Chapter 776 Going to the Imperial Capital for Inspection
Wednesday, December 7th.
In Moyu Internet Cafe, Pei Qian was drinking coffee and reading the news on the forum.
"It's strange. Logically speaking, the qualifying competition for ioi should start soon. Why can't I see any news on the Internet?"
"There are a few rumors, but there is no concrete evidence, and it won't make any waves at all."
Pei Qian was a little confused, because according to the information from Yangyang Games, the qualifying competition for ioi should start within a week.
Because the preseason of the GPL League is scheduled to start this weekend, not all clubs will participate in this preseason, and it will only last three weeks.
For the club, the preseason is an opportunity to practice and run in. For the league, it can adapt to various emergencies in the game in advance. For the audience, it can also have games to watch during this boring time.
See the preview of the gpl league in advance.
After finishing the game at the end of this month, I will take a two-week break, and then around mid-January, the GPL Spring Split will officially start.
At present, ioi is facing a huge threat from gog. It is better overseas, especially at home. It can be said that every move of ioi's national server depends on gog's face.
Including changes in the new version of ioi, we are also learning from gog.
Under this circumstance, Ioi's two important games: the qualifying rounds and the World Finals must avoid gog's game time as much as possible.
The competition between the two sides is taking place at the same time. Isn't the ioi side waiting to be robbed of the popularity?
Therefore, the time set by the Zhidou Company should be to finish the domestic qualifying matches this weekend and determine the three teams that will compete in the World Championship; and wait until the end of this month to start the World Championship when the GPL preseason has just ended.
In the finals, this can stagger the popularity of gpl and avoid its sharpness.
Pei Qian also raised his hands in agreement with this idea.
However, what makes Pei Qian feel a little pity is that the ioi domestic qualifying competition still collides with the gpl pre-season: they both start this weekend.
"It seems that Zhidou Company has tried very hard to avoid GPL events, but there is no way. There is really not enough time."
"From the preparations for the Ioi qualifying tournament to the official start, the time is very tight. It is impossible to go forward. If we delay it, there will be GPL competitions in the next 20 days, and there is no point in delaying it."
"So we had to crash, which was a bit embarrassing."
"But a crash is a crash. Isn't it a bit unreasonable that the popularity of the ioi qualifying competition is so low? The official doesn't seem to have done much publicity?"
"There is no sound at all. Doesn't this give up the heat to GPL?"
"These people are too unprofessional in what they do. We have to find a way to help them and make things more popular."
"Hmm...how can I help?"
Pei Qian saw that the popularity of the ioi qualifying competition was so low and no one was discussing it at all, so he couldn't help but worry for them.
If ioi's competition fails to gain popularity, how can it still pose a threat to gog?
If the popularity of gog continues to be as high as it is now, how can we still lose money?
Therefore, Pei Qian decided to lend a helping hand and help Zhidou Company. At least stir up the popularity of the ioi qualifying competition and raise a little more attention, right?
This is nothing more than spending some marketing expenses, and it doesn't cost much.
Zhitou Company and Longyu Group are both big companies with good money, so why are they so stingy about this matter? This is quite puzzling to Pei Qian.
But then I thought again, maybe the preparations for the qualifying rounds were too hasty, so I haven't taken the time to build up the popularity yet?
Well, this possibility also exists.
Then it's even more important to give it a try.
But Pei Qian didn't have a good idea of how to help.
It is definitely impossible to pay for it out of your own pocket. As for the three melons and two dates in Pei Qian's pocket now, the most he can do is buy some fake money online to show off, but the effect is minimal.
Besides, the fundamental purpose of doing these things is to lose money and convert more personal property. As a result, before losing money, you use your personal property to invest in it. Isn’t this crazy?
Therefore, we still have to find a way to get the system to reimburse us.
The problem is that the ioi qualifying competition is not a competition organized by Tenda, so how can the system reimburse it? It seems a bit unreasonable.
Pei Qian touched his chin and thought hard for a long time, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
"Yes, didn't I just invest in an ioi club? I can do something about this!"
Pei Qian just made a trip to Magic City on Monday and invested in the fv club at the speed of light. It has only been two days now.
It makes no sense to spend the company's money to promote the ioi qualifying competition, and the system will not approve it. But if you spend money to promote the fv club and promote the ioi qualifying competition at the same time, wouldn't it be enough?
You can spend as much money as you want to promote your club, and the system is very tolerant in this regard!
Although Pei Qian had made up his mind never to interfere in the operation of the fv club, but giving it some money for advertising shouldn't be considered interference in the operation, right?
Of course, there is a hidden danger in doing this, that is, what if the fv club becomes famous, the attention increases significantly, and there are hidden profit risks.
But Pei Qian thought about it and realized that this possibility was too low, very slim.
What is the current status of fv club?
There was some money, but not much. Pei Qian only gave him three million. This amount of money was nothing compared to the investment from those wealthy clubs. Not to mention the people, there were only three players left, and they were all weak.
Not great.
What can a club like this do if it desperately promotes it?
After all, e-sports is all about performance. Without performance, no matter how much marketing you do, it will only make the audience feel sick and uncomfortable, and it will accelerate the loss of popularity among passers-by.
Besides, the chances of fv club making it out of the qualifying round are very slim, and now that they are promoting it like crazy, they can’t keep the popularity at all.
In short, the heat brought by the money-burning publicity will be concentrated on the ioi qualifying competition, which will not have much impact on the fv club itself, and Pei Qian also legitimately spent a lot of money.
Perfect, very perfect!
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more appropriate it became, and he immediately dialed the number of Wu Yue, the owner of FV Club.
"Hello, Mr. Pei?" The phone rang a few times before it was picked up. Wu Yue's voice was a bit sleepy, as if he had just woken up.
Pei Qian looked at his watch. It's almost 11 o'clock in the morning. Are you still sleeping? Is it later than I got up?
Yes, Mr. Pei appreciates this kind of person.
Pei Qian asked: "Does the club have enough money?"
Wu Yue on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment.
Didn’t Mr. Pei invest three million just yesterday? Why did he mention the money again today?
Could it be that...Mr. Pei knew that I was buying team members and was worried that I didn't have enough money, so he wanted to give me more money?
Wu Yue couldn't help but feel warm and moved, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Mr. Pei, the money is still enough. You don't have to worry about this."
Pei Qian was very dissatisfied with this answer.
When you still have enough money? This Wu Yue is not honest enough at first glance.
Pei Qian coughed twice: "Enough is definitely impossible. If you think the money is enough, it must be that the work somewhere is not done properly!"
"In this case, I will give you another three million."
"However, these three million are earmarked for marketing expenses. Use this money to promote online and promote the fv club and the upcoming ioi qualifying competition through various channels."
Wu Yue was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "Mr. Pei, three million marketing expenses are too much! I'm afraid the effect will not be very good, it will be a bit wasteful..."
"Otherwise, use half a million or one million for marketing, and use the rest of the money elsewhere..."
Pei Qian's eyes lit up when he heard the word "waste".
It’s better to waste it!
It would be a real waste to use it elsewhere.
Pei Qian immediately said: "No, all three million must be used for marketing and promotion expenses, and all must be spent before the weekend. Not a penny can be left!"
"Don't ask why, it's just flowers."
Although Pei Qian said that he would not interfere with the daily operations of the fv club, this kind of forced money cannot be regarded as interference in operations, and Wu Yue had no reason to refuse.
Wu Yue on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time, and then reluctantly said: "Okay, Mr. Pei, since you have already thought about it, I will use all three million for marketing."
Pei Qian nodded: "Well, don't worry and spend hard. By the way, you must remember to promote the ioi qualifying competition."
Pei Qian was afraid that Wu Yue would forget. If he only promoted the fv club but not the ioi qualifying tournament, that would be putting the cart before the horse.
After all, Pei Qian's fundamental purpose is to let more people know about the ioi qualifying competition and create popularity for ioi.
Wu Yue: "Okay Mr. Pei, I understand!"
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After hanging up the phone, Wu Yue turned over from the bed and sat up.
Last night, he rushed back from Jingzhou with several team members late at night and settled down for the team members. He spent almost the whole night and just fell asleep at about six o'clock in the morning.
Unexpectedly, I slept until noon and was woken up by a call from Mr. Pei, another three million from the sky.
Wu Yue lost all sleep in an instant, got up, washed his face, and immediately called Manager Lu to explain in detail the matter of receiving another three million in marketing expenses.
Manager Lu had just woken up and was as confused as Wu Yue.
"Mr. Pei gave another three million? And he also specifically stated that this is a marketing expense? It can only be spent on marketing?" Manager Lu also felt that this was a little outrageous.
Why is Mr. Pei so nice to the fv club?
Except for excluding the option that Mr. Pei is actually Mr. Wu's long-lost biological father, it actually makes no sense.
Wu Yue said: "I made a rough inference based on Mr. Pei's tone and recent events. Please listen to see if this is a possibility."
"The first thing Mr. Pei asked me when he came up was if I still had enough money. It must be because he knew about our purchase of team members."
"In this case, Mr. Pei definitely wants us to spend the money elsewhere."
"The current hard strength of our team is already very good in the ioi e-sports circle. The specific results we can achieve depend on the team's running-in status, but there is absolutely no problem in competing with those strong teams.
of."
"Now that we already have a certain level of strength, what our club currently lacks most is obviously popularity and popularity!"
"Mr. Pei specially gave a marketing fund, which is actually a reminder to us that it is almost time to stir up the popularity. Now is the right time."
Manager Lu was stunned for a moment: "But Mr. Wu, the ioi qualifying round hasn't started yet, and we are not sure we will qualify. Now there is a lot of hype. If the heat picks up, but we don't win the game, wouldn't it be a waste of money?
Other clubs?”
Wu Yue shook his head: "There is such a risk, but this risk must be taken."
"If we are sure to qualify and then promote it, what's the point? The game is almost over and the heat has passed!"
"We need to publicize and warm up in advance before the game starts, so as to attract netizens' attention to the game and our club. Only in this way can we gain more popularity after our players perform well."
"As for the possibility of making wedding clothes for others... I can only say that this kind of risk must be taken."
"Mr. Pei should be very aware of this, so he repeatedly told us to spend all the money within a week. Isn't this a reminder to us that we must build up the excitement before the game starts?"
Manager Lu suddenly realized: "That's right."
"Then I'll get ready and start building momentum for the fv club and ioi qualifying tournament!"
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After calling Wu Yue, Pei Qian put the e-sports matter aside for the time being and stopped worrying about it.
Although he spent 3 million to help promote ioi, Pei Qian didn't have high expectations for the ioi qualifying tournament. It would be best to help ioi counterattack if it can generate heat, but it doesn't matter if it can't generate heat.
The worst-case scenario is that the ioi qualifying competition is still not popular, but at least for Pei Qian, three million has been spent.
Pei Qian began to think about things in the imperial capital again.
Currently, there are two projects in Imperial Capital that Pei Qian is more concerned about. The first is the independent game incubation base that Qiu Hongzai is responsible for, and the second is Meng Chang's cold-faced girl.
The independent game incubation base has been officially in operation for less than half a month now. Pei Qian has never been there once and has a blank view of the situation there.
I don't know why, but I feel a little unsure.
What if there are some hits in these independent games? What if the revenue from two or three games completely covers the losses of other games and the expenses of the incubation base, and even generates profits?
Pei Qian is very aware of his own character. This possibility is not impossible, and it is very high.
So, I'm a little worried.
But Pei Qian can't go there to see it in person, because neither the Qitu Project nor this incubation base is currently related to Tenda. If Pei Qian goes by himself, wouldn't he be exposed on his own initiative?
Once the "Qiu Tu Project" is linked to Tenda Group, and all kinds of independent game producers with ability, ideals, and ambitions come to join us one after another, the possibility of losing money from this plan will be greatly reduced.
Another project is the cold noodle girl.
Pei Qian has also invested a lot of money in this project. It is impossible to say that he is not worried at all.
For a project like this, if you lose money, it's okay, but if you make a profit, you'll make a lot of money. Pei Qian didn't go to see it in person, and he also felt a little uneasy.
Therefore, Pei Qian thought about it and decided to send someone to look at it for him.
Go to the Imperial Capital, first visit the game incubation base of the Qiu Tu Project, and then visit the cold-faced girl’s store, collect some information, and report back to yourself.
It may not be useful, but at least it can make you feel more at ease.
But the question is, who should be sent?
The most important thing for this person is to seek truth from facts, not to include too much subjectivity in judgment, and it is best not to be the person in charge of each department.
It's okay to delay the department's work, but it would be bad if the two projects were linked after reading it.
So after Pei Qian thought about it, he quickly decided on the best candidate.
Let Xiao Tang go!
Until now, Tang Yishu had no other job except supervising the meetings of the injured students and feeding the cats. She didn't worry about any linkage effects when she went to the imperial capital.
Moreover, Tang Yishu's presence within Tenda Group is very small. Even if she showed up at the independent game incubation base, no one would guess the relationship between the incubation base and Tenda.
In addition, Tang Yishu is observing as a third party. She does not have relevant professional knowledge and should be able to put aside some subjective factors as much as possible and see the real situation of the independent game incubation base and the cold-faced girl.
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more appropriate he felt and called Tang Yishu.
"Hello? Senior." Tang Yishu on the other end of the phone lowered her voice, "I'm in the study room, wait a moment and I'll go outside."
After a while, Tang Yishu's voice returned to its normal tone: "Senior, I'm out, what's the matter?"
Pei Qian said straight to the point: "I want you to go to the Imperial Capital two days tomorrow and do something for me. Our company currently also has some business in the Imperial Capital. You can go and have a look, inspect and investigate, and report to me when you come back.
Just report it."
Tang Yishu's tone was full of astonishment and surprise: "Ah? Xue, senior, I'm not very good at it, I'm a little afraid of traveling far away..."
Pei Qian had already expected it: "It's okay. This time I will ask Xiao Sun, the best driver in the company, to drive the car to and from the car. I will find another driver to accompany me. Before setting off, I will carefully check the car from beginning to end to ensure that everything is absolutely flawless along the way."
"When Qiu Hong greets me over there, you don't have to worry about anything. Just inspect it for me and report the problems you see truthfully."
Pei Qian knew very well that Tang Yishu's luck was rather evil, but her bad luck basically appeared in small things, such as accidentally tripping when going out, hidden bugs in the program, etc.
Tang Yishu has never encountered major dangers that threaten her life and health. She is not a native of Jingzhou. She came all the way to study and has never heard of accidents such as train derailments, so she doesn't need to worry too much about this.
Let Xiao Sun drive to pick you up, and there will be no problem as long as you act carefully.
Tang Yishu was still a little reluctant: "But senior, it's almost exam week, and I still have to review..."
Pei Qian smiled slightly: "It's okay, there are only two days. With your results, the impact of not reviewing for two days will be minimal, and it will not delay you from getting the national scholarship."
Every time he talks about this, Pei Qian is particularly envious of these super academics.
Why did Tang Yishu get high marks every time and when she got here, she had to struggle to pass?
This world is so unfair!
Tang Yishu hesitated for a moment, then finally agreed: "Then I'll take a trip, but I don't understand anything, and I may not see any problems..."
Pei Qian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Only when you look at things like you who don't understand anything can you see some details. You don't need to study deliberately, and you don't need to care about what others say. You just observe based on your first impression, and then
Just tell me what you observed."
"By the way, over at the incubation base, pay attention to whether there is any overtime work. Overtime work is absolutely not allowed."
"If they don't work overtime, check their working status. If their working status is good, force them to play games, and they must play ten hours a week!"
Pei Qian has learned to be smart now. He found that just limiting working hours can no longer control these people. Although the working hours of many departments are short, the work efficiency is very high and the progress has not dropped at all!
Therefore, in addition to working hours, you must also pay attention to the working status of independent game producers in the incubation base. If the status is extreme, you must take some measures.
Tang Yishu: "Okay, senior."
…
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Thursday, December 8th.
At the headquarters of Longyu Group, Zhao Xuming, the head of the ioi Operations Cooperation Department, Chretien, the head of the ioi national server, and related staff are having a meeting.
Chretien introduced everyone to the work trends at the Finger Company headquarters.
"Currently, the headquarters is making full preparations for the ioi World Finals. This finals will be held in Los Angeles. The venue is still being prepared and should be completed by the end of this month."
"Qualifying tournaments around the world should be held soon to determine the places to participate in the World Championship. The World Championship is tentatively scheduled for the 24th of this month, Saturday, which is Christmas Eve, and will officially start on January 15th.
Finish."
"This competition basically does not overlap with the GPL competition. This is also my suggestion to the headquarters."
"Although from any aspect, the popularity of our global finals will not be lower than that of the GPL league, but considering the special circumstances of the national server, we really do not need to go head-to-head. Staggering the time can ensure that the popularity of the finals is maximized.
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"In addition, the in-depth innovation of ioi gameplay is still in progress. The next goal of the headquarters is to further absorb the advantages of gog's gameplay. I defy all opinions and request that the modified version be used in the finals to compete.
Players around the world, especially Chinese players, show our determination."
"Mr. Zhao, how is the situation at Longyu Group?"
Zhao Xuming took over the conversation: "Everything is going well at Longyu Group and the progress is perfect!"
"Due to the low-price zone and game changes some time ago, domestic players did accumulate a lot of resentment, but our procrastination tactics have begun to bear fruit."
"The targeted compensation for old players has temporarily calmed their anger. As for the new version, although there are certain changes in the gameplay, many old players are not so resistant after adapting to it for a period of time."
"I believe that as time goes by, they will slowly accept it."
"Of course, we cannot be blindly optimistic about the current situation. There are still some old players who have become less active. But this is not a big deal. As long as the global finals are held and the popularity of ioi is high, these old players will definitely come back.
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"As for the domestic clubs, everything is safe. Our Longyu Group has cooperated with three old clubs to coordinate and help them strengthen their teams."
"These three old clubs are all well-known clubs in China. They are currently the strongest and there will be no problem in qualifying for the qualifying rounds. The other clubs have also received good transfer fees by buying players. When the time comes, they will participate in the qualifying rounds and accompany them. It can play a certain role as a foil."
"This can be considered a win-win situation for all three parties, the small club, the big club and our organizers."
"In short, we are ready for the ioi World Finals!"
Chretien nodded: "Yes. Among the three clubs you mentioned, is there one called FV Club?"
Zhao Xuming was stunned for a moment: "Ah? No."
"The fv club is a small club with no reputation. Even if they participate in the qualifying rounds, they are just running along. Their strength is far behind."
Chretien couldn't help but frown slightly, looking a little surprised.
Obviously, there was a certain deviation in the understanding of information between the two parties.
"Then why does this fv club seem to be spending its own money to promote the qualifying matches? I thought this was the instruction of your Longyu Group." Chretien said.
Zhao Xuming was confused: "When did it happen? Why didn't I know?"
Chretien was a little unhappy: "Since yesterday, Mr. Zhao's recent news doesn't seem to be very well-informed."
Zhao Xuming hurriedly explained: "I have been busy these past two days and haven't paid much attention to these."
He turned to look at the subordinate next to him: "Do you know about this?"
The subordinate nodded: "I know. In fact, these propagandas only appeared yesterday afternoon or evening. I have sorted out the relevant content and originally wanted to report to you after today's meeting."
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the subordinates quickly took the blame on themselves.
Zhao Xuming said with a cold face: "Bring it immediately!"
The subordinate quickly got up and left. After a while, he came back with a compiled document and handed it to Zhao Xuming.
Zhao Xuming reached out to take it and browsed it quickly.
Judging from the report, FV Club has promoted it in many places, including some live broadcast platforms, video websites, forums, etc. In addition to buying hot searches and advertising, there seems to be some water in these topics. signs of military activity.
It has indeed greatly increased the popularity, but all these marketing activities are limited to the domestic qualifying matches of fv club and ioi.
Moreover, because the fv club itself is not well-known, it must use the ioi world finals for marketing, so the fv club is not the most important part in these publicity.
No wonder Chretien thought these marketing activities were carried out by Longyu Group under the instructions of FV Club.
Zhao Xuming was completely confused. What was going on?
The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is?
Longyu Group does not deliberately promote ioi’s domestic qualifying competition, mainly because there is no need to waste money on this.
There are only a few teams participating in the domestic qualifying competition. Except for three old clubs such as SUG, the other participating teams are all accompanying teams, which have been determined when the team members are selected.
Moreover, this qualifying competition will not attract much attention in the country, and there will not be many people watching the competition. Longyu Group does not plan to spend more money on the venue, but just found a studio to make do, thinking of going there. Just a cutscene and that's it.
In this case, why spend too much money on marketing?
By then the excitement has started to build, and when the audience comes in to take a look, this is the stage? Is this the level of competition? It’s far different from GPL!
Spending money may not necessarily produce good results.
So it's not that Zhao Xuming forgot to promote, but he deliberately didn't want to promote it in a big way. He just went through the motions and sent the three veteran teams to the World Championship, and then promoted it vigorously to create heat when the World Championship was held.
Money must be spent wisely.
Unexpectedly, the fv club spent its own money to promote it!
Zhao Xuming felt very confused and thought that this qualifying competition had nothing to do with them?
It would be fine if clubs like SUG paid for promotion. After all, they can get real popularity and traffic, but FV club is just a sidekick. Isn’t it a waste of money to promote it?
Seeing Zhao Xuming's confused look, Chretien was a little unhappy.
He knocked on the table lightly and said, "Mr. Zhao, the impact of the fv club incident is not very good."
"Our own publicity is not strong enough. Many players get information from the fv club, but there is no news from the official side. This seems very unprofessional on our part!"
"I originally thought that the promotion of the fv club was directed by you, and I thought you were a bit unprofessional in handling this matter. But I didn't expect that you didn't know about it at all? This is even more unprofessional!"
"Out of trust in Longyu Group, we have never interfered with the domestic qualifying competition, but the current situation seems to have betrayed our trust, right?"
The corners of Zhao Xuming's mouth twitched slightly, and he was speechless inside.
This is so unlucky!
According to the original plan, the domestic qualifying competition was just a casual affair, as long as the scene was passable. The teams were all pre-determined and no one was watching, so why bother causing such a big battle?
It’s not too late to save the money and wait until the World Championships to try again.
As a result, the fv club is now doing this, putting the official in a difficult position. Players see that the official promotion of ioi is not as good as a club? They will definitely feel that Zhitou Company and Longyu Group are particularly unprofessional.
To use a simple analogy, Longyu Group is like a department leader. Originally, he led the entire department to fish together, and others could not see it. At most, they just felt that this department was not very powerful.
As a result, one person in the department suddenly worked hard and worked overtime every day, and the rest of the department was exposed and turned into a bunch of trash waiting to die.
Especially the department heads are definitely scolded the most.
Zhao Xuming hurriedly said: "Don't worry, it's still too late to remedy the situation!"
"The competition will only start on Saturday, and there are still two days left. We will invest some resources to promote the ioi qualifying tournament, so that players will feel that the fv club just obtained inside information in advance and promoted it earlier than the official.
They think we are unprofessional.”
"Furthermore, with the momentum created by the fv club, if we carry out publicity at this time, we should be able to achieve relatively good results."
Chretien nodded and expressed satisfaction: "It's best to remedy the situation. I believe in your professional ability."
Zhao Xuming was smiling and calm on the outside, but in fact he was cursing inside.
Isn’t this fv just looking for trouble? It harms others but does not benefit oneself!
Now Longyu Group has to spend a large amount of money to invest in this qualifying competition.
Not only the advertising and marketing expenses, but also the venues for the competitions have to be worked on quickly to make them more flashy, right?
As attention increases, there will definitely be more players finding faults. If the venue is not beautiful enough, it will definitely lower the level of the game, which will be embarrassing.
Of course, the game starts in two days, and the time is too tight. It will definitely be too late to change the venue. The only choice is to purchase some more decorations to improve the venue effect as much as possible.
Zhao Xuming still couldn't figure out why FV Club had to spend money to promote itself when it had nothing to do, but he didn't have time to study it in detail.
After all, time was tight and the competition was about to start in two days, so Zhao Xuming had to put all his energy into preparing for the qualifying competition.
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At the same time, the imperial capital.
Tang Yishu got off the car and carefully set foot on the land of the imperial capital.
This was her first time here, and although she was scared along the way, miraculously no accidents happened.
However, this did not make Tang Yishu feel at ease. Instead, she felt more dangerous.
Maybe it's because the previous safety measures were too good, and the bad luck didn't find an opportunity to take advantage of, but accumulated all the bad luck. I don't know what kind of breakthrough will be found, and it will suddenly break out.
Xiao Sun drove the car directly to the hotel parking lot. Qiu Hong had already booked the room for him and was waiting in the lobby in advance.
According to the itinerary, we will have something to eat and take a rest at noon, go to the independent game incubation base in the afternoon, go up to the cold noodle girl the next day, and return to Jingzhou in the afternoon.
Qiu Hong looked at the mechanical watch in his hand and estimated that the time should be almost there.
After waiting for two minutes, he looked up and saw Tang Yishu arriving at the main entrance of the hotel.
The two drivers stood on the left and right like bodyguards, carefully protecting her safety, but the automatic revolving door at the hotel entrance suddenly stopped for some unknown reason, and the three of them froze in place.
Qiu Hong hurriedly stepped forward and opened the side door: "Xiao Tang, right? Come over here!"
Tang Yishu and the two drivers had no choice but to take the side door, but as soon as they entered the lobby, the revolving door at the entrance of the hotel returned to normal.
Qiu Hong didn't pay attention, thinking it was just an unexpected episode, and shook hands with Tang Yishu.
"It's been a hard journey. The three of us must be tired after the long journey. The itinerary is as follows: We will go to a nearby place to have a quick bite, and then we will go back to the hotel to rest at noon. At two o'clock in the afternoon, we will gather in the lobby.
I’ll take everyone to the incubation base to have a look.”
"The time now is... huh?"
Qiu Hong subconsciously raised his wrist to check the current time, but found that the mechanical watch that had been working fine just now was no longer running.
He was a little confused. He had been wearing this watch for several years without any major problems, and it had just been wound up some time ago.
How come you are walking so well and then suddenly stop?
Tang Yishu looked up at the sky with some embarrassment, pretending that nothing had happened.
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Noon, independent game incubation base.
Wu Zhicheng was eating in the rest area with a few new independent game producers.
"Look, let me just say that the fried tomatoes and eggs in Moyu's takeout are particularly delicious, right? It's different from those cooked in restaurants outside. The dishes in Moyu's takeout are absolutely healthy."
"...Huh? Work plan? Don't worry about that. It's not a deadline that must be completed. It can be adjusted. If you think there is any new content to be added, you can always contact Xi Hao."
"...Don't be afraid of him. Don't think of Xi Hao as your boss or manager. He is just the boss of the service department. He will not interfere with the project. He will only plan the work plan based on your ideas.
How you do the project depends on you."
"Come, eat more food."
Wu Zhicheng is like an old-timer, showing meticulous care for the new independent game producers, even though he has only been here for less than a month.
Wu Zhicheng originally thought that he would be very uncomfortable with this kind of collective work, but after he came here, he discovered that that was not the case at all!
After arriving here, the development progress of "Ink Clouds and Smoke" can be described as rapid and rapid.
Wu Zhicheng also thought deeply about the difference.
Looking back now, he thought that he was efficient at playing games at home, which was completely an illusion.
Because when working at home, I often get distracted by trivial matters, such as how to deal with the art resources of a certain part of the game, or what to do if I suddenly find that the overall framework plan is not clear when I am halfway through a level, and I have to overturn it and start over.
Situations like this are often encountered because Wu Zhicheng's planning of the entire project is not detailed and comprehensive enough, and these trivial matters do distract energy.
But after coming to this incubation base, other people were responsible for all these small things. Wu Zhicheng only had to think seriously about creativity and design, and his efficiency naturally improved a lot.
Many independent game producers cannot get ahead because of this problem.
There are specialties in the technical field. Even within planning, the work of designing gameplay, adjusting values, providing art requirements, planning development progress, etc. is completely different in nature, and it is difficult for someone to be fully proficient in it.
Once you are not good at a certain part, a lot of energy will be involved in making up for this shortcoming.
But now with the help of the incubation base, independent game producers like Wu Zhicheng only need to be responsible for creativity and game design, and professionals will help with other tasks. Under such a detailed division of labor, the efficiency is naturally greatly improved.
Improved.
Originally, Wu Zhicheng had a little bit of social anxiety and was a little worried about whether he would encounter problems in the workplace. However, after getting along with him for this period of time, he found that his worries were completely unfounded!
As the head of the administrative department, Xi Hao is very clear about the positioning of his department: this is just a service department.
Therefore, there is no question of who manages whom, and naturally there are no twists and turns in the workplace.
On the contrary, these independent game producers have all been screened by Qiu Hong. They have high and low abilities, but their personalities are relatively simple, so there is not so much intrigue, and they are naturally closer to each other.
Wu Zhicheng realized that in fact, there are very few people in this world who are truly autistic and do not want to communicate with others. Many people appear to be autistic and have social anxiety just because they are in a circle that is not suitable for them.
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Wu Zhicheng is now in a circle that suits him very well, so he is happy every day and has a much more cheerful personality.
While everyone was having lunch talking and laughing, Xi Hao came over from outside.
"Mr. Qiu may bring someone over this afternoon to have a look. It will be considered an inspection. Let me tell you in advance." Xi Hao said.
Wu Zhicheng was stunned for a moment: "Is there anything I need to prepare in advance?"
Although Wu Zhicheng has very little formal work experience in the company, he has seen such things as inspections by leaders. Generally, he has to prepare in advance to leave a good impression on the leader.
To be honest, Wu Zhicheng has always been curious about who the boss behind the incubation base is, but he has never gotten a definite answer.
On the surface, Qiu Hong is in charge of everything, but there are rumors that Qiu Hong is not the real boss, and there is someone else behind the entire Endless Plan.
I wonder if the person who came to inspect this time is the real boss?
Xi Hao shook his head: "There is no need to prepare anything in advance, we can just show the truest side."
"We strictly follow Mr. Qiu's requirements and adopt an eight-hour work system. Although the working hours are not very long, everyone works very seriously and is in full working condition. In fact, it is higher than the 996 working condition of many companies."
"I think as long as everyone shows this serious and responsible working status as usual, it should be enough."