My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 134: Special Item: Divine Summoning Incense (Asking for Subscriptions and Monthly Votes!)

Chapter 134: Chapter 134: Special Item: Divine Summoning Incense (Asking for Subscriptions and Monthly Votes!)

Actually, having played "Virtual Girlfriend" for so long, Chen Yan had roughly figured out some hidden rules of the game.

For example, the "Happiness Value" was refreshed at the beginning of each month, and the shop would generally refresh along with the "Happiness Value," also at the beginning of the month.

However, if the "Happiness Value" ran out by mid-month, the shop wouldn’t refresh.

If one still had some remaining "Happiness Value," then the shop would refresh every few days.

There were only two types of items refreshed in the shop now.

One was "Disposable Items," which were mostly "Cards," such as the "Luxury Car Card," "Opportunity Card," "Chosen Child Card," and so on.

The other was "Permanent Items," which varied wildly, from "Instant Cameras" to "Headphones" and beyond.

But... Chen Yan wondered if the game could detect the predicaments he faced. Regardless, most of the items that appeared in the shop so far had been useful.

This let Chen Yan not worry about wasting his "Happiness Value."

While thinking about the rules of the shop’s items, Chen Yan started looking at the items refreshed this time.

The number of items this time was beyond Chen Yan’s imagination.

There were actually three, the most at one time.

The first item was the "Instant Film for Xiao Ha" that Chen Yan had purchased multiple times before, still five sheets for the price of 1 Happiness Point.

Chen Yan didn’t hesitate and bought it straight away.

This item was extremely useful.

It could be used to appraise characters, projects, companies, and more.

Chen Yan’s new game was about to have its planning case completed, and at that time, he would also need to use this film to evaluate its potential.

Although Chen Yan loved games, he did not want to lose money making them.

After all... only the games that everyone liked were good games. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

After purchasing the first item, Chen Yan moved on to the second one.

The second item was, surprisingly, something Chen Yan had purchased before: the "Opportunity Card."

Chen Yan had used the "Opportunity Card" once. It was precisely because of this card that he was able to meet Lu Man in a miraculous encounter, then successfully dragged her into the mire, sinking her into a low...

Although the turn of events was mainly due to Lu Man’s reckless actions, Chen Yan sometimes felt guilty, as if he had harmed Lu Man.

This was the reason he always gave in to Lu Man...

Now there was another "Opportunity Card," and Chen Yan, having experienced the effect of this card, certainly would not pass it up.

This item was an ace up the sleeve.

If used well, it could really turn the tide!

After buying two items he had purchased in the past, Chen Yan rubbed his hands together.

He felt as if his luck wasn’t great tonight.

Why were there no new items?

Could it be from touching Lu Man’s feet too much?

Out of luck?

It couldn’t just be items he had already bought, right?

With this thought, Chen Yan gritted his teeth and looked at the third item, hoping it would bring him a surprise!

His eyes fell on the third item, and with just a glance, Chen Yan felt steadied.

Because the pattern of the third item was something he had never seen before.

It looked like a coil of mosquito incense, round and round.

Chen Yan clicked on it, and instantly the prompt for the item appeared on his phone.

"Divine Summoning Incense*2"

Effect: Lighting this incense greatly increases your company’s appeal to talent. Some talents who were originally uninterested in your company will become interested, and some who were already interested will join your company without hesitation.

Duration: The effect of one stick lasts three days. After three days, the effect disappears, but the influence created beforehand does not go away.

Price: 1 Happiness Value.

Impact: If your company is strong enough, you will attract top talent!

Seeing the prompt for the new item, Chen Yan’s mouth grew wider and wider!

A great find! Truly a great find!

Just the other day, he was worried about not having enough talent for the game company, and now he had obtained such an amazing item!

If he focused on advertising and headhunting for talent while the item’s effect was in force, he might really be able to unearth and recruit a group of talents!

With that, the development of his new game wouldn’t be a concern anymore!

Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn’t help but also think of his own and Lu Man’s, Chenlu Film and Television Company, Lu Man’s Celebrity Studio, and the "Lost Love in 23 Days" crew.

It seemed they also needed to expand and recruit talent.

Why not do it together?

The funds would be transferred in a couple of days anyway, so he might as well discuss a time with Mei Li and conduct a massive, collective recruitment!

Maximize the effect of this "Divine Summoning Incense"!

Maybe, with these three days, all of his companies could experience explosive growth!

As for... how to select talent...

For mid-to-low-level positions, qualifications and work experience still mattered.

As for senior positions...

Didn’t he have "Instant Film for Xiao Ha"?

He had obtained six sheets before and gained another five this time. He had only used two so far, leaving nine.

Aside from one that had to be reserved for the new game, all the rest would be put to use!

Satisfied in one go! He wouldn’t starve for the next two years!

With that thought, Chen Yan didn’t hesitate to buy all three items.

Looking at the completely emptied Happiness Value and the extra items in his hands, Chen Yan felt a full sense of achievement!

Indeed, switching from "farming money" to "farming favorability" was the right decision.

These items were the real treasures!

....

[Yu Qiao Qiao Favorability: 111]

[Lu Man Favorability: 77] (Shocked -10, Believed Made-Up Plot +20, Flirtation +10)

*Because this Virtual Girlfriend believed the player’s made-up stories about kissing, etc., her favorability requirements for such "poses" have significantly decreased.

[Wealth Value: 37900]

[Professional Wealth: 0]

[Cash: 1,972,000+]

[Fixed Assets: 14,925,000]

....

Having purchased the shop’s items and successfully provided psychological counseling for Lu Man, nothing much happened over the next two days.

During these two days, Chen Yan and Mei Li coordinated the timing of a collective recruitment.

Mei Li initially didn’t understand why not just recruit individually.

But Chen Yan shut her up successfully by using the excuse that "recruiting for three companies and one drama crew together could negotiate better deals with recruitment websites."

So, eventually, they planned to prepare for the recruitment process sequentially over the next two days, following the money transfer, and then focus on promotion.

The two days passed by in the blink of an eye.

On Thursday, the settlement from the previous month’s sales of "Hidden Guardian" came through.

After deducting shares and the associated taxes, the company received about 1.13 million.

On the day of the transfer, Chen Yan transferred 10 million from that amount to Lu Man’s Celebrity Studio, according to the original plan.

Afterward, he sent separate messages to Mei Li and Lu Man, informing them that the first sum of money had been transferred.

Lu Man was indifferent to the message.

Since she had resolved her troubles the other day, she had been spending time every day with the author and screenwriter of the new drama, studying the psychology and various behaviors of the female lead.

Upon receiving Chen Yan’s message, Mei Li let out a sigh of relief.

Although she had already trusted Chen Yan, nothing was certain without the money arriving, and nobody knew if something unexpected would happen.

Now that the money had arrived, Mei Li could rest assured.

That same day, Mei Li spent several hundred thousand on advertising, notifying media outlets that had been contacted beforehand to prepare for a press conference the next day.

Then, she used her former connections to publicly recruit for the drama crew within the circle.

The conditions were very simple: as long as the abilities matched, the salary would start at 1.5 times the usual amount, with no upper limit.

Mei Li’s grand actions undoubtedly caught the attention of many people. Some big names and capital in the entertainment industry turned their focus to her.

Mei Li was considered a veteran in the industry and had led two or three celebrities to good results and fame.

Especially since she was instrumental in boosting Lu Man’s career, which left a deep impression on many industry heavyweights.

The recent incident with Lu Man and Director Zhang falling out, with Mei Li stuck between the company, Lu Man, and Director Zhang, followed by her outright resignation, was also well-known.

Now suddenly, she was starting a new company quietly?

With curiosity, industry leaders began to inquire about the ins and outs of the situation.

To their surprise, they found out that there was more to the story?

Mei Li, after resigning, didn’t abandon Lu Man but took her along by paying a high termination fee, planning to make a comeback?

But Director Zhang discovered it, used his connections and influence to suppress and blacklist them, forcing them into a corner again?

After laying low for half a month, Mei Li and Lu Man were, against all odds, making a high-profile statement and ready to fight back?

Nobody had expected that a simple blacklist could turn into a drama playing out with rounds of escalating events.

With various curiosities and questions, all the big players in the entertainment industry were ready with their popcorn and drinks, keen to watch this drama unfold.

One was a top-five director in the industry, and the other a popular celebrity accompanied by a well-known agent.

Although, on the surface, the director held absolute advantage.

But Mei Li and Lu Man, daring to stand up at this time, must have a trump card, right?

Therefore, they were also curious—would Director Zhang show his resilience, or would Lu Man & Mei Li gain legendary status with a single battle?

.....

Meanwhile, as the onlookers took their seats, Director Zhang, far away in Tiandu, also received several phone calls and WeChat messages from his friends.

The content was essentially the same, all about Mei Li spreading news in the circle and preparing to make a big move.

Receiving so many calls, Director Zhang felt somewhat irritable inside, but outwardly, he maintained composure.

"Oh, Director Liu, no worries, no worries. They can’t make it. I still have some status in the circle; people will give me some face."

"Mm-hmm, right. I guess, at best, some newcomers or those with just a few years in the industry will support them for the money."

"Mm-hmm, that’s right. The influential ones in the industry won’t offend me over this."

"Don’t worry, relax."

After so many calls, even Director Zhang himself was growing a little anxious.

He truly hadn’t expected a mere agent, a minor celebrity with a following, to dare to come out so blatantly and oppose him.

Normally, wouldn’t they just obediently hide away for a couple of years, then wait for the dust to settle before making a comeback?