"Who is this guy? How does he know a beauty like Bai Zhiyuan!"
"Damn, this is totally worth it, the girls are too beautiful!"
"I've seen stars under the camera, and she's not as pretty as this Bai Zhiyuan."
"They! They! They're actually shaking hands!"
"Lu Li, right? You—really—deserve—to—die—!"
"Lu Li? Isn't that the most talked-about designer in Lingjing? So young, is he even twenty?"
"Heh, the rising star is truly formidable!"
...
Facing this scene, everyone had different feelings, but most were filled with jealousy towards Lu Li.
Sensing the hostile gazes, Lu Li immediately came back to his senses, quietly let go of his hand, nodded slightly, and met Bai Zhiyuan's gaze without flinching. He smiled politely and said, "I'm Lu Li. It's earlier than I imagined."
Bai Zhiyuan smiled faintly. While appearing calm on the surface, her heart was in turmoil. Taking this step under everyone's scrutiny had taken all the courage she had gathered since last night.
However, she was happy. Compared to the aggressive gazes of others, his look towards her held little desire, mostly admiration and a touch of bewildered confusion.
A bit stunned, revealing a hint of cuteness.
"You're Lu Li from Lingjing?"
Beside them, Gao Yuxin, the head of the operations department at Tencent, tilted her head and leaned in.
It wasn't that she wanted to disrupt their harmonious exchange, but this designer named Lu Li from Lingjing had caused her operations department too much overtime.
Every time Lingjing's games trended, every time Lingjing released a new game, the operations department had to work overtime to suppress hot searches, divert topics, and drive traffic to Tencent...
Lu Li's name was on the top of their department's agenda for at least three hundred days a year. Gao Yuxin had a love-hate relationship with him.
Because of his existence, her department's importance had grown, but also because of him, their overtime hours had more than doubled compared to previous years.
"I am."
Lu Li smiled and nodded, looking harmless. Gao Yuxin felt a chill. If she hadn't been dealing with hot searches about Lingjing's games daily, she might have been fooled by Lu Li's natural youthful charm.
She wanted to say more, but considering the public setting, Gao Yuxin suppressed her myriad complaints and walked forward.
Zheng Ting, the deputy general manager leading the group, also paused and discreetly glanced at Lu Li. She might not be familiar with Lu Li himself, but Lingjing had been mentioned numerous times in headquarters meetings.
It was also one of "Little Ma's" most troublesome companies in the past two years.
Almost every meeting, especially those concerning the gaming department, mentioned Lingjing incessantly. As the second-in-command and the head of the gaming department, Zheng Ting was naturally deeply impressed by Lingjing.
Looking around Lu Li, she was puzzled. Was this designer the only one from Lingjing attending?
Wasn't this a bit too dismissive of the conference? According to internal news, there would be leaders from Beijing attending this meeting.
Was Lingjing being overly arrogant by sending a mere youngster?
The men in suits behind them finally reacted, realizing who Lingjing was.
Having been distracted by Bai Zhiyuan, they now scrutinized Lu Li, whose attire clashed with everyone else's.
One of them, with a sinister gaze, was about to mock him when a group of people dressed in older styles appeared; they were clearly the official personnel leading this research meeting.
An elder in a Zhongshan suit walked at the forefront with a blank expression, entering the conference room surrounded by others.
After the official personnel were seated, a secretary with slicked-back hair and glasses emerged from the room and announced loudly to the waiting crowd:
"All company-assigned researchers, please come in. The meeting has begun."
Lu Li and Bai Zhiyuan exchanged a knowing smile and nodded, entering the conference room one after another.
Once everyone was seated, the leader from Shenzhen tapped the table and began, "Let's start with introductions. I am Cao Yan, Deputy Director of the Shenzhen Culture and Tourism Bureau. This is Yang Guoqiang, Deputy Director of the Beijing Culture and Tourism Bureau. The main topic of today's meeting is the current surge of VR games in the market."
"With the continuous development of VR games, many excellent works have emerged, but..."
He paused, picked up a ceramic mug on the table, and took a sip of strong tea before continuing, "Without rules, nothing can be done properly. While various game works are growing wildly, there are also VR games that have gone astray for profit, appearing like mushrooms after rain. VR games need regulations."
"After discussions at all levels, we have drafted several proposals. Please listen first: 1. VR game audiences must adhere to strict age restrictions. Those under eighteen are not allowed to enter VR games."
"2."