Losing Money to Become a Tycoon: Starting with Games
Chapter 368: An Epiphany About the Spirit of Tengda Group
December 27th, Monday.
Tengda Group Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Wu Bin took a deep breath, steadying his emotions.
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.
It was time for the second Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test.
Although this wasn't the final chance, he really didn't dare to delay any longer.
Interns weren't allowed to do any actual work. Passing the test one week later meant starting real work one week later.
That was honestly painful!
It was the first time Wu Bin realized that being unable to work and having nothing to do at the office every day could be this miserable.
Fortunately, this time the department head, Hao Yun, had secretly asked Li Yada, the head of the game department, and brought Wu Bin the secret to passing the test.
The "secret" was very simple—just two points: think more, and do everything you possibly can to complete the tasks assigned by President Pei.
Although it sounded overly simplistic, at least it pointed him in the right direction.
Over the weekend, Wu Bin deeply reflected on his answers from the first test.
He realized that he had most likely answered the question about President Pei asking employees to work overtime incorrectly.
The correct understanding should be: employees normally should not work overtime; if overtime is needed, it must be personally requested by President Pei!
And the open letter President Pei posted on the internal forum basically confirmed this point.
Thinking of this, Wu Bin walked into the exam room full of confidence.
The crisp clicking of mice echoed through the meeting room.
This time, there were even more newcomers participating in the Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test than last time—over thirty people.
Although three employees had passed the previous test, another batch of new hires had just completed their resignation procedures at their former companies and officially joined Tengda Group.
So instead of decreasing, the number of test-takers had actually increased.
The expressions on these new faces varied.
Some were baffled by the questions, while others looked down on them with disdain.
Wu Bin knew that people in both of these categories would most likely fail President Pei's carefully designed Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test.
Clearly, many departments within Tengda Group had already privately found out the "secret" to passing the test.
But even with the same secret, what really mattered was how much one could actually understand from it!
Wu Bin felt that this ability to comprehend and internalize the idea was probably one of the key qualities President Pei wanted to evaluate.
He began answering the questions seriously.
Wu Bin was slightly surprised to find that about 70% of the questions this time were different from the previous test.
Some questions only had a few words changed, but the meaning was completely different; others were entirely new, things he had never seen before.
As for the repeated questions, even the answer choices had subtle differences.
In short, the test was extremely deceptive.
Last time, Wu Bin had answered purely based on his first instinct and finished very quickly.
But this time, he answered extremely slowly.
For every single question, he read the prompt over and over, tried to infer the intention behind it, then carefully compared the four options to find the one that best aligned with the spirit of Tengda Group.
After choosing an option, he would substitute it back into the question and check it repeatedly.
Before long, some people had already finished.
But without a doubt, they didn't pass the test.
Various sounds soon echoed through the meeting room.
"Huh?"
"What the…?"
"Damn…"
"Holy crap!"
Under the watchful eyes of the administrative department's proctors, these people left one after another, each wearing different expressions.
Some were confused and completely lost, some were incredulous and shocked, and some broke down on the spot, tears welling up in their eyes.
Clearly, some of them were taking the makeup test for the second time, yet still failed to pass.
Wu Bin became even more focused as he continued answering.
In the end, only a small number of people were left in the entire meeting room.
Wu Bin finished answering all the questions and glanced at the time—there were less than ten minutes left.
"Phew… I didn't manage the time very well."
"I'll submit it!"
Although there was still time, the testing software didn't allow you to go back and review or change the questions you had already answered.
Fortunately, President Pei had allocated more than enough time for the test. Even someone as slow and meticulous as Wu Bin still had time left over.
Wu Bin guessed that this was probably one of President Pei's subtle hints, to give everyone ample time to dig into the deeper meaning hidden behind each question.
With trembling hands, Wu Bin held the mouse and clicked the "Submit" button.
A line of text instantly appeared on the screen:
"Congratulations, you have passed the test!"
'YES!!!'
Wu Bin almost shouted in excitement.
He passed!
At last, he had gained President Pei's recognition and officially became a member of Tengda Group!
Wu Bin couldn't quite describe this wonderful feeling.
After completing the entire test, he felt as if his spirit had been elevated.
At that very moment, he had a sudden epiphany.
He suddenly realized that so many years of his past work experience, and all the "lessons learned" he had summarized at Hengtui Games, were completely wrong!
Of course, the fault wasn't really his.
It was because Hengtui Games itself existed in a flawed environment, so he had been led astray by it.
Tengda Group was far more successful than Hengtui Games, so the way Tengda Group worked must be the correct way!
And now, Tengda Group is using this Spirit Compatibility Test to correct and reshape the originally flawed ways of working that employees brought with them!
Wu Bin happily returned to his workstation. The first thing he did was open a document and quickly jot down his reflections:
"Why does President Pei repeatedly emphasize that employees must not work overtime? And even when overtime is necessary, why must it be strictly limited and fully compensated?"
"Obviously, President Pei has seen the huge damage overtime does to employees' creativity!"
"Other companies only focus on short-term gains right in front of them, squeezing employees to cut costs."
"But in the long run, overtime causes employees' motivation to decline, their creativity to weaken, and their efficiency to drop."
"Some companies force employees to work twelve hours a day, yet because efficiency drops and enthusiasm is low, the total amount of work completed is still the same."
"But Tengda Group forces employees to complete all their work within eight hours a day. This is actually demanding higher efficiency and creativity, to have the employee finish their work in normal hours while other companies can only finish by working overtime!"
"Whether it's strictly limiting overtime or paying sufficient overtime compensation, both aim to preserve employees' motivation to the greatest extent possible!"
"Therefore, the true meaning of the Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test is not to encourage employees to slack off, but to filter out those who are truly hardworking and dedicated!"
"Does working twelve hours a day mean you're a hardworking employee?"
"No! On the contrary, at Tengda Group, such employees are inefficient workers. Their overtime is just for show, to please their superiors. It's not real effort, it's nothing more than empty posturing."
"In President Pei's view, as long as tasks are completed, not working overtime means high efficiency. It means knowing how to balance work and rest, and how to maintain a healthy work–life balance!"
"Only employees like this can maintain a healthy body, an active mind, and wild, creative imagination over the course of a long career—rather than having their bodies crushed, their will worn down, and their imagination distorted by endless overtime."
"This is what true long-term vision looks like!"
"So, the spirit of Tengda Group shouldn't simply be reduced to 'no overtime,' nor is it just blind obedience to everything President Pei assigns."
"The spirit of Tengda Group is about learning to balance life and work. Not working overtime is meant to help us maintain a healthy body and a good working state at all times, so our careers can go more smoothly and the company can develop better too—achieving a win-win situation!"
"On the surface, this test seems to encourage us to obey everything President Pei says without question, but that clearly isn't President Pei's ultimate goal."
"Otherwise, there'd be no need for him to go through all this trouble and design such a roundabout set of test questions for everyone to puzzle over."
"Only by grasping this deeper layer of meaning can one pass the test. This shows that what President Pei wants isn't mindless puppets who obey every order, but people who can truly understand his intentions, talents with strong comprehension and independent thinking skills!"
"President Pei must have been selecting talent by this standard all along, which is why Tengda Group is filled with so many outstanding people!"
"And if this hiring and screening process continues, the future of Tengda Group… will be limitless!"
Wu Bin felt that his worldview as an HR professional had been completely overturned.
In the past, all he had seen HR work as was recruiting people, bargaining them down on salary, poaching talent, and figuring out how to push out old employees.
But now, President Pei has given him a real lesson.
Many companies treat employees as adversaries and try every possible way to squeeze their interests. As a result, employees lose all motivation to work. Once this kind of culture forms, it severely damages the company's future development.
But at Tengda Group, the interests of the company and its employees were aligned—a harmonious, win-win relationship!
Wu Bin felt like he had truly "seen the light."
He decided to fully document all of his insights.
From now on, he will definitely apply the spirit of Tengda Group to his HR work and absolutely not let down President Pei's good intentions!
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Tuesday.
In his office, Pei Qian was reviewing the results of the second Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test.
A total of 35 people had participated this time, and 12 of them passed.
The pass rate had clearly improved!
Pei Qian couldn't help but nod slightly. It seemed everyone's understanding of the spirit of Tengda Group was progressing pretty quickly!
However, more than a dozen new employees had already failed twice in a row.
When the one-month internship period ended, if these people still couldn't pass the Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test, then all that could be said was, "We're sorry."
Pei Qian didn't feel the slightest bit sorry for them.
They were die-hard overtime fanatics. People like that simply shouldn't become employees of Tengda Group!
Only by removing these hidden risks early could he truly rest easy!
…
At his workstation, Li Yada made the final updates to two stable versions of GOG.
One was the standard version, and the other was a modified version based on feedback from Dream Fulfillment Ventures.
After such a long period of revisions, these two versions finally looked somewhat presentable.
Although the game balance was still very problematic, at least it now looked like a proper test build of a real game, instead of a shoddy half-finished product.
As for bugs, most of them have been fixed. This version could basically be considered stable.
Of course, further updates would definitely introduce more bugs, but at least that wasn't something to worry about in the short term.
Li Yada knew that, at the very least, she could rest easy during the five days she would be away.
When she came back in five days, she could collect some player feedback and then proceed with the next round of development and revisions.
Just as Li Yada was about to shut down her computer, she suddenly noticed that Hao Yun from the HR department had sent her a document.
The title of the document was:
"An Interpretation of the Spirit of Tengda Group (Speculative Version)"
"Huh? What's this?"
Li Yada was a little puzzled and clicked the document open.
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