June 1st, Friday …
Meng Chang wore a mask, sunglasses, and a cap and arrived near the snack market in the old industrial zone.
At first, Meng Chang had completely lost his motivation. However, after chatting with Boss Pei yesterday, the small flame of hope in his heart burned again.
That was why he came to investigate today.
After removing one wrong option, there were three options left. They were the snack market, the experience store, and the inspiration class.
It was already Friday today. It was impossible to investigate all three industries within a week. However, Meng Chang still felt that he had to try his best to rush forward.
The earlier he did the research, the earlier he could confirm the publicity plan. He would burn money and get more commission.
The more money he had, the more it encouraged Meng Chang to use conservative publicity plans. Instead, it encouraged Meng Chang to make more risky plans.
That was because he did not have any worries. That was why he should pursue a high commission!
All in all, Meng Chang's passion for commission was rekindled after Boss Pei adjusted the contents of the agreement!
Today, Meng Chang was fully armed and wrapped his face tightly, afraid that others would recognize him.
It was not because he had any idol baggage, nor was he afraid of meeting fans on the road.
The reason why he was so careful was mainly to guard against Boss Pei's employees.
Meng Chang had also reviewed his failures and realized that there seemed to be a huge shadow behind them. That was Boss Pei!
Take the publicity for Mission and Choice for example. The release date of the game had been changed. Was that something a human would do?
Boss Pei might have said that it was to crash into Fantasy Battle Remake but Meng Chang still suspected that it might just be a pretense. The real reason was to target him.
There were many similar situations.
Meng Chang felt that he had a high chance of success every time. However, his plan would always fall short of success and be destroyed because of some inexplicable and coincidental matters.
It would be fine if it happened once or twice, but how many times had it happened?!
Was it possible to say that Boss Pei was not behind all of this?
Meng Chang felt that Boss Pei must have been behind this at least one or two of these failures. His goal was to destroy his plan so that he could only get a basic salary.
Meng Chang did not have evidence to prove it but he believed it deeply.
Thus, there must be many Boss Pei's spies in each department.
Even the advertising and marketing departments were not spared.
As the saying goes, "Secrets are the key to success, and words are the key to failure." This meant that the better the secrecy, the higher the chance of success.
Thus, Meng Chang decided to think of all ways to keep it a secret this time. Before the publicity plan was officially launched, he would definitely not let Boss Pei guess which project he was going to publicize.
That way, the probability of getting a commission would definitely increase greatly!
Meng Chang pretended to be a curious passerby and strolled around the snack market.
Many people in Jingzhou were very interested in Tengda's new business. Thus, many people were shopping nearby. These people were of different ages. Some of the older ones might be the aborigines nearby. Some uncles and aunties came to take a walk and take a look. Some young people might have come from afar to take a look.
Meng Chang mixed in and hid his tracks well.
According to the schedule, there were still two weeks before the snack market would officially open, so no stall owners had moved in yet. There were still some finishing touches to the renovation.
Although the general style of the entire snack market had been determined, it was still very difficult to deduce whether it would be popular based on this.
Meng Chang circled the food market twice but still did not have a clue.
It was difficult to determine if it would become popular based on what he saw.
However, at that moment, his eyes suddenly lit up. He saw someone he knew.
Wasn't that Li Shi from Fu Hui Investments?
If not for Li Shi, Meng Chang would not have been in debt and would not have ended up in this state.
Strictly speaking, Meng Chang hated Li Shi more than Boss Pei.
After all, Boss Pei gave Meng Chang the feeling that he was the ultimate villain in a movie. He might be hateful, but he was powerful and full of personal charm. On the other hand, Boss Li gave Meng Chang the feeling that he was the lackey of the villain. He might not be very dangerous, but he was full of evil tricks. He had to be wary of him!
This was the logic behind the King of Hell being easy to deal with.
However, now was not the time to hold a grudge because Li Shi's appearance would reveal some information.
Meng Chang temporarily put down his hatred and silently pretended to be an ordinary passerby. He followed behind Li Shi and observed silently.
Li Shi would definitely not come here for no reason. Something must have happened!
Meng Chang had long discovered that Li Shi and a few investors in Jingzhou had been closely surrounding Boss Pei and following Boss Pei's lead.
On the other hand, Li Shi's appearance near Boss Pei's new business … was definitely not a good sign.
Indeed, Li Shi came to a shop near the snack market and chatted with the boss after entering.
After chatting for about half an hour, Li Shi seemed to be very satisfied. He came out with a smile and went to the next shop to continue chatting.
Meng Chang carefully maintained a distance from Li Shi and stared at his direction from afar.
What was he talking to these shop owners about?
Obviously, he wanted to buy a shop!
There was no other explanation.
Meng Chang could not help but chuckle in his heart. There was no need to look anymore. Another wrong answer was eliminated!
This was Boss Pei's usual trick. Meng Chang had long understood it.
Back when he was building the Thriller Hostel, Boss Pei did not have enough funds. It was difficult for him to build the entire Thriller Hostel and the surrounding facilities.
Thus, Boss Pei deliberately gave the surrounding businesses to Li Shi and the other investors in Jingzhou.
That way, the surrounding facilities would be available. The publicity work for the Thriller Hostel would also be in place. He might have distributed some benefits but everyone would be able to earn more.
Boss Pei obviously wanted to do the same thing now!
It was impossible for Tengda to buy all the shops around the snack market. Thus, he deliberately left a portion for Boss Li and the other investors to buy.
That way, he would not have to pay too much money. At the same time, he could control all the surrounding shops firmly in his hands and develop and plan them together.
At this point, Meng Chang was basically certain that this snack market was going to become popular.
That was because Boss Pei had already arranged for Boss Li and the others to buy all the surrounding shops. Obviously, he had 100% confidence in this snack market.
At that time, even if Meng Chang's publicity plan was done well, he would probably not be able to get a commission no matter how much money he spent.
That was because Boss Li and the others would definitely think of a way to make this place popular!
With so much capital, they would have to make this place popular even if they had to throw money at it.
It could be said that seeing Boss Li involved basically announced that this place could not be touched.
That was because Boss Li was not only Boss Pei's puppet but also an extension of Boss Pei's will. He would also take the initiative to carry out Boss Pei's intentions so that his own interests would not be harmed.
From the previous cases, any project that used Boss Li was definitely the project that Boss Pei valued the most.
To the business genius Boss Pei, 'most valued' often meant 'it would definitely become popular'!
Meng Chang did not stay any longer. He immediately gave up on the snack market and took a taxi to the next inspection location: the Tengda experience store opposite the Great World.
This was considered official business. He took a taxi to report it.
…
There was a slight traffic jam on the road because the two places were quite far apart. Meng Chang arrived at Tengda's experience store after nearly an hour.
This was Meng Chang's first time in Tengda's experience store.
However, Meng Chang only took a glance from afar after getting out of the car. Then, he opened the car door and got in again.
"Master, let's go. I'm changing my itinerary."
The driver did not ask further and stepped on the accelerator.
Meng Chang only took a glance at his surroundings when he got out of the car earlier and gathered the following information.
Opposite Tengda's experience store was the competition venue of the GPL league. It often welcomed players from all over the country. What's more, it seemed like the GPL Spring Competition finals were about to begin.
Tengda's experience store occupied the most perfect place in the entire shopping mall. The huge glass wall was extremely imposing. It was even expected to become a new landmark in Jingzhou City.
There were also two ridiculously huge screens under construction outside the shopping mall. Once the construction was completed, these two huge screens would bring a huge visual impact to passersby. They might even be filmed and posted online, causing even more popularity.
Thus, Meng Chang did not plan to walk in at all. He took a casual glance outside and knew that this was most likely a wrong answer.
Be it the snack market or the experience store, even if he racked his brains to come up with a publicity plan and worked hard to reduce the popularity, he would probably only be able to last for two weeks at most and get a basic salary.
Meng Chang would never do something like this where the effort and the reward were completely disproportionate.
"Boss Pei is too much. He might have given me four options, and it looks like there are a lot of them, but at least three of them are wrong! I'll be working for him for nothing if I choose! "
"There's still the last option, the inspiration class for the authors."
"I wonder if this option is also the wrong option. At the very least, you have to give me some room to perform, right?"
"Sigh, Boss Pei, please be a human being!"
The more Meng Chang thought about it, the more melancholic he felt.
At first, he had wishfully thought that it would be so simple to mess up the publicity plan!
In the end, Meng Chang felt more and more that this was an epic difficulty that was impossible to complete!
What's more, as Tengda gradually grew stronger, the difficulty of this matter would only increase. That was because Tengda was such a unique company. Its every move would be seen by netizens. Any action would be repeatedly interpreted by netizens. Even ordinary publicity could have unexpected effects.
Meng Chang did not know what to do in the future. He could only take it one step at a time.
…
Meng Chang walked out of the building where Zhongdian Chinese Network's "inspiration class" was located at four in the afternoon.
He finished the research before he got off work!
In fact, Meng Chang did not plan to be so fast. According to his original plan, he had reserved at least three days.
He had originally planned to finish the research and confirm the final publicity project on Tuesday.
However, he did not expect the first two projects to be researched so quickly. He only took a look and walked around a few rounds before he passed them. That was why he saved so much time.
This might be a sad story but there were also benefits: Meng Chang could quickly come up with a publicity plan over the weekend and immediately implement it on Monday.
That way, the possibility of a leak would be minimized so that Boss Pei would not be able to play any tricks.
"It looks like there are four choices, but there is only one choice."
"I can only publicize this inspiration class."
"The copyright development plan for this inspiration class might be very grand, but all the plans will only officially start two months later. The time in between gives me a lot of room to operate. "
"I have to think of a foolproof publicity plan over the weekend."
"What's more, this plan has to be simple enough. It's best if it doesn't require any preparation and can be directly placed on subway stations, bus stops, and billboards."
"The fewer the intermediate links, the lower the possibility of a leak. The fewer the chances of Boss Pei playing tricks."
"Yes, let's do that!"
Meng Chang could not help but feel excited.
The first three options were all very deceptive. He would definitely get a basic salary if he went to do publicity plans. Fortunately, there was still the option of the inspiration class.
Meng Chang felt like a person trapped in a huge array. There might be danger and difficulties everywhere, but Boss Pei still left him a 'lifeline' no matter what!
As for whether he could grasp this chance of survival, it would depend on his own luck.
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