10: The various halo effects of a powerful system

The top scholar of the college entrance examination with a perfect score went into acting. The media wailed and reported it as 'a genius taking the wrong path'...

While simultaneously reporting on whether a newcomer was qualified to be the lead and discussing if good academic performance equated to good acting skills.

Fearing Li Xiuwu couldn't handle the pressure of public opinion, the Beijing Film Academy teachers directly released his art exam scores and videos together.

"Number one with perfect scores in both art and culture—what kind of treasure boy is this?"

"Graceful as a startled swan, supple as a swimming dragon. His swordplay is so incredible that no words can praise it enough."

Under the swordplay video, a massive number of people commented and shared it across various forum platforms.

"This is the best recitation of 'Po Zhen Zi' I've ever seen: 'Drunkenly I lit the lamp to look at my sword, in my dreams I returned to the bugle-blowing camps.'"

"Closing my eyes and listening to this voice, I really want to return to that life of iron horses and golden spears in the military camp."

"Did you guys not hear his singing? A child's voice! Is this reasonable? Is this normal?"

"In the two videos, the contrast in his voice is too huge—one desolate and aged, the other youthful and childlike?"

Li Xiuwu's art exam videos were exposed, triggering even wider attention.

Li Xiuwu is eighteen, which perfectly matches Duan Yu's age setting. Duan Yu is profoundly knowledgeable, and Li Xiuwu is no slouch either.

In appearance, Li Xiuwu is tall and handsome, with a dignified presence and an air of remaining unruffled by favor or humiliation.

He's very suitable to play Duan Yu.

While Li Xiuwu was being discussed extensively, he stayed quietly in the Courtyard House.

Since buying this courtyard, he hadn't told anyone, so he wasn't disturbed.

During this time, he received a report from Qiu Wanjun.

Investing 100 million to obtain 10% of Shanda's shares. legend was currently booming, but the game's reputation wasn't great, so the stock price was relatively low.

When Baidu was increasing shares for financing, he obtained a 5% subscription opportunity.

This stemmed from Mr. Li's good reputation for only investing and not interfering. When Li Yanhong decided to increase shares for financing, the first person he called was Qiu Wanjun.

Double Q found no opportunity; current shareholders had no intention of selling their shares. Even with a premium, no one was willing to sell.

Double Q had already seen profits, and the market prospects were very broad.

Li Xiuwu sighed, feeling very helpless. Who told him to arrive so late?

He thought that since Double Q couldn't be friends, they could only be competitors.

He thought of the Zulong Studio he had bought; it seemed he needed to speed them up.

Li Xiuwu called Chi Yufeng and arranged a time to meet.

He drove out of the Courtyard House and headed toward the Shangdi Information Technology Industry Base.

Zulong Studio was currently working there, renting a few rooms in a commercial building.

"Mr. Li." Chi Yufeng confirmed the license plate number, but looking at the youth stepping out of the car, he still found it hard to believe.

If he wasn't mistaken, this was the recently famous top scholar of the college entrance examination.

"Manager Chi, are you surprised?" Li Xiuwu shook hands with him generously.

"Too surprised, I still can't believe it." Chi Yufeng indeed hadn't expected that Mr. Li, who spent 10 million to buy Zulong Studio and invested 20 million, would be so young and the top scholar of the college entrance examination in the capital this year.

During this time, Mr. Li had been investing in internet companies everywhere, with five companies receiving investments exceeding 100 million.

"Other companies are outsiders, but we are family," Li Xiuwu said to Chi Yufeng.

"Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Li is right. Our company is our own property," Chi Yufeng said with a smile.

"Show me the environment where everyone works." Li Xiuwu looked at the commercial building.

"Mr. Li, this way please. We are on the fifth floor, renting three rooms. The space utilization rate is very high," Chi Yufeng introduced to Li Xiuwu.

[Detected that the host has established his own cultivation force in the cultivation world. Enable the Sect Force Auxiliary Array?]

"Enable."

[Sect Force Auxiliary Array deployment complete. Loyalty Aura enabled, Comprehension Aura enabled, Mind-Clearing Aura enabled, Endurance Aura enabled.]

[Loyalty Aura: Increases the loyalty of your force members towards you. Even a slight benefit will make members feel deeply grateful to you.]

[Comprehension Aura: Allows your force members to have bursts of inspiration when comprehending spells within the array.]

[Mind-Clearing Aura: Allows your force members to maintain a clear mind at all times within the array.]

[Endurance Aura: Allows your force members to have abundant physical strength, maintain a healthy body, and high confidence at all times within the array.]

"The system is freaking awesome." Seeing these auras, Li Xiuwu couldn't help but praise.

This was much stronger than the previous rewards.

Many employees saw Li Xiuwu and looked at him curiously.

But the vast majority of people were working hard; the enthusiasm of the startup team was very high.

Carrying hearts full of ideals, they wanted to create a game that would shock the world.

"Clap, clap, clap." Chi Yufeng clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention and introduced Li Xiuwu.

"Everyone, this is the boss who invested in us. Let's give him a round of applause."

Sparse applause rang out; clearly, everyone didn't have much interest.

They just looked at Li Xiuwu curiously, and some even had impatience on their faces.

Chi Yufeng was a bit embarrassed and feared Li Xiuwu would be angry. He glared and was about to speak, but Li Xiuwu stopped him.

"Hello everyone, my name is Li Xiuwu. Regarding work, I won't say much—you all know more than I do. I'm mainly here to get to know everyone and see the environment you work in."

"Looking at it now, the environment you work in is a bit different from what I imagined."

Chi Yufeng was a bit nervous; he feared nitpicking, budget cuts, and various personnel adjustments the most.

Although Mr. Li had a reputation for only investing and not interfering with management, that was for other independent companies.

Zulong Studio had been fully acquired by Li Xiuwu.

"Work hard, everyone, and I won't mistreat you. Soon, I will improve the venue, catering, and logistics so that everyone can work without worries."

Hearing Li Xiuwu's words, smiles finally appeared on many people's faces.

"Thank you, Mr. Li." Chi Yufeng immediately clapped, and this time the applause was a bit more enthusiastic.

Li Xiuwu reached out and pressed down; the applause stopped. "The second thing."

After he spoke, everyone's expressions became tense again. It wouldn't be a slap followed by a sweet date, would it?

Seeing everyone's nervous eyes, Li Xiuwu smiled. "Everyone here is a core member of Perfect World and needs to put effort into the game's development. I promise here that once the game is launched, everyone will have the right to a share of the profits."

This time, after he finished speaking, without Chi Yufeng needing to say a word, the applause rang out.

At this moment, looking at Li Xiuwu, their eyes began to turn fanatical.

Profit sharing—this way, they didn't just have their ideals as motivation, but also tangible interests waiting for them.

"Alright, everyone get back to work. I won't disturb you further." Li Xiuwu's goal was achieved; he had left a deep impression in everyone's hearts.

With the system's blessing, he believed the game could be completed faster.