Star Tycoon

Chapter 156 Fraudulent Enrollment
Shanghai, Xinghui Interactive Entertainment Company Headquarters Building
Company President Xu Guanghui held a morning meeting with senior management.

"In just 36 hours, Plants vs. Zombies has received over 400,000 pre-registrations in China and over 20,000 pre-registrations in North America. Did those eight people say anything?"

Xu Guanghui looked at the female manager in charge of talent recruitment.

Zhu Jiani smiled and said, "I've already learned a lot from them. This game is a tower defense single-player game where you collect sunlight through a plant called sunflower, and then plant various powerful plants to deal with attacking zombies."

"After completing each level, you will enter the next level. There are courtyard levels, rooftop levels, swimming pool levels, day and night levels, and graveyard levels."

According to Bao Wanjun, the leader of the group, the production process was not complicated. They completed the seventy-hour task in about a week.

Zhu Jiani said confidently, "I have already inquired, and they are confident that they can complete all of that within half a month, but they are asking for a ministerial position and need to hire some more people to help them."

Xu Guanghui nodded in satisfaction, "Okay, you and Vice President Min will be in charge of this matter together."

Xu Guanghui looked at a young man wearing glasses and said, "Qihong, you're here to interview for this ministerial position. Help arrange whatever you need. If you're at Li Cuihua's level, you can even offer me a vice president position."

"Yes." Min Qihong accepted the matter with a very solemn expression.

As a proud man who prides himself on being an excellent technician, he had also discussed computer issues with Li Cuihua on an AI forum.

At the time, Li Cuihua and another group were arguing, and Min Qihong only said a few words before quietly watching as a bystander.

Min Qihong acknowledged and was amazed by the computer goddess's abilities, never expecting that there could be such a wise woman among programmers.

With Li Cuihua as an example, Min Qihong and many of the company's technicians no longer judge women based on their academic qualifications, especially outstanding women from places like Chengbang Company!
That morning, a post appeared on a well-known elite community.

How should we view the complete resignation of female employees in the technology development department of Chengbang Trading Company?

Shuimo Qinghan: Thank you for the invitation. As far as I know, there are only nine people in the game development department. According to industry insiders, President Tian does nothing but flirt with his married secretary in the administrative office, or he exercises, reads, and sleeps. He has no time to work overtime.

It's safe to say that the vast majority of the work on Plants vs. Zombies was done by those female college students.

I'm not denying Mr. Tian's abilities; I've always admired him. He has a vision that others don't have, and he's able to select talented people.

Mr. Tian definitely played a role in the development and design of this game. I think he certainly contributed to the creativity and design, but the specific details and design were definitely the work of those eight female technicians.

To add, some people said I underestimated Mr. Tian, ​​but I really didn't mean that.

I just wanted to say that the eight female technicians played a bigger role, so why are some people so impatient and can't stand it?
To add to that, some of the men in the comments section are truly eye-opening. What's wrong with changing jobs if the pay isn't good?

If they have problems, you can call the police. Don't just question them because you see outstanding women. You know more than Tian Ersan!
Wang Jia AZ: I only care whether the game can be released on schedule. If not, I will cancel and request a refund.

Going south while heading north: Mr. Tian has not responded at all so far, he must be angry.

Liu Jiajia: Rumors are not always true. In a fit of anger, General Manager Tian fired all the company's full-time employees. Now there are less than forty people left in the company, including twenty cleaners, and the rest are either receptionists, vocational school girls, an 18-year-old girl who brought her child to work, and a pregnant woman.

Old farmer from Zhuyuan: This company is finished; it didn't even last a year.

Thinking Sunflower: Don't talk nonsense. He still has at least a billion dollars in his account. Are there fewer college students or fewer vocational school girls out there?

Wise Green Onion: I don't believe he's short of people. My senior classmates are all computer science majors, and they've sent out their resumes ten times, but they've all disappeared without a trace. He's not short of people at all.

Breeze Otaku: I'm dying of laughter at that top-rated reply. You guys can't even figure out what those six computers on Mr. Tian's desk are for, can you? A bunch of people pretending to know what they're talking about. I'm just watching the show. I've already pre-ordered the game and I'm looking forward to its release!
Li Cuihua: What's your opinion?

Mr. Tian's original words: "Eight manure-producing machines"

An employee ID card isn't a property certificate; just because it has someone's name on it doesn't mean you can actually give away half of it.

Eight septic tank machines were scooped up by someone at a high price, and a whole bunch of septic tank machines were taken away with them—double happiness!
Now the company's internet is working properly, and the drains are clear. Let me show you the people crying at the door today, wanting to come back to work.

Looking at the photos, I regretted coming here early this morning, saying I've come to my senses after going back.

I can only agree, not disagree: Goddess! Are you still hiring? I want to work as a security guard!
Little Yellow Flower: Sister Cuihua, I'm a girl, can I join your company? You must be short-staffed right now, right?

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Bao Wanjun, wearing her newly bought high heels, led her seven female subordinates up the steps.

Eight white-collar beauties, well-rested and enjoying a delicious meal, gracefully yet somewhat awkwardly stepped through the glass revolving door of "Starry Interactive Entertainment," a top gaming company in Shanghai.

The marble floor was so shiny it reflected her somewhat plump figure.

Chengbang Company's cafeteria is too nourishing; in just six months, many women have gained dozens of kilograms.

"Welcome!" Two beautiful receptionists greeted us with smiles.

Bao Wanjun walked over with a smile, "I have an interview scheduled for 2 o'clock."

A hint of surprise flashed across the receptionist's face: "You're the new head of the development department? Vice President Min is already waiting for you on the 28th floor."

Another receptionist came out to lead the group, while another quickly made a phone call to inform Min Qihong.

Eight women dressed like white-collar workers walked together into the elevator of a top-tier company. Chengbang Company didn't have an elevator, so it wasn't as convenient as this one.

Breathing in the unique smell of the elevator, Bao Wanjun felt relaxed and happy, but also a little nervous.

During the thirty seconds the elevator ascended, Bao Wanjun desperately tried to recall the terminology that Tian Ersan had taught her.

"Rendering Pipeline.Shader Physics Engine"

The glass door of the reception room slowly opened, and Bao Wanjun and eight others walked into the conference room, which already contained seven men and one woman.

Although these men were not as handsome or young as Tian Ersan, they all wore glasses, giving them an impression of high education and intelligence.

Min Qihong had already seen the post about the goddess Li Cuihua, and also saw Tian Ersan's harsh comments about these eight fat women.

Seeing is believing.

Min Qihong said politely, "Ms. Bao, please have a seat. I am Min Qihong, the person in charge of game development and design at the company. It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Bao."

Bao Wanjun said, reserved yet confident, "I'm also very happy to meet you. Let's talk about work."

Min Qihong felt that he might have misunderstood. Perhaps Tian Ersan and Li Cuihua were just angry that their subordinates' talents had been poached, which was why they said such harsh words.

“Okay, our company has assigned Ms. Bao to be the head of the game development department.” Min Qihong adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses: “What are your thoughts on UE5’s Nanite technology, Ms. Bao?”

Bao Wanjun and the seven women behind her all looked astonished, bewildered, and unable to hear clearly.

"What?" Bao Wanjun said quickly, "You spoke too fast, I didn't hear you clearly."

Min Qihong frowned, then quickly continued, "Let's talk about the game architecture first."

"When designing tower defense games, how do you optimize unit pathfinding algorithms? Do you use A*, Dijkstra's algorithm, or a simpler grid navigation?"

Bao Wanjun was stunned. Several words that Tian Ersan had casually mentioned flashed through her mind, but she didn't understand their specific meanings at all.

"Is this related to making games?" Bao Wanjun frowned and looked at Min Qihong seriously.

Vice President Min also frowned slightly, but did not reply to her. Instead, he continued to ask:

"What about collision detection? How do you handle collision performance in games like Plants vs. Zombies where a large number of units are on screen at the same time? Do you use quadtree space partitioning, or the collision optimization built into the physics engine?"

Bao Wanjun remembered that Tian Ersan seemed to have mentioned this, and she forced a smile and said, "We... used a lot of optimization techniques to ensure that the game would not lag."

Vice President Min sat in the chair opposite him, while several programmers nearby stood with their arms crossed, looking at the interview with a flippant expression.

Zhu Jiani, who was poaching people, lightly tapped her pen on the paper, her eyes becoming increasingly sharp.

Min Qihong asked, "Minister Bao, what exactly do you mean by 'optimization techniques'? Could you give an example?"

Bao Wanjun couldn't answer, so she looked at the other seven fairies.

The seven fairies also had fine beads of sweat on their foreheads.

Min Qihong took a deep breath and continued to ask, "What about the game save system? How did you design the data storage? Is it binary serialization, or JSON/XML? Have you considered save encryption?"

Silence is still silence.

"Minister Bao, one last question. Do you know how game state machines are applied in tower defense games? For example, how do zombies switch between different states: walking, attacking, and dying?"

Bao Wanjun panicked completely and tried her best to say, "We didn't learn these things at the company. We learn a lot of things from scratch at our company. Please teach us, and we'll learn them quickly!"

Her face wore a fawning smile like a country woman, which disgusted Min Qihong to the extreme.

"Minister Zhu, I've gone to reply to the president. You can handle the rest yourself."

Min Qihong stood up and walked straight out of the meeting room, as if he had been humiliated, trying his best to suppress his anger!

The other programmers who had come in for the interview, or those who had come to see the boss, soon left with complicated expressions.

Zhu Jiani knew she was in deep trouble this time; her company would definitely become a laughing stock in the industry.

Bao Wanjun quickly looked at the familiar woman; they were all women, so it would be easier to talk to her!
"Jiani, when can we start? I can sign the contract now!"

Zhu Jiani slowly stood up, looking coldly at the eight pig girls.

"Contract? Onboarding? I'm sorry, I'm going to sue you for fraudulent onboarding!"

(End of this chapter)