Chapter 20 April 20th

After work, Ma Yiqun quietly went to a small cafe next to the company to be interviewed by Hu Yue.

Hu Yue took out her prepared shorthand notebook.

It had been agreed beforehand that no video or photographic material would be taken, nor would Ma Yiqun's real name be published.

Although this would greatly reduce the authenticity of the report, Hu Yue was very satisfied to be able to interview a Tengda employee in this form and get a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of this newly emerging game company.

Hu Yue found herself a little nervous.

She calmed down slightly and reviewed the key questions that she had been considering late into the night before finally deciding on them.

The two had reached a consensus that, first, the name and true identity of the company's boss could not be revealed, and second, the company's specific salary and benefits level could not be asked about.

Therefore, Hu Yue's questions avoided these two points.

"Don't be nervous. I'm a professional journalist. Please trust my professional qualities."

"An essential quality of an excellent journalist is the ability to keep the conversation flowing smoothly and naturally, even without the interviewee noticing any interruptions in the rhythm. So just cooperate with me."

Hu Yue was full of confidence.

Ma Yiqun nodded.

"Then let's begin."

"First, I'd like to ask how long you've been with Tengda and what your specific job is."

"Don't worry, the specific position won't be written in the article. I'm only asking this to find out which area you're roughly responsible for, so that I can ask in-depth questions about these professional issues later."

Hu Yue took her shorthand notebook and prepared to take notes quickly.

Ma Yiqun thought for a moment and answered truthfully, "I've been with Tengda for a month now, and my main job is studying."

Hu Yue recorded quickly in her notebook, then stopped.

The main job is... studying?

"Can you tell me more about that?"

Ma Yiqun nodded. "Tengda is very different from other game companies. At Tengda, everything is high-level design work. Newcomers have no right to work or even work overtime. They only have the chance to study! And this learning process will continue for a long time."

"I'm under a lot of pressure every day. I have to learn President Pei's leading game design ideas, and learn from other seniors to understand President Pei's intentions. I'm ashamed to say that my progress has been very slow so far."

"So far, I haven't learned even one ten-thousandth of President Pei's abilities, and I still have to ask the seniors in the company to understand a little bit of President Pei's intentions."

Hu Yue was a little shocked and quickly wrote it down.

An employee who has worked in other companies for half a year only has the chance to study here, which is enough to show how terrifying the overall level of this company is!

But then again, the boss recruits employees, pays them every month, and lets them study for a month first. Not everyone has the courage to do that!

So many big scoops, and this is just the beginning!

Calm down, I'm a professional journalist!

Hu Yue calmed her excited mood and continued to the next topic, "Let's talk about the recently popular *Game Producer*. This game uses a 'performance art' style of publicity strategy. Was this something your company had planned from the beginning?"

Ma Yiqun shook his head. "No, in fact, all of us have been kept in the dark."

"Until the dinner, we were still worried that the game was going to flop."

"President Pei had already decided on this performance art publicity method, and he kept it from everyone in the company. He suddenly exerted his strength when the game's sales were in a slump, and achieved a turnaround!"

"I'm ashamed to say that we didn't really help much."

Hu Yue's eyes lit up.

This is indeed a treasure company, a treasure boss!

"Can you tell me more about your President Pei?" Hu Yue recorded quickly in her notebook.

Ma Yiqun's face showed admiration.

"President Pei is a genius designer. Sometimes President Pei points out a few simple directions, and we can make a high-quality game by following these directions, such as *Fortress at Sea*."

"Sometimes President Pei takes the lead himself and strives for perfection in the details, polishing the game to the extreme with his own strength, such as *Game Producer*."

"Moreover, President Pei has a unique personal charm. Countless outstanding people are always naturally attracted to him and cooperate with him."

"The great painter Ruan Guangjian, and the excellent video creator Qiao Laoshi, are all President Pei's close friends, and their friendship is not mixed with any interests!"

"President Pei is a lonely genius. His ideas transcend the times, so he is always misunderstood, but President Pei doesn't care, and continues to surpass himself again and again."

Hu Yue quickly recorded.

Although Ma Yiqun's words were full of praise, and sounded like he was flattering his leader, Hu Yue knew that this was unlikely.

Because this is an anonymous interview!

The two had agreed at the beginning that Hu Yue would not reveal Ma Yiqun's identity and position in the interview稿件.

Even if Ma Yiqun's rainbow farts spread to President Pei's ears, President Pei would not know that Ma Yiqun had blown them.

There's no motivation.

So, all of this is Ma Yiqun's true thoughts!

Hu Yue couldn't help but sigh, such harmonious employees and bosses are really unheard of.

"If you were to give President Pei a score out of 100 as a boss, how many points would you give him?" Hu Yue asked.

Ma Yiqun did not hesitate: "200 points!"

"Maybe there are some bosses in this world who can get 90 points, such as giving full overtime pay, giving good company benefits, and so on."

"But President Pei can get 200 points!"

"President Pei is very generous to every employee. He cares about our health and doesn't hesitate to spend money on employees."

"However, according to the seniors in the company, President Pei is very strict with himself, even to the point of being frugal!"

"I can only say that before I came to Tengda, if someone told me that there was a boss like President Pei in the world, I would never have believed it!"

"Of course, if someone tells me now that there is a second boss like President Pei in the world, I still won't believe it!"

Hu Yue quickly recorded in her shorthand notebook, and just listening to it, she couldn't help but feel excited.

She felt infected by Ma Yiqun!

From Ma Yiqun's words, Hu Yue could hear how much the employees of Tengda admired and appreciated President Pei, and she could also vaguely see the brilliant and great image of President Pei...

Hu Yue looked at the dense handwriting in her shorthand notebook and felt that this interview was very rewarding.

This article will definitely be explosive!

"Then finally, let's talk more about President Pei."

"*Game Producer* has resonated with many people. Maybe this is President Pei's personal experience? As a designer, has President Pei also experienced these setbacks in the design process, so he was able to design such a profound game with such emotion?"