June 20th …
From mid-July onwards, school would be on summer break. It would be exam week during this period. Pei Qian still had to spend some time to master his homework.
Although exams were easier, he still had to spend a few nights preparing for some closed-book courses.
Pei Qian especially admired Ma Yang on this point.
Ma Yang could manage Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and Fish-Catching Take-Out at the same time and pay attention in class. He might not be able to score high in exams, but he would definitely be able to pass.
He could only say that sometimes, messing around was a very powerful ability.
Until now, Pei Qian's identity had not been exposed. Although he rarely returned to the dormitory and was rarely seen, there were many similar students in the university. There was nothing to be surprised about.
Ma Yang was the only person in the school who knew about this, and he was very tight-lipped. No classmates would purposely ask about it.
Pei Qian would return to his rented apartment to change into his normal clothes every time he went to school. Thus, he did not arouse any suspicions.
However, Ma Yang's clothes were becoming more and more expensive, and the digital products he used were becoming more and more high-end. His classmates mistakenly thought that his house had been demolished recently.
With Ma Yang attracting attention for him, Pei Qian was happy to be an ordinary student in school.
Of course, Pei Qian also knew that he could not hide this for long, just like hiding it from his parents. However, there was no need for him to expose himself now. It was good to interact with everyone as an ordinary person.
However, as the final exam week approached, Pei Qian had to revise and pay attention to the company's matters. He felt very bitter.
In the study room …
Pei Qian forced himself to memorize the copied notes and occasionally took out his cell phone to look at it.
Although he could not always pay attention to the news online, he could ask Lu Mingliang to organize some key information and inform him at any time.
"Boss Pei, Amusement Times reported on our downloadable content for a few of our games and praised us as domestically-produced games with a conscience. The response is not bad!"
Pei Qian looked at his cell phone and put it down.
Amusement Times was one of the first games media outlets to report on Tengda. This kind of news release was expected and would not have much of an impact.
"Boss Pei, news of our downloadable content is trending on Weibo. Many gamers are discussing it intensely!"
This was not a big problem. Trending topics came and went quickly. They could be bought with money. There was nothing to worry about.
"Boss Pei, I heard that accounts with Barrett Doom in the black market have been hyped up to two thousand yuan …"
What the hell, it's already the end of the month, and the limited edition of 500 is about to start selling again next month, why are you guys in such a hurry …
Oh, that's right. I probably won't be able to buy it next month. If I buy an account now, I can still enjoy it for ten days.
You can buy it then. Anyway, I said that it's limited to 500, so it's 500. It's impossible to buy more.
"Boss Pei, Aili Island has created a zone for our games!
"Boss Pei, a game designer scolded us on Weibo for disrupting the market. Gamers are flaming him!"
"Boss Pei, ESRO's official platform has created a special topic for our games and placed them in the recommendation spots on the homepage. I'm guessing that our game sales and downloadable content sales will increase significantly in the next few days!"
Pei Qian's hands trembled when he saw this.
The official platform was stirring up trouble again!
The last time he gave Game Designer a recommendation on the front page, Pei Qian could not take it anymore.
But this time, they actually packaged all the games into a special topic and put them on the homepage?
Calm down, calm down …
Pei Qian took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
From his previous experience, although the effect of a recommendation on the front page was not bad, the increase was still within an acceptable range.
Pei Qian still had a chance to spend as much money as he could. What's more, if he were to put up a recommendation now, his income next week would not increase explosively. Settlement would be completed before his income increased next week. There should not be a big problem.
"Boss Pei, the official platform thinks that our company is the benchmark of the game industry. They have decided to help and support us!"
Pei Qian was stunned.
Help and support?
It was already very kind of them to give a recommendation on the front page for free every few days. How many games companies could receive such treatment?
How else could they help and support them?
"Boss Pei, the official platform has already raised the standard of our company. In order to encourage us to have more funds to develop our games, they have decided to split our shares with the official platform from fifty-fifty to seventy-thirty. We will take seventy percent!
"This is usually a special treatment that only games companies that are very big and have a lot of say or have a very good reputation and have been set up as a model game company. This means that the official platform has a high degree of recognition for our games!
"I heard that the highest we can get is nineteen percent. Boss Pei, we will definitely continue to work hard!"
Pei Qian's hand trembled, and his cell phone fell on the table with a thud.
I'm done for!
Fifty-fifty to seventy-thirty … didn't that mean that they would not have to do anything in the future, and all the games would earn twenty percent more for no reason?
For a game like Ocean Stronghold that could earn about three and a half million yuan a month, this extra twenty percent meant that it would be one million three to four hundred thousand yuan!
In other words, there was still one week before the next settlement. Even if they did not consider the income from downloadable content, all the games would earn twenty percent more than usual. That would be at least six to seven hundred thousand yuan more!
Coupled with the income from downloadable content …
Pei Qian was stunned.
He had already expected the game to earn money and roughly estimated the sales of all the downloadable content. These profits were all within his expectations, but the official platform's actions had completely messed up his plans!
If other companies knew about this, they would definitely celebrate. However, Pei Qian was like an ant on a hot pan now.
If he did not pay attention, he might not be able to finish spending all his money!
After all, he could no longer invest money into developing new things a week before settlement. He could only rely on giving out benefits and other methods to spend money, and he would not be able to spend it quickly.
If he had a profit of one or two million yuan at settlement, he would only be able to convert about ten thousand yuan. If he made a small loss, it would be much more than that. What's more, the system would replenish all the lost funds.
This was too exciting. He could go from heaven to hell with a single thought …
Pei Qian could no longer sit still. He kept his books and left the study room.
How could he revise at such a crucial time?!
His plan to spend money had to be brought forward!
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When he reached the office, Pei Qian hurriedly called for Assistant Xin and rushed to his office.
Lu Mingliang, Ma Yiqun, and the others saw Boss Pei's serious expression and could not help but feel emotional.
They had just been commended by the official platform and had even changed their split. This was something that other games companies could only dream of. Countless people would be envious of them if word got out.
Yet, Boss Pei's expression was the same as usual. It was as if nothing had happened!
Instead, he looked like he was in a hurry and had a serious expression on his face. He seemed to be worrying about other matters in the company.
This was the attitude of a great general!
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In the office …
Pei Qian opened up a form and looked at the various expenses of the company seriously.
Until now, Tengda's various expenses had become very complicated. From the most basic rent, utilities, to various investments in research and development, to employee benefits, and so on. The huge form made Pei Qian's head hurt just by looking at it.
He could only take a rough look.
After browsing through it casually, Pei Qian thought of a good entry point.
"Our company's operations are getting better and better. It's about time to expand.
"Get all the departments to come up with a recruitment plan. We'll start recruiting next month. That includes the administrative, human resources, and finance departments under you. Expand them as well.
"There's no limit on the number of applicants. Get them to apply for more."
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