I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!-Chapter 73 - 45 Ke Jins Rushed Execution List_1

“Director Gou, good morning.”

“Yo, Director Gou, dressing so formally today, huh?”

“Director Gou, you did a splendid job this time! Mr. Ke is definitely going to sing your praises when he comes to the company later.”

Early in the morning, the employees started trickling into the company.

They immediately spotted Gou Chehua, suited and booted, tie perfectly straight, his hair set with mousse.

Amidst everyone’s teasing, Gou Chehua clenched his fist and coughed lightly by his mouth, obviously embarrassed, then shyly ran his fingers through his hair.

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“Haha, not at all, not at all, everyone was involved in the matter, and everybody will get a share of the rewards later on,” he said.

“Mr. Ke is here!” At this moment, the receptionist ran in to announce.

Suddenly, everyone swiftly took their seats at their desks, pretending to be deeply engrossed in work; the entire office quieted in an instant.

After all, everyone had banded together to secure a big win for the company yesterday! Even if they slacked off a bit now, Mr. Ke probably wouldn’t blame them too much if he noticed.

But in Huaxia Nation’s culture, it’s all about keeping one’s feelings and expressions under control.

You still have to put on a show.

“Click, clack, click, clack.”

Ke Jin’s shoes echoed on the bright, shiny floor tiles.

But there was another sound mingling with it.

“Zi ga, zi ga.”

Some employees curiously stole a glance.

And found Ke Jin briskly walking in, dragging behind him a brand new writing board.

He quickly positioned himself in the center of the spacious office hall.

Secured the man-tall writing board in place.

Then clapped his hands to signal everyone to focus their attention on him.

“No need to leave your seats, just sit and listen to me,” he said.

“Yesterday, after everyone’s efforts, ‘Skyline’ removed its ad interface and switched to traditional in-app purchases.”

“Upon launch, with the support of the official blog promotion, it quickly gained player support, and revenue broke one million within just three hours.”

“Up to now, although the growth in revenue has slowed down a bit, breaking two million on the first day after opening purchases shouldn’t be a problem.”

“This accomplishment can be described as very pleasing,” Ke Jin said through gritted teeth, almost forcing the word ‘pleasing’ between them.

Some employees sensed something was off in Ke Jin’s tone and whispered among themselves.

“Eh, why doesn’t Mr. Ke seem happy… This is two million in revenue on the first day! That’s almost on par with the new game revenue of those established B-tier companies.”

An employee whispered back.

“You know nothing! What’s Mr. Ke’s status? Is it the same as ours? If he starts humming tunes and jumping for joy, where would his dignity go? This is called emotional control, remaining unfazed even if Mount Tai collapses before him! Usually, only those more impressive bosses possess this quality.”

“Oh, so Mr. Ke is actually holding back his joy! No wonder his voice was trembling… turns out he was restraining his laughter.”

“Otherwise, what? You think everyone’s like you, grinning all day long.”

“Everyone quiet down a bit,” Ke Jin said upon hearing the murmuring, though he couldn’t make out the specific conversation, and frowned.

The office went silent at once.

He continued.

“I heard from Director Gou that everyone more or less took part in yesterday’s plan, but I’m not sure who exactly those employees are. I need to know now. I’ll call out a name, and those involved should call out ‘here’.”

As his words fell, another employee muttered quietly.

“Why does it feel like there’s something odd about Mr. Ke’s words… What does it mean to have ‘taken part in the planning’… It sounds like an interrogation.”

“Stop overthinking, just wait to receive your bonus and that’ll be it.”

Ke Jin took out the company’s employee roster and started reading out names one by one.

“Yang Guangren.”

“Here!”

After hearing the response, Ke Jin cast a glance at the employee who called out ‘here’.

Then he walked up to the writing board and wrote down the name.

And put a horizontal mark next to the name.

This strange action left everyone exchanging puzzled glances.

Nobody had seen a company reward its employees like this…

Without offering any explanation, Ke Jin continued to call out names from the roster.

“Deng Shuyuan.”

“Here!”

Very good, another culprit caught.

Continue writing the name and adding a horizontal mark after it.

And so, he read and marked, name by name.

About ten minutes later, Ke Jin finally finished reading out all the names in the company.

You wouldn’t know until you check, but in a small company with only three or four dozen people, an astonishing 95% of the employees participated in the rash decision-making yesterday

The only ones left confused were a cleaning lady and a cooking lady.

And among them, the main criminal suspects were Gou Chehua and Cheng Bage, these two masterminds.

Of these, the one who made the suggestion was Gou Chehua, and Cheng Bage was the one fiercely modifying his own program.

This is not what you call masterminds, you two are more like tigers’ asses, right?

Resolutely, he added two more strokes next to their names on the whiteboard!

If it weren’t for this mess, I would have already taken off by stomping my left foot on my right foot on the spot!

Now, good.

Back to square one.

Just thinking about it got Ke Jin riled up.

But what really got to him was seeing those clean and clear eyes all around, looking at him like puppies waiting for a reward; he couldn’t bring himself to unleash the fire brewing inside him.

No matter what.

These employees truly wanted to do something for the company.

And from Gou Chehua’s description, it seemed like they really just wanted to give him a surprise…

They believed that their boss, having done a lot for the company and helped them considerably,

was now facing pressure alongside college graduates who struggle to find jobs right after school. Yet, they had joined a dream-driven game company that always strives to differentiate itself from mainstream games on the market.

They also had such a responsible boss who always reassured the staff not to worry or be afraid. “If the cash flow isn’t coming, then it isn’t,” he’d say, nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Ke Jin felt helpless.

When he originally said that, he just wanted the employees to slack off appropriately, not to make trouble for nothing, fearing that trying too hard could lead to complications.

Yet, they interpreted it as empathy for the employees…

Who could have predicted such a misunderstanding?

Well, whatever.

Considering at least they had the company’s best interests at heart, even though they directed their efforts in the wrong way,

This time, let it slide.

But not completely slide.

The little notebook still needed to record this.

The memo board that Ke Jin brought, although it ostensibly was labeled ‘Outstanding Employee List’

Only he knew what it truly meant.

It was actually an ‘Urgent Execution List’

Any employee who tried to tinker with the game, dreamingly thinking of making the game rake in tons of money, would get a mark on this board.

A serious offense would get two marks.

Someone like Gou Chehua, a top criminal involved in this incident, deserved three marks without question.

Once someone accumulated a complete ‘正’ (zheng) character, they would happily receive the title of ‘socially mobile talent.’

…

After the anger slowly subsided, Ke Jin caved in, tears in his eyes, and granted each employee involved in the incident a 2000 yuan bonus, to be settled with this month’s salary. Even the clueless cooking and cleaning ladies joyfully received 500 each.

For Ke Jin, money was not really an important issue.

His hands weren’t short on profitable games.

Once the ultimate task was unlocked, those employees who racked their brains to make big bucks for the company would become valuable resources.

But at least until the task was over, they couldn’t mess up his plans.

Therefore, Ke Jin also made a point to emphasize one thing.

In other areas, he could let go, and he couldn’t manage everything anyway; listening to Director Gou’s arrangements would suffice.

But regarding decisions about the in-game recharge interface, any future decision had to be reported to him.

Only after his approval, could they proceed.

Violators would be fired on the spot.

After announcing the meeting was adjourned, Ke Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“This meeting ended with both rewards and warnings. Presumably, after this, the employees would no longer dare to misbehave,” he thought.

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That evening, after work.

As the other employees left one after another.

The last two employees finally stood up slowly.

One was named Yang Guangren, and the other Deng Shuyuan.

They were also the first two employees Ke Jin had called out that morning.

Because they lived close to the company, they were arranged to open the door in the morning and lock it at night, alternating turns, with an additional 300 yuan bonus per month for each.

“Let’s go, what are you still looking at?” Yang Guangren, tall and thin, went to the door, ready to lock up, only to find Deng Shuyuan, the little chubby guy, still staring intently at the board Mr. Ke had set up in the morning. He called out impatiently.

“You know, our Mr. Ke is just different from others,” Deng Shuyuan replied while still examining the whiteboard: “Other company bosses at most give a few words of verbal praise. Our Mr. Ke is better, he went straight for an ‘Outstanding Employee’ board. My name is right up there, called out for praise! I can’t be prouder!”

Hearing this, Yang Guangren also came over, a puzzled look on his face.

“I find it strange. Other companies also have outstanding employee systems, but they’re usually based on performance. Mr. Ke’s system, which divides according to the ‘正’ character, is new to me. It feels weird, but I can’t put my finger on it…”

“Even though Mr. Ke didn’t spell out this outstanding employee system, it must mean that employees recognized by Mr. Ke get a stroke, like Director Gou today got three strokes all at once, I’m so jealous,” Deng Shuyuan glanced at his name at the top of the list again, grinning joyfully.

“I got one stroke and received a 2000 yuan bonus! OMG!”

At a time when a month’s base salary was a bit over three thousand, he had found it somewhat lacking.

But with this bonus, it nearly equaled a month’s wages.

If he could get Mr. Ke to fill up a complete ‘正’ behind his name, wouldn’t that mean a hefty bonus?

Thinking of this, he pumped his chest out and stood tall, knocking on the whiteboard confidently, declaring.

“Just wait and see, I will buckle down, work hard as if it was a matter of life and death, so Mr. Ke fills up the ‘正’ behind my name in record time! Becoming the fastest legend among top players! Then, wouldn’t Mr. Ke hold me in high regard?”