Losing Money to Become a Tycoon: Starting with Games
Chapter 369: What Is the Spirit of Tengda Group
At the very beginning were several lines of small text:
"This document is classified and may only be circulated privately. It is strictly forbidden to post it on the internal forum or on the internet."
"President Pei hates dogmatism. The true spirit of the Tengda Group exists only in President Pei's heart, and President Pei has the final authority of interpretation."
"This document is merely a rough speculation on the spirit of Tengda Group and does not represent President Pei's real views. Please maintain independent thinking and carefully evaluate and learn from the contents of this document."
In short, the message was:
This is not an official manual, only a somewhat one-sided interpretation. It is for reference only, not the one and only correct answer, and certainly does not represent President Pei's true intentions.
As for the spirit of Tengda Group, everyone still had to figure it out on their own.
Li Yada skimmed through it and found that the document was actually quite long.
She continued reading the main body of the document.
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Spirit of Tengda Group I: Work efficiently, value innovation.
To practice this spirit, the top priority is to avoid overtime whenever possible.
No overtime is an important principle that President Pei has emphasized repeatedly.
However, many people simply interpret this as President Pei's care and concern for employees, while ignoring the deeper meaning behind it.
President Pei hopes that by forcibly prohibiting overtime, employees will gradually adapt to this fast-paced style of work—constantly pushing themselves, improving their efficiency, and stimulating innovative thinking.
In the process of avoiding overtime at all costs, employees are encouraged to find ways to improve efficiency and discover more effective working methods, thereby forming a virtuous cycle.
Spirit of Tengda Group II: Obey leadership, think independently.
To practice this spirit, the top priority is to complete President Pei's requirements at any cost.
President Pei often put forward requirements that seem unreasonable on the surface, but later prove to have deeper meaning.
Even if you don't understand President Pei's true intentions, you should still do everything you can to fulfill his requests. This is of great significance for understanding his deeper purpose.
As the saying goes, "Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will reveal itself." As long as you diligently practice President Pei's guiding principles, one day you will have an epiphany.
However, it must also be noted that President Pei does not want all employees to become mindless tools who only know how to obey blindly.
President Pei has always issued requirements without giving explanations precisely in order to cultivate employees' independent thinking.
Therefore, while carrying out President Pei's requests, one must also focus on independent thinking and solving problems autonomously. You cannot pin all your hopes on President Pei; you must fully exert your own initiative and do your best to share President Pei's burdens.
Spirit of Tengda Group III: Balance work and rest, aim for the long term.
To practice this spirit, the top priority is to fully enjoy the benefits provided by the company.
Many employees feel embarrassed to play games at the company, or to eat snacks, drink coffee, or enjoy too many of the company's perks.
This is a completely wrong mindset!
The company provides these benefits and such a great working environment precisely to help employees understand the importance of balancing work and rest.
Health is the foundation of everything. Many people develop all kinds of occupational illnesses in their thirties and forties. Their working condition deteriorates, their ability to concentrate declines, and their work efficiency is affected.
Tengda Group regards employees as precious assets. When employees fall ill, it is a major loss for the company.
That's why President Pei has prepared so many benefits and such a great office environment, it's to help employees balance work and rest, take care of their health, and ensure that everyone can continue alongside Tengda Group for ten, twenty, or even thirty years, all the way until retirement, without leaving its side.
Therefore, everyone should accept these benefits with a clear conscience and enjoy them fully.
Then, bury that sense of gratitude deep in your heart, and repay the company's generosity with even greater enthusiasm and a more positive working attitude!
The spirit of Tengda Group is broad and profound, this is only one aspect of it.
Understanding is easy; putting it into practice is hard. It is hoped that everyone can start with the simplest things.
Do everything possible to avoid overtime.
Do everything possible to fulfill President Pei's requirements.
Fully enjoy the company's benefits.
Start from these simplest things. Do not let down President Pei's expectations. Become a true member of Tengda Group!
On this foundation, fully grasp the spirit of Tengda Group:
Work efficiently, value innovation;
Obey leadership, think independently;
Balance work and rest, aim for the long term!
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After reading this document, Li Yada fell into silence.
Suddenly, she felt somewhat ashamed.
So President Pei's repeated insistence that we must not work overtime actually had such profound meaning behind it?
Li Yada couldn't help but feel embarrassed. As the head of the game department, her understanding of the spirit of Tengda Group was still so shallow, and she had even been secretly working overtime from time to time. What a failure!
On the one hand, this reflected her insufficient work efficiency; on the other, it showed her lack of understanding.
She needed to work even harder!
This document was extremely useful!
She quickly replied: "Thank you, this document really helps a lot! Did you write this?"
Hao Yun replied almost immediately: "Not me. It was written by an employee in our department who just passed the Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test and felt inspired."
"No need to thank me. This is in return for the test insights your employee shared with us earlier!"
"The employee in our department hopes to guide new hires in other departments, helping them better understand the spirit of Tengda Group and integrate into the Tengda family as soon as possible!"
"However, this document should not be widely circulated. It's part of the company's confidential materials."
"My idea is that it should only be kept on the computers of department heads, with multiple layers of encryption."
"Only core employees whom we believe are qualified to study the spirit of Tengda Group should be allowed to see its contents!"
Li Yada suddenly understood. "Got it. Thank you so much!"
Although three people from the game department had already passed the first test, there would certainly be many more newcomers who would have to go through the baptism of the Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test.
At that time, a document like this would be crucial!
Hao Yun chose to send the document to department heads instead of publishing it directly on the company intranet. Clearly, he believed this was only one person's interpretation and might not truly represent President Pei's views.
If it were leaked and caused misunderstandings, misinterpretations, or interfered with the Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test, President Pei might be displeased.
Therefore, it could only be circulated within a small circle, this thing was meant to never leak, and certainly not made widely known.
Li Yada considered that if one of her subordinates simply couldn't grasp the concept and was on the verge of being eliminated—yet she personally valued that person—she could discreetly show them this document on her computer to help them better understand the spirit of Tengda Group.
In that way, it would serve as proper guidance for those who had temporarily lost their way and had yet to "awaken."
In short, only core members could view and study the original document.
These core members would foster a positive atmosphere in their work, naturally guiding ordinary employees to gravitate toward it of their own accord.
Li Yada carefully hid the document in a concealed folder on her computer and encrypted it to prevent any leaks.
Everything ready, Li Yada went to President Pei's office, gently knocked on the door, and told President Pei that she was about to set off. She wouldn't be back until next Monday, and if anything came up, he could contact her anytime.
Pei Qian smiled. "Don't worry, we won't contact you. It's not easy to get a chance to go out, make sure you enjoy yourselves. Don't worry about any work matters at all."
"It's getting late. Go get ready to depart!"
After leaving President Pei's office, Li Yada inexplicably felt like she had just been "kicked out" of the company.
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After seeing Li Yada off, Pei Qian felt much more relaxed.
So many core members had gone abroad to have fun, he should be safe now, right?
He should be able to rest easy for a whole week, right?
What a rare and precious bit of free time.
Pei Qian casually browsed the web and skimmed through some recent news.
Suddenly, he thought of something and searched for the keywords "IOI" and "Fingertip Games."
There were only a few very obscure reports with extremely low popularity, and almost no one was discussing it on player forums either.
Pei Qian then switched to English keywords and, relying on his modest CET-4-level English, struggled through the sea of search results for quite a while.
He still couldn't find what he was looking for!
There were only a handful of pieces of information saying that IOI had already gone through one round of testing, but there wasn't much description of the results—just some polite, noncommittal wording.
In other words, it didn't seem to be very popular.
Pei Qian couldn't help feeling puzzled.
Strange, why wasn't there any big buzz?
According to what Pei Qian remembered, this game should have blown up in the U.S. shortly after its official test, and then spread to China and the rest of the world in a very short time.
In fact, even before the Chinese servers of League of Legends launched, a number of gaming news sites and opinion leaders among players were already closely following the game.
But now that it was IOI instead, why was there barely any noise?
It was normal that there wasn't much buzz domestically, since the timing was still too early.
But what about overseas?
Fingertip Games had already raised a fair amount of funding, yet so far they hadn't made much of a splash. Their efficiency seemed way too low.
Then again, Pei Qian thought, since Fingertip Games raised funding much later than Riot Games did, it made sense that the game would truly become popular later as well.
Maybe if he waited a bit longer, similar news would start appearing?
Pei Qian decided to observe a little longer.
After shutting down the computer, Pei Qian glanced at the date. The exam period was getting closer and closer.
It was about time to ask Old Ma for his notes.
Ever since Old Ma invested in IOI last time, Pei Qian hadn't gone to Dream Fulfillment Ventures for quite a while.
On one hand, he'd been hit hard and didn't want to relive the painful memory. On the other hand, Dream Fulfillment Ventures had run out of money and couldn't possibly "stab him in the back" again.
Still, he really had been neglecting his good buddy lately.
For the sake of those notes, he decided to swing by Dream Fulfillment Ventures and check on how Old Ma was doing.
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As soon as Pei Qian arrived at Dream Fulfillment Ventures, he heard people shouting inside:
"Boss Ma, use your ult!"
"It's okay, Boss Ma, you go first—I'll cover you!"
"Boss Ma, don't worry about me, retreat first!"
It sounded heroic and intense, like the battle was in full swing.
Pei Qian couldn't help but nod approvingly.
Yes, this is exactly what I imagine a company should be like!
Old Ma really lives up to being my good brother, he never disappoints me whenever I come by!
Uh… except last time.
But Pei Qian felt that what happened last time couldn't be entirely blamed on Old Ma. It was more of an unfortunate coincidence.
Old Ma hadn't meant it, it was friendly fire.
Besides, whether this investment would ultimately succeed or fail was still undecided. He couldn't just condemn his good brother with a single blow.
If he were to "beat him to death," at least wait until after exam week.
Pei Qian quietly wandered in and stood behind Ma Yang.
But he saw that Ma Yang wasn't playing Divine Revelation at all, rather, he was playing GOG!
Huh???
Three big question marks instantly popped up over Pei Qian's head.
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