Thus, Pei Qian did not know how Assistant Xin had arranged it. He had also left Assistant Xin’s proposal in the office previously. He could only wait until the annual meeting was held.
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Little Sun arrived downstairs at 11 PM sharp. He picked Pei Qian up and headed straight to the annual meeting.
Pei Qian sat in the car and played with his cell phone for a while. When he looked up again, he suddenly felt that this route was very familiar.
Pei Qian naturally did not remember routes since he did not drive. He might have lived in Jingzhou for more than two years but he was still not familiar with the city.
However, the route today was very familiar because he seemed to have walked it many times.
On a closer look, wasn’t that the Great World?
Great World was the second largest shopping mall in Jingzhou. At the same time, it was also the venue for the GOG World Invitational Tournament and the GPL Spring Competition.
Pei Qian was just about to ask if he had gone to the wrong place, but on second thought, he could not. Little Sun had always been reliable, and he would not make such a low-level mistake.
In other words, could the annual meeting be held in the Great World?
“It’s really possible. The GPL’s Spring Competition is on temporary pause. They will only start again after the Spring Festival. The GPL’s venue will be empty, and there will be enough seats. It’s quite suitable to use the place for lucky draws during the annual meeting.”
“However… how are we to dine?”
Pei Qian was a little confused, but he could not ask too much. After all, as a boss, it did not seem right for him to not know the specific arrangements for the annual meeting until the day itself.
He could only pretend that everything was under control.
Little Sun parked the car in the underground parking lot. The two of them took the elevator directly to the eighth floor of the shopping mall.
The top floor would be the venue of the GPL competition on the top floor. Pei Qian guessed that there should be a unified reception area on the eighth floor.
The mall was still operating normally today. However, there were not many people because it was Friday morning. The entire mall’s traffic was maintained in a lukewarm state, neither empty nor crowded.
They soon reached the eighth floor.
Pei Qian and Little Sun walked out of the elevator and were immediately welcomed warmly.
There were employees from the administrative department and HR department in charge of receiving the elevator and elevator on the eighth floor of the shopping mall. It was the same as the annual meeting last year. There were people in charge of distributing the tokens.
The tokens were game coins. At the annual meeting last year, every employee had been given a small bag. There were fifty to sixty of such tokens in them. They used the tokens to experience the game freely on a ten-yuan per try capsule machine.
This year, not only was there a small bag of tokens, but there was also a stack of consumer vouchers. These consumer vouchers were printed with the words Tengda and Great World Shopping Mall, a lunch voucher, a dinner voucher, and five 200 yuan shopping vouchers.
There was also the door gift. It was still a thick red packet. Last year, it was 1,000 yuan per person. It must not be less than last year and was increased to 1888 yuan.
Apart from that, there was a small foldable page that detailed the venue and procedures for the annual meeting. It served as a guide.
Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the small card. Alright, this arrangement was very considerate. He could finally understand the entire annual meeting.
Pei Qian sent Little Sun away and asked him to play with the others. Then, he strolled around and read the entire annual meeting’s schedule.
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The number of people participating in this year’s annual meeting was almost double that of last year’s. Therefore, ordinary hotels would definitely not be able to accommodate all of them in one hall.
After asking for everyone’s opinions, Assistant Xin realized that most people did not really care about the food segment. Thus, she arranged for the annual meeting to be held in a shopping mall far away.
The GPL spring competition venue on the top floor had been booked by Tengda. Of course, they could use it as they pleased. Apart from that, they had also spent money to book the entire eighth floor for special activities with the employees. For example, they could use the claw machines and rings for entertainment activities like the previous annual meeting.
The process of the entire annual meeting would be something like this:
First, they would have to go to the eighth floor to collect the tokens, consumer vouchers, and the red packet door gift. After which, they would have three hours of free time from 11 PM to 2 PM.
All employees could walk around the shopping mall as they pleased. They could go with their colleagues in the department or with their friends.
They could dine at any restaurant in the shopping mall with the lunch and dinner food vouchers. They could order food in buffet style. All expenses would be reimbursed by the company as long as there was no wastage of food.
On the other hand, the 1,000 yuan consumer vouchers could be used for any purchase in the shopping mall. The only limitation was that they could not be exchanged for money directly. They had to spend everything in the shopping mall.
After 2 PM, everyone could return to level 8 to continue playing games.
All eight floors of the shopping mall had been redecorated. They were filled with claw machines, rings, and various other mini games that could be played at will.
It was similar to last year’s annual meeting but on a much larger scale.
In addition, the GPL’s venue would be officially opened after 12 noon. Internal staff who formed teams in advance could go on stage to play friendly competitions to satisfy the addiction of professional players.
At four o’clock, after everyone had their fun, all employees would gather at the competition venue on the top floor and sit down according to the department’s area for the final lucky draw.
The prizes for this annual meeting were even richer than last year. There were earphones, keyboards, game consoles, cameras, cell phones, computers, and various other digital products. At the same time, there were cash red packets and other more practical products like vacuum cleaners and sweeping robots.
The lucky draw would last for an hour and end at 5PM.
After that, everyone would disperse and head into the shopping mall for a free meal. Everyone would be on official holiday after dinner.
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Pei Qian could not help but feel gratified after reading the entire annual meeting’s schedule.
Assistant Xin had indeed arranged the entire process of the annual meeting well. It was very satisfactory.
Who said that they had to eat together during the annual meeting?
In fact, the food at the annual meeting might not suit everyone’s taste. After all, there were so many people present. Some loved traditional Chinese food, some loved Western food, and some loved Japanese food… It was impossible to satisfy all of these flavors. They could only choose a menu that most people found acceptable.
What’s more, even though the annual meeting was cto have a meal together, only people at the same table could communicate with each other. It was rare for people from different departments to sit at the same table. It was even very unnecessary with Tengda’s way of operations.
Since that was the case, why did they have to squeeze into the same hall for a meal?
Everyone could eat what they liked. There were all sorts of restaurants in such a huge shopping mall. They could even eat as much as they wanted. How comfortable was that?
After the lucky draw segment, everyone would return to the GPL competition venue and watch the big screen used for eSports competition. Wouldn’t it be perfect if they could draw for an hour at a time?
All i
n all, this year’s annual meeting was still in the same style as last year. There was no formality, no stimulants, and no one was allowed to act stupid on stage. Everyone was here to eat, drink, and play.
They were to eat to their fill and play to their hearts’ content!
Chapter 841 - Tengda Annual Meeting? Tengda Recruitment Advertisements!
Wu Bin was also at the venue of the annual meeting. He helped distribute coins and consumer vouchers, introducing the process to his colleagues together with the other employees of the HR department.
Wu Bin had no complaints even though he had to work on the day of the annual meeting. He was, instead,very happy.
That was because of participation and pride!
Wu Bin could not help but think about last year’s annual meeting. At that time, he had just joined Tengd and had failed the first Tengda Spirit compatibility test.
As an intern, Wu Bin did not even have the right to participate in normal work, much less overtime. He could only try his best to figure out the Tengda spirit every day. He felt a little disappointed when he saw that his colleagues were busy but he could not interfere.
Even though Wu Bin attended the annual meeting as an intern last year, he did not miss out on any of the prizes that he should have won. This made him feel the warmth of home.
After a year of hard work, Wu Bin had become an indispensable member of Tengda’s HR department!
Not only had he personally participated in two recruitment drives for new employees, but he had also summarized the Tengda spirit and provided spiritual guidance to all new employees who joined Tengda.
Now, Wu Bin felt that he had become an indispensable member of Tengda. It was also a blessing to be able to take charge of the preparations for the annual meeting and play a role in his own position!
Soon, Wu Bin saw many familiar faces, including the person-in-charge and core members of the various departments. There were also some new faces. They should be new employees that he had hired in the previous recruitment drive.
This recruitment process had eliminated a small number of people. The passing rate was no longer 100% including the Tengda Spirit compatibility test.
However, Wu Bin felt that this was a good thing. These new employees who had passed the test were the ones who were truly compatible with the Tengda spirit. They would definitely play a greater role in their own jobs!
That was because Wu Bin was from the HR department. He could access these personnel files. Thus, he had an impression of both new and old employees.
The old employees were expectant but a little surprised while the new employees were completely shocked at the process of the annual meeting this year.
It was completely different from what they had imagined!
In fact, when they found out that the annual meeting would be held in a faraway place, the new employees had already guessed that it would be a completely different annual meeting from other companies. However, they did not expect it to be so blissful.
There was nothing annoying about this annual meeting. It was a celebration for the employees themselves.
The old employees who had attended the annual meeting in the past might have been mentally prepared, but the standards and procedures of this year’s annual meeting had far exceeded their expectations.
Most of the employees did not even dare to imagine that there would be such a perfect annual meeting!
Everyone’s faces were brimming with happiness. They could not wait to go to the shopping mall to spend after receiving the tokens, consumer vouchers, and red packets.
During weekends and legal holidays, there would be hundreds of thousands of customers every day. The capacity of the shopping mall itself was very terrifying.
It was a work day so there were very few people to begin with. Tengda Corporation’s two thousand people would not make much of a splash even if they were thrown in. The total flow of people in the shopping mall was moderate and was between deserted and crowded.
Only when nearly two thousand people returned to the top level for the lottery at the same time would there be more traffic. However, it would be similar to the GPL’s regular competition day.
One by one, the employees returned to the shopping mall to eat and shop after reaching the eighth floor. Everyone’s faces were filled with happiness.
When the check-in process was almost done, the HR department would also go ahead to enjoy themselves, leaving only a few people to take turns on duty.
Wu Bin looked at the tablet computer in front of him. All the departments were rather punctual. Almost all of them had arrived.
“Eh, Bao Xu isn’t here?”
“Could it be that he was afraid that he would win another prize and go on a holiday, so he didn’t even attend the annual meeting?”
“That ruthless?”
“Oh, that’s not right. He seems to still be in Los Angeles and won’t be able to come…”
Bao Xu was an employee of Tengda Games, and he was very experienced. That was why he was near the top of the list. Wu Bin was able to see at a glance that he had yet to sign in.
Many people from the other departments might not have seen Bao Xu before, but they have definitely heard of his legend.
GOG had produced a hero for him, and The Lonely Desert Road’s downloadable content had also produced an Easter egg for him after all. Everyone would think that the award was incomplete if the award was to travel overseas and it was not won by Bao Xu.
Wu Bin had thought that Bao Xu had deliberately not come because he was afraid that he would be selected to travel again. However, when he saw Min Jingchao, Ye Zhizhou, and the others’ names, he immediately realized that they could not come because they were still in Los Angeles and had not returned.
The IOI International Finals in Los Angeles would only hold their finals this weekend. Victory or defeat would depend on this. The entire FV team and the data analysis team should still be in intense preparation. As a member of the data analysis team, Bao Xu must also be busy with this matter.
Wu Bin felt that it was a pity, but he did not pay much attention to it. He took his consumer voucher and went to the shopping mall with his colleagues to find a place to eat seeing that it was about time.
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At the same time, in the independent game incubation base in Beijing…
“Alright, it’s done!”
“I can finally rest in peace and go home for the new year.”
“You’ll be on holiday after you’ve finished all the work. You can continue developing it after the new year.”
Qiu Hong played the demo and watched the promotional video of Black Ink and Clouds one last time. He was very satisfied with them.
It could be said that the success of the Survival Guide for Working Adults previously had given Qiu Hong and the entire Destitution Plan a boost.
Qiu Hong decided to strike while the iron was hot. He wanted to make use of the current popularity of the Survival Guide for Working Adults to release a promotional video and demo of Black Ink and Clouds to let more people know about the Destitution Plan.
In addition, he could also start the pre-sales of Black Ink and Clouds in advance to test the waters and see how the gamers would react.
The only limitation that Boss Pei had for the Destitution Plan was that he could not reveal the relationship between Tengda Corporation and the Destitution Plan to the outside world. He did not forbid Qiu Hong from promoting the Destitution Plan.
That was because Pei Qian felt that publicity would not affect the success or failure of this matter. After all, there were many competitions and activities in the country that supported independent games. They were all heavily promoted, but the results were minimal.
Qiu Hong himself did not think that the publicity this time would have much of an effect. He would be able to let domestic gamers who liked independent games know that there was a ‘destitution plan’ at the very most.
On one hand, it was because there wer
e very few standalone games on the computer compared to online games and mobile games in China. Most of them liked mainstream game modes and 3A games. Very few players liked to play independent games on the internet. On the other hand, the development of the game was a commercial activity after all. It was not moral abduction, but even if it was, it would not be effective.
It would be a very stupid act if a game developer kept emphasizing how difficult it was for them, hoping to gain players’ sympathy so that they could sell more games. It would, instead, cause players to feel disgusted.
Players would only care if you could produce a good game. If you could, they would pay for it. If you could not, you could only blame yourself for failing to make money.
That was why Qiu Hong had chosen the time where Survival Guide for Working Adults was still popular to publicize his Destitution Plan.
However, no matter what, this was a good start.
At the incubation base, Xi Hao, Wu Zhicheng, and the others were each in charge of different tasks. After the videos and DEMO checks were done correctly, they connected with ESRO’s official platform staff and uploaded the Black Ink and Clouds demo. Moreover, they had also added publicity of the Destitution Plan on related promotional pictures videos from the Survival Guide for Working Adults and Black Ink and Clouds.
Everyone finally heaved a sigh of relief when they were done.
Fortunately, he managed to produce some results before the Chinese New Year. He did not let Boss Qiu down!
They might not know who the boss behind Boss Qiu was but it did not affect their respect for him.
That was because the boss was very generous.
They had already learned from Qiu Hong that the employees of the incubation base had a considerable amount of year-end bonuses. There were also various gifts, red packets, and consumer vouchers. Every independent game designer also had special gifts.
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