Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed-Chapter 125 - 95: Be Good, Call Me Hubby, Sign the Non-Disclosure Agreement_4
It was only September 2008. Riot Games’ *League of Legends* was still more than a year away from release, and it would be another two to three years before it even launched on the Chinese mainland.
With his guidance on the project’s direction, the White Jade Capital game development team could avoid many detours. As long as there was ample funding and personnel, they could complete the game’s production quickly.
Li Yuan had considered producing some smaller titles first, like the web games *Plants vs. Zombies*, *Temple Run*, and *DDTank*, to make some quick cash. After careful thought, however, he felt there wasn’t much point.
At the moment, he wasn’t short on money. With nearly 20 million in cash, millions in monthly royalties, and six fully paid-for houses, he had more than enough to support the development of this major game.
This was an opportune moment to seize the massive market share that *League of Legends* would command. If he missed this enormous opportunity for some other reason, it would be too late for regrets.
After hearing Li Yuan’s introduction, Hu Zhenqiang, Lin Yuwei, Xie Zheng, and the others were all visibly shocked, astonished by Li Yuan’s brilliant vision and sheer audacity.
If this game is developed according to Li Yuan’s vision, it’s bound to take the country by storm the moment it’s released. That will mean incalculable wealth and a milestone in gaming history. All of them will go down in history.
Hu Zhenqiang excitedly shot to his feet, looked at Li Yuan, and bowed deeply, his expression fervent as he spoke.
"Director Li, thank you for giving me this opportunity to participate in the creation of this magnificent epic. From this day on, my life belongs to you and to Datang Technology."
Hu Zhenqiang’s sudden declaration surprised Li Yuan, but he was caught even more off guard when the new employees—Lin Yuwei, Xie Zheng, Zhou Chunsheng, and Zhang Chaoyou—also pledged their commitment one after another.
Everyone present had experience in the gaming and internet industries; they were all highly educated and naturally possessed the foresight to understand the immense value of the *Honor of Kings* game that Li Yuan was preparing to develop.
Lin Yuwei also stood up and said excitedly, "Director Li, we’re just waiting for you to give the word so we can start working immediately!"
Xie Zheng was more rational. He looked at Li Yuan and raised a concern. "Director Li, the concept for this game is undoubtedly excellent, but the development cycle will likely be quite long. With our current team, it might take a significant amount of time, so we’ll need strong financial guarantees."
The other employees also showed looks of concern. If this were a major corporation, they might not have worried, but Datang Technology was, after all, a brand-new tech company. Its financial backing was a question mark.
Li Yuan smiled, setting the staff’s minds at ease. "You don’t need to worry about funding. The company wouldn’t dare attempt to develop this game if we didn’t have ample financial backing."
Hu Zhenqiang laughed and chimed in, "Since Director Li has said so, we have nothing to worry about. We just need to follow his lead and achieve our goal."
"I’m personally very optimistic about this project. As long as Director Li is willing, I’ll spare no effort to make this game, even without a salary, as long as you cover my room and board. It’s not for any other reason than the fact that this game will inevitably be an epoch-making masterpiece."
Li Yuan simply smiled at Hu Zhenqiang’s pledge of loyalty. Hu Zhenqiang was a lonely man without so much as a girlfriend, with only his own five fingers for company. He might be driven by dreams, but that didn’t mean others didn’t need to put bread on the table.
Li Yuan looked at the other employees and spoke calmly.
"I, Li Yuan, am a man of my word. After your probation period, each of you will receive a guaranteed base monthly salary plus performance bonuses. You won’t be shorted a single cent. Furthermore, depending on the game’s development progress and other work, there will be overtime pay, performance incentives, and so on.
"Although Datang Technology is just a startup, I believe that we will have everything a proper company should.
"So now, let’s fire on all cylinders and give this our all."
