Chapter 304 - The Existence of an ‘Invisible Person’ (1/2)

Xia Jiang asked, “So you left Tengda because you received a Dream Fund?”.

Huang Sibo nodded. “That’s right.

“When I first received this sum of money, I was extremely confused. I never thought that I would lay hands on so much money before. I thought about what to do with the money for a long time.

“Finally, I decided that my passion did not lie in the game industry.

“When Ocean Stronghold became popular, I did think about giving my life to the game industry. However, once I got the money, I discovered that what I really wanted to do was to venture into the filming industry. “Thus, I used this sum of money to set up Fei Huang Workspace. I found a friend with similar passions, Zhu Xiaoce. Then, I embarked on an entirely new journey.”

Xia Jiang replied, “So, this sum of money changed your life.”

Huang Sibo nodded again. “That’s exactly right. This sum of money helped me to see my true self and recognize what I truly wanted. I also found my life ambition. Now, I am extremely grateful for being selected as the most outstanding employee and being awarded the Dream Fund.

“It was not just a sum of money that I was given to start my own business. It was a sum of money that helped me to see myself as who I really was. One could say that if I had not been selected as the most outstanding employee, I would not be who I am today. There would be no Fei Huang Workspace, Boss Pei’s Daily Life, Coming Out of the Cocoon as a Butterfly, and other great works.”

The more Pei Qian heard, the more he felt like there was something wrong with the interview.

Indeed, his name was not mentioned throughout the entire video—that was apart from the mention of Boss Pei’s Daily Life.

However, Huang Sibo was obviously describing an ‘invisible person’!

Who was the one who selected the inexperienced Huang Sibo over Old Liu, who seemed to have vast experience?

Who was the one who gave Huang Sibo the pay raise?

Who was the one who created the outstanding work environment in Tengda?

Huang Sibo did not understand the three requirements for Ocean Stronghold, but who was the one who came up with them?

Who was the one who came up with the Dream Fund and allowed Huang Sibo to leave Tengda Games to start Fei Huang Workspace?

Obviously, the answers to all of these questions pointed to one single person.

It was the boss of Tengda!

In other words, it was Pei Qian!

Although the interview did not mention Pei Qian from beginning to end, the ’empty spaces’ technique allowed the readers to strongly feel somebody else’s presence and influence over Huang Sibo. This person seemed to play a critical role in Huang Sibo’s growth.

He had shown Huang Sibo how to get onto the right path!

Anyone who listened to this interview would be left with the same impression.

Huang Sibo was talented indeed. He was still young, and yet he had already completed so many successful projects. Be it games or films, Huang Sibo’s works were outstanding.

However, his talent had been hidden at first.

If this ‘invisible person’ had not scouted Huang Sibo’s talent, brought it out, and showed him the right path; Huang Sibo’s talent might still have been hidden. At the very least, he would not have been able to accomplish so much in a little over a year.

The saying ‘a fine steed in the hands of a slave-driver would only hover between working to death and staying in the stable; nobody would recognize it as a fine steed’ probably applied here.

People always said there were tons of fine steeds, but few people like Bole[1].

The fact that Huang Sibo could achieve so much showed that he was a fine steed indeed. Yet, the interview emphasized the importance of someone like Bole!

Pei Qian felt cold sweat forming on his forehead.

The situation looked bad!

Both of them were echoing one another’s sentiments; there was great chemistry between them!

Pei Qian had thought that Huang Sibo would jump at the chance to be featured in the video, so that he could boast about his own achievements. He expected Huang Sibo to leave Pei Qian out of the picture altogether.

Yet, Pei Qian was only half-right.

Huang Sibo had left Pei Qian out of the picture, but the achievements he boasted about were Boss Pei’s!

This was much more effective than praising Boss Pei directly!

Pei Qian quickly scrolled down.

The second interview was with Bao Xu.

Bao Xu’s resume was written above his video as well. It contained his history as a young internet addict, his experience as Ocean Stronghold’s concept designer, and his experience making adjustments to various games after that. Bao Xu was now a stabilizing force in Tengda Games.

Although his interview took a completely different angle from Huang Sibo’s, the feeling that it left Pei Qian was exactly the same!

“I heard that you used to be what most would call an ‘internet addict’. You basically lived in internet cafes. Is this an exaggeration or…?” Xia Jiang asked.

Bao Xu laughed, clearly embarrassed. “It’s true; it’s not an exaggeration at all. I used to stay in an internet cafe from the end of winter until summer-that’s four to five months. I didn’t even go back to my dormitory.

“Everyone else in the internet cafe was dressed in short-sleeved shirts, but I was still in my winter clothing.”

Xia Jiang’s eyes widened in disbelief. “How did you shower, then?”

Bao Xu shook his head. “I didn’t.”

“Brush your teeth?” “I didn’t either. At most, I washed my face and rinsed my mouth in the internet cafe’s washroom.”