Losing Money to Become a Tycoon: Starting with Games
Chapter 387: The Zero Overtime Competition
January 12th, Wednesday.
Pei Qian sat in his office, reviewing the latest results of the Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test.
The Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test was held almost every week. However, since many new employees had joined at different times and their onboarding schedules varied, there was still a group that had not yet successfully passed probation.
Among them, quite a few had only one final chance left. If they failed again, they would have to take compensation and leave. Their nervousness was practically visible to the naked eye.
Even though Tengda Group offered generous compensation.
Even though they could try again next year after leaving.
But after working at Tengda Group for a period of time, who would willingly leave?
During the probation period, although these new employees hadn't formally taken on real responsibilities and were mainly learning, they had observed the working conditions of others. Seeing everyone clock out on time and enjoy a wide range of benefits, most of them had developed a strong desire to work here permanently.
Therefore, this final Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test was of utmost importance to them.
Pei Qian flipped through the results and was surprised to find that the passing rate had increased significantly again.
"Everyone who only had one last chance left passed."
"The overall passing rate for this test has already exceeded 70%."
"At this rate, almost none of the newly recruited employees will be dismissed."
"What's going on? Did the questions leak?"
"That shouldn't be possible."
Pei Qian carefully reviewed the Tengda Spirit Compatibility Test question bank.
Every single question in it had been personally written by him. The options were deliberately confusing. Each test randomly selected questions from the bank, and even the order of the answer choices was randomized.
Could the website staff who built the testing program have leaked the questions?
Probably not. On matters that he had explicitly forbidden, no one would dare to openly tamper with things. The likelihood of a leak was very low.
Pei Qian wasn't entirely certain whether the website developer had left a backdoor, but if he had—and President Pei discovered the leak—then he would immediately become the prime suspect. That would practically be self-destruction.
Pei Qian believed his employees weren't foolish enough to do that.
Yet the passing rate had undeniably improved.
Pei Qian recalled some subtle clues.
"Hmm… At the beginning, the passing rate was very low. Later, it gradually increased."
"New employees must be communicating privately, but that alone shouldn't have such a huge impact. The question bank is completely random. Simply memorizing answers without truly understanding the essence of the Tengda spirit wouldn't allow them to pass."
"In other words, private discussions among new employees are only part of the reason."
"The more important reason is that most of them have genuinely grasped the essence of the Tengda spirit."
"And thinking back carefully, the company's overtime situation has indeed improved significantly recently."
"It's not just that the new employees have gained a better understanding of the Tengda spirit, even the veteran employees seem to have improved their ideological awareness."
"Could it be that once this test was introduced, it immediately corrected the company's culture and perfectly achieved the goal I originally intended?"
After thinking it over, this seemed to be the only reasonable explanation.
Otherwise, why would even the old employees' overtime habits have improved?
Recently, the overtime quotas reported by various departments had been steadily decreasing. Some departments had even achieved "zero overtime" for two consecutive weeks, so much so that he was almost tempted to award them trophies.
Wait… award trophies?
That actually sounded like a good idea!
Pei Qian immediately sent a message to Hao Yun in the Human Resources Department:
"Starting this week, we're launching a Zero Overtime Competition."
"Each week, tally up the departments that have absolutely no overtime. They'll receive a 'Zero Overtime This Week' record. At the end of each month, we'll evaluate the results. The department with the most 'Zero Overtime' records will receive a trophy, and the department will get an additional 50,000 yuan bonus!"
"Note: 'Zero Overtime' means no overtime whatsoever, whether at night or on weekends, whether at home or in the office. There must not be any signs of overtime. That includes no document upload records during non-working hours."
"For shift-based positions like Against the Wind Logistics, calculate based on their actual working days."
"HR and the Administrative Department will supervise this together—and supervise each other! If you find any suspicious signs, report to me immediately and revoke that department's 'Zero Overtime This Week' qualification."
"If multiple departments achieve four 'Zero Overtime This Week' records in the same month, the department with the largest headcount will win. However, in the next evaluation, departments that haven't won before will be given priority."
Fifty thousand yuan per month wasn't much, but that was the maximum amount the system allowed.
Why was he being a bit stingy this time…? Probably because the system felt that awarding large bonuses for something like "zero overtime" wasn't entirely justified…
But that didn't matter. This was about honor; the bonus was just a bonus.
As long as there was a trophy, prize money, and President Pei personally presenting the award, the departments would naturally be highly motivated to compete for it.
Once that happened, other departments would follow suit, forming healthy competition.
Hao Yun quickly replied: "Understood, President Pei. I'll handle it immediately."
…
Huanyu Sky Street Mall.
Around the Shared Phone Booth, a large crowd of onlookers had already gathered.
Ruan Guangjian was carefully adding the final details to the painting. After more than two days of work, it was essentially complete—another half day of touch-ups and it would be officially finished.
It was a thickly painted illustration of Guardian of Justice Zadkiel.
In the painting, Zadkiel had a powerful build and a resolute gaze. His broad shoulders seemed to shield everyone. Though his back was pierced with various weapons, he remained fearless and unyielding.
Ruan Guangjian had been painting here for over two days, and during that time, the number of onlookers had steadily increased.
People watched as the once bare side of the phone booth was gradually filled with paint, transforming into a bold, striking image with a distinctive style. Everyone was full of admiration.
"What is that character? So cool!"
"This guy's a real master. He paints fast and well, I can't wait for it to be finished so I can take photos."
"I searched online for a long time and couldn't find anything similar. Could this be an original creation?"
"It looks like game concept art. Maybe it's for some new game using this phone booth as a promotional stunt?"
"I feel like this phone booth might get torn down within a week. If they're advertising, wouldn't it be easier to just hang posters or display boards?"
"How could that compare to painting it directly?"
"Exactly! Posters and display boards are printing and publicity. This! This is painting. This is art!"
The crowd buzzed with discussion. After all, it wasn't often that people got to watch an artist paint live in public.
Ruan Guangjian added another stroke, stepped back to take a look, and nodded slightly in satisfaction. The effect was good.
The painting was essentially done; a few more details in the afternoon and it would be completely finished.
He could probably take a short break.
Zhang Wang immediately handed him a drink. "Master, you've worked hard!"
Ruan Guangjian didn't stand on ceremony and took it. "Your booth design is quite good too. After putting this painting on it, it actually matches the phone booth very well."
Zhang Wang smiled. "It's mainly because your painting is so good."
"Oh, by the way, Master—I was thinking of placing a seal stamp inside the booth, either round or square. What do you think…?"
Ruan Guangjian immediately understood. "That's easy. I'll draw you an original design later. You can take the drawing to someone and have it carved. It won't take long."
As for what to draw, that was simple—just simplify the hero's outline, then add the hero's name and the phone booth's serial number. That would be enough.
…
4:00 p.m.
Having just finished one exam, Pei Qian walked out of the examination hall feeling mentally exhausted.
So tiring!
Even though it was an open-book exam and the answers were all in the textbook, he had flipped through it for ages and still couldn't find what he needed…
In the end, he could only rely on his lightning-fast handwriting, copying down anything that seemed even remotely related onto the paper, filling it to the brim.
Passing shouldn't be a problem, but getting a high score was out of the question.
Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh. He had been careless!
Although he had known in advance that it would be an open-book exam and had reviewed the material beforehand, he had still been flustered during the test.
Because the class where the key points were highlighted—he had happened to miss it due to other matters…
After this exam, there were still several more open-book exams to go. As for the notes from Ma Yang for that closed-book exam, Pei Qian had only read about half of them so far.
Pei Qian felt a deep sense of despair.
Meanwhile, Ma Yang beside him looked completely elated—radiant and energetic, nothing like someone who had just finished an exam.
Pei Qian speculated that either Ma Yang had truly done very well, or he simply felt good about himself.
The latter was probably more likely.
Considering that he had missed the key-point review sessions for the remaining two or three open-book exams, Pei Qian decided to go to Dream Fulfillment Ventures with Ma Yang.
Recently, Ma Yang had been balancing work and study, keeping his textbooks and notes at Dream Fulfillment Ventures.
Pei Qian figured that his remaining open-book exams might still be salvageable.
Arriving at Dream Fulfillment Ventures, Pei Qian casually found a seat and sat down while Ma Yang went to fetch the notes and textbooks.
Pei Qian poured himself a cup of coffee from the machine, sipping it while subconsciously glancing around.
Suddenly, he noticed something.
Why were there so many fewer people?
Even He Desheng wasn't there!
He checked the time—it was only a little past 4 p.m. It wasn't even time to get off work yet.
At first, Pei Qian felt puzzled. Then a small surge of excitement rose within him.
Could it be that He Desheng and the others knew that Boss Ma had an exam today and that leadership probably wouldn't come to the office—so they had sneaked off early? Slipped away?
Look at that, this was the kind of team his brother had trained. Reliable!
Pei Qian almost wanted to set them up as a positive example and praise them company-wide.
Just as he was thinking this, He Desheng and the others returned.
Pei Qian: "?"
The moment He Desheng entered and saw Pei Qian, he hurried over to greet him. "President Pei! You're here?"
Pei Qian asked, puzzled, "Where did you all go?"
If they had left early, even with someone tipping them off, they couldn't have rushed back this quickly, right?
Could it just be a coincidence? Had they simply stepped out to use the restroom?
That didn't seem right either. Why would so many people go together?
He Desheng smiled and replied, "Oh, the factory on the outskirts of Jingzhou has already produced a batch of finished products based on the Shared Phone Booth prototype. I went to inspect and accept them."
Pei Qian was even more puzzled. "Hmm? Isn't that outside your scope of responsibility?"
He Desheng smiled. "That's true, President Pei."
"But the Shared Phone Booth is still a Dream Fulfillment Ventures project after all. Zhang Wang can't handle everything by himself, so we just lent a hand."
"Mainly because we don't have much to do during work hours anyway. It was just a small favor."
He Desheng was telling the truth. Previously, during work hours, aside from their regular tasks, they could also play games with Boss Ma. But now Boss Ma had said they should focus seriously on work and stop gaming during office hours.
On a typical day, their main task was simply screening business proposals. The workload wasn't heavy at all, so they conveniently helped Zhang Wang handle some matters related to the Shared Phone Booth project.
Pei Qian: "???"
He had completely misunderstood!
He had thought this group had achieved such high ideological awareness that they had even learned to leave work early, but that wasn't the case at all!
Not only had they finished their own work, they were even helping with other people's work!
This kind of mindset was absolutely unacceptable!
Zhang Wang as a person—and the Shared Phone Booth project—had originally seemed quite reliable. It looked like a guaranteed money-loser.
But if He Desheng and his group stepped in to help, what if they accidentally stirred up some unexpected success?
Pei Qian fell silent for a moment. "In that case, since your workload isn't saturated, I have a new project for you."
"Shared Top Student."
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