128: Chapter 128 You've Offended the Qiuqiu Group

Xiao Niao was stunned for a moment, carefully recalling what had happened that day.

When he arrived at Supervisor Gou's office that day, there was indeed already someone inside. While waiting outside the office, he had even overheard some of their conversation.

At the time, they were indeed trading a game listing slot, but the final offer seemed to be 1.2 million? By the time it came out of Supervisor Gou's mouth, it had more than doubled, becoming 3 million!

But that wasn't important anymore. The key was that he clearly remembered the deal had gone through. That was why Supervisor Gou had been so impatient when he went in to showcase his game—because the listing slot had already been promised to someone else!

Xiao Niao had been focusing all his attention on Fantasy Jianghu for the past two days and had almost forgotten about this. Now that Supervisor Gou had brought it up over the phone, he remembered the whole affair and instantly felt something was off.

Xiao Niao was on guard, but on the surface, he remained calm. "Supervisor Gou is right, so what price do you think your company can offer for my two games?"

Supervisor Gou sighed over the phone. "It seems that after all I've said, you still don't quite understand... Forget it, you young people really lack experience. I'll just say it plainly: don't focus too much on immediate gains, you need to look at the long term..."

Xiao Niao interrupted. "Do you mean that if I list these two games on your platform, I won't get any money for the time being?"

Supervisor Gou: "That's right, exactly!"

Xiao Niao chuckled to himself: So this guy is trying to PUA me; he wants to get labor for free.

However, he still couldn't figure it out. The gaming industry had been strictly regulated in recent years, and getting a license wasn't easy. Qiuqiu web games only had two slots available recently, which Supervisor Gou had secretly sold for a package price of 1.2 million. They should have been filled, so why would he be eyeing his two games?

Could it be that the other party had financial issues and couldn't come up with the money?

Just as Xiao Niao was thinking this, Supervisor Gou on the other end of the line was urging him again. "As long as your games are listed on our platform, you can just sit back and wait for the dividends. These slots are precious; you'd better hurry, otherwise I can't guarantee if the slots will still be available after tonight!"

Supervisor Gou's urgent tone amused Xiao Niao. Even if he didn't understand the ins and outs of society, he knew things couldn't be as good as Supervisor Gou described, otherwise, he wouldn't be staying up late at night, wasting his breath here.

Xiao Niao: "Uh-huh, I know, but my two games have really already been sold."

Supervisor Gou's tone became a bit hard. "So what if they're sold? Just take them back!"

Xiao Niao said unhappily, "How can I take back something that has already been sold?"

Supervisor Gou: "I mean, didn't you say you let a friend play it this afternoon? It shouldn't have reached a deal that quickly, right? As long as the copyright hasn't been licensed out, the game is still yours, right? Just tell your friend you're not selling, isn't that it?"

In fact, Supervisor Gou didn't believe a word about Xiao Niao's friend or the 700,000. He had come looking for him at night, and here he was saying he just sold it to a friend in the afternoon—how could there be such a coincidence? But in order to achieve his goal, he still patiently communicated with Xiao Niao.

Xiao Niao: "That's unfortunate, but I've already sent the development files and copyright proof for both games over, so I'm afraid the deal has already been reached. If you don't believe me, should I take a screenshot for you to see?"

Supervisor Gou: "This... why are you so hasty! It's over, it's over, I'm finished now..."

Hearing Supervisor Gou muttering, Xiao Niao became curious. "Why is it over?"

Supervisor Gou had lost his composure and couldn't bother to hide it anymore. "Sigh! I'll tell you the truth. Actually, the two game slots were already set, but after I reported it, I don't know how President Ma had the time, but he just happened to see them. He was very dissatisfied with those two games and rejected them, telling me to find games within this week that are different from the web games on the market, games that can make his eyes light up!"

Although Supervisor Gou intentionally left out some details, Xiao Niao, combining it with what he already knew, had roughly figured out what was going on.

It must be that Supervisor Gou had taken 1.2 million to push two mediocre games from investors up, but as luck would have it, President Ma saw them.

The quality of games made by developers who could pay for slots was naturally predictable. President Ma was certainly dissatisfied upon seeing them, and he might have even flown into a rage; otherwise, Supervisor Gou wouldn't be in such a panic, looking for him to save the day.

Xiao Niao went over the sequence of events, his curiosity mostly satisfied, but he still asked with a bit of uncertainty. "Which President Ma are you talking about?"

Supervisor Gou: "What other President Ma could there be in Shengang! Of course, it's President Ma of Qiuqiu Group!"

Xiao Niao had expected this, but he still couldn't help but laugh. "For someone like President Ma to actually notice a tiny web game approval process—you really deserve this, hahaha!"

Supervisor Gou said with a crying tone. "Tell me about it! Brother Xiao Niao, please do me a favor, get your two games back, and help your brother get through this crisis first. I will definitely reward you later!"

Xiao Niao: "I can't, I really sold them. Besides, you weren't even planning to pay when you were buying the games; how can I count on you to reward me later?"

Supervisor Gou: "Didn't you say you sold it to a friend? It's so easy to talk between friends, just ask for them back! As for the money, there's plenty of time; as long as I'm still sitting in this position... you know."

Listening to the incredibly warm and even ingratiating tone on the phone, Xiao Niao found it hard to reconcile this voice with the face he had seen in the office that day, with its fake, insincere smile.

These businessmen, as long as there is profit involved, change their faces faster than flipping a book.

Xiao Niao sighed, feeling amused and helpless. "Sold is sold, don't try to scheme with me anymore, go find another way yourself."

As soon as these words came out, the voice on the other end stiffened, and the tone became hard. "You'd better think it over. You aren't refusing me, but Qiuqiu Group. Even if you and your friend are capable, if you offend our Qiuqiu Group, don't even think about having a future in the gaming industry—"

Xiao Niao hung up the phone with a snap and put Supervisor Gou back on the blacklist, thinking helplessly: ...