RoleplayNovel Chapter 74 What does "7 insurances and 2 funds" mean?
Chapter 74 What does "7 insurances and 2 funds" mean?
September 22nd marks the eighth day since the release of Overwatch.
Yang Yi arrived at the company early today, which is unusual for her.
It wasn't that he was particularly diligent; there was a reason for it. Leaders from higher up were coming to visit the bee colony, and anyone would lose sleep over that.
He sat in his office, staring blankly at the ceiling for half an hour.
I've never experienced this before, it's my first time.
You say Overwatch is popular, but it hasn't reached the level of "cultural export" like Black Myth in its previous life. Logically speaking, it shouldn't have attracted the attention of the higher-ups so quickly.
Yang Yi was actually prepared for this.
After all, they possess cutting-edge technologies like solid-state batteries, chips, and ray tracing—any one of which could make the news. The question is, why is the gaming industry being targeted before these technologies are even fully developed?
He picked up the tea that Shen Xiao had brewed, took a sip, and still couldn't figure it out.
Forget it, come here.
Whether it's good or bad, we'll see when we get there.
At 10:00 a.m., a Toyota Coaster pulled up right in front of the Beehive Company building.
The car door opened, and a dozen or so people got out. Leading the way was the head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, whom Yang Yi recognized immediately from the photos she had seen in the handover materials.
Several people from the Municipal Party Committee's Publicity Department followed beside him, and there were also people accompanying him to take pictures, carrying equipment, making quite a show of force.
Yang Yi went up to shake hands, her smile perfectly timed.
"Welcome, leaders, for your guidance."
"Mr. Yang is young and promising." The leader shook hands with him. Although he had learned about Yang Yi beforehand, he was still impressed by Yang Yi's youth upon meeting him.
"You flatter me, sir. This way, please."
Yang Yi led the group inside, introducing the place as they went.
This was the process he had prepared in advance and had memorized several times, but he still felt awkward halfway through. Usually when he had meetings with his employees, he would say things like, "What kind of crap are you making?" Now that he suddenly had to put on airs, his mouth was a little out of control.
"Overwatch and Rainbow Six Siege are the main game projects currently being developed by Hive." He pointed to the promotional posters on the wall, speaking at a measured pace.
"According to overseas statistics, the two games currently rank second and fourth respectively on the world's FPS daily online player count chart. It can be said that Swarm currently occupies half of the world's FPS game category."
The leader nodded without saying anything, but there was a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
"At the same time, Hive is actively expanding its game portfolio and striving for higher goals, aiming to become a world-class game company within two years."
He paused, then added, "Currently, the company's projects under development include the open-world survival game Subnautica, and an unnamed sandbox project, which are expected to be released to players next year."
The leader finally spoke, his voice not loud, but his question was quite direct: "The game development industry is highly competitive. What has enabled BeeHound to stand out?"
Yang Yi thought for a moment and then replied, "It relies on understanding the needs of players and insisting on product quality."
He realized his statement sounded a bit too official after he finished speaking, so he quickly added, "Of course, it also depends on everyone's efforts and the innovation of gameplay."
"Although I am the boss of Beehive, I am still a gamer at heart. I have never thought of myself as superior to others. The games I develop have only one core—fun."
Yang Yi's brief speech drew frequent nods from the leaders, and even the head of the municipal propaganda department, who was following behind, could hardly contain his smile.
It's a real source of pride that such an amazing company has emerged in our area.
This achievement is already remarkable, even without much support. If it goes further under the government's leadership, my position... should be able to be promoted, right?
In contrast, the head of the provincial propaganda department was much more unremarkable. Beehive was indeed excellent to him, but far from being good enough to get him promoted.
Perhaps it's possible in the future, but he'll be retiring in a few years, so he probably won't live to see that day.
However, he is still a rising star, and he has high hopes for him.
He paused for a moment, especially when Yang Yi introduced the company's benefits—seven types of insurance and two types of housing fund, free canteen, snack area, gym, and two physical examinations a year—and turned to look at the secretary accompanying him.
The secretary understood and scribbled something down in her notebook.
The leader looked at Yang Yi again, his gaze now holding something more.
He has seen many high-paying companies in Guangdong Province.
Some companies pay well but offer no holidays, some offer good benefits but have tax issues, and some appear glamorous on the surface but exploit their employees behind the scenes. It's rare to find a company like Beehive that treats its employees like human beings.
"General Manager Yang, how did you come up with this seven insurances and two funds?" the leader asked.
Yang Yi scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "When we were poor, my employees suffered with me. Now that we're rich, I can't let them suffer again."
The leader glanced at him, said nothing more, but his lips twitched slightly.
The tour continued, with Yang Yi leading the team through the planning department, art team, and operations center, before finally stopping briefly in the rest area.
Shen Xiao was making milk tea inside when she saw a group of leaders come in. She paused for a moment, then quietly took her cup and slipped away.
When the leader saw the cabinets piled high with snacks and a note on the wall that read "Eat as much as you like, don't be shy," he couldn't help but smile.
"The atmosphere is nice."
Yang Yi nodded: "When the employees are happy, the game players will be happy. When the players are happy, the company can make money. When the company makes money, the employees will be even happier."
The leader glanced at him and said, "Your logic is quite simple."
"Simple is the best." After saying this, Yang Yi felt that she had said it so smoothly today, as if she had recited it a hundred times.
I did indeed memorize it.
But it was indeed what Yang Yi was thinking.
They eventually stopped in the conference room.
After the tour, it was time for the meeting.
This is the core purpose of this visit, which involves several targeted support measures.
Perhaps the visit left a really good impression, because all sorts of support measures that weren't available before were put on the table: talent housing, talent introduction, tax breaks, and various subsidies...
Yang Yi was speechless. A rough calculation showed that it could save almost 100 million yuan a year, plus various hidden benefits.
They also gave a precise answer to Yang Yi's question about the future construction of the headquarters building for Beehive.
In terms of revenue, Beehive has not yet met its target.
However, based on the current development trend of these two online games, they should be able to apply for municipal key industry projects around next year.
As for the headquarters economy projects of benchmark enterprises in higher-level cities, it is actually simple for Beehive. Overseas cultural output and hard technology breakthrough effects are Yang Yi's forte at present.
Given this comparison, does Yang Yi still need to make a choice? She can simply meet all the requirements and apply to become a model enterprise in the city.
In his previous life, Yang Yi was incredibly envious of the headquarters of DJI and Tencent. In this life, he was determined to create a city landmark of equal stature.
After the visit, before getting into the car, the leader shook Yang Yi's hand and said, "Keep it up! I can tell from your questions that you have lofty ambitions. I hope you can achieve your goals soon."
Yang Yi nodded vigorously.
The doors closed, and the Coaster slowly drove away.
Yang Yi stood downstairs, watching the car disappear into the intersection, and let out a long sigh.
Shen Xiao had slipped back at some point and was standing next to him, holding the cup of milk tea he hadn't had a chance to drink.
"How is it?" she asked.
Yang Yi thought for a moment: "It should be... alright?"
"And it can also be considered as setting a clear goal."
The higher-ups took this visit quite seriously.
That afternoon, the official media report was published.
Normally, reports of this level don't get much attention. Who has time to keep an eye on provincial media every day? Once it's published, it's published and then buried in the information flow, not even making a ripple.
But this time is different.
Keen-eyed netizens spotted the keyword – bee swarm.
Coincidentally, today is the eighth day since the release of Overwatch, and the entire internet is waiting for the official website of Hive to announce the game's first-week sales figures.
The word "swarm" is now the key to generating traffic; just tap it and it explodes.
Netizens are extremely sensitive to it, and they click on every post with the word "swarm" in the title to take a look.
As a result, this official media report spread rapidly across the internet, like a fuse had been lit.
First, someone posted a link in the game group: "Brothers, look! Beehive is on the provincial media."
Then the screenshots were posted on Weibo, forums, and short video platforms.
In less than an hour, the hashtag #SevenInsurancesAndTwoFunds# trended on social media.
When netizens clicked in, they were all dumbfounded.
What is meant by "seven insurances and two funds"?
What does it mean to have a free cafeteria, free snacks, a gym, and two physical examinations a year?
Is this a game company? Or is this some kind of charity?
The comment section exploded!
"What the heck is 'seven insurances and two funds'? I've only ever heard of 'five insurances and one fund'."
"What are those two extra insurances and one housing fund? Accident insurance? Supplemental medical insurance?"
"And corporate annuities... Is this company serious?"
"No, isn't BeeHound a game company? Aren't game companies all about working overtime every day, 365 days a year, and operating on pure passion?"
"Upstairs, that's another game company. Hive is an alien company."
"Furthermore, Guangdong Province has provided a lot of support policies for bee colonies this time, and the talent housing subsidy and talent settlement policies will be implemented soon."
"My roommate works at Hive, and he gained 15 pounds in six months. He said the cafeteria food is amazing, and you can take as much as you want from the snack section. I thought he was in Versailles..."
"And now?"
"Now I believe it."
"Please, is Beehive hiring? I graduated from a top-tier university (985), I can code, sweep floors, and even shine Mr. Yang's shoes."
"Mr. Yang: There's a secretary for shining shoes, you go clean the toilets."
"Wait a minute, everyone's concerned about perks, am I the only one who noticed the 'free snack section'? What exactly does it have?"
"It's said that they have dried shrimp, jerky, boneless chicken feet, braised beef tripe, imported chocolate, and various beverages and milk teas... Shen Xiao personally purchased them."
"What an amazing company! I wouldn't normally buy these!"
Who is Shen Xiao?
"Mr. Yang's personal secretary is said to be a beautiful woman."
"Does this company need a personal secretary? I'm a man, but I don't mind being involved in any 'unspoken rules'."
"But Mr. Yang minds that you're a man."
When his colleagues saw this trending topic, they all fell silent.
It's not that I don't want to talk, it's that I don't know what to say.
The benefits and perks offered by bee colonies are no secret in the industry, but few people would voluntarily disclose them.
Job seekers are tight-lipped—they finally got in, who wants to talk about it? Would they bring in a bunch of people to compete for their jobs? Only a lunatic would do that.
Our competitors won't discuss this either. What would they discuss? That "other companies have better benefits than us"? Wouldn't that just make them feel bad?
And the bee colony wouldn't publicize it—Yang Yi understood the principle of making a fortune quietly better than anyone.
Besides, you keep bragging about how "our company has amazing benefits"—don't your competitors hate you? Don't the bosses of other companies in other circles hate you?
So the matter was kept under wraps in this tacit understanding.
Now that it's been blatantly exposed by state media on the internet, everyone knows about it now.
The topic became increasingly heated, even pushing Overwatch's first-week sales to second place on the trending searches—first place being "Swarm's seven insurances and two funds".
One netizen joked: "Mr. Yang: I spent 100 million on publicity, but it couldn't compare to a single report from a provincial media outlet."
Provincial media: You're welcome.
Mr. Yang: I didn't thank you.
Provincial media: You'd better thank me.
Yang Yi, sitting in her office, was deeply troubled by the popularity of this trending topic.
Shen Xiao walked in carrying a cup of milk tea, glanced at the screen, and smiled.
"Now the whole country knows you've been giving your employees snacks."
Yang Yi rubbed her temples: "I'm afraid the whole country will know that I give snacks to my employees."
Why?
"Because people will come and ask me, 'Mr. Yang, is your company still hiring?'"
Shen Xiao thought for a moment: "Then how will you answer?"
Yang Yi sighed: "We can hire, but you'll have to wait in line."
As soon as Yang Yi said this, Shen Xiao burst out laughing.
"This is practically a job posting, and the results would easily cost tens of millions..."
Yang Yi rubbed his face, somewhat speechless.
"This time, I've completely offended a whole bunch of company bosses."
He leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling, his tone carrying a sense of helplessness, as if to say, "I knew it would turn out like this, but I'm still a little annoyed."
Although they can only play dead for now, after all, going against the official media is like asking for trouble.
But there's no guarantee that things won't get sabotaged in the future.
Today you're trending on social media and enjoying all the glory, but tomorrow someone might be digging a hole for you behind your back, and you won't even know who did it.
Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined.
Now that it has already happened, all we can do is swallow our tears and bear the heat.
Thinking of this, Yang Yi took a deep breath and pressed the call bell on the table.
"Summer Lotus".
Less than half a minute later, there was a knock on the door, and Xia He pushed the door open and walked in.
"What were the first-week sales figures for Overwatch?" Yang Yi asked.
Total sales reached 1000 million copies. Of these, 300 million were the deluxe edition and 700 million were the standard edition.
Yang Yi was taken aback.
Wasn't the previous ratio one-quarter? 300 million to 1000 million, that's almost one-third.
Xia He seemed to sense the boss's confusion and explained before he could ask, "Currently, 280,000 copies have been upgraded."
Yang Yi nodded.
now it's right.
It's not that the deluxe version suddenly sold better; it's that some people bought the regular version but felt it wasn't enough, so they upgraded to the deluxe version, and the data curve suddenly became reasonable.
"We can release it now," Yang Yi said. "Taking advantage of the buzz generated by the official media, we can release the data in more detail."
Xia He accepted the order and turned to leave.
Ten minutes later, the official website of Hive released the first-week sales figures for Overwatch.
The internet has crashed again.
Total sales reached 1000 million, with the deluxe version accounting for 300 million!
What does that mean? Some curious netizens have already started calculating.
『1000万份，普通版198，豪华版328？等等我算算……普通版700万份乘以198等于十三亿八千六百万，豪华版300万份乘以368等于十一亿四百万，加一起……足足25亿！』。
"No, don't you guys take a cut from the distribution channels?"
What percentage of revenue does Hive take from its own platform?
"...I forgot."
"Alright, now you know why bee colony welfare is so good."
"You mean there's a game that cost less than 200 million to develop, but sold 2.5 billion in a week?"
"That's not all! The average price in the overseas servers is 50% higher, and this is only the first week. There's still the second week, the third week, the season update, new heroes, new skins..."
"Stop talking, I'm so envious of Kun'er!"
"Is game development really that profitable? How much tax does he pay? I suggest the government tax 90% of it!"