Fang Chenyi nodded. This could be considered a direction for virtual reality research, but it was still a far cry from what was written in novels.

However, an idea began to form in Fang Chenyi’s mind. He now had so many companies and groups under his belt, including those in gaming, anime, entertainment, and even a software company for Apple. ’If I assemble a professional team from all these companies, could I actually develop one of those virtual reality games?’

The moment this idea appeared, it took root in Fang Chenyi’s mind.

And so, Fang Chenyi put down his wine glass with great interest and said tentatively,

"Now that you two mention it, I’m actually getting the idea to try developing one of those virtual reality games. What do you think? Are you interested in joining in?"

"Yes! Absolutely!"

The words had barely been spoken when, before the two big shots could say anything, Principal Wang, who was standing to the side, got excited. Thinking of the games described in novels, he couldn’t help but raise his hand.

Ignoring Old Wang’s gaze, Principal Wang continued speaking to Fang Chenyi,

"Heh heh, Brother Fang, you have to count me in. How about this? I have an anime company, so I’ll handle the game’s art. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Fang Chenyi smiled and shook his head.

"Not a great offer. The anime company I have seems to be better than yours."

At these words, Principal Wang was stunned for a moment. Then, he remembered Fang Chenyi’s Xuanji Technology and immediately deflated.

But the guy instantly spoke up again,

"No problem, no problem! I also have an entertainment company. I’ll be in charge of the game’s music. That should be fine, right?"

Fang Chenyi shrugged. "Sorry, Baida Film and Television is mine now too. And it seems Tokyo Entertainment is also mine."

Looking at Principal Wang’s sullen expression, Fang Chenyi couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

At this moment, Brother Xiaoma, who was beside them, spoke with a wry smile, "Younger Brother Fang, your assets are just too immense. Haha, I’d love to join in, but as you know, all my capital is tied up in South Africa. I imagine this will be another massive investment, and I really don’t have the funds to participate right now."

Old Wang also said helplessly that he wanted to join in, but he simply didn’t have the capital to participate.

Fang Chenyi wasn’t surprised at all to hear this. At the same time, he was quite relieved. ’It’s best if I’m the sole controlling shareholder of my own company. After all, it’s not like I’m short on cash right now.’

The only reason he had invited them was as a courtesy. After all, he had the resources to do it all by himself.

After dinner, it was getting late. Now that he knew this place was one of his own businesses, Fang Chenyi didn’t leave. After seeing off the two Wangs and Brother Ma, Fang Chenyi dismissed Xia Bingbao and started to wander around the clubhouse by himself.

Of course, his real purpose was the indispensable daily task of picking up trash.

After being challenged by that 5 billion incident, Fang Chenyi was determined to seize every minute and every second to pick up trash from now on.

Otherwise, he would really be letting down the treasure he held in his hands.

He deliberately found a deserted area and started to wander. Along the way, he carried a woven plastic bag and held a trash grabber, picking up whatever he saw.

[Host has picked up one white glove. System reward: 100 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the Host’s bank account. Please check your balance.]

[Host has picked up one cigarette butt. System reward: 50 yuan. The reward has been deposited into the Host’s bank account. Please check your balance.] 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

While Fang Chenyi was happily picking up trash, Xia Bingbao was watching the surveillance monitor. He saw the chairman, armed with a woven bag and a trash grabber, picking up trash in the compound, and a sense of heartfelt admiration rose in his heart.

’Sigh, a big boss worth tens of billions is out picking up trash late at night. This must be why he was able to build such a massive fortune!’

After a moment of reflection, Xia Bingbao left the surveillance room and returned to his office.

Of course, Fang Chenyi was aware of the surveillance cameras behind him. As he picked up trash, he was also searching for the cameras’ blind spots.

As he walked, he found quite a few trash cans, but there wasn’t much in them. This frustrated Fang Chenyi. ’Looks like they clean up pretty diligently around here.’

But even though there wasn’t much trash to pick up, Fang Chenyi didn’t head back. He continued to wander and pick. Sauntering along, perhaps because he was deliberately heading for the darker areas, he soon came across a small factory building next to a perimeter wall.

He walked closer and looked at it by the light of the moon. An excited expression immediately appeared on his face. A sign was hanging on it, conspicuously written with the words ’Garbage Storage Area’.

"Well, I’ll be damned. Fortune really does favor the bold!"

He glanced left and right. Aside from a camera with a blinking red light a few hundred meters away pointed at the old-fashioned main gate of this garbage storage area, there were no other cameras.

He raised his hand, wagged a finger at the camera, and the camera actually turned away.

Seeing this, Fang Chenyi was taken aback. ’I didn’t expect someone to actually be watching me.’

But it was obvious the other person knew his identity. That had to be why they moved the camera after he just wagged his finger.

Fang Chenyi stopped dwelling on it and turned toward the old-fashioned main gate.

Arriving at the gate, he found it was a door-within-a-door setup. Set into a large roll-up door was a smaller door for personnel access.

And on this small door was a keypad lock, obviously intended for the clubhouse staff to use when they brought trash.

But this also put Fang Chenyi in a difficult spot. ’I don’t know the password, though.’

Just as he was feeling a bit speechless, the phone in his pocket rang.

He glanced at the caller ID. It was Xia Bingbao.

He answered the call, and Xia Bingbao’s respectful voice came from the other end: "Chairman, this is Xiaoxia. I just received a report from the security department that you went to the garbage storage area. The door there has a password. The code is 194588."

After saying this, Xia Bingbao tactfully didn’t ask what Fang Chenyi was doing there, nor did he make any other idle chatter. After Fang Chenyi replied with an "I know," he hung up.

Smiling and shaking his head, Fang Chenyi thought, ’Looks like this Xia Bingbao is pretty sharp. He knows not to ask what shouldn’t be asked.’

Now that he had the password, he didn’t hesitate. After sweeping the doorknob with his trash grabber, he pushed the door open and went inside.

Once inside, Fang Chenyi was pleasantly surprised by how spacious it was.

It didn’t look that big from the outside, but the inside was a whole different world. After entering, he discovered that more than half of the factory building was built outside the perimeter wall. The massive structure was well over a thousand square meters.

[To be continued...]