Many companies do not allow employees to date each other—the so-called "office romance".
The reasons behind this are quite complex. Generally speaking, the concern is that it might affect the normal operation of the business or lead to problems such as internal corruption and cover-ups.
Some companies may not say it outright, but they have such rules behind the scenes.
If two employees develop this tendency, at best one will be transferred from their current position, and at worst one will be dismissed for a reason.
However, such unspoken rules do not exist on Earth.
Perhaps because Mingyan is a self-taught boss, he doesn't place much importance on these kinds of rules.
It could even be said that Mingyan's management style of Blue Star Studio is unique in the industry—he neither needs to learn from other people's management experience, nor is it possible for others to imitate his management style.
He openly stated that he doesn't mind romantic relationships between employees, and he's actually quite happy to see this happen.
Although I don't understand the specifics of dating, this should help increase employees' sense of belonging to Blue Star Studio, right?
Thinking about this, Mingyan sighed, "Being in a relationship is a good thing."
Then he saw Xia Cheng suddenly open his eyes wide and straighten up.
The two looked at each other for a while.
Xia Cheng asked nervously, "Why would you suddenly feel that way? Do you really feel that way?"
Mingyan nodded blankly.
Xia Cheng hesitated before saying, "Then this weekend... shall I treat you to a movie? Or a hot spring?"
Mingyan paused for a moment and said, "No, I haven't finished writing the proposal for the 'Xia' project yet."
Xia Cheng: "..."
Standard ending.
Speaking of this project codenamed "Xia" (侠).
This is the first time Blue Star has planned to develop a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).
All of my previous games, except for the competitive game League of Legends, were basically single-player games.
One of the fundamental differences in online games is that they require a backend system in terms of programming.
Blue Star Studio is currently short of a few backend programmers.
The relevant job postings have been up for quite some time on Bluestar's official website, and there has been a steady stream of people coming for interviews.
There are certainly some excellent programmers among them, but there is always a lack of a manager who can oversee the entire development process.
Since the beginning of the year, Bluestar has been commissioning headhunters to help find such talent.
But these big shots are all renowned in the industry and already hold high positions in their own companies—they generally have equity incentives and can't just switch jobs casually.
To this end, Schrödinger, the head of the program team, personally met with people several times, but each time the meeting ended with "I'll think about it" and nothing more was said.
It's now the beginning of June, and the new project still hasn't been able to build the underlying program because it lacks a backend expert.
Later, the headhunter contacted a prominent figure in the industry, and while they were discussing their intentions, the person raised a question: "I am very interested in the position at Blue Star, but I have a request..."
The headhunter saw a glimmer of hope and said, "Go on."
The programmer said shyly, "I'm a very loyal fan. My idol works on Earth, and I hope I can sit in the same office as him..."
The headhunter had a knowing look on his face and was about to say something when...
The programmer asked, "Excuse me... is Xixi still working on Earth?"
Headhunter: "...???"
Chapter 83 Searching for Head All Over the Ground
Even headhunters have no idea who this "Xixi" is.
So he immediately relayed the other party's request verbatim to Lan Xing's secretary.
The secretary repeatedly confirmed, "Is he really talking about Xixi?"
The other party repeatedly said "yes".
The secretary, bewildered, went outside, turned left, and brought back Xixi, who was taking a nap.
Everyone in the office was looking at the brightly colored golden retriever with curious eyes.
Xixi was so frightened that she tucked her tail between her legs.
[Shocking! A well-known industry figure is reportedly eyeing a rival company's spokesperson, and even intends to use unspoken office politics?]
On the Blue Star internal forum, someone posted this message in a joking tone, mimicking what happened yesterday.
Mingyan also heard about this and ran over to pat Xixi's head.
Xixi squinted her eyes happily, tilted her head, and revealed an angelic smile.
—Everyone immediately accepted the premise that it was a big shot!
—With Xixi being so cute and appearing on screen so often, it's no wonder she has fans!
Mingyan said, "Let Xixi decide this herself. If Xixi likes that person, then arrange for them to share an office."