Demanding an Explanation

Meanwhile!

Central Capital.

The Yiyou Platform's Marketing Department Director's office.

"Old Senior, I really have to thank you this time,"

Chen Hang, the Vice President of Xingmang Games, sat respectfully, pouring tea and handing it to Sun Guoping across from him:

"It's still Old Senior who thinks things through,"

"Not only did you help us boost our ranking, but you also put Golden Wind in its place."

You see!

As a company that primarily produces small and medium-sized games, Chen Hang's biggest headache recently has been this emerging company, Golden Wind.

This wasn't just because their main businesses were similar, but also because Xingmang had lost the top spot on the sales charts to Golden Wind twice in a row recently.

This was something Xingmang could not tolerate.

After all, they didn't have the resources of the industry leader, Xunteng, who could acquire competing studios on a whim.

So, since they couldn't assimilate them, they could only try to suppress them.

Fortunately!

Chen Hang had heard that Golden Wind had no prior dealings with Sun Guoping.

They hadn't even paid their respects or shown any signs of goodwill.

Thus, he took the initiative to propose 'suppressing Golden Wind a little.'

And on Sun Guoping's end.

He had never received any 'acknowledgment' from Golden Wind and had already considered the company 'ignorant of proper etiquette.'

After all, Golden Wind had topped the sales charts for two consecutive weeks with two games!

With such achievements, you didn't even come to visit me, a platform executive, to express your gratitude?

And so, the two hit it off.

Under Sun Guoping's secret instruction, a trusted engineer first secretly altered the ranking refresh logic for Vampire Survivors, ensuring it would always linger on the last few pages of the refresh list.

Then, the day before the final settlement, Sun Guoping directly swapped the first round of vote counts for Brother's Big Adventure and Vampire Survivors in the backend.

This action severely violated Yan Sheng's "two musts, three absolute nos" that he had repeatedly emphasized in meetings.

But Sun Guoping just chuckled, unconcerned.

Don't be ridiculous, the company has always forbidden abusing one's power for personal gain.

When has he ever been caught?

This set of unwritten rules had been in practice for so many years; it had long become company convention.

What kind of bullsh*t "two musts, three absolute nos" was that.

It was just for show, a new official making a splash.

Just to put the lower-level folks in their place, it wouldn't affect him, Sun Guoping.

After all, he was a company veteran.

"It was just a small favor, hehe,"

Sun Guoping said with a smile, taking the tea from Chen Hang:

"If I don't help my own junior, who else would I help? An outsider?"

"Moreover, in comparison, your Xingmang is more mature and stable,"

"This kind of opportunity should naturally be given to a more reliable company group to maximize its effectiveness!"

Sun Guoping spoke with an air of righteousness, completely omitting the fact that he had taken money.

Chen Hang nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Old Senior truly has foresight,"

"Giving me this opportunity was the right choice; ordinary people wouldn't be able to grasp it!"

With that said!

The two clinked glasses and burst into laughter!

"Alright, then Old Senior, I won't bother you any longer,"

After finishing his tea, Chen Hang put down the cup and stood up:

"I know you're busy with work, so I'll take my leave. After this Development Festival is over and you're completely free, I'll treat you to a drink!"

After bidding farewell to Sun Guoping!

Chen Hang left the office in high spirits.

Humming a little tune, he arrived at the elevator and pressed the button.

Ding!

Not long after, the elevator chimed and the doors opened.

A young girl walked out, followed by a dignified woman, looking like sisters.

As they passed each other, Chen Hang glanced at the two women, his greedy gaze sweeping over the pair of sisters, and he smacked his lips.

Without paying them much mind, he then entered the elevator.

Ding-dong—

As the elevator doors slowly closed.

Chen Hang faintly heard a young girl's voice from the direction of the reception desk, her tone quite aggressive:

"Your boss is Yan Sheng, right? Is he in? I need to ask him something."

What a feisty young lady!

The sudden arrival of the girl caught the receptionist a bit off guard.

However, even though she didn't know why the girl was here, seeing her aggressive demeanor and the assistant-like woman behind her.

The receptionist dared not be negligent. She quickly stood up, put on a smile, and asked:

"May I ask who you are?"

"Shen Miaomiao, President of Golden Wind Games."

Impressive!

The visitor was none other than Shen Miaomiao, who had rushed over from the high-speed train to confront them!

"Uh, this..."

The receptionist hesitated.

Golden Wind?

She'd never heard of it, and they hadn't visited before, had they?

"Is there a specific matter you're here for? Do you have an appointment with our President Yan?"

The receptionist asked.

"No appointment, and I don't need one,"

Shen Miaomiao shook her head and continued:

"Go tell your President Yan that someone from Shen Wanlin's side is here to see him."

"Alright... please wait in the sofa area over there. I'll report this."

The receptionist politely gestured for Shen Miaomiao to wait.

Normally, one couldn't see Yan Sheng without an appointment, and the receptionist would have simply refused.

But today was different.

Although the receptionist didn't know Shen Miaomiao's background, she didn't dare underestimate the girl's imposing presence.

She immediately called her boss's secretary:

"Secretary Li, this is the front desk. We have a visitor named Shen Miaomiao, President of Golden Wind Games, who claims to be someone from Shen Wanlin."

"Do you think President Yan has time right now?"

"Who?!"

In the Yiyou Platform president's office.

Upon hearing the secretary's report, Yan Sheng trembled all over, his eyes widening with a hint of fear as he looked at his secretary:

"Who did you say is looking for me?"

You must understand!

Yan Sheng had always maintained an image of being calm and wise within the company.

The secretary had never seen anything that could make their boss appear so flustered!

For a moment, she hesitated:

"The President of Golden Wind Games, named... Shen Miaomiao."

"No, the second part."

"Oh, she said she's someone from Shen Wanlin,"

The secretary replied:

"Do you know her?"

Damn it.

Yan Sheng's heart skipped a beat!

It was normal for the receptionist and secretary not to recognize Shen Wanlin.

But as the head of a subsidiary under a mature enterprise, how could he not recognize that magnate?

The helmsman of Shen's Capital, with a net worth of hundreds of billions of dollars, controlled countless holding groups involved in real estate, technology, healthcare, mining, and more.

Although he kept a low profile, he absolutely held a place among the top ten entrepreneurs in the country!

And now!

A young girl, surnamed Shen, claiming to be someone from Shen Wanlin's family!

Who else could it be?!

If not his daughter, then at least a relative!

Yan Sheng didn't dare to be negligent. He stood up, grabbed his suit jacket, and said as he put it on, "That's a major entrepreneur. I know of him, but he might not know me."

The secretary also gasped!

"Then... Mr. Yan, according to the receptionist, this young lady's tone was quite sharp. She didn't seem like she was here to discuss cooperation, but rather to demand an explanation."

Hearing this, Yan Sheng almost collapsed. He looked at the secretary in panic, "Did our receptionist's attitude go too far?"

"Not at all. Didn't you instruct us before that the receptionist should always greet guests with a smile?"

The secretary shook her head.

"Besides, seeing as the young lady is young but speaks with such authority, the receptionist didn't dare to act rashly and politely asked them to wait outside."

"Well done,"

Yan Sheng quickly gave a thumbs-up.

"Give the receptionist a red envelope at the end of the month as encouragement."

You've helped me out immensely!

Yan Sheng thanked the receptionist's ancestors eight generations back in his heart.

He thought, thankfully, the cliché situation from novels where people look down on others hadn't happened.

Otherwise, offending this young lady would have truly put him in a difficult position.

With that said, Yan Sheng was fully dressed. He pushed open his office door and headed straight for the reception area's guest sofas.

As soon as he stepped out into the hallway, before he even reached Shen Miaomiao, his face broke into a wide smile:

"CEO Shen! CEO Shen, hahaha—a rare visitor, a rare visitor—"

"I apologize for not welcoming you properly, not knowing CEO Shen would grace us with your presence—"