October 22nd, Monday …
Eric and Zhao Xuming arrived in Jingzhou last Wednesday. Three working days passed in the blink of an eye.
Today was the first week since Eric and Zhao Xuming took over GOG's operations.
The entire handover process was much faster than Eric and Zhao Xuming had imagined. It even gave them an illusion: Why did Min Jingchao leave before they were ready?
According to the handover process of ordinary companies, such as Long Yu Corporation, such an important job would take at least a month or two, right?
At the very least, it would take at least two to three weeks, right?
One had to know that GOG was currently Tengda's most profitable project with the most players. In fact, it had a high chance of becoming the game with the most players in the world after defeating IOI in the future.
That was because the current number of players in GOG and IOI had already reached this goal. Once IOI fell, most players would be eaten up by GOG.
How could Boss Pei hand over such an important project so hastily?
Last Wednesday was used for the handover, and the entire process was a little too tight. The main tasks were as follows:
He split GOG's operations and handed the domestic and foreign parts to Zhao Xuming and Eric respectively.
He introduced the daily work of the operation to the two of them and the principles to deal with special situations.
He introduced the main businesses that the core members of the project were in charge of so that it would be convenient for them to arrange tasks and work connections in the future.
Apart from introducing the project, he mainly introduced the work content of Zhang Yuan and the corresponding core business person-in-charge of the E-Sports Division to facilitate future linkage and cooperation.
He had decided on the relocation plan for the entire GOG department. All the R&D and operations personnel related to GOG would move to a new floor. There would be an exclusive area when Tengda's headquarters building was built in the future.
As for the empty workstations after moving away, apart from Min Jingchao's workstation, which would be permanently retained like the workstations of the other person-in-charge, they would all be transferred to Tengda Games' research and development department to recruit new people.
Both Eric and Zhao Xuming were a little stunned to see so many things arranged in just three days.
They had only followed Min Jingchao and memorized everything. They had barely figured out the current operating model of the entire GOG project team. It was impossible to say that they were familiar with these jobs …
Who could master them in such a short time?!
Eric and Zhao Xuming were a little flustered. They wanted Min Jingchao to teach them for a few more days, but Boss Pei urged them urgently.
This was inevitable because Pei Qian did not want Min Jingchao to tell the two of them too much …
If the two of them really copied Min Jingchao's working model 1: 1, what was the point of Pei Qian spending so much effort to poach them?
In short, Min Jingchao quickly explained all the work in these three days, finished the handover, and then left.
Eric and Zhao Xuming were the only ones left sitting at their desks in a daze. They had a good experience of what 'Tengda Speed' was.
At this time, the two of them were sitting at their work desks and had just finished arranging the work desks.
This weekend, all the R&D and operations personnel related to GOG would move to the 22nd floor of Shenhua View. Considering the possible expansion of the number of people in the future, the 23rd floor was reserved in advance.
In any case, with Tengda's current expansion speed, there was not much difference between renting one more floor or one less floor when renting the work desks. It did not matter if they paid an extra month's rent. They would be able to fill it up soon.
After settling the work desks, Eric and Zhao Xuming finally found an opportunity to sit down and talk about their work.
Zhao Xuming sighed. "The difference in the workflow is too big!"
"GOG is completely under the person-in-charge's control. Many of the jobs are done because Min Jingchao has an idea. There is no need to hold a meeting to prove it or experiment. Most of the time, there is no need to report it to Boss Pei. Instead, it is directly arranged to do it!"
"The key is that Boss Pei doesn't seem to care at all. He would only come over to give pointers under special circumstances, but he would only request for a special event."
"Isn't this a little too … uh, too efficient?"
Zhao Xuming wanted to say 'small workshop' at first, but on further thought, something was amiss. It did feel like a small workshop, but he had been beaten to a pulp by the small workshop model for the past year. It was too embarrassing to think about it that way.
Tengda Corporation's work model was a stark contrast to when he was in Long Yu Corporation.
If he wanted to do an operational activity, he would first have to report the proposal to the higher-ups and then communicate with the development team. If it was a foreign company like IOI, he would have to communicate with them internationally.
He would have to give some suggestions on every level. The entire plan would have to be changed at least three or four times. What's more, it might be rejected by Finger Games in the end.
That was because many operational activities required functions to be developed in the game. Long Yu Corporation could not touch the client randomly. They had to get Finger Games' permission first.
It would be difficult to organize a new activity this time. Basically, more than half of the time was spent running various processes.
However, it was different for GOG. Whatever activities they wanted, the person-in-charge could make the decision!
Previously, Zhao Xuming had thought that the heads of Tengda's various departments were Boss Pei's puppets. They would do whatever Boss Pei asked them to do.
However, from the looks of it, that was not the case at all!
They were indeed puppets when Boss Pei had a need. However, such a situation was not common in daily work. Sometimes, Boss Pei would raise two or three needs a month. Sometimes, he would not have any needs for half a year.
When there was no need, the person-in-charge would do as he saw fit!
Some activities against IOI were not Boss Pei's idea at all. They were all Min Jingchao's own ideas.
Of course, both models had their pros and cons.
Long Yu Corporation's model might be very inefficient, but its greatest advantage was that it was not easy to make fatal mistakes. What's more, no one had to take the blame if something went wrong. After all, it was done through layers of review.
In other words, the goal was not to do the best job, but to do the best job.
However, once there was a problem with Tengda's model, it would be a huge problem. The person-in-charge would take full responsibility.
In other words, they needed much more courage than Long Yu Corporation.
The greatest advantage of this model was that it was highly efficient and the plan would not be changed randomly!
As long as the person-in-charge thought that it was something that had to be done, he could quickly gather the strength of the entire department to do the best.
Zhao Xuming could not help but feel emotional. No wonder IOI was always beaten up badly when compared to GOG.
Speed was the only thing that could not be broken in the world of martial arts!
GOG's activities had already been prepared while Long Yu Corporation's IOI was still going through the process. They were waiting patiently. This efficiency and speed were completely different concepts!
Eric nodded. "Indeed, Tengda's structure can maximize the personal ability of the person-in-charge. What's more, it often has miraculous effects when dealing with enterprises with 'big company illnesses'."
"GOG and IOI are currently in close combat. No wonder such a structure can be successful."
Zhao Xuming complained, "That's right, but shouldn't we be given more time to hand over the job?"
"The person-in-charge has to bear such a heavy responsibility, but the handover is done in three days. Aren't they waiting for us to make mistakes?"
As a person who was used to throwing the blame and was cautious by nature, Zhao Xuming keenly felt the heavy burden on his shoulders.
A huge black pot seemed to be hanging above his head at any time. If he was not careful, he would be locked up tightly.
That made him feel very dangerous.
Eric shook his head. "I think that's not what Boss Pei meant by this arrangement."
Zhao Xuming was stunned. "Eh? What does that mean? "
Eric sighed. "If you look at your opponent's actions from a different perspective, you can often see more."
When he first came to be the person-in-charge of IOI, he had not partnered with Zhao Xuming. He fought with Tengda alone and was quickly tortured until his teeth fell out.
After that, he began to consciously study Tengda, a unique company, and Boss Pei's strategy in the commercial war.
Gradually, he gained some insights.
However, no matter how hard he worked, he could only see it from the outside. Many things could not be seen.
Thus, even though he had grasped some of the situation, he still did not understand it fully. Many times, he would come to specious conclusions.
However, now that he was in Tengda and had truly come into contact with the core structure, Eric suddenly understood many principles that he had not understood before.
Eric continued, "I've been wondering why Boss Pei poached the two of us. What's more, he seems to be willing to pay a certain price. "
"That seems a little unreasonable because GOG has been winning. As the person-in-charge, Min Jingchao has arranged all the work in an orderly manner. What's the point of the two of us splitting his work in the future if we lose?"
"It can't be because he doesn't like the look of him, right?"
"Which boss wouldn't like an employee who doesn't have too many problems, completes his job perfectly, and has strong subjective initiative?"
"Now, I roughly understand."
"On one hand, it's because the person-in-charge of Tengda would soon have to rotate after training. They would change to more important areas to expand. Min Jingchao has more or less met Boss Pei's requirements."
"On the other hand, it's because the two of us can play a greater role than Min Jingchao once GOG develops to a certain stage. The two of us have our advantages."
Zhao Xuming nodded in realization. "Yes … indeed, that should be the only possibility."
Boss Pei had even given him an idea for a game in order to poach him. That was enough to show that he had something that Boss Pei liked.
However, Zhao Xuming had not thought of it yet.
Eric continued, "We are definitely far inferior to Min Jingchao in terms of game design. Fortunately, we don't have to worry about GOG's version update. Naturally, the designers of the original project team will be promoted and continue to be in charge of the new version and new heroes."
"Then, our advantage must be in game operations!"
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