Rebirth of the big era of online games

Chapter 452 The resignation tide of boiling games
The so-called bidding mechanism simply means that the highest bidder wins. This is the fairest way, and no one can fault it.

Moreover, this mechanism is more scientific and reasonable, and the benefits it brings are beyond the simple "he who pays the highest price" can be summarized. In addition to increasing the revenue of the supercomputing center, the key is to greatly improve the utilization rate of computing power.

For example, most people work during the day, so the peak period for using computing power is during the day, and computing power resources are very tight, but at night, the situation is reversed, and the huge computing power is not fully utilized.

This is like a power system, where there is often not enough electricity during the peak period of electricity consumption during the day, and there is too much electricity at night, resulting in a huge waste of resources.

With the bidding mechanism, this situation can be adjusted to a certain extent.

During the daytime, everyone is bidding to buy computing power, and the cost is naturally high. The original computing power quotation of 0.05 yuan/core hour may be bid to 0.1 yuan or even 0.2 yuan.

Not to mention the cost of 0.2 yuan, even if it is only doubled to 0.1 yuan, at least the cloud Internet cafe business of Boiling Internet Cafe will be almost unprofitable, so correspondingly, customers who have cost requirements will try to avoid computing power Compete with other customers during the peak period, and then choose to purchase computing power at a low price during the evening peak period.

For example, those scientific research institutions make the digital model of the experiment during the day, throw the experimental model to the supercomputing center for calculation before going to bed at night, get the result in the morning, and then continue to promote the experimental project without affecting the project research process at all.

Another example is image rendering, batch modeling during the day, and batch rendering at night, which is also the same principle.

As for cloud Internet cafes and various cloud services, the same can be said. There are two different prices during the day and at night. It is expensive during the day and cheap at night. Therefore, many cloud players or cloud customers will consider using cloud services overnight.

In this way, the supercomputing center can operate 24 hours a day without interruption, maximizing resource utilization.

Moreover, the originally wasted electricity at night also achieves the effect of resource optimization allocation, and the State Grid will also benefit from it.

Even this kind of floating price can not only be divided simply according to the two time periods of day and night, but also can be divided into working days and non-working days, working hours and lunch break and meal time. Different time periods have different prices.

In short, on the basis of guaranteed costs, the market determines the price of computing power in a certain period of time, so as to achieve the purpose of maximizing the use of computing power.

This mechanism is very beneficial to both users with good money and the poor. The poor can shift peaks to reduce costs, and those with good money can maximize efficiency and put results into commercial use as soon as possible.

For example, a private workshop that took over various private drawing tasks.

These people are poor and reluctant to change their computer equipment, but they are much more generous than other customers when it comes to spending money on computing power.

After the boiling supercomputing service platform was launched and the bidding mechanism was launched, the computing power of the two newly built supercomputer rooms was almost completely covered by these people, which angered boiling Internet cafes and many companies that had previously fought for it. Users, all staring at each other.

Originally, the original price of 0.05 yuan per nuclear hour was bid to 0.1 yuan during the day, and at most it was around 0.2 yuan, so no one wanted to be taken advantage of.

But when these private workshops made a move, they were earth-shattering. When they directly offered a price of 0.5 yuan or even 1 yuan per core, they directly scared away all enterprise users.

If you do some calculations, you will know that at the price of 0.5 yuan/core hour, if you choose 10 computing power for modeling and rendering, the computing power expenditure per hour is 5 yuan.

From the perspective of enterprise users, this price is unacceptable anyway.

From the perspective of private workshops, is it too cheap?

Dozens of renderings can be completed within 2 hours at the most and reach the standard of the drawing for a single rendering. Although the cost is as high as 10 yuan, if you hand over the task and sell it to Booming Digital or Boiling Games, you can Get 80-200 yuan private work remuneration!

Calculated in this way, it is simply a huge profit, and the cost of a mere 10 yuan is nothing!

In the past, the big guys had no choice but to produce a picture in 2 or 3 days. In case of a power outage, computer crash or something, it would be a waste of time, but now it’s so cool. , They can't wait to book out the supercomputing center 24 hours a day.

In fact, this was almost the case at the beginning. After the completion of No. 02 and No. 03 supercomputer rooms, almost all of the computing power was bought out by them, no matter during the day or late at night, because once the private workshops are fully fired, they will not be divided. day and night.

Later, with more and more supercomputer rooms, this gave corporate users room to settle in on a large scale.

But then again, in fact, these private workshops can also be regarded as corporate customers, because they are equivalent to non-staff personnel of Booming Digital and Boiling Games.

Furthermore, the supercomputer rooms No. 01-03 are actually directly or indirectly controlled by Booming Digital and Booming Games.

If other fraternal units dare to be unconvinced, they will reply with one sentence: Unconvinced?This is the law of the market. With your unassuming appearance, you can't even beat our group of younger brothers. What right do you have to complain about it?

After hearing this, the other units were very depressed, but they could only curse inwardly.

Paralyzed, you local tyrants have so much business that you can’t handle it. Drawings are money, and many of our projects are still in research and development, and it’s not sure whether they can be commercialized in the future. Of course, we must plan carefully. Can this be compared?
However, every family has their own hard-to-read scriptures. Booming Digital and Boiling Games took advantage of outsiders, but internally, there was a moderate personnel shock.

Speaking of this matter, Boiling Digital is not bad, the main reason is that Boiling Games has been very noisy for a while.

The reason is simple—with the blessing of the supercomputing center, private workshops are now changing guns, and this gang of miscellaneous troops has beaten the regular army in terms of income. How can the regular army not be jealous?
At present, the general art post salary + bonus + subsidy + year-end bonus of Boiling Games can reach an average monthly income of more than 6000, and the monthly salary of middle and senior positions can reach 8000-20000, and there are even share dividends.

Just talking about ordinary positions, more than 6000 is really not a small number. You must know that this is 2010, and it is still in Jiangcheng. At this moment, the income of white-collar workers in Jiangcheng is only this standard. Artists with the same position in other companies or design institutes generally pay less. It's around 1500-3000.

Private workshops are better. After all, people work for themselves, and they don’t pay attention to the 8-hour work system. After receiving the job, they work day and night. The income can reach more than 3000-1. What kind of work, 2D, 3D, modeling, rendering, animation, the price is different, the more powerful and skilled the technology, the higher the income.

Such a comparison, in fact, the two sides are about the same, not too much difference, but working in the boiling game, not only is it relatively stable, and the income is guaranteed in drought and flood, the key is various hidden benefits. There are many benefits, such as housing subsidies and interest-free mortgages, and the future development prospects are even better. Big, and great workout too.

However, after the service platform of Boiling Supercomputing Center was launched, the productivity of private workshops has been greatly improved, and one after another has started the pop-up mode, and the income has naturally increased significantly.

In the past, although they made drawings day and night, they actually spent a lot of time staring at the computer in a daze or lying dead on the bed. Because the rendering time was too long, they had nothing to do during the period, but now they don’t have to lie in a daze. As long as you are willing to work, the work will never be finished, and counting the money will make your hands cramp!

In order to show off, many liver emperors posted their background income on the boiling engine platform. The minimum monthly income exceeded 1.2, and the maximum reached 3 to 4. Therefore, the artists on the boiling game side were not calm. Now, some people are starting to get emotional.

The so-called prosperity of the world is for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit. This is an unchanging law, and it is also human nature.

Since salary income is far inferior to taking private jobs, why does Mao have to work honestly for others?
Even if it is a boiling game.

The point is that the working system of Boiling Games is quite weird, which makes many employees who have a strong desire for money very unhappy.

Other companies would like to let the employees below 996 every day, but in the boiling game, if you want to work overtime, you have to apply to your superiors. There is a quota for overtime hours every month.

In the entire Hua Kingdom, it is estimated that no one will do this except for boiling games.

This system is not without employees' objections, but it is useless, because it is a rule set by the leader himself. Fang Jie's answer is: this system will not be shaken for ten thousand years!
Okay, never waver, right? Overtime is not allowed, right?

So another employee asked if he could stay in the company to do private get off work after work. We don't count overtime, and we don't need overtime pay. It's okay, right?

The above answer is: Yes, but since the company's computers, servers, water and electricity, and free snacks and tea are used, it is natural to pay a certain fee, which is deducted from the salary.

Now everyone is stupid again: Isn't this equivalent to deducting wages in disguise?

However, there are policies and countermeasures. Many employees simply leave work on time, and then buy a computer to do private get off work at home to earn some extra money.

So the so-called private workshops, in fact, many of them are regular soldiers, who use their spare time to engage in side jobs, but because of limited time and energy, and limited by hardware conditions, they can only take on small tasks casually and cannot earn much money.

This situation continued until the supercomputing center platform was launched. Now, many people feel that it is more cost-effective to devote themselves to private work, and it is more free to do things at home, so they have submitted their resignation applications one after another.

There are also some middle-level backbones with strong skills and ambitions. They feel that staying in the company and slowly climbing up is too slow. They might as well recruit a group of subordinates to resign collectively and lead them to start a business and make money on their own. They also submitted their resignation letters.

As a result, after the supercomputing center went online, the inside of Boiling Games could be said to be in a state of chaos, especially in the art department. Artists with a free and easy personality quit their jobs one after another and handed in their resignation letters.

This incident made a big fuss, which naturally alarmed Fang Jie.

And Fang Jie's attitude towards these people is: easy to talk and easy to loose.

Not only were they all released, but an additional month's salary was also paid to thank these employees for their contributions and dedication to the boiling game.

Fang Jie's behavior made everyone a little embarrassed. Although he left, he still remembered the goodness of the leader.

However, this is just the senses of the employees below.

And the management, especially the top executives of Boiling Games, didn't understand this very much, and even accused Fang Jie of self-destructing the city wall in an emergency management meeting.

Without these artists, how can the current game project proceed?

At the beginning, Boiling Games spent a lot of effort in cultivating and recruiting these artists. The boss even studied art majors to catch young men. It took a full ten years to accumulate such a family background, but the boss let go almost half of the people in an instant. , isn't this a self-destructing city wall?
A loser!
Of course, the senior executives didn't dare to criticize Fang Jie too much, so at the meeting, everyone focused their firepower on the group of employees who left.

Some words are ugly, basically saying that this group of people are unfamiliar white-eyed wolves, who have no affection for the company, pay such a high salary, give so many benefits, and finally abandon the company and abandon their "family" for a little money. Short-sighted, wolf-hearted!
If the boss hadn't spoken in person, we would definitely not let him go!
Some people also pointedly pointed out that they want to do private work to make money. The platform will no longer post private work tasks for them to see how they can make money. Those who still live in the Boiling employee community should immediately ask them to clear their houses and put them away. They kicked out of Boiling Industrial Park, and then completely banned these people in the industry, to see if they dare to leave their jobs!
After hearing these remarks, Fang Jie, who was present at the meeting, couldn't help laughing, thinking that these people were really cute, and they looked like capitalists.

"Actually, it's not necessarily a bad thing, and it's not as serious as you think."

After everyone paused for a while, Fang Jie glanced at the group of senior executives, and said with a smile, "I'll just ask: What's the difference between them leaving and not leaving?"

"Didn't they also pick up jobs in private before? They often delayed their work. Although they are let go now, they will continue to do the work they should do, and they will complete it more efficiently and brilliantly. in a private manner."

"You know, it's different now, it's 2010, not 2000."

"Now there is no shortage of art talents in the industry. This kind of drawing tool people are unwilling to stay. More people want to squeeze in but they can't squeeze in. It's just right for them to leave. We can add some real talents who can create content and hand-paint .”

"Moreover, with the upgrading of productivity and means of production, the mode of production will also be upgraded. This is the law of social development, and it is also the truth that I have learned in "Political Economics" in middle school."

"As far as the work of art drawing is concerned, at present, computing power is productivity, not drawing proficiency, and supercomputing centers are production materials, not the old old computers. The digital images produced are products, and the production method, It should also be upgraded from working for a company to a maker model of individual entrepreneurship."

"Here, let me ask one more question: Is there anyone who is willing to work for the company and be a social animal for the rest of his life? No?"

"With the improvement of productivity, the traditional company management model may not meet its needs. In the past, I was the boss, and a group of people worked for me, and the two parties were in an employment relationship. In the future, I think there should be a cooperative model between the boss and the employees. , that is, both parties are working for themselves.”

"For example, many of our current game projects release tasks in the form of private work. Private workshops, that is, makers, receive tasks and complete tasks as required. This is a cooperative model."

"Another example is Boiling Travel. The company is responsible for building a travel platform, integrating social business resources, and setting the basic rules of the platform for all participants. Next, the drivers choose the time to make money from the car under the basic rules. Although there is a certain employment relationship between the two parties, it is more of a cooperative relationship."

"Its benefits, I think everyone can see that this cooperation model can greatly mobilize everyone's enthusiasm. Usually you ask them to do more work, and you are still reluctant. Now, without our urging, they will be willing , working overtime day and night."

"Because their identities are different now. They are not wage earners, but they are their own bosses. They are all working for themselves. The more they earn, the less they earn depends on their ability and dedication. Their income is also clear at a glance, not just how much the boss says they will pay. No matter how much, it’s not that I’m working hard, but other people can get as much money as me.”

"We have been talking about distribution according to work, but in real life, few people do it properly, and this kind of model where I build a platform and you participate, and the two sides cooperate for a win-win situation, has realized the real distribution according to work, so I think this It is a more advanced business model and management model, which is worthy of vigorous promotion."

"So this wave of employee turnover, in my opinion, is precisely the change in production methods brought about by the increase in productivity. And the final coordinating and summarizing personnel are fine, other heavy work without creative value can be completely handed over to the makers, I believe that the work efficiency will be greatly improved, and the efficiency will improve, and the company's performance will naturally improve."

"On the other hand, the saved part of the salary of employees can be used to improve the salary of those creative talents in the company. 6000 is too little, and it will be increased by five times. The basic monthly salary of 3, plus various benefits and options, they still have Will you leave? Surely not?"

"As for the unwavering 8-hour working system, I'll emphasize it again: We don't care about the makers outside the company, because the two parties are just cooperative relationships, and inside the company, it must be strictly implemented."

"Because the time other than 8 hours is more important to the company and employees. With these hours, employees can use them to exercise, spend time with their families, make friends, go shopping, and talk about love..."

"Ha, everyone, don't laugh. The company's greatest wealth is these talents. Only when they are in good health, have a happy family, and don't have to worry about getting married and buying a house, can they create value for the company better."

"In addition, with the 10-year expansion of university enrollment, countless college students born in the 80s and 90s have gradually entered the society or are about to enter the society. There will be no shortage of highly educated talents in China, but an oversupply. It is expected that there will be serious problems in the next 10 years. The trend of talent involution, and the 8-hour work system can solve the problem of talent involution to a certain extent.”

"A simple calculation shows that if everyone 996, even goes home every day or continues to work overtime on weekends, and one person does the work of two or three people but only receives one person's salary, social employment will be more than 8 hours. If the system is reduced by 2 or 3 times, more people will be unemployed at home, and even highly educated talents such as graduate students and doctoral students can only do some odd jobs with a basic salary."

"In this way, not to mention the waste of human resources, the main reason is that the per capita income will be reduced, the social consumption capacity will be reduced by 2 or 3 times, the domestic demand will also be reduced by 2 or 3 times, and the product sales and profits of enterprises will naturally be reduced. Then it declines and spreads to the whole industry, triggering the involution of the whole industry, and finally falling into a vicious circle."

"The more serious consequences brought about by 996 are that because everyone has no spare time, their physical health, family happiness index, interpersonal relationship, and quality of life will all decline to varying degrees, which in turn will cause various psychological problems. Relationship tension, family conflicts, rising divorce rate, declining birth rate, social trust crisis, and all kinds of antagonisms!"

"Therefore, the eight-hour working system does not necessarily have to be stable for ten thousand years, but if it is to be shaken, it must be reduced, not increased!"

"As for some people saying that 996 is a blessing, please ignore it. This kind of remarks, let alone in China, even if you look at all countries in the world, is a serious violation of the "Labor Laws" of various countries. Even foreign capitalists dare not be so arrogant and arrogant. Blatantly, whoever dares to say that will probably become a sinner in history in the future! You should weigh it carefully!"

"I hope that while making money and realizing your own social value, you will not forget your original aspirations. Don't forget that the reason why our Boiling Group can achieve such achievements today is because there is a strong and stable country behind us that provides us with a good development environment. , Only when the country continues to prosper and stabilize can we better realize our own value.”

"Therefore, as a large-scale comprehensive group company with great influence in China, our Boiling Group must assume corresponding social responsibilities and set an example, even if the 8-hour working system will increase a lot of labor costs, even if it will cause the same Collective hostility and even hatred in the industry should not be hesitated!"

Fang Jie's last words can be said to be sonorous and forceful, which made the expressions of all the participants a lot more dignified.

In the past, they didn't really understand the purpose and significance of Fang Jie's forced 8-hour working system. It's just that Lord Tianshen said so, and everyone recruited them. Anyway, Lord Tianshen never missed it.

Today's speech can be said to enlighten them. It turns out that there is such a profound meaning in it.

Maybe this is the so-called pattern. When I was still busy thinking about the departure of employees, Master Tianshen was already thinking about social issues, and made many forward-looking predictions for the future, such as the word "involvement", everyone It's the first time I heard it, and I feel like I've learned it.

In fact, Fang Jie is picking up people's teeth. As a traveler, he can't see it from too far away. At least he can roughly see the change and development route in the next 10 years.

The only difference is that because his butterfly flapped its wings, many historical processes were accelerated, and many things and phenomena came earlier, so he had to plan ahead.

Of course, some of these things are not necessarily ahead of time, and there are also delays.

For example, Boiling Auto, after five years, at the end of 2010, officially launched a new model with technological innovation to the market. Although its name is still very simple "Boiling Auto 4.0", this model has a relatively important meaning because it is an unplugged hybrid car.

(End of this chapter)