Chapter 323 The Motives

March 20th, Sunday.

Mingyun Private Kitchen.

The weather was slowly warming up, and today was a beautiful sunny day with lovely afternoon sunlight.

In the courtyard of Mingyun Private Kitchen, tables, chairs, and sun umbrellas had already been set up. Compared to the past, a dozen or so more seats had been added, able to accommodate even more people.

The sky was clear, and a gentle breeze was blowing. Being outside felt particularly delightful.

At this moment, the core members of various departments of Tengda were gathered together, toasting, chatting, and reminiscing. Servers moved back and forth, pouring wine and serving dishes, and the entire Mingyun Private Kitchen was immersed in an atmosphere of joy and harmony.

The heads of the various departments took turns welcoming Ruan Guangjian, making the members of the Light and Shadow Studio feel the warmth of home.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, many department heads also expressed their gratitude to other departments.

For example, Chang You of Otto Technologies.

The success of the ottoe1 phone could not have been achieved without the support and concessions of various other departments in the early stages. Although this matter itself was secured by Director Lin and was part of Tengda Group's overall development strategy, and all the phone's profits would be returned without any deduction, Chang You certainly wouldn't take this help for granted.

He led the core members of Otto Technologies in expressing gratitude to the other departments one by one, laying a good foundation for continued in-depth cooperation in the future.

Another example was Huang Sibai of Fei Huang Studio.

The various advertising ideas and logos in the movie were completed through the collective efforts of various departments. Although the movie's great success also benefited the other departments, Huang Sibai did not forget to thank everyone for their strong support.

In addition, some new faces were also warmly welcomed.

For example, the three new heads of Tengda Games, Hu Xianbin, Min Jingchao, and Zhang Nan.

After taking over from Li Yada and Bao Xu, the three of them performed outstandingly, and the explosive popularity of the GoG mobile version earned their abilities the recognition of everyone.

Some old friends also took this opportunity to catch up and talk about the recent developments in their respective businesses.

As for Pei Qian, he didn't come today.

Obviously, Pei Qian had foreseen what the atmosphere of today's celebration banquet would be like, and if he forced himself to attend this meal, the ending could only be described in four words.

Rubbing salt into the wound!

Just thinking about the awkward scene of all the department heads at the celebration banquet taking turns toasting him and saying, "Without President Pei's wise leadership, the project would not have been successful," Pei Qian felt a pang of heartache.

Therefore, he simply didn't come.

As the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind. There were many opportunities to eat a big meal at Mingyun Private Kitchen, and he didn't have to eat this one.

The department heads knew this news from the beginning, but the other core members of the departments participating in the gathering didn't know.

Therefore, many people raised this question not long after the celebration banquet started.

"Hey, Director Lin, why didn't President Pei come?"

"Yeah, I remember that President Pei would always attend previous gatherings."

"Does President Pei have something to do today?"

"Hiss... today is Sunday. Could it be that President Pei is still busy with work? He has repeatedly told us not to work overtime, but he himself is still working for the company on weekends?"

Many people's eyes showed a look of worry and shame.

They were worried that President Pei wouldn't be able to withstand such high-intensity work;

They were ashamed because they felt that President Pei was working so hard, yet they were comfortably eating and drinking, which was really inappropriate.

Lin Wan raised a glass of red wine and said with a smile, "Don't worry, everyone. I don't think President Pei didn't come today entirely because of work. There are also some other considerations."

The noisy venue instantly quieted down a bit, and everyone looked at Lin Wan and asked, "Director Lin, do you know something?"

Lin Wan shook her head, "I don't know the inside story, but I can guess it!"

"In my opinion, President Pei didn't come today for at least two reasons and motivations."

Everyone listened attentively.

"First of all, President Pei wants to leave enough private space for all of our departments."

"President Pei may feel that as the boss, participating in this kind of occasion would make it impossible for some employees to relax enough. Everyone would be tense because the boss is present, and the atmosphere would be relatively serious."

"Therefore, President Pei deliberately didn't come in order to create a natural, pressure-free atmosphere for everyone, so that we can enjoy the relaxation and joy after success."

Everyone nodded, feeling that it made a lot of sense.

Although President Pei was very approachable and didn't have any of the airs of a boss, no matter what, the boss was still the boss.

What's more, President Pei was farsighted and resourceful, and had a very dazzling halo among all the department heads. Even if everyone wanted to treat him as an ordinary person, it was basically impossible.

In this case, President Pei's presence would definitely cause some subtle changes in the atmosphere.

And President Pei deliberately didn't come to one of the gatherings in order to allow everyone to enjoy the food more relaxedly and better connect with each other. It seemed that he really had other intentions!

Lin Wan continued with a smile, "Secondly, President Pei is definitely working, there's no doubt about that, but the work he's doing should be different from what everyone imagines."

"For so long, has everyone noticed a special phenomenon?"

"President Pei seems to be busiest after all the projects have been completed!"

Everyone recalled carefully, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

At the beginning of a project, President Pei would simply give a few general directions and then let the various departments develop freely and no longer ask about it.

During the project's development, President Pei would occasionally ask about it, but he would neither rush the progress nor excessively nitpick the details. Instead, he would severely punish situations within the project that violated the Tengda spirit, such as blindly rushing work or working overtime.

On the contrary, when the project had been a great success and everyone was resting, President Pei would become busy, often disappearing without a trace, not knowing what he was busy with.

Moreover, at this stage, President Pei seemed to become worried and always looked like he was thinking about something.

"Why is this?" someone asked.

Lin Wan took a sip of red wine and said with some emotion, "There's no such thing as a peaceful life; someone is always bearing the burden for us."

"As the saying goes, 'A man who has no distant worries must have near sorrows'. All the projects have been a great success. Do you think this is a coincidence?"

This question stumped everyone.

What was the reason for the project's success?

Was it because everyone worked hard and conscientiously?

There was definitely a reason for this, but there were many companies in this world that worked hard and conscientiously, and not every company could succeed.

Within Tengda, it seemed that the success rate after hard work was indeed higher, and much higher!

Taking this cycle as an example, two games, a phone, a movie, shared phone booths, and Xue Ba Kuai Lai (Genius Students Come Quickly) and other projects that originally seemed very risky all succeeded. This could definitely not be explained by simple "hard work" and "luck."

Lin Wan continued, "Everyone should have also noticed that these projects were able to succeed primarily because they chose the right direction, and secondly, because various industries and departments helped each other, which greatly increased the chances of success."

"Suppose that last year we invested heavily in making movies and developing mobile phones, without the help of other departments, the chances of success would naturally be greatly reduced!"

"Obviously, President Pei had already planned these details from the beginning. Which projects could be done and which projects could not be done. This was obviously something he had thought about deeply."

"Why is he busiest after the project is completed?"

"Because after the project is completed, he will start planning the next stage of the project."

"Think about it, he has to plan the general direction of the project, and also consider the linkage effect between the various departments. There are thousands of threads and complexities involved, and it is impossible to figure it out in a day or two."

"But President Pei can always come up with the perfect plan in a week or two and hand it over to us to implement, and even give us a little guidance when delivering the task. The difficulty involved is even more unimaginable!"

"President Pei is so young, but he can be so resourceful and achieve such great achievements. This kind of outstanding ability must have something to do with talent, but it is definitely inseparable from his efforts."

"In places we can't see, President Pei should be thinking about things we can't imagine all the time!"

"I think we can also learn more from President Pei. In the stage after the project is completed, don't just focus on celebrating, but also think more about future plans. This will be of great help to improving our abilities!"

Everyone nodded, deeply agreeing.

"That's right, that must be it!"

"No wonder 'President Pei in smooth circumstances' often looks thoughtful!"

Lin Wan continued, "Of course, I don't think everyone needs to worry too much about President Pei's health."

"As the creator of the Tengda spirit, President Pei certainly understands the relationship between work, rest, and health very well. He has repeatedly advocated that we should rest more and have more entertainment, precisely because he understands the importance of maintaining good health and a good state better than anyone else."

"Everyone can rest assured that with President Pei's current state, he can lead everyone to work hard for another forty years at least!"

"And this just happens to coincide with our country's legal retirement age."

Everyone's faces were filled with happy expressions.

"Good!"

Someone shouted, and everyone applauded.

Yes, President Pei is only twenty years old this year, and many well-known entrepreneurs are still active in the business world even at the age of seventy or eighty.

Even if President Pei has the idea of retiring after achieving too much success in the future, he has to work until he is sixty years old, right?

That's still forty years!

Thinking about how brilliant Tengda has achieved in the past two years under the leadership of President Pei, what kind of behemoth will Tengda develop into in another forty years?

What height will everyone present reach in their careers?

Just thinking about it is exciting!

Following such a boss, let alone working hard for another forty years, we are willing to work hard for the rest of our lives!

Everyone was excited, and the atmosphere at the scene became heated again.

...

Pei Qian, who was sleeping to make up for his sleep because he was addicted to GoG, suddenly woke up from a nightmare. He quickly calmed down after seeing the warm afternoon sunlight outside the window.

"Why am I having nightmares in the middle of the day?"

"It's really terrible. I actually dreamed that I worked hard until retirement but didn't lose money to become the richest man. I had to go to work until I was sixty and accept countless betrayals from my employees!"

"This is too much of a failure!"

"If something like this really happens, I'd rather find a piece of tofu and kill myself!"

"It's okay, dreams are the opposite, an impossible thing..."

Pei Qian yawned, turned over, and continued to sleep.