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Chapter 207 Package Plan (Two in One)

Tommy spent the entire afternoon inspecting various companies.

The situation is indeed as Jin said, and the development of various companies is basically normal.

But there were some minor problems in some places.

For example, the game studio under Tommy.

Previously, under Tommy's guidance, the developers successfully created "Minecraft", which became a hot seller once it was launched and made a lot of US dollars.

It is particularly outstanding in terms of word of mouth, and has won unanimous praise from players and the industry, and is hailed as a milestone in sandbox games.

However, as the game became popular, some discordant voices emerged within the studio.

Some developers believe that they should continue to delve deeper into Minecraft and constantly launch new content and expansion packs to maintain the popularity of the game.

Others, however, believe that they cannot just rely on their old achievements and advocate starting the development of new projects as soon as possible, believing that only continuous innovation can keep the company competitive.

Because of different ideas, these developers had big disagreements, quarrels often broke out, and even took the case to Jin.

Faced with the two sides' different opinions, Jin didn't know which side to choose.

After all, in her opinion, both sides made sense.

The former was a plan personally formulated by the boss Tommy, and of course it had to be implemented.

But considering the issue of risk management, you really can't put all your eggs in one basket.

If Tommy were there, Kim would have no hesitation in asking for his boss's advice.

Unfortunately, Tommy was in the zombie universe at the time and was temporarily disconnected.

There was no way out, Jin could only face this difficult problem alone.

She thought carefully and finally decided to take a compromise solution, dividing the development team into two groups and letting the developers choose which side to stand on.

If you choose the former, then just continue to work on Minecraft honestly, and don't interfere with the latter project, let alone make decisions about it.

vice versa.

Since it is no longer a whole, the funds must of course be distributed in two parts.

"Minecraft" is already a finished product and only requires daily maintenance and updates, which does not require too many resources.

Therefore, the maintenance team only needs a small amount of funds.

However, the development of new games requires a lot of funds.

Moreover, due to staff shortage, the studio recruited a new group of employees.

Therefore, the final project funding ratio was 3:7.

At this point, the matter has been resolved satisfactorily for the time being.

But things did not go as smoothly as Jin expected.

Although the group implementation plan temporarily calmed the disputes within the team, new problems gradually surfaced over time.

The Minecraft group is fine.

Tommy's plans were always reliable and would not cause any major problems if they were carried out step by step.

However, the new project team has big problems.

New projects take time, which is understandable.

But it can't be that half a year has passed and we haven't even decided on a development idea. That's a bit unreasonable.

What’s even more infuriating is that the funds spent have not been reduced at all.

The funds were originally expected to be enough for a year, but they were all spent in less than half a year.

Even though Jin has always been a gentle and polite person, he still gets mad at those guys who do nothing.

When they were reporting, they shouted slogans loudly, saying that they would use the best production capabilities and the most advanced technology to create the most fun and market-influential games in the world.

But when it comes to actual action, it's a mess and it's simply disgusting.

Jin originally had high hopes for the new project team, believing that even if they could not continue the success of Minecraft and reach that level, it would be fine at least to do something similar in the end.

When Tommy came back, he just happened to give the boss a surprise.

But the reality disappointed her.

The head of the new project team was George Tarleton, who had many years of experience working in large factories, was eloquent and passionate.

But that was his only advantage.

In every meeting, he could always talk for an hour, or even more than two hours, repeatedly emphasizing that he was creating the greatest work in the world, which would be a sensation in the entire gaming world.

But when asked about the specific development progress and results, George would immediately become dispirited, and would only talk about other things and evade the question with empty words and clichés.

What made Kim most angry was that George was ruthless when it came to spending money. He wanted the latest and best everything, and everything adopted the highest standards in the industry.

But he spent so much money and got so little in return.

There was no progress on the new game, but the project team became chaotic and even started to blame each other.

Jin, unable to bear it any longer, finally decided to intervene personally.

She acted decisively and directly cancelled the new project.

All developers in the team will be investigated individually and anyone with dirty hands will be fired immediately.

If it's even worse, you may even have to go to court.

Only some new and ignorant guys stayed behind and became the few survivors.

This approach wasted a lot of time, energy and money, and made all the previous preparations and huge investments go down the drain.

But it is the wisest choice.

Because once Jin cares about the past sunk costs and is unwilling to sell it in time, she will have to continue investing money into this bottomless pit.

The losses by then would not be able to be stopped by tens of millions of dollars.

God knows how much will be lost.

This is what it means if you don't make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences.

As for the culprit George Tarleton himself, he was the first to be kicked out of the company. Not only did he not receive any compensation, but he also had to bear any possible legal liability that might follow.

Are you kidding me? Is it so easy to take the mafia’s money?

If that guy was allowed to leave the stage intact, how would Tommy, as the boss, put his face?

What awaits George Tarleton is a prison sentence that is so long that there is no end in sight.

Even if he goes to prison, there will be someone to take good care of him.

However, large-scale layoffs are bound to cause misunderstandings among some people.

Even if they were not affected, other developers still felt extremely panicked.

The focus of Tommy's inspection of the game studio this time is to solve problems in this area.

He first calmed people's hearts and told the remaining developers in the studio not to panic and that the company would not continue to lay off employees.

Next, he launched a package of game development plans.

First, he had King acquire a small studio called Riot Games and add it to the current company.

Then he spent a lot of money to poach a lot of employees from Blizzard.

That’s right, what Tommy is about to develop is the famous “League of Legends”.

No matter how "League of Legends" is evaluated in the future, this game's ability to make money is definitely not to be underestimated.

There is a saying that goes, free things are often the most expensive.

"League of Legends" itself is a free game, but the various skins and props in it are the real killer.

Of course, money is secondary.

Tommy is not short of money now.

All he wants is to expand his influence.

Let's just put it that way.

As long as the League of Legends is done well, Tommy will be able to do many things easily.

All kinds of game events, live competitions, and short video platforms can be arranged.

After completing this whole set, I guess I can unlock a few achievements.

If that doesn't work, Tommy has another solution.

Overwatch, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Valorant...

If that doesn't work, he can always go on to acquire other companies. With his current funds, it would be a bit difficult to acquire Blizzard.

But it’s still easy to deal with Valve.

There is no need for him to do it himself, just let Jin do it.

……

By the time Tommy left the game studio, it was gradually getting dark outside.

As the sun sets, the clouds in the sky are dyed orange.

After being busy outside for a long time during the day, it's time to go home.

There are people waiting for him at home.

Thinking of this, Tommy felt embarrassed.

He hadn't seen Candice for nearly half a year, and he didn't know how she would feel.

Although this was not his intention, it seemed to Candice that he had not contacted her for several months, not even a phone call.

This inevitably made Candice feel suspicious and wonder if she was abandoned.

This is not good.

The girl followed him at a very young age, and even gave up her beloved career for him, bidding farewell to the modeling industry.

She also followed his instructions and ran a jewelry store so that she could socialize with upper-class women.

Tommy is a scumbag, but he still has a conscience.

I have never been the type to just take everything and leave it alone.

His attitude towards the women around him is pretty good.

Daisy is far away, in New Mexico, and I can't take care of her for the time being.

Selina is used to being alone and doesn't need too much attention.

Not to mention the White Rabbit.

That woman is a pure masochist, and it's okay to leave her alone. Maybe she'll even treat it as a form of play.

But it’s different with Candice. He still has to take care of her so that the woman won’t have too much to think about.

……

Manhattan.

Candice's home.

Although Tommy's Lake View Manor is large, it is too far from the city and is not very convenient in terms of transportation.

Therefore, on weekdays, Candice lives in the city center, alone in a luxury apartment.

This also makes it convenient for her to go in and out of jewelry stores and attend various large gatherings.

At this moment, Tommy drove to the outside of the building, took the elevator, and stood in front of the door of the apartment.

He reached into his pocket, took out the key, and opened the door of the apartment directly.

Alarmed by the sound, Candice in the house immediately came down from upstairs.

When she saw that it was Tommy himself, she was stunned at first, then she pounced over as quickly as a deer and threw herself into Tommy's arms.

"Tommy, I thought you didn't want me anymore..."

Candice said this with a hint of tears in her voice, revealing all the excitement and grievance in her heart.

"Don't think about it. Why would I abandon you?"

Tommy smiled gently and rubbed Candice's head soothingly.

"I've been very busy with work recently. I also went abroad and negotiated a big deal..."

Tommy wasn't lying.

The zombie universe is tens of thousands of miles away from here. We have left this universe and come to another world. It is no problem to say that we are traveling far away.

There were also thousands of tons of gold and various advanced scientific equipment.

Is there anything wrong with calling these no-cost businesses big businesses?

"I'm sorry, Candice, I..."

Tommy was planning to explain further, but he didn't expect Candice to not give him such a chance. She just stood on tiptoe and kissed him, blocking his mouth that was still about to speak.

After a long time, the two finally separated.

"I'm glad you're back. I know you're very busy and have a lot of things to do, so I don't want to always drag you down. As long as you can spare a few days to come and accompany me, I'll be satisfied."

Candice was so reasonable that Tommy felt a little embarrassed.

"How about this, I will cook for you later and let you taste my cooking skills."

Tommy said as he took off his coat, rolled up his shirt sleeves and walked into the kitchen.

He opened the refrigerator and found all the food inside.

There is everything from seafood, meat, and vegetables.

These things all come from Tommy's private farm and are absolutely green products, guaranteed to be safe, healthy and pollution-free.

Compared with the hormone-containing meat sold in the local market, it is many times better.

After washing the vegetables under the tap, Tommy began to process the ingredients.

The whole process was very smooth, like flowing water.

Standing aside, Candice looked a little stunned.

This is not just cooking, it's an art.

Of course, Tommy couldn't have done this before.

This was all thanks to the prize he had just won.

The cooking skills from the young chef Liu Angxing made him a master chef in an instant.

Although there are slight differences between Eastern and Western cuisines, there are many similar principles.

For example, there is a big difference between fried and grilled dishes.

As long as you control the temperature and heat well, the rest will basically be no big problem.

It didn't take long before several dishes came out of the pot and were placed on the table by Candice.

Since there were only two people eating, Tommy didn't cook too many dishes, just a few simple ones.

The appetizer is a simple version of the fresh bream on ice.

The main course was golden fried rice, but it was a risotto version.

The soup is a seafood casserole.

As for dessert, it was a simple bowl of rainbow porridge.

The first few dishes were just fine, Candice thought every one of them was delicious.

Only the last rainbow porridge surprised her.

The moment the lid was opened, she seemed to have an illusion, as if she saw a rainbow with her own eyes. It was so magical that it was unimaginable.

This bowl of porridge is not only visually gorgeous, but also tastes quite good.

It only took Candice a short while to finish the whole bowl of porridge.

The moment she put the spoon down, she suddenly had an inexplicable feeling, as if she was soaking in a hot spring, with an indescribable sense of relaxation all over her body.

My mood also improved and I felt refreshed.

"Unbelievable!"

Candice exclaimed sincerely.

She knew Tommy was very capable, but she didn't expect that even cooking was not a problem for him.

I really don’t know, what in the world can’t this man do?

Well, maybe the only thing left is having children.

However, although Tommy does not have such ability, he has the abundant capital to make others have such ability.

And from now on, it was Candice's turn to experience Tommy's other amazing abilities.

(End of this chapter)