Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Chapter 1258: Boss Zhao, Don’t Act like You’ve Not Received A Benefit

Zhou Muyan immediately agreed. “No problem! I’ll talk to Long Yu Corporation now.”

“I would have taken the initiative to request it even if you don’t say it. After all, I’m afraid that your design idea would be too profound and different, Boss Pei. I can’t possibly keep watching the development of the project. What if I can’t keep up with your thoughts and understand your intentions?”

“It would be best if I could arrange for an experienced chief designer to advance the project. I’ll just observe and learn by the side and assist him.”

Pei Qian was silent for a moment.

Boss Zhou, we had thought about the same thing, but the process was a little different.

Zhou Muyan was very happy. “Alright, that’s settled then. I’ll talk to Long Yu Corporation and ask them to quickly settle the resignation procedures for Zhao Xuming. I’ll try to send him to Jingzhou in two days!”

The matter was considered resolved. Pei Qian came up with an idea and successfully exchanged for Eric’s best partner, Boss Zhao.

Next was to wait patiently for Long Yu Corporation to send him over.

As for how to design the game…

It did not matter. Boss Pei would always perform at will when he was there. Min Jingchao would be able to complete it no matter how he performed.

Pei Qian could not control whether the game would mess up or make a huge profit.

If he could control it, wouldn’t he have lost blood long ago?

Thus, he decided to follow the previous process. Whether he succeeded or not depended on fate.

The Sun Strike Studios’ situation was different from Tengda Games’. Even if Boss Pei was the one who came up with the idea, Min Jingchao might not be able to succeed even if the idea was pushed forward.

If he succeeded, he could only say that this was fate.

If he failed, he could learn from this and provide some material for future losses.

Pei Qian was in no hurry at all. He waited patiently.

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October 16th, Tuesday…

Zhao Xuming went to work as usual.

He drove to the company parking lot. After switching off the engine, Zhao Xuming saw that it was not time to go to work yet. Thus, he lit a cigarette and planned to sit in the car for a while.

Eric left. He missed him.

At the moment, he was the one keeping an eye on IOI’s local server. He did not know anything about Eric’s situation for the time being.

In the past, Eric had been in charge of everything. Zhao Xuming had just been a happy assistant. They would share the credit together. Eric would take the blame. There was no need to mention how happy he was.

Now, he felt like he was being exposed under the pot and could be held down at any time. He was very uneasy.

“Sigh, for work.”

Zhao Xuming stubbed his cigarette, locked his car, and walked towards the elevator in the parking lot.

He was also a person who went through the motions every day. What else could he do?

From what Eric said before he left, the chances of him coming back and continuing to be the person-in-charge of the China region were not high. Zhao Xuming felt that he had to be prepared to cooperate with someone else as soon as possible.

However, he wondered what the new person-in-charge of China was like. What if he did not cooperate well?

That worried him.

He arrived at his office and heard someone knock not long after he sat down.

He looked up and saw the Management Director of Long Yu Corporation. Of course, he was the senior Vice-President of the HR and administrative department.

Zhao Xuming quickly stood up. “Eh? Boss Kang? What brings you here? Please take a seat.”

In terms of position, Zhao Xuming was lower than Kang. The human resource director had to deal with his boss frequently. He had control of the appointment and promotion of everyone in the company. Thus, Zhao Xuming did not dare to be negligent.

Boss Kang smiled and sat down on the sofa. “Boss Zhao, how has work been recently?”

Zhao Xuming did not call for his subordinates anymore. He personally poured some tea. “Thanks to Boss Kang, everything is going quite smoothly. I just hope that Dayak Corporation can send the person-in-charge back as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with things that require communication with Finger Games.”

Boss Kang nodded. “Yes, that’s right. It’s just not convenient to deal with foreign companies.”

“Sigh, let’s not talk about useless pleasantries. Let’s get straight to the point.”

“Boss Zhao, I have an agreement. Sign it if there’s no problem.”

Boss Kang took out the agreement that he had prepared beforehand and handed it over.

Zhao Xuming was confused and reached out to take it.

“Termination agreement??!”

“What… What does this mean?”

Zhao Xuming was stunned when he saw the title of the agreement.

You want to fire me?

Something’s not right. I pushed the blame quite well… oh no, I’ve been doing quite well recently. I haven’t made any major mistakes. Why would they terminate my contract?

This was a voluntary termination agreement. In other words, both parties had agreed to terminate the contract. It could be considered a peaceful break up. Apart from the confidentiality clause that had to be followed, the contents of the competition agreement had been terminated.

Zhao Xuming was confused.

What should he say? Encourage me to jump ship?

Why else would he deliberately terminate the anti-competition agreement?

From the contents of this agreement, it should not be because of a major work mistake. Otherwise, the contents of the agreement would not be so friendly. However, if it was a so-called ‘peaceful break up’, why did I not receive any news previously?

That was too sudden!

Zhao Xuming’s expression kept changing. At that moment, he did not know what to say.

Boss Kang saw it and asked, “Boss Zhao, are you dissatisfied with anything? We can discuss if you are dissatisfied.”

Zhao Xuming looked up at Boss Kang and then at the agreement.

He looked at the agreement and then at Boss Kang.

He felt that this scene was very strange.

It was like the boss was about to fire you. He was very considerate and asked if you were dissatisfied with the terms of the firing and if you wanted to modify them. He felt that it was a little strange.

Zhao Xuming read it all and took a deep breath. “Boss Kang, I don’t quite understand. Can you explain a little? Is there a mistake in my work or what happened? Even if there is a mistake, it should be demotion and transfer. There’s no reason to terminate the contract directly, right?”

Boss Kang was stunned as well. He looked confused.

He hesitated for a moment before asking, “What? Boss Zhao, don’t you know about this?”

Zhao Xuming asked, “What… should I know?”

Boss Kang was silent. He carefully observed Zhao Xuming’s expression and realized that he was not pretending.

That would be amazing!

Boss Kang and the other higher-ups of Long Yu Corporation thought that Zhao Xuming had already linked up with Tengda!

Logically speaking, Boss Pei had to meet Zhao Xuming many times and talk to him before he would personally poach him. He had to confirm that he wanted this person after meeting him many times, right?

Thus, the upper echelons did not inform Zhao Xuming at all during the meeting. Boss Kang came today and took out the agreement directly, saving the explanation segment.

That was because everyone felt that Boss Zhao definitely knew everything. What was there to explain? It was unnecessary.

However, looking at the current situation, Boss Zhao seemed to know nothing…

Boss Pei actually asked for Zhao Xuming without even communicating with him?

This… this was a little too rash.

Or was Zhao Xuming acting?

However, there was no need for him to act!

Boss Kang tried asking, “Don’t you know that Boss Pei personally asked our company for a person?”

Zhao Xuming: “For… For a person?”

Boss Kang nodded. “That’s right. He named you. The higher-ups have already reached a consensus to let you go to Tengda. However, the condition is that we have to develop a game with Tengda and Sun Strike Studios.”

“Sign this contract. Boss Zhao, you are free to join Tengda.”

Zhao Xuming was shocked. “Wait!”

“Why hasn’t anyone asked for my opinion on this!”

“I never said that I wanted to go to Tengda! In fact, I’m quite satisfied with our company. I don’t intend to move!”

Boss Kang gave a meaningful smile, as if saying “stop pretending”.

“Boss Zhao, is there anyone from domestic game companies or even internet companies who wouldn’t want to go to Tengda Games? I won’t hide it from you…”

He lowered his voice. “I want to go as well.”

Zhao Xuming’s jaw dropped. “You…”

He looked at the agreement in his hand. “What if I don’t sign it? What if I don’t go to Tengda?”

Boss Kang was a little troubled. “In that case… the game that we worked with Tengda would be ruined. The bosses above would probably be very angry…”

Zhao Xuming :”…”

Alright, that’s enough.

Even if he wanted to stay, he would be made a scapegoat!

Zhao Xuming suddenly understood the feeling of the princesses who had been married into the feudal society of the Great Deserts.

The agreement for a ceasefire had been signed, and the tributes from other races had been accepted. How could you not go if you didn’t want to? How was that possible!

He had to go!

“But my family is in Shanghai. My wife and children are also in Shanghai. I…” Zhao Xuming still felt that this was too sudden and was not prepared.

Boss Kang patted his shoulder. “Old Zhao, you’re overthinking.”

“Do you still have to worry about these things when you go to Tengda? Whether you take a plane, a high-speed rail, or move your family over, isn’t it all very easy to solve? It’s not like you don’t know Tengda’s status in Jingzhou. How could Boss Pei not arrange such small matters?”

“All in all, hurry up and sign it. The earlier I send you over, the earlier the new game will be developed.”

“The earlier we develop it, the earlier we can release it to make money.”

“When it comes to games, the earlier you play it, the later you play it. The amount of money you might earn would be a few million yuan less.”

“You know what to do. Don’t pretend to be innocent after benefitting. Hurry up.”

Zhao Xuming :”…”

Why do you mean by pretending to be innocent after benefitting from this?!

I am a loyal subject of Long Yu Corporation! I already said that I’m not going anywhere!

Forget it, Tengda is not bad either…

Zhao Xuming struggled for a moment and suddenly felt that his conflict was meaningless.

He would definitely not go to Tengda for the interview. He could not afford to lose face.

However, now that Boss Pei was the one asking for him, he felt that… yes… he was quite important. Why wouldn’t he go?

At that thought, Zhao Xuming took his pen and signed his name on the agreement.

Boss Kang flipped through the agreement and nodded in satisfaction. His mission was completed.

“Alright, I won’t disturb you then. Boss Zhao, hurry up and pack your things.”

Zhao Xuming felt like he was living in a dream after watching Boss Kang leave.

If not for the agreement that belonged to him on the table, he might really think that he was dreaming.

After being stunned for a while, Zhao Xuming silently opened his cell phone and booked a high-speed rail ticket to Jingzhou.