Chapter 117: Keep a low profile and bide your time
After sleeping for more than four hours, Shi Ran woke up and washed her face. When she returned to the studio, she silently glanced around her tired colleagues. Even Tian Yin had lost interest in bragging and lay on the table.
fell asleep on the bed.
Those thoughts before going to bed were still consistent with Shi Ran's decisions after she woke up, proving that she was not impulsive.
Bai Ge was sleeping soundly on the sofa in Yang Cheng's office, while Yang Cheng flattened his chair, put his hands on his eyes, and had a barbecued pork cat on his belly.
Go to them directly? Shi Ran hesitated for a moment, as that seemed too blunt and would definitely be understood as avenging private revenge.
Zheng Yongchun happened to come over yawning. When passing by Shi Ran, she smiled at Zheng Yongchun and said, "Brother Chun."
Zheng Yongchun stopped and turned around, "Huh?"
If there is anyone else in the studio whose attitude makes Shi Ran unsure, Zheng Yongchun is one of them.
She whispered: "Can you take some of Brother Chun's time to chat?"
Since Shi Ran was promoted and trained by Bai Ge and Yang Cheng like a treasure, Zheng Yongchun has become a tool for planning and doing chores. His importance has never been reflected, and the limelight has been completely obscured by Shi Ran.
Being so suddenly invited to communicate with Shi Ran, Zheng Yongchun lost most of his confusion. His shining eyes behind his spectacles rolled around twice and raised a smile, "Okay, I'm going to the bathroom, you get there first."
Wait for me in the small conference room."
While waiting, Shi Ran reviewed everything he had done since he met Zheng Yongchun and determined an effective way to communicate with him.
She first sincerely apologized to Zheng Yongchun and summarized the biggest mistake she had made in the past few months - she too ignored the role of the project manager in development.
Shi Ran took responsibility for the follow-up of the planned plan, which was equivalent to eliminating the PM in the planning team.
Because Shi Ran was so popular, her actions were noticed by others, and they all imitated her. Lin Feng, the lead actress, didn't care about Zheng Yongchun, and Liu Kai and Kong Wen, the lead actors, didn't even bother to look at Zheng Yongchun.
"I was complacent for a moment and didn't figure out my position, which caused a lot of inconvenience to Brother Chun, but Brother Chun was always so tolerant of me. Thank you so much."
Zheng Yongchun pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose and laughed, "These words are too strong. How can I be tolerant to you? I have weighed several times and found that I can't beat you, so I am willing to lose."
Shi Ran waved his hands in shame, "Brother Chun, the old Jianghu, wants to set a trap for me. I will definitely be unable to guard against it."
"It's not necessary." Zheng Yongchun spread his hands, "In my judgment, you can increase the chance of success of the project, so no matter how hard you try, I have to compromise, right? Do you want to take the Yangguan Road or the single-plank bridge?
I can only stay out of it and applaud you."
Shi Ran really understood now. Zheng Yongchun has rich experience in projects. He has assisted several producers and led many teams in the past. During the entire game development process, what kind of people, what kind of seeds are planted, what kind of results will be obtained, he has always followed the mirror in his heart.
Similar.
At first, both Zhu Zhizhi and Miao Manman criticized Zheng Yongchun for being able to hold the position of PM. It was only today that Shi Ran found the answer.
Seeing him building a tall building, seeing him entertaining guests, seeing his building collapse, as long as it is not reused for one day, Zheng Yongchun will spend one more day keeping a low profile and even watching the fire from the other side.
In fact, in her daily work, Shi Ran synchronizes plans, follows up on progress, estimates risks, and has to ask and solve problems one by one when she discovers abnormal progress. These trivial and cumbersome things are increasingly occupying her time and energy. Over time,
, she can imagine that there will always be a day when she can't help but make mistakes.
If it weren't for this conversation, Shi Ran wouldn't have noticed at all. Zheng Yongchun was quietly waiting to see her struggling to bear the weight and full of loopholes.
As there are specialties in the field, Shi Ran should shift his focus back to game design, instead of worrying about the PM and leaving aside a full-time PM who knows how to assess the situation and can bend and stretch.
Zheng Yongchun seemed to have expected that Shi Ran would come to him sooner or later. His smile was like that of an old fox who had become a master of cultivation. "You told me this, do you intend to change your mind and ask me to help you share more of your burden?"
Shi Ran felt ashamed and said: "I hope Brother Chun will put aside the past grudges and we can work together to increase the probability of project success by a few points."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Zheng Yongchun was extremely happy.
Seeing the excitement gleaming in this man's eyes, Shi Ran was even more certain that he also had certain goals he wanted to achieve, and he had long since determined that one of the steps toward his goals was the collaboration agreement between Shi Ran and him today.
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Zheng Yongchun changed the subject, "You don't just want to talk to me about these things, right? If you have any urgent needs that I need to solve, it's okay for you to just tell me."
Shi Ran stopped walking in circles and glanced at Tian Yin's workstation outside the glass wall. Zheng Yongchun followed her gaze and immediately understood what she meant.
During the last two days of debugging the version for the stage review, Zheng Yongchun went to find out more about it and found that Tian Yin's salary was much higher than the numerical planning of the other two studios and other incubation projects.
He brought Shi Ran, Bai Ge, and Yang Cheng together, saying that Tian Yin's salary was unreasonable, that he was not qualified for the position of numerical team leader, that he failed to reflect his unique value, and that it was a waste of studio costs.
made a request, "You relevant managers must re-examine Tian Yin's cost-effectiveness and give me an explanation."
Yang Cheng and Bai Ge were both confused. Why was Zheng Yongchun suddenly so chicken-blooded?
However, it is also the PM's responsibility to control costs for the studio. They thought about it and handed this problem to Shi Ran.
Shi Ran still didn't know how much Tian Yin's salary was, so he asked, "Would it violate the salary confidentiality system if you tell me his salary?"
"You are the chief executive. According to company regulations, you have the right to know all planned salaries." Zheng Yongchun took out a printed salary list and handed it to Shi Ran.
Bai Ge winked at Zheng Yongchun several times but could not stop his speed.
Shi Ran ignored the others first and locked her eyes on Tian Yin's group. Her eyes widened in shock, "Twenty-two thousand?"
"Then...I originally thought that he should be able to implement strategies or lead numerical values. I didn't have any expectations of him when I joined the company. I can explain this..."
Shi Ran frowned and stared into Bai Ge's eyes to interrupt him, "For every extra penny spent during the development cycle, one more penny will be earned when the game is launched in the future. Have you told me this?"
"Did you say that? No, right?" Bai Ge was a little panicked, "Don't compare him with you. How many years has he been doing numerical calculations? You are a graduate..."
"Did I compete? Aren't you comparing him with me now? Well, since you are competing, I will tell you the truth." Shi Ran patted the piece of paper on the table in front of Bai Ge, "Bai Ge
Pigeon, how is he better than me?"
Bai Ge was about to cry but had no tears. He had hired Tian Yin with his consent, but it turned out that this person was not easy to use. In theory, Bai Ge should take the blame.
But as a boss, he still had an unreasonable and rebellious mentality. He also slammed the table, "Didn't I let you decide whether he should leave or stay? Why didn't you say anything at that time?"
"At that time, did I know that it was so expensive to feed him? Can I reasonably evaluate his cost-effectiveness?"