“It’s going well. Would you like to see their resumes?” Pei Qian handed a stack of resumes that were casually tossed on the tea table to Ma Yang.

“I… am I allowed to see them?” Ma Yang was somewhat surprised.

“No problem, feel free to look,” Pei Qian said.

Pei Qian let Ma Yang look at these employees’ resumes, hoping to train him to share some of his work in the future.

On one hand, Ma Yang was the person Pei Qian trusted most.

On the other hand, with Ma Yang helping Pei Qian share the workload, the company would probably go bankrupt even faster!

Ma Yang flipped through the materials of more than 20 people from start to finish.

His expression was somewhat puzzled, so he looked through them again from the beginning.

Being puzzled was normal.

Not being puzzled would be abnormal.

The people Pei Qian had recruited were pure slackers. No matter how much their resumes were polished, how impressive could they possibly be?

Take Huang Sibo, for example.

He had been in the industry for half a year, working as an implementation planner at his original company. Simply put, he monitored progress, configured and modified tables, uploaded files, and performed similar tasks. He never even had the opportunity to write a design document himself.

He could only take design documents completed by senior designers and execute them, creating them in the editor. When encountering problems, he couldn’t modify them himself but had to consult the original author of the design document.

After looking through all the materials, Ma Yang discovered that among all the employees, not a single one had any experience as a lead designer—they were all just doing odd jobs.

How could he not be confused?

“Brother Qian, is it difficult to recruit lead designers? Should we add more money? Or find a headhunter to help poach one?” Ma Yang’s face was full of bewilderment.

He could see that the people recruited so far could barely serve as assistants, but when it came to finding someone to be responsible for the core design of the game, there really wasn’t anyone suitable.

So he thought there might be some problem in the recruitment of lead designers, perhaps the salary was too low, making it impossible to attract people.

Pei Qian shook his head vigorously: “No, there were lead designers who applied, but I rejected them all.”

Ma Yang was confused: “Why?”

“They’re no good, they don’t meet our needs!”

Pei Qian stood up and took a couple of steps around the reception room, which made him appear particularly imposing.

“First of all, these lead designers generally have a serious problem—rigid thinking!”

“Their minds are all constrained by old frameworks and can’t embrace new ideas.”

“Gaming is an industry that needs inspiration to burst forth. If the lead designer’s inspiration is locked up, how can our game possibly be any good?”

“Secondly, these lead designers demand high salaries, making them poor value for money!”

“Now, a lead designer’s monthly salary is approaching 8,000 yuan, which is two to three times that of an ordinary employee, a burden on our finances.”

“Of course, the main issue is still the poor value for money.”

“The last point, which is also the most important point, is that their passion for games has almost been completely worn away!”

“Young people are in their passionate prime, fighting for their dreams, but these lead designers are all in their thirties, their minds full of mundane concerns. Many of them can’t even grind out a full achievement account in ‘Fantasy World.'”

“So, wouldn’t you say their passion for games is seriously lacking!”

Ma Yang was a bit dumbfounded.

“I guess so, these people do seem to have serious issues.”

“But… without them, who will lead the game design project…”

Ma Yang still vaguely felt something was amiss.

Pei Qian patted his chest: “Me.”

“Uh…” Ma Yang hesitated, “Brother Qian, I certainly believe in your abilities, but you’re the boss. I think you might need a lead designer to assist you, otherwise, when it comes to implementation… wouldn’t it be a bit difficult?”

Pei Qian shook his head.

Find a lead designer to assist me?

Wouldn’t they immediately see that my design plan has problems??

Absolutely not.

Pei Qian’s expression turned serious: “We already have someone to assist, that Huang Sibo is quite good.”

“Huang Sibo?”

Ma Yang vaguely felt like he had seen this name just now.

But he really couldn’t remember.

After all, with more than twenty resumes all belonging to slackers, it was indeed difficult to remember any specific one.

He flipped through the papers and quickly found Huang Sibo’s information.

“In the industry for half a year, always working as an implementation planner. Can he handle it?”

Pei Qian spoke solemnly: “He’s a buried talent. Don’t just look at his position, look at what he’s done.”

“His original lead designer exploited him relentlessly. The vast majority of the game’s systems were created in the cloud editor by him.”

“He also configured about 70-80% of the data tables in the game.”

“This isn’t just an implementation planner; this is the lead designer’s executive assistant!”

“He took the lead designer’s plans and created them in the editor, often working overtime, putting in more than ten hours every day.”

“Think about it, normal people work 8-hour days, but he sometimes worked overtime for 16 hours.”

“This half-year of work experience is equivalent to a full year for an ordinary person!”

“What’s even more commendable is that he still has a love for games!”

“This passion is the driving force that pushes him to continuously work hard, continuously improve, and continuously innovate!”

“You trust my ideas, and letting him be responsible for turning those ideas into reality is completely fine.”

Ma Yang suddenly understood: “Oh… then he is a talent! Shouldn’t we pay him according to lead designer standards? Currently, he’s only getting 4,000 yuan per month, isn’t that a bit too low?”

Pei Qian almost choked: “Yes, I think so too. But there’s no rush, we’ll adjust his salary based on performance.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to pay more, but mainly that the system wouldn’t allow it.

Ma Yang nodded: “Yes, that makes sense. You’re the boss, you need to control costs and save money for the company.”

Pei Qian almost lost his composure but quickly continued.

“Moreover, these people you see, each one has exceptional skills and specialties. They are all talents buried by other game companies!”

“There are even many talents who couldn’t enter the gaming industry, like this Bao Xu.”

“He is an undeniable gaming god.”

“In ‘Fantasy World,’ while others master all professions, he masters all professions across all races! He has six full achievement accounts!”

“Whatever gameplay systems exist in the game, he plays them all skillfully. As for leading a team to get a first kill, that’s like eating and drinking for him—as simple as breathing.”

“Not only that, but his gaming experience is also extremely broad. Even games like ‘Crazy Kart Racing,’ he’s a top player!”

“So, for this Bao Xu, I’ve arranged for him to be a game experience tester, experiencing both other games and our games!”

“When the time comes, no matter what kind of game we want to make, he can provide us with ample advice and direction. Analysis of competing games is also a piece of cake for him!”

“Most importantly, I think we can discover his management talent. Think about it, getting a first kill in a forty-person team dungeon—how incredibly difficult is that!”

“If he can manage forty people, how much more so our thirty employees.”

“Letting him be responsible for project progress would be foolproof!”