ByteDance founder and CEO Zhang Yiming recently received widespread attention for his comments in a company group chat criticising the amount of time his employees spent talking about the hit new video game Genshin Impact. Photo: Bloomberg
ByteDance founder and CEO Zhang Yiming recently received widespread attention for his comments in a company group chat criticising the amount of time his employees spent talking about the hit new video game Genshin Impact. Photo: Bloomberg
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ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming tries Genshin Impact but wonders if his employees spend too much time on it

  • In a screenshot widely shared online, Zhang Yiming asks if his workers are spending too much time discussing Genshin Impact during working hours
  • The head of TikTok owner ByteDance tried out the hit new video game as the company expands in gaming to take on rivals Tencent and NetEase

Tracy QuJosh YeCoco Feng
Tracy Qu in Hong Kong Josh Ye in Hong Kongand Coco Feng in Beijing

Updated: 7:00am, 11 Dec, 2020

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ByteDance founder and CEO Zhang Yiming recently received widespread attention for his comments in a company group chat criticising the amount of time his employees spent talking about the hit new video game Genshin Impact. Photo: Bloomberg
ByteDance founder and CEO Zhang Yiming recently received widespread attention for his comments in a company group chat criticising the amount of time his employees spent talking about the hit new video game Genshin Impact. Photo: Bloomberg
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