txolops Chapter 604 - 216 Bai Weixi’s QQ Battle Robe, The Jealous Little Moon_3
Chapter 604 - 216 Bai Weixi’s QQ Battle Robe, The Jealous Little Moon_3
"You must pay attention to your appearance and demeanor at work!"
"Yes, Director Li!"
As Li Yuan walked away, he thought back to his past life working at a publicly traded company where everyone wore standard uniforms. Although they were a bit ugly and stifled the personal style of some female employees, the overall look was quite professional and respectable.
As of now, the company has 45 official employees. If we include the part-time university students we’ve hired, that number reaches 60. The scale isn’t small anymore. Each month, wages alone cost around 300,000 yuan, not to mention other expenses. Our total monthly expenditures are about 500,000 yuan. Luckily, I sold the game rights for ’Battle Starry Sky’ and made a good sum from the stock market. Otherwise, relying solely on royalty income would have left me stretching every penny...
Li Yuan sighed. "Starting a business really isn’t that simple!"
I hope this revolutionary game, ’Honor of Kings,’ can be developed quickly.
By now, a month and a half had passed since the development of ’Honor of Kings’ began.
The game’s overall framework had taken shape. The modeling for King’s Canyon’s various modes and for numerous heroes was also proceeding vigorously. Internet technology is actually quite mature these days, especially in the gaming industry, where it’s very advanced. The only things lacking are creativity and investment, not technology.
With my relentless support and guidance, the development of ’Honor of Kings’ should be much faster than it was for Riot Games in the original timeline. I hope we can officially launch after the New Year, right when the second semester of my freshman year begins...
「...」
In the conference room, Li Yuan listened to the reports from Hu Zhenqiang, Lin Yuwei, Xie Zheng, and others. He also reviewed various data from the Zhihu website and the progress of the different teams working on ’Honor of Kings.’
Lin Yuwei reported with a smile, "Director Li, as of now, Zhihu’s registered users have reached 12,365,458. We currently have 2,685,649 active users. The number of people who have completed the ’Kan Yi Dao’ task has reached 9,898, and we’ve distributed rewards for various sweepstakes events... Based on our projections, the number of registered users may peak by the end of today. It’s unlikely that we’ll see another significant increase after that..."
Li Yuan nodded. This was quite normal. The current wave of new users was mainly driven by the ’Kan Yi Dao’ model. The active users were simply curious about Zhihu or were trying to increase their Contribution Value to win rewards, which was how the site amassed over 12 million registrations in just over two days.
"Continue promoting the Contribution Value system I mentioned before. Step up your review efforts to minimize exploitable bugs. We must monitor all data in real-time and immediately track, strike, and ban any abnormal activity we find...
"Also, now that Zhihu has blown up, other companies might get envious and try to attack us in any way they can. You must all monitor the situation closely and report any issues to me immediately..."
Lin Yuwei’s heart tightened as she nodded seriously. "Director Li, I will personally supervise this."
"Good. Overall, you’ve all done quite well, and I’m very satisfied. These past few days have been unusual, requiring a lot of overtime. The three of you team leaders should keep track of the hours. When Secretary Xia gets back, I’ll have her process your overtime pay."
If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it grass. As a former salaried worker, Li Yuan understood this principle deeply.
The dream of most of the company’s employees was to make money. Perhaps only Hu Zhenqiang had a higher aspiration: to create a revolutionary game.
Is corporate culture important? Extremely. But now isn’t the right time to establish it. Once our other business lines are on track and the company starts profiting on a large scale, that will be the time to enhance this ’soft power.’
"Alright, Director Lin, your responsibilities are heavy. You’re juggling both Zhihu and ’Honor of Kings,’ so the character modeling and art design will also require your dedicated attention."
Lin Yuwei nodded seriously. "Director Li, please rest assured. I guarantee I’ll complete the task."
Li Yuan looked at the company’s core members in the conference room and smiled. "The company isn’t profitable yet, so let’s all push a little harder and strive to finish ’Honor of Kings’ soon. When that happens, I guarantee that every single one of you will become a millionaire."
Hu Zhenqiang, Xie Zheng, and the others, thinking Li Yuan was under financial pressure, hastily pledged their commitment.
"Director Li, we’ll work ourselves to the bone to get ’Honor of Kings’ done as quickly as possible!"
"Director Li, I’m a single dog with no other hobbies; the company is my home. I will commit two hundred percent of my energy to finishing the game’s development as soon as I can!"
Li Yuan chuckled. "I see all your hard work. While work may be the ladder to our dreams, our health is the foundation.
"I don’t want you to become millionaires only to be lying in a hospital bed, sighing at your fortunes.
"While you’re working, you also need to take care of yourselves and get more exercise. Don’t run your bodies into the ground.
"Especially you, Old Hu. Your dark circles are even worse than a giant panda’s..."
Hu Zhenqiang’s face turned a rare shade of red, and he nodded shyly.
「...」
After hearing the reports, reviewing each team’s progress, and getting everyone on the same page, it was almost eleven in the morning.
Li Yuan thought for a moment and decided to call Zhong Tingyue.
The call connected in just a few seconds, and Zhong Tingyue’s languid, sensual voice came through.