Feizhou Studio.
As a well-known game studio that once produced the hit game "Wulin Painting Scroll" and was once considered the pride of domestic products, it inevitably gradually calmed down after the heat passed.
However, since China Overseas Investment acquired a large number of shares from Xinghai Venture Capital to complete its controlling stake, it has made a second capital injection. Today, Feizhou Studio has also made great strides.
They moved to a new office building, recruited a large number of employees, and put various rules and regulations and organizational structures into place. At this point, it may no longer be called a studio, but rather Feizhou Game Company.
Of course, China Overseas Investment is a venture capital company after all, so even though it has achieved absolute control, it has no intention of interfering in the company's operations. The core team of the entire Feizhou Studio is still the original team composed mainly of Hong Bo's classmates.
"Lao Zhou and Lao Yang, you are both bosses now, why are you still working overtime? You are almost bald. Come on, let's go out for a drink."
Hong Bo, who worked the standard nine-to-five job and got off work early, thought that he had nothing to do anyway, so he simply strolled to Feizhou Game Company again to visit his old friends.
The people at Feizhou Game Company were obviously accustomed to his arrival.
Not to mention that he has many acquaintances here, he also retained 1% of the shares of Feizhou Studio as a token of his appreciation, so he can barely be considered a shareholder of the company, and he comes here for a stroll every now and then.
"Damn, do you think we are as free as you? With such a big company, you know how much pressure we are under. How can we have the time to drink with you every day?"
"Don't even mention my hair anymore. I don't have many hairs anyway."
Hongbo's sarcastic remarks naturally brought about complaints from several of his college roommates.
"I've told you to follow the rules, humane management, and work from nine to five, don't you understand? Who told you to take the lead in doing nine-nine-six-zero-seven all day long?"
Hong Bo shrugged helplessly.
Since he followed Xia Xu, he has been assigned to Xinghai Venture Capital, but unfortunately, investment has nothing to do with his expertise.
The reason why venture capital is called risky investment is because of its risky nature. Any mistake may result in a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. Therefore, he naturally cannot get involved in the core business of the company and only holds a sinecure.
I work from nine to five every day, helping my cousin and learning some management experience. It's easy, but it's really boring. I can only come to play with my friends from time to time.
Unfortunately, probably the biggest worry for adults is that everyone needs to go their own way in life.
Everyone has to work, and it's hard enough to get a vacation, and it's even harder to coordinate a shared vacation.
After all the calculations, only his college roommates who are shareholders of Feizhou Studio have relatively free time, but they also have their own careers and it is impossible for them to accompany him, a free man, all day long.
"Old Hong, if you really have nothing to do, just come back. You still hold 1% of the shares anyway, and the people in Zhonghai don't care about anything. You can continue to be the boss if you come back."
"Yes, without you, Brother Bo, we feel like we have lost our backbone. We are like headless flies when developing new projects. Since you are fine anyway, why don't you come back and help us."
Someone jokingly advised Hongbo, which was soon echoed by several others, and the joke immediately turned into a serious topic.
"You guys are dreaming. Come back and play with your 007 Mediterranean?"
The expression on Hong Bo's face paused slightly, and then he shook his head and waved his hands, then cursed with a smile.
"Let's be serious, Brother Bo, we are not joking."
Old Zhou said sternly, "I'm going to say something you may not like. Mr. Xia may have been kind to you, but we also helped him earn tens of millions. We have already repaid him. In fact, from an investment perspective, we are actually at a disadvantage. Brother Bo, there is no need for you to do this."
"That's right, really. Brother Bo, if you could become successful with CEO Xia, we wouldn't say anything. But look at you now. You've given up your job as a boss and now you're being assigned to do odd jobs. What kind of thing is that?"
"Yeah, I feel sorry for you, Brother Bo. Just listen to our advice. It's obvious that President Xia doesn't care about you at all. He might have even forgotten about you. No matter how rich and powerful he is, you won't get any benefits from him."
Several other people also joined in and spoke up for him.
"That's enough! You still say it when you know I don't like it."
Hong Bo interrupted them: "You all said it was a favor to me, but how can a favor be measured in money? Besides, you don't understand the details of Mr. Xia's investment at all."
He understood that his roommates had changed after all.
No, or rather, their personalities are not the same as mine, and they have gradually become qualified capitalists, accustomed to considering issues based on interests.
Only he himself knew what Mr. Xia's investment meant to him.
He will never forget the scene when someone told him, while he was drunk, on the rooftop that he was willing to invest in his dream.
My roommate sees all of this as an investment and considers it in terms of profit, so naturally he feels wronged and aggrieved.
But it was never an investment.
Who would invest half a million dollars in a drunk who couldn't even speak clearly and knew nothing about the project
At that time, Mr. Xia must have been prepared to lose all the 500,000 yuan.
Rather than saying it is an investment, it is more like a favor of recognition, or it is just a selfless help given out of unwillingness to see his dreams shattered or to prevent him from committing suicide.
He is repaying the kindness others have shown him, so how can he measure or offset it with money
In his opinion, the value of Feizhou Studio's shares is merely what President Xia deserves. It is the due profit gained from taking risks, and it cannot offset even a trace of friendship.
As for doing odd jobs at Star Sea Creatures, this was actually just his own choice.
Let’s not talk about President Xia first. His cousin is now the helmsman of the entire Xinghai Group, and she has 100% power. Even President Xia doesn’t interfere much. If he really wants to arrange an important position or even a senior executive for her, it’s just a matter of a word.
The reason why it is an idle position now is that he knows himself well and does not want to affect the company. By the way, he also wants to learn some management experience from his cousin.
He believed that President Xia would never treat him unfairly. What he had to do now was to work hard to enrich himself and be well prepared, so as to avoid being embarrassed by the heavy responsibility and harming himself and others when he was really appointed.
"Okay, okay, let's stop talking. Let's get off work early today and go drink."
Seeing that the situation was about to end in an unpleasant manner, someone tried to smooth things over.
After everyone adjusted their mood, except Hong Bo who was still a little silent, the others quickly returned to their normal ways, laughing and joking as they walked downstairs arm in arm.
Just as they got downstairs and were about to find a restaurant to have dinner, an extremely cool black and white supercar suddenly stopped beside them.
"Hey, are you guys planning to go out and play? Do you mind taking me with you?"