Chapter 409 - Winners of the Zero Overtime Competition (1/2)

January 28th, Friday… Cui Geng apprehensively walked into the 17th floor of Shenhua View, where Tengda’s games department was located.

Now, his role was as a ‘special observer’.

Boss Pei had given him very extensive rights. As a ‘special observer’, Cui Geng could venture wherever he wanted around Tengda. Even the heads of various departments could not stop him.

He could organize his own work schedule, and he did not need to report to anyone. He enjoyed the same benefits and treatment as the official employees of the company. All the departments had to unconditionally comply with any request he made.

Those rights reminded Cui Geng of the imperial envoys who held imperial swords in the evil, old days. Just hearing that list of rights could make anyone feel smug.

However, while those rights sounded good on the surface, how would they help Cui Geng in reality?

He could not be certain.

On one hand, he did not know why in the world Boss Pei thought so highly of him to grant him such an important role.

On the other hand, he worried that he would be ostracized by people in the other departments for being a ‘special observer’.

It would be just like when the imperial envoys wielding imperial swords made their rounds. The officials on the ground would look courteous on the surface but criticize them in their hearts.

Take his trip to the games department today for example.

Tengda’s games department was the oldest and most experienced working department in all of Tengda Corporation. The in-charge had changed several times, but no matter what, the department had maintained a stronghold in the entire group of companies.

What’s more, there were a few very senior employees in the department. Those employees had been around ever since the company was established, and they were very familiar with Boss Pei.

Further, Tengda Games was the most profitable and reputable business at the moment. It bore the important responsibility of nurturing talents for the other businesses.

Everyone in the games department probably thought highly of themselves.

Now, a ‘special observer’—who was not subject to anyone’s control—was going to come in. Not only would he be of no help to them, but they would also have to unconditionally accede to all his requests.

Could he expect them to be nice to him?

Thus, Cui Geng felt apprehensive. He instinctively wanted to retreat and go somewhere else.

However, when he recalled that he had a job to do and that he had to finish The Butterfly Game, he gritted his teeth and walked in.

The 17th floor was set up in a very similar manner to the 16th floor. The only difference was that the employees on the former floor looked much more passionate about their work.

The 16th floor mainly housed HR, administrative, and finance staff. Apart from the finance staff that was relatively busier, everyone else looked very free. The atmosphere there was more relaxed, and many people either watched shows or slept.

On the other hand, people at Tengda Games on the 17th floor had been working on research and development of GOG. They had just released the game for internal beta testing this week, and there were a whole bunch of bugs that they had to fix. Thus, almost everyone on the floor was too busy to chat. In fact, not one of them even looked up at Cui Geng. Li Yada was already getting up to welcome

him.

“You’re Cui Geng, right? Hello, I’m Li Yada. I’m in charge of Tengda Games at the moment.”

Li Yada shook Cui Geng’s hand and led him to his desk.

That desk had been empty since Ruan Guangjian left. Cui Geng might as well sit there.

The ostracism and condescension that Cui Geng had expected weren’t there. Instead, everyone at Tengda Games seemed to be quite welcoming towards this ‘special observer’.

Of course, that was only what Cui Geng saw on the surface.

When he sat down at his desk, Cui Geng felt the need to say some things upfront. “We’ve already talked about my job scope in this position. I hope that all of you would be able to cooperate with me whenever I need to gather material —”

Before Cui Geng could finish his sentence, Li Yada nodded and smiled as she said, “Of course, all of us will unconditionally cooperate with the ‘special observer’ when you need it.

“Don’t worry. We’re all one family under Tengda Corporation. Since Boss Pei had appointed you to be a ‘special observer’, that must mean that you’re going to contribute very meaningfully to the entire group of companies. All of us will do our best to assist

you.”

Hearing Li Yada’s words made Cui Geng feel more relaxed.

It looked like he had been paranoid when he had imagined that everyone would resist him!

Bound together by the Tengda Spirit, all of Tengda’s businesses were close-knit. On a certain level, they had become friendly competitors. There were no fighting and scheming between the individual subsidiaries.

Furthermore, Boss Pei’s will was of the highest priority in Tengda Corporation. Even if an outsider was parachuted in-as long as he had been assigned by Boss Pei, everyone would trust him completely.

Cui Geng could not help but feel emotional. Boss Pei was very good at managing his subordinates!

Skills and capabilities aside, his talent in management alone was far better than other entrepreneurs. The atmosphere infected Cui Geng as well, causing him to be filled with fighting spirit.

“You can go back to work, then. I’ll organize my thoughts before I start gathering material,” said Cui Geng.

Li Yada smiled and nodded. “Alright. I’ve already assigned an old employee to answer your questions. He has been here since Tengda first started recruiting. We call him the ‘living fossil’. You can go to him if you want to ask anything.”

Cui Geng switched his computer on. He was prepared to spend the morning writing new chapters for his old book and then tidying up the framework for his new book. He would speak to Bao Xu, ‘the living fossil’, in the afternoon to learn about Tengda Games’ history.

“There are a lot of things to do. I have to make the most of my time.