The best employee?
A mysterious reward?
Was Mr. Pei going to reward people according to their merits?
Everyone clicked their mouse, choosing who they believed was the best employee.
Soon, everyone had voted.
Pei Qian looked at the voting results. Huang Sibo took first place with 14 votes, while Bao Xu followed closely behind with 10 votes.
Lin Wan surprisingly received 3 votes, though he didn’t know who had cast them.
Pei Qian gave Assistant Xin a look.
Xin Hailu immediately took out the custom-made trophy that had been prepared in advance and handed it to Pei Qian.
Pei Qian approached Huang Sibo and presented the trophy: “Congratulations!”
Huang Sibo was somewhat incredulous. He froze for a moment before hurriedly standing up and accepting the trophy with both hands.
The office immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause!
Most people indeed believed that the title of best employee belonged to none other than Huang Sibo!
Who had been rushing back and forth, pushing the development progress?
Who had been working tirelessly, staying late at work every day?
The great success of “Sea Fortress” was primarily attributed to the development team, and Huang Sibo, as the executive designer of the development team, had contributed the most effort!
Of course, some people thought Bao Xu’s creativity was important, too, which was why Bao Xu also received 10 votes.
But creativity was something that Mr. Pei deserved credit for. After all, it was Mr. Pei who had put forward the three requirements, and Bao Xu had come up with the creative idea based on those three requirements.
It was like giving the correct answer after seeing hints.
Moreover, Huang Sibo had been busy running around, consistently responsible for pushing the game’s development progress, and had the strongest presence, so he ultimately received the most votes.
Huang Sibo held the small trophy with both hands, his excitement beyond words.
The trophy had a unique design that was clearly custom-made, completely different from those cheap mass-produced ones that cost just a few dozen yuan to engrave!
Moreover, it wasn’t about the money.
The trophy was a symbol of honor!
The words “Tenda Network Technology Co., Ltd. First Period Best Employee” engraved on the trophy were the greatest commendation and affirmation of his work, something no amount of money could buy!
Amidst everyone’s applause, Huang Sibo felt he should say something.
He cleared his throat and said, “I want to thank Mr. Pei for his trust and cultivation, and also thank everyone for their cooperation and help all along!”
“The success of ‘Sea Fortress’ should first be attributed to Mr. Pei for pointing us in the right direction, allowing Brother Bao and me to keep moving forward on this correct path.”
“Second, it should be attributed to Brother Bao’s wild inspiration. If he hadn’t come up with such great storyline modes and innovative battle modes, this game would have struggled to reach its current heights!”
“It should also be attributed to the tireless efforts of all of us. During this time, the design team worked overtime with me, enduring hardships to push project progress, and everyone else provided the maximum level of cooperation. This is the result of our collective effort!”
“I believe this trophy belongs to everyone!”
As soon as Huang Sibo finished speaking, another round of enthusiastic applause erupted!
Lin Wan’s eyes were filled with tears, deeply moved.
Look, just look!
Isn’t this exactly what a truly conscientious company should be like?
Indeed, she hadn’t made the wrong choice. Coming to Tenda was the right decision!
The applause gradually subsided.
Pei Qian continued, “Next, I’ll reveal the special reward for the best employee.”
“Huang Sibo, from today onwards, you are no longer part of the design team. The position of executive designer will be taken over by Lü Mingliang.”
Xiao Lü was completely dumbfounded.
What???
Huang Sibo was also stunned.
What did this mean?
Hadn’t he just been named the best employee?
What was happening? Was he being fired on the spot???
Everyone else was also confused, not understanding what Mr. Pei meant by this move.
Huang Sibo had been doing an excellent job as executive designer, with significant and evident achievements.
As a result, he was directly removed from his position.
Not only was he no longer the executive designer, but he was also completely expelled from the design team???
Pei Qian continued with a smile, “As the best employee, I’ve decided to give you a Dream Fund of 1 million yuan, allowing you to fulfill your dreams!”
“You’ll still be an employee of Tenda, but you won’t be in the gaming department anymore. You can choose any industry you like, invest this 1 million yuan, and regardless of success or failure, the company will cover you!”
Huang Sibo, who had been scared cold, experienced a complete 180-degree emotional turnaround!
Great, Mr. Pei wasn’t firing him at all!
Moreover, he was being rewarded with a 1 million yuan Dream Fund to fulfill his dreams!
Huang Sibo felt like he was dreaming, completely unable to believe that all this was happening!
Everyone else also widened their eyes, their faces filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Was this the treatment for the best employee?!
It was too… incredible!
A 1 million yuan venture capital, a high degree of autonomy, and the company covering xhim regardless of success or failure!
Envy, utter envy!
Huang Sibo’s hands trembled slightly, almost unable to hold the trophy.
“Mr. Pei, I fear my abilities might not be sufficient to handle this…”
Pei Qian shook his head slightly, indicating that he shouldn’t say more.
“By becoming the best employee, you’ve already proven your ability. I believe in you, and you should believe in yourself, too.”
Pei Qian spoke with great sincerity.
Huang Sibo’s eyes filled with tears, his lips quivering slightly. Words failed to express his feelings, so he simply bowed deeply: “Yes, Mr. Pei, I’ll work hard!!”
Pei Qian’s face showed contentment, but inwardly he was secretly delighted.
Success!
This was the first-position elimination system!
This was the method Pei Qian had come up with after racking his brains.
The success of “Sea Fortress” had already proven that these people were not a bunch of slackers, especially Huang Sibo, who was an undiscovered talent in the gaming field!
Pei Qian didn’t have time to consider why he was so unlucky to always encounter undiscovered talents; the urgent matter at hand was to find a way to solve this problem.
Otherwise, if Huang Sibo and Bao Xu continued like this, creating another hit game, what then???
So, the first-position elimination system was imperative!
But Pei Qian couldn’t fire Huang Sibo or demote him.
It wouldn’t make sense logically, would raise suspicions among others, and the system wouldn’t allow it either.
So, Pei Qian came up with this excellent solution.
Just transfer Huang Sibo away, wouldn’t that work?
He might indeed have a bit of talent in game development, OK, no problem.
If that’s the case, then he shouldn’t make games anymore!
Let him go to an unfamiliar industry, give him 1 million yuan to do whatever he wants, and he’ll most likely fail!
By then, the gaming department would lose money because Huang Sibo was gone, and Huang Sibo would also lose the 1 million yuan due to poor management. Wouldn’t that be perfect?
Haha, I’m truly a genius to come up with such a perfect plan!
Pei Qian was extremely impressed with himself.
But on another note…
Bao Xu was also a major concern.
The success of “Sea Fortress” was largely attributed to Bao Xu’s creativity, which might be due to his extremely rich gaming experience.
Pei Qian looked at Bao Xu and said, “Bao Xu came in second in this vote and has contributed significantly to the company.”
“Although it’s a pity he’s only in second place, the company won’t forget your contributions.”
“As the runner-up in the best employee selection, you’ll receive a one-month paid vacation. Starting tomorrow, you don’t need to come to work. Go travel around, see the world, which will also help with your future work.”