December 7th, Wednesday …
Pei Qian sipped his coffee in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe while reading the news on the forum.
"That's strange. IOI's qualifiers should be starting soon. Why can't I see any news on the internet?"
"There are a few pieces of news, but there is no concrete evidence. They can't cause any waves at all."
Pei Qian was a little confused. According to Shang Yang Games' intelligence, IOI's qualifiers should be starting within a week.
That was because the GPL league's preseason competition was set to start this weekend. Not all clubs would participate in the preseason competition this time. It would only last for three weeks.
The preseason competition was an opportunity for clubs to train and work together. For the league, they could adapt to all kinds of unexpected situations in the competition in advance. For the audience, they could also watch the competition during this boring period and see the GPL league's preview in advance.
There would be a two-week break after the end of this month. Then, the GPL Spring Competition would officially begin in mid-January.
At the moment, IOI was facing a huge threat from GOG. It was better overseas, especially domestically. It could be said that IOI's local server's every move had to depend on GOG.
IOI's new version was also learning from GOG.
Under such circumstances, IOI's two important competitions: the qualifiers and the world finals would definitely have to avoid GOG's competition time as much as possible.
Wasn't IOI waiting to be robbed of its popularity if both competitions were to be held at the same time?
Thus, the time set by Finger Games should be to finish the domestic qualifiers this weekend and decide on three teams to play in the international competition. At the end of this month, they would take advantage of the end of the GPL's preseason competition to hold the world finals. That way, they would be able to avoid the popularity of the GPL and have the effect of avoiding it.
Pei Qian raised both hands in agreement with this idea.
However, what made Pei Qian feel that it was a pity that IOI's domestic qualifiers still collided with the GPL's preseason competition: they both started this weekend.
"It looks like Finger Games is trying very hard to avoid the GPL competition, but there's no other way. There's not enough time."
"Time is very tight from the start of the IOI qualifiers to the official start of the competition. It's impossible to go forward. If we drag it on, there will be GPL competitions in the next twenty days. There's no point in dragging it on."
"That's why we had to crash. It's a little awkward."
"However, a collision is a collision. It doesn't make sense that the popularity of the IOI qualifiers is so low, right? I don't think the officials have done much to promote it. "
"There's no sound at all. Isn't that giving the popularity to the GPL?"
"These people are too unprofessional. I have to think of a way to help them and stir things up."
"Hmm … how can I help?"
Pei Qian could not help but worry for them when he saw that the popularity of the IOI qualifiers was so low and that no one was discussing it.
If IOI's competition did not become popular, how could it pose a threat to GOG?
How could they continue to lose money if GOG's popularity remained as high as it was now?
Thus, Pei Qian decided to lend a helping hand to Finger Games. At the very least, he could hype up the popularity of the IOI Qualification Competition and increase its attention, right?
This was nothing more than a matter of spending some marketing expenses, and it wouldn't cost much.
Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation were both big companies that did not lack money. Why were they so stingy on this matter? That made Pei Qian rather puzzled.
However, on further thought, it might be because the qualifiers had been prepared in a hurry that they had not taken the time to hype it up?
Yes, that was a possibility.
All the more reason to give him a helping hand.
However, Pei Qian had not thought about how to help.
It was impossible for him to pay out of his own pocket. Pei Qian could at most buy some fake reviewers online to brag about what he had in his pocket. The effect would be minimal.
What's more, the fundamental goal of doing these things was to lose money and convert more Personal Wealth. In the end, he had to use his Personal Wealth to pay for it before losing money. Wasn't that stupid?
Thus, he had to think of a way to get the System to reimburse him.
The problem was that IOI's qualifiers were not organized by Tengda. How could he get the System to reimburse him? It did not seem to make sense.
Pei Qian rubbed his chin and thought hard for a long time. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind.
"I got it. Didn't I just invest in an IOI club?! I can do something about this! "
Pei Qian had just made a trip to Shanghai on Monday and invested in FV Club at lightning speed. It had only been two days since then.
It did not make sense to spend the company's money to publicize the IOI qualifiers. The System would not approve it. However, wouldn't it be fine if he spent money to publicize FV Club and the IOI qualifiers?
He could spend as much money as he wanted to publicize his own club. The System was very tolerant of this!
Pei Qian had once made up his mind not to interfere with the operations of FV Club. However, giving it some money to advertise should not be considered interfering with the operations, right?
Of course, there was a hidden danger in doing so. What if FV Club became famous, gained a lot of attention, and had hidden profits?
However, after some thought, Pei Qian realized that the possibility was too low.
What was the current state of FV Club?
They had some money, but not much. Pei Qian had only given them three million yuan. This amount of money was not even worth mentioning compared to the investments of those rich clubs. There was no need to mention the players. There were only three players left, and they were not that strong.
So what if they tried their best to publicize such a club?
E-Sports was ultimately about results. Without results, no matter how much marketing they did, it would only make the audience feel disgusted and uncomfortable. Instead, it would accelerate the deterioration of their popularity.
What's more, the chances of FV Club rushing out of the qualifiers were slim. They would not be able to retain their popularity even if they were to publicize it crazily now.
All in all, the popularity brought about by burning money for publicity would be focused on the IOI qualifiers. It would not have much of an impact on FV Club itself. What's more, Pei Qian had spent a sum of money legitimately.
Perfect, very perfect!
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more suitable it was. He immediately dialed FV Club's boss, Wu Yue.
"Hello, Boss Pei?" The phone rang a few times before it was picked up. Wu Yue sounded sleepy, as if he had just woken up.
Pei Qian looked at his watch. It was almost 11 AM. Was he still sleeping? He woke up even later than me?
Alright, Boss Pei admired such people.
Pei Qian asked, "Does the club have enough money to spend?"
Wu Yue was obviously stunned on the other end of the line.
Didn't Boss Pei just invest three million yuan the day before yesterday? Why is he talking about money again today?
Could it be that … Boss Pei knows that I went to buy players and is worried that I don't have enough money, so he wants to give me more money?
Wu Yue could not help but feel warm and moved. He quickly said, "Don't worry, Boss Pei. I still have enough money. You don't have to worry about that."
Pei Qian was very dissatisfied with this answer.
Would there ever be enough money? This Wu Yue was obviously not honest enough.
Pei Qian coughed lightly. "It's definitely impossible to have enough money. If you think you have enough money, it must be because you haven't done your job well!"
"How about this? I'll give you another three million yuan."
"However, this three million yuan is for marketing purposes. Use this money to publicize online and promote FV Club and the upcoming IOI qualifiers through various channels. "
Wu Yue was stunned for a moment before he quickly said, "Boss Pei, three million yuan for marketing is too much! I'm afraid the effect will not be very good. It's a waste … "
"How about this? Take out five hundred thousand yuan or a million yuan for marketing and use the rest of the money elsewhere …"
Pei Qian's eyes lit up when he heard the word 'waste'.
It would be good to waste it!
It would be a real waste if it was used elsewhere.
Pei Qian immediately said, "No, all three million yuan must be used for marketing and publicity. What's more, it must be spent before this weekend. Not a single cent can be left!"
"Don't ask why. Just spend it."
Even though Pei Qian had said that he would not interfere with FV Club's daily operations, this kind of forceful stuffing was not considered interfering with operations. Wu Yue had no reason to reject it.
Wu Yue remained silent for a long time on the other end of the line before reluctantly saying, "Alright, Boss Pei. Since you've already thought about it, I'll use all three million yuan for marketing."
Pei Qian nodded. "Yes, don't worry and spend as much as you can. That's right, you have to remember to publicize the IOI qualifiers. "
Pei Qian was afraid that Wu Yue would forget. It would be putting the cart before the horse if he only publicized FV Club and not the IOI qualifiers.
After all, Pei Qian's fundamental goal was to let more people know about the IOI qualifiers and create popularity for IOI.
Wu Yue: "Alright, Boss Pei, I understand!"
…
After hanging up, Wu Yue sat up in bed.
He had rushed back from Jingzhou with a few team members last night and settled a place for them to stay. He had been tossing and turning for the entire night and had only fallen asleep at six in the morning.
He did not expect to be woken up by Boss Pei's call in the afternoon. Another three million yuan had fallen from the sky.
Wu Yue instantly woke up. He got up and washed his face. He immediately called Manager Lu and explained in detail about receiving another three million yuan in marketing fees.
Manager Lu had just woken up and was as confused as Wu Yue.
"Boss Pei gave us another three million yuan? What's more, he specially said that this was marketing fees? He can only spend it on marketing? "Manager Lu also felt that this was a little ridiculous.
Why was Boss Pei so good to FV Club?
Excluding the possibility that Boss Pei was actually Boss Wu's long-lost father, it actually did not make sense.
Wu Yue said, "I made a rough deduction based on Boss Pei's tone and recent events. Listen and see if that's possible."
"The first thing Boss Pei asked me was if I had enough money. It must be because he knows about us buying players."
"Since that's the case, Boss Pei must want us to spend the money elsewhere."
"Our team's current strength is already considered very good in IOI's E-Sports circle. What kind of results we can obtain will depend on the team's state of integration, but it will definitely not be a problem for us to compete with those strong teams. "
"Since we already have a certain level of strength, what our club lacks the most at the moment is obviously popularity and popularity!"
"Boss Pei specially gave us a sum of marketing funds to remind us that it's about time to stir up our popularity. Now is the right time."
Manager Lu was stunned. "But Boss Wu, the IOI qualifiers have not started yet. We are not sure that we will qualify. If we stir up our popularity now and we don't win the competition, wouldn't we be letting other clubs benefit for nothing? "
Wu Yue shook his head. "There is such a risk, but we have to take it."
"What's the use of publicity if we are sure that we will qualify? The competition is almost over, and the popularity has passed! "
"We have to publicize and warm up in advance before the competition starts to attract netizens' attention to the competition and our club. That way, we will be able to gain more popularity after our players achieve results. "
"As for the possibility of helping others … I can only say that we have to take this risk."
"Boss Pei should be very clear about this. That's why he repeatedly instructed us to spend all the money within a week. Isn't this a reminder to us that we must hype it up before the start of the competition? "
Manager Lu suddenly understood. "That's true."
"Then I'll prepare now and start building momentum for FV Club and the IOI qualifiers!"
…
After calling Wu Yue, Pei Qian temporarily put the E-Sports matter aside and did not worry about it.
He might have spent three million yuan to help IOI publicize, but Pei Qian did not have much hope for the IOI qualifiers. It would be best if it could generate popularity and help IOI counterattack, but it did not matter if it could not.
The worst case scenario would be that the IOI qualifiers would still not be popular. However, at least to Pei Qian, he had spent three million yuan.
Pei Qian began to think about Beijing again.
At the moment, there were two projects in Beijing that Pei Qian was more concerned about. The first was the independent game incubation base that Qiu Hong was in charge of, and the second was Meng Chang's Cold-Faced Lady.
The independent game incubation base had been in operation for half a month. Pei Qian had not been there even once and knew nothing about the situation there.
For some reason, he felt a little uncertain.
What if some of these independent games became popular? What if the income from two or three games completely covered the losses of other games and the expenses of the incubation base, and even generated profits?
Pei Qian knew his own character very well. It was not impossible, and it was very likely.
Thus, he was inexplicably worried.
However, Pei Qian could not go and take a look personally. That was because the Destitution Plan and the incubation base had nothing to do with Tengda at the moment. Wouldn't Pei Qian expose himself if he went?
Once the 'Destitution Plan' was linked to Tengda Corporation, all sorts of capable, idealistic, and ambitious independent game designers would come to seek refuge. The possibility of this plan losing money would be greatly reduced.
The other project was the Cold-Faced Lady.
Pei Qian had invested a lot of money in this project. It would be impossible for him not to be worried at all.
It would be fine if a project like this lost money, but if it made a profit, it would be a huge profit. Pei Qian had not gone to the site to take a look and felt uneasy as well.
Thus, after much thought, Pei Qian decided to send someone to take a look for him.
He would make a trip to Beijing to take a look at the incubation base of the Destitution Plan, then take a look at the Cold-Faced Lady's shop, collect some information, and report back to him.
It might not be useful, but it could at least make him feel more at ease.
However, the problem was, who should he send?
The most important thing for this person was to be realistic. He could not be too subjective in his judgment. What's more, it would be best if he was not the person-in-charge of the various departments.
It was not a big deal to delay the department's work, but it would not be good if the two projects were linked after looking at it.
Thus, Pei Qian quickly decided on the best candidate after some consideration.
Let Little Tang go!
Tang Yishu did not have any other work apart from managing the Manage Loss Trainees for meetings and feeding the cats until now. He was not worried about any linked effects if he went to Beijing.
What's more, Tang Yishu's presence in Tengda Corporation was very weak. No one would be able to guess the relationship between the incubation base and Tengda even if she appeared in the independent game incubation base.
In addition, Tang Yishu was observing as a third party. She did not have the relevant professional knowledge. She should be able to put aside some subjective factors and see the true situation of the independent game incubation base and the Cold-Faced Lady.
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more he felt that it was appropriate. He called Tang Yishu.
"Hello? Senior. " Tang Yishu lowered her voice. "I'm in the study room. Wait a moment, I'll go outside."
A moment later, Tang Yishu's voice returned to normal. "Senior, I'm out. What's the matter?"
Pei Qian went straight to the point. "I want you to go to Beijing in the next two days to do something for me. Our company currently has some business in Beijing. You can go and take a look. Just report to me when you return. "
Tang Yishu's tone was filled with shock. "Huh? Senior, I'm not sure. I'm a little afraid of traveling … "
Pei Qian had expected this. "It's fine. I'll get Little Sun, the company's best driver, to drive you this time. I'll get another driver to accompany you. Before we set off, check the car carefully from beginning to end to ensure that nothing goes wrong along the way."
"Qiu Hong will receive you when we get there. You don't have to worry about anything. Just inspect it for me and reflect the problems you see truthfully."
Pei Qian knew very well that Tang Yishu's luck was strange. However, her bad luck basically appeared on small matters, such as accidentally tripping when she went out, the hidden bugs in the program, and so on.
Tang Yishu had never encountered any life-threatening danger. She was not a native of Jingzhou. She had come all the way here to study and had never heard of a train derailment. Thus, there was no need to worry too much about that.
There would be no problems as long as Little Sun drove her there carefully.
Tang Yishu was still a little reluctant. "But Senior, it's almost exam week. I still have to revise …"
Pei Qian smiled. "It's fine. It's only two days. Given your results, the impact of not revising for two days is negligible. It won't affect your national scholarship. "
Pei Qian envied these super top students every time he mentioned this.
Why did Tang Yishu get high scores every time, but he had to fight to pass?
This world was too unfair!
Tang Yishu hesitated for a moment and finally agreed. "I'll make a trip then. However, I don't know anything. I might not be able to see any problems …"
Pei Qian smiled. "It's alright. Only people like you who don't know anything can see some details. You don't have to study on purpose, and you don't have to care about what others say. Just observe based on your first impression and then tell me what you observe. "
"That's right, pay attention to whether there's overtime at the incubation base. Overtime is definitely not allowed."
"If they don't work overtime, take a look at their working conditions. If their working conditions are good, force them to play games for ten hours a week! "
Pei Qian had learned to be smart now. He realized that he could not control these people by limiting their working hours. Many departments might have short working hours, but their efficiency was very high. Their progress had not fallen behind at all!
Thus, apart from working hours, he had to pay attention to the working conditions of these independent game designers in the incubation base. He had to take some measures if their working conditions were off the charts.
Tang Yishu: "Alright, Senior."
…
…
December 8th, Thursday …
At the headquarters of Long Yu Corporation, the person-in-charge of IOI's operations and cooperation department, Zhao Xuming, the person-in-charge of IOI's local server, Chrétien, and the relevant staff were having a meeting.
Chrétien introduced the work at the headquarters of Finger Games to everyone.
"At the moment, the headquarters are preparing for the IOI World Finals. The finals will be held in Los Angeles this time. The venue is still being prepared. It should be completed by the end of this month."
"The qualifiers around the world should be held soon to decide the slots for the international competition. The international competition is tentatively scheduled to be on the 24th of this month, Saturday, which is Christmas Eve. The competition will officially begin on January 15th. "
"This competition basically does not overlap with the GPL competition. This is also my suggestion to the headquarters."
"The popularity of our global finals will not be lower than the GPL league in any way. However, considering the special situation of the local server, there is really no need for us to go head-on. Staggering the time can ensure that the popularity of the finals is maximized."
"In addition, the in-depth innovation of IOI's gameplay is still in progress. The headquarters' next goal is to further absorb the advantages of GOG's gameplay. I stood my ground and requested to use the modified version in the finals to show the global players, especially the Chinese players, our determination. "
"Boss Zhao, how's the situation at Long Yu Corporation?"
Zhao Xuming continued. "Everything is going smoothly at Long Yu Corporation. The progress is perfect!"
"Domestic players have indeed accumulated a lot of resentment because of the low-priced zone and the changes in the game. However, our stalling tactic has begun to take effect."
"The targeted compensation given to old players has temporarily calmed their anger. As for the new version, there might be some changes in the gameplay, but many old players will not be so resistant after getting used to it for a period of time."
"I believe that they will slowly accept it as time passes."
"Of course, we can't be blindly optimistic about the current situation. There are still some old players who are less active. However, that's not a big deal. As long as the global finals are done and IOI's popularity soars, these old players will definitely return. "
"As for the domestic clubs, it's already foolproof. Our Long Yu Corporation is working with three veteran clubs to coordinate and help them strengthen their teams. "
"These three veteran clubs are all famous clubs in the country. They are currently the strongest. There is no problem for them to fight their way out of the qualifiers. The other clubs have also obtained a good transfer fee from buying players. When the time comes, they will be able to participate in the qualifiers. They will also be able to serve as a foil. "
"This can be considered a win-win situation for the small clubs, the big clubs, and the organizers."
"All in all, we're ready for the IOI World Finals!"
Chrétien nodded. "Yes. Is there a club called FV Club among the three clubs you mentioned? "
Zhao Xuming was stunned. "Huh? No. "
"FV Club is a small club. It's not famous. Even if they participate in the qualifiers, they will only be a spectator. They are far weaker."
Chrétien could not help but frown, slightly stunned.
Obviously, there was a gap in their understanding of the information.
"Then why does this FV Club seem to be paying out of their own pocket to publicize the qualifiers? I thought this was the intention of Long Yu Corporation, "Chrétien said.
Zhao Xuming was confused. "When did this happen? Why didn't I know about it? "
Chrétien was a little unhappy. "Since yesterday, Boss Zhao doesn't seem to be very well-informed recently."
Zhao Xuming quickly explained, "I've been busy for the past two days and didn't pay much attention to this."
He turned to look at his subordinate. "Do you know about this?"
The subordinate nodded. "I know. Actually, this publicity only appeared yesterday afternoon and night. I've already sorted out the relevant content. I originally wanted to report to you after the meeting today."
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the subordinate quickly took the initiative to take the blame.
Zhao Xuming said coldly, "Bring it over immediately!"
The subordinate quickly stood up and left. A moment later, he returned with an organized document and handed it to Zhao Xuming.
Zhao Xuming took it and quickly browsed through it.
From the situation in the report, FV Club had done publicity in many places, including live-stream platforms, video websites, forums, and so on. Apart from buying hot searches and advertisements, there seemed to be signs of fake reviewers under these topics.
It had indeed greatly increased the popularity. However, all these marketing activities were limited to FV Club and IOI's domestic qualifiers.
What's more, FV Club was not the most important part of the publicity because it did not have much fame. It had to use the IOI World Finals for marketing.
It was no wonder that Chrétien thought that Long Yu Corporation had instructed FV Club to do these marketing activities.
Zhao Xuming was completely confused. What was going on?
The emperor was not anxious, but the eunuch was?
Long Yu Corporation did not deliberately publicize IOI's qualifiers in the country mainly because there was no need to waste money on this.
There were only a few teams participating in the domestic qualifiers. Apart from the three veteran clubs such as SUG, the other participating teams were just there to accompany them. They had already been determined from the time the teams selected them.
What's more, this qualifier would not attract much attention in the country. There would not be many people watching the competition. Long Yu Corporation did not intend to spend too much money on the venue. They only found a recording studio to make do with it. They wanted to go through the motions and be done with it.
Under such circumstances, why would they spend too much money on marketing?
When it became popular, the audience would come in and take a look. That was the stage? That was the standard of the competition? It was far from the GPL!
Spending money might not necessarily have a good effect.
Thus, it was not that Zhao Xuming had forgotten to publicize it, but he deliberately did not want to publicize it. He just had to go through the motions and send the three veteran teams to the international competition. He would do his best to publicize and create popularity during the international competition.
Money had to be spent where it was needed.
He did not expect FV Club to pay for publicity out of their own pocket!
Zhao Xuming was puzzled. He thought that the qualifiers had nothing to do with them.
It would be fine if clubs like SUG paid for publicity. After all, they could obtain real popularity and traffic. However, FV Club was just a bystander. Wouldn't publicity be a pure waste of money?
Chrétien was a little unhappy to see Zhao Xuming's confused expression.
He knocked on the table gently and said, "Boss Zhao, the matter with FV Club has not had a good impact."
"We did not do enough publicity ourselves. Many players actually obtained information from FV Club. There was no news from the official platform. That makes us very unprofessional!"
"I originally thought that you were the ones who instructed FV Club to publicize. I thought that you guys were not professional in this matter. However, I didn't expect you to not know about this at all? That's even more unprofessional! "
"We have never asked about the domestic qualifiers out of trust in Long Yu Corporation. However, the current situation seems to have let us down, right?"
The corners of Zhao Xuming's mouth twitched. He was speechless.
How unlucky!
According to the original plan, they would just casually organize the domestic qualifiers. It would be fine as long as the scene was passable. The teams were all decided internally, and no one would watch them. Why make such a big fuss?
It would not be too late to save the money and wait for the international competition to work.
In the end, FV Club's actions made it difficult for the official platform to back down. Gamers would see that IOI's official publicity was not even comparable to a club? They would definitely feel that Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation were especially unprofessional.
For example, Long Yu Corporation was like a department leader. Originally, he had led the entire department to slack. Others would not be able to tell. At most, they would feel that this department was not very impressive.
In the end, someone in the department suddenly worked hard like he was on steroids and worked overtime every day. Everyone else in the department was exposed and turned into a group of useless people waiting to die.
The person-in-charge of the department would definitely be scolded the most.
Zhao Xuming quickly said, "Don't worry, it's not too late to salvage the situation now!"
"The competition only starts on Saturday. There are still two days left. We will invest some resources to publicize IOI's qualifiers. That way, gamers would think that FV Club had only obtained insider information in advance and publicized it before the official platform. They would not think that we are unprofessional. "
"What's more, with FV Club's publicity, we should be able to achieve a good effect if we publicize it now."
Chrétien nodded in satisfaction. "It's best if we can salvage the situation. I believe in your professionalism."
Zhao Xuming had a smile on his face and looked calm, but he was cursing in his heart.
Wasn't FV looking for trouble for nothing? Hurting others without benefiting themselves!
This time, Long Yu Corporation would have to fork out a huge sum of money to invest in the qualifiers.
It was not just advertising and marketing fees. The venue for the competition had to be built as soon as possible. They had to make it more fancy, right?
With more attention, there would definitely be more players who would nitpick. If the venue was not beautiful enough, it would definitely lower the standard of the competition and be more embarrassing.
Of course, the competition would start in two days. Time was too tight. It would definitely be too late to change the venue. They could only purchase some decorations and try their best to improve the effect of the venue.
Zhao Xuming still could not figure out why FV Club had nothing better to do but spend money to promote themselves. However, he did not have the time to investigate further.
Time was of the essence after all. The competition would start in two days. Zhao Xuming had to focus all his energy on preparing for the qualifiers.
…
At the same time, in Beijing …
Tang Yishu got out of the car and carefully stepped onto Beijing's soil.
This was her first time here. Miraculously, no accidents happened even though she was scared along the way.
However, this did not make Tang Yishu feel at ease. Instead, she felt even more dangerous.
Perhaps it was because the previous safety measures were in place. Bad luck did not find an opportunity to take advantage of and accumulated all of it. She did not know what breakthrough point she would find that would suddenly erupt.
Little Sun drove the car to the hotel's parking lot. Qiu Hong had already booked a room and was waiting in the hall.
According to the schedule, he would eat something and rest at noon. In the afternoon, he would go to the independent game incubation base. The next day, he would go to the Cold-Faced Lady to take a look and return to Jingzhou in the afternoon.
Qiu Hong looked at the mechanical watch on his hand and estimated that it was about time.
After waiting for two minutes, he looked up and saw Tang Yishu arrive at the main entrance of the hotel.
The two drivers were like bodyguards, one on the left and one on the right, carefully protecting her safety. However, the automatic revolving door at the entrance of the hotel suddenly stopped for some unknown reason. The three of them froze on the spot.
Qiu Hong quickly went forward and opened the side door. "Little Tang, right? Come here! "
Tang Yishu and the two drivers had no choice but to walk through the side door. However, the revolving door at the entrance of the hotel returned to normal the moment they entered the hall.
Qiu Hong did not mind. He thought that it was just an unexpected episode and shook hands with Tang Yishu.
"It's been a long journey. The three of you must be tired from the journey. Here's the itinerary: We'll have a simple meal nearby first, and then the three of you will return to the hotel to rest at noon. We'll gather in the hall at two in the afternoon. I'll bring everyone to the incubation base to take a look. "
"The time now is … eh?"
Qiu Hong subconsciously raised his wrist to look at the time, only to realize that the mechanical watch that was fine just now was no longer moving.
He was a little confused. He had been wearing this watch for a few years without any major problems. It had just been wound up some time ago.
Why did he suddenly stop when he was walking just fine?
Tang Yishu looked up at the sky in embarrassment and pretended that nothing had happened.
…
At noon, at the independent game incubation base …
Wu Zhicheng was having lunch with a few new independent game designers in the resting area.
"Look, I told you that Fish-Catching Take-Out's tomato and egg scrambled eggs are especially delicious, right? It's different from the ones in the restaurants outside, right? Fish-Catching Take-Out's dishes are definitely healthy. "
"… Eh? Work plan? Don't worry about that. It's not a deadline that has to be completed. It can be adjusted. If you feel that you want to add any new content, you can look for Xi Hao at any time. "
"… Don't be afraid of him. Don't treat Xi Hao as your boss or manager. He's just the boss of the service department. He won't interfere with the project. He'll only plan the work according to your ideas. How the project is done depends on you."
"Come, eat more."
Wu Zhicheng was like a senior, showing meticulous care to the new independent game designers even though he had only been here for less than a month.
At first, Wu Zhicheng thought that he would not be able to adapt to this kind of collective work. However, he realized that it was not the case after he came!
After coming here, the development of Black Ink and Clouds could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds.
Wu Zhicheng also thought deeply about the difference.
Now that he thought about it, it was an illusion that he had thought that he was quite efficient in making games at home.
That was because he would often be distracted by trivial matters when he worked at home. For example, how to deal with the art resources of a certain part of the game, how to suddenly realize that the entire framework was not clear halfway through a certain stage, and what if he had to redo it.
Such situations were often encountered because Wu Zhicheng's plan for the entire project was not detailed and comprehensive enough. What's more, these trivial matters would indeed distract him.
However, after coming to this incubation base, there were others in charge of these small matters. Wu Zhicheng only needed to think about creativity and design seriously. Naturally, his efficiency would increase greatly.
Many independent game designers could not make a name for themselves because of this problem.
There were specializations in every industry. Even within the planning department, the nature of designing the gameplay, adjusting the values, raising the art requirements, planning the development progress, and so on were completely different. It was very difficult for anyone to be proficient in all aspects.
Once one was not good at a certain part, they would have to expend a lot of energy to make up for this shortcoming.
However, with the help of the incubation base, independent game designers like Wu Zhicheng only needed to be in charge of creativity and game design. The rest of the work would be helped by professionals. With such a detailed division of labor, the efficiency would naturally increase greatly.
At first, Wu Zhicheng was a little afraid of social interaction. He was a little worried that he would encounter workplace problems. However, after spending some time together, he realized that his worries were completely groundless!
As the person-in-charge of the administrative department, Xi Hao was very clear about his department's position: it was just a service department.
Thus, there was no problem of who was in charge of who. Naturally, there were no twists and turns in the workplace.
On the contrary, these independent game designers had all been selected by Qiu Hong. There were high and low abilities, but their personalities were more simple. There was not much deception and they were naturally closer.
Wu Zhicheng realized that there were very few people in this world who were completely autistic and did not want to communicate with others. Many people looked autistic and socially afraid on the surface, but it was only because they were in a circle that was not suitable for them.
Now, Wu Zhicheng was in a circle that was very suitable for him. Thus, he was very happy every day and his personality was much more cheerful.
Everyone was chatting and laughing as they ate lunch when Xi Hao walked in from outside.
"Boss Qiu might bring someone over to take a look in the afternoon. It can be considered an inspection. I'll let everyone know in advance," Xi Hao said.
Wu Zhicheng was stunned. "Is there anything we need to prepare in advance?"
Wu Zhicheng might not have much formal work experience in the company, but he had seen leaders inspect before. Usually, he had to prepare in advance to leave a good impression on the leaders.
To be honest, Wu Zhicheng had always been curious about who the boss behind the incubation base was, but he had never gotten a definite answer.
On the surface, Qiu Hong was in charge of everything, but there were rumors that Qiu Hong was not the real boss. There was someone else behind the entire Destitution Plan.
He wondered if the person who was here to inspect this time was the real boss?
Xi Hao shook his head. "There's no need to prepare anything in advance. We just need to show our truest side."
"We are strictly following Boss Qiu's instructions. We are working eight hours a day. Even though the working hours are not very long, everyone is very serious and in peak condition. In fact, it's even better than the 996 of many companies."
"I think that as long as everyone shows this serious and responsible attitude, it should be enough."
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