I Carry a Game World With Me

Chapter 209: Chapter 192: Carving Up Qingfeng Network! Undercurrent

After receiving Black Snake’s call, Lu Feng immediately summoned Yang Ming, Chen Bo, and Black Snake.

When the three of them arrived at the villa, he said, "Chen Bo, Black Snake, get ready. We’re heading to Dalat Town tomorrow. Cousin, you’ll hold down the fort here in Tianzhou City."

Yang Ming nodded.

Chen Bo and Black Snake acknowledged the order. After a brief chat, they left together to make preparations.

A little while later, Wang Kai also arrived at the villa.

Lu Feng had him sit down for tea and served him with some of his +3 Qingfeng Tea.

Although Qingfeng Network Company’s explosive success was mostly due to the software and games he had brought out of the game, Wang Kai had still managed the company. He deserved credit not just for his achievements, but for his tireless effort.

Wang Kai took a sip of tea, pulled out a document, and reported, "Chairman Lu, I have a document here that needs your signature. It’s regarding the celebration event. My plan is to invite the celebrities and copyright holders whose likenesses we licensed for the AI assistant to attend."

"Okay." Lu Feng nodded.

’Such events were essential for an internet company,’ Lu Feng thought. ’You could tell just by looking at Penguin. They held events like this all the time.’

Besides, Wang Kai was in charge of the company now. Since he had made the decision, Lu Feng certainly wasn’t going to oppose it.

’An event like this didn’t even require my signature. The fact that he brought it to me for approval showed his respect.’

He signed the document.

Wang Kai added, "Chairman Lu, there’s one more thing. It’s about Teacher Youcai, the winner of the AI appearance profit-sharing contest. She’ll be attending the event, and she’s also expressed interest in signing with our company as a performing artist."

"Huh? What kind of artist could she be?" Lu Feng was taken aback for a moment.

He knew of Teacher Youcai, of course. She had a great figure, a pretty face, and was... well-endowed.

’But a "teacher" like her wants to be an artist for his company?’

’It was a bit of a joke.’

’Was he supposed to produce one of those "action-coaching" films from the information sphere in the game for her?’

’That was an even bigger joke.’

’His company wasn’t in the business of producing those kinds of "horizontal" films.’

Wang Kai explained, "Chairman Lu, according to Teacher Youcai, she wants to be a singer. It’s a dream she’s had for a long time, but she ended up in the... horizontal entertainment industry. Now that she’s made so much money from our profit-sharing program, she wants to pursue her dream. Besides, her voice is actually very beautiful."

"That’s true," Lu Feng had to admit.

’Her voice was certainly beautiful, and very alluring.’

’And there was no rule saying she couldn’t put some clothes on and chase her dream, was there?’

At this thought, he recalled the information sphere that contained music. It seemed to have some songs from the Plaster Country in it.

With that in mind, he said to Wang Kai, "Wait here a minute."

Wang Kai nodded and watched Lu Feng head upstairs.

Lu Feng went upstairs, found a room, and with a single thought, entered the game. Arriving at the East Suburb Fortress, he took out the information sphere containing the songs. He then found Cheng Sisi and had her convert the code for a few female vocal tracks from the Plaster Country and save them onto a real-world USB drive.

Once that was done, he exited the game with the USB drive in hand. He went back downstairs and handed it to Wang Kai. "There are a few songs from the Plaster Country on here," he said. "Give them to Teacher Youcai and see about releasing an album for her. She’s our company’s cash cow right now, after all. Once she has the status of a pop star, adding that to her ’teacher’ persona... wouldn’t that make her even more popular?"

Holding the USB drive, Wang Kai suddenly asked, "Chairman Lu, would you be interested in having dinner with Teacher Youcai?"

He winked as he spoke, as if giving a hint.

’After all,’ he thought, ’the boss went out of his way to get songs for her. It looks like he had them ready in advance.’

When Lu Feng saw Wang Kai’s suggestive hint, he understood and was momentarily stunned.

’Was "interest" a Freudian slip?’

’The casting couch? With Teacher Youcai?’

’Then again, "casting couch" wasn’t the right term. With Qingfeng Network Company’s current resources, he’d only have to drop a hint and she’d probably throw herself at him.’

’Hadn’t there been exposés about the son of a former richest man holding "auditions" for female celebrities in a private club, like an emperor choosing concubines?’

Lu Feng, naturally, had no interest in such things.

「The next day.」

Chen Bo arrived at the villa with his men and Black Snake.

Five burly men followed behind Chen Bo. They were his guys from Youcheng, and Lu Feng recognized three of them.

The moment the five men saw Lu Feng, they immediately greeted him with respect, "President Lu!"

’Everyone knew just how powerful President Lu was now.’

’Legends of him were already spreading throughout Youcheng.’

To put it simply, that man Huang Chui—Brother Zhui—had already retired from the underworld. But because of his connection to President Lu, whenever anything happened in the Youcheng underworld, everyone still went to Brother Zhui to mediate.

"Is everything arranged?" Lu Feng asked Black Snake.

Black Snake nodded. "If we head to the airport now, we can board the plane shortly. Hadona is already waiting for us in Myanmar."

"Alright, let’s go." With a word from Lu Feng, the group left the villa and headed for the airport. Not long after, they were on the plane.

Meanwhile, back in Tianzhou City.

Several people entered Mr. Chen’s office.

One was Mr. Chen’s secretary; the others were all middle-aged men.

"Mr. Chen, they’re here," the secretary announced upon entering.

Mr. Chen immediately turned to the middle-aged men and asked, "What’s the current situation?"

The men immediately began to report:

"The higher-ups in the anti-monopoly division have made their move. They’ll be summoning Qingfeng Network Company for a ’talk’ soon."

"The General Administration of Press has also concluded their meeting. They will be doing the same."

"The Cyberspace Administration has finished their meeting as well."

"We’ve also discovered something. It’s not just us applying pressure. Penguin, Baidu... several other powers are making moves as well."

"It seems they want a piece of the pie, too."

"Based on everyone’s estimates, if Qingfeng Network Company wants to continue its normal operations, its owner will be lucky to hold on to 30% of his shares."

"And most importantly, his company doesn’t have the same structure as JD.com. In this kind of situation, they can kick him out of his own company entirely!"

Mr. Chen smiled upon hearing this.

’In this country, that was the power of the system. How many company founders had been kicked out for this very reason?’

Even figures like the "Two Mas" couldn’t avoid it. ’Just think,’ he mused, ’how many shares does Pony Ma of Penguin even have left?’

’Pony Ma was capable enough to maintain control of his company.’

’But a fly-by-night company like Qingfeng Network, with no deep-seated foundation? It would be a miracle if its owner managed to hold on.’

’Once his sharpest weapon, Qingfeng Network Company, was taken from him, I wonder if he’ll still be so bold?’

...

Hado International Airport.

Hadona was already waiting with his men. At the arrivals area, he had them hold up a massive banner that was visible from a great distance.

So, when Lu Feng deplaned and entered the arrivals hall, he spotted Hadona and his men immediately.

Red Lizard was also waiting off to the side with a dozen or so muscular men.

The scene was so conspicuous that the banner was hardly necessary.

"President Lu!" Hadona was the first to step forward, greeting him with utmost respect.

"President Lu!"

"President Lu!"

Red Lizard led his men in a chorus of the same greeting. Their Chinese was broken, but their unified shout startled the other people in the arrivals hall.

Hadona respectfully welcomed Lu Feng and led the way. When they reached the airport parking lot, a convoy of several cars was already waiting.

Once everyone was in the cars, they began driving toward the border of Myanmar.

Along the way, Lu Feng introduced Chen Bo to Red Lizard and Hadona.

However, he also gave separate, private instructions to both Chen Bo and Red Lizard.

His words were phrased in a way that only the intended recipient would understand their true meaning.

To Chen Bo, the message seemed to be a simple instruction to keep an eye on the Kudar Clan. To Red Lizard, the subtext was, ’You’re wearing the electronic shackle, so you’re the one I trust the most.’

Before long, they reached a border checkpoint. Red Lizard spotted a squad of uniformed soldiers in the distance and cursed under his breath, "What a pain. They’ve got a patrol out today."

’A single squad in a place like this? They’re not on any official mission. They’re undoubtedly just here for a shakedown.’

’It was a normal part of life in this country.’

Just then, the squad of uniformed soldiers signaled for their convoy to pull over.

One of them, who appeared to be the leader, barked, "Stop your vehicles for inspection!"

Another chimed in, "Cooperate, and we’ll make this easy. I suspect you’re carrying contraband."

With that, the men moved to begin their search.

Red Lizard and Hadona exchanged a look. They knew this was the signal for a bribe.

Chen Bo and his men grew tense at the sight.

After all, the soldiers were armed.

They would never see a scene like this back in Hua Country. They hadn’t expected it to be so lawless here.

As they watched, the squad leader sauntered over.

But at that exact moment, Red Lizard let out a short whistle. In the next instant, he and the men he’d brought with him pulled weapons out from inside the cars. One look was enough to tell that their firearms were far superior to the soldiers’.

Chen Bo, sitting in the back seat of one of the cars, watched as his driver casually pulled an assault rifle out from under his seat.

Seeing the weapon, his eyes and the eyes of the men he’d brought with him went wide.

’So this is the level President Lu operates at over here?’

’This is fucking terrifying.’

The soldiers’ leader’s eyes widened in shock. ’Shit,’ he thought, ’you play with fire long enough, you’re bound to get burned.’ He immediately yelled to his men, "Inspection complete! Nothing abnormal here! Let them pass, hurry up!"

The other soldiers were also drenched in a cold sweat.

’Who the fuck were these people?’

’With those weapons, if a firefight broke out, they’d all be dead in an instant.’

So, hearing their leader’s command, they scrambled to get out of the way. Who the hell wanted to die?

This scene also left Chen Bo and his men completely dumbfounded.

’Were these soldiers really that cowardly?’

But watching their driver casually put his weapon away and start the car again, they realized it had nothing to do with cowardice. It was about not being stupid enough to have a death wish.

Red Lizard scoffed dismissively, started the car, and continued leading the convoy toward Dalat Town.

But just as they were driving away, the squad leader pulled out his phone and made a call. "That’s right, it’s confirmed. He’s in one of the cars. Should be from the Eastern Hua Country. No doubt about it. You can make your move."

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