We agreed not to date, so why are you crying now that I've become the richest man?

Ye Chen threw his backpack on the ground, put one hand in his pocket, and walked to the French windows.

The ground floor overlooks the central green space of the park.

Several programmers in plaid shirts, carrying coffee, were hurrying into the building across the street.

In the distance, you can see the traffic on Zhangjiang Road.

Further away, next to several high-rise buildings that were not yet topped out, tower cranes were slowly turning.

This is Zhangjiang in 2010.

There was none of the oppressive feeling of land being so valuable in later generations, nor the frenzy of internet giants scrambling to recruit talent.

Zhangjiang now looks quiet, even a bit deserted.

But Ye Chen knew that in a few years, the rent here would skyrocket.

The office buildings here will be filled with wave after wave of internet companies.

Countless young people, exhausted, would drag their bodies into these buildings to code, rush to meet deadlines, and stay up all night.

In his past life, he was also one of those miserable cogs in the machine.

But in this lifetime, I will never work.

He wants to be the one who sets the rules of the game!

Ye Chen withdrew his gaze, took out a top-of-the-line Apple laptop from his bag, and placed it directly on the windowsill.

The office was completely empty; there wasn't even a chair.

He didn't mind, sat cross-legged on the carpet, leaned against the floor-to-ceiling window, and opened the screen.

Let's get down to business first.

He set up a corporate email system using the company's domain name.

Administrator accounts, departmental email groups, technical groups, operations groups, financial liaisons...

All the basic frameworks can be set up in twenty minutes, and the underlying logic is extremely clear.

Having worked as a laborer in a large company for over a decade in his previous life, he knew all too well how many problems a company would have to fix if it started in chaos.

Starting a business can make you poor.

But we absolutely cannot act recklessly.

After setting up the email, Ye Chen switched to his browser and logged into the Apple developer backend.

In the few seconds it took for the page to load, he tapped the carpet with his fingers, his eyes deep and calm.

The moment the data was refreshed, a string of frantic numbers popped up on the screen.

The Angry Sparrow.

Downloads in the past 24 hours: 63,412.

Daily GG earnings: $71,000.

Total earnings: US$831,000!

The download curve is still arching upwards in an inhumanly steep arc.

Like a lit fuse, it burns faster and faster.

This wretched bird that looks like a moldy potato has gone completely on a killing spree overseas, winning like crazy.

Ye Chen stared at the curve for a few seconds, his face still showing no exaggerated expression.

If an average freshman saw this number, they would probably be jumping around the room with their laptop.

He earned in less than a month the money that many people could never earn in their entire lives, all with a pixelated bird.

But Ye Chen knew exactly what was going on.

This is not the end.

It doesn't even qualify as an opening animation.

In its previous life, this game only became a hit several years later.

Now that he's brought it out ahead of time, he's just happened to catch the wave of the new generation of smartphones, and the data is even more ferocious than the original.

At this rate, the cumulative profit will easily exceed one and a half million US dollars within a week.

But what's truly valuable isn't that million-plus dollars.

Rather, this bird proved something to the whole world.

The goldmine of mobile internet has been tapped!

Whoever goes in first gets to dig first.

Ye Chen closed the background apps, opened the notes app, and started making a list.

The first line is the team structure.

The core development team consists of two people, and the operations and administration team consists of one person.

This is the smallest operational unit of Star Interactive.

The second line outlines the product roadmap for the next three months.

"The Angry Sparrow" continues to rely on organic traffic without spending a single extra penny on promotion.

The more it resembles a wildly successful product, the more restless capital will become across the ocean.

The second product focuses on casual competitive gaming.

We plan to launch two to three more lightweight mobile games before the end of the year, thus fully expanding our product portfolio.

The third line is about financial planning.

Overseas proceeds are compliantly transferred into the country in batches.

Once the corporate account is opened, the first sum of money must be put into use.

Money is just a pile of worthless paper if it lies idle.

It is only when things circulate that they become the sickle of capital.

The fourth line, capital contact.

They don't proactively offer quotes, and they're not in a rush to raise funds.

No explanations, no flattery, no proof.

Let top venture capitalists like Sequoia, SoftBank, and IDG bite it themselves.

Whoever gets angry first loses face.

High-level hunters often appear as prey.

After typing the last word, Ye Chen saved the document and closed his laptop.

The sun was setting outside the window.

People began to leave the park in twos and threes.

It's time to leave work.

Ye Chen stood up and dusted off his pants.

The office is still empty.

But in his mind, the framework of Star Interactive had already been completely built.

The first batch of resumes should arrive tomorrow.

The real money printing machine is about to start running.

……

Nine o'clock the next morning.

Ye Chen had just finished breakfast at the hotel when an email from Zhang Bo popped up in his inbox.

The title is simple: First Batch of Candidate Recommendations.

There are three developers working on the Apple platform.

Two people are in charge of operations and administration.

Ye Chen sat on the edge of the hotel bed, opened the attachments, and scanned them one by one.

The first one, by Wang Lei.

One and a half years of experience.

I've worked on two enterprise-level applications, with a technical focus on the application layer; I've never worked on games.

It works, but it's not sharp enough.

The second one, Zhou Yi.

Three years of experience.

My previous company was a medium-sized internet company where I worked on social networking and utility products.

The resume is written in a flashy and overly elaborate style.

The self-evaluation used the word "proficient" four times in a row.

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen's lips curled into a playful smile.

In his past life, he had interviewed too many people, and the more "proficient" they listed on their resumes, the more likely they were to be scammed.

True experts usually only dare to write "familiar with".

The more you know, the deeper you realize the underlying logic.

The third one, Lu Yuan.

Two years of experience.

My former employer was a defunct mobile game startup.

The project experience wasn't glamorous, and the product ultimately failed to take off.

But Ye Chen only glanced at it twice before his gaze became fixed on it.

This person didn't write the empty phrase "participation in development".

Instead, they are responsible for: core gameplay logic, collision detection, level editor, and online adaptation.

There was no piling up of fancy words.

I'm not bragging.

He didn't take all the credit for the team's achievements for himself.

A resume that is genuine and factual is actually the most credible.

More importantly, he has worked on complete mobile game projects.

The project failed, but the experience remains.

The failure of a startup does not mean that the technical staff inside are incompetent.

Often, it's the boss's idiocy, the broken funding chain, or the wrong industry choice.

The working class just got on the wrong ship.

Ye Chen opened Lu Yuan's project attachment.

There are several game screenshots inside.

The graphics are rough, the gameplay is ordinary, and the presentation is mediocre.

However, the underlying structure is extremely clear, and the functional modules are completely separated.

Ye Chen made a judgment in his mind.

This Lu Yuan is a genuine person who is worth focusing on winning over.

He continued reading the two resumes for operations and administration.

The first one, Han Yue, 26 years old.

I have two years of administrative experience and one year of experience as a financial assistant.

They are skilled in expense reimbursement, procurement, property management, and basic tax procedures.

In the ID photo attached to her resume, she was wearing a fitted pure white shirt, with delicate features and an extremely clean demeanor.

Although it's just a half-body photo, you can still see that her amazing full curves make the shirt buttons look slightly taut.

Her shoulders and neck have beautiful, graceful lines, and her waist is slender and well-defined, exuding a sophisticated allure unique to a mature and professional woman.

This is a woman who can manage miscellaneous tasks well and is very presentable when taken out.

The second one, Xu Wen, 24 years old.

My previous company was GG, where I was responsible for client liaison and event execution.

The experience was exciting, but too focused on fieldwork and public relations.

Ye Chen no longer needs someone who can drink or entertain clients.

What he needs is a capable steward who can reliably handle the mundane logistical tasks such as office management, contracts, and procurement.

Therefore, Han Yue is more suitable.

Ye Chen's slender fingers tapped on the keyboard, quickly annotating five resumes, and then replied to Zhang Bo with an email.

"Lu Yuan, Zhou Yi, Han Yue, arrange the interviews."

"Wang Lei is the backup candidate."

"Xu Wen's case is on hold for now."