After the few departments finished reporting, it was the Sloth Apartments' Manage Loss Trainee's turn.
"Recently, Mr. Liang has been seriously considering the details of the construction drawings. He occasionally goes to the construction site to direct the work. In order to improve the environmental protection effect, he carefully selected the wall paint and furniture. Last weekend, he talked to me briefly about Fei Huang Workspace …"
Hmm?
Pei Qian sensed that something was amiss.
Why would Liang Qingfan ask about Fei Huang Workspace for no reason?
"What exactly did he say?" Pei Qian immediately asked.
The Sloth Apartments' Manage Loss Trainee pondered for a while. "We talked about Fei Huang Workspace's paid leave. Mr. Liang expressed his envy. As for the rest … that's all."
Envious of Fei Huang Workspace's paid leave?
Pei Qian's frown eased a little.
Hmm, not bad, having this kind of mentality is a good thing!
Liang Qingfan had only started working for a few days, and he was already thinking about taking paid leave. He was really promising!
However, Pei Qian did not let his guard down. He looked at the Manage Loss Trainee of Fei Huang Workspace. "Did Liang Qingfan contact Fei Huang Workspace?"
Fei Huang Workspace's Manage Loss Trainee looked confused. "Boss Pei, the entire department is on vacation. I wouldn't know if Liang Qingfan called everyone in private … However, I've been on duty in the office recently and received many calls. I can confirm that no one called himself Mr. Liang."
Pei Qian nodded slightly.
It was unlikely that Liang Qingfan would call Huang Sibo directly. After all, he had only been in Jingzhou for a short while and did not have the contact information of many people in charge.
If Liang Qingfan really had something urgent to ask Fei Huang Workspace for help, he would most likely ask Pei Qian, right?
Since he did not ask or call Fei Huang Workspace's office … that meant that Liang Qingfan seemed to be more interested in the paid leave for all employees and asked casually?
At first, Pei Qian had wanted to ask the Manage Loss Trainee why he had not reported it at the time. However, from the looks of it, there was no need to report such a small matter immediately. It would be the same to mention it at the Manage Loss Trainee's regular meeting.
Since he could not find anything suspicious, Pei Qian gestured for the report to continue.
It was Fish-Catching Take-Out's Management Trainee's turn.
"The newly opened stores are still incurring losses, but President Rui doesn't seem to care and is still preparing to open new stores. Other than that, the chefs from the Gourmet Laboratory seem to be frequently visiting the nameless restaurant recently. They seem to be researching some high-end new dishes in private. "
Pei Qian was very happy to hear the first sentence, but he frowned again when he heard the second sentence.
New dish?
This seemed to be a piece of information that he had not grasped before.
However, what did he mean by going to Ming Yun Private Kitchen? Learn how to make high-end dishes?
However, Ming Yun Private Kitchen's dishes required outstanding chefs and precious ingredients. How could they be used for takeaway?
Castrated version?
It seemed like the chances of success were not very high.
That was because Fish-Catching Take-Out's affordable meals had yet to turn their losses into profits. Wouldn't they incur even more losses if they launched the high-priced versions?
Pei Qian considered for a moment and said, "Keep an eye on this matter and report in detail next time."
Pei Qian did not want to stop it either. After all, the probability of failure was quite high. If it really failed, Fish-Catching Take-Out would be able to burn more money. Pei Qian would be overjoyed.
Lastly, it was the Manage Loss Trainee from Thriller Hostel. All in all, everything was going smoothly at Thriller Hostel. Although the Golden Maze's construction period was tight, there were no major problems.
Pei Qian was a little disappointed. He had thought that Thriller Hostel would be delayed.
To him, it would be better to delay the Thriller Hostel until the end of August or even the beginning of September. It would not affect settlement, and he would earn less money.
However, there was no other way. Chen Kangtuo and Boss Li were very anxious. According to the current progress, they would be able to officially open in early July.
Even if Pei Qian found an excuse to delay it, he would only be able to delay it for a week or two at most. Any longer than that would be impossible.
After all the Manage Loss Trainees had reported, Pei Qian pondered for a while and felt that the current situation was not too bad. There was still hope.
"Everyone, you've worked hard. Continue to work hard!"
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June 20th, Monday …
Pei Qian had breakfast at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe at nine in the morning. He sipped his coffee as he considered his plans for the week.
Today was the 20th. It was also the day that Ming Yun Private Kitchen reserved once a month.
The people who would book the place for dinner today had already been decided. It was the main creative team of Tomorrow is Beautiful.
The overseas version of Tomorrow is Beautiful had officially stopped screening yesterday. The overseas box office had reached 14 million US dollars. However, there was no need for Pei Qian to panic for now. That was because the overseas box office would be much slower than the domestic box office. It would definitely happen in the next cycle.
The final box office results were also hotly discussed on the internet for a while. Fans analyzed that it should have been affected by many factors.
For example, the impact of the last Easter egg of Tomorrow is Beautiful. The Jury Prize was not bad, but it was far less famous than the Palme d 'Or. The overseas box office did not perform well at the beginning. Although there were more screenings later, its influence was still limited.
All in all, the box office was not a huge hit. It was still a little short of the results that many fans had expected.
However, no matter what, the box office had set the best overseas box office results for the entire year and even in recent years. That was especially so considering the cost of Tomorrow is Beautiful. The domestic box office, the overseas box office, and the online broadcast were already considered a huge profit.
Thus, Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, and the others wanted to take the opportunity to come to Jingzhou to celebrate again.
Of course, Pei Qian suspected that their real purpose was to come to the nameless restaurant for a big meal. Otherwise, why would they come on the 20th?
Zhang Zuting knew very well that Boss Pei had reserved the nameless restaurant on the 20th.
Pei Qian could not be bothered with these people's little calculations. The only pity was that the Thriller Hostel was not completed yet. Otherwise, he would have arranged for all of them to eat first before vomiting.
He had to let them know that it was not a problem to lose money and be welcomed with open arms. However, if they came to eat after earning money, then sorry, he would let them feel the passion of Jingzhou's people!
In addition, the competition between Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games in the esports field had officially begun.
Shang Yang Games had successfully convinced several veteran esports clubs in the country to set up IOI branches. They had also invited some overseas clubs to participate in the invitational tournament.
Naturally, Tengda Games did not want to fall behind. Several domestic esports clubs had also set up GOG branches.
Some clubs with stronger financial resources chose to bet on both sides. There were teams from both IOI and GOG. On the other hand, the poorer clubs could only choose one of them.
At the moment, GOG and IOI each had their own advantages. GOG had a large player base in the country, and IOI had better prospects in international competitions in the future. As for Tengda … it seemed more inclined towards GOG. However, IOI's local server had been 'jolted awake' several times, which made people feel that Tengda had not completely given up on IOI's local server.
Therefore, to the big clubs, the situation was once again confusing.
Pei Qian did not need to think about these things now. This was just the beginning, and he could not see much.
The problem he was most conflicted about now was whether he should eat with Zhang Zuting and Lu Zhiyao.
If he did, he would probably be whipped at the dining table again. He could come up with possible lines in his head.
For example: 'Boss Pei, you have great foresight by deciding to dub all in English. The box office might not be very high, but your ideas have conquered the world.'
They might even talk about what happened in Cannes.
There was no doubt about that. After all, Zhu Xiaoce could even thank Boss Pei by name at the end of his acceptance speech. What was so strange about everyone stabbing Boss Pei a few more times at the dining table?
However, what excuse would be more suitable if he did not go to eat?
Busy with work?
Hmm, using this all-purpose excuse seemed good. After all, 'Boss Pei is busy with work' had become the consensus of everyone. It was an all-purpose excuse.
Pei Qian made up his mind and decided to 'escape from work'.
Tomorrow is Beautiful was a beautiful mistake. It was best for everyone to forget about each other.
A familiar long face appeared in Pei Qian's field of vision as he was drinking his coffee.
"Brother Qian! You're here indeed! "Ma Yang looked happy as if he had been caught.
"Old Ma? Why are you here? "Pei Qian was stunned.
Ma Yang had nothing to do with Fish-Catching Internet Cafe now. He was mainly responsible for Dream Realization Ventures and working with Zhang Wang on the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine.
Ma Yang had stayed at the DGE Esports Club for a period of time, but he did not go there much after being beaten 0-28.
Ma Yang sat opposite Pei Qian and smiled. "Brother Qian, I'm here to apply for funding!"
"Eh? Apply for funding? " Pei Qian became interested as soon as he heard that. "Why? Did you encounter any problems during the production of the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine?"
Ma Yang quickly shook his head. "No, no, no. The production of the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine is going smoothly. There are no other problems apart from not being able to sell it.
"I'm here to apply for funding for the DGE Esports Club. I heard from Zhang Yuan that many clubs have invited DGE to play mock competitions recently. I was thinking if I could follow them to other esports clubs for friendly exchanges."
Pei Qian was amused. "Why? You don't hold a grudge anymore? You were beaten 0-28 by those internet addicts the last time. "
Ma Yang smiled. "Brother Qian, you're wrong. Since when am I someone who holds a grudge? I returned to Dream Realization Ventures to continue sharing your pressure! It's definitely not because I was killed a few times accidentally. Heaven and Earth can prove it! "
Pei Qian could not be bothered to expose him. "Why didn't Zhang Yuan apply for funding himself if he wants to play mock competitions with other teams?"
Ma Yang smiled. "Zhang Yuan is embarrassed. The DGE Esports Club has been spending money without earning a single cent. He felt that it was too much to apply for funding and fly to various cities to play mock competitions. He was too embarrassed to ask and thought that it would be fine to play mock competitions online. "
Online competitions?
There was absolutely zero cost in the online tournament. Definitely not!
To Pei Qian, it was best not to play mock competitions. It was safest to let the DGE Esports Club stay in the villa all day to entertain themselves.
However, their dazzling appearance at the opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Live Esports Museum made many people, especially those clubs that were interested in the GOG project, recognize this team.
There was no reason to reject other clubs that took the initiative to ask to play mock competitions.
Pei Qian pondered. Since there was no way to avoid mock competitions, he might as well let nature take its course and think of ways to spend more money.
Invite all the clubs' teams to Jingzhou? Provide food and accommodation?
No, that didn't seem right.
He had invited these clubs to Jingzhou to spend more money. He would definitely arrange for the best food and accommodation. However, what if the clubs were moved and completely misunderstood him? What if they started to crazily invest resources into the GOG teams?
Wouldn't IOI become cold again?
Thus, he could not spend money like that!
Pei Qian thought about it carefully. It seemed like a better choice for the DGE Club's members to fly to the cities where the clubs were to play mock competitions.
Food, accommodation, air tickets, and other expenses would still be spent. It would not improve the other clubs' impression of them, but it would not affect the overall situation.
Pei Qian nodded. "Alright, it's approved. You, Zhang Yuan, Li Yaling, the Manage Loss Trainee from the club, and all the team members will go to the other clubs' cities to play mock competitions. We'll follow Tengda's previous travel standards. All expenses will be covered! "
Ma Yang raised his thumb happily. "I knew that Brother Qian was a righteous person and would definitely agree!"
"I'll tell Zhang Yuan the good news now!"
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