163: Chapter 163 Go ahead and curse, I didn't hear you.

As Hu Yifei was angrily accusing Sekiya Guchi, the three of them walked over. It turned out that Hu Yifei, Zeng Xiaoxian, and Sekiya Guchi were playing Fight the Landlord. Hu Yifei and Zeng Xiaoxian were driven crazy by Sekiya Guchi's bizarre rules for playing cards, and Hu Yifei finally couldn't take it anymore, which led to her outburst.

Zhao Yang remembered this scene.

Sekiya Guchi's "Love Tri-Cat" had been rejected, his savings were exhausted, and he was too concerned about his Face to accept Chen Meijia's assistance. So, Chen Meijia dragged Lü Ziqiao along and improvised a set of rules where Sekiya Guchi would win no matter how he played, losing money to him as a form of financial aid.

In the show, Sekiya Guchi's manga skills were not low; it was just that the new editor-in-chief of the manga publishing house personally disliked the genre.

After Hu Yifei finished her accusation, Sekiya Guchi also felt a sense of being toyed with and was about to go find Meijia to settle the score immediately.

Zhao Yang called out to him: "Sekiya Guchi, wait a moment, I have something to ask you."

Sekiya Guchi stopped in his tracks immediately.

In his eyes, Zhao Yang was an incredible person—rich, a high-ranking official, and surprisingly handsome. Such a person would be at the level of a behind-the-scenes big Boss in his manga.

He suppressed his anger and put on a smiling Face: "Respected Mr. Zhao Yang, if you have anything to ask me, please go ahead."

Zhao Yang frowned: "Just call me Zhao Yang."

"No, no, no, you are a great person, I cannot be that presumptuous."

Zhao Yang covered his forehead: "Fine, just like Zhanbo, call me Brother Yang."

Sekiya Guchi thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, Brother Yang."

Zhao Yang pointed to the sofa: "Sit down and talk."

Sekiya Guchi sat down obediently and looked at Zhao Yang.

Zhao Yang casually picked up the playing cards on the table and started fiddling with them; the cards kept appearing and disappearing in his hands.

Everyone present was stunned.

"Holy crap, Brother Yang." Lu Zhanbo stared with wide eyes, "You can do magic?"

Haizao rubbed her eyes: "Brother Yang, you're really amazing."

Hu Yifei swallowed hard: "Chief Prosecutor Zhao, are all you people in the system this amazing?"

Zhao Yang smiled and tossed the cards aside: "Putting aside character, the sharpest minds in the country are all within the system. I'm just an ordinary member among them."

Zeng Xiaoxian gave a dry laugh: "Chief Zhao, do you have some misunderstanding about the word 'ordinary'?"

Zhao Yang smiled and didn't say much more.

Not to mention anything else, having lived two lifetimes, he still didn't know if that retired old man surnamed Zhang was actually surnamed Zhang? No... was he really retired?

Therefore, the waters within the system were too deep; in any case, Zhao Yang couldn't fathom the depth.

"That was just a case of practice makes perfect, nothing major." Zhao Yang smiled and turned to Sekiya Guchi, "Sekiya Guchi, was that set of card rules from earlier taught to you by Meijia?"

"Yes, I feel like she was toying with me."

"Did you win quite a bit of money just now?"

"Yes, she and Ziqiao intentionally lost to me." Sekiya Guchi got more Life Qi as he spoke, "I absolutely cannot accept charity from others."

"This is help, not charity."

"Meijia and Ziqiao are not wealthy either." Sekiya Guchi said indignantly, "What they are doing is just giving me charity."

Zhao Yang waved to the waitress to get a bottle of juice, took a sip, and said: "Since you know that, just earn money and pay them back as soon as possible."

Sekiya Guchi looked like a wilted eggplant, sighed, and explained the matter of "Love Tri-Cat" being rejected.

Zhao Yang looked puzzled: "Sekiya Guchi, just submit it to another publisher, why hang yourself on one tree?"

"Yeah Sekiya Guchi, didn't you try another one?" Hu Yifei was also confused.

Sekiya Guchi frowned: "But the few places I know of wouldn't accept a genre like 'Love Tri-Cat' at all."

As they were talking, Zhao Yang's phone rang. He took a look; it was a call from Meimei.

Zhao Yang said "Wait a moment" to the others, walked to the side, and pressed the answer button: "Meimei, I was just about to look for you for something."

"Ah? Brother Yang, please give your orders."

"You go first." Zhao Yang smiled, "My matter is not urgent."

"Brother Yang, several key staff members at Ark want to resign."

Zhao Yang was stunned: "Resign? Who poached them? Our salaries are the highest in the industry, right?"

"It's not jumping ship, they're quitting the industry."

Zhao Yang was even more puzzled: "Why?"

"Because the script for the second season of spirit cage is too heartbreaking; they'd rather change careers than continue working on it."

Zhao Yang covered his forehead.

These people actually had such thoughts; it seemed they were too well-fed.

"In that case, recruit some new people to fill their positions." Zhao Yang said, "Also, pull some people to start the 'Three-Body Problem' animation project."

"Alright, 'Three-Body Problem' it is."

"But remember these people; they are too emotional. In the future, when promoting to management, do not consider them."

"I've noted it. Brother Yang, you said you had something?"

"Hmm..." Zhao Yang said, "I met a manga artist whose representative work is 'Love Tri-Cat', do you know it?"

"I know it, I love it so much. But it's not published domestically, so I have to ask people to bring it from Japan. Brother Yang, you're so amazing, you actually know that author."

"Since you know it, that makes it simple. The manga publishing house has changed its editor-in-chief, and they don't like the genre of 'Love Tri-Cat', so his manuscripts were all rejected."

"We want it." Meimei was excited on the other end, "Brother Yang, have him submit it to us. I've long wanted to make this kind of sweet pet manga, but our domestic authors can't draw that silly, sweet, and startling flavor."

"That's perfect, I'll have him contact you directly. His name is Sekiya Guchi."

"Okay, I've got it."

Zhao Yang hung up the phone, asked the waiter for a slip of paper, wrote down Meimei's number, and returned to the bar counter from earlier.

Hu Yifei and the others were enthusiastically giving advice to Sekiya Guchi, and when they saw Zhao Yang return, they all stopped talking. There was no helping it; the Qi aura Zhao Yang had honed within the system was too oppressive in front of these urban men and women.

Zhao Yang didn't waste words; he directly handed the slip of paper to Sekiya Guchi and said: "My friend in the Imperial Capital just called, and I asked around for you. Ark Animation DreamWorks is planning to make a version of a sweet pet manga, just like your 'Love Tri-Cat'. You can call this number and talk to their person in charge."

Sekiya Guchi looked completely confused: "Ark Animation DreamWorks?"

"I know them." Zeng Xiaoxian jumped up and said excitedly: "My Ran Bing was crushed by them."

Hu Yifei was stunned for a moment, then realized: "No wonder you were hugging your computer and crying that day, so you were watching spirit cage too. That detestable Ark, they simply don't treat us viewers as human beings. If I knew who wrote the script, I wouldn't spare them."

Sekiya Guchi realized: "spirit cage, is that the animation where the female lead was crushed by a gunshot? Detestable, that screenwriter is too detestable."

Lu Zhanbo also had a gnashing-teeth expression: "Yeah, if they don't return Ran Bing to me in the second season, I will definitely go to the Imperial Capital to demand an explanation from them."

Feeling the sky-high Killing Intent radiating from these few, Zhao Yang silently took a sip of juice and said nothing...