Chapter 7 The Taste of Free
After leaving the office building, Fang Qi looked around and pointed at a noodle shop: "Go to that shop. The special ramen only costs 15 yuan."
Jiang Qiuxu took one look and shook his head: "I won't go."
Fang Qi continued to suggest: "Then go to the restaurant next door to eat barbecue rice. Adding rice is free!"
Jiang Qiuxu still refused: "I won't go."
Fang Qi instantly figured out Jiang Qiuxu's thoughts, aimed at the most expensive store nearby, and pointed: "You don't want to go there, do you?"
Jiang Qiuxu nodded: "Yes."
"Goodbye!" Fang Qi said and was about to leave. He was joking. The per capita salary in that store was more than 300. He hadn't received his first month's salary yet. If he couldn't afford it, he would definitely not make up for it.
Jiang Qiuxu saw him walking away quickly and said to his back: "I didn't ask you to pay."
Fang Qi turned around smoothly and came back: "The boss is awesome!"
Jiang Qiuxu glanced at him angrily and walked straight to the restaurant.
The two found an empty seat and sat down. While looking at the menu, Fang Qi heard someone say: "Boss, the decoration is basically completed. You can notify employees to join at any time."
Fang Qi looked over and saw a man eating at a nearby table. Opposite him, an employee was reporting on his work.
"How many people have been hired so far?"
"There are more than 50 people, including 6 people in the art team, 4 people in the planning team, 12 people in the program development engineer, 2 people in the music team, and the rest are operations, administration and sales staff. Recruitment is still going on. It is expected that the number of team members will increase next month. Can be expanded to 100 people.”
"Yeah." The man responded and continued eating.
Fang Qi felt a little strange. Could this be the boss of "Tianma Xingkong Game Studio"? What a coincidence that he could meet him over a meal?
Jiang Qiuxu had just finished ordering when he saw Fang Zhe looking at him and asking, "Why are you looking at me?"
Fang Qi raised his chin to the side: "Look at his efficiency."
Jiang Qiuxu obviously heard the conversation over there and didn't care very much: "Talents should be valued more than more."
Fang Qi agrees with this. In this era, a large game project no longer requires a team of hundreds of people to work overtime. For casual games like "Tricky Neighbors", a team of ten people is more than enough, and it can be completed in one and a half months. Take out the finished product.
In this case, if the other party wants to recruit so many people in the early stages of starting a business, it is either stupid or very ambitious.
The two of them spoke not loudly so that they could not be heard by each other, but they chatted about Starry Sky Entertainment from across from each other.
"I see there is a game company across the street." The man lowered his head to eat and asked casually.
The assistant opposite him was well prepared: "Well, I have learned that the company only has more than 20 people including finance and administration, and the project team has about ten people."
The man nodded: "All game companies at the moment are start-ups, and the size of the company is still unclear. Maybe the other party is also recruiting people."
"The other party seems to have a project under development." The assistant inquired quite carefully.
The man didn't take it seriously: "You are so anxious, do you want to seize the market? Haste makes waste, some people really don't understand this principle."
Jiang Qiuxu, who had been emotionless before, raised his eyebrows slightly and said nothing. Just at this time, the meal he ordered was delivered.
Fang Qi naturally didn't care. It was quite interesting to overhear others discussing him. It was his plan to test the market with a small-scale game like "Tricky Neighbors". He wanted to be hasty but he was still able to do it with ease. How could he not know that?
"How is it?" Jiang Qiuxu suddenly asked.
"What?" Fang Qi wasn't sure what Jiang Qiuxu was referring to.
"The dishes here." "Oh." Fang Qi commented seriously, "It has a unique taste that I rarely taste. I like it very much."
Jiang Qiuxu, who already knew Fang Jie to a certain extent, didn't expect to hear such praise from him. She didn't think there was anything special about this restaurant, so she subconsciously asked: "What does it taste like?"
Fang Qi raised his head and showed a sincere smile: "Free taste!"
Jiang Qiuxu wanted to pick up the plate and slap him in the face.
Fang Qi pretended not to see Jiang Qiuxu's murderous eyes and ate with relish.
The communication sound of the bracelet sounded on the side. After answering, the assistant briefly exchanged a few words with the other party, and concluded with "I'm sorry, I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate in the future" and closed the communication.
The man opposite him asked: "What's the matter?"
The assistant explained: "A program engineer, we gave him an offer yesterday, and he just contacted me and said he decided to go to Star Entertainment."
Hearing this, Jiang Qiuxu thought of the program engineers he had interviewed in the past two days, and the corners of his mouth raised, with a feeling of victory: "A good bird chooses wood, but rotten wood cannot live in it."
Unexpectedly, the other party is also saying: "A good bird chooses wood, but a stupid bird will not regret it."
Perhaps because he was angry at Fang Qi's "free taste", Jiang Qiuxu spoke louder and was heard by the other party.
The two sides looked at each other, their eyes intersecting, and the other party probably understood the situation at hand.
Putting down the tableware in his hand and wiping his mouth gracefully, the man stood up and walked over: "Introduce yourself, Jiang Cairong, the imaginative boss."
"Jiang Qiuxu." Jiang Qiuxu only gave his name.
The assistant next to Jiang Cairong quickly whispered in his ear: "The registered legal person of Star Interactive Entertainment is Jiang Qiuxu."
"Jiu Yang." Jiang Cairong stretched out his hand without any daggers drawn.
But I didn't expect that Jiang Qiuxu didn't mean to raise his hand. Instead, Fang Qi stood across the table and leaned over to hold his hand: "I have admired you for a long time. My name is Fang Qi, the project director of Star Interactive Entertainment."
Jiang Cairong originally thought that Fang Qi was Jiang Qiuxu's assistant. He was a little dismissive at first. If he hadn't been suddenly attacked, he wouldn't have wanted to hold his hand. Now that he heard that he was the project director, he looked at him with interest: "Don't Misunderstanding, what I just said was not meant to be directed at you."
It sounds like an explanation, but Fang Qi is not stupid. Isn't this the implicit version of "I am not targeting anyone, everyone present is rubbish".
How could Fang Qi suffer this loss? He said generously: "It doesn't matter, we don't mind. After all, we may be a family in the future."
What he said was a bit inexplicable, and neither Jiang Qiuxu nor Jiang Cairong could react.
"Family?" Jiang Cairong said subconsciously.
Fang Qi said sincerely: "Yes, when Star Interactive Entertainment becomes bigger, it will definitely consider injecting capital or acquiring some studios. I heard that you are all good birds, so we will definitely give priority to it. We will be one company by then. Yes, we’re just a family, aren’t we?”
"Oh, you have a rich imagination. No wonder you can become the project director. Miss Jiang has a good vision."
It was overt praise and covert criticism, or cynicism, which was nothing more than a hint that Fang Qie was a master and a master and lacked self-awareness. Jiang Qiuxu was unlearned and unskilled and was deceived by Fang Qie's drawings. The two of them dreamed of spring and autumn dreams together.
Jiang Cairong said this with a smile, but anyone could hear the annoyance in his tone.
They are all young people who grew up in the Star Wars era, and none of them have a temper. They understand the importance of peace, hypocrisy and compromise, etc., but they don’t understand much. Jiang Qiuxu immediately said: "I have always had a good sense, otherwise, we Just wait and see?"
Jiang Cairong glanced at the two of them, turned to the assistant and said, "Let's go, I've lost my appetite. Don't order from this store in the future."
Fang Qi said to Jiang Cairong's back: "Is it too expensive? Then I will recommend you the barbecue rice across the street. There is no charge for extra rice!"
Jiang Cairong paused and wanted to curse, but he was afraid of losing his reputation, so he took a deep breath, pretended not to hear, and left quickly.
(End of this chapter)