I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Chen Ya was silent for a moment, then said, "It's nothing."

"I knew you'd say that." Gu Yuqing slammed her hand on the table. "This time it's different from 'Sheep, Sheep,' something really has happened!"

The gaming industry is where the Pareto principle is most clearly demonstrated; the difference between the top and bottom performers is enormous.

The Pareto Principle (80/20 rule) essentially states that the top 20% of companies earn 80% of the total profits.

This means that in the gaming industry, competitors are mortal enemies, a fight to the death.

Especially in the same field, the first thing to consider when making a game is "competition from similar companies." Because the game market doesn't need two games that are almost identical.

If two games have the same style and gameplay, the market will follow the Pareto principle, where either the winner gets 20% and the loser gets 80%, or vice versa.

Although she already knew that Donghuang Qixing wanted to revisit the area, Gu Yuqing thought that since Donghuang Qixing had never done a revisit before, they would definitely conduct a long period of research and evaluation based on their usual practices.

By the time their game was officially approved, Chen Ya's game development had already accelerated significantly.

The first mover has the advantage, and in the gaming industry, there is also the advantage of being the first to act. Players also have game loyalty. As long as you seize the market first, the impact of other games coming out will be limited.

Unexpectedly, they acted so quickly this time.

“I said it’s nothing,” Chen Ya continued calmly. “I’d like to know, what are you worried about?”

"You..." Gu Yuqing was speechless for a moment.

What she's worried about is something anyone in the know would understand: she's a little confused about whether Chen Ya actually knows how to make games.

“First of all, common sense is that starting a project first does not mean it will be completed first,” Chen Ya said slowly. “The production cycle of a project depends on factors such as the size of the project and the level of project management. Starting a project first does not necessarily mean it will be completed first.”

"That's true, but they got their project approved first, so their progress is definitely faster than ours," Gu Yuqing said with a straight face.

"Secondly," Chen Ya continued slowly, picking up where he left off, "who said they initiated the project first?"

"what?"

“The Genshin Impact Project started a long time ago,” Chen Ya said. “It started from the very first day the company was established, before we even went to you to solicit investment. We did a lot of preparatory work.”

Gu Yuqing's face flushed red, and she stammered, "Ah, uh, oh... but, their investment is more than ours..."

"How much did they invest? More than 2 billion, right?" Chen Ya said. "Open-world games don't need that much investment. How much did 'Legend of the Wild' cost? 800 million. The most expensive game to date, 'Grand Theft Auto V,' only cost 17 billion."

He paused for a moment, then added, "High costs mean a lot of materials, and a lot of materials mean a long development cycle. If they really want to complete a 20 billion yuan project, by the time their game is finished, it will be too late."

Gu Yuqing pursed her lips and said, "Although your explanation wasn't very convincing, it at least gave me some comfort."

"If you don't believe me, come with me to the company tomorrow and you'll understand. Coincidentally, our newly recruited employees are starting work tomorrow, so I can show you how we operate."

Gu Yuqing nodded, feeling a little more at ease. She placed her hand on Chen Ya's hand and said, "How about you spend some time with me today?"

"what happened?"

"I'm in a bad mood. It's so stuffy here, I feel like I'm about to explode," Gu Yuqing said, placing her hand on her chest. "Don't ask me why I'm in a bad mood, and don't tell me you're busy or anything like that. This is very important!"

“Okay. I won’t ask, I won’t say.” Chen Ya nodded quickly.

Gu Yuqing's mood improved slightly, just then Chen Ya's phone rang again.

Chen Ya answered the phone, and Lu Aiai's voice came from the other end:

"You haven't been back for a long time."

"..."

Chen Ya rubbed his forehead. He had been busy with various things at the company these past few days and hadn't been home at night. Only now did he remember Lu Ai'ai, that troublesome girl.

I think I gave the key to this guy.

"Are you coming back today?" Lu Aiai asked, her tone as indifferent as ever, without any inflection.

"Uh, I..."

Just as Chen Ya was about to answer, Gu Yuqing across from him shook her head, waved at him, and even pretended to twist his arm.

She recognized that it was Lu Aiai calling.

"I have something to do today, um..."

"I'll wait for you to come back," the voice on the other end of the phone said blankly.

Gu Yuqing actually started twisting Chen Ya's arm, making him hiss and gasp for breath.

"...I probably won't be coming back," Chen Ya could only say.

Across the street, Ai'ai repeated, "I'll wait for you to come back."

Her tone became a little firmer, and although her voice was still flat, it sounded subtly more resolute than before.

"Didn't I say I wouldn't come back?..."

"What are you doing?"

doing what?

Chen Ya turned to look at Gu Yuqing and said softly, "I... have something to do."

His saying this doesn't mean he's completely without guilt.

"Are you with someone else?" Ai'ai from across the street seemed to have mind-reading abilities.

"Um……"

"I'll wait for you," Lu Aiai said firmly.

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

"beep--"

The phone went dead, and Chen Ya silently put it down.

“Um,” he looked at Gu Yuqing, “why don’t I go back and tell her…”

Gu Yuqing slapped his arm, half-annoyed and half-reproachful, and said, "You think she's more important, right?"

"This isn't a question of whether it's important or not..."

"Didn't I invite you to keep me company first?" Gu Yuqing glared at him.

"But knowing her personality, she might wait for me there all day..."

"Then let her wait. She's a grown woman; she's not going to starve to death."

"That's hard to say."

Gu Yuqing crossed her legs, fully displaying her cool demeanor:

"It wasn't me who made her wait, and you didn't make her wait either. She wanted to wait on her own, so she can wait. You didn't say she would definitely come back."

Before Chen Ya could say anything more, Gu Yuqing said, "You're such a womanizer. Is it that you won't refuse any pretty girl who's pursuing you?"

"I don't think it has anything to do with how pretty someone is; the main thing is whether the other person is sincere..."

"If an ugly woman sincerely wants to marry you, you'll marry her, right?"

“Uh…” Chen Ya was speechless.

"You're such a jerk." Gu Yuqing rolled her eyes at him. "Just leave that girl alone. Either commit to a relationship with her, or ignore her. Choose one."

Chen Ya said innocently, "She never said she wanted to date me..."

"Stop lying to yourself," Gu Yuqing said, arms crossed. "If I didn't like you, why would I be bothering you every day?"

"And what about you?" Chen Ya suddenly asked.

Gu Yuqing froze, her face turning bright red.

"What...what happened?!" She was so nervous that her voice trembled.

Chen Ya's casual remark seemed to have struck a nerve with her, which surprised even Chen Ya himself.

It turns out she can be shy.

This woman is really strange. She acts like she owns everything and is hostile towards every relationship she has with a man.

Her possessiveness was so strong it was practically written all over her face; she actually thought I didn't know she liked me.

"It's nothing," he said. Afraid of pushing Gu Yuqing too far and causing her to do something irrational, he changed the subject, "I'm not going back. How do you want me to keep you company?"

Gu Yuqing's chest heaved violently, as if she had just experienced a life-or-death moment. She cleared her throat, combed her hair, and then stood up to say:

"Come with me to karaoke, I want to sing."

Following behind her, Chen Ya felt that her steps were inexplicably light and quick.

……

Chen Ya thought Gu Yuqing was up to something with her asking for a karaoke bar, but to his surprise, she actually found one and they just sang together.

She first ordered two songs by Tan Yonglin, and then Cui Dayou's "Let loose on the snow," as if she wanted to vent her depressed mood in the song. She stood up, jumped and danced, and waved her hands wildly.

"Come on, sing along!" Amidst the deafening sound, she pulled Chen Ya up and jumped up with him, hugging his arm.

"YiYe~YiYe~Because my illness is that I have no feeling."

YiYe~YiYe~ Let me run wild in the snow…

Exhausted from yelling, she collapsed on the sofa and made Chen Ya sing non-stop. After two songs, she asked into the microphone:

"Mr. Chen Ya, Mr. Chen Ya, why do you only sing foreign language songs?"

"I don't know many Chinese songs," Chen Ya said. "If I sing the ones I do know, they will remind me of people I've met before."

Gu Yuqing's face fell, but after a while, she regained her spirits and held the microphone in both hands, saying:

"Mr. Chen Ya, you always talk about your ex-girlfriend and reminisce about her all the time. It's very off-putting."

Chen Ya was surprised: "How did you know I was thinking about my ex-girlfriend?"

"I know you best!"

Chen Ya met her gaze through the glow of the colorful light bulbs and suddenly felt a strange flutter in his heart.

Seeing him staring at her, Gu Yuqing thought he had a problem with her, and her face fell as she said:

"Okay, sorry, I don't even know who your ex-girlfriend is, I don't know you at all."

"..."

She blinked and said, "It's all because I'm too smart; I guessed it right away."

After the two finished singing, Gu Yuqing invited Chen Ya to her home to play video games.

To prevent Chen Ya from going home and looking for Lu Ai'ai, Gu Yuqing dragged him to play Mario Kart for half the night.

This woman seemed to have boundless energy, and they both became exhausted, their eyelids drooping, and they fell asleep nestled together on the carpet.

Chen Ya woke up in the middle of the night and found Gu Yuqing sleeping next to him with her clothes in disarray. He scolded the maid for not reminding her, then carried her to the sofa and continued to lie on the floor, wrapping the carpet around himself like a silkworm.

Gu Yuqing had no sleeping posture whatsoever. Not long after lying down on the sofa, she put one leg on his stomach, giving Chen Ya a very oppressive dream.

Neither of them slept well, and they didn't get up until almost nine o'clock the next day. After hastily brushing their teeth and washing their faces, they hurriedly got into the car and headed to the company together.

Today is the day for new employees to report for duty at the company.

In the conference room on the second floor of Beichen Company, about 50 people were crammed together in a circle, with Luan Qingying sitting in the middle.

His laptop was on the long table in the middle, and the screen was projected onto the backdrop behind him, displaying the last page of the company's business card PowerPoint presentation.

He had just finished giving a presentation on the company culture to the new employees when he saw Chen Ya walk in from the door, with Gu Yuqing following behind him, looking furtive like a puppy.

“Okay, then let’s invite General Manager Chen to speak,” Luan Qingying said quickly.

The new employees looked at Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing with curious eyes. Their good looks had clearly amazed them, and some of the younger employees even started to have inappropriate thoughts.

Chen Ya plopped down next to Luan Qingying and asked, "Have you talked about the benefits?"

“It was mentioned when I joined the company,” Luan Qingying said.

"Then let me repeat it again." Chen Ya looked up and said to the more than fifty people in front of him, "Our company does not usually work overtime, but due to the need to meet deadlines, there may be a lot of overtime in the next six months."

After saying this, everyone indicated that they were calm.

These days, it's really hard to find a company that doesn't require overtime. Some people who join the system still have to work overtime.

"Overtime work will be paid at three times the normal rate, calculated by the hour; and during the May Day and National Day holidays, the normal rate will be five times the normal rate."

After Chen Ya finished speaking, the employees were surprised and envious.

Do working people dislike working overtime? No, they dislike working overtime for free!