November 15th, Thursday afternoon.

The department heads who had participated in the suffering journey returned to Jingzhou once again, all feeling as if they had been through another world.

Everyone quickly said their goodbyes, eager to return to their respective posts.

Hu Xianbin watched as everyone left, his feelings complicated.

Come on, everyone else was fine, so why was he the only one who lost his job?

After silently sighing, Hu Xianbin took a car back to the Shenhua Luxury Building, planning to check on the gaming department, pack up his things, and then report to Tuwei Live Streaming.

Meanwhile, Yu Fei had just received his appointment letter from Assistant Xin. He immediately posted it in his reader group and in the review section of his book.

Still worried that some readers might not see it, he specifically published a special chapter with an explanation.

After all this, Yu Fei opened his reader group to see the readers’ reactions.

Sure enough, after Yu Fei posted the image, the group was flooded with question marks.

“????”

“【Black man question mark】”

“What is this?”

“Damn, this dog author is fabricating evidence to avoid starting a new book and deceive us loyal readers!”

“Fake, obviously fake! Never heard of Tenda having anything like an appointment letter.”

“A novelist goes to help the gaming department for three months and becomes the lead designer? Damn, isn’t that ridiculous? Even novels wouldn’t dare to write something like this!”

“Forging an official seal is illegal! Dog author, I advise you to turn yourself in, you might get a lighter sentence!”

Seeing his group members’ feedback, Yu Fei was speechless.

Great, so no matter what evidence he showed them, they just wouldn’t believe it?

This was a genuine Tenda appointment letter! With a genuine Tenda seal!

Yu Fei had no choice but to explain again, very helplessly: “I know forging an official seal is illegal, why would I do that? This is real!”

“And it was personally approved by Mr. Pei, with an announcement within the company.”

“If you don’t believe me, ask any friends who work at Tenda—the internal announcement about personnel changes in the gaming department includes this.”

“Why did helping for three months turn into becoming the lead designer? I’d like to know that too, ask Mr. Pei!”

After much explanation, the readers in the group finally began to accept this fact.

The main reason was that Tenda had indeed issued an internal announcement that all internal employees could see, which corroborated Yu Fei’s claims.

With this, the attitude of everyone in the group made a complete 180-degree turn.

Finally, no one was pestering about the new book anymore!

“Dog author, you’ve made it big! Damn, a small-time author actually wrote books until becoming Tenda Games’ lead designer? This is more wish-fulfillment than wish-fulfillment novels!”

“I suggest the dog author abandon that garbage creative idea from before. Don’t write it anymore, there’s no future in it. Write ‘About How I Became Tenda Games’ Lead Designer After Helping for Three Months’ for your new book.”

“That’s a great topic, I strongly support it!”

“Dog author, tell us what it’s like inside Tenda Games? Do you have photos? What’s the daily work environment? I heard all employee computers are top-of-the-line ROFs filled with games, is that true?”

“What type of game is the new one? Give us a hint!”

“When will the new game be released? How complete is it?”

“When will ‘Return to Shore 2’ be developed?”

“Please tell the GOG team to strengthen Happy Ruan Nan, he really can’t get hard anymore!”

“Nonsense, Happy Ruan Nan can still compete in tournaments, he’s just not good in casual games. Besides, this hero should be nerfed straight into the gutter. After all, people who play this hero have already experienced ultimate happiness, so what does it matter if they win or not?”

“Dog author, can you refer me? My ultimate dream is to work in Tenda’s gaming department!”

Previously, everyone had been urging Yu Fei to start a new book, but now? No more urging.

Many people even felt that whether he started a new book or not didn’t matter anymore.

There were more important things to care about now!

Yu Fei was somewhat helpless and explained one by one.

“I can take a couple of photos of the interior for you, but they’re pretty much the same as what you see online.”

“Empty seats? Oh, those are people who took leave and didn’t come to work. Those are the ‘cenotaphs’ left by department heads who were transferred from the gaming department to other departments.”

“‘Return to Shore 2’ doesn’t have any development plans yet… that’s up to Mr. Pei.”

“I can’t reveal the content of the new game or when it will be released—that’s confidential.”

“All I can say is that the new game is currently in an intense development phase. There’s still a lot of work to be done. Optimistically speaking, it will take at least another two months or more.”

“Everyone, please be patient. After all, we need to ensure the game’s quality.”

Hearing that they still had to wait more than two months, everyone was quite optimistic, feeling that this efficiency was already very high.

“That’s fine, it’s just two more months. We can totally wait. I’ll just go finish ‘Eternal Cycle’ ten times in the meantime.”

“So… since it’s currently in an intense development phase, dog author, why are you chatting in the group? Go develop the game!”

“Exactly! Go do your job properly. The head of Tenda’s gaming department can’t be slacking off at work!”

“Slacking off at work? We gamers won’t stand for that!”

“Game development is hard, but you still need to start your new book! At most, we’ll allow you to write less. Well, we won’t ask for too much—previously it was 10,000 words a day, now just 9,900!”

“Game not finished, new book not started, how dare you chat in the group? Go to work immediately!”

Seeing these heartless readers talking like this, Yu Fei almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Great! Previously they were just urging him to start a new book, but now they were urging him about the game too!

This wasn’t how the script was supposed to go!

Shouldn’t everyone be understanding of his hard work and be very generous, saying that he could write the new book casually, updating just one or two thousand words a day?

Indeed, people can’t be relied upon! These black-hearted readers had no compassion!

Yu Fei silently went offline.

Just as he was about to start working, he looked up and saw Hu Xianbin.

Compared to when he first arrived a month ago, Hu Xianbin was darker and thinner, but his spirit seemed quite full, as if he had been reborn.

“Brother Hu, you’re back?” Yu Fei’s face showed surprise.

But on second thought, what was there to be surprised about?

Before, he had been eagerly awaiting Hu Xianbin’s return, thinking he could hand over his work and go back to writing his book with peace of mind.

But now, Hu Xianbin had been transferred to Tuwei Live Streaming, and his own appointment letter had already been issued. He was no longer a substitute but an official Tenda Games lead designer.

Other people in Tenda Games also noticed Hu Xianbin.

“Old Hu! You look in good spirits!”

“Let’s have a farewell dinner tonight. I’ll go book a table now. Mingfu Family Banquet should still have reservations available.”

“How was the suffering journey experience? Tell us about it!”

Since he was transferring to another department, this farewell dinner had to be held—it was a departmental tradition.

Strictly speaking, this tradition probably originated from Mr. Pei.

No matter the occasion, as long as there was a legitimate reason, a meal was mandatory.

Each department had a special budget for such activities, and the gaming department was no exception.

Hu Xianbin almost wanted to cry to everyone about how inhumanly tortured and mistreated he was during the suffering journey.

But on second thought, that wouldn’t be right.

If he told the truth, who would want to go?

After a moment of silence, he said, “About the suffering journey, I’ll tell you all the details tonight at dinner.”

“I’ll pack my things and report to Tuwei Live Streaming first.”

After briefly catching up with everyone, Hu Xianbin took his personal items like water cup and laptop, preparing to report to Tuwei Live Streaming.

Although the company computers were all high-end ROFs, occasionally people needed to work from home or handle important matters, so most employees had a separate laptop.

According to previous practice, some less important personal items remained at the workstation, and the usage patterns on the workstation computer remained unchanged.

It was like leaving a memory in the gaming department.

Though he said “report,” the building housing Shenhua Luxury and Tuwei Live Streaming wasn’t far away—just a ten-minute car ride.

Hu Xianbin felt a little nervous.

Because he hadn’t had much interaction with this Mr. Ma.

As far as he knew, this Mr. Ma was Mr. Pei’s right-hand man, with quite a high position.

Initially, he seemed to have worked at Tenda Games for a short period, but before Hu Xianbin joined, Ma Yang had already been transferred to Slackin’ Internet Café.

Later, this Mr. Ma had been in charge of multiple departments including Slackin’ Internet Café, Dream Realization Investment, and Tuwei Live Streaming, and had made significant contributions at each stage.

Especially during his time at Dream Realization Investment, that investment in IOI earned Tenda a whopping 500 million yuan profit, which continued to be a much-discussed topic.

He wondered what kind of expectations this Mr. Ma would have for him.