Crossover: 2014

Chapter 45 Who is Gray Forest?

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

Uh, from the editor-in-chief?
Could it be that the previously published article was rejected?
Although she hits publish.

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

It also needs to be reviewed and checked for correctness.

Could it be that there are some variables in this.

Dong Jiaqi couldn't help but feel very disturbed.

Although the level of analysis articles she wrote is average.

But in any case, she sacrificed the time to go out and work overtime to get it done.

It would be miserable if the manuscript was rejected.

Wait, isn't rejection usually an automatic reply from the system?

And why is it an email from the editor-in-chief?
Although Dong Jiaqi is nominally under the management 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 editor-in-chief: deputy editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief, and deputy editor-in-chief.

Dong Jiaqi seldom has direct contact with the editor-in-chief.

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

Leapfrogging in the workplace has always been a taboo.

Either up or down.

Dong Jiaqi couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Could it be that she accidentally got into some trouble?
With apprehension, Dong Jiaqi clicked on the email.

The editor-in-chief sent Dong Jiaqi's last review of "2048" in an email.

And asked in the email if this article was written by Dong Jiaqi herself.

Dong Jiaqi couldn't help but thump in her heart, did she really cause trouble?

What can an article analyzing a game do? ?

But she still replied the editor-in-chief's email very cautiously.

Although a lot of words were typed in the email.

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

But even if it is densely typed a lot of words.

Dong Jiaqi was still a little worried that she didn't explain things clearly.

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

Received another email from the editor.

This time, the editor-in-chief sent a lot of text in the email.

It seems to have been prepared in advance.

I saw in the email it said:

"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 great insight in the game market.

After careful consideration by the editorial board, it was decided to recommend him to work in the marketing department who loves to play games.

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

Independently responsible for the operation of a column, as for the new column 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 she made a prophecy that was close to guesswork when she commented on "2048".

There is such a good thing?
It was so dramatic that she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Uh, so it seems that GRAY FOREST is not compatible with her.

She is simply her lucky star.

From the mail.

Is this the rhythm of counterattack in the workplace?

Even if you can't turn Xianyu over, you still need to get promoted and raise your salary properly.

The most exaggerated thing is that she, a social animal, 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's not the same as a white in the workplace.

She is still very clear, although the email gives two options.

But in fact Dong Jiaqi can only choose the latter.

That is, stay 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 editorial board is not still the editor-in-chief alone.

Really foolishly saying that she is going to the marketing department who loves to play games is basically equivalent to the two choices provided in the email.

Even her situation in the future may not be as good as it is now.

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

Dong Jiaqi said that she is willing 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, it's because I'm afraid of flattery and go out of my way to show my loyalty...

Although Dong Jiaqi doesn't like this set of formalism either.

But people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes.

When everyone around you is doing it.

The original normal performance has become an alternative.

In order not to become a heterogeneous, 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 is no longer a hard-working game editor.

Instead, become an editor-in-chief.

Although they are still beating workers, the situation has changed at least a little bit.

It perfectly realizes the advancement from low-level workers to middle-level workers.

Although this is only a small step.

But if everything is in order.

She went from editor to associate editor to editor in chief.

At least three to ten years.

Generally speaking, Dong Jiaqi is satisfied with the result.

……

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

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

In the email, the editor-in-chief stated that Dong Jiaqi would be repaid this month's salary according to the editor-in-chief's standard.

As for the new column set up.

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

It's just that the new column needs to change the angle.

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

And suggested that she best try to interview GRAY FOREST.

Dong Jiaqi: (⊙o⊙)

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

Is it okay to go to interview GRAY FOREST?
It's hard to do well if you think about it with your toes.

Although things are difficult.

But Dong Jiaqi obediently agreed.

Leadership doesn't necessarily solve problems.

But definitely addresses the person who asked the question.

Dong Jiaqi only felt that the tragedy came too fast like a tornado.

To interview GRAY FOREST?

This task is completely useless.

Not to mention whether she will interview or not.

The key is where should she find GRAY FOREST?
Who is GRAY FOREST?

……

……

Dong Jiaqi is not alone in struggling with these issues.

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

Yu Jingyi also really wants to get in touch with Gray Forest now.

Even to some extent, she now wants to get in touch with Gray Forest more than anyone else.

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

She sent an entry invitation to GRAY FOREST via email.

And promised a fairly good entry salary:

Whether it is an annual salary of more than 500w, or a 7-figure development fund that can be freely used in each project cycle.

Or a development engineer who can freely deploy a certain quota.

These conditions are more than good.

It can be described as superior.

However, these favorable conditions failed to impress GRAY FOREST.

Not only failed to impress GRAY FOREST.

Instead, he was extremely perfunctorily rejected by Gray Forest.

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

But often, even when an invitee declines an offer from a big company, the wording is candid.

The extremely perfunctory/almost deceitful rejection by GRAY FOREST is the first time she has encountered in her career.

Now she can still clearly remember the email that Gray Forest replied.

In the email, Gray Forest stated that he was just a student who had just finished the college entrance examination and would continue his studies.

So I declined Net/Ease's invitation.

For this reason for refusal, Yu Jingyi felt that her IQ 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 those who are just getting started with programming can easily handle it.

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

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

But it's not that people who know a little bit of code can "conquer the world".

If you don't understand the market, no matter how much code you have, it's just to build more/more delicate wheels.

Judging from Yu Jingyi's many years of experience in human resources on the Internet.

How can someone who has such a precise grasp of the market be just a student who just finished the college entrance examination.

Even if you are a student, you should at least be a university senior or a student with a higher degree.

How could it be just a high school student?
From the market performance of these products.

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

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

Otherwise, how can we have such a deep understanding of the Internet market?
How can such a level be achieved by high school students?

Yu Jingyi was full of doubts.

She even imagined that Gray Forestt might be an executive of an international company in her mind.

But the idea is just germinating.

She was immediately denied.

Do not!
impossible!
There is no way this is the case.

This is not logical at all!
For the executives of international companies, it seems that there is no need to waste time on such small games.

It’s not like tens of millions of dollars in minutes to handle a project casually.

Why would you be interested in such a small project?

But even if Yu Jingyi so resolutely denied her thoughts.

But in fact, such doubts still existed deep in her heart.

Although such a guess is too crazy, too unimaginable, and too outrageous.

But just in case.

Maybe a certain boss just wants to develop some small games in his free time.

But in this way, things will be troublesome.

Most of the conditions previously offered were not in the eyes of others.

After all, the annual salary of executives of such international companies is basically in the 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?

Still, she was willing to give it a try.

After all, the appeal of Net/Ease in recent years is not bad.

It is not to say that executives of foreign companies are not attractive at all.

Furthermore, she has been in the position of deputy director of human resources for many years.

If it is possible to poach an executive from an internationally renowned company this time.

Isn't the position of human resources director at your fingertips?

However, it is obviously not appropriate to startle the snake.

At that time, if not only no one was poached.

On the contrary, it will be troublesome to drop a hat that affects internal unity.

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

(End of this chapter)