Chen Xu stayed in the film and television production company for a while, and after learning about the progress of the animated film, he turned around and went to the game production company across the street.

Currently, the game production company has three projects underway at the same time, which are small games of different types.

The person in charge of the company told him that the company's website has received applications from dozens of game production teams who want to make VR games, and more than a dozen plans have been received.

Of course, most of these were just luck, and the quality was not very good. After screening, there were less than ten valuable ones.

Chen Xu didn't know much about the game, so he didn't give any advice. Let Luo Xiyun make the decision.

Then, he went to see the three production teams. They were much faster than the animated film because the scenes were relatively simple, the requirements for the pictures were not that high, and it did not take that long to produce.

Among the three games, one is a zombie shooting game that highlights 3D visual effects, one is a maze game, and one is a role-playing game.

Chen Xu talked to them to see if they encountered any difficult problems in the process of making the game, and collected them so that they could be improved next time.

He's the chief technology officer of the company. This is his responsibility.

Before I knew it, it was dark.

Seeing that they had no intention of leaving, Chen Xu asked the person in charge, "Are you going to work overtime tonight?"

The person in charge of the company was a woman named Liu, who was poached from another company and was mainly responsible for administrative management. She replied, "Yes, Mr. Chen, the product is about to be launched, and the time is very tight, so everyone is working hard and staying overtime every day."

“How is overtime pay calculated?”

“They are all issued in accordance with national standards.”

"Well, we'll calculate it the way it should be calculated. There must be no deductions. We want to be a world-class company in the future. Remember this."

"I understand, Mr. Chen." Manager Liu flattered, "The company is lucky to have a leader like you."

Chen Xu thought of something and said, "Also, it's dinner time now. I'm going to treat all the employees to a meal. You can arrange for someone to go to the restaurant across the street and pack up the food for them at a rate of 100 yuan per person. Tomorrow, take the invoice to my secretary and ask her to reimburse you."

Manager Liu said, "Then I will go and tell everyone the good news."

As she spoke, she ran into the company, and soon, cheers were heard from inside.

Chen Xu smiled, said hello to Manager Liu, and left.

He had worked for several years before and knew the hardships of working. If conditions permitted, he wanted to be as nice as possible to his employees, at least not treat them unfairly in terms of salary and benefits.

In fact, whether it is the laboratory, the data center, or Yunxu Company, they all relied on him to solve the most difficult parts. I don’t know how much money was saved in development costs alone. If you still want to squeeze the overtime pay of employees, it’s too low.

When Chen Xu went downstairs, he took out his cell phone, called the driver, and said, "You go back first. You don't have to take me tonight. Yeah, that's right."

After sending the driver away, he called a car online, a white Volkswagen.

It is the same car, but sitting in this Volkswagen, the feeling is very different. In addition to the difference in configuration, there is also a difference in status.

Ever since he made billions from patent licensing, his status and position have changed completely, and people around him treat him with respect.

It is indeed very fulfilling, and there is no one who doesn't want to be respected and valued by others.

So, he sent the driver away.

Sitting in this car, I was freed from my previous identity and felt much more relaxed. Looking at the night view outside and chatting with the driver, it seemed as if I had returned to my previous life.

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Chen Xu got off the car near a commercial street and found a chain fast food restaurant. It was lunchtime, when the fast food restaurant was busiest, and when he went in, there were almost no seats left.

He liked the lively atmosphere in the restaurant. He ordered a set meal for one person, took his meal and found an empty seat to sit down. He looked up and saw a 2003 noodle restaurant across the street through the glass.

What a coincidence.

He was a little surprised that the noodle shop had entered a state of rapid expansion in the past few months, mainly because he later invested some more money in it and took back the controlling stake.

With enough funds, Old Tang started to work hard and opened more than a dozen branches in the past few months.

He was also busy, and it was impossible for him to go to every branch store opening in person like he did before. He could only learn about the noodle shop's situation through the report. He really didn't know where exactly they were.

Unexpectedly, Lao Tang opened a noodle shop here.

After the physical stores entered a cold period, the rent of shops in such a prosperous commercial street is not cheap. In the past, there was insufficient funds and no similar plans for the time being. I can only say that Lao Tang acted quickly enough.

However, he looked at the noodle shop's financial statements last month and found that its financial situation was still healthy.

From this position, the noodle shop is full of customers. Its business is no worse than that of the fast food restaurant.

"By the way."

Suddenly, he heard someone passing by say something that sounded familiar. He turned around and saw that it was indeed someone he knew, "Liu Xiaoshang?"

When the man heard someone calling him, he turned around and looked surprised, "Chen Xu, why are you here?"

Liu Xiaoshang was Chen Xu's college classmate and his deputy class leader at the time. During the Chinese New Year last year, he and Yang Jinxia went to his wedding together.

In reality, this incident happened less than a year ago, but for Chen Xu, it can be regarded as a thing of the past.

"I came here to do something." Chen Xu was very happy to see an old acquaintance. "What about you? It's so late, why don't you go home?"

"Hey, isn't it almost the end of the year? There's a lot of work at the company, so I have to work overtime."

Just then, the person next to Chen Xu left, so Liu Xiaoshang sat down. After putting his things away, he said with emotion, "The economic situation this year is not very good. Salaries have not increased, but overtime is added every day. They say 996, which is really terrible. Unlike you, you are your own boss, so cool."

Not long after the Spring Festival last year, the two of them met for dinner. Liu Xiaoshang knew that he opened a noodle shop.

Chen Xu smiled and changed the subject, "Does your wife have any objection to you not going home for dinner?"

"We still eat takeout when we go back. She hasn't cooked a single meal since we got married. We might as well eat out." Liu Xiaoshang shook his head and said a little depressed.

(End of this chapter)