In the afternoon, in Shanghai.
Chrétien had just alighted from the plane and switched on his cell phone when he received a barrage of messages.
Chrétien, who was dragging his suitcase out, stopped and frowned as he looked at the English and Chinese messages.
It was all bad news!
His expression instantly became very ugly, and his mood became even worse.
"Mr. Chrétien! Hello, we meet again. "
"Welcome back!"
There were already people waiting at the arrival gate.
Chrétien looked up. He had an impression of this person. His name was Jin Yong. He was Zhao Xuming's right-hand man in IOI's operations cooperation department.
Jin Yong's position was not low since IOI's operations cooperation department was considered a key department in Long Yu Corporation. He might not be at Zhao Xuming's level, but he was considered a senior manager.
Chrétien was the person-in-charge of China when Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation had just cooperated on IOI's local server. Thus, he had interacted with this group of people before.
"Let's get in the car first. We'll talk as we walk. Many things have happened in the past half a year … "Jin Yong's tone was obviously emotional.
Chrétien nodded and followed Jin Yong and the driver to the parking lot. They got into the commercial car.
He had just been appointed as the person in charge of the Huaxia Region a few days ago.
However, Chrétien was not happy at all.
That was because the situation this time was even worse than when he was the person-in-charge!
When he first replaced Eric as the person in charge of the Huaxia region, he was still in a state of lofty ambition. He had cooperated with Long Yu Corporation to organize the first IOI Global Finals and the series of measures that he had implemented because he believed that his successful experience in the European market could revive IOI's local server.
But now?
There was no such fantasy at all.
Chrétien had returned to Finger Games to continue his old job and be in charge of the follow-up development of the game ever since the results of IOI's finals were not good and he was replaced by Eric.
This outcome was not unacceptable to him. After all, fighting with GOG on the local server had already exhausted him physically and mentally.
Of course, in his eyes, he was fighting, but in the eyes of the upper echelons, it might be a one-sided beating.
Thus, it was more comfortable for Chrétien to go back and continue designing games quietly.
But gradually, he realized that something was wrong.
He began to receive development requests directly from the upper echelons of Dayak Corporation, such as new paid content, operational activities, and so on.
Then came the bad news from IOI.
Although Chrétien and Eric had different ideals, he knew very well that Eric was definitely a capable person.
If Eric was still unable to turn things around after studying Tengda for so long, there would probably not be any turning point in the future …
Dayak Corporation's increasing interference revealed an increasingly strong desire for profit, which also made Chrétien feel uneasy.
He had not been promoted to be the person-in-charge this time. It was entirely because everyone knew that IOI's local server had become a mess. The person-in-charge of China had become the scapegoat. That was why they were unwilling to come.
Chrétien knew very well that he most likely did not have any right to speak as the person-in-charge of the Huaxia region. He would definitely have to carry out whatever tasks the higher-ups of the Dayak Corporation assigned him.
Take this event for example.
Tengda's 1024 Digital Day related game promotional activities were carried out globally simultaneously. Dayak Corporation, Finger Games, and Long Yu Corporation had people watching them, so they received the news immediately.
Chrétien had not had time to take up the post as the person-in-charge of the Huaxia region was temporarily vacant. Thus, the decision this time was made by the upper echelons of the three parties.
After communicating remotely, the three parties immediately decided to take this opportunity to launch the new skin that they had been preparing for a long time and take the opportunity to raise the price.
Of course, the opinions of Dayak Corporation's upper echelons probably accounted for more than 70% of this decision.
Chrétien instinctively felt that there might be a trap in this matter. After all, he had interacted with Boss Pei before. Boss Pei's unconventional but fatal style had left a deep impression on him.
However, he had been away from his operating position for some time after all. He was not clear about the current situation, nor could he guess what tricks Tengda was playing.
What's more, even if he expressed his concerns, this suggestion was dispensable to the upper echelons of Dayak Corporation. They could not possibly give up on the precious opportunity to raise the price just because of Chrétien's worries.
In the end, things turned out like this.
Chrétien realized that this black pot was already hanging over his head before he even got off the plane. He could not help but break down.
Chrétien sighed softly as he sat in the commercial vehicle.
No matter what, he should just take things as they come.
If his fate was to be a scapegoat, then he had no choice but to carry this scapegoat forward.
He looked at Jin Yong. He was quite satisfied with this person.
From their previous experience working together, Zhao Xuming was obviously a slippery old fox. He might be smart, but he was good at shifting the blame.
Chrétien was a designer and was born with a different philosophy from Zhao Xuming. After working together, he had a lot of opinions about him.
Jin Yong, on the other hand, was more pragmatic and did things quickly. He had left a good impression on Chrétien when they worked together previously.
At that thought, Chrétien said, "There's something I'm hesitating about whether to say."
Jin Yong was stunned. "Just say it. We're old acquaintances. There's no need to be so polite."
Chrétien pondered for a moment and said, "I want to talk to the upper echelons of your Long Yu Corporation and ask you to take over as the person-in-charge of IOI's operations and cooperation department. To be honest, Boss Zhao and I don't seem to have a good understanding of each other. If we continue working together, it might be a burden for both of us. It's not conducive to the development of our work. "
He was being more tactful. In fact, he was complaining that Zhao Xuming was not doing his job well.
Zhao Xuming might be good at shifting the blame, but he was doing it for the higher-ups.
In the eyes of the management, Zhao Xuming had indeed thrown the blame away. He was clean and there was nothing wrong with him. However, to his partner, Chrétien, the blame was on him!
Thus, Chrétien had a lot of opinions about Zhao Xuming. The first thing he wanted to do was to replace him.
That was not a very excessive request.
Previously, Long Yu Corporation's attitude towards Finger Games had been very good. They would basically grant any request. After all, IOI was a project that Long Yu Corporation valued very much. Finger Games had a lot of say in this game.
Chrétien did not want to push Zhao Xuming to the end. He simply wanted him to change his position to one that was more suitable for him.
The upper echelons of Long Yu Corporation should be able to satisfy this request.
Jin Yong fell silent after hearing that.
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Mr. Chrétien, there's something that I'm hesitating about saying."
Chrétien could not help but laugh. "Didn't you just say that we're old acquaintances? There's no need to be so formal? Just say it. "
Jin Yong deliberated for a moment before saying, "I'm now the person-in-charge of IOI's operations and cooperation department."
Chrétien looked pleasantly surprised. "Really? What about Boss Zhao? Was he transferred to another department? "
In his opinion, this outcome was not very surprising.
How many times had Zhao Xuming lost?
He had made so many mistakes, but he was still sitting in the position of the person-in-charge and had not been replaced. That was ridiculous.
He did not know what the upper echelons of Long Yu Corporation saw in him to protect him so desperately.
However, it was great now. Long Yu Corporation had finally figured it out.
Replacing Zhao Xuming might not be able to fundamentally change the situation, but Chrétien felt very happy when he thought that the person-in-charge would be replaced by Jin Yong. He could work with ease and save himself the trouble of looking for the upper echelons of Long Yu Corporation.
This was the only good news in recent times.
Jin Yong looked a little awkward. "Er … I'll be direct. Boss Zhao has been poached by Tengda. He's now the person-in-charge of GOG's local server operations …"
Chrétien's eyes widened in disbelief as he froze.
He even doubted his own ears.
What the hell?!
Zhao Xuming had been poached by Tengda and became the person-in-charge of GOG?
Tengda wanted such a thing?
Why would Boss Pei poach his defeated opponent? What's more, he had lost more than once and had never won?
If not for Jin Yong's serious expression, he would have thought that Jin Yong was joking with him.
In order to prevent any more misunderstandings, Jin Yong quickly finished his sentence. "It seems like Eric has been poached by Boss Pei as well."
Chrétien fell into a long silence as if he was digesting the information.
It was so illogical that he would subconsciously resist and find it difficult to accept.
After a long time, he asked weakly, "Don't they have a non-competition agreement …"
Jin Yong explained, "I only know that Boss Zhao's non-competition agreement has been properly resolved. Boss Pei would definitely not poach him forcefully. He would not ignore something like a non-competition agreement."
Chrétien fell silent again, his expression complicated.
He had despised Zhao Xuming, but Zhao Xuming had gone to be the person-in-charge of GOG!
Why, does this mean that I'm actually trying to climb up the social ladder?
I'm dragging Zhao Xuming down?
The clown is actually me?
Otherwise, why would I be forced to come here to be a takeover hero while Zhao Xuming was promoted step by step and even became the person-in-charge of GOG?
Anyone with eyes could tell that being the person-in-charge of GOG's local server was much more promising than being in charge of IOI's local server.
After all, one was at its peak and had entered a perfect virtuous cycle. Its user base was constantly expanding while the other was on its last breath.
Chrétien was silent for a while, but he decided to change the topic and not discuss this anymore.
After all, the more he discussed, the more dejected he felt.
"Actually, as the person-in-charge of the China region, there's not much that I can do now. However, I still have to complete the tasks that I have to complete. We should cooperate well and complete the work dutifully. "
"Of course, to be honest, it's a little difficult to fundamentally reverse the situation. We can only hope that the higher-ups will make some moves."
Chrétien knew that the quality of the game had to keep up if he wanted to reverse the current situation. More importantly, Dayak Corporation had to be willing to give resources and continue spending money.
Otherwise, this tragedy would probably happen more than once given how much money GOG was spending.
This was just like marching an army to war. Apart from the combat ability of the army, the key was logistics. Tengda had always been tilting its resources to GOG. It was willing to give up huge profits to seize the market. It was a natural counter to Dayak Corporation's desire for profits.
"Wait a minute."
"Could it be that Eric and Zhao Xuming were the ones who organized this event?"
Chrétien suddenly had a flash of inspiration when he thought about this event and the matter of Zhao Xuming being poached.
He was not too sure about the specific details of this event. After all, he was on the plane when it happened.
However, he understood the cause and effect after a brief look at the information.
He felt despair that he had to clean up this mess as soon as he took office.
The key was that there was no way he could clean it up. What could he do now? It was impossible to apologize and lower the price because it was difficult to recover the damaged reputation. It would be impossible to raise the price again in the future after lowering the price.
What should he do if he allowed the players to enjoy the benefits and scold them crazily when the price of the skins rose in the future?
If he really did that, he would definitely not be able to explain to the higher-ups of Dayak Corporation.
What's more, he could not say anything about lowering the price.
The final outcome of this matter would probably be to pretend that nothing had happened. They would not apologize or change the price. They could only shrink back and be scolded.
At the very least, the price of the skins would rise.
At most, Chrétien would organize some activities to compensate the players. There was nothing else he could do.
Chrétien's emotions were very complicated and even a little sour at the thought that such a fatal blow came from Eric.
Jin Yong thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure about that, but Boss Zhao has only been there for a week. He shouldn't have taken over the work so soon."
Chrétien felt a little more balanced.
He would collapse if he knew that Boss Zhao was the one who was killing everyone!
Jin Yong continued, "As for our side, don't worry. I'm very clear about the current situation. I'll definitely do my best to cooperate with you."
In fact, both of them were very clear about IOI's current situation. However, there were some things that they could not say even if they were true.
Jin Yong could not feel the change in the attitude of Dayak Corporation's higher-ups from Finger Games like Chrétien, but he could feel the change in the attitude of Long Yu Corporation's higher-ups.
The current IOI operations cooperation department was not that valued anymore.
That was because IOI's local server was really not going to make it. There was no point in investing more resources and energy!
GOG could be said to have dealt a heavy blow to IOI this time. IOI's local server was also greatly affected.
Logically speaking, Long Yu Corporation was the party whose interests were damaged. They should be gnashing their teeth in hatred over this matter. After all, IOI's local server's income would probably be severely affected.
However, the upper echelons of Long Yu Corporation were indifferent.
So what if they were angry? IOI's local server was hopeless given the current situation.
Since that was the case, he might as well keep the resources and prepare to use them on the new game that Sun Strike Studios and Tengda were developing together.
Thus, it would be very profitable to exchange Zhao Xuming for a new game and replace IOI's local server in Long Yu Corporation as long as the new game succeeded.
Next, as long as the new game's data was not bad, Long Yu Corporation would transfer most of IOI's resources over.
Jin Yong also knew this, so like Chrétien, he completed his tasks step by step with the idea of "striking the bell as long as you are a monk."
Chrétien nodded. "Alright, let's go to the company first. I need to familiarize myself with the work here."
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