Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 1041 - 1027: Huo Feng’s Skillful Networking! (Part 2)

Chapter 1041: Chapter 1027: Huo Feng’s Skillful Networking! (Part 2)

Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan waited for another hour...

Around 4:30 in the afternoon, the colleague from the business department that the receptionist mentioned earlier just returned to the company.

To save time, the colleague sat down directly on the sofa in the company’s lobby waiting area...

She was a girl who looked very much like a salesperson...

Dressed in professional attire—a white shirt, black pencil skirt, with a neat low ponytail, and a full face of makeup, her red lips adding to her aura.

As soon as she arrived, she courteously extended a hand to Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan and introduced herself, "Hello, sorry to keep you waiting. Welcome to the headquarters of Shengtian Company. I’m a salesperson, you can call me Xiaoliu."

Her swift and efficient demeanor gave Yan Siyuan and Huo Feng a real sense of being in a business discussion...

They both treated it seriously, but it was primarily up to Huo Feng to negotiate.

Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan shook hands with her in greeting, with Huo Feng speaking first, "Hello, we are the heads of Yuanfeng Studio. Our studio has an online game, and we’d like to seek a cooperation opportunity with your company. Could we discuss this in detail?"

"Of course, please have a seat."

As Xiaoliu invited them to sit, she also turned back to the receptionist and said, "Please bring some tea for the guests."

"No need, thank you. We’ve been drinking water all day."

Huo Feng promptly handed over the game proposal they had been preparing all day to Xiaoliu, saying, "This is a newly finished love development online game from Yuanfeng Studio. Please take a look and see if there might be a space for cooperation?"

"Alright, I’ll have a look."

Xiaoliu took the proposal handed over by Huo Feng and immediately began to flip through it.

Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan’s eyes were fixed firmly on her, nervously observing her expression, waiting for her verdict.

This situation felt like handing in an essay to the teacher for correction.

Even though, in their hearts, they believed the new essay was perfect and deserved a score of 100!

However, the value and score of this thing are uncertain for everyone...

Therefore, Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan couldn’t guarantee that the salesperson would be satisfied with their game proposal.

The receptionist then served them tea, watching Xiaoliu nervously along with Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan.

Xiaoliu, however, was still carefully going through the game proposal, and after about three pages, she closed it.

She looked up, first offering a standard polite smile to Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan.

Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan couldn’t determine what her smile meant, and Huo Feng nodded with a polite smile.

"I’ve reviewed the concept of this game. As for the specific quality, I’ll need to take it back to the department for colleagues to evaluate. Whether we can collaborate with your studio will still need approval from our superiors. By the way, how long has your studio been established?" Xiaoliu directly asked.

It was a very unfriendly question for Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan!

Because their studio had just rented a place yesterday, applied for a business license at the industry and commerce bureau, and hadn’t even hired any employees yet.

Such a question clearly aims to determine whether their partner is a reliable entity.

Obviously, currently, Siyuan and Huo Feng’s studio didn’t meet that criterion.

Huo Feng decisively chose to lie, telling Xiaoliu, "Here’s the thing, he and I have always worked online, making software games. We established an online studio at the end of last year with 10 to 15 employees, and just started building a physical studio this year. You can completely trust our production level, and I can recommend a few software for you to download and try right now."

"No need to try. However, you can forward me the software previously produced by your studio."

Xiaoliu raised her hand to refuse, "You said you’ve already established a physical studio; is the address near West Lake in Hangzhou?"

Huo Feng quickly replied, handing over his business card: "It’s at Jihong Times Department Store near West Lake. You can visit us there when you have time. But the studio is currently under renovation and will be able to host guests in about half a month."

Huo Feng was bold with his lies, saying whatever he needed as long as it could hold up.

The main goal was not to let anyone think that their studio was unreliable. So using some necessary lies to embellish their current situation was essential.

Yan Siyuan sat quietly, nodding internally at Huo Feng’s cleverness.

Yan Siyuan was very sure that only Huo Feng could handle such professionals so smoothly.

If it were him, he wouldn’t be able to come up with so many lies without fear of being found out.

In this regard, Yan Siyuan deeply admired Huo Feng!

Xiaoliu took the business card from Huo Feng, then picked up her phone and searched ’Yuanfeng Studio’ on related websites.

Nothing came up...

This meant that their studio actually hadn’t been registered yet.

Xiaoliu then searched ’Yuanfeng Studio’ on Baidu, similarly finding no relevant information.

"Is your studio... newly established?" Xiaoliu couldn’t help but question.

"Yes."

While nodding, Huo Feng explained: "We just began running the physical studio this month, and although we’ve registered with the commerce bureau, it hasn’t been processed yet. However, we’ve been running online for a whole year with our employees. Previously, we focused on single software and games, and this time we decided to make a large online game, which is why we started organizing a physical studio."

Xiaoliu frowned, casting a strange look at Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan.

She wasn’t really sure if what they were saying was true or not...

After all, the more business you do, the more people you meet...

The world today has many strange people!

"May I ask why there’s no search result for Yuanfeng Studio on Baidu? Or is it that the single-player games and software you made before weren’t released under that studio name?" Xiaoliu continued to probe.

Facing questions from a professional, Huo Feng remained calm, smiling, "Here’s the situation: Yuanfeng Studio interacted online, mostly through group chats. We get our projects via forums, 58 Tongcheng, QQ groups, and even by securing business offline. In Hangzhou, many factories and restaurants use the OA software we developed. Let me be clear! All our previous business was conducted online. It was only after we had plans for an online game last year that we started to operate a physical studio this year. Does our condition meet your company’s acceptance?"

"Oh..."

It was visibly clear that Xiaoliu’s attitude wasn’t as enthusiastic as before. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

However, she still forced a smile, asking, "May I ask if you two are recent graduates planning to start a business?"

This was something that Huo Feng hadn’t planned on hiding.

He directly told Xiaoliu, "In fact, we are both still university students. He’s at Zhejiang University in Computer Science, and I’m at Tsinghua University, but rest assured, our employees are young graduates. We mainly manage the operations while all software development and post-maintenance are done by our studio employees. So even though we are still studying, it won’t affect the normal operation of the game."

"You’re still students..."

Xiaoliu’s expression changed several times, but ultimately she managed a smile, "I believe that as students of Zhejiang University and Tsinghua University, you both must be highly talented. Here’s the deal, I’ll take your proposal first. I’ll bring it back to the department for a meeting, and if there’s an opportunity for cooperation, I’ll contact you, okay?"

"Yes, yes."

Huo Feng heaved a huge sigh of relief and quickly nodded in agreement.

"It’s getting late, and I appreciate your patience in waiting for several hours."

Xiaoliu stood up with the proposal and Huo Feng’s business card, "If there’s any news, I’ll contact you. I won’t take up more of your time today..."

"Alright, thank you very much."

Huo Feng and Yan Siyuan stood up together, with Huo Feng adding, "I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate with your company. Although our studio is newly established, its future is boundless."