Chapter 12: Just a Little Bitterness
The atmosphere in the conference room relaxed a little, and the aroma of wolfberry tea gradually faded.
Zhou Wenbo and his companions lowered their heads and flipped through their notebooks, still pondering the boss's fifth meaning.
Lu Ming leaned in front of the whiteboard, glanced at everyone, and asked in a relaxed tone,
"Okay, the general direction is set. Now, tell me how long it will take us to complete this online RPG cultivation game, and what the development cycle should be."
Zhou Bowen was the first to react, frowning and calculating.
"Mr. Lu, an online RPG is no small project. While the turn-based combat is simple, it incorporates networking capabilities, server synchronization, and a system design based on the cultivation background..."
"This time, the online RPG isn't a small game like Runaway Simulator. It requires a lot of technical work, and I can only support the basic framework by myself.
The background of cultivating immortals sounds simple, but the skill system, level design, and various interactions, which one is not worth the effort?
Zhou Bowen paused, his tone revealing a hint of helplessness.
"If I develop it alone... I'd boldly estimate it would take at least six months, and I might have to work a lot of overtime. If I want it to be faster, three or four months would be fine, but that would require working overtime every day, and I'm afraid I can't handle it."
Su Xiaonuan also agreed.
"Boss, I still have to design it based on your game background, including the theme of cultivating immortals, characters, scenes, and special effects.
The content involved is much more than our previous business volume, I may not be able to catch up in three months..."
“…”
After listening to the opinions of the main workforce of Jingyue,
Lu Ming hesitated for a while.
It is unrealistic to hold multiple positions.
High-intensity overtime work is against the labor law.
With the current fund reserves in Jingyue's account,
There is no problem raising funds to sustain the development for three months, but due to lack of manpower, the progress will definitely be delayed.
If you also factor in the server fees and testing costs, the money will be spent even faster over time.
The cost is even harder to estimate.
Moreover, three months is too long a time period!
This is enough for three settlements!
It’s too late!
"If you want to go fast, you have to add people."
Lu Ming narrowed his eyes and had a rough plan in mind.
It is definitely not possible to expect the existing team to achieve a quick victory.
Jingyue is going to expand its enrollment!
Thinking of this, Lu Ming's eyes lit up.
Yes, recruiting people is also an opportunity! This person cannot be recruited casually.
It would be best to recruit employees who can provide him with moral debt value!
No matter how small a mosquito is, it’s still meat!
Employees usually scold their boss and express their opinions on the company.
Little by little, the debt value will slowly increase!
Quantitative change can lead to qualitative change. If these employees have more opinions about the company in March,
Maybe the debt value will increase to 1,000?
Never underestimate any opportunity to contribute to your debt value!
Lu Ming's mouth corners lifted, his eyes lit up.
What kind of employees have the most complaints?
First of all, they are definitely not fresh graduates. Fresh graduates do not have many requirements and have not experienced years of immersion in the workplace.
It's okay to clean up the workplace occasionally.
But people like this won’t stay long!
Even if they have strong opinions about the company, they will just leave after a few complaints and cannot make any lasting contributions.
So, if you want to recruit people, just go directly to the big game companies to poach them!
People in big companies are professional, have high expectations but low skills, and have many requirements.
After training in a large factory,
Fully grasp the various terms such as granularity, gripper, insight, etc.
If I come to a small company like theirs, they will definitely look down on me and find fault with me. Not only will they curse the company,
The boss will definitely not let it go.
As long as he pays enough salary, he can tie the other party firmly.
Even if the other party is unhappy, they will stay for the sake of salary.
Anyway, even if you curse behind my back, the effect will be the same!
Thinking of this, Lu Ming clapped his hands, his tone becoming more excited.
"Okay, you're short on manpower, right? Then let's hire some people! Let me tell you, we can't just randomly hire new people and poach them from big companies!"
"Xiaoxiao, please help me keep records and do the purchasing. We're looking for programmers, artists, copywriters, and modelers. Please discuss the specific requirements with Wenbo and the others."
As soon as these words were spoken, the conference room exploded again.
"Mr. Lu, do you mean... that we go to a large factory to recruit people?"
"Mr. Lu, are you talking about poaching people from Qingyu or Tengqu? Can our small company even be affected?"
"Also, Mr. Lu, the salary requirements of large companies are high and their standards are high. Can our small temple keep them?"
“…”
Lin Xiaoxiao lowered her head and quickly memorized Lu Ming's request, but a bunch of questions popped up in her mind.
"People at big companies don't necessarily earn tens of thousands of yuan a month. Our company's funds appear to be plentiful, but if we hire a few of these talented people, we'll probably burn through them in a few months."
Su Xiaonuan muttered quietly, "Poaching people from big factories? Isn't that like inviting an ancestor back to worship him?"
But she changed her mind and thought, if there really was an artist from a big factory to help,
She could also learn some skills from others, and she was immediately tempted. Isn't this equivalent to the company finding a teacher for her?
Anyone who can work in a big company must have something special!
Lu Ming listened to these doubts, but the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
"Whether we can dig it or not, we'll know if we give it a try."
"Don't worry about recruiting people, I'll take care of it!"
"Xiaoxiao, you should purchase all the equipment first, otherwise when new colleagues arrive, the computers won't be in place yet!"
After the meeting, Lu Ming returned to his office and slumped down on his ergonomic chair.
The new chair equipment is much more comfortable!
Lu Ming sighed and turned on the computer directly.
"If you're hiring people from big companies, you have to pay them higher salaries. Otherwise, who would come?"
Lu Ming muttered to himself, tapping his fingers on the table a few times, and calculating quickly in his mind.
"A programmer like Tencent's top developer would have to start with a monthly salary of at least 50,000 yuan, right? For two people, that's 100,000 yuan.
For an artist who can be responsible for a project, 40,000 to 50,000 is not excessive. Add a modeler, and it will be about 40,000.
The copywriting and planning would cost around 20,000 to 30,000 yuan in total. There are five of us, so a month would cost…"
Lu Ming pulled out his calculator and quickly calculated.
The number "22" immediately popped up on the screen.
"200,000 a month, that's 600,000 for three months..."
Lu Ming frowned.
He is an employee of a big company, there is no reason for him to change jobs!
What’s more, they also have year-end bonuses and project dividends. No matter how you look at it, there is no reason for them to come here!
200,000 should not be enough!
Thinking of this, Lu Ming slightly increased the budget.
As long as you pay more, no one will not be tempted!
Wanting to be scolded and wanting to make money are not contradictory!
Thinking of this, Lu Ming's mouth curled up, and the image of the new employee cursing appeared in his mind.
When people from big companies come and see this small office and slow computers, they will definitely find fault with it.
The most important thing is that they might feel that their talent is being wasted.
People who are talented but not appreciated are definitely full of complaints!
When the game becomes bad and players start to criticize it,
Wouldn’t the moral debt value skyrocket?
The more Lu Ming thought about it, the more beautiful it became.
As long as the expected effect can be achieved, what does it matter if you get scolded a little?
Just a little bit of wind and frost...
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