Shangyang Games.
After the mobile version of “Hot-Blooded Battle Song” exploded in popularity, Shangyang Games underwent earth-shattering changes.
The biggest change was the office environment.
Previously, like most startup gaming companies, Shangyang Games had quite unremarkable working conditions—extremely crowded workstations, relatively cheap office desks and chairs, and even the company’s cleanliness depended entirely on employees’ self-awareness, as they couldn’t afford to hire cleaning staff.
But now, the office environment had completely transformed!
The original office location had been sublet, and the entire Shangyang Games team had collectively relocated to another high-end office building nearby.
Office desks, chairs, computers, and everything else were uniformly purchased, meeting the standards of their parent company, Tenda.
Spacious workstations, high-performance computers, and the company now had water bars, snack areas, fitness equipment, game rooms, and so on.
Lin Wan was very proud of this.
This was all money earned by Shangyang Games itself!
The mobile version of “Hot-Blooded Battle Song” launched on September 20th and has been operating for over a month now, bringing Shangyang Games nearly five to six million in net income.
Although this game had very few payment options, it made up for it with its large player base and its strong continuous payment capability.
In addition, the Shenhua Gaming Platform was extremely generous to Shangyang Games, with revenue split 90/10.
So even after deducting taxes, daily company operations, employee salaries, cloud server rentals, and other expenses, Shangyang Games could still net one to two million every week.
Lin Wan had originally wanted to turn this money over directly, allowing Shangyang Games to proudly show off within the Tenda Group, but was immediately rejected by Mr. Pei.
“Shangyang Games is at a stage where it needs to spend money. Why don’t any of you have long-term goals?”
“Has the office environment been improved?”
“Have employee benefits been brought in line with Tenda’s?”
“Everyone has been working hard for so long; shouldn’t you give out some bonuses as a reward?”
“First, fill all the places where Shangyang Games needs to spend money, and then consider handing over profits!”
Those were Mr. Pei’s exact words.
Lin Wan had no choice but to comply, and over the past month, she had been figuring out how to improve Shangyang Games’ office location.
Pei Qian had initially been a bit worried, fearing Lin Wan might be reluctant to spend money, but after discreetly inquiring about it after some time, he found he had been overthinking.
Being concerned that others might be reluctant to spend money was fine, but being concerned that Lin Wan might be reluctant to spend money? He must have been daydreaming!
Lin Wan had truly followed Tenda’s standards completely, without any discount!
Pei Qian was delighted to see this.
Rich kids were different!
Pei Qian understood clearly that Lin Wan was currently in a very inflated stage. She had just created a game that could steadily bring in over five million per month, creating a new money tree for Tenda.
If it were someone else, they might be more frugal, saving this money.
But Lin Wan was not that kind of person. She spent freely, maxing out all kinds of benefits for Shangyang Games employees.
After all, money spent could be earned back!
That’s what Lin Wan thought.
So now, Shangyang Games’ benefits and treatment in all aspects have been brought in line with Tenda’s.
The employees of Shangyang Games finally enjoyed the same favored treatment as Tenda employees.
At this moment, Hao Qiong was sprawled in a comfortable ergonomic chair, aimlessly browsing web pages and slacking off.
Truly nothing to do!
As an employee who had just joined Shangyang Games not long ago, Hao Qiong could say he had caught all the good things—joining the company, participating in the development of the mobile version of “Hot-Blooded Battle Song” soon after, followed by the game’s commercial success, Mr. Pei treating everyone to dinner, and the office environment upgrade.
Just a few months ago, he had been desperately looking for a job, but now, he had started searching online every day for how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
To the extent that he felt somewhat guilty every day.
He often recalled the scene of meeting Mr. Pei while dining at the Nameless Restaurant, when he ate a bowl of strange-tasting crab roe mixed with black rice, only to later learn that the black rice should be called caviar.
As the saying goes, once you’ve eaten someone’s food, you’re indebted to them.
Every time he slacked off, Hao Qiong felt a bit guilty toward Mr. Pei, but when he seriously wanted to work for a while… There was nothing to do.
It was very awkward.
According to Director Lin, Shangyang Games’ next development plan would have to wait for Mr. Pei’s orders, and the specific plan would be finalized by mid-November at the earliest.
The thought of having to slack off for another ten days or half a month made Hao Qiong feel uncomfortable all over.
He opened the TPDb website and looked again at the rating of “Hot-Blooded Battle Song.”
From the initial overall rating of 7.2, to the later 8.4, and now 8.9, the game’s rating could be said to have risen steadily.
At this rate, breaking 9 next month would be no problem at all.
A high rating meant high bonuses, and thinking about getting even more bonuses next month, Hao Qiong’s sense of guilt grew stronger.
He hadn’t done much work but was continuously getting paid.
Although this sounded pretty nice, he was somewhat afraid of becoming useless, so he was eager to do some work to prove himself.
Then he casually opened the internal forum.
“I’ll browse two more posts and then start working,” Hao Qiong resolved.
“Hmm? What’s this pinned post?”
“An open letter from Mr. Pei to internal employees??”
Hao Qiong’s heart instantly sank, and a greater sense of guilt arose spontaneously.
He could easily imagine what the content of this open letter would be!
This kind of open letter posted on the company’s intranet was meant to unify thinking and encourage employees to work hard.
To put it simply, it was a bowl of thick chicken soup from the leadership to all employees.
If it were in other companies, most employees probably wouldn’t bother opening it to read carefully because it was meaningless.
When you’re already exhausted, why pour yourself a chicken soup? Aren’t you afraid of choking?
But seeing this internal letter from Mr. Pei, Hao Qiong couldn’t help but open it.
Because Hao Qiong felt he really should drink some chicken soup. Spending each day doing nothing was too guilty!
He could even imagine that Mr. Pei might criticize some employees who were living off company benefits in this open letter, repeatedly emphasizing the spirit of struggle and wolf culture, giving a wake-up call to employees indulging in pleasure.
Hao Qiong felt he needed this kind of encouragement right now.
With this psychological expectation, Hao Qiong opened the pinned post and read it carefully.
After reading it, Hao Qiong frowned, falling into deep confusion.
How did this open letter feel so different from what he had imagined?
Were these words… said in reverse?
Hao Qiong read the open letter from beginning to end again, “reviewing” some of the “golden sentences” in it.
When the alarm goes off, just turn it off and continue sleeping, and it’s the same whether you do the work after you’re well-rested?
Does personal effort have little to do with a company’s development?
More and more people are working desperately, fewer and fewer know how to rest.
Working overtime means not trusting colleagues’ work abilities and Tenda’s company spirit.
Starting now, refuse overtime???
Hao Qiong read the open letter carefully and seriously from beginning to end, and finally derived eight words from between the lines: “Overtime is a crime, slacking off is justified”!
This scene was so darkly humorous that Hao Qiong almost thought he hadn’t woken up.
Previously, he had felt a little guilty, but now that had been completely replaced by bewilderment and confusion.
The boss was requiring him to slack off more, this…
Hao Qiong was perplexed, looked at the date—today wasn’t April Fools’ Day, was it?
With confusion, Hao Qiong refreshed the page, and immediately, seven or eight replies appeared.
There were probably many employees who, like Hao Qiong, had nothing to do. Everyone was browsing the internal forum, and upon seeing this pinned post, they immediately came over to comment and could also grab a front-row seat.
“Front row capturing Mr. Pei!”
“Mr. Pei is mighty!”
“What’s the situation with this open letter? Is this testing the posting function, or creating program effects?”
There were quite a few who, like Hao Qiong, were confused.
Who gives their employees toxic chicken soup?
Reverse motivation?
As everyone fell into confusion, the comments below the pinned post grew more and more numerous.
“I understand, Mr. Pei! We will rest well and take care of ourselves!”
“It’s so heartwarming. Although expressed humorously, I can still feel Mr. Pei’s care for us between the lines!”
“After reading this pinned post, I fell into contemplation. While other companies are advocating ‘wolf culture’ and ‘struggle spirit,’ trying every way to exploit employees, Mr. Pei, contrary to the norm, has strongly exposed and satirized this behavior!”
“I’m somewhat moved; this is the Tenda spirit we’ve always been proud of!”
“Mr. Pei’s advice, every sentence is the truth, every sentence hits home! Some too many bosses stand from the company’s perspective, from their interests. All they think about is ‘if employees work hard, I’ll be able to change my car at the end of the year.’ They advocate employee struggle, saying it’s for the employees’ good, but in reality, it’s still for their benefit!”
“But Mr. Pei is completely different. He stands entirely from the employees’ perspective, caring about employees’ physical health, family life, and future development. With such a good leader, what more could one ask for?”
“Please rest assured, Mr. Pei, even without overtime or overexerting ourselves, we will complete our work satisfactorily and help the company achieve better development!”
“Yes, Mr. Pei has created such good working conditions for us, shouldering the burden of company development all by himself. We cannot let Mr. Pei down! We must ensure our health, after all, only with good health can we work better for the company and achieve greater results to repay Mr. Pei!”
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Comment after comment was frantically liked, quickly pushing them to the front.
The previously confused Hao Qiong finally understood.
So this internal letter wasn’t about motivation, but a form of ultimate humanistic care!
Whether to work overtime or not was not the theme of this internal letter.
On the surface, Mr. Pei meant that everyone shouldn’t work hard, but this was an exaggerated way of expression.
Any employee with a bit of ambition knows that hard work is good for their future development.
Mr. Pei’s real meaning was to let everyone, while striving, also know how to take care of their health. Only by ensuring physical health, family happiness, and fully developing interests and hobbies could one better complete work and make greater contributions to Tenda’s development!
From this point alone, one could see that Mr. Pei’s vision was worlds apart from those bosses who only sought small profits, hoped to save costs from minor details, and withheld employees’ wages!
Thinking of this, Hao Qiong was instantly filled with fighting spirit.
He replied under the post: “Please rest assured, Mr. Pei, we will ensure our health while working hard. We hope to grow and progress together with Tenda in the future!”