"It is indeed unexpected."
Yan Yun nodded: "The core mbers of their FGO project team have all rejected the headhunters' offers."
"Then increase the offer."
Shen Lun casually tossed aside the docunts without concern: "If triple doesn't work, make it five tis."
"Understood..."
Yan Yun hesitated briefly before nodding in agreent, then cautiously added: "However, Chairman Shen, the headhunters ntioned sothing rather noteworthy. I'm unsure of its validity."
Shen Lun paused: "What is it?"
"The headhunters said those core mbers... well, they're all young people."
Yan Yun carefully chose his words while observing Shen Lun's expression: "Na??ve youths who don't know their place. The headhunters tried offering higher salaries and better benefits, but these people... they actually berated the headhunters and hung up."
"In short, they showed no interest whatsoever, with little regard for future developnt or career prospects."
"The headhunters suggested such strongly resistant individuals aren't worth excessive effort."
"Moreover, their investigations revealed these people actually have very limited relevant industry experience."
"For instance, that FGO lead artist Avalon listed - though she graduated from China's top art academy, her only previous employnt was at a small company called Mingyu Technology. And that company's ga ultimately failed without making any splash."
"As for Sun Gong, the current FGO project leader - he just graduated and has absolutely no prior industry experience."
"They believe it's unnecessary to waste too much effort on such inexperienced individuals."
"..."
"Oh?"
Shen Lun chuckled with mild derision: "So you're saying... these people rely got lucky, riding the zeitgeist to create FGO?"
"Not exactly."
Seeing Shen Lun's expression, Yan Yun tactfully anded: "It's more that they aren't worth... excessive attention. They're simply too young and haven't demonstrated any irreplaceable qualities."
Hearing this, Shen Lun fell into contemplation.
He certainly didn't believe FGO's success was pure luck.
As soone who had guided Jiuxiao to its current prominence through both fortunate timing and sharp business acun, he could distinguish between fluke successes and genuinely well-crafted products.
FGO unmistakably belonged to the latter category.
Its quality clearly wasn't sothing cobbled together haphazardly. Having studied Avalon's developnt trajectory, he noted they'd been preparing for ga developnt since their manga phase - hardly the mark of re luck.
Considering their subsequent marketing prowess, sharp insights, and precise understanding of player and reader preferences, their team undoubtedly brimd with talent.
Thus, he dismissed the headhunters' assessnt outright - FGO's success couldn't possibly be re chance.
Experience?
Shen Lun knew full well that experience sotis ant absolutely nothing.
Yet...
Yan Yun's words now gave him pause.
Perhaps not pure luck... but there might be so elent of fortunate timing?
A group of young people, fueled by passion for ani culture, coincidentally catching the industry wave to achieve sudden fa.
Such cases weren't uncommon.
Every era produced its share of fortunate individuals.
If they were indeed such cases, then perhaps they truly weren't worth much effort...
"Demonstrated no irreplaceable qualities - that's what the headhunters' insider reported?" Shen Lun sought confirmation.
Reputable headhunting firms conducted thorough due diligence when targeting specific talent.
Traditional thods like planting informants remained essential for gathering detailed intelligence about companies and their personnel.
Jiuxiao's headhunters certainly understood this.
"Correct."
Yan Yun nodded confidently: "Though our informant isn't in the content departnt - they're in an unrelated, more easily penetrated division - they've gathered indirect intelligence about the content team. These individuals truly haven't shown any unique irreplaceability beyond being energetic, passionate about ga developnt, and full of ideas."
"That's their defining characteristic - nothing particularly special otherwise."
He continued after a pause: "Additionally, the informant brought another piece of information, though the headhunters dismissed it as misjudgnt... They claid Avalon's true core is actually their CEO, Tang Yao."
"FGO was essentially her creation. From the initial demo, she served as the project's sole planner while simultaneously acting as lead artist. Her influence perates every aspect except technical developnt. Oh, and she single-handedly drew the original manga too."
"She led the current core team in creating FGO."
"..."
Shen Lun laughed outright: "Already cultivating personal worship at this early stage? How very youthful."
This scenario felt all too familiar.
He'd gone through similar phases himself.
Most leaders craved this kind of adulation. Success resulted from complex combinations of era, environnt, market conditions, and team support.
Yet many leaders developed delusions of being solely responsible after achieving success, grossly overestimating their personal contributions.
He'd only recognized this truth himself in recent years.
Now, he clearly viewed Tang Yao as such a case.
"Indeed."
Hearing this definitive assessnt, Yan Yun also smiled: "I personally find it absurd too... The informant also ntioned they're preparing their company's second ga."
"Oh?"
Shen Lun's expression grew serious again.
Yan Yun quickly added: "They've reassigned so FGO (backbone mbers) to this new project. But surprisingly, it's not another gacha mobile ga - it's reportedly... a card ga."
"A card ga?"
Shen Lun blinked, then visibly relaxed, asking amusedly: "What kind? Traditional gas like poker? Or TCG/LCG-style card gas?"
"Rumors suggest the latter."
"Hah..."
Shen Lun completely lost interest, shaking his head: "How presumptuous. That market's so dominated by established brands even we at Jiuxiao avoid it. With entrenched player bases and powerful brand equity, what makes them think so digital ga can snatch market share?"
"Tch - fostering personality cults internally, abandoning their hard-won ani gacha niche to stubbornly charge into card gas."
"Even diverting FGO's (key staff) for this, with no one daring to oppose. This company won't last long."
"Agreed."
"In that case, have the headhunters stand down."
Shen Lun waved dismissively, his final reservations now completely dispelled after this discussion.
He sneered: "Idealistic, inflexible youngsters aren't worth our ti."
"Perhaps they'll collapse without our intervention."
"And this so-called 'true core' being the CEO? Personality cult? I'd love to see how this 'core' leads them to snatch market share in card gas."
"Had they stuck with gacha gas, I might've worried about ANF as a channel. Now there's no concern whatsoever."
"After they release this second ga, have the headhunters and investnt departnt approach them again."
"I'm curious to see if they'll remain so stubborn by then."
"..."
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