"Boss, you were looking for me?" Li Xueling asked as he entered the office.
Lin Hao said, "Yes, a small matter. The promotional work for Miracle MU needs to start now. We can't wait until the game is online to begin promotions."
Li Xueling said, "Boss, don't worry. I've already started working on this. It's just that we're short-handed right now, so progress is a bit slow. However, as we get more staff, I believe we'll catch up quickly."
Lin Hao said, "I've thought of a good idea. Currently, 90% of gamers play games by going online at internet cafes. However, there's a big problem with using the internet at internet cafes, which is the timing and billing of internet usage time. Most internet cafes currently rely on manual timing by staff."
Li Xueling listened to Lin Hao's words, not understanding what Lin Hao wanted to say. It had been a long time since he had been to an internet cafe; he had only gone during university. But it was indeed as Lin Hao said, very cumbersome, and they often got the timing wrong.
"Boss, what does this have to do with our game?" Li Xueling asked, puzzled.
"Look, 90% of gamers play games through internet cafes. If we create software that can automatically time and bill, control all the computers in an internet cafe using a host, automatically turn them on and off, and allow one-click calls to the network administrator, do you think internet cafes would use this software?" Lin Hao didn't answer Li Xueling's question directly but asked him instead.
"I think they would use it. Before, internet cafes had to use dedicated staff for timing, which was not only time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly but also prone to errors. If the time could be automatically billed, most internet cafes would use it." Li Xueling thought for a moment before replying.
"Then, if we make this software networked, and we can control it from the backend..."
Before Lin Hao could finish speaking, Li Xueling's eyes lit up. Lin Hao had already made it so clear; he would be a fool if he still didn't understand.
If it was networked and could be controlled from the backend, as long as all the internet cafes in China used this software, then Miracle MU could directly appear on the computers in all internet cafes in China. This would directly save a lot of effort. Moreover, if they added an automatic pop-up function, basically 90% of gamers in China would know about the game Miracle MU. It would be hard for the game *not* to become popular.
With this big killing weapon, what other games on the market could be a match for their own game? Legend, and whatever else, would all be trampled underfoot.
Lin Hao looked at Li Xueling, who was still lost in thought, and couldn't help but speak.
"Is this software difficult to develop?"
"The software itself isn't difficult, but promoting it to internet cafes across China would likely require building a ground promotion team, which isn't something that can be done overnight."
Hearing Lin Hao's words, Li Xueling snapped back to reality and said that software development wasn't hard, but the difficulty was in promotion. Building a promotion team that covered China would cost a lot of money, and spending the money didn't necessarily guarantee results.
"Develop the software first. I'll handle the software promotion." Lin Hao didn't have a good idea for this yet, but there was still time to figure things out gradually.
"Okay, Boss, I'll head out then. I'll arrange for people to start developing the software." Li Xueling said before leaving.
Just after Li Xueling left, Lin Hao was still thinking about what had just happened when Shen Yuxuan clicked in with high heels, carrying a cup of coffee.
"Try it, I ground this myself." Shen Yuxuan happily carried the coffee to Lin Hao's side. After Lin Hao said he wanted freshly ground coffee in South Korea last time, she took it to heart during her time back in China. The company bought a coffee machine, and there were many varieties of coffee beans. When she had free time, she would experiment. Today, she finally brewed one that looked pretty good and immediately brought it over for Lin Hao to try.
Lin Hao looked at Shen Yuxuan wearing black silk stockings and a short skirt. At first, he wasn't quite used to her dressing like this, but gradually became accustomed to it these past few days. Now, she could already ignore the gazes of others and radiate confidence every day.
Lin Hao pulled Shen Yuxuan next to him, placed her on his lap, and put his arm around her slender waist.
Shen Yuxuan gave Lin Hao a playful glare. She had told him not to do this at the company last time, but Lin Hao completely ignored it and still often pulled her onto the chair and was handsy.
She had said it many times during this period, but it was useless. At the same time, she also discovered a secret: Lin Hao seemed particularly fixated on stockings. Every time she wore stockings, she would inevitably be pulled into Lin Hao's arms and subjected to his hands. Although it happened sometimes when she didn't wear stockings, it was far less frequent than when she did.
The stockings Lin Hao bought for her last time, she had thought there were too many to use, but unexpectedly, in just two weeks, she had used many, and some were no longer wearable. She would have to buy more later.
Lin Hao picked up the coffee and took a sip. How could he put it? It was actually okay, just not smooth enough, and also a bit too sweet. He didn't know how much sugar she had put in.
Seeing Lin Hao pick up the coffee, Shen Yuxuan's attention shifted from Lin Hao's hand on her perky bottom to the coffee.
"How is it?"
"Very good, just put a little less sugar next time."
"Ah, is it too sweet? I was afraid you'd find it bitter, so I put in a little sugar," Shen Yuxuan said, sticking out her tongue slightly after hearing Lin Hao's words.
"It's already very good. You don't need to add sugar in the future. I still prefer drinking it bitter; it's more refreshing," Lin Hao said, holding Shen Yuxuan.
"Okay, I'll know for next time. How is the Siheyuan (Courtyard House) renovation going?"
Lin Hao hadn't paid attention recently; Shen Yuxuan had been overseeing it.
"Jiang Haiyang and Chen Siqi are still working on the design plans. They do go to the site frequently to measure and mark things with a ruler; they seem very dedicated."
"That's good. The sooner it's finished, the sooner we can move in, and we won't have to live in a hotel every day," Lin Hao said after finishing the coffee in his hand.
Looking at the beautiful and enchanting Shen Yuxuan in his arms, Lin Hao was just thinking about doing something like 'if there's work, the secretary does it; if there's no work, do...' when a knock sounded at the door.
Hearing the sound, Shen Yuxuan immediately got up, straightened her clothes, and went to open the door.
The person who came in was Yang Qian'er, also in professional attire. Compared to Shen Yuxuan, she had more of a mature professional vibe, wearing a women's suit, giving off the feeling of a workplace elite.
She looked at Lin Hao and Shen Yuxuan. During this time, she had already learned that Lin Hao and Shen Yuxuan were dating. Seeing the two being so affectionate, she was very jealous, but there was nothing she could do. Lin Hao was slippery, so she could only channel her energy into her work.
Yang Qian'er came in to report on work. It had been a week since Lin Hao asked Yang Qian'er to poach people, and he didn't know what the results were. However, during this time, the vacant workstations in the company had become fewer and fewer, and the staff had increased, so he figured the results should be good.