NABC Chapter 339 Adding Benefits
Chapter 339 Adding Benefits
Shen Yuege did not refute Lu Ran's words because she knew that Lu Ran was right.
A company is not a school, nor is it a place to train people.
A company needs to make money and survive.
If you keep a bunch of unsuitable people because you're soft-hearted, the company will be dragged down sooner or later.
In the end, it won't just be Lu Ran who suffers, but also those who are truly capable of doing the work.
Lu Ran leaned on the table to stand up, limped to the window, and looked at the gray sky outside.
"Moon Song".
"Um?"
"Do you think Sakura Games and EA are aware of our campus recruitment?"
Shen Yuege was taken aback for a moment: "They probably don't know. It's not big news, they wouldn't pay attention to this kind of thing."
"That's not necessarily true." Lu Ran turned around, a slight smile playing on his lips. "That guy, Yitiao Xinquan, is very meticulous. He can even analyze League of Legends gameplay videos frame by frame. How could he not be paying attention to our campus recruitment? There might even be a copy of our recruitment brochure on his desk right now."
Shen Yuege frowned: "So what? Can he still poach people from our company?"
"It's not about poaching people." Lu Ran walked back to his desk and sat down. "But he will know one thing—TuTu Technology is expanding. What does expansion mean? It means we have bigger ambitions and want to do more. This signal is more important than any data."
He picked up the pen on the table and wrote a line in his notebook: Sakura Games, EA, Campus Recruitment, Expansion.
Then at the bottom, an arrow was drawn pointing to four words: All-out competition.
Shen Yuege stood to the side, staring at those four words, and remained silent for a long time.
"Lu Ran".
"Um?"
Are you really not afraid?
Lu Ran looked up at her: "What are you afraid of?"
"Afraid of competition. Afraid of losing. Afraid of being suppressed by them."
Lu Ran leaned back in his chair, stared at the ceiling for a while, and then said, "I'm scared. How can I not be? I'm not a god, I'm just an ordinary person. I also worry about whether the League of Legends data will drop, whether the Three Kingdoms Kill public beta will have problems, and whether EA and Sakura Games will steal our users."
He paused, then continued, "But what I fear even more is that I won't do it because I'm afraid. If I don't expand because I'm afraid of competition, if I don't recruit new students because I'm afraid of losing, if I don't make new games because I'm afraid of being overshadowed, then Rabbit Technology is finished. It won't be defeated by its competitors, it will be defeated by itself."
Shen Yuege looked at him, her eyes glistening with a thin layer of tears.
"So," Lu Ran sat up straight, his tone becoming more relaxed, "we still need to recruit the people we need to recruit, play the games we need to play, and fight the battles we need to fight. Winning is best, but losing isn't shameful. At least I've tried."
He picked up his phone from the table, glanced at the time, and said, "Let's go home. I have three interviews tomorrow, so I need to be well-rested."
Shen Yuege nodded and went to get her coat.
Lu Ran leaned on the table to stand up and limped towards the door. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at Shen Yuege.
"Moon Song".
"Um?"
"Do you think Sakura Games and EA would cry if I made a bunch of good games all at once?"
Shen Yuege was amused by his words: "Why don't you take off the cast on your leg first? Playing games with a limp will only result in a limp game."
"Hey, what are you saying?" Lu Ran pretended to be angry. "My leg is lame, but the games I make aren't. You've played League of Legends, are you lame? No, you're not."
"That's because I didn't make League of Legends." Shen Yuege put on her coat, walked over and took his arm. "If I had made it, I would definitely be crippled."
"Your work isn't flawed either," Lu Ran laughed. "Which of the songs you've made is flawed? They're all perfectly fine."
Shen Yuege didn't reply, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
The two left the office; there were hardly any people left in the corridor.
Most employees had already left work, but the lights were still on in the technical department, where Lao Wang and a few others were working overtime.
"Old Wang hasn't left yet?" Lu Ran glanced in the direction of the technical department.
"He said he wanted to finish tweaking the matchmaking algorithm for ranked games today," Shen Yuege said. "I glanced at him when I passed by just now, and his coffee had gone cold, but he didn't seem to notice."
"This guy," Lu Ran shook his head, "I'll tell him later that if he doesn't leave work on time, I'll lock up his computer."
Shen Yuege laughed: "You yourself don't leave work on time, yet you have the nerve to criticize others."
Lu Ran was momentarily speechless. He opened his mouth, but realized he really had no right to criticize others, so he swallowed his words.
The two walked to the elevator entrance, and Lu Ran pressed the down button.
The elevator doors opened, and Shen Yuege helped him inside.
As the elevator descended, Lu Ran suddenly spoke up: "Yuege, do you think we should move to a bigger office now that this batch of new employees has arrived?"
Shen Yuege thought for a moment: "The current office is indeed a bit small. More than a hundred people are crammed together, and you can bump into someone just by turning around. If a few dozen more new people come, I'm afraid we'll have to sit in the corridor."
"Then I'll have Brother Zhou find a new office space," Lu Ran said. "It needs to be a big one, big enough to fit a coffee area, a gym, and a lounge area."
Shen Yuege glanced at him: "You still want to do this?"
"Of course," Lu Ran said matter-of-factly. "The company isn't a prison, and the employees aren't prisoners. They spend eight or nine hours a day at the company. If you make the environment better, they'll be more motivated to work. Coffee areas, fitness areas, and relaxation areas don't cost much, but they greatly enhance employees' sense of belonging."
"You know how to handle people."
"It's not about being a good person, it's about doing what you're supposed to do," Lu Ran said. "At my previous company, the boss was incredibly stingy. Employees even had to bring their own tissues. There wasn't even a water dispenser in the break room; you had to get water from the restroom yourself. The office air conditioning didn't work in the summer or the winter. Employees would sweat even in short sleeves in the summer and shiver in down jackets in the winter. In that kind of environment, who would be willing to work their ass off for you?"
Shen Yuege frowned as she listened: "This is too exaggerated."
"It's not an exaggeration at all," Lu Ran said. "That's why I made up my mind when I started my business that I would never be that kind of boss. Employees come to the company to work, not to suffer. If you give them what they're supposed to do, they will naturally do their jobs well. If you're stingy, your employees will also be stingy with you. In the end, no one benefits."
"But wasn't your previous company Xingyao? It wasn't as bad as you make it out to be, was it?"
"Ahem, um, the company where I did my internship."
The elevator doors opened, and Shen Yuege helped him out of the building.
A night breeze blew by, carrying the chill of early winter.
Lu Ran shrank his neck and pulled the zipper of his coat up a little.
"Are you cold?" Shen Yuege asked.
"I'm not cold," Lu Ran said. "I'm just a little hungry. What should we eat tonight?"
What would you like to eat?
"hot pot."
"Your leg isn't fully healed yet, wouldn't eating hot pot be too stimulating?"
"Legs and stomach aren't in the same system," Lu Ran said seriously. "The stomach eats hot pot, but legs don't."
Shen Yuege was both amused and exasperated by his twisted logic, and could only nod: "Okay, I'll cook you hot pot when we get home."
"Okay."
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