285: Chapter 285 Emotional KPI Assessment! The Silent One Must Publicly Share His Daily Kisses

Su Qingyu's first finance lesson began at 3:00 AM.

Lin Chen sat in the meeting room of the Underworld Group headquarters. Three holographic screens were set up in front of him, displaying the real-time K-line chart of SQL-EMO, shareholder holdings distribution, and the emotional fluctuation index over the last 24 hours.

Su Qingyu sat opposite him, holding a book titled "Basics of Narrative Layer Securities Law," her brows furrowed.

"First lesson," Lin Chen pointed at the K-line chart, "you need to understand this."

"Red is up, green is down?" Su Qingyu asked tentatively.

"It's the opposite. Here, red is a decrease, and green is an increase." Lin Chen pulled up historical data. "Look, after The Silencer's proposal was rejected yesterday, the stock price rose from 800,000 to 1.2 million. Because the market believes we won, emotional assets became more valuable."

Su Qingyu stared at that green Yang line, lost in thought.

"But a rising stock price doesn't mean The Silencer loses," Lin Chen continued. "It holds 17%. If the stock price doubles, its book wealth doubles. It truly hopes our relationship gets better now—because the better it is, the more it profits."

"Then why did it propose a motion to restrict us?"

"Because what it wants isn't 'good,' but 'controllable good'." Lin Chen pulled up The Silencer's holding costs. "Its average entry price was 5,000 points. Now the stock price is 1.2 million, so it has a floating profit of 240 times. But it's still not satisfied. It wants to 'guide' the direction of our emotions through proposals to make the stock price rise more steadily, faster, and higher."

Su Qingyu understood: "It wants to be our 'emotional market maker'?"

"Yes." Lin Chen nodded. "And as a major shareholder, it has that right."

Su Qingyu was silent for a second.

Then she asked, "Then how do I protect myself?"

Lin Chen pulled up the second screen, which displayed the SQL-EMO shareholder Rights Prospectus.

"You need to learn two things," he said. "First, understand the true intention behind every proposal. Second, canvass for votes at the shareholders' meeting."

He pointed to a clause in the prospectus:

"According to Article 33 of the 'Emotional Asset Governance Guidelines,' any proposal involving the personal privacy of the 'Emotional Subject' (which is you) requires the consent of 'more than two-thirds of the shareholders' to pass. This is your protective talisman—because among retail shareholders, at least half will instinctively oppose privacy violations."

"How do I judge if a proposal violates privacy?"

"Look at whether it requires you to disclose 'involuntary emotional data'." Lin Chen gave an example. "For instance, if a proposal requires you to disclose the number of daily kisses—that's a privacy violation. If it only requires disclosing a monthly summary of the 'emotional fluctuation index,' that's compliant."

Su Qingyu nodded and started taking notes.

She had just written three lines when the meeting room alarm suddenly blared.

[Urgent Notice! SQL-EMO has received a new shareholder proposal!]

[Proposal No.: SQL-EMO-2025-002]

[Proposer: The Silencer (17% Stake)]

[Proposal Content:]

Lin Chen clicked it open, and the content made his pupils shrink.

[To improve the data quality of SQL-EMO emotional assets and ensure the stock price reflects true emotional value, the following proposal is hereby made:

1. Su Qingyu is required to disclose a daily "Emotional KPI Assessment Table," including but not limited to: frequency of heart-fluttering moments for Lin Chen (times/day), duration of intimate interaction (minutes/day), and emotional fluctuation range (0-100 points).

2. All disclosed data must be verified by a third-party auditing agency (designated by the exchange) to ensure truthfulness and accuracy.

3. If the KPI fails to meet the standard for three consecutive days (standards to be separately formulated by the shareholders' meeting), Su Qingyu must undergo "Emotional Enhancement Coaching" by an institution nominated by the major shareholder.

4. After this proposal takes effect, the daily dividends of SQL-EMO stock will be linked to Su Qingyu's KPI completion rate. The higher the KPI, the more dividends; the lower the KPI, the fewer dividends.]

There was a note at the end of the proposal:

"This proposal aims to establish a scientific quantitative evaluation system for emotional assets and protect the right to know for all shareholders. shareholders, please vote prudently."

The meeting room was deathly silent.

Arrogant Dragon was the first to speak: "It wants to turn Qingyu's every day into... a KPI assessment?"

Golden Glazed turned pale: "Frequency of heart-fluttering? Intimacy duration? Is... is this still human?"

Number Zero calculated rapidly: "According to the shareholding structure, if The Silencer wins over 30% of the retail investors, plus its own 17%, and if Morgana and Alpha are bought off—the total votes in favor could exceed 50%. If the proposal passes..."

He didn't finish.

But everyone knew the consequences.

Su Qingyu would become an "emotional laborer" under 24-hour surveillance.

Lin Chen looked at her.

Su Qingyu's face was pale, but her eyes were surprisingly calm.

"Second lesson," she said. "Is it time for practical combat?"

Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"Yes. Practical combat."

He pulled up the SQL-EMO shareholding structure chart and began to analyze:

"The Silencer holds 17%. Retail investors currently hold about 39%. We need at least 34% of the votes against to prevent the proposal from passing."

He quickly contacted Morgana and Alpha.

Morgana's communication connected, her ice-blue eyes looking at him: "The Silencer has already contacted me. The offer: permanent repair of the frozen core, plus helping me become the 'Eternal Sovereign' of the Icebound Star Domain."

"Did you agree?"

"No," Morgana said. "I'm waiting for your offer."

Lin Chen was silent for a second.

"I'll help you become the 'Eternal Sovereign' of the Icebound Star Domain," he said. "Plus one condition—let Arrogant Dragon be your bodyguard for a hundred years."

Arrogant Dragon muttered beside him: "Boss, you're selling me out again..."

"Deal." Morgana hung up.

Alpha's side was even faster.

"The Silencer's offer: full access to the first epoch's original database," Alpha said. "What can you give?"

"The complete resurrection files of the Izanagi, Aka Civilization, and Light Speaker civilizations. Plus the proxy of my 5% voting rights in SQL-EMO."

Alpha calculated for 0.02 seconds.

"Deal."

Two major shareholders secured.

Now, votes against: Morgana 5% + Alpha 5% + Lin Chen 23% + Golden Abacus 8% = 41%.

Still 9% short of a majority.

That 9% needed to be pulled from the retail investors.

Lin Chen opened the retail investor chat group, preparing to send a mobilization message.

But before he could type, he saw an anonymous message going viral in the group.

Message Title: "The Inside Story of Su Qingyu's Emotional KPI Fraud"

The message detailed so-called "evidence"—that in the past three months, Su Qingyu had 17 instances where her heart-fluttering frequency for Lin Chen was below "normal levels," 8 instances of insufficient intimacy duration, and 3 instances of abnormal emotional fluctuation range.

All data was labeled with the source: "SQL-EMO Backend Data Leak."

"This is fake." Su Qingyu looked at the data. "How could I have recorded these..."

"But the retail investors don't know what's true or false." Lin Chen stared at the message. "The Silencer forged the data to manipulate public opinion. Now the retail group is starting to split—some believe the data is real and demand strict assessment; others suspect the data is forged and demand a thorough investigation."

The opposition and the proponents began to argue fiercely.

Retail investors who were originally inclined to oppose began to waver because of this message.

The support for the 'against' votes dropped from 41% all the way to 37%.

Still 13% short of a majority.

"It's using an information war," Golden Abacus's communication came in. "Retail sentiment has been stirred up; sending mobilization messages now will have limited effect. You must debunk the rumors as soon as possible."

"Debunking requires evidence," Lin Chen said. "Proof that the data is fake."

"Do you have evidence?"

Lin Chen was silent.

He didn't.

Because those "heart-fluttering frequencies" and "intimacy durations" were never recorded by anyone, how could he prove they didn't happen?

Su Qingyu suddenly spoke:

"I do."

Everyone looked at her.

Su Qingyu pulled up her system backend and opened a folder that had never been made public.

Folder Name: "Lin Chen Observation Diary"

Inside, it densely recorded every heart-flutter, every racing heartbeat, and every moment she stole a glance at him from the first day she met Lin Chen.

"I started recording these from the first time I saw you." Su Qingyu's voice was very soft. "I didn't know what use it would be at the time, I just... wanted to record it."

She opened the latest page:

"Year 1 of the Spark Era, Day 71."

"Lin Chen is teaching me finance, 3:00 AM."

"When he speaks, my heart rate accelerates 7 times."

"When he looks into my eyes, I forget to breathe for 3 seconds."

"When he calls my name, my palms sweat."

"Today's heart-fluttering frequency: 217 times. Far exceeds the KPI."

She projected the diary directly into the retail investor chat group.

The group exploded instantly.

"Is this real or fake?"

"217 times? My heart doesn't flutter that many times in a day..."

"They're in the honeymoon phase, it's normal."

"Much more real than that forged data!"

Support for 'against' votes began to rise: 38%, 39%, 40%, 41%...

Finally stopping at 43%.

Still 7% short.

Not enough.

Lin Chen was about to think of another way when Su Qingyu suddenly spoke:

"I have a proposal."

"What?"

She pointed at the diary in the projection: "Turn these diaries into stocks as well."

Lin Chen was stunned.

"My emotions have already been securitized," Su Qingyu said. "So why can't my diary be? Each diary entry corresponds to an 'Emotional Certificate.' People holding a certificate can check the corresponding diary content at any time. This way, everyone has first-hand information, and no one can spread rumors."

The meeting room was quiet for three seconds.

Then Lin Chen laughed.

"Genius."

He immediately opened the system and created a new product:

[Product Name: Su Qingyu's Emotional Diary Certificate]

[Total Issuance: 365 (corresponding to 365 days a year)]

[Each certificate corresponds to one diary entry, and the diary content is publicly searchable]

[Certificates are tradable, transferable, and inheritable]

[Certificate holders gain 'Emotional Witness PLUS' status, with one more right than ordinary shareholders—they can ask Su Qingyu one 'emotional question' every month, which she must answer truthfully]

Certificates issued.

365 certificates, starting bid for each: 1 million dimension points.

Three seconds after the auction started, the first one sold for 3 million.

Ten seconds later, all were sold out.

Average transaction price: 8.7 million.

Total raised: about 3.17 billion dimension points.

Lin Chen transferred the money directly into SQL-EMO's "Investor Protection Fund" to combat The Silencer's malicious proposals.

At the same time, the holders of the 365 diary certificates automatically became Su Qingyu's "die-hard fan club."

They began to speak up in the retail group:

"I've read the diary; it's real."

"Qingyu's heart flutters 217 times a day, way higher than the KPI."

"I'll be the first to report anyone who spreads rumors again."

Support for 'against' votes soared to 51%.

Proposal rejected.

The Silencer's second attack failed again.

But the forged message it left behind was still circulating in the retail group.

Lin Chen looked at the message and suddenly realized a problem:

Those data points—though forged—the indicators like "heart-fluttering frequency" and "intimacy duration" themselves could indeed be quantified.

If one day Su Qingyu really got tired, really felt fewer heart-flutters, or really had shorter intimacy time...

What then?

The K-line chart would drop.

The shareholders' meeting would make a fuss.

The Silencer would propose again.

At that time, could the diary certificates still save her?

He didn't know.

Su Qingyu didn't know either.

But she walked over, stood beside Lin Chen, looked at the still-jumping data, and said softly:

"If one day I really get tired..."

"Then let the stock price drop."

"Drop to the bottom."

"Then we'll buy it back."

She looked up at Lin Chen, her eyes clear:

"Didn't you teach me?"

"When it drops, that's the best time to buy."

Lin Chen was silent for three seconds.

Then he laughed.

"Not bad," he said. "You passed."

"What's the full score?"

"100 points."

"Then what's my score?"

Lin Chen looked at her and didn't answer.

But on the K-line chart, SQL-EMO's stock price, at this moment at 4:00 AM, quietly rose by 30,000 points.