My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 146: Why Are You Sitting in Qiao Qiao’s Chair?

Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Why Are You Sitting in Qiao Qiao’s Chair?

Lu Man said with a bit of pride, "I’m not staying in a hotel anymore."

"A few days ago, the company rented me a villa."

At this, Lu Man paused.

She hesitated for a moment but didn’t mention that the villa was rented from Chen Yan’s hands...

She continued,

"Also, the villa is not far from the company, just a six or seven-minute walk."

"It’s perfect for us to commute to and from work."

Yu Qiao Qiao looked at Lu Man with a bit of envy and said, "The company even rents houses for you. How considerate."

After that, she asked blankly, "But, since it’s a house rented for you, would it be okay if I moved in with you?"

"Also... wouldn’t it be too much of a disturbance to you?"

Lu Man waved her hand nonchalantly, she wrapped her arms around Yu Qiao Qiao’s neck, happily saying, "Not at all."

"I would have been alone in that big villa anyway, and it felt a bit empty, so I wanted some company."

"On Qin Island, my best friend is you. And you just happen to be looking for a place to live."

"Isn’t this just the perfect situation?"

"And besides..." Lu Man grinned mischievously, "I’m not letting you live there for free."

Yu Qiao Qiao uttered an "Ah?" and looked at Lu Man beside her.

Lu Man said, "The villa even has a garage, and isn’t your car lacking a parking spot?"

"Just drive it in."

"When the time comes, you live in my house, I drive your car. We’ll just exchange them, how nice!"

After saying this, Lu Man winked at Yu Qiao Qiao with a smug look on her face as if saying "I’m smart, right?"

Yu Qiao Qiao looked at Lu Man’s expression, and felt that... this scene seemed oddly familiar.

Why... did it feel so much like how Chen Yan would sweet-talk her?

Was she really such an easy target?

Did everyone want to take their turn at sweet-talking her?

But... the conditions Sister Man Man offered did sound really good.

She would lend her car to her, and she would lend her the house that the company rented for her to live in together.

Nothing wrong with that, right?

Thinking of this, Yu Qiao Qiao weakly nodded, "Okay then... I’ll be troubling Sister Man Man for the next month or so."

Lu Man’s face blossomed into a radiant smile, "No trouble at all!"

Sorted! No more need to take taxis on Qin Island!

Perfect!

After telling Lu Man about the rumors at the company concerning Chen Yan and Yang Rou, Yu Qiao Qiao found herself with nothing else to do.

She knew Lu Man was at a critical time now, so she didn’t want to disturb her any further.

After saying goodbye to Lu Man, Yu Qiao Qiao returned to Chenyu Game Company.

Looking up at the new team that was bustling with activity, Yu Qiao Qiao lowered her head and headed towards the clay sculpture room.

Perhaps because the company had recruited dozens of new people, Yu Qiao Qiao always felt that the company had lost that family feeling it used to have.

Chen Yan was now working in his own private office, and Phoenix, Master Tian Xiang and the others’ seats had grown increasingly distant from each other, surrounded by the new employees of their departments.

Yu Qiao Qiao didn’t know if this was a necessary process for the company’s growth and development, anyway, she wasn’t quite used to it...

Returning to the clay sculpture room, Yu Qiao Qiao sat down in her chair, zoned out for a while, then tidied up and started to work with clay, making little clay figures.

Although Chen Yan was now focusing on the film company, Yu Qiao Qiao knew that Chenyu Game was where his dreams truly lay.

Chen Yan had entrusted the game’s character design to her, she had to work hard and then, when Chen Yan’s heart returned to the game company, she would dazzle him!

...

While Yu Qiao Qiao was busy molding clay figures, Chen Yan was also in his office anxiously experimenting with the best candidates for each position.

After the meeting, Chen Yan began the experiments.

At first, he tried them out individually, as he did with "testing the director."

But soon, Chen Yan thought of the wonderful "binary search" technique.

This method of data processing could effectively save time and speed up the processing.

So, using the binary search, he would eliminate half of the candidates at once and look at the remaining candidates’ box office range.

If the upper limit of the box office dropped, it would mean that the "optimal choice" wasn’t among these candidates. Then Chen Yan would have to rewrite the names he had just crossed off and test again.

If the box office upper limit remained unchanged, it would indicate that the "optimal choice" was among these candidates. Then, Chen Yan could divide these people in two again and continue the experimentation.

With the binary search, Chen Yan could quickly identify the most suitable candidate for a position after just a few rounds of selection.

This method saved Chen Yan a lot of time and effort.

After several attempts, Chen Yan quickly identified a number of suitable candidates. Because the crew was too large, he initially selected only key positions for the early stage.

Positions such as director, executive producer, assistant director, lighting, camera, etc.

Chen Yan planned to compare this list with Yang Rou tomorrow and, after discussing with her, continue the rest of the tests.

Even so, Chen Yan also had some other ideas.

That was to expand the list of screened candidates even further.

One must know that even if each position’s choice was the "best solution" on this list, the maximum would only be four billion.

If there were other, more outstanding choices, the box office could climb to even greater heights...

...

Having practiced her acting all afternoon, Lu Man finally completed her acting training for the day.

After seeing Shasha out of the practice room, Lu Man wiped the sweat from her forehead, took a sip of mineral water, and moistened her throat.

While moistening her throat, Lu Man couldn’t help but think of Chen Yan.

Was he still working hard for his dream?

Was he really personally selecting the people?

Thinking of this, Lu Man put on her face mask and sunglasses, got up from the practice room, and made her way to Chenyu Game Company.

Upon arriving at the game company, Lu Man peeked inside.

Compared to the scene when she came to sign the contract last time, the Chenyu Game had changed significantly.

A team of five or six people had become a large team of thirty or forty. Although still a startup, it had at least entered the right track.

Since it was all familiar faces, Lu Man didn’t knock or greet anyone but walked straight in.

When the employees of the game company saw a tall and attractive woman coming in, they couldn’t help but look up.

But because Lu Man was wearing a face mask and sunglasses, they didn’t recognize her.

They just thought she had a great presence and figure, not like an ordinary person, more like a celebrity or a model.

Facing the attention of everyone, Lu Man walked to the general manager’s office.

Through the window above the office door, Lu Man looked inside and saw Chen Yan bowing his head and writing something.

She knocked on the door.

Chen Yan’s voice came from inside the office, "Come in."

Lu Man pushed the door and went in.

The employees saw that Lu Man was there to see the boss, and they all turned their attention back to discussing their own matters.

Upon arriving in Chen Yan’s office, Lu Man took off her mask and sunglasses, then walked over to Chen Yan’s desk and looked around slightly.

There were two sets of film crew planning on the desk.

One was a mess with Chen Yan’s scribbles, the other was new.

And Chen Yan was contrasting the old plan, circling the confirmed list on the new one.

Watching Chen Yan’s movements, Lu Man curiously asked, "Are you really selecting people yourself?"

When Lu Man had entered the door earlier, Chen Yan had actually looked up, so he wasn’t surprised when he heard her speak.

He just nodded his head and continued to copy while saying, "Yes. Didn’t you say you wouldn’t take that set of apartments from me unless the box office surpassed five hundred million?"

"So, I have to personally choose the right candidates."

Upon hearing Chen Yan’s words, Lu Man couldn’t help but laugh.

This excuse... was so like Chen Yan.

He clearly wanted her to fulfill her dream, yet he wouldn’t say it directly. Instead, he said it was for giving her the apartment.

She gave Chen Yan a pleased glance, then her gaze swept across the office, falling on another set of table and chairs.

She walked over, moved one of the chairs over, sat beside Chen Yan, and watched him copy the list while resting her chin in her hands.

Chen Yan glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and asked, "Why are you sitting on Qiao Qiao’s chair?"

Lu Man asked curiously, "This is Qiao Qiao’s chair?"

After saying this, she tilted her head to look at the matching table and asked another question, "Is she now sharing the office with you?"

Chen Yan answered without lifting his head, "Yes. The company expanded, and the office area got a bit cramped, so Qiao Qiao and I moved to work in the office."

"However, she usually makes clay figures in the room next door, and only comes here to work when needed."

Lu Man gave an "Oh" sound and said, "Then it’s fine. I have a good relationship with Qiao Qiao, so she probably won’t mind me sitting in her chair for a bit."

Chen Yan looked up at her.

Seeing this, Lu Man puffed out her cheeks, revealing a cute yet somewhat silly smile. She

Chen Yan laughed, lowered his head, and continued copying.

The room fell silent for a while.

Lu Man just sat there, chin in hands, quietly watching Chen Yan.

In the company of Lu Man, Chen Yan completed transcribing the first part of the selection plan.

Having done all this, Chen Yan put aside the plan, capped his pen, turned to look at Lu Man, and said, "All done. My work here is finished."

"Do you need something from me?"

At this moment, the Lu Man sitting beside him had gone from resting her chin on one hand to both hands.

She just rested her chin and looked at Chen Yan, her beautiful eyes were so expressive that they seemed to stir one’s heart. She said, "Do I have to need something to find you?"

Chen Yan looked at her for a moment, feeling... there was something quite off about this silly girl... freewebnoveℓ.com

It seemed that since the night at the villa, she had been a bit strange around him...

Especially today coming to the office.

From the moment she walked in, she had been acting very strangely...

Could it be because her feelings had intensified?

But... it was only over eighty a couple of days ago, right?

That was quite normal.

So why was she acting so oddly today?

While Chen Yan was lost in thought, suddenly, his phone placed on the desk vibrated twice and the screen lit up...