After Yin Longshen told Mo Ning about his dissatisfaction with the company, the two of them began to rack their brains on what else to create for XBH to develop.
Because of his aspirations, Yin Longshen began to focus more and more on his company. He spent more and more time visiting XBH, until Zhao Baozhai talked to him about it.
"If you keep going to your company like this, you might end up neglecting your studies," she told him.
"It'll get harder and harder for you to hide this from Yin Qiushan," she added.
However, Yin Longshen insisted on visiting his company more and more often. During this time, Feng Yongrui also visited the company with Yin Longshen as often as possible.
Feng Yongrui wanted to go to XBH Company as regularly as possible to help his future plans. At first, Zhao Baozhai and Yin Longshen were reluctant to bring him along.
However, after Feng Yongrui pestered them for a long time, they finally relented. It was during moments like these that Feng Yongrui was glad, because his mother and older brother were doting and spoiling him.
Just like that, several months passed, and Yin Longshen turned seventeen. Feng Yongrui also became ten years old soon after that.
When he turned 17, Yin Longshen began to stay in his company more and more frequently. During those days, Feng Yongrui would always insist on accompanying Yin Longshen.
The two of them would have school early in the morning. Feng Yongrui's school finished earlier, so he had time to go home and play around first. When Yin Longshen's school finished, he would pick Feng Yongrui up and they would go to XBH Company.
The two of them often stayed in XBH for several hours, late into the night. Their stay was so frequent that Mo Ning had some people set up two temporary bedrooms for the two of them.
Sometimes, when Yin Longshen stayed working late into the night, he would sleep in the company and tell the driver to bring Feng Yongrui back home.
Feng Yongrui had already found out why Yin Longshen was working so hard: Yin Longshen was working on the development of 'Destry', the computer operating software system that would bring XBH to greater heights.
Feng Yongrui had no knowledge of software-making, but he knew that his brother was smart. Anyway, protagonists were supposed to be like this. Feng Yongrui guessed that 'Destry' would be finished soon.
Feng Yongrui's guess was right. About three months after Yin Longshen turned seventeen, XBH Company announced that they were almost finished in developing 'Destry'.
The other software companies were waiting to see what XBH Company would make this time. This company had just started about two years ago, and yet, they were developing at a very fast pace.
Rival companies were already beginning to be wary, and there were several companies that sent their people to spy on XBH. They wanted to know what XBH Company was making this time.
However, Yin Longshen managed his company really well. All the employees and staff in the company kept 'Destry' as a closely guarded secret. So far, no one had tried to sell out the company's secrets.
At the moment, 'Destry' was already in the later stages of development. It would be finished in about 2 more months. By that time, Feng Yongrui was sure that it would shake up the entire software industry.
It would also be 'Destry' that would make XBH gain a firm foothold within the software industry, bringing it into greater heights. By that time...
"By that time, Host, you will be getting a higher salary, and you'll be able to pay off your debt to me sooner," the System said grumpily.
Feng Yongrui sighed. This System... other than thinking about money, points, and benefits, what else could it do??
"Host, I can sing, you know~~ Do you want to hear me sing~?"
"Shut up, or else, I'll mute you," Feng Yongrui threatened.
System: "..."
***
Three months later, Feng Yongrui was doing his homework in Yin Longshen's office. He twirled the pencil in his hand and looked out of the glass window.
"It's been one month since XBH launched 'Destry'... System, the power of being a protagonist is really..." Feng Yongrui stopped his words and clicked his tongue.
Last month, XBH had officially launched 'Destry', and it had caused a huge ruckus. As the System had previously explained to Feng Yongrui, 'Destry' was somewhat like Microsoft, except that it was more advanced, had more features, and had less bugs.
This world was not Earth. While there were many similarities, some things were different. For example, Microsoft did not exist in this world, and several prominent companies that existed on Earth could not be found here.
With the launch of 'Destry', the entire country, probably even the whole world was shaken up because of this advanced computing software. Of course, XBH Company rose to greater heights because of this.
Yin Longshen had previously started his company by borrowing [daylily101]'s money. Now, Yin Longshen was able to pay back the money, not just the original amount, but with enough interest added.
Feng Yongrui didn't know what he felt when he saw his older brother flying away with success. He was glad, of course. He also felt somewhat proud of his older brother.
However... Feng Yongrui knew that soon, things would change. He hadn't forgotten his original mission. He had to make Yin Longshen's blackening value reach 60%.
He would have to start his plan soon. He had already decided not to push Yin Longshen down the stairs. In one way, this was a sort of gamble. If Feng Yongrui got hurt but Yin Longshen's blackening value didn't change, wouldn't he fail his mission?
But Feng Yongrui wanted to take this gamble.
And he wanted to win.
***
Again, time flew faster than the blink of an eye. Yin Longshen was now 18 years old, while Feng Yongrui was 11. Yin Longshen's company was in the midst of developing their first MMORPG.
Yin Longshen spent more and more time in his company, accompanied by Feng Yongrui. Yin Longshen did not say it out loud, but Feng Yongrui knew that Yin Longshen was worried about the development of this game.
Actually, Feng Yongrui already knew that this MMORPG, "Land of Avalon", would be very successful. However, he couldn't just tell his older brother that everything would be okay.
Feng Yongrui had to keep his tongue in check and remind himself not to "spoil" the future. Instead, he constantly told his older brother that he believed in XBH and his older brother's abilities.
"I'm sure you can do it, Ge," Feng Yongrui would say.
By this time, Feng Yongrui did not have faith in the "protagonist", Yin Longshen. The person he believed in was his "older brother", Yin Longshen.
Sometimes, your first impression of a person can change with time. Feng Yongrui had initially seen his older brother as a protagonist.
He was bound to succeed in life. He didn't need anyone's help. After all, the realm of protagonists was something above normal people.
However, after spending a lot of time together, Feng Yongrui gradually saw his older brother as a person. He was a human who could cry, get tired, and get annoyed as well. He wasn't a god, nor was he omnipotent...
Anyway, now that XBH Company was starting to develop the "Land of Avalon", Feng Yongrui started getting closer to the Chen family.
When Yin Longshen turned 19, "Land of Avalon" would be completed and it would officially be launched. By that time, the Chen family would see XBH Company as an eyesore and try to get rid of Yin Longshen.
Feng Yongrui wanted to get closer to the Chen family first and gain their trust from now on.
First of all, Feng Yongrui searched for the Chen family's loyal subordinate, Wang Li. Wang Li was an intelligent, shrewd, and petty person. He was also very efficient at doing his work, making the Chen family value him a lot.
In the original timeline, Wang Li was the one in charge of planting spies inside XBH Company. He had planted several people inside the XBH Company and told them to find out Yin Longshen's schedule.
At that time, no one knew that XBH Company was made by Yin Longshen, a member of the Chen family. Even if the Wang Li knew that Yin Longshen was the founder of XBH, he probably wouldn't care.
After all, Yin Longshen was just an illegitimate child of the Yin family. The Yin family wouldn't pursue him if Yin Longshen died.
Now, though, things were slightly different from the original timeline. At the moment no one knew who the CEO of XBH Company was. Also, Zhao Baozhai did not hate Yin Longshen anymore, so if he got hurt, she probably wouldn't just sit still.
Also, in the original timeline, Yin Longshen went to the company by himself. Now, he often visited the company with Feng Yongrui... so Feng Yongrui wanted the Chen family's target to be himself.
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You get to create your own MMORPG. What would you make in it that would set it apart from other MMORPGs?
Comment below~