“What’s the Yin Corporation’s annual gala plan this year? The same as before? Then have someone draft a speech for me.”
Dongfang Lie had barely sat down when the chief secretary started asking questions.
He finished speaking on his own, then flipped open a file to start working.
Two minutes later, he frowned slightly and looked up.
“Why are you still standing there doing nothing? Did you not hear what I said?”
The chief secretary looked embarrassed.
“Sir, this year Yin Corporation… has a new plan.”
“A new plan?”
Dongfang Lie was slightly taken aback, then immediately went on alert.
“What is it? Is it just Yin Chen giving a speech alone?”
The secretary forced a laugh. “Yes, it’s just Yin Chen… but it’s not a speech, it’s—”
He stopped mid-sentence, unable to finish.
Who would believe this if he said it out loud?
If not for Yin Corporation actually making a promotional poster for the plan, he wouldn’t believe a word!
It was Yin Chen!
Yin Chen!
Yin Chen—playing a Battle Royale game live with all the employees!
Damn. Truly a once-in-a-lifetime sight!
“What is it? Speak up!”
Dongfang Lie grew impatient.
The secretary stiffened, then handed over the specially printed poster.
Dongfang Lie looked down.
He was dumbfounded.
What… what is this?
Was he blind, or was Yin Chen insane?
What on earth was Yin Chen planning?
Even just posting this internally sent Yin Corporation trending online!
Netizens who saw employees’ Weibo posts were shocked:
【Am I… going blind? Am I dying? How could I see a boss like Yin Chen, a legendary figure, playing Battle Royale with employees at the annual gala?! Someone stop him, this isn’t normal!】
【Ah… I must be sick too. Friends, anyone know where to get treatment? I’m seeing the same thing you are.】
【Same here…】
【Me too…】
The hashtag #BlindFromWorkStress# quickly trended, and netizens were awakened.
【Is this real?! Isn’t this poster photoshopped? Isn’t it a joke? How come our company boss can’t learn from Yin Chen? This kind of gala I’m in! I want the year-end prizes this way too! Do you hear me, prize gods?】
【I plan corporate galas too, but seriously… how dare anyone submit such a plan to the boss at Yin Chen’s company? And he approved it! Approved! Wow! Can I still get into Yin Corporation now?】
【Forget it, this company’s hiring standards are strict… generally not easy to join, everyone wants in, too hard.】
【I don’t want to join Yin Corporation, but can my company at least learn from their advanced concepts? QAQ Listening to executives drone every year with no phone use is so boring.】
Netizens were having a field day online.
Meanwhile, Yin Corporation employees were already showing off.
Damn. A rare, once-in-a-century opportunity!
Of course, they had to show off. Some even displayed their Battle Royale accounts and stats.
【No joke! This year I might get a doubled year-end bonus if we win! If I actually “eliminate” Yin Chen, there’s a chance at the million-dollar prize!】
【Forget the million-dollar prize, but doubling the year-end bonus is possible!】
【+1! And if I’m not mistaken, our CEO supposedly doesn’t even play games! His entertainment is only stuff wealthy middle-aged businessmen like: golf, bowling, fishing.】
The employee posted this just as a colleague saw it and nudged him.
“Are you sure CEO Yin doesn’t game and only plays golf?”
“Yep, I handled that for him before—bowling, golf, fishing, all of it.”
He said it proudly; otherwise, he wouldn’t dare claim such a thing.
“But…”
His colleague scratched his head, “If Yin Chen doesn’t game, then why did he buy a pro team? And a streaming platform too?”
The first employee froze.
Then his face turned pale.
Ah—his year-end bonus might be ruined!
No wonder—this is what a capitalist looks like!
After Yin Corporation’s gala trend went viral, many other planners tried to pitch similar innovative ideas to their bosses.
Some got scolded online, others succeeded.
One success story: a planner at Dongfang Group posted on Weibo:
【Our Dongfang Group is doing well! I tried pitching a gala plan similar to Yin Chen’s, and the boss approved it! Maybe it was Wan Shao who approved it, who knows? Either way, we don’t have to endure long speeches from executives this year.】
Netizens responded with jealous likes and bitter comments.
Dongfang Wan thought Yin Chen had lost his mind.
Hearing his uncle suggest emulating Yin Chen’s gala, he completely broke down!
Yin Chen was out of his mind—no,
he was drowned in it!
Otherwise, why not just enjoy employees’ admiration during a speech at the gala?
Why go play games with them?!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. But thinking about copying Yin Chen’s example, he held back his frustration.
True, Yin Corporation had gone viral easily; stock and sales would probably rise this week.
But the bonuses Yin Chen promised—how many employees would get double?
And the year-end raffle…
Dongfang Wan thought long and hard, then had an idea.
Yin Corporation’s raffle hadn’t started yet, but another trend quietly began on Weibo.
Dongfang Group held their gala one day before Yin Corporation.
Not only that, people noticed Dongfang Group had copied Yin Chen’s plan!
Netizens were shocked.
【Wait, Dongfang Group? Should I be amazed the world has a second Yin Corporation, or just grateful it exists?】
【Doesn’t matter, I just want to see if this gala is fun!】
【+1! Seriously, seeing subordinates outshine their boss must be thrilling!】
Everyone laughed, but this was another company’s gala.
They didn’t expect Dongfang Group to release a new announcement:
【Dongfang Group V: To share joy with netizens, this year’s gala will be streamed live by Whale Platform. Joy, shared by you and me.】
“How’s the online response?”
Dongfang Wan asked his assistant.
Excited, the assistant replied:
“Master Wan, brilliant idea! Whale Platform is cooperating fully, gave us a prominent spot. Judging by online heat, we might trend naturally without buying attention!”
Excellent.
Dongfang Wan nodded, satisfied.
He smirked.
His uncle was right: copying homework is easy.
But he planned to submit the copied work before Yin Corporation did.
“By the way, another thing—have you handled it?”
He squinted at his assistant.
The assistant’s eyes briefly flickered disdain, then nodded.
“The candidate you brought back before has signed the NDA.”
“Good.”
Dongfang Wan stood.
“Then let’s wait for tomorrow’s gala to officially start.”
Confident, full of energy.
This time, he would definitely outshine Yin Chen!
Next morning.
Yin Chen, slightly lazy from staying up practicing Battle Royale with Zong Cheng, woke up.
After a one-hour morning run following his new fitness plan, he received a long-awaited call from Lin Yuhan.
“Hello, what’s up?”
Yin Chen, leisurely, checked himself in the mirror—abs mostly back, just a thin layer of fat remaining.
Decided: tonight, he’d take Zong Cheng out to dinner immediately.
Lin Yuhan, hearing his voice, panicked.
“How can you be so calm? Haven’t you seen the trending topic? Dongfang Wan shamelessly copied your gala, even did it a day earlier! And live-streamed it! Everyone’s paying attention to him now!”
Damn. People like Dongfang Wan really exist?!
Tui!
“Huh? That? I know.”
After changing clothes, Yin Chen calmly had breakfast.
“Let him. It’s just a gala—benefits for employees, not some new development plan.”
Lin Yuhan paused, realizing he had a point.
But…
He mumbled, “I mean, it’s gross to be copied, but by Dongfang Wan? That’s disgusting! And he probably started a day early—taking advantage while squeezing us dry!”
Gross!
“I’m looking forward to tonight’s show.”
Yin Chen propped his chin, cheerful.
“Don’t you want to see? Arrogant Dongfang Wan, personally trying to play with employees he looks down on to copy my plan. If he loses, his expression will be priceless.”
No way!
Dongfang Wan thought Yin Chen had casually approved the plan?
He practically rented out Zong Cheng for days to train properly!
Thinking of Zong Cheng, endlessly hardworking, Yin Chen couldn’t help but marvel:
How is there someone like Zong Cheng in the world?
Busy at work by day, training him by night, still keeping his abs intact!
A true master of time management.
Author’s note: Zong Cheng: Because of love.
Yesterday’s overzealous 1, hahaha, a comment really resonated with me:
Netizen: Lost Magic Cat
Isn’t having 1s great… there are so few
[1st floor] Netizen: Shiranui
No, the point is all the embarrassing stuff got exposed. Like over a dozen handsome guys infiltrating beauty and fitness groups, secretly guiding girls to post makeup and abs pics?
[2nd floor] Netizen: Lost Magic Cat
!!! Got it, the first-floor analogy is perfect.
【233, exactly what first-floor meant! If Tang Chen weren’t so carefree, he’d be dying every time he remembers daily social death!】