Back ho, Lin Feng let the children plan their own ti. As for him, he was just their driver.
In the blink of an eye, it was ti for the children to get their report cards. The process of distributing them only took about an hour.
The school was filled with groups of parents discussing how their children should spend the holiday.
"My son isn't good at math. I need to tutor him properly during the break."
"My daughter can't grasp Pinyin well; I have to lay a solid foundation for her. Her father can't differentiate between Pinyin sounds either and has trouble with the difference between n/l and s/sh sounds!"
"Exactly, Pinyin is the foundation. If their Pinyin foundation is weak, they'll definitely fall behind in their studies later on."
Before long, the children from Class Eight ca down first. Dabao and Erbao were in the sa class. As the class president, Dabao achieved full marks in both subjects. Erbao also scored full marks, as expected.
The majority of the other children in the class scored in the nineties, with so in the eighties. There were even a few who failed. The parent of the child who failed was speechless, trembling with anger as they watched their son's carefree deanor. Only after other parents ca over to console her did the mother's expression soften slightly.
Soon after, Class Six was also dismissed. Sanbao and Sibao both achieved full marks as well. Scoring full marks ant no winter break howork. That ant they could do whatever they liked during the holiday.
That afternoon, after their nap, the children couldn't wait to go play at the comic studio. But Lin Feng refused.
"They're all super busy right now, kind of like you guys during exams."
"When they're done, Dad will take you there," he promised.
The children had no choice but to agree.
The SP Comics app was launched earlier than expected, thanks to adequate funding in the later stages.
"Going live at midnight on Saturday?" Lin Feng laughed. "Alright, I'll contribute to the download count then."
At midnight on Saturday, an app called SP Comics went live. Everyone was watching the download count, waiting nervously by their computers. At the sa ti, various content creators in the animation sections of major platforms were advertising the app. Several major influencers on Weibo were promoting it as well. The app had acquired the exclusive rights to several blockbuster foreign ani and manga, which was one of its main selling points.
After Lin Feng downloaded it, he played around with it and found it quite good. The layout was clean, and the works were varied. If it could attract a hands-on dad like him, it could probably attract an even larger younger crowd.
The next day, Lin Feng woke up to a missed call from Tony, followed by a WeChat ssage. The screenshot showed that at 6:00 a.m., the download count was 230,000. Barring any surprises, the first day's download count would reach a million; they would just have to wait for the 24-hour data. It was now 7:30 a.m., and a check of the app store showed the count was at 270,000. User reviews were very positive, with everyone giving five-star ratings.
Lin Feng got up, made breakfast for his four little treasures, and then took them to taekwondo, crafts, and other activities.
Liu Bo called early in the morning. "Bro, I want to discuss sothing with you."
"What's up?"
"Our Lin's Clothing brand has been established for several years now. I see other companies organizing trips abroad every year. Should we do sothing similar?"
"That's a good idea. Have you thought about where to go?"
"Not yet, that's why I'm asking you. The New Year is just half a month away."
During this period, many people would be buying children's clothes. The ti around the New Year was always the busiest for the online store.
Lin Feng thought for a mont. "How about this? We'll just travel dostically this year. Let's go to Donghai. We should take An Lan with us; she kept saying the timing was never right for her."
"Later, you can put together a list of who's going. Include veteran employees like Chen Xiaotong and pick a few people from An Lan's restaurant to join. Families are welco."
"Got it!"
After hanging up, Lin Feng thought for a mont more before calling Jiang Anmin and Lin Jiajun. He arranged for several veteran employees from the two hot pot restaurants to join the trip as well, and they could bring their families along. All plane tickets and expenses would be covered by the company.
Lin Jiajun pursed his lips and asked in a low voice, "Can I go too?"
He had actually been wanting to go for a long ti but never had the chance. Because the expenses there were just too high.
After ending the calls, Lin Feng thought of Tony.
Since the app went online at midnight last night, everyone from the comic studio had been sitting in front of their computers, staying up until dawn. Just a mont ago, Tony had finished a cup of instant noodles and planned to sleep until noon. To save money, he had given up his rental and was now sleeping on the sofa at the studio.
The phone call instantly roused Tony. "Brother Feng?"
Lin Feng smiled. "It's like this, we're planning to go on a company trip…"
After listening for a while, any trace of sleepiness vanished from Tony. He suddenly felt incredibly energized. He couldn't contain his excitent and tentatively asked, "Brother Feng, is there a limit to how many people can go?"
Lin Feng was watching the porridge, preparing to add milk, his tone casual. "Nope, anyone who wants to can go. Just give
the headcount tonight."
"Okay, got it!"
After hanging up, Tony splashed his face with cold water and called everyone in for a eting.
In less than half an hour, all the studio mbers had arrived. The technology departnt team was the first to show up, their hearts pounding with anxiety.
"What's going on? Did sothing go wrong?"
Tony looked at him with a sly grin. "Nope."
The head of the tech departnt was Qin Xiaoan, a forr classmate of Tony's whom he'd spent a long ti recruiting to start the business with him. It was with Qin Xiaoan's addition that they had evolved from a simple comic studio and begun planning to develop an app.
They couldn't just be contractors for other platforms. They had to create their own!
Qin Xiaoan had been the busiest last night. With dark circles under his eyes, he was fuming. "If this isn't important, why did you drag
here?"
Tony chuckled at him. "You'll know soon."
Qin Xiaoan knew Tony was a reliable guy who wouldn't stir up trouble for no reason. He flopped onto the sofa. "I'll take a quick nap. Wake
up when it's ti."
After people arrived one after another, the last to co was from the planning departnt... Ming Guang. This comic studio had been founded by Tony, Qin Xiaoan, and Ming Guang together. Ming Guang had done a bit of everything in the comics field; before quitting his last job, he had been in operations, so he knew more about that side of the business than anyone.
Tony woke Qin Xiaoan. "Today, I have so good news for you guys."
"Our boss, uh, Brother Feng, thinks we've been working too hard recently, so…"
One of them hurriedly interjected, "Is he going to give us bonuses?"
Tony paused, realizing just how broke everyone had been lately.
"Uh, no. He's taking us on a three-day trip to Donghai, all expenses paid."
Everyone looked at each other. Donghai was a must-visit dostic tourist destination, like Sanya was for its beaches. In Yangcheng, it never snowed in winter, but in Donghai, you could see the most beautiful snowscapes in the country.
"Brother Feng said anyone who wants to go can go."
Everyone stood up and cheered. A few people were bewildered.
Like Qin Xiaoan, who asked, "Hey? I can't leave. What happens if I go?"
An artist also said, "Damn, I still have three comics to update! I can't go!"
Another artist started to taunt him, "Hahaha, I have a stockpile of finished chapters! Didn't see that coming, did you?!"
"What the hell? You have a stockpile? How co I didn't know?"
"Surprising, isn't it?"
Tony clapped his hands. "Quiet down, quiet down! For those who haven't finished their work, the rest of you who are free, please help them out. Let's work hard so that this ti, we can all take a break and have a great ti for three days. This is a once-in-a-lifeti opportunity! As for you, Qin Xiaoan, you're going too. Just bring your laptop with you!"
"Alright, let's assign the work now…"
These people were all used to wearing multiple hats, so handling it wouldn't be a problem.
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