Chapter 941: Super Philanthropist Xu Shaochen

Two days later.

Jiangzhou.

As for the Northwest matter, after transferring that 50 billion, Xu Shaochen didn’t bother with it anymore. After all, he had his own things to take care of.

The tower he had been eyeing for a while had finally completed all the paperwork and officially became the office for Xu Shaochen’s gaming company.

The gaming company’s registered name was Tianyu, and the building was called Tianyu Tower.

The first project the company initiated was named ‘Rivers and Lakes’.

As the name suggests, it was a martial arts game.

At the press conference on the company’s opening day, Xu Shaochen publicly announced that ‘Rivers and Lakes’ would use VR virtual reality technology to create a highly realistic second world, allowing ordinary people to fulfill their dreams of wandering the martial world with a sword in white robes.

Because of that press conference, the internet was again a whirlwind of discussions.

“Damn, these rich people nowadays don’t even pay taxes when they brag. A highly realistic virtual world? The last one to promote so much turned out to be a farm sim, which only excelled in draining your wallet.”

“I don’t think he’s bluffing. After all, would the Xu Corporation really care about the small profits from the gaming industry? Maybe they genuinely want to make a good game.”

“Haha, you’re too naive, brother. Small profits are still profits. Who would ever think they have enough money? Still, it does seem like the Xu Corporation is really money-hungry. They’re so rich, yet they still want to milk the gaming industry for more.”

“Shut up, all of you! I believe my dad will definitely make a game that will blow all our minds away.”

“Hey, the person upstairs, aren’t you being a bit shameless? You call everyone your dad. Xu Shaochen is my bro. Back in that snowy winter, we got separated at the train station…”

In a second, the conversation derailed.

Let me just say, although Tianyu’s establishment stirred quite a buzz online, the even bigger storm was related to the Genetic Serum.

These past couple of days, various governments were no longer content with simply issuing warnings to citizens against purchasing the Nutrient Liquid (Genetic Serum), but had begun serious investigations, adopting strong measures to stop the Genetic Serum from circulating within society.

However, these actions weren’t too effective. Since ancient times, the more something is forbidden, the more people are eager to try it.

In a way, this even inadvertently promoted the Genetic Serum.

Because of the strict crackdowns, many rural areas that previously didn’t even know about the Nutrient Liquid (Genetic Serum) now became aware.

The more it was discussed, the more mysterious it became, and in the end, it was almost regarded as a legendary elixir, rivaling the mystical pills of novels.

Additionally, it seemed like the different countries had formed some sort of alliance to track down the origins of the Genetic Serum. But so far, no connection had been traced back to the Xu Corporation.

Still, it was only a matter of time…

At this moment, inside Tianyu Tower.

In the large conference room.

Xu Shaochen was in a meeting with top executives.

“As I’ve said before, I have immense expectations for our game ‘Rivers and Lakes’. In short, two things are non-negotiable: high realism and high freedom. Each player must have a unique starting point, and face customization must be well done so that all in-game characters are different.”

“Not only must players’ characters be unique, but even the NPCs must be different. I don’t want simple bots running on preset procedures—I want autonomous NPCs with genuine decision-making.”

“For example, take the classic scenario of a hero saving a damsel in distress. If a player makes a handsome character, the rescued NPC will offer herself in marriage. But if the player creates an ugly character, the NPC will say she’ll repay him in the next life as an ox or a horse.”

“Hahaha…”

The entire conference room erupted in laughter. The world really does revolve around appearances.

“Chairman Xu, in that case, the demand for advanced AI will be exceedingly high. Otherwise, NPCs simply won’t be able to meet your expectations.”

It was someone from the tech department who spoke up. This person was heavily poached from the Penguin Corporation, so much so that the chairman of Penguin personally called Xu Shaochen to complain.

Xu Shaochen just smiled, “When I made the announcement about starting a game company back at the airport, I said we would be using an AI program called ‘Little Sea’, developed internally by the Xu Corporation.”

As he spoke, Xu Shaochen demonstrated some of Little Sea’s capabilities.

Everyone was dumbfounded, like country bumpkins arriving in the city for the first time.

Especially the tech team—they could truly appreciate just how terrifying Little Sea was.

“Holy shit, Chairman Xu, if you had shown me Little Sea earlier, you wouldn’t have had to work so hard to recruit me back then.”

“Yeah, I would’ve switched to Tianyu even for half the salary!”

“Chairman Xu, this is amazing…”

Those who knew what they were talking about showered praise in many forms. Those who didn’t, simply summed it up with the words “amazing.”

“This must remain top-secret for now. No leaks. We need to keep it quiet until the time’s right to blow the players away.”

Xu Shaochen raised his hand to silence the crowd.

“Chairman Xu, what about the VR tech…?”

Someone asked.

Xu Shaochen nodded confidently, “That’s also been developed internally by Xu Corporation’s tech staff. Otherwise, how could I have boldly made such claims?”

For a moment, everyone was eager to roll up their sleeves. They couldn’t wait to see the final product once the game was complete.

The meeting lasted a full two hours. Every aspect was thoroughly addressed, and everyone left brimming with enthusiasm.

“Damn, I’m so thirsty.”

After everyone had left the conference room, Xu Shaochen immediately dropped his business demeanor and gulped down water.

“Chairman Xu, there’s a man named Zhao Fei outside the company asking to see you. He claims to be from the Northwest.”

The Little Secretary came in and respectfully informed Xu Shaochen.

She followed Xu Shaochen wherever he went. When Xu was at Chenyu, she was at Chenyu. When Xu was at Tianyu, she was at Tianyu.

Her marriage to Lin Wei had also been finalized. Lin Wei was very proactive in becoming a ‘green turtle’, frequently running back and forth to sort out the details.

Xu Shaochen felt that he was too kind. On Lin Wei’s wedding night, he even had to help him and the bride, Ye Ling, consummate their marriage.

Helping out to that extent—who else but me? Truly a super good person.

“Zhao Fei? That guy dares to come here?”

Hearing the secretary’s words, Xu Shaochen put down his water cup, clearly surprised.

He hadn’t expected Zhao Fei to dare show up again, especially after having his hands broken last time. Quite gutsy!

“Shall I turn him away then, Chairman Xu?”

Sensing the less-than-friendly relationship between Xu and Zhao Fei, the secretary tentatively asked.

“No.” Xu Shaochen stopped her and walked out of the conference room, saying, “Bring him to my office.”

He wanted to see what this Zhao was up to this time. But he figured it probably had something to do with Zheng Tianwen.