Chapter 160 No, don’t empathize with me!
Zhou Yizhou suddenly understood.
Mr. Lu...is not just talking about all-in.
The house is really sold.
As for why sell the house? At this point, it must be invested in the game!
He is still clear about the company's current financial situation.
Mr. Lu has now really burned all his escape routes.
And there was no mention of it from beginning to end.
There were no meetings to promote the event, no passionate speeches, and no tearful speeches.
Silently and quietly, I sold houses, invested, and continued to write plans.
At that moment, Zhou Yizhou looked at the screen, with only five words left in his mind:
I tried my best too.
…
Two days later, early in the morning, the early spring sky in Shanghai was still a little misty.
When Zhou Yizhou stepped into the office, the first thing he did was not to turn on the computer or check the progress, but to send a notice to the whole company.
[At 10:30 AM, the entire project team met in the conference room.]
[Subject: The first comprehensive meeting of the Misdirection project team.]
As soon as this notification was sent, the group was instantly flooded with messages saying “received”.
People are funny when they need to be, but when it comes to serious projects, they are still very serious.
Therefore, when the meeting started, almost all the project teams were present, except for a few people who stayed to maintain the original projects.
"I heard that there's something important to talk about today?"
"I guess it's divided into phased goals. Should we start dividing them into milestones?"
"Someone said yesterday that they might have to dismantle the map design. Is this a big job coming soon?"
“Art design is so difficult, this map is so huge!”
The conference room was packed and noisy.
But soon, all the sounds fell silent.
Zhou Yizhou walked in with obvious dark circles under his eyes, but his steps were firm and his expression was calm.
"Good morning, everyone."
He didn't exchange pleasantries or be polite, but went straight to the point.
"During this period, everyone should have realized the significance of the project 'Misguided Path to the Wilderness'."
"This is the first time we at Jingyue have worked on a product of this scale. From planning to art to programming to systems, we are building every piece as we go along."
"Moreover, this time, President Lu is personally overseeing the project, and it's a project that's competing with Beishan!"
"We are prepared to spend at least 300 million this time."
There was a moment of silence in the conference room, and someone swallowed quietly.
"Many of you might be thinking: Is it because Time Travel made a lot of money? Or is it because our company got financing?"
"I'm telling you now."
"Whale Leap can only rely on itself, without any other investment!"
He paused, his tone lowering a little.
"I'll just say this: Mr. Lu even sold his house for this project."
Quiet.
Extremely quiet.
The air seemed to be paused.
Someone looked up suddenly, thinking they had heard wrongly.
Seeing some people's strong reactions, Zhou Yizhou immediately continued,
"Of course, I'm not advocating this kind of behavior, nor am I asking everyone to empathize with the company and Mr. Lu!"
“I just want to say how important this project is!”
"And Mr. Lu's support for the project!"
All the old employees of Jingyue know that Mr. Lu has a big family and has always supported the company out of his own pocket.
But, it seems that I haven’t reached the point of selling the house before.
Is this such a big deal this time?
Still, I am full of confidence in this project!
Shock is the first reaction.
But what followed was an indescribable excitement and respect.
They had received a lot of profit from previous projects.
Now, after what Lao Zhou said,
Well, the mobilization before the project was very successful.
After the meeting ended that day, many departments spontaneously began to adjust their pace.
The art resources team was the first to take action.
Generally speaking, Jingyue is very resistant to overtime!
But when it was time to get off work that day, there were still several computers with lights on at the workstations.
"I don't dare to leave if you guys are like this."
"It's time to get off work. This project can't be completed by working overtime!"
"That's right! President Lu said long ago that we are not a wolf-like company!"
"Sister Nuan, you misunderstood. The takeaway I ordered was delivered to the wrong place. I'm still waiting for someone else."
"I'm different. I have to finish this scene first! If you don't add it and I don't add it, who will be the real boss of Whale Leap?"
“…”
There is laughter and banter in the company.
But no one felt tired.
Some of them are long-lost ones,
The urge to complete a project.
It’s not about being responsible to anyone, it’s not about getting good results, and it’s not about being controlled by capital.
Just want to do it.
Who doesn’t want to make a “Honghuang” of their own?
…
And behind all this.
Lu Ming didn't know these details.
As soon as he walked out of his office, he saw so many people sitting at their workstations.
Looking puzzled?
What time is it now?
I was just playing a game of Time Journey in the office and that delayed me from getting off work. Are you guys the same?
Although the lights in the entire Jingyue office building were not turned on, a glance at the scattered areas revealed that quite a few screens were still lit.
And it's not the kind of thing that's just idle. There's someone actually sitting there, staring at the screen, working seriously.
Lu Ming stood at the end of the aisle, staring at the grid workstations without moving his eyes, and a question mark popped up in his mind.
"...When did our company switch to 996?"
He walked over slowly, and even passed by a row of team members' workstations, pretending to drink water as he passed by.
Sure enough, several people from the art team were holding drawing boards and discussing the details of character modeling around the screen.
"Don't you think this person's face is still too healthy?"
"Yes, I think so too."
"Then I'll add some eye bags and lift his cheekbones?"
There were even a few cups of coffee on Gu Xiangqiu's desk. Was he planning to work hard all night?
Lu Ming listened for a long time and couldn't help
"Ahem."
Several people looked back and paused for a moment.
"Mr. Lu...Mr. Lu?"
Lu Ming nodded and put down the teacup:
"Are you guys...off work?"
"Um... just getting ready... to finish, finish!"
"I just turned on the computer!"
"We're not actually... just... trying out the logical flow."
“…”
Those few moments entered the military training scene.
Lu Ming didn't say anything, he looked down at the time
At this point, the news broadcast has finished.
"I remember... our company doesn't allow overtime?"
“Yes, yes, yes…”
"We're not against hard work, but we're not encouraging you to be slaves, are we?"
“Yes, yes, yes…”
"So what's going on with you guys? Are you feeling ambitious? Did you take out a loan to buy a house recently?"
Several people couldn't hold it in any longer, and finally someone whispered:
"No, Mr. Lu...you've already sold the house, how can we still get off work on time?"
The air was silent for a moment.
Lu Ming: “…”
"ha?"
Seeing that he didn't respond, the man added:
"No... You've bankrupted everything on this project. We can't just sit there and do nothing."
"When we're working on a project, we have to be careful."
"The company is not just yours, it's everyone's..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Ming raised his hand and felt unwell.
"Stop!"
"I don't know where you heard this gossip!"
"But let me make it clear first."
“I’m selling my house because I have a spare room!”
"It's not that I'm broke! It's not that I'm poor!"
"My house is too windy. Wouldn't it be better to sell it and buy a new project? You're really overthinking it."
"Don't empathize with me."
"Thank you."
"I'm not the kind of boss who uses sentimentality to get everyone to work harder. I hope you enjoy your work, don't feel tired, and still have energy to play other games when you get home, even if they're not from Whale Leap."
"But the way you're all acting now, I'm starting to wonder if I've become a bad boss!"
Lu Ming unleashed a barrage of firepower.
There was silence at the scene, and after a moment, someone laughed out loud.
"Mr. Lu...don't overthink it. We're not sympathizing with you. We simply want to make this project a success."
Lu Ming rolled his eyes.
"Okay then."
"Since you are so enthusiastic, I will say something as well."
"This project is indeed not easy, but don't make it a situation where everyone is working themselves to death."
"Even if you work your ass off to launch a game, no one will give you the title of Saint."
"Especially you, Xiang Qiu, you can't drink coffee as water!"
"Don't neglect your health just because you're rushing a project! We don't need this little extra time!"
"Hurry up, go home."
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