At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?-Chapter 485 - 354: Betting

Chapter 485: Chapter 354: Betting

(Chapter title is wrong, it’s Chapter 454)

“Take him down, best to slam that brat into the ground!”

“After this round, let’s play something else? King of Fighters is too old, I was sick of it when I was young, let’s play a new game.”

“…”

Chen Tian kept babbling on in the entertainment room.

Pu Tongren and Qin Shan each held a game controller, playing King of Fighters. Qin Shan’s Iori Yagami was about to run out of health when, at the last moment, his rage meter filled up, allowing him to grab Pu Tongren’s Orochi and deliver a kneeling combo on the ground.

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“Damn! You’ve pinned me to the ground with that move, I can’t do anything.”

Pu Tongren was frustrated, helplessly watching his Orochi lose half its health and then get KO’d.

“Let’s take a break, take a break.” Qin Shan chuckled and then picked up a coffee from nearby and took a sip.

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The maids, arranged in advance, very sensibly refilled his cup.

“Pour me one too.” Chen Tian smiled at the short-haired maid Anong, who nodded and took his cup as well.

As he watched the beautiful maids busy themselves, Chen Tian sighed leisurely and patted Pu Tongren on the shoulder, “You really understand me, kiddo~”

“Hehe, a man remains a youth until he dies!”

Pu Tongren also smiled and then, with a shift in his smile, he started to probe Chen Tian’s intentions, “Old Mr. Chen, why did you suddenly come to our company today? Did you miss us?”

Pu Tongren was curious. After all, Chen Tian was a representative figure of Shengda Group and received a lot of attention from the outside world.

Why suddenly visit Ideal Paradise with two top executives from Shengda?

If this were discovered by the media outside, it would cause quite a stir!

Of course, it would be a good thing for Ideal Paradise… If Ideal Paradise went public, it might even lead to a surge in stock prices.

But for Shengda, it would definitely be a negative impact.

“You guys aren’t beauties, why would I miss you?” Old Mr. Chen snorted, lost interest in playing games, and simply began to disclose the purpose of his visit to Shengda with Pu Tongren.

“I came here to tell you, I suspect Shengda is about to make a move on you.”

Chen Tian’s words were startling. Hearing this, both Pu Tongren and Qin Shan were stunned.

Shengda making a move on them?

The two men looked at each other, their expressions a mix of unsurprise and curiosity. But they were also curious about why Old Mr. Chen would come personally to tell them this.

Isn’t Chen Tian’s son the chairman of Shengda?

Was Old Mr. Chen undermining his own son? Coming over to give a heads-up to Ideal Paradise?

That’s odd!

“I know what you two rascals are wondering about, don’t worry, I have no relation with Shengda now, even if my son is the chairman of Shengda, I won’t favor him.” Chen Tian guessed what was on their minds and explained with a smile.

“Old Mr. Chen, this is…” Pu Tongren was still puzzled, it was uncommon to see someone help outsiders instead of their own son.

“I only do what’s right.” Chen Tian interrupted him before he could finish and raised his hand to stop him from saying more.

“Alright.” Pu Tongren nodded. He had been interacting with Old Mr. Chen for a long time and indeed knew what kind of person he was.

After all, Shengda’s stock had experienced a major shakeout a while ago; the stock prices surged then suddenly crashed, reportedly because of Old Mr. Chen’s interference.

Manipulating his own company’s stock prices, it was normal for Old Mr. Chen to come over and share information now.

“The game you guys are developing, ‘Tomorrow’, must have completed its internal test version by now, right? When are you planning to officially launch it?”

Chen Tian pondered for a moment, then organized his words before getting to the point.

“Yes, the beta version is almost fully developed.” Pu Tongren nodded, which was no secret since the beta advertisements had already been released.

He didn’t understand why Mr. Chen suddenly asked about this.

“The official launch is still far off; our preliminary plan is to have a month-long beta to observe the game’s running status.” Then he answered the second question, adding a bit of secrecy to his response.

But for Mr. Chen, there was nothing worth hiding.

The early development of “Tomorrow” had Mr. Chen’s efforts involved in it.

“A one-month beta? That seems a bit long… but it should still be faster than them…” After listening to Pu Tongren, Chen Tian slightly furrowed his eyebrows, muttering to himself.

“Them?” Pu Tongren caught the keyword.

Who did Mr. Chen refer to by “them”?

“Yes, it’s Shengda, including Tencent’s Tianmei Studio. This time, you guys might really face a tough challenger; the level of difficulty is extraordinary.”

Chen Tian immediately explained.

“Shengda and Tencent?” Pu Tongren was greatly puzzled; involving Shengda did not trouble him much, but the involvement of Tencent was beyond his understanding.

Laosi had cautioned them in a previous conversation to be wary of Shengda. Chen Qiao might very well take action against Ideal Paradise.

It was just that he and Qin Shan cleverly resolved it, even poaching the mole Expert Yang dispatched by Chen Qiao.

Although Chen Qiao had visited once, even offering friendship proactively, he always remembered Gu Yu’s words and never considered Chen Qiao a friend.

It was inevitable that Shengda would take action against Ideal Paradise.

However, he didn’t understand why Shengda’s move against Ideal Paradise would involve Tencent.

“Yes, that wretched son of mine went to discuss a collaboration with Tencent, planning to develop a game to compete with you guys.”

Chen Tian nodded his head, unable to suppress his anger whenever he mentioned his son.

He had thought after his son seized control, sorted out Shengda’s top brass, and caused the stock prices to plummet, he would settle down for some time to focus on development.

Yet, he turned immediately to Tencent, their longtime arch-rival!

To think of developing a game with Tencent to suppress Ideal Paradise? How utterly preposterous!

He found it absurdly ridiculous yet was powerless, as he no longer held any sway within Shengda.

Previously, with Dong Huaimin and Fu Jiangxin in Shengda, he could still exert indirect influence, guiding Shengda’s development from behind the scenes.

But now, Shengda was like a wild horse, veering off in an unpredictable direction.

Shengda collaborating with Tencent to confront Ideal Paradise? Wasn’t that utterly backward?

He understood his son’s intention—wanting to suppress Ideal Paradise before it could flourish. However, Chen Qiao overlooked one thing: in Tencent’s eyes, Shengda was also a target to be suppressed.

Furthermore, Shengda posed a much greater threat in Tencent’s eyes than Ideal Paradise!

Tencent’s collaboration was definitely not just about helping Shengda suppress Ideal Paradise; it certainly had an ulterior motive!

“What game?” Pu Tongren and Qin Shan exchanged looks.

“It’s called ‘The Day After Tomorrow,’ in the same genre as your ‘Tomorrow’.”

Chen Tian said gravely.

“The Day After Tomorrow???” Pu Tongren and Qin Shan exclaimed in shock, suddenly standing up; they could no longer remain seated.

“Isn’t this pure plagiarism? Explicit plagiarism!” As a web novelist, Qin Shan was the first to burst out in anger.

Just then, Yu Shutong suddenly entered the room: “Boss, someone from Shengda has come looking for us, saying they want to discuss some kind of betting agreement with us. You should handle this.”