Chapter 51: This office area is so crowded

Yangcheng, Tianhuo Studio.

Outside the Tianhuo Studio building, Xiao Lv and his colleagues were all amazed.

Tianhuo Studio had its own seven-story office building, which was quite impressive!

Next to the entrance was the Tianhuo Studio sign, and the office building was surrounded by verdant trees and a pleasant environment.

A game company that could build its own office building was definitely not short of money!

Many people were looking forward to working in a similar place someday.

However, Pei Qian didn't have much reaction to it. He came here under the guise of visiting and exchanging ideas to spend money. Besides, it was just a slightly larger office building, nothing to envy.

As they arrived at the door, someone from Tianhuo Studio was already there to greet them.

"Hello, Xin Assistant! This must be General Pei, right? I'm Sun Xi, the employee responsible for receiving you."

The person who came was a young man who looked about twenty-five or six years old, responsible for the reception work.

It was said that the producer of Tianhuo Studio, Zhou Muyan, would also meet with everyone, but as a producer, he would definitely not run all the way to the gate to greet them. Pei Qian and the others were not that important yet.

Sun Xi led them inside while introducing them along the way.

"This is our bamboo forest in the front yard. We have a game project with an ancient style, so we planted some bamboo here. Oh, there's also a Guqin over there, and sometimes there are actresses in ancient costumes playing it."

"Further away over there is the parking lot, where some colleagues drive to work."

"The front hall is just ahead. I'll take you directly to the meeting area and project team."

Pei Qian looked around as he walked.

Sure enough, big companies were impressive!

Building such a big place must have cost a lot of money, right?

Building an office building, renovating it when there's nothing to do, planting a bamboo forest, and customizing some sculptures, all these costs were not cheap. He didn't have to worry about running out of money all the time!

Of course, to build such a large building, it would cost at least tens of millions, which Pei Qian couldn't afford at the moment.

The funds provided by the system were still at the level of 500,000, and although Pei Qian's game made him want to vomit with the amount of money he earned, he had only earned a few million yuan in total.

If he earned tens of millions or even hundreds of millions in profits in the future, he could consider building a building.

But Pei Qian hoped that this would never happen...

He would rather the company lose a few million yuan in profits every year than earn tens of millions of yuan in profits. The personal wealth generated from the latter was ten times that of the former...

Xin Assistant was a well-traveled person and was indifferent to this.

But other people, like Huang Sibo, Xiao Lv, and Ma Yang, had a curious look in their eyes, like country bumpkins coming to the city and seeing everything as new.

Of course, strictly speaking, the office conditions on Tengda's side were even better than those of Tianhuo Studio.

Whether it was the size of the workstations or the configuration of the computers, in the whole country, even abroad, there were probably not many companies that could compare with Tengda.

However, the office space here occupied a large area, and it was their own building, so it looked more impressive from the outside!

Upon arriving at the front desk, everyone couldn't help but feel a little proud.

We've won one back!

Tengda's front desk is manned by a pair of beautiful sisters, with looks that crush those of the front desk staff at Tianhuo Studio.

Sun Xi led everyone to the fourth floor, where they met the producer of Tianhuo Studio, Zhou Muyan.

Zhou Muyan was dressed in casual suit, which was considered formal attire in the gaming industry.

However, upon seeing the group of people across from him, his gaze locked onto Pei Qian.

"What the hell, a custom-made suit!"

Zhou Muyan could tell at a glance that this suit was definitely expensive, costing no less than five figures!

This made Zhou Muyan feel a lot of pressure and feel like he had lost in terms of momentum.

Zhou Muyan was also puzzled. How could this guy, who looked even younger than an intern, become a boss? He even made a successful mobile game like "Ghost General".

Could it be that he is a second-generation rich kid?

Yeah, that must be it.

If he wasn't a second-generation rich kid, he wouldn't be able to wear such clothes.

Generally, self-made entrepreneurs are more frugal and don't have the habit of spending money recklessly, especially since there is no dress code in the gaming industry.

The two men exchanged pleasantries and said "Nice to meet you".

In reality, neither of them knew each other...

Pei Qian had no idea what games Tianhuo Studio had made, and Zhou Muyan had only just found out that Pei Qian was the producer of "Ghost General", and knew nothing else about him.

Because they didn't know each other, the two men had a tacit understanding of skipping the business boasting phase, and Zhou Muyan began to take everyone on a tour of the studio.

"This is our recording area, and in front of us is the recording studio, specifically for game voiceovers."

"Of course, the music and sound effects in the game are also produced here."

"This area is our work area, and as you can see, our artists are working on creating original artwork."

"This is our training room where we regularly provide lectures on game design for trainees."

"This is a set of cosplay costumes, worn by celebrities when endorsing our games before, and later stored in the display case."

"On this wall are some peripheral products of our games."

"This is the rest area, and here is our cafeteria..."

As Zhou Muyan led Pei Qian and the others on a tour, he also observed their reactions.

Being a relatively old game studio in China, the working style of Tianhuo Studio is still traditional. They have their own recording studio, art team, and so on. Almost all the work in the game can be self-sufficient, unlike Tengda, which buys art resources, music resources, and so on from resource stations.

To Zhou Muyan's surprise, these people, who were excited outside the building, became calm when they came inside...

Did they get it wrong?

In the past, some students who visited here were calm outside but excited inside.

Because there are rest areas, cafeterias, water bars, entertainment rooms, etc. in the building, it is a very good working environment. So those students would be excited when they saw these things, fantasizing about working for the company in the future.

But why did Tengda's people react the opposite way?

Look closely, this is the entertainment room! And the rest area!

Isn't this big TV nice? Isn't this sofa comfortable?

Why are they completely unresponsive?

Zhou Muyan was quite puzzled.

It's normal for people to have no reaction.

Most people's only reaction to this so-called "entertainment room" and "snack area" is:

Is this it?

You call this an entertainment room? There's only one small TV and a game console in it. How can you even call it an entertainment room?

This snack area only has a few bags of cookies and chips, and there's even a sign saying that each employee can only take a limited amount. How can you even call it a snack area?

After blowing it up for so long, Tengda has all of this and it's even better than yours!

Of course, the crowd couldn't say anything, but they felt somewhat disappointed inside...

Disappointed, quite disappointed!

This is the office environment of a first-class game company in China?

Tengda is way ahead!

The exterior of the building looks so nice, but the inside is a disaster!

The crowd's reaction was dull, causing an awkward atmosphere.

Ma Yang remembered Pei Qian's instructions and immediately realized that it was time for him to perform.

He couldn't let the atmosphere die down. He had to ask questions! He had to give more feedback!

Thinking of this, he looked at the crowded office area and asked casually, "Isn't today Saturday? Why are so many people working overtime?"

Zhou Muyan was a little confused.

What kind of question is this?

How many game companies in China don't do 996? If we weren't working today, how could I be here to receive you?

This question is too stupid, even Zhou Muyan didn't know how to answer it...

Huang Sibo quickly stepped in and said, "It's for work, so it's normal to work overtime."

Ma Yang nodded, "Yeah, you're right. You can also earn some overtime pay. Hey, so many people are working overtime in the studio. The overtime pay each month should be quite a lot, right?"

Overtime pay?

Zhou Muyan was still confused.

Where did this guy get his face from?

Why does he seem to know nothing about the industry and keep saying things that make no sense?

Isn't the game industry full of unpaid 996?

Upon seeing Zhou Muyan's slightly unnatural expression, Huang Sibo and others instantly understood. Only Ma Yang had yet to realize this, and he seemed to want to ask some new questions.

Pei Qian quickly pulled Ma Yang and said, "What the hell are you asking? I told you to ask questions, not to sabotage the presentation! If you keep it up, Zhou Muyan will kick you out directly, do you believe me? I didn't come all the way here to make enemies!"

Ma Yang scratched his head and didn't understand why Pei Qian had secretly pulled him aside. "Aren't my questions normal? What's wrong with them?"

Fortunately, he wasn't foolish enough to continue asking and could only remain silent.

Zhou Muyan was speechless, but being a cultured person, he ignored the incident and continued to proudly introduce the working environment of Tianhuo Studio. However, the people who had seen the harsh truth were already disinterested and had very perfunctory expressions.

Zhou Muyan was puzzled. According to reason, everyone should be very excited and envious, right? The working environment of Tianhuo Studio could definitely beat more than 90% of game companies in China! It's unreasonable that they don't envy it!

Xiao Lv looked at the seats in the office area and muttered under his breath, "These seats... are so cramped."