My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 76: Big Plans Ahead, Sister! (Happy New Year to Everyone!)

Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Big Plans Ahead, Sister! (Happy New Year to Everyone!)

Yu Qiao Qiao, "Sister Man Man, after you finish filming, will I not see you anymore?"

In public, Lu Man was always so elegant and stunning.

She picked up a piece of fish, gently put it into her mouth, and while chewing slowly, she said methodically, "Not necessarily. I occasionally come to Qin Island for business trips. We can meet then."

Yu Qiao Qiao let out an "Oh," then said, "Then you have to text me when you’re free. I’ll miss you when you’re not here."

Lu Man gave Yu Qiao Qiao a slight smile and nodded reservedly, "Will do."

If one didn’t know how close the two were privately, just by appearances, Chen Yan would have thought they were plastic sisters.

He coughed slightly and said, "Should I change seats? Let you two chat?"

The two girls looked at each other, smiled, and then lowered their heads to continue eating.

After a while, Yu Qiao Qiao leaned over and quietly asked Chen Yan, "Chen Yan, now that the game is almost finished, have you sorted out the promotion?"

Chen Yan rolled his eyes at her, "You finally remember you’re an employee of the company?"

"Remember to ask about the company’s situation?"

"I thought you were Lu Man’s assistant."

Yu Qiao Qiao, feeling embarrassed, stuck out her tongue, "It’s just that Sister Man Man is leaving soon, and I’m a bit reluctant."

Lu Man glanced over here without expression, but the corners of her mouth still turned up slightly.

Chen Yan didn’t notice the interaction between the two.

He returned to the previous topic, sighed, and said to Yu Qiao Qiao,

"I asked around for quotes and realized that every platform’s offer is expensive. We simply can’t afford it."

"Master Tian Xiang wasn’t wrong. With that money, we might as well make another game."

Yu Qiao Qiao anxiously asked, "Then what do we do? If we don’t advertise, will our game’s sales be bad?"

Chen Yan smiled confidently, "No."

"Our game’s quality is solid, and the gaming platforms do their own promotions. As long as we have good word-of-mouth initially, successive recommendations will give us good exposure."

"And..." Chen Yan smiled mysteriously, "these past few days, our STM game homepage has been set up, and the first part of the game has been produced and passed the STM review."

"According to the backend, it’s rated fairly high on the platform. Initial promotions will be pretty good."

Yu Qiao Qiao exclaimed joyfully, "That’s great!"

Chen Yan nodded proudly, "Of course!"

Of course...

That was a lie.

Those recommendations, there weren’t any promises, and the platform had no internal ratings.

For an indie game like ours, with a budget not exceeding 2 million, the platform would only provide the most basic promotional resources.

Chen Yan only wanted to reassure Yu Qiao Qiao, so he made up some nonsense.

But regarding the game’s sales, he wasn’t really worried.

After all, "Xiao Ha’s Instant Camera" had already informed him that with Lu Man involved, the game could earn a minimum of 6 million, and even possibly up to 12 million.

According to Chen Yan’s estimation, his game would likely enjoy long-term sales. The initial stage relied on reputation to gather fans, the mid-stage word-of-mouth to boost sales, until it finally exploded.

Though it would take a while, it was definitely going to break even.

The only issue was... his planned scheme to give big bonuses to employees after the game launched and to rig the draw for Boss Qiao Qiao to win a luxury car worth a million.

What would happen to his 10 million assets if Boss Qiao Qiao couldn’t get that car?

Chen Yan was a bit worried.

He couldn’t help but fantasize: if only the game could explode early on...

Meanwhile, Yu Qiao Qiao, unaware of Chen Yan’s thoughts, felt relieved after receiving his "satisfactory answer."

Since last week when Lu Man promised to help with the game’s promotion, Yu Qiao Qiao had been eagerly awaiting it.

But she had waited in vain.

She could only weakly guess that Sister Man Man might have forgotten about it. Or perhaps she had casually agreed when she was drunk and forgot the next day.

She felt sadly that she wasn’t able to help Chen Yan.

At this moment, Lu Man, who had been eavesdropping on the whole conversation covertly, had a smirk on her lips.

Huh?

Just a lousy platform recommendation?

Wait and see!

You’ll witness the power of a popular actress combined with an interview at a film festival opening!

...

After dinner, Chen Yan paid the bill, squirreling away more money into his personal savings, then broke up the gathering.

The actors all bid him a reluctant farewell, hoping for more in-depth collaborations with Chen Yan in the future.

But Chen Yan didn’t have much interest in them.

All he really wanted now was to focus on making games. Could they please not bother him...

Women! They only disrupt the progress of making games!

After dealing with the actors, Chen Yan took a taxi to send Yu Qiao Qiao back to school.

On the way, the two sat quietly side by side in the backseat.

The car sped through a tunnel, and without any light inside, it was intermittently illuminated by the tunnel lights...

After what seemed like a long time, just when Chen Yan was almost dozing off in the shaking vehicle, Yu Qiao Qiao suddenly spoke up, "Thank you, Chen Yan."

Hearing Yu Qiao Qiao’s words, Chen Yan was a bit stunned.

He came to his senses and looked over at Yu Qiao Qiao.

At that moment, Yu Qiao Qiao was also looking at him.

In the darkness, the girl’s face wore a shy smile, her eyes shining like stars in the fluctuating light, reminiscent of a deer.

She lowered her head slightly but bravely met Chen Yan’s eyes, saying, "If it weren’t for you, I might never have had such an exciting life, such unique experiences."

"And I wouldn’t have met so many kind brothers and sisters."

Watching Yu Qiao Qiao’s earnest expression, Chen Yan felt a bit embarrassed.

He scratched his head and said, "You really don’t need to thank me."

"Thank Phoenix instead. You were really her recommendation."

"Also... you could thank yourself."

Yu Qiao Qiao blinked her large eyes, cutely asking, "Myself?"

Chen Yan nodded, "Yes. You’re just that special..."

Saying that, he gave Yu Qiao Qiao a slight smile.

But Yu Qiao Qiao just stared at Chen Yan, her originally slow heartbeat suddenly picking up speed, "thump, thump, thump..."

Her face growing hotter.

Was Chen Yan... confessing to her?

But she... wasn’t prepared at all.

What to do, what to do!

Yu Qiao Qiao felt her brain overheating, as if steam were rising from it.

Unbeknownst to Chen Yan of Yu Qiao Qiao’s wild thoughts, he patted her shoulder and said, "Alright. You’ve been tired these past few days, take some rest."

"Don’t overthink it, you’re still young. There’s a lot of future ahead."

With that, Chen Yan closed his eyes and relaxed.

Looking at Chen Yan’s handsome profile, Yu Qiao Qiao felt a bit captivated...

After dropping Yu Qiao Qiao off at school, Chen Yan walked home. Just after reaching home, he received a WeChat message from Lu Man, [Chen Yan, sister is going to do something big tomorrow!]