Game production, I entered the Star Iron shooting CG

"Oh my god! I have to learn it well! I have to learn it well!"

"Anbao is truly amazing in the gaming field. He really treats players as human beings. I hope Wangyi can learn from him..."

"If these big companies could step up, how could the game market become like this..."

"Boss Ding has grasped the future!"

"..."

Some people grasp the future, while naturally some people will lose the future.

Wu Zhiqun's ward.

Wu Zhiqun has been very miserable these past two days. High blood pressure is not a big deal, but just when he was about to be discharged from the hospital, he slipped in the bathroom and fell hard, hitting his arm on the toilet and fracturing the radius bone in his left arm.

As soon as I left the cardiology department, I was transferred to the orthopedics department next door.

But this is not the saddest thing.

Today, the person Wu Zhiqun least wanted to see came to his ward.

The atmosphere here was very serious. Several people in black suits stood in front of Wu Zhiqun's bed. They were from Penguin headquarters.

Wu Zhiqun knew the leader.

Zhou Li, head of internal control team of Penguin Group Head Office.

Internal control audit...

As the general manager of Penguin Games for so many years, Wu Zhiqun was not innocent either. He did a lot of things like helping his cousin take kickbacks.

Previously, because Penguin Games had been thriving and the higher-ups had turned a blind eye, Wu Zhiqun became more and more daring in his actions.

Although he believes that everything he does is clean, he is afraid of being investigated.

After all, anything you do will always leave traces.

Are the higher-ups giving up on me?

Thinking of this, Wu Zhiqun shuddered, but still sat up straight, forced a smile, and said, "Team Leader Zhou, what's the matter?"

His tone was neither humble nor arrogant. After all, in terms of rank, he was higher than Zhou Li and he couldn't show his weakness.

"Can't you come if you have nothing to do? I heard you were in the hospital, so I came to visit you."

As she spoke, Zhou Li waved her hand, and a man in a black suit handed over a small fruit basket.

Zhou Li's seemingly casual tone set off alarm bells in Wu Zhiqun's heart.

Here he comes, here he comes. He has experienced many internal control audits before, and of course he is just assisting in the investigation.

This was the tone of the woman at that time.

Are the higher-ups really going to take action against me?

Wu Zhiqun looked at Zhou Li, who had an expressionless face. Although he was panicking, he still maintained the demeanor of a general manager and said with a fake smile, "You're welcome. Thank you very much, Team Leader Zhou. But I don't think you would come here specially for such a trivial matter..."

"Oh, there is indeed something else. It's not a big deal. It's just that the revenue of Penguin Games has declined significantly recently. The higher-ups sent me down to see what's going on."

Zhou Li still had no expression on her face and spoke in a flat tone.

But the more she did this, the more panicked Wu Zhiqun became, and he quickly said, "We are currently upgrading our technology, and seasonal fluctuations in revenue are normal."

"Really?" Zhou Li took out a comparison of Penguin Games' revenue before and after the emergence of Mihoyo, "Isn't it because of this new company?"

Wu Zhiqun looked at the report with his eyes twitching.

How could he not know that it was because of Mi Huyou, but how could he report this to his superiors?

After being a leader for so many years, everyone thinks Penguin is invincible in the gaming field.

At this time, you tell him that a new company has emerged and Penguin Games cannot compete with it.

What would the higher-ups think? Do they think the company is really great? Or do they think Wu Zhiqun is incompetent?

"There is a little bit of that, but I said, we are upgrading our technology, and a new game using the new technology will be online soon. At that time, companies like Mihoyo will not be worth mentioning, and Penguin Games will be able to..."

Before Wu Zhiqun could finish his words, Zhou Li interrupted him.

"Penguin Games can finally die, right?"

When these words came out, Wu Zhiqun was stunned on the spot.

What does this woman mean? Even if I, Wu Zhiqun, am a terrible person, I won't bring the company to its doom.

You are going too far!

"Team Leader Zhou, what do you mean by that? Are you questioning my contribution to Penguin?! You are slandering Penguin's heroes. I will report you..."

Looking at the rather angry Wu Zhiqun, Zhou Li shook her head and threw a recorder at him.

"What do you mean? Do you really not know, or are you playing dumb? Forget it, just listen to it yourself."

Chapter 151 Xiao Wu, I am very disappointed in you

"……This is?"

Wu Zhiqun picked up the recorder and asked with some surprise.

"I see you're a little agitated, Mr. Wu. Let me ask you to calm down. I think the content here can help you recall what you did."

Zhou Li was not angry because Wu Zhiqun got mad at her, and her tone remained calm.

"My body is upright and I am not afraid of slanted shadows."

Originally, Wu Zhiqun had been feeling very frustrated these past few days, with a series of things going wrong.

Zhou Li's businesslike attitude made him unable to vent his anger, so he could only reply angrily: "I want to see what tricks you are playing. You slandered the company's old employees. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, I will definitely report it..."

But having said that, when Wu Zhiqun looked at the recorder in his hand and was about to press the play button, he felt his heart beating violently, as if something big was about to happen.

After hesitating for a long time, I couldn't press the play button.

"It seems that Mr. Wu is unsure about this either."

Zhou Li, who was standing by, took the recorder from him and pressed the play button.

Soon, two familiar voices were heard in the ward.

This is a recording of a question-and-answer conversation.

Moreover, Wu Zhiqun was also very familiar with the owners of these two voices. One was Lan Yu, the chief planner who had to report work progress to him every day, and the other was Zhou Li in front of him.

When Wu Zhiqun heard that Zhou Li went past him to find his subordinates, his face froze slightly, and he was about to question her for crossing the line.

Zhou Li spoke first, as if she had foreseen the future: "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Wu, it was Planner Lan who contacted me first."

"…What did he say to you?!"

Although Wu Zhiqun had already been preparing himself mentally when he saw Zhou Li, he was still shocked when he heard with his own ears that it was Lan Yu who contacted Zhou Li first.

He still found it difficult to accept.

Zhou Li did not answer in person, but just turned the volume of the recorder to the maximum.

"Don't worry, just keep listening and you'll know."

Lan Yu's voice sounded a little tired in the recorder. Just by listening to it, you can tell that he has been under a lot of pressure during this period.

"Team Leader Zhou, look, this is the new engine that Wu Zhiqun wants us to use. I asked him about the source of the engine at the beginning, but he told us not to worry..."

"We followed his instructions and worked overtime, and with the help of the high-quality material library that comes with the engine, we have almost finished the two new games. But a few days ago, one of my map editors accidentally discovered that the Mihoyo logo was under the leaf model of the flower and grass decoration when he was arranging the map decorations."

"Yes, that's right... I checked and found that all the models in the library have the Mihoyo logo hidden in them."

"It's impossible to launch the game. Such models are everywhere in the two games we are about to launch. We can't delete them all..."

"..."

After the Q&A session, Wu Zhiqun's facial expression froze.

He never expected that such a problem would arise.

What the hell, I was wondering how come this traitor suddenly got the idea?

It was difficult to get him to send back some information, but it was so easy to get him to steal an engine.

It turns out that this was all a trap set by Mihoyo.

You are such a jerk, An Yi, you dare to play dirty tricks on me, right?

Besides, what the hell is going on with this Lan Yu?

Why didn't you report this to me first?! What did you want to do by bringing in the internal control? Do you want to perish with me?!

Wu Zhiqun was stunned for a long time before he said stiffly, "I don't know about this. I need to go back and find out the details first."

"I think there's no need for that."

Zhou Li smiled, put the recorder back into her pocket, and said, "Your chief planner has explained the situation to me very clearly. I also understand what you have been doing during this period. Not to mention the sharp decline in game revenue, Mihoyo has emerged as a new force, and you are waging a war of public opinion and creating competing products, but it has not been effective at all. You have also ruined the company's reputation!"

"How dare you use an unlicensed engine to make a game? Luckily you discovered the backup plan in time. What if you hadn't discovered it? If such a scandal broke out after the game was launched, would you be able to bear it? You know that the game is the company's property, right? You invested a lot of money to make two games that can't be launched. You are deliberately destroying the company's property!"

Zhou Li's barrage of questions left Wu Zhiqun speechless.

He also knew that what the other party said was true.

The evidence is irrefutable, and the witnesses and physical evidence are all there in the company.

He is the person in charge of the whole incident and he cannot escape the responsibility in any way.

Lan Yu didn't want to be the scapegoat, so he stepped forward and told the internal control team the details.

All the responsibility lies with him as the general manager, who acts autocratically. Whether it is developing competing products or falling into a trap, it is all his fault.

At this point, there is no point in arguing.

Wu Zhiqun opened his mouth twice, but in the end only a dry sentence came out.

"Has the higher-ups heard about this?"

"Yes." Zhou Li nodded, took out an orange from the fruit basket, and said while peeling it, "Also, the boss asked me to bring you a message."

"say what?"

"Xiao Wu, I am very disappointed in you."

Wu Zhiqun's heart sank at that moment.

After working in the workplace for so many years, he is very familiar with some of the company's rules that are not convenient to talk about.

A person's ability cannot determine his future in the company. What really matters is what the company's leaders think of him.

As long as the boss likes you, even if you are a waste and make a mess of your work, you can still get along well. As long as you can pass the buck, there will be endless temporary workers to take the blame.

On the contrary, if the leader is tired, no matter how well a person does, he will still not be able to get ahead.

So Wu Zhiqun knew very well that he was on the verge of being abandoned.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhiqun felt disheartened.

Wu Zhiqun lowered his head and fell silent.

Zhou Li stuffed the peeled orange into his right hand and changed the subject, saying, "But the higher-ups have decided to give you another chance to redeem yourself. As long as the revenue recovers in the first quarter of this year, you will still be the general manager of Penguin Games."

After saying this, Zhou Li took her people away.

After a long time, a gleam of brilliance suddenly flashed in Wu Zhiqun's eyes.

"That's it, I understand."

This is his last chance.

That engine cannot be touched. The investment in the two games is a lesson learned.

At this point, Wu Zhiqun also came to terms with it.

Why should I fight against Mihoyo? Mihoyo is just a small company. No matter how good the quality of its games is, how much production capacity can it have?

Penguin Games currently operates hundreds of games, covering all areas of gaming, and can completely compete in different fields.

However, the impact of Mihoyo on the gaming market is still objectively real.

If the player never sees the sun, then they can always endure the darkness.

When Mihoyo's high-quality games entered the market, players' tolerance for existing games also declined rapidly.