Chapter 2151 - 700: Final Phase Growth Plan Task

The applause in the meeting room gradually subsided.

The midday winter sunlight poured into the conference room, adding a few burning degrees to the atmosphere that was still blazing hot.

After more than three months of running around and hard work, the [Phase Three Growth Plan Task] was finally completed.

It really wasn’t easy.

During this period, he personally completed the branding of Songmei Clothing, set up a design center, built a supply chain system, and pushed monthly sales past 100 million yuan.

At the same time, he also invested in three companies with Unicorn potential.

That feeling of gradually turning a blueprint into reality, of control and accomplishment, had him feeling a bit fired up at this moment.

He didn’t immediately check the details on the system’s light screen.

Tang Song stood up, the corners of his lips lifting in a bright smile as he looked around.

He shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with everyone present, one by one.

"Chairman Tang! President Xie! Everyone!" Fang Zhiyuan walked over, his face glowing red with excitement, his voice actually trembling, "To celebrate this historic collaboration of ours, we’ve already booked the banquet hall downstairs! This noon, you all must honor us with your presence!"

"Alright." Tang Song nodded slightly.

Everyone echoed with smiles, and the whole group grandly headed out.

Inside the luxurious Chinese restaurant.

The crystal chandeliers glittered brilliantly.

As glasses clinked back and forth, the crisp collision of champagne mingled with everyone’s laughter and conversation.

Xie Shuyu and Shen Yuyan sat to Tang Song’s left and right, one dignified and steady, the other fresh and capable.

They complemented each other, perfectly at ease.

Tang Song occasionally exchanged a few words with people, occasionally took a sip of champagne; every movement carried a hard-to-describe elegance and casual ease.

The luncheon was nearing its end.

After coming out of the restroom, Tang Song went alone to the quiet terrace outside the restaurant.

Only now did he finally have time to calm down.

First he took out his phone and glanced at it; there were already quite a few unread messages, and one missed call.

It was from Qiuqiu, about half an hour ago. It had only rung once before being hung up.

So he hadn’t noticed it.

Tang Song thought for a moment, then called back directly.

The call was picked up almost instantly.

"Hello, Qiuqiu."

Qiuqiu’s somewhat weak voice came through the receiver: "Are you done with work?"

"Yeah, just finished eating." There was a hint of a smile in Tang Song’s voice. "What’s wrong? Is there something up?"

"Not... not really." She paused, her voice low. "I just wanted to ask, are you going back to Yan City today?"

"Yeah, a five o’clock flight, I’ll arrive a bit after seven." Tang Song looked up at the sky, his tone still calm. "Things here are all wrapped up, I should be heading back."

There was a moment of silence on the other end before Qiuqiu spoke again in a small voice: "Then I might not be able to go back until Sunday. The procedures for the house are too much of a hassle, a lot of places need my personal signature."

"I know. No rush. Just stay in Rong City and keep Auntie company."

"Mm."

Another stretch of silence.

"Anything else you want to say to me?" he asked.

"..."

"Missing me?" Tang Song couldn’t help laughing, a gentle teasing in his tone. "I miss you quite a bit too, Qiuqiu."

He could hear very light breathing on the other end of the line, like she was shy, or biting her lip.

After hanging up.

Tang Song shook his head with a touch of helplessness.

This designer friend of his really was spectacularly bad at expressing herself.

Even though the two of them had already come this far — he’d kissed her, touched her.

She still couldn’t let go; every time it touched on these topics, she’d freeze up and go silent.

Still, it was kind of cute.

He’d come to fully realize that this designer who looked like an icy, aloof iceberg on the surface was, deep down, a thoroughgoing "love-crazed" girl.

Take these past two days at her hometown, for example.

When they ate, she would always wait for him to pick up his chopsticks first before quietly following along.

When he drank soup, she’d gently remind him from the side, "Careful, it’s hot."

She always had a thermos in her hands, asking him every half hour if he was thirsty.

Even when they were just strolling along a country lane, she’d unconsciously make sure he walked on the outside by the road, as if afraid he might get splashed by a bit of muddy water from the occasional passing electric scooter.

Sometimes, Tang Song couldn’t help thinking.

If he were to use even half of the tricks School Beauty Shen used for PUA on Qiuqiu.

She’d probably be completely played to pieces.

Tang Song put away his phone and lazily leaned against the terrace’s cold railing, looking down at the bustling yet unfamiliar city beneath his feet.

After a moment, he opened the system interface.

He first checked the rewards drawn from the [Growth Gift Package].

[Xuanji Light Realm Actual Control Rights].

Seeing these seven characters, a blazing light burst in Tang Song’s eyes.

[Xuanji Light Realm], this mega-project led by [TY Precision], jointly built by giants like [Qingning Technology], [Smile Holding], and others, aiming to define the "next-generation human-computer interaction entry point", was one of the future strategic cores of the entire [Tang Jin] system.

As a digital enthusiast and tech nerd, Tang Song was extremely interested in this kind of cutting-edge tech.

He had also, in the [academic prodigy] side quest, experienced the final AR enhanced reality version through [Tang Song’s glasses].

He’d been constantly fantasizing about building it in real life.

And [Xuanji Light Realm] was the path to making that dream come true.

Right now, although he could control [Rongliu Capital], [Rongliu] was, after all, just one of the many investors in [Xuanji Light Realm], a minor shareholder with less than 4% equity.

Even though he had unlocked communication privileges with Ouyang Xianyue, he still couldn’t interfere too much in its internal operations.

But now that he’d unlocked this privilege, he could freely and recklessly control this company.