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In the deep of night, Jinghua University was far from being shrouded in darkness. Whether viewed from within the campus or from above, various beautiful scenes could be seen, mostly illuminated by streetlights casting a natural glow. However, there were hardly any brightly lit buildings like the office tower that stood out today.
On the top floor of the office building, around forty to fifty men and women dressed in casual attire stared sleepily at their computer screens, waiting for orders from above.
Due to Ruan Yu's directive, Eight Group was now divided into day and night shifts, each working twelve hours, initiating a continuous twenty-four-hour operation. This particular group had just finished their shift and was left behind to work overtime, which certainly did not lift anyone's spirits.
With a loud bang, the slightly ajar office door was kicked open by Ruan Yu. Four people rushed in and swiftly carried the drowsy Li Zheng to the bed behind a screen.
"Oh my, I'm exhausted! Not sleeping and still engaging in high-intensity activities is really tough on my skin," Zhuo Rohan said, leaning on her knees and gasping for breath.
Gao Zhijie glanced at Zhuo Rohan and chuckled, "Sister, you must be around twenty-one or twenty-two this year, yet you look like a girl of ten. You’re still quite young!"
Zhuo Rohan laughed lightly, "Mr. Li is almost thirty and looks about the same as me!"
Chen Rui smiled faintly, "Are you comparing yourself to her? Enough chatter; all departments get ready. It's time to enter the dream!"
Zhuo Rohan looked at the sleeping Li Zheng with concern and asked, "But since Li Zheng already knows that you are secretly conducting assessments, will what you are doing now still be effective?"
Chen Rui shook his head. "I don't know; it depends on whether he can figure out that he is in a dream. But I believe it's not so easy to see through a dream, and even if he does, it will take time. Right now, it's a race against who can act faster."
Ruan Yu sighed. "After all, time is running short."
"Yes, time is indeed short," Chen Rui said meaningfully as he glanced at Ruan Yu with a wry smile.
In the early morning, Li Zheng was awakened by the sunlight streaming through the window. Rubbing his eyes in a daze, he recalled the events of the previous night and couldn't help but smile lightly, feeling quite satisfied with his current state.
At Jinghua University, the senior year had very few classes, mostly scheduled for the afternoon, allowing the fourth-year students to enjoy the bliss of waking up naturally.
Although the game Project Team had fully commenced operations, the Planning Department was still short on both manpower and progress. As a result, most people did not rush to the Planning Team's Office Hall during 'normal working hours.'
Li Zheng was naturally among this group. After all, his position as Producer and Channel Director meant that the channel aspect had already been completely contracted out to Dawn Media. Thus, there was no need for him to exert effort in that area.
The responsibilities of a Producer did not involve directly overseeing game development; rather, it entailed securing more manpower, resources, funding, and time from the company for the development team. These matters had already been firmly decided in previous meetings led by Li Xue and Chen Rui, and the resources allocated were quite ample.
As for project initiation, evaluation, and task allocation—those duties were entirely handled by Chen Rui. Li Zheng's remaining responsibility was to keep a close watch on the market and maintain tight connections with it. In essence, it meant playing games!
Upon arriving at the office hall, he found it bustling with activity. Ever since Chen Rui made adjustments to their work structure, the enthusiasm among this group of students had remained exceptionally high. In their view, this work had become a form of entertainment; after all, entertainment could hardly be tiresome.
Seeing Li Zheng arrive late, Zhuo Rohan joked, "Oh! Brother Li really has that leadership style down—leaders always show up late!"
Li Zheng laughed heartily and retorted, "If you and Teacher Chen hadn't disturbed me last night, how could I have overslept?"
Zhuo Rohan nearly choked on his words. Looking at Li Zheng's shamelessness, he replied with a wry smile, "Who knows if anyone would sleep in pajamas? Besides, when we left it was only around eight-forty! Even if you went to bed at nine o'clock, it's almost noon now! Did you really sleep half a day?!"
Li Zheng chuckled and teased back, "What's wrong with that? I was exhausted and needed more rest. Hey! You look like you need some rest too; you seem a bit worn out!"
Just then, Chen Rui walked in from behind and patted Li Zheng on the shoulder with a grin. "Li Da Producer! Just arrived?!"
Looking at Chen Rui, Li Zheng still felt a bit intimidated. Although he was nominally the Producer and Chen Rui was the Operations Director, which fell under his jurisdiction, the relationship between Chen Rui and Li Xue aside, just the fact that Chen Rui was a lecturer commanded Li Zheng's respect.
Li Zheng awkwardly chuckled a couple of times, "Haha, yes."
"Alright, I need to discuss something with you later in private. For now, I have something to say," Chen Rui said with a smile as he walked directly to the podium.
At that moment, Li Zheng noticed that a girl was following Chen Rui. She seemed quite young, not much older than himself.
Chen Rui reached the podium and cleared his throat twice. Instantly, everyone in the work hall put down their tasks, and over a hundred gazes focused on him.
"I have an announcement to make," Chen Rui said with a calm smile. "There are some positions in the Project Team that have been vacant for a while, and we are here to fill them! First, this lady beside me will soon take up the role of Supervisor for the Project Team. I will be transferring to the position of Producer for the Project Team. The two positions I am vacating will be decided on by this Supervisor and the Producer together."
After Chen Rui finished speaking, he noticed that everyone remained unresponsive. He realized they didn't yet have a clear understanding of what a Supervisor or Producer entailed, so he stepped aside to let Liang Yu take the stage.
As Liang Yu stepped up, many single men in the audience couldn't help but steal glances at her. Although the girls from Jinghua University were also of high quality, their numbers were pitifully small. Moreover, due to work commitments, they couldn't casually go out and socialize. Seeing such a beautiful girl right in front of them certainly brought them joy.
Noticing the crowd's reaction, Chen Rui quickly leaned towards Liang Yu and addressed everyone, "Don't get any wild ideas; this Ms. Liang Yu is a married woman. Please be mindful of your behavior!"
The atmosphere in the Office Hall instantly cooled down. After all, it was surprising that such a beautiful girl was already married! And at such a young age too!
Liang Yu looked at the audience's disappointed expressions and couldn't help but smile. "I am Liang Yu. I previously worked as an assistant under Team Leader Chen and will soon be taking on the role of Supervisor for this game's Project Team. I hope to receive everyone's support."
After finishing her introduction with a smile and a bow, she revitalized the previously subdued atmosphere. The students in attendance kept repeating in their minds: "She worked as an assistant under Team Leader Chen..."
"Let me clarify once again, Liang Yu is a married person. Please pay attention," Chen Rui said loudly.
"The role of a game Supervisor is actually quite similar to that of a director during a film shoot. This position often involves hands-on guidance in the game development process, and the quality of the game is closely related to it," Liang Yu interrupted Chen Rui, beginning to explain the meaning of the game Supervisor to everyone.
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that this was a job Chen Rui had been doing all along, and he seemed to be doing quite well at it. Why was there suddenly a change?
"To put it simply, from now until the game officially launches, I will be working closely with all of you," Liang Yu said with a cheerful smile, igniting the enthusiasm of the boys present to an extreme level, making some wonder if these guys had some bloodline connection to Cao Cao.
After the laughter subsided, Liang Yu began checking the progress on-site while Chen Rui walked over to Li Zheng and exchanged a knowing glance.
Li Zheng understood and joined Chen Rui on stage. Chen Rui sighed, resting his elbows on the railing and said with a bitter smile, "Do you know why I suddenly called you?"
Li Zheng remained silent, merely looking at Chen Rui.
"There’s a problem with the project; Dawn wants to withdraw their investment." Chen Rui pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one for himself, and then offered the pack to Li Zheng.
"No thanks," Li Zheng frowned. "How could they withdraw? What are we going to do next?"
Initially, the enormous check for one hundred billion written by Li Xue was difficult to cash, so they turned to a large venture capital company under Dawn Group that continuously provided funding for their Project Team. To date, the investment had already reached three hundred million!
"Dawn has another project they want to invest in—also a massive project worth hundreds of billions—and it's in collaboration with the military. Although Dawn is large enough not to be concerned about one or two hundred billion, you have to understand that most of Dawn's assets are fixed assets. While they do have many liquid assets, there are still so many people to support."
Chen Rui sighed again, looking at Li Zheng with anticipation for his next response.
Li Zheng let out a bitter laugh. "This can't be part of the assessment, right?"
"I don't have that kind of energy!" Chen Rui replied with a wry smile, pulling out a bank card and handing it to Li Zheng. "The penalty is on this card—fifty million Renminbi. We won't be reclaiming the initial investment or forcing Zhi Cheng Entertainment's research team to return, but you're responsible for your contract with them."
Li Zheng took the bank card, which was black and bore the word "dIand" on the front. The back had a six-digit password written on it, confirming that Chen Rui was indeed serious.
"You don't look that shocked, so I assume you guessed it earlier?" Chen Rui asked with a smile, looking at Li Zheng, who appeared calm.
"Yeah, I felt something was off when I heard you were the Producer instead of Li Xue, but I didn't expect things to be this bad," Li Zheng replied with a forced smile. Holding the card containing such a large sum made him feel somewhat lost; this amount could allow an ordinary person to live comfortably without working for a lifetime, but for such a massive Project Team, it was merely a drop in the bucket.
Chen Rui patted Li Zheng on the shoulder and walked down the stairs, leaving Li Zheng alone on stage.
Li Zheng quickly calculated how long he could stretch this fifty million by cutting unnecessary expenses and arrived at a figure.
"Only... 17 months?" Li Zheng muttered to himself with a bitter smile. "Well, considering research is practically a money pit—equipment, programs, promotions—all of it costs money."
"Money! Money! Money! Money! Money! Money..." Li Zheng repeated the word over and over, gripping the railing tightly, unable to let go for a long time...
After a while.
"So that's how it is," Li Zheng sighed lightly and chuckled at himself. "I really am foolish! I've been worrying for so long!"
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