The scale of Tenda Corporation was expanding daily, and President Pei's whereabouts became increasingly unpredictable. The opportunities to meet him were dwindling.

Aside from his weekly Monday visit to the office, the only other time to interact with President Pei face-to-face was when a project was nearing completion.

This was, in fact, a rather painful situation for the heads of each department.

President Pei was a business genius; more interaction with him, more opportunities to hear his words, would be of great help to both the development of the department and the improvement of individual abilities.

Therefore, every speech by President Pei had to be valued, and the profound meaning behind it carefully pondered!

Pei Qian surveyed the department heads and said with a smile, "Who can accurately and concisely explain what the Tenda Spirit is? The best explanation will win a week of paid vacation for the entire department."

A whole week of paid vacation for the entire department – a generous reward, wasn't it?

Even if they weren't thinking of themselves, they had to consider the employees in their department, right?

Pei Qian's plan was quite simple and crude.

Since the Tenda Spirit had been misinterpreted, it was likely a top-down phenomenon, and these department heads bore the greatest responsibility. The main culprit was probably hiding among them!

After all, the heads of various departments at Tenda were all old over-thinkers.

Firing all of them would certainly fulfill his wish, but firing every other one would undoubtedly leave some fish escaping the net.

Now that they were all gathered together, the person who gave the most detailed, thorough, and off-track interpretation of the Tenda Spirit was definitely the main culprit!

Moreover, Pei Qian felt that since he had personally asked, this culprit would certainly not miss this opportunity to take credit. With the temptation of a week of paid vacation for the entire department to fuel the fire, he would definitely be able to ferret out more than one mole!

Now, the fishing hook had been cast; who would take the bait?

Pei Qian smiled.

The department heads looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Several people subconsciously looked at Hao Yun, but she also shook her head slightly, so everyone remained silent.

The department heads considered various things, but there were three main reasons.

First, most department heads felt that they weren't worthy.

Because many people knew that the Tenda Spirit was actually summarized by Wu Bin, and everyone else was just benefiting from it.

Jumping out at this time to steal Wu Bin's credit would be inappropriate!

Everyone had a reputation and a bottom line. Stepping forward now would make it difficult to save face with the Human Resources Department in the future.

That was why many department heads looked at Hao Yun, because only the Human Resources Department was ultimately qualified to step forward and accept this reward.

But Hao Yun also felt a little embarrassed, because this credit belonged to Wu Bin; how could she falsely claim it? And if she emphasized that it was Wu Bin's credit, that would not be in line with Wu Bin's original intention.

Because Wu Bin had repeatedly emphasized that his interpretation of the Tenda Spirit was one-sided and incomplete. The Tenda Spirit mainly relied on enlightenment. He didn't want to greedily take this credit, otherwise he wouldn't have remained so low-key and silent until now.

Hao Yun knew that Wu Bin didn't want to stand out, and it was even more inappropriate for her and the other department heads to take Wu Bin's credit, so everyone remained silent.

Second, a week of paid vacation wasn't that tempting.

Each department had development plans, and whether it was a week of paid vacation for the entire department or a week of paid vacation for the department head himself, it might affect the work plan.

Besides, Tenda didn't have overtime; there was already enough time to rest in the evenings and on weekends. A week of paid vacation would make them feel uneasy; it was better to not have it.

Finally, no one dared to show off their skills in front of President Pei, especially since the Tenda Spirit was constantly changing.

Wu Bin had long analyzed that the reason why President Pei didn't summarize the Tenda Spirit himself, but instead used the Tenda Spirit test to allow all employees to feel it themselves, was to avoid restricting everyone's thinking with rules and regulations.

In that case, wouldn't it be extremely embarrassing to show off one's shallow understanding in front of President Pei?

No one wanted to lose face in front of the other heads.

Therefore, after President Pei asked, not a single department head spoke. They all stared at each other, and finally looked back at President Pei.

Pei Qian was shocked.

What was going on?

Not a single one of these fish had taken the bait?

Were they all so vigilant?

Or had they mastered the technology of brainwave communication?

Pei Qian frowned and said, "Why isn't anyone talking?"

Huang Sibai cleared his throat. "President Pei, our understanding of the Tenda Spirit is too superficial and one-sided to show off."

Lin Wan also nodded. "Yes, this question is too complicated; it's a bit difficult to start."

Ma Yiqun had a profound expression. "It can only be understood implicitly, not expressed explicitly; it can't be said in detail, because saying it would be wrong."

Xiao Peng said, "Our understanding of the Tenda Spirit is less than one ten-thousandth of the true Tenda Spirit; it can't be said, it can't be said."

Only Ma Yang raised his long face, which had been buried in his plate, and looked at everyone blankly, completely unaware of what they were talking about.

He wanted to say something, but he had nothing in his stomach and didn't know where to start.

Pei Qian couldn't help but be stunned.

He was just asking them to summarize the Tenda Spirit, not to discuss Zen!

"It can't be said in detail, because saying it would be wrong" had even come out?

These people gave Pei Qian the feeling of a group of old monks, speaking in a cloud of mystery, making it impossible to continue asking.

Pei Qian was a little helpless. "It doesn't matter; everyone can speak freely, regardless of right or wrong."

The heads looked at each other, but remained unmoved.

Especially Huang Sibo, Lin Wan, and other old employees, who had a determined expression on their faces.

Several of the newer heads had originally wanted to speak, but when they saw the expressions of Huang Sibo, Lin Wan, and others, they immediately realized what was going on and obediently shut their mouths.

This seemed to be a test from President Pei!

Those who spoke now were those who didn't have a deep understanding of President Pei's intentions and didn't fully grasp the Tenda Spirit.

The core of the Tenda Spirit was to comprehend it yourself, not to talk about it randomly. Wouldn't it be a violation of the Tenda Spirit to talk about one's understanding of the Tenda Spirit in front of President Pei?

Therefore, remaining silent was the correct answer!

If Pei Qian had asked individually, he might have been able to get something out of them, because everyone's thoughts were different.

But now that all the heads were present, silence was contagious. After observing the reactions of others, especially the reactions of old employees such as Lin Wan and Huang Sibo, everyone realized that silence was the correct answer, so they responded with silence!

Pei Qian looked blank, his head filled with question marks.

???

What was going on?

He couldn't get a single word out of these heads?

Pei Qian originally wanted to call out a few people and force them to say something, but then he thought again that it was useless!

These heads could definitely say something, but that would not help to ferret out the mastermind. Moreover, seeing that these heads were so resistant, forcing them to speak would have an even greater negative effect.

Pei Qian was silent for a moment, then sighed softly.

Okay, then he would have to execute Plan B.

Pei Qian had actually anticipated this possibility, so he had prepared two plans in advance. Tang Yishu would investigate in secret, and the possibility of finding the mastermind still existed.

In addition, Pei Qian also planned to reverse this over-interpretation of the Tenda Spirit directly from a higher dimension!

Thinking of this, Pei Qian cleared his throat. "Since everyone doesn't want to talk, then forget it. However, I want to emphasize one thing to everyone; please be sure to implement it seriously and without compromise."

"Regardless of whether each department has directly or indirectly promoted the Tenda Spirit, and regardless of the specific content of the Tenda Spirit that everyone is promoting, I hope that everyone can immediately stop this behavior."

"In other words, Tenda Group has no need to carry out any spiritual construction, understand?"

"Especially you, the heads of each department, must be responsible for the work of your department. No matter what other departments do, you must remember what I said."

"Have you all remembered?"

The heads looked at each other, their faces filled with doubt again.

What did President Pei mean?

Why did he specifically emphasize that Tenda Group should not carry out any spiritual construction? Didn't that mean that the good Tenda Spirit could not continue to be promoted?

Other companies attached great importance to corporate culture construction. Although they were all empty slogans, they still made employees memorize and remember them.

In contrast, Tenda clearly had such a good Tenda Spirit, but President Pei wouldn't let everyone learn and spread it?

This...

All the heads felt confused, and even felt that President Pei's behavior was somewhat contradictory.

Did President Pei value the Tenda Spirit or not? If he didn't value it, then why did he set up the "Tenda Spirit Compatibility Test" in the recruitment process? If he valued it, then why did he strictly prohibit its promotion and dissemination?

When Pei Qian saw everyone's expressions, he immediately knew that they seemed to be overthinking something again. He quickly said, "You don't need to understand, and you don't need to know why; just carry it out resolutely."

The heads nodded and said in unison, "Yes, President Pei!"

...

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November 21st, Monday.

Pei Qian came to the office as usual to see if there was any work that needed his attention.

He had just sat down when someone knocked on the door.

Pei Qian looked up and saw Lin Wan entering.

"Is there something you need?"

Pei Qian was slightly surprised, because he visited Shang Yang Games quite often. Currently, Shang Yang Games was responsible for two tasks: Ye Zhizhou and his team were responsible for the operation of the international version of GoG, while Wang Xiaobin was developing DLC for Tenda's old games.

Logically speaking, there shouldn't be anything particularly that needed to be reported from these two areas at the moment.

Lin Wan said, "President Pei, IOI has taken some new actions, so I've come to report it."

Pei Qian: "Oh? Okay, tell me about it."