Chapter 566: Chapter 540: Cloud Dream Godfather, and the Collapsing Building
âDig up some more people?â Lincoln reacted immediately: âSomeone from NetDragon contacted you? Theyâre moving so fast?â
But Fred shook his head: âThere are some, but I donât know them well. On the other hand, those I want to bring over, not one has come over yetâŠâ
âWhat do you mean?â
âBoss, do you still remember the DLC for âBlaze 3â?â
ââRed Flameâ?â Lincoln certainly remembered, âYeah, itâs pretty good, and their trailer was especially outstanding, leaving a deep impression.â
âJason, who led the development of this DLC, suddenly resigned on Monday, and on Tuesday he completed the handover and left NetDragon.â Fredâs knowledge of what happened at NetDragon was quite detailed, not at all like someone who had resigned a long time ago.
âI thought it was strange at the time, how suddenly he left. Now it seems that he must have discovered the problems inside NetDragon beforehand, and thatâs why he hurried away.â
Lincoln looked at Fred, unable to help but ponder: Was this guy spending his time after work gossiping in a group with his former colleagues?
Cloud Dream lets off work early, making it convenient for you to gossip, right?
âSo now heâs a free agent. I wanted to tell you about this yesterday to see if we should bring him to Cloud Dream, but you didnât show up all day yesterdayâŠâ
Wasnât I busy working on my exoskeleton⊠Lincoln explained in his heart.
âNo problems with his character and values, right?â
âNo problem, heâs a pretty straightforward person. He even has a bit of idealism. I always thought that NetDragon didnât deserve him. I wanted to find a chance to bring him over earlier, but there was never an opportunity.â
âAlright, letâs invite him then. Any requirements, he can talk to me or Sister Quentina.â Lincoln did not doubt Fredâs judgment.
âThere are also five old friends who havenât resigned yet, all of good character and competence. Should we take this opportunity to dig them up as well?â
Lincoln nodded directly: âDig, we can dig all of them!â
In the past few months, Fred had successively brought a lot of people from NetDragon, all of whom completely met the employee standards of Cloud Dream.
The constant loss of talent from NetDragon was not only due to the decline of VR games as a whole, but also to NetDragonâs rapid downhill, as well as Fredâs tireless digging efforts.
And since Fred knew NetDragon so well, the people he dug up were NetDragonâs most valuable core talent.
Their positions might not be very high, but their abilities, character, and comprehensive qualities were all very strong, making them indispensable for the stable development of the company.
The most important thing was: due to the top-level treatment of Cloud Dream in the industry â whether it was money, system, security, or welfare, Fredâs success rate of digging up people was incredibly high.
They only encountered a few obstacles with those five old friends.
â These people were the kind who didnât care much about the external environment, and preferred to bury themselves in their work with minimal changes.
But this time, Fred was 100% sure that he could bring these people over as well!
He had already thought of the reason:
âYour boss has been sent to jail by my boss, isnât it time to leave the darkness and join the light side?â
These five people, plus Jason, were the last people he wanted to pull from NetDragon to Cloud Dream.
As for the rest, whether or not to dig them up would depend on Lincoln and Quentinaâs ideas.
Moreover, even if they wanted to dig, the screening and interview process would be much more complicated than this kind of internal recommendation.
âShould I hurry up and arrange a meeting with them?â Fred couldnât wait.
âGo ahead, go ahead.â
As Fred left, he opened the panel and searched for contacts.
However, halfway through, he suddenly turned around, gave Lincoln a thumbs up, and said: âBoss, quietly sending Richard to jail, awesome!â
He didnât wait for Lincoln to explain and turned around and left.
Lincoln was left speechless on the spot.
Mavis had already told him the secret: the companyâs many small groups were already in an uproar.
Especially the photo of him staring expressionlessly through the car window at the NetDragon office building, which was almost plastered all over the groups.
The male staffâs evaluations were basically:
âAwesome! So fierce!â freewŃbnoÎœel.com
âThis is a real man! On the surface, heâs laughing and expressing his emotions, but in reality, heâs already secretly laid traps for everyone without anyone noticing. Once triggered, his opponents will be in dire straits! Invincible!â
âThirty years in the east, thirty years in the west, even NetDragon has its day?!â
âI searched the whole internet, not a single person could guess how the boss did it! No wonder heâs the boss! A mind as deep as the sea, planning every move!â
Female staff commented:
âIs this the bossâs revenge? So cool!â
âHe must witness his opponentâs downfall, look at that cold stare!â
âCold-faced male god, I canât believe that he and the boss who slack off every day are the same person!â
âIs this the charm of contrast? Oh dear, Iâm going to fall for him, by the way, the boss doesnât have a girlfriend, right?â
âWhat are you thinking?!â
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Thanks to their imagination, the image of Lincoln underwent some ridiculous changes.
From a pleasure-seeking genius who likes to slack off, to a cold-blooded, scheming black-bellied genius.
When he logged into the virtual office, Lincoln noticed that the employeesâ gazes towards him had changed significantly.
Especially the male staff, the excitement and admiration was almost overflowing in their faces.
It felt like just putting on a ring and stretching out his fingers, these people would passionately shout âGodfatherâ as they kissed his ring.
But the problem isâŠ
This matterââ
He really has nothing to do with it!
Appearing there was purely to watch the excitement happening in the front row, okay?!
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Fred didnât get in touch with Jason right away.
Because at this moment, Jason was still cooperating with the investigation in the National Security BureauâŠ
After dealing with NetDragonâs office building and R&D center, taking away all the suspects for interrogation, those who might know about the matter were also taken away to cooperate with the investigation.
Jason, Warner, Gary and other current and former executives of NetDragon were almost all caught in one swoop.
Even former NetDragon employees who were already recruited by Fred to join Cloud Dream received phone enquiries.
However, their situation was much better, only receiving a phone call and being informed not to leave Xiajing City within the next week, they were not taken away.
âThis incident has a much greater impact than many people imagined, even beyond Lincolnâs expectation.
It wasnât until the afternoon that Jason finished his âcooperation with the investigationâ and left the solemn and awe-inspiring building.
After receiving his mobile phone, he saw Fredâs invitation.
Even with lingering fear, he couldnât wait to accept the interview invitation and hurried homeâthe interview would be conducted in the virtual world.
In fact, after completing his resignation yesterday, he had thought about submitting a resume to Cloud Dream.
After all, as the only virtual reality game company in the world and almost a holy place for game practitioners, who wouldnât want to go there if they had a little gaming dream?
However, at that time, he harbored the secret of âhis old employer stealing Cloud Dreamâs confidential technologyâ and couldnât pretend not to know anything, and go to the âvictimâsâ home to apply for a job like nothing happened.
Unless he could tip them off about his old employer, that could be used as a letter of recommendation.
However, he wasnât that cruelâŠ
He ended up deep in a dilemma.
Fortunately, the dilemma didnât last longâafter just a day and a half, NetDragon was surrounded by SWAT, and he too was approached by the National Security Department, who requested his cooperation in the investigation.
He was frightened and terrified!
During the questioning, he was like spilling beans, answering whatever was asked without any hesitation.
Not only did he answer the questions actively, but he also talked about things that were not asked.
Even so, he was still âeducatedâ for a long time for âknowing but not reportingâ.
Warnerâs situation was similar.
Since both of them were not involved, and considering the particularity of virtual reality technology, they didnât know that it involved national security and didnât report it, it was barely understandable.
So after a round of national security education, they were allowed to go home.
In comparison, Gary left much earlier than them.
âBecause he really didnât know anything about itâŠ
Richard had no intention of telling him from the beginning.
Usually, this would be a sign of not being trusted by the boss, but when he left the gate of the National Security Bureau, Gary couldnât help but deeply appreciate Richardâs mercy.
When Jason came out, he could only describe his mood with one word: âsurviving a catastropheâ.
If he had made a wrong move at that time, blinded by money, he might have been sent to jail now!
âStealing confidential technology involving national security for personal and company profit.â
Upon hearing this charge, even if he wasnât involved, Jason was scared into sweating profusely on the spot.
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While Jason was hurrying home for the âinterviewâ, many NetDragon employees began looking for a way out.
The managers looked for headhunting companies, while ordinary employees downloaded recruiting software.
Everyone felt that the building was about to collapse.
Gary was no exception, worried about his future.
He had been wanting to leave NetDragon for a long time but couldnât make up his mindâbecause he couldnât find a company with satisfactory treatment and prospects.
So he waited until today.
In his eyes, if NetDragon was declining rapidly before, after today, it became a sinking ship.
It was time to jump ship to survive.
But where to go?
The ideal choice, of course, is Cloud Dream.
However, Gary felt that he had a grudge with Lincoln.
So he didnât think he would receive the same treatment as Fred, but more likely receive the treatment like âHenryââ
Being ridiculed by Lincoln online.
That would be really humiliating.
But for Gary to give up this opportunity directly, he still couldnât bear it.
So the remaining option was to try his luck contacting people, his former colleagues who have already joined Cloud Dream, and test the waters a bit.
After all⊠what if?
âUntil now, he still didnât know that Cloud Dream doesnât have public relations.