Villain’s Programming - Chapter 248



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Episode 248 Carrot and Whip

At Dojun’s words, only Juyong blinked and asked.

“No, you’re not going to stop me, but rather you’re going to give me what I want?”

“yes!”

“Then the work… … .”

Dojun said with a sly smile.

“Don’t worry. Everything will work out fine. Just trust and wait.”

As Joo Yong-man left, Do-jun recalled the attendance system he had experienced in his past life.

‘It’s perfect for implementing a flexible work schedule.’

In the late 2010s, many companies, especially IT companies, began to offer flexible work hours.

‘Laonzena made us come to work between 9 and 9:30. Of course, we had to leave work as late as we came.’

This system was such that if you came to work at 9, you would leave at 6, and if you came to work at 9:05, you would leave at 6:05.

‘Okay, I’ll have to talk to HR about it.’

Do-jun immediately called the HR manager, Yoon Jeong-hee.

Yun Jeong-hee nodded after hearing Do-jun’s explanation.

“It seems like a good system. Once this is established, people who are late once or twice a month will have better attendance. However, people who are used to being late will still be late no matter how good the system is.”

Dojun chuckled.

“Yes, but those people won’t be able to hold out, right? What if we do this? What if we make the attendance records available to all employees?”

For a moment, Yun Jeong-hee stopped.

“I guess it will take some time to get the words out, but I think it will be effective.”

By the 2020s, employees might be reluctant to expose their information, but in 2011, it was still a good policy.

“Then let’s create a proposal and submit it right away.”

“Oh, sir. I have a few more things to tell you. They are more urgent than the attendance issue.”

“Huh? Is there something like that?”

Yoon Jeong-hee spoke about problems occurring within the company.

“Hey, there’s someone who watches movies during work hours? It’s not even lunch time? And they even use their own two-hour lunch break?”

“Yes. Not all of them, but there are some. After lunch, we come back and play a game. If we do that, 1 hour 30 to 40 minutes will pass quickly. It would be nice to start work right after the game, but usually, the people who played the game together go out for a smoke. If we do that, 2 hours will pass quickly.”

“Huh, is that true?”

“Yes. And it’s a vicious cycle. Do other employees want to work when they see employees playing like that? They all play around by surfing the web.”

Dojun grabbed his head.

‘I’ve been so indifferent to work.’

Because there was so much work outside of the company that I couldn’t pay attention to the company, the company culture was becoming a mess.

Dojun said, clenching his fists.

“This requires major surgery.”

“Yes. It is absolutely necessary. But… the method is not convenient.”

Do-jun chuckled at the HR manager’s words. It was because he remembered the numerous systems he had experienced in his past life.

“Don’t worry. I’ll show you the solution soon.”

* * *

A week later, a huge change began to take place at Black Cat Studio.

[We have a flexible working system. Come to work anytime between 9 and 10 AM and leave after working 8 hours.]

[We will extend the lunch break to 1 hour and 30 minutes. However, please be sure to adhere to the working hours after lunch.]

[From now on, write down the start date and completion date of the work you are assigned to, so that you know when you will finish it.] [Everyone can see the work progress through the notes.]

First of all, all employees welcomed the flexible work hours system. The same goes for lunch hours, because officially the hours have been extended.

Planning team leader Yongman Joo came to Dojun and said.

“Sir, how did you come up with this method? It’s like magic.”

Dojun chuckled as he watched the employees’ reactions.

“I thought it would be better to loosen things up a bit and make sure they are strictly enforced rather than blocking them completely.”

In fact, this was not Dojun’s thought, but something he experienced in his past life.

‘In my previous life, Clatim was like this, but the system changed and it came back properly.’

I was worried that it would be the same this time since the person was different, but fortunately it was the same.

People who were playing games during lunch started looking at their watches and adjusting their game times.

It wasn’t as mandatory as before, but now that lunch was over and all the other employees were working, it felt awkward to play games.

“How about employee Kim Joo-yeon?”

“I’m still late, but… it’s gotten a lot less late. And I’ve also started to pay attention to what other people think.”

“Well, since you’ve become a celebrity… … .”

Since all employees can see the attendance information, on days when Kim Joo-yeon was late, everyone would look at her and gossip about her.

“Thanks to that, Director Miyazaki liked it. He said that the plan is now being conveyed properly.”

Do-jun asked about the plan.

“Oh, what are you working on with Japan now?”

“This is an NPC AI.”

“Ah! That’s the most important thing.”

One of the most important things about Souls-like games is NPC AI. NPCs need to move more dynamically than in regular games, making them harder to kill.

Naturally, this NPC AI information was the most important information.

“Yes. I sent you the AI ​​script data that will be applied first in Japan. Along with an explanation.”

Dojun immediately opened the computer and looked at the data and manual.

“It was made with FSM.”

FSM is an abbreviation for ‘Finite State Machine’ and was called a ‘finite state machine’. The FSM is what decides all the factors such as what attack the NPC will make this time, what attack will make next, whether to run away when HP is low, or whether to attack.

‘It’s not a fancy AI like a neural network, but it’s good enough for games.’

Dojun checked the data in detail.

‘Isn’t that incredible?’

Usually, MMORPG NPCs have 5 states. At most, they don’t exceed 10 states. However, the data sent by FromSoft showed that even regular NPCs have 20 states, and boss NPCs have almost 50 to 100 states.

‘So that’s why Yu Dai came out.’

Dojun said with a hollow laugh.

“Planning Team Leader.”

“yes.”

“This data should never be leaked to the outside. Please make sure it is secure.”

“Don’t worry.”

Joo Yong-man got up with a cheerful expression for the first time in a long while and tried to go outside.

“Oh, sir. There’s something I forgot to tell you.”

“Huh? What is it?”

“Director Miyazaki requested that I ask if it would be possible to create a special AI.”

“A special AI?”

“Even if it’s very simple, I’m asking if it would be possible to apply AI that has learned specific human patterns to games?”

* * *

Kim Joo-yeon was annoyed while eating ramen at a snack bar.

‘Why am I eating ramen right now!’

If things were as they were, I was planning to go to Garosu-gil, which is said to be popular these days, with Jo Eun-ho and have dinner.

But all that went wrong. We had a restaurant reservation for 7 o’clock, but Kim Joo-yeon’s work hour was 7 o’clock.

‘No, what kind of crazy system are you introducing to make a fuss?’

The company’s attendance system changed a while ago. They introduced a new flexible work system, and this was the problem.

‘Come to work anytime between 9 and 10, and leave work at that time.’

At first glance, it seemed like a really good system, but it wasn’t for Kim Joo-yeon. It was because it became difficult to leave work at 6 o’clock.

Of course, if she wanted to leave work at 6, she could have arrived at work at 9, but that didn’t work out well for Kim Joo-yeon. In fact, her waking up time became later, and there were many cases where she couldn’t arrive at work until 10.

In the end, Kim Joo-yeon, who went to work at 10 today, had to leave work at 7. Going to a restaurant was out of the question.

Kim Joo-yeon asked Jo Eun-ho to try making a reservation again, but he said that the place was so popular that a week’s worth of reservations were already filled.

“No, other people say they’ll make a reservation even if it means paying a premium, but you can’t?”

Joo-yeon argued with Jo Eun-ho, and Jo Eun-ho hung up the phone. In the end, Joo-yeon Kim got off work and was hungry, so she went to a nearby snack shop and ordered ramen.

“Huh. You’re not answering the phone? Then who knows what you’ll miss!”

Kim Joo-yeon felt annoyed after eating a bite of ramen.

“No, CEO Hwang Do-jun! If you have a lot of money, why did you create such a crappy system?”

These days, there is no one in the company who doesn’t know Kim Joo-yeon. This is because of the recent change in attendance system.

Because of the flexible work system, the exact time of arrival and departure was checked through an access card, and this information was made available to all employees.

Kim Joo-yeon put down her chopsticks because she lost her appetite.

‘It’s embarrassing. In the past, I could have just shamelessly left, but because of the flexible work system, I can’t even make excuses.’

There was a world of difference between being late at 9 and being late at 10. Naturally, no excuses worked.

“Ma’am, if you do this, you won’t even get a raise.”

Since they said that the personnel evaluation would be reflected in attendance, there was no way the personnel score would be good.

‘What should I do?’

Kim Joo-yeon, feeling distraught, left the snack bar.

‘Let’s go shopping to feel better.’

Kim Joo-yeon looked around the luxury goods section of a department store near her company. Numerous bags and clothes were tempting her.

‘Should I ask my brother to buy it for me?’

I’ve already used up my credit card limit this month.

‘No. I already bought you a new car last month, so you don’t have any money now.’

Kim Joo-yeon, who had been looking at luxury goods, headed home listlessly.

“Ha. Money, money! If I had money, I could just throw that company away.”

Kim Joo-yeon entered the alley of the single-family home where she lived.

But then it happened.

“Ms. Kim Joo-yeon?”

Kim Joo-yeon flinched at the unfamiliar man’s voice. Kim Joo-yeon looked back with a wary look.

There was a handsome man getting out of a Lamborghini.

For a moment, Kim Joo-yeon’s guard was lowered.

“Who… Who are you?”

The man said with a bright smile.

“My name is Kevin Park, the CEO of Baeksent Korea.”

Baeksent was a Chinese company that Kim Joo-yeon was also familiar with. This was because Baeksent had been publishing most of the Korean games that were recently released in China.

“But… what happened to me?”

Kevin Park said with a bright smile.

“By any chance, have you eaten?”

Although she ate ramen at a snack bar, Kim Joo-yeon shook her head.

“Ah… no.”

“Then would you like to eat together?”

“Eat? Why?”

“I have a suggestion to make.”

* * *

Do-jun arrived home, kissed Sally, and sat down at the table.

“You should have eaten first.”

The time was past 9 o’clock.

Sally said, pointing to the kimchi stew and scrambled eggs she had made herself.

“We have to eat this together. Try it once. It’s the first kimchi stew and scrambled eggs I’ve ever made.”

Dojun smiled and ate the stew with a spoon.

‘Even if it doesn’t taste good, if you frown, that’s the end of it.’

Dojun swallowed the stew with some resolve.

‘huh?’

Dojun tilted his head.

‘Is it delicious?’

Dojun ate the stew again.

“It’s delicious! Sally!”

Sally laughed heartily at Dojun’s words.

“I watched it on YouTube and followed along.”

Dojun also tried the egg roll. It was more delicious than the one he made.

“Wow! Sally, I think you could open a restaurant someday!”

“Hehe. Really?”

Dojun ate two bowls of rice and patted his stomach.

Dojun made Sally leave the kitchen, saying he would do the dishes.

While Dojun was washing the dishes with a dishwashing sponge, he suddenly remembered what Miyazaki had said.

“Sally.”

Sally, who was peeling fruit, answered.

“huh?”

“By the way, do you know anyone who is an AI expert?”

“AI? Game AI?”

Dojun shook his head.

“No. Um… AI that can learn through neural networks. Of course, it doesn’t matter if it’s simple.”

Sally thought about Dojun’s words for a moment and then opened her eyes wide.

“If it’s not too complicated, there’s one person.”