Obviously, Qiu Hong was very resentful about his failure. At first, he was able to maintain a calm attitude, but soon, his tone gradually changed from stating the facts to complaining.
Pei Qian could hear the anger in Qiu Hong's voice.
As a game designer with a successful project, Qiu Hong's game design ability was definitely not a problem.
Of course, his game design ability was specifically referring to the design ability of domestically-produced games with paywalls. He basically did not have the ability to design other types of games.
However, the problem was that Qiu Hong had never thought of making other types of games. His goal had always been very clear: to make paywalls online games seriously and earn money.
Obviously, the failure of his business had nothing to do with his design ability. It could only be said that he was not a good boss.
The problem of 'project management' that Qiu Hong repeatedly emphasized was the most critical problem of his business failure. He had a lot to say on this point.
Qiu Hong also shared with 'Ma Yang' a series of measures he had carried out to strengthen project management.
For example, he forced employees to clock in, arrived early and left late every day to supervise employees, decided to give 10% of the game's profits to employees as bonuses, and so on.
These measures did improve the company's situation and efficiency, but they still could not save the doom of failure.
Pei Qian felt a little pain in his balls.
It did sound like a failure factor.
However, it seemed useless to him …
My employees are already a group of struggling people. I deliberately separated the project bonuses from the project profits and linked it to the reputation so that they would not think about making money.
Wouldn't it explode on the spot if I gave employees bonuses based on the game's profits?
The key was that Qiu Hong said that the failure was due to the employees being lazy.
The problem that Pei Qian was struggling with was that he had tried all ways to encourage his employees to be lazy, but they were not!
What should he do?
He might know the correct answer, but there was no feasible way to solve the problem!
The more Qiu Hong spoke, the more emotional he became. Pei Qian was too embarrassed to interrupt him.
Finally, Qiu Hong stopped and took a sip of coffee, probably tired from talking.
Pei Qian probed. "Then, may I be so bold as to ask if you know of any rules that might cause employees to slack off and the project progress to be out of control?"
Qiu Hong was stunned. "Huh? Isn't it natural for people to be lazy? If you don't do anything, they will naturally be lazy. "
Pei Qian: "…"
That's not right. This doesn't match up with my experience.
There was a period of time when I didn't care about it. I only spent two to three hours in the office a day, but my game project was still produced on schedule.
Pei Qian asked again, "Then, if I ask all the employees not to clock in at all, give them enough snacks and drinks, forbid them from working overtime, have nothing to do with the project's profits, and never ask about the project's development progress … the game would still be completed on schedule and even make a profit. Is that possible?"
The expression on Qiu Hong's face was very interesting. It was an expression that said 'are you kidding me'.
"Impossible!"
"Boss Ma, if you want to daydream, I suggest you daydream about winning the lottery. The possibility of it coming true is relatively higher."
Pei Qian clapped his hands, feeling like he had met a soulmate. "That's right, I think so too! It should be absolutely impossible! "
"But as far as I know, our company's gaming department seems to be … doing this."
Qiu Hong did not answer immediately. Instead, he shook his head slightly and took a sip of coffee.
Then, he said bitterly, "Boss Ma, that's just what you see on the surface."
"That means that the project management ability of the leader of Tengda Games has reached the realm of perfection. It has gone beyond the level that you can understand and achieved an effect of returning to the basics."
"Not everyone can learn such top-notch project management ability."
"It's just like in some wuxia novels where the protagonist says that no moves are better than having moves. However, if you also forget all the moves, you will be beaten black and blue."
"Boss Ma, listen to my advice. Forget about Tengda Games. You can't learn this ability."
"Of course, I'm not targeting you. I can't learn it either. Most people in the world can't learn it."
"A business genius like Boss Pei is one in a million. The experience of such a person cannot be used as a reference."
Pei Qian: "…"
Forget about Tengda Games?
No way, I'm trying to solve the problems of the games department now. How can you persuade me to give up?!
What do you mean by returning to the basics and reaching the realm of perfection? What are you talking about?!
Pei Qian was speechless. What happened to sharing the experience of failure?
Why did it become a corpse whipping again?!
Qiu Hong looked at his watch. "Ah, it's time."
"Boss Ma, I'm very happy chatting with you. I haven't talked to someone like this in a long time. The bitterness in my chest has been swept away!"
Pei Qian: "…"
The bitterness in your chest has been swept away?
However, the bitterness in my chest does not seem to have improved at all. Instead, it has worsened …
Pei Qian asked, "So, you'll talk about new failure factors the next time you come, right?"
Qiu Hong nodded. "Of course, I vaguely feel that Boss Ma can become a confidant with me. We both have a special quality.
"What is it …?
"It seems that we both have aspirations but no way to implement them; we have a goal but no one to cooperate with us.
"Boss Ma, don't worry, we will definitely overcome the difficulties!
"In short, I will tell you everything I know! We will improve together! "
You have a goal but no one to cooperate with you?
You're so right!
Pei Qian thought about it silently. He and Qiu Hong might have different goals, but they were both working hard to break free from the quagmire of failure and move forward towards a better tomorrow!
From this point, it seemed like they could really become confidants?
Pei Qian could not help but be moved. He held Qiu Hong's outstretched hand tightly. "Alright, let's work hard together!"
…
…
May 3rd, Tuesday …
At Otto Technologies …
It was the first day of work for the employees of Otto Technologies just after the holidays. They quickly entered work mode and started working intensely.
Chang You walked past the office area and entered his own office. He glanced around casually and took in the employees' state.
"Could the influence of the Tengda spirit really be that obvious?"
Chang You was a little confused.
He could feel a subtle change in Otto Technologies.
It had been half a year since Otto Technologies was officially established in November last year.
The core employees, including Chang You, came from Hongcheng Technologies. Boss Pei had never interfered with the daily affairs of the company. Director Lin, who had been parachuted in, had never interfered with the management of the company.
Therefore, the working method of Otto Technologies at the beginning was completely the same as that of Hongcheng Technologies.
However, the people were still the same now, but everyone's working method seemed to be constantly changing to Tengda's.
One of the most obvious signs was that everyone's working hours had been shortened, but their workload had not changed.
That meant that the overall work efficiency had increased!
Chang You still remembered that when he was in Hongcheng Technologies, he could always see that someone was slacking when he walked past the employees' office area.
Of course, he would not point it out. After all, at that time, he felt that it was impossible for people to maintain a highly efficient working state. It was human nature to slack occasionally.
However, now, the employees seemed to be completing their work efficiently and were rarely slacking!
The difference between these two states could be distinguished at a glance.
Take today for example. If they were in Hongcheng Technologies, everyone would definitely sort out their work plans for the week in the morning, reply to the emails accumulated over the weekend, and then play with their cell phones for a while. The morning would pass by quickly.
However, it only took more than half an hour for everyone to sort out their work plans and reply to emails. They used the rest of their time to work, each more anxious than the other.
The most important thing was that Boss Pei rarely came here, and he had never asked everyone to learn about the Tengda spirit.
How did such a subtle influence seep in and achieve the effect of 'nourishing everything silently'?
The more Chang You thought about it, the more he felt that Boss Pei had a way with project management!
In the past, Chang You always had to check attendance, set goals, and press on from time to time.
There was no need for that now. The entire company was at his beck and call. Wherever he pointed, everyone cooperated very well.
With such a brilliant project management method, Chang You felt extremely comfortable. He did not need to waste energy arguing with his employees at all. Instead, he could focus on thinking about the company's future business development.
"When I have time, I must ask Boss Pei, the master of management, how does he achieve such a 'nourishing everything silently' effect? Does he have his own philosophy for project management?"
Chang You continued with his work for the week after he was done imagining Boss Pei's daily routine.
Today, he wanted to solve a puzzle left behind by Boss Pei.
When Boss Pei assigned tasks to Otto Technologies previously, he proposed a future plan: stop making new cell phones, extend the time to about ten months, set up a software laboratory, make some useful applications, improve the cell phone system, and optimize the image algorithm.
As for this point, Chang You had already understood it.
After serious reflection, he felt that Boss Pei's strategy was very correct!
The E1 cell phone was a high-end cell phone with a very high price, but it was also a cell phone full of flaws.
What would the customers who had already bought the E1 cell phone think if they developed a new cell phone immediately?
I treat this cell phone as a treasure, but you treat me like a leek?
Otto Technologies' pricing strategy was never to lower prices. However, what would happen to the customers of the old cell phones if they released new phones too frequently?
They might provide a service to exchange old phones for new ones, but the frequent release of new phones would inevitably dilute the brand value of the cell phone that they had worked so hard to build.
Therefore, Boss Pei wanted to use a year to polish the software, including the operating system, image algorithm, and various commonly used applications. There were at least three layers of meaning to this.
Fulfill the promise to consumers;
Extend the release cycle of the new cell phone to a year to ensure that more and more advanced mature technologies could be used at that time, so that the next cell phone would have more gimmicks, and at the same time, it would better preserve the value of the E1 cell phone;
Invest a lot of time in software development to improve the cell phone's added value, make up for the shortcomings, and make consumers feel that it was worth it.
Chang You immediately decided to invest a huge sum of money to set up an image laboratory after explaining the deeper meaning of Boss Pei's next stage of policy. It would be dedicated to adjusting the cell phone lens, optimizing the image algorithm, and working on the photography and software!
However, Boss Pei's new instructions came less than two days after he interpreted Boss Pei's intentions.
This time, Chang You was confused.
Boss Pei actually asked Otto Technologies to develop an application for gym registration?
The functional requirements of this application were very simple. It was proposed by a person named Guo Licheng. Customers could check their fitness data, book fitness time, and so on after logging into the application. That was all.
Chang You was very puzzled. Was there a need to give such a simple function to Otto Technologies?
Our software team is responsible for developing more complicated applications. Can't we find any team to do such a lousy application for gym registration? Why did Boss Pei specifically give it to us?
What's more, this application was not even close to the general direction that Boss Pei had set before?
The strangest thing was that Boss Pei specifically emphasized not to pre-install this software on the cell phone.
Why?
Chang You might have arranged for someone to do it as soon as he received this request, but he still could not understand the deeper meaning after so many days.
If he was a person without any goals, he would definitely complete the functions required by the fitness software.
However, after Otto Technologies' success …
Chang You was very clear about the success of the E1 cell phone. No matter how simple the task that Boss Pei personally gave seemed, it definitely had a deeper meaning.
Otherwise, why would Boss Pei personally give it to him?
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