Pei Qian felt a little light-headed.
What did 'blank space' mean?
Wasn't this just an ordinary interview? Why did you have to play tricks on me?
He quickly continued reading.
The main part of the documentary was about the scenery of Jingzhou.
"This is the first time I've been to Jingzhou.
"I didn't have much of an impression of Jingzhou at first. I only knew that it was the provincial capital of Handong Province.
"As an ordinary second-tier city, Jingzhou's various industries were not particularly developed. There were no famous historical sites or large enterprises either.
"However, after understanding the local customs and practices of Jingzhou, the author's view changed dramatically.
"To sum it up in a simple sentence, Jingzhou gives people the feeling that 'tradition and innovation coexist'.
"It is like an old tree that is sprouting new buds. At the same time, it gives people a sense of history and modern innovation.
"There are some historical sites here that show the city's long history. At the same time, there are many new companies that show the vitality of the city.
"Although these historical sites may not be very famous and the new companies may not be as large, the feeling of intertwining new and old, stable and adventurous, conservative and innovative is still deeply imprinted in the blood of this city.
"As the saying goes, different places nurture different people.
"I can see some of Jingzhou's shadow in Tengda.
"At times, it seems very conservative and stable. It has invested in many traditional industries such as physical and logistics. It is down-to-earth and constantly changing people's lifestyles from the subtleties.
"At other times, it seems very radical and innovative. The games it produces are often imaginative and eclectic, leaving players in awe. "
"This Jingzhou spirit has allowed Tengda to become a unique enterprise. In just over a year, it has rapidly developed and strengthened. It has left all the other enterprises that are lying on the books of merit far behind."
Then, there were some scenes of Tengda's interior, including the office area, scenes of employees working and eating, scenes of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, and so on.
"Unlike most other companies in Jingzhou, Tengda always provides its employees with the best working environment and remuneration. It even makes people wonder if they're being too overboard."
"However, the facts have proven that the excellent working conditions have stimulated the employees' enthusiasm and creativity. That has allowed Tengda to develop at an impressive speed.
The introduction at the beginning completely tied Tengda and Jingzhou. On the surface, it was praising Jingzhou, but in reality, it was also praising Tengda.
He could only say that Chief Editor Xia and the others had not done so for nothing when they first arrived in Jingzhou!
There were many shots of Jingzhou's landmarks. Although the beginning of the video was not long, it fully reflected the local customs of Jingzhou. It would not feel out of place if it was used as a promotional video for the city.
In this regard, Pei Qian appeared calm because this level of praise was within his expectations.
His only worry was that Tengda's benefits had been completely exposed.
Of course, Pei Qian also knew that he could not hide this for long. Jingzhou's workplace was only so big. As Tengda recruited more and more employees, there was no guarantee that someone would spread the benefits for the sake of showing off.
However, no matter how much it spread before, it was only limited to Jingzhou.
Now that the official video was released, a large number of talents from other cities would come all the way to Jingzhou to seek employment with Tengda.
However, it was still the same: he would think about the next cycle's matters the next cycle.
Pei Qian continued watching.
Next was the interview with Tengda's employees.
Before the video of the interview was released, Huang Sibo's resume was briefly introduced.
He was once an executive planner in a game company in Jingzhou City.
After joining the newly established Tengda Games, he was promoted as the chief planner and led the development of Ocean Stronghold.
He founded Fei Huang Workspace and worked with Director Zhu Xiaoce on the short video Boss Pei's Daily Life, the documentary Coming Out of the Cocoon as a Butterfly, and the short drama A Day in the Life of a Great Inventor.
His resume could be said to be glamorous.
One had to know that ordinary game designers who created a popular game were already worth bragging about. Some game designers could even earn so much from one successful game that they wished they could eat for the rest of their lives.
Huang Sibo had not only developed Ocean Stronghold, a classic domestically-produced FPS game, but he had also founded Fei Huang Workspace and created many popular short videos.
Anyone would think that he was a rare talent to be so successful after crossing over to another industry!
What's more, all of his resume was completed within a year. That was even more shocking.
Pei Qian roughly scanned through the resume and heaved a sigh of relief.
Not bad, the focus of the interview was placed entirely on Huang Sibo, as well as his achievements.
It was very much in line with Boss Pei's expectations!
The interview video was at the bottom of the resume. Pei Qian clicked on it.
In the video, Huang Sibo and Xia Jiang sat on opposite ends of the sofa. Xia Jiang asked questions while Huang Sibo answered them one by one.
"We all know that you are a veteran employee of Tengda. When you joined, the company was probably established not long ago. Can you tell us why you joined such a company?" Xia Jiang asked with a smile.
Huang Sibo thought for a moment and then answered, "At the very beginning, I did some miscellaneous work in another game company in Jingzhou …"
Huang Sibo gave a simple introduction of how he joined Tengda.
Xia Jiang then asked a few targeted questions, including how Huang Sibo and his original chief planner had come for the interview, but Tengda had hired Huang Sibo instead of Old Liu, how Tengda had a good working environment as a start-up company, and how Tengda had taken the initiative to double Huang Sibo's salary …
Pei Qian did not find anything wrong with what she said.
Huang Sibo was speaking the truth!
However, Pei Qian felt that something was amiss as he looked at Xia Jiang's sly and enlightened gaze when she asked questions.
As he continued to watch, Xia Jiang's questions became even more straightforward. For example, she asked about Ocean Stronghold's production concept, the source of the prototype, the publicity method, why Huang Sibo left Tengda after Ocean Stronghold was successfully developed, and so on.
Huang Sibo answered all of these questions honestly.
"Indeed, before we officially started working on Ocean Stronghold, the game's framework was already in place. From the beginning, it was decided that this would be an FPS game with a deep story mode that would take care of the feelings of new players. The epic weapon would be priced at 888 yuan.
"Actually, at the beginning, I didn't think that this method was reliable."
Xia Jiang interrupted at the right time. "Why?"
Huang Sibo smiled and explained, "That was because from a traditional point of view, all three of these were extremely risky methods.
"There had never been a precedent of a story mode for a domestic FPS game. Even the few overseas FPS games that had a story mode were not able to adapt to the local environment.
"What's more, creating a story mode was seen by domestic designers as a thankless act. High investment, low output, extremely poor results, and extremely low efficiency.
"At that time, FPS games were seen as a type of competitive game. They were all made to be as hardcore as possible and take care of the feelings of core gamers. Lowering the difficulty might cause the game to be at the bottom of the chain of contempt.
"As for the epic weapon priced at 888 yuan … many people must have thought that it was crazy to think about money, haha."
Huang Sibo laughed self-deprecatingly. "To be honest, I felt the same way back then. After all, I was more influenced by the traditional way of thinking in game design."
Xia Jiang nodded, agreeing with Huang Sibo's words. "Indeed.
However, the success of Ocean Stronghold proved that this general direction was correct. "
Huang Sibo nodded as well. "That's right."
Both of them stopped talking at that point. They did not reveal who had come up with the general framework of the game. Instead, they moved on to the next topic.
"You weren't clear about the marketing method of the game at the beginning, right?"
…
The more he read, the more he felt that something was wrong.
Why was Xia Jiang's question getting more and more off topic?!
You should have asked Huang Sibo more about what he had been in charge of during the executive planning process, what difficulties he had encountered, and how he had communicated with his colleagues to overcome the difficulties!
Why did she keep asking questions about something that Huang Sibo had not been in charge of?
Pei Qian continued reading.
…
"You left Tengda Games after Ocean Stronghold was completed. Can you tell me why?" Xia Jiang asked again.
Huang Sibo smiled, a little embarrassed. "Well, I didn't leave on my own accord."
Xia Jiang, "Eh?"
Huang Sibo sighed. "Actually, I was extremely excited when I first created Ocean Stronghold. You could say that I was filled with ambition.
"After all, I had gone from being an odd-job planner in a small company in Jingzhou to becoming the chief planner. I had also created such a successful game project. The sense of accomplishment that I felt in such a short period of time was enough to make one dizzy.
"At that time, I was already prepared to dedicate my entire life to the game industry.
"If I had been in another game company, I would probably have been entrusted with the heavy responsibility of researching and developing the next game."
Xia Jiang nodded slightly and said, "However, none of that happened at Tengda."
Huang Sibo chuckled. "That's right. Thinking back to that day, I still feel as though I'm dreaming."
"At that time, the entire project team was immersed in the joy of Ocean Stronghold's success.
"I was also doing my job as per normal.
"In the end, I was suddenly informed that the company was going to hold a selection for outstanding employees. Somehow, I was chosen as the outstanding employee.
"It was then that I found out that apart from trophies and certificates, there was also a Dream Fund of one million yuan!
"I could use this Dream Fund to go to any field that I liked and fulfill my dreams!
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