The hotel, main building.
It was already night when they arrived in Shencheng.
After checking into the hotel arranged by the officials in advance, Lu Li ate dinner, washed up, and prepared to sleep.
At this moment, he lay on the bed in a 'wood' character posture, staring blankly at the crisscrossing ceiling, illuminated by the bright moon filtering in through the window.
He was worried about his future, feeling a mix of trepidation and excitement.
With my invincible system girl, my mind is full of cheats.
I can easily stand out in lagging domestic games and become the most brilliant bloom.
Currently, half of that has been achieved.
However, besides this, do I have no other pursuits in life?
This was the phenomenon that troubled Lu Li when he found it difficult to fall asleep recently.
He always felt that something was missing from his life.
At first,
Seeing female streamers on their live streams get upset and throw tantrums because of his games was enough to satisfy him. He could rewatch these moments and happily stare for a whole day.
Gradually,
These simple scenes no longer satisfied his exponentially expanding happiness threshold. Watching these streams again, apart from a knowing smile, left no ripples in his heart, as if he had entered a state of post-coital tranquility prematurely.
Human hearts are hard to satisfy, and desires are endless.
It was only with the breakthrough in VR technology that Lu Li, who had never experienced the charm of VR games, managed to regain some of his interest.
But this was ultimately unable to quench his thirst.
The reason was a high threshold, difficult to compensate, requiring the establishment of higher-level pursuits.
During that period, Lu Li felt he lacked a life goal.
Only with goals and pursuits did he have the motivation to improve.
Just like at the beginning, he only wanted to continuously develop 'torment' games, constantly collect emotional value, then develop more explosive games, lead domestic games to go abroad, and promote their development.
He was full of motivation.
During that time, he neglected food and sleep, spending every day in the studio, constantly thinking of small ideas to put into games to tease players.
Although life was monotonous, it was fulfilling.
Perhaps because of the existence of cheats, mass-producing hit games created a dimensional crushing effect on other major game companies. Lingjing's growth speed was comparable to a rocket.
It took only two years to go from obscurity to a three-way split in the domestic game circle.
As Lingjing made a name for itself overseas and its reputation gradually solidified, this goal was achieved, and he instantly lost his pursuit.
Holding hundreds of billions in assets and retiring so young felt like a waste of talent.
Lacking pursuit, he was like a salted fish.
Lu Li had been living quite decadently during this period, spending his time playing 'Sekiro' or attending meetings and signing documents at the company.
Logically, after achieving financial freedom, there should be no worries, but he was precisely the exception.
Lu Li felt this had something to do with his social anxiety. Possessing immense wealth, he didn't buy luxury cars, build mansions, or even date high-quality women.
The root cause was his unwillingness to socialize, to interact with people, to embrace a rich and vibrant society.
After all,
If he wanted to, with his net worth, he could be a groom every night for 365 days, with a different bride each day, and it would be no problem.
However, whether in his past or present life, Lu Li had always maintained a spiritual潔癖 (spiritually pure, unwilling to engage in casual relationships). Without an emotional foundation with the opposite sex, he had no desire to enter their bodies at all.
Social anxiety + spiritual潔癖, buffs stacked.
If there was only one pure love warrior left in the world, it would undoubtedly be Lu Li.
Like a sage who desires nothing, his life revolved solely around games.
Participating in the conference in Shencheng was his attempt to change himself, add some color to his monotonous life, and experience the grandeur of the magnificent landscape.
In addition, he wanted to pave the way for the future of VR games. It was said that this conference was very authoritative, led by the government, with executives from the top five game companies in the country participating in discussions.
It would determine the growth direction and development potential of VR games in the next few years.
Despite not wanting to admit it, Lu Li's heart was always tied to games, occupying most of his life.
He hoped that domestic games could truly stand up and go global.
As the old man Wang Lunshan said, the PC platform had already been deeply entrenched by overseas games. If we wanted to overtake them, VR games were the only way.
Lu Li could achieve dimensional crushing and mass-produce hit VR games in a pipeline fashion, but for the entire country, individual strength seemed insignificant.
Moreover, the system girl had a certain cooldown period and required billions in emotional value to operate.
If he truly wanted to achieve an overtake, it would at least require the top domestic game companies to make concerted efforts and progress together.
Currently, overseas game giants had put aside their differences and formed a temporary alliance to suppress Lingjing. Although it had not caused fundamental harm to Lingjing, there were short-term impacts. The performance report for the fourth quarter looked very grim.
Lu Li didn't expect the domestic giants to overcome their differences and shake hands, but at least they shouldn't play dirty tricks behind the scenes.
Of course, this idea was a bit wishful thinking.
If there's one thing Chinese people are good at, besides other aspects, it's "I predict your prediction." This is too common, especially in the stock market, where human nature is displayed to its fullest extent.
Internal competition and sophisticated self-interest are becoming increasingly prevalent... As long as interests are involved, it is too difficult to unite.
Moreover, these major companies are all elites among elites.
Being so candid and shaking hands with them might make them suspect you have ulterior motives.
It would be better to shape the racetrack first, and then everyone compete on the same track based on their own abilities.
Only with a stable rear could Lu Li have more energy to fight on the front lines.
"Whatever, let's just do it (not)."
He rolled over, swept away all distracting thoughts, and fell into a deep sleep.
...
After half a day of travel and tossing and turning in various "wild thoughts," Lu Li fell asleep.
However, on the other side of the city, someone was restless.
Bedroom 302, the lights were still on.
In the interplay of light and shadow, a slender figure paced back and forth in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, each time presenting a new outfit.
OL suit, JK schoolgirl style, pleated skirt, elegant lady style, rational pure black suit, qipao, high-waisted stockings, white stockings, even lingerie... Those items she had bought long ago but never worn, Bai Zhiyuan tried them all on.
Tomorrow was the day of the seminar, but she was in a dilemma.
Normally, at work, she wore a serious black and white suit, and at home, she wore loose pink pajamas. Bai Zhiyuan rarely spent time researching her styling for other occasions.
Although she had a closet full of various types of clothing, for her, these clothes were more like collectibles. Since she bought them, she had hardly worn them, and some were even still unopened.
It wasn't that she was lazy or lacked coordination.
She was used to being alone, declining all social gatherings, and living a life of a three-point routine.
Minimalist life, no need for these.
After the appearance of Lingjing Games, she spent almost all her free time immersed in the game. In her words, compared to going out, games brought her more primal joy.
Now,
With an important event tomorrow, Bai Zhiyuan, cramming at the last minute, was troubled by her outfit. Although with her figure of 175 cm, 36D, and long legs, even if she wore a bedsheet, it wouldn't affect her beauty.
But on such an important occasion, she didn't want to leave a bad impression due to being too casual in her attire.
Her serious work attire gave off an aloof aura that pushed people away, which was also not what she wanted.
Especially when it came to someone she had a good impression of, she wished she could present her most radiant side to them.
Half an hour passed.
Finally,
Bai Zhiyuan chose a few outfits that were decent, simple yet stylish, and packed them into her travel bag.
"Phew~~"
Bai Zhiyuan let out a playful sigh and relaxed.
"Huh~?"
Her gaze fixed on a pack of unopened high-waisted stockings on the counter. Her face instantly flushed red to her ears.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally packed them into her travel bag as well.
With a mix of nervousness and anticipation, Bai Zhiyuan sweetly entered her dreams.
...