Chen Jiaojiao was too tired to even complain about Tian Tian.
How could she be so devoted? Even after hearing such harsh words, she still couldn't let go of Chen Dongyang?
She even cared about the son of her love rival?
"Why bother? He's not your son, and you didn't cause his illness. Zeng Hui insulted you so badly, don't play the saint for me."
Tian Tian knew Chen Dongyang couldn't give her the future she wanted, and Chen Jiaojiao was afraid of dragging her down, so she desperately tried to pull 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 approach wasn't working, she decided to abandon it.
She pretended to cooperate by choosing a bag, which Chen Jiaojiao paid for. Then they had dinner and headed home.
Tian Tian said she wanted to rest, but as soon as she got back to her room, she opened the official website, found the contact information of the organizer of the Emerging Designers Competition, and sent a heartfelt email with her contact details.
Anxiously, she waited for more than two hours before the other party finally called her.
"Miss Jiang, what do you mean by this?"
"Exactly what it says. I'm forfeiting my participation in this competition. In return, I will personally sponsor your design institute's design fees for the next year, with the sole requirement that you award the first prize to Chen Dongyang and invite him to work at your design institute."
"Miss Jiang, you..."
Tian Tian said, "Some things are inconvenient to discuss over the phone. How about this: you arrange a place, and I'll come now. We can discuss it in person."
After ending the call with the organizer, Tian Tian dallied for a bit, then went to find Chen Jiaojiao, saying she wanted to go home.
Chen Jiaojiao was a little surprised. "Why are you suddenly going back?"
"My best friend was staying at my place before, and she didn't contact me while I was away competing these past few days. The property management just called me saying she fell and injured herself at home alone."
"She's from out of town 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? Shall I call someone to help?"
Tian Tian stopped her. "No need. She's very shy and a bit socially anxious. She won't even talk to me, let alone anyone else. It would embarrass her terribly. Don't worry, I'll take it easy. Besides, we can talk about our feelings together, and it can be a distraction, right?"
Seeing that she was determined to go back, Chen Jiaojiao could only see her off.
When Tian Tian returned to the neighborhood, she stopped in the garden and called Wushuang to ask if she was home.
If her guess was correct, Wushuang was probably out, having a hot affair with the director recently.
As expected, Wushuang said she was eating out and asked when she would be back.
Tian Tian said she would be back the day after tomorrow and told her to have fun before 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 was once again near the base.
Both the organizer and the deputy organizer were waiting for her.
Tian Tian got straight to the point, revealing her identity, her position at Zhan's Group, her shares, her investment of one hundred million yuan this time, and the contract.
She said, "For this one hundred million yuan 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 private account. You will just use your institute's name."
"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-fire win-win situation. I don't think you need to think for so long."
It was precisely because it was a sure-fire win-win situation, like a pie falling from the sky, that it surprised them so much and made them disbelieve.
"Miss Jiang, if I remember correctly, you and Chen Dongyang are in a romantic relationship... We really don't understand your motive for doing this."
Tian Tian 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 less than mine and the company he works for is inferior to mine, making him feel inferior in front of me. I want an equal relationship. It's purely for this reason."
Men couldn't understand the thought process of a wealthy woman.
In any case, someone was willing to throw money at them, not have them pay salaries, and acquire a talented individual for free, so they were quite willing.
The contract was quickly signed. Tian Tian transferred one hundred million yuan from her private account and drove back to Nancheng.
Afraid of Wushuang becoming 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 then returned to her own home.
On Chen Dongyang's end, after leaving Chen Jiaojiao, he went to find someone called General Manager Wang.
This person owned a game company and had produced a very successful large-scale online game, but that was two years ago.
In recent years, the game market has been fiercely competitive and homogenized.
Making games similar to other companies makes it difficult to stand out and easy to get into disputes.
Making games adapted from popular big IPs requires difficult copyright negotiations and exorbitant prices.
Chen Dongyang's first project after returning to China was the renovation of his game studio. Because the studio's design was quite innovative, the entire collaboration process was pleasant, and General Manager Wang had a good impression of Chen Dongyang.
Upon hearing that he had a mature product to discuss cooperation, he quickly received him.
However, after reviewing the product, he was not entirely satisfied.
"It doesn't quite match our studio's product positioning. We make online games or mobile games, but yours is like an educational game, with so many miscellaneous sections, a hodgepodge. The positioning is very ambiguous."
Chen Dongyang used his persuasive tongue to explain to him.
"I believe a company should not rigidly position its products but should adapt to the changes of the times."
"With the prevalence of smartphones, fewer people play large online games now. It's only a matter of time before they are phased out. I'm sure you know this better than I do."
"The mobile game market is 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 believe General Manager Wang is someone who keeps up with the times. You know 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 seize this opportunity to give these people a chance to experience it online."
"Moreover, doing so has an advantage: it drives users by users. Like those two big-name games, this type of game requires teamwork. When you want to play, you'll 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 General Manager Wang called in the deputy general manager and product manager to listen to him as well.
Finally, he was persuaded.