Chen Jiaojiao was too exhausted to even complain about Tiantian.
How could she be so devoted? Even after Chen Jiaojiao had spoken so harshly, she still couldn't let go of Chen Dongyang?
She even cared about the son of her love rival?
"Why bother with him? He's not your son, and his illness isn't your fault. Zeng Hui already insulted you so badly, don't be a saint."
Tiantian knew that Chen Dongyang couldn't give her the future she desired. Chen Jiaojiao feared she would be dragged down with him, so she tried her best to keep them apart.
However, she was a saint.
After all, he was her first love. She couldn't forget Chen Dongyang so quickly or turn a blind eye to his suffering.
Since Chen Jiaojiao's path wasn't working, she simply abandoned it.
Pretending to cooperate, she chose a bag, which Chen Jiaojiao paid for. They then had dinner and headed back home.
Tiantian said she wanted to rest, but as soon as she got back to her room, she opened the official website, found the contact information for the organizer of the emerging designer competition, and sent a heartfelt email with her contact details.
She waited anxiously for over two hours before finally receiving a call from the other party.
"Miss Jiang, what do you mean by this?"
"Exactly what it says. I forfeit my participation in this competition and will personally sponsor your design institute's design fees for the next year, provided that the first-place spot is given to Chen Dongyang and he is invited to work at your design institute."
"Miss Jiang, you this..."
Tiantian said, "It's not convenient to discuss some things over the phone. How about this? You arrange a place, and I'll go now. We can talk in person."
After finishing the call with the other party, Tiantian lingered for a bit, then went to find Chen Jiaojiao and said she wanted to go home.
Chen Jiaojiao was a bit surprised. "Why are you leaving so suddenly?"
"My best friend used to live with me, right? I haven't contacted her while I was away competing these past few days. The property management just called to say she fell and injured herself at home alone."
"She's not from here and has no relatives or friends in Nancheng. I need to go back and take care of her."
Chen Jiaojiao didn't quite believe it.
How could it be such a coincidence?
"Your own legs are still not convenient, how can you take care of her? Should I call someone to help?"
Tiantian stopped her. "No need. She's very shy and has social anxiety. She doesn't even talk to me about it, let alone others. It would embarrass her to death. Don't worry, I'll take it easy. Besides, we can talk about our feelings together, and it can help distract us, can't it?"
Seeing that she was determined to leave, Chen Jiaojiao could only see her off.
When Tiantian returned to the residential area, she stopped in the garden and called Wushuang to ask if she was home.
If she guessed correctly, Wushuang had been very close with the director recently, so she probably wasn't home.
As expected, Wushuang said she was out for dinner and asked when she would be back.
Tiantian said she would be back the day after tomorrow and told her to enjoy herself. After hanging up, she went upstairs to get her car keys and laptop, drafted a contract in the car, and drove onto the highway.
After nearly four hours of long-distance travel, she returned to the vicinity of the base.
Both the organizer and the deputy organizer were waiting for her.
Tiantian got straight to the point, revealing her identity, her position at Zhan Group, her shares, the one hundred million she intended to invest, and the contract.
She said, "For this one hundred million investment project, regardless of the profit, I will only take 10%, which is essentially giving it to you for free."
"Furthermore, after Chen Dongyang is hired by your design institute, his salary will also be paid from my personal account, using your name only."
"Moreover, even if I didn't do this, with his performance, his results in this competition shouldn't be bad. Regardless, this is a sure win-win deal. I don't think you need to think about it for so long."
It was precisely because it was a sure win-win deal, like a pie falling from the sky, that it was so astonishing and made them incredulous.
"Miss Jiang, if I recall correctly, you and Chen Dongyang are in a romantic relationship... We really don't understand your motives for doing this."
Tiantian said, "Precisely because we are a couple, and to protect his self-esteem, we have to do this quietly."
"Otherwise, he always feels that his income is inferior to mine and that the company he works for is inferior to mine, making him feel inferior in front of me. I want an equal romantic relationship. It's purely for this reason."
Men couldn't understand the thought process of a rich woman.
In any case, they were very willing to accept someone who was willing to spend money on them without them having to pay salaries, and to gain a talent for free.
The contract was quickly signed, and Tiantian transferred one hundred million from her personal account before driving back to Nancheng.
Fearing that Wushuang would become suspicious, she didn't dare to go home. She booked a room at a hotel and slept until the afternoon of the next day. Feeling that enough time had passed, she finally returned to her own home.
Meanwhile, Chen Dongyang, after leaving Chen Jiaojiao, went to find someone named Mr. Wang.
This person owned a game company and had created a very successful large-scale online game, but that was two years ago.
In recent years, the game market competition has been fierce and highly homogenized.
Creating games similar to other companies makes it difficult to stand out and easy to get into disputes.
As for adapting popular big IPs, the copyright is difficult to negotiate and the prices are outrageously high.
Chen Dongyang's first project after returning to China was the renovation of his game studio. Because the studio's design was quite creative, the entire cooperation process was very pleasant, and Mr. Wang had a good impression of Chen Dongyang.
Upon hearing that he was bringing a mature product to discuss cooperation, he quickly received him.
However, after reviewing the product, he was not very satisfied.
"It doesn't quite match the product positioning of our studio. We make online games or mobile games. Yours is like a puzzle game, and it's so messy with so many sections, like a hodgepodge. The positioning is very vague."
Chen Dongyang used his persuasive skills to explain to him.
"I believe a company should not have precise positioning for its products, but rather should change in time with the changes of the era."
"With the prevalence of smartphones, fewer people are playing large online games now, and their elimination is only a matter of time. I believe you know this better than I do."
"Mobile games are also dominated by two well-known games, occupying the vast majority of the market. At this time, if you want to break through, you have to find another way."
"I think Mr. Wang is someone who keeps up with the times. He knows that 'script killing' is very popular among young people, but not everyone has the money and energy to experience it in formal venues. We should strike while the iron is hot and give these people an opportunity to experience it online."
"Moreover, doing this has an advantage: it attracts users to users. Like those two big-name games, this type of game requires teamwork. When you want to play, you will recommend this app to your friends and invite them to join. In this way, we can save a lot of effort in product promotion."
They talked for a full four hours. Chen Dongyang meticulously explained each section of the app, and Mr. Wang called his deputy and product manager to listen to him as well.
Finally, he was persuaded.