On the fourth day, there was no new activity in the group.

Fang Lian, however, was a little anxious.

For this, he specifically carved out thirty minutes of his sleeping time to seriously read and memorize the “Communication Manual.”

After finishing, he lay in bed for half an hour without falling asleep, then got up again to send messages to his parents.

After a few winding words about work, he casually asked, “[By the way, Dad/Mom, are you free this week? I plan to have Xiao Chen personally hand over that project issue to you this week.]”

Soon, his parents replied.

Mom: “[I’m preparing for the international exhibition this week, busy, no time. For project issues, find Xiao Huang.]”

Dad: “[I’m dealing with the West Asia supply chain issue this week, busy, no time. For project issues, find Xiao Yang.]”

Fang Lian quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

These were all major matters. His parents were so busy this week, they probably wouldn’t have time to go back to the country!

He lay in bed, relieved, closed his eyes, and felt that he had been too unstable these past few days, losing sleep over some insignificant ranking.

It was really not right!

He fell into a peaceful sleep.

On the fifth day, he opened his eyes, took out his phone, and first checked the group chat.

With this check, Fang Lian suddenly sat up from the bed!

Six Fang: “[@Fang Mom, your first-round action score is 70 points, currently ranking first in the entire group. Congratulations!]”

Fang Lian: “???”

Wait, Mom, didn’t you say you were preparing for the international exhibition? Did you prepare all the way to Xiao Ji’s side?!

Fang Lian estimated in his heart that his mother’s speed score must be even lower than his sister’s, probably only two or three points. This, this… how high must her core score be!

Fang Lian couldn’t sit still for a moment.

On his way to the conference room, he couldn’t help but send a message to his mother, wanting to find out what kind of gift she had prepared for Xiao Ji, what she had done to get such a high score.

Who would have thought that his mother would see through his purpose at a glance and lightly reply.

Mom: “[Xiao Lian, a relationship with your brother is something you have to figure out and practice on your own. You can’t be thinking of taking shortcuts.]”

Mom: “[I’m going to a meeting. If there are any work-related problems, go find Xiao Huang to hand them over.]”

Fang Mom flashed away and stopped replying.

Leaving Fang Lian alone, to ponder惆悵 (chóuchàng – melancholically) over the group’s scores.

Bad, very bad.

At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before they started the monthly ranking!

Based on the current situation, his score seemed to be on par with his sister’s and only one point behind his mother’s. But you have to know, his speed score this time was a full score!

In reality, in terms of core score, both his sister and mother were much higher than him!

Fang Lian couldn’t sit still.

He spent time reading the entire “Communication Manual,” and had already memorized all the highlighted key points.

Making his younger brother happy didn’t seem as difficult as dealing with some uncooperative business partners, but why was his score so low?

Fang Lian felt that he must be missing something crucial.

He opened Lin Chen’s chat window and hesitated for a long time.

Should he directly ask the sixty-million-dollar big brother?

But the thought of Lin Chen snatching his “older brother” throne made Fang Lian a little unwilling.

But problems always needed to be solved.

Fang Lian pondered for a long while and called his secretary to find a vice president from a certain department for him.

The vice president was originally having a very wonderful workday.

The project was going smoothly, work was going smoothly, and even coaxing his new girlfriend was going smoothly.

But just at this relaxed and wonderful moment, President Fang’s chief secretary suddenly appeared at the office door and called him to President Fang’s office.

The vice president’s mood immediately became apprehensive, on the verge of falling into a bottomless pit at any moment.

He had heard that many friendly competitors had been laying off a lot of people recently. Could it be that their company was also going to implement this cost-cutting and efficiency-improving measure now? Did President Fang want to make him the first person to be laid off??

The vice president entered the door extremely nervously and saw his young big boss sitting behind the office desk with his ten fingers intertwined, impeccably dressed, and unusually serious.

The vice president’s heart quietly skipped a beat.

It’s over.

Big Boss: “Sit.”

The vice president carefully sat on the edge of the sofa. “President Fang, you were looking for me for…?”

Big Boss: “I’ve heard some rumors recently and wanted to ask you some questions.”

The vice president’s heart skipped another beat, and he almost fell off the sofa.

He sat back on the sofa, expressionless as if nothing had happened.

The vice president gave up on himself. “President Fang, are you talking about the problem with that project last time? Yes, I did make some mistakes in that project, but I have worked diligently in the group for all these years. Except for that project, I may not have been able to do the best, but at least I have always been at the forefront of the group, right?!”

Big Boss: “I heard you are very good at chasing and coaxing girls?”

Vice President: “…”

The vice president was wooden. “What?”

The big boss looked out the door seriously and vigilantly, then lowered his voice and said to him, “Not a single word of the conversation in this office today is to be leaked. Understand?”

Vice President: “Uh… uh-huh?”

Big Boss: “I’m asking you, are you good at pleasing boys who are younger than you?”

Vice President: “…”

Vice President, woodenly lv2: “President Fang, I’m not gay, I’ve never been gay, and I certainly don’t prey on children.”

Big Boss: “Forget it, it doesn’t matter. It’s all about pleasing people anyway. How about this, you help me come up with a few tricks, write a few action plans. If they are useful, I’ll personally give you a bonus this month. How about it?”

The vice president struggled. “President Fang, although everyone supports free love now, you-you can’t prey on children.”

The big boss was disgusted. “What child? That’s my biological brother. He’s already an adult this year.”

The vice president gasped. “In-real incest?! President Fang, I didn’t expect you to be so open in private!”

The big boss was confused. “What incest? Don’t talk about these random things. Be direct, can you complete the task or not, and when can you complete it? The premise is that it cannot affect the progress of the projects you have on hand. If the suggestion is effective, the bonus will start at six figures, and the upper limit will depend on the final effect.”

The vice president hesitated, struggled, and then firmed his belief. “I’m confident, definitely confident. Please rest assured, President Fang, I guarantee to complete the task!”

…

Fang Yecheng hadn’t been sleeping well these past few days.

The decline in sleep quality began on the day Fang Lian’s score was announced.

Every time his daughter’s or wife’s score was announced, his sleep quality would drop a notch. After he gave Lin Chen a red envelope of 880,000 for his thanks and learned the speed scores of the three of them, he even had a nightmare for a whole night.

He dreamed that his name was hung at the bottom of the group’s announcement board with a very low score. His wife, daughter, and son all saw it, pointed at him and laughed, and even took a screenshot of the announcement board and printed it out, pasting it at the entrance of the company.

Every employee who came to work would secretly cover their mouths and laugh at his ranking when they passed the gate. Even in the cafeteria, the employees would whisper behind his back and laugh at his low ranking together…

Fang Yecheng woke up with a start.

Recalling the contents of the dream, Fang Yecheng: …

What a big deal, how childish!

Fang Yecheng was slightly annoyed and took out his Green Chat to edit a message.

Fang Yecheng: “[Liu Fang, this is not quite consistent with the work content we agreed on. What’s the meaning of you scoring and ranking in the group, making the family atmosphere so tense?]”

Liu Fang didn’t know what he was busy with. Fang Yecheng waited until his eyes were bloodshot before he finally received a reply from Liu Fang.

Liu Fang: “[Oh? Oh my, Sixth Dad, what are you saying?]”

Liu Fang: “[Scoring your actions is to quantify your progress in coaxing Ji, so that you can clearly know how much of Xiao Ji’s anger has subsided and how much is left, giving you a clear action target.]”

Liu Fang: “[Ranking your scores is to let you clearly understand the relationship between other family members and Xiao Ji, so as to avoid miscommunication within the family, which may lead to misunderstandings and conflicts.]”

Liu Fang: “[As Xiao Ji’s father, Sixth Dad, are you not confident in your position in Xiao Ji’s heart? Are you satisfied with hiding the scores, burying your head in the sand, and letting everyone perfunctorily interact with Xiao Ji?]”

Liu Fang: “[Publicly announcing the scores and rankings in the group is just to promote understanding among family members and will not cause any actual impact. To take a step back, if Sixth Dad doesn’t want to see it, then just don’t look at it. What’s there to be nervous about ^ ^]”

Fang Yecheng was so angry that he typed in the input box: Do you understand what it means to pursue perfection? Do you understand what it means to pursue the top?

Fortunately, he was also a man in his fifties.

He was angry for a second, but before he could finish typing, his mind had already calmed down. He selected all the text and deleted it.

Fang Yecheng calmly thought of a solution.

These past few days, he had sought out countless subordinates and mobilized countless professional teams to study the preliminary preparation tasks together.

But after mobilizing so many people, the originally unsolvable problems were still not solved!

Are these preliminary preparations going to be shelved just like that?

But if he didn’t put in the effort in the preliminary preparations, how could he, with a ten-point difference in speed score, strive not to be the last in the family and lose face?

Fang Yecheng had no evidence, but he had a gut feeling that Lin Chen was just as evil as when he had proposed to rank the family at the end of each year based on the business performance of the four continents!

After some惆悵 (chóuchàng – melancholy) and hesitation, Fang Yecheng, on a sleepless night, once again sought out Lin Chen.

Fang Yecheng: “[Good Liu, let’s discuss something. Can you see if we can add a clause to this contract, to help us solve our family relationship problems hand-in-hand?]”

Liu Fang was very troubled: “[We are a studio with principles. Adding task objectives midway is something we cannot accept, according to the regulations.]”

Liu Fang: “[The addition of task objectives will greatly affect our original task plan, and even all plans will be overturned and redone because of this.]”

Fang Yecheng: “[The issue of money is open to discussion.]”

Liu Fang: “[But I also understand the anxiety you are feeling, Sixth Dad, because of the problem with Xiao Ji.]”

Liu Fang: “[How about this, I’ll give you a chance to make an offer. If our studio is satisfied, then even if I have to stay up all night, I will definitely find a way to solve the problem for you. If the studio thinks the price is not suitable, then I will also complete Xiao Ji’s transformation goal with all my heart according to the originally signed contract. How about that?]”

Fang Yecheng saw through Lin Chen’s tactics at a glance.

Fortunately, he was not young, and his temper was calm. After some thought and deliberation, he quoted a conscientious number to Lin Chen: “[Help me solve the father-son problem between me and Xiao Ji, start a new contract, the service period is half a year, and the total amount is fifteen million. How about that?]”

Liu Fang quickly responded: “[You offer the money with sincerity, and I will handle the matter with sincerity.]”

Liu Fang: “[Please rest assured, the ‘Professional True Young Master Actor’ studio will serve you wholeheartedly. Thank you for your business support. The legal department will directly contact you using this Green Chat later. Please pay close attention to your Green Chat messages~]”