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The conference room of the Land of Light.

On the huge projection screen, Pokémon's recent operational data was displayed.

The curve is still beautiful, but it's clear to anyone with a discerning eye that growth has plateaued.

On the whiteboard next to it, the technical architecture and development milestones of the new project were written in dense detail.

Zhao Jiu was formerly the chief planner of the core studio at China's largest game company.

He led the development of a phenomenal PC game, but left the company three years ago due to disagreements with senior management regarding the project's direction, and has not been heard from since.

Currently the head of the Kingdom of Light game project department.

At this moment, he was flipping through the game design proposal personally written by Yang Qian.

He has already watched it three times.

I feel the same way every time I watch it.

This thing is insane.

"Director Yang."

Zhao Jiu's voice was a little hoarse.

He put down the proposal and looked up at Yang Qian, who was in the main seat.

"At the current pace and with the available manpower, if we want to ensure the continued updates of Pokémon while developing new projects..."

He paused.

"We need to recruit at least another fifty people."

"Moreover, it requires experienced system planners, client-side programmers, and server architects."

"There are at least five more senior concept artists."

There was a two-second silence in the conference room.

Everyone present understood what this meant.

The Land of Light's Game Club currently has fewer than fifty members.

This still includes operations and testing.

The success of Pokémon far exceeded expectations, and the entire team has been working non-stop for two months.

Despite the generous compensation and bonuses, the manpower shortage is a real issue.

How many people are currently available for deployment?

Yang Qian flipped through the proposal, asking without looking up.

Five people.

Zhao Jiu answered very decisively.

"This is already the limit. Any more and the update schedule for Pokémon will be affected."

Yang Qian closed the proposal.

I leaned back in my chair and thought for a few seconds.

Then, he made a decision.

"No restrictions."

Zhao Jiu was taken aback.

"What?"

"The specific details of the new project, including its core gameplay, will remain under the highest level of confidentiality."

Yang Qian's voice was very calm.

"But there is no limit to the number of people we are hiring."

He looked at everyone in the conference room.

"My request is very simple."

"We recruit truly capable, passionate individuals who align with our values."

The atmosphere in the conference room subtly shifted.

"But Director Yang..."

Li Qian, the head of the human resources department, hesitated.

"Based on current salary standards, if we were to recruit on a large scale, the labor costs would..."

"Cost is not an issue."

Yang Qian interrupted her.

He stood up and walked to the whiteboard.

Pick up the marker.

"Pass the word down: 3 PM today."

"Job postings will be simultaneously published on the official website, official blog, and all recruitment platforms."

"Both experienced and recent graduates are welcome to apply."

He paused, then placed the pen tip on the whiteboard.

Salary and benefits —

He wrote down a few numbers.

"Starting at 30% above industry standards, with no upper limit; salary is determined by ability."

A suppressed gasp rippled through the conference room.

30%?

This means that the salaries of game developers in the Kingdom of Light will be directly comparable to or even surpass those of core staff at leading companies in the industry.

But Yang Qian hadn't finished speaking.

He continued writing on the whiteboard.

"and--"

He paused heavily on the tip of his pen.

"Reject wage inversion."

"New and old employees receive equal pay for equal work, and salaries are transparent."

"Reject ineffective overtime."

"All overtime work must be applied for and approved in advance, and the national labor law must be strictly enforced. Overtime pay will be paid in full at three times the normal rate."

"Unless it is an emergency, lights must be turned off and doors locked after 9 p.m.

"Reject workplace PUA."

"Employees can anonymously complain about any unfair treatment."

"Reject the culture of involution."

"We will implement a flexible work schedule, allowing remote work two days a week."

He finished writing the last word.

Put down the pen.

He turned around.

The meeting room was completely silent.

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

Staring at the few "Reject" signs that were deliberately bolded on the whiteboard.

This doesn't look like a job posting.

This is practically a declaration of war against the unspoken rules of the entire gaming industry!

"Director Yang..."

As a veteran in the gaming industry, Zhao Jiu knew all too well what this meant.

He swallowed hard.

"This...this will shake up the industry..."

"Then let it vibrate."

Yang Qian's voice remained calm.

He walked back to his seat and sat down.

His gaze swept across the entire room.

"From the very first day of its establishment, the Land of Light has never intended to play by other people's rules."

"This is the kind of animation we want to make."

"The same applies to making games."

"This is also how we treat our employees."

He paused.

"Is there a problem?"

No one speaks.

Five seconds later.

Li Qian was the first to speak:

"I'll go prepare the recruitment materials right away."

Zhao Jiu nodded in agreement.

"Let me list the detailed requirements for technical positions."

Others echoed his sentiments.

Yang Qian nodded.

"That's settled then."

He stood up.

When they reached the door, they suddenly stopped.

Turn around.

"Oh, right."

He said.

Add this sentence to the job posting:

"We make games not to kill off our competitors."

"It's to create works that I can be proud of."

The door closed gently.

There was a three-second silence in the meeting room.

Then--

Holy crap!

Someone swore.

"This is... way too cool!"

It was exactly 3 p.m. that day.

The "Join Us" page on the official website of the Land of Light has been quietly updated.

Almost simultaneously, the official Weibo account posted a long recruitment image.

The caption is concise and powerful:

[The Land of Light Games Club is hiring. Let's do something different.]

There are no fancy words.

There were no exaggerated promises.

There are only lines of clear job requirements.

And those recruitment principles that were specifically bolded and highlighted in red:

• We refuse to accept lower salaries; employees enjoy a complete compensation system from the moment they join.

• No unnecessary overtime; all overtime will be paid at triple pay.

Reject workplace bullying; we believe in professionalism and respect.

• Reject a culture of involution; offer flexible work arrangements and remote work support.

Job Listings:

• Senior Game Systems Designer (Annual salary 40-80 RMB, negotiable)

Client-side development engineer (annual salary 35-70 RMB, negotiable for core engine development)

Server Architect (Annual salary 50-100 RMB, experience in distributed systems preferred)

• 3D character/scene concept artist (annual salary 30-60 RMB, portfolio speaks for itself)

Technical Artist (TA) (Annual salary 45-85 RMB, specializing in rendering/animation/tools)

• Game Operations Specialist (Annual salary 20-40 RMB, experience in player community operations is a plus)

……

The most eye-catching section is the campus recruitment section.

The "Rising Star Cultivation Program" is open to recent graduates.

The starting salary is listed as 18K/month, with a guaranteed 13th-month salary.

A clear commitment to a one-year "one-on-one mentorship" training system.

A clear career advancement path.

The same benefits and compensation as socially recruited employees.

Ten minutes after the message was released.

The Weibo comment section exploded.

"Holy crap! This salary! These benefits! Am I dreaming?!"

"Refuse to pay wages higher than wages? Land of Light, do you know what you're talking about?"

"Triple overtime pay? And mandatory lights out? Our company's policy of voluntary study until the early hours is a blessing!"

"You don't understand, that's called wolf culture."

"Flexible work schedule + two days a week remote work? Is this really a game company? Is this really in China?"

"Upstairs, this isn't an ordinary game company; this is the game department of the Land of Light."

"Resume submitted! Resume sent! I beg the Land of Light to see me! Let me contribute to this ideal world!"

"Fresh graduates start at 18K... I graduated with a master's degree from a 985 university last year, and now I work 996 every day at a big company, and I don't even make that much... I'm devastated."

"Does the Land of Light need cleaners? I can play video games, draw, and even shout '666'!"

"Is it too late for me to switch careers from civil engineering?"

Half an hour later.

The hashtag #Land of Light Recruitment Principles# suddenly jumped to seventh place on Weibo's trending topics list, with its readership soaring.

An hour later, the topic surged into the top five, generating an explosive amount of discussion.

The publicly available recruitment email address of the Land of Light's HR department began receiving dozens of resumes per second.

The server experienced a brief period of congestion.

Li Qian sat in front of the computer.

My hands were trembling slightly as I watched the number of resumes submitted on the back-end monitoring screen jump wildly.

In her more than ten years in the industry, she had never seen such a terrifying number of resumes being submitted.

"Director Yang..."

She turned her head and looked at Yang Qian sitting next to her.

"We've already received...three thousand resumes."

"It's only been an hour and a half."

Yang Qian looked at the screen.

His expression was calm.

"Screen according to standards."

"The first round will screen candidates based on their abilities and portfolios."

"Education and background are only for reference."

"But there are so many..."

"Then let's work overtime to screen them."

Yang Qian smiled and looked at Su Xiaoran beside him.

"Xiao Ran, these next few days you'll focus on assisting the HR department, coordinating the schedules of department heads, and preparing for interviews."

"During the recruitment process, all colleagues involved in screening and interviewing will be paid three times their normal wage for overtime work."

Su Xiaoran nodded immediately: "Understood! Don't worry, Director Yang."

But the Land of Light's high-profile recruitment was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake.

The ripples it caused extend far beyond job seekers.