February 18th, Friday …
School had not started yet, but Pei Qian was already extremely busy.
Tomorrow is Beautiful would be screened next Tuesday. However, Pei Qian had not taken the time to go to Fei Huang Workspace to see how the film was being edited.
Pei Qian's schedule was very full. He thought about not watching it if he could not do it. He would leave it to fate.
In any case, there was no point in watching the final version of Tomorrow is Beautiful. Even if he found problems, he could not change it.
Now, Pei Qian was rushing to Lincheng.
The 'Fish-Catching Complex' in Lincheng was basically done. One Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 2.0 in the core commercial district, three Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 1.0 in the second-tier commercial districts, Fish-Catching Take-Out, twenty Upwind Courier stations, a huge warehouse for ROF Computer-Installation, and four distribution points around Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
He had been working on this for almost two months. It was finally done.
Today was the first day of business. Pei Qian planned to go and see how well Lincheng accepted Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
It should not be very well received, right?
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, and ROF Computer-Installation were all relatively expensive. Lincheng's consumption level was on the low side. They should not be too well received.
As for Upwind Logistics, everyone would definitely like it. However, it was not profitable.
Of course, there were other possibilities. Some were not so good.
At that time, Pei Qian would have to plan for a rainy day and think about where to spend the money that he earned.
In the car, Pei Qian sneezed.
Then, he suddenly thought of something and took out his cell phone to call He Desheng.
"Why does' Top Student, Come Quick 'seem to be … more popular?"
On the other end of the line, He Desheng was also confused. "Boss Pei, I'm not sure …"
Before this, Pei Qian asked He Desheng how to make everyone lose confidence in the project. He Desheng's answer was to 'sell his shares'. Pei Qian deeply agreed with him.
On Tuesday morning, Pei Qian told Li Shi clearly to start selling his shares, hoping to damage the other investors' confidence.
However, the strange thing was that the shares that Pei Qian asked He Desheng to sell were basically eaten up by the other investors. It did not seem to cause panic among the investors.
Boss Li did not sell his shares. Pei Qian did not know what he was thinking.
Could it be that Boss Li did not believe him?
… Very likely. After all, this wasn't the first time.
What made Pei Qian anxious was that the 'Top Student, Come Quick' application was still burning money. The data was getting better, and its popularity was increasing!
With every day that passed, Pei Qian felt uneasy.
After struggling for a long time, Pei Qian reluctantly said, "Continue selling …"
There was no other way. Pei Qian had a bad feeling that something bad would happen if he delayed any longer.
He had to seize the time to sell more shares and continue to strike at the confidence of other investors. He wanted them to sell all their shares during this period!
Even if he could make money by selling his shares now, he had no choice but to cut his losses in time.
"Alright, Boss Pei." He Desheng said, "Are we selling them all? Or will you stop after selling them to a certain extent? "
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. No matter what, he could not sell them all.
If he sold them all, wouldn't that be a pure profit?
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and said, "Then … we'll sell it to 20% at the very least. We can't go any lower! Also, you can only sell it for 5% at most. You can't sell it more than that. "
Before this, Pei Qian's shares had already been diluted to about 60%. After selling a few more times, he was now left with less than 50%. However, he was still the largest shareholder and the actual controller.
However, he would eventually reach 20% if he sold them a few more times.
In Pei Qian's mind, it did not matter even if he lost control. In any case, once everyone sold their shares and the project fell through, Pei Qian would find an opportunity to buy back the shares and regain control to continue incurring losses.
After the project fell through, no one would probably fight with him. He would buy back the shares that no one wanted and let the few heroes take over. They would probably be happy to do so.
Pei Qian wanted to keep about 20% of the shares. On one hand, he wanted to earn less. On the other hand, he wanted to maintain his status as a shareholder. That way, he would have priority to buy more shares in the future.
He Desheng did not really understand what Boss Pei meant by this, but he was already used to it. He did not ask further.
"Alright, Boss Pei, don't worry. I'll definitely get it done."
After hanging up, Pei Qian thought about the other annoying projects.
For example, the shared phone booths.
Pei Qian had originally given up on this project. However, there was good news recently.
Zhang Wang continued to invest all the money earned from the current shared phone booths into production. He planned to set up more shared phone booths in Jingzhou's shopping malls.
However, the situation of the new shared phone booths was not as smooth as the first batch!
The reason was also very simple: there were only so many shopping malls in Jingzhou City with especially large customer flow. If he continued to force more shared phone booths, not many people would experience it!
This was the only good news that Pei Qian had heard recently.
On the other hand, the situation at Zhongdian Chinese Network seemed to be improving. At least, the authors in the study class were updating less and less.
As for the two games departments, cell phones, and so on …
There was no time to care about them for now.
…
"Hello, Boss Pei. I'm the person-in-charge of Lincheng's Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. My name is Xiao Peng."
A energetic young man with a crew cut helped Pei Qian open the car door and introduced himself very respectfully.
Pei Qian shook hands with Xiao Peng and left the underground parking lot of the shopping mall to take the elevator.
This was the largest shopping mall in Lincheng, the core of the Fish-Catching Complex. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 2.0 was on the fifth floor of this shopping mall.
"So, how's the situation now?" Pei Qian asked casually.
Xiao Peng smiled slightly and said very proudly, "Boss Pei, the situation is very good!"
Pei Qian was stunned. "Huh?"
Xiao Peng did not realize the shock on Boss Pei's face at all. He continued proudly. "The four Fish-Catching Internet Cafes, Fish-Catching Take-Out, Upwind Logistics, and so on were all officially opened today. We strictly followed your instructions and did not do any promotional activities.
"However, it is obvious that the brand image of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There were already people queuing at the door even before the opening. Now, all the internet cafes are full!
"The response of Fish-Catching Take-Out is also unexpectedly enthusiastic, especially many office workers who choose Fish-Catching Take-Out for work meals. The acceptance is even higher than in Jingzhou!
"Not to mention Upwind Logistics, ROF Computer-Installation, and other businesses. Orders are very popular. Fortunately, our warehouses are well-stocked, and there is no shortage of goods …"
Xiao Peng spoke with confidence, obviously very proud of such results.
Finally, as if afraid that Boss Pei would mistakenly think that he was asking for credit, Xiao Peng did not forget to add. "Of course, this is all because you have a good foundation in Jingzhou, Boss Pei! It's only a matter of time before these businesses become popular in Lin City! "
A question mark slowly floated above Pei Qian's head.
？
Before he could say anything, the elevator arrived with a "ding".
The seats in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe were full. Waiters kept shuttling back and forth, handing out all kinds of drinks. It looked very lively.
There was no sign of a big opening sale, and there were no discounts!
Even so, the entire internet cafe was full. There were even many people waiting in the resting area!
Pei Qian felt light-headed.
The worst-case scenario that he had expected was nothing more than a seventy percent occupancy rate and a profit on opening.
He had never thought that the actual situation would be worse than the worst-case scenario he had expected. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe in Lincheng seemed to be even more popular than in Jingzhou!
What's more, according to Xiao Peng, it was not just this Fish-Catching Internet Cafe that was popular. Almost all the businesses in the Fish-Catching Complex were popular!
This caught Pei Qian off guard.
Seeing that Boss Pei did not say a word, Xiao Peng felt a little awkward. He quickly continued. "Boss Pei, I have to say that your choice to enter Lincheng was the right decision!
"The level of economic development in Lincheng is relatively low, so there are fewer well-known restaurants and entertainment brands in Lincheng.
"Fish-Catching Take-Out is not prominent in Jingzhou, but it immediately became a high-end take-out brand in Lincheng. The packaging is exquisite, the food is safe, and it looks very cool in the office. Therefore, it is deeply loved by some office workers!
"Fish-Catching Internet Cafe has completely filled the gap of Lincheng without high-end internet cafes. It is also opened in the core business district. The surrounding people are the people with the highest spending power in Lincheng. Therefore, it is highly respected!
"I can only say that Boss Pei, your move into the sinking market is really good. The effect is really unexpectedly good!"
Pei Qian: "…"
He was speechless.
After listening to Xiao Peng's explanation, Pei Qian realized that it seemed to be the case.
No matter how low the level of economic development in a place was, there must be relatively wealthy people.
Such places often lacked high-end restaurants and entertainment brands.
Just like many years ago, after foreign fast food brands entered the domestic market, they became high-end food brands in the hearts of the people in a short period of time. Everyone flocked to them.
It was not until many years later, when the domestic economic development level became higher and higher that these brands gradually 'returned to their original form' in the hearts of the people, becoming not rare 'fast food'.
Now, the situation of Fish-Catching Complex in Lincheng was similar. The prices of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, and other brands happened to be within the upper limit of the spending power of the rich people in Lincheng. At the same time, they were cheap and the brand value was obviously higher than other similar brands. Therefore, they were enthusiastically pursued by the people of Lincheng!
Pei Qian stood at the entrance of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and remained silent for two minutes.
Then, he turned and left.
Xiao Peng was stunned. "Huh? Boss Pei, you're leaving just like that? Aren't you going to look at the situation of the other internet cafes? "
Pei Qian's face darkened. "There's no need to look!"
Xiao Peng could not help but feel emotional. "Boss Pei is really a decisive person. He knew that the victory was set with just one look. He didn't even need to take a second look.
"Everyone says that Boss Pei has the demeanor of a general. Seeing you today, you really live up to your reputation."
Seeing that Boss Pei had already entered the elevator, Zhang Peng quickly followed and sent Boss Pei to the underground parking lot.
"Boss Pei, you're welcome to Lincheng to guide us at any time!"
Pei Qian forced a smile, quietly got into the car and left.
He came all the way to Lincheng, thinking that even if there was bad news, it should not be too bad.
He never thought that the Fish-Catching Complex was destined to fail when they chose the city!
How infuriating!
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