My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 55 Discovered (Vote for Monthly Ticket!)

Both parties had confirmed the content of their cooperation, and the rest was simple.

Soon, Chen Yan and Sister Mei Li drafted a letter of intent.

In principle, it conformed to Chen Yan’s requirements: Lu Man’s film pay would be 800,000, to be paid in three installments.

The first installment of 100,000 was paid upfront, the second installment of 300,000 was to be paid after the filming finished, and the final 400,000 would be paid once the game was released.

While drafting the agreement, Sister Mei Li had a gloomy expression and radiated a cold aura that said ’keep away from me.’

However, after everything was settled, Lu Man regained her elegant composure and sat in the rest area, continuing to flip through the planning documents as if she were genuinely interested in the game.

The letter of intent was quickly settled.

Next, they just had to wait for a professional lawyer to draft the official documents, then both parties could sign and formally seal the deal.

Sister Mei Li and Chen Yan shook hands, then she came over to Lu Man and whispered a few words.

Lu Man stood up, nodded towards Chen Yan, and put on her sunglasses, mask, hat, and so forth, before leaving surrounded by staff.

As per etiquette, Chen Yan and a few of the game’s experts stood up to see her out.

But as they reached the door, Lu Man stopped as if she remembered something and scanned Chen Yan, saying, "Oh, right. President Chen, I see that you have a good appearance. Have you ever considered becoming an actor?"

Chen Yan was taken aback for a moment and then shook his head, "Sorry, I’m not interested."

Lu Man responded, "That’s really disappointing. I was hoping to act opposite you."

After saying this, Lu Man again nodded to the others and, with her long legs and commanding presence, left Chenyu Company.

Watching Lu Man’s graceful and cool temperament, if Chen Yan hadn’t spent the whole night with her, he might have really believed she was just as she appeared...

As he watched Lu Man and her entourage disappear around the corner, Chen Yan and the gaming experts returned to the company.

Back at their desks, the experts quietly conversed,

"This Lu Man really changed my perception of Xiao Hua."

"Yeah, I feel like I’m about to become a fan."

Tank added, "She really is an outstanding person."

While they were chatting, Cheng Tianxiang seemed to remember something, touched his bald head, and asked, "Oh right, President Chen, you mentioned explaining last night and this morning’s events, but you didn’t finish."

Chen Yan "oh"-ed.

He had just gathered everyone, but before he had a chance to speak, Lu Man had come in, so he hadn’t explained.

Now, he was ready to explain his evening with Lu Man,

"Actually, I left early last night for a reason. I..."

As the words reached his lips, Chen Yan suddenly paused. He couldn’t help but remember how Lu Man had pretended not to know him today.

The celebrity had saved him at least four hundred thousand and even settled the payment according to his terms, easing his financial pressure. It didn’t feel right to expose her like this, did it?

So, thinking this way, Chen Yan hesitated a moment, then vaguely glossed over the events, "I left work early last night to meet with a key client of our company."

"Afterward, the entertainment went on until four in the morning, and then I went home."

"I was so exhausted that I just crashed."

Having said this, Chen Yan continued, "Of course, I admit it was wrong of me to arrive late and leave early. It won’t happen again."

"Now that Lu Man has joined us and our game’s framework is set up,"

"Let’s all work hard together! We’ll strive to produce our first game both quickly and excellently!"

After hearing Chen Yan’s words, the experts were somewhat dubious.

But Chen Yan, the boss, had spoken, so they couldn’t openly express their doubts, and they had to keep their suspicions to themselves.

The company was in its startup phase and rather busy, so after chatting for a bit, everyone gradually stopped and got back to their own tasks.

Throughout this, Fat Phoenix was watching Chen Yan, her suspicions deepening:

He met with a key client last night? freёwebnoѵel.com

Their company was backed by the Zhao Group and shouldn’t lack for money.

With these people, they also didn’t lack for technical expertise.

What kind of client could it be, then?

Distribution? Sales?

Wasn’t it a bit early for that?

What could it be?

As she mused, Fat Phoenix’s mind inadvertently leapt to the "strange" behavior of Lu Man and Chen Yan today.

Could it be... he met with Lu Man?

Fat Phoenix was inwardly shocked.

She pondered it over and thought that only this would explain why Chen Yan left early last night, arrived late today, and Lu Man’s decision to lower her film pay.

It seemed that their boss had used his connections to reach Lu Man in advance.

He had secured this key figure early on.

That’s why today’s negotiations went so smoothly.

Thinking this, Fat Phoenix started searching for news about Lu Man online.

Given Lu Man’s popularity, if she had really met with their boss in private last night, there shouldn’t have been no news about it...

Searching, soon enough, a few photos appeared in front of Fat Phoenix.

They were taken by a netizen and depicted Lu Man running out of a hotel and climbing into a carmine red Porsche.

Perhaps because it was a snap, the photo was a little blurry. You could only faintly make out two 8s in the license plate number.

For someone else, just with this license plate, it would mostly be impossible to track down the car.

But Fat Phoenix recognized it immediately.

Because... Chen Yan’s license plate number was precisely E1881.

A key client last night, netizen-captured photos of Lu Man getting into the car, plus Lu Man and Chen Yan’s odd behavior today, the answer was already practically shouting...

Fat Phoenix let out a small sigh.

Indeed... behind every unusually smooth negotiation, there’s someone quietly giving their all.

Thinking of the faint dark circles under Chen Yan’s eyes and his mention of entertaining until 4 a.m.,

It was clear Chen Yan really did a lot of work for the success of this negotiation.

With these thoughts in mind, she quietly created a group chat for everyone except Chen Yan...

...

In the afternoon, Chen Yan yawned and went through the planning document one more time.

Looking outside, the sky had already darkened.

Chen Yan, as usual, stood up, clapped his hands with a smile, and said, "What takeout shall we have for dinner tonight, seniors?"

After he spoke, Cheng Tianxiang interjected, "No takeout tonight."

Chen Yan paused, then said, "Oh. You want something different? Let’s go find a restaurant downstairs then, eat and come back."

Fat Phoenix said, "We’re not going to a restaurant either."

Another real-life game-video expert [Si Hai] said, "President Chen, I’m a bit tired today and would like to get off work early."

Chen Yan was filled with question marks.

Tank stated expressionlessly, "Right. I also want to go home early to rest today."

Chen Yan’s question marks multiplied.

Was this group of experts changing their ways?

Before, they all wanted to work overtime, so why did everyone want to leave early today?

At that moment, Yu Qiao Qiao also said pitifully, "Chen Yan, I have a night class later. Could you take me back to school?"