After hanging up the phone, Zhang Wei felt somewhat emotional.

Although he hadn’t been a counselor for very long, he had heard about and witnessed many exceptionally outstanding students.

Like those who completed all university credits in just two or three years, wrote programs that were included in school textbooks, and worked in core positions at major companies, handling important tasks.

Those who repeatedly represented the country and won major chess championships during their university years.

Those dedicated to scientific research, publishing multiple academic papers, and obtaining numerous patent authorizations;

Those who sponsored many poor students and were enthusiastic about public welfare.

Those who have won multiple international design awards and received early offers from major domestic companies.

Those who bravely wrestled knives from criminals in dangerous situations…

University was inherently a place full of talent, and Hangdong University, as a key national university, had outstanding students emerging in endless succession every year.

In such an environment, many ordinary students easily developed psychological problems.

In high school, everyone was a genius in their class, but in university, they discovered that everyone around them was more excellent than themselves. Some students with more fragile mentalities found it difficult to bear this blow.

So, for Zhang Wei, no matter how outstanding a student under his supervision might be, he wouldn’t be too surprised.

But someone like Pei Qian, who quietly started his own company during his freshman year, and silently built it up for more than a year to reach such an astonishing scale…

This was truly too outrageous, completely beyond Zhang Wei’s imagination and overturning his common sense.

What made it even more precious was that this student of his wasn’t flamboyant or boastful. After making money, the first thing he did was to set aside a huge sum of five million to do charity work, helping those students at school who were struggling financially.

It was truly admirable.

Zhang Wei planned to submit a report to the college leadership, which would then be reported to the school leadership. This kind of good deed that could help poor students would certainly receive full cooperation and strong support from the school.

…

With the five million quota settled, there was no need to worry about it again during this cycle.

Actually, Pei Qian could have waited until the last moment of the settlement cycle to spend this five million, which might have had a better effect in terms of rushing to spend money.

However, after some consideration, Pei Qian thought that this five million could change the living conditions of many struggling students. Donating a day earlier might mean these students could have one more full meal.

Therefore, it was best to put this money to use as soon as possible, donating it shortly after the beginning of the cycle.

After lunch, Pei Qian went to the company.

First, he spoke with Assistant Xin about coordinating the donation with the school. When the time came, Assistant Xin would need to liaise with the relevant school departments.

Pei Qian just wanted to ensure that this money could be quietly transferred to each poor student’s campus card without making a big fuss. There was no need for complicated procedures; it could simply be left to Assistant Xin to handle.

Afterward, Pei Qian went to the Human Resources Department to inquire about Tenda’s recruitment exam.

The original plan was to conduct recruitment in May and November each year, but this was the first recruitment, and time was tight. It was already November 22nd, and not all aspects of the recruitment work had been completed.

However, in about a week, it would be almost ready, with hopes of conducting the formal recruitment exam next week.

Pei Qian confirmed the preparations for the recruitment exam with Hao Yun and also added two points.

First, regarding the exam grading work, graduate students from Hangdong University would be recruited to help, and they would be the main workforce. However, the leaders of each grading group would be Tenda employees to prevent cheating. The Human Resources Department would need to coordinate this work properly.

Second, although Tenda theoretically required everyone to take the exam upon entry, Pei Qian, as the boss, certainly had the authority to bypass various procedures and directly hire people. This special channel for boss recruitment must be kept open.

He also took a tour to check on the project teams.

Currently, GOG is still in the early development stage, with most of the design remaining at the document level, so there isn’t much to see.

This included work such as buying character IPs and creating character concept art, which was relatively scattered and not particularly noteworthy.

Pei Qian did pay special attention to Bao Xu’s condition.

It seemed that although Bao Xu’s hair was growing back more and more, his work enthusiasm was decreasing. Pei Qian peeked several times and only saw him playing games; he never saw him writing documents or modifying the editor, which was undoubtedly a good sign.

“Hmm, it seems Bao Xu has truly reformed, and the travel therapy has been significantly effective.”

Pei Qian was very satisfied with this.

The next outstanding employee selection would be on February 1st, and he wondered who would take the baton from Bao Xu and win the grand prize of traveling around the world.

Pei Qian realized that his attention to the second-place outstanding employee had already surpassed that of the first-place employee…

However, speaking of which, the next outstanding employee selection would need to make some changes.

Previously, the outstanding employee selection had been limited to Tenda’s gaming department, which meant that those who were eliminated first were the main planners of Tenda’s gaming department.

This was normal, since the main planners in the gaming department were responsible for the most work and had the greatest responsibilities. In the eyes of other employees, they contributed the most, naturally making their position the most dangerous.

Pei Qian thought about it—this wouldn’t do.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t bear to lose these main planners. The key issue was that after eliminating so many main planners one after another, there was still no improvement!

Currently, the Tenda Group had blossomed in multiple areas and is no longer supported solely by the gaming department as before.

For Mr. Pei, this situation could probably be described as “fires breaking out everywhere”…

Given this, the outstanding employee selection needed to be expanded to the entire Tenda Group, including other industries. The outstanding employees from those areas should also be included in the selection.

Pei Qian thought about it and decided to create an internal vote on the TPDb website. On the day of the outstanding employee selection, a notification would be sent to everyone in the department, and the system would automatically produce the selection results.

As he was thinking about this, Pei Qian received a message from Zhu Xiaocai.

“Mr. Pei, the actors’ costume photos are ready. Please take a look.”

“Lu Zhiyao’s costume photo might be a bit too handsome, which might not match his character setting. Should we make him look uglier or more weathered?”

Below were several photos.

The first was Zhang Zuting.

He was wearing a flashy, quite futuristic costume, with a confident smile on his face that seemed to scream “successful person.” However, there was a hint of craftiness in his expression.

The second was Lu Zhiyao.

His costume looked much simpler, with a monotone gray-white color scheme throughout, an overly simple style that could even be described as shabby.

Although both were portraying people from the future, Zhang Zuting was playing a critic, clearly a wealthy person, so his clothes naturally needed to reflect this.

Lu Zhiyao, on the other hand, was playing the male lead who was just a poor guy, so he could only wear the simplest clothing.

However, despite this outfit looking too simple and even shabby, it still couldn’t hide Lu Zhiyao’s handsomeness.

It was evident that the makeup artist hadn’t done much to enhance Lu Zhiyao, but because he was already very handsome, even without deliberate makeup or retouching, and despite not wearing particularly attractive clothes, his good looks were still unmistakable.

Pei Qian thought for a moment and replied: “This is fine.”

Pei Qian was afraid that making Lu Zhiyao look ugly with makeup would damage his “box office poison” attribute.

Continuing to look, there was also a costume photo of the female lead.

Pei Qian hadn’t met this female lead before. She had a round face with big eyes, and when she smiled, she had two shallow dimples. To use a trendy expression, she had a typical “first love face.”

Pei Qian searched for her name, “Lin Ruyi,” but found no results. It seemed she was likely a newcomer actress without much fame, perhaps without even a single work to her name.

After looking at all these photos, Pei Qian felt that the overall costume, makeup, and set aspects of the film were quite good. It was evident that Director Zhu Xiaocai had put a lot of effort into these aspects.

Pei Qian had been slightly worried, but on second thought, this film was meant to succeed through its plot. Even if the costumes, makeup, and special effects were slightly better, they would merely be like beautifully packaged poison, causing no major issues.

…

…

November 25th, Thursday.

Today happened to be Thanksgiving, and it was also the scheduled day for distributing benefits to poor students.

The data on these financially struggling students had been filtered from the school’s campus card system and verified by the school. All of them were students who were experiencing financial difficulties.

The 500 yuan would be directly transferred to their campus cards without any grand announcements or notifications. Only when the individuals noticed that their card balance was unusual and asked the teachers at the campus card recharge counter would they receive an explanation.

In Counselor Zhang Wei’s office.

Zhang Wei handed Pei Qian a list: “This is the list of graduate students with previous grading experience. They’re from various colleges, and I’ve already given them a heads-up.”

“You can arrange for people to contact them directly.”

“As for the compensation… there’s no need for 300 yuan per day; that standard is a bit too high.”

“You’ve already donated five million to the school, and these graduate students are your seniors. After hearing about this, many of them were moved, and quite a few are willing to help with the grading for free.”

Pei Qian quickly shook his head: “That won’t do! They should be paid what they deserve. How can we ‘take advantage of acquaintances’?”

“Grading is a very tiring activity, a high-intensity job. How could I exploit my senior schoolmates?”

“Alright, Teacher Zhang, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now.”

Zhang Wei held up his hand: “Don’t rush, don’t rush. Mr. Pei, if you don’t have anything else to do, stay and chat for a while.”

Pei Qian: “…Teacher Zhang, please stop calling me Mr. Pei. I can’t take it.”

Zhang Wei smiled: “Alright, then I’ll continue to call you Pei Qian.”

“I’ve been thinking for the past couple of days about organizing a special lecture for you.”

Pei Qian was puzzled: “A special lecture?”

“Teacher Zhang, don’t joke around. What could I possibly lecture about? I’ll be lucky if I don’t fail my courses this semester!”

Zhang Wei chuckled: “Modesty! Student Pei Qian, modesty is a virtue, but excessive modesty isn’t good.”

“Creating such a large company in just over a year—you’re a one-in-a-million business genius!”

“You know, many of your senior schoolmates in their fourth year, and even those in their third year of graduate studies, are still worrying about finding jobs.”

“Of course, your company has special procedures for recruitment, and I won’t force you to arrange jobs for these senior students. But in your busy schedule, could you spare some time to give a lecture and share your job-hunting experience with your senior schoolmates?”

Pei Qian was speechless: “Job-hunting experience? Teacher Zhang, I’ve never hunted for a job. Where would I get job-hunting experience from…”

Zhang Wei thought about it: “Oh, that’s right, you’re an entrepreneur, not a job seeker. Then, how about sharing your entrepreneurial experience?”

Pei Qian: “…”

The two looked at each other in silent contemplation.

Pei Qian truly didn’t know how to give such a lecture.

What entrepreneurial experience did he have?

Imagine Mr. Pei going on stage: “Today I’m going to share my entrepreneurial experience with you. First, you need to acquire a system…”

Would that make any sense?

But considering it, Pei Qian didn’t have a good reason to refuse this request. He couldn’t claim to be so busy that he couldn’t spare an hour or two, could he?

Pei Qian could only consider it seriously: “Let me think about it. Mainly, I’m not good at public speaking. If worst comes to worst, I could have some of the company’s key employees give the talk instead. It would be the same.”

Zhang Wei nodded: “That works too. But it would be better if you could come and speak in person. It would be more convincing.”

Pei Qian thought to himself, convincing indeed…