Chapter 507 - Why does Boss Pei Use a Sledgehammer to Kill Chicken? (1/2)

Obviously, Qiu Hong felt resentful towards his failure and was able to keep calm at the beginning. However, his tone gradually changed from stating facts to complaining. Pei Qian could hear Qiu Hong’s humiliation from his tone.

Qiu Hong’s game designing ability was definitely no problem as someone who had done successful projects.

Of course, his design abilities were specifically referring to his ability to design domestically-produced games with paywalls. He could not produce other types of games.

However, the problem with that was that Qiu Hong had never thought of making other types of games. He always had a very clear goal, which was to earn money by making games with paywalls.

Obviously, his venture failed not because of his design ability as well. He had not been a good boss.

Qiu Hong repeatedly emphasized that ‘project management’ was the most critical issue for his failure. He had so many things he wanted to say on that topic.

Qiu Hong shared a series of measures that could be taken to strengthen project management aspects with ‘Ma Yang’.

For example, forcing employees to clock in and out, arriving early every day, and leaving late to supervise employees; dedicating 10% of game profits to the employees as bonuses.

These measures had indeed improved the company’s situation and improved efficiency, but they still could not save them from the doom of failure.

Pei Qian felt a bit estranged.

It sounded like a factor for failure indeed. However, all these were useless to him…

My employees were already a bunch of crazy workaholics. I deliberately decoupled bonuses from profits and linked them with word-of-mouth to prevent them from thinking only about making profits.

Would there not be an explosion if bonuses were given to his employees based on profits?

The key was here; Qiu Hong said that the main reason why he failed was that his employees were lazy.

However, Pei Qian’s problem was that he had been encouraging his employees to be lazy, but they refused to do that!

What should he do then?!

He might know the right answer, but he did not know of any feasible methods to solve the problem!

Qiu Hong became more emotional as he spoke. Pei Qian was too embarrassed to interrupt him.

Finally, Qiu Hong stopped to take a sip of coffee, probably thirsty from speaking too long.

“Then, can I just ask… do you know what kinds of company regulations would cause employees to be lazy and for the project schedule to get out of control?” Pei Qian tried to ask.

Qiu Hong was taken aback. “Eh? Isn’t it innate human nature to be lazy? You don’t need to do anything for them to be lazy.” Pei Qian: “…”

That wasn’t right; that did not match my experience.

There were times when I really did not bother with the company. I was in the office for only two to three hours a day, but wasn’t my game project produced as scheduled? Pei Qian asked again: ‘Then, if I let all employees not check in at all, have enough snacks and beverages, prohibit overtime, project bonuses have nothing to do with project profitability, and never ask about the development progress of the project… is it possible for the game to be produced as scheduled and still be profitable?”

The expression on Qiu Hong’s face was very exciting as if asking ‘is this some kind of joke’?

“Impossible!

“Boss Ma, if you want to daydream, then I suggest you buy lottery tickets. It might be easier to realize.”

Pei Qian clapped, feeling as though he had found his best friend. “Yes, I feel the same! It should be impossible!

“But as far as I know, the gaming department of my companies seems… to be doing exactly this.”

Qiu Hong did not reply immediately. He shook his heart slightly and took a sip of coffee.

“Boss Ma, that is what you see on the surface,” Boss Ma said bitterly.

“That would mean that the project management ability of the Tengda Games department had reached a godly level and had achieved a ‘back to the basics’ effect.

“Such top-level project management was not something that everyone could learn from.

“It’s just like how in certain martial arts novels, the protagonist would be able to win against others even if he did not have any techniques. However, you would be defeated pathetically if you tried to emulate him.

“Boss Ma, my advice is to forget about the Tengda Games department. You will not be able to learn such an ability.

“Of course, that is not to spite you. I won’t be able to learn it either. Most of the people in this world would not be able to learn it, too.

“A business genius like Boss Pei is one in a trillion. The experience of such a person cannot be used as a reference.” Pei Qian: “…”

Forget about the Tengda Games department?

Impossible, I am here to solve the problem of the gaming department. How could you try to persuade me to give up?!

What did you mean by ‘return to basics’—what godly level? What sh*t were you talking about?!

Pei Qian was speechless; what about sharing his failures? Why did he become a whip corpse again!

Qiu Hong looked at his watch. “Oh, time’s up.

“Boss Ma, it has been such a joy talking to you. I have not had such a great conversation for a long time. The distress in my chest had been completely wiped out!”

Pei Qian: “…”

The distress in your chest had been completely wiped out? What about my distress? It has increased again…

Pei Qian asked, “So, you will talk about new failure factors when the time comes, right?”

Qiu Hong nodded “Of course, I can vaguely feel that I can be very good friends with Boss Ma. We both have similar traits.”

“What is this trait…?”

“We both have grievances with nowhere to air; we have a goal, but no one cooperates.