After knocking gently, Li Yada entered Mr. Pei’s office.
Mr. Pei was the same as always, with a calm and confident demeanor, looking energetic as if he had just woken up.
“Mr. Pei, I’d like to go to the United States for a few days…”
Li Yada was still thinking about how to explain this to Mr. Pei in a way that would seem reasonable, but before she could finish, she saw Mr. Pei’s eyes light up as he immediately nodded.
“Good, work-life balance!”
“You’ve been working too hard lately and need to relax!”
“Get ready quickly; you can leave anytime.”
“Are you going by yourself, or with others?”
Li Yada quickly replied: “Mr. Pei, six of us are going together, including myself, Lin Wan, Bao Xu, Hao Qiong, Ye Zhizhou, and Chen Kangtuo.”
“Chen Kangtuo and the others won the five-day trip prize at the annual meeting, so…”
Listening to Li Yada’s explanation, Pei Qian felt slightly disappointed.
What’s this? So it’s about that prize from the annual meeting.
He had almost thought Li Yada had figured things out and would find ways to slack off on her own.
He got excited for nothing.
Still, having six people go together wasn’t bad. Lin Wan, Li Yada, and Ye Zhizhou were all key project members. With them gone, the project development could be slowed down a bit.
Pei Qian immediately nodded: “Of course it’s no problem!”
“Go back and get ready, and have a good time over there. Your salaries will continue as usual during these days. Don’t worry about work at all. Since you’re going out, enjoy yourselves, understand?”
Hearing these words, Li Yada felt warmth in her heart.
Mr. Pei was so easy to talk to!
Whenever employees requested leave, he approved almost 100% of the time, and would repeatedly emphasize that since they were going to play, they should play well without any psychological burden or concern about work.
He didn’t even need too many explanations—everything was understood without words.
Was this the tacit understanding between a boss and employees?
“Yes, Mr. Pei, I understand!”
Li Yada left, filled with emotion.
…
…
Pei Qian checked the date—today was already December 21st.
In a little over two weeks, the university will enter exam week.
Although Mr. Pei had donated five million to the school last time, and as long as the counselor spoke to the professors, they would certainly give him some leniency…
But was Pei Qian that kind of person?
Of course, he still wanted to honorably earn a passing grade on his merit.
Otherwise, if he couldn’t even outperform a slacker like Ma Yang, where would Mr. Pei put his face?
He would despise himself!
So, Pei Qian felt the weight of his work tasks.
He opened the backend system and checked the results of the Tenda Spiritual Compatibility Test.
Yesterday, before the annual meeting, they had conducted the Tenda Spiritual Compatibility Test for the first batch of new employees, and the results were much better than Pei Qian had imagined.
The pass rate was extremely low!
A total of 28 people took the test, and only three passed successfully.
Pei Qian carefully reviewed the backgrounds of these three, deepening his impression of them.
These were the capable ministers Tenda could rely on in the future!
What a group of treasure employees who could perfectly align with the Tenda spirit test on their first try!
Surprisingly, all three who passed the test were from Tenda’s gaming department.
The highest-scoring one was called Hu Xianbin, an ordinary fresh graduate from Handong University, with no special experiences during his university years.
The other two were Min Jingchao and Zhang Nan (female), neither of whom had any experience in the gaming industry. Before joining Tenda, the former was an accountant, and the latter was a fashion designer.
In Mr. Pei’s view, these were the most perfect backgrounds!
It seemed that Tenda’s entry test had achieved the desired effect, filtering out those with rich industry experience and selecting a batch particularly suited to be slackers.
The Tenda Spiritual Compatibility Test precisely proved this point—these three looked like excellent slacker candidates!
Of course, you can’t judge a book by its cover, and Mr. Pei couldn’t read minds, so he couldn’t be certain these three would be the talent he needed.
But in any case, Mr. Pei had carefully prepared so many test questions, and all three answered correctly, at least showing they were spiritually well ahead of other employees.
There’s a saying: if something walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and eats like a duck, then it’s a duck.
This test was the same, regardless of employees’ true inner thoughts, as long as they could pass this test and implement this thinking in their work, they were the slackers Mr. Pei wanted!
Moreover, Pei Qian clearly understood that the pass rate would increase as time went on.
After all, it was impossible to prevent employees from privately exchanging insights.
But as long as these new employees could gradually figure out the correct answers and accurately understand Mr. Pei’s hints, physically refusing overtime work and actively requesting overtime pay, forming a trend over time…
Then, for Pei Qian, the purpose would be achieved.
…
17th floor of Shenhua Haojing, Tenda Games Department.
In the meeting room.
Li Yada had just assigned work tasks to the members of the design team.
They were already applying for visas to the United States. Since all expenses were reimbursed by the company, everyone applied for expedited visas, which would be processed quickly.
Li Yada had already organized the suggestions from Dream Realization Venture Capital into the new version of the development plan. Today, she would inform the design team members thoroughly, ensuring that even while she was abroad collecting materials, GOG’s development wouldn’t be interrupted.
After arranging everything, the meeting ended.
Li Yada specifically asked Hu Xianbin to stay behind.
After everyone had left, Li Yada closed the door and said in a low voice: “Xiao Hu, please tell me quietly what exactly were the Tenda Spiritual Test questions.”
Hu Xianbin: “…”
This scene looked quite surreal.
A department head was asking for advice from an intern who had just become a permanent employee in her department.
But in fact, Li Yada didn’t know!
Not only did she not know, but the heads of various departments at Tenda also didn’t know!
The Tenda Spiritual Compatibility Test questions were personally created by Mr. Pei, with the system automatically grading them. No one could view the question bank or standard answers.
However, Hu Xianbin was somewhat puzzled—why did Li Yada care about this?
Even if she didn’t know the questions, what did it matter? She was a department head and didn’t need to take this test.
“They’re all simple multiple-choice questions… Sister Li, why are you asking about this? Besides, according to regulations, we’re not supposed to discuss this issue within the company, right?”
Li Yada sighed gently, lowering her voice slightly: “I don’t want to discuss it either, but… the heads of other departments are all asking.”
After yesterday’s annual meeting, several department heads had already asked Li Yada about the Tenda Spiritual Compatibility Test.
Li Yada genuinely didn’t know the specific content of these test questions, but the new employees in her department certainly did!
All department heads discovered that of the twenty-plus people who took this test in the first batch, only three passed, and they were all from the gaming department.
So naturally, they came to ask Li Yada.
As for why these department heads cared so much…
Wasn’t it obvious?
If these new employees couldn’t pass the Tenda Spiritual Compatibility Test, they would be fired!
They were all painstakingly recruited, each one urgently needed talent—how could they just give up?
If they were fired, it would not only mean that all previous recruitment efforts were wasted, but also indicate that everyone had failed in recruitment, bringing in people who didn’t align with Mr. Pei’s intentions.
That wouldn’t do!
Therefore, these department heads were as anxious as the new employees who hadn’t passed the test, all desperately wanting to know what this Tenda Spiritual Compatibility Test was about, and how to quickly transform their thinking to meet Mr. Pei’s requirements.
Li Yada had no choice but to ask secretly and privately.
Hu Xianbin frowned, trying hard to recall the scene at that time.
“To recall all the questions word for word would be too difficult, practically impossible.”
“Because there were too many questions, and many seemed similar but had differences. Perhaps just a single word difference in the question would completely change the standard answer.”
“And with so many questions, I don’t know exactly which ones I answered correctly and which ones incorrectly.”
“If I happened to remember a question I got wrong, and then everyone based their deductions on that wrong question… wouldn’t everything be messed up? The consequences would be unimaginable.”
Li Yada pondered for a moment, then nodded helplessly.
That was indeed the case.
It could only be said that Mr. Pei’s thinking was too meticulous, leaving no loopholes or gaps to exploit.
Even if one remembered a few questions, the test-taker couldn’t be certain whether they had answered correctly. Trying to deduce the standard answers for the entire test from these questions was almost impossible.
“Well, do you have any experience you can share?” Li Yada decided to try a different angle.
Hu Xianbin was silent for a moment, then said: “Think more deeply.”
Li Yada: “Hmm?”
Hu Xianbin explained: “All I can say is that these questions seemed simple, but had deeper meanings.”
“These questions are just like when Mr. Pei usually speaks, always containing profound principles within very simple words. If you view these questions superficially, you definitely won’t grasp their intent well.”
“So, my experience is to think more deeply. This is also a critical point I’ve learned in our department.”
“Also, completely obey Mr. Pei’s instructions.”
“Beyond that… I can’t summarize anything else.”
Li Yada nodded.
It sounded indeed like the type of questions Mr. Pei would create.
“Think more deeply” and “completely obey Mr. Pei’s instructions”—these two points perfectly aligned with her work experience.
Perhaps this was the Tenda spirit?
It probably wasn’t the entirety of the Tenda spirit, since the Tenda spirit originated from Mr. Pei, and Mr. Pei’s thoughts were as deep as the galaxy.
But… at least it was part of the Tenda spirit, right?
Li Yada nodded: “Alright, thank you for your effort!”
Back at her workstation, Li Yada sent messages to each department head who had inquired earlier.
“For the Tenda Spiritual Compatibility Test, there might be two generally applicable principles.”
“First, think more deeply.”
“Second, completely obey Mr. Pei’s instructions.”
“I’m not sure if these two directions are correct, but they’re worth trying.”