Women's intuition is terrible.
Luke just turned on the air conditioner, and she was able to associate the function buttons on the display screen with the black Lamborghini incident.
"It's you!"
"It's not me!"
I would never admit to such a thing even if I were beaten to death.
"lie!"
Barbara snorted, "Don't think I can't recognize a Lamborghini just because you painted it white."
As he spoke, he used his clothes to cover his chest, knelt in front of the screen, and looked at it curiously.
Under the silver-gray moonlight, the girl's back was like a stream, smooth and tight, suddenly opening at the hips like blooming petals.
This woman did it on purpose!
Which man can resist such a beautiful scenery?
The saying that the land of pleasure is the grave of heroes is absolutely true.
After a night, Luke didn't remember how many unequal treaties he had signed. He only remembered the smug look on Barbara's face when he sent her home.
For the sake of his future happy life, he thought it would be better to stay away from her.
…
It was the third Sunday in August and the weather was sunny.
Today is a memorable day. At three o'clock in the afternoon, with the registration of a guy named "Big Shark", the total number of ShowMe users exceeded 10 million.
This is a milestone and a new beginning.
Along with this came a message from a lawyer that the contract dispute case with Central Bank had been submitted to the court and would be heard in a week. Based on the current situation, ShowMe could not fail unless Luke withdrew the lawsuit. In other words, as soon as the trial was over, ShowMe would terminate its equity relationship with Central Bank and return to its original state.
The Gotham incident changed ShowMe's image in the public eye.
In the past, people only thought that ShowMe was an online platform for chatting and making friends. Now it is different. This platform has played a vital role in the process of citizens' "rights protection".
It became the preferred communication tool of the "mob", and by publishing the personal information and hiding places of corrupt officials, conducting systematic planning and deployment, and other measures, it turned the scattered citizens of Gotham into a powerful fist.
This fist destroyed the government and reshaped Gotham in unimaginable horrors.
After this incident, ShowMe is no longer an unknown small company, but has become a new type of media that many people have to take seriously.
As a result, overnight, many "similar" social networking platforms appeared on the market, such as Friendste, Mybook, etc.
In order to highlight their differences, these platforms have relaxed the conditions and do not require real-name registration, and can be used with just an email address.
Their emergence had a great impact on ShowMe, especially Friendste, which was backed by Sequoia Group. Thanks to the extremely high influence of Sequoia Group, the total number of users exceeded 500,000 just one week after its release.
Zack walked into the office and said angrily,
"Boss, the people at Friendste are going too far. It's fine if the functions are the same, but they even copied the code. Don't they feel ashamed?"
Without even looking up, Luke said, "Shame is a consumable commodity. Once you use it, it's gone."
"But we can't let them plagiarize our products at will!"
Luke agreed with this view, thought about it, and asked,
"What can you do?"
"You can sue them for copyright infringement and bankrupt them."
Cindy seconded the suggestion, "I also think we should take some legal action to prevent them from plagiarizing with impunity."
"It's a good idea, but it's useless. According to the Constitution, different source code doesn't constitute copyright infringement. I checked Friendste's source code, and it's very different from ours. We won't win the case based on this."
"What should we do? We can't let them keep copying!"
Luke looked up.
He paused for a few seconds on that anxious face and said calmly,
"Anger won't solve the problem, it will only make things worse. Zack, you're the head of the technical department. You need to learn to stay calm. Also, keep those people under control and don't let them do anything stupid. We're running a company now, not a spy organization."
Zack was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"I will discipline them." After a pause, he added, "But we can't just ignore the plagiarism issue. They'll think we're easy to bully."
Luke smiled and shook his head.
"Competition in a business isn't a street fight: if you hit me, I'll hit you back. Oftentimes, you have to learn to be tolerant and gradually build up your strength. If you don't punch, it's fine. But if you do, you have to kill your opponent. If you can't do that, don't punch. Do you understand?"
The two of them seemed to be lost in thought.
Luke added, "I'll handle the plagiarism issue. What you need to do is appease your employees, work hard, complete the update plan step by step, and ignore what's happening outside."
"Got it, boss."
After talking about some work, the two left.
…
7pm, the most famous French restaurant in the metropolis.
Luke, dressed in a suit, got out of the car and looked expressionlessly at Charlie standing at the door of the restaurant.
"I remember you were only given seven days' leave, but you were there for eight and a half days and still haven't finished your work."
"150,000 for picking up girls, how much is left now?"
Charlie said awkwardly, "There's still one hundred and forty-eight thousand left."
Hey!
Luke instantly became interested and looked him up and down carefully, as if he were looking at an alien.
"The airfare from Metropolitan to Seaside City was $240, and you stayed in a four-star luxury suite. Add in your daily expenses, and you've spent nothing in eight days. You've actually earned something."
"Charlie Will, you are really capable."
"Tell me, which rich woman has taken a fancy to you?"
Charlie smiled bitterly and said, "Master, please don't insult me."
Luke glared at him. If there hadn't been so many people around, he would have kicked him a few times.
The only downside of the French restaurant was that it had no private rooms. Charlie knew his young master's habits and found a secluded table.
There were two other people at the table.
One is Melissa Kakeian, Charlie's seducer, and the other is Linda Danvers, the girl from Krypton.
Luke frowned slightly, not knowing what Charlie was up to.
His eyes passed over Melissa and stopped at the blonde Linda Danvers. A flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then returned to normal.
Charlie acted as a middleman and introduced them to each other.
"Lisa, this is Luke Xiao, my boss and a good friend who grew up with me."
"Melissa, my girlfriend. The person next to her is Miss Danvers, Melissa's best friend."
Luke nodded as a greeting. He wanted to see what Charlie was up to.
After the introduction, Charlie sat next to Melissa and held her hand. The two looked at each other affectionately, and the air was filled with the smell of dog food.
Charlie took a deep breath, his expression serious and solemn, as if he was making an important decision.
"Boss, I have something to tell you. We have decided to get married on Christmas!"
puff!
Luke spat out the water in his mouth, and Linda Danvers opposite him was not much better, covering her mouth and coughing repeatedly.
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