Workplace Paradise Recruitment
Zhi Xing Games.
Everyone was used to not seeing the boss, so this time they just sat obediently in the conference room and waited for the assistant to bring in the PAD.
I heard that today's meeting mainly focused on the development of the new version and new projects. I wonder what the new projects will involve?
Those who have already created a successful and wildly popular game are now full of passion and eager to work 996 to carve out a niche for Zhixing Games.
Among these, performance bonuses have the most significant incentive effect.
They received over 100,000 yuan in bonuses this month.
On average, each person received over 100,000 yuan, and Yu Yue, as the lead planner, received an additional commission. With performance bonuses alone exceeding 100,000 yuan, plus the original basic salary, meal allowance, and housing allowance, a monthly income of 150,000 yuan wasn't a dream at all?
At Zhixing Games, salaries are open, transparent, fair, and just.
There will be no situation where employees are not worthy of their positions, work hard but are paid only mediocre wages, or where salaries are inverted (the so-called salary inversion refers to the situation where the salary level of a new employee who joins the company later exceeds that of an old employee in the same position).
Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is that others may know who to ask for a loan.
Although everyone knows this is thanks to "The Way of the Corporate Slave", we are still... ahhhhhh, we are so excited.
This is only for April. Because of the holidays, the salary was delayed until after the holidays. If you really calculate it, the salary in May will be even more.
As Pigeon said, the game "The Way of the Corporate Slave" has a really strong staying power.
Zhuang Xu was even more... Not long ago, he was an unemployed bum, someone that various game studios looked down upon.
Before I knew it, I was earning so much money a month. On the day I received my salary, I felt light as a feather, as if I were walking on clouds.
A heavenly work environment, a friendly and joyful atmosphere with colleagues, and a mysterious boss whose birthday falls on International Workers' Day.
I'm so moved, I'm ready to cry with my eyes.
Good morning, everyone.
It was a very long time since we had a meeting. Everyone sat up straight and listened to President Jiang's sacred words.
"Today's meeting mainly covers three things."
"The first thing is to expand our staff, because in the next three or four months, we need to complete the development of the new version of 'The Way of the Corporate Slave', then develop the DLC, and at the same time, we also need to take care of new projects."
DLC typically refers to downloadable content added to games after their initial release. It expands upon the game's content and enhances the player's enjoyment.
"Zhixing Games is severely understaffed, hence the large scale of this recruitment drive."
"The recruitment process is mainly led by Assistant Song. When you are interviewing, please be as sincere as possible and do not use rhetoric to induce or deceive job seekers."
"As interviewers, you don't have to worry about performance evaluations. All you need to do is find the colleagues you like."
Jiang Chuan put everyone at ease.
However, everyone still couldn't help but recall the circumstances under which they were recruited.
This large-scale recruitment drive is quite different from the last one. To be honest, Zhixing Games' first recruitment drive as a startup was a dismal failure.
It took a week of intermittent recruitment to finally have all the staff in place and start working officially.
It's important to note that the recruitment here refers to the interview, and Song Zhiming had actually done a lot of preparatory work before the interview.
This recruitment drive is sure to be very lively, because thanks to "The Way of the Corporate Slave," Zhixing Games is now considered a very popular company in the industry.
I wonder how many people want to come here to gain prestige.
"I need to tell everyone in advance that our company does not only value academic qualifications, but also values practical skills."
"Using academic qualifications to select talent is not advisable."
Everyone nodded in agreement, showing strong support for this viewpoint.
We must select the best talent for the company!
We would give our lives for General Jiang!
"Before the expansion of recruitment is completed, everyone will mainly focus on developing a new version of 'The Way of the Corporate Slave' during this period."
"The following points are the most important; you can use the rest of the space as you see fit." Jiang Chuan maintained his usual hands-off approach.
"First, we will make all available assets, art, programming code, etc., available to players to create their own mods and storylines."
This is standard procedure, nothing special.
The term "mod" refers to a game module, often abbreviated as MOD in English.
This usually refers to modifiable video games, specifically modding programs that modify or add elements such as weapons, characters, and storylines.
Most of them are created by players themselves, and they can even turn an existing game into a new work.
"The second one is a relatively important small project in this update: creating a built-in story editor for 'The Way of the Corporate Slave'."
"It also makes it easier for more players to create their own mods and storylines."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
As the lead planner, Yu Yue had to think a little deeper. He quickly asked, "President Jiang, how do we handle the copyright?"
How is copyright calculated?
This is indeed a very important question. First of all, the editor is provided by the game's official team, and the entire underlying framework is also provided by the official team. Players simply use these provided tools to create their own content.
This creation is a derivative work, and it's important to determine who owns the copyright.
In the history of the gaming industry, there was once a company that was extremely successful, almost dominating the real-time strategy game genre.
Later, it gradually declined over time.
It seems the company's boss has changed, and some incredibly stupid things have been done, including the classic example of taking over player-made maps.
This action is not problematic in terms of copyright, but as players, it's natural to feel unhappy when they see their hard-earned creations taken by someone else.
Players, especially those who deeply love the game, launched a massive attack.
This incident became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Yu Yue had also heard about this from his seniors.
"The copyright belongs to the players."
Jiang Chuan thought for a moment and added, "If anyone infringes on your rights, players can hire us to handle the lawsuit free of charge."
"Our company will do its utmost to protect the rights and interests of our players."
Anyway, the company has plenty of money in its books.
There was a brief commotion in the meeting room, but it quickly subsided.
Jiang Chuan continued to take the lead in the meeting.
"Well, I already have some initial ideas about what to do for the next new project."
"During this period, in between recruiting and developing new versions, if you have time, you can try to explore VR games."
This statement essentially provides a legitimate excuse to slack off at work.
This might be unthinkable in other companies, but at Zhixing Games, everyone is used to this kind of standard practice.
What shocked them even more was the sheer size of the career change.
It's understandable that Zhixing Games doesn't rely on its past successes as a cash cow.
However, the way this step was taken... makes it hard not to worry that it might cause a serious injury.
It's understandable if someone goes from text adventure games to shooting games, well... it's just a matter of PC and mobile platforms.
If they were making action games, that would be understandable, it wouldn't make a difference.
It's just a few devices.
Going to work in VR... that's essentially relearning VR game development. And game development isn't a one-size-fits-all approach.
Moreover, investment needs to be increased.
Most importantly, even Yu Yue, who has the most experience here, has never made anything related to VR.
As if sensing everyone's worries, confusion, and bewilderment through the PAD, Jiang Chuan added, "It's just a small project for transition, so don't worry too much about the difficulty."
Small projects?
VR games, small projects?
If you hadn't mentioned small projects, perhaps we could have believed you a little.
It's worth noting that "The Way of the Corporate Slave," with an investment of over 2 million yuan, is still considered a small project.
After the meeting, the Zhixing staff, who had been slacking off for two days, finally had something to do. They were all full of energy and ready to fight to the death for President Jiang.
After roughly assigning the tasks, Yu Yue went to contact the art outsourcing company.
To make the art resources available, some materials need to be remade. Since we can't change the artists, we went with Xingyue Art Studio again.
Yu Yue sent out his request as before, only to be told that the original artist had already left the company.
[Xingyue Art: It's true that I've resigned. After the project "The Road to Becoming a Corporate Slave" that I completed for your company became a huge hit, my unique art style also gained wider recognition.]
[Xingyue Art: Then Ms. Yu resigned and started her own business.]
[Xingyue Art: It's not that we don't want to help you, it's just that no one else has that kind of art style.]
[Yu Yue: Could you give me her contact information?]
Xingyue Art Studio couldn't do anything about losing a big order; there was simply no one who could draw it, otherwise they would have plagiarized it long ago.
As for art style, what's this about plagiarism? Aren't they all just borrowing ideas?
Especially since they are in the art outsourcing industry.
It's better to give Zhixing Games a good boost; maybe they'll think of them again if there are any large-scale art needs in the future.
After several twists and turns, Yu Yue finally managed to contact Yu Niannian. Just as he was about to get down to business, Yu Niannian spoke excitedly first.
The first thing they said after the call connected was thank you.
Moreover, it was a very emotional and sincere expression of gratitude.
Yu Yue was completely taken aback. Why was the other party so agitated? He hadn't done anything good, had he? Or was it that... the other party's business was on the verge of failure, and he was the only one who saved it?
"Oh, I'm sorry, I got a little emotional just now, so I said a little..."
After finally calming down, Yu Niannian hurriedly explained apologetically, "It's mainly because of your company's art requirements that I created some things that I had never thought of before."
"And by sheer coincidence, I've been able to make a living by eating what I like."
"So thank you so much."
Yu Yue scratched his head, and this explanation did indeed give off a helpful vibe: "It's nothing, it's just fate."
Yu Niannian shook her head with a smile: "It's my good fortune to meet such a kind benefactor, hahaha."
“I’ve already heard from my former colleagues that you need to redo some art assets, right? We happen to be short of work here, and since you’re a regular customer, this has to be 20% off.”
Actually, there's no shortage of orders.
If one "The Way of the Corporate Slave" becomes popular, given the nature of the domestic game market, thousands upon thousands of "The Way of the Corporate Slave" will soon appear.
Games with similar art styles will also be released soon.
So Yu Niannian has actually been quite busy lately. In addition to taking orders and controlling the quality of the studio's output, she has also accepted some interviews from independent media.
It is loved by many people because of its unique, monotonous art style.
Actually, it was just a coincidence.
Just like Yu Yue said, it was all fate.
After receiving the requirements form, she spent the entire day after communicating with Yu Yue thinking about how to represent these abstract words.
I accomplished nothing all day, and then it was time to go home. It was quite late by then, because I had worked overtime, and it was past 7 p.m. when I left the office.
It was already dark.
Yu Niannian was still thinking about it on the subway, and it was past eight o'clock when she got off the subway.
As she emerged from the subway station, she witnessed a bustling crowd and the city lights coming on. She saw this scene every day, but this time it suddenly struck a chord with her. Why? Because she thought she saw someone.
It happened in a split second, and then it was gone in the blink of an eye.
The person's clothes and appearance were a bit strange, not like an ordinary person, and he was standing with his back to her.
Her face was turned slightly to the side, so you could see a clear jawline and excellent shoulder and neck lines.
He was an adult male, taller than the average person, his figure almost translucent. He had good posture, which contrasted sharply with those around him who were either looking down at their phones or unconsciously hunching over.
The optical illusion led Yu Niannian to mistakenly believe that the other person was standing in the crowd.
Actually, if you look at it from a different angle, you'll see that's not the case.
The young man stopped moving, the wind blew through the dappled shadows of the trees, and the streetlight cast his shadow on him; he must have been a real person.
But... but it seems like anyone can get past him.
He seemed to be standing there, yet also seemed very far away.
That particularity within the crowd, the universality within that particularity—he stood out, abrupt. Yet, he embodied the traits of many others; he stood within the crowd.
Yu Niannian knew that this statement was somewhat contradictory, even grammatically incorrect, and nonsensical, but she suddenly had a vivid image in mind when she saw it.
In the blink of an eye, it suddenly disappeared again.
It seems that it was just an illusion caused by inspiration.
Then, Yu Niannian ran home for the rest of her commute that evening, and as soon as she got home, she frantically started drawing sketches.
She didn't like having to get off work at home after work, but at that time, inspiration would strike and she couldn't control herself—she couldn't help but think about the behind-the-scenes stories of "The Road of the Corporate Slave" that Yu Yue had shown her.
Thus, this unique art style, which everyone loves, was born.
It is known as the "misanthropic movement".
It can be considered a mutual achievement between games and art. Yu Niannian, who was unknown in the art circle, became famous overnight because of "The Way of the Corporate Slave", and it is inevitable that she will have a filter on games.
However, the immense popularity of "The Way of the Corporate Slave" will inevitably affect the interests of certain groups.
What exactly are you trying to express by making this game?
Who are you pointing your sword at?
"Then I'll trouble you. By the way, I have some other needs regarding the art resources..." Yu Yue squinted slightly on the other end of the phone. This was a little Easter egg that Zhixing Games had secretly planted for President Jiang's birthday in "The Way of the Corporate Slave".
There's no time to spare, but it's the thought that counts.
I wonder what kind of wonderful chemical reaction will occur when players accidentally trigger this Easter egg?
Today I'm playing the socially awkward persona, painfully typing away without saying a word.
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