This Director Li, every once in a while, he would suddenly come up with some new tricks!
He would at least take the initiative to tell me when he was causing trouble for me in the past.
Now, he's working with my snitches to settle things?
Is there still law?
Is there still law?
Is there anyone to care about it?
Pei Qian was very angry because he did not want this income at all!
If not for the system, he would have set the entire Thriller Hostel's tickets as free. Now, he was inexplicably given a shopping mall and a 50% discount on all profits in the shopping mall. This was no different from a bolt from the blue!
Although selling peripherals could indeed earn money, Pei Qian had no intention of selling them at all!
Now, he was being forced to do something beyond his capabilities.
Anyone could rent land in the old industrial zone. Boss Li and the others could open a shop in a good location. They might not be able to sell things related to Thriller Hostel's copyrights, but they could sell many other products. As long as there was traffic, they would still earn money.
Now, everyone was opening a shop and selling together. In Boss Li's opinion, the investors might be at a disadvantage in terms of the distribution of product profits, but it would be a win-win for everyone as long as they could expand this plate.
However, Pei Qian did not think that way. Wasn't this a huge profit that was forced in for no reason?
He was angry.
Fortunately, Pei Qian was experienced and quickly calmed down.
"From another perspective, Thriller Hostel was a loss-making project from the beginning. If Thriller Hostel does not make money, then the shopping mall in the hostel would naturally not make money either. There's nothing to worry about.
"On the other hand, if the shopping mall makes money, it means that Thriller Hostel itself has become popular and has earned more money from the tickets …
"It's just the difference between fifty steps and a hundred steps. There doesn't seem to be anything to worry about."
Pei Qian tried his best to enlighten himself, but there was no effect after a long time.
The more he thought about it, the more he suffered a loss. The more he took a step back, the angrier he became!
He had to take revenge for Boss Li's backstab!
Pei Qian tried his best to maintain the bottleneck and said to the Manage Loss Trainee of Thriller Hostel, "Tell me the cooperation plan in detail."
The Manage Loss Trainee said, "Boss Li and the other investors have rented an old factory in a good location. The proposal is for them to pay the rent and renovation costs while we come up with the renovation plan.
Pei Qian seemed to have found a breakthrough after hearing this.
"Do you have the renovation renderings?"
The Manage Loss Trainee took out his cell phone. "Yes, Boss Pei, please take a look."
Pei Qian reached out to take it and looked at the rendering on the cell phone.
It was a standard high-end shopping mall. The lighting was soft, and the environment was clean and tidy. A dazzling array of goods filled the shelves. Tourists came and went, choosing the goods, and enthusiastic saleswomen were introducing the goods to the tourists …
That's right. The renderings even showed a large number of tourists. That made Pei Qian feel a stab of pain. It was as if he could already see the shopping mall exploding.
Absolutely not!
Pei Qian considered for a moment and said, "This renovation plan definitely won't do. We have to change it drastically! You haven't started work yet, right? "
The Manage Loss Trainee nodded. "Not yet, Boss Pei. This is only the first draft of the renovation plan. There should be a few more changes after this, and we should start work at the end of the month. "
Pei Qian looked at the time. There was still one week left. It should not be a problem for the designer to come up with a new plan.
"The current renovation plan is too shabby. We have to follow the specifications of foreign luxury shopping malls. It must be elegant, luxurious, and resplendent. It must be as expensive as we want it to be!
"Of course, in order to ensure the construction period, don't choose those troublesome materials. As long as they are expensive, the customers will definitely feel our sincerity.
"In addition, the style of this shopping mall is too common. There is nothing new at all. It does not match the theme of Thriller Hostel at all.
"Transform the entire shopping mall into a maze and hide all the shops that sell peripheral goods in the maze. Most customers will not even be able to find the shop after they enter and come out of the exit accidentally.
"Yes, don't say anything. I'll talk to Chen Kangtuo."
Pei Qian still emphasized that the Manage Loss Trainee must not be exposed.
As for why he chose such a design plan … the reason was very simple. He wanted Boss Li and the others to bleed as much as possible under the premise of selling as few goods as possible!
Renovations cost a lot to begin with. Now that it had become a maze and the entire shopping mall was filled with walls, the cost would continue to climb.
Hmph, who asked you to mess with me!
Don't blame me for being ruthless since you let Tengda come up with the plan and you pay for the renovations!
If I don't let you suffer a huge loss, wouldn't you keep pestering me in the future?
The main reason was that this group of investors always followed Boss Pei wherever he invested. Many projects that were not profitable at first had also become profitable because of them. How could he reason with them?
This time, they made Boss Li and the others bleed and suffer a huge loss. Boss Pei's undefeatable legend of investing was shattered, and this group of people naturally dispersed.
At that time, Boss Pei could find a corner with no one to happily incur losses.
Soon, all the Manage Loss Trainees finished reporting.
Pei Qian could not help but feel gratified from the bottom of his heart after summarizing the contents of today's meeting.
Great, the Manage Loss Trainee system was beginning to show results!
Without these Manage Loss Trainees, Pei Qian would not have been able to grasp the latest developments of Fish-Catching Take-Out's fitness meals or the situation at Thriller Hostel.
With the Manage Loss Trainees, Boss Pei's control over various projects had increased significantly. Every single clue that could make money could not escape Boss Pei's eyes!
Of course, some things that had already happened would be difficult to change even if he knew.
No matter what, it was already a huge improvement compared to before!
Pei Qian was very satisfied. "Everyone has done a very good job. Please keep up the good work!"
…
…
May 22nd, Sunday night …
Pei Qian had already written emails to Chen Kangtuo, Guo Licheng, and Rui Yuchen yesterday afternoon. He briefly expressed his opinions on the fitness meals and Thriller Hostel's shopping mall, and scheduled them to be sent on Monday morning.
That way, they would be able to receive new emails in time after work without delaying their work.
As for why he had to wait until Monday …
That was because Boss Pei had always disapproved of working overtime. What if everyone misunderstood him if he sent emails to employees on Saturday?
At that time, everyone would think: Wow, Boss Pei is still working on Saturday. How can we be so lazy? Quick, work hard!
That would be counterproductive.
It was Sunday today. Pei Qian was comfortably basking in the sun in the living room in the morning. In the afternoon and evening, he was playing games in front of the big television. He felt that his life was very complete.
Pei Qian was the only real resident in the entire building so far.
He had already hired a butler and two cleaners, but the three of them were seriously understaffed.
However, Pei Qian did not care about that. It was good that no one was living there.
He looked at the time. It was already past 10 PM. Pei Qian wondered if he should adjust his biological clock and go to bed early.
Pei Qian had done a lot of research on the dangers of staying up late in order to change the schedules of the DGE Club's internet-addicted teenagers. The more he read, the more guilty he felt.
After all, he had to be healthy so that he could better incur losses.
Otherwise, if his body collapsed and he collapsed on the hospital bed, the heads of various departments would come to visit him every day, and all kinds of good news would come one after another. A certain department would make tens of millions today, a certain movie would win an award tomorrow, a certain game would take the world by storm the day after …
Wouldn't Boss Pei be foaming at the mouth on the hospital bed?
Therefore, Pei Qian thought about it. He had to take good care of his body, sleep early, wake up early, and eat healthily in order to better fight against these traitors.
"Alright, I'll wash up and sleep!"
Pei Qian took a bath in the bathtub, brushed his teeth, and lay down on the bed with his cell phone.
After setting the alarm for 8 AM tomorrow, Pei Qian placed his cell phone on the bedside table and touched the control panel to turn off the bedroom lights. The glass also became opaque, blocking all the lights outside.
However, just as he was lying down, his cell phone rang. It was a notification from the chat software.
Pei Qian: "…"
Who is it?! Why aren't you sleeping at night?!
Sleep early and wake up early. Do you know about health?
Pei Qian was speechless. He wanted to ignore it, but he could not control his curiosity.
He had no choice. He took his cell phone and checked, thinking that he would not reply if it was not an important message.
Ruan Guangjian: "Boss Pei, you're watching it too, right?"
Pei Qian narrowed his eyes, feeling very angry.
What do you mean by not saying anything? What am I watching?
He was very angry, but he still typed: "What are you watching?"
Ruan Guangjian replied very quickly: "The live broadcast of the Cannes Film Festival."
Pei Qian:?
The live broadcast of the Cannes Film Festival? What does that have to do with me?
It's so late at night. Do I have to watch foreigners give awards to artistic films that I would never watch in my life?
Pei Qian did not intend to reply. He wanted to end the conversation with an emoji and then go to sleep.
What emoji should he reply?
'Smile' seemed a little impolite, 'Bare teeth' did not seem serious enough …
Then, he would reply with a 'cool' emoji.
However, before Pei Qian sent that emoji, Ruan Guangjian had already sent a message.
Ruan Guangjian: "Tomorrow is Beautiful is participating in the selection at the Cannes Film Festival. Director Zhu Xiaoce, Lu Zhiyao, and the others are all there. It might win an award … Boss Pei, are you really not watching it?"
Pei Qian: "[Cool]"
Ruan Guangjian: "[Cry] [Laugh] [Cry] [Laugh] [Cry]"
Ruan Guangjian: "Boss Pei, you're pretending again. What's with your bad taste? You're clearly watching it, and you look very confident. Why are you pretending not to care?
"Alright, I won't disturb you anymore. Let's wait patiently for the award ceremony."
Pei Qian: "?"
My hand slipped, my hand slipped, understand?!
That's not what I meant at all. I just wanted to end the conversation!
Wait a minute.
Tomorrow is Beautiful is participating in the Cannes Film Festival?
Pei Qian immediately realized that things were not as simple as he had imagined.
He quickly searched the internet for the time and found that the final award ceremony would only be announced in the wee hours of the morning.
Pei Qian: "…"
After a long silence, Pei Qian quietly placed his cell phone on the bedside table.
"I'm determined not to watch it!
"In any case, it's a blessing, not a curse. If it's a curse, I can't avoid it. Whether I watch it or not, the results of the award ceremony will not change. I might as well not watch it. In any case, when I wake up tomorrow morning, no good news is the best news!"
Pei Qian checked the alarm clock again, threw his cell phone on the bedside table, and covered his head with the blanket.
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