My game, you have no right to award

Chapter 116: Convincing people with reason
Xie Bin looked at Zhou Kuang and answered with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Do you know Li Xiaoxiang from our department? He didn't come today because he had something else to do."

Zhou Kuang smiled with the corners of his mouth raised, but there was no smile in his eyes.

"Oh, something's wrong."

"I thought he was sick."

"No no."

Xie Bin answered subconsciously, but immediately realized that it was wrong. He answered so hastily, so if Zhou Kuang continued to ask, how should he answer?

Tell the truth? In order to establish his authority, he first attacked Li Xiaoxiang, a veteran official of the previous dynasty?
As expected, Zhou Kuang showed a curious expression and asked, "If he's not sick, then he has something more important than us?"

"Yeah, but that's understandable."

"After all, a small project like ours, Netherworld Mountain and Sea, wouldn't be considered by Bilibili."

Xie Bin was at a loss when he heard Zhou Kuang's sarcastic answer. Did he do something to offend the other party?
Feng Qi, who was standing by, also sensed something was wrong and his eyes darted back and forth between the two of them.

Why does this Kuangge seem to be giving the other party a cold look? What did the people on station B do?

Moreover, I had never heard that people from Bilibili were coming over, but it seemed that Brother Kuang was not surprised at all by their arrival?
Hmm... there must be some mysteries that I don't know about.

Feng Qi looked at the two people who were communicating and thought about it.

"Mr. Zhou, you're joking. Station B attaches great importance to "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" and your company."

"Who in the entire gaming community doesn't know the name of the game 'Netherworld Mountain and Sea'?"

Xie Bin tried to ease the atmosphere, giving dry laughs and compliments, but neither Zhou Kuang nor Feng Qi laughed, so he could only stop in disappointment.

"So what exactly was the reason for Li Xiaoxiang's delay?"

Zhou Kuang asked in an unusually calm manner.

Seeing that he couldn't avoid the topic, Xie Bin had to "tell the truth".

"He made a small mistake yesterday, so he was temporarily asked to reflect on it in the company."

"Regarding the trailer's launch platform cooperation, it's the same if you talk to me about it. As the deputy director of the B-station game business ecology department, I can also take full responsibility."

Zhou Kuang smiled and said, "You're not telling the truth, are you?"

"What mistake did you make? I'm quite curious." Zhou Kuang stared at Xie Bin closely, "If possible, tell me the details."

Xie Bin began to sweat. There was something wrong with the boss of the Kuangshi Game opposite him. Why was he so aggressive?

What happened inside Station B had nothing to do with him, right? Besides, Li Xiaoxiang wasn't a big shot. While he wasn't a low-level employee, there were several people in his position in the Game Business Ecology Department.

Seeing that Xie Bin was still organizing his words and thinking about how to answer, Zhou Kuang continued.

"Because I discussed the cooperation with Li Xiaoxiang from the beginning. If he can't come, then I think it's best for you to call him over."

"If what he did wasn't anything harmful, or if he was fired by you."

"You just said that his mistake was minor, right?"

The word "you" was emphasized and spoken from Zhou Kuang's mouth, causing Xie Bin to break out in a cold sweat on his back.

What do you mean?
Xie Bin's smile froze, and he said, "Boss Zhou, isn't it the same if you talk to me?"

"I'm the deputy director of the gaming business ecology department at Station B."

"Yeah, yeah, I know."

Zhou Kuang stretched out his hand to interrupt him perfunctorily, his expression slightly impatient.

"However, I still hope that Li Xiaoxiang can be present as well. Do you think that's okay?"

"This is the second time I've asked you this."

After hearing this, Xie Bin felt extremely unhappy. Even if it was a big client, even if it was the boss of the popular Kuangshi Games, he couldn't force himself like this.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Boss Zhou, I can take full responsibility for this matter."

"Tsk."

Zhou Kuang smacked his lips, and the sound was particularly clear in the quiet meeting room.

Feng Qi looked at Xie Bin's embarrassed look, then looked at Zhou Kuang's serious expression with a hint of displeasure, and hesitated whether he should speak up to ease the tense atmosphere.

"Then just tell me what mistake he made."

Zhou Kuang threw out this sentence.

Xie Bin gave a forced smile and replied, "Yesterday, Li Xiaoxiang contacted you privately and reached an agreement without the permission of any leader or notifying anyone in the department."

"Mr. Zhou, you may not be familiar with our company's internal procedures. Employees cannot contact each other privately regarding matters like this. We must at least inform the department, and then I, the deputy department director, will review it."

"Therefore, Li Xiaoxiang's private contact with you violated the regulations, so I asked him to stay in the office to reflect on it."

Zhou Kuang was happy, he thought the other party knew everything.

As a result, he had no idea about the most crucial issue.

"I think you made a mistake."

Hearing Zhou Kuang say this, Xie Bin looked at him.

Zhou Kuang raised a finger.

"First, we didn't reach an agreement."

"We just agreed to meet here at ten o'clock this morning to talk."

"It's not just the two of us talking privately, it's between Meggame and your station B!"

Zhou Kuang raised another finger.

"Second, Li Xiaoxiang did not contact me privately."

"It's better to say that he doesn't have my phone number at all. Even if he wants to contact me privately, he doesn't have the ability to do so."

"Besides, I usually don't answer unfamiliar phone numbers, so you don't have to worry about anyone contacting me privately."

Zhou Kuang made an OK gesture with his right hand.

"Third, I'm the one who takes the initiative to call."

"As for why I called..."

Zhou Kuang snorted coldly and looked at Xie Bin who was dumbfounded.

"I want to poach people."

"Is this an acceptable explanation?"

Hearing Zhou Kuang say this, Xie Bin was stunned for a moment.

What? Zhou Kuang found Li Xiaoxiang himself? Li Xiaoxiang didn't even have his phone number?

And Zhou Kuang personally asked for his phone number and found him, actually to poach people?
Just Li Xiaoxiang? Just him?
This, how is this possible?

Xie Bin opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief. He opened his mouth subconsciously, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

His brain was working rapidly, trying to make sense of this chaotic situation.

But whenever he thought about Zhou Kuang saying that he was the one who took the initiative to find Li Xiaoxiang and wanted to poach him, his thoughts immediately became a tangled mess and he couldn't untie this knot no matter what.

Feng Qi, who was standing by, had already understood that Zhou Kuang wanted to poach the B-station employee named Li Xiaoxiang, so he had a grudge against Xie Bin.

But even if I stand up for Li Xiaoxiang, what good will it do?
If they could really poach him, wouldn't it be better to just let him come to Kuangshi Games? Why are you still making excuses for him?

Feng Qi therefore guessed that Zhou Kuang did not succeed immediately.

In other words, Zhou Kuang explained this matter for the other party because he still had to work at Bilibili.

Brother Kuang is still the same Brother Kuang, always so thoughtful.

Feng Qi looked at Zhou Kuang with a gentle look.

Seeing Xie Bin's stunned expression, Zhou Kuang said calmly, "I don't know how you guys at Bilibili usually do things, but I really hate people who break appointments. I've never been late for work."

"I'd rather arrive half an hour early and sit there and waste half an hour than be late and have others sit there waiting for me just to save ten minutes."

"Ten o'clock this morning."

"Li Xiaoxiang agreed to come here to meet and talk with us and you."

"But he hasn't come yet."

Zhou Kuang looked dissatisfied and knocked on the table with his knuckles.

"I hope you can be more reliable. I don't want my partners to be such incompetent people."

Zhou Kuang seemed to be criticizing Li Xiaoxiang, but anyone with ears could hear what he meant.

This is a typical case of making indirect accusations.

Xie Bin got goosebumps all over his body. Although the person in front of him was not his leader or boss, he was completely suppressed by the other party's aura and could not even utter a word.

Although I don’t know why the other party cares so much about Li Xiaoxiang, I’ll just do as he says.

Moreover, although Zhou Kuang's words were harsh, he was also giving Xie Bin a way out, and he didn't want to make things too awkward.

What the other party meant was that as long as you find Li Xiaoxiang now, I will pretend that this never happened.

Xie Bin did not hesitate. He knew very well how important this cooperation was. Even if it failed, it must not happen in his hands, otherwise he would not be able to explain to anyone.

It is much better to admit mistakes now than to let the cooperation break down in the end.

Choose to be embarrassed or be held accountable, is there any need to think about it?

"Mr. Zhou, this is all a misunderstanding. Don't worry, it's our fault!" "Give me another chance, and I'll go get Li Xiaoxiang right away."

"No matter what, I will definitely give you a satisfactory solution!"

Zhou Kuang was silent for a moment, his eyes wandering around Xie Bin's face, but he didn't answer him.

At this time, Feng Qi understood that it was time for him to come on stage.

He coughed twice to clear his throat and hurriedly tried to persuade him, "Brother Kuang, Minister Xie must have wanted to facilitate cooperation. There are some unforeseen circumstances and deviations from the plan, but there's nothing we can do about it."

"How about having Minister Xie call Li Xiaoxiang over first, and then we can clear up the misunderstanding?"

"After all, there will be many opportunities for us to cooperate in the future!"

Zhou Kuang stared at Xie Bin, whose head was sweating with anxiety, for several seconds before he slowly said, "Okay."

"But let me make this clear first. If you ever break an appointment like this again, we'll just part ways!"

Hearing this answer, Xie Bin breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and quickly replied, "Of course, of course. Thank you, Mr. Zhou. I'll go right away."

As he said that, he quickly walked out of the meeting room and hurried to find Li Xiaoxiang as Zhou Kuang requested.

Feng Qi saw a bit of embarrassment and anxiety in the other person's back and shook his head.

Brother Kuang usually has such a good temper, but this time he didn't give the other party a good look. It seems that he really values ​​this person named Li Xiaoxiang.

Suddenly, a desire to secretly compete emerged in his heart.

We must not let Brother Kuang only think about the newcomers and ignore the old ones!

……

Xie Bin rushed out of the office building of Kuangshi Games, took out his cell phone and called Li Xiaoxiang, but no one answered the phone. He was so anxious that he stamped his feet and cursed Li Xiaoxiang's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

At this moment, Li Xiaoxiang was in the office of Station B, sitting at his workstation in a daze.

He originally thought that if he bowed his head and apologized to Xie Bin today, maybe things would turn around.

But in the end, the other party still rejected me sternly.

In the end, he still failed to make it to Kuangshi Games.

After being disturbed by Xie Bin, he felt suffocated and uncomfortable.

So he decided to slack off today, muted his phone, and let work and cooperation go without a care in the world!
He lay on the table, half asleep.

Suddenly, a familiar figure approached quickly from a distance. He squinted his eyes and felt that the figure was becoming more and more familiar.

Oh my god! It’s Xie Bin!

The ghost lingers!

Li Xiaoxiang got up instantly, with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.

"Why didn't you answer my call?"

The other party came up and started to scold him.

Li Xiaoxiang was confused. He took out his mobile phone and found that there were indeed dozens of call records, all of which were made by Xie Bin alone.

He had been trying to contact Li Xiaoxiang along the way, but he was unsuccessful every time, and he almost fainted from anger.

"Come with me!"

After Xie Bin finished speaking, he saw the surprise on the other person's face and understood what was going on. Whether it was real or pretended, it didn't matter at the moment.

The most important thing now is to bring him to Mr. Zhou from Kuangshi Games.

The other party actually wants to poach him!

I don’t know what kind of luck Li Xiaoxiang has.

A trace of envy and jealousy arose in Xie Bin's heart.

"Where?"

Li Xiaoxiang's rhetorical question almost made Xie Bin faint.

"A world-class game! President Zhou specifically stated that you must be present!"

He quickly explained and then pulled Li Xiaoxiang up.

Hearing this, Li Xiaoxiang felt inexplicably happy.

Mr. Zhou is so awesome that he can make someone like Xie Bin so anxious!

He felt instantly refreshed.

The two of them had a very smooth journey, even faster than when Xie Bin came.

But Xie Bin was still sweating profusely due to anxiety, and even the collar of his white shirt was soaked with sweat.

The two finally hurried to the office building of Kuangshi Games and jogged all the way to the office door.

Xie Bin didn't open the door immediately. Instead, he turned around and whispered to Li Xiaoxiang, "When we go in later, you must speak nicely. Whether or not we can get the trailer released depends entirely on you. Don't mess with me again."

"If we mess this up, we'll both be in trouble!"

Li Xiaoxiang almost rolled his eyes when he heard this.

What does it mean to mess him up again?

These messes were obviously caused by you, Xie Bin. Even if you made a mistake, it was you who made it.

Now, the other party has turned the tables and put all the blame on him, making him take the blame.

Li Xiaoxiang knew clearly in his heart that the so-called cooperation with Bilibili, that is, putting the trailer of "The Netherworld Mountains and Seas" on Bilibili, should have been Zhou Kuang's own idea.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have seemed so indifferent to this matter.

Moreover, Li Xiaoxiang is not afraid of "getting into trouble" if B station is really blind and only listens to Xie Bin's one-sided words and fires him.

Then he can switch to Megvii Games at any time.

He is not short of a way out, but the one who is short of a way out is probably Xie Bin himself.

These thoughts only flashed through his mind for a few seconds, but he didn't say anything, just nodded silently.

Li Xiaoxiang decided not to waste time talking to Xie Bin anymore.

Seeing that he was so aware of the current situation, Xie Bin nodded with satisfaction, turned around and pushed open the door of the conference room.

After pushing the door open, everyone's eyes turned to the two people.

Zhou Kuang was discussing the development of "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" with Feng Qi before. When he heard the door being pushed open, Zhou Kuang raised his head, his gaze lingered on Li Xiaoxiang for a moment, and he smiled and nodded slightly, as a greeting.

Feng Qi stood up with a professional smile on his face.

"Mr. Zhou, look, Li Xiaoxiang is here."

Xie Bin smiled along, with a flattering tone in his voice, completely different from the way he had been bossing Li Xiaoxiang around outside just now.

Zhou Kuang ignored Xie Bin and said directly to Li Xiaoxiang: "It's good that you're here. Just find a place to sit."

Li Xiaoxiang walked to the conference table and sat down somewhat stiffly, daring only to put half of his buttocks on the chair.

He was about to open his mouth to explain, but Zhou Kuang raised his hand to stop him.

Zhou Kuang turned to look at Xie Bin with a half-smile on his face.

"Team Leader Xie, I think you're quite an interesting leader." He ignored the other party's reaction and continued, "I called Xiao Li yesterday, and while we were chatting, I brought up 'Netherworld Mountains and Seas'."

"It was he who convinced me to continue to release the new trailer of Netherworld on Bilibili."

When Li Xiaoxiang heard this, a touch of emotion appeared in his eyes.

Zhou Kuang really wanted to help him, even though he had clearly rejected the other party's invitation and chose to stay on Bilibili.

"Li Xiaoxiang was busy running around yesterday trying to facilitate this cooperation, and what about you? You punished someone without any reason. Do you think this was appropriate?"

Xie Bin's face flushed instantly and he smiled awkwardly.

"My, my, this is indeed my problem. I will try to correct it in the future."

Seeing his answer, Zhou Kuang's expression eased a little and he let him go for the time being.

"Well, since Li Xiaoxiang is here, let's talk about the latest trailer we prepared."

Zhou Kuang turned and nodded slightly to Feng Qi, and then the other party began to introduce himself to the people at Station B.

"Our trailer this time will show a lot of new gameplay footage, along with some brand new cutscenes," Feng Qi paused and continued, "Of course, not everything we show will appear in the final version of the game."

“A lot still needs to be finalized.”

Li Xiaoxiang nodded. This is the case with almost all games. No game company can be sure whether what they are producing will actually be used in the official version of the game in the future.

It is entirely possible that these contents will appear in a completely different form in a completely different setting, or they may be cut by the production team due to time constraints.

Next, Feng Qi began to explain in detail the content they would present using the prepared materials, PPTs and videos.

Xie Bin and Li Xiaoxiang listened attentively, exclaiming in surprise from time to time.

Even Xie Bin, who had not paid much attention to "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" before, now felt the quality of "Netherworld Mountains and Seas".

This game, this company, and this producer are no joke!
They are taking the game very seriously.

Even though Xie Bin had some prejudice against Megvii Games because Netherworld Mountains and Seas was negotiated by his former leader Yu Zhi, he was now convinced.

So, he began to adjust his mindset and actively offered suggestions, hoping to improve Zhou Kuang's first impression of him in this way.

(End of this chapter)