"Boss Pei, what can I do for you …"
Zhou Muyan's voice sounded a little weak over the phone.
Ever since they parted ways in Guangzhou last year, Pei Qian and Zhou Muyan had not contacted each other.
The main reason was that the results of Ocean Stronghold and Bullet Hole were too different, causing their already fragile relationship to become even more fragile.
Ocean Stronghold had already become the number one domestically-produced FPS game. It had a huge user base, and it was still expanding. Its competitors had long changed from other domestically-produced FPS games to Counter Strike.
On the other hand, Bullet Hole's popularity had started to decline after the overwhelming publicity in the beginning. Although it was still operating steadily and profitably, it was still far from Zhou Muyan's target. The gap between it and Ocean Stronghold was getting wider and wider.
The design concepts of these two games were extremely different. When Tengda came to Sun Strike Studios for inspection, Zhou Muyan had even proudly shared Bullet Hole's design concepts with everyone.
At that time, Zhou Muyan was filled with confidence.
Pei Qian sat below the stage, smiling and nodding, his eyes filled with approval.
But now, Zhou Muyan knew that this Boss Pei was all acting!
When Ocean Stronghold was first released, Zhou Muyan did not think much of it. However, as its figures continued to increase, Zhou Muyan realized that something was wrong.
A simple investigation would reveal that Ocean Stronghold was developed at the same time as Bullet Hole. When Tengda came to Sun Strike Studios for inspection, Ocean Stronghold was already almost done!
Zhou Muyan could not help but feel a chill in his heart.
Boss Pei had already seen through the problem with Bullet Hole long ago. However, he kept nodding and acting as if nothing had happened.
Too scheming!
Therefore, after that, Pei Qian did not contact Zhou Muyan. The main reason was that he was afraid that Zhou Muyan would think that he was showing off.
Zhou Muyan would also not contact Pei Qian on his own accord. He could not afford to lose face …
Therefore, the two of them finally contacted each other again.
As for why Zhou Muyan picked up the phone …
He had no choice. He had to give Boss Pei some face.
After all, Tengda had already been praised by the officials. They were all in the industry; Zhou Muyan could not purposely offend Boss Pei.
However, he was a little unwilling to pick up the phone.
Pei Qian could feel Zhou Muyan's resentment. Afraid that he would say something wrong and agitate Zhou Muyan's fragile heart, he quickly went straight to the point.
"Director Zhou, sorry to disturb you. The main thing I want to ask is … do you know Lin Wan's identity? "
Zhou Muyan was taken aback.
Of course, he knew Lin Wan's identity. On the second day after Lin Wan joined Sun Strike Studios, the president's office of Shenhua Corporation called Zhou Muyan.
If he remembered correctly, Lin Wan had already joined Tengda for a few months.
Could Boss Pei still not know Lin Wan's identity?
That didn't make sense.
Zhou Muyan was confused. He asked, "Doesn't Boss Pei know?"
Pei Qian's heart turned colder.
Zhou Muyan's words clearly implied that Lin Wan's identity wasn't ordinary!
Pei Qian cleared his throat. "Boss Zhou, to tell you the truth, I'm facing some problems now. I hope you can lend me a helping hand. I'll be eternally grateful!"
Zhou Muyan hurriedly said, "I don't deserve that, Boss Pei. Please ask me anything. I'll tell you everything I know!"
Pei Qian asked, "Boss Zhou, can you tell me more about Lin Wan's relationship with her family and why she entered the games industry?"
Zhou Muyan was slightly puzzled.
Boss Pei didn't even know about this?
From the looks of it, Shenhua Corporation's President's Office did not call Boss Pei?
This was a little strange.
However, Zhou Muyan didn't think too much about it. He told Pei Qian everything he knew.
Lin Wan was the youngest daughter of Shenhua Corporation's President, Lin Zhengnan. She had an older sister and two older brothers. After graduation, out of love for the games industry, she found a job at Sun Strike Studios.
Lin Zhengnan obviously didn't support Lin Wan entering the games industry. However, Lin Wan was very stubborn, and Lin Zhengnan didn't want to ruin their relationship. Thus, he called Zhou Muyan, hoping that Lin Wan's dream of playing games would be shattered as soon as possible so that she could return to work at Shenhua Corporation.
"That's about it, Boss Pei. I don't know anything else. " Zhou Muyan said rather sincerely, "As for why she didn't call you … I don't know."
Pei Qian was silent for a moment. "In that case, how's Lin Wan's relationship with her brother, Lin Zhou of Shenhua Real Estate?"
Zhou Muyan replied, "I heard that her relationship with her father is a little stiff. However, her relationship with her brother, Lin Zhou, is not bad."
Pei Qian's heart turned cold.
All right, everything matched up!
Lin Wan must have asked her brother, Lin Zhou, to give Tengda free rent. There was no other way.
"So … Boss Zhou, how can we get Lin Wan to leave the games industry and go back to inherit the family fortune?" Pei Qian asked sincerely.
Zhou Muyan pondered for a moment. "I'm afraid we have to make her completely disappointed in the games industry."
Pei Qian was silent.
That was way too difficult, wasn't it?
Most importantly, this was the opposite of Pei Qian's original goal!
If Pei Qian wanted to spend more money, he would have to give more employee benefits. However, that would make Lin Wan feel that Tengda was very kind and even more unwilling to leave.
Wouldn't that be a dead end?
She was only giving him free rent now. Who knew what else this little girl could come up with in the future?
"Thank you, Boss Zhou. I'll organize another team-building event and go to Guangzhou to thank you personally."
Pei Qian thought to himself that Old Zhou was quite a good friend. This information was crucial.
Zhou Muyan was speechless.
Again?
Are you going to whip my corpse?!
"Boss Pei, may I ask one more thing? Did Lin Wan do something unforgivable to your company …?"
Pei Qian was silent.
He did not know how to answer this question.
Logically speaking, Zhou Muyan had told Pei Qian everything he knew. He had only asked this one question. If Pei Qian avoided the question, changed the topic, or lied … it wouldn't be right for him to do so.
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. "She … reduced our company's rent from four yuan to one and a half yuan."
Zhou Muyan, "???"
…
After hanging up, Pei Qian felt that he was facing an unprecedentedly serious situation.
Pei Qian immediately checked the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's lease contract. After realizing that it had nothing to do with Shenhua Real Estate, he relaxed slightly.
Fortunately …
The locations of these Fish-Catching Internet Cafes were very remote. They were all standalone buildings. When Shenhua Real Estate acquired land, they liked to choose the business districts in the city center. Most of them were high-end office buildings or residential areas.
The locations of Fish-Catching Internet Cafes were very far away from Shenhua Corporation's businesses.
If Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's rent was waived, Pei Qian would really vomit blood.
The problem now was how to deal with Lin Wan.
He could not leave her alone. She was a ticking time bomb.
He could not use overly forceful methods to chase her away. If he did it too obviously, he would be discovered.
Even the President of Shenhua Corporation and Lin Wan's biological father, Lin Zhengnan, could not do anything to her. Pei Qian was even more helpless.
If Lin Wan's stubbornness flared up, things could get out of hand.
The only way was to do as Zhou Muyan had said and try his best to make Lin Wan lose interest in the game.
From Lin Wan's diligence and hard work in Tengda, Pei Qian could tell that she was not the kind of rich second-generation heir who had high expectations but low abilities. Otherwise, she would not have been able to hide her identity for so long without being discovered.
Such a person would be especially persistent in her goals.
If it was a failure caused by external factors, it would not be enough to dampen her passion. She would only choose to try again.
This was difficult …
Pei Qian thought for a long time. Suddenly, an idea flashed across his mind.
It seemed like … the Shang Yang Games that he had bought through rubbish could be put to good use?
Until now, Shang Yang Games had maintained its original state when it was purchased.
Moreover, judging from the current operating situation, it was still incurring losses.
If Lin Wan was put in charge of a game project that was bound to fail, when the game really failed, she would naturally doubt her own abilities and even the entire game environment.
At that time, Boss Pei would continue to spend money happily while Lin Wan returned to inherit hundreds of millions of yuan. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
Pei Qian felt that this was a good idea.
Sure enough, a lot of things will always be inadvertently buried in the foreshadowing!
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