Through Qu Zhaojia's overtime efforts, he received his reward on the day the game launched.
The Little Boss, who had previously looked down on him, not only showered him with compliments but also gave him a large red envelope, which contained enough money for him to pay off his credit card debt and still have some left over.
He could then proceed with his next plan: resigning.
He did submit his resignation, but it was met with resistance from the Little Boss.
During the game optimization phase, he alone proposed countless solutions, and after "Empress Cultivation Plan" launched, it quickly became their company's flagship product.
It even made it onto many ranking lists, and their previously unknown small company became quite popular in the industry.
Qu Zhaojia's transformation was astonishing, both internally and externally.
Everyone thought that after experiencing the 'wedding humiliation,' he began to work hard on his career, burying himself in game development every day, and not exploiting his subordinates.
The complaints about him in the company's pantry gradually disappeared.
They were even very grateful to Guan Xiaoxiao; if it weren't for her humiliation, the supervisor would probably still be that greasy, irritable supervisor.
The current Qu Zhaojia was truly ten times better than before, if not more.
He could leave on time, received overtime pay for working extra hours, and was pleasant to work with, never taking their proposals to the Little Boss to take credit.
To his subordinates, he was a good superior.
To the Little Boss, he was a walking money tree.
In the boss's office, where no one else was present, Xu Zhenglin pushed Qu Zhaojia into a chair, "Qu-ge, I'll call you Qu-ge, okay? Please take this back; my heart isn't good, I can't stand to see this thing."
The blank sheet of paper was, remarkably, a resignation letter.
Qu Zhaojia was a bit hesitant; he still wanted to leave the company and start his own business…
"If you have any dissatisfaction with our company, or even with me personally, just tell me. If the company can't satisfy you, I can go to the higher-ups. If I can't satisfy you, I can go to my dad."
Qu Zhaojia: "…"
In short, they would do everything possible to meet his needs.
Well, it wasn't absolutely necessary to resign.
Since the conversation had reached this point, Qu Zhaojia also put forward his demands: he didn't have money, but he could invest with his technical skills.
Similarly, if he went outside, he would also be looking for investors.
If the Little Boss could meet his demands, staying wouldn't be a bad idea.
The two were shut in the office, whispering for an entire afternoon; the Little Boss hesitated slightly on some conditions, and Qu Zhaojia said things like "if it's that difficult, then forget it." Despite the back-and-forth, they somehow managed to finish their discussion.
Inside the company, everyone was anxiously awaiting the outcome.
Would the Little Boss be effective enough? Would he manage to keep Qu Zhaojia?
Before, they thought: "Stupid supervisor, die!"
Now they thought: "Qu-ge, boohoohoohoo, please stay, love us one more time."
The office door opened, and everyone outwardly sat upright, but secretly perked up their ears to listen to their movements.
After Qu Zhaojia came out, he started tidying his desk.
He was working perfectly fine, so why was he tidying his desk for no reason? Everyone's heart sank. Had things still developed in the direction they least wanted?
The Little Boss looked at everyone's dispirited faces and sneered, "Your Qu-ge said he's treating us to dinner tonight."
"Huh?" Everyone was confused.
Someone even asked if it was a farewell dinner.
"It's a promotion dinner, and also to celebrate the launch of 'Empress Cultivation Plan'."
The company was quiet for a moment, then everyone cheered.
"That's great!!!"
"Qu-ge, you're my god! Oh oh oh, and Little Boss, you too!"
The Little Boss rolled his eyes; apparently, he was just an afterthought.
Heaven knew how many conditions he had agreed to in order to keep this great figure.
If his dad found out about this, he'd probably suspect his sexual orientation was problematic.
However, he believed that based on the strength he had seen in Qu Zhaojia during this period, he absolutely had the qualifications.
Originally, his dad gave him this small company just to let him be a slacker, not to constantly think about starting a business and causing trouble.
Now, he was rubbing his fists, ready to dazzle everyone.
Infected by the surrounding atmosphere, a smile also appeared on Qu Zhaojia's face. He quite liked this company; although everyone was a bit green, they were all very serious about their work and would complete whatever he assigned very well.
Such a work atmosphere was quite good, he thought.
… …
Lin family
Lin Yichan's mother also routinely handled some accounting matters at the company, and her hobby in her free time was to go to the beauty salon to take care of herself.
Her mood was quite pleasant, until she met someone.
As soon as Lin Yichan graduated, a relative came to their door, patting their chest and saying they wanted to introduce a match for her. She politely declined, saying their daughter was still young and not in a hurry to get married.
Unable to resist the relative's enthusiasm, she finally relented and agreed that they could first bring the other party's photo for her to see, and if there were no issues, she would go back and ask for her daughter's opinion.
She later immensely regretted her caution at the time.
The photo was brought, and the young man looked decent enough, so she went along and asked about his family's situation.
Their family's financial situation was a far cry from theirs, but compared to ordinary people, it was already very good.
So she planned to take it back to her daughter to see if she was interested in dating or marrying.
This photo happened to be seen by Lin Yichan's father, who had returned from a business dinner. He picked up the photo, examined it for a moment, then took a picture and sent it to his assistant, asking him to investigate the person's background.
This family's surname was Yang; they operated a factory and had accumulated some wealth in earlier years, but in recent years, the factory's efficiency had been poor, incurring losses annually.
It was only recently that their house was affected by demolition, and it was said they received many houses as compensation, which made the family act tough again.
It was rumored that they mortgaged several houses to invest in a company, bought more houses and cars, and were incredibly ostentatious.
However, this behavior wasn't particularly noteworthy in their circle; their most attention-grabbing actions were: "My family is super rich, we live in a detached villa; don't try to compare with semi-detached houses." "I don't like hiring nannies; I'm not used to having people in the house, and my husband and son only like to eat my cooking." "Our curtains and carpets are all Italian imported wool carpets, handmade, and must be hand-washed clean little by little."
There was a rumor circulating that she had recently developed a herniated disc from washing carpets, which led to her idea of finding a wife for her son.
No one knew which unlucky person would end up taking over their family's pots, pans, and Italian imported handmade curtains and carpets.
The Lin family came to their senses: this outrageous family wasn't looking for a daughter-in-law, they were looking for a scapegoat.
How dare such a person be introduced to them.
That relative was thoroughly scolded and finally admitted that the other party's parents had once seen Lin Yichan and found her very pleasing to the eye. So they gave him a significant matchmaker's fee to help arrange the introduction.
Now, the person next to her seat, who else could it be but the other party's outrageous mother?