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
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

Topic |   Video gaming
Tracy QuJosh YeCoco Feng
Tracy Qu , Josh Ye and 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
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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