"Boss, that won't do. You're the heart of our team, and this house is yours too. You even took out a loan to buy the servers."
The others all nodded.
Money was tempting, but they hadn't let the billion-yuan grand prize cloud their judgment.
Just as the boss had said three months ago,
their ranking in the national competition didn't matter. What mattered was whether Academician Mo liked their design.
This was an opportunity.
And now, that opportunity was right in front of them.
They were ranked second in the world. Nobody would believe that Academician Mo hadn't seen their proposal.
Unlike Li Gang and the other five, who were filled with anticipation and anxiety, the design team that had taken first place in Candy Technology's Global Design Competition was celebrating with champagne at that very moment.
They sang and danced, going completely wild.
In the eyes of these foreigners, taking first place meant not only a generous design prize, but also a chance to participate in the construction of Candy University.
It would be the start of a long-term partnership with Candy Technology!
This one project alone would be enough to keep the company very well fed.
Behind a glass wall, a fashionable young woman with East Asian features swirled a glass of red wine in the project manager's office. The slight upward curve of her lips struck just the right note, giving her an air of dignified elegance.
"Yang, why aren't you out celebrating with everyone?"
The bearded boss walked into the project manager's office with a beaming smile.
"It's too soon."
"Oh? Why?" The bearded man put aside his little ulterior motive, puzzled.
Yang was the most creative project manager in the company, and he always took her words seriously.
Yang Li took a sip of red