Agreed to make bad games, What the Hell is Titan Fall 91
by admin“……Finally, let me reiterate one last time: no overtime without my personal authorization! Meeting adjourned!”
Shen Miao Miao was a woman of action.
After all, this was crucial to the success of her operation to save the small coffers.
So, the day after returning from Japan, Shen Miao Miao held a meeting with all the members of the company.
There were two things discussed in the meeting.
The first was to announce the official start of the project, which was unimportant.
The second was to inform all employees of the company that overtime was prohibited, which was very important!
Shen Miao Miao emphasized this twice.
Having said that, Shen Miao Miao announced the adjournment of the meeting, saying that her mentor wanted to have a video call with her to finalize some details of her thesis.
Click.
The door closed, and there was a flurry of whispers in the meeting room:
“Hold on, friends, hold on, did Shen say… we need to get her approval to work overtime?”
“Cloud, you should go check your ears, Shen said that overtime requires her approval…”
“Come on, repeat it yourself?”
“I said, Shen said overtime needs to be approved… wait, am I hearing this wrong?”
“No… Kai Lang, what did you hear just now?”
“It seems like… she said overtime needs to be reported…”
Everyone looked at each other!
It seemed everyone heard correctly.
Overtime report!
The fresh graduates from university were stunned!
Wait, what?
Didn’t they say that this industry was extremely competitive, that small studios offered no benefits, and that big studios offered no security?
Didn’t they say that one day a company would require employees to work overtime, and the next day another company would withhold or deduct overtime pay, or that the day after tomorrow someone would be denied workers’ compensation for not dying at their desk?
Originally!
Everyone had lifted their heads and roared with great enthusiasm, ready to enter the workplace and fight back against injustice!
This…
What the hell…
The group of university students looked at each other, wanting to slap themselves!
What kind of conditions were they given by the company?
They were given complete trust, salary and benefits equivalent to those with five years of experience, excellent working conditions, full five social insurances and one housing fund, and a work environment free from competition!
But what did they bring to the company?
A fresh-faced, hot-off-the-press, naive, inexperienced piece of paper that had just stepped out of the ivory tower, with clear and foolish eyes!
They failed the company!
For a moment, the students felt a pang of guilt, their eyes welling up with tears!
Even Kai Lang, who was usually quiet, couldn’t help but show an excited expression!
Could this be the real working environment of the game industry?
Thinking about it, Kai Lang poked Jiang Yun: “Yun… Cloud, how was it… at the place you worked before?”
As soon as these words were uttered!
All the students looked at Jiang Yun and his old buddies.
These seasoned veterans had been in the game industry for over ten years. Compared to these students, they certainly had more experience.
Now, the benefits Golden Wind offered to their employees completely overturned their imagination of the game industry.
Therefore, everyone wanted to hear if Jiang Yun had lived the same life before, if the information online was just deliberately creating anxiety.
Seeing everyone looking at him!
Jiang Yun let out a chuckle!
In that laughter, there was excitement, disbelief, and joy, but also the pain and bitterness of his journey.
“Was it always like this? Ha… hahaha… you guys have never faced the harsh realities of society!”
As the saying goes!
Outsiders see the excitement, insiders see the absurdity!
He had been working for almost ten years. Since entering the industry, although he had only worked for two companies, he had met countless colleagues!
The game industry, especially game development, overtime was practically the norm!
Even the company’s stipulated off-work time was just a formality!
Two hours of overtime was considered an early exit, three or four hours of overtime was like eating and drinking, and even all-night overtime was not uncommon!
“I’ve only heard of needing approval from the boss to take leave, never heard of needing approval from the big boss to work overtime!”
Jiang Yun sighed!
Science fiction movie!
No!
Fantasy movie!
I, Jiang Yun, have been drifting for ten years! I have been longing for a good leader! I have been stumbling through the industry!
But now!
Golden Wind has emerged, Shen has arrived, and the sky has cleared!
Jiang Yun wanted to cry.
This wasn’t a company!
This was a home that nurtured and gave him warmth!
If I had never seen the light, I could have endured the darkness!
Thinking about this, Jiang Yun felt overwhelmed with sadness, and poured out his experiences, observations, and feelings over the past ten years to these juniors!
“Do you think what you see on your phones is shocking?”
Jiang Yun waved his hand!
“Wrong! I’ll tell you today, what kind of life my old brothers and I lived before…”
The more Jiang Yun spoke, the more sincere and excited he became!
With his old buddies’ supplements, he vividly depicted the brutal working conditions in the game industry to these children who had just stepped out of the ivory tower!
Every word was filled with sorrow, every voice choked with tears!
The students were terrified and horrified!
Even Lu Bian and Da Jiang, huddled beside Gu Sheng, trembling!
“……Sheng, what Jiang said… was it all true?”
Fear was evident in Da Jiang’s eyes.
Heh.
Gu Sheng smiled.
It might even be worse than that.
As someone who had worked in a big company before, Gu Sheng empathized with what Jiang Yun had said.
In some ways, big companies were more cruel and bloody than small and medium-sized game companies!
“Pretty much, maybe,”
Gu Sheng nodded ambiguously:
“Besides, you guys asked me, how would I know, I’ve been stuck in the dorm playing games with you guys.”
“Oh right… that too.”
Da Jiang nodded.
Just as they were talking!
They heard Jiang Yun’s voice from the other side of the conference table:
“Director Gu, I’d like to ask, if we follow the regular schedule, can we finish the project within the deadline?”
“Ah… barely, maybe,”
Gu Sheng nodded:
“But even if we finish, it’ll just be a basic framework, there won’t be enough time to polish the details, I talked to Shen about this yesterday,”
“We were thinking of motivating everyone to work overtime with project bonuses, after all, the company’s finances are tight, and we can’t afford overtime pay,”
“But this suggestion was rejected by Shen with a stern voice, she even criticized me, saying I was encouraging competition,”
“Now, when I think about it, what Shen said wasn’t entirely wrong, games, just launch them first, we can polish them after they go live…”
However! Before Gu Sheng could finish!
Suddenly!
They heard sixteen voices refusing in unison!
“No!!!”
Then, they saw Jiang Yun, the senior among the sixteen, second only to the Golden Three, shake his head: “Wrong.”
“What’s wrong?” Gu Sheng asked.
“Shen’s wrong, you shouldn’t have compromised, Director Gu,”
Jiang Yun said:
“As a ‘降将’ (someone who has defected to a rival faction) myself, I have a deep understanding of Golden Wind,”
“Golden Wind has always been known for its ingenious ideas and designs, and its well-crafted quality, which has established its position in the market and earned the love of countless players!”
“And now,”
“PUBG, our largest investment, most ingenious idea, and highest market attention project to date,”
“Must not be launched as a half-baked prototype!”
“That would be a blow to Golden Wind’s image, and also reflect our incompetence from the side!”
“Did Shen bring us in just to eat for free?!”
Huh?
Gu Sheng was stunned.
How does that even make sense? Are you on drugs?
Why are you engaging in self-criticism?
“So… what then?” Gu Sheng grinned, feeling that these people’s mental state was quite concerning.
“As the saying goes, ‘君以国士待我,我必以国士报之!’ (If you treat me as a noble person, I will repay you as a noble person)!”
Jiang Yun waved his hand, with passion and enthusiasm:
“In ancient times, Yu Boya smashed his zither to express his gratitude to his soulmate. Although I don’t have the talent of Yu Boya, I am fortunate to have met a soulmate like Shen,”
“Golden Wind has treated me with sincerity. If I remained indifferent, wouldn’t it be a laughingstock?!”
Speaking of which!
A flurry of noise rang out!
The sixteen people across the conference table all stood up!
“Right!”
“We’re the same!”
“Cloud’s right…”
Clap!
Jiang Yun clasped his fist in a bow!
“For Golden Wind! For PUBG! For Shen’s kindness! For Director Gu’s extraordinary creativity!”
“This overtime…”
Those around him all cheered in unison!
“We’re in!”
Looking at the excited crowd.
Gu Sheng was speechless… This is so abstract!
Originally, he thought that the Little Nezha’s ban on unauthorized overtime was radical enough.
But he didn’t expect that these sixteen new recruits were even more rebellious, even more rebellious than the Heavenly Gang!
They were willing to work overtime for the company without pay!
Gu Sheng was happy that everyone was willing to work overtime.
Because PUBG was his way of promoting the second-generation FPS, and Huayun Digital had high hopes for it.
For both personal and professional reasons, he wanted the game to meet players in the best possible state.
“But the problem is…”
Gu Sheng frowned and shrugged:
“Shen just banned unauthorized overtime, and all overtime applications need her personal approval, even if everyone is willing, it’s hard to implement.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yun’s eyes lit up, after a moment’s thought, he said:
“That is indeed a problem, but it’s not completely unsolvable, just that…”
“Just that… what?” Gu Sheng asked.
“Just that… it might require Director Gu to take some risks,”
Jiang Yun said:
“For example… getting beaten by Shen.”
Seeing Jiang Yun’s hesitant look, Gu Sheng understood, nodded.
“It’s fine, tell me,”
Gu Sheng waved his hand:
“If the sky falls, I’ll hold it up, let Shen scold me, I’ll take it.”
Wow!
As soon as these words were uttered, the employees all praised in awe: “Director Gu is awesome…!”
Jiang Yun also admired Gu Sheng, gave him a thumbs up in approval.
Then, lowering his voice, he said: “I suggest we do this…”
…
In the blink of an eye!
Five o’clock in the afternoon!
Ding-a-ling——!!!
The small alarm clock in Shen Miao Miao’s office rang.
Today was the first day of the project officially starting, and also the first day she issued the ban on unauthorized overtime.
Clap!
Turning off the alarm, Shen Miao Miao stretched, covering her mouth and yawning: “Ah, ha… wow wow wow…”
Then, she slung her small bag over her shoulder and walked out of the office.
‘This still needs to be rendered…’
‘No, the collision volume of the grenades must be refined, otherwise an inch off will mean a mile off…’
‘I think this dance move is pretty mocking, should we add it…’
‘Hahaha, grass, so mean, add one…’
As soon as she walked out of the office!
Shen Miao Miao heard a flurry of discussion from the project department!
Hiss——!!!
Shen Miao Miao frowned!
What’s going on!
Just this morning, she said no overtime, no overtime, and now it’s thirty-five seconds past off-work time, why are you still in the company?!
Thinking this, Shen Miao Miao walked towards the project department.
She pushed the door open.
She saw Jiang Yun sitting at his desk, looking at a picture on the computer with a brother.
Lu Bian and Kai Lang were discussing the architecture, while Da Jiang and Jiang Shan were each holding a cigarette, analyzing the details of the image.
As for the other employees, they were all in groups of three or five.
Hearing the noise at the door, everyone turned to look at Shen Miao Miao.
They were stunned, and then, in a flurry, everyone stood up: “Hello, Shen!”
“I’m not good!”
Shen Miao Miao frowned, pointed at her watch, wanting to remind them of the time.
But before she could open her mouth!
She heard footsteps in the corridor, Gu Sheng walked in a hurry, wiping his hands with a tissue:
“Shen.”
Seeing Little Nezha, Gu Sheng nodded in greeting.
Then, as if he was in a hurry, he brushed past Shen Miao Miao and entered the project department.
As soon as he entered, he saw everyone standing there staring blankly, he frowned:
“What are you doing?”
Everyone looked at each other, they opened their mouths, but no one dared to speak.
Clap!
Gu Sheng threw the tissue into the trash can and roared:
“What are you all staring at me for?! Get to work! Are you going to finish the project by standing here?!”
Whoa!
Following Gu Sheng’s roar, the people in the office trembled, they hurriedly returned to their workstations and started to furiously type on their keyboards.
“Really… you guys are spoiled…”
Seeing everyone back at their workstations, Gu Sheng also muttered to himself, then sternly said:
“Remember, making games is not playing games, work is that demanding!”
“Shen is considerate of you guys, that’s because she’s beautiful and kind-hearted,”
“I don’t have such good conditions,”
“We only have five months,”
“If the game’s not done, we’ll all be eating northwest wind, hear that?”
Yes!
Having said that, Gu Sheng was about to go to his own position – to ensure that any project problems could be solved immediately, he temporarily abandoned his office and found a corner in the project department to work.
However!
Before he could take a step!
He heard a gloomy voice behind him, slowly sounding: “Director Gu… could you come out for a minute?”
“Huh?”
Gu Sheng turned, pretending not to see Shen Miao Miao’s dark face:
“What’s wrong, Shen? I still have a lot of work…”
“Come out!”
Without a word!
Shen Miao Miao waved her hand, interrupting Gu Sheng directly.
“What for…” Seeing the boss’s grim expression, Gu Sheng frowned, following Shen Miao Miao to the corridor.
Bang!
The large office door of the project department was slammed shut.
Immediately!
Shen Miao Miao’s roar could be heard outside the door!
“Gu Sheng, have you gone mad? I just said this morning that overtime needs my approval, and you dare to force employees to work overtime in front of me?!”
“Are you crazy?!”
“……Don’t explain! I know the work is heavy! But you can’t work overtime!”
“Don’t you know our financial situation? Without overtime pay, they’ll sue us, one after another!”
“You’re pretty good, you even dare to force employees to work overtime, where did you learn that bad habit?!”
“……Don’t say it, I don’t want to hear it! Go home! Now!”
Click!
As the office door was pushed open again, Shen Miao Miao poked her head in and waved her hand!
“Go home, go home! It’s time! I’m telling you to go home!”
However.
Following her voice, the office staff didn’t dare to move, they all looked at Gu Sheng behind Shen Miao Miao with fearful eyes.
As if, at this moment, Gu Sheng was their fate, the devil who forced them to work overtime, and without his order, no one dared to act rashly.
“Hey!”
Seeing this, Shen Miao Miao was furious!
She pushed Gu Sheng aside!
“You! Get out of the way!”
Then, she pointed at the staff in the office!
“You guys! Go! I’ll see who dares to stop you!”
As soon as these words were uttered!
Whoa!
The office staff finally dared to move!
They all looked at Shen Miao Miao with grateful eyes, and slipped out of the office one after another, as if they didn’t want to stay in the office for another second!
Even Kai Lang, who was usually the most sullen, said, “Thank you, Shen,” as he passed by Shen Miao Miao.
Looking at the fleeing staff, and then at Gu Sheng with a black face behind her.
Shen Miao Miao felt a sense of joy, almost laughing out loud!
Hahaha, Gu! Gu!
This round!
I’m the winner!!!
(End of chapter)
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