Chapter 133 A Dollar Raise

"Master Huan, we don't have any other intentions."

Even if Zhu Liangcheng was beaten to death, he would not dare to speak his true feelings.

"Yeah, there's no other meaning." Wang Lin also shook his head vigorously.

The idea of ​​self-destructing messages is definitely a good one, there is no doubt about it, and the company attaches great importance to this project.

But everyone also felt that only a man like Master Huan, who was extremely smart and romantic, could come up with such a brilliant idea that ordinary people would never be able to come up with.

“Don’t think that just because WeChat is successful, you all have become petty bourgeoisie and want to start pretending!”

Yang Huan understood the thoughts of these two guys to some extent. Isn't it because WeChat has been successful that they began to feel that they are high-end and classy, ​​and they look down on applications like "disappearing messages" that skirt the line?

"Let me tell you, our users are the gods, and they are qualified to pretend. What we want is the money in their pockets. Even if you don't have to kneel to make money, at least don't act high and mighty or act like a hipster when you're standing there."

"Literary youth is a disease, it must be treated, do you understand?"

Yang Huan's lecture made Zhu Liangcheng and Wang Lin blush.

If they are honest with themselves, they have indeed been feeling a little good about themselves recently.

I also kind of look down on the borderline idea of ​​"burning after reading".

"Do you remember how Facebook became popular?"

Yang Huan's words immediately made Zhu Liangcheng and Wang Lin even more ashamed.

Wasn’t the reason why Facebook became popular in the first place because it hacked into school websites, posted photos of beautiful girls from several major American universities online, held a beauty pageant, and then attracted the attention of users and investors?

When Facebook first came out, didn’t it also cause a lot of controversy because of this kind of borderline approach?

But what about now?

Who doesn’t know that Facebook is one of the top Internet companies in the world?

Zhu Liangcheng took a deep breath and looked at Yang Huan with awe, "Master Huan, you are right. I was wrong!"

"Yes, Master Huan, we were all wrong!" Wang Lin also lowered his head and apologized.

Yang Huan just wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the self-satisfied atmosphere within the company.

Internet companies must have a sense of crisis at all times and in all places.

When you feel good about yourself, that's often when others want to overthrow you.

"Okay, let's just learn from the lesson."

Yang Huan didn't intend to delve into this matter further and immediately changed the subject.

"Regarding the mood stamps you mentioned earlier, I have only one suggestion. The most important thing is that it is interesting. This is the premise."

Mood stamps must first be interesting, because only interesting things can attract users to buy and use them.

"Another point is that the purpose of the mood stamp is to convey the user's mood at the moment, so I only have one requirement, which is to allow users to directly express the mood they want to convey with the mood stamp without the need for text or voice, so it needs to reflect the emotions in daily life as delicately as possible."

Zhu Liangcheng and Wang Lin both carefully recorded Yang Huan's words.

"As for the separation of the company's business, my opinion is that WRAPP should remain in the company, while the game and the self-destructing reading app should be separated."

Yang Huan attaches great importance to the two major businesses of games and self-destructing messages.

Especially the gaming department, which is now the most profitable business under Yang Huan.

"Understood!" the two agreed in unison.

When the game department was mentioned, Yang Huan wanted to check out the development progress of the new game.

The gaming department’s office is located upstairs from the WeChat department’s office.

As you walk in, you can immediately feel the strong gaming atmosphere here.

The most direct ones are the dazzling array of game stickers and cartoon characters.

At present, the game company has launched a variety of cartoon dolls of cartoon dragons, and the sales have been good.

Like the WeChat department, the game department’s offices are divided into different areas according to different projects, but they all work in the same office area.

Now the number of employees in the game department alone has reached 30, and the number of employees in the entire WeChat company has exceeded 100.

"Master Huan!"

Seeing Yang Huan coming, Lars Lepinin, head of the game department, and Temur Hausla, head of the analysis team, immediately came forward to greet him.

Yang Huan is still very satisfied with the current situation of the game department.

Lars Lepinin and Temur Hausla are both professionals in the field of games, and Yang Huan is very satisfied with them.

The former is responsible for the overall planning of the game project, while the latter provides some valuable analytical data and experience.

The popularity of Cut the Rope and Temple Run was not entirely due to Yang Huan.

There is no doubt that the creativity and ideas provided by Yang Huan are crucial, but the coordination and control of Lars Lepinin and the data analysis provided by Temur Hausla are also very important.

For example, the issue of in-app purchases.

Everyone knows that if a free game has too many charging points, it will easily lead to user loss.

So how can we guarantee revenue while ensuring user experience?

This requires special analysis and research to understand users' consumption desires and then set charging points based on consumption desires.

But you have to know that the desire to consume does not exist alone, but is interconnected and intricately linked with other aspects of the game.

So in the entire game department, the two project teams of Cut the Rope and Temple Run only have seven or eight people, and the development of the new game has only six people, but Temur Hausla's analysis team has ten.

"How is the preparation for the new game going?" Yang Huan asked with concern.

The new game he asked the game department to develop was Puzzle & Dragons, which he had played in his previous life.

This game is great and very successful. Yang Huan played it for a while in his previous life. Although he didn't pay for it, he still had a lot of fun playing it.

"Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner and progressing smoothly." Lars Lepinin replied politely.

Yang Huan nodded and looked at Temur Hausla, "Where is your analysis team?"

"Done." replied Temur Hausla.

Yang Huan smiled appreciatively, "Well done!"

The three of them looked around the office area.

Every time he goes to a game group, Yang Huan will stop to take a good look, even try out the games, and offer his own opinions and ideas. After all, every game here is the work of Yang Huan.

Because of this, everyone attaches great importance to the opinions from Young Master Huan and feels honored.

Back in Lars Lepinin's office, Yang Huan suddenly thought of a very troublesome problem.

"By the way, Lars, Temur, do you think that the salaries of employees in the gaming department are a little low?"

Lars Lepinin and Temur Hausla looked at each other and shook their heads.

"No, how could it be lower?"

"Yes, Master Huan, relatively speaking, the salary we offer is quite high among the same industry in Europe."

Because the salary is good, they are able to recruit so many veterans with rich experience in game development.

"Master Huan, do you think the development progress of our new game is too slow?" Lars Lepinin was guessing what Yang Huan meant.

Does the boss think that the employees are slacking off?

Temur Hausla also hurriedly explained, "Master Huan, the slow progress of research and development is mainly because we all believe that the most important thing for a well-made game is the overall structure, especially the connection and interaction between the two major contradictions of user experience and charging points. This is the core of a free in-app purchase game, so..."

It turned out that they all thought that Yang Huan was dissatisfied.

Yang Huan laughed and shook his head, "You misunderstood. I was thinking that the company has launched two games, and both have sold well. The revenue is also good, so we should give the employees a proper raise."

Lars Lepinin was stunned. "Master Ke Huan, our salary is already quite high."

"Then go higher!"

What is the most important thing in the 21st century?

Talent!

Yang Huan has always felt that in addition to providing them with ample room to develop, it is more important to pay them appropriate salaries in order to retain talents.

The gaming department has 30 people and generates 10 million pounds in revenue a month. Is it reasonable not to give such talents a raise?

Lars Lepinin and Temur Hausla were both dumbfounded.

I've only ever heard of employees asking their bosses for salary increases, but I've never heard of bosses taking the initiative to give employees salary increases.

They had heard many rumors about Master Huan's generosity in the past, and this time, they experienced it firsthand.

"You two should discuss it, or discuss it with the employees, and report to me once you've reached an agreement!"

Lars Lepinin was dumbfounded. "Master Huan, shall we... shall we discuss this among ourselves?"

"Yes!" Yang Huan was a little surprised. Do I have to personally take care of things even when discussing a salary increase?

"Any questions?"

"No, no problem!" Lars Lepinin shook his head vigorously, feeling very touched.

This is Young Master Huan's sincere trust in him.

At the same time, it also shows Master Huan’s love and care for the 30 employees in the gaming department!

What else is there to say about following a boss like this?

All I can do is to be totally devoted, devote myself to the cause, and work until my death!

After politely seeing Yang Huan off, Lars Lepinin and Temur Hausla discussed it in their office area and decided to tell the good news to all their colleagues.

When the thirty employees in the game department heard that Yang Huan was going to give them a salary increase and that they were allowed to discuss among themselves how much to increase, they were all dumbfounded.

Can employees still decide how much they will be paid?

Where can I find such a company?

"I only have one word!"

Lars Lepinin has great prestige in the game department due to his outstanding abilities and rich experience in game production.

"Master Huan trusts us unconditionally, and we cannot let him down!"

After hearing this, all the employees nodded.

"The gaming department has just gotten on track, and our development has just started. The company is in urgent need of funds. In the past, we have always relied on Young Master Huan to advance money to the company to pay everyone's salaries."

Lars Lepinin was actually a little moved when he said this.

"Now that the company has finally made money and is profitable, the first thing Young Master Huan thinks of is to give us a raise. Where can you find such a boss? Where can you find such a company?"

As soon as Le Pinin finished speaking, a voice of agreement rang out in the office.

"Yes, Master Huan really has nothing to say about our employees."

"My current salary is much higher than those of my peers with similar abilities and qualifications."

"The company's benefits are good, the management is relaxed, and there is a lot of freedom."

The employees are not profit-driven. They actually have a scale in their hearts and are able to make decisions.

Everyone is eager to make more money, but they will also think about the company. If the company is burdened with heavy expenses due to paying too high salaries and the business falls into trouble, it would be a loss.

"Okay!" Lars Lepinin raised his right hand high. "Now, we can all express our opinions freely. Those who support the salary increase, please raise your hands!"

As soon as Lars Lepinin finished speaking, the office fell silent.

All the employees looked at each other, and no one raised their hand.

"So, no one is in favor of a pay raise?" Lars Lepinin was a little surprised.

But it is not surprising. With the decline of Nokia in recent years, the mobile game industry has entered a period of adjustment. The salary and benefits of mobile game talents are much lower than before, while the salaries of these employees in the company are much higher than those of their peers.

Seeing that no one raised their hand, Lars Lepinin was about to announce the result, but then someone raised his hand.

"Hey, Marcos, Master Huan is always nice to you, why are you so ungrateful?"

"That's right, you have a good salary, why are you raising your hand?"

"You are so inhumane. Have you forgotten what Master Huan did to you?"

The young man who raised his hand was immediately attacked by the eyes and words of the people around him.

But he was not in a hurry. He turned around and looked at his colleagues around him.

"Yes, I think we should increase our salary because it is a token of appreciation from Young Master Huan. If we don't accept it, wouldn't that be a betrayal of Young Master Huan's kindness?"

What Marcos said makes some sense.

"So, I propose a pay raise..."

Before Marcos finished speaking, someone started to object.

"...one dollar!"

As soon as Marcos finished speaking, those who wanted to object immediately swallowed their words back.

A dollar raise?

This pay raise is only symbolic.

It not only reflects Mr. Huan's intentions, but also expresses the employees' attitude towards the company.

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

Those who originally wanted to oppose began to change their minds.

Las Lepinin looked at Marcos in surprise, and then at Temur Hausla, whose eyes were also filled with obvious surprise, and he was surprised by the attitude of his employees.

"Okay, let's start the vote now." Lars Lepinin was stunned for a moment, then quickly spoke again.

"Please raise your hands if you support Marcos' proposal to raise wages by one dollar!"

Suddenly, everyone in the office raised their hands.

Each strong arm is like a towering tree, forming a lush and dense forest.

"Passed!" Lars Lepinin announced the result in a loud voice.

But deep down, I have a lot of feelings.

I believe that everyone present feels the same way.