Chapter 155 Cui Geng's Enlightenment

Three o'clock in the afternoon.

In the game room, Cui Geng put down the game controller and checked the time on his phone.

"Seriously, no one's managing me?"

"If no one comes, I'm leaving!"

Cui Geng felt confused and incredulous.

When he was first brought into the game room in the morning, he played games with the attitude of "now that I'm here, I might as well enjoy it," but he also felt that someone might barge in at any moment and tell him it was "time to start learning the Tendency spirit."

In the blink of an eye, it was noon, and Wu Bin did come in, but only to ask him to order some takeout for "touching fish" (slacking off) .

After lunch, Cui Geng lay on the sofa in the entertainment room for a while, and no one bothered him in the afternoon either.

So, he continued playing games until almost three o'clock.

At this rate, in another two or three hours, the sun would be setting.

Cui Geng was puzzled. What about the Tendency spirit training he was promised?

No one was training him at all?

Could it be that the Human Resources department had more important work, so his training was put on hold?

That couldn't be, Wu Bin didn't seem to have any particularly important work to do?

Besides, since it was a job arranged by President Pei, shouldn't the priority be very high? Shouldn't they be busy with his affairs first?

Cui Geng was deeply perplexed.

After playing games all day, even someone who loved games would be a little tired and annoyed.

Cui Geng felt a little dizzy and checked his phone.

First, he habitually looked at his book reviews.

"No update today?"

"Did he drop it?"

"Alas, the pigeon spirit (referring to an author who doesn't update regularly) was caught and is receiving education today. A tough day."

On the bookshelf, the books of the other authors in the study group had not been updated either, because it was not yet 6:00 PM.

Once 6:00 PM passed, these books would be updated with several chapters in a flood, at least seven or eight thousand words, and possibly more than ten thousand.

In contrast, he hadn't written a single word.

"Well, it's not my fault. It was all delayed by President Pei's arrangement to study the Tendency spirit."

Cui Geng comfortably passed the buck to President Pei.

If he had known in advance that he would be playing in the game room all day, Cui Geng would have been quite happy.

But coming with the mindset of "participating in Tendency spirit training" and then playing games all day for no apparent reason, this strange sense of dislocation greatly diminished the enjoyment Cui Geng got from the games.

"Wait, this training, could it be that no one will manage it unless I urge them? Don't let it drag on until tomorrow!"

Cui Geng was suddenly startled by this thought, feeling that there was a big problem.

Of course, he wasn't resistant to the idea of playing games in the game room all day, but the feeling of having his "schedule completely arranged by others" wasn't good.

Thinking of this, Cui Geng stood up and decided to ask Wu Bin what President Pei was up to.

Whether it was playing or training, he had to figure it out.

Hanging like this, he couldn't feel at ease doing anything.

Cui Geng left the game room and subconsciously glanced at the work station next door.

He was surprised to find that someone had laid their ergonomic chair flat and was sleeping; someone was eating potato chips and watching dramas; and someone was typing quickly on the keyboard, writing documents.

This floor was mainly for administrative, human resources, finance, and other departments. The game department was upstairs on the 17th floor.

Since Tendency's recruitment, the work of the Human Resources department had not been so busy, so some people who didn't have anything to do could naturally slack off a little.

However, this scene seemed a little surprising to Cui Geng. He had originally thought that this would be a hot and bustling work scene.

Cui Geng found Wu Bin, hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to start the conversation.

However, Wu Bin seemed to be prepared for this and immediately stood up: "Come, let's talk in the reception room."

The two of them entered the reception room one after the other and sat down.

Wu Bin poured tea, looking confident.

President Pei had specifically instructed him that if Cui Geng didn't understand, Wu Bin should give him a little hint.

So Wu Bin was prepared and knew that now was the time to give a hint.

"Feel free to ask any questions you have," Wu Bin said with a smile.

Cui Geng hesitated for a moment and asked, "I want to know, when exactly does the Tendency spirit training start? It won't be dragged on until tomorrow, will it?"

The smile on Wu Bin's face grew thicker: "Tendency spirit training? It's already started."

Seeing the bewildered expression on Cui Geng's face, Wu Bin added, "From the moment you arrived this morning until now, it's all been part of the Tendency spirit training process."

"As for what the Tendency spirit is..."

"President Pei said, believe that you can find the answer yourself."

Cui Geng was puzzled.

The training had already started? But he had been playing games all day!

Cui Geng scratched his head and asked, "Then is this the process for every Tendency spirit training? Entering the game room and playing games all day?"

Wu Bin thought for a moment and said, "The process is the same, you're brought to the company, but it's not necessarily entering the game room and playing games all day. In fact, you don't have to play games, you can go anywhere you want. No one restricts your freedom."

Cui Geng: "Huh?"

He could go anywhere he wanted? Then why did he stay in the game room all day?

But he thought about it for a moment and remembered that when he entered the game room, Wu Bin didn't tell him that he couldn't leave.

"So, this so-called training is just a ticket to move freely within Tendency? To demonstrate the Tendency spirit in a more indirect way?"

Cui Geng asked doubtfully, "But I still don't feel like I've experienced any 'Tendency spirit'..."

Seeing Cui Geng's confused eyes, Wu Bin knew that now was the time to give him "a little hint" as President Pei had said.

"What did you see in the company?" Wu Bin asked.

Cui Geng recalled what he saw, feeling a little embarrassed to speak.

Wu Bin smiled and said, "It's okay to say it."

Cui Geng hesitated and said, "I saw people working seriously at their workstations, some sleeping, some watching dramas, some reading books..."

Wu Bin nodded, "Then what kind of Tendency spirit do you think this represents?"

Cui Geng thought for a moment and said very uncertainly, "Uh... the company doesn't care what employees do during working hours at all, they can play and slack off at will? President Pei encourages everyone to be lazy?"

"..." Wu Bin was speechless for a moment and said with a wry smile, "Do you really think that's a reasonable conclusion?"

Cui Geng: "...No."

He was just reacting subconsciously. Now that Wu Bin asked back, he immediately felt that this idea was ridiculous.

Wu Bin shared his understanding of the Tendency spirit.

"The people you saw resting and watching dramas, they either have already completed all their current work, or they need to adjust their state to achieve higher work efficiency."

"Their rest and entertainment are not just for rest and entertainment itself, but to better complete their work."

"If the Tendency spirit is summarized in one point, it is: how to better use entertainment and rest, using the two as a means to obtain higher efficiency and longer-lasting output."

"The Tendency spirit encourages rest and entertainment, but it does not encourage aimless, purely rest and entertainment, because this will only ruin people."

"Using rest and entertainment to ensure the health of body and mind, so as to better realize one's own value, this is what the Tendency spirit truly advocates."

After listening to Wu Bin's words, Cui Geng fell into deep thought.

So, President Pei's behavior meant this?

What President Pei did today was very simple: he threw him into the game room to relax.

But now, Cui Geng felt an indescribable sense of emptiness in his heart.

Why was this happening?

Was it just because he was playing while the other authors were writing?

There were some factors in this regard, but not all of them.

Combining Wu Bin's words, Cui Geng suddenly realized a problem: his entertainment and rest were all aimless!

That's why he often felt empty.

Take the one-hour lunch nap as an example.

Some people take a one-hour nap out of procrastination, to escape work, but after they wake up, they still have to complete that work. They would think, if I hadn't slept for that hour at noon, maybe I would have already completed half of my work by now...

At this time, they would feel empty, feeling that time had been wasted.

But some people take a one-hour nap to maintain a better mental state to complete their work in the afternoon. After they wake up, they immediately devote themselves to their work with energy.

At this time, the one-hour nap is very meaningful, and they will not feel empty because of it.

Entertainment is the same.

Rest and entertainment are a part of life, indispensable, but they cannot become the whole of life.

A person's ultimate value still depends on how much he produces.

This was a very simple principle, but Cui Geng realized that he had never understood it before.

He was carefree due to the demolition and relocation, and could not concentrate on creating, but playing games and entertaining every day could not bring him any happiness, leaving only endless emptiness.

He had never understood where his sense of emptiness came from.

Today, President Pei first threw him into the entertainment room to play games all day, and then let Wu Bin give him a little guidance, which immediately made him enlightened.

Thinking of this, Cui Geng's brow relaxed, and he expressed his understanding: "So, the Tendency spirit should be..."

"Encouraging rest, encouraging entertainment."

"But rest and entertainment are all to adjust one's state and better realize one's value."

Wu Bin remained noncommittal: "Anything else?"

Cui Geng frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "If I put the Tendency spirit on myself..."

"The reason why I am the slowest writer in the entire study class is precisely because I don't have this spirit."

"My rest and entertainment are just slacking off and being lazy, a resistance to work, so my time is wasted. In fact, if I can combine rest, entertainment, and work, I can completely maintain my existing rest and entertainment time while increasing my output..."

"I've been updating too much recently, and many plots and content haven't been considered very well. This is also the result of me putting work and entertainment in opposition. This is the mentality I urgently need to adjust..."

"In short."

"I don't have to resist or reject rest and entertainment, and I don't have to feel guilty because of it, but I should use them to maintain a better working state."

"At the same time, there is no need to dwell on the number of words, what is more important is the quality of the content..."

"Am I right?"

Cui Geng looked at Wu Bin.

Wu Bin smiled slightly: "Everyone can have different answers to the Tendency spirit, and I cannot judge your understanding."

"As long as you think it's right, then it's right."