My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 40 Borrowed the "Dragon Slayer Sword" (Requesting Monthly Votes!)

Chapter 40: Chapter 40 Borrowed the "Dragon Slayer Sword" (Requesting Monthly Votes!)

In the gaming industry, he had been immersed for nearly a decade.

Cheng Tianxiang, whether it was high-end graphics, underlying engines, front-end programming, backend decryption and encryption, or resource packaging, was proficient in all aspects.

Yet... he was poached by the Zhao Group to write... app programs.

At that time, the Zhao Group wanted to venture into the internet industry and was poaching outstanding programmers everywhere.

A rather inept headhunter found him.

Offering him twice the salary he had at his original company, he extended an olive branch.

He was tempted and then stepped right into this deep pit.

Soon, both the group and he realized this was a lose-lose deal.

Because the group wanted to make apps, while he was only good at making games.

The group thought he was a master of underlying technology, and he indeed was, but only in terms of underlying data.

The two parties glared at each other and then... blacklisted that headhunter, and also sued the headhunting firm.

However... the Zhao Group was large and could afford to have idle staff, plus, during the cutthroat talent war on the internet, companies preferred to suffer a loss rather than let talent go to other companies.

So, the Zhao Group faithfully signed him with double the salary, and the job level and benefits were as promised.

They just demoted him to a branch company and left him idle.

It was probably in preparation for when the group ventured into the gaming industry, they would let him step back in.

Or maybe...

They would wear him out until he was no longer a threat, and then fire him...

After finishing a cigarette, Cheng Tianxiang sighed, stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, touched his hair that evidenced his capability, returned to his desk, and prepared to write a few more lines of code to practice.

While he continued to slack off during work, suddenly, someone gently knocked on the office door, "Knock, knock, knock."

Cheng Tianxiang lifted his head from the computer screen and called out, "Come in."

The office door opened, and a young man entered.

The young man was a bit serious and, without courtesy, said, "Director Cheng, President Wang would like to see you."

"President Wang?" Cheng Tianxiang was startled.

President Wang was the general manager of the branch company and was also a significant figure in the whole group. free𝑤ebnovel.com

And he was just a nominal technical director at the branch.

Why... was he looking for him?

...

Half an hour later, Cheng Tianxiang walked out of the general manager’s office, bewildered.

He... had been demoted again.

President Wang said he was preparing to make him the technical leader of a gaming project to gain some experience.

For about half a year.

After the project was completed, he could choose to stay at that company or return to the branch company, depending on his own wishes.

Cheng Tianxiang wanted to resist.

But President Wang said it was the headquarters’ decision, otherwise pay the penalty for breaching the contract and resign,

Cheng Tianxiang had a child, a wife, as well as mortgage and car loans at home... he had no choice...

He looked up at the sky, feeling quite troubled: really, one wrong step leads to another. When will these days end...

He was a big shot in the gaming field, how come now he was like a beggar being pushed around, unable to even resign...

Oh well.

Let’s see what this game project is all about.

I hope it doesn’t disappoint...

...

Meanwhile, similar events were happening at several of the Zhao Group’s branch companies.

A few buried, left idle, or... newly rising talents were transferred from their positions for the same reasons.

The group did not specify the exact reasons for the transfers, only telling them that they would join a company called "Chenyu" and participate in a game project for six months...

After the project, they could choose to return to the company or stay at the new one...

...

Monday, at the Jinmao Building.

After two days of cleaning and organizing, Chenyu Information Technology Co., Ltd officially opened on the 18th floor.

Since there wouldn’t be too many staff in the short term, Chen Yan divided the office lobby into two.

One part was the office area, taking up two-thirds and could arrange about 12 workstations.

The other part was set with bookshelves, a table, a sofa, etc., turning it into a lounge area.

Besides the office lobby, the company had two offices and a conference room.

The conference room was for meetings.

One office was for Chen Yan as the general manager’s office, and the other... was temporarily vacant.

Chen Yan planned to wait to give Yu Qiao Qiao a surprise: to give her a dedicated space for clay sculpting.

At the moment, Yu Qiao Qiao was in this future clay sculpture room doing her homework, while Chen Yan and Zhao Ying were discussing serious matters in the next-door general manager’s office.

Sitting on the office sofa, Chen Yan held a resume Zhao Ying brought him, looked at it, and exclaimed,

"Holy smokes? Master Tian Xiang?"

"Hasn’t he been out of the gaming circle for a long time? How did you manage to dig him up?"

"Is this ’Round-faced Fat Phoenix’?"

"No way? She’s a top-notch artist in the indie gaming world. Whether it’s game interface design or art, she’s very strong."

"’Tank’?"

"Is he... that indie game planner who was popular in forums for a while?"

"Hasn’t he also disappeared for a long time?"

"How come he’s also here now."

"This is..."

While Zhao Ying half-heartedly hummed and hawed, Zhao Ying "wandered" around in the general manager’s office, fussing with a flower here, adjusting a book there, completely... not paying attention.

After a while, after reading through the resumes in his hand, Chen Yan looked up with surprise and said to Zhao Ying, "Brother Ying! You’re incredible! You’ve dug up so many big shots, how did you do it?"

As someone who had been in the gaming circle for many years, Chen Yan almost revered the list in his hand.

Starting with Cheng Tianxiang, these five people were all big shots in the indie gaming circle.

Some were main programmers who had created famous games, some were UI masters with amazing art skills, and there were others like Chen Yan himself who were seasoned game planners.

This list was truly glittering with gold.

It gave Chen Yan the feeling... of having borrowed a Dragon Slayer Sword to kill a pig.

Hearing Chen Yan’s question, Zhao Ying finally gave up on continuing to fuss over Chen Yan’s flowers, and with a nonchalant wave of her hand,

"It’s just dug up."

"What’s the big deal."

Chen Yan excitedly said, "This is truly phenomenal, they’re all my seniors. The entire martial arts world is full of their legends."

After speaking, Chen Yan asked, "So, when can they arrive?"

Zhao Ying succinctly said, "This afternoon."

Chen Yan was startled and quickly stood up, "That soon? Then I need to tidy up again, to make a good impression."

Saying so, he prepared to leave the office to clean up.

Seeing Chen Yan about to leave, Zhao Ying blinked and then pushed Chen Yan back onto the sofa,

"Wait a second. I still have a few things to tell you."