Chapter 454 High Salary Poaching (5K)
The news that Zeng Wenjie visited and inspected the Penguin headquarters occupied the front page of Penguin News.
Tony Ma really gave me face.
Qin Yixuan, who was far away in Yanjing, also saw the news. He was originally very excited, but when he suddenly saw Yuan Xiuqin, his mood immediately became bad.
She even thought with some fear, could something have happened between Yuan Xiuqin and Zeng Wenjie? Otherwise, why would she be taken to Shenzhen City?
After Yan Xinyi noticed the news, she was not concerned about these things, but keenly analyzed what the Penguin meant by putting this on the front page headline?
Simply to give face to Zeng Wenjie?
She thought it was impossible.
"Perhaps, he will have another cooperation with Penguin, and it will definitely be a more important cooperation, more important than the 50 million in financing!" Yan Xinyi thought.
So she couldn't help but call Zeng Wenjie.
Zeng Wenjie answered the call and asked lazily, "Sister Yan, hello. Have you missed me since you last heard my voice?"
Yan Xinyi said, "Hahaha, I often hear about it on the news. How can it be too long?"
Zeng Wenjie said, "I see."
Yan Xinyi said, "Wenjie, Penguin is reporting so much about your visit and inspection today. You must be very proud, right?"
Zeng Wenjie said, "It's just thanks to Mr. Ma for his kindness."
Yan Xinyi said, "You're not being honest, are you? Come on, tell me, are you and Penguin going to reach some big collaboration again?"
Zeng Wenjie immediately laughed and said, "Sister Yan, how presumptuous! You just gave me an interview, why are you calling me "Guaiguai"?!"
Yan Xinyi was stunned. She hadn't expected this guy to be so good at flirting, so she said, "Looks like you'll need to do a few more interviews, then? From now on, let me handle all your interviews!"
Zeng Wenjie didn't keep Yan Xinyi in suspense. After all, this great host is really awesome.
Yan Xinyi often uses her influence and connections to promote news about him, which benefits him a lot.
So, he told Yan Xinyi the purpose of this trip.
"Actually, I came here mainly to fulfill the gambling agreement. I got the equity of Penguin Game Hall from Penguin. By the way, I got some confidence with the success of "Hero Killer", and discussed a new cooperation with Mr. Ma." Zeng Wenjie said.
"What kind of cooperation is this?" Yan Xinyi couldn't help but ask, feeling a little impatient.
"We are building a gaming platform, targeting the global market." Zeng Wenjie responded lazily.
This lazy tone sounded like thunder in Yan Xinyi's ears.
She knew how bad China's gaming market was. How could Zeng Wenjie actually want to delve into this industry and even expand globally?
If someone else said this, even if it was the boss of a well-known large company, Yan Xinyi would sneer and think that they must be trying to make money again.
But when Zeng Wenjie said this, she believed it without a doubt.
Although the two of them had few contacts, Yan Xinyi knew very well that Zeng Wenjie was not the kind of person who would act without a purpose, and he was very careful about his reputation. He would not do anything to make money and damage his reputation. Otherwise, he would make money, but he would also be disliked by the officials who had always supported him.
In fact, the speeches and lectures Zeng Wenjie delivered on those major occasions did form a kind of constraint on him to a certain extent, but this constraint was benign, reminding him at all times not to cross the line.
Otherwise, all the previous hard work will be in vain, and the unprecedented support from the government will be in vain.
Yan Xinyi took a deep breath and asked, "Can you tell me in detail?"
Zeng Wenjie said: "Sure, then let me talk to you!"
Yan Xinyi smiled and said, "It seems that this cooperation is going very well. Penguin is very interested. Otherwise, they wouldn't have reported on you on such a large scale with front-page headlines."
Zeng Wenjie said, "It's okay."
Yan Xinyi said, "Then please tell me in detail, Wenjie, so that I can write a first-hand news report."
Zeng Wenjie discussed this with Yan Xinyi, who was secretly shocked. She thought this guy had a really broad vision. He was targeting the global market right from the start. Was he planning to earn foreign exchange? Furthermore, Penguin could use this gaming platform to break through national barriers and develop overseas.
"Thank you Wenjie for your care. Next time I come to interview you, I will treat you to a meal first, and then you can do your best to be a good host." Yan Xinyi said with a smile.
"Sure, I'll kill you without hesitation."
"Hey, billionaire, don't be so cruel and bully me, a working-class host."
"Don't be a little host, you are more famous than me, I am your fan."
Yan Xinyi felt that this guy was really good at chatting. Just two sentences from him made her feel so happy and excited.
"Don't worry, we will see each other again soon! You have obtained 86 million in financing, and our headquarters attaches great importance to it. Once you open branches in first-tier cities and achieve results, we will immediately arrange a new round of exclusive interviews to build momentum for your snacks!" Yan Xinyi also revealed the inside information she had learned to Zeng Wenjie.
Zeng Wenjie was very satisfied. This information was something that Qin Yixuan, a young Karami who was still in internship, could not obtain.
He and Yan Xinyi can completely benefit from each other.
Yan Xinyi uses his first-hand information to publish the most in-depth and content-rich news at the fastest speed, and all of these things can benefit him.
After chatting with Yan Xinyi for a while, I just hung up when I received a call from Qin Yixuan.
Qin Yixuan asked, "Wenjie, is it tiring to be on a business trip in Shenzhen?"
Zeng Wenjie said, "It's not that bad. But you, an intern with no human rights, are you having a hard time?"
Qin Yixuan said sweetly, "It was very hard, but after hearing you greet me, I don't feel tired at all! I will work hard to become a great reporter and host as soon as possible, so that I can contribute to your achievements."
Senior Xiao Qin can provide people with emotional value, and while providing emotional value, she also expresses her demands in a very tactful way.
Zeng Wenjie felt relieved to hear this and couldn't help but praise her.
"Hmm... I noticed Xiuqin was on a business trip with you?" Qin Yixuan asked. "I think Xiuqin has lost weight. Is she too busy with work?"
"Yes, I arranged for Senior Yuan to come here because I have a cooperation with Penguin. I'm afraid she will have to stay in Shenzhen permanently in the future." Zeng Wenjie said.
Qin Yixuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and was secretly happy at the same time!
Yuan Xiuqin was working under Zeng Wenjie, which made her very worried. But from what Zeng Wenjie said, it seemed that he wanted to send her to Shenzhen? And to stay there permanently!
As a friend and rival for four years, Qin Yixuan knew Yuan Xiuqin too well and always felt that she was quite threatening.
As for that pair of Da Lei, which man wouldn’t like them?
Qin Yixuan said, "That's really hard for Xiuqin. She has to go to another place to work."
Zeng Wenjie asked, "Are you coming back in May? Didn't you say you were coming to get your diploma?"
Qin Yixuan asked, "Do you want me to come back?"
Zeng Wenjie then asked, "Do you think I want to?"
Qin Yixuan said: "Of course I do!"
Zeng Wenjie said, "Then I look forward to this meeting."
Zeng Wenjie found an excuse to hang up the phone. He didn't really want to chat on the phone with Qin Yixuan for a long time. Apart from Mu Qingyang, no one else would let him talk on the phone for more than half an hour.
Mu Qingyang didn't play "Hero Killer" today. Instead, he was busy collecting news from various platforms, taking screenshots and saving them, and then sending them all to his mother's chat.
She hasn't left many messages to her mother about interesting things in her life recently. Most of them are screenshots from news platforms, all about Zeng Wenjie.
She also seemed to want her mother to know how great her boyfriend was.
After all, falling in love during college goes against what my mother taught me.
"Play "Hero Killer" with me!" Mu Qingyang once again invited Zeng Wenjie. After taking screenshots of the news, his internet addiction began to take effect.
Zeng Wenjie said: "Okay, but you have to rest early today."
Mu Qingyang said: "Then you are not allowed to cheat me. If you cheat me, I will definitely think about winning it back before sleeping."
Zeng Wenjie sneered and said, "Who's trying to trick whom? Yesterday you insisted on choosing some self-righteous heroes, and ended up getting beaten up by them."
Mu Qingyang said: "That's because you don't know how to cooperate!"
While they were arguing, the two started a game, chatting while playing, and the atmosphere was very good.
Mu Qingyang actually doesn't know any tricks when it comes to getting along with Zeng Wenjie, but she always manages to make him fall in love with her from time to time.
Even if you are just playing games together through voice chat across a huge distance, sometimes the words that come out can have such an effect.
Zeng Wenjie felt that he was definitely unlucky with her.
"I'm going to take a call!" Zeng Wenjie said to Mu Qingyang, then took off his headphones to answer a call from Tony Ma.
Tony Ma had already read the plan and some details sent by Feng Xiao, so he called Zeng Wenjie directly to communicate.
So Zeng Wenjie could only talk to Tony Ma while playing games with Mu Qingyang.
Mu Qingyang turned off the game volume and listened carefully to what Zeng Wenjie and Tony Ma said.
The next day, the front page of Penguin News published the news that Game Science Studio and Penguin had reached a long-term strategic cooperation, and the news content also revealed that the two parties had a new project about to be launched.
This news caused a sensation in the industry.
Because everyone knows that Game Science is just a second-rate game studio formed by fresh graduates and graduates from second-tier universities. Although "Hero Killer" is successful, it is just a simple card game with no technical difficulty.
A top company like Penguin is now collaborating with a third-rate gaming company like this? And it's a long-term strategic partnership, and they're also working on new projects?
Many people think that this news is too unbelievable. Could it be that Penguin Horse has lost his mind and made such a choice?
Industry insiders have expressed many opinions, and most of them are not optimistic about the cooperation between the two.
Unless, Game Science has always been making games with low costs and high returns.
Zeng Wenjie contacted Hidetaka Miyazaki, the project director of FromSoftware Japanese game company, through Penguin.
He didn't have any fancy ideas, he just used money to throw at people, offering Xiao Gao, who had not yet become a Miyazaki thief, a sky-high salary of 200,000 US dollars a year.
Miyazaki the old thief is certainly worth the price.
However, he has not yet fulfilled his value and is still serving as the director of the "Armored Core" project, and has not created a new Souls-series game.
According to the normal trajectory, "Demon's Souls" was not released until 2009. Therefore, after hearing Zeng Wenjie's offer to poach people, the Japanese side also suspected that he was crazy.
Even Tony Ma looked at Zeng Wenjie with a strange look after he learned of Zeng Wenjie's offer.
"Why is Mr. Ma looking at me like that?" Zeng Wenjie asked innocently.
"Do you know what an annual salary of two hundred thousand US dollars means?" Tony Ma couldn't help but say.
"I know, but he's worth it." Zeng Wenjie said with a smile.
Feng Ji is such an awesome game planner that after he created the world-class hit "Black Myth: Wukong", he was praised as "Feng Qi Yinggao". It can be imagined how important Miyazaki Hidetaka's status and value in the gaming industry are!
Tony Ma was speechless after hearing this. He also went to learn more about Hidetaka Miyazaki. He was originally a programmer at Oracle Corporation. Later, he resigned and took a pay cut to join the game company FromSoftware. When he entered the industry, he was already 29 years old!
Moreover, he only participated in the production of the "Armored Core" series and did not show any extraordinary talent or ability.
I really don’t know how Zeng Wenjie knew about this unknown Japanese man, and he offered such a high salary to poach him?
Zeng Wenjie said, "Don't worry, Mr. Ma, this bill will be paid by Game Science, not Penguin."
Tony Ma said, "What I'm concerned about is not this problem, but your insane operation, which is likely to cause our shareholders to question you."
Zeng Wenjie just smiled without further explanation. After he recruited the people, these guys would know how worthwhile his $200,000 was!
Soon, the news of Game Science's cooperation with Penguin was overshadowed by the news that he poached people from FromSoftware for $200,000.
All major media outlets are reporting this incident frantically.
Feng Xiao learned the news from the discussions of the employees of Malenia. She checked online and was surprised. She had never heard of the Japanese named Hidetaka Miyazaki!
So she took out her cell phone and made a call.
"Shi Jing, I want to ask you something!" Feng Xiao said with a smile.
"Sister Feng, you tell me!" Shi Jing replied. He was still working and studying in the DL Supermarket in Zhongyuan Province.
Feng Xiao said slowly: "Do you know Hidetaka Miyazaki?"
Shi Jing was stunned and muttered, "Miyazaki Hidetaka? He's Japanese, right? Judging from the name, he must be a colonel?"
Feng Xiao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Forget it if you haven't heard of it."
"Wait, I seem to have heard of it before, Zeng Wenjie mentioned it!" Shi Jing suddenly realized.
He had some impression of this incident because before hearing this name, Hu Guohua first called out a string of names of Japanese female teachers.
They were playing games at the time, but Zeng Wenjie had no interest in playing and said that he missed a Japanese person very much.
When asked who he was, he said it was Hidetaka Miyazaki.
Shi Jing told Feng Xiao the truth.
Feng Xiao's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said, "Okay, thank you for your answer. When you get back, I'll introduce you to a girlfriend!"
Shi Jing blushed and said, "I have a girlfriend. Sister Feng, please don't try to match me up with someone else, or I'll kneel on the washboard."
"How can a real man be like a washboard?" Feng Xiao teased.
“Bang!”
Shi Jing hung up the phone directly.
Feng Xiao put down his phone, opened his leather-covered notebook, and flipped through it from the back.
She looked at the clues recorded in the notebook, and then wrote the name "Hidetaka Miyazaki" under "Feng Ji".
She circled Feng Ji's name. Recently, she would visit Game Science from time to time, and chatted with Feng Ji for a long time in the name of her family. She found that this guy was really a talent, an expert in games, especially in planning, he was a genius.
Feng Xiao typed the four words "Miyazaki Hidetaka" on the computer to search, but there was no information recorded.
"So, how did you hear about Hidetaka Miyazaki?" Feng Xiao turned the ballpoint pen in his hand and wrote a big question mark on the notebook.
Then, she looked at a page with the words "Hero Kill" written on it, and the words "Three Kingdoms Kill" written below it. She then explained in small print the specific time and date of the appearance of "Three Kingdoms Kill" and where the producer was at the time.
How did Zeng Wenjie, who had never been out of the province before going to college, get to know "Three Kingdoms Kill" and then remake it into "Hero Kill"?
Feng Xiao felt that everything was becoming more and more interesting, and he seemed to be getting closer and closer to the truth.
"Brother Zeng, you are making such a high-profile move to recruit the Japanese Hidetaka Miyazaki, but this is a big oversight." Feng Xiao couldn't help but smile in his heart, feeling that he had already caught the little black guy Zeng Wenjie by the horn.
At this time, Miyazaki Hidetaka was also struggling.
An annual salary of two hundred thousand US dollars was simply shocking to him!
He didn't even know he was so valuable.
"Mr. President, could this just be a scam?" Hidetaka Miyazaki couldn't help but ask the president.
"No, the other party contacted us through Penguin, which is currently the most powerful Internet company in China." The president shook his head.
He looked at Miyazaki Hidetaka and said, "Miyazaki-kun, this is a rare offer. My suggestion is that you go to China and see what's going on. He's made such a high offer for you, I don't think I have any reason to stop you from making this money."
Miyazaki Hidetaka was a little hesitant.
The president laughed and said, "You left Oracle and came here to make games, and he recruited you to do the same. You can fulfill your dream and make money at the same time. You shouldn't refuse such a good thing."
Miyazaki Hidetaka bowed to the president and said, "Yes, Mr. President, I will take some time to visit China!"
After much deliberation, Hidetaka Miyazaki still couldn't resist the temptation of a high salary, so he decided to take some time to go to China to investigate game science and see if it was suitable for him.
If it's suitable, then of course I would change jobs. Although I would be going to a foreign country, that's an annual salary of $200,000!
(End of this chapter)
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