A turn-based online game that hadn’t been updated for half a year, had a development budget seven times that of its competitors, yet only made a tenth of their revenue—a total failure. A game t...
Chapter 32 Rewards
Bang.
The progress bar suddenly exploded.
Lin Yao was startled, and before she could react, the translucent font in her sight slowly disappeared.
Then, a dim star map in the shape of a tree appeared.
The star map was connected to one point after another, extending upward.
Then.
Two arrows suddenly appeared at the lowest part of the star map.
Representing two choices.
One arrow pointed to the right, with "a small goal" written on it.
The other arrow pointed to the left, with "two small goals" written on it.
Lin Yao looked at the so-called reward.
A little confused.
"...What is this?"
"What?" Zhong Xiu turned his head and looked at her strangely.
"Nothing."
Lin Yao reacted, shook her head gently, and turned to her seat.
A minute later.
Lin Yao sat on her chair, turned around on her toes, then put her round and slender right leg on her other leg, slightly raised her snow-white chin, and looked at the ceiling.
A small goal.
Two small goals.
What is this...
I have been busy for a month.
The task is finally completed.
At first, she was looking forward to the reward.
But now, she is just struggling.
She doesn't have difficulty making choices, but the descriptions of these two rewards are too abstract.
What is a small goal?
Money?
Of course, the more the better.
But what if it's not.
Ah...
Lin Yao crossed her slender white fingers, raised them up and stretched lazily, then looked at the translucent font that had not faded away in her sight, and thought for a while.
She felt that there was no need to think so much.
No one gave her an answer.
She didn't have the ability to make up anything from the difference between one and two.
It would be better to close her eyes and choose one.
Otherwise, it would be torturing herself.
Why bother.
"The second one."
After making the decision, Lin Yao looked directly at the 'two small goals' pointed by the arrows and said softly. As
soon as she finished speaking.
The two choices gradually disappeared, and the two arrows disappeared at the same time.
Ding.
At the lowest end of the dim tree-shaped star map.
A dim star lit up.
[Congratulations! Get a comprehensive instant messaging software based on YY voice design (including requirements specification, outline design description, source code, code description, test data, database script, configuration file, installation package, etc.)】
【Congratulations on achieving two "small goals"】
【Make the game "Fantasy OL" the leader of the same type of games, progress: 43%】
【Let the monthly active users of the comprehensive instant messaging software reach 10 million, progress: 0%】
"...Ah?"
Lin Yao straightened up, looked at the two translucent progress bars that reappeared in front of her, and was silent for a while.
I always feel like I'm losing money.
And she hasn't reacted yet.
All the translucent fonts in front of her turned into particles and disappeared.
Lin Yao suddenly felt that there was something in her hand.
She picked up the thing in her hand and took a look.
It was a USB flash drive, all black, like obsidian, with no decoration on the surface.
"Comprehensive instant messaging software? YY?"
Lin Yao looked at the hard drive in her hand, and then looked at the computer in front of her, vaguely guessing what it was.
And the moment she guessed.
She immediately wanted to plug it into the computer to see.
But as soon as she picked up the USB flash drive, she stopped.
No, you can't watch it here.
What if it disappears after you plug it in?
Comprehensive instant messaging software, developed based on YY Voice... It's a whole set of things, including installation packages and source code. It always feels unreliable to put it on the company's computer.
YY Voice... Almost everyone who plays games knows the software YY.
If such software is well operated and maintained, it will definitely get a large number of users, not to mention the revenue. YY and YY Live, which is derived from YY, created more than 10 billion in revenue for Huanju in 2018, a full 2 billion in profits, and more than half of the company's revenue. This situation did not change until the emergence of Huya.
Although YY has many complaints... Later, Tencent came in and directly controlled Huya and joined forces with Douyu to cause a great impact on YY Live.
But this does not mean that YY is not good.
Lin Yao is not selfless enough to give such a thing to the company.
How much is her salary...
Then the problem comes again... What should I do?
Lin Yao looked at the USB flash drive in her hand and was a little entangled.
A mature software with no cost, you only need to rent or buy a server to prepare for online.
It's really tempting.
Just run away and start a business?
Where will the money come from...
And what about "Fantasy OL" and the related tasks?
Give up?
In addition... there is Mu Wanqing.
You can't just abandon Mu Wanqing, the black silk and glasses girl, just after the game is launched?
It feels unfair.
"..."
Lin Yao leaned back in the chair again, holding the USB drive high in her hand, facing the light, a little tangled.
After a long time of hesitation.
She looked away from the USB drive and looked at the ceiling above her head.
By the way, Miss Mu is in a regular meeting, right?
I don't know what's going on.
...
Time goes forward a little.
Half an hour ago.
Product Technology Department.
Mu Wanqing walked out of the elevator slowly with a small stack of information in her arms.
She reached out and gently pushed the glasses on her small nose, then glanced at the meeting room at the end of her sight. After hesitating for a moment, she walked over.
Today is the 25th, the monthly meeting of the first-level product technology department.
In the past, Mu Wanqing hated this meeting the most.
Because at every monthly meeting, four directors from the five development departments and the director of the operations and marketing department would be present, except for Director Chen Nuo from the second development department, who never came and assigned her, a development manager, to attend the meeting.
And the second development department was the worst of the five second-level development departments in every aspect, and it was always at the bottom.
This turned every monthly meeting into torture.
Every time it was Mu Wanqing's turn to report, she had to face the indescribable look of the deputy general manager in charge of the product technology department.
There were also several other directors who looked at her with a look of ridicule.
That feeling was really uncomfortable.
It was like a public execution...
She had endured such days for nearly a year.
And this day came again.
If she followed the established trajectory, this time would be her last time to attend the monthly meeting.
Because she had to take the blame and leave.
...Leave.
Mu Wanqing looked at the meeting room in front of her, paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and then pushed the door open and walked in.
In the meeting room.
The deputy general manager in charge of the product technology department and several directors were present.
What surprised Mu Wanqing a little was that
Chen Nuo was also present at this monthly meeting, and next to him sat the internal control team leader Kuang who had just come down from above.
"Manager Mu, your Director Chen Nuo is here, why are you here? He is the person in charge of Development Department 2, you should go back."
Seeing Mu Wanqing walk in with the information, everyone present cast their eyes on her.
The person who spoke was Director Xu of Development Department 3, whom Lin Yao had met once, a middle-aged man with a waist as thick as two barrels.
He glanced at Chen Nuo, then spoke impatiently, as if he wanted to chase Mu Wanqing away.
Mu Wanqing glanced at Director Xu and was a little surprised.
Although the other party's tone was very impatient.
But he was obviously helping her. Everyone present knew that Mu Wanqing took the blame for Chen Nuo, and he said this just to make Chen Nuo take the blame.
Chen Nuo certainly didn't want Mu Wanqing to leave, and immediately said indifferently: "I'm here, but the daily affairs of Development Department 2 are handled by Manager Mu, and she must be present. Director Xu, don't talk nonsense if you don't know." "Tsk tsk." Director Xu of Development Department 3 looked back at Chen Nuo, smacked his lips, and then sneered.
Chen Nuo shut his mouth and ignored him.
This is just a reckless man, who will bring the little things to the group's internal control.
There is no need to continue the verbal dispute, as long as Mu Wanqing can stay.
"Okay, don't talk so much, Manager Mu, sit down and start the meeting."
The man sitting in the first seat, the vice president in charge of the product technology department, looked at Director Xu Yan with dissatisfaction, with an expression of disdain for troublemakers.
He waved his hand impatiently, motioning Mu Wanqing to find a seat.
Mu Wanqing silently found a seat at the end of the table and sat down, then slightly bent towards Xu Yan.
Xu Yan did not respond, but just moved his huge body to adjust his posture and looked towards the first seat.
Mu Wanqing retracted her gaze and followed the direction of the first seat.
"Let's get started. Let me say a few things first."
The vice president in charge of the product technology department was surnamed Li. He was about 40 years old and looked very ordinary.
He saw that everyone was present and waved his hand to signal the meeting to begin.
It was the same as most regular meetings.
The monthly meeting process of the Yaoshi Software Product Department was that the leader would first speak, saying some repetitive words and proposing some new rules, and then it would be the turn of the directors to report, and then summarize and set the goals for the next month.
This was the overall process.
The first person to report was the director of Development Department One.
Development Department One was generally mediocre. The games under its operation were only average in terms of revenue and data. They were neither good nor bad, so he finished his report quickly.
Logically speaking, according to the order, it was time for Development Department Two.
But Mu Wanqing's situation was special. When she first came to the meeting in place of Chen Nuo, she was too embarrassed to stand up because the data was too ugly and she was very entangled the first time.
At that time, Xu Yan from Development Department Three saw that she was motionless, so he stood up first.
She could only move to the end to report.
Because Development Department 2 has always been at the bottom, this order was finally retained.
It was the same today.
Xu Yan ignored Mu Wanqing and took over from Department 1 to talk about the situation of Department 3, followed by Department 4 and Department 5.
There are a total of eleven games in operation in the five secondary development departments.
Among them, two of the three games with the best data are under Development Department 3.
Xu Yan, a middle-aged man with a waist as thick as two barrels, has a very straightforward temper and is easy to offend people, but he is indeed very capable.
Perhaps this is why he can still sit here now.
The four departments have finished their reports.
The people present looked at Mu Wanqing at the end of the table.
Mu Wanqing took a deep breath and slowly stood up.
But she just stood up and wanted to speak.
"Wait."
Team leader Kuang, who was sitting next to her, spoke first and interrupted her directly as if he was on time.
"Excuse me for a moment, Miss Mu, let me ask you a question first, do you remember what you said a week ago?" Kuang Zhi looked at Mu Wanqing and asked.
"What do you mean? That sentence?" Mu Wanqing asked back expressionlessly.
"It's the only game still in operation in Development Department 2."
Kuang Zhi's voice was calm and serious: "From what I've learned, this game was not researched at the beginning, and the initial investment was unrestrained. The final result was that a failed product with a gorgeous appearance was produced. Do you have anything to say about this?"
Mu Wanqing opened her mouth to speak: "About this matter..."
"It's my fault that I didn't do a good job of reviewing it!"
Chen Nuo interrupted Mu Wanqing again, his face stern: "I shouldn't have allowed Manager Mu to invest the budget unrestrainedly just because she insisted. The reason for this failure is all my fault."
"Oh? I understand. I will write this in detail in the report. Director Chen, take care of yourself."
Kuang Zhi nodded, looking like he was not familiar with Chen Nuo and was doing business in a businesslike manner: "But this time I asked not mainly about the problems at the beginning of the game project. I have already understood the violations at the beginning of the game project. What I want to ask Manager Mu now is - the so-called new version you made this month.
Is this true? Manager Mu? A week ago, in order to launch the so-called new version, you swore to me on the spot that you were willing to take all the responsibilities, right?"
Kuang Zhi looked at Mu Wanqing, waiting for her answer.
"...That's right." Mu Wanqing still had no expression on her face.
"It's just a mess!"
Kuang Zhi heard the definite answer, shook his head lightly, and gave an evaluation.
Then he looked around and said seriously, "To be honest, I'm really shocked. A failed game actually invested a large amount of money. I can't figure out the reason."
Kuang Zhi turned his head and stared at Mu Wanqing's face: "The only possibility I can think of is that Manager Mu is unwilling to let the game fail like this, and she insisted on doing it, right!?"
"I advised her."
Chen Nuo sighed, glanced at Mu Wanqing, and said helplessly, "I advised Manager Mu about this matter, but she insisted on updating it."
"But this is an ineffective investment!"
Kuang Zhi suddenly raised his voice and slapped the table hard: "I went to the second development department last week! Another new version! What kind of lottery is it! And the budget is used for the lottery! What on earth are they doing! Do you know that this belongs to the company's assets! This is simply deliberately destroying the company's assets! Just because of their unwillingness! Unlimited investment in a project that is destined to fail! Mr. Li, what on earth are the management doing!"
He spoke louder and louder, and the more serious he spoke.
In the end, he directly questioned the deputy general manager in charge of the first seat.
The atmosphere suddenly stagnated.
The deputy general manager surnamed Li frowned and looked at Chen Nuo.
Chen Nuo lowered his head and sighed, as if he didn't notice his gaze.
Deputy General Manager Li could only look at Mu Wanqing.
Mu Wanqing had no expression on her face.
Xu Yan from the Development Department 3 frowned and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to speak.
But Deputy General Manager Li glanced at him very sternly, which made him shut up, and then asked: "Manager Mu, is this true?"
Mu Wanqing lowered her head slightly and slowly picked up the information on the table.
The other people present in the meeting room looked at Mu Wanqing standing alone, and felt a little pity.
Sorry, I added a thousand words, I am really sorry
(End of this chapter)