Chapter 001 This company is a little special
Liming City, the headquarters of the Chen Group.
Top floor, meeting room for responsible persons.
Several department heads sat around a large conference table, but the seat for the consortium president was empty.
Although these responsible persons appeared calm on the surface, they would look towards the door of the meeting room from time to time.
The president's office of the Chen Group is on the same floor as the executive meeting room, and in the suite bedroom next to the president's office, President Chen is resting.
Suddenly, the door opened.
In his early 20s, the group president with handsome features and extraordinary temperament came out.
Seeing this scene, many responsible persons breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that with Mr. Chen's appearance, half of the imminent problem has been solved.
Among the responsible persons, a middle-aged man in his 40s stood up quickly and asked, "Mr. Chen, are you okay?"
Chen She sat down in the vacant president's seat: "Work is important."
The middle-aged man didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and looked at the other responsible persons.
"Let's hurry up and start today's regular meeting of responsible persons. Mr. Chen still needs to rest, so everyone should try to concise their own topics before reporting."
There is a small display screen in front of each person, which displays the names .
The middle-aged man was named Zhao Zhen. He sat on the left side of Chen She and was an important figure in the Chen Group.
He is mature and prudent in his work and manages all the affairs within the company in an orderly manner.
The responsible persons began to report on their respective work.
Chen She listened carefully, his expression calm and without much change.
Zhao Zhen started by saying, "Mr. Chen, the employees heard that the company was in financial trouble and jointly requested a 30% salary cut and the cancellation of all benefits."
"Our senior management is also willing to set an example by giving up all dividends and reducing the basic salary to the same level as ordinary employees."
"The company is at a critical juncture, we should share weal and woe and overcome the difficulties together!"
Chen She nodded slightly.
The person in charge sitting on Chen She's right said, "Mr. Chen, according to reliable intelligence, a batch of supplies from the Fujitang Group will soon arrive in Liming City."
"The Fujido Group is our company's main competitor in the OEM business. This time, they obviously saw that our company was in poor financial condition and decided to swallow up most of our orders in Liming City through this batch of supplies."
"In the past two days, I have made emergency preparations as usual."
"Now I am waiting for your formal approval to let me take people to start 'negotiations' with them. If necessary, please allow me to take some 'special measures' within the scope of the 'Special Law on Enterprises'."
Chen She looked at the person in charge named Zhang Sirui.
Compared with Zhao Zhen, who is as tall as a mountain and looks very reliable, Zhang Sirui is relatively thin. With his formal suit, white gloves and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he looks gentle and refined, with a bit of the temperament of a Confucian businessman.
He is mainly responsible for the company's external affairs, and he and Zhao Zhen are the right-hand men of the Chen Group.
At this time, the Chen Group is at a critical juncture of life and death. In this extreme situation, using some gray means seems to be the only choice.
Chen She thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, go ahead and do it. But remember to be careful. Even if you have to take some special measures, you must do it as covertly as possible to avoid being caught."
Zhang Sirui smiled instantly: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, it's absolutely safe!"
Resolutions were passed quickly one after another, and with the president's final say, many backlog issues became very easy to resolve.
At the end of the meeting, Zhao Zhen spoke again: "Mr. Chen, there is one last thing."
"Our company's main product, Mewtwo: Desperate War, performed poorly after its release. Whether it was player retention, word of mouth or revenue, it completely failed to meet expectations."
“We’ve held emergency meetings before, but we couldn’t think of a good solution.”
"What do you think? Should we give up completely, or try to save it?"
Chen She did not participate too deeply in the previous issues. He just let the responsible persons handle them according to conventional means without interfering too much.
But when it comes to this question about Mewtwo, Chen She's tone seems to become much more certain.
"I will be personally responsible for this Mewtwo matter."
"I will study Mewtwo today. You will come with me to the Mewtwo R&D department tomorrow morning."
Zhao Zhen nodded immediately: "Okay, Mr. Chen, but your body has not fully recovered yet, don't force yourself too much, and rest as much as possible."
"Then we will formally adjourn the meeting. Please do not disturb Mr. Chen's rest."
The other responsible persons stood up one after another: "Please rest assured, Mr. Chen, we will definitely live and die with the Chen Group!"
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After seeing off the leaders, Chen She returned to his suite next to the president's office.
After washing his face in front of the mirror, Chen She's previously tense expression finally relaxed.
"I was so exhausted from being so tense. I hope no one noticed any flaws."
"He has integrated perfectly so far. Even if there are some slight changes in his personality, it shouldn't be a big deal."
"Although the company left to me by the original owner has encountered a financial crisis, it should be relatively stable overall."
"From the person in charge to the employees, everyone was united in their determination to take a pay cut and live and die with the company. The original owner was obviously a good boss who was deeply loved by the employees and left a good foundation for me."
"As long as I can successfully control the entire consortium, with my advanced understanding of games, I should be able to save this company from crisis."
"But then again, the department heads of this company are all very good-looking. Follow me."
"And they all seem to be very keen on fitness. Regardless of gender, age or status, they all have strong muscles. Especially Zhao Zhen, who is obviously middle-aged, but can still maintain such a figure. It is not easy."
"Although Zhang Sirui looks thin, his physical fitness is definitely not bad."
"I am the same as the president. I didn't expect that after traveling through time, I would get six-pack abs as a benefit..."
“Maybe this company has some mandatory fitness requirements?”
“Although I have heard of similar conscientious companies on the Internet, I always feel that the situation of this company seems a little different.”
"My memory is incomplete, and I can't infer a lot of key information. I'm really having trouble sleeping and eating..."
Chen She thought about it while looking at himself in the mirror.
This body is much stronger than the weak one in my impression. It is about 1.8 meters tall, with strong muscles and sharp features.
One punch should be enough to kill three of my past selves.
He has a handsome face with a small scar between his eyebrows, which not only does not destroy the beauty, but makes this face, which is only in its 20s, look somewhat awe-inspiring.
Chen She muttered to himself: "Although my appearance has declined a little compared to my original handsome self, my six-pack abs can barely make up for the loss..."
That’s right, Chen She is a time traveler. He has just accepted the fact that he has traveled through time and has figured out the basic situation of this world.
In his previous life, Chen She was just an ordinary person, nothing special about him.
I work as a testing team leader in a game company. In my spare time, I like playing games, watching movies, and reading online articles.
I don't have any special business talent, nor do I have any special artistic or gaming talent.
Perhaps the only thing worth mentioning is that he has a calm personality, is thoughtful, and is always able to plan ahead and see potential problems in advance.
But some people often told him that he was worrying too much.
Chen She would counterattack by saying: If a man does not plan for the future, he will surely have immediate worries.
It was precisely because of this that he was promoted to test team leader shortly after he started working, and after working for a few years he had some savings.
Many people who don’t understand always think that game tester is some high-end job and that all game testers are gaming experts, but this is not the case.
The job of a tester is to test the game against the production plan after it is completed to see if there are any logical errors or program bugs.
What this job requires most is not gaming skills, but carefulness and patience, as well as the ability to discover and find potential problems.
Although the testing group is considered a relatively low-level group in the game company, Chen She still likes this job very much. He thinks this job fits his personality very well, and the feeling of finding bugs one after another makes him feel very comfortable.
Moreover, this process of eliminating all hidden dangers before they occur can give him a strong sense of security and happiness.
If things had continued as planned, perhaps he would have been like most ordinary people, taking out a mortgage, getting married and having children, and living a stable life.
It’s a pity that after all his efforts, he finally died suddenly at his workstation due to working overtime to meet the project deadline.
Afterwards, Chen She traveled to this strange world and replaced the unlucky guy with the same name as himself.
He actually didn't like the name "Chen She".
When he was very young, he had a friendly and in-depth discussion with his father, asking if he could change his name to "Chen Zhuqi", or as a second choice, to "Chen Wen" or "Chen Zhiqi".
As a result, because the soles of the slippers were too hard, this friendly and in-depth negotiation ultimately failed to achieve any results.
Old Chen was very disappointed with his son and explained the meaning of his name in a serious tone: Chen She in history was a heroic figure with a strong rebellious spirit and he said many famous quotes that have been passed down through the ages.
For example: If you become rich and powerful, don’t forget us.
For example: How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan?
For example: Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?
Therefore, Lao Chen gave his son this name so that he could inherit this spirit, set high goals, keep his original aspirations in mind, and dare to fight against the injustice in this world.
At that time, Chen She really wanted to question Lao Chen's historical level. After all, judging from the historical outcome, the ending of this hero was really not good.
Moreover, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the two concepts of "Chen She" and "Chen Wen".
It goes against his nature.
However, considering that the sole of the slippers was too hard, Chen She chose to play it safe and kept his thoughts to himself without saying them out loud.
Now that things have come to this, Chen She no longer has much time to feel sad about the past. He must calm down as soon as possible, check the relevant situation in this world, and choose the safest, calmest and most stable response strategy.
For Chen She, the biggest problem at the moment is that he has not completely inherited all of the original owner's memories, and he is not sure how much memory he has lost.
In addition, the standard system and golden fingers for time travelers did not appear after Chen She repeatedly requested them.
This made Chen She feel that the situation was very serious.
However, he still used the remaining memories of the original owner and some information that could be found on the Internet to simply and roughly determine some of the circumstances of this world in a short period of time.
The bad news is that this is a somewhat chaotic world. Big corporations rule the land and act tyrannically. The Special Law on Enterprises grants these corporations a lot of outrageous powers, and the lives and safety of ordinary people are not guaranteed at all.
Moreover, judging from some information on the Internet, the military power of this world is very high. Not only does it have unreasonable genetic modification and mechanical prosthetic modification technology, but it also has some strange supernatural powers.
The economy, technology, military, and even some supernatural powers are all in the hands of the big capitalists. Although the entire world is in turmoil, there is no possibility that the rule of these big capitalists will be overthrown.
The only good news is that after traveling through time, Chen She’s identity is no longer an ordinary worker, but the president of a consortium, and he has extremely high prestige and power within the consortium.
Of course, compared with those truly wealthy chaebols, the Chen Group where Chen She is located can only be said to be inferior, but no matter what, it is still a relatively powerful company.
Although the world is turbulent, most of the unrest only exists in the news. For ordinary people, life goes on as usual.
Therefore, Chen She's current situation is relatively stable. As long as he keeps the company, limits his activities to big cities, and does not go to the wilderness to commit suicide, then in theory, he will be safe.
However, the Chen Group is currently experiencing some financial problems and is at risk of a capital chain break.
The cause of the incident was that the original General Manager Chen suddenly fell into a coma for some reason, and the company's business was almost at a standstill. In addition, the company's mainstay Mewtwo, which had invested heavily in research and development, had poor data after its release. All these reasons combined led to the company's financial difficulties.
The so-called Super Dream, whose full name is Super Sense Dream, can be understood as a high-realism VR game that connects the world to consciousness. It is one of the two pillar industries of the Chen Group, along with basic OEM.
Once the company goes bankrupt, the boss Chen She will naturally be burdened with debts and end up on the streets.
That is definitely a very tragic situation.
However, Chen She has found a sure-fire way to break the impasse.
Because after his research, he found that the production technology of this world's Super Dream, that is, the virtual reality game, is very advanced, but the design and operation concepts are not very sophisticated, and are even a bit outdated.
After all, the development process of the other world is completely different from that of Chen She’s previous life, so it is understandable that the technology tree is a little off.
After discovering this, Chen She finally felt a little relieved.
Because he found that he seemed to have seen the standard answer to the current example question!
Then isn’t this exam a sure win?
Although he was just a game tester in his previous life and not a serious game operator or game planner, and his understanding of games was relatively superficial, but even if he had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run.
Chen She felt that according to the routine of general plagiarized novels, at this time, as long as he used advanced operating concepts to transform the company's Super Dream, it would definitely bring its revenue to a higher level.
Moreover, President Chen She enjoys a very high prestige in the company. He can be said to be a man of many talents and is very popular.
It is probably for this reason that employees voluntarily cut their salaries to help the company through the difficult times.
Since we have employees who are united in purpose and advanced ideas, as long as the company works together, we will be able to turn the crisis into safety!
Thinking of this, Chen She’s heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally felt much more at ease.
He came to the Mewtwo game cabin by the window, intending to briefly experience this Mewtwo called "Desperate Situation", and then find a way to use his advanced game design concept to bring it back to life.
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At the same time, the heads of various departments also began to get busy, dealing with the backlog of work in an orderly manner.
Behind Zhang Sirui's gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes sparkled.
He tried hard to suppress his extremely excited expression and came to the office area of the headquarters building.
Although these ordinary employees have dark circles under their eyes and look like they have been working overtime for a long time, they still endure the fatigue and work hard.
This posture doesn't seem like work, but more like fighting.
However, fighting spirit alone cannot overcome difficulties, and the entire office area is still filled with a depressing atmosphere.
Zhang Sirui said in a deep voice: "Emergency mission, follow me to Warehouse No. 1."
As soon as these words were spoken, the employees who had just been working overtime with dark circles under their eyes immediately stood up and followed Zhang Sirui's footsteps in unison.
The dull atmosphere was immediately swept away, and one employee asked excitedly, "Brother San, has the captain approved it? So can we go to the base in the wilderness again?"
Zhang Sirui frowned and glared at him: "Shut up! You can only call me by my position in the company. Have you forgotten?"
"We are going to 'negotiate' with the Fujido Group."
The employee immediately stopped talking, but the excitement on his face became even stronger.
Enter the elevator and go down quickly.
The elevator reached the bottom floor, deep underground.
And the moment the elevator door opened, some kind of seal on these employees seemed to be released.
"Third brother, can you tell us now? Are we going to the wilderness?"
Zhang Sirui took off his gold-rimmed glasses, put them away carefully, and said seriously: "The captain said that we should do it cleanly and neatly, and not leave any handles. Everyone, please cheer up. I haven't been to the wilderness for a long time. Don't let me down!"
The employees immediately got excited: "Don't worry, Third Brother, we've been displeased with that damn Fujido for a long time!"
The door of Warehouse No. 1 was open, and inside were transport trucks marked with the Chen Group logo.
Zhao Zhen was already waiting at the warehouse door.
The employees entered the warehouse one by one. Zhang Sirui took off his formal attire while chatting with Zhao Zhen.
"Do you feel that the captain's personality seems to have changed a bit after he fell into a coma?"
Zhao Zhen was silent for a moment, then said, "It's normal. That ritual will directly change a person's life form. At the very least, they will suffer from amnesia or a drastic change in temperament. At the worst, they will die on the spot."
"The worst case scenario could be many times more terrible than death."
"The captain regained consciousness after being in a coma and is in good health. This is a blessing in disguise."
Zhang Sirui nodded slightly, but still said with some concern: "It's just that, up to now we still don't know what the result of the ceremony is, whether there are any benefits or sequelae, and the captain never mentioned it."
“It’s always worrying.”
Zhao Zhen sighed softly: "Let's solve the problems the company is facing first."
After the two finished their conversation, Zhang Sirui had already changed into a clean and neat combat uniform, and picked up an exaggerated smart rifle from the side.
The white gloves he was wearing had been taken off, and one could clearly see that his entire right hand, down to his forearm, had been transformed into a mechanical prosthesis, which was shining with a light golden metallic glow.
The employees have also changed into the same combat uniforms, and instantly transformed from miserable overtime workers into fully armed resistance soldiers with live ammunition!
Zhang Sirui's eyes flashed coldly: "It's the same as the previous operation. First, we will go to the secret base in the wild to change to the rebel infantry fighting vehicle, and then go to the designated location to intercept the Fujitang Group's convoy!"
"According to the intelligence, Fujido's convoy will arrive at our 'negotiation' location around noon tomorrow."
"Everyone, cheer up!"
"ready to go!"
