Pei Qian came to the Dream Realization Ventures office and walked in gently, sneaking quietly across the carpet. Dream Realization Ventures had been ongoing for some time. Its scale had expanded, and its manpower increased. However, the huge office still appeared empty.
The shouts continued to fill the entire room, rippling echoes.
"We can fight! I have ult!"
"Kill the support first!"
"Hedgehog is using its ult, not good; let's retreat first!"
"Protect Boss Ma! Hurry!"
Pei Qian stopped and looked at Ma Yang who was striking his keyboard passionately. It felt like deja vu.
Wasn't the scenario similar to the first time he stepped into Dream Realization Ventures?
Ma Yang brought everyone into the fight of Gods Rising. That brought Pei Qian to tears, but the end result was Ma Yang buying 20% of Finger Games shares with the operation rights for domestic servers. Pei Qian nearly fainted on the spot in anger.
However, Dream Realization Ventures began investing earnestly after that. They might not be serious projects, but they were all successful in terms of results.
It was an incredible failure to Boss Pei while they were on the right track in the eyes of outsiders.
It had been a long time since the people gathered to play games in Dream Realization Ventures.
Pei Qian could not help but feel moved looking at Old Ma who once vowed to share his worries and was now battling in GOG.
Old Ma was really sharing his worries, good brother!
Using games to hold on to these people in Dream Realization Ventures and not let them make money by investing indiscriminately... wasn't that sharing my worries? This brother might think differently, but the results were correct.
Pei Qian was happy for less than five minutes before he suddenly felt a sense of crisis again. The smile on his face quickly faded.
Not right, he had to clear the mines before being baited by this sweet honey!
Last time, it was because of the relaxation of vigilance that the acquisition of Finger Games happened.
Pei Qian immediately became serious and raised his guard up before coming to Ma Yang's back. He saw another familiar figure before he could manage to speak. Zhang Yuan was sitting opposite Ma Yang, playing the game intensively as well.
That's not right; what was this guy here for?
Pei Qian was slightly confused. "Zhang Yuan? Aren't you busy with the club? Why are you here?"
Zhang Yuan had been playing games with full concentration before and only noticed Boss Pei now. "Ah, Boss Pei!"
The others also noticed him and stood up hurriedly.
Pei Qian waved his hand. "Sit, don't let your teammates die."
Ma Yang smiled. "No problem, we are playing a custom game."
Pei Qian, "..."
Yes, as expected of Old Ma's style, a rigged match with nine actors and one celebrity. Oh, no, it should be eight actors, and one superstar within two celebrities.
Looking at the current situation, it should be eight pros supporting Zhang Yuan and Ma Yang. Zhang Yuan would also support and protect Ma Yang within the game since he was his superior after all.
"Brother Qian, do you have any special instructions coming here specifically?" Ma Yang asked expectantly.
Pei Qian, "..."
Shouldn't you take the initiative to report your investment projects to me under normal circumstances?
It seemed like Old Ma had completely forgotten what he had previously said about sharing his worries as he chomped down on his French fries.
Of course, Pei Qian did not intend to remind him. It seemed to be a good option for Old Ma to be forgetful as well.
However, He Desheng stood up.
He quickly tried to smoothen the situation when Boss Pei did not reply. "Boss Pei, I can vouch for Boss Ma. He had been carefully screening investment projects recently!
"However, Boss Ma had kept your teachings in mind and strictly required the element of 'hidden gold in dreams'. Therefore, he did not manage to find a suitable project to invest in.
"Boss Ma actually did a lot of work but did not try to mess up!" Pei Qian, "..."
He did not want to bring this up initially.
Ma Yang understood immediately. "Right, Brother Qian, I actually looked through many projects but did not find a suitable one! You cannot blame me for that!"
Pei Qian patted his shoulders. "Old Ma, don't worry, I have absolute confidence in you. You never lied. If you said you did it, then it must be true."
However, Pei Qian knew very well that there was no conflict in him looking seriously for a project and him happily playing games now. He could only say that Old Ma gave up after searching for a while and left the matter behind his head.
Pei Qian looked at everyone. "Everyone has to learn from Boss Ma. It is better to have nothing than a substandard choice for our investments. Take a break, play games... it would be much better than investing in non-suitable projects."
He Desheng and the rest nodded.
As expected of Boss Pei, what great words!
Of course, they were even more certain now that Boss Ma must have blocked an atomic bomb for Boss Pei previously.
Ma Yang was very happy that he was praised. "Brother Qian, come have a round with us. You can play as the Coin-Scattering Hedgehog; you will surely be able to carry us all! Come, come, come, let's start another round!"
Pei Qian's face blackened. Old Ma was good in many things, except that his EQ was a little lacking
However, on second thought, that matched his IQ and personality. Moreover, Old Ma was stupid. His intelligence and EQ are normal, but he would often miss the connection and fall through the center of the earth.
Pei Qian waved his hand dismissively. "No, I still have some business."
He looked towards He Desheng. "There shouldn't be any new investments by Dream Realization Ventures, right?"
He Desheng nodded. "No, Boss Pei, don't all investment projects require your approval now?"
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this answer. It seemed like there was not much problem with Dream Realization Ventures. The importance of Manage Loss Trainees was even more apparent now. In the future, these things would be left to them.
Pei Qian looked towards Zhang Yuan. "How's the club coming along?".
Zhang Yuan sighed silently. "I'm sorry, Boss Pei, nothing is up yet."
Pei Qian was even happier now. It was rare to see Zhang Yuan with low efficiency!
The Best Employee Selection was over in February, which was more than two months ago. Zhang Yuan's esports club had yet to materialize.
How delightful!
As expected, Zhang Yuan's main interest was in internet cafes and ROF Computer-Installation. He might have been the 'first-place-eliminated', but he was still obsessed with the old business and found it hard to part with it.
That meant to say that the first-place-elimination system had achieved unprecedented success!
Pei Qian was very happy. Dream Realization Ventures and the Club did not deal any damage to him. That was very comforting.
However, Pei Qian did not forget to investigate the last hidden danger even though he was happy. "Why did you come to Dream Realization Ventures today then?" "This was what happened, Boss Pei. I had been thinking about the issue of the Esports Club for some time now, but I never had a very good idea. I struggled for more than one month just to decide on the game.
"The current esports field is in its transition period. Real-time strategy and first-person shooter games from esports projects had to be more mature before it could work. However, it seems to be going downhill now so no new players have joined in...
"Forming a team now to play real-time strategy games would be akin to being a eunuch for 12 years, isn't it?"
Pei Qian became more solemn. It seemed like Zhang Yuan's analysis of the current environment was quite accurate.
Zhang Yuan continued. "Therefore, I had been thinking that I should find a new project with good prospects. I looked around and found that GOG is a good candidate.
"It just so happened that GOG was having a leveling activity. I followed the ladder and contacted the players one by one, thinking I can poach a few people to join the club. "In the end, I contacted a few of them, but I was rejected by all of them.
"I was late to some of them who had already signed on to other clubs. However, some had not signed with any clubs. They were purely uninterested in the terms I offered.
"I thought about the offer I was giving. I've arranged for five social insurance and one housing fund, a high basic salary, and a good bonus. The offer is better than most clubs in China so why am I being turned down?
"Finally, someone told me-apart from the truth-everyone had a career in an investment firm.
"I felt something amiss. I inquired and lo and behold, they are all in Dream Realization Ventures!
"Therefore, I decided to come over.
"Then Boss Ma was very interested in the affairs of this club and chatted with me for a long while. He even got me to play with them so... it became what you saw."
Pei Qian could not help but have question marks floated around his head after listening to what Zhang Yuan had to say.
The entire process was too bizarre. Pei Qian did not manage to react to it.
"Boss Pei, Boss Zhang is telling the truth. However, we accidentally obtained the bonus from the Great Master through some casual play. We did not deliberately do this!"
Pei Qian understood now.
GOG created an in-game ranking system for giving out coin rewards. Kill the Great Master, and one would be able to get money. It made players participate with vigor.
However, who exactly could kill the Great Master or the King?
It had to be the skilled masters from Gods Rising.
There might be certain differences in the gameplay, but they were similar types of games. Skilled players in Gods Rising had much a better understanding of the game than the novices. They did well in the operations and could definitely do better in a shorter while.
Therefore, the top ranking for the Spring Competition was almost all old players from Gods Rising and IOI. That was inevitable.
The new geniuses would only be able to surface after a few months. Geniuses required practice as well.
The employees hired by Ma Yang and He Desheng happened to be the best players of Gods Rising, who knew a bit about investment. They were nearly at the professional-player level.
What was more, these people had directly participated in GOG's development. They made numerous suggestions and had a much deeper understanding of the game than ordinary players. For example, they could adjust their style of play after knowing the GOG game mechanism and support. It would be easier for them to win the game. Zhang Yuan started digging from the top of the leaderboard, and the probability of hitting such a group of people was too great.
As for why they went for the GOG ranking... wasn't that obvious? There was nothing much to do at Dream Realization Ventures. Kill the Great Master in GOG would get one money. It might be from their other sister company, but it would be a waste not to take it.
Pei Qian could not help but sigh. "Zhang Yuan, your line of thinking is correct and seems to have no problem with your judgment of this industry.
"The overall idea IS all right, but you missed out on a hidden condition.
"The operator of the game, or the organizer of the event, cannot have a conflict of interest with the team participating in the event..."
Zhang Yuan's expression froze.
"Huh?"
Chapter 491 DGE Esports Club
Pei Qian felt even better as he looked at Zhang Yuan's confused expression. Haha, you didn't see this coming, did you?!
All of you used to fill my mind with question marks all the time before. Now, it's my turn to do the same to you! Are you surprised? Are you shocked?
Actually, Pei Qian had already thought about this before. He had just set the trap without realizing it. Still, seeing Zhang Yuan fall for his trap so naively looked humorous in a dark way.
Would esports be that popular in the future?
Pei Qian thought that the MOBA games would become the most popular. While FPS games were not bad, they probably would not do that well in China.
If everything developed mechanically based on Pei Qian's memory, esports would be dominated by games like IOI and Gods Rising in the future. Other projects would lag far behind.
However, everything could be different in the parallel world. Thus, Pei Qian could not be sure how things would develop.
Take IOI for example. Although it looked like LOL, there were also many differences between the two games. For instance, the worlds in IOI and LOL were different, and so were the gameplay, the timeline, and other details.
The butterfly effect was terrifying. Often, the slightest misstep made a world of difference.
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. Gods Rising was not as good as DOTA to begin with, and there was still no news that it would be made into an independent online game. Pei Qian guessed that that would not happen any time soon.
Something had gone wrong somewhere. IOI was much worse than what he remembered of LOL, and both the gameplay and Finger Games' concept design were problematic.
On the other hand, his own GOG was rising rapidly to success in the local market as if it was on steroids. Pei Qian was bewildered. If this carried on, Pei Qian guessed that Gods Rising would be in the most dangerous position. Until now, it was not a complete and independent online game with a good matching mechanism. Of course, it could not match up to GOG and IOI. In the end, either IOI or GOG would be used for esports. What was interesting was that both of those games belonged to Tengda! There was no need to elaborate on GOG. Tengda had developed it and was now managing it.
On the other hand, Tengda was in charge of IOI's operations because Dream Realization Ventures and Shang Yang Games were subsidiaries of Tengda Games.
In the world of esports, the organizers of competitions could not form teams to participate in the same competitions. That would be like dropping soil onto one's pants: no matter how much they tried, things would not be clarified well.
Even if the team operated completely independently, would the audience believe it? Would the other clubs believe it?
How could one prove that there was nothing dirty going on behind the scenes?
Then, if various clubs dissed the results and accused the team of being in cahoots with the organizers, winning the championship would mean nothing.
Even if the team failed to do well, the audience could accuse them of being rubbish because they didn't win even though they were in cahoots with the organizers.
Thus, Pei Qian only had two options:
Zhang Yuan's club could go out on their own, cut off all ties with Tengda, and participate in GOG's competition.
Alternatively, Zhang Yuan's club could work on other games. The former was impossible. As for the latter... since the club would not be able to take part in GOG or IOI, it would not become popular. Thus, any effort that they put in would go to waste.
What's more, most esports clubs in this world were incurring losses all year round. They were only being used as marketing gimmicks by rich companies.
Pei Qian could not help but feel proud of himself. No matter how he looked at it, he was going to emerge victorious!
Zhang Yuan, how are you going to fight with me?
At that moment, Boss Pei wanted badly to laugh maniacally for three minutes. He had finally allowed his outstanding employee to experience being stabbed in the back without any warning whatsoever!
Zhang Yuan was still speechless. He had intended to lead an esports team to compete in GOG, but Boss Pei had rejected this proposal without another word.
The esports business had not developed properly yet. It was not famous or structured. Thus, Zhang Yuan did not know that the organizers could not form teams and ended up causing a big hoo-ha.
There was a big problem now. What should he
do?
Zhang Yuan subconsciously turned to Boss Pei. He was in a fix, and only Boss Pei could solve his problem.
A hint of a smile tugged at Boss Pei's lips at that moment. He looked like he wanted to say something
Zhang Yuan could not help but feel puzzled. What did Boss Pei's expression mean?
It was horrible that the club could not form a team to compete in GOG or IOI. Why wasn't Boss Pei upset?
Does Boss Pei have a solution that he's not telling me about? Does he want me to figure it out on my own?
He frowned and tried asking, "Boss Pei, what game do you think the club should form a team to compete in, then?"
Pei Qian sniggered. "GOG."
Since you're asking me for help so sincerely, I'll give you the answer just as sincerely. First, GOG was likely to lose to IOI. If the club formed a GOG team and GOG became outdated, the team would become equally outdated. Their efforts would go down the drain.
Second, even if GOG did not become outdated, the team would still be disqualified.
No matter what, Pei Qian would emerge victorious! Of course, Pei Qian would never explain those reasons to anyone.
Zhang Yuan was tongue-tied. Obviously, he was shocked by Boss Pei's answer.
At the end of the day, they were back at GOG? They could not compete in that game!
Zhang Yuan was beginning to feel light-headed. It was hard to understand Boss Pei's wisdom.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's expression, and he had no intention to explain why he thought the club should compete in GOG.
The more he spoke, the higher the chances of making a mistake. It would be terrible if his words caused a mysterious and unwanted chemical reaction.
"So... does the club have a name?" Pei Qian tried to change the topic. Zhang Yuan seemed to still be hung up over the previous topic. He looked stunned for two seconds before he replied, "Er... I thought about an impressive name before... World Champion. However, we realized that the name's acronym was problematic when we were trying to design a logo. That's why we gave up on it.
"Boss Pei, do you want to come up with a name for the club?"
Pei Qian sniggered again. "Alright."
Pei Qian was very familiar with the names of various esports teams, such as World Elite, Invictus Gaming, Royal Never Give Up, Funplus Fhoenix, and the like. All of them were pretty good names.
However, Boss Pei always prioritized good luck when naming his projects. He was not being superstitious; saying the names just made him feel better.
The above names were not bad, but the problem was that they had achieved too much success. Obviously, they did not match Boss Pei's expectations for his own team. After some time, Pei Qian suddenly thought about a team that could never win.
"Our team's name will be DGE!"
Zhang Yuan blinked. "What... is that short for?"
Pei Qian explained, "Dark Genius Esports!"
As for the name's real meaning...
It was short for Da Gan Er, which meant 'big godson' in Mandarin.
Lao Gan Die[1], which meant 'old godfather', could come in last in esports. Surely, the godson would be able to surpass the godfather... and do even worse.
As for why Pei Qian did not want to call the club 'little godson', he was worried that it would backfire because two negatives made a positive.
Zhang Yuan pondered over the long English name and said, "What a good name! It sounds powerful, and it rolls off the tongue. Even its full name seems to be of a certain standard."
Pei Qian had more or less completed what he needed to do for Dream Realization Ventures and the esports club. It was unlikely that the tables would turn against him in the future.
However, considering Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan's relationship, Pei Qian decided to leave a few more instructions.
Obviously, Ma Yang was far more interested in the esports club than Zhang Yuan was.
Thus, Pei Qian could not rule out the possibility that Ma Yang would 'lend' Dream Realization Ventures' employees to Zhang Yuan.
All of those employees were extremely good at Gods Rising, and they could easily become Great Masters at GOG as well. Although they were over twenty years old and were considered quite old now, a professional gamer community for GOG had not formed yet. For all Pei Qian knew, those employees could kick off a new trend.
Thus, Pei Qian had to instruct Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan to keep Dream Realization Ventures and DGE Esports Club separate.
At the same time, since DGE Esports Club was fated to incur losses, Pei Qian had to instruct Zhang Yuan to spend generously. If he remained this stingy, Pei Qian could end up losing only one or two million yuan in the end and be utterly embarrassed.
Pei Qian cleared his throat. "It's right to poach those who are at the top of the charts, but I think you must keep age in mind. Young people move faster and possess greater potential. Choosing them to become professional gamers would be more appropriate.
"If branch managers of internet cafes refer to themselves as gaming gods and ask to join the club, do not believe them. Instead, chase them away at once.
"Lastly, do not scrimp and save on the club's physical gathering place. Rent a villa. Let me know once you've selected a suitable location. I'll arrange for Fish-Catching Take-Out to deliver your meals.
"All in all, do not restrain yourself from spending where you need to spend. Bear the Tengda spirit in mind!"
Zhang Yuan listened intently to Pei Qian and then nodded. "Yes, Boss Pei!"
Pei Qian turned to Ma Yang. "Old Ma, you can go to the club, take a look, and help Zhang Yuan out. He Desheng and the others can go there for fun if they're tired of working, but do not let them blindly interfere in the club's business."
Ma Yang was excited. "Rest assured, Brother Qian!"
He Desheng and the others heaved a sigh of relief. They thanked Boss Pei profusely in their hearts.
Pei Qian knew that He Desheng and the others understood GOG much better than ordinary gamers. Of course, he would never allow them to interfere with DGE Esports Club in any way.
As for Ma Yang, throwing him into the DGE Club would allow him to disrupt the training. At the same time, Ma Yang would become reluctant to go back to work, so that Pei Qian would not have to worry about him investing in another company like Finger Games.
He Desheng and the others had been worried that Boss Pei would send all of them to the esports club as well. After all, they only played computer games as a hobby and had no intention of becoming professional gamers.
Now, everyone was happy! Zhang Yuan was the only one who was still confused.
Pei Qian smiled and patted Zhang Yuan on the shoulder. "Don't look so confused. Spend more money, and things will get better."
He felt slightly bad for Zhang Yuan, but giving DGE Esports Club more money to spend should be able to make up for it.
After sending Boss Pei off, Zhang Yuan became sorrowful. He was still conflicted about the club's matters. Boss Pei had already given instructions. DGE Club was to form a GOG team and spend more money and resources on them.
It didn't make sense at all.
Zhang Yuan pondered about it deeply.
"Calm down. Use the same thought process that you cultivated when you were working in the internet cafe and ROF Computer-Installation. Try to understand Boss Pei's intentions.
"The organizers cannot form their own team. It's just like one cannot be a competitor and a judge in the same event for the Olympics. That rule has already been set, and it can't be changed.
"I was given two options: leave Tengda Corporation or give up on GOG.
"Yet, Boss Pei gave me the go-ahead to form a GOG team. That means there must be a third option...
"What's special about the third option?"No matter what, DGE's team would not be allowed to take part in GOG's official competition!
"Wait... Would the team be useless just because it can't participate in the official competition? "Hm... it would. Without competing, the team wouldn't get fame or exposure. Naturally, it wouldn't get sponsors or prizes either. What's the point of forming a team, then? Wouldn't we be burning money for the sake of our own entertainment?
"D*mn it, I can't figure it out!"
Zhang Yuan was so close to pulling his hair out. The problem that he was faced with this time was far more difficult than any other problem he had dealt with before. After struggling for a long time, he finally decided to give up. "Forget it. I'll just follow Boss Pei's instructions first. Maybe a solution will present itself when the time comes. "I was asked to do many illogical things before, but every time I stuck to Boss Pei's instructions, the entire situation miraculously turned around in the end.
"Yes, I'll trust Boss Pei!"
Zhang Yuan decided that, if he could not figure it out, he would not bother trying anymore. He would rent a villa, hire a few potential candidates from the charts, and make the necessary preparations for the club...
All in all, he would follow Boss Pei's instructions first and then try to understand his intentions slowly!
[1] This is the nickname for LGD Gaming, which is a professional Chinese esports club.
Chapter 492 Should He Offer Guidance or Not?
April 19th, Tuesday...
At Otto Technologies...
In the conference room, Chang You was eagerly explaining Otto E1 cell phone's outstanding results to the core members of Otto Technologies. Pei Qian was present as well, but he did not look very happy. For some reason, he felt like he was being kicked while he was down...
Ever since Otto's cell phone was released and became popular, the brand had become peculiar and exotic. The words 'peculiar' and 'exotic' were neutral.
The cell phone had very obvious flaws. It was heavy, and it contained no independent technology. It was a product of supply-chain technologies and original equipment manufacturing. At best, one could say that it was balanced and typical in all aspects. There was no secret technology involved that was worth marveling about. Even the cell phone's system was closer to the original Android System. Some people thought it was cleaner and purer, but others thought it was lacking and inconvenient. Still, the cell phone's merits were outstanding enough that people could not forget them after witnessing them just once.
Its brand was very distinctive. The mystical logo on the back of the cell phone had appeared on Tomorrow is Beautiful before. One only had to whip the cell phone out for everyone to recognize that it was worth over eight thousand yuan.
At the same time, Chang You's presentation of the cell phone at the news conference had been quite notable. In addition to the various benefits and additional services that came with the cell phone, it was now unique in the market.
To many rich people who lived in Jingzhou or who heavily relied on Tengda's other business arms, the cell phone was irreplaceable even if they possibly could not afford it just then.
Until now, Otto had sold almost 160,000 cell phones already. It was no longer short on stocks, and it could supply cell phones immediately upon purchase. Although the sales volume was still increasing, it would no longer explode like it did before.
Those results undoubtedly still left Otto Technologies under the 'others' category in the local market. Hongcheng Technologies, the company that Chang You had worked at before, also achieved similar results with their newer cell phone models.
Otto Technologies probably only held a 0.5% share of the local market for now.
Still, the amazing thing was that Otto Technologies was prospering after reaching this sales volume. Hongcheng Technologies had sold that many cell phones before, but it closed down soon after.
The profit margins were equally small, but the more expensive a cell phone was, the more profit the company would earn. If a company sold a cell phone for a thousand yuan and earned a five percent profit, each cell phone would only make thirty to forty yuan. Selling a hundred thousand cell phones would only generate three to four million yuan in profit. That little money would not be enough to plug any gaps in the supply chain.
However, if a company sold a cell phone for eight thousand yuan and earned a five percent profit, each cell phone would make four hundred yuan. Selling a hundred thousand cell phones would generate forty million yuan.
Thus, despite having distributed its profits to the other subsidiaries and keeping five percent of the profits, Otto Technologies had still made a lot of money!
A virtuous cycle had formed.
Pei Qian had never expected that setting such a high price would cause his downfall. Of course, after calming down, Pei Qian realized that the sales volume was not completely unacceptable.
After all, the cell phone market was considered a sunset industry. The big brands and producers were dominating more and more market share. Even those in third or fourth place would suffer for a long time, much less Otto Technologies which was now below tenth place.
It was a miracle that the company could sell hundreds of thousands of cell phones. The most mysterious part was that, although it still fell under the 'others' category, Otto E1 was extremely popular online. Although most people would not pay for the cell phone, it was still very famous on the internet.
Chang You was very proud of himself.
Otto Technologies had already taken a successful first step as a new brand. What's more, since there wasn't a lot of demand and the supply problem had already been resolved, people would continue to purchase the cell phones in the future. Thus, the company could continue earning profits in the long term.
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After hearing this, Pei Qian became frustrated. He cleared his throat and asked, "Do you mean that there isn't a single problem with Otto's cell phones now?"
Chang You immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, Boss Pei. I'll talk about it at
once!"
Chang You was already prepared for this.
He knew that Boss Pei did not like hearing successful results. Instead, he liked looking for problems. Thus, before the meeting began, he had already planned to analyze the cell phone's problems after announcing its successes. That would help them to set the future direction.
Pei Qian expected to be a wet blanket by posing that question to Chang You, but Chang You seemed well-prepared. He was speechless. It was almost as if his employees' defenses were too powerful. He was finding it increasingly difficult to overcome them...
After talking about the cell phone's successes, Chang You began talking about the cell phone's flaws.
"At the moment, inventory is the biggest problem for our cell phone.
"To small manufacturers, inventory is often a problem that's difficult to resolve. At the end of the day, it's all about money. If one wanted more stocks, they would have to prepare enough money for the supply chain. At the same time, their warehouses would have to store a lot of goods.
"Storing inventory is very dangerous. If a cell phone is sold for two thousand yuan with a profit of a hundred yuan, that means that twenty cell phones have to be sold to cover the cost of storing one cell phone. That's a very scary ratio.
"However, having a lack of supply is another problem. Consumers' desire to buy goods would not be satisfied on the spot. After calming down due to the lack of stock, they might end up buying cell phones of other brands.
"For a company of our size, that's a very tricky situation.
"On top of that, the details of our cell phones are far from ideal. A high-end cell phone cannot be lacking in details...
"...all in all, our aim for the next stage is to remain steady. We have to build on our brand's name and fame and better organize the supply chain, so that we can release the new and improved E1 by the second half of the year. In addition, we have to work hard to guarantee adequate supply so that we can move up a tier!"
Pei Qian remained silent. He seemed to have noticed a paradox. Often, when he offered guidance, the situation would strangely turn around, and projects would start generating profits.
However, when he did not offer guidance and let things be, projects would still generate profits. Take this time, for instance. Chang You had set a steady path for Otto's cell phone. Should Pei Qian interfere or not?
Once Chang You finished speaking, he instinctively turned to observe Boss Pei's reaction. Boss Pei was frowning and in deep thought.
Chang You could not help but feel nervous.
What is Boss Pei thinking about? Did he find a problem with my plan? Is he thinking of a better one?
That can't be. Boss Pei is far-sighted. He must have thought of a better plan already; he shouldn't be starting to think of one right now.
Could Boss Pei have suddenly realized something? Does he want to overturn the plan that I came up with and come up with a better one? Is Boss Pei thinking two steps ahead of me right now?
What could he be thinking about?
Forget it, I won't be able to figure it out. This is the best I can do. I shall wait for Boss Pei to clarify his thoughts. Thus, Chang You waited patiently. The others waited patiently as well. After two minutes of deep thought, Pei Qian suddenly noticed that everyone was quiet. He looked up, scanned the group, and realized that everyone was looking at him expectantly.
Pei Qian understood why it was so quiet. Everyone was waiting for him to speak...
That's awkward. I have to say something now. I can't possibly admit that I have nothing to say after so long, can I?
That would trigger their imagination.
Why was Boss Pei saying that he had no opinion after thinking for so long? Did he have a better plan that we hadn't thought of? What could it be? Why wasn't he talking about it?
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and decided that leaving it to everyone's imagination would be much scarier. Thus, he decided to lead them down the wrong path. Even if they ended up generating profits, at least they would earn less!
At that thought, Pei Qian said, "Don't work on another cell phone. Just sell the remaining stocks and stop sales." Chang You nodded. "Hmm... alright, Boss Pei. What next?"
Pei Qian, "..."
What do you mean? Aren't you shocked at all?
Shouldn't you at least look a little shocked so that I can be sure that my plan is ridiculous?!
Yet, everyone in the conference room continued looking at him intently, waiting to hear what he would say next. Pei Qian sighed inwardly and continued speaking.
"Delay the next goal; make it ten months to a year later.
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"Set up a software laboratory and do things like creating applications that people can use, perfecting the cell phone's system, and improving the image algorithm. "We promised our customers that we will release two versions of operating systems and allow them to switch between both with a single button. We only have a simplified version now, but not a feature-rich one.
"We have to keep our promises."
Chang You spoke softly. "Boss Pei, the feature-rich version was supposed to be developed together with the new cell phone. We talked about this before."
Pei Qian was confused.
Have we talked about this before? Oh, I think we have. Still, Pei Qian maintained a stern expression. "We have limited resources for research and development. We have to focus our resources if we want to accomplish big things. You could go through the same process with less investment and end up with vastly different results.
"Don't think that you can fool customers with a feature-rich operating system that you created with little effort. If we want to do it, we have to make it perfect, understand?"
Chang You looked guilty as he nodded. "Yes, Boss Pei."
Pei Qian was considering this: now that a new cycle had begun, he could extend the deadline of another project to the next cycle.
At the moment, Otto Technologies looked like a good candidate.
Pei Qian would only extend the deadline of a project if it had three characteristics: first, it posed a threat at the moment; second, a large number of resources could be invested in it so that more money could be burned; third, the product or project would be accomplished before the end of the next cycle.
Otto Technologies' cell phone fulfilled all three criteria.
Pei Qian prioritized setting up a software laboratory over a hardware laboratory. Although a hardware laboratory would burn more money, the project could easily come to naught at the end of the day.That was because it was not easy to make hardware. The products would either work or not; there was no gray area. If they failed to release any products before the next settlement date, wouldn't Pei Qian be finished?
On the other hand, a software laboratory would cost a lot of money and easily produce results. Setting one up was unlikely to affect settlement.
Even if the software laboratory only served to improve the operating system, release a passable application, or improve the cell phone's image algorithm; it would still be an achievement. Pei Qian could just try to find a way to generate revenue to satisfy the System. Chang You noted down Boss Pei's instructions very seriously, without raising a single question. Boss Pei had planned everything from market placement to brand marketing for the Otto E1 cell phone. He had bought Chang You over completely.
Now, Chang You only had one principle: if Boss Pei had requests, he would fulfill them to the best of his ability; otherwise, he would make decisions on his own.
Chang You felt that Boss Pei was aiming too low. Were they really going to spend ten months to a year on improving the cell phone's operating system, creating a few applications, and researching the image algorithm? It was an overkill.
Still, Boss Pei had already spoken, and Chang You did not dare to be overconfident. After all, Boss Pei's requests had always yielded perfect results.
Pei Qian watched as everyone took notes seriously. All of a sudden, he felt extremely lonely in this world. He wondered how all of them would interpret his words.
Ai, it was destined that the speaker would be misunderstood!
Chapter 493 GOG's Creative Community
April 20th, Wednesday...
At Tengda Games...
Hu Xianbin was at his desk, sipping on his coffee and racking his brains for a plot for Struggle.
Struggle's research and development were happening at the same time. For now, Ruan Guangjian's Halo Workspace was still working on the concept art for the characters.
After Hu Xianbin approved them, they would be outsourced to an art resource team for careful modeling. After that, the actors would go to a motion-capturing workspace to have their motions captured.
At the same time, Hu Xianbin had to think of a storyline for the game as soon as possible.
It didn't look like an excessively complicated task. After all, Boss Pei had already given him a clear outline of the story. However, when Hu Xianbin sat down to get it done, he realized that it was more difficult than he had imagined
It was true that he could draw materials from regular life events like going to school, taking examinations, being hired, getting married, having children, and the like. However, it was precisely because he was surrounded by such events that it was so difficult to choose the most appropriate content.
There were billions of people in the world who were living completely different lives. The poor were miserable in various ways while the rich were prosperous in various ways. Which case study should Hu Xianbin choose to represent the poor and the rich?
Social strata were complicated. Some poor people were living in the sewers and in slum housing in the city. Some did not have clothes to wear or food to eat while others were in financial straits but could fill their stomachs.
There were many different kinds of poor people and rich people. Two people could both be referred to as 'poor', but one could find it extremely difficult to understand the other.
Thus, it was exceptionally challenging for the designer to represent an entire class of society with one individual in the game. If he went out of line, people might say that 'that's not how poor people live at all'. Then, the entire foundation of the story would collapse.
How could he keep the story realistic and yet cause the case study to be so general that it could resonate with an entire class of people...?
Hu Xianbin felt like he was facing an unprecedented challenge. Li Yada was no longer there to pave the way for him. He had to depend on himself now, and he was under immense pressure.
Just as he was racking his brains, Min Jingchao walked to his side and knocked gently on his work desk.
"The plan for GOG's event is out. Do you want to take a look?"
Hu Xianbin shook his head. "I can't handle that. You can take care of it. Anyway..."
He subconsciously glanced at Li Yada's desk and said, "As long as Big Sister Li and Brother Bao are alright with it, there shouldn't be a problem."
Min Jingchao nodded. "Yes, I already sent the plan into the group. They didn't say anything."
Hu Xianbin, "There shouldn't be a problem, then."
Min Jingchao felt more relaxed as well, and so she returned to her own desk. Her computer screen displayed a proposal: GOG's Creative Community.
GOG's official website contained an official forum at first. It was mainly meant for gamers to raise suggestions and feedback on problems. At the same time, it formed a part of TPDb as well.
Now, Min Jingchao planned to start a new board in the forum and name it 'Creative Community'. It would be exclusively used to collect gamers' ideas for new heroes.
Of course, Min Jingchao kept Boss Pei's guidance in mind when designing this board.
"For most people, creativity could either be a treasure chest or shackles."
While the gamers' creativity had to be respected, Min Jingchao also had to be cautious about the 'shackles' effect. She had to avoid turning the game into an odd patchwork, which was neither fish nor fowl.
As the system designer, Min Jingchao had to exercise control over the game's system balance. At the same time, Zhang Nan had to exercise control over the game's artistic style. On top of that, with so many ideas being contributed, filtering and analyzing would be very troublesome. Thus, the designer had to foresee those problems and come up with a mechanism to deal with them.
Min Jingchao divided the Creative Community into several simple sections and designed a mechanism to sieve gamers who 'liked' similar items. This would minimize the amount of low-level work that the designers would have to do in the future.
In Min Jingchao's mind, there were generally three types of heroes in GOG:
First, heroes whose IPs had been bought over. They had been modeled after their original concept art, and their skills had been designed based on the background story of the original character.
Second, heroes that had been designed and modeled based on internal employees or people who had made special contributions to the game. Modest was one example of such heroes.
Third, heroes designed by the gamers themselves.
Further, gamers could design two types of heroes: the type that emphasized on mechanism and gameplay and the type that emphasized on outward appearance.
There were specializations in the art industry. Most gamers would not think about a hero's background story, appearance, and skills mechanism, much less the balance in the system.
Thus, Min Jingchao had to separate all of those items.
Therefore, the Creative Community was split into four sections: the IP Heroes Idea Pool, the Special Contributions Idea Pool, the Original Works (Mechanisms) Idea Pool, and the Original Works (Appearance) Idea Pool.
The officials would regularly post stickies on the IP Heroes Idea Pool to notify everyone of the newest character IPs that GOG had bought over. After that, gamers could raise ideas on skills design based on the existing images and background stories.
Outstanding employees, business partners, and gamers would be singled out in the Special Contributions Idea Pool. After that, gamers could start designing new heroes based on those people's unique characteristics.
In the Original Works (Mechanisms) Idea Pool, gamers could brainstorm hero designs and plans that could benefit the game's mechanism. For example, the game was lacking a roaming support hero at the moment. Thus, gamers could use this section to suggest skills that new heroes could possess. Other people or the officials could then fill in the gaps in the heroes' concept art and background stories.
The Original Works (Appearance) Idea Pool would be the exact opposite. Gamers would only have to contribute concept art or background stories that they had created for new heroes, and other people or the officials could come up with the heroes' skills.
All of the sections would have rich filtering and sorting functions.
For example, players would be able to sort the various suggestions based on different figures such as popularity, date and time, and the number of likes. They would also be able to interact with others' designs by liking them, recommending them, laughing at them, or trampling all over them.
That way, gamers would get to do the initial filtration. New heroes would then be created in descending order of popularity among gamers.
Since they were going to crowdsource anyway and the gamers were going to be put in charge of the designing work, Min Jingchao decided to take it a step further and allow them to shortlist the works as well.
Of course, a company with high principles, like Tengda, would not freeload off the gamers' creativity. To ignite gamers' passion, Min Jingchao also designed a generous reward mechanism.
For all gamers:
After the heroes that gamers designed were released, they would get ninety percent off their first skin, fifty percent off their second skin, and twenty percent off their third skin. All gamers would be able to enjoy this promotion for up to a month (starting from the day that the skins were put up for sale). For gamers who were active on the forum (judging from their log in frequency, number of likes and comments, and other data on the forum):
After the heroes that gamers designed were released, gamers who were active on the forum would enjoy the aforementioned promotions with no time limit.
Even if one was not an active gamer at the moment-as long as they logged in and interacted on the forum, their 'active gamer' status would be reinstated. They would then be allowed to enjoy the same benefits.
As for outstanding contributors of content (people who contributed a lot of feedback and creative ideas, regardless of whether they were taken into consideration or not):
Whether the ideas were taken into consideration or not, such contributors would be allowed to enjoy seventy percent off all the skins (they would not be allowed to consolidate both promotions; the bigger discount would apply).
Those whose feedback and ideas were considered would get a five percent share of the profit earned from the sale of that hero's skins. In addition, their names and in-game names would forever be credited on the hero's details page, as the source of the hero ideas. Gamers would also be able to choose a title once they entered a match such as 'Designer of Modest'.
Of course, gamers had to enter into agreements before they would be allowed to upload any ideas. That would prevent any copyright or intellectual property disputes.
Otherwise, Tengda could be made to compensate for a huge sum of money after selecting a few designs from the forum. That would be an awkward situation.
On the whole, the compensation would be more than adequate.
This was especially true for those whose ideas were considered; they would get a five-percent share of the profits from the sale of all skins for the hero. The more popular their hero became and the more skins GOG would sell, the more profits the contributors would earn. Ideally, gamers would only have to design one hero that was fun and popular. Then, they could depend on their five-percent share of profits to survive for the rest of their lives.
Of course, that was an ideal scenario.
A few years down the road—when over a hundred heroes had been created, there might still only be tens of lucky people who would fall under that category.
Still, the generous rewards would encourage talented gamers to rack their brains and take part in the designing of heroes.
The five-percent share of profits would get GOG a hero that was widely loved by gamers and the active participation of all gamers. That would not be considered a loss.
Now, Min Jingchao only had one thing to say to Finger Games: "Come on, you have a strong team, but the gamers have infinite wisdom!"
After confirming the plan once more, Min Jingchao sent the plan to Ma Yiqun.
At the moment, the same team was in charge of Zhongdian Chinese Network, TPDb, the games' official websites, and the forum. All of them were websites after all, and all of them would ultimately be gathered onto TPDb's website. Thus, it was best if they were created using the same template.
Once the forum was ready and revised, news of it would spread like wildfire in all of the gaming groups! Boss Pei would probably be comforted by this proposal that we have come up with, right?
At that moment...
Pei Qian was sitting in his office, worrying. He had not made any headway on the special mission for this cycle, which involved limitless learning.
At most, he could invest eight percent of twenty million yuan in himself. That was just 1.6 million yuan. If he acquired some knowledge and the System decided that he had accomplished something by the end of the cycle, he would be allowed to deduct or add 12.8 million yuan to the System Funds.
However, that was provided that he managed to spend 1.6 million yuan. The less he spent, the less he would get to deduct in the end.
Pei Qian had been sitting on this decision for three whole weeks for those two reasons.
What kind of course would allow him to spend 1.6 million yuan in a few months?
Even if such a course existed, would he be able to upgrade his skills? Would the System recognize his achievements?
If the System concluded that he had learned nothing, then he would only have spent 1.6 million yuan by the end of the cycle. He would not be able to deduct any additional funds from the System Funds. Then, the entire mission would have been meaningless.
Pei Qian had thought of a lot of options such as management, economics, a foreign language... arts...
Yet, every option seemed inappropriate.
First of all, he was extremely busy now. He had the time for classes, but he might not have the time to learn those things well.
Second, even if he did have time, his brain might not be good enough.
Third, even if he had the time and he could learn, it would be very difficult for him to spend 1.6 million yuan. Courses that required 1.6 million yuan did not necessarily teach useful content either.
On top of all that, the System was extremely stingy. It would not allow Pei Qian to play with semantics and say that he had 'spent 1.6 million yuan to buy himself a lesson'.
He was in a fix.
He had been watching the days go by. Finally, he decided that he could not delay things any longer. The more he postponed it, the less time he would have to acquire new knowledge.
Since he could not think of a solution on his own, he had to ask for help. Yet, who should he
ask?
After some thought, Pei Qian decided to ask Little Tang
Among all of his employees, Little Tang was the least indoctrinated. At the same time, her lips were tightly sealed. Pei Qian could trust that she would not breathe a single word to anyone when she was not supposed to. Thus, she was a good candidate.At that thought, Pei Qian sent Tang Yishu a message, inviting her into his office.
Soon, he heard knocking on his door. Tang Yishu entered his office and said, "Senior, I haven't found all... all the Management Trainees-"
Pei Qian waved his hand. "The deadline is Saturday. Don't worry. I wanted to ask you about something else; help me think of ideas.
"If I wanted to learn something, what would you say is the most important thing to learn?"
Tang Yishu was stunned. She blinked slowly and then said, "I... I don't know."
Pei Qian was very hurt. He was slightly disappointed in this response.
Am I that perfect in everyone's eyes? Does everyone see no room for improvement at all?
Ai, one can truly misunderstand another to a terrifying extent! After some consideration, Tang Yishu said, "Senior, I don't know what's the most important thing for you to learn, but I know what you absolutely don't need to learn..." Pei Qian, "Oh? What is that?" Tang Yishu, "Game... game design."
Chapter 494 Who would Dare to Teach Boss Pei?
Pei Qian was stunned.
Game design?
Yes, that was certainly true to other people. Every single game that Tengda Games had created since it was established had been a success. What's more, the company did not create two games of the same genre. The other subsidiaries had all gone through valleys, but the games department had never failed before.
Other people thought that Boss Pei had good taste, good leadership skills, and good strategizing skills. They also saw him as a success in the investment industry, physical industries, the tech industry, and the food and drinks industry. However, the most outstanding thing about him was still his ability to design games.
At the same time, Tengda Games had always been seen as the trump card of all trump cards that Tengda Corporation had. Any employee that walked out of that department could hold the fort on his own.
However, all of that was only true to the outside world.
Pei Qian really wanted to say 'I don't know how to design games at all!'
All this time, while developing games, he had been consistently doing the exact opposite of successful practices in the market. Yet, for some reason, his games always ended up succeeding
Still, Tang Yishu's words had given Pei Qian a lot of inspiration. Pei Qian nodded. "Yes, I understand. There's nothing else for now."
After Tang Yishu left, Pei Qian made up his mind about what to do next.
He would learn game design!
That could solve all of his problems.
First of all, he had no idea how to design games at all. There was a lot of room for improvement. He would just have to understand a bit, and the System would likely conclude that he had acquired new knowledge.
Second, learning the concepts behind game design would probably not be difficult. It was not professional knowledge; he would not find himself completely lost.
Third, he would not have to take practical lessons to learn about games. Instead, he would just have to pay an awesome game designer from a local first-tier games company to conduct one-on-one lessons for him.
A big boss like that was probably drawing hundreds of thousands to millions of yuan each month. It probably wouldn't be ridiculous for Pei Qian to pay him a hundred thousand yuan for each one-on-one lesson, right?
Last, learning about game design would help Pei Qian cover up the gaps in his mind. He had only profited in the past because of his lack of understanding of game design. Once he understood the concepts, he would be able to avoid generating profits. Then, Tengda Games would start incurring historical losses, wouldn't it?
It was the perfect solution!
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more reliable it seemed.
There weren't many game developers in the country, who had both fame and fortune. However, there were a significant number of game developers who were drawing high incomes.
Pei Qian thought that being able to earn an income was a type of game designing skill. The System would probably allow it.
In any case, he would contact a few game designers first and then see how to carry things on from there. For all he knew, even if he was willing to pay, the other party might not be willing to travel to Jingzhou.
Such successful game developers probably owned their own companies, had shares in a company, or had earned a huge sum from creating a successful game.
Even if the other party was lacking funds, they might not be able to spare the time. If they were in the midst of developing a new game, they would not be able to walk away. Considering the time and effort that would be required of them, they might not even care for the few hundred thousand yuan.
Thus, Pei Qian had to find a suitable candidate before he planned any more details.
With that, Pei Qian called Assistant Xin in. "Contact a few famous games companies in the country and speak to their best game developers.
"Tell them that I genuinely want to learn about game design from them. Ask if they would be willing to give lessons in Jingzhou. The fees would be negotiable."
Assistant Xin looked doubtful, but she did not ask any questions. Instead, she turned around, prepared to get to work.
Pei Qian added, "Don't tell anyone else about this."
Assistant Xin nodded and said, "I understand."
Once Assistant Xin left, Pei Qian fell into deep thought once again.
I wonder which game designer would be willing to accept my invitation. Pei Qian tried hard to remember but soon realized that he had not contacted any game designers from other companies before. Of course, that was apart from Sun Strike Studios's Zhou Muyan but even that was more than a year ago. The main reason was that, to Pei Qian, designing games was just one way to incur losses. He was not interested in the local game industry, and thus he did not have the motivation to form relationships with other successful game designers.
Thus, until now, Pei Qian only knew a couple of game designers.
Still, it did not matter. Tengda Games was considered quite reputable in the local game industry. If Boss Pei was genuinely seeking to acquire knowledge on game design, at least one or two big bosses would be willing to entertain him, right?
Alternatively, they could come to Jingzhou solely to get to know Boss Pei!
Jingzhou had an illustrious spirit, and there were many things to eat and do. A trip here would not be a waste of time!
Pei Qian became excited as he wondered which boss would be willing to make the trip. Thus, he began fantasizing.
About ten minutes later, he heard knocking on the door. Assistant Xin was back. Pei Qian looked at her expectantly. "Who has agreed to come?"
Assistant Xin's expression was strange. "Er… Boss Pei, I've called four companies. They have… all rejected me." Pei Qian was stunned. "Why? Is it because I haven't offered a clear fee? Is it because I wasn't sincere enough?"
Assistant Xin shook her head. "It's not a matter of money or sincerity. They just don't believe us, and they think that we're kidding.
"I can quote what one of them said: 'You're kidding me. Boss Pei is the best game designer in the world. Who would dare to instruct him? Wouldn't they be making a fool of themselves in front of the real expert?'
"Another person said: 'I only know how to design games with paywalls. I'm nowhere near as good as Boss Pei when it comes to the artistic aspect of games. How can I go over and teach him?
"All of them expressed that they would be happy to come here and make friends with you as your guests. However, they would not teach you.
"I think the outcome wouldn't change no matter how many companies I ask. That's why I came to report the results without bothering to call anyone else."
Pei Qian was speechless. "How about we ask Zhou Muyan from Sun Strike Studios?"
He was a familiar face. It should be easier to talk to him, right?
Assistant Xin smiled subtly. "I already did. His reaction was the biggest."
Pei Qian, "…"
Look at how things had turned out…
Pei Qian was not fastidious with semantics. People could say that he was trying to learn or to make connections as long as he could achieve the same results.
However, the System's requirements were clear. He had to learn something. What's more, the 1.6 million yuan had to be spent as school fees or education-related expenses.
Having an exchange or being interviewed would not fulfill the System's requirements!
Pei Qian did not expect to be rejected, much less for that kind of reason. Everyone thought that Boss Pei was too good at game design, and they were too embarrassed to teach him!
Pei Qian was obviously unhappy.
It had taken him a long time to come up with this solution. How could he give up so easily? Of course, he could not!
Since everyone was unwilling to teach him, Pei Qian would have to seek guidance under a different name!
All this time, Pei Qian had been keeping his identity a secret on purpose. Until now, very few people had seen his true face. What's more, he had not allowed any pictures or videos to be taken of him in interviews.
In other words, even if he met a designer, they would not recognize him as Boss Pei.
Pei Qian thought about disguising as a rich second-generation heir with loads of money, who wanted to spend 1.6 million yuan on inviting a successful game designer to teach him about game design.
In any case, rich second-generation heirs did all sorts of questionable things. The game designers would not suspect a thing.
Still, that would create another problem.
The System would be the one paying 1.6 million yuan. If the sum was transferred to the other party from the company's bank account, it would be reflected as an incoming sum of money from Tengda Corporation. What would the other party think then?
Why would a rich second-generation heir pay his education fees via Tengda's company account?
That would not do.
After further thought, Pei Qian decided to use another identity instead. He would not be a rich second-generation heir but an outstanding employee of Tengda instead. He had performed exceptionally at work, and so Boss Pei was forking out 1.6 million yuan for him to upgrade his skills in any way.
This outstanding employee had always been interested in pursuing game design. Now that he had been given a huge sum of money, he had decided to hire an elite game designer and learn from that game designer's success.
That meant that Pei Qian could not be an employee from the game department. Instead, he would be from… the investment department!
He had received a special reward from Boss Pei because he had made a successful investment.
Yes, that story should be believable.
Someone could ask 'if you're an employee of Tengda, why don't you just learn about game design from Boss Pei?'
Then, he would reply 'Boss Pei is so busy that he can't spare the time.'
Although there would be gaps in the story, there would not be huge problems. In any case, he would try to bluff as many people as he could. He just had to get a game designer to agree to come down and teach him and then successfully spend the 1.6 million yuan.
What's more, all of those things were technically true. Pei Qian could be counted as an outstanding employee of Tengda Corporation. He had also achieved outstanding results in the investment department.
He would just be hiding one simple fact: this outstanding employee was also Boss Pei.
After some thought, Pei Qian said, "How about this? Contact a few more companies and say that there's an outstanding employee in our company's investment department who wants to learn about game design. We'll pay them to come and give lessons."
Assistant Xin immediately understood his intentions. "Alright, Boss Pei."
She knew very well that the 'outstanding employee' that Boss Pei had referred to was himself and that he was just trying to avoid frightening people to the point that they did not dare to teach him.
Yet, why was Boss Pei insisting on hiring a game designer to teach him?
Assistant Xin was very curious, but she still did not ask any questions. Boss Pei had always been a very unique person, and this was not the most confusing thing that he had ever done. It was not worth kicking up a fuss over. Another ten minutes passed, and Assistant Xin returned.
"Boss Pei, a game designer said he would consider."
Pei Qian was overjoyed. "Who is it?"
Assistant Xin answered, "It's Boss He An of Mengguo Games. He's one of the older game designers in the country, and he has created many notable standalone games and online games. He is also very well known in the game industry. Since he's semi-retired, he's been flying around the country and enjoying life. "What do you think, Boss Pei?"
Pei Qian nodded his head. "Sure!"
In any case, all of the successful game designers were about the same to Pei Qian. All of them probably had a unique understanding of computer games. As long as they were willing to come down, Pei Qian was not fussed.
Assistant Xin nodded. "Alright, I'll book his air tickets now. Boss He is now semi-retired, and he happens to be free at the moment. If all goes well, he should arrive in Jingzhou tomorrow.
"Oh, that's right. Boss He also said that he wants to do a simple test when he arrives. He won't teach anyone too stupid."At that point, Assistant Xin laughed. "Of course, that would be a negligible thing to you, Boss Pei."
Once she finished speaking, Assistant Xin turned around and left.
Yet, Pei Qian's jaw hung low as he was stunned.
What? A negligible thing?
At that moment, Pei Qian felt like a student who had not done a single bit of review but who had just been told that he had to sit for a test.
It sounded easy, but he really knew nothing! Was it too late to review now?
Here came the problem… he had no idea what kind of questions Boss He would come up with, and he didn't even have any materials. How could he review…?
At once, Pei Qian frowned. He began to seriously doubt his own decision.