In mid-May, the weather gradually warmed up.

Jiang Chao and Liu Yan were both busy with work lately, so they decided not to go on a honeymoon. They would just continue their lives as usual after getting married.

Polaris has reached the point that Chen Lu previously mentioned: once they've made enough money, they'll completely transition to independence from the Tencent platform.

Liu Yan was also at a crucial juncture in the case and couldn't spare the time.

Humans are creatures who particularly like to stay in their comfort zones, so some of the company's veterans who still have some influence don't really approve of this approach.

Thanks to Chen Lu, the leader, who, despite being a habitual latecomer and absentee, always maintained a firm grip on the power of discourse, these people only protested briefly before the matter was dropped.

These people all know in their hearts that their boss seems gentle and kind, and he will definitely listen to your opinions and consider them seriously, but if you expect him to make any choices for him—it's impossible.

Chen Lu was well aware that the risks and difficulties of the transformation were very high.

However, the returns are also extremely considerable, and very stable as long as you don't do anything reckless.

Only by creating games like those of primitive people can a company have a chance to become the industry leader.

This game may not be for everyone, but creating a product of this scale is the dream of every mobile game developer.

Regardless of its quality as a game, it is an exceptional product.

That morning, a group of people from Polaris were gathered in the conference room.

This is their fifth meeting this month.

Peng Leyun continued to act as Chen Lu's mouthpiece, gesturing on the projected PPT. The people with influence in the company sat on either side of the table. Chen Lu, sitting in the main seat, rested his chin on his hand and lazily yawned.

Lin Miaomiao was present at the meeting for the first time ever, but she wasn't paying attention. She kept her head down, playing King of Glory the whole time, occasionally sneaking a peek to see if he'd noticed...

Chen Lu felt that she would have been better off not coming at all; coming would only cause her more trouble.

He reasonably suspected that this guy just wanted to relive the thrill of playing on his phone while the teacher was lecturing on stage when he was in school.

Chen Lu suddenly recalled his junior high school days and the phrase his homeroom teacher loved to say: "I can see everything you're doing under the podium, it's just a matter of whether I want to talk to you or not."

The homeroom teacher was actually serious.

Although he didn't become a teacher, he still experienced this feeling in another way.

Teacher, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have sneaked a self-heating hot pot during class.

Those who have actually done this or taken leave can probably understand the feeling of taking leave to play games at home, and then suddenly thinking about how your classmates are all suffering in school, makes playing games feel several times more enjoyable than usual.

Lin Miaomiao, am I also part of your play?

You deserve to die.

At this moment, Peng Leyun, who was speaking, suddenly sighed, "It feels like the weather is getting hotter and hotter."

Chen Lu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and raised an eyebrow at Lin Miaomiao beside him, asking, "What does the art team leader think of this plan?"

Lin Miaomiao paused for a moment, then awkwardly smoothed her hair. "I think... it's fine, um, it's fine."

The meeting room erupted in laughter.

After a while, Peng Leyun glanced at the report in his hand and continued, "I think the main reason why the company's expansion speed has suddenly slowed down is that although the games our company is currently operating generate considerable revenue, in the long run, these two games, like those once-popular WeChat mini-games, simply have no possibility of being sustained."

Experienced, highly skilled professionals with no shortage of job opportunities, given the same salary and benefits, will only be inclined to switch jobs to develop games with long-term operational stability, as this is more conducive to their career development.

Chen Lu has always known about this issue.

Although Polaris is somewhat well-known in the market and its peers can recall the company, it is still not taken seriously by various so-called big companies.

Because they don't have a single game that can be operated for a long time, in the eyes of these companies that operate a mobile game for three to five years, they are no different from nouveau riche who come to make a quick buck.

This is also the case in the eyes of many job seekers, so the talents they truly need are often not given priority consideration.

In short, the company now wants to expand while transforming into a legitimate mobile game developer.

But they can't hire the people they want.

Hiring one or two people at a high salary is fine, but if the entire team has to be paid more, it would be too unfair.

"Just follow the steps we took to get started and transform your business."

Chen Lu tapped the table twice with his finger and continued softly, "First, we need to establish the project. We need to draw up a beautiful and appealing pie in the sky, and then use this pie... to attract investment all over the world. While attracting investment, we can also attract some employees. Everything will be fine then."

I'll decide on the specific direction later. Let's adjourn the meeting.

After he finished speaking, he looked up at Peng Leyun again.

"If anything else happens with Li Yang, Peng Leyun, you can help Jiang Chao with the handover."

Peng Leyun paused, her expression turning somewhat troubled. "But Brother Lu... that guy doesn't like me."

"That's exactly the effect I wanted. The more he dislikes you, the more he'll remember my promise to make him the director of that studio," Chen Lu said with a wicked smile.

This kind of person is the easiest to control; on the contrary, it is people like Peng Leyun, who don't care about money or power and are only focused on pursuing their dreams, who are the hardest to control.

It can only be said that Peng Leyun had a good relationship with him and genuinely respected him, plus there was the so-called gratitude for his recognition.

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