Chapter 424: Chapter 424: Rebuilding the Office

Monica walked in wearing seven-inch heels, her voice sweet and clear, "Xiao Lin, it’s time for the photoshoot. The photographer is ready, it’s in the studio on the twenty-eighth floor."

On the twenty-eighth floor, photographer Jessica was directing the models for the photoshoot. The theme was costumes from the game Ancient Moon Red Dust.

Xiao Lin was dressed in a green silk chiffon dress, her jade-like skin subtly visible, with a pair of white wings extending from her back, resembling a blend of an angel and a fairy.

The light reflected from the edges, outlining her body with a faint halo.

Xu Xiangbei still remembered the last time he came to the twenty-eighth floor, when Jenny stopped him outside the studio, not allowing him in.

Today, Xu Xiangbei swaggered into the studio.

Monica even handed him a glass of red wine, while a young assistant moved a chair for him. He could sit back comfortably, sip the wine, and enjoy watching Xiao Lin and the others take photos.

Many people were busy, and photographer Jessica was directing the staff to adjust the lights, ensuring the models struck the right poses and chose the best angles for shooting.

"Xiao Lin, turn your face a bit to the left, lift your dress to show more of your thigh, lean your body forward."

The supporting actresses and beautiful models around Xiao Lin recognized Xu Xiangbei as he came over to watch. They realized he was the new CEO of the Thunderbird Group, and they all beamed with excitement.

Someone whispered among themselves, "The new CEO is here, so young."

"And quite handsome too."

"He’s looking at me."

Feeling the excitement among the models, Jessica saw Xu Xiangbei. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

She recognized Xu Xiangbei as the doctor she had once shared an elevator with, and now she knew he had become the new CEO of the Thunderbird Group.

She put away the camera and said to the eager models, "Take a break, go change and take off the fairy costumes, and put on the warrior armor. I’m shooting a battle scene next."

Several beautiful models threw flirtatious glances at Xu Xiangbei, making him overjoyed and unable to stop smiling.

Xu Xiangbei asked his secretary, Monica, to bring a glass of Bordeaux wine and handed it to Jessica, "Beautiful photographer, you’ve worked hard."

Jessica was not swayed by Xu Xiangbei’s compliment. She accepted the wine from the secretary, took a sip, and said bluntly, "President Xu, thank you for coming to personally oversee the work, but I prefer not having outsiders around when I’m shooting. Please, President Xu, excuse us."

Xu Xiangbei grinned mischievously, "I’m just interested in Miss Jessica’s work, I’ll leave after a little while."

A mocking smile appeared on Jessica’s charming face, "It’s not the work you’re interested in, but these beautiful models, right?"

Despite Jessica’s request for him to leave, Xu Xiangbei showed no intention of leaving.

He continued to grin, "Miss Jessica, you’re spot on. No wonder you’re a photographer? With so many beautiful flowers here, which man wouldn’t be tempted?"

At that moment, several beautiful models came out from backstage wearing bikini-style female armor. The bikini warrior armor covered their most private areas but highlighted the most graceful parts of their bodies. Their snow-white skin shone like jade under the lights.

Xiao Lin looked more radiant than ever, resembling a majestic and sexy yet rugged female warrior.

Seeing that Xu Xiangbei refused to leave the studio, Jessica had no choice but to continue directing the models in posing and photographing.

Beautiful models frequently threw flirtatious glances at Xu Xiangbei from the stage, laughing, which made Xu Xiangbei chuckle and give them a thumbs up in appreciation.

Xu Xiangbei’s presence seriously affected the quality of the photoshoot, forcing Jessica to issue a stern ultimatum, "President Xu, if you stay here any longer, I’ll leave."

Xu Xiangbei shrugged and grinned, "I’ll leave, Miss Jessica, go ahead. Work comes first. But could I invite Miss Jessica to dinner tonight?"

Jessica smiled helplessly, "As long as you leave now and let me work in peace, I’ll treat you to dinner."

"I can see that Miss Jessica is very serious and responsible in her work. I’ll treat you to dinner as a thank you for your dedication."

Xu Xiangbei left the studio and went to the top floor, which used to be Lei Ziming’s office.

Since the mechanisms in Lei Ziming’s office on the thirtieth floor were dismantled by Xu Xiangbei, it had been left abandoned.

The office retained its original Mars surface-like decor, giving off an eerie and desolate feel of a death planet.

Broken railway tracks, a train fallen among red rocks, messy black holes resembling a minefield were all places where Lei Ziming had designed his mechanisms. After Xu Xiangbei destroyed them, it became a bleak dark hole.

An external refrigerator that resembled volcanic rock was empty inside, not plugged in, emitting a rotting smell, and a melted chocolate bag could be found inside.

Xu Xiangbei called in Shan Mingzhi, who had previously participated in setting up the mechanisms in Lei Ziming’s office.

Looking at the desolate and ruined scene in the office, Shan Mingzhi was full of regret, "This was our Mars office built based on real Mars images. I didn’t expect it to be destroyed like this. It took us a month back then."

Lei Ziming’s office, originally called the Mars office, was destroyed by Xu Xiangbei’s own hands.

Seeing Shan Mingzhi complain about the destruction, Xu Xiangbei’s smile carried a hint of guilt.

He had no choice; if he hadn’t destroyed those mechanisms and this office back then, he wouldn’t be able to stand here and chat with Shan Mingzhi now.

"I want to rearrange this place, but the environment needs to be changed. I don’t want a Mars setting; I want it to have the oriental flair of the game Ancient Moon Red Dust."

Each person has their style and taste. Shan Mingzhi showed a troubled expression, "This is more difficult than building the Mars office. Constructing a building isn’t hard; the challenge lies in tearing it down and rebuilding it, needing double or even triple the workload."

Xu Xiangbei smiled, "No matter how much work it takes, just do it. It took a month to build initially, I’ll give you two months. Get whatever funds you need from finance. Hire any construction team necessary and do whatever it takes. I’ll write you a document authorizing the office’s reconstruction."

With Xu Xiangbei’s authorization, Shan Mingzhi became confident, smiling with some ambiguity, "Should we arrange some mechanisms like before?"