"Very well," Ye Zhi closed the proposal. "We'll proceed with your plan, Bai Xuan. From now on, the gaming department is entirely under your charge."
"Ah?!" Bai Xuan's eyes widened in shock, her expression filled with bewilderment. "But I..."
"You need to believe in yourself!" Ye Zhi encouraged with a gentle smile. "Didn't you do a great job at the press conference yesterday? And your proposal is excellent. I have complete confidence in you managing Taoxun Games. You don't need to change your working style; just continue as before."
Bai Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If most of the work was conducted online, she had no problem.
"I understand, President Ye," Bai Xuan agreed.
"You and Bai Xuan, finalize the handover, then come to my office," Ye Zhi said to Feng Jie. "I have a new assignment for you."
Feng Jie: ...
He supposed he was destined for a life of constant work.
"Yes, President Ye," Feng Jie also agreed.
Soon after, Feng Jie, having completed the handover, arrived at Ye Zhi's office.
Ye Zhi was already waiting for him. She began, "Your next assignment is to transfer to the Taoxun Maps department to lead the research and development of mobile navigation. All map data from the gaming department will be provided to the mobile navigation department.
Having worked in the gaming department, you are better positioned to facilitate communication between the two departments. Currently, the goal for mobile navigation is to provide internal use, serving the delivery personnel. However, this map navigation also needs an intelligent system that can plan the optimal delivery routes based on the packages assigned to the delivery personnel..."
A look of shock spread across Feng Jie's face. He finally understood Ye Zhi's grand strategy.
He had actually had some suspicions before. Ye Zhi's acquisition of the digital mapping company was likely a part of her larger plan. He had also anticipated that Ye Zhi intended to develop navigation, but he hadn't expected her to create a free game solely to expand her database.
A more comprehensive database would lead to more precise map navigation. Providing navigation to delivery personnel would enable new couriers to quickly take on their tasks, and experienced ones could benefit from practical route planning, saving them energy.
Delivery was Taoxun's top priority. Shunda's current delivery service could achieve next-day delivery, and standard deliveries were guaranteed within four days.
However, with the addition of this system, delivery speeds would likely increase further! By then, next-day delivery, or even same-day delivery in major cities, might become a reality!
As he considered these possibilities, Feng Jie couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. He envisioned a colossal business empire steadily growing and operating with seamless precision.
Never before had Feng Jie believed in Ye Zhi's capabilities so profoundly.
Beyond her own abilities, she also had the financial backing of Qi Xuan. This meant... if he fully committed to Ye Zhi's side, his worries should also be alleviated, shouldn't they?
"Assistant Feng?" Ye Zhi asked, looking at him with some surprise. "What are you thinking about?"
"President Ye, I need to ask you for a favor!" Feng Jie suddenly said, as if he had made a decision.
Ye Zhi paused, guessing what Feng Jie was about to say. Her expression turned serious. "Please, go ahead."
"President Ye, I am indeed a mole for Qianbai," Feng Jie admitted, a hint of bitterness in his heart. "You asked me before if Ou Minghan was threatening me. Yes, he's threatening me using my parents back home!
He instructed me to go undercover at Taoxun, but he doesn't fully trust my loyalty. So, before I came to Taoxun, he arranged for someone to go to my parents' hometown and take many photos of them. He wanted to make it clear to me that if I dared to betray him, he would harm my parents..."
A surge of anger rose within Ye Zhi. She knew that Ou Minghan was certainly capable of such actions.
Yet, Feng Jie had been by his side for so many years, even serving as Ou Minghan's greatest tool in achieving his status as the male lead.
Even when dealing with Feng Jie, Ou Minghan resorted to threatening his parents. Truly worse than beasts!
"Scum!" Ye Zhi spat, disgusted.
"I've always wanted to leave him, but I know he won't let me go. Coming to Taoxun was both voluntary and out of desperation," Feng Jie said, as if grasping at a lifeline. He looked at Ye Zhi with hope. "President Ye, can you help my parents escape Ou Minghan's control?"
"Have you considered moving your parents?" Ye Zhi pondered.
"No," Feng Jie replied with a wry smile. "If I did that, Ou Minghan wouldn't bother asking why; he'd simply assume I betrayed him. Even if I haven't betrayed him yet, I would be immediately considered a traitor."
"We don't need to do it so directly," Ye Zhi mused. "You could say your parents are ill, with a very rare condition requiring treatment abroad. Of course, to show your sincerity, you could proactively offer Ou Minghan to let the person monitoring your parents accompany them abroad to continue their surveillance. You could even offer to cover all of that person's expenses. If we can get them both sent overseas, we'll have much more room to maneuver!"
Feng Jie was stunned. He had been anxious and helpless, knowing Ou Minghan's temperament and daring not to move his parents, nor do anything to the person monitoring them.
But Ye Zhi had enlightened him; he could simply shift the battlefield abroad!
Having interacted with Ou Minghan for so long, he was confident he could persuade him. No matter how far Ou Minghan's reach extended, what could he do to him once they were overseas?
At that point, as long as he dealt with the monitor, whether he kept his parents abroad or secretly brought them back, he could completely break free from Ou Minghan's control and no longer be held hostage by him!
After that, he could fully tie himself to Ye Zhi's ship and witness the downfall of Ou Minghan, that law-breaking scoundrel, together!
"President Ye, I'll try right away! If it's successful, I'll be forever indebted to you..."
"Aren't you already working your tail off for me?" Ye Zhi asked with a hint of surprise.
Feng Jie: ...
Does it hurt to show a little empathy, President Ye?
"Alright, I'll give you two days off to handle your personal matters. Ou Minghan is very suspicious. He has few trusted subordinates now, so he'll try to appease you. He likely won't refuse any reasonable requests. But you must be cautious. If you need any help, just ask, and I'll cooperate with you discreetly," Ye Zhi advised.
"Thank you, President Ye," Feng Jie said gratefully.
After Feng Jie left, Ye Zhi unexpectedly received a call from Yu Ji.
"President Ye," Yu Ji said, sounding somewhat anxious, "your brother has suddenly left the construction site!"