"Let's get down to business," Qi Xuan said calmly.
"Oh," Ye Zhi came back to her senses and said, "It's like this, Shun Da's acquisition is proceeding smoothly. Since it's not yet fully completed, it hasn't been announced to the public. However, Shun Da has already undergone internal sorting and optimization, and has started to implement new salary standards. The current feedback is quite positive. But because Shun Da doesn't have many businesses, the effect is not yet obvious."
Qi Xuan nodded slightly, "What about the map navigation you mentioned earlier?"
"Ah, speaking of this makes me frustrated." Ye Zhi speared a piece of watermelon with her fork. The icy, sweet watermelon, once in her mouth, immediately improved her mood. She swallowed the watermelon and then said, "I've tried several popular map apps on the market these past few days. For the same road, they give me four or five navigation results, and none of them are correct! I've also visited several digital map companies. They either have technology that is far from adequate, or they are just fooling investors. So, I've decided not to cooperate with them, and we'll do it ourselves!"
Ours... Qi Xuan's heart felt a slight warmth. He said calmly, "This is a huge investment, and it's a massive project."
"Yes," Ye Zhi nodded. "So, my plan is to acquire a digital map company. I've already inspected those companies. There's a long-established company that used to cooperate with major car manufacturers, providing navigation for them. Moreover, they already possess Grade A qualifications for navigation electronic map surveying and mapping, and Grade A qualifications for aerial photography surveying and mapping. They also have a relatively complete database. However, due to the need for long-term, large-scale capital investment, they are currently unable to attract new investment and are in a desperate situation. If we acquire them now, it would be a great bargain!"
Qi Xuan: ... After all that, it still comes down to money.
"What about the acquisition plan?" Qi Xuan asked calmly.
Ye Zhi took out the prepared acquisition plan and handed it to him. As Qi Xuan calmly reviewed the acquisition plan, Ye Zhi added from the side, "Although this is a continuous investment, I believe the profits brought by Taoxun will be enough to support it. Moreover, I also plan to launch a complementary free game to quickly enrich the database..."
"Game?" Qi Xuan was slightly taken aback. Ye Zhi's empire was expanding too quickly. Just as she was preparing to acquire a digital map company, she was already planning to make games?
"It's not too complex a game, it's a kind of map collection game," Ye Zhi explained. "When players open the game, they see a map of their current area. And nearby, there will be some cards. As long as players walk to the location near the cards, they can get them. Of course, it doesn't have to be cards; it could also be little sprites, small animals, or anything that can attract players' interest in collecting. We can also collaborate with other companies."
Qi Xuan looked at her with surprise in his eyes. He had to admit, her idea was brilliant. After acquiring a map company, Taoxun would possess a complete database, making it not too difficult to create a game based on it. As long as they could pique players' interest, they could use players' actions of collecting cards to enrich the map database and confirm truly viable routes. As long as the number of players was large enough, their maps would become more accurate.
"Very good," Qi Xuan said calmly. "The plan is fine, let's proceed as you planned. Do you need anything else?"
Ye Zhi was taken aback for a moment, her brows furrowing slightly. If she had to say what she needed, it wasn't really money. Qi Xuan was very generous, and she never had to worry about not having enough. What she lacked was manpower. Shun Da and the map company were manageable; they were complete companies, and she could directly use them after some restructuring. But game development was different; she had to build it from scratch. Building just a game company would be alright, but she was spreading herself too thin now, and she was genuinely too busy with everything. She really needed someone with both ability and extensive work experience to help her. However, this was her own problem to solve, and she couldn't bother her investors with such issues.
"You're short on manpower?" Qi Xuan asked indifferently.
Ye Zhi looked at him with utter astonishment. Did this man have mind-reading abilities?
"You should have a helper soon," Qi Xuan said calmly.
"What do you mean?" Ye Zhi asked, somewhat bewildered.
Qi Xuan said in a deep voice, "Ou Minghan and the investors have reached an agreement. They've retained Ou Minghan's position as CEO, but they've stripped him of his actual power. The current Qian Bai is managed by professional managers appointed by the investors."
"I've heard about that too," Ye Zhi said. "Ou Minghan's influence in Qian Bai is deeply entrenched. It will take time for those investors to gain real control and replace his people with their own. But what does this have to do with what we're discussing?"
"Someone has to take responsibility for Qian Bai's series of wrong decisions," Qi Xuan said indifferently.
Ye Zhi nodded, "To change users' impression of Qian Bai, someone must be held accountable for the previous decisions. No matter what, they won't push Ou Minghan out to confess, and who knows which unlucky person will become Ou Minghan's scapegoat."
"Qian Bai just released an apology announcement," Qi Xuan turned the computer screen towards Ye Zhi. Ye Zhi looked at the screen and her eyes widened in surprise! She truly hadn't expected that the scapegoat Qian Bai put forward would be Ou Minghan's assistant, Feng Jie! In that apology announcement, Qian Bai's attitude of admitting fault was very sincere, acting as if it was ready to take the blame. They also promised to provide a reasonable apology and compensation plan soon. However, they placed all the decision-making errors on Feng Jie, accusing him of deceiving his superiors, deliberately misinterpreting the superior's decisions, and acting recklessly by taking advantage of his special position. Qian Bai had already fired him as a form of punishment.
Ye Zhi instantly understood who the helper Qi Xuan mentioned was. "I'm going to Taoxun first!" she said, suddenly standing up and quickly walking towards the door. At the door, as if she had thought of something, she turned back and said, "Qi Xuan, thank you today!" Seeing her disappear like the wind, Qi Xuan was left speechless, wondering if he should praise her for being quite polite. He picked up a fork, speared a piece of watermelon from Ye Zhi's bowl, and put it into his mouth. Indeed, the center of the watermelon was the sweetest.
Ye Zhi hurried to Taoxun. It was the weekend, and it was also Taoxun's recruitment test day. The reason it was scheduled for the weekend was to accommodate those who wanted to change jobs, as it wouldn't be easy for them to take leave on weekdays. Ye Zhi inquired with the staff, and Feng Jie had indeed come to participate. After the exam, Ye Zhi directly had someone bring Feng Jie to an office. Feng Jie felt very uneasy. Ou Minghan had built up a persona for him as someone ruthlessly abandoned by Qian Bai and forced to seek refuge with Taoxun out of desperation. However, their plan was for him to slowly infiltrate and rise through the ranks. But now, he was being brought directly before Ye Zhi. What was going on? Ye Zhi looked Feng Jie up and down. She cut straight to the chase and asked, "Ou Minghan sent you here as a mole?"