Eric continued: “In my understanding, these advantages mainly exist in two aspects.”
“First, we’re thoroughly familiar with IOI’s internal operational processes and the behavioral patterns of Dyarch Group and the parent company, so when facing certain activities, we can better predict IOI’s movements.”
“Of course, Mr. Pei can do this too, but given his busy schedule, he can’t constantly monitor IOI’s actions.”
“We understand IOI particularly well, and we also understand GOG especially well, so when the two games compete, we’re particularly capable of targeting the opponent’s weaknesses, continuing to maintain GOG’s comprehensive dominance over IOI, and even expanding it!”
“Second, we have richer experience in coordinating large teams.”
“Currently, GOG’s entire project team basically maintains the startup model, with the person in charge having absolute control.”
“The advantage of this model is high efficiency and quick reactions, making it easier to achieve victory in intense competition.”
“But its disadvantage is that as business expands and personnel increases, the person in charge’s workload will continuously pile up, and under tremendous work pressure, it becomes difficult to handle all issues comprehensively, leading to potential mistakes.”
“In the future, assuming GOG defeats IOI and becomes the sole winner in the MOBA game field, the entire GOG project team will inevitably continue to grow, with more personnel.”
“In this scenario, the original efficient model will no longer be suitable. The pace needs to slow down, inevitably moving toward a more institutionalized corporate model.”
“That’s where we can use our experience, combined with the GOG project team’s previous work model, to gradually develop a new model that balances efficiency and institutionalization, better adapting to the requirements of the new era!”
“So, this is the deeper meaning behind Mr. Pei poaching us!”
Eric’s analysis was thoroughly comprehensive, and when combined with Mr. Pei’s previous series of actions, it was quite convincing.
Zhao Xuming listened with sudden understanding, nodding repeatedly.
Indeed!
He felt that he couldn’t compare to Min Jingchao in any aspect, except in his understanding of IOI, where he was far superior!
After all, Min Jingchao had focused all his energy on studying GOG, without the time or necessity to deeply research IOI.
If they wanted to further target IOI, who could be more suitable than Zhao Xuming and Eric, the former IOI operations directors?
Why did many historical rulers particularly value defecting generals? Because these defectors understood their enemies extremely well and could provide very useful information.
When it came to dealing with IOI, Eric and Zhao Xuming could be even more ruthless than Min Jingchao!
What? Show mercy to their former employer?
That was impossible. It was precisely because it was their former employer that they needed to be ruthless!
Otherwise, wouldn’t it prove that their previous failures weren’t their former employer’s fault, but their own?
And from a long-term perspective, gradually merging two different management models was also an inevitable path.
It’s the difference between “conquering the kingdom” and “ruling the kingdom”—one emphasizing attack, the other emphasizing governance.
On the eve of victory, the battle-hardened Min Jingchao was reassigned to continue on a new journey of conquest; then the more governance-oriented Eric and Zhao Xuming were brought in to prepare for the upcoming unification.
Eric continued: “So, the rushed handover work also has a reasonable explanation.”
“Mr. Pei’s attitude is actually hinting to us that we shouldn’t completely copy Min Jingchao’s work model. For the previous work model, it’s more about understanding and integrating it, rather than rigidly inheriting it completely.”
“If the handover period were too long, say half a year, our thinking patterns would definitely be changed, making it difficult to transform back.”
“The current handover period seems very short, but in reality, we can still consult other members of the project team whenever we encounter problems, and it won’t restrict our thinking—it’s perfectly appropriate.”
Zhao Xuming nodded in sudden realization. He wasn’t anxious anymore.
Hearing Eric explain everything so clearly, he was completely reassured, and he’d also found a way to deflect responsibility.
Although one was responsible for overseas business and the other for domestic business, Zhao Xuming could simply copy and paste!
Whatever Eric did, Zhao Xuming would do the same.
This definitely wouldn’t count as plagiarism—it was called coordination, equal treatment, and overall planning.
Besides, Eric would definitely be ruthless against IOI on a global scale. If Zhao Xuming copied his homework, given GOG’s current dominant position in the domestic market, the results would certainly be good.
Usually, he would just make suggestions for Eric to adopt. One proposes ideas, one approves them—perfect.
Great, the golden partner feeling was back!
Zhao Xuming was delighted: “Good, then let’s start preparing activities. The October 24th Digital Festival is coming soon, and we definitely need to launch a major event to grab a wave of players!”
They needed to show Mr. Pei that going to such great lengths to poach them had enormous value!
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Meanwhile, Pei Qian and Min Jingchao were already on a plane heading to Yangcheng.
They were going to arrange a new game for Tianhua Studio!
Actually, Longyu Group and Tianhua Studio hadn’t been pushing, they just hoped Mr. Pei could make time to visit as soon as possible, without specifying a timeframe.
Mainly, they didn’t dare to push.
Game design was a purely creative thing. Sometimes the overall design could be great, but a small flaw might ruin the entire plan.
What if they annoyed Mr. Pei and he deliberately left a trap in the design plan?
Although everyone believed Mr. Pei wouldn’t be so unprincipled, it was better to be safe than sorry. Being respectful and making the game profitable together was the best approach.
Of course, they were overthinking.
Because Pei Qian himself couldn’t predict what state his designed game would end up in.
He was very clear about this point.
A design intended to fail might succeed, and a design intended to succeed might fail, and vice versa.
Since the design had no correlation with the final result… there was no point in Pei Qian secretly making trouble. It was completely up to fate.
Pei Qian’s thinking was, since everyone had already reached an agreement, he would just casually design something for them following Tenda’s normal process.
Whether the game made money or not would depend entirely on their luck.
If it made money, they were lucky; if it didn’t, they shouldn’t blame him—he’d tried his best.
So, the sooner he went, the sooner he could return.
Regarding no longer being responsible for GOG, Min Jingchao hadn’t expressed any complaints whatsoever.
Initially, he was indeed surprised, but after a couple of days, he had come to understand.
In other companies, with the achievements he’d made with GOG, he’d probably continue in that role for the rest of his career.
But Tenda wasn’t an ordinary company.
Anyone who achieved success in their position would be reassigned elsewhere by Mr. Pei.
This was because the training gained from the same position became repetitive. Leaders continually doing similar, repetitive work didn’t gain much improvement.
Although this approach allowed various projects to develop steadily, it ultimately wasted talent.
In the later stages, a leader’s business capabilities would no longer improve, with only management skills enhancing.
But clearly, not all leaders needed such strong management skills, and not all leaders were good at management.
Mr. Pei evidently wanted to develop all his leaders into multi-skilled professionals, allowing Min Jingchao to go further on his path as a designer, rather than limiting himself early on at GOG.
After poaching Eric and Zhao Xuming, the work at GOG had been handed over, and naturally, Min Jingchao had to face greater challenges.
This trip to Yangcheng, as Mr. Pei had told Min Jingchao, was to help Tianhua Studio design a game.
About this, his feelings were both anticipatory and nervous.
Mr. Pei seemed to want to train every core member of Tenda’s gaming department into a gold-medal designer, but Min Jingchao only had GOG-related work experience and had never truly led game development himself.
Fortunately, as a long-time employee who interacted with Hu Xianbin daily, he was very clear on how to perfect Mr. Pei’s ideas and analyze his design intentions, so this work should be manageable, not too difficult.
However, what would the working environment at Tianhua Studio be like? Would they be able to cooperate well with him?
This was also a question.
The business class seat could recline flat, which was very comfortable. With nothing else to do, Min Jingchao wanted to ask Mr. Pei a bit about the work at Tianhua Studio.
What specific game would they be making? Did Mr. Pei have any special requirements for him? How should he handle unexpected situations?
After all, once Mr. Pei finalized the game plan there, he would return to Jingzhou, while Min Jingchao would need to stay in Yangcheng for several months until the game development was completed.
It was best to clarify many things in advance; otherwise, calling later to ask would be more troublesome.
“Mr. Pei, what will my main work be there? Also, regarding working hours and the overall development process… should we follow Tianhua Studio’s situation or our own approach?”
“How much effort should I put into it?”
The question about effort wasn’t because Min Jingchao wanted to slack off, but mainly to clarify the importance of this project.
If Mr. Pei particularly valued it as a strategically significant action, then he would definitely give 100% effort, striving for perfection.
If Tianhua Studio encountered problems, he would need to do his best to solve them.
But if this matter wasn’t so important, or if Mr. Pei had no intention of making the game too profitable, then Min Jingchao wouldn’t need to expend so much energy. He could just do his basic job, and whether the game succeeded or not wasn’t solely up to one person anyway.
Pei Qian thought for a moment: “Hmm… of course, follow Tenda’s rhythm.”
“However things are done here, do the same there. If there are any issues, go find Zhou Muyan and have his people cooperate with you unconditionally.”
“Including holidays and rest periods, of course, you should also align with Tenda. Don’t overwork yourself.”
For Pei Qian, this was an experiment, so it had to follow Tenda’s methods completely.
If the methods got twisted, developing half with Tenda’s approach and half with Tianhua Studio’s approach, the final result would have no reference value!
Because it would be impossible to distinguish which factors led to success and which to failure.
Besides, Pei Qian just wanted to fulfill his promise, and success or failure was entirely up to fate, so he wouldn’t give Min Jingchao any hard requirements.
He certainly couldn’t let this “poverty alleviation” effort waste the laid-back spirit he had painstakingly cultivated.
What if Min Jingchao returned from overtime work transformed into a workaholic? Wouldn’t that be a huge loss?
If he caused so much trouble in his laid-back state, wouldn’t he be even more unmanageable as a workaholic?
So, whatever the process should be, it would remain the same. There was no need to change it, nor was there any reason to change it.
Min Jingchao nodded slightly, indicating he understood.
It was just like Tenda opening a new department and recruiting a new batch of people for development!
The only thing he needed to pay attention to was ensuring his control over the entire project, making sure everyone cooperated with him unconditionally without question. If anyone didn’t cooperate, he could simply contact Zhou Muyan and have them removed.
With Mr. Pei’s backing, what was there to fear?