36: Chapter 36 passed unanimously. Go and connect the power cord!

Click.

Lu Li casually cut off the signal source.

The futuristic blue glow faded from the projector.

“I'm done.”

He slowly walked back to the corner, slumped, and collapsed back into the ergonomic chair.

His eyelids drooped, as if the tech mogul who had just been commanding the room and reshaping the future with a PPT was merely a collective hallucination.

Right now, he was still just that salted fish who couldn't even be bothered to sit up straight.

The meeting room was deathly quiet.

Only the air conditioning vents hummed, blowing cold air.

Everyone remained frozen in place, their brains still struggling to digest the tsunami-like technological shock they had just experienced.

It was too powerful.

So powerful it bred despair, so powerful that one couldn't even feel jealous.

“Who's in favor, and who opposes?”

Su Qingxue's cold voice broke the silence.

Sitting at the head of the table, she didn't even look at the crowd, merely sorting the documents in front of her with nonchalance.

This was the pressure born of absolute confidence.

Whoosh—

There was no hesitation.

No whispering.

Almost at the exact same second, everyone raised their arms in perfect unison into the air.

Qin Ya, on the video call screen, smiled and also elegantly raised her right hand slightly.

She attended the meeting because she was the CEO of a deeply cooperative company.

R&D Department, Marketing Department, Sales Department, Design Department...

Passed unanimously.

This overwhelming scene was like an invisible heavy hammer, slamming violently into Director Gu Yang's chest.

He stood alone beside the projection screen.

What was originally the center stage for the speaker had now become a public execution stand.

Director Gu Yang felt like a stripped clown, exposed nakedly to everyone's gaze.

Those looks were no longer of awe, but of pity, as if they were looking at an idiot.

It was the highest form of courtesy for a loser—disregard.

“No... this is impossible!”

Director Gu Yang gasped sharply, like a drowning man grasping at a final straw.

“President Su! This plan is a castle in the air!”

He pointed at the dark screen, his fingers trembling, shouting at the top of his lungs:

“Those transition animations, that seamless flow—current hardware can't run them at all! He's using special effects videos to defraud us! This is a fraud!”

“If the demo machine lags or crashes at the press conference, Guanghui Technology is completely finished! I'm doing this for the good of the company!”

His face was flushed red, veins bulging on his neck, trying to salvage even a shred of dignity this way.

Lu Li didn't even raise an eyelid, and even picked his ear.

The pen in Su Qingxue's hand tapped gently on the desk.

Tap.

The soft sound cut off all of Director Gu Yang's roaring.

“Whether it can run or not, I know better than you.”

Su Qingxue looked up, and in her beautiful eyes directed at Director Gu Yang, there was only bone-chilling coldness.

“Director Gu, it seems you not only don't understand the product, but you also don't understand Guanghui Technology's technology reserves.”

“You...” Director Gu Yang choked.

“Since you are so worried about issues occurring on-site,”

Su Qingxue closed her folder, her tone as indifferent as if she were giving instructions to a janitor:

“The leadership of this guanghui 7 and guanghui 7 ultra launch event will be fully managed by Lu Li.”

“As for Director Gu, since you are so sensitive to hardware, take a team to handle the backstage line maintenance and equipment debugging.”

Director Gu Yang's pupils contracted sharply.

Backstage?

Line maintenance?

To make him, the prestigious eldest young master of the Gu family, who could easily get a thirty million annual salary in his own family's company, and a 'returned elite from abroad', do the work of an electrician and stagehand?

“Su Qingxue! You can't make me do this kind of—”

“Do you have an objection?”

Su Qingxue tilted her head slightly, her gaze sharp as a knife. “Or would you rather submit your resignation letter directly?”

Director Gu Yang's teeth ground together with a clicking sound.

Resign?

Leaving now would make him a beaten dog! It would be admitting he lost to a useless freeloader!

He was not reconciled!

He had come with a family mission, to showcase his talent and win Su Qingxue's appreciation, and to swallow up Guanghui Technology. How could he suffer a crushing defeat on the very first day?

“Fine...”

This single word felt as if it were squeezed out from between his teeth like bloody, shredded meat.

“I will comply with the arrangement.”

Director Gu Yang stared fixedly at the figure playing on his phone in the corner, a trace of venom flashing in his eyes.

Lu Li.

Just you wait.

The higher you are built up, the harder you will fall.

The moment a single mistake happens at the launch event, I will absolutely make sure you are utterly destroyed!

...

The CEO's office.

Only when the heavy solid wood door closed, shutting out the gaze of the outside world,

did Lu Li finally stretch languidly, his joints popping and cracking.

“I'm exhausted.”

He walked familiarly over to the leather sofa, threw himself into it, and casually broke off a banana from the fruit bowl.

Peeling it, he took a bite, his cheeks puffing out.

With his lazy and casual appearance, where was there even a trace of the tech mogul from earlier?

“Pfft, hahahaha!”

Chen Shuyu finally couldn't hold it in anymore, laughing hysterically and completely losing her composure.

“My god! Did you see Director Gu Yang's final expression?”

“It was like he swallowed a pound of dead flies! His face turned completely green!”

“Making him connect wires backstage... Qingxue, that was so wicked of you, but I absolutely love it!”

Sitting behind her large desk, Su Qingxue looked at the slouching man on the sofa, her tense shoulders gradually relaxing.

She didn't laugh, but the frost between her brows had long since melted, replaced by an emotion called 'peace of mind'.

This man could always provide the greatest sense of security in desperate situations.

Only...

Su Qingxue rubbed the bridge of her nose and sighed. “It was satisfying, but how do I explain this to my mother?”

“Director Gu Yang was a savior she went to great lengths to invite back from abroad, even using up quite a few of the Su family's favors. Now, on his very first day of work, he's been sent to do odd jobs. With Director Gu Yang's insidious nature, he will definitely go complain.”

Just thinking of her mother's unreasonable personality gave Su Qingxue a headache.

“She doesn't understand technology or company operations; she'll only be fooled by Director Gu Yang's sweet talk. If she comes to make a scene at the company using her status as a shareholder...”

A flash of resolve crossed Su Qingxue's eyes. “If it really comes down to it, I will trigger the forced buyback clause and reclaim her shares. My father's will and agreement left before his death clearly stated that the management rights of Guanghui Mobile belong entirely to me.”

“No need to go through all that trouble!” Lu Li spoke up lazily. “Once the launch event happens, he won't have the face to stay. When you tell him to pack his bags then, even your mother won't be able to say anything.”

He knew very well that the only reason Mother Su targeted him was simply because she thought he was a freeloader.

Once this launch event was over, certain impressions would naturally be turned upside down. Mother Su would naturally stop being so harsh on him, and without Mother Su's backing, Director Gu Yang could be fired at any time.

“Mhm, I'll listen to you.”

Su Qingxue looked at Lu Li, and the anxiety in her heart inexplicably dissipated.

Even though this guy was always so lazy, as long as he said it was fine, it would definitely be fine.

Whether it was the previous Full-screen display, the current Xingchen System, or even that battery technology still in the lab—which one of them hadn't been brought out by him?

Su Qingxue's gaze as she looked at Lu Li grew softer and softer.

As for why Lu Li understood these things and why he had these technologies...

Who cared?

Anyway, he's my husband, and he wouldn't hurt me.

Lu Li also looked at Su Qingxue's suddenly watery eyes and her feminine posture, feeling a bit thirsty himself. But with Chen Shuyu right there acting as a third wheel, there wasn't much he could do.

“Shuyu,” Lu Li suddenly sat up straight, his expression uncharacteristically serious for a split second.

“Ah? Yes!” Chen Shuyu had originally wanted to watch them act lovey-dovey, but being called suddenly, she stood at attention subconsciously.

“Go contact an insurance company for me.”

“An insurance company?”

Chen Shuyu and Su Qingxue both froze in unison.

Why would a tech company contact an insurance company before a launch event?

“Is it to buy accident insurance for the venue? Or for the equipment?” Chen Shuyu pulled out her phone, ready to take notes. “How much coverage do we need?”

“It's not for the venue, nor is it for the equipment.”

Lu Li wagged his finger, a mysterious smile appearing on his face. “It's for the users.”

“The users?” Su Qingxue was also confused.

“Go contact a few major insurance companies and tell them that Guanghui Technology wants to discuss a big business deal with them.” Lu Li slumped back onto the sofa, crossing his legs.

“Since we want to talk about humanistic care, we have to take it to the extreme. I want to introduce an unprecedented service at the launch event.”

“Don't ask about the details; it's no fun if I tell you now. You'll find out at the launch event.”

Lu Li kept them in suspense. No matter how Chen Shuyu and Su Qingxue glared at him, he merely maintained a 'dead pig not fearing boiling water' attitude.

Looking at Lu Li's punchable face, Su Qingxue felt a faint, unprecedented anticipation rise in her heart.

Just how many surprises is this guy still hiding?

If it were in the past, she might have thought Lu Li was just messing around.

But now...

Su Qingxue looked out the window at the bustling city skyline.

This launch event might truly be as Lu Li's PPT described—redefining the next decade.

As for Director Gu Yang?

The guy connecting wires backstage—who would care about him?