novelraw Chapter 143: Dou Pai
Chapter 143: Dou Pai
The next day,Li Xue officially reported to Avalon Studio.
Even though she’d seemed like she might bolt yesterday, clearly deep down she had no intention of backing out.
Tang Yao gathered the entire studio and introduced her to everyone with a concise announcement: “From now on, Miss Li Xue will be the studio’s manager…”
Most of the staff at Avalon Studio already knew Li Xue.And most of them were aware… their boss had an excellent relationship with this elegant older woman.So they weren’t surprised.
Just a little curious.
Li Xue didn’t say much, only gave a graceful bow: “I look forward to working with all of you.”
She was a calm and reserved type—not a chatterbox… except when she was around Tang Yao.
“From here on, Miss Li Xue will oversee daily operations—team building, project advancement, financial management, and so on. Yes, the studio will be scaling up and entering formal operations.”
Tang Yao stood beside Li Xue and explained, “We’re transitioning from a studio into a proper company. That means a bigger scale, higher goals, a more complex operational model, and of course, more challenges. But this won’t affect your content department much—just expect a short adjustment period.”
Hearing that,Everyone’s eyes lit up. Company transformation meant things were finally getting on track.
Of course, alongside the excitement, some staff members were also anxious.
Chu Yuxin hesitated, then asked, “Boss… are you stepping down?”
That question reminded everyone—They looked at Tang Yao, all wanting to ask but unsure how.
Nobody wanted that to happen.
Everyone knew who was holding the studio together right now… and even if they didn’t talk about her skills and leadership—she was a kind, competent, and stunning boss. Losing her would suck.
Even though Li Xue was beautiful too.
It just wasn’t the same.
“Relax, I’m not stepping back. This move is so I can focus more on content and strategy.”
Tang Yao shook her head and replied, “Miss Li Xue will handle daily operations, while I handle content and strategic planning.”
Yes!!
Everyone felt reassured.
“As long as you’re all clear on that.”
Tang Yao smiled at their reactions. “Then our first company-level project is… Dou Pai!”
At those words,Some staff members froze.
In the corner, Si Jinliang looked a little awkward.
“I know what you’re thinking—you’re hesitant about Dou Pai
.”Tang Yao saw it all and continued, “But I believe in our team’s capabilities. You’re not at Mingyu Tech anymore—you’re at Avalon. Now we’ve got more resources and experience. We can do this right.”
“This project will be our trial by fire during this adjustment period.”
“It’s not just a test of our teamwork—it’s also a test of our new corporate operations. If we succeed, Avalon will rise to a whole new level.”
“So trust yourselves—and trust me.”
Hearing that,The uneasy staff began to relax.
Si Jinliang looked even more embarrassed—but he had to admit… Avalon really wasn’t like Mingyu Tech.
Li Xue stood beside them, casting a glance at Tang Yao and blinking.
Honestly,Even though she was prepared,Tang Yao’s confidence and charisma still felt dazzling.
Soon after,Everyone dispersed.
Tang Yao turned to Li Xue and tilted her head: “Scared?”
Li Xue chuckled. “Scared. So will you let me go back to being an editor?”
“In your dreams. You’ve offended me, and now you want to run?”
Tang Yao rolled her eyes, then got serious. “I’m counting on you now. You can start putting out recruitment info, get yourself some assistants—oh, and most importantly…”
She looked toward the ANF operations team: “We need to spin off ANF. The office floors above and below are empty—maybe we can move them there.”
“Mm.”Li Xue nodded slowly.
Tang Yao had already filled her in on the studio’s structure. Since ANF’s operations were unrelated, separating them made sense. “I’ll assess the current situation… Oh, and where’s my desk?”
“You’ll take that office over there.”
Tang Yao pointed to an empty office—not the one Si Jinliang used.
“……”Li Xue followed her finger, then shook her head. “I’ll sit with you.”
“Why?”Tang Yao lowered her hand, confused. “I have no choice—I still have to oversee the game project. But you don’t.”
“Can’t I just want to be with you? Look at you every day?”
Li Xue rolled her eyes and grabbed her hand. “I’m not budging.”
“Fine, you can work next to me.”
Tang Yao hesitated. “But we’ll still keep the office…”
She glanced around, then stood on tiptoe and whispered in her ear: “We can sneak off to chill in there later!”
Li Xue burst into laughter at her serious tone and squeezed her hand.
Why does the boss want to sneak off?And why is she so cute?
“By the way, about Wenxin…”
Tang Yao pulled away, about to ask about her resignation—
When Kang Ming rushed over.
He looked thrilled. Even before he arrived, his excited voice rang out: “It blew up! Tang Yao! The new FGO update blew up!”
Yesterday,The latest FGO version officially launched.
Li Xue eyed Kang Ming curiously as he approached.
Tang Yao, seeing his expression, had a guess: “The numbers are good?”
“‘Good’ doesn’t even begin to describe it!”
Kang Ming’s face flushed red, practically bouncing as he looked at her. “Yesterday we got over 700,000 new downloads! Peak concurrent users hit 5.89 million—an 89% increase! Paying users rose by 57%! Daily revenue broke 100 million!!
“Higher than launch day! The marketing was a massive success!!”
“……”Li Xue was stunned by the numbers.
She remembered the game had hit 90 million on launch day.
But later, Tang Yao told her that kind of performance wasn’t sustainable. Launch hype, genre novelty, and manga buzz—it all added up.
But those factors couldn’t be replicated.
Naturally, the numbers leveled off after that. Still incredible…
Tang Yao had once sighed, wondering if they’d ever break 100 million in a day.
And now—
They did it!
Without launch hype!Without novelty!Without manga heat!
Purely through operational strength.
And all of it… was because of Tang Yao.
Li Xue looked at her pale, striking profile.
She’s amazing…
“…So many new players.”
Tang Yao was briefly stunned by the numbers—then her face broke into a radiant smile.
This ANF strategy had really worked!
After chatting with Kang Ming for a bit and finally seeing him off, she turned to Li Xue: “So, Big Rich Lady—anything to say?”
“Little Rich Lady.”
Li Xue shot back immediately. “And what about you?” They looked into each other’s eyes, still holding hands, and both burst into laughter, radiant with joy.
All the staff turned to look.
The two of them instantly became the brightest sight in the studio…
“We’ve got to fast-track the company restructuring… or we’ll waste this amazing momentum.”
After some goofing off,Tang Yao finally noticed all the stares and composed herself a bit, shyly saying, “I need to start prepping for the next game.”
“Mm. I’ll go talk to the ANF team first.”
Li Xue nodded. Watching Tang Yao’s flustered face, she smiled quietly but didn’t tease further. She turned and headed off toward the ANF operations group.
Emotionally,Of course she wanted to stay by Tang Yao’s side.
But she wasn’t a little girl—she knew exactly what needed to be done.
Tang Yao watched her leave, then noticed the staff were still staring. She quickly grabbed the Dou Pai proposal from her desk and fled to the card game team in the corner.
Escape!!
In the company corner,Si Jinliang and Shi Wanglin were talking about something.
But soon,Si Jinliang noticed Tang Yao.
He froze.
Ever since the card game team had formed,Tang Yao had basically ignored it.
If she hadn’t brought it up earlier, he would’ve thought the whole project was scrapped.
So her sudden visit was a big surprise.
Wait—He noticed the folder in Tang Yao’s hand and remembered what she’d said just now.
Could it be…
“Si Jinliang, this is the proposal—take a look.”
Tang Yao handed him the plan, confirming his suspicions. “Let me know who you need next.”
“You’re really doing Dou Pai?”
Si Jinliang took the folder, glancing at the others’ uncertain faces. He hesitated. “Not gonna lie, when you said you wanted to make the card game simpler and more beginner-friendly, I’ve been working on stripped-down mechanics… but it hasn’t gone well. It just makes the game less fun.”
“Yeah, I’m sure.”Tang Yao nodded. “As for gameplay… maybe read the proposal first?”
At that,Si Jinliang paused, then said, “I’ll just say this now: if your plan only makes the game simpler but ruins the fun, I’m gonna tell you straight.”
“Good.”Tang Yao nodded again.
Hearing that,Si Jinliang didn’t argue further and finally opened the proposal.