At 4 PM, at Tengda's annual meeting …
The employees, who were tired after eating and drinking, came to the GPL competition venue on the top floor and sat down according to their department and seat numbers.
The eight teams organized by the various departments in the company had played seven competitions in four hours from 12 PM until now. The average competition time ranged from 20 to 35 minutes, just enough to decide the champion.
On one hand, it was because GOG's tempo was faster. The average time was shorter than games like Gods Rising and IOI, so it was faster. On the other hand, it was also because the difference in strength between the teams in the various departments was too big. It was easy for them to abuse the noobs. There were many competitions that ended in less than 20 minutes.
What's more, the live competition skipped the steps of resting. There was no need to discuss tactics, which also saved a lot of time.
Tengda Games, which had high hopes for them, was eliminated. They did not even make it to the finals. Everyone was shocked.
Obviously, Bao Xu and Min Jingchao were far away in Los Angeles and could not participate in the competition. This greatly reduced the strength of Tengda Games' team.
The two teams that made it to the finals were Lu Mingliang's Upwind Logistics team and He Desheng's Dream Realization Ventures team.
Dream Realization Ventures had a good foundation left behind by Boss Ma. Most of the employees, including He Desheng, had been high-scoring passers-by since the Gods Rising era. Many of GOG's design ideas were suggested by them. They often played games with Boss Ma, so their tacit understanding was unparalleled.
The main reason why Upwind Logistics was so strong was because of its many people.
Upwind Logistics had so many stores and delivery men. It was easy to pick out five people who were better at GOG.
However, in the end, Upwind Logistics' team lost to Dream Realization Ventures' team because their cooperation and tactics were slightly inferior.
The delivery men expressed their regret. They said that they would go back and train their skills well so that they could win again next year.
The participating teams this time had small gifts and participation prizes, including various peripheral figurines of the GPL league, autographed photos and uniforms of the various team members, and so on.
Of course, these small gifts would also be given to the other employees who liked to watch GPL.
The champion team received a custom-made internal competition trophy. It might not be comparable to the GPL league trophy, but it was still worth a lot. It would be an eternal honor in Dream Realization Ventures' office.
Some of the others were watching the internal competition live, some were out shopping, and some were playing with dolls and hoops.
Now that everyone was tired, they bought milk tea or other beverages and came to the venue to rest while waiting for the lucky draw.
The lucky draw for other companies' annual meetings had to be done while eating.
The reason was very simple. The prizes were few and the winning rate was low. The employees waited for a long time, but it was not guaranteed that they would be chosen. Other than eating, they had nothing else to do.
However, Tengda's lucky draw was different. There were many prizes, and the winning rate was high. Almost everyone had a share.
Moreover, the rules of the lucky draw were the same as last year's annual meeting. It was not a completely random probability, but a pseudo-probability. Each person could only win twice at most, and those who had not won before would have a higher chance of winning later on.
So many prizes were drawn in just an hour. It could be said that they were nervous, excited, and full of anticipation. They didn't feel bored at all.
Almost everyone had arrived at the scene. There was no need for the host to go on stage and say any nonsense. The program on the big screen started rolling and the lucky draw began!
Before the lucky draw, a simple promotional video would be played to introduce the prizes. Then, they would draw from the employee list.
That was because the number of participants this year was almost double that of last year. Thus, the process of the lucky draw had been slightly modified. Previously, they would draw one person at a time. Now, they would draw five people at a time.
The photos of the five people would be displayed on the big screen. Then, they would shrink and fly to the top left of the screen. Then, they would continue to draw other people.
All the photos were arranged layer by layer on the big screen. Soon, the prizes were drawn.
Everyone stared at the big screen, afraid that they would miss the winning message. However, that worry was obviously unnecessary. Not only would the other people in the same department be reminded, but their cell phones would also automatically receive the notification of winning.
That was because the program would automatically generate an order and arrange for Upwind Logistics to deliver it to the employee's address the moment the lucky draw was completed. Then, it would automatically send a message to the employee.
Cheers rose and fell in the huge venue that could accommodate close to two thousand people.
As time went by, the value of the prizes increased. High-value laptops, cell phones, digital cameras, televisions, and the like were given out as if they cost nothing. The atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic!
Finally, after the 18888 cash gift bag was drawn, the final grand prize appeared on the screen.
Six slots for a two-person, five-day trip to any city in the world!
This was a reserved program from last year's annual meeting. It was a two-person, five-day trip to any city in the world. They could choose wherever they wanted to go. Moreover, the company would pay for all first-class tickets and accommodation in five-star hotels. There were also additional expenses that could be used freely.
This was the biggest prize of the annual meeting, and it was well-deserved.
Perhaps many people felt that it was not as practical as high-end televisions and high-end gaming computers that cost more than ten thousand yuan. After all, televisions and computers could be used for many years, but a trip could only last for five days.
However, on the other hand, one could easily afford a high-end computer that cost more than ten thousand yuan. However, who would be willing to pay for first-class tickets and stay in a five-star hotel when they were traveling?
Moreover, the cost of first-class tickets and five-star hotels was far more than a high-end laptop that cost more than ten thousand yuan.
Therefore, this was the prize that attracted the most attention.
Moreover, due to the increase in the number of participants, there were only three slots for the grand prize last year. This year, there were six slots, and the probability of winning had increased.
Many people looked at the big screen excitedly, hoping that they could be one of the six lucky people.
Soon, the pictures on the big screen moved, and six pictures appeared.
The fourth picture from the left was of Bao Xu!
The other five pictures were all unfamiliar faces. They should be some low-level employees.
After all, there were nearly two thousand people present. Pei Qian only knew the person-in-charge, and there were only a few dozen people at most. The probability of winning the lucky draw was very low.
But Bao Xu …
What was going on with Bao Xu?
Was he really the only one missing from every trip?
Everyone burst into laughter when they saw Bao Xu's picture appear on the big screen.
"Hahaha, it's Brother Bao again!"
"Where is Brother Bao? I want to see his expression now! "
"He's in Los Angeles. It should be early in the morning there. Brother Bao will only find out about this bad news in a few hours."
"It's perfect, it's perfect. I'm even happier to see Brother Bao win than to win it myself!"
Pei Qian could not help but feel emotional. This was all fate.
Even if he was in Los Angeles, he could not escape the fate of being chosen.
What's more, Bao Xu was the fourth person. In other words, if there were three people for this year's grand prize, he would not be on the list of winners.
This matter would blow up.
There were many internal employees of Tengda Corporation in the Los Angeles team. However, it would not be appropriate to exclude them since it was the annual meeting's lucky draw. Thus, they were still on the lucky draw list even though they were not present.
Bao Xu had won the lottery just like that. He still could not avoid his fate.
In another two or three days, when the IOI global finals in Los Angeles were over, Bao Xu and the others should be back, just in time for the new year.
However … after the new year, Bao Xu had to pack his luggage and think about his next destination.
Pei Qian could not help but mourn for Bao Xu in his heart.
…
Finally, the entire process of the annual meeting was over.
All the employees returned with a full load and had a good time.
Pei Qian felt much better after giving out so many gifts. The burden on his shoulders was much lighter.
Fortunately, this settlement cycle happened to be in time for the new year. He could spend a few million yuan in one go by holding an annual meeting. That allowed Pei Qian to think of fewer ways to spend money and save many brain cells.
All in all, it was the holidays!
During the new year, the advertisements that had been arranged in advance would hit Jingzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities. Based on the current progress of spending money, he should be able to incur a lot of losses after the new year.
It was impossible for him to incur a huge loss, but it should not be a problem to lose eight to nine million yuan and convert eight to nine hundred thousand yuan, right?
Everyone left one after another. Pei Qian was not in a hurry to leave. He stayed in his seat and took out his cell phone to swipe.
However, he almost blurted out the word 'f * ck' when he saw a piece of news about the Destitution Plan.
The promotional video of Black Ink and Clouds and the 'Destitution Plan' had become inexplicably popular on Aili Island!
Not only that, Black Ink and Clouds had already updated a ten-minute demo on the official platform and started pre-sales. In just one afternoon, the sales volume had reached 50,000 copies!
For an unknown indie game, this was already an incredible result!
In the next week or even a month, the pre-sales of this game would obviously continue to increase as its reputation and popularity increased.
Pei Qian's expression gradually froze.
"What's going on?"
"The game hasn't even been completed and it's already being pre-sold?"
"Is there still law?"
"Is there still law?"
"Isn't Qiu Hong causing trouble for me? Does he have any professional ethics?! "
"Is there anyone who can do something about this?!"
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