Chapter 497
The moment Mira stepped into the office, she called for an all-hands meeting. She fully expected Owen to take a seat beside her at the head of the conference table and offer his input. To her surprise, both he and Dominic slipped quietly into the back row alongside the junior staff, content to play the role of silent observers.
Mira was too busy outlining directives to pay them any mind.
A few of the newer hires couldn’t help but stare at their teenage boss, whispering to the veterans next to them. “Is she seriously the owner?” It seemed entirely impossible.
“Yeah, she’s the boss. She’s only eighteen and hasn’t even started college yet. Crazy, right p>
Another employee glanced toward the back of the room and whispered, “Why is Mr. Lance sitting all the way back there today p>
“The big boss is here, so he’s letting her run the show p>
The new hire looked skeptical. “Look at the guy sitting next to him. Doesn’t he look exactly like Dominic West p>
“Probably just a lookalike. Why would someone like Dominic West be hanging around our office p>
Mira caught the tail end of the exchange but had zero interest in correcting them or gossiping about Dominic’s identity. She had actual work to do.
“You’ve all reviewed the
macro-design of the game, so I don’t need to sell you on how incredible this project is. However, the environmental complexity, the diverse character rigging the combat animations and the dungeon progression mechanics make this an absolutely massive undertaking,” Mira announced, commanding the room.
“Every single element has to be flawless. To build a masterpiece, I need every single one of you giving it your all. We are working on a very tight deadline. I’ve received intelligence that a studio in the Koralia Republic is currently developing a very similar title p>
A murmur of shock rippled through the staff as they exchanged nervous glances.
“Boss, if that’s true, doesn’t that mean whoever launches first entirely controls the market narrative?” Soren Tate asked, instantly grasping the gravity of the situation. “Whoever releases second will just be labeled a knock-off or a clone p>
“Clone might be a strong word, but the core mechanics are similar. Two different teams are developing them, so there will be plenty of differences, but the market perception will be exactly as you described p>
The design Mira had handed them was a highly polished, upgraded iteration, whereas the version the Koralia Republic was building was likely still a rough, early- stage draft. If anyone was going to be accused of copying, it would be the competitor-provided Solflare launched first.
“That’s why time is critical, and the workload is heavy. I need a team of absolute wolves. Wolves hunt to feast, and I need hunters,” Mira.
stated her tone uncompromising. “I
have no problem paying top-tier
bonuses. I will
salaries and mas pratimes what
gladly pay you
any other studio is offering. For every milestone we crush, the company will hand out heavy rewards. But I expect you to work twice as hard to earn it p>
Compensation was directly tied to performance metrics. The base pay here was already miles ahead of the industry standard. However, Mira wasn’t throwing money away blindly; her developers had to prove they were worth the price tag. The same applied to her mobile OS division. If an engineer was a genius, shë wouldn’t blink at paying them tensor even hundreds of thousands of dollars. But they only saw that
money if they hit their targets.
Because of this, the team was fiercely motivated. They hustled harder than anyone else in the industry, and working late into the night naturally became the standard culture.
No one dared call Mira a greedy capitalist exploiting her workers. The only way any emerging powerhouse ever closed a decades-long gap with established giants was by outworking them at every turn.