Pei Qian could not be sure if the nearby shops were working together to organize promotions to target Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. After all, there was no evidence. Pei Qian could not accuse Fish-Catching Internet Cafe without evidence.
What if they just happened to be at the same time and organized some regular promotional activities?
Pei Qian could not be sure if Boss Li was adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes. There was no evidence for that either.
However, he was sure that Boss Li must have taken this as a good opportunity to directly benefit from this incident.
This seemed a little impatient and careless.
However, Pei Qian could not say that Boss Li was stupid. This could be a carrot and stick tactic.
On one hand, Boss Li would not directly admit that he was targeting Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Instead, he would throw out an olive branch in a friendly manner. He would put on an attitude of 'everyone who has money to earn' and not excessively incite hatred from Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. This was a soft approach.
On the other hand, Boss Li was hinting to Pei Qian that if he continued to be stubborn, the two of them would exhaust each other. I'll lower the price, and you won't have customers. So what if you know that I'm the one causing trouble? Wouldn't you still have to obediently give in under such huge losses? This was a hard approach.
If it were anyone else, they might really accept his investment if they had no other way out.
However, Pei Qian was completely different.
Since you're willing to continue burning money to help me incur losses, I have to thank you!
Pei Qian wanted to reject him at first, but on further thought, that seemed wrong.
Since Boss Li liked to help others, shouldn't Pei Qian cooperate with him?
If Pei Qian rejected him again, Boss Li might very quickly give up. After all, he was the boss of an investment company. He had many things to do. He could not possibly be stubborn with Fish-Catching Internet Cafe all day.
Once Boss Li's attention was no longer here, the surrounding shops would probably not continue to burn money. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's traffic would probably return to normal.
Then, they would not be able to incur so much losses!
Pei Qian smiled as a plan formed in his mind.
"Old Ma, do you really think that Boss Li is doing this for our own good? Is he here to do charity?
"Think about it carefully. Is there really no one behind the joint activities of the surrounding shops?"
Pei Qian's simple words enlightened Ma Yang.
Of course, it couldn't be considered a reminder. Ma Yang was someone who was easily fooled. What's more, when he was fooled by two people one after the other, the person who spoke later had the absolute advantage.
Pei Qian added fuel to the fire, deliberately exaggerating the dangers of being acquired. Indeed, Ma Yang's thoughts were instantly reversed.
"F * ck! It turns out that this Director Li is so vicious! "
"I'll reject him right away!"
"There's no need for that. If we directly reject him, he will fly into a rage out of humiliation and fight us to the death. That would be inappropriate. "
"Tell him that I'm very troubled by the loss. I didn't want to accept the investment, but I'm a little shaken. I'm still in a dilemma. As long as the internet cafe can continue to incur losses, they might change their minds … "
Ma Yang sounded a little hesitant. "Brother Qian, do you mean that we should continue to incur losses like this? This won't do us any good, will it? It's not worth it, is it? "
Pei Qian smiled. "We're losing out, but they're not?"
"These few shops will suffer losses together with us. At the very least, we can drag down seven people by ourselves. What are you afraid of?"
"What's more, if they continue to burn money like this, they will attract many potential customers nearby. Even people from other parts of Jingzhou City will come here to spend money.
"In the long run, this will help to improve the business environment here. We won't be losing out at all."
Ma Yang was enlightened. "I see! I understand now, Brother Qian! "
"Very good. Go and tell Boss Li this, then …"
After hanging up, Pei Qian smiled slightly.
Boss Li, you must be very proud of your ability to bluff Ma Yang, right?
Actually, you're wrong. Anyone could bluff him …
You can bluff him as much as you want. In any case, I'll bluff him back.
Pei Qian's words to bluff Ma Yang were both true and false, especially the part about 'improving the business environment nearby'. It was pure nonsense.
The formation of the business environment was the result of many factors working together. How could the business environment be changed just because a few shops were doing promotions? Pei Qian felt that it was impossible.
However, this reason was more than enough to bluff Ma Yang.
As long as he successfully hooked Boss Li and allowed the surrounding shops to continue doing promotions, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe would be able to continue incurring losses. How could Pei Qian let go of something like harming others to benefit himself?
…
After hanging up, Ma Yang rubbed his long face furiously, trying to get into character quickly.
The moment he thought about how he had been bluffed by Boss Li, Ma Yang was filled with rage.
Luckily, my brother was smart. Otherwise, he would have been cheated by you!
Although Ma Yang was not good at acting, the moment he thought about how Boss Li had schemed to destroy his own business, he could not let this go so easily.
Turning anger into acting!
When he returned to the table, Ma Yang immediately put on a smile.
"Boss Li, I gave Boss Pei a call just now and tried to find out what he meant."
"He is indeed troubled by the recent losses, but he is not willing to let outsiders intervene just like that. He said that he wants to hold on for another month. If there is no improvement by then, he will think of another way. "
Li Shi nodded slightly.
This was exactly what he had expected.
According to his estimation, this Boss Pei was obviously a very stubborn person. It would be strange if he would change his mind just because of a few words from his subordinate.
One month …
It would be a little painful to continue burning money for another month, but it was still acceptable.
He felt his heart ache a little, but he could not show it. After all, Ma Yang did not seem to know that he was the one behind the sales promotion.
Boss Pei might have seen through it, but he probably did not tell Ma Yang. After all, there was no evidence. Boss Pei must have been thinking of not spouting nonsense.
All in all, as long as he could successfully acquire Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, he would definitely be able to earn back the money he had burned.
Thinking about this, Li Shi smiled slightly.
"Of course, I'm not anxious at all. Boss Ma, you don't have to keep rushing Boss Pei. A melon that is forcefully picked will not be sweet. Boss Pei has to think this through himself.
"However …"
"I'm more worried about your side. The losses in one month are huge. What if you can't hold on first? "
"Boss Ma, I think you can wait a week before testing the waters again. Who knows, Boss Pei might change his mind then."
"Alright." Ma Yang nodded and said to the bartender, "One more margarita. I'll treat Boss Li!"
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At Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd …
Pei Qian had not come to the office much these few days because of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and his exams. Today, he felt like patrolling the office.
The settlement date was getting closer and closer. Pei Qian was having a hard time taking care of everything.
The good thing was that the downloadable content of Tengda's games had already been released. Apart from the official platform changing the split previously, there were no other problems. Pei Qian should be able to rest assured.
Thinking about the current situation of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Pei Qian could not help but be in a good mood. He leisurely walked to his office.
In the office, Lu Mingliang and Bao Xu were discussing softly.
"Boss Pei hasn't been coming to the office recently. Is he busy with something else?"
"I heard that the situation at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe isn't looking good. He should be busy over there."
"From Boss Pei's expression, the problem shouldn't be serious."
"That might not be the case. You know Boss Pei's character. He doesn't show his emotions. Perhaps the problem is serious, but Boss Pei doesn't show it."
"Then … should we report to Boss Pei about Ocean Stronghold? We won't distract him, right? "
Bao Xu thought for a moment. "Compared to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, this doesn't seem that urgent. We can observe for a few more days.
"What's more, the prices of accounts on the trading platform are rising. That's to be expected. The number of active players and top-ups in the game has been increasing these few days. That's a good thing. There's no need to report to Boss Pei. "
Lu Mingliang nodded. "That's right. We'll wait for Boss Pei to have time before we report to him."
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