You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 485

Zhang Pingyi looked at the people present. Except for two coal bosses who looked familiar, the other three were completely unfamiliar to him and he had no idea what they were doing.

Liu Yuanrui said with a smile: "Aren't online games popular right now? Besides, they are high-tech and involve the Internet. The government has a tax exemption policy for high-tech enterprises."

"Online games are games, and they are not quite the same as Internet companies." Zhang Pingyi corrected the other party's statement.

"They are all Internet." Liu Yuanrui couldn't tell the difference. He thought that since they all used the Internet, they must be Internet companies.

Zhang Pingyi asked curiously: "What project did you work on before? Did something go wrong?"

"Oh, it's really... hard to describe, it's a mess!" Liu Yuanrui said with a look of disappointment, anger and regret. "Before, a few of us invested in a game company together. The boss of the game company has been in the industry for several years and is quite experienced. He found a game producer who is said to be very good and said he would make an online game with 500,000 people online."

"After a year, the game producer left and the project was halfway through and no one took over."

"Later, they found a senior person who was said to have been poached from Shanda. He criticized the previous project and said we had to start over."

"After working on it for another half a year, he said the game was fundamentally wrong, so he quit."

"We tried to find a few more people, but it didn't work. We spent a lot of money and still couldn't get anything done."

Zhang Pingyi thought it was funny in his heart, but he kept a straight face and sighed, "The failure rate of game projects is still very high. In addition to having high-level producers, we also need a team with strong R&D capabilities."

"It's easy to say that they have strong abilities. As long as the money is right, we can recruit talents. The problem is that there are too many scammers now." Liu Yuanrui was indignant. "Everyone is eloquent, can make good PPTs, and seems to have good management skills, but when they do things, they are a mess."

"The producer we hired from Shanda was even worse. Not only did he mess up the project, but he also stole the project's program code before leaving. He then used that code to raise investment and start a company."

Zhang Pingyi was very surprised, "This is illegal, didn't you sue him?"

"What are you suing for? This guy is very arrogant and told us to sue him." Liu Yuanrui sighed, "We are all serious businessmen. We hope to make money through peace. It is not good to sue him. Let's just find two people to beat him up and forget about it."

"..." Zhang Pingyi nodded. This was indeed the style of these coal bosses. "In fact, leaks like this can be managed internally. We used to do closed research and development."

"Closed research and development?" Liu Yuanrui's eyes lit up. "How is it closed?"

"We rented a big villa in the suburbs and let them live there. They can come back when the project is almost done." Zhang Pingyi explained, "We did it for about half a year. But this trick can't be used lightly. You have to pay a lot of money."

Liu Yuanrui patted his thigh with excitement and said, "I knew I could learn something from you. It's better to have closed research and development. I'll find a large institute for them to lock up in the countryside. If they can't figure it out, no one else can come out."

"Uh..." Zhang Pingyi tried to dissuade him, "There's no need to be so radical. This is like going to jail. The employees will definitely resist. Besides, it's not easy to recruit people."

"It doesn't matter. We can just recruit people in the city and gather them together for team building. We can then load a car and take them to the countryside." Liu Yuanrui patted his chest and said, "This kind of thing is not difficult."

Zhang Pingyi couldn't hold it in any longer. He felt that he had to persuade the other party to stop, otherwise his colleagues would definitely suffer. "It's useless to lock them up. They directly asked for help online and called the police."

Liu Yuanrui was stunned for a moment, "Then can I just cut off the network?"

Zhang Pingyi was both angry and amused, and deliberately asked back: "Then guess why online games are called online games? What would you do without the Internet?"

"Huh?" Liu Yuanrui finally realized, "That seems to be the case. They can't live without the internet, but they won't be at peace with the internet either."

Seeing that Liu Yuanrui had been fooled, Zhang Pingyi changed the subject directly, "You can set up an internal network in your company and ensure that the project's code and resources are on the intranet."

"Is this ok?" Liu Yuanrui asked for advice humbly. He really didn't understand the Internet, but he respected Zhang Pingyi's opinion very much.

"Of course, that's what we do." Zhang Pingyi said, "We have set up an internal network, and the machines we develop are not connected to the external network."

"I still have to learn more." Liu Yuanrui sighed, "I will keep learning until I die."

The people who came with Liu Yuanrui all nodded in agreement. One of them said in Cantonese Mandarin: "Boss Liu is right. Our department must learn well from Mr. Zhang. I hope Mr. Zhang can give us more guidance."

Liu Yuanrui quickly introduced, "This is Mr. Huang Jiakang from Guangdong Province."

Huang Jiakang immediately stood up and handed over his business card, "Hello, Mr. Zhang, I'm Huang Jiakang, and I used to be in the import and export business."

Zhang Pingyi took the business card and subconsciously searched his pockets. "I'm sorry, I don't have a business card with me. Let's just leave a phone number."

Huang Jiakang was overjoyed. Leaving phone numbers behind could take the relationship to a higher level than exchanging business cards, especially for someone of Zhang Pingyi's level. The phone numbers on the business cards were not answered by the person himself.

Another person nearby was also eager to try, and came up to him and said, "Mr. Zhang, I'm Chen Yuanzong, from Hujian, and I make chess and card games."

"Oh, chess and card games? Then we are in the same line of work." Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised. Since Chen Yuanzong was engaged in chess and card games, he must be no layman in online games. How come it became an unfinished project?
"I dare not." Chen Yuanzong said awkwardly, "My business is just a trickle. I dare not compete with Mr. Zhang."

The last person came up and said cautiously, "Mr. Zhang, we meet again."

Zhang Pingyi suddenly thought that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

The other party immediately said: "At the first Chinajoy, our two booths were next to each other. I teach Cao Bo, the boss of Boshi Software."

Zhang Pingyi then remembered that when Qin Shaoyan took them to the exhibition, because they did not apply in advance, they still tricked Chen Peng from the Press and Publication Administration into bringing them in and set up a stall in a corner.

At that time, Boss Cao was nearby and he even made room for them.

"Oh, it's Boss Cao. Long time no see." Zhang Pingyi shook hands with Cao Bo enthusiastically. "How are you doing recently? Does your company have any projects?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Cao Bo shook hands with Zhang Pingyi attentively, "We are just trying to make a living, we can't compare with you and Mr. Qin."

Cao Bo was filled with emotion. When they first met Qin Shaoyan, he already knew how extraordinary he was. He shocked the entire industry with a single-player game, and now he is the top player on the entire Internet.

After a few pleasantries, the atmosphere became more relaxed and they started discussing sending people to exchange ideas and study.

Cao Bo glanced at Liu Yuanrui, and then said, "We plan to directly use Mr. Qin's game engine. We can discuss the specific charging method. The project can also be handed over to the campus network for operation, so that we can also learn from it."

"The game engine is no problem. We are planning to promote it to the entire industry." Zhang Pingyi thought for a moment. "Whether I can represent your project will depend on the opinions of the operations department. I will only be in charge of research and development."

"Don't worry, the operations department is very professional. They will review carefully and give ratings. They will also directly provide any modification suggestions. There are also preferential commissions for agents."

"That's good, that's good." Cao Bo said carefully, "We mainly want to learn more about the R&D management process."

"Then send a few people over." Zhang Pingyi readily agreed, "I'll arrange for them to visit and learn after they arrive."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang!" Liu Yuanrui and others were overjoyed and expressed their gratitude.

"There's one more thing." Zhang Pingyi suddenly said, "Recently our company has launched a new thing called Weibo, and we need some celebrities to attract popularity. Do you have any connections in this area? Can you help promote it?"

"Okay, okay." Huang Jiakang patted his chest and said, "If we can't invite Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei, we can still invite a few second- and third-tier stars." Liu Yuanrui also made a promise, saying that he would definitely invite a few stars, and asked Mr. Qin and Mr. Zhang to rest assured that he would get it done.

Zhang Pingyi nodded. He didn't expect them to invite a few big stars over, but just having a few people to show their support would be a token of his thoughtfulness.

Promising them to arrange for people to learn is a small matter. Training is definitely required in the use of the engine, especially art and client programming, which are necessary supporting services.

As for learning game design or something like that, they would definitely just skim the surface and do it perfunctorily. Even if they were really willing to teach, Zhang Pingyi doubted how much they could learn.

Qin Shaoyan taught so many classes to the company's planners, but only a few of them were really useful.

However, what Zhang Pingyi did not expect was that Liu Yuanrui not only came to discuss cooperation intentions today, but also brought all the employees who needed to learn.

The leading programmer was a burly man with colorful arms that were exposed, making them look more like double-flowered red sticks.

Zhang Pingyi frowned, "Are you a programmer?"

"I work on the backend." The sturdy man was a little reserved. "My name is Niu Jie."

Zhang Pingyi was unsure about the rest. Since he was a programmer, it was really his area of ​​expertise. He started asking questions on the spot, "What projects have you worked on? What systems did you build in the projects?"

"I used to work on chess and card games with my boss, and then he asked me to work on an MMORPG like Legend." Niu Jie answered quickly, "I worked on the battle system, and I'm also working on the recharge part."

Zhang Pingyi started asking casually, and the more he asked, the more surprised he was. He found that this programmer with flowery arms was actually a talented person.

In particular, he has unique insights into the security protection of the recharge system and seems to be experienced.

Zhang Pingyi immediately became interested in talent and said, "Come over tomorrow and I will arrange an internship for you."

……

Zhang Pingyi excitedly found Qin Shaoyan and told him about this matter.

Qin Shaoyan frowned after listening to this, and suddenly said: "These coal bosses always cause trouble, so don't have to deal with them anymore in the future."

Zhang Pingyi was stunned. "Is there anything wrong with this cooperation?"

"There's nothing wrong with the cooperation." Qin Shaoyan sneered, "It's probably the people he brought with him that have some problems."

"Making board games? I'm afraid you're running an online casino."

"Ah?!" Zhang Pingyi was shocked. "This... should we reject it?"

Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "They are going to clean up their act and get on with serious projects."

Zhang Pingyi felt a little regretful, "I shouldn't have agreed so quickly. It's a pity that Niu Jie is such a talent."

"It's okay if you agree. The content of the cooperation is clear and we haven't violated the law." Qin Shaoyan smiled, "Since you think he is a talent, let's keep him to save them from wasting talent."

"Isn't this a bad idea?" Zhang Pingyi hesitated for a moment. "Niu Jie is Mr. Huang's man, so it's not easy to poach him."

"Just let me handle it." Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly, "It's worth spending a little to get a talent. Besides, this deal is not a loss. Liu Yuanrui can also help us contact the entertainment industry."

After sending Zhang Pingyi away, Qin Shaoyan thought about it and felt that Liu Yuanrui and his gang of coal bosses were not simply interested in the money-making ability of online games.

Although they have nowhere to put their restless funds, they still have to pay attention to the investment and return ratio.

After all, the money earned from research and development alone is limited, so it is better to invest in agency operations.

I'm afraid this matter is not that simple.

Qin Shaoyan suddenly had an idea and thought that Liu Yuanrui and his gang might want to learn from Shi Yuzhu.

Making games is not the goal; the real goal is to enter the stock market.

Otherwise, these people wouldn't go to so much trouble, they must have big ambitions.

Qin Shaoyan smiled and prepared to turn around and trick Liu Yuanrui.

While I was thinking, my phone rang. I picked it up and saw that it was my secretary Xiao Chen calling, so I reached out and answered it.

"what happened?"

"Boss Qin." Xiao Chen seemed a little nervous. "I just received a call from a headhunter. She said someone wants to recruit me to another company."

"Oh, it's normal for headhunters to poach people. You've been my secretary, so you're considered a high-end talent." Qin Shaoyan didn't take it seriously. "But these headhunters are well-informed. Which company is poaching you?"

"It's Sina." Xiao Chen replied.

"Huh?!" Qin Shaoyan immediately became alert, "Sina? What conditions did they set?"

"The offer is very generous. It's the position of executive director and human resources manager, and there's also a position of marketing director. The salary is 50% higher than before, and the bonus is generous." Xiao Chen swallowed, "I always feel like something is not right."

"Give me the contact information of the headhunter," Qin Shaoyan said immediately, "and tell the headhunter that you want to meet with someone from Sina to talk."

"Ah, we have to talk in person?" Xiao Chen was stunned. "What should I talk about in person? I'm not very good at chatting."

"Don't worry, I'll make the arrangements." Qin Shaoyan soothed, "When the time comes, you put on the hidden headphones and I'll give you remote control throughout the process."

“???” Xiao Chen was a little confused. Is the workplace so exciting?

It's just like a spy movie.

After hanging up the phone with Xiao Chen, Qin Shaoyan immediately called Edward and said, "Go to Shanghai now, go to a company called Emerson, and find a headhunter named Irene."

"Let's meet in private and ask her for some information."

Edward was a little confused. "What kind of news do you want to know?"

"Sina is trying to poach my secretary through her." Qin Shaoyan said solemnly, "Let's get this matter cleared up."

(End of this chapter)