Ch 10

 Not bad. Gu Sheng wanted to recruit the two "adoptive" brothers, Lu Bian and Xu Dajiang, who shared the same dormitory during their time at Binjiang University.

Originally, the university dormitory was designed for four people to share. However, due to various reasons, there was a vacancy in Gu Sheng's dormitory, making it rather unique with only three occupants.

When Gu Sheng arrived in this parallel world, it was the beginning of his freshman year, and his first friends were these two.

This emotional foundation was crucial.

Furthermore, the three of them got along well and often teamed up for mischief. Over time, they became the most reliable trio.

Lu Bian was the second oldest in the dormitory, and when Gu Sheng first heard his name, he almost laughed himself into the ICU. The reason was simple—his name was too "kidney-nourishing."

Lu Bian lived up to his name as the second oldest. Although he had an average appearance, he changed girlfriends as easily as drinking water, which was quite impressive and puzzling.

But that wasn't the only impressive thing about him. Lu Bian's programming skills, especially his grasp of cutting-edge game engine development and programming languages, were not to be underestimated. He could grasp them faster than he could change girlfriends, and he could even draw analogies and apply his knowledge creatively. He was a genius programmer who managed to excel without going bald.

As for the third roommate, Xu Dajiang, he was a sturdy fellow from the eastern part of Shandong Province. Standing at 1.85 meters, he had a broad build and a simple and honest personality. He often became the target of Gu Sheng and Lu Bian's instigation.

If we were to describe the trio's relationship, Gu Sheng and Lu Bian were like two mischievous monkeys, and Xu Dajiang was the wolf who obediently carried them around and caused mischief everywhere they went.

However...

Despite Xu Dajiang's simple and rough appearance, he was actually a refined person. He had been learning art since the age of ten and had a talent for color and composition that far exceeded that of an average person. After getting involved in game art, his remarkable artistic sense became even more apparent.

Especially in his sideline job, his modeling skills couldn't be described as top-notch—they were simply out of this world.

He was a typical "Zhang Fei doing needlework" kind of person.

As someone with rich experience in the game industry in his past life, Gu Sheng had long recognized the potential in these two. They lacked experience but had excellent foundations.

Moreover, after three years of studying together, they had developed an extraordinary rapport and would be more in sync with each other than any new hires.

...

"So... your two friends are still students?" Chu Qingzhou wore a troubled expression after hearing Gu Sheng's words.

Please spare the company, alright?

With you as the game director, we're already operating on the edge. Yes, your developed game, "Cat Mario," managed to recover its costs within just twenty-four hours and is now profitable, which is quite remarkable.

But can't we have at least one experienced industry veteran in our company?

The director is a college student, the lead artist is a college student, the lead programmer is a college student, and even the damn CEO is a college student.

Is this a college student startup base?

Isn't this a bit too much like child's play?

However...

Shen Miaomiao's eyes lit up after hearing Gu Sheng's suggestion!

Yes!

She had been too focused on thinking about how to increase personnel salaries and overlooked the quality of the recruits!

If she were to follow her previous plan and have Chu Qingzhou hire a group of top professionals, the salary investment would indeed increase, but at the same time, the game quality would improve as well!

Moreover, any foolish ideas that Gu Sheng might have in the future could be perfected into a masterpiece by those experienced employees!

This wouldn't do!

The higher the personnel salary, the better the quality, and the smaller the chance of losing money!

This was something Shen Miaomiao absolutely didn't want to see.

Instead, why not follow Gu Sheng's suggestion and recruit a few equally foolish and innocent college students to form a team of idiots with him?

Outrageous ideas, exorbitant investments—just lose money like crazy!

I, Wang Duoyu, will invest in this project!!!

"Well... great!!!" Shen Miaomiao nodded repeatedly.

"Director Gu, your idea is excellent."

"Building our own top-notch game development team will ensure stable game quality and, to the greatest extent, protect our future trade secrets from being leaked."

"Director Gu, your considerations are well-founded. This proposal is excellent!"

On the other hand, Chu Qingzhou was already speechless.

All she wanted now was to tie an extra-long watermelon strip around her head and wear a sign that said, "Does anyone understand? My boss is getting better at talking nonsense..."

Trade secrets?

What trade secrets do we have?

Is it that stupid cat with a mocking smile all over its face?

Or is it the silly game where two players act as a father and son dancing in front of the gates of the Underworld?

What secrets do we have that other companies might want to peek at?

Are you afraid that when other companies see our game proposal, they won't be able to control their laughter, and we'll be held responsible?

Watching the two of them nodding and smiling at each other, creating an atmosphere of harmony, Chu Qingzhou leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and let out a deep sigh.

Let it all crumble. I'm tired.

...

And so!

Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao reached a unanimous decision regarding recruitment.

As the game director, Gu Sheng would be responsible for recruiting his two foolish buddies to join the Golden Wind company.

Regarding salaries, Shen Miaomiao issued high annual salaries to the two based on the highest remuneration for newcomers in the gaming industry.

Lu Bian, responsible for programming, would receive an annual salary of 300,000 yuan, while Xu Dajiang, responsible for art, would receive an annual salary of 260,000 yuan.

If we add Gu Sheng's annual salary of 500,000 yuan, the total salary for these three individuals alone would reach one million yuan per year!

Chu Qingzhou wasn't unfamiliar with money.

When she worked as a secretary for Shen Miaomiao's father, those venture capital brokers would easily earn a million yuan in annual salary, and some could even reach five to six million yuan when commissions were included.

But now!

She still felt that the annual salary Shen Miaomiao had set for this group of idiot developers was a bit outrageous!

Little did she know that a million yuan in annual salary seemed like a lot, but in reality, if Shen Miaomiao were to lose just a hundred thousand yuan, she could earn the combined annual salary of these three individuals overnight!

That's the power of the system!

As long as these three talented individuals could make her lose money, not to mention the mere one million yuan in annual salary, she could even match the five million yuan annual salary of top venture capital brokers without batting an eye!

"That settles it, Director Gu," Shen Miaomiao said with a smile of anticipation on her face.

Wuhu!

Two more fools are joining the company!

Three idiots and an abstract game proposal.

Tsk tsk.

It's going to be difficult to make money this time!

To be honest, even if Gu Sheng and his team get lucky again and their game is discovered by streamers, Shen Miaomiao doesn't have to worry about creating a hit.

After all, luck also requires game quality.

Shen Miaomiao admits that your "Cat Mario" game had something to it.

But that's where it ends!

Being restrained by two idiots, no matter how brilliant your ideas may be, they will be mercilessly crushed!

That's what they call "Three blind men, the smell is the same!"

Meeting adjourned!

Get ready to lose money!!!

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Note: Some things here are hard to understand for normal readers. So I will explain.

1: Lu Bian name being too Kidney Nourishing because Lu is a common surname while Bian means modification, transformation or change. So, his name means change of lu, transformation of Lu and so on. Just think how funny it is to call that person's name.

2: Zhang Fei doing needlework, it means First, Zhang Fei is a famous general during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. But despite being a fierce and strong warrior , he was very good at needlework. So The phrase "Zhang Fei doing needlework" is a metaphor or analogy used to highlight the contrast between Xu Dajiang's appearance and his exceptional modeling skills.

3: Wang Duoyu, it isn't an error. Wang Duoyu means many jades, which symbolically convey a sense of wealth, beauty, and richness.

Ps: If any other previous chapter had any slang, sentence or proverb you don't understand, please comment as I may not have cared about it.

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