The weather is nice, and Ye Xiao is sitting in the driver's seat of his BMW X6, focused on driving.

"I'm really puzzled, what kind of driver is this? Who's ever seen a boss waiting for their driver for half an hour?" Xia Mingyue sat in the back and got more annoyed at the thought.

Listening to Xia Mingyue, Ye Xiao was at a loss for words. After all, he really had kept her waiting for quite a while, and most importantly, there was a crucial meeting at Blue Star Technology waiting for them today.

"Exactly, exactly, we might as well not have such a driver." Fang Jing chimed in from the side, adding fuel to the fire.

Ye Xiao couldn't hold it any longer and immediately said, "Mr. Xia, you can't say that. Look, two days ago, I managed to catch that guy He Huawei so smoothly. Isn't this my achievement? As for a reward, I don't need it. After all, I'm an employee of Blue Star Technology. It's my duty to do anything for Blue Star Technology."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Xia Mingyue immediately said, "Good, very good, Ye Xiao. I've decided to give you a promotion. What do you think?"

"A promotion?" Ye Xiao was initially happy when he heard Xia's words, but then became wary. When something seems too good to be true, it's often not.

Ye Xiao then laughed and said, "No need. I feel that being an ordinary employee of Blue Star Technology is already a tremendous blessing, and I don't have the capability to hold a higher position."

"Are you really turning down a promotion? Or are you saying Blue Star Technology is too small to accommodate someone of your stature?" Xia Mingyue said teasingly.

Ye Xiao quickly chuckled and replied, "Not at all, I just feel I'm not capable enough."

"Double salary!" Xia Mingyue offered.

Ye Xiao was slightly stunned after hearing that, but then he hesitated and said, "It's not about the money, Ming Yue..."

"Triple!" Xia Mingyue directly said.

Ye Xiao couldn't help but feel a little pinched; the salary increase was indeed quite rapid.

While Ye Xiao was thinking, suddenly Xia Mingyue said again, "Five times!"

"Deal!" Ye Xiao agreed without thinking. Five times the salary, that would be ten thousand.

Thinking about a monthly income of ten thousand, although it's not much for others, for Ye Xiao, who previously only had a salary of two thousand, it's really significant, a fivefold increase indeed.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, a mischievous smile immediately appeared on Xia Mingyue's previously serious face.

Through the rearview mirror, Ye Xiao saw it clearly and realized he must have fallen into Xia Mingyue's trap.

Sure enough!

"Your title will be Chief Performance Improvement Officer," Xia Mingyue said with a smile. "This position holds a lot of power, you could say it's second only to one person, but there's a catch—the company's performance improvements are directly tied to you."

Chief Performance Improvement Officer?

Damn!

Ye Xiao was speechless. Who's ever heard of such a title? Isn't this a joke?

Ye Xiao wasn't a fool. Since Blue Star Technology's core files had been stolen, the company was now in a big crisis. Of course, because of Xia Group's influence, Blue Star Technology could easily weather through, but performance improvements this year were definitely out of the question.

Having started from the bottom of Xia Group to prove herself, Xia Mingyue wanted to make a turnaround before the year ended, at least to some extent.

But how should she do it? She and Fang Jing brainstormed several ideas, but none were truly feasible and perfect, so Xia Mingyue thought of Ye Xiao, the guy who could work wonders.

"Ming Yue, aren't you overestimating my abilities? I can responsibly tell you that my abilities are really limited. Are you kidding me? Asking me to help your company improve its performance? I haven't studied anything like business management. Ming Yue, I don't even want the ten thousand salary; two thousand a month is fine," Ye Xiao declined.

Xia Mingyue didn't speak, and then Fang Jing looked at Ye Xiao and said, "Ye Xiao, Blue Star Technology needs your help. Even if you don't help, Blue Star Technology won't collapse, but both Ming Yue and I hope to elevate Blue Star Technology without relying on Xia Group's power."

"It's just..." Ye Xiao sighed, driving the BMW X6 with all limbs at work.

Ye Xiao looked at Xia Mingyue through the rearview mirror, her gaze was toward the window, lost in thought.

With the core files stolen, and known to another company, those files couldn't be used again, posing a significant blow to Blue Star Technology's year-end plans.

"Can the salary increase a bit more?" Ye Xiao suddenly grinned.

Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing both turned to look at Ye Xiao after hearing his words.

Ye Xiao said, "This is a task requiring a lot of effort. Are you really just going to give me a salary of ten thousand?"

"Whatever you say, provided the performance can be improved," Xia Mingyue said.

"Alright, twenty thousand then!" Ye Xiao said.

"Alright!"

Ye Xiao didn't ask for much, frankly, he was just spouting it casually. To him, whether it's ten thousand, twenty thousand, fifty thousand, or a hundred thousand, it's pretty much the same.

"Ming Yue, there's something I want to clarify!" Ye Xiao said while driving, "Those core files you mentioned should be essential, but no matter how important, after He Huawei took them and got detained, they wouldn't dare use them, right? So, why not use them anymore? I think if they're in use, it should be no different from not being stolen."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Xia Mingyue suddenly fell silent.

Fang Jing then spoke, "It's a mobile game proposal document with many unique concepts. However, with the core file taken by He Huawei and others, they'll surely have seen all its contents. And, He Huawei's company has a more powerful game development team than Blue Star Technology, so we believe they could integrate those ideas quickly. If two games with the same concepts appear on the market, it would have a significant impact on Blue Star Technology. You should know, there's a lot of plagiarism in games now, and many can't even be defined as plagiarism.

"No wonder He Huawei wanted to steal this document; they have a strong development team. But now that He Huawei is detained, isn't this a great opportunity?" Ye Xiao smiled and said.

"What do you mean?" Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing asked in confusion.

"Recruit them!" Ye Xiao said, "I may not know how game development works, but I do know that a quality game, be it PC, mobile, or web, can generate scary revenues. So, the best approach now is to recruit them."

"It's difficult!" Xia Mingyue shook her head. "That team is called Happy Team, almost entirely created by He Huawei himself, and he's relied on this team for rapid development."

"Happy Team!" Ye Xiao said, "Leave it to me. Oh, by the way, can we not make my title sound so complicated? 'Chief Performance Improvement Officer,' imagine how people will look at me hearing that title?"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, both Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing couldn't help but laugh.

Xia Mingyue said, "Well then, how about a promotion to Vice President? That should be fine."

"Alright, I'll reluctantly accept that. By the way, are there any other Vice Presidents?" Ye Xiao asked.

Fang Jing immediately said, "There used to be, but Ming Yue and I dismissed all of them."

"It's a waste you're not becoming emperors in the palace." Ye Xiao said with a wry smile.

"Are you mocking us?" Fang Jing immediately furrowed her brows and said.

Ye Xiao quickly laughed, "No, not at all, how could I?"

"Ye Xiao, if you can bring key members of the Happy Team to Blue Star Technology, that would be a major achievement," Xia Mingyue said. "However, no force can be used; if they're not willing to join Blue Star Technology, it would not only be ineffective but also cause big problems."

Fang Jing also said, "Indeed, for those talented in game development, a few hidden bugs here and there could easily destroy a painstakingly crafted game."

"Understood, completely understood. But I need the highest authority regarding this matter," Ye Xiao said.

Xia Mingyue said, "No problem."

"Where is He Huawei detained?" Ye Xiao asked.

"Xinmin Road Guard Station," Xia Mingyue said. "Are you going to see He Huawei?"

Ye Xiao immediately laughed and said, "Having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy."

What Ye Xiao meant, Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing weren't quite sure, but since Ye Xiao had agreed, they would await and see. As the saying goes, don't doubt the person you use and don't use the person you doubt. Since they've decided to trust Ye Xiao, they must fully believe in him.

It wasn't long before Xia Mingyue's BMW X6 was parked in the Dongning Building parking lot.

Coincidentally, just as they parked, a Passat drove up from behind, nearly grazing the side of the BMW X6.

"Damn, Little Hei, did you buy your driver's license?" The guy in the Passat looked at the young man driving the car, his black skin giving him a lively presence.

"I stepped on the wrong pedal," Little Hei said with an embarrassed smile, glancing at the BMW X6. "Luckily we didn't hit it, or we'd be fully responsible. Huh? Why does this car look so familiar? Yang, isn't this Blue Star Technology's Xia Mingyue's car?"

Hearing Little Hei, Yang immediately glanced at the BMW X6 and then became serious, and at that moment, Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing stepped out of the car.

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