Jiang Chuling had already made up her mind, but launching a new project was no small matter. She still planned to take it home and have Sister Xiaoqiu look it over, just to make sure everything was in order and give her some peace of mind.
Meanwhile, Qiuyun had already finished smoothing out the storyline for the first palace-intrigue scenario.
In the game, every choice led to a different life. Pei Cizhou had even designed a hidden ending.
If, when the political rival’s daughter suffocated the crown prince, you chose to remain silent and endure it, then used the crown prince’s death to bring down your political enemy, the only person who could ascend the throne would be you.
At the same time, the second household-intrigue scenario was already in development.
There was an abundance of historical material for them to draw on, and after working together for a while, the team had developed a good rhythm. Surely, they could finish another scenario in just over a month!
“How was it?” Meimei helped Qiuyun remove the VR headset.
“Very realistic.”
Qiuyun had reclined in the gaming chair and played for a short while. Once she entered the game, she truly felt as though she were there herself!
“That’s good!” Meimei let out a long breath of relief. “President Pei specifically instructed us to have you try it before it could be considered approved.”
“Where’s President Pei?”
Ever since the cruise dinner, Qiuyun hadn’t seen him at the company once in the past month.
“I don’t know.” Meimei shook her head. “President Pei can only get in touch with Daniel every few days lately. We can’t reach him at all.”
Although he hadn’t shown up in person, the company was already taking shape. Everyone had their own responsibilities, and fortunately, nothing major had gone wrong.
Qiuyun decided not to concern herself with it any further. After receiving a call from the young miss, she hurried home.
“Sister Xiaoqiu, what do you think?” In the bedroom, Jiang Chuling and Yu Heng sat beside a low table, waiting for Qiuyun to review the new projects.
After looking everything over, Qiuyun selected three variety shows and three scripts.
Jiang Chuling cried out in delight, “Amazing! Little Heng and I both guessed some of them! We’re so good!” She looked as if everything Sister Xiaoqiu had chosen was guaranteed to be a hit.
“Ahem!” Qiuyun hurriedly clarified, “Miss, these are just my personal opinions. They don’t represent the interests of the general public!”
Kid, putting me on such a pedestal is seriously giving me a lot of pressure!
Yu Heng joined in with the flattery, his eyes closed as he said, “Sister Qiu has always had excellent taste. If they don’t like them, that just means they have no taste!”
“...”
You can stop piling on too.
To prevent the two little flatterers from praising her endlessly, Qiuyun quickly had them examine the projects in greater detail.
Apart from the ones the two had chosen, there was also a period drama set in the 1980s. It focused on several families from a machinery plant and a textile mill, depicting the everyday squabbles and family dramas of life in a courtyard compound. After reading the first two episodes, Qiuyun found it quite interesting—especially the image of the heroine’s mother-in-law. She was both timid and tough, occasionally showing flashes of cleverness, and was absolutely full of comic potential.
Of the two variety shows, the first one Qiuyun selected was a talent competition.
Talent shows had declined again in recent years. Some of the former stars had fallen from grace, while others had faded out of the entertainment industry. Domestic entertainment had gone a long time without an influx of new singing-and-dancing idols. It was time to launch a fresh wave of them!
She then chose a charity-oriented variety show. It was clear that the person who had written the proposal was extremely thoughtful. They wanted to make it a relaxed, easygoing show to enjoy over a meal—one that could make people laugh and cry in equal measure.
From the proposal, Qiuyun could sense the writer’s compassion for ordinary people struggling to make a living. She felt that even if the show didn’t make money, it would still be an excellent way for the young miss to build goodwill with the general public, so she selected it as well.
Both little ones gave Qiuyun’s choices their full approval. Jiang Chuling immediately called CEO Liang and told her which projects they had decided on.
After listening, CEO Liang tactfully replied, “Miss, while our company certainly isn’t short on staff, we only have enough money on the books to launch three projects at most. We really can’t afford to start all six.”
Uncle Four, seriously.
He was far too good at squeezing every last drop out of them!
Jiang Chuling turned on the speakerphone and discussed the matter with Sister Xiaoqiu. “What should we do? I want to launch all of them. Should I take out my New Year’s money?”
Qiuyun managed the accounts and knew that the young miss’s New Year’s money had always been placed in a foundation, where several managers handled the investments.
After years of compound interest, excluding the money locked in investment funds, there was probably a little over twenty million yuan in liquid cash available. Even that was only enough to support the launch of one project.
She told Jiang Chuling the figure. Jiang Chuling fell silent for a moment before suddenly having an idea.
“Why don’t I borrow some from Big Brother?”
After running away from home, Big Brother hadn’t had any money on him. But now that he had returned, he was the wealthiest of the three siblings—a truly rich big brother!
Qiuyun thought about it, then shook her head. She winked at the young miss, signaling that they shouldn’t discuss this in front of an outsider.
Jiang Chuling understood immediately. Sister Xiaoqiu clearly had a solution, but it wasn’t suitable to talk about it over the phone.
She quickly said, “CEO Liang, don’t worry about the money. Just tell us whether the projects can be launched or not.”
“Miss, if the funding is secured, our company can launch whatever projects you want! We also conducted internal evaluations of the projects you selected. Apart from the variety show where celebrities conceal their identities and go work at the grassroots level, the others all ranked in our top five.”
Qiuyun explained, “CEO Liang, we mainly want to make that variety show charitable in nature. We’re not planning to make money from it, so that doesn’t matter.”
“Oh, I see. Then there’s no problem! As long as the funding comes through, we can cooperate at any time!”
Qiuyun said, “You don’t need to worry about the money, but we do need to choose the people in charge carefully. Have your secretary compile a list of every person in the company, regardless of whether they’ve led a project before. We’ll assess them thoroughly before assigning anyone to a project.”
“All right,” Liang Siqi agreed.
After the company had been reorganized, her secretary had already been working on that task. They only needed to rearrange the list according to the young miss’s requirements before sending it over.
“There’s one more thing.” Qiuyun offered a tactful reminder. “I know you were pushed into taking this position because several of the people who used to hold things together left. You accepted the job at short notice, so it’s understandable that you may still have some doubts about whether our young miss can shoulder such a great responsibility.”
“No, not at all!”
Liang Siqi immediately denied it. “The young miss came to the company this afternoon. Everything she said and did was clear and well organized. To be honest, I’ve rarely seen a child so intelligent—everything she says is logical and well reasoned. Even if I had been uneasy before, meeting her in person completely put those concerns to rest!”
Qiuyun reassured her, “We’re all in the same boat now, so there’s no need to be nervous, CEO Liang. What I mean is that the young miss is still young, and it may be difficult for her to command everyone’s respect. Perhaps, when we address one another, we could use titles that obscure her age a little and sound more professional in the workplace?”
“Chairwoman.” Liang Siqi understood instantly. “I’m sorry, Chairwoman. I was making assumptions based on first impressions. At the company, and whenever we’re discussing company business, addressing one another by our titles is indeed more professional.”
Chairwoman, huh!
Jiang Chuling struggled to keep the corners of her mouth from curling up. She straightened her back, waved her little hand, and instantly adopted an imposing air.
“Ahem. It’s a small matter, CEO Liang. Don’t worry about it. Working together to build this business is what matters most!”
“Yes, the Chairwoman is absolutely right.” Hearing the child’s voice over the phone, Liang Siqi couldn’t help laughing inwardly, but she maintained a perfectly serious tone.
After confirming when the list would be ready, Jiang Chuling hung up.
“Oh my gosh, Little Heng! I might be the first chairwoman in our class! This feels so cool!”
