Chapter 171 The Third Favorite

After arranging the work at Shang Yang Games, Pei Qian returned to his office and reconsidered his upcoming tasks.

The game department's work was all set: Tengda Games was developing *Eternal Reincarnation*, Shang Yang Games was developing *Safe and Civilized Driving*, and Chi Xing Studio was developing *Real Estate Agency Simulator VR*.

Of these three games, only *Eternal Reincarnation* seemed likely to make money; the other two should be relatively safe.

The problem with *Eternal Reincarnation* wasn't significant, as it was just a DLC, so he could price it as low as possible. Even if it made a small profit, it wouldn't matter.

The primary mission of *Eternal Reincarnation* was to make the main game, *Turn Back to Shore*, free.

As long as *Turn Back to Shore* could successfully go free, even if *Eternal Reincarnation* earned a little, it would still be a worthwhile trade-off overall.

As for the other departments, they also had plenty of tasks.

At Upwind Logistics, Lu Mingliang had been diligently preparing for three months, and the cross-city air transport business was about to officially launch.

For copyright development at Zhongdian Chinese Network, in addition to the game *Eternal Reincarnation*, Flying Yellow Studio was also going to film the web series *Successor* abroad. Moreover, they would be forming an animation department to adapt the novel *Agent Academy*, set against the background of GOG, into an animated series.

The Propaganda Department still needed to work hard to make the reverse propaganda effects more and more obvious, but that was Meng Chang's job, so Pei Qian didn't need to worry about it.

He also had to keep an eye on IOI's movements over at GOG. Pei Qian was thinking about easing up a bit to give IOI a breather, just in case they accidentally crushed IOI, which would be troublesome.

Oto Technologies needed to cooperate with Shang Yang Games to create a steering wheel for driving simulation.

Tengda's experience stores had to continue opening. Although the current store in Jin Sheng Plaza had a lot of foot traffic, it was just for show and wasn't making any money. Considering that this was the first store and it was in Jingzhou, high foot traffic was understandable. Opening more stores would probably burn even more money.

There was also Rabbit Tail Live, which Pei Qian planned to patronize a little.

After Pei Qian pulled off a "suicidal maneuver" earlier, Rabbit Tail Live's traffic dropped significantly. Although Rabbit Tail Live had held activities such as the "BP Verification Competition" to revitalize the site, its overall development momentum had indeed been curbed.

Pei Qian figured that since Rabbit Tail Live was in a relatively optimistic situation now, he could consider letting it share some of the responsibility and burn some money.

Finally, there was the office building, but there was no need to rush this matter. According to the system's rules, infrastructure projects didn't affect settlement, so he could start whenever.

Building a large building wouldn't be completed in just a few months, so there wasn't much difference between starting a day earlier or later.

Pei Qian considered that he could discuss it with Liang Qingfan first and have him select a site for the building and come up with a preliminary design plan. Then, after the movie's box office revenue and other funds were in place, it wouldn't be too late to start building the office building.

In any case, he just needed to ensure that the money was spent before this settlement cycle.

There were also many other projects, but Pei Qian didn't plan to pay special attention to them unless there were special circumstances. After all, he had long established the policy of "focusing on the big picture while letting go of the small things." He couldn't manage all the projects, so he could only focus on a few key ones.

Pei Qian stretched and glanced at his work memo.

"Huh? Before I knew it, it's August again."

"Doesn't that mean… it's almost time for my third favorite 'Bao Xu Tourism' event again?"

Tengda held two Outstanding Employee selections each year, in February and August respectively.

Half a year had passed too quickly, in the blink of an eye. Bao Xu and Liang Qingfan's trip to Egypt to see the pyramids was still vivid in his mind, as if it had happened just yesterday.

"Bao Xu Tourism" had become a traditional, preserved project, and Pei Qian's third favorite event.

What were the first and second?

Of course, it was settlement losses and Meng Chang receiving his basic salary.

If he were to rank them further, "Teacher Qiao's Haunted House Tour" might be in fourth place, making up the "Four Great Joys of President Pei's Life."

"I wonder where Bao Xu will choose to travel this time?"

Pei Qian didn't even consider the possibility of "Bao Xu not going on vacation."

Because judging from all the signs, it was basically a certainty!

Pei Qian had originally wanted to protect Bao Xu and had even written a letter of commendation, but in the end, he only showed it to Bao Xu to scare him, stopping short of sending it out.

But he never expected the Snack Market to become popular, with TV station interviews, and Bao Xu's significant contributions to the Snack Market became known to everyone at once!

Now, Pei Qian couldn't protect him even if he wanted to.

The most successful project in the past six months should be *Mission and Choice*. After all, it was a major project that had been brewing for nearly a year, and both the game and the movie were successful. The Best Employee would definitely come from this project.

Huang Sibao's contribution was the greatest because he spearheaded the entire project, but the problem was that Huang Sibao had already received a Dream Fund once and wouldn't receive it a second time.

The official explanation for this rule was that since an employee had already received a Dream Fund, it meant that their dream had been realized, so they wouldn't receive it a second time, leaving the opportunity for others.

But in reality, Pei Qian's true thought was that if an employee received a Dream Fund and was assigned to another department, and then made a significant contribution, it meant that this person could succeed no matter how many times they changed positions. There was no need to repeatedly waste the valuable "first elimination system" spot on such a person; it was more practical to eliminate others.

In short, Huang Sibao wouldn't be getting this award.

Excluding Huang Sibao, Hu Xianbin, Min Jingchao, and Zhu Xiaoce all had a great chance.

But considering that the game department was the core department of Tengda Group and had always been known as the "Tengda Elite," it had a natural advantage in voting.

Hu Xianbin had already been in charge of more than one game, so even if it was just based on seniority, it was probably his turn.

Although Doubt VR glasses were also very successful, Chi Xing Studio wasn't part of Tengda Group and didn't participate in the selection.

As for second place…

Although other departments also had their own achievements, such as Oto Technologies making smart fitness clothes drying racks and Shang Yang Games developing *Fitness Battle*, Bao Xu had a unique advantage in competing for second place.

The cyberpunk-style Snack Market was a great success, generating enthusiastic responses and TV coverage. At the same time, it indirectly led to Tengda's acquisition of Snack Street shops, causing complex chain reactions after the subway plan was announced. This achievement was very prominent.

Bao Xu made outstanding contributions to this project. He came up with the style, and he designed the various interactive elements in the Snack Market. He was busy and worked very hard.

Zhang Yahui, the person in charge of the Snack Market, believed that Bao Xu's contribution was far above his.

Moreover, Bao Xu, as an employee of the game department, worked tirelessly for the Snack Market project, setting an excellent example.

Finally, Bao Xu's tourism was what everyone expected and wanted, so many people would probably try to vote him into second place.

Therefore, Pei Qian thought about it, and this tourism spot was probably destined for Bao Xu.

The questions worth considering now were: what would Hu Xianbin do after receiving the Dream Fund? Who would take over Hu Xianbin's position and become the new head of Tengda Games? And where would Bao Xu choose to go for his tourism?

Pei Qian couldn't help but look forward to Friday's Outstanding Employee selection!

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August 2nd, Thursday.

Oto Technologies Conference Room.

Wang Xiaobin and Ye Zhizhou were discussing the game *Safe and Civilized Driving* with Chang You and Jiang Yuan, as well as the issue of developing a matching steering wheel.

After yesterday's brainstorming session, Wang Xiaobin and Ye Zhizhou had quickly written out the design concept for *Safe and Civilized Driving*.

According to their understanding of President Pei's original design ideas, the steering wheel was obviously very important for this game.

Therefore, on the second day after writing the design concept, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin came to Oto Technologies to quickly arrange the steering wheel, ensuring that this peripheral could be launched with the game.

The design concept had already been printed out. Chang You and Jiang Yuan each had a copy, and they listened to Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin explain the core gameplay of the game while looking at the design.

"This game is too realistic."

After understanding the various settings of the game, Chang You couldn't help but sigh.

Although he didn't know much about games, he knew what these "inhumane" settings meant in a racing game.

Using strict punishment measures to make players honestly abide by traffic rules even in the game—only President Pei could come up with such a design. Other game designers probably wouldn't have the guts.

Of course, Chang You and Jiang Yuan would definitely not question this design. Everyone had their area of expertise, and game design was the game department's business, especially since this was President Pei's design.

Who would dare to question President Pei's game design skills?

For Chang You and Jiang Yuan, the most important thing was how to cooperate with Shang Yang Games to make this steering wheel peripheral well.

Wang Xiaobin said, "Although I'm not particularly familiar with simulated steering wheels, our project team happens to have a guy who is very enthusiastic about playing racing simulations, so I consulted him yesterday and crammed on relevant knowledge."

"Now, I'll share the basic situation with everyone."

"There are quite a few gaming steering wheels on the market, ranging from a hundred yuan to tens of thousands, and the differences between them are very obvious."

"Gaming steering wheels can be roughly divided into two categories: entertainment steering wheels and realistic steering wheels."

"Realistic steering wheels can be further divided into two categories: force feedback steering wheels with gear or belt drives, and direct drive steering wheels with stepper motors or servo motors."

"Those under a thousand yuan are basically entertainment steering wheels. These steering wheels have no force feedback and simply use primitive mechanical structures such as springs or elastic ropes to return the steering wheel to center. The steering wheel cannot turn on its own, and it cannot simulate changes in tire conditions. In other words, it's just a gamepad in a different shell."

"Entry-level force feedback steering wheels and direct drive steering wheels are considered realistic steering wheels, but the specific structures are different. The mainstream force feedback steering wheels are priced between two thousand and three thousand yuan, which is considered the entry level for realistic steering wheels."

"The force feedback of this type of steering wheel is mainly transmitted through gears, belts, or a mixture of gears and belts. Compared to entertainment steering wheels under a thousand yuan, the experience will be a big step up and is the first choice for beginners."

"The last type is direct drive steering wheels."