85: Chapter 85: My Former Boss Gave Away Gold Coins! Ma Ran, Who Left!

Xia Jianjun smiled and said, "Young people should exercise well. I didn't realize this back then, I hope it's not too late now!"

"Go for it, I won't disturb you from collecting your prizes!"

"Alright!"

Su Yang entered the office, intending to go into the back room to change clothes, when he saw Tao Xue standing at the office door.

Her beautiful large eyes were filled with resentment.

She hadn't seen Su Yang for a few days, and Tao Xue missed him dearly.

Seeing him today, she felt that her boss seemed even more charming, and her heart was trembling.

Su Yang asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"I haven't been able to see you lately!"

"I've been busy recently!" Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "Also, you should call me Boss!"

"Fine!"

Tao Xue trotted a few steps over to Su Yang's side.

Before Su Yang could react, she stood behind him and began to massage his shoulders.

A tingling and refreshing sensation came from his shoulders, which Su Yang found very enjoyable.

This technique was quite extraordinary.

Tao Xue said in a gentle tone, "It feels like your shoulder muscles are a bit stiff, Boss, and the back of your neck is too."

"Hmm!"

Su Yang narrowed his eyes slightly.

Tao Xue asked in confusion, "Boss, you're already so outstanding, do you still need to work this hard?"

Su Yang couldn't help but want to curl the corners of his mouth.

Tao Xue's little mouth was like it had been smeared with honey.

Even though he knew this girl had ulterior motives, he still found it somewhat enjoyable.

No wonder so many big shots eventually lose touch with reality.

"I still need to work hard!"

"Boss, you're too humble!"

After massaging Su Yang for a while, Tao Xue added, "Boss, do you want to go to the back room and lie down? I can help you massage other areas."

"Better not!" Su Yang waved his hand, calming himself down slightly. "I still have to go exercise."

"Okay!"

"You can go first!"

Tao Xue glanced at Su Yang with some reluctance, but still left.

So obedient?

Su Yang frowned, thought for a moment, changed into his gym clothes, and went to the front desk.

"Did Xia Jianjun ask for a refund just now?"

"No!" Lu Wanwan said happily. "He even signed up for a 3,000-yuan annual membership and bought five private training sessions, saying he wants to learn the basics from a trainer and plans to stick with it."

"That's not bad!"

Su Yang's mood improved.

The former boss actually dropped loot for him!

Su Yang asked again, "How many people have been able to stick to checking in for twenty-one days recently?"

Lu Wanwan replied, "There are still quite a few people. It feels like they all have so much free time!"

"About how many people are willing to ask for a refund?"

"Only one person chose a refund!" Lu Wanwan said with a smile. "They almost all chose the monthly membership gifted by the gym, and most of them bought quarterly and annual memberships."

"Very good!"

In a good mood, Su Yang felt that today's barbell even felt lighter than before.

After finishing his workout, before the evening rush hour arrived, Su Yang prepared to go home.

In the car, Ma Ran suddenly said, "Boss, I might have to leave."

"Found a job?"

"Yes!" Ma Ran nodded. "A game company is willing to hire me. It's quite well-known in the industry, and the salary and benefits are pretty good."

"When are you leaving?"

"Ideally tomorrow, they are very short-staffed for their project." Ma Ran said in a low voice, "But I can drive for a while longer until you hire a new driver."

"Since they are short-staffed over there, you should go tomorrow!" Su Yang said softly. "I will have finance wire this month's salary to you."

"Thank you, Boss!"

Ma Ran said in a low voice.

"It's actually good that you're leaving!"

Ma Ran looked up at the rearview mirror; he didn't expect his boss to say something so heartless.

Su Yang smiled and said, "Once you leave, no one will be grabbing my steering wheel anymore!"

Ma Ran couldn't help but grin.

When he first got the U8, he did indeed have the suspicion of grabbing the steering wheel.

After a long while, Ma Ran continued,

"Boss, I will continue to help you look for game projects!"

"Hmm!" Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "I have plenty of funds recently, you can introduce me to some million-dollar projects!"

Ma Ran had helped him find three game investment projects before.

However, the investment amounts were not high, only one or two hundred thousand.

Those game projects were all from small game studios run by one or two people, or a few people.

They weren't big enough, so they didn't quite fit Su Yang's aesthetic!

And the three games produced were almost all losses.

Making games is just like making movies; the ones that make money are in the minority.

Ma Ran nodded: "Alright, Boss!"

The car stopped steadily in the parking space at Xindu Garden.

After saying goodbye to Su Yang, Ma Ran turned and walked towards his own car.

"Ma Ran!"

Ma Ran turned around slowly: "What is it, Boss?"

Su Yang leaned on the hood of the U8 and said, "If you aren't happy over there, you can always come back. Don't worry about losing face!"

"Hmm!"

Ma Ran felt his eyes get a bit wet.

He clearly wasn't someone easily moved!

"I wish your game sells well!"

"I also wish you prosperous business, Boss!"

Ma Ran drove away, not daring to look back.

Su Yang did not ask Ma Ran to stay, nor did he use a salary increase as an inducement.

He could tell that Ma Ran genuinely wanted to work in the game industry.

Besides having studied game production, he should also genuinely enjoy making games.

There was no need for him to use money to tie down Ma Ran's wings!

If the profession one is engaged in happens to be what one likes, anyone would cherish it.

Besides, the salary offered by Ma Ran's new company shouldn't be bad either!

If one day Su Yang wanted to get involved in the game industry, he should be able to call him over to help.

Returning home, Su Yang checked the profiles of the six influencer employees, including Dai Jiaying.

Subsequently, he drew checkmarks on the names of Dai Jiaying and Niu Zhitong.

Su Yang's Business Deduction was mainly aimed at company operations.

But employees are also a part of the company.

If an employee achieves outstanding performance within the company, it will still appear in the Business Deduction predictions.

After Dai Jiaying spends a year at Spark Media, her fan base can likely increase to two million.

She is considered one of the pillars of Xinghuo and can bring stable revenue to the company.

As for the other five, three were being trained by Yu Siying in the direction of livestream sales anchors.

Only Niu Zhitong stood out, having achieved a sales record of over two million in a single livestream.

This achievement might not be much on the Douyin platform, but it was very prominent at Xinghuo!

The other two sales anchors did not appear in the Business Deduction.

But that didn't mean they were truly incompetent.

It might just be that they hadn't achieved outstanding performance yet.

The other two female anchors were both beauties, belonging to the traditional singing and dancing female anchor type.

Yu Siying also commented that their strength and potential were quite good.

But Su Yang knew that their potential could never compare to Dai Jiaying and Niu Zhitong.

Lying on the bed, Su Yang casually scrolled through Bilibili.

Soon, he noticed a video on the homepage from an uploader named "Earl of the Clouds", which was about the Battle of Verdun in Gaul!

He still had some impression of this uploader; he should have followed him after the New Year this year.

Su Yang clicked into the video and was quickly drawn in.

"Such a battle can never happen again. We might be able to fight the Marne again, but Verdun, no!"

"This kind of war requires faith, requires the sense of security accumulated over many years, requires a close-knit relationship between all classes..."

This uploader's narration was clear and had his own characteristics.

It also carried a relatively restrained, compassionate emotion.

The script was written particularly well, it was just that the video editing and soundtrack were a bit mediocre.

After watching the thirty-minute video, Su Yang still felt unsatisfied.