Time Travel: 2014

Not long after clicking publish, Dong Jiaqi received an email.

Uh, it was sent from the editor-in-chief?

Could it be that the previously published article was rejected?

She hit publish though.

But this does not mean that the article can directly face readers.

It also needs to be reviewed and checked for errors.

Could it be that there are some variables in this.

Dong Jiaqi couldn't help but feel very uneasy.

Although the level of analytical articles she writes is average.

But after all, she sacrificed her time to play and worked overtime to get it done.

It would be really miserable if the manuscript was rejected.

Wait, aren’t rejections usually automatically responded to by the system?

And why is it an email from the editor-in-chief?

Although Dong Jiaqi is nominally under the supervision of the editor-in-chief.

But there is no direct intersection between the two.

After all, there are three positions between Dong Jiaqi and the chief editor: deputy editor, chief editor, and deputy chief editor.

Normally, Dong Jiaqi rarely interacts with the editor-in-chief directly.

Why did the editor-in-chief find her directly now?

Jumping ahead of others in the workplace has always been a taboo.

Whether it's an upward leap or a downward leap.

Dong Jiaqi couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Could it be that she accidentally got into some trouble?

With anxiety, Dong Jiaqi clicked on the email.

The editor-in-chief sent the last article Dong Jiaqi commented on 2048 in an email.

And asked in the email whether this article was written by Dong Jiaqi himself.

Dong Jiaqi couldn't help but feel a little bit in her heart. Could it be that she really got into trouble?

What kind of trouble could an article analyzing a game get into? ?

However, she still responded to the editor-in-chief's email very carefully.

Even though there was a lot of typing in the email.

But in fact, the whole content can be replaced by the word is.

But even though it was a lot of dense typing.

Dong Jiaqi was still a little worried that she hadn't made the matter clear.

Just when Dong Jiaqi was thinking about whether to send another email to explain the situation.

I received another email from the editor-in-chief.

This time it was the editor-in-chief who sent a lot of text in the email.

It seems to have been prepared in advance.

I saw the email saying:

Hello Ms. Dong Jiaqi!

In your article analyzing why the game 2048 is so popular, you accurately predicted the next game of GRAY FOREST.

And it has been actually verified...

Because you have shown extremely high insights in the game market.

After careful consideration by the editorial board, we decided to recommend him to work in the marketing department of a game-loving company.

Or you can choose to stay in the editorial department and plan to be promoted to editor-in-chief.

You are independently responsible for the operation of a column. As for the new column, it is completely planned by you...

The editorial board will respect your opinion on how to choose.

After reading through the email from the editor-in-chief, Dong Jiaqi felt like she was on a roller coaster.

Just because her previous comments about 2048 were almost like wild guesses.

Is there such a good thing?

It was so dramatic that she didn't know what to say.

Well, it seems that there is no compatibility between GRAY FOREST and her.

It's simply her lucky star.

From the email.

Is this the rhythm of a counterattack in the workplace?

Even if you can't turn over in one fell swoop, you still need to get a proper promotion and salary increase.

The most exaggerated thing is that she, a social creature, still has a choice?

I have to say that this feeling is amazing.

Of course, it just feels amazing.

Although Dong Jiaqi is new to the workplace.

But it is not the same as a novice in the workplace.

She still knew very well, even though the email gave two choices.

But in fact, Dong Jiaqi can only choose the latter.

That means staying in the editorial office.

After all, the email was sent by the editor-in-chief.

The so-called careful consideration by the editorial board in the email is completely official.

In fact, the editor-in-chief alone has the final say on the editorial board.

If she really said stupidly that she wanted to go to the marketing department that loves to play games, it would basically be equivalent to the two choices provided in the email being overwhelming.

Her situation in the future may even be worse than now.

So Dong Jiaqi replied to the editor-in-chief's email without much thought.

Dong Jiaqi expressed her willingness to continue to shine in the editorial department.

As for the new column or something.

It is best if the editor-in-chief can provide guidance.

Anyway, I am just afraid of flattery and taking the trouble to show my loyalty...

Although Dong Jiaqi doesn't like this formalism either.

But people cannot help themselves in the arena.

When everyone around you is doing the same.

What was originally normal behavior has become unusual.

In order not to become an outlier, so...

anyway.

Dong Jiaqi also cherishes the opportunity to stay in the editorial department.

After all, even if she continues to stay in the editorial department, she will no longer be a hard-working game editor.

Instead, become an editor-in-chief.

Although they are still employed workers, the situation has at least improved a little.

It perfectly realizes the progression from low-level workers to mid-level workers.

Although this is only a small step.

But if everything goes according to plan.

She went from editor to deputy editor to editor-in-chief.

It will take at least three to ten years.

All in all, Dong Jiaqi was satisfied with this result.

…

It seems that Dong Jiaqi's correct attitude satisfies the editor-in-chief.

She soon received an email reply from the editor-in-chief.

In the email, the editor-in-chief stated that Dong Jiaqi would be repaid this month’s salary in accordance with the editor-in-chief’s standards.

As for the new column established.

The editor-in-chief feels that Dong Jiaqi can continue to do the game analysis field that she is good at.

It’s just that the new column has a different angle.

It’s no longer about analyzing games, it’s about analyzing game developers.

And suggested that she should try to interview GRAY FOREST.

Dong Jiaqi:（⊙ｏ⊙）

Dong Jiaqi seriously doubted how the editor-in-chief got this position.

Is it okay to interview GRAY FOREST?

If you think about it with your toes, it will be very difficult to do, okay?

Even though things are difficult.

But Dong Jiaqi agreed obediently.

Leadership does not necessarily solve problems.

But it definitely solves the problem for the person asking it.

Dong Jiaqi only felt that the tragedy was coming too quickly, like a tornado.

Go and interview GRAY FOREST?

This task is completely incompetent.

Not to mention whether she can conduct interviews.

The key is where should she find GRAY FOREST?

Who is GRAY FOREST?

…

…

Dong Jiaqi is not the only one struggling with these issues.

Yu Jingyi, deputy director of human resources at Net/Ease, is also struggling with the same problem.

Yu Jingyi also wants to get in touch with GRAY FOREST.

To a certain extent, she wants to get in touch with GRAY FOREST now more than anyone else.

In fact, it's not like she hasn't tried to contact GRAY FOREST before.

She sent a job invitation to GRAY FOREST via email.

And promised a pretty good entry package:

Whether it's an annual salary of more than 5 million, or a 7-digit development fund at your disposal for each project cycle.

Or it can be a certain quota of development engineers who can be freely allocated.

These conditions are more than good.

It can simply be described as elegant.

However, these favorable conditions failed to impress GRAY FOREST.

Not only failed to impress GRAY FOREST.

Instead, I received an extremely perfunctory rejection from GRAY FOREST.

Even for companies like Net/Ease, it is common for job invitations to be rejected.

But usually, even if the invitee rejects the invitation to join a large company, the wording is very candid.

It was the first time in her career that she had been rejected by GRAY FOREST in an extremely perfunctory/almost deceptive manner.

She can still clearly remember the emails GRAY FOREST responded to.

In the email, GRAY FOREST stated that he was just a student who had just finished the college entrance examination and had to continue his studies.

So I declined Net/Ease's invitation.

Regarding this reason for rejection, Yu Jingyi simply felt that her intelligence was being insulted.

How could GARY FOREST be a student?

Judging from several games developed by GRAY FOREST in the past.

Although the code implementation of these games is not complicated, even people who have just started programming can easily handle it.

However, the tenacious vitality, extremely strong combat effectiveness and amazing dominance shown by these products without exception are not something that just anyone who is new to programming can handle.

Although the threshold for the IT industry has been lowered a lot in recent years.

But it’s not just people who know a little bit of code who can “conquer the world.”

If you don’t understand the market, no matter how much code you have, it will just be like building more/more sophisticated wheels.

Judging from Yu Jingyi’s many years of experience in Internet human resources.

How could someone who has such an accurate grasp of the market be just a student who has just finished the college entrance examination?

Even if they are students, they should at least be college seniors or higher.

How could he be just a high school student?

Judging from the market performance of these products.

Yu Jingyi can almost 100% infer that GRAY FOREST has at least 3 years of professional Internet experience.

And must have experience participating in large-scale Internet projects.

Otherwise, how could we have such a profound understanding of the Internet market?

How can any high school student achieve such a level?

Yu Jingyi was full of doubts.

She even fantasized in her mind that GRAY FOREST might be an executive of an international company.

But the idea has just begun.

She was immediately rejected.

No!

impossible!

This can never be the case.

This is not logical at all!

For executives of international companies, there seems to be no need to waste time on such small games.

Handling a random project can cost tens of millions of dollars every minute.

Why would you be interested in such a small project?

But even if Yu Jingyi so firmly denied her thoughts.

But in fact, she still had such doubts deep in her heart.

Although such speculation is too crazy, too unbelievable, and too outrageous.

But there's no guarantee of safety.

Maybe a certain big guy just wants to develop some small games in his spare time.

But then things get into trouble.

Most of the conditions previously offered are not acceptable to others.

After all, the annual salary of senior executives of such international companies is basically millions of dollars.

And there is a high probability that there will be foreign company stock/option incentives in hand.

How could such a person be poached so easily?

But she was still willing to give it a try.

After all, Net/Ease's appeal has been pretty good in recent years.

It does not mean that it is not attractive to foreign company executives at all.

Furthermore, she had been the deputy director of human resources for many years.

If we can really poach a senior executive from an internationally renowned company this time.

Then isn’t the position of human resources director easily available?

However, this matter is obviously not something that should be taken lightly.

If not only no one is poached by then.

On the contrary, it will be troublesome if it is labeled as affecting internal unity.

To be on the safe side, Yu Jingyi decided to recruit people herself.