All-rounder Artist

Lin Yuan certainly didn't know about the situation over at the hotel.

As a shareholder, he didn't like to inquire into the specific operations of the company, even though he was the hotel's second largest shareholder—

The shareholding structure of the Yu Dynasty Hotel was not complex.

Xia Fan, Jiang Kui, Chen Zhiyu, Wei Haoyun, and Zhao Ying Ge each held 6%.

Combined, they accounted for 30% of the shares.

Lin Yuan alone held another 30% of the shares.

As for Sun Yaohuo himself, he held 40% in his capacity as chairman.

In fact, Sun Yaohuo wanted to give Lin Yuan even more, but Lin Yuan felt that 30% was already quite a lot, especially considering he was not putting in the effort to manage the hotel—

Although it probably couldn't be said that way.

Lin Yuan indeed had to make an effort.

The Yu Dynasty Hotel had a total of five top-level suites.

Within the hotel's design, the five top-level suites corresponded to five classic national paintings.

Because Lin Yuan felt that the quality of Sun Yaohuo's five paintings was not up to par, the original national paintings were taken down.

In other words:

Apart from the completed "Gallop," which was ready to be given to the chairman, Lin Yuan also needed to paint five more national paintings to fill the void left by the original artworks, which were to be hung on the walls of the five top-level suites of the hotel.

This was a big project.

Taking into account that the hotel was going to officially open next month, Lin Yuan directly exchanged for an Energy Potion with the System to work overtime on this daunting task.

Lin Yuan had already decided on the contents of the five paintings:

Ink Shrimp Picture!

Herding Horses Picture!

Phoenix's Pride!

Spring Tree and Autumn Frost Picture!

Eagle Spreading Wings and Swallowing Rivers and Mountains Picture!

The Ink Shrimp Picture used shrimp as the prototype, which Lin Yuan once painted using Qi Baishi's character card, gaining some insights.

The Herding Horses Picture was similar to the Gallop, only with the number of horses increased.

As for the remaining three pictures, audiences who have seen "Flirting Scholar" will not find them unfamiliar.

All three pictures were mentioned in that movie, and the protagonist Tang Bohu drew them one by one, it's just that Shadow's painting skills had not reached the Master Level at that time, so those few pictures did not attract much attention when the movie was released.

Now.

Lin Yuan possessed Master Level painting skills and also had the Paintfection skill to enchant his Master Level painting skills, so displaying the unique features of these paintings was not difficult.

Lin Yuan was simply having fun.

Choosing subjects to paint was one thing, but he specifically chose the paintings mentioned in "Flirting Scholar".

However, it turned out to be a serendipitous decision.

The choice of these paintings was actually not bad, in fact, it could be said to be very suitable.

Those who could afford five-star top-level suites were likely to be very wealthy, and such people mostly liked those paintings that looked supremely grandiose, preferably filled with overwhelming power and an invincible aura!

It just so happened that Tang Bohu's works fit the bill, with a style that was luxurious and somewhat flashy.

An eagle.

A phoenix.

Some people really liked this style.

Even Herding Horses fit this style.

As for Ink Shrimp and Spring Tree and Autumn Frost, these were to add a variety of elements; not everything could be extremely domineering in style, as the delicate beauty of small, fresh, and eternal works were also appreciated by some.

With the Paintfection skill,

These paintings would present completely different artistic conceptions to different viewers, without any loss of quality.

Having made up his mind,

Lin Yuan once again secluded himself to paint, even refusing invitations from the Yu Dynasty team to play video games with remarkable self-discipline.

Five days!

Ten days!

Twenty days!

Half a month!

Lin Yuan didn't leave his house or step outside his door, deeply immersed in painting and beyond extrication.

And after this period of focused effort, one masterpiece after another was gradually born.

Write songs?

Out of the question.

Becoming Maestro; clinching twelve consecutive championships; sweeping through music festivals!

Now, Lin Yuan was not very interested in the seasonal music chart.

…

While Lin Yuan was focused on painting, the hotel business was still booming and even reaching new heights!

At the end of January.

Harvey's newly created Landing Box chat group suddenly got frantic!

"Damn!"

"Please, I'm begging you guys, stop recommending friends to play 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds,' I can't even book a room anymore!"

"Damn it!"

"I had something come up at home yesterday, so I canceled my room, and now today when I come to open a room, there aren't any left!"

"Same here!"

"I just want to eat chicken!"

"It's all your fault, constantly recommending this game to others—now everyone's scrambling to play, and I can't get a turn!"

"Heh, good thing I'm clever, I've kept my room, it's just a thousand bucks a day."

"You beasts, the hotel's 500 rooms are no longer enough!"

...

Yes.

With word of mouth over the past month, the Yu Dynasty Hotel had its first full house!

Five hundred rooms were all booked by guests!

Now, 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' could quickly form a match just with players inside the hotel, unlike initially when Sun Yaohuo had to scrape together staff to fill in!

"The game feedback is really positive, I feel like our second game is also going to be a hit!"

The Yuanhuo game team walked into a meeting room at the hotel, and seeing the situation, couldn't help but slap their thighs in excitement!

The hotel was like a pilot.

A good response from the pilot indicated that the game would have great potential after it went live!

"Looks like my Dad gave me a good name."

Sun Yaohuo joked about his own name, then turned to the Yuanhuo game director and said seriously:

"I have an idea."

"Please, boss, go ahead!"

"I want to enhance Teacher Admirable Fish's gaming experience—he tends to land and become a box easily, so while others play for half an hour, my junior can usually only play for about ten minutes..."

"Huh?"

"Those ten minutes, I want to make sure my junior has fun, so I thought about designing some cool skins for him, the kind that are limited editions and can't be used by others, and the box should ideally be gold-colored, that's more domineering."

"..."

The director of Yuanhuo games had yet to speak when Wang Yu, who had been following Lin Yuan, got excited. He looked at Sun Yaohuo with an admiring and heated gaze:

"That's brilliant!"

He expressed his admiration wholeheartedly: "Chairman, this move is so smart, I'm truly fortunate to follow you!"

Huh?

What's brilliant?

Sun Yaohuo felt confused when he saw Wang Yu stand up, moving excitedly, and spouting energetically:

"Recently, our competitors have been saying that after the game is released, our hotel will lose its appeal to customers, but Chairman, this move makes great arrangements!"

"What arrangements?"

The director of Yuanhuo games was also puzzled.

Wang Yu said unreservedly: "That's where we can't compare to the Chairman. His idea is to design exclusive hotel skins. You know how gaming characters have skins, right? We develop exclusive skins for players who play 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' at our hotel, which can only be used inside our hotel. For some rich folks, not being able to buy better gear than others with money, getting top-tier skins that other players can only envy is a benefit. Surely customers will come to our hotel specifically to play the game for these limited edition skins. These skins in-game are a symbol of status, even the box you become after dying is different—don't you guys think it's a clever move?"

Wang Yu truly admired Sun Yaohuo's brilliance!

Calling the Chairman a business genius wasn't without reason!

"So that's it!"

The Yuanhuo games director's eyes lit up: "There are no significant technical obstacles, we can design exclusive skins for the hotel right away. After the game release, others won't be able to use them, they are just for use inside our hotel—Chairman, your strategy is indeed brilliant!"

Sun Yaohuo looked bewildered.

When did it get so complicated?

I just wanted to improve my junior's gaming experience.

Oh well.

Let it be.

As long as my junior's gaming experience improves, that's good enough.

Thinking this, Sun Yaohuo's phone suddenly rang.

"Junior."

Sun Yaohuo motioned for everyone to be silent, then stood up.

Lin Yuan's voice came through the phone: "Senior, come to my house to pick up the paintings."

It was the end of the month.

The Yu Dynasty Hotel was about to open;

The game 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' was about to be released;

Lin Yuan, after spending a month and using the system's Energy Potions, finally completed five traditional Chinese paintings following 'Paintfection,' ready to be gifted to Sun Yaohuo—

These were the five paintings infused with the essence of Paintfection.