Chapter 130: Inspection of the Branch
Chapter 130: Inspection of the Branch
At the Capital branch of Legion Ant Company.
Xia Changlong and a group of employees stood at the entrance looking forward eagerly, glancing at their watches from time to time.
He was a professional manager recruited by Zhao Min from a headhunting firm and was now in charge of managing the Capital branch of Legion Ant Company.
Back when Zhao Min was hiring people to set up the branch, many professional managers were unwilling because the salary Zhao Min offered was too low. But now, many of his former competitors were trying everything they could to join Legion Ant Company.
Today, hearing that Chen Mo was coming, he felt a little nervous.
He had never met the company’s Big Boss up close and didn’t know his temper. He had only seen him online—a young man who had just graduated.
When he first saw Chen Mo’s image, his worldview collapsed. After struggling and working hard for so many years, a freshly graduated student had completely surpassed him.
The Huaxia Internet Conference was scheduled to start tomorrow, and the Capital branch was mostly responsible for Legion Ant Company’s invitation to the Internet Conference. While Chen Mo attended the Internet Conference, he also had to assist.
While he was thinking about how to communicate with Chen Mo, Chen Mo and his group, led by the secretary, appeared at the company’s entrance.
Seeing Chen Mo in the middle, the welcoming employees became restless.
Chen Mo wasn’t at the level of a super handsome guy, but he was somewhat good-looking, confident, and successful at a young age. These qualities made him the object of many women’s fantasies after he was exposed to the public.
If they could be noticed by Chen Mo, their lives would be carefree, and they could live any life they wanted. Some people clapped while pushing to the front, hoping the young Boss would notice them.
Chen Mo scanned the crowd and his gaze settled on Xia Changlong.
“Boss, I am Xia Changlong, the manager of the Capital branch,” Xia Changlong said.
“Mm, hello,” Chen Mo nodded politely.
“All of you, go back to work,” Xia Changlong said to the employees below, then led Chen Mo and Zhu Li inside.
“Take me to your R&D department,” Chen Mo said.
The Capital branch was mainly responsible for the North China market. Being close to the Capital, there were relatively more talents here. So, there was also a software R&D department responsible for the development of Butterfly Eye Phone and computer software.
Chen Mo had a special interest in technology, so he naturally paid the most attention to the R&D department.
In the R&D department.
Lin Zhiyuan looked at the computer screen in front of him, his fingers tapping constantly, completely immersed. The complex computer language, Chinese Character Programming Language, filled him, a tech geek, with endless interest.
After learning Chinese Character Programming Language, he found the version released by the headquarters even more interesting.
He developed a simple little game using Chinese Character Programming Language. Out of curiosity, he also developed the same little game using C language and JAVA.
As a result, the little game developed with Chinese Character Programming Language had the smallest amount of code among the three languages and ran faster.
Different programming languages required different amounts of code for the same task, and the program’s running speed also varied. Clearly, Chinese Character Programming Language had both advantages.
This discovery successfully caught his attention and made him see the potential of Chinese Character Programming Language. The Chinese Character Programming Language released by the company was somewhat better than C-like languages and other computer languages.
He didn’t know if others had noticed, but he had discovered this point. So, during his free time recently, he had been learning this computer language. He knew that this programming language had great potential.
Right now, he was trying to develop a game script using Chinese Character Programming Language.
Done!
Lin Zhiyuan let out a sigh of relief and showed a relaxed smile. After thinking for a moment, Lin Zhiyuan took out his notebook from his backpack and turned it on.
Now that the script was complete, he could test whether it worked.
After the computer started, Lin Zhiyuan directly opened the most popular shooting competitive game recently, copied the script program with a USB drive, and opened it on his computer.
Once it started, Lin Zhiyuan became immersed and began testing the script program.
Chen Mo, led by Xia Changlong, entered the R&D department.
As soon as they entered, all the staff immediately turned their attention to the group. Discovering Xia Changlong and Chen Mo, many people’s eyes lit up, not daring to slack off, and focused on their work.
Chen Mo looked around and suddenly his gaze fixed on a corner. He walked over.
His movement attracted everyone’s attention. Following the direction Chen Mo was heading, they saw Lin Zhiyuan playing a game.
“Zhiyuan.”
The employee next to him also noticed Lin Zhiyuan’s actions and immediately reminded him quietly. But Lin Zhiyuan, immersed in the thrill of the script’s domination, didn’t hear at all.
Xia Changlong, seeing Lin Zhiyuan’s state, felt a surge of anger in his chest, almost exploding. But seeing Chen Mo’s expression, he held back hard and followed Chen Mo’s steps.
“Boss, this…”
Chen Mo stopped Xia Changlong, signaling him not to speak, and walked behind Lin Zhiyuan, his eyes fixed on the script program on Lin Zhiyuan’s work computer.
The people in the R&D department couldn’t bear to watch. Playing games in the Office, caught by the Big Boss—what would the consequences be?
The Office was terrifyingly quiet. Even Xia Changlong could only fret helplessly.
It was the Big Boss’s first day. If he blamed them, he would also be held responsible. The head of the R&D department next to him already had cold sweat on his forehead.
When Lin Zhiyuan finished off the last opponent and saw the word “Victory” on the screen, he finally smiled.
But as soon as he exited the game, he felt the surroundings were eerily quiet. As soon as he turned his head, Lin Zhiyuan’s smile stiffened.
The general manager and the department head were both looking at him. The most terrifying thing was the young man standing behind him, about his own age, whom he had only seen in videos—the company’s behind-the-scenes Big Boss, Chen Mo.
“Boss, Manager, Department Head, um, I…”
Lin Zhiyuan braced himself but still didn’t know how to explain. Caught playing games in the Office, any explanation felt weak and useless.
Everyone looked at Chen Mo, waiting for him to speak.
Chen Mo glanced at Lin Zhiyuan, walked to the computer, and started browsing the complete program of the script Lin Zhiyuan had written. He didn’t speak, so everyone else could only wait anxiously.
After a while, he stood up.
“Did you write this script?”
As soon as Chen Mo spoke, everyone in the Office was stunned. This wasn’t right—shouldn’t he be angry and scolding?
Lin Zhiyuan’s brain also froze. He was prepared for a scolding.
“Yes,” Lin Zhiyuan nodded numbly.
“Not bad, but it’s a pity it wasn’t used properly,” Chen Mo shook his head.
“I was wrong,” Lin Zhiyuan hurriedly admitted his mistake. If he got fired, it would be a disaster.
“As punishment, you’ll lose half a month’s bonus. Are you okay with that?”
“Okay,” Lin Zhiyuan nodded, gritting his teeth.
“Don’t use your talent on such things in the future.”
“I understand.”
“Starting next month, increase his salary by 5%.”
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Chen Mo in disbelief. What did that mean? Playing games in the Office should be punished, right? Why was he getting a raise?
“The company has a rule: technical staff who master Chinese Character Programming Language get a 5% salary increase. That’s not an empty promise. Aren’t you going to thank the Boss?” Xia Changlong stared at Lin Zhiyuan, exasperated.
“Thank you, Boss,” Lin Zhiyuan, who had been somewhat discouraged, immediately became excited.
“Who else in the R&D department has learned Chinese Character Programming Language?” Chen Mo looked around the Office area.
The others looked at each other.
“Boss, we know a little,” two employees in the corner raised their hands and took out a USB drive. “Inside is a small program we developed together.”
“Boss, Yin Zhenghao and Wang Ming are recent college graduates in their probation period,” said Zhang Hai, the head of the R&D department.
Chen Mo took the USB drive and, after seeing the code of the small program inside, nodded. “Have them become regular employees.”
Hearing this, the two were immediately overjoyed.
“As the company’s R&D staff, you will have many opportunities to work with Chinese Character Programming Language in the future. I hope you can learn it; it will benefit your work. Otherwise, survival of the fittest—you’ll be the ones to regret it.”
Chen Mo’s words sent a chill down the spines of all the R&D staff. They suddenly realized that the headquarters was serious.
After briefly discussing some matters, Chen Mo, led by Xia Changlong and others, toured the company and met all the branch employees. After learning about the company’s situation, he left with Zhu Li and the others for the hotel.