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Chapter 338 - Chapter 360 There are… Problems with the Test Questions!

December 20th, Monday… Last week, Tengda's administrative department worked hard to prepare for the annual meeting while the other subsidiaries and departments continued researching and developing their respective products.

Thus, Pei Qian did nothing but slack and wait for time to pass.

The company was meant to have a gathering at Ming Yun Private Kitchen on the 20th of every month, but today was special.

That was because the annual meeting was also set for today. Pei Qian gathered all of Ming Yun Private Kitchen and Fish-Catching Take-Out's chefs to the location of the annual meeting.

Tengda's annual meeting was going to be different from other companies'.

Most other companies would set their annual meetings in the evening. That meant everyone would only leave the office in the afternoon and remain at the venue until 7 or 8 PM, or perhaps even later. That would severely cut into their rest time.

Of course, this was unacceptable to Pei Qian.

Thus, the plan for Tengda's annual meeting was this: everyone would work as per usual in the morning, attend the annual meeting in the afternoon, and aim to end before their usual knock-off time. Pei Qian could not allow his employees' rest to be affected.

At that moment, Wu Bin was seated at his own work desk with nothing to do. He wondered how he should spend his time!

He looked around…

Why was everyone working so seriously?

If he was at Hengtu Games and everyone knew that the annual meeting was going to begin shortly, they would be idling and slacking on the job, just waiting for time to pass.

After all, it would be extremely difficult to focus on work under such circumstances. Yet, things were completely different at Tengda. Everyone continued working on whatever they were supposed to work on and actually looked even more serious than before!

Wu Bin was puzzled.

We're supposed to have the annual meeting today. Shouldn't you be excited for tonight? Shouldn't you have trouble focusing on work?

Why are you all tapping away at your keyboards and being so preoccupied with work?

Were they acting?

That couldn't be. Wu Bin stole a glance at the man beside him and realized that he was indeed working. He was neither chatting with others nor surfing random webpages. Wu Bin whispered, "The annual meeting is going to begin. Why does everyone look so much busier?"

The man sipped his coffee and answered, "Isn't that normal?

"The annual meeting is taking up our afternoon. We have no choice but to be more productive in the morning so that we can finish up our work for the day.

"There's only so much work to do anyway. The sooner we can finish it, the sooner we can rest. If we keep delaying it, it's difficult to obtain permission to work overtime!"

Wu Bin was speechless.

What the hell did he mean by 'it's difficult to obtain permission to work overtime'?!

This was the first time Wu Bin was hearing that employees did not have the freedom to work overtime. In fact, there was an imposed limit. It was no wonder that everyone was working as hard as they were. They had fixed tasks.

Other companies enjoyed making their employees work overtime. If they gave their employees ten hours to finish a task and their employees finished earlier, they would only give the latter more work to do.

Naturally, those employees took their own sweet time and found it best to submit their work at the last possible minute.

Tengda was extraordinary. There was also a lot of work to be done, but the company reduced its employees' working duration as far as possible.

Employees were to adhere strictly to the eight-hour work limit. Even if they wanted to work an extra hour, whether they would be allowed to or not was dependent on Boss Pei's mood.

Furthermore, the tasks were fixed. Even if they finished earlier, they would not be given new tasks.

Thus, many people had become used to working efficiently.

On one hand, finishing their work sooner would mean being able to rest and play sooner. On the other hand if they left their work undone and they were not allowed to work overtime later, they would not be able to finish their work before the deadline.

Today, everybody's afternoons would be taken up by the annual meeting. Thus, they had to finish as much work as possible in the morning

Of course, they were extremely productive!

Wu Bin could not help but feel moved. Tengda was really freaky. Why was it doing the complete opposite of every other company out there? The company must have had a special technique that could ignite the passion in its employees.

Since that was the case…

Wu Bin needed to be as efficient and passionate at work as possible in order to fit into the company better!

He quickly made a mental note of all these things.

That was because he was due to take his first Tengda Spirit compatibility test that morning.

This was his first time. If he passed, he would obtain tenure and become one of Tengda's employees.

If he failed, he would have three more chances.

Wu Bin knew this very well: the more special and unique a company was, the harder it would be to grasp its spirit.

Thus, Wu Bin had no idea what kind of questions would be tested. Soon, it was time.

At 11 AM, Wu Bin walked into the conference room. There were many laptops in the room. Tengda Spirit compatibility test's program was opened on every single one of them.

One would not be able to change windows or exit the program. They would only be allowed to submit the test once they had answered all the questions.

Furthermore, people from the administrative department were there to invigilate the test. They would not be allowed to communicate or use their cell phones.

Wu Bin looked around and found that more than twenty people were going to sit for the test this time.

Obviously, those were not all the people who had been selected to join Tengda in the previous round. A few of them were still in the midst of leaving their previous jobs and thus had not joined the company yet.

The twenty-odd employees in the room were just like Wu Bin. They had left their previous jobs almost immediately after being selected. That was why they had made it in time to join this batch.

Wu Bin realized that the atmosphere in the conference room was still quite relaxed. Although people were not laughing and chatting, nobody was sulking or behaving like they were going to war.

Obviously, everyone thought that this test would be similar to physical examinations for government officials or psychological tests that some universities organized; very few people would fail.

Most of them thought that they would be able to pass as long as they answered the questions instinctively. This was a mere formality to them.

Soon, everyone took their seats and started the test.

Wu Bin sucked in a deep breath, grabbed the mouse, and read the first question.

'It's time to get off work. You have an incomplete assignment on your hands. You should:'

Wu Bin scanned the options and frowned at once.

"That simple? Of course, I have to work overtime if the work's not done. Nobody would select 'wait until tomorrow', right?

"Holy sh*t, there's an option to argue with one's superior? Whoever selects this option would probably be fired immediately, right?

Wu Bin was beginning to find the test strange. He even wanted to laugh.

These questions were very different from what he had expected. Wu Bin had thought that the questions in the test would be complicated and difficult and that the options would be very demanding. He imagined questions that would be as difficult to answer as 'if your wife and your mother fell into the sea, who would you save first?'

However, from the looks of the current situation, the test was extremely simple!

Indeed, it was merely a formality.

Even newbies with some EQ would know the answer to questions like that, right? Wu Bin quickly selected the option to work overtime and complete the task. However, just as he was about to submit his answer, he realized that something was amiss.

Is it really that simple? Did they have to set a test for this?

He immediately recalled his experience.

Most of Tengda's employees were very efficient. That was probably why they would not be placed in a situation where they could not finish their work. If this happened, it would show that one was very inefficient at work. Then…

They should still work overtime to complete the task, right?

Wu Bin tried to consider the question on a deeper level but found that his answer did not change.

"…Perhaps I'm thinking too much.

"This is only the first question. There's no reason to feel so conflicted. I'll continue reading."

Wu Bin answered the questions faster and faster.

He really wanted to think deeper about them, but the truth was… there was nothing much to think about.

From any angle, the answers to the questions were clear!

As he continued answering the questions, Wu Bin suddenly frowned.

"Eh? Didn't I answer this question before? Are there too many questions? Is the question bank too small?"

Wu Bin studied the question closer and found that it was very similar to the one before. They were both about working overtime, but there was an extra phrase here: 'Boss Pei told you'.

"Eh? It's probably not a repeated question.

"Does that mean there should be a difference in my answers for these questions?

"Should I work overtime to complete a task from Boss Pei?

"Hmm… this question should be different from the earlier one.

"Boss Pei repeatedly emphasizes that we should not work overtime. Since he probably would oversee this task, I should not work overtime.

"That means I shouldn't select the 'work overtime' option.

"All in all, if I'm unable to finish my work, it would mean I'm being inefficient. Naturally, I should work overtime to finish the work. However, I can only do so sneakily. If Boss Pei finds out, I would not be allowed to work overtime.

"Yes, that should be it."

Wu Bin was not very sure about the answer, but since the test contained so many questions, he figured that it would make no difference even if he got this question wrong. Thus, he quickly scrolled past it.

Soon, all the questions were answered.

Wu Bin had initially thought that the answers would only be revealed after some time. However, when he submitted his test, he saw a button on his screen that said 'Check Test Results'.

Wu Bin paused. "I get the results on the

spot?"

He suddenly panicked inside.

However, after some thought, he realized that there was nothing to panic about. This test was merely a formality.

Even if he got one or two questions wrong, he would probably still pass it, right?

He was just about to click the button when he heard the man opposite him holler in shock.

"Holy f*ck?!"

Wu Bin looked up to see the man staring at his computer screen in disbelief. Soon, shocked voices sounded all around the room.

Since the questions were simple and easy to understand, most people did not need much time to answer them. Thus, everyone finished the test at nearly the same time.

The shock soon started to spread around the room. Many people did not scream or shout. However, the strange, astonished expressions on their faces told Wu Bin all that he needed to know.

Wu Bin suddenly realized that something was wrong. Weren't the questions very simple?! How could so many people fail the test?

He quickly moved his mouse to click on the 'Check Test Results' button.

Only one line of words appeared on the screen: 'Apologies… you did not pass the Tengda Spirit compatibility test. Please work harder!

Wu Bin was speechless.

Finished.

He had not expected this result at all. Hadn't the questions been very simple? How did he get them wrong?

Moreover, it had not been just one or two questions, but many of them!

Wu Bin felt extremely confused. He tried hard to recall the questions and still could not find any problem with his answers. Where exactly had he gone wrong? He looked around and saw that everyone was reacting differently, but their expressions were all filled with shock.

"Whoa, I actually passed!"

"How did I fail? What happened?"

"This is terrible!"

Most people were perplexed and puzzled, but a few were pleasantly surprised. However, whether they passed or not, everyone was extremely confused by the questions.

Wu Bin really wanted to ask those who passed how they had done it, but the employees from the administrative department—who had been invigilating the test—were beginning to chase people out of the room.

"If you're done with the test, please leave immediately. You're not to discuss the questions. It's alright if you didn't pass this time; you all have three more chances.

"Please use the remaining time to study Tengda's spirit well. May you all pass the test the next time!"

Baffled, Wu Bin returned to his workspace.

"How did you do? Did you pass?" The man beside him asked as he tapped away at his keyboard, working.

Wu Bin shook his head, still bewildered. "I didn't."

The man's head was obviously filled with question marks at that moment, but he still comforted Wu Bin. "Don't worry. It's probably because you just joined us not long ago, and you don't understand the Tengda spirit well enough. Keep working hard; there'll be more chances in the future."

Wu Bin, "…What exactly is the Tengda spirit?"

The man remained silent for a long time before answering, "You've stumped me. I don't know either…"

Wu Bin was speechless.

It looked like the test was not as simple as he had imagined…

Chapter 361 Tengda is Not Treating Me Like an Outsider!

At noon, all of Tengda's employees stopped work and prepared to travel to the location where the annual meeting would be held.

Since it would be held at a luxurious hotel nearby, they did not have to travel far.

Two buses had been chartered to send the employees in Shenhua View to and fro. The other employees scattered around Jingzhousuch as Upwind Logistics' delivery men, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's branch managers, and the like-would arrange for their own transportation. They could then claim their expenses from the company.

As Wu Bin sat on the bus to the hotel, he felt slightly muddleheaded.

He hadn't recovered from the morning's events and was still pondering hard about why he had failed the Tengda Spirit compatibility test.

"Why exactly did that happen…? "There was nothing wrong with my answers…"

On the way to the hotel, he searched for similar tests using his cell phone. However, he could not find similar questions anywhere, much less answers.

Just thinking about it made him feel guilty. He worked in the HR department, and yet he had to resort to Qiandu to look for answers to a test. It was so shameful.

Yet, he had no other choice. In order to pass the test and obtain tenure, he had to lay down his pride and look for answers on Qiandu! It would not matter as long as he could find the answers!

Wu Bin followed the rest of the crowd into the event location, with his mind still filled with questions. When he looked up, he suddenly realized that the place was decorated very differently from any other annual meeting he had attended in the past.

It was extremely simple!

The hotel was extremely spacious. Each table sat ten, and there were about a hundred tables in total. From this set-up, Wu Bin guessed that close to a thousand people would be attending the meeting.

The tables were all evenly spaced-out; it neither looked too squeezy nor too spacious.

It was different from other companies' annual meetings, wherein there were no gaudy decorations, display boards, banners, roll-up banner stands, or anything like that. Even the stage did not look like it would be used since it was filled with claw machines and capsule machines.

Furthermore, it was not just the stage that was filled with these machines.

Looking around, Wu Bin realized that the entire event location was filled with different types of them.

There were claw machines, capsule machines, toy gun stands, ring toss stands…

Anyone who walked in might have thought that this was a game hall.

There were a projector and a huge screen, but only a simple yet elegant background for the annual meeting was being displayed. It looked clean and stylish, neither lame nor gaudy.

Wu Bin was not at all interested in the capsule machine, claw machines, and other games that were normally present in game halls because they all seemed like scams to him…

He had once watched a Popular Science video that explained that these games all contained some kind of trick. That was how game halls made money. Take the claw machines for example. Manufacturers could adjust the chances of a stuffed toy being caught.

A few heartless manufacturers would set the chances to one percent. That meant that the electric current through the claw would slowly be reduced as it moved upwards with a soft toy in tow. This would weaken the claw's grip and cause it to drop the stuffed toy. It would also create an illusion that the player had not gotten a firm enough grip. This would happen 99 times. On the hundredth try, the electric current through the claw would not be reduced. As long as the player aimed accurately, the claw would be able to grip the stuffed toy all the way.

Of course, other manufacturers were more good-hearted; they would set the chances to five or ten percent.

Still, no matter what, the player would never make money; and the manufacturer would never lose money. This was a trap.

Many players thought that they could win prizes because of their luck or technique. However, the fact was that these had all been pre-set by the machine itself.

Thus, Wu Bin had no interest in game halls whatsoever.

However, this situation was obviously different from what he had imagined. Game halls would only be scams if one was spending his own money on them. What if others provided money for one to play? Of course, it would become much more interesting!

A table was set up next to the entrance to the hall. A colleague from the administrative department sat there, distributing tokens.

These were game tokens to be used in the game hall. Each person would be given one bag of fifty to sixty tokens at least.

Ordinarily, one would need to pay ten to fifteen yuan for each try on a capsule machine. However, in this game hall, one game token would be sufficient.

In other words, each token was equivalent to about ten yuan.

The total worth of Wu Bin's game tokens was about five or six hundred yuan. These tokens had been given to him at no charge, and he could play as much as he wanted. Obviously, this was not a scam like many other game halls were.

Of course, the colleague from the administrative department had also explained to everyone that the entertainment programs were scheduled to take place after lunch. They would only be able to play the games after finishing their food.

Wu Bin felt happy enough after receiving his game tokens, but that was not the end of it. The colleague from the administrative department also stuffed a thick red packet into his hands.

"This is a door gift," he explained, smiling.

Wu Bin was surprised. "I just joined the company, and I haven't obtained tenure. Do I really get to keep this, too?"

The colleague smiled and nodded. "Of course! Door gifts are meant for everyone who walks through the door!"

Wu Bin's heart felt warm immediately.

That was extremely well-said!

Door gifts were meant for everyone who walks through the door!

When Wu Bin had been at Hengtu Games, only employees who had been employed for more than three months could take part in lucky draws; everyone else, including interns, had been excluded.

That was because something extremely awkward had happened before. An intern who had just joined the company had won one of the first-tier prizes, a ten-thousand-yuan laptop, and then quitted the next day.

Since then, the company banned interns from taking part in lucky draws.

At first, Wu Bin had thought that he would not get a door gift or be allowed to take part in the lucky draw. Yet, it seemed like he had been mistaken.

Tengda was not treating him like an outsider; it was not finding ways and means to guard against him!

At that thought, Wu Bin felt horrible for failing the Tengda Spirit compatibility test in the morning

The company treats me so well, and yet I'm not good enough to be one of them.

It feels horrible!

I have to understand the Tengda spirit as soon as possible, so that I can start giving back to the company!

Wu Bin followed the rest of his colleagues from the HR department into the event location and then took his seat. At once, he took the money out from the red packet and counted it.

There were ten red notes!

To Wu Bin, this was a lot. After all, he had only received a shampoo kit as Hengtu Games' annual meeting's door gift.

What's more, it was shampoo for hair loss. Although that had been quite useful for most employees, it was only worth a few yuan.

In comparison, Tengda was so generous even with its door gifts. Wu Bin could only imagine how luxurious the lucky draw prizes would be.

As he fiddled with the brand new game tokens, Wu Bin observed his surroundings.

There was a long table covered with a piece of red cloth on the stage. It looked like there were many things hidden under the red cloth. Wu Bin guessed that those were the prizes for the annual meeting.

As for what exactly they were, Wu Bin was not sure. However, there looked to be many of them since the pile was as high as a mountain.

Soon, almost all the seats were filled up.

It was impossible for employees not to attend Tengda's annual meeting. Boss Pei had said time and time again that nobody was allowed to miss the annual meeting unless they were so sick that they were bedridden.

Wu Bin had heard before of an employee from a certain company who had missed the annual meeting because he had been working overtime. As a result, he missed the chance to claim his prize from the lucky draw.

This could never happen in Tengda.

Otherwise… the consequences would be dire.

Apart from the employee who worked overtime, even his superiors and department head could be implicated.

Wu Bin glanced at his watch. It was 12.30 PM.

He had just been thinking about when the annual meeting would begin when the waiter served the first dishes.

Wu Bin was speechless.

Wait, is there a mistake in the program?

Ordinary annual meetings would begin with a proper opening, some awkward performances, and a speech from the head of the company. The head would summarize the results for the past year and briefly talk about some goals for the future. Then, after several more programs and performances, the dishes would be served.

Yet, not only had there not been awkward performances, but Boss Pei had not even given a speech!

Wu Bin tried hard to look at the few tables in front and found that Boss Pei had no intention to go on stage to give a speech. Instead, he looked like he was thinking about which dish he should try first.

Wu Bin felt light-headed. This annual meeting was… so practical!

The food was served the moment everyone arrived. There was not a minute of delay!

At that moment, a countdown to the lucky draw appeared on the huge screen.

"Holy sh*t! Is it that straightforward?!"

Wu Bin was giddy.

It was fine if Boss Pei was not going to speak, but a host should at least have warmed the audience up and livened up the atmosphere before the lucky draw, right?

Yet, there was none of that!

The lucky draw segment was going to start right away. A prize would be given out at regular intervals!

Obviously, the employees' information and pictures had already been entered into the system. A random person would be selected from the database.

The first prizes to be distributed had already been announced. There were a total of three hundred 799-yuan earphones to be given out!

These 799-yuan earphones probably only sounded slightly better than ordinary earphones. However, Bluetooth earphones in this price range were extremely convenient to carry around and easy to use.

Many people would not be able to tell the difference in sound quality. However, having an additional pair of Bluetooth earphones that were convenient to carry around would not be a bad thing. At the very least, they could use it while traveling to and from work.

Thus, everyone looked expectantly at the huge screen, their expressions telling of how much they wanted to win.

There were cool effects, and pictures passed rapidly through the center of the screen. Finally, it settled on a picture of a colleague that Wu Bin did not know.

At the same time, a scream sounded from the corner of the hall. Then, there was applause. Obviously, other colleagues from this employee's department were congratulating the lucky man.

After that, the picture shrunk and flew to the top-left corner of the screen. Other pictures passed rapidly through the center of the screen once again until another lucky winner was chosen.

One by one, pictures lined up on the screen. Various sounds could be heard all around the hall; there were cheering and sighs of disappointment.

"I won!"

"Wow, Bluetooth earphones! That's good stuff!"

"A good beginning?"

"Not me… ai, it's alright, it's alright. The prizes at the back would be better!"

The applause had been very loud at the start. However, since winners were being picked too quickly and there were three hundred winners of the earphones alone, everyone began to feel tired from clapping.

Yet, although the applause was becoming softer, the atmosphere in the hall was becoming livelier! Soon, everyone in the hall became focused on only two things: eating and staring at the huge screen.

Although there was no host for the annual meeting, nobody felt lost or uncomfortable. Instead, they felt invigorated.

Who wanted to watch those lousy programs anyway?!

Everyone was only interested in winning prizes! For now, three hundred people were being picked for the first prize. That was one-third of the employees present. The cheering rose and fell continuously.

Very quickly, other prizes appeared on the huge screen.

From 899-yuan mechanical keyboards to 1,299-yuan air purifiers, 2,199-yuan sweeping robots and vacuum cleaners… 3,599-yuan game machines…

The prizes were becoming more and more valuable, and the audience was becoming more and more excited!

Wu Bin watched the different prizes flash on the screen and felt increasingly shocked.

How many prizes had been prepared?!

At Hengtu Games' annual meetings, only four or five types of prizes would have been prepared: the door gifts, the third prize, the second prize, the first prize, and perhaps other special gifts.

Furthermore, there wouldn't be many of each type; ten or so would be considered more than enough.

Yet, Tengda was distributing prizes as if they were free of charge!

Three hundred earphones and mechanical keyboards had been distributed at first. Subsequently, even as the value of the prizes increased significantly, one or two hundred of them were distributed!

That was far more than any other company would give out for lucky draws!

Wu Bin did a rough calculation for all the prizes that had been distributed, up to the sweeping robots, and found that more than a thousand prizes had already been won.

Comparing that quantity to the number of people present, Wu Bin guessed that everyone had already won something!

Wu Bin had average luck. He hadn't won anything until moments ago when he won a 2,199-yuan hand-held vacuum cleaner.

Wu Bin had been eyeing this very vacuum cleaner for a long time. It was not he who wanted it but his wife.

It was a well-known, foreign brand. Not only did it look good, but it was also very easy to use. Its only flaw was its expensive price tag.

Wu Bin had considered buying it many times before. However, each time, he had decided against it because it was too expensive.

Yet, now, he won one at the annual meeting!

What's more, the annual meeting was not over!

From the way the prizes were becoming increasingly generous, Wu Bin guessed that the later prizes would be bigger and more valuable!

He quickly shared the good news with his wife. He had earned big-time from jumping ship!

From the annual meeting alone, he had obtained five hundred yuan worth of game tokens, a red packet containing a thousand yuan, and a 2,199-yuan vacuum cleaner. That was far more than he could ever have won at Hengtu Games' annual meetings!

A prize worth two thousand yuan would be distributed as the second prize at many other companies' annual meetings. Furthermore, considering the number of people who would be picked for the second prize, Wu Bin guessed that he would never have won something like that at Hengtu Games.

He had really struck a windfall!

As Wu Bin rejoiced inwardly, he thought about the morning's Tengda Spirit compatibility test.

Now more than ever, he wanted to pass the test and become a member of Tengda.

As Pei Qian ate, he observed everyone's reactions.

Yes, everyone looks very happy!

That's great!

Everyone was happily eating and winning prizes while Boss Pei was happily giving out money. It was perfect.

In any case, since everyone's goals were aligned, it was not necessary to organize too many programs for the annual meeting. Everyone could eat, win money, and then leave without wasting time.

Pei Qian did not include himself in the lucky draw because he felt there was no need.

He could purchase all the prizes covertly and claim for his expenses from the System. Thus, he did not care for the prizes. He found it much more meaningful to increase his own employees' chances of winning instead.

Pei Qian guessed that most people had already won a prize by now.

That was because the lucky draw was not based completely on chance. Instead, the probability was being adjusted along the way to exclude people who had already been picked.

Each person could win two prizes at the most. Furthermore, those who had not been picked in the beginning would have greater chances of winning later on.

Chapter 362 Rigged!

All of a sudden, Pei Qian felt like something was wrong

Why did it feel like very few people at his table had won prizes?

Almost all the heads and core members of Tengda Corporation were seated at that table. That included Huang Sibo, Lu Mingliang, Lin Wan, Bao Xu, Li Yada, Ma Yang, Zhang Yuan, and the like.

Since there was one empty seat at the table, Pei Qian arranged for Tang Yishu to join them as well.

They began distributing prizes the moment the annual meeting started. A new winner was announced almost every two seconds, and each draw lasted several minutes. The intervals were never too long.

Close to an hour had passed since the annual meeting started. Pei Qian guessed that more than a thousand prizes had already been distributed

The cheers and applause kept rising and falling the entire time. Furthermore, they were coming from various locations in the event hall. Since Pei Qian had not taken part in the lucky draw, he had thought it natural that others were winning prizes.

Yet, on second thought, it seemed like his entire table was in low spirits the whole time.

Were they acting more serious because they're at the same table as me? That can't be, right?

It seemed like nobody at the table had won!

Unsure, Pei Qian leaned towards Huang Sibo and asked in a low voice, "Have you won any prizes?"

Huang Sibo shook his head and said, "No."

Pei Qian turned to Lu Mingliang who was seated on his other side. "Have you won any prizes?"

Lu Mingliang shook his head as well and said, "No."

Pei Qian looked across from him and saw Tang Yishu, whose head was lowered as she ate and avoided his gaze. All of a sudden, Pei Qian understood.

Had her halo effect strengthened so much that she could even affect false probability now?

Logically, more than a thousand prizes should have been distributed. Yet, none of these people had won a single one. Their chances of winning should have already increased significantly by now.

Yet, they were still not winning anything. It was strange!

Pei Qian felt bad for them all of a sudden. He thought about moving Tang Yishu somewhere else so that they could recover the luck at the table.

As for the unlucky child, Tang Yishu… he would find some way to make it up to her in the future.

However, before Pei Qian could think of a valid reason to move her elsewhere, Huang Sibo exclaimed in surprise. "Eh? I've won! A Pineapple cell phone!"

Everyone was just about to congratulate him when Lu Mingliang exclaimed. "Ah, I won a cell phone, too!"

Li Yada, "I won a television!"

The chances of someone at the table being picked seemed to have increased significantly!

None of them had won any of the small prizes at the beginning, but the prizes had only gotten better as time went by. From now on, every prize they won could be compared to two or three from before combined.

In the blink of an eye, the prizes on the table were gone.

Everyone at the table was wealthy enough to afford the prizes they got, but buying them and winning them would feel completely different!

Pei Qian finally relaxed.

So that was why!

It looked like Tang Yishu's halo effect had backfired.

The halo effect had caused everyone around her to have bad luck. However, the probability of the lucky draw had also been tampered with. As a result, the unluckier one had been the beginning, the higher their chances of winning later on became. In the end everyone at the table won the last few huge prizes!

Pei Qian could not help but heave a sigh of relief. That was good. He did not have to think of a reason to send Tang Yishu away. Otherwise, people might have noticed that none of the heads had won, and they might have thought that Pei Qian had played tricks behind the scenes.

Eh? Hold on.

Pei Qian suddenly realized one problem.

Could Tang Yishu's halo effect backfire under certain circumstances?

Take this time for example. Everyone had had extremely bad luck in the beginning. However, since their chances had kept increasing as more prizes were distributed, they ended up winning bigger prizes! If the same thing happened at work, wouldn't he…?

All of a sudden, Pei Qian panicked.

However, on further thought, he realized that the problem probably was not that big.

That was because he had adjusted the probability behind the scenes for this lucky draw. Those who had not won anything in the beginning only had better chances of winning later on.

However, such a thing did not exist for work!

Thus… the problem was probably not that big.

Pei Qian sighed in relief and continued eating his food. The name list on the huge screen started moving once again.

Until now, most people were already more or less full. Many employees at various tables had already set down their chopsticks and were now focusing wholeheartedly on the huge screen, waiting for the announcement of the final winner.

The cash gifts of 18,888 yuan had already been distributed. Li Yada and Zhang Yuan won one each. These chances were already evidently much better than the other tables.

After all ten cash gifts had been distributed, the final prize appeared on the huge screen.

Three pairs of tickets to visit any city in the world and stay there for five days!

The moment the prize appeared on the screen, everyone began chatting and getting excited.

Awesome!

Three pairs of tickets to any city in the world! That meant they were free to pick whatever city they wanted!

Furthermore, they included the cost of return air tickets, the cost of accommodation in a five-star hotel, and additional spending allowance that they could use unconditionally. That meant they could even spend it on local specialties like LV bags. Wouldn't that be perfect?

Everyone set their chopsticks down and focused on the huge screen, wanting to find out which three lucky people would win this special prize.

Pei Qian noticed that Bao Xu, who was seated at the same table as him, was trembling as he held his chopsticks. What's more, he did not seem to dare to look at the huge screen.

Pei Qian could not help but laugh inwardly. Indeed, Bao Xu had not won a single prize!

Do you see this? It's Heaven's will!

Don't accuse me of setting you up. I'm innocent this time. You can only blame your luck!

The pictures on the screen started moving past again. Then, three people were chosen.

Bao Xu!

Bao Xu!

And Bao Xu!

"Pfft!"

Bao Xu nearly coughed out all the red wine in his mouth when he saw the screen.

What the h*11?!

If all of these were added together, would he have to go overseas for fifteen days?!

Pei Qian felt light-headed. What was happening?!

Wasn't everyone only supposed to have two chances to win prizes? What's more, each person could only win the same prize once, right?

Everyone paused and immediately burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, is Brother Bao a professional tourist now?"

"His name was picked all three times?!" "My heart hurts-he'll be gone for another half a month!"

Pei Qian turned to Assistant Xin, who said in a low voice, "Boss Pei, it looks like a bug appeared in the program…"

Once again, Pei Qian was at a loss for words.

Bao Xu, who was seated across from him, was dumbfounded. He nearly dropped their chopsticks onto the table as he quickly said, "Boss Pei! I have already gone overseas many times. I'll pass this prize onto someone else!"

Pei Qian turned to Assistant Xin and said, "Ask the technical staff to repair the system and pick new winners."

The program was created by the technical staff of Zhongdian Chinese Network, who quickly whipped out their laptops to repair the program.

Assistant Xin took the microphone and explained briefly that a bug had appeared in the system. She invited everyone to try the capsule machines and other games first. When they were about done, the winners for the last prize would be picked once again. Since the program had not been affected by bugs before that, the other prizes that had already been distributed naturally would not be taken back. Instead, they remained effective.

Everyone cheered, grabbed their game tokens, and started to go their respective ways

The original plan was for everyone to try the capsule machines and claw machines after all the lucky draw prizes had been distributed. Once they were more or less done, they could then make their own ways home.

Now, a minor problem had arisen in the original plan. Still, it did not pose a huge problem. The winners of the final prize would just be selected at the end of the program.

Very quickly, crowds formed at the surrounding claw machines and capsule machines.

With game tokens in hand, Wu Bin hovered behind the crowds, not knowing which game he should start with.

The plush toys in the claw machines and the little figurines in the capsule machines all looked equally good!

Obviously, these gifts had been carefully selected so that nobody would feel like they were at a disadvantage.

Ladies were hogging the various machines with many game tokens in hand. It looked like they were going to keep trying their luck at the claw machines, and every last toy had been won.

There were fewer people at the ring toss and toy gun stands since ladies did not fancy such games.

Adamant on trying his luck, Wu Bin walked towards the ring toss stand.

A waiter dressed in the hotel's uniform was already waiting there. He greeted Wu Bin as the latter handed him a game token. Then, he passed Wu Bin one ring.

"Whoa."

The ring was many times bigger than the ones Wu Bin was used to seeing!

Other rings were very small-more or less the size of a bracelet. Yet, this ring looked about as big as a plate.

Wu Bin could be prepared to kill himself if he missed this time.

He picked a better-looking figurine, took his aim, and then tossed the ring as well as he could!

He misaimed and missed!

Wu Bin felt light-headed. The ring was so big, and yet he still missed! How could he face his own elders?!

No way, I can't walk away like that!

Wu Bin retrieved many more game tokens, prepared to buy more rings.

However, at that same moment, the waiter picked up the figurine and placed it inside the ring at lightning speed.

"Congratulations, Sir! You've got it!" "Pfft!"

Wu Bin nearly choked on his saliva. How could he do that?

Was he really moving the target based on where Wu Bin's ring landed?

This was obviously rigged!

However, looking at the waiter's knowing smile, Wu Bin suddenly understood what was happening. Boss Pei had set this up on purpose! Wu Bin quickly took a handful of game tokens and bought ten rings at once. Then, he tried his best to aim for any figurine he wanted.

He won something every single throw! There was no way he could not. Even when he missed, the waiter would quietly move the figurine or chibi doll into the ring.

Soon, Wu Bin walked away with his arms filled with eleven figurines and chibi dolls.

The waiter very considerately placed all the figurines and dolls into a bag for Wu Bin, so that he could carry them around easily.

Other people began to realize that their chances of winning were extremely high as well. It was almost as if they were being showered with gifts for nothing!

As long as one aimed well at the claw machine, they would win something.

Every figurine that came out of the capsule machine looked good.

Other games were based on chance, but the probability of players winning prizes was ridiculously high as well!

They were receiving so many prizes like chibi dolls, capsules, stuffed toys, pillows, and the like at absolutely no charge!

Everyone became more excited as they played. Each person carried bags of gifts, and some carried so many bags that they hardly could carry any more. Wu Bin could not help but feel emotional. It was so invigorating! Why hadn't these mini-games felt so good before?

Soon—with everyone's 'hard work', nearly all the prizes were swept clean, and nearly all the game tokens were spent.

At that moment, the names on the screen began to roll past once again. Three lucky winners were chosen.

Everyone's hopeful gazes were fixated on the huge screen.

Chen Kangtuo. Ye Zhizhou. Bao Xu!

Bao Xu's expression darkened.

What's happening?! Why is this lucky draw system picking on me?! Even after redoing the lucky draw, I'm selected?!

Bao Xu quickly turned to Boss Pei. "Boss Pei, I really don't need to go on another holiday. Give this opportunity to someone else!

"Who wants to swap prizes with me? I'll take any prize!"

Pei Qian sniggered and shook his head. "You can't give it up since you've already been selected.

"There's still some time. Think about which city you haven't visited yet…"

Bao Xu was speechless. "…"

Not all three winners had been sitting at Pei Qian's table. Pei Qian guessed that this was because Tang Yishu's halo effect had been spread out after everyone went off to play the capsule machines and claw machines—it was no longer concentrated on his table alone.

Bao Xu had not won a prize yet. Therefore, the high probability of him being selected aided him after he left the range of Tang Yishu's halo effect. That was probably why he was selected again.

The other two had been chosen based on pure luck.

Once again, Pei Qian confirmed that Tang Yishu's halo effect was strong and reliable.

However… it seemed like Tang Yishu herself had not won anything.

Was she destined to be unlucky no matter how the luck of the people around her changed?

That was weird. It was not what Pei Qian had expected.

However, Pei Qian did not think too much of it.

Poor child… I should give her a pay raise when we get back…

Chapter 363 Insane Travel Itinerary

The annual meeting was over. The lucky draws were done, the claw machines were empty, and everyone's stomachs were filled. They all began to leave the venue, one by one.

Pei Qian glanced at his watch. It was past 4 PM; the timing had been just right.

Many prizes had been distributed. Apart from cell phones and red packets—which were much easier to carry around, there had also been televisions, air purifiers, and game machines. They were much harder to carry.

Furthermore, almost all the one thousand people who came had won something. If they were to line up to collect their prizes one by one, it would have taken a long time.

Thus, the list of winners would be made available for all to see on the Intranet. Furthermore, each person would be notified of the prize that they won through the internal communications software.

After that, Upwind Logistics' delivery men would be placed in charge of delivering the prizes to the winners' doorsteps.

After all, everyone was already carrying bags of toys and chibi dolls. There was no way they could carry the prizes from the lucky draw as well.

Pei Qian was very satisfied with how the annual meeting had turned out.

It had fulfilled his requirements perfectly!

He had spent money and saved time; it was perfect!

Bao Xu left the event location sulking.

What should he do?!

He had thought that he would be safe until the next Best Employee Selection.

He never would have thought that the grand prize for the annual meeting would be a trip —and a trip for two, at that!

It was troublesome enough having to travel alone; how was he going to find a partner to travel with?!

I want to die, I want to die…

He had no clue where he should go either. As he walked, his eyes suddenly brightened. He noticed a familiar-looking figure. Chen Kangtuo!

If his memory didn't fail him, this fellow had won the same prize.

Bao Xu thought about going to ask Chen Kangtuo what plans the latter had and which city the latter would go to. Perhaps he could tag along.

If Chen Kangtuo was going to plan his own itinerary, Bao Xu would have one less thing to worry about.

At that thought, he silently approached Chen Kangtuo. However, just as he was about to ask Chen Kangtuo the question, he noticed Chen Kangtuo meeting Ye Zhizhou, Hao Qiong, and Lin Wan in secret. The four of them entered the small cafe by the side.

Bao Xu could not help but frown.

Eh? Have they decided where they would go? Or are they trying to work overtime in secret as well?

Bao Xu quickly followed behind Chen Kangtuo.

Lin Wan, Ye Zhizhou, Hao Qiong, and Chen Kangtuo walked into the cafe and found a table. Lin Wan cautiously looked outside the door and asked, "No one followed us, right?"

Chen Kangtuo answered, "I think Brother Bao followed us."

Lin Wan paused. "Bao Xu? That's great! Quick, ask him to come over!"

Bao Xu was still standing outside the door, thinking about whether he should enter. At that moment, Chen Kangtuo came out and pulled him in and then invited him to sit down next to him.

Bao Xu was bewildered.

What's happening? Why are they sneaking around?

It reminds me of how I'm like when I work overtime in secret…

Lin Wan cleared her throat and asked, "Brother Bao, have you thought about where you're going for your trip? You seem quite experienced in this area."

Bao Xu was speechless. "…"

Stop rubbing your nose in my business!

With a bitter expression, Bao Xu replied, "Stop talking about it. I'm worried enough about it. I don't want this experience at all — not in the least bit!"

"But Boss Pei already said that you can't transfer this prize to someone else," replied Chen Kangtuo.

Bao Xu nodded helplessly. "That's right. I've already thought about it. Didn't Boss Pei say that I can choose any city I want? I'm going to choose Jingzhou City! Then, I'll be able to stay in a five-star hotel in the city and continue to go to work to play games every single day…"

Chen Kangtuo cleared his throat. "Brother Bao, guard your tongue! If you really do that, what kind of impression do you think Boss Pei would form of you?

"Wouldn't you be shooting yourself in the foot?!"

A realization dawned on Bao Xu.

That's right!

That would be far too dangerous. Why was he acting like he was not already in enough trouble?!

If he really did that, he would probably win another one-month paid holiday at the next Best Employee Selection.

He was letting his emotions affect his decisions this time. He could not allow that!

Bao Xu sighed, frustrated. "That does seem impracticable.

"What should I do then…? What city are you planning to go to? Can I come along? You can decide on the itinerary, and I'll just follow behind you and keep myself entertained the entire time."

Chen Kangtuo smiled subtly and then glanced at Lin Wan.

Lin Wan confidently said, "We've already decided to go to Texas in the United States."

Bao Xu scratched his head. "Texas? Is there anything special about the place?"

Lin Wan answered, "Of course! The scariest haunted house is located there: The 'Smog Mountain' State Mental Hospital!

Bao Xu, "???"

He scanned the four other people around the table and realized that each of them had different expressions. Chen Kangtuo looked like he was facing death with equanimity.

Hao Qiong looked both solemn and sorrowful.

Ye Zhizhou looked slightly pale and very apprehensive.

Lin Wan looked to be in the best condition. Her eyes were filled with determination.

Bao Xu was confused. "It's just a simple trip. Do you have to risk your life…? What's more, I never knew you all had such a unique hobby.. "Wait… are you trying to get inspiration from there?"

Bao Xu suddenly realized something. Lin Wan and Ye Zhizhou were in charge of a horror game while Hao Qiong and Chen Kangtuo were in charge of a haunted house.

All of them were related to horror!

Lin Wan nodded. "That's right!

"The horror game and haunted house we're in charge of are both very important, but progress hasn't been ideal.

"Bugs keep appearing in the game, and it really isn't that frightening. As for the haunted house, there isn't even a concrete plan yet.

"We can't carry on like this! We have to learn from the most up-to-date experiences and immerse ourselves in such environments. Only then would we be able to complete the task well!

"Brother Bao, you won this prize because of your merit, but apart from you…"

Bao Xu's expression darkened. What do you mean it was because of my merit?!

Lin Wan continued speaking. "Ye Zhizhou and Chen Kangtuo won a trip as well. It's obviously fated!

"Heaven is hinting at us to take the chance and collect as much material as we can!"

As Bao Xu looked at the four of them, his mind was filled with one thought.

Nuts! These guys are nuts! Was that haunted house meant for humans?

Bao Xu had heard of the 'Smog Mountain' State Mental Hospital before. It was said that it used to be an abandoned hospital in the woods, which had been covered in fog all year round.

Subsequently, local investors had built a haunted house out of the ruins of the abandoned hospital. On the outside, the haunted house looked like a shabby, dilapidated asylum. There was no fixed path inside, and visitors were free to venture around.

The lighting and horrific scenes in the haunted house were apparently very realistic. Many staff would also dress up as ghosts and corpses, who would 'interact' with visitors.

It was said that two million US dollars had gone into creating this haunted house. Even if one knew their way around the asylum and sprinted from beginning to end, it would take them close to an hour to complete the entire journey.

If one got lost… how long they would take would depend on their luck.

One had to be above 21 years old to enter the haunted house. They would also have to undergo a simple test to ensure that they could handle the psychological stress. Visitors also had to produce a medical certificate from a doctor, certifying that they were healthy enough to enter the haunted house. Before entering, they would also have to sign a complete indemnity form.

All in all, this was a classic place to spend money in order to be tortured.

The company was paying for this holiday; why were these people using the opportunity to court death? Of course, Bao Xu had no intention to follow suit.

It was painful enough for him to go on another paid holiday, but it would be far more painful to go on a paid holiday to a haunted house!

He would much prefer seeing camels in the Sahara desert to scaring himself in a wretched place like that.

Still, Bao Xu did not give up. He asked, "What about the rest of your itinerary?" Lin Wan asked, "What do you mean by the rest of our itinerary?"

Bao Xu was astonished. "It's a five-day holiday! The haunted house would only take one day, right? How about the other four days? Will you go shopping nearby?" Bao Xu thought that he could rest in the hotel if the rest were planning to go shopping. He would only have to suffer one day before resting in the luxurious hotel for four days. That sounded quite good.

Lin Wan shook her head. "It's such an exciting haunted house; how could we finish it in a day?! If we only catch glimpses of everything, we'll surely forget it all by the time they get back.

"Isn't Boss Pei providing an additional expense limit? I'm planning to do nothing else in those few days. I'll keep buying entry tickets to the haunted house and experience it again and again. I'll try to go three to four times each day; that'll add up to thirteen or fourteen times in five days. Then, I would probably be able to form a lasting impression.

"By then, we would all be veterans of a hundred battles. We would be filled with inspiration to work on the horror game and haunted house!"

Bao Xu, "???"

He was completely shocked.

Were they human? How could they come up with an itinerary like that?!

They were planning to go to such a horrifying haunted house three or four times a day… were they tired of living?

Lin Wan smiled subtly and asked, "How about that? If you join these three men, you can get two twin rooms. I'll ask Li Yada along, and it'll be just right."

Bao Xu looked confused. "That's not right. Li Yada and I are in charge of GOG. The horror game has nothing to do with us. You can go and court death if you want; don't get us involved!"

Lin Wan said seriously, "How can you say that?!

"Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games both operate under Boss Pei. How can you draw such a clear line?! You'll have to give us suggestions for the horror game when the time comes, too.

"In return, we'll let you use one of the characters in our horror game as a hero in GOG."

Bao Xu pondered for a moment. "…No. "One is too few. I need at least two!"

The next day…

Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd….

"Huh? The United States? You're going to a haunted house?

"I'm the chief planner in charge of GOG now. It won't be appropriate for me to travel that far for a holiday, right?"

After hearing Lin Wan's suggestion, Li Yada became confused.

"Why would it be inappropriate? This was a prize from the annual meeting. It'll be reasonable for us to go and play. It's completely within the company's regulations. Boss Pei is a fair and reasonable person. He won't forbid you from going, for sure."

Li Yada was speechless after hearing Lin Wan's nice-sounding words.

I'll give it a try, then!

I'll talk to Boss Pei, and see if he'll allow me —the chief planner of this project—to go overseas on holiday halfway through research and development.

Before applying for leave, Li Yada checked on GOG's situation and the simplified version released by Dream Realization Ventures.

Simply put, they had already achieved initial success.

The two beta versions could be combined and played together. After this, they would have to fix bugs and continue developing the game. The simplified version produced by Dream Realization Ventures was already being updated in real-time on Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's computers. Furthermore, it was currently getting better feedback than the initial version.

Of course, they could not tell much from the figures in the short-term. They had to observe the situation for a while longer.

However, at the very least, this proved that the suggestions given by Dream Realization Ventures had not been retarded or alien. Instead, they were logical.

Li Yada had no idea why the group of investors at Dream Realization Ventures understood games so well either.

She opened her email inbox and found that He Desheng had sent suggestions on follow-up amendments.

She had to admit that they had been quite hard-working with sending amendments.

In fact, they had been so hardworking that Li Yada was beginning to suspect that the investment firm could not find any new projects to invest in.

Why else would they have nothing better to do every day than to observe GOG and offer suggestions?

Still, this was a good thing. She would not turn down any suggestions she received as long as they were valid.

After filtering He Desheng's suggestions, Li Yada incorporated the amendments into the work schedule for the following week.

That way, even if Li Yada went overseas, the design team would be able to continue working as planned without affecting the project's progress.

Now that her work was more or less done, Li Yada stood up and walked towards Boss Pei's office, prepared to discuss the possibility of a holiday to the United States.

Chapter 364 One Must Overthink

After knocking gently on the door, Li Yada entered Boss Pei's office.

Boss Pei was still the same as before. He looked calm and collected like he controlled everything in the palm of his hands. He also looked as energetic as if he had just woken up.

"Boss Pei, I want to travel to the United States for a few days…"

Li Yada had still been thinking about how to explain her situation so that it would make sense to Boss Pei. However, before she could finish her sentence, she saw Boss Pei's eyes light up as he nodded profusely. "Good, you need to strike a balance between work and rest. You've been working too hard recently. You need to relax! Cherish the time and pack as soon as possible. You can leave any time.

"Are you going alone, or are you going with other people?"

Li Yada quickly answered, "Boss Pei, there are six of us going: Lin Wan, Bao Xu, Hao Qiong, Ye Zhizhou, Chen Kangtuo, and I. "Chen Kangtuo and the others won a pair of tickets for a five-day holiday during the annual meeting, right? That's why…"

Pei Qian felt slightly disappointed after hearing Li Yada explain the situation to him.

He had been wondering what that was about. As it turned out, it was the prizes from the annual meeting.

Pei Qian had thought that Li Yada had figured things out and was trying to find ways and means to slack off.

He had been happy over nothing.

Still, it was not bad that the six of them were going on a trip together. Lin Wan, Li Yada, and Ye Zhizhou were core members of their respective projects. With them gone, their projects' progress could be slightly impeded. Pei Qian nodded again. "Of course, there's no problem!

"Go back and make the necessary preparations. Have a good time there. I'll pay all of your salaries as per normal. Don't worry about work while you're there. Since you're on holiday, have as much fun as you can, understand?"

After hearing these words, Li Yada felt warmth in her heart.

Boss Pei was so easy-going!

He approved a hundred percent of employees' applications for leave. On top of that, he would even instruct them time and time again to have as much fun as they could while on holiday. Moreover, they were told not to carry any mental stress with them or think about work.

Boss Pei had not even asked Li Yada for a proper explanation. He understood without her even having to say a word.

Could that have been a tacit, mutual understanding between boss and employee?

"Alright, Boss Pei! I understand!"

Li Yada walked out of the office, feeling touched.

Pei Qian looked at the calendar. It was December 21st.

He had two more weeks before the examination week in school.

Boss Pei had donated five million yuan to the needy students in school earlier. He could get his instructor to say a few simple words to the teachers in charge of his modules, and they would surely give him an easier time, but… Would Boss Pei do such a thing?

Of course, he had to pass his modules with his own skills and abilities.

If Boss Pei ended up doing worse than a slacker like Ma Yang, how would he still be able to hold his head up high?

Even he would despise himself!

Thus, Pei Qian felt that he had a lot of work to do.

He accessed the platform to check the results for the Tengda Spirit compatibility test. The first batch of new employees had taken the Tengda Spirit compatibility test yesterday before the annual meeting. In the end, it had turned out much better than Pei Qian had imagined.

The passing rate was extremely low!

A total of 28 people had taken part in the test, but only three had passed.

Pei Qian had gone to read through those three people's resumes again, in order to form a deeper impression of them. They were the trusted generals that Tengda would have to rely on in the future!

What kind of precious employees would have managed to do so well in the Tengda Spirit compatibility test on their first try?!

Surprisingly, all three people who had passed the test were from Tengda's games department.

The one with the highest marks was named Hu Xianbin. He was an ordinary, recent graduate from Handong University, who had achieved nothing of significance during his time at university.

The other two were Min Jingchao and Zhang Nan (a female), who had no experience in the game industry whatsoever. Before they were accepted into Tengda, the former had been an accountant; the latter had been a fashion designer.

These resumes looked perfect to Boss Pei!

It looked like Tengda's recruitment tests had served their purpose well. Those who had a lot of experience in the industry had been filtered out, and a special batch of slackers had been selected.

The Tengda Spirit compatibility test had also proved this point. All three of the employees who passed looked like very good slackers!

Of course, one could not judge a book by its cover. Boss Pei could not read minds. There was no way that he could guarantee for now that those three people were the kind of talents that he needed.

Still, no matter what, Boss Pei had carefully set the questions for the test, and those three people had answered most of them correctly. At the very least, this proved that they had a significantly better understanding of the Tengda Spirit than most of their batchmates.

There was a saying: if something walked like a duck, spoke like a duck, and ate like a duck; it was a duck.

It was the same with the test. No matter what lay in the hearts of those employees—as long as they had passed the test and applied the same mindset to their work, they were the slackers that Boss Pei desired!

Furthermore, Pei Qian knew very well that the passing rate for the test would only increase as time went by.

After all, he could not stop those employees from discussing the test in secret if they wanted to.

However, if the new employees could learn the right answers slowly and accurately interpret Boss Pei's hints, they would instinctively reject working overtime, ask for overtime pay, and contribute to a similar culture in their respective departments.

Then, Pei Qian would have achieved his goals.

On the 17th floor of Shenhua View, in Tengda Games…

In the conference room…

Li Yada had just assigned work to the members of the design team.

She had already gotten a visa to go to the United States. Since they could claim all of these expenses from the company, everyone applied from express visas, which they received in no time.

Li Yada had already organized the suggestions that she received from Dream Realization Ventures. The new version of the game was already being developed. Li Yada only had to brief the employees in the design team about those changes. Then, she could be sure that GOG's development progress would not be impeded by her going to the United States to gather new materials.

Once they were done, the meeting ended.

However, Li Yada purposely asked Hu Xianbin to remain behind.

Once everyone had left the room, Li Yada closed the door and said in a low voice, "Little Hu, what were the questions in the Tengda Spirit compatibility test? Tell me softly."

Hu Xianbin, "…"

The scene was quite strange.

A department head of Tengda was asking an intern who had just obtained tenure for guidance and information.

Yet, Li Yada really had no idea!

In fact, it was not just her that had no idea; every department head of Tengda had no idea either!

Boss Pei had personally set the questions for the Tengda Spirit compatibility test. The papers had been automatically marked by the system, and nobody had been allowed to check the question bank or answer sheet.

Nevertheless, Hu Xianbin felt confused. Why was Li Yada concerned about this?

So what if she didn't know what the questions were like? She was already a department head; she would not have to sit for the test at all.

"They were simple multiple-choice questions. Sister Li, why are you asking about this? I think the rules state that we're not supposed to discuss the questions in the office, right?" Li Yada sighed softly and tried to keep her voice low as she answered, "I don't want to discuss it, but… the heads of the other departments have been asking me."

Yesterday, after the annual meeting, several department heads had approached Li Yada about the Tengda Spirit compatibility test.

Indeed, Li Yada had no idea about the contents of the test, but the new employees under her definitely knew the contents very well!

The various department heads had discovered that out of the twenty-odd new employees who had taken the test, only three had passed. Furthermore, all of them were from the games department.

Naturally, all of them approached Li Yada to find out more.

As for why those department heads were so worried…

Wasn't the reason obvious?

If the new employees failed the Tengda Spirit compatibility test, they would have to be fired!

The department heads had gone to great lengths to hire those employees. All of their help was greatly needed. How could they give the employees up?

If the new employees were fired just like that

– not only would all their previous hard work have gone down the drain, but it would also show that they had done a bad job during the recruitment that none of the new employees met Boss Pei's expectations.

How could they allow that to happen?!

Thus, the department heads were as anxious as the employees who had failed the Tengda Spirit compatibility test. They eagerly wanted to find out the contents of the test so that they could change their own mindsets and meet Boss Pei's expectations.

Li Yada had no choice but to secretly ask about the test in private.

Hu Xianbin frowned, trying hard to recall the test.

"It'll be too difficult for me to remember the questions in the test word for word. In fact, I think it'll be impossible.

"There were far too many questions, and a lot of them looked similar. There may just be one different word, but the right answer might change completely.

"What's more, I don't know exactly which questions I got right and which ones I got wrong since there were so many of them.

"What if I only recall a question I got wrong? Everyone might be sent down the wrong path, guessing according to my wrong answer. Wouldn't they fail the test badly then? The consequences would be dire."

Li Yada considered this for a moment and then nodded helplessly.

That was true.

She had to admit that Boss Pei had planned this out very well. There was no loophole for them to take advantage of.

Even if Hu Xianbin had remembered many questions, he would not know which ones he had gotten right and wrong. It would have been nearly impossible for them to try and guess the answer sheet for the test based on his memory alone. "Do you have any experience to share, then?" Li Yada attempted to resolve the problem from another angle. Hu Xianbin remained silent for a moment and then said, "One must overthink."

Li Yada asked, "Huh?"

Hu Xianbin explained, "I can only say that while the questions looked simple, they were actually much deeper.

"Those questions reminded me of the way Boss Pei usually spoke. He would always explain extremely deep theories to us using simple language. If one took the questions at face value, they would not be able to understand the deeper meaning behind them.

"Thus, based on my experience, I would say one must overthink. That's what all of us learned while working in this department as well.

"I must also say, one must absolutely obey Boss Pei's instructions."

"As for other things… I can't summarize them."

Li Yada nodded.

It sounded like the type of questions that Boss Pei would have come up with. Having to overthink and absolutely obey Boss Pei's instructions seemed to match Li Yada's working experience as well. Could that be the Tengda Spirit?

That was probably not all. After all, the Tengda Spirit was made up by Boss Pei, and Boss Pei's mind was like a galaxy.

Still… it must have been a part of the Tengda Spirit, right? Li Yada nodded. "Alright, thank you!"

When she returned to her desk, Li Yada sent the answers that she had gotten to the various department heads who had asked her about the test before.

"There are perhaps two general principles to keep in mind for the Tengda Spirit compatibility test.

"First, overthink.

"Second, absolutely obey Boss Pei's instructions.

"I'm not sure if that's the right direction, but it's worth a try."

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