My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 151: The Awesome Talent Shocked!

Thinking of planning, Chen Yan’s first response was to use his best method: spending money to win Lu Man’s heart.

After all, having been a "solo" player for many years, he really didn’t know how to date girls or how to pursue them.

Spending money was the only thing he was somewhat familiar with.

But just as the idea emerged, Chen Yan dismissed it.

Because he felt... Lu Man wouldn’t give him that opportunity at all.

Considering how Lu Man had acted tonight, she would definitely be cold toward him for some time and might even... avoid him.

Thus, the idea of spending wildly on her became impossible to realize.

As for spending money on her career path, Chen Yan felt that was even less feasible.

Because... Lu Man already had a project in her hands and even if he bought her a movie or a TV show deal, she wouldn’t have the energy to film it.

So, Chen Yan’s most familiar strategy was passed over right from the start.

Chen Yan scratched his head, feeling a bit bald.

Chasing girls, pleasing girls is so hard!

Even when he had the game, which could show the girl’s favorability, state, and even the changes in her feelings in real time, it was this difficult. How do other guys manage to chase girls?!

Could it be... they are naturally gifted?

After some reflection, Chen Yan tossed the pen in his hand.

It was the first time he realized he couldn’t even make a "game plan."

He decided to relax first and see what Lu Man and Yu Qiao Qiao were up to, to seek some inspiration.

He turned on his phone and opened the game.

The first thing he saw was Boss Qiao Qiao’s pixel character.

She was wearing bunny ears as an accessory, standing shyly in the dorm while Yang Nuannuan, Zhao Ying, and the other pixel characters were laughing and jumping around her.

It looked like a bunch of girlfriends goofing around. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Chen Yan smiled, thinking these were truly girls with treasure-like qualities.

He then clicked the [Switch] button to check on Lu Man’s situation.

Soon, Lu Man’s screen appeared; her pixel character was lying in a bathtub surrounded by bubbles, her arms snow-white and her face flushed, with the status: [Bathing...].

Chen Yan’s mouth slowly dropped open.

This was possible?

He thought such a status wouldn’t show up for his girlfriend!

But...

Maybe this crummy game needs a graphic update?

If it can’t update by itself, it should tell me!

I own a game company, after all! I can rewrite it using Unreal Engine 4 or 5!

While grumbling to himself, Chen Yan shifted his gaze, not looking at the suggestive scene.

Just then, while looking away, he noticed the [Pending Collection] notification flashing in the game’s top-right corner.

He remembered the special creature he had gotten tonight and hadn’t collected yet.

He clicked the notification, then clicked on the [Shining Firefly].

In a moment, he felt a blur before his eyes, and then a tiny light appeared in front of him.

It was a rice-sized little thing, flitting freely in front of Chen Yan.

Chen Yan extended his left hand below it, and it obediently landed on his palm, staying there quietly, its body flickering.

Chen Yan watched it, his eyebrows slightly furrowed...

He seemed to suddenly catch a spark of inspiration regarding his plan...

In a moment, his eyes brightened, and his brow relaxed completely!

"I’ve got it! I know what to do now!"

With the sudden idea, Chen Yan, happily stuffed the Firefly into his pocket, then excitedly picked up the pen and began to write fervently!

After writing for a full fifteen minutes, Chen Yan, satisfied, set down the pen and looked over the plan on his notebook.

He went through it once more and then happily closed the notebook!

He felt the plan was perfect overall.

It wasn’t too forced, nor would it upset Lu Man, and... he could simply continue doing what he normally did.

He just needed to add a little touch...

That way, he could subtly shift Lu Man’s feelings...

...

The next morning, Chen Yan carefully washed and dressed, then headed to work as usual.

Arriving at his office, Chen Yan opened the game to track Lu Man’s movements while continuing to experiment with the crew list for "Love Lost in 23 Days."

After another two hours of employing the binary search approach, he generally confirmed the remaining crew members when he saw that Lu Man had arrived at work.

He waited for an extra 10 minutes, watching Lu Man finish talking with someone, then stopped his own work, gathered his documents and walked towards the film company.

As he was nearing the film company, Chen Yan lightly squeezed the [Shining Firefly] hidden in his pocket.

At that moment, Chen Yan felt as if a light briefly flashed before his eyes, but on closer inspection, he saw no change.

He continued forward and gradually noticed something unusual.

He was like a beacon in the dark, naturally drawing people’s gazes towards him. This ability... to attract attention was effective.

It seemed like his plan could be executed successfully.

Thinking this, Chen Yan walked leisurely to the company, meeting Lu Man head-on as she was heading to the practice room.

Seeing Chen Yan suddenly appear made Lu Man a bit panicked.

Even though she still held a high level of fondness for Chen Yan, yesterday’s incident had made her instinctively want to avoid him upon seeing him.

But... before she could do anything, Chen Yan simply smiled, nodded at her, and walked past her towards Yang Rou’s office.

Lu Man was momentarily stunned, didn’t think much of it, and was about to continue to the practice room.

However... unconsciously, she found herself wanting to glance at Chen Yan’s retreating figure.

She strenuously resisted this urge, biting her lip as she entered the practice room.

Once inside, Lu Man felt a bit flustered as she touched her chest.

What was happening to her?

Why did she want to keep watching him the moment she saw him?

He was clearly a bad guy!

No!

Man Man! You can’t betray Qiao Qiao!

Keep it up! You can do it.

You’re just friends! You don’t care about him! Not at all!

...

Chen Yan didn’t pay attention to Lu Man’s emotional state, as this was all part of his plan.

After reaching Yang Rou’s office, he got busy with serious work.

After all, the most important thing before him now was to make "Love Lost in 23 Days" hit the milestone of 500 million yuan at the box office!

Placing his materials and list on Yang Rou’s desk, Chen Yan said, "This is the provisional main crew list I’ve come up with. Take a look."

Having said that, Chen Yan sat directly on the sofa in Yang Rou’s office and waited for her response.

Yang Rou followed Chen Yan’s movement to the sofa with her gaze, paused for a while, then picked up the materials Chen Yan left on the desk.

Last night... Yang Rou had worked overtime until late.

The reason for the overtime was this crew list.

Fairly speaking, Yang Rou really didn’t trust Chen Yan, the amateur boss, to come up with a suitable list.

But there was no helping it, Chen Yan was the boss, and she was just an employee. So she had to be ready to clean up after the boss at any time.

Working overtime, she managed to come up with a preliminary list, and Yang Rou was so tired she felt a bit dizzy.

After resting for the night and arriving at the company this morning, she was in a rather good mood.

Initially, she thought Chen Yan would discuss the crew list with her after three or four days.

She assumed she would have plenty of time.

She could also prepare some other aspects in advance.

Unexpectedly, just overnight, Chen Yan also drafted a crew list.

Yang Rou calculated the time she took to work on the list; even though most of the information on the people on the list was in her mind, she still spent six or seven hours to complete it, considering each person carefully.

And Chen Yan... an outsider, had finished so quickly?

With a preconceived mindset, Yang Rou didn’t hold much hope for the list.

Thinking this, she began to look at the list.

The first name on the list was the director’s choice.

Chen Yan had chosen Teng Yufei.

Just seeing the first person Chen Yan chose made Yang Rou shake her head slightly.

Teng Yufei was a director Yang Rou knew. He had directed two or three art films, had a decent foundation in directing, and a unique artistic appreciation of scenes; he had even won a small award, but... he was not the most suitable candidate for director.

Among the alternative directors, Director Yuan, with his directing strength, sense of scenes, experience, and achievements, far surpassed him.

Even... among all the alternative directors, Teng Yufei ranked in the middle.

If it were up to Yang Rou to choose a director, she would definitely select Director Yuan.

Disappointed with the first choice, Yang Rou couldn’t help but console herself: after all, the boss is an outsider and easily misled by awards; it’s quite normal.

She thought about persuading him later, hoping he would listen.

With this in mind, Yang Rou continued to review the list.

The second position, executive producer: Zhao Yong.

Yang Rou nodded slightly.

Zhao Yong was the head of the production department at the company, with rich experience, having produced similar girly films before. So he was very suitable for this movie.

The third place, assistant director, Liu Yunxi.

Yang Rou nodded again.

Liu Yunxi was an experienced assistant director, known for his stability and comprehensiveness, effectively helping the director identify and fill gaps, and also competent in simultaneous filming...

Then, Yang Rou reviewed each name on the list.

Perhaps because the director choice set a prejudiced tone first, Yang Rou didn’t hold high expectations for the list. So, she just looked at each name, not really caring.

But as she kept looking at the list, when she reached the tenth person or so, she suddenly froze!

She stared at the list, zoned out for a few seconds, then hurriedly started from the top again.

The second time, she read faster.

Quickly reaching the same spot as before, Yang Rou finally looked at Chen Yan sitting on the sofa, unable to hide her surprise!

Because... she suddenly found that the front part of the list, except for the director, was exactly the same as the people she had thoughtfully chosen after deliberation last evening!

How could this be possible!

Who was she? A well-known golden producer in the industry, with a natural knack for the film projects.

Moreover... the several hundred alternative people on the list were all circled by her.

She naturally knew these people well.

The result... an outsider like Chen Yan, perfectly matching her judgment?!

This was too surprising for Yang Rou!