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Chapter 396 - An Emperor And A Lord
HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR
C396 - An Emperor And A Lord
Chapter 396 - An Emperor And A Lord
The news only showed a few snippets of the actual interview. CEO Hou Liang mostly talked about the game Supreme Ascension, while CFO Wu Chen talked about their company, Planet Monkey.
"There are several rumours about the identity of Planet Monkey’s owner and president. Some say that the owner is a rich young master, while there are hearsays claiming that the owner is a beautiful young lady. Can you tell us which of these rumours is true? Or better yet, tell us his or her real identity," the interviewer asked.
Wu Chen chuckled mysteriously. "We’re not going to reveal our President-Owner’s real identity yet, but I’ll say this to all of you now. Make sure to record it. Our owner is a beautiful young lady who is also filthy rich. How else can we establish a company like Planet Monkey so quickly and so successfully?"
The interview snippets finally ended, and then the morning news went on a commercial break immediately after.
Inside the café, Zhou Mei’er and Ming Li looked at each other in disbelief. They knew that their comrades, iEatSlippers and Monkeyface, were busy running their new company. However, they thought that what they were working on was just a small business, perhaps an online store or something.
They never expected that the company of those two was actually the developer of the latest hit game Supreme Ascension. The most impressive thing was that they were the CEO and CFO!
Zhou Mei’er and Ming Li both reached for their phones at the same time. They immediately logged in to the Black Stars home page. The other Black Stars already started discussing about Hou Liang and Wu Chen after watching them in the morning news.
"Holy shit! My mighty slippers are shook! Did I just watch our troll leader iEatSlippers and strategist Monkeyface on TV?"
"They’re the CEO and CFO of Planet Monkey!!! They’re the ones who created Supreme Ascension!!! Damn!!! I kowtow to their awesomeness!!!"
"Those of you who haven’t played Supreme Ascension yet, what are you waiting for? Go start playing now and let’s all support our two comrades!"
"Uwah! This is so amazing! If I ask the two of them for game cheats, do you think they’ll give me some?"
For the first time ever in the history of the fan club, the Black Stars enthusiastically discussed in length something that was unrelated to their Boss Iris. (They still had no idea that Iris Long was actually the President-Owner of Planet Monkey and the direct boss of both Hou Liang and Wu Chen in the truest sense of the word.)
Everyone cheered for their fellow comrades, iEatSlippers and Monkeyface. They all felt proud of the two for their incredible accomplishment.
CaptainBlackStar: "Congratulations to our brothers iEatSlippers and Monkeyface! All of us Black Stars are extremely proud of the two of you! We wish you more success! Reach the top of the gaming industry! You can do it! But please don’t forget about us. We’ll always be comrades forever and ever!
LittlePhoenix: "Calling all the members of the Slippers Army! Assemble! Let’s all log into Supreme Ascension and wave our mighty slippers in support of our brothers iEatSlippers and Monkeyface! We’re gonna take over the game with our Slippers Army under the Black Stars banner! Let’s go!!!"
Within half an hour, a horde of Black Stars, specifically members of the Slippers Army, flooded the game’s global chat. They congratulated their comrades who were also the CEO and CFO of Planet Monkey.
Emperor Monkey: "Thank you. Enjoy the game."
I Am Slipperlord: "Yes! All of the Black Stars, especially my beloved Slippers Army, are always welcome here! Let me see you wave those mighty slippers!"
These two replies caused an uproar, not only among the Slippers Army and Black Stars, but also among all the players of the game. The usernames of these two were different among the rest of the players. They were written in sparkling gold and were decorated with special badges, indicating that they worked at Planet Monkey.
These two characters, Emperor Monkey and I Am Slipperlord, were known among the players. They frequently played with the regular players, personally testing the game experience themselves.
The players thought that these two were just regular staff members of Planet Monkey. They never expected that they were actually playing with the CEO and CFO. Many players suddenly felt star-struck, especially at Emperor Monkey, who they now knew as the one who originally created the game Supreme Ascension.
Commander Black Star: "I’m not used to playing this game, so I don’t really know how things work here. I just want to say congratulations to Emperor Monkey and I Am Slipperlord for making the Black Stars proud."
Lady Phoenix: "An emperor and a lord! Wow! You’re so cool, big brothers! We proudly wave our mighty slippers for the two of you!"
"All hail the emperor of monkeys!"
"All hail the lord of slippers!"
Lady Phoenix: "Big Bros @Emperor Monkey & @I Am Slipperlord, I humbly request that you grant our wish to make it possible for our characters to literally wave our slippers in the game."
Other players laughed at her request. However...
Emperor Monkey: "Sure. Will work on it asap."
I Am Slipperlord: "For the sake of my Slipper Army and the Black Stars, thy wish shall be granted!"
Huh.
The other players couldn’t believe how easily the game developers accepted such a trivial request. Was it because they were members of the Black Stars/Slippers Army?
What was the point of allowing characters to wave their footwear in the air? Would it help them level up? Could it be a fighting move?
Slipper slap! Slipper kick! Boomerang slippers! Slipper cannon! Or something?
"Uhm...I think I’m gonna join the Black Stars...Maybe my requests will be granted easily too."
"Me too..."
And with that, the Black Stars had grown in number once again. Likewise, the game Supreme Ascension welcomed a new wave of players in a short period of time, boosting its popularity even further in the industry rankings.
The Black Stars all created game accounts in droves and began playing just for the sake of supporting their fellow comrades.
Unbeknown to them, they were also supporting their Boss Iris this way. It was a win-win situation, connecting them to each other and even to their Boss Iris without their knowledge.
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In a dressing room, Iris sat on a make-up chair getting her hair and make-up done. She was getting ready for a magazine photoshoot and interview.
At the moment, she was talking with an excited Wu Chen on the phone. He was reporting to her about what happened with the Black Stars, how they reacted after learning that he and Hou Liang were the top executives of Planet Monkey.
"The Black Stars are the best," she commented, extremely pleased at what happened.
Afterwards, the two finally discussed the main purpose of the call.
As the CFO, Wu Chen called to update her of Planet Monkey’s current finances. They had invested a great deal of their funds to acquire the latest technologies to boost their game development.
Iris connected with her fellow Cross Academy student, the taciturn Michael Exlorsson who was also a genius mechatronics engineer.
Although she wasn’t close to him compared to her friendship with the ladies and even with Amanpio Kileksky, she didn’t hesitate to contact Michael for some advice regarding her gaming company.
In the end, Michael Exlorsson agreed to customize and licence some of his latest technologies to her company for a fee. After an intense negotiation via video chat, he agreed to give her a 40% discount from his original asking price for their connection as fellow Cross Academy students. But even then, the fee that she had to pay was still extremely expensive.
Despite this, she still willingly paid because she was confident in the quality of his work, not to mention that her company, Planet Monkey, would be the first in the world to commercially apply these latest technologies.
This head start would allow Planet Monkey to develop more quickly compared to its competitors.
At the moment, Hou Liang and his colleagues were gradually starting to use these technologies in their game development and apply it on Supreme Ascension.
In the process, Hou Liang’s team was also able to develop their own technology which they planned on patenting under Planet Monkey’s name. It wasn’t as advanced as Michael’s, but it suited their own needs.
The results of using all of these advanced technologies were so impressive that an inquiry was launched by industry experts and the other gaming companies. They wanted to know Planet Monkey’s secret as to how Supreme Ascension could improve so much in such a short period of time. For now, Planet Monkey had no intentions of revealing their secrets.
After the phone call with Wu Chen, Iris sat back in her make-up chair. Wu Chen shared great news. Although their technology investments hurt their funds, they were now starting to really profit. Their profits increased significantly after they broke through the top ten most popular computer games in the country.
Iris was very pleased at Planet Monkey’s progress so far. As a matter of fact, it exceed all of her initial expectations.
"If our international release of Supreme Ascension is successful later this year, I think I can finally apply for Planet Monkey to become a member of the academy’s exclusive business network," she murmured.
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Chapter 397 - Time To Step Up
The summer season was a time of opportunities for Iris as a career woman.
As a translator and interpreter, she started accepting small assignments from both Jin Corporation and Long Industries. She translated some documents for them. There was only one instance when she acted as interpreter after the international business conference, and that was when she accompanied Grandpa Lu for a meeting with some Russian investors.
She didn’t really have that much time to spare to accept more translator/interpreter jobs, even though there were many companies, both local and foreign, that expressed their interest in hiring her. Nevertheless, her two professors encouraged her to apply her skills regularly in an actual work environment for her to gain more experience. It would help in polishing her language skills.
After the international business conference, the two professors left China to return to their own home countries. They didn’t need to train Iris in person anymore. However, their lessons and mentorship would still continue via long-distance training.
As a businesswoman, Iris was extremely busy running her own companies and closely monitoring their progress. Her companies continued to eat up a substantial amount of her wealth, but she remained optimistic that she would get back everything she had invested and more.
Planet Monkey was already starting to really profit. If the company’s upward trend continued, Iris estimated that both Hou Liang and Wu Chen would become millionaires in the country by the end of this year.
Iris didn’t really need to worry too much about Planet Monkey. Both Hou Liang and Wu Chen were doing a fantastic job in running it. Although she was the President-Owner, what she really just needed to do was continue being the financier and also periodically attacking the company’s online systems to test the strength of its security.
Planet Monkey was using a powerful security system that she personally created and developed. As a result, the company’s systems were virtually impenetrable by anyone below her skill level. There weren’t a lot of hackers in the world who could contend against her. So it wasn’t a stretch to conclude that Planet Monkey’s systems were the most secure in the country.
Being a financier and a cybersecurity hacker for Planet Monkey weren’t taking too much of her time and effort. For that, she was grateful.
Orchidia Beauty, on the other hand, was a different matter. Because she planned on making the company synonymous to her name in the future, she paid close attention to every single detail concerning it.
It was taking a lot of her time and effort. Fortunately, she had capable people helping her run it who were as filled with youthful energy and ambition as her in making the company successful.
At the moment, their initial products that they planned on launching first were already completed. They had sent PR packages to selected beauty influencers in the country and even reached out to some international ones.
Within a few weeks, the reviews started pouring out. At first, the reviewers expressed their distrust for a new company that they had never heard of before. However, almost all of them gave positive reviews and high ratings after personally using the products. They raved about the products’ "miraculous" effectiveness, all-natural label, and beautiful but sustainable packaging.
All of them wanted to know more about this new company, Orchidia Beauty. They couldn’t wait for the official launch of the products.
Using the hype generated by these influencers in the beauty community, Orchidia Beauty finally announced the official launch of their first products which would be in the autumn season. Iris would be endorsing her own company, of course. But for now, it was a secret.
Iris also discussed Sang Bleu with Chen Fei, Long Jinjing, Clover and the Bauer siblings. They were all excited when they heard that she acquired the perfumery’s resources. All kinds of possibilities ran through their minds on how to make the best use of the perfumery. However, they decided to put it aside for now and focus on their upcoming launch next season.
All of these made Iris super busy throughout the summer. Despite this, she still had the energy to pursue her passion—music.
Even with her crazy schedule, she didn’t neglect her showbiz career, especially now that Bright Summit was providing her with increased resources and opportunities to make her more famous.
Iris and Jin Chonglin had finally completed their parts in the production of their two music collaborations. They handed the remaining details for JJ to iron out.
As always, JJ won the right to produce Iris’ music collaboration, even with a superstar like Jin Chonglin. JJ was able to intimidate Jin Chonglin’s record label into not fighting against him over the production right of the collaboration.
The two songs would be released on separate occasions in autumn.
Eveything was kept hush-hush for now. They wanted their collaboration to be a big surprise to the music industry, especially to their own fans.
While waiting for the release of their two song collaborations, Iris was able to land a few small cameo roles in some TV dramas and even in a movie. The two most notable roles that she played were, first, in a romance TV drama playing as herself, and second, as the elegant heiress sister of the male lead in a melodrama movie.
She was added into the movie last minute. In fact, the filming had already finished when the production team decided to reshoot a scene to include her. That was why she only needed to wait about a month after shooting her cameo scene before the film premiered in theatres.
Both roles were extremely easy for her to play. She only needed to act like herself. There wasn’t any real acting involved to play those roles. Besides, she only needed to say two to three sentences. Her screen time per show was only about thirty seconds to about a minute.
Nevertheless, her acting stints during the summer were widely celebrated by her fans, the Black Stars. They contributed a lot in boosting the TV shows’ ratings and the ticket sales of the movie just to watch their boss Iris say a sentence or two for a few seconds.
The production teams of the TV shows and the movie were extremely pleased by the high ratings and ticket sales. From the start, this was their goal for casting Iris Long in a cameo role—to use her popularity.
Iris treated these acting roles as fun side jobs. They were enjoyable, but she couldn’t really see herself as someone pursuing a serious acting career. Her music career would always be her number one priority in showbiz.
With all of these different things she was doing, it was no wonder that her schedule was full. Despite this, Iris still made sure to allocate a good amount of time for Jin Liwei.
After their emotional fight the night of their anniversary, she promised herself to fill her inadequacy in their relationship. It was time for her to step up and do her part, too. She wouldn’t allow him to do all the work in nurturing their relationship anymore.
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Jin Corporation.
After an almost six-hour long meeting that went way past lunch time, Jin Liwei finally dismissed his employees. Everybody was relieved that it ended, but they also felt satisfied because it was a very productive meeting. They resolved a lot of issues and finalized many plans.
Jin Liwei exited the conference room first. His employees followed behind him, intending to head straight to lunch. However, Xu Tian received a call about something urgent.
"President, we have some problem that must be resolved immediately," Xu Tian informed him and then explained the situation.
Jin Liwei frowned. However, he didn’t hesitate. He called a few of the people behind him to assist in resolving the problem.
"Come with me to my office. I want this problem fixed today," he told them. Then he turned to Xu Tian and instructed, "Order some food for us. We’ll eat while working."
"Understood, President."
The people he called out had no choice but to follow him to his office. The group rode the elevator and ascended to the top floor.
Once inside his office, the group started reviewing the problem and brainstorming ideas on how to solve it. Xu Tian left and headed to his own desk outside the door, intending to call a restaurant to deliver late lunch for them. But his phone rang before he could do so.
"Hello? Oh, it’s you."
Xu Tian’s eyes widened in surprise after hearing what the person on the other end of the line said. Then he smiled.
"Alright. I’ll call the receptionist downstairs to let you in. Just head up directly here."
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Chapter 398 - Surprise Delivery
Inside his office, Jin Liwei and his employees were busy resolving the emergency problem. He was too focused on work that he forgot about his hunger.
However, his employees didn’t have an iron will like him. A few stomachs began growling. They blushed in embarrassment.
Jin Liwei inwardly sighed, but outwardly he looked cold, indifferent and serious as always. He glanced at his gold wristwatch. It was already mid-afternoon, way past lunch time.
"The food should be coming soon," he told them.
They nodded and continued working.
Finally, there was a brief knock and the door opened. Xu Tian entered followed by three of Jin Liwei’s subordinates from home.
"Hm?" Jin Liwei frowned in confusion. He didn’t call for them. Why did they come? His gaze fell on the huge, bulky canvas bags they were carrying.
"Good afternoon, Master. We apologize for disturbing you at work. However, we had to come because the Mistress instructed us to deliver lunch to you and your employees. She is upset that you haven’t eaten lunch yet when it’s already so late," one of them said.
"Oh." Jin Liwei’s frown evaporated, replaced by a soft and gentle expression. He nodded. "Alright. Bring in the food. Everyone, come. My fiancée had lunch delivered for us."
His employees still couldn’t get used to seeing their President with a gentle expression. It was already common knowledge in the company that their President loved his fiancée, courtesy of the employees who witnessed him talking to her on the phone on several occasions.
All of the employees at Jin Corporation had been wondering about the real identity of the President’s fiancée. Unfortunately, they still didn’t know who she was.
At the moment, the employees present in the office were all ravenous. They eyed the huge canvas bags the President’s three subordinates were unpacking on a nearby table.
There were several big and fancy bento boxes that had four tiers each stacked on top of one another. There were also small round containers of steaming hot soup. Carton boxes were opened, revealing different desserts to choose from. A small cooler contained chilled drinks of water, iced teas, juices and sodas.
Xu Tian heated up some water for those who wanted hot tea instead of the cold beverages.
Stomachs growled more loudly this time upon seeing all the food. The eyes of Jin Liwei’s employees lit up. Their mouths watered and they swallowed hard after smelling the delicious aromas. They couldn’t wait to gobble up all the food. It was a feast.
"Go ahead and get some food," Jin Liwei said, giving them the long-awaited permission.
As the employees were all extremely hungry, they didn’t bother acting modestly and immediately swarmed like ravenous, salivating dogs around the table, taking a bento box each.
They were interrupted by a ringing sound. It was Jin Liwei’s office phone. Jin Liwei was far from his desk, so he had to walk over to answer it. But before he could even do so, the phone answered by itself.
"Hello, darling? Can you hear me?" a deep robotic voice suddenly sounded.
The employees all froze and looked at their President in alarm. Hearing such an unnatural voice speaking out of nowhere creeped them out. Two of the employees present were from Jin Liwei’s tech team. They stood up and marched towards the phone. They already concluded that it was hacked.
"Yes, love. I can hear you," Jin Liwei replied, shocking his employees.
His tech people stopped in their tracks.
"Okay, good. Go ahead and eat first, darling. It’s already so late but you haven’t eaten lunch yet. That’s not healthy, you know. What if you get sick? I’m so worried," the creepy robotic voice said.
Jin Liwei’s mouth curved up into a smile. "Alright. I’ll eat now. Thank you for the food." Then he glanced at his employees, giving them a silent order with his eyes.
"Thank you very much for the food!" they all said loudly towards the phone.
The deep robotic voice chuckled, making the employees shudder. The sound was honestly the creepiest thing ever.
"You’re welcome, everyone. Enjoy the food, so you’ll have enough energy to continue working with my fiancé. You too, darling. Eat well, okay?"
"En, I will."
He finally took a bento box for himself. The number of bento boxes were perfect for the number of people in the office room, including Xu Tian. His three subordinates already ate earlier, so they didn’t join in eating. Jin Liwei raised an eyebrow, guessing how she was able to know how many people to feed.
"Are you watching us right now?" he asked.
"Yes."
He immediately looked at one of the security cameras inside his office and gave a wave.
The robotic voice giggled. The sound terrified the employees, especially the females.
"I see you," it said.
"Go wave at my fiancée," Jin Liwei ordered the others.
His employees obeyed and waved at the security camera, feeling weird in doing so. It didn’t feel like they were interacting with a fellow human being but with a supernatural entity instead, especially since they couldn’t see the other person and all they could hear was a creepy robotic voice.
"I checked up on you around noon but saw that you were in a meeting. Then I checked up on you again an hour later but you were still not finished. So I placed an order for lunch and instructed your subordinates to go deliver them. The other participants in your meeting earlier also received bento boxes. They worked so hard for you. They deserve to eat some good food."
Jin Liwei nodded. "I see. Thank you, love."
"You’re welcome, darling."
The two members of the tech team looked at the phone, at their boss, at the security camera, and at each other. Great amazement filled them. They had already concluded that their President’s fiancée was a skilled hacker. They understood her meaning when she said that she "checked up" on them as viewing them from the security cameras.
Although it was possible that the President gave her direct access to the company’s surveillance system, they believed that he didn’t. Because if he did, their tech team and also the security team would surely receive notifications as they were the ones controlling the company’s surveillance system.
If the President’s fiancée was really able to bypass their security system, then she must be quite a skilled hacker. The two looked at Jin Liwei, impressed that his fiancée had such abilities. They initially thought that his fiancée would be the usual daughter of a rich family whose only talent was to look pretty and fabulous.
Their guess was absolutely correct. Iris indeed hacked into Jin Corporation’s surveillance system. Of course, she only started doing so after Jin Liwei gave her permission.
He told her that she could check up on him whenever she wanted because he had nothing to hide from her. It was also to assure her that she was his only woman and no females working in his company caught his attention. He didn’t bother giving her direct access to the surveillance system because he knew that she had the ability to do it herself without raising any alarms.
While the members of the tech team instinctively knew that the President’s fiancée was a hacker, the other employees, including Xu Tian and the three subordinates who delivered the food, all thought that Jin Liwei must’ve given her access to the surveillance system. The possibility that she might be a hacker never crossed their minds.
The robotic voice spoke again. "I have to go now, darling. I still have work as well. I called because I wanted to make sure that you eat your lunch and also because I want to hear your voice."
Jin Liwei’s smile widened, momentarily dazing his employees, especially the females. "Alright. Take care, love. I’ll see you tonight at home. I love you."
"Take care of yourself too, darling. Don’t skip meals anymore. I love you, too," the robotic voice replied.
"En."
Everyone in the room felt extremely weird at the entire situation. It was actually quite scary listening and watching their President acting so lovey-dovey with a creepy robotic voice who was watching all of them through the security cameras.
Some of them even began to doubt whether their President’s significant other was really a woman. They couldn’t tell the gender from the robotic voice. It was possible that their President’s lover was actually a man.
The robotic voice didn’t immediately hang up the phone. "Mr. Xu Tian, don’t let my fiancé skip meals. If he does, call me immediately, okay?"
Xu Tian only hesitated for a couple of seconds before bowing his head to the security camera. "Understood, Miss Lo—" He coughed loudly to cover up his near slip of the tongue. "Understood, Miss!"
"Thank you, Mr. Xu." A pause. "And the three women standing together at the end of the table...Yes, the three of you. Let’s see..."
A few seconds later, the robotic voice started calling out the three women’s names and positions in the company. Jin Liwei and the members of the tech team knew that she must’ve hacked further into the company system to dig out information about the three women.
"This is my first warning to the three of you," the robotic voice said, sounding cold and terrifying. "Watch the look in your eyes...they may get you into trouble. You understand what I’m saying, right?"
The three woman froze.
"RIGHT???"
"Y-yes! We’re sorry! We won’t do it again!"
The three women were frightened out of their wits by the scary robotic voice. From now on, they wouldn’t look at the President’s face and body (and imagine him naked) anymore. They would just look at his shoes. Yes! The shoes were definitely safer!
"Good. I don’t give second warnings, just so you know. Alright. I really have to go. Bye, darling. Love you."
"En. Bye. Love you more," Jin Liwei replied.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Everyone, don’t tell anyone about what happened today, okay? You’re going to regret it if you do. I know everything about all of you. You don’t want the whole world knowing your secrets, don’t you? That’s all. Bye~"
The call ended.
After witnessing such a bizarre situation, the mystery surrounding their President Jin Liwei’s fiancée (or fiancé, if it was a man) just grew even more.
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