Pei Qian yawned in his office.
The heater in the office was on, making him sleepy.
Although it was not appropriate to slack off on his first day of work, Pei Qian did not have anything else to do.
It felt like he had many things to do. It was as if countless bloody knives were waiting to stab him in the back. However, on further thought, he could not think of what he should do.
He opened TPDb to see if there were any projects that needed to be 'improved'.
Then, Pei Qian's gaze landed on Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
Now that he thought about it, he had always wanted to open a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe near his parents' house!
He had to open one near his new house as well. He had to plan ahead.
All in all, no matter where he lived in the future, he had to be able to find a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe within a few steps.
At that thought, Pei Qian immediately sent a message to Zhang Yuan, asking him to come over.
Zhang Yuan usually stayed at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Handong University branch to handle matters related to the internet cafe and ROF Computer-Installation. Today was no exception.
Thus, he arrived in a few minutes.
"How's the handover going?"
Not long after Zhang Yuan sat down, Pei Qian cut to the chase.
"Boss Pei, it's only the first day of work …"
Zhang Yuan was speechless. At the same time, he was a little reluctant.
After being chosen as an outstanding employee, Zhang Yuan had received a Dream Fund of a million yuan. However, that also meant that he had to give up all his duties at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and ROF Computer-Installation.
Of course, Zhang Yuan was unwilling.
That was because he had made a name for himself in both Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and ROF Computer-Installation. Even if his salary and benefits did not change, he was unwilling to change to another position.
However, Pei Qian would definitely not agree.
That was because the first-place-elimination system was set up to eliminate such people!
Being chosen as an outstanding employee meant that he had done exceptionally well in this position. To Boss Pei, this was the employee who had been the biggest threat to him in the past six months. Of course, he had to make clear arrangements for him.
Thus, Pei Qian had to get rid of Zhang Yuan as soon as possible.
Pei Qian could tell that Zhang Yuan was unhappy. His expression darkened. "You're too inefficient. I'll give you three days to complete the handover. Put down all your work at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and ROF Computer-Installation, and then submit the list of people to be promoted to the HR department."
Zhang Yuan had nothing to say. He could only nod. "Yes, Boss Pei."
Pei Qian continued, "That's right. Tell the new person-in-charge to open two more Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 1.0 branches in each of these two places."
On the map, Pei Qian pointed out where his parents lived and where his new house was.
Looking at these two places, Zhang Yuan was slightly confused.
One was in a small county near Jingzhou, and the other was near a high-speed rail station that had yet to be opened.
What special geographical advantages did these two places have? Why did Boss Pei specially emphasize opening a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe each?
One had to know that the last time Boss Pei asked about Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, he had opened a 'Fish-Catching Complex' in Lincheng City. He had invested tens of millions of yuan. Logically speaking, Boss Pei should not have asked about the location of these two small internet cafes.
However, Zhang Yuan was already used to Boss Pei's special location skills. Naturally, he did not ask too much. He just silently noted it down and prepared to hand it over to his successor.
After making arrangements for Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Pei Qian asked again, "Have you thought about how to spend the Dream Fund? Don't worry. If one million yuan is not enough, I can add more. "
The one million yuan Dream Fund was established in the early days of Tengda Corporation. At that time, Tengda was not as big as it was now. It was not easy to squeeze out one million yuan.
However, as Tengda became bigger and more profitable, a mere one million yuan was like a drizzle. To Boss Pei, who desperately needed money, it could not quench his thirst.
Thus, Pei Qian asked casually. If Zhang Yuan's dream was more ridiculous, he did not mind giving him more money.
Of course, if Zhang Yuan's dream was too utilitarian, Pei Qian would not give him a single cent.
Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment. "Er … Boss Pei, I thought about it during the holidays. My initial idea is to set up a small esports club. "
Esports club?
Pei Qian was slightly surprised.
He had thought that Zhang Yuan would continue to work on his computer-installation business. He did not expect Zhang Yuan to get over it.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this answer.
That was because esports clubs burned money very quickly. Only a small part of them could really make profits.
What's more, in 2011, the esports industry was still very small. There was a lack of large-scale competitions all over the world. Many professional players were still sleeping on the roadside and eating instant noodles.
Those who were involved in esports now were basically rich second-generation heirs. It could be said that they were very much to Pei Qian's liking.
Even if Zhang Yuan did not mention it, Pei Qian had long wanted to set up an esports club for fun!
Pei Qian immediately smiled and gave a thumbs-up. "Not bad, good idea!"
Zhang Yuan was stunned. He felt that Boss Pei's expression when he heard this news was even happier than when the memory sticks had increased in price.
"Is one million yuan enough? The players have been working hard in competitions. I can't let them suffer. I have to give them good treatment! If it's not enough, you can ask me for more money at any time! "Pei Qian immediately became excited.
Zhang Yuan quickly waved his hand. "No, no, no. Boss Pei, I have to test the waters first. After all, I have no experience in this area at all."
"En … alright, let me know if you need money." Pei Qian reluctantly agreed.
Obviously, Zhang Yuan was playing around. That was why he did not dare to ask for more money.
If he really wanted to build his own building, complete all the necessary facilities, and then spend a lot of money to poach a few star players, one million yuan would not even be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
Now, most so-called esports clubs and game studios were not completely separated. They only had a few rooms and a few computers, and they still dared to call themselves esports clubs.
Zhang Yuan probably wanted to set up something like this.
Of course, Pei Qian could not accept it. He had to increase the money.
However, this matter could not be rushed. If he forced the money now, it might give Zhang Yuan some pressure. It might give him an illusion that Boss Pei valued this project very much and would do his best to do it well.
If Zhang Yuan was on steroids and Boss Pei's encouragement buff took effect, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, Pei Qian did not force it.
Once the club was set up, Pei Qian would definitely inspect it. Then, he would be picky and come up with all sorts of excuses to increase the money.
"Alright, go do your work. Remember, complete the handover within three days. Hurry up and transfer all your energy to the esports club."
Pei Qian gave a few more instructions and then sent Zhang Yuan away.
After that, Pei Qian quickly went through the things that he did not manage to settle before the New Year.
That's right, the 'Top Student, Come Quick' app!
Pei Qian immediately called He Desheng.
Although the other projects were also very dangerous, this seemed to be the most dangerous one.
Before the New Year, Pei Qian updated the 'Top Student, Come Quick' app and completely cut off the possibility of using the app as a social app. That caused the app's popularity and traffic to plummet. Many of the publicity funds that he had spent previously were all wasted.
He had originally planned to make this project fail completely in one go. However, he did not expect that telling the truth to the investors would bring in more than seven million yuan in investments.
Pei Qian had no choice but to think of ways to burn money since he could not persuade He Desheng!
Pei Qian did not know how exactly to burn the money. He Desheng was the one who did it. He had to ask him as soon as possible.
The call went through very quickly.
He Desheng seemed to be prepared. He answered Boss Pei's questions fluently.
"This money was mainly spent on three areas.
"The first is the development of other functions of the app. At present, the app only supports offline meetings. After the development of new functions, top students and flunkies are allowed to turn on the camera to do video lectures. There can also be a built-in question bank to search for correct answers and explanations by taking photos. The functions are richer and targeted at a wider range of people.
"The second is publicity.
"The last is subsidies so that the flunkies spend less and the top students earn more.
"The good news is that under our promotion, the Shared Top Student App has taken root in first-tier cities with rich educational resources such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Its daily income is rising steadily!"
Pei Qian interrupted him decisively. "I don't want to hear good news. Just tell me the bad news."
"Er …" He Desheng originally had a series of good news to say, but he felt a little uncomfortable being blocked by Boss Pei's words.
"The bad news is that the current model may be a little difficult to continue. I'm afraid that after the popularity passes, there will be no momentum left.
"In fact, the current model of 'Top Student, Come Quick' has caused widespread discussion. There are many pessimistic voices."
Eh?
Pessimistic voices?
I have to listen to it, then!
Pei Qian searched for discussions related to 'Top Student, Come Quick' on the web while making the call.
After a while, he found that there were indeed many discussions, but there were not many 'pessimistic voices'!
"'Top Student, Come Quick': A new direction for educational software!
"'Top Student, Come Quick' has been revised to eliminate possible security risks. I must like this move!
"'Top Student, Come Quick', knowledge sharing is on the way!"
Pei Qian glanced at it and felt his heart beat faster. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"How can there be any pessimistic voices? This is obviously a lot of good reviews. "Pei Qian was confused.
He Desheng quickly explained. "Oh, Boss Pei, most of the reports you saw were bribed. Some of the discussions were also from fake reviewers. Part of the seven million yuan was spent on this …
"Boss Pei, I did not come up with this idea! It was requested by other investors … "
He Desheng knew that Boss Pei did not like such publicity methods so he decisively pushed the blame.
Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief. So many people were actually paid fake reviewers. That gave me a shock.
I thought that so many people would really give this project good reviews!
There was no need to worry since this popularity was an illusion created by money.
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