Cheng Lixue: I Really... Really Can't Take It Anymore... / Chen Tianwu: Grinning as He Meets His Online Girlfriend! ...Not Grinning Anymore.

"Director Yaqing, what you've made is truly authentic."

"Uncle, you're awesome!"

For the first time, Yaqing experienced Kalpas's feelings. It was so satisfying to be praised for cooking. He finally understood why Kalpas was so angry when he was hiding in his room and eating instant noodles at the company.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, it was already late, so Susha Nai and Li Sushang got up and left. Yaqing did not leave, because his bedroom was left there.

"Little brother, when do you plan to go back to the Far East?" Cecilia had just finished showering and was wearing a face mask, sat next to Yaqing.

"It'll be soon. The Far East Branch is currently busy with group processing." Yaqing used the remote control to bring up the cartoon he and Mobius liked to watch the most.

"Grouped? Oh, divided into web series and movies?"

"No." Yaqing shook her head. "It's divided into film and television and games. The game market is still vacant. I plan to reorganize the division and extend my reach into the game market."

"Is it still set against the backdrop of Honkai?" Cecilia clearly didn't care about the movie as much as the game; she preferred the thrill of watching TV series.

"It's pretty much the same, but the world-building might be a level higher, transcending the concept of Earth and unfolding the story in the universe." Yaqing trusted Cecilia a lot, so he revealed more.

"Does that branch have enough manpower?" Cecilia asked worriedly, fearing that Yaqing would collapse from exhaustion.

Yaqing never gets tired, and he never even feels tired. The tragic ones are Cheng Lixue and the others who are "tortured" by him. If more manpower is not added, Cheng Lixue may resign.

"Don't worry, sister. Kiana is graduating this year, right? Let's not rush her to join headquarters yet. Let her gain some experience under my supervision," Yaqing said with a smile.

Yaqing's smile almost triggered Stupid Goose's PTSD.

Cecilia thought for a moment.

In that brief moment, Durandal seemed to see her third sister's tragic future.

"Fine, if it's too easy for her to get a job, Kiana won't grow up. Let her gain some experience under your guidance," Cecilia said.

Ziegfried had already washed the dishes, came over, sat down next to Cecilia, and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Because of the Honkai series, the relationship between Yaqing and Ziegfried has eased considerably. They are no longer as tense as they were at the beginning, but rather have a relationship that is more than friends but not quite brothers.

"Let's talk about Kiana's graduation this year." Cecilia tried to fit in with Yaqing by watching cartoons, but after a few minutes she couldn't continue and asked, "Are the dishes washed?"

"It's all washed! I washed it five times!" Ziegfried looked very proud.

Even though there's a dishwasher, Cecilia still makes Ziegfried wash the dishes by hand, since he can't help at all when she's cooking.

"I just heard you say, Brother Yaqing, that you're going to enter the gaming market?"

"What's the problem?"

"It's not really a problem. I always feel that your development path and Welt's are quite similar. He also happens to be planning to enter the game market." Ziegfried didn't hold back in selling Welt.

The Anti-Entropy is preparing to enter the gaming market is no secret within the Schicksal Group; in fact, it's common knowledge among the top management.

"Don't worry, he and I are not on the same path." Yaqing reassured Ziegfried, implying that he shouldn't try to trick her into revealing anything.

Chapter 192 Cheng Lixue: I really... really can't take it anymore...

Back in their respective rooms, Yaqing couldn't wait to turn on his desktop computer. He wanted to see the reaction to the movie "Honkai 3: Angel Rebuild," especially the post-credits scene.

I just opened the official website and it was flooded with posts.

[Damn it! This movie can hardly be called a movie...]

"???" Yaqing was dumbfounded.

What's going on?!

You're all dissatisfied with this movie?

Yaqing scrolled down to see the full comment.

[Damn it! This movie can't even be called a movie... It's clearly art, a complete showcase of technical skill. Everyone says Yaqing's screenwriting is bad, but this movie has completely changed my opinion of him.]

"Hey upstairs, you've pulled the knife halfway out and can't put it back in, die!"

"Indeed, apart from being too long, this movie has no flaws whatsoever. Whether it's the depth of the plot or the supplementary character development, there's not a single fault to be found."

"When did growing long become a problem? I felt like I didn't get enough of it, especially the final bonus scene. I really felt sorry for the Kiana, but Himeko's appearance was so exciting!"

"I have a feeling the next box office hit is going to be a smash!"

"The knives in Otto and Welt made me cry my eyes out. My family thought I had gone crazy. Now that we finally have a screenwriter who can write happy endings, you all keep criticizing his abilities. Do you think I don't know whether he's good or bad? If you fire him, who knows which character will get killed? I don't want to see any characters die..."

"Dude, that's a bit abstract."

Yaqing noticed that almost all the reviews for this movie were positive, with only a few negative ones complaining that the movie was too long.

"It seems that a movie that's too long isn't good either..." Yaqing fell into deep thought.

After a long pause, he decided to release the next film in two parts.

"By the way, see if there are any high-quality derivative works. If we don't hire some people for the post-production department soon, Lixue might really resign."

Yaqing recalled the days before the movie's release. Whenever he went to work, Cheng Lixue would stare at him with her bloodshot eyes, full of resentment, making him shudder.

I took a quick look at the fan creation section on the official website, and it was all using character models from the branch offices. There was no innovation at all, and the story structure was just poorly made.

"Why is it that even though I want to 'eat people,' no one is eating me?!"

Yaqing lay face down on the table.

The chat software on the computer suddenly shook, followed by a video call from Mobius.

Yaqing subconsciously clicked "agree".

"Senior, should I say good morning or good evening now?"

With an eight-hour time difference, it was midnight in Yaqing's area, but 8 a. m. in Mobius's area.

Mobius sat in the living room.

Today's breakfast is Kalpas's special Italian pasta.

"Say whatever you want." Mobius picked up a piece of spaghetti, twirled it around, and put it in his mouth, asking listlessly, "This movie has been a huge success worldwide, and you didn't even go out to celebrate?"

"We've celebrated," Yaqing said with a smile. "Senior, it's been so long since we last met, didn't you miss me?"

Mobius blushed, but quickly recovered, and said with feigned composure, "Miss you? Miss you coming back to be my guinea pig again? You're overthinking it. Why would I miss you? Absolutely not, hmph!"

Hearing the machine-gun-like speed of the other end of the line, Yaqing knew that Mobius was being stubborn again, so she pretended to be disappointed. "It seems that I was overthinking it. I think about my senior every day."

Such a direct attack immediately defeated Mobius.

"Actually... I did think about it a little..." Mobius said softly.

No sooner had Mobius finished speaking than Elysia appeared behind her, tiptoeing over and cautiously making a shushing gesture towards Yaqing on the other end of the video.

"Who is Professor Mobius thinking of?"

Elysia's sudden voice startled Mobius, nearly causing him to drop his phone.

When Mobius saw Elysia's mischievous expression on her pretty face, she knew the other party had ill intentions. She silently hung up the video call, her expression calm. "Elysia, what are you talking about? I don't know anything about this. What do you mean, 'thinking of someone'?"

Elysia tilted her head and looked at Mobius with a smile.

Under Elysia's gaze, Mobius became restless, picked up his satchel, and quickly left the Golden Courtyard.

Elysia sat comfortably in the chair, feeling that the joy of the day was enough.

Elysia has won a resounding victory today.

Kalpas stared at the two-thirds of the spaghetti still on the plate on the table and flew into a rage once more.

"Mobius, you are guilty!!!"

"Brother Jie, give me a plate of spaghetti too." Elysia held up her little hand.

Kalpas hearing this, Qianjie suppressed his rage and returned to the kitchen, activating "battle mode." Soon, bursts of wild laughter echoed from the kitchen.

Yaqing watched as the other party's screen suddenly went black and then the call ended. She smiled and knew that Mobius had once again fallen into Elysia's hands.

With nothing else to do, I opened the fan art section of the official website again and admired the dancing models. Although the legal and public relations efforts of the Schicksal Consortium had blocked the criminal channels for modeling data, dancing was not prohibited.

"Utterly boring." Yaqing closed the official website and began to contemplate life... Suddenly, it seemed as if she had thought of something.

Since there are no experts in derivative works, why don't I become that expert myself?

Without further ado, Yaqing used software to call out Cheng Lixue.

["Live or die: Lixue, give me some software for post-production editing."]

In the Far East, because the president was away, Salome, the director, made a bold decision: to give everyone a holiday. Cheng Lixue was shopping with a group of women when she heard a notification on her phone and opened it to take a look.

Upon seeing that the message was from Yaqing, her face instantly darkened. She quickly typed a few words, then turned off her phone. When Cheng Lixue looked up again, her face was once again radiant with a gentle and sunny smile.

It's worth mentioning that Cheng Lixue's nickname for Yaqing was: Damn capitalist.

[I really want to die: "Auto-reply: Dear customer, we are currently not at work. Please leave a message after the beep..."]

[Live if you can: "???"]

Yaqing was stunned. He remembered that today was not a day off.

"Forget it, if I don't want to do it, I don't want to." Yaqing turned off the computer, lay on the bed, and after the initial enthusiasm wore off, he didn't want to do it anymore.

"Leave it to Lixue, and release it as a side story."

Yaqing drifted off to sleep once again.

I wonder what Cheng Lixue will think when she finds out that her one instance of not replying to a message has resulted in an even greater workload.

Chapter 193 Chen Tianwu: Smiling as he meets his online girlfriend!... No more smiling.

The following day, the day to return to the Far East arrived. At the Munich airport, Cecilia and Ziegfried wanted to come and see Yaqing off, but Yaqing refused, giving a strange reason for his refusal.

Yaqing was thinking that if Cecilia came to see him off, he was afraid he would be unable to resist staying at headquarters for a few more days.

Murochia agreed with this reason, though she found it both amusing and exasperating.

Inside the exclusive VIP lounge at Munich Airport, Yaqing was on the phone with Mobius, while Froglay was talking to her daughter, Anna Schariac.

"Once you reach the Far East, you must listen to the head of the family. You are not allowed to be willful or sneak back. Be careful of strangers outside."

Froglay knew her daughter's personality very well. Anna was kind and gentle, which was a wonderful trait. However, Anna was too kind and gentle. If she couldn't do something for someone, she would feel guilty and blame herself for a long time.

"I understand, Mom." Anna took every word Froglay said to heart.

On the other side.

"Senior, I'm about to board the plane, so I can't chat with you now. We'll talk when I get there."

"Good."

Yaqing stood up, picked up her luggage, and gestured for Anna to follow.

"Mom, I'm going with the head of the family first." Anna pulled her suitcase and jogged to catch up with Yaqing.

As a director of Schicksal, Yaqing still has the right to board first.

The two sat in adjacent seats.

"Patriarch..." Anna looked nervous; this was her first time meeting a high-ranking member of Schicksal.

"Don't be nervous, and you don't need to call me head of the family." Yaqing noticed Anna's nervousness at a glance and smiled, "According to seniority, you should call me uncle, but I'm never that formal. You can just call me brother."

"Oh," Anna said with a hint of worry, "But is it really okay to call me that?"

"It doesn't matter, no one will think anything of it." Yaqing leaned back in her chair. "Anna, I heard you've been in an online relationship with a boy named Chen Tianwu...?"

"No... no." Anna quickly lied. Even her mother didn't know about her online relationship. Her excuse to her mother was that she wanted to learn from Director Yaqing.