Studios were based on the internet and operated in the game, so they were most used to communicating online. Employees usually came from all over the world, so they might not be in the same place. It was one of the specialties of studios to gather and become colleagues through the internet.
Although Image was the biggest studio in the industry, it wasn't an exception. They did have core members working in the same place, but there were more colleagues who relied on the internet to communicate. Especially after the parallel world was fully simulated, everyone found a place in the game to close the door and sit down. It was exactly the same as talking face to face. The boss of the studio was very grateful for this great game. After all, face-to-face communication was more convenient for management. However, if he forced everyone to gather together from different places, it would increase his expenses greatly. Now, it was better to have a room in the game, which was cheaper than renting a toilet in an office building. Since the online game entered the era of the parallel world, the boss who had considered further formalizing the studio and working with everyone in a clean and bright environment temporarily gave up on this idea. Anyway, he had always been used to this model, and he continued to carry on …
Image Studio was currently having their weekly meeting with the directors of each division. There were a total of twenty people. The company would reimburse the cost of teleportation scrolls. This time, the meeting was held in Moonlit Night City.
"Five Nights, tell us!" Image Studio's base in Moonlit Night City was rather simple. Currently, Moonlit Night City was in chaos. As the host, Five Nights didn't have time to prepare anything, so the elites of Image Studio could only sit on the ground. The only chair was for their boss, but it was too awkward for one person to sit on it, so the boss sat cross-legged on the ground. The one speaking was Image Studio's boss. Of course, he had an account in the game. His ID was very arrogant, Unparalleled Wonder.
Unparalleled Wonder used to be an avid gamer, but as he grew older, his interest in the game slowly faded. However, his years of immersion in the game didn't go to waste. He used all of it to create a studio. Image Studio was led by him from a young age. Now that the business was on the right track, Image Studio was like a steady machine, moving forward steadily. Unparalleled Wonder led his team into the parallel world, and everything went smoothly. Their business didn't change because of the game mode. After all, an online game was still an online game.
On the other hand, Unparalleled Wonder became interested in the new game mode. Image Studio's employees who could communicate with the boss realized that the boss appeared in the game frequently, but they all knew that the boss was playing most of the time! As the boss of the largest studio, Unparalleled Wonder had good equipment. His level wasn't low either, level 42, and he was considered a top player. As for his skill level … the experts in Image Studio only said one sentence after watching the boss play, "Thank goodness he has that equipment."
Image Studio's weekly meeting wasn't supposed to be today, but due to the chaos in Moonlit Night City, it was brought forward. Workshops were very happy to see players fighting and killing each other. However, Moonlit City was filled with people yelling for Fancy Workshop's death. This wasn't something that Workshops liked. At the end of the day, they were in the service industry, and the players were their customers and God. Now that God was holding a knife and killing them on sight, what else could they hope to sell to them?
Unparalleled Wonder wasn't happy about this, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he smiled and asked Five Nights to explain the situation.
Five Nights was the one who arranged the leveling efficiency, and he knew that the boss was already unhappy with him once. He was smiling, but everyone knew that the boss always smiled to understand the situation, and then smiled evilly to deduct your salary. Five Nights didn't dare to be slow, and told the boss about his plan. He emphasized the importance of confidentiality, and told the people who pulled the strings to not reveal Image Studio's identity. Five Nights didn't understand how the other party still managed to catch them.
"There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. How could such a big move not be leaked? The problem is that you have to get it done. Now that it's not done, and we're covered in sh * t, what do you think we should do? Will we still have business in Moonlit Night City in the future? " Unparalleled Wonder didn't discuss with Five Nights how to let people know, he only asked what they should do.
If Five Nights didn't think about this, then he wouldn't have been able to climb to the position of director. When he heard the boss ask, he immediately gave the answer he had prepared, "With our status, it's impossible for us to take the initiative to go against them."
"Nonsense." Unparalleled Wonder said. The studio was here to make money, and harmony was the only way to make money.
"Therefore, the most important thing now is to spread rumors among the players and guide the players' line of sight. Let them know that the fight with the studio was actually a misunderstanding and that someone framed them. I believe that even now, the majority of the players are still confused as to why Image Studio was suddenly attacked. The earlier we do it, the easier it will be for us to guide the players' opinions. Then, we'll give them a discount and buy their hearts. I believe that the players will eventually soften. After a long time, it will pass. "Wu Ye's words were clear and logical.
Unparalleled Wonder nodded, he agreed with what Five Nights said. Right now, it was difficult to change the minds of the players, so they could only give them candy and slowly make them forget about it.
"Since you already have an idea, are you already doing it?" Unparalleled Wonder asked.
"I'm doing it. Our registered players in Moonlit Night City have all been mobilized, and everyone has been given a detailed lesson on how to spread rumors." Five Nights said.
"Oh, you're doing it quite carefully this time." Unparalleled Wonder said.
Five Nights didn't dare make a sound. Getting carried away at a time like this, water must have gone into his brain.
"However, it's still too late. Just the discount you mentioned will cost us quite a bit, and this can all be avoided. "Unparalleled Wonder said.
"Yes, yes, yes … …" Five Nights nodded, he knew that Fiendish Smile was coming.
"Efficient leveling method, monopolizing the city rewards, and failing to do it twice, the losses are immeasurable."
"It's my responsibility." Five Nights said.
"I'll notify the finance department." Unparalleled Wonder was still smiling. Actually, his smile wasn't any different, but every time Image Studio employee heard this, they would treat it as "Fiendish Smile".
Five Nights knew exactly how much he was fined, but Unparalleled Wonder would never say it in front of everyone. The finance department would contact Five Nights afterwards. Five Nights sighed. If he really counted the profits from the Efficient leveling method and monopolizing the city as losses, then even if he died, it wouldn't be enough to atone for his sins. However, it was business, of course there were some that could be won, and some that couldn't.
"Moonlit Night City's discount sales should be a bit more intense. Especially when I came over, I saw that they were killing quite fiercely. The loss of equipment will be quite severe, so let's transfer some equipment to Moonlit Night City! Oh, right, where's the person in charge of Moonlit Night City? " Unparalleled Wonder suddenly remembered. Everyone here was a director, and each of them was in charge of several cities. Their subordinates were usually the people in charge of each city. The people in charge of each city didn't attend the meeting, but there was an exception, and that was the main city where the meeting was being held. The person in charge of that city obviously had to come and listen in, serve tea, and arrange for the main city's special food and drinks. If there were any special tourist attractions, they would also go and take a look. Corruption was everywhere.
"He's still the guild leader of this city in name, and he's also participating in the battle, so it won't be easy for him to leave." Five Nights explained.
"It's not that I don't approve of this type of management, but we need to be more cautious and clean. Not only did Five Nights fail, but he also made himself dirty. This is definitely not good, so everyone needs to learn from this. " Unparalleled Wonder took the opportunity to preach. This kind of preaching was sometimes a pleasure for those in power, especially when the people below him nodded in agreement after he finished speaking. It was really delightful.
Although it was the same today, Unparalleled Wonder felt that the people in today's meeting were a little absent-minded, especially when he was discussing with Five Nights. Not a single person interrupted. This was a good opportunity to kick someone when they were down! Unparalleled Wonder also knew that his subordinates couldn't be united like a family. There were many who disliked each other, and there were many who competed with each other. Today, they all listened to Five Nights' explanation in a friendly manner, and didn't hear a single word of sarcasm. This was really strange.
Unparalleled Wonder was a little confused, but he still had to continue the meeting, so he said, "Alright, let's end the discussion about Moonlit Night City here. Let's talk about the other cities!" Of course, the meeting didn't only talk about Moonlit Night City, but it was the most important thing. In fact, there was another reason why the meeting was held earlier: these few days were the days when the city war ended, and the rewards were distributed. Under the new circumstances, the boss naturally wanted to know what was going on in each city, and what ideas everyone had.
After this question was asked, there was silence again. This time, even Five Nights felt that something was wrong. He glanced at someone. This guy had always been at odds with him. This time, he made a mistake, and was mentioned in the meeting, but this guy didn't even mock him? Moreover … this guy didn't even look at him.
Also, the boss was asking questions now! Why didn't the guys who liked to show off and talk first all say anything? They all lowered their heads and stared at their feet. What were they thinking about? Was there a hole in the floor?
Unparalleled Wonder was naturally very confused, so he directly called out a person's name, "Wu Ye, what's the situation on your side?"
Wu Ye, one of the three leaders of Yun Teng Studio. Wu Ye, who didn't say anything during the discussion of cooperation, was actually one of the 19 directors of Ying Qi Studio. Hearing the boss call out her name, Five Nights immediately looked over. That's right, this girl who liked to show off and talk first, why didn't she say anything today?
Wu Ye's expression was a little shy, and after a while, she said, "Boss, I have something to say to you in private."
What was this woman trying to do? Seduce the boss? Finally couldn't help but think of this big move? Five Nights didn't like Wu Ye. First, this woman was too good at performing, and the regular meeting was always her personal speech. Secondly, it was because of Wu Ye and Wu Ye. Because their IDs were homophonous, it was inevitable that they would be teased by other colleagues. In the end, Wu Ye would always get angry at these jokes, as if she was being insulted. This made Wu Ye very upset, and even maliciously guessed that Wu Ye didn't want these ambiguous jokes to affect her seduction skills.
Unparalleled Wonder was also surprised by Wu Ye's reaction, and then he thought that she might say something unfavorable to someone in the room. This person shouldn't be Five Nights. Wu Ye's problem had already been brought out, so there was no need to hide it. Combined with the abnormal situation of others, could it be that something more serious than Moonlit Night City happened in the studio that he didn't know about? Unparalleled Wonder's expression became serious, and he looked at Wu Ye, "This is a regular meeting, there is nothing that can't be said. Just say what you want."
"I … want to resign." Wu Ye also opened her mouth.
Unrivalled Genius was startled, Five Nights was startled, everyone was startled, but a look of realization flashed across many people's faces. When they noticed the other people's expressions, they understood a bit more.
Unparalleled Wonder frowned, "What's the reason?"
"I'm tired, I want to rest." Wu Ye said.
Of course, Unparalleled Wonder wouldn't believe this reason. In the last regular meeting, Wu Ye was still cheerfully snatching everyone's topic, and suddenly she was tired in less than a week?
"What happened? Although our studio isn't like other companies, we still love our employees. If you have any difficulties, just tell us. "Unparalleled Wonder's tone became a little more amiable.
Wu Ye seemed to have gathered her courage, and said, "I want to change the environment."
"Change the environment?" Unparalleled Wonder laughed, "Is there a studio with a better environment than ours?" Unparalleled Wonder's laugh was a little mocking. At this time, as his own subordinates, they should immediately echo their boss and laugh mockingly. But in the end, only Five Nights cooperated and laughed. But it was these two people's voices that immediately seemed so comical. The silence of the others, on the other hand, became mockery of the two of them. Both of them realized something at the same time.
"You guys …"
"Boss, I also want to resign." Finally, someone stood up.
"Me too."
"Me too."
In less than a minute, ten out of the nineteen directors stood up, and all said the same words, "I also resign."
Resignation wasn't scary, but the word "also" was scary, especially when it was said so many times in a row. And from the faces of the remaining people, Unparalleled Wonder saw hesitation. Of course, he immediately understood what was happening. This was definitely a large-scale poaching, and someone was targeting his studio.
"Everyone, calm down. Let's talk about this slowly." Unparalleled Wonder couldn't sit still anymore, so he quickly stood up. Of course, he knew what it would mean for his studio if all the people here resigned. He was very angry, but he couldn't show it. He had to sincerely persuade them to stay, whether it was to protect his own interests or to settle the score later.
"What kind of benefits?" Unparalleled Wonder knew that anything he said now was useless. To be able to poach people from the biggest studio, he couldn't think of anything else other than better benefits. At the same time, he was very puzzled. The salary that he, Ying Qi, had offered was not considered low. Which studio had the power to poach so many people with better salary? Although they were competitors, as people in the same industry, they were both friends and enemies. Unparalleled Wonder, of course, had added the heads of all the studios as friends. At this moment, he really wanted to send a group message to them and shout, "Who's messing with me?"
But what was more difficult to deal with was the situation in front of him … Unparalleled Wonder's words really opened up his subordinates' hearts. Wu Ye, who was usually the most active speaker, suddenly seemed to have returned to his usual vigor. He criticized them for their hard work, unfair treatment, and vicious skimping. Moreover, Wu Ye was very polite today. After saying some things, he gave the opportunity to others. Therefore, the directors began to criticize them one by one, from talking about theories to presenting facts, as if everyone had been wronged like Dou E. Unparalleled Wonder wanted to interrupt several times, but he couldn't stop the other party's surging emotions.
Finally, three more people stood up, and the number of people who wanted to resign and leave reached 13. The rest continued to fight fiercely in their minds. Among them, only Wu Ye was at a loss. He could see that everyone had been poached, but he wasn't. Why?
At this moment, Wu Ye didn't have the mood to speak for his boss. He immediately sent a private message to a director who had a good relationship with him, "Which company poached you?"
"Why, you didn't?" The director was surprised. He was one of the people who was still hesitating, and he thought that Wu Ye was also hesitating!
"Who? How did they poach me? "Wu Ye asked anxiously.
"There were emails sent from the in-game mailbox and the offline mailbox." The other party said.
"I didn't … When?" Wu Ye didn't know offline, but the email system would prompt him as soon as he was in the game. He read the system message eight hundred times, and it was almost last week, but he didn't see it.
"Just today, not long ago. Wu Ye is really snobbish. Such a big matter was decided in a few hours … "
"I think she's not the only snobbish one. What are the conditions? "Wu Ye inquired.
"Well, it's not convenient to say …" Although they had a good relationship, they were colleagues. There was a saying that there were four kinds of interpersonal relationships: friends, enemies, strangers, and colleagues. It could be seen that the relationship between colleagues was quite subtle and learned.
There were 19 directors here, and 18 people were poached. Why didn't Wu Ye poach them? Anyone who saw this question would find it strange. Wu Ye's question did not get an answer in the end. And this regular meeting finally became a face-to-face denunciation of the boss and a resignation meeting. However, the poaching operation was still going on …
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< Butterfly Knot: Writing a knot every day and changing it in a different way. It's also killing brain cells. I remember I wrote a diary when I was in elementary school: Tonight I had already gone to bed, but suddenly remembered that I had not written in my diary. I quickly got up to write in my diary, but after thinking about it, there was nothing to write. In the end, I wrote this down.
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