March 18th, Monday.

For all the departments of Tenda Group, this was a busy Monday.

Because starting today, Mr. Pei’s “going to the grassroots” plan was officially launched!

Department heads had chosen which departments they would work in at the basic level. Some would become network administrators, some would deliver takeout or packages, some would serve as waiters in restaurants, and others would work as receptionists at Tuoguan Fitness…

Of course, these choices fully respected the personal preferences of these department heads, treating it as developing a second profession.

Among all departments, the game department and film department were the most popular choices.

The game department especially – many department heads had originally come from the game department. Their original jobs had been game designers, so returning to the game department felt like going home.

Thus, the competition was extremely fierce.

But precisely because the competition was so intense, the department heads who had originally come from the game department felt embarrassed about competing too aggressively. In the end, they allowed Xiao Peng and Rui Yuchen, who had never worked in the game department before, to get this good opportunity.

After all, this grassroots activity was a two-way test and training exercise.

On one hand, it allowed various department heads to understand the hardships at the basic level and learn about the operational models of other departments. On the other hand, it was also a test for all mid-level employees in each department to see if they could still keep the department running smoothly when their leader was replaced.

If Huang Sibo or Lü Mingliang, as former department heads, were sent to the game department, what would be the point of the test or training?

It would be completely meaningless.

Because although they would technically be going to the grassroots level as ordinary designers, whenever the department encountered problems, their opinions would certainly still be sought.

Therefore, it made sense to arrange for people like Xiao Peng and Rui Yuchen, who had always been in brick-and-mortar industries and had never personally participated in game design, to go to the game department. Only then could the intended effect be achieved.

During the entire allocation process, some competition naturally occurred.

The current department heads wanted to choose which departments they would go to at the grassroots level, while people like Li Shi, Qiao Liang, Ruan Guangjian, and Yao Bo were all competing for Tenda’s popular departments.

Of course, after careful screening and coordination by the department heads, everything was eventually resolved smoothly.

Many people were not selected, as Tenda only had so many departments, and each department only needed one person in charge, so positions were limited.

But those who weren’t chosen weren’t too disappointed either. They still felt valued by Tenda. Some even volunteered to join various Tenda departments as ordinary employees to exchange ideas, observe, and learn.

Besides this, some departments at Tenda couldn’t find suitable candidates from these outside personnel.

The department heads were unwilling to force selections, so they ultimately promoted new acting directors from their core members, while the original department heads… well, they had no choice but to work in their exchange departments for the full three months.

In short, Mr. Pei’s “going to the grassroots” plan was progressing smoothly according to his wishes.

The weekend was off, and by Monday, Tenda began its tense personnel transfers.

Among them, several acting directors were given high expectations.

For instance, Ruan Guangjian took over the Horror Inn. In his words, haunted houses had always been what he feared most, so he wanted to be the acting director of Horror Inn to overcome his personal demons.

Qiao Liang, with his “excellent results” as a content creator and livestreamer, successfully applied to be the person in charge of Rabbit Tail Livestreaming.

Yao Bo from Jindian Group became the acting director of Tuoguan Fitness.

Li Shi took over Dream Realization Venture Capital, which matched his professional background.

Apart from these, there was another special department: Sloth Apartments. The acting director for this department was an old friend of Tenda Group and Mr. Pei: the currently popular folk singer Chen Lei!

Chen Lei was not in Jingzhou, so he wasn’t present on Friday, but after communicating with staff, he expressed great interest and strongly hoped to serve as the acting director of Sloth Apartments.

After examination and unanimous approval by the department heads, Chen Lei finally got the position he desired.

After this list was released, Huang Sibo, Meng Chang, and others reviewed it and felt deeply moved.

Just looking at the list, it seemed a bit ridiculous.

But upon careful consideration, they found it extremely reasonable.

When this feeling emerged, everyone knew: this perfectly embodied the Tenda spirit!

The characteristic of the Tenda spirit was that on the surface it seemed absurd and strange, but upon careful consideration, one would find it full of rationality and even rich in connotation.

This showed that things were proceeding exactly according to the predetermined path that Mr. Pei had planned!

The department heads quickly arranged their current work, preparing to take office.

……

Monday afternoon, Rabbit Tail Livestreaming.

“Qiao Laoshi, welcome, welcome.”

“From now on, this will be your office.”

“This is Chen Yufeng. If there’s anything you don’t understand about Rabbit Tail Livestreaming, you can ask him.”

Hu Xianbin welcomed Qiao Liang in and enthusiastically introduced him.

In the early days of Rabbit Tail Livestreaming, most of the work was handled by Chen Yufeng, but Chen Yufeng tended to be somewhat conservative, which didn’t quite match the relatively young and aggressive style of Rabbit Tail Livestreaming. Manager Ma wasn’t entirely satisfied with him, feeling that he lacked some imagination.

So, during Chen Yufeng’s hardship travel period, Ma Yang asked Pei Qian for personnel, and Pei Qian took the opportunity to arrange for Hu Xianbin to join Rabbit Tail Livestreaming.

After joining, Hu Xianbin accomplished several major tasks, such as connecting Tenda’s games with the livestreaming platform, enabling Rabbit Tail Livestreaming to develop rapidly, thus earning Manager Ma’s trust.

Now, with department heads going to the grassroots level, Hu Xianbin naturally couldn’t escape.

After handing over his work, he would go to Endpoint Chinese Web to work as an editor.

Chen Yufeng, on the other hand, had escaped this fate. Although he was responsible for much work, strictly speaking, he wasn’t the highest person in charge at Rabbit Tail Livestreaming. He could stay as a core employee to assist Qiao Liang.

Qiao Liang looked around the spacious office, shocked by its setup.

A huge projection screen, VIP cinema-style massage chairs, and even a small refrigerator with various drinks always available.

If you didn’t know better, you might think this was a home theater in some luxury mansion.

“Whose workstation is this?” Qiao Liang pointed to the workstation directly facing the huge projection screen. There were some personal items on it, like an 1800ml water bottle, clearly indicating someone used it.

But Qiao Liang noticed that Chen Yufeng’s workstation was in the outer office area, probably to make it convenient to assign tasks to the department’s regular employees, while Hu Xianbin’s workstation was opposite the one with the 1800ml water bottle.

Since Qiao Liang was taking over as the person in charge, he would naturally sit at Hu Xianbin’s desk, so he was curious about the workstation across from him.

Hu Xianbin explained, “Oh, that’s Manager Ma’s seat. Like Mr. Pei, Manager Ma is currently in seclusion and won’t be back anytime soon, so you can temporarily ignore it.”

“If Manager Ma does come back, don’t panic. He’s quite amiable and has probably seen your videos. Just be polite and you’ll be fine.”

“Manager Ma is easy to recognize—just remember he has a very long face.”

Qiao Liang nodded, feeling some pressure.

He was probably among the few acting directors who would have the honor of sitting directly across from Manager Ma.

“Alright, the work handover is complete. I should pack up and get going,” said Hu Xianbin.

He was going to Endpoint Chinese Web to work as an editor. Although he had never done it before, he had read quite a few web novels and had in-depth discussions and exchanges with Yu Fei. So he felt that being a web novel editor should be a decent job, and developing a second profession wasn’t bad either.

Seeing that Hu Xianbin was about to leave, Qiao Liang hurriedly held him back.

“Hey, wait, wait, how is the work handover complete when we’ve barely started? You need to tell me in detail what my job responsibilities are and what daily matters I should pay attention to!”

Qiao Liang was a bit panicked because not only had he never been a department head, he had never even formally worked in a company as an employee.

Since graduating, Qiao Liang had been a full-time content creator, so he was completely ignorant about such matters.

He had been happy when selected as a department head, thinking Hu Xianbin would teach him step by step, but unexpectedly, Hu Xianbin was washing his hands of the matter.

Hu Xianbin smiled slightly. “There’s no need to teach this.”

“I’ve already written documents about the current important tasks of Rabbit Tail Livestreaming and saved them on the computer. You’ll understand after reading them, and if you want to know more details, just ask Chen Yufeng.”

“As for what you should do next…”

“That’s for you to consider.”

“If I influenced your thinking, what would be the point of having you as an acting director?”

“Mr. Pei went to such great lengths to select acting directors because he’s hoping you can bring some new changes to various Tenda departments.”

“Don’t be afraid that your plans can’t be implemented. The middle management in all Tenda departments can keep the business running even without a person in charge. They’ll do everything possible to carry out your plans.”

“You just need to indicate the direction from your perspective. How to implement it—that’s what the people below you need to consider.”

Hu Xianbin wasn’t just comforting Qiao Liang, because the middle management in Tenda’s departments really did have this capability.

Even if department heads were absent for extended periods, these middle managers could keep the departments running!

The reason was simple: being a department head at Tenda was a high-risk profession. They could run into trouble at any moment. They might be taken away to suffer, or they might be eliminated first. In short, they could disappear into thin air at any time.

Under these circumstances, department heads would consciously cultivate their middle managers, enabling them to hold the fort after their departure. These middle managers also had to constantly consider what to do if the department head was gone.

This created the feasibility for the “department heads going to the grassroots” initiative.

Otherwise, like in other companies, if a department leader left and all the department’s work came to a halt, how could such activities be conducted?

Obviously, Mr. Pei had calculated this all in advance. It was all part of his plan.