Yao Wenyang walked into the hall, sat down on a chair in the rest area, and looked around curiously.
No matter how you look at it...it looks like a rock climbing gym!
Of course, there are some game elements here. For example, one wall is clearly painted with a game scene from "In My Eyes on You", while another wall is painted with a poster from "Ordinary Life".
But the large rock climbing walls and parkour facilities betrayed it ruthlessly.
"What is going on with this company? Could it be that I just left the tiger's mouth and fell into the wolf's den again?"
Yao Wenyang was a little worried because he didn't know much about this 404 studio.
Although the name of Studio 404 is known to many people due to the popularity of "Ordinary Life", its specific internal composition is still a mystery.
Yao Wenyang only roughly found out that this studio is composed of four young college students, and these four college students once performed at the school's welcome party and left a deep impression on the audience, winning the "Three Idiots" award.
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What is this called? Being the best at performing sketches in games? Being the best at playing games among performing sketches?
Originally, Yao Wenyang could not avoid such start-up small companies. After all, such small companies may be born with many pitfalls.
Yao Wenyang's current position is as an executive director at a medium-sized game company in Jinghai, and his abilities are relatively comprehensive. Based on his resume, he should not have stepped into the trap of a small company.
But after all, 404 Studio has just made a hit game, so it probably has plenty of funds. Moreover, Yao Wenyang is really exhausted physically and mentally from working in his current company, so he decided to try his luck.
What if this is a good company?
As for the fact that the boss and all key employees are much younger than me...
It doesn't matter. In this circle, everyone only looks at strength, not age. Although Mr. Lu is young, he has successfully succeeded in two projects, "In My Eyes" and "Ordinary Life". It is a genius design.
A master. Now that he is working under such a person, Yao Wenyang is convinced.
Of course, the premise is that Mr. Lu has a normal mind.
Originally, Yao Wenyang had no doubt about this, but after seeing this office space...it was hard to say.
As I was sitting, I saw two young people walking over.
Yao Wenyang knew the man on the left, who was the owner of this studio, Lu Zhixing. He didn't recognize the slightly fat little man on the right, but he vaguely felt that he looked familiar.
"Hello, Mr. Lu!" Yao Wenyang greeted quickly.
Lu Zhixing nodded: "Yao Wenyang, right? Thank you for coming to the interview. You can sit down for a while. Our interview will start on time in half an hour."
After that, he walked towards Zhong Haibin.
Li Rushan followed closely, and he has been particularly active in recent recruitment activities.
In fact, the previous agreement between Li Shi and him only required him to visit the companies he invested in every now and then to inspect and see the situation. After all, Li Rushan was too homely. Without this agreement, he would probably be able to work in the company.
I stayed in the hotel for thirty days without moving.
Of course, this agreement didn't have much effect, because Li Rushan was really just doing errands, and after going there, he was already shouting to leave before his butt was even hot.
But here at 404 Studio, the situation is a little different.
Li Rushan goes here every day, staying there from day to night, and is reluctant to leave until he gets off work.
Because this place is so interesting!
Under the careful construction of Li Rushan and Lu Zhixing, the place was full of gaming equipment and all kinds of delicious snacks, as well as many people who loved playing games. He suddenly felt that the hotel was not so good, so he thought
Find another place to live.
More importantly, Mr. Lu seems to be taking an unusual path, and every step is different from that of a normal company.
From the initial confirmation of the office space, to the subsequent decoration, to the current recruitment... every minute is full of fun!
Therefore, Li Rushan also actively devotes himself to these tasks. Rather than working seriously, it can be said that he is seriously looking for fun.
Zhong Haibin is the most professional parkour and rock climbing coach that Jinghai can find. Lu Zhixing and Li Rushan already knew this through headhunting.
So we just had a brief chat and then entered the skill display stage.
Zhong Haibin powdered his hands and performed various rock climbing and parkour moves to the two bosses, neatly and smoothly.
It can be seen that this is a real skill, and it cannot be achieved without years of hard training.
And from the perspective of his words and conversation, he has a good personality, is quite patient, and explains his technical movements in detail. He is indeed very suitable to be a coach.
So the interview ended smoothly, and with Li Rushan's strong support, the contract was finally signed at a 30% premium.
Regarding employee compensation, Li Rushan's idea is of course that the higher the better. After all, his ultimate goal is 500 million, which is too far away. You can't reach a thousand miles without taking small steps.
But with Zhang Qi watching, this salary increase cannot be too outrageous. 30% is basically the limit.
As for Lu Zhixing, he doesn't mind offering slightly higher wages to his employees. After all, he was a hard-working worker in his previous life. There are many abnormal phenomena in workplace wages, such as the salary upside down for new and old employees, and there will be no increase if they don't change jobs.
I also hate things like salary.
You can't be your own boss and turn into the person you once hated.
The gaming industry is an industry with extremely high profit margins. At this time, Lu Zhixing has a lot of resources at hand and needs to take a longer-term view. There is no need to worry about Soso because of this kind of thing.
Yao Wenyang, who was waiting in the lobby, saw the smile on Zhong Haibin's face and knew that the salary level must be adequate.
If his salary were similar to his previous salary, he wouldn't be so happy.
Yao Wenyang is a little envious. On the one hand, he is looking forward to changing jobs and getting a salary increase. On the other hand, he is worried that his abilities will not meet the requirements.
"Come, let's go to the conference room to talk in detail."
Lu Zhixing and Li Rushan saw off Zhong Haibin and took Yao Wenyang to the work area for an interview.
Along the way, Yao Wenyang caught a glimpse of the entire work area, and his envy was beyond words.
This condition is really great!
Brand-new desks, ergonomic chairs, brand-new computers and VR gaming equipment, as well as huge lounges and entertainment rooms...
It can be seen that this company has a lot of money, and it is obvious that it is not short of money.
Although it is a bit strange that the company is located in a rock climbing gym, it is obviously a good place. This office environment is really nice!
Yao Wenyang couldn't help but look forward to it.
Arriving at the conference room, Lu Zhixing began to ask questions.
They asked some professional questions, such as Yao Wenyang’s previous resume, which games he has developed, what jobs he has held, his views on some jobs, and what professional skills he has mastered...
Yao Wenyang does have hard skills, he answers very well, and he doesn't have any empty talk. He is obviously a practical employee.
Lu Zhixing was quite satisfied: "Okay, I can basically confirm that you are qualified for this job."
I asked Yao Wenyang to come here to take charge of the transplant team.
The porting team is mainly responsible for porting the games developed by Lu Zhixing to other platforms such as PC, console and mobile phone. A layman may think, what's the point? The game has been made, is it difficult to port it?
But if you are an industry insider, you will know that this thing is actually not that easy.
Many classic games often have many problems after they are transplanted, such as optimization problems and operational problems. Once these problems occur, they will have a devastating blow to the player experience and cause the entire transplant project to completely collapse.
This is only a technical issue. At the design level, the operation methods need to be redone for different platforms, and the art resources and game content must also be optimized and made.
Take "Ordinary Life" for example. If you want to move this game to mobile phones, not only the operation method will need to be greatly changed, but the game perspective will also need to be changed from the first-person perspective to the God's perspective, and various art resources will also need to be adjusted. This is no small task.
quantity.
These changes may involve the underlying design of the game and must be checked by a senior designer.
But Li Rushan was listening, but he couldn't sit still.
He secretly tugged at the corner of Lu Zhixing's clothes, lowered his voice and said in his ear: "Mr. Lu, are these people you recruited... too reliable?"
Lu Zhixing also lowered his voice: "How else would you explain to Uncle Zhang?"
Li Rushan thought for a while: "Yeah... that's right."
Lu Zhixing added: "Besides, he may not be able to accept our conditions."
Yao Wenyang was a little confused. What did these two people say?
What to explain? What conditions to accept?
Lu Zhixing looked at Yao Wenyang and said with a smile: "The work in our company may be a bit hard and challenging. Do you think you can do it?"
