Seduced the Obsessive NPC and Ran - chapter 20

“President Bai.”

Secretary Wang knocked on the office door. She placed a square box on Bai Cheng’s desk and said softly, “The Yan Group’s product launch is about to begin. The number of people in the livestream is already rising, currently approaching fifty thousand. However, the Yan Corporation still hasn’t sent an invitation; they only sent someone to deliver this.”

Bai Cheng replied, “Mm.”

As a partner for the co-branded product, it was indeed strange that the Yan Corporation hadn’t invited the head of Nirvana.

Bai Cheng checked his phone.

The chat interface with “Miao Miao Miao Wu” remained on their previous conversation-his rejection of Yan Jinge’s invitation.

The other dedicated alt account for contacting Yan Jinge was also silent, with no activity at all.

After Secretary Wang left, Bai Cheng looked at the box. He leaned forward and took it into his hands.

On the screen before him was the livestream interface of the Yan Group’s product launch.

Meanwhile, the members of Rongding Technology were also keeping an eye on the time.

At exactly six o’clock in the afternoon, the livestream finally showed a picture-the scene of the product launch.

The host came on stage first to warm up the crowd. He selected some user questions and answered them one by one.

The camera occasionally panned over the guests. It was clear that there weren’t many industry peers present; they were all friends of the Yan Corporation, and there were very few reporters.

It didn’t have nearly the same scale as Rongding’s event.

Lines of bullet comments floated across the screen.

“This is too shabby, isn’t it? It feels like a completely different scale from Rongding.”

“Maybe it’s because they haven’t made much money in the last two years. Different classes.”

“Poor Yan Corporation, hahaha. No wonder they have to rely on selling their son’s misery to get attention. I hope the product they release doesn’t make me die of laughter.”

“Thinking back ten years ago, our house was basically full of Yan Group washing machines and air conditioners. Sigh… childhood memories.”

“Yeah, there are too many brands out now. Other than being an old brand, the Yan Corporation has no advantages. Only old people would buy their products, right?”

The boring early content didn’t last long.

Soon, the host stepped down, and the main event arrived.

Su Liang took the stage.

Without much nonsense, he held a phone and placed it directly on the display stand.

As the camera zoomed in, one could see that this phone actually looked similar to the new model released by Rongding Technology.

Both were transparent and had a high-tech feel.

However, the one released by Rongding had a chip that couldn’t be hidden, placed alongside the camera. The Yan Corporation’s version was completely transparent.

A row of question marks immediately flashed across the screen.

“What’s going on??? Plagiarism???”

“Who’s copying whom?”

“Of course, the Yan Corporation is copying Rongding!”

“The person above shouldn’t be so certain. Obviously, the Yan Corporation’s version is a bit better. Besides, a new phone launch isn’t something that can be done in two or three days. It’s impossible for the Yan Corporation to copy it right after Rongding released theirs. I think it’s more likely a design coincidence.”

“Are you stupid? How could they coincide like this? Yan Jinge used to be the secretary to the CEO of Rongding Technology. Think about it. Think carefully.”

Just then, the camera suddenly gave Yan Jinge a close-up. And it didn’t move away for a long time.

“Where’s the camera? Show the display stand! Although this guy is handsome, I want to see what’s going on with that phone!”

“What the hell, are they trying to use beauty to attract me?”

While the comments were scrolling, Yan Jinge raised his hand and took out a phone identical to the one on the display stand from his pocket.

With a light touch, the phone lit up.

The same points of light converged, causing the people in the comments to sneer. But then, the phone turned on, and the content inside was completely different!

After Rongding Technology’s phone turned on, it still looked like a normal phone. But the one in front of them-

Yan Jinge laid the phone flat, and a three-dimensional miniature city was rapidly constructed within a second!

Many buildings were distributed within the city, their images clearly associated with real-life apps.

For example, clicking on the mall opened various shopping apps, neatly arranged like shops.

Yan Jinge’s long, beautiful fingers slightly closed to zoom out of the city, then opened to zoom in to the limit. One could almost see the items displayed inside the windows of various buildings.

Or he would rotate it slightly to select the content he needed more easily.

It was just as convenient as a normal phone.

The next second, with a light tap on the TV icon in the air, the image immediately changed, and a livestream actually opened!

Rows of bullet comments floated in the air in front of Yan Jinge.

“Holy crap!!! Everything is 3D! I’m not dreaming!!”

“Mom, what kind of god-tier phone am I seeing???”

“Try it, see if I can appear on President Yan’s phone screen!”

“Look at me!! President Yan, look at me!”

“How much!! I just want to ask how much! Can I afford it!!”

“I think I saw myself! That comment that just flashed by was mine! This product effect isn’t fake; it’s real!”

“Wait, what about playing games???”

As if seeing that comment, the livestream was closed. Yan Jinge tapped again, opening a well-known game. A three-dimensional space instantly appeared in front of him, the field exactly the same as in the game!

Yan Jinge selected a hero.

Three-dimensional figures leaped into the air.

“My god!”

“Aaaaah, I’ve lived long enough to see a 3D Sister Chang’e(Moon Goddess)!! How did they do it? How on earth did they do it, ugh-”
“EVERYONE STAND UP!! SCREAM FOR ME!!! AAAAAHHH!!!”

“This is so sudden.”

“This technology really came out of nowhere. There weren’t even any leaks. I watched all of Yan Corporation’s promotional videos, and this definitely wasn’t in them! No wonder so many people were audacious enough to mock Yan Corporation.”

“I’m a bit dazed right now. It feels like a dream… I’m still so moved even after waking up…”

“I’ll just say it! Yan Group is incredible-”

“Incredible-”

The scene of Yan Jinge playing a game on the new phone was also displayed on the large screen at the press conference.

The invited guests watched Yan Jinge’s fierce maneuvers, and a sudden uproar broke out. The entire venue was filled with noise! Countless reporters stood up, snapping photos of Yan Jinge frantically.

Su Liang, standing on the stage, gave a slight smile.

He adjusted the microphone, drawing everyone’s attention back to him.

“Ahem. Next, I will introduce our product in more detail. This phone utilizes cutting-edge holographic projection technology…”

“…”

“Currently, the company’s research into this technology isn’t fully mature yet. I believe that in a few years, even better works will be presented to everyone…”

Before the explanation ended, the camera occasionally panned down, but Yan Jinge was no longer there.

“AAAAHHH! President Yan is gone! I wanted to keep looking at that god-tier face!”

“President Yan is so alpha.”

“I’m thinking about what he said on Weibo. At the time, I thought he was just posturing, but looking at it now, it was actually true… Say it with me: Rongding is trash!”

“Correction: this isn’t President Yan, but President Yan’s eldest son. He currently holds the mere position of manager at Yan Group.”

“Someone this incredible was a secretary for Rongding? That’s such a waste of talent!”

“I was wrong. I’m the one who said Yan Corporation plagiarized Rongding… To be honest, Yan Corporation is amazing! They don’t need to plagiarize at all!!!”

“What kind of logic is that? Just because someone is amazing, plagiarism doesn’t count as plagiarism?”

“With this technology, even if it didn’t have this casing, let me ask you: would you buy it or not?”

“Um… as an insider, let me say something. It actually is plagiarism, but it’s not Yan Corporation plagiarizing Rongding like you guys said. It’s Rongding plagiarizing Yan Corporation. Yan Corporation’s legal team is already preparing to release a statement on Weibo, and they’re going to publish the dates Yan Jinge applied for the patents. Everyone will understand then. By the way, almost all the Rongding products you used to love were designed by him. Doesn’t it feel like a massive slap in the face? Haha.”

“Holy crap! For real?”

“It’s true. The person introducing the product was previously the manager of Rongding’s technical department. He’s now jumped ship to Yan Corporation along with Yan Jinge.”

“By the way, here’s a big scoop. During his two years at Rongding, Yan Jinge didn’t receive a single cent in salary, nor did he have any shares. He had nothing, so when he quit, he just left.”

“???”

“That’s fake, right??? How is that possible???”

Bai Cheng’s expression was unreadable.

He turned off the bullet comments and focused on opening the square box in front of him.

Inside the box lay the new phone. After turning it on, an icon for Nirvana appeared on one of the buildings in the product’s interface. Clicking it revealed all of their company’s products.

Bai Cheng opened the communication interface.

There was only one number inside.

It was Yan Jinge’s.

…

Rongding Technology.

Sitting in his office, Bai Wei watched the livestream, speechless for a long time.

…Was that the latest product developed by the team Yan Jinge led?

Had it only taken three months?

No.

It wasn’t three months.

It was much longer.

For instance, the transparent body Rongding had produced this time had been scraped together from the design sketches Yan Jinge had left behind. Clearly, he had already had the idea long ago.

If…

Bai Wei licked his lips. He couldn’t help but think: if he had just endured a bit longer back then, if he hadn’t deliberately disgusted Yan Jinge on their engagement night by sleeping with Yan Jinge’s younger brother… would this technology belong to Rongding now?

Bai Wei barely had to think to know the answer was yes.

Because that was what Yan Jinge had always done.

-In the two years after Bai Wei and Yan Jinge graduated, Yan Jinge had always supported Bai Wei’s startup. After Rongding Technology took off, even though Yan Jinge was just a secretary, he had always led teams and produced products.

Bai Wei actually knew this, but the price for patents was too high. He had turned a blind eye and never mentioned it to Yan Jinge.

And Yan Jinge never asked him for them.

Bai Wei hadn’t spent a single cent on those products or that technology.

The fact that Rongding could become profitable so quickly was actually related to this.

-He didn’t have to pay Yan Jinge a massive salary.

He didn’t even have to give him any shares.

As long as Bai Wei said he “liked” it, Yan Jinge would be wholeheartedly devoted to him.

This was Yan Jinge’s “love.”

Bai Wei suddenly felt a bit dazed.

He took out his phone and wanted to send a message to Yan Jinge. But when he finished composing the message and hit send, he only received a red exclamation mark in response.

…He had forgotten that Yan Jinge had deleted him long ago.

No.

He had to win Yan Jinge back!

Just as Bai Wei stood up and put on his suit jacket, preparing to head out, he saw his secretary rush in, pale-faced and panicked. “President Bai! President Bai-the police are here!”

“The police?”

Bai Wei’s expression changed drastically as a thought occurred to him.