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

With a high salary to be earned, who would resist working overtime?

"Our company is in its early stages, and many benefits are still in the planning stages and have not yet been implemented, such as employee housing. However, these benefits will be implemented within one year, so please rest assured."

These words immediately caused a stir among the employees, and some whispers began to circulate.

These days, some companies actually provide employee housing. Are they really that rich, or do they just not know how expensive housing is?

"Other benefits, such as training and further education, well, we'll talk about that later on at work," Chen Ya said, then turned to look at Luan Qingying, "Did they introduce themselves?"

Luan Qingying shook her head.

"Let's start with this one, and proceed clockwise to introduce ourselves," Chen Ya said.

The person being pointed at was an older man, who appeared to be the oldest among those present, and showed some signs of middle-aged weight gain.

He stood up somewhat awkwardly and said, "Hello everyone, my name is Zhao Yuanhai. I have 10 years of work experience. My previous job was in human resources at a foreign trade company..."

After finishing his speech, Zhao Yuanhai sat down anxiously, trying to observe the expression on Chen Ya's face.

Having worked for so many years, he knows a little more and thinks a little more than the recent graduates around him.

He knew that even in a company of this size, you might not see the boss often. You could work there for several years and the only impression you leave on the boss is from your first self-introduction when you first joined the company.

However, because Chen Ya's arrival was completely unexpected and he was unprepared, he stammered when he introduced himself.

In an effort to make a good impression on his boss, he racked his brains to say as much as possible, which resulted in him saying a lot of repetitive things.

Now he regrets it a bit, feeling that he should have been more concise and to the point rather than speaking so poorly.

Chen Ya's mind was a mess, and he didn't hear the other people's self-introductions clearly. About 10 or 20 minutes later, after everyone had finished introducing themselves, Chen Ya started speaking again.

"After joining the company, everyone should adapt to the work rhythm as quickly as possible and quickly join the ongoing 'GenDemon Project'. Now I will assign tasks to different groups."

Chen Ya looked around at everyone and said, "In the game development department, everyone responsible for design, programming, and animation has only one goal this week: to get Ning Tiandu's 'Wilderness Legend' to platinum trophy."

The crowd erupted in uproar.

Zhao Yuanhai was confused and turned to the girl next to him, asking in a low voice, "What does 'Platinum Pass' mean?"

The girl looked a little anxious: "It's about clearing all the main and side quests and collecting everything at the same time, which is very difficult."

Chen Ya glanced at the chaos below the stage and said in a deep voice, "You seem to have some questions. I will give you time to ask them."

Immediately, a boy in a plaid shirt raised his hand.

"Please speak."

"What about those who have already achieved platinum trophy?" the boy asked.

Chen Ya said, "Those who have already achieved Platinum Pass need to show their Platinum Pass record to their department head and also pass a small test prepared by General Manager Shi. If they score 90 or above, they can proceed to the next step."

After the boy sat down, the girl next to Zhao Yuanhai, who looked anxious, raised her hand again.

"Please speak."

"What should I do if I'm terrible at games and never play them?" the girl asked, frowning.

Chapter 343 Can you accept working overtime?

“If you put your whole heart into it, even if you’re not good at it, you should be able to finish it in a week. If you can’t finish it, then work overtime to finish it,” Chen Ya said. “The overtime rate is the same as what I just said, three times the pay.”

Another round of discussion broke out, and the girl, clearly a little agitated, said, "Do you mean we have to play games at work?"

“I told you, you don’t have any other work this week, it’s just to beat ‘Legend of the Wild’,” Chen Ya said. “Then naturally you’ll have to play it during work hours, otherwise you won’t be able to get the platinum trophy.”

The girl sat down with a satisfied expression, and someone else raised their hand next to her.

"Zelda: Tales of the Wild is a console game, right? If we don't have a game console..."

Chen Ya immediately replied, "The company has more than twenty shared NS consoles, which is enough for you."

Someone else stood up and asked loudly, "Can we keep the save files created using the public server?"

The issue was relatively unserious, and the crowd burst into brief laughter.

"Yes, but you need to import it to your own NS console. The shared console cannot be taken away, and you will have to pay for any damage."

At this moment, a girl sitting upright with a stern expression next to Zhao Yuanhai raised her hand.

Chen Ya gestured for her to speak.

"What's the point of playing Zelda: Legends of the Wild?"

Chen Ya glanced at the girl, but didn't answer. Instead, he asked, "Which group are you in?"

"I'm in the character design team, responsible for character background settings and some action design," the girl said. "I know I don't need to play this game, but I'm just really curious."

Zhao Yuanhai looked at the girl with a complicated expression. He felt that the girl had a rather strong personality.

Chen Ya, however, remained calm and said:

"When making any game, or any cultural and creative entertainment work, learning from advanced works is always the top priority. Playing Zelda: Legends of the Wild is the first step in learning."

Amidst the surprised gazes of the others, the girl continued, "But creation requires innovation. If we use other people's works as teaching materials, won't our thinking be constrained?"

Chen Ya's expression remained unchanged as he patiently continued:

"Innovation is important, but inheritance is also important. Innovation must be based on thorough research of existing results. Without the former, it is more likely to be not innovation, but rather rehashing old ideas and reinventing the wheel."

Seeing that the girl still looked confused, Chen Ya continued:

“We have been preparing for Genshin Impact for a long time. Our veteran employees have a much better understanding of open worlds than you. If you haven’t played Breath of the Wild, you won’t understand any of the concepts they’re talking about, and you won’t even be able to have any effective conversations. That’s why I’ve stipulated that you must achieve a platinum trophy.”

"You've all written papers, so you should know that a paper with a high plagiarism rate is unacceptable; however, a paper with a low plagiarism rate is also unacceptable. A low plagiarism rate indicates that the paper lacked study and citation of previous papers in the same field during the writing process, and such a paper has no reference value."

"The same applies to games. Completely copying other games is plagiarism, while doing so without any reference or learning is destined to fail. Successful works from predecessors have provided the optimal, or even the only, solution to certain problems. Without a deep understanding of this, it is impossible to create a good game."

After saying that, he scanned the room and then asked, "Any more questions?"

No one spoke, but Zhao Yuanhai secretly glanced at the girl and noticed that her expression remained defiant.

Zhao Yuanhai thought to himself, only a recent graduate would dare to treat a big boss with such an attitude.

No one raised their hand to ask a question, so Chen Ya said, "Okay, since there are no more questions, let me talk about the probationary period."

Upon hearing this, everyone unconsciously sat up a little straighter.

"We don't have the industry-standard three-month probation period. We only have one standard for passing the probation period. As long as you pass the test, you can end the probation period at any time."

Upon hearing these words, everyone looked confused, and some even showed some worry.

Just like the logic the big boss just mentioned, the three-month trial period, a common practice in major companies, is so prevalent because it is reasonable and easy to use.

Not following the three-month probationary period might seem like a shorter probationary period, but who knows what kind of trouble might be lurking behind it.

Chen Ya continued, "The probationary exams are different for different groups, so we'll discuss them separately. For those who need to achieve a Platinum rating in 'Legend of the Wild,' the exam content is also related to 'Legend of the Wild.' We'll distribute the test questions now, and you can submit your papers at any time. As long as your score is above 70, you'll pass the probationary period."

As he was speaking, Luan Qingying stood up and distributed a stack of test papers.

The boy who had already achieved platinum trophy completion in Zelda: Wild Tales looked particularly excited, as if he was eager to "pass the probationary period on the spot".

He had only recently completed the game with a platinum trophy, yet he knew the locations of all 900 Yahaha statues by heart, and he knew at least one way to complete each temple. He was confident he could get a perfect score on any game-related quiz.

But when he received the papers and saw the exam questions, his expression froze.

Zhao Yuanhai was hired by the human resources department and did not receive a test paper, but his friend next to him did. He curiously leaned over to take a look at the test questions.

The first thing that caught my eye was the following test question:

"In Zelda: Legends of the Wild, the protagonist's exploration is completely free, but each of the protagonist's stage goals is within a strict plan. How does the game guide players to find their goals? Please give a brief overview."

"Open-world game designers often struggle with the question of whether to include a fast travel feature. Zelda: Legends of the Wild has a fast travel function that allows players to quickly travel to previously explored temples and towers. Please analyze why this feature was included and what its advantages are."

The creators of Zelda: Wild Tales once shared their game design philosophy, mentioning the "triangle rule." The "triangle rule" states that when the game map's terrain is undulating, the player, the player's objective, and a hidden new motivation form a triangle. The "triangle rule" works as follows: as the player climbs the terrain to achieve their objective, the hidden objective gradually becomes visible, attracting the player to the new objective and creating a new motivation.

Based on the above information, design a game flow that utilizes the 'triangle rule'. The game's theme and style are not limited.

...In stark contrast to the unserious theme of "playing games at work," the probationary period test was surprisingly serious and hardcore.

After reading it, Zhao Yuanhai secretly wiped away his sweat.

Platinum trophy completion is difficult enough, but I never expected to have to take this kind of test after completing the game.

Fortunately, he wasn't applying for a job in the game design department; he wouldn't have been able to solve this kind of problem.

The guy who had just completed the game with platinum trophy looked visibly distressed after receiving the exam paper. The questions he had imagined were not what he expected.

It looks like he'll have to play the game all over again.

After everyone received their test papers, Chen Ya continued, "Next up are the copywriting team and the plot team."

Zhao Yuanhai felt the handsome young man next to him straighten up. It was obvious that he was from the copywriting and plotting team.

"The task for the storytelling group is to read through all the fairy tales and fables and analyze their writing techniques, with a total of no less than 50,000 words," Chen Ya said. "Your exam will consist of five fairy tales or fables for each person."

While the people below were full of questions, he continued, "The game we are developing has a self-contained world view, with more than a dozen unique geographical features, hydrological characteristics, and special flora and fauna."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "The task of the copywriting team is to study the existing world view of 'GenDemon Project,' and each person will independently create 5 kinds of virtual plants and animals, which need detailed descriptions of their appearance and background stories."

……

……

The meeting finally ended as the morning was drawing to a close.

As Zhao Yuanhai walked out of the conference room, he still felt dizzy and disoriented.

Everything that just happened was too complicated and contained too much information.

The boss, surnamed Chen, assigned tasks to each different department and group.

Most of these tasks are related to studying, and there are quite a few bizarre tasks like "playing games while on pay leave during work hours".

But he wasn't envious at all. He'd looked at all the questions in "Legend of the Wild," but couldn't answer a single one.

Fortunately, his own work has a relatively normal style. He's getting older and can't handle too much stress.

One thing that Zhao Yuanhai noticed was that small companies usually outsource their human resources.

When it comes to human resources, there are many and complicated matters. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive to train a professional team, and it is difficult to see results.

This startup started by making a show of handling human resources, which suggests either the boss has great ambitions or the company has strong financial backing.

His eyes darted around, and he leaned closer to the handsome boy who had been sitting next to him, asking:

"Hey, hello, are you from the copywriting team or the storytelling team?"

The boy turned around and glanced at him, then politely replied, "I'm from the copywriting team."

"Hello, hello, I'm from the Human Resources Department, my name is Zhao Yuanhai." Zhao Yuanhai took the initiative to shake hands with him.

"Then you'll have to take good care of me, brother. My name is Xu Zheqing," the boy said with a smile.

“Of course, everyone needs to be looked after,” Zhao Yuanhai said. “Which school did you graduate from?”

Xu Zheqing mentioned a second-tier university, and Zhao Yuanhai said, "Why not go to a big company?"

“You need to have the ability to get into a big company.” Xu Zheqing smiled bitterly. “I missed the spring recruitment season, and it’s hard to get into a big company through social recruitment. This company’s salary looks good, so I thought I’d just come here and find a job randomly.”

Zhao Yuanhai nodded thoughtfully and said, "We lack everything now, but we don't lack college students. It seems that the employees in this company are all relatively young, and their situations are probably similar to yours."

Xu Zheqing nodded and said, "That girl, the one who asked the question just now, she's from the same school as me and also missed the spring recruitment. I think most of us are in the same boat."

After saying that, Xu Zheqing turned to ask, "You asked me why I didn't go to Dachang, but why are you here too?"

Zhao Yuanhai said, "I was pulled out of a big company. The company does layoffs every year. The leader of my department was disgusting, and I accidentally offended him. Since I'm not 35 yet, I might as well slip away on my own."

After saying that, he sighed and said, "At my age, there aren't many opportunities left. Coming to this company is just a gamble. If things go well, great. But if it's even worse than my last job, I'll have to quit and go back to opening my own shop."

Xu Zheqing had just graduated from university and was a little confused. He was new to the workforce and didn't know much about these things.

After listening to the older brother's speech, he suddenly said abruptly, "I feel that this company should be able to succeed."

"Hmm?" Zhao Yuanhai turned to look at him. "How did you figure that out? How can you be so sure?"

"It's just a feeling, a feeling that it can work. Purely a feeling," Xu Zheqing said.

Zhao Yuanhai nodded and said, "I hope so."

The two returned to the office together. A young man who looked about the same age as Xu Zheqing, with disheveled hair, walked over, holding a list in one hand and scratching his shoulder with a ballpoint pen in the other. Seeing them, he asked:

"You're Xu Zheqing, right? From the copywriting team?"

Xu Zheqing nodded, and the man said, "I am Shi Chuandong, the head of the game design department. I see that you wrote about online novels on your resume, right?"

Xu Zheqing nodded, while Zhao Yuanhai raised his eyebrows beside him.