Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 669 The Current Situation of Graduates and the Cultural and Entertainment Division

After returning to Shagang.

Zhou Yi first did two things.

Firstly, during this year's graduation season at Mushroom Forest Primary School, he, as the principal, attended the graduation ceremony and offered encouragement and blessings to the graduating students.

Zhou Yi presented graduation certificates, awards, and bonuses to the five outstanding graduates who were recommended for admission to Longgong.

This batch of graduates includes the three famous campus heroes: Bai Shier, Chen Ji, and Beta.

They all skipped grades and graduated early because they were able to further utilize their talents by participating in actual work.

It is worth mentioning that.

All three students voluntarily gave up their guaranteed admission spots, allowing other students who needed them more to do so.

For them, this was merely icing on the cake; they could potentially pursue further studies at the Dragon Palace through talent exchange programs if needed. But for other ordinary students, it was a lifeline, perhaps even capable of completely changing their destiny.

Zhou Yi was very pleased with this.

well.

The top school in Mushroom Forest Elementary School should have this kind of spirit.

The expectations placed on the three outstanding graduates are different from those for other ordinary graduates.

"You are the pride of Mushroom Forest Primary School and the future of the company. I hope you will always be strict with yourselves, not only continue to hone your professional skills, but also lead the company to make breakthroughs and pioneering achievements in certain fields."

"I hope that you will not lose your confidence and original aspirations no matter what setbacks and difficulties you encounter."

Zhou Yi advised them, "But remember, good health is the most important thing. I sincerely wish you all good health and happiness after graduation."

"Yes!"

The three heroes said in unison, "We will never let the principal down."

These three individuals had already achieved considerable success within the company, and all departments had extended offers to them. However, they still made the choice they preferred.

among them.

Bai Shier chose to stay at the school in the mushroom forest as a biology teacher, continuing to research and explore the uses of mushrooms with his mentor, Sun Chonglai.

Chen Ji joined the First Research Institute of the Manufacturing Department—the core of the department's research and development. The director was Liu Fusheng, and the chief designer was Chen Ruixiang. Both of them were Chen Ji's mentors. Now, after graduating, he went there to work, participating in the research and development of the upgraded floating heart and the design of other new equipment.

Beta went to the Lunar Affairs Department to participate in the lunar terraforming project. That was the central research and development site for the company's classified projects. Whether it was the wasteland armor, shuttle vehicles, and light rails that people could come into contact with on a daily basis, or the classified gem technology, electromechanical life evolution, and bone-forming machines, that was the forefront and core area.

But most graduates are ordinary kids; they make up the majority.

Zhou Yi also paid close attention to them, and held a simple tea party with them, asking about their lives and hobbies, and sharing interesting things and troubles in their daily lives.

To his surprise, these children were incredibly diligent in their studies.

On average, each child only gets about 6 hours of rest a day. The rest of the time is spent participating in company projects or frantically doing practice problems, all in an effort to graduate with excellent grades.

The graduates were divided into three groups.

The first tier consists of five promising students recommended for admission to Ryugu.

The second tier consists of outstanding graduates, with only ten slots available each year. Students must strive for even better grades and project results to earn this honor.

Outstanding graduates will be directly recruited by various departments of the company, with guaranteed job placement upon graduation. They will be key talents for development, and will have no financial pressure in the future, with full benefits.

The third tier consists of ordinary graduates.

They need to go through the company's recruitment process step by step, and pass exams and assessments before they can start working for the company.

Compared to external applicants, our only advantage is that we know their background, giving us priority in hiring under the same conditions. Now that the company has such a great reputation, many talented people from outside are flocking to us, so naturally, our recruitment requirements have risen accordingly.

The last group consists of dropouts and repeaters, so we won't discuss them further.

According to Assistant Yuanxiao's research, in the three years since the primary school was established, only one-tenth of the graduates have been able to get jobs in the company. This is because entry-level positions, such as those for lighting, are already saturated and no longer being added.

The vast majority of ordinary graduates still have to find other ways to make a living.

Fortunately, while getting a job at a company is difficult, they are highly sought after in neighboring cities like Sakong, Steel City, or Shell City; it's practically a free pass. Plus, the convenient transportation means they can easily return to their homes in Sakong after get off work.

This group was primarily distributed to various regions within the development alliance.

It's becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary people to get jobs at companies.

Unless the timing is right, such as when a new department is established and there are temporary external recruitment drives, it is basically first-come, first-served.

"Chairman, actually, the employment prospects at Mushroom Forest Primary School are very good."

Yuanxiao said, "The company has many partners outside, including other companies, cities, chambers of commerce, factories, farms, knight orders, etc. These organizations are very welcoming to graduates of Mushroom Forest Elementary School. Because they have received long-term training from the company, their basic qualities and habits are guaranteed, and it is also easier to connect with the company through them."

"It's just that students have too high expectations; they all see staying in a company as the standard of success, while working outside represents a kind of failure..."

"Currently, the company's basic education is very competitive worldwide. We have invested heavily in education and high-quality educational resources, and students have direct access to many high-precision and advanced technological devices. Coupled with the company's reputation, they will receive even more attention."

Zhou Yi nodded.

Simply put, the company's partners and upstream and downstream businesses are all good places for graduates.

Their first choice is to stay with the company; only if they can't stay will they consider other alternative employers.

After the graduation ceremony, Zhou Yi rushed to the Cultural and Entertainment Division.

This department was reorganized from the express delivery center, with the express delivery business subcontracted to the Civil Aviation Administration. Now it is fully responsible for the company's cultural and entertainment industry.

The office is located in Building 9, Emerald City.

The Entertainment Division has two major achievements: the creation of online live streamers and entertainment development.

Electric Cat streamers are led by Biting Cat, Thunder Maru, and Electric Treasure, with other Electric Cats continuously joining. They all have their own unique screen images and focus on their respective tracks.

Because electric cats are electric life forms, they can appear instantly in various programs, possessing unparalleled natural advantages, and are also a group of anchors that the company focuses on cultivating.

"Chairman, we're doing really well right now. We've signed 33 anchors, including Electric Cat, Bone Man, Sea Man, Human, and Flower-Faced Men and Women, to cater to different programs."

Chisui explained, "Electric Cat hosts are the most numerous. However, we have developed many independent channels based on the habits and preferences of different groups."

“Take Bone TV, for example. During the day, it broadcasts the latest news and achievements of Bone people, while the noon and evening slots mainly feature comedy and sitcoms. Bone people belong to a high-income group and are very willing to pay for these high-quality programs.”

"Hua Mian TV focuses on the sex industry and stories with explicit content, including interviews, variety shows, and some dramas. Essentially, it's about consuming beauty. Its profitability is the highest among all TV stations. All other channels combined don't have as many paying viewers as Hua Mian TV. Our Hua Mian anchors are very popular. Xiao Tao was the first to start, and now Xiao Xing and the newly joined Bo He are also very popular."

Zhou Yixin said, "Of course."

Having fun with sex is a common hobby for everyone.

Late-night shows have a large audience.

Regardless of any racial discrimination or mutual contempt in normal times, on pornographic shows, everyone is a good brother.

Zhou Yi turned his gaze back to Qian Su.

This girl with the iron head has been around since she was seventeen or eighteen, and is now twenty-five or twenty-six, but her appearance hasn't changed much over the years she's been with the company. This is mainly because most of her body is prosthetic; she's changed from wearing colorful hats to more ladylike and elegant octagonal caps, and she's also changed to a long, silver-white wig.

After all, he is already the head of the cultural and entertainment division.

"And then there's our entertainment development."

Chisato continued gesturing, "We have many programs and movies that are exported. These stories also support our television programming. We are also developing game toys now."

"Chairman, do you remember the shooting game that was played in Buildings 9, 10, and 11 using the projection wall? We are developing this game for more people to play."

"For ordinary people, the enhanced controller itself is still very expensive, so we directly use the projection wall as the device. As long as they are within the Emerald City's radiation range, they can play the games we developed on the projection wall. Currently, there are two games: one is 'Pretty Girl Club,' priced at 399 mushrooms, and the other is 'Dead Sea Battle,' priced at 499 mushrooms."

Zhou Yi became interested and immediately said he would like to try it out.

He and Qianli arrived at the business unit's game room, which had projection walls and was easy to operate and play.

Standing in front of the wall, wearing the Light-Powered Gaming Gloves, once activated, the projection wall can sense the gloves. You can operate the device by moving your hand shadow, much like some kind of touchscreen.

"Beautiful Girl Club" is a dating simulation game based on various clubs in Hana-yu. Players encounter young men and women within these clubs, increase their affection for them through club spending, and eventually establish a relationship once the affection level is high enough. However, to make these purchases, players need to work outside the club to earn money.

There are many ways to play.

You can choose a pure love story, building a relationship with someone you like until you get married and have children. This is primarily a story of a pure love warrior.

You can also choose the "player" route, dating multiple people simultaneously. However, if you're not careful, you might not only be discovered and face retaliation, theft, breakups, cheating... but you could even be killed. It's all about the thrill.

Alternatively, one could take a business approach, buying up all the girls they like and establishing their own club. They could then own them as the club owner, and recruit any new girls they like. It's all about leveraging capital.

Qian Su smiled and said, "Club is very popular now. In Shagang alone, we have more than 5000 players and have sold a total of 8 copies. Since it is a new game in the summer, there will definitely be more growth in the future."

Don't say it.

Zhou Yi himself got quite engrossed in the game.

He then started another game, Dead Sea Battle, which is a typical shooting game, but with added mecha elements and settings.

In the initial stage, you are an ordinary person who can only use the most basic firearms. Later, as you keep refreshing the dungeons, you can use the accumulated money to buy wasteland armor and even upgrade to the top Emerald Warrior – the battle giant form of Emerald City.

As a grass-cutting game, this is very fun to play and has a great sense of impact.

"Guild Wars was released at the beginning of the year, and its total sales so far have reached 12, which is quite good. However, our projection wall equipment has not yet been distributed to many places. It is selling very well in the Development Alliance region. This equipment costs 2000 mushrooms, which is enough for an average person to buy a month's salary."

"The main thing we also need is the supporting facilities of Emerald City. The residents of the public housing we've deployed have become our loyal customers. Currently, we are distributing our products abroad in large quantities through the Ministry of Foreign Trade, especially to Heaven. There is a large population there with strong purchasing power and high demand for entertainment."

"In the future, we can use the game platform to match new worlds, which is definitely a very good entry point. It will also benefit our company's output to some closed areas."

"You said that one of the company's key priorities for the next five years is to go global. Our cultural and entertainment business is currently very strong, and no place can resist us."

Qian Su spoke fluently and incessantly.

Zhou Yi asked, "Are you happy with your work?"

"I'm happy! I love what I do now; it's more interesting than what I did at the courier center before."

"Iron-headed girl said with a grin."

"That's good, as long as you're happy."

Zhou Yi also laughed.

(End of this chapter)