Seeing Boss Pei’s reply, Huang Sibo was delighted.

Indeed, his work had received Boss Pei’s approval!

This meant that the direction he and Bao Xu had finally settled on was precisely what Boss Pei had originally envisioned! Boss Pei truly was far-sighted!

Pei Qian’s image grew even taller in Huang Sibo’s eyes.

“Boss Pei, there’s one more question—the game’s name.”

“Bao Xu suggested ‘Sea Fortress.’ I think this name sounds a bit strange and somewhat unrefined, but I’m not good at naming things and can’t think of anything better… Perhaps you could name the game, Boss Pei.”

Sea Fortress?

Why did that name sound so familiar?

Pei Qian suddenly realized: Oh, right, it’s almost the same as a failed movie from before his transmigration!

Pei Qian immediately made the decision: “‘Sea Fortress’ is excellent, let’s go with that!”

Huang Sibo: “Uh, Boss Pei, don’t you want to think about it more? We’re not in a rush to decide on a name; we still have time.”

Pei Qian replied: “No, let’s call it ‘Sea Fortress’! I like this name!”

“Alright, Boss Pei. I’ll continue working on the design document,” Huang Sibo went silent.

Pei Qian was very pleased.

Was “Sea Fortress” not a good name? It was an excellent name!

It even sounded auspicious!

It portended financial loss!

Some people might not understand what it means when a movie with a 300 million investment only gets 100 million in box office returns—generally, we would call that a super mega bloody loss!

Since that movie could lose money so catastrophically, shouldn’t a game with a similar name be able to lose several million without any problem?

Yes, it was a perfect game name!

Pei Qian was very satisfied with this name.

…

That evening, at Tenda Network Technology Co., Ltd.

The design team members were all busy working.

Huang Sibo and Bao Xu had been working overtime these past few days to quickly produce the design documents so the game could officially enter the development stage.

The other members of the design team had also been assigned tasks.

After writing the overall draft, each function needed to be further broken down into specific details. These tasks were completed by other members of the design team, with Huang Sibo giving final approval.

Requirements for art resources, like in-game models and weapons, also needed to be organized.

There was a lot to do.

However, Huang Sibo hadn’t asked the others to work overtime; instead, these people had voluntarily stayed, and Huang Sibo couldn’t persuade them to leave!

Huang Sibo had no choice but to let them be.

These people’s attitudes were similar to Huang Sibo’s.

They had all previously been bottom-tier employees at various gaming companies, doing repetitive work without any technical value, constantly being exploited.

But after coming to Tenda, everything was different.

Each person was responsible for designing a specific function independently.

The work atmosphere was relaxed, the boss was open-minded, colleagues were friendly, and everyone was working toward the same goal.

Most importantly, the game they were making wasn’t a low-quality pay-to-win clone, but one with innovative gameplay!

All these factors gave them a strong interest in their work, so naturally, they were willing to stay and work overtime.

Huang Sibo had no choice but to let them be.

Anyway, this overtime would only last for this week. By next week, once all the design documents are completed and the workload decreases, things should return to normal.

Bao Xu had been continuously playing various FPS games these past few days, especially foreign blockbusters.

Creating a good storyline for “Sea Fortress” was no easy task.

Getting players to connect emotionally and immerse themselves in the storyline through a mute little girl, while continuously driving players’ emotional changes, required extremely meticulous design.

“Brother Huang, there’s a good storyline segment here. I’ve recorded the screen and sent it to you. See if you can use it,” Bao Xu said.

“Okay, Brother Bao, received.”

Huang Sibo opened the video Bao Xu sent and viewed the first-person perspective storyline of the game in full screen.

Both he and Bao Xu had invested a lot of energy into the storyline, as it was one of the highlights of this game and had to be done well.

The video Bao Xu sent was indeed excellent, as expected from a foreign major studio. The storyline was engaging, and Huang Sibo watched it intently.

He didn’t notice a long face briefly appearing outside the door.

…

…

“Knock, knock, knock.”

There was a knocking sound at the door of Pei Qian’s rented apartment.

“Oh? It’s so late already.”

Pei Qian checked the time; it was around 8 PM.

Only Assistant Yan and Ma Yang knew this place. Assistant Yan wouldn’t disturb him at this hour, so it could only be Ma Yang.

What did Ma Yang want?

Pei Qian opened the door and indeed saw Ma Yang’s long face.

“Brother Qian, I discovered something. Huang Sibo and the others are secretly working overtime! Using the company’s computers!” Ma Yang seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret.

Pei Qian’s expression darkened.

Ma Yang emphasized “using the company’s computers,” but what Pei Qian cared about was “working overtime.”

What’s the meaning of working overtime?

What’s wrong with this, Huang Sibo? Old habits die hard!

Didn’t I chase people out every day last week? I told you not to work overtime, so why are you still doing it?

Treating Boss Pei’s words like the wind in your ears? This is outrageous!

“What is Huang Sibo doing during overtime? Writing documents? Or designing?” Pei Qian was very displeased.

“Uh…” Ma Yang recalled what he had seen. “Playing games.”

Pei Qian was taken aback.

Playing games?

Pei Qian’s expression improved slightly.

He knew that Bao Xu would stay at the company to play games after work every day; this was a privilege he had given to Bao Xu.

How had Huang Sibo also started playing games after work? Was he influenced by Bao Xu?

Pei Qian only prohibited employees from working overtime; if they were playing games, that wasn’t a problem.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian’s expression became a bit better: “Are you sure you didn’t see wrong? Huang Sibo was playing games?”

Ma Yang nodded: “Yes, that’s why I came to report to you! Isn’t this wasting company resources? When we go to work tomorrow, do you want to say something to them about it?”

“Hehe, no need.”

Pei Qian was relieved.

Since they weren’t working overtime but playing games, there was no problem.

They could eat more snacks and use more electricity, which would help them deplete more system funds.

How great!

And… it seemed like there was now a legitimate reason to use up system funds?

Pei Qian suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a great idea.

“Old Ma, we’re a gaming company. When employees play games, they’re learning, drawing inspiration, and absorbing advanced experiences from excellent foreign games. It’s also part of their work, understand?” Pei Qian said with profound seriousness.

Ma Yang seemed to half-understand: “Oh… so you mean we’re not going to pursue this matter?”

“Not pursue it? No, no, no, of course not!” Pei Qian spoke righteously. “Employees working overtime for the company, compromising their health—how can we just let this slide? Tenda is a conscientious company that puts employees first!”

“National regulations stipulate that employees must receive overtime pay. Tenda must comply with national policies! Weekday overtime pay is 1.5 times the hourly wage, weekend overtime pay is 2 times the hourly wage—not a penny less!”

“Old Ma, I have a very important task for you. Help me keep track of how many hours they work overtime each day. When the time comes, I want to pay them overtime by the hour—not a penny less!”

Ma Yang nodded: “Mm, I understand! Leave it to me!”

After sending Ma Yang away, Pei Qian couldn’t help wanting to laugh out loud.

How could he have forgotten about overtime pay before?

With overtime pay added, wouldn’t he effortlessly deplete more system funds each month?

I’m absolutely a genius!