September 21st …
Pei Qian arrived at Jingzhou City's biggest shopping mall, Huanyu Tianjie, early in the morning.
Pei Qian had been here many times before. The first time was when he bought suits. Later on, when he organized his employees to spend as much money as they could, he also came here often.
However, Pei Qian had always been here as a consumer. He had come here to buy, buy, buy. This time, he was here as the boss of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. The nature was completely different.
Of course, before he decided to open Fish-Catching Internet Cafe here, Pei Qian had done his homework. First, he had to make sure that this shopping mall had nothing to do with Shenhua Real Estate.
Pei Qian did not want to be in the middle of opening the internet cafe and suddenly receive a call from some Boss Lin saying that the rent that he was supposed to pay had been waived.
It was not a matter of money. The main thing was that such a thing would seriously disrupt Boss Pei's plans.
Boss Pei did not like changes to his plans. After all, there was a world of difference between making a million yuan and losing a million yuan.
The slightest mistake could make Boss Pei want to cry, but no tears would come.
This time, Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan had their eyes on an 800-square-meter space on the third level of Huanyu Tianjie. Pei Qian was quite satisfied with this location.
If it was on the lowest level, everyone who came to the shopping mall would pass by. There would be too many people there.
What's more, the merchants at the lowest level were quite rich. It would not be easy to ask them to move out. They would not be able to find an empty space.
If it was on the highest level, there would be a cinema and some milk tea shops. Pei Qian could not rule out the possibility of young people playing in the internet cafe before or after watching a movie.
Thus, Pei Qian felt that the third level was quite good.
Apart from Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, this level was mainly occupied by various clothing brands. Most of them were high-end foreign brands. The only food brand was a high-end coffee shop and a milk tea shop next to it.
All in all, this level was relatively quiet. Most of the people who came here were girls who loved to shop. They probably would not go to an internet cafe for no reason.
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had chosen a location in the southeast corner of this level. It was a relatively independent area.
This used to be an overseas clothing brand. However, due to poor management, this place had to be sold.
The original clothing and products had all been sold off. The entire area looked empty. Only the shelves were left. They would all be moved away soon.
The renovations were not bad. What's more, they were more low-key and minimalistic. It was in line with Pei Qian's wishes.
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were already waiting there.
They could obviously feel that Boss Pei attached great importance to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 2.0 this time!
A few days ago, when they were looking for a place, Boss Pei had repeatedly reminded them. Last night, Boss Pei had even called to rush them. This was a very rare thing.
In fact, Pei Qian placed a lot of importance on it.
How urgent!
He quickly spent all the extra money he had on hand. There was not much time left for him.
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan brought Pei Qian around.
"How is it, Brother Qian? This place is not bad, right? The main reason was that there were very few shops in Huanyu Sky Street, so it wasn't easy to find them. Therefore, even though this position is ordinary, we can only make do with it, "Ma Yang said.
"Isn't the location pretty good? I'm very satisfied. This is it! "Pei Qian decided immediately.
Ma Yang was elated. "Alright! We can start renovating now. Shall we follow the style of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe? "
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "There's no need to follow the style of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
"This is Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 2.0 after all. Our slogan is to 'return to the essence of the internet cafe'. We just have to keep the feel of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. There's no need to be strict with the previous one.
"It's best to be fast, understand?"
Although renovations could cost a lot of money, Pei Qian was most worried about time.
If something went wrong during the renovation process and caused the opening to be delayed, Pei Qian would lose more than he gained.
After all, he had to spend as much money as he could during this cycle. Opening one Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was not enough. He had to open a few more.
If he spent two weeks renovating this internet cafe and another week observing the situation after opening, he would not have time to open other internet cafes before settlement.
Therefore, Pei Qian decided to keep things simple. He would just do the renovations and hurry up with the tables, chairs, and computers. He would try to finish everything within a week and observe for another week.
As long as the losses met his expectations, he would invest money in other shopping malls to open three or four Fish-Catching Internet Cafes 2.0 two weeks later. That way, he would be able to spend as much money as he could before settlement.
Although Ma Yang did not understand why Pei Qian was so anxious, he was used to not asking too many questions.
Zhang Yuan was the same. He ordered a batch of computer parts according to the configuration of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe previously.
Of course, as the regional manager of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe in Jingzhou, he could not personally install more than a hundred computers. Now, he could instruct many of his subordinates to do this.
After making arrangements for Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Pei Qian took a car back to Tengda.
On the way, Pei Qian opened TPDb on his cell phone and looked at gamers' reviews of Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version.
Before the mobile version was released, the game had an overall rating of 7.2. Consumers had given it a 9.1, and netizens had given it a 4.2.
After the mobile version was released, the game's netizens' and overall ratings kept on rising.
After the official platform recommended the game, the two ratings kept on rising.
Now, the total score had risen to 8.4, and the netizens' ratings had risen to 7.2. There were also some comments that made Pei Qian's heart ache.
"A good game has been delayed by brainwashing advertisements!"
"A unique web-based warring game. I gave it one brainless rating before, but I've changed it back."
"It's really interesting. It changed my impression of web-based games. I have to say that the designer of this game is quite something."
Ai, that hurts.
Now that the game's ratings were rising, the good news for Pei Qian was that he could give Shang Yang Games more bonuses. However, the bad news was that the game would probably earn a lot in the near future based on the ratings and reputation.
Shenhua's application store had maxed out its recommendations on the mobile version.
The official platform had also recommended the game on the mini-client. Many new gamers were entering the game.
Pei Qian had originally estimated that the game would earn four to five million yuan a month. Now, it would soon reach six to seven million yuan or more.
Pei Qian's feelings were very complicated.
How did Shang Yang Games end up like this? Pei Qian did not understand.
Didn't they just replace Old Liu?
Could Old Liu be the talent that he really needed?
Unfortunately, Old Liu had run away too quickly. Before Pei Qian could discuss the acquisition with Shang Yang Games' boss, Old Liu had already slipped away.
All in all, Pei Qian could only pin his hopes on the physical shops and Repent and be Saved.
According to the current development progress, Repent and be Saved should be released on October 1st. Pei Qian did not dare to relax. After all, his heart could not take any heavier blows.
There was another piece of bad news recently. Teacher Qiao had completed Repent and be Saved's second round.
Pei Qian could only say that Teacher Qiao had basically understood the gameplay after completing the first round. That was why he had completed the second round much faster.
This time, Pei Qian had no choice but to let Teacher Qiao off.
There was not much time left before the game was released. If he increased the game's difficulty, Pei Qian might not be able to complete it.
It had not been easy for Pei Qian to complete the game with Pudu. He did not want to suffer anymore.
What's more, Teacher Qiao was a very patient gamer. His skills were passable as well. He had been playing the game for eight hours a day. It was normal for him to complete the game.
Normal gamers would not be as hardcore as him.
Thus, even if Teacher Qiao had completed the game, it would not affect the game's effect on other gamers.
In other words, if Teacher Qiao had suffered so many difficulties and setbacks in the game, the chances of ordinary gamers surviving the game would be even lower.
Still, Pei Qian did not dare to be so confident now. He did not expect Repent and be Saved to lose all its money. He just wanted to earn less.
If he earned less, he could open a few Fish-Catching Internet Cafes and a batch of Upwind Courier stations. He would be thankful if he spent all his money.
As Pei Qian browsed, he thought about creating a mobile version of TPDb. After all, it was not convenient to read the game on a mobile browser.
As he closed the TPDb website on his mobile browser, Pei Qian realized something else.
Many netizens had followed TPDb and found some of Tengda's other businesses.
TPDb was a website that anyone could visit. At the same time, it would extract gamers' ratings from other media and websites.
Some gamers also saw some not-so-popular businesses like Zhongdian Chinese Network after entering the website.
The website was called 'Tengda Project Database'. That implied that all the businesses on the website were related to Tengda.
Thus, many users clicked their tongues in the comments section. For example, they were surprised that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and Ming Yun Private Kitchen were also related to Tengda.
However, such comments did not become mainstream, and they did not cause much of a reaction.
That was because TPDb was still too small. Most people would not look at the ratings on it.
Ming Yun Private Kitchen, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, and Upwind Logistics were all limited to Jingzhou. They did not expand to other regions. Thus, their influence was very limited.
It was common practice for a company like Tengda to invest some money to start a sideline. There was nothing surprising about that.
Pei Qian closed his mobile browser and prepared to go back and rest. He would wait for Repent and be Saved to be officially released on October 1st.
After that, he was afraid that there would be a fierce battle.
However, he had just put down his phone and was about to take a nap when he received a message.
It was from Lin Chang.
He had arrived in Jingzhou and wanted to meet Pei Qian for a chat.
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