Have you ever made games? Then you should write about games!

Friday, 9 a.m.

Beijing, headquarters of Steam Game Technology Co., Ltd.

In a small conference room on the 22nd floor, more than ten executives in suits gathered.

Sitting at the head of the table was a middle-aged man with slicked-back hair.

He looked to be in his early forties, wearing black-rimmed glasses, a small mustache, and a dark brown suit, exuding a refined and mature air.

Ren Kang joined Steam Game Technology Co., Ltd. at the beginning of the year as the vice general manager and CEO of the Steam platform.

Seeing that all the company's senior executives had arrived, Ren Kang coughed twice and cleared his throat.

Although it was just two coughs, they instantly silenced the meeting room.

The executives dared not continue whispering to each other, and all sat up straight, turning their gazes to Ren Kang at the head of the table.

Having worked in the workplace for many years, one should have some shrewdness; otherwise, it would be impossible to have reached this position.

"Today's meeting is to emphasize one thing."

Ren Kang paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping over the serious faces of the executives present.

"The Summer Game Developers Festival, which starts this afternoon, is the first developer festival I've organized since I took over as CEO of Steam Platform."

"Therefore, I hope everyone will keep in mind the company's instructions to ensure that this development festival is fair, just, and transparent."

"Furthermore, the company has zero tolerance for any instances of favoritism or fraud among its staff and will hold them accountable!"

Ren Kang spoke calmly, but his words struck the hearts of the executives present like a heavy hammer.

They couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment, falling silent as if chilled to the bone.

A new broom sweeps clean, and nobody wanted to mess with the new vice president.

At this game development festival, it's unlikely anyone will be bold enough to break the rules, unless they don't want their current position.

At the head of the table, Ren Kang stood ramrod straight.

He knew perfectly well that none of the executives present had a clean record, but he had no intention of bringing up past grievances, since the company still needed these executives to keep running.

This criticism is not only to ensure the smooth running of the game development festival he hosted for the first time since taking office, but also to gradually restore the reputation of the Steam platform.

In today's market, while the steam platform still holds a dominant position, both the Penguin platform established by Emperor Penguin Group and the overseas EC platform are eyeing it covetously, intending to snatch a piece of the pie from the steam platform's mouth.

While enjoying the first-mover advantage, the steam platform also has to endure the disadvantages it brings.

The title of the number one gaming platform in China has caused most people within the company to lose their passion and energy, focusing on their own selfish interests and not hesitating to harm the company's interests.

It can be said that the steam platform is already in a situation of internal and external troubles.

……

at the same time.

Inside the office of the Product Development Department Manager at Tengyan Network Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai.

"Brother Sun, don't worry. As long as 'Rock Island' achieves a top-three finish at the Summer Game Developers Festival, the position of development team leader will be yours."

"Of course, you'll definitely get your share of commissions and performance bonuses."

Facing this guy who had already been branded as a morally corrupt figure by the industry, Zhao Qin gave a forced smile.

If it weren't for the fact that the development department hadn't been able to produce a product that satisfied the market recently, coupled with the board of directors' pressure, he would never have given Sun Dan the opportunity to join Tengyan, nor would he have used the risky game "Rock Island" to participate in the development festival.

Sun Dan had a slightly hunched back and a drooping head, which, from a distance, made him look like he was bowing and scraping.

"Don't worry, Manager Zhao. With the quality of 'The Rocky Isle' and the relationship between Tengyan and the Steam platform, getting a top-three ranking shouldn't be a problem."

Although Zhao Qin tried his best to hide it, the contemptuous attitude that he unintentionally exuded was still caught by the sensitive Sun Dan.

Despite his inner turmoil, Sun Dan still wore a fawning smile, like a harmless lapdog.

However, upon closer inspection, one can see that there is no hint of a smile in Sun Dan's eyes.

In his view, Zhao Qin had only entered the industry a few years earlier and thus secured the position of R&D manager; in terms of talent, he was completely incomparable to him.

As Sun Dan gazed at the birchwood table legs, a thought popped into his mind.

"Sooner or later, I will take his place!"

Zhao Qin nodded slightly, but did not continue speaking. Instead, he lowered his head and began to process the documents on the table.

Seeing this, Sun Dan wisely backed out of the manager's office.

Outside the office, upon seeing Sun Dan emerge, his three colleagues who had jumped ship with him to Tengyan immediately surrounded him.

"Team leader, what did the manager say? How much are the performance bonuses and performance-based pay?"

Seeing that the three men kept talking about money, a barely perceptible look of disgust flashed in Sun Dan's eyes, but he still put on a smile.

"Don't worry, as long as you get a ranking, the prize money will definitely be substantial."

After exchanging a few perfunctory words, Sun Dan made an excuse to return to his workstation.

Watching the three men, arms around each other, heading to the stairwell for a smoke, Sun Dan no longer concealed the disgust in his eyes.

"Heh, once the development festival is over, the three of you can get lost."

……

"Mr. Chen, the Steam platform's Summer Game Development Festival officially begins at 5 PM today. According to the platform's data, there are a total of 603 entries."

"Among them, there are 202 studios, 331 individual game developers, and 70 game companies."

"This is the list of works participating in the Developer Festival."

Holding a stack of documents, Yin Qingying introduced the participating works and the production teams behind them to Chen Dong, who was sitting in the boss's chair.

Chen Dong stopped typing and briefly flipped through the list of works on the table.

Unsurprisingly, the name "Rock Island" is also included, and the production team listed is Tengyan Network Technology Co., Ltd.

"By the way," Yin Qingying continued, "based on the transfer path of Manager Wang's funds, it seems he went abroad."

"Since he was one of the company's shareholders and signed many legally binding contracts on behalf of the company, it is unlikely that the funds he stole will be recovered."

Chen Dong waved his hand, "The most urgent thing is to participate in the Steam platform's game development festival. As for that kid Wang Qi, we don't need to waste our energy on him for now."

Chen Dong naturally wouldn't let Wang Qi's transfer of over three million yuan from the company account go unpunished. However, there are priorities, and the recovery of Wang Qi's ill-gotten gains could only be pursued later.

"Everyone has worked hard these past few days. Could you please order some coffee and breakfast for everyone?"

Since it would be a while before he could earn money from his novel, Chen Dong could only sell his unused items at the seafood market to earn some living expenses.

After all, he's not Bear Grylls or Ed Stafford; he can't live on just over 300 yuan a month.

After Yin Qingying left the office, Chen Dong stopped writing and opened the novel's comment section.

Ignoring dozens of comments criticizing him, he left and pinned a comment in the comments section.

"The author has experience in game development; this isn't just random writing or assumptions!"