The core members of the C Station team recruited by Mei Fang and Lin Youxi are mainly programmers, artists and website operation planners, most of whom are veteran users of A Station.
Although they are veterans, they actually started hanging out in the early ACG circles when they were only fifteen or sixteen years old. Most of the members are not big names in the circle, but they are involved in related industries after work, which can be said to be driven by interest.
This outsourcing team has a total of about 40 people, 27 of whom have formally confirmed their offer intentions, and 24 members who are able to attend offline employee meetings in a timely manner. The gender ratio is close to 50-50, with programmers mainly male and artists mainly female, and a small number of operations planners.
On this basis, Mei Fang also posted several job JDs on Station C, mainly for HR ladies related to human resources and some website operation members. There was an endless stream of resumes applying. Finally, after written tests and telephone interviews, two ladies were temporarily hired to assist Sister Yueyue in her work. This will also reduce some of the worries of miscellaneous matters for Mei Yue.
Mei Fang's Linxi Technology 1.0 plan is to expand the official members to 50 people, including himself.
50 people is a threshold in management. Within 50 people, we can strive to achieve flat management, that is, members are familiar with each other, and are familiar with each other's work content and job responsibilities, and there is no particularly strict relationship between superiors and subordinates.
In the early stages of a business, the establishment of this sense of belonging will make everyone like staying in the current team more.
In his previous life, Mei Fang could lead a team of up to 20 people at most. He would not be able to manage more than that. But now he has Lin Youxi, Mei Yue and others as helpers. With his status as a boss and the confidence of a wealthy family, he can go further.
Mei Fang booked a small hall with four tables at the Mayflower Hotel in Jiangcheng and mobilized everyone to decorate the hall in advance. Liu Xiaoyu sat at the table at the door to do the reception, and the names of the new members were marked on her sign-in sheet.
Around 11 o'clock in the morning, team members began to arrive at the hotel one after another.
This is not only the first general staff meeting, but also an offline exchange meeting for the core developer team of Station C.
Everyone had been working and communicating online before, and at most they had just exchanged voice calls. Most of them had not revealed their real names and photos. Lin Youxi and Mei Fang had been sharing the same number before, and in order to keep the sense of mystery until the end, they had never sent any voice messages.
Since the two-dimensional culture itself is a relatively trendy culture in China, the people who come to the company to sign in are all young men and women who look to be in their early 20s. They were all very surprised when they saw Liu Xiaoyu, and they would take the initiative to ask Liu Xiaoyu who he was in the team, because he looked too young.
"I, I just recruited someone new."
Liu Xiaoyu’s answer was not wrong. She was actually an employee of Ximilu Games and was now helping out temporarily.
"You look so young... Have you graduated from college? Are you still a student?"
"Ah... I, um... I'm working part-time now."
Liu Xiaoyu gave a relatively safe answer.
Because Mei Fang had previously allowed everyone to wear COS costumes to attend the staff meeting, there were actually a few people in the team who came wearing JK, Cha Wan witch costumes, and puppet costumes. These members greeted everyone before coming, so they were recognized as soon as they entered the venue.
"You must be Coke sister! Wow, you're cuter than I thought."
"Oh my god, I always thought you were a bearded uncle, Yunzai, but you turned out to be such a handsome guy. I love you."
"I'm sorry, I only love paper people. I'm Miss Reimu's dog."
"That's enough... We agreed to be all fat otakus, but now each one is better looking than the other. I'm the only one who is a real fat otaku, right?"
When netizens who have worked together for many years meet offline for the first time, it is naturally full of all kinds of fun. There are many people who talk endlessly online, but when they get offline, they become dead dogs and are teased madly by everyone, and then they still have to go back online to fight back.
However, the team members' greatest interest is naturally waiting for the appearance of Miss [Shan You Lin Xi].
"Who do you think is Miss Shan Youlinxi?"
"When I signed in just now, I secretly glanced at the sign-in sheet. There really seems to be a person named Lin Youxi on it. I think that person should be our stationmaster."
"Could it be possible that the young lady has already come out and is blending in with our crowd?"
"I think it's the young lady at the next table. She has a very similar aloof temperament."
"I think your funny style is more like that of a young lady."
"Are we dealing with a young lady?"
"Hey, hey... Are you from C Station? Isn't it common knowledge that there are two young ladies? Oh, you just joined this year, so I may not be very clear. The first generation of the young lady who founded the station had a great chat with us. She also said that she has played a lot of porn games."
"Oh my god, what a breaking news! This is the first time I've heard of it."
"What? You said the girl at the next table is the eldest lady? That girl is Bluebird, she's from our art department."
"How about asking the little girl who is preparing to serve the food over there?"
"It's really hard to work in a hotel at such a young age."
"He must be working part-time during the holidays. Maybe he has something he really wants to buy..."
So one of the male colleagues called Yue Xinyi who was asking the waiter about the menu and asked:
"Hello, little sister, can I ask who booked this banquet hall?"
Yue Xinyi looked at the man with glasses in front of her and immediately showed an unhappy expression and said:
"Is there any need to ask? It must have been reserved by the stationmaster, Miss Shan Youlinxi."
"That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking—"
The man with glasses adjusted his glasses and said, "You also know that this is a party for Station C, haha... Are you a little fangirl who came to see the eldest lady?"
"Yunzai, don't laugh so exaggeratedly, you will scare the little sister."
"Oh my god, you are Yunzai..."
Yue Xinyi shook her head upon hearing this, revealing a helpless expression, "How dare you call me little sister? It seems like you are really itching for trouble."
Yunzai and other colleagues at the table were stunned after hearing what Yue Xinyi said, "You... are also from Station C?"
Yue Xinyi really enjoyed this scene of pretending to be awesome and getting slapped in the face, which was just like a scene from a novel. She put her hands on her hips and looked like she was so awesome:
"I am not only a member of Station C, but also your immediate superior, Yunzai. You have to respectfully call me Big Sister."
"Big Sister... Hey, you're not the 'Big Sister of Yuexi Group', are you?"
"Humph." Yue Xinyi snorted coldly, revealing a cute expression that tried to be evil and crazy, "If it's not me, who else could it be?"
Yue Xinyi was one of the first group of veterans who assisted Mei Fanglin Youxi in handling the operations of Station C. Her Station C account uid is 4, and her code name is [Big Sister of Yuexi Group]. Because Yue Xinyi has read a lot of anime novels with a high concentration, and is a noisy person on the Internet, everyone calls her Big Sister whether at work or in casual chat.
"Oh my god! The big sister is actually a real little loli! How old are you this year! No wonder you are never heard talking on weekdays, you are in class, right?"
"When did I become a loli... Hey, hey, go away!"
Yue Xinyi severely beat up the members who came over and tried to touch her head. Everyone was very happy after being beaten and quickly invited Yue Xinyi to sit at the seat. Yunzai served tea and water to Yue Xinyi.
"Well, since the big sister turned out to be such a young student, then our big sister, wouldn't that mean—"
"Just wait and see..."
Yue Xinyi took the tea Yunzi handed her and took a sip. Then she heard a girl at the table muttering to her in a sarcastic tone, "The big sister is worthy of being the big sister. She is really courageous."
Peng Xue was dressed in a punk rock style and sat among her colleagues at Station C. Her mature dress was so realistic that it was hard to tell the difference between her and others. Most importantly, she was quite social and could chat with everyone. After chatting for a while, people actually thought she was one of the quiet ladies at Station C.
Yue Xinyi was worried that Peng Xue would expose her true identity, so she blushed and kept yelling at Peng Xue:
"Xiaoxue, what are you doing here? Why don't you sit at this table? Go sit at the kids' table."
"You are a child too, why don't you sit at the children's table?"
Among the four tables reserved by Mei Fang, one table was marked as not to be occupied for the time being, which was equivalent to a position similar to the main table.
But listening to Yue Xinyi and Peng Xue complaining about each other, everyone suddenly became excited.
The big sister is the most familiar companion of the big lady. The main table is also called the children's side. Currently, Guo Yun, Zhang Ming, and Liu Xiaoyu who has just signed in are sitting there. The three little guys all look quite small. Could it be that...
Could it be that...
Such discussions became more heated in the online group, and at this moment, Mei Yue quickly walked to the front of the stage and asked for a microphone from the hotel staff.
"Oh, time to speak."
"This is the eldest lady, right? I think she was the one who interviewed me during the previous interview."
"She looks a little older, and her temperament is not quite like her. I feel like a young lady should be more cool and aloof."
"You don't really expect the young lady to be a little loli, do you, pervert?"
"Um... everyone, please be quiet for a moment."
Mei Yue greeted everyone with a smile, "First of all, thank you very much for accepting our offer and attending today's welcome party. Let me introduce myself briefly! Oh, by the way... Don't get me wrong, first of all, let's exclude my identity as a young lady. I am actually the same as everyone else. I was recently hired to C Station... Well, I am mainly responsible for the administration, personnel and financial affairs..."
Mei Yue is a top student who obtained her CPA certificate three years after graduating from university. She has met many important people while working in the firm, attended some high-end occasions, and is quite experienced in presiding over meetings. After she chatted briefly with everyone, she started the highlight of the day.
"Well... I know that the thing that everyone wants to know most today is the true identity of the mysterious C Station Manager, Miss Shan You Lin Xi."
"We will reveal the answer to you next. Everyone is welcome—"
Encouraged by the prolonged applause, Xia Yuan walked out from behind the screen with her face covered and slowly walked to the front of the stage.
"Yuan Bao! I knew that Miss Shan You Lin Xi was Yuan Bao himself! Give me the money!"
As for the debate about the real identity of the webmaster, the internal members of C Station have also discussed it for a long time, just like netizens. The setting of "Yuan Xi Yi Tie Pai" is very consistent with the fantasy of otakus, and it is very popular among these old ACG people. Many members believe that Yuan Bao, who was strongly promoted by the webmaster a while ago, is the webmaster himself, so that everyone recognized Xia Yuan as soon as she appeared.
Xia Yuan took the microphone from Mei Yue, and Mei Yue sat down at the children's table to listen to Xia Yuan's speech.
"That... um..."
"Yuanbao, don't be nervous, I'm your fan!"
"What Yuanbao! Can you please call me Miss here?"
"Don't be nervous, Miss!"
"Ah... well, I'm not nervous, haha."
Xia Yuan actually didn't expect that she would also attend as a special person. "It's like this... Actually, I'm not the webmaster of C Station. I just got help from Youxi... In short, I will actually become a member of C Station, that is, Linxi Technology, in the future. I will debut as a poster girl. Please give me your advice!"
"Great! Yuanbao is not a young lady!"
"It's broken! Yuanbao is not the eldest lady!"
"I understand. Now I will draw a two-dimensional image for Yuanbao to compete with the AC girl on Station A!"
"Well, don't get excited, wait wait, the real young lady is behind."
Xia Yuan held the microphone with both hands and muttered to the screen behind him, "Yes, Yes, can you come out now?"
"… "
Lin Youxi slowly walked to the front amid everyone's applause. Compared to Xia Yuan's shyness, she seemed very cool - just as some employees expected.
"Hey, Zixi, say something, Zixi, aren't you the one who most hopes to see that the stationmaster is the real Miss?"
"What else can I say? AWSL!"
Some members even knelt on the ground in a grandiose manner, thanking the gods for the miracle that could only be bestowed.
"Thanks to Station C, thank you to the ACG world, the young lady is really a young lady! There is nothing to look forward to anymore!"
Today was actually the first time that Lin Youxi wore a black silk lolita dress. It was a welfare given by the webmaster as she was forced to do business. Seeing the members making a fool of themselves, Lin Youxi felt a little overwhelmed.
"Everyone has said a lot before, so I won't say anything more..."
"Speak more, Miss!"
"Yeah, tell me more!"
Lin Youxi seemed very comfortable in organizing class activities, and was not at all stage-frightened in face-to-face communication. However, she found it difficult to cope with this kind of situation where she was fanatically worshipped as a symbol.
"My name is Lin Youxi, the nominal webmaster of Station C and the nominal person in charge of Linxi Technology. In fact, I have a lot of work exchanges with everyone here, especially in the area of program code development, but my communication with everyone is often limited to work content."
"In name only... Isn't Miss the real stationmaster?"
"That's why I said it was nominal..."
Lin Youxi smiled and explained to everyone, "When I was very young, there was a boy who was my childhood sweetheart with Yuanyuan. We always went to his house to play, and it was at his house that I came into contact with games, anime, and many beautiful things and things in the two-dimensional world."
"These things prompted me to build a place for communication among us like-minded people. I hope we can build a cultural exchange sanctuary that is purer and less capital- and commercial-oriented than Station A."
"With this in mind, I worked with my childhood sweetheart to complete the basic framework of C Station. I like code, so I mainly focused on web development. However, everything else, including external communication and cooperation, bandwidth fee collection, forum feedback, and recruitment of everyone present, and even the name of C Station, was named because he thought C sounded very similar to my name."
Everyone listened to Lin Youxi's gentle narration of the past, and suddenly they felt like they were shipping a sweet couple. This made Yue Xinyi, who was standing nearby, burst into tears, so much so that her younger brother, the bespectacled man Yunzai, kept patting her shoulders to comfort her.
"So I think that the person who should really be given the title and honor of the C Station Master is my and Yuanyuan's childhood friend, the real first generation of Miss Shan You Lin Xi, Mei Fang."
As Lin Youxi spoke, she turned to the side of the screen, smiled and called Mei Fang's name, "It's your turn to speak, Ah Fang."
"… "
Mei Fang walked out scratching his head amid the applause of the crowd.
"I won! A great victory for Fang Bao's party!"
During the time when Xia Yuan released her album, the statement that Fang Bao was the website owner only occupied a small part, but the main output of her argument was in the development team of Station C. This person was crazy and happy to others, "See, I knew Fang Bao was the real eldest lady!"
"What young lady... I don't recognize her! The young lady is obviously Xi Bao from before. Only Sister Youxi is the young lady."
"Damn it, isn't our Fang Bao cute!"
"Don't argue, don't argue. I think Yuanbao, Fangbao, and Xibao are all young ladies."
Mei Fang walked to the front, leaning on Lin Youxi's arm and complaining: "This is completely different from the speech we discussed before... Didn't you say that you were the main focus? You really like to see me improvise."
Lin Youxi smiled at Mei Fang and said, "You have to let everyone know your status, otherwise there will be a lot of doubts."
Mei Fang nodded in agreement with Lin Youxi's statement, and then turned to everyone present:
"Well... there are a lot of things here, and I can't explain them to you all in a short time, but before that I'd like to thank you all very much for coming today. C Station has grown from an ignorant little kid's work to today's size that cannot be underestimated. This is the collective credit of our entire team, and I am deeply grateful for it. At the same time, I am also very happy to see that everyone can finally meet together. In the future, we will work together, grow together, and move towards a brighter and better tomorrow together."
"Okay, I won't chat any more, or the food will get cold."
Mei Fang held the microphone and looked around, then smiled and said, "I'd like to end with a famous quote from our predecessors - what you love is your life. Welcome everyone to become a member of Station C, and please give me your guidance in the future."
This chapter took me a long time to write. I will continue to update you later.
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