Zhou Muyan immediately agreed, "No problem! I'll let Longyu Corporation know right away."
"Even if President Pei didn't say so, I would have to request it proactively. After all, I'm afraid your design ideas are too profound and unconventional, and you can't always be here overseeing the project development. What if I can't keep up with your thinking or understand your intentions?"
"If we can arrange for a senior lead designer to push the project forward, that would be best. I'll just observe and learn from the side, and assist him."
Pei Qian was silent for a moment.
President Zhou, we really are on the same wavelength, but the process has a slight deviation.
Zhou Muyan was very happy. "Okay, then that's settled. I'll talk to Longyu Corporation and have them process Zhao Xuming's resignation as quickly as possible, and try to get him to Jingzhou in a couple of days!"
The matter was considered resolved. Pei Qian came up with an idea and smoothly got back Eric's golden partner, President Zhao.
Now it was just a matter of patiently waiting for Longyu Corporation to send him over.
As for how to specifically design the game...
It didn't matter. President Pei always improvised on the spot. In any case, no matter how he improvised, Min Jingchao could successfully fill in the gaps.
For Pei Qian, he couldn't control whether this game would be a flop or a big hit.
If he could control it, wouldn't he have bled money long ago?
So, he would follow the previous process. Success or failure, it all depended on fate.
The situation at Tianhuo Studio was different from that of Tengda's game department. Even if the idea came from President Pei and Min Jingchao went to push it forward, the game might not necessarily succeed.
If it succeeded, it could only be said that it was destined to be so.
If it failed, he could learn a lesson from it and provide some material for losing money in the future.
Pei Qian was not in a hurry at all and waited patiently.
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Tuesday, October 16th.
Zhao Xuming went to work as usual.
After driving to the company's parking lot and turning off the engine, Zhao Xuming looked at the time and saw that it was not yet time to go to work. So, he lit a cigarette and planned to sit in the car for a while.
He missed Eric very much.
Currently, he was temporarily overseeing the affairs of the IOI national server. He had no news about Eric's specific situation.
In the past, Eric made all the decisions, and Zhao Xuming happily assisted. They shared the credit together, and Eric took the blame himself. It was wonderful.
Now, he had the feeling of being exposed to the bottom of a pot, and he could be pinned down at any time. He felt very uneasy.
"Sigh, for the sake of work."
Zhao Xuming put out his cigarette, locked the car, and walked to the parking lot elevator.
He was just doing his job one day at a time, and he was just holding on. What else could he do?
Judging from what Eric said before he left, it was unlikely that he would come back to be the head of the Greater China region. Zhao Xuming felt that he had to prepare to cooperate with someone else as soon as possible.
But he didn't know what kind of personality the new head of the Greater China region would have. What if they didn't cooperate well?
This made him worried.
When he arrived at the office, he had not been sitting for long when he heard someone knocking on the door.
He looked up and saw that it was actually the HR director of Longyu Corporation. Of course, the full title should be Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration.
Zhao Xuming quickly stood up and said, "Oh? Director Kang? What brings you here? Please, have a seat."
In terms of rank, Zhao Xuming was a little lower than Director Kang. In terms of the department, the HR director had frequent contact with the boss and controlled the appointment and removal of all people up and down the group. So, Zhao Xuming did not dare to be negligent.
Director Kang sat down on the sofa with a smile and said, "President Zhao, how is work going lately?"
Zhao Xuming did not call his subordinates, but personally poured tea. "Thanks to Director Kang, it's going smoothly. I just hope that Dayak Corporation will send the person in charge back as soon as possible. Otherwise, it won't be easy to deal with some things that need to be communicated with Finger Company."
Director Kang nodded. "Yes, it's just inconvenient to deal with foreign companies."
"Well, let's not talk about those useless pleasantries, let's get straight to the point."
"President Zhao, I have an agreement here. Take a look and sign it if there's no problem."
Director Kang said, taking out the prepared agreement and handing it over.
Zhao Xuming was a little puzzled and reached out to take it.
"Termination agreement?!"
"What...what does this mean?"
Zhao Xuming was stunned when he saw the title of the agreement.
Am I being fired?
That's not right, I've been shifting the blame pretty well... Oh no, I've been completing my work well lately, and I haven't made any major mistakes. How could I be terminated?
This was a voluntary termination agreement, which meant that both parties agreed to terminate the agreement, which was considered a peaceful breakup. In addition to the confidentiality clause, all the non-compete agreements were also lifted.
Zhao Xuming was puzzled.
What's this about? Encouraging me to jump ship?
Otherwise, why would they specifically lift the non-compete agreement?
Judging from the content of this agreement, it should not be a dismissal due to a major work error, otherwise the agreement would not be so friendly. But if it was a so-called "peaceful breakup," then why didn't I get any news at all before?
This was too sudden!
Zhao Xuming's expression changed constantly, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Director Kang saw it and asked, "President Zhao, is there anything you're not satisfied with? If you're not satisfied, we can discuss it further."
Zhao Xuming looked up at Director Kang and then at the agreement.
He looked at the agreement and then at Director Kang.
He felt that this scene was very strange.
It was as if the boss wanted to fire you, and he asked you very considerately if there was anything you were not satisfied with in the dismissal terms, and whether you wanted to modify it again. He felt that it was a bit like sarcasm.
Zhao Xuming read it all over and took a deep breath and asked, "Director Kang, I'm a little confused. Could you explain it a little? What mistakes did I make in my work, or what's going on? Even if there are mistakes, I should be demoted or transferred. There's no reason to terminate the agreement directly, right?"
Director Kang was also stunned, with a puzzled look on his face.
He hesitated for a while before asking, "What? President Zhao, don't you know about this?"
Zhao Xuming asked, "What...what should I know?"
Director Kang was silent. He carefully examined Zhao Xuming's expression and found that he was not pretending.
Then this was amazing!
Director Kang and other senior executives of Longyu Corporation thought that Zhao Xuming had already connected with Tengda!
It stands to reason that if President Pei personally asked for someone, he must have met Zhao Xuming many times and talked to him many times before he was sure he wanted this person, right?
Therefore, the senior executives did not notify Zhao Xuming during the meeting, and Director Kang came today with the agreement directly, skipping the previous explanation.
Because everyone thought that President Zhao must know everything, what's the point of explaining it? It's superfluous.
But looking at the current situation, President Zhao seemed to know nothing...
President Pei actually wanted someone by name without communicating with Zhao Xuming at all?
This...this was too hasty.
Or was Zhao Xuming acting?
But he didn't need to act!
Director Kang tentatively asked, "You don't know that President Pei personally asked our company for someone?"
Zhao Xuming: "Wants...wants someone?"
Director Kang nodded. "Yes, he wants you by name. Now the senior executives have reached a consensus to let you go to Tengda, but the condition is to develop a game together with Tengda and Tianhuo Studio."
"If you sign this termination agreement, President Zhao, you will be free to join Tengda."
Zhao Xuming was shocked at the time. "Wait!"
"Why didn't anyone ask for my opinion on this matter!"
"I never said I wanted to go to Tengda! In fact, I'm quite satisfied with our company and don't plan to move."
Director Kang showed a meaningful smile, as if to say "Don't pretend."
"President Zhao, which game company in China, oh no, even the Internet company, doesn't want to go to Tengda? To be honest..."
He lowered his voice: "I want to go too."
Zhao Xuming's mouth opened slightly: "You..."
He looked at the agreement in his hand: "Then what if I don't sign it? What if I don't go to Tengda?"
Director Kang was a little embarrassed: "In that case...the game in cooperation with Tengda will be ruined, and the bosses above should be very angry..."
Zhao Xuming: "..."
Okay, don't say it.
It turns out that even if I stay, I will be given a hard time!
Zhao Xuming suddenly understood how those princesses in the evil feudal society who were married far away to the desert felt.
The agreement to cease the war and trade had been signed, and the foreign tributes had already been received. You want to not go? How is that possible!
You have to be tied up and taken over!
"But my home is in Modu, and my wife and children are also in Modu, I'm..." Zhao Xuming still felt that this matter was too sudden and he was not prepared.
Director Kang patted him on the shoulder: "Lao Zhao, you're overthinking it."
"If you go to Tengda, do you still need to worry about these things? Whether it's taking a plane, taking a high-speed train, or moving your family over, aren't these things easy to solve? You know the status of Tengda in Jingzhou. How could President Pei not arrange these little things well?"
"In short, hurry up and sign the agreement. The sooner we send you over, the sooner the new game will be developed."
"The sooner it's developed, the sooner it will be launched to make money."
"With games, a day sooner or later can make a difference of millions."
"Keep that in mind, don't be ungrateful after getting a good deal, hurry up."
Zhao Xuming: "..."
How am I being ungrateful after getting a good deal!
I'm a loyal subject of Longyu Corporation! I said a long time ago that I wouldn't go anywhere!
Forget it, Tengda is not bad...
Zhao Xuming hesitated for a while, and suddenly felt that his hesitation was really meaningless.
If he had to go to Tengda for an interview himself, he would definitely not go. He couldn't afford to lose face.
But now that President Pei personally wanted someone, he felt that... well... he was quite valued, why not go?
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuming took the pen and signed his name on the agreement.
Director Kang took the agreement and flipped through it, nodding in satisfaction. His task was successfully completed.
"Okay, then I won't disturb you. President Zhao, hurry up and pack your things."
Watching Director Kang leave, Zhao Xuming felt like he was living in a dream.
If it weren't for the agreement that belonged to him on the table, he might have really thought he was dreaming.
After being stunned for a while, Zhao Xuming silently opened his phone and booked a high-speed rail ticket to Jingzhou.