Five technicians were sent by ATOS Company, led by Li Tianhao as the team leader.
Li Tianhao was in his early thirties, a typical "Ouba" (a pejorative term for Koreans) national. His gaming skills were quite accomplished, and he had contributed to the game "Legend of Mir."
At this time, ATOS Company was dispatching technicians to Huaxia (China). After careful consideration, they appointed him as the team leader to come.
Before his departure, Li Tianhao recalled Li Buer's advice: "Tianhao-kun, when you go to Huaxia, you must remember one thing: never let the Huaxia people grasp the core content of the game. The code must remain in the hands of us 'Oubas.' The Huaxia people will not willingly pay their money."
He deeply engrained this in his mind. The five of them lived quite comfortably.
ATOS Company headquarters paid their salaries, while their overseas allowances were directly issued by Tianxing Investment Company. They were all classified as senior engineers.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the allowance for each of them was three times more than their previous salary in "Ouba" country. Such a lucrative business trip, they all vied to come.
Less work, more money, and light responsibilities. The Huaxia people treated them with high regard and needed their expertise to solve problems.
The five of them also understood one thing: "teach the apprentice, starve the master." Furthermore, before they came, the company's top management had made it very clear.
"No matter what happens, the core content of the game must absolutely not be shared with the Huaxia people. Whether this game can be sustained depends on you all." ATOS Company's executives had signed non-disclosure agreements with them.
The five of them understood this. Currently, the Huaxia people were in need of them, so they tried to postpone whenever possible. If they absolutely couldn't avoid it, they would reluctantly assist, and during maintenance, they would deliberately keep it from Gao Ningning's technical team.
Nobody was foolish. Everyone soon saw through the "Oubas'" true intentions.
The chubby fellow, Yang Huawei, became displeased. He found Gao Ningning and said, "Sister Ningning, these 'Ouba bangzi' (another derogatory term for Koreans) are truly despicable. We invited them here for technical support, but they are so bad that every time we do maintenance, they keep it from us. If this continues, none of us will make any progress, and we'll still have to rely on these 'Ouba bangzi' to solve problems."
Hearing Yang Huawei's complaints, Gao Ningning gave a wry smile. "Shush, speak softly, don't let them hear. It would be bad if they did."
"Sister Ningning, this is the truth. What's there to be afraid of? That's just how the 'Ouba bangzi' operate. They do it, and we can't say anything? What kind of logic is that?" Yang Huawei was furious. The events of the past few days had really angered him.
These "Ouba bangzi" had done nothing considerate. After arriving in Huaxia, they first claimed that everything was inferior to their homeland.
At that time, Gao Ningning had specially spent a lot of money to hire "Ouba" country chefs to prepare food for them. For these five people, Gao Ningning had put in a lot of effort.
There was no other way. They had spent a considerable amount of money to license this game from "Ouba" country. The licensing fees had already been transferred to the other party's account. Now, all they could do was to launch the game as soon as possible.
They wanted to see how many players the game would attract. Given the number of Chinese netizens, they were confident about the player count.
After all, they had all playtested it. The game "Legend" was quite fun and engaging.
Moreover, the allure of making online friends and leveling up together was quite appealing. This game was bound to be a hit, that was their thinking.
Therefore, they wanted to work overtime to complete the project progress so that "Legend" could meet the netizens sooner.
Who would have thought that these five "Ouba" country technicians were typical in that they would leave before their shift ended to prepare for dinner? It was all because Gao Ningning had hired such skilled chefs for them.
To quote Yang Huawei, "Why do they even need a chef? They can just eat kimchi. Kimchi is also just Northeast pickled cabbage. Just give each of them a plate of pickled cabbage from Cuihua every day. These five guys are nowhere to be found during work hours and don't work overtime after hours. I'm truly impressed by their work efficiency."
Gao Ningning directly approached Li Tianhao. "Team Leader Li, I need to clarify something. Time is tight, and the task is heavy. Our work progress requires us to complete the server construction and game beta testing within five days. Yet, as of now, our work progress is only forty percent. We are about to exceed the deadline. It seems we'll have to work overtime."
Li Tianhao waved his hand. "Ask us to work overtime? Impossible. We complete our work efficiently during working hours. Overtime is inhumane."
Gao Ningning now felt like beating Li Tianhao up. This little brat still had the nerve to talk about inhumanity. The five of them were the inhumane ones. They ate like wolves and worked like snails. Gao Ningning was truly exasperated with these five gentlemen.
Remembering Zhang Tianxing's words, Gao Ningning hardened her heart. Since they acted like the first party, they shouldn't blame her for acting like the second.
Gao Ningning nodded to Yang Huawei, who was hiding in the shadows, and then walked towards Li Tianhao. "Team Leader Li, there's something I'd like you to advise me on."
Li Tianhao had been looking at Gao Ningning with a lascivious gaze. He never expected that Gao Ningning would suddenly make a move.
The situation was too stimulating, and Li Tianhao immediately became elated. He was a technical expert from ATOS Company, and without his consent, their game's public beta could not proceed.
He would see their true intentions then. However, Li Tianhao was satisfied with Gao Ningning's behavior and even desired a deeper interaction with her.
Just as Li Tianhao was preparing to make further advances, Gao Ningning suddenly pushed him away.
"Li, you're sexually harassing me at work! I'm going to report you!"
Yang Huawei immediately jumped out and grabbed Li Tianhao. "You little brat, what exactly do you think you're doing?"
Li Tianhao's face turned ashen. "What are you guys planning to do? Miss Gao initiated it herself just now."
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this. "Our Sister Ningning approached you willingly? Have you been drinking too much fake liquor? To tell you the truth, if you babble any more, we'll send you straight to jail."
"This is Huaxia, not 'Ouba' country. We'll send you in first, and then we'll have these photos sent back to your colleagues. You can explain yourself to your boss!" Yang Huawei threw out several photos of Li Tianhao making inappropriate advances.
Li Tianhao's face turned pale. He knew clearly that he was trapped. It seemed this time he couldn't escape Gao Ningning's clutches.
"Our demands are simple: time is running out, and we need to speed up our work progress. To improve work progress, I suggest that one 'Ouba' engineer be paired with four Huaxia technicians. This way, our work progress will be significantly accelerated!"