Chapter 1 Meeting

Relying on his memory, Pei Qian found Bao Xu in the internet cafe at the west gate of the school.

His characteristics were very obvious.

It was already autumn, and everyone else was wearing long sleeves and trousers, but he was wearing a sweater, with a thick coat draped over his chair.

It wasn't that he was afraid of the cold, but that he had been wearing this outfit since last winter...

Besides him, no one else could do such a thing.

Bao Xu was staring blankly at the computer screen.

The character on the screen was riding a flying mount, aimlessly wandering around the main city.

Pei Qian came up behind Bao Xu and smelled a faint odor of hair oil.

It wasn't too strong, probably because Bao Xu's hairline had receded severely, and he didn't have much hair left.

Well, if he could persuade him to leave the internet cafe, he would definitely have to slip him some money to take a bath and change into clean clothes.

"Bao Xu?" Pei Qian tentatively called out.

Bao Xu was stunned for ten seconds before turning his head woodenly. Inside the two huge dark circles under his eyes, his eyes blinked blankly, "Are you looking for me?"

Confirming that he hadn't found the wrong person, Pei Qian sat down in the empty seat next to Bao Xu.

"I have a job here, are you willing to do it?" Pei Qian asked.

Bao Xu slowly turned his head back and continued staring blankly at the computer screen, "As an internet cafe attendant? No interest."

"It's not as an internet cafe attendant, it's as a designer. Designing your own game." Pei Qian said.

Bao Xu's face slowly turned back again, sizing up Pei Qian.

Finally, he determined that this seemed to be just an ordinary student.

"Don't make fun of me." Bao Xu didn't believe it.

Pei Qian was speechless. He was thinking that if he were wearing a different outfit, it might be much better.

But the suit hadn't arrived yet.

Pei Qian decided not to waste time talking nonsense with him, and directly took out five hundred yuan from his pocket.

"If you're willing to come, this is your advance payment."

Seeing the five bright red hundred-yuan bills, a glimmer of light instantly appeared in Bao Xu's eyes.

He was somewhat certain that Pei Qian was serious.

If it really was a scam, then it would be Pei Qian asking him for money, not actively giving him money, right?

And five hundred yuan at once.

Five hundred yuan in 2009 was a large sum of money for someone like Bao Xu. After all, the price of internet cafes at this time was generally only two or three yuan per hour.

"Not only that, but the company has the most top-notch computers, dual-screen monitors, you can play games as much as you want." Pei Qian decisively added.

Bao Xu's eyes instantly lit up.

No need to pay internet fees, and free to play games on a top-notch computer!

Wasn't this much more comfortable than an internet cafe?

This was simply throwing a handful of dried minnows in front of a starving cat.

"Are you really not lying to me? Then what is my job?" Bao Xu asked suspiciously.

"Your job is to play games! The position I'm giving you is called a game experience tester."

"Experience other people's games, and also experience our own games, and report any problems to me as soon as possible."

"Of course, you can also participate in the design work and offer suggestions."

"I think you are perfectly capable of this position, right?"

Pei Qian smiled, full of bewitchment.

Bao Xu pursed his lips, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly.

Wasn't this the life he had dreamed of?

Playing games and earning money, what could be better?

"I'm willing... uh, I'm willing to consider it. If it's really like you said, I... can consider coming out of retirement."

Bao Xu blurted out "I'm willing," but then he thought, what if it's a scam?

So he left some leeway in his words, and he would have to see the actual working environment before making a decision.

Pei Qian was sure that he had persuaded him.

With such good conditions, there was no reason to refuse.

"Then what you need to do now is:"

"Take this five hundred yuan, go take a good bath, get a haircut, and buy some clean clothes."

"Our company is in Shenhua Haojing. In your current state, the security guard will probably stop you at the door, thinking you're a homeless person."

"As for when you start working, it should be within these two days. I'll call you then."

"Be ready at any time."

After Pei Qian finished speaking, he turned and left.

Bao Xu looked at the five hundred yuan in his hand and suddenly couldn't stop the tears from welling up in his eyes.

"I... I'm finally being appreciated..."

He clutched the five hundred yuan tightly in his hand and sobbed on the computer desk.

His balding head reflected the light from the monitor, revealing a trace of warmth.

The people next to him couldn't help but look sideways. What was going on?

What equipment had dropped? Why was he so happy?

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Having settled Bao Xu, Pei Qian was in a great mood.

Another capable general.

Ma Yang and Bao Xu, his left and right arms were complete, and things would be much easier.

Pei Qian wasn't afraid of Bao Xu running away, because the look of anticipation in Bao Xu's eyes couldn't be faked.

With such favorable conditions, there was no way Bao Xu could refuse.

It was a pity that talents like Bao Xu were rare.

Pei Qian still had to recruit online.

After spending five minutes, Pei Qian edited several recruitment criteria on his phone and sent them to Xin Hailu, asking her to publish the job requirements online according to these criteria.

There were three types of positions being recruited this time.

The first was a design position, requiring: a love of games, and familiarity with cloud editors was preferred.

The second was an art position, requiring: a certain level of aesthetic ability, the ability to fully understand the designer's intentions, and to fully communicate with outsourcing teams.

The third was an administrative position, requiring: female, with regular features and an elegant temperament.

In terms of salary level, it was higher than the industry average, and the specific salary would be discussed in person.

There was no programming position, because now making games could be done through cloud editors and templates, and using cloud editors was mainly the designer's job, which was a problem at the execution level.

Some special functional requirements could be proposed for customization on the cloud editor, and there were specialized programmers who would complete them remotely, charged by workload, so there was no need to recruit programmers themselves.

The art position was also mainly responsible for communication work.

There were many art resources in the cloud editor, and specialized art teams could also be contacted on it for customization, but the specific process required someone to negotiate and negotiate.

The person negotiating also had to have a certain level of artistic literacy, otherwise they would just be talking at cross-purposes, and communication efficiency would be very low.

As for the administrative position...

The company was so beautifully decorated, it wouldn't be too much to recruit two or three beautiful female receptionists, right?

Xin Hailu was not only Pei Qian's assistant, but she was also responsible for all aspects of the company, so she had to assign a few administrative staff to help her with chores.

The job requirements written by Pei Qian were all particularly vague.

For example, the design position only wrote that a love of games and familiarity with cloud editors was preferred.

It was almost equivalent to having no threshold.

If the threshold was set too high, industry elites would come, and that wouldn't work.

Pei Qian had to set the standard lower and let in a few more slackers so that he could screen them.

In this way, the preliminary preparations were almost complete.

The location of the work had been decided, and the office desks and chairs could be arranged soon.

Pei Qian's outfit had also been taken care of.

Ma Yang and Bao Xu, these two capable assistants, were ready.

Xin Hailu managed the company in an orderly manner.

As long as he recruited all the people through interviews, he could officially start work and then start losing money at the speed of light!

Pei Qian imagined the future with satisfaction.