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Chapter 154 New Employee Onboarding (Part 1)

Chapter 154: Chapter 154 New Employee Onboarding (Part 1)

Gu Fan flipped through the internal resumes and discovered they were indeed all from Shengjing Group employees, at least half of whom had visited that day.

For instance, there was the producer Wei Chengjie, and the concept artist Xia Shiqing.

Gu Fan certainly remembered Wei Chengjie; he’d had the most doubts when he came to Nitiandang, but he had also made the quickest and firmest decision to switch jobs.

Fair to say, for someone like Wei Chengjie, deciding to switch jobs was much more difficult than for the average employee.

He had been with Shengjing Group for many years and was a star producer held in high regard within the company, with successful projects, and a team of planners, artists, and programmers he worked well with.

After a game was produced, relying on Shengjing Group’s strong marketing channels, as long as there were no major errors, it was basically a sure bet.

Moreover, Wei Chengjie was almost hitting forty, having already settled down in Magic Capital. Moving to Capital City would bring a lot of inconvenience.

But he was still among the earliest to express his intent to switch through Zhou Yang, which indeed surprised Gu Fan.

Perhaps Nitiandang’s bonuses had tempted him? Or maybe he was tired of developing mobile games and wanted to chase his dream of making a single-player game?

The reasons behind it were probably complex, but having such a seasoned game producer join was something Gu Fan wholeheartedly welcomed.

At the moment, Nitiandang seriously lacked a seasoned project management talent.

Zhou Yang was still quite young. Although he had many good ideas and insights, he had originated as just a planner, lacking experience in this area. Entrusting him with total control of the development of the whole project was indeed beyond his capabilities.

Initially, Gu Fan had been taking care of these tasks himself, but with Wei Chengjie joining, his load would lighten considerably, allowing him to devote more energy into game design and development.

As for the concept artist Xia Shiqing, Gu Fan didn’t have much of an impression of her, vaguely remembering such a person present during the visit, but she had a low profile and didn’t speak throughout.

However, after seeing her concept artwork, Gu Fan immediately decided that she was a must-hire.

Her concept artwork was quite unique!

And this uniqueness wasn’t simply a matter of good or bad; of course, the quality of the art was excellent, but more importantly, the colors and emotions conveyed were very special.

At first glance, it might seem odd, even uncomfortable, but on closer inspection, one would be attracted to these qualities.

Without a doubt, Xia Shiqing never had the chance to create such works at Shengjing Group.

Since the majority of Shengjing Group’s projects were commercially-oriented mobile games, this style of art would surely not be accepted by game producers or the company’s higher-ups.

Perhaps this was also one of her reasons for deciding to join Nitiandang?

At the very least, Nitiandang’s previous titles, "Destiny of the Sleeping Dragon," "Prometheus," and "City of the Abandoned Gods," all had very distinct characteristics; maybe she felt that her artistic style would be a perfect fit.

In addition, the other resumes came from fairly experienced industry professionals—planners, programmers, artists, and operations staff.

Gu Fan went through the resumes once more, "Notify these few to come in for an interview."

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October 23rd, Wednesday.

The office of the Vice President of Shengjing Group’s Gaming Division.

Assistant Zhao’s expression was somewhat stiff, as if engaged in an intense internal struggle, contemplating whether or not to inform Kang Yong about a certain matter.

Kang Yong frowned slightly and looked at Assistant Zhao, "What’s the matter? If you have something to say, say it."

Assistant Zhao finally mustered the courage, "President Kang, I just received news from the HR department—several key members of our company have resigned and are processing their paperwork."

Kang Yong, perusing a document in hand, said, "There’s no need to inform me about such minor matters in the future."

Assistant Zhao hesitated briefly, "President Kang, if it were ordinary employees resigning, indeed there would be no need to inform you, but...

"The ones resigning this time are mainly the members who went to Capital City for inspection last week."

Kang Yong then realized something was amiss, "Hmm?"

He looked up at Assistant Zhao, his expression showing a hint of confusion.

These employees he’d taken to Capital City for inspection were mostly key players highly valued within Shengjing Group, and they were also generally young.

They’d been taken on such inspection tours precisely because the company wanted to cultivate them.

And now they’d left?

That made no sense.

If it were one or two individuals, it could be explained, but how could several have left?

"Who are they?" Kang Yong asked.

Assistant Zhao took out a list: "These people. Manager Wei and Xiao Xia are also on it."

Kang Yong was shocked: "Manager Wei as well??"

Xia Shiqing was an original painter, and her style was quite peculiar. The styles she excelled at were rarely needed, so at Shengjing Group, she mostly had to draw in styles she didn’t like much.

Of course, with her solid basic skills, she was still better than the average artist, but constantly working on things she didn’t enjoy was undoubtedly distressing, which might have been a key factor in her decision to switch jobs.

As for an original painter like her leaving, Kang Yong felt it wasn’t a big deal.

But Old Wei was a different story!

Wei Chengjie had notable achievements as a senior producer in the game division of Shengjing Group. Although he wasn’t among the very top, he was still highly valued.

The departure of someone like him was indeed painful for Kang Yong.

"Why did Manager Wei leave? Which company poached him? Huaxun?"

Huaxun Group was also a top giant domestic company in the gaming field, with a substantial influence, continuously competing with Shengjing Group.

However, Assistant Zhao shook his head: "No, as far as I know, they all went to Nitiandang..."

At this, Kang Yong was completely deflated.

Not to mention whether it would be humiliating to compete with a small company with a lot of money, the main issue was how to compete?

If it were Huaxun Group, maybe Kang Yong could do something about it.

After all, being a direct competitor, their promotion system and bonus distribution method were not much different from Shengjing Group’s. If Kang Yong really wanted to spend a lot to persuade Wei Chengjie back, there was still some room for maneuver.

But Nitiandang took a completely different approach to their games!

Kang Yong was only a vice-president; he did not have the authority to change the entire company’s bonus distribution model.

What’s more, it had only been a few days, and Wei Chengjie had already submitted his resignation, which showed he was very determined. Even if they tried to retain him, it was highly likely it would be in vain.

"Let him go.

"It’s just a small company. I hope he doesn’t regret his decision later."

Kang Yong continued to look down at the documents on his desk.

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October 28th, Monday.

The recruitment at Nitiandang was officially complete, and they started entering a new development cycle.

According to Gu Fan’s plan, ten people were still recruited this time, including the producer Wei Chengjie and concept original painter Xia Shiqing, as well as five programmers, two testers, and one operations specialist.

The company’s overall structure hadn’t changed much from before; it mainly spread out the work and optimized staff allocation.

As a result, the efficiency of game development should also see an improvement.

Most of the new employees chose to rent their own places nearby; only a few opted to live in the company-provided villas.

This was normal, as they weren’t very familiar with their new colleagues, and living together might be somewhat uncomfortable.

But it didn’t really matter since Nitiandang had provided two different options—whether they wanted to live on their own or in the company’s accommodation was fine.

"Brother Wei, this is the design proposal for our new game."

Zhou Yang handed the "Ascension" design document to Wei Chengjie.

He also felt quite emotional; just last week when Shengjing Group came for inspection, Old Wei had even considered poaching him, but in the blink of an eye, Old Wei had joined them instead.

He could only say that the world works in mysterious ways.

Wei Chengjie took the "Ascension" design document, ready to read it when Zhou Yang interrupted him again.

"Right, Brother Wei, before you look at the design proposal, let me first tell you about some of the things to pay attention to when our company develops games.

"Nitiandang’s games are very different from those of other companies. I wasn’t particularly used to it when I first joined, and I think you should also know some information in advance."

Wei Chengjie’s attention was already captured by the "Ascension" design document; just the overview was enough to make one eager to keep reading.

He had initially responded absently but then realized that Zhou Yang was very serious, as if this matter was even more important than reviewing the design document. Only then did he put down the document and nod, "Alright, go ahead, I’m listening."

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