.
Lu Qi looked around and said, “I applied for a new bonus quota yesterday. As long as we catch up with the internal competition on July 1st, everyone gets three months’ salary; if we pass the internal competition, everyone gets an additional three months’ salary bonus!”
Everyone was instantly energized, some slapping the table, some slapping their thighs hard, and some scratching their heads vigorously, pulling out a few more hairs from their already sparse heads.
“Sister Lu, I have no problem!”
“Guarantee to complete the task!”
“As long as I don’t die from work, I’ll work myself to death!”
However, at this time, the programmer Feng Zhuo, who had briefly worked with Wang Heng, raised his hand weakly: “Sister Lu, but I’m a football fan, can I occasionally watch two Brazil matches…”
Lu Qi said decisively, “Complete the task, get the bonus, and I’ll approve a few days of leave for you to watch the World Cup final live!”
Feng Zhuo instantly cheered up and gave a military salute without hesitation: “Understood!”
Lu Qi asked casually, “Are you a Brazil fan?”
“Yes, I’ve liked Brazil since the time of Rivaldo and Ronaldo,” Feng Zhuo smiled confidently. “They are very strong this year, and they are the host, so they will definitely make it to the final!”
**
“Sister Qiqi, we are officially on summer vacation!”
Fu Jiu suddenly opened the door and appeared in Lu Qi’s office, trying to give her sister a surprise.
However, the girl forgot one thing, that is, the front desk had called to ask when letting her in, so Lu Qi certainly knew about her cousin’s arrival.
Therefore, Lu Qi was unmoved and just asked, “Then your final exam results should be out, right?”
Fu Jiu was stunned instantly, hesitated for two seconds, and silently retreated, closing the door…
Lu Qi raised her voice: “Don’t run, come in!”
As soon as the voice fell, the door that was about to close was suddenly pushed open, and Fu Jiu came back obediently.
Lu Qi: “Close the door. Tell me, what’s your rank in the class this time?”
Fu Jiu: “Fifteenth from the bottom, is there progress?”
Lu Qi: “Don’t think I don’t know, the new class you transferred to has more people than the previous one.”
Fu Jiu couldn’t help but feel aggrieved. “But I worked hard, I really worked hard to review before the exam!”
Lu Qi: “Was that review or preview before the exam?”
Fu Jiu: “…”
Seeing her little cousin speechless, Lu Qi sighed and said, “Forget it, have fun before July. In July or August, I’ll think of a way for you.”
Fu Jiu was a little wary. “What way?”
Lu Qi: “Of course, hire a tutor, what else? When your parents come back in a few days and see that their daughter hasn’t made any progress in her grades, how can I explain?”
Fu Jiu pointed to Lu Qi’s desk.
Lu Qi glanced in the direction of her finger, confused.
Fu Jiu simply picked up the small object on the desk, placed it in her cousin’s hand, and raised her chin: “Here, tape (jiao dai), for you.” (Pun: ‘jiao dai’ means tape, but sounds like ‘explain/account for’)
Lu Qi: “…Why don’t you go play with Pei Ningle?”
She felt that with her way of thinking, it was really difficult to handle this child. Compared to herself, Pei Ningle should have more in common with this child, right?
Fu Jiu said happily, “Then I’ll go find Sister Lele! By the way, do you still want me to continue probing her?”
Lu Qi said weakly, “Whatever, anything is fine…”
Anyway, it was basically confirmed that Pei Ningle was also a competitor, and she didn’t believe that Fu Jiu could really find any evidence, so it didn’t matter naturally.
**
When Fu Jiu arrived at Pei Ningle’s new home, she originally intended to go upstairs directly, but when she walked near the downstairs, she happened to see the backs of Han Yixuan and Pei Ningle walking side by side, so she quietly accelerated and followed.
The girl certainly didn’t forget the task her cousin gave her—to probe Pei Ningle, focusing especially on things related to Wang Heng.
Of course, as for why Lu Qi gave such instructions, Fu Jiu didn’t think too much. The explanation that ‘he is a business talent’, Fu Jiu didn’t think there was any problem.
But the tracking only lasted for a dozen seconds, and a problem appeared.
Fu Jiu followed behind the two, hearing the topic the two sisters were discussing at this time, which was exactly Wang Heng… and Lu Qi.
Pei Ningle said something first, she didn’t hear clearly, but immediately after, she heard Han Yixuan’s words clearly.
Han Yixuan: “Please, didn’t I tell you long ago, Lu Qi is the most terrifying competitor!”
Pei Ningle: “So we have to drive her away first?”
Han Yixuan: “It’s too difficult to drive her away. Fortunately, Wang Heng is not that casual person, and won’t easily lose his ground. What we have to do is unite against the outside world and help Wang Heng consolidate the defense line, do you understand?”
Pei Ningle: “Then how should we consolidate it?”
Han Yixuan: “It’s simple, just try to spend time with him.”
Pei Ningle: “Find things for him to do?”
Han Yixuan: “Can’t trouble him too much, that’s too obvious. As long as we try to increase the time spent with him, Lu Qi’s opportunities will naturally be fewer. You have to understand, the current situation is that we and Lu Qi both know well that we are love rivals…”
The two sisters walked into the corridor. Fu Jiu didn’t follow in immediately because it was too easy to be exposed in a closed environment.
Of course, more importantly, she felt that she needed some time to digest what she overheard.
Those few sentences just now were really too explosive. Fu Jiu felt that her still young worldview couldn’t bear it.
