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Amidst all the busyness, Blue Star's short holiday quickly came to an end.
The employees gradually returned to the studio, all looking refreshed and plump.
Varian, a veteran in the industry, used this time to look at more than a dozen houses with his wife.
Finally, he talked to Mingyan and then decisively selected a house that was closest to the future Blue Star Building.
With a down payment of 600,000, Varian pulled it out without batting an eye, and left hand in hand with his wife, chatting and laughing.
The other people in the sales office looked on with envy the whole way, seeing how decisively they made their purchase.
When Varian returned to the studio, he was chatting and laughing with his colleagues.
No one felt envious or jealous; instead, they chatted peacefully about buying a house.
Everyone's used to working on Earth!
Buy what your income level is.
It's just about buying a house... Most of my colleagues already have their hopes up and are quietly looking at properties near the company.
Every now and then, someone would spread the good news of "moving to a new home" and give everyone a snack.
Interns, on the other hand, are much better at talking.
They were chattering away, but not about practical matters like buying a house, investing, or marriage.
They're discussing whether Blue Star Doomsday can win this year's League of Legends "Game of the Year" award!
Almost three months have passed this year, and judging from the various rankings, there isn't a single game in the sixth-star province that can rival Blue Star Doomsday.
However, two phenomenal hits still emerged from other provinces, both from well-known manufacturers.
Judging from player reviews, the most popular game this quarter will most likely be one of these three competing for the title.
After working on Earth for a while, most of the students have gained some weight.
Ling Xiaoman's chin has become rounder!
Don't even mention it, the treatment at Blue Star is too good. There are tons of drinks and snacks right next to your workstation that you can take as you please.
There's a whole bunch of food just a short walk away.
Young children simply can't control their eating; some have even gained ten pounds in just two months... Now they're wailing, "I need to lose weight!" while continuing to eat.
During this week, all the other staff members went home to be with their wives—both those in the real world and those in the anime world.
Ling Xiaoman returned to school and, rather bored, attended elective courses with her classmates.
Who knew that she would steal the spotlight this week?
Her classmates surrounded her, pressing her for answers:
"Have you seen Chief Designer Ming? Is he really as handsome as he looks in the photos?"
"How does the cult leader make games? Does he just slap his head and have a brilliant idea, then stay up all night and a super hit comes out?"
"Ling Xiaoman, you're so chubby! I heard the food at Blue Star's cafeteria is super delicious. When will it be open to visitors?"
"I just finished playing World of Doomsday! Waaaaaah, did you write the final theme song? I saw your stage name!"
Ling Xiaoman: "..."
She had only been back at school for a week when people from other majors came to visit her.
The way she looked at it was like she was looking at a giraffe in a zoo.
God knows that just a year ago she was an invisible person in the class, and everyone would give her a hesitant, sympathetic look when her retro rock music was mentioned.
Ling Xiaoman was even finding it a little hard to get used to school life.
She actually worked for a very short time at Blue Star Studio, but she felt incredibly comfortable with the style of the place.
The atmosphere inside Blue Star is very relaxed and cheerful, perhaps because Mingyan, as the leader, is very approachable.
Perhaps it's because everyone is full of confidence in the future that they naturally have a peaceful state of mind and are exceptionally kind in their interactions with others.
Ultimately, most of the conflicts and problems in this world can be solved with money.
If it can't be resolved, then it means there isn't enough money.
Just like now, with the holiday over, every employee is back to work in high spirits, and no one is resistant to work.
It's all because of the huge bonus...
Seeing that everyone was having such a good time, Mingyan figured they wouldn't be able to concentrate on work that morning, so he decided to have everyone come to the conference room for a short meeting.
"Blue Star Studio will be celebrating its third anniversary soon, and we need to prepare to share this joy with our players," Ming said with a smile. "Everyone, feel free to speak your mind about anything you want to do; don't treat this like a formal meeting."
As he was speaking, his secretary brought in a large box of snacks.
So everyone started eating snacks while offering suggestions all at once.
Varian said, "Let's set up a merchandise showroom! We have a lot of newly manufactured merchandise, as well as original artwork posters, which are used internally in the studio and haven't been released yet."
Ling Xiaoman said, "I can invite the best band in our school to perform live. One of the teachers in our department really loves the soundtrack for Hachiko, so he rearranged a symphonic version himself, and it's so beautiful..."