The decision about the team-building event couldn't be made by Zhou General alone. Worried about disturbing her studies, he sent a message to Li Xiaoya.
Then he called Wei Wenjuan.
"Team building?" Wei Wenjuan wasn't unfamiliar with such events, though he had never participated in activities for his subsidiary companies.
"What kind of project? Tell me about it," Wei Wenjuan asked.
"How about mountain climbing and skiing?" Zhou General suggested. After all, domestic team-building activities were pretty much the same old options.
"You call that team building?" Wei Wenjuan found it absurd. "What if our little duck freezes?"
Zhou General fell silent for a moment before finding his voice again: "Then what does Mr. Wei think..."
When it came to Li Xiaoya, Wei Wenjuan became particularly assertive and uncompromising: "It's snow season in Jin City, it's challenging enough just to go outside. Won't people die from mountain climbing? In winter, we should go somewhere warm. Let's charter a plane to an island, have a beach party, do rock climbing, surfing, shooting - all of that. I know an island with a legal shooting range."
"We can also charter a cruise ship, hire a band, get a magician to perform, invite some Michelin-star chefs..."
Zhou General: "...Huh?"
"What do you mean 'huh'?" Wei Wenjuan said discontentedly. "I can arrange all of this."
It was just a matter of spending money, how difficult could it be?
Besides, a chartered international trip would be even better. After all, foreign countries were their domain.
"No need for visas either. I remember that island has visa-free entry for Chinese citizens. Those without passports should get them quickly. Alright, that's settled then." Wei Wenjuan didn't waste any more words and hung up with a "click."
Zhou General: "......"
Fine.
They might not have caught up with the domestic industry leaders in terms of performance, but they had certainly matched their team-building standards.
Money really does make a difference!
So... who exactly was this Mr. Wei? And just how rich was he?
This question once again loomed large in Zhou General's mind.
Then he went out and re-announced the new notice: "Regarding the team building and introduction of the new shareholder..."
Everyone seemed disinterested but tried hard to appear very interested, turning their heads.
Were they going to cancel it? Or change the date?
Zhou General sighed softly and relayed Wei Wenjuan's words.
"That's basically it. It will be a three-day team-building activity, with all expenses covered by our new shareholder. Those who don't have passports, please prepare them as soon as possible. Some departments need to be notified promptly. Those who can't leave their posts will receive additional pay benefits for these three days."
Everyone was stunned.
Chartered plane?
Chartered yacht?
A winter vacation on an island! And a legal shooting range!
"That's great!" This cheer was truly from the bottom of their hearts.
But was this really the struggling company that President Liu had mentioned?
This sounded more like the new shareholder was even more impressive!
All of a sudden, everyone in the company was filled with anticipation about meeting the new shareholder.
Zhou General looked at their reactions and was a bit stunned... Well, this was good, right? After President Liu's outburst before he left that day, he didn't need to boost morale himself; everyone had cheered up on their own!
Meanwhile, Wei Wenjuan had already started making arrangements.
As he planned, this was no longer just a company team-building activity in his eyes, but a family trip for an uncle and nephew!
It had to be planned perfectly!
Even the old man was alarmed by this commotion.
He asked someone nearby, "Has Wenjuan been making a lot of phone calls recently?"
"Yes, he even contacted old classmates abroad."
"He's come back to life, huh." Wei Xuanming sighed lightly.
"Should we investigate what the second young master is up to?"
"No need," Wei Xuanming paused, then said, "I'm afraid if I know exactly what he's doing, I won't be able to resist feeling dissatisfied with his mistakes."
Wei Xuanming shook his head, somewhat helplessly: "They're different now, with a child at home."
"You used to urge the second young master and the little young master to get married. If they could have had their own children, they probably would have improved earlier."
Wei Xuanming didn't respond.
The person could only stop talking.
"Old sir, we've found the painter you were looking for. We're bringing him to see you now," a bodyguard walked over and said in a low voice.
Wei Xuanming nodded slightly.
The painter was young but exceptionally skilled at portrait and scene painting. One of his paintings had sold for a high price of five to six million.
Wei Xuanming certainly didn't lack money. He said, "Paint me first, in black and white."
The painter didn't ask why and sat down to start painting as soon as he had prepared his materials.
After finishing, Wei Xuanming took out photos of Wei Wenqing and Li Xiaoya for him to see, then pointed to a nearby corridor and said, "Paint a scene with the two of them holding hands, and put it in there. Hang it in my bedroom when it's done. Make it in color."
The old man offered him eight million for this painting.
How could the painter hesitate? He immediately started painting again.
*
Saturday arrived in the blink of an eye.
Since it was an overseas trip, they all had to depart early.
And so, the employees of Dream Creation Games followed Zhou General and boarded the plane arranged by Wei Wenjuan.
Before leaving, Zhou General made a call to Sheng Yuxiao.
After all, the credit belonged to Young Master Sheng.
"If you're free, why don't you come along and have some fun with us?" Zhou General asked politely.
"I'll pass," Sheng Yuxiao refused directly.
Zhou General wasn't surprised by this response.
Sheng Yuxiao could intervene behind the scenes, but he absolutely couldn't appear in public. After all, he represented the Sheng family.
"Zhou General, isn't the new shareholder boarding with us?" President Xiao came over and asked curiously.
Zhou General put away his phone and said, "Uh, they have their own private jet."
President Xiao opened his mouth, then closed it again. After a while, he finally spoke again: "The new shareholder... is that rich? Who are they exactly?"
Zhou General thought to himself, "I'd like to know that too."
Meanwhile, Sheng Yuxiao hung up the phone but began packing his luggage.
Xu Ruying, who had come to his house for a free meal, saw his actions and asked curiously, "I just heard you on the phone saying you weren't going. Why are you packing? What's going on?"
"I'm going secretly, to give Li Xiaoya a surprise. I won't see the others," Sheng Yuxiao said casually.
"Li Xiaoya is going too? Where are you going? Is it fun? Take me along!" Xu Ruying became interested.
"No," Sheng Yuxiao coldly refused.
There were already two people revolving around Li Xiaoya, there couldn't be any more.
Xu Ruying thought to herself, it's not like she didn't have access to a private jet.
I'll just go back and borrow my uncle's!
Sheng Yuxiao finished packing and discreetly bought a ticket for that day's flight.
On the other side, Li Xiaoya had just boarded a private jet with her two uncles.
"The plane is about to take off. Please switch your phone to airplane mode," the flight attendant said with a smile. "Do you need my help?"
Li Xiaoya said, "Wait a moment."
She called back home: "Please tell Grandfather that I won't be coming back tonight, or tomorrow night."
The servant acknowledged hesitantly and relayed the message to the old man.
"Not coming back? Is she staying at Guanghua Villa with her two uncles then?" The old man's lips tightened. "Alright, make a call to Guanghua Villa and tell those two to bring her back. They can all stay here tonight."
"Yes, sir."
The servant returned shortly after, saying hesitantly, "The second young master and the little young master aren't there either. Their phones are turned off."
The old man's brow furrowed, his expression taking on a hint of pressure: "What's going on? Could something have happened? Go investigate immediately!"
Hearing this, the bodyguards also became serious and hurried to check on their whereabouts.
When they came back from their investigation, they lowered their heads and stammered: "The two young masters used the private jet. It seems they've taken the young miss abroad."
"A trip abroad? Just the three of them?"
Turns out it was a group activity, and they didn't include him!