Chapter 45: We Must Be Paid Overtime!

Upon seeing the reply from Pei, Huang Sibo felt elated. This meant that their work had been approved by him! It confirmed that the direction they had decided on with Bao Xu was exactly what Pei had originally envisioned. Pei was truly far-sighted!

In Huang Sibo's eyes, Pei's image had grown even taller.

"There's one more thing, Pei, and that's the name of the game," Huang Sibo said. "Bao Xu suggested 'Sea Fortress,' but I think the name sounds a bit strange and tacky. I'm not good at naming things, so I can't think of a good name... Would you like to decide on the name of the game, Pei?"

"Sea Fortress?" Pei thought for a moment. Why did that name sound so familiar? Oh, right! It was similar to the name of a flop movie he had seen before he traveled back in time!

"Okay, 'Sea Fortress' it is!" Pei immediately decided.

"Hmm, Pei, are you sure you don't want to think about it more? We don't have to decide on the name yet, we still have time," Huang Sibo said.

"No, we'll call it 'Sea Fortress'! I like the name!" Pei said.

"Okay, Pei, I'll continue working on the design draft then," Huang Sibo said, diving back into his work.

Pei was very pleased with the name 'Sea Fortress.'

It sounded good and auspicious!

It meant they were going to lose money!

Some people might not understand what it meant to invest three hundred million and only make back one hundred million at the box office. In general, we would call it a super-duper bloody loss!

Since this game with a name similar to that flop movie was going to cost them several million yuan to make, it shouldn't be a problem if it turned out to be a big loss, right?

It was a perfect name for the game!

...

That night at Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd., the members of the design team were all busy. Huang Sibo and Bao Xu had been working overtime for the past few days to produce the design draft as quickly as possible and move the game into the official development stage.

The other members of the design team had also been assigned various tasks to complete after the draft was written. They were responsible for breaking down each function into individual designs and handling each detail, with Huang Sibo overseeing the work.

They also had to organize the artistic resources for the game, such as the models and firearms.

There was a lot to do.

But Huang Sibo did not ask anyone to work overtime. On the contrary, these people stayed on their own accord, and Huang Sibo couldn't persuade them to leave!

Huang Sibo had no choice but to let them stay.

Their mentality was similar to Huang Sibo's. They had all been low-level employees at gaming companies before, doing repetitive labor without any technical content and being constantly exploited.

But everything changed after they joined Tengda. They were each responsible for a function, doing independent design work. The work atmosphere was relaxed, the boss was open-minded, and colleagues were friendly. They were all working towards the same goal.

Most importantly, the game they were making was not a low-quality pay-to-win game, but one with innovative gameplay!

All of these factors made them highly interested in their work, and they were willing to stay and work overtime.

Huang Sibo had no choice but to let them stay.

Recently, Bao Xu has been constantly playing various FPS games, especially some foreign masterpieces.

Creating a good storyline for "Maritime Fortress" is not an easy task.

To immerse players into the plot and constantly drive emotional changes through a mute little girl requires very meticulous and detailed design.

"Huang, I found a great scene and recorded it for you. Take a look and see if you can use it," Bao Xu said.

"Alright, Bao bro, I got it."

Huang Sibo opened the video sent by Bao Xu and watched the first-person perspective of the game's storyline in full screen.

Both he and Bao Xu have put a lot of effort into the plot, after all, the plot is one of the highlights of this game and must be outstanding.

The video sent by Bao Xu is really great. After all, it is produced by a foreign giant, and the plot is fascinating. Huang Sibo was engrossed in it.

He didn't notice that a big long-faced man flashed by outside the door.

...

...

"Knock knock knock."

There was a knock on the door outside Pei Qian's rental house.

"Oh? It's so late."

Pei Qian looked at the time, it was already around 8 o'clock in the evening.

Only Xin Assistant and Ma Yang know about this place, and Xin Assistant should not come to disturb at this time, so it is probably Ma Yang.

What does Ma Yang want?

Pei Qian opened the door and indeed saw Ma Yang's big long face.

"Qian'er, I found something. Huang Sibo and the others are secretly working overtime! Using company computers!" Ma Yang seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret.

Pei Qian couldn't help but frown.

Ma Yang emphasized "using company computers", but what Pei Qian cared about was "working overtime".

What does working overtime mean?

What's wrong with Huang Sibo, old habits die hard!

Didn't I chase people out every day last week? I told you not to work overtime. Why are you still doing it!

He actually turned a deaf ear to President Pei's words? This is outrageous!

"What is Huang Sibo doing overtime for? Writing documents? Or designing?" Pei Qian was unhappy.

"Uh..." Ma Yang recalled what he saw, "Playing games."

Pei Qian was taken aback.

Playing games?

Pei Qian's face looked a little better.

He knew that Bao Xu would stay at the company to play games after work every day, which was a privilege he gave to Bao Xu.

How come Huang Sibo also started playing games after work? Was he brought along by Bao Xu?

Pei Qian only prohibits employees from working overtime in the company, but if it's playing games, then it's no problem.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian's face looked a little better: "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong? Huang Sibo was playing games?"

Ma Yang nodded: "Yes, that's why I came to report to you! Is this not wasting company resources? Do you want to give them a warning tomorrow when they come to work?"

"Hehe, no need."

Pei Qian was relieved.

Since working overtime is not for work but for playing games, then there is no problem at all.

You can eat more snacks, use more electricity, and help yourself lose more system funds.

How good!

Moreover...it seems like there is a legitimate reason to lose system funds?

Pei Qian suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with a great idea.

"Old Ma, we are a game company. If employees play games, it is also for learning, for reference, and for absorbing the advanced experience of foreign excellent games. It is also part of their work, do you understand?" Pei Qian said seriously.

Ma Yang seemed to understand: "Oh...so you mean, we won't pursue this matter?"

"Not pursue? No, no, no, of course not!" Pei Qian said firmly, "Employees work overtime for the company, which overdraws their health. How can we just let it go? We Tengda is a conscientious company for our employees!"

"The country stipulates that employees must be paid for overtime work. We Tengda must comply with the national policy! Overtime pay on workdays is 1.5 times the hourly wage, and on weekends it's 2 times the hourly wage. Not a penny can be less!"

"Old Ma, I have an important task for you. Help me keep track of how long they work overtime every day, and I will pay them overtime pay based on the number of hours worked. Not a penny can be less!"

Ma Yang nodded: "Uh-huh, I understand! I'll take care of it!"

After seeing Ma Yang off, Pei Qian couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

How could he forget about overtime pay?

If he added up the overtime pay, wouldn't he easily lose some system funds every month?

I'm a damn genius!