June 26th, Sunday …
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Handong University branch …
Pei Qian, who had just finished lunch, was sipping coffee while smoothing out the mind map of the various departments.
This afternoon, it was time for the monthly lesson on failure.
Qiu Hong had talked about three failures in a row last time: the boss's random interference, not being able to discover the talents he wanted, and the deviation of common sense.
He had to say that these failures were still inspiring to Pei Qian. The only problem was how to apply these failures to daily operations.
He wondered what kind of valuable failure experience Qiu Hong would bring to him today. He was really looking forward to it!
Pei Qian was drinking coffee when he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Boss Li!
Pei Qian silently turned off the mind map on his computer when he saw Boss Li pushing the door open and walking towards him. Then, he handed the laptop to the waiter and put it away.
Of course, Li Shi saw this scene, but he did not care.
After all, it was very normal and reasonable for a business genius like Boss Pei to have some trade secrets. Li Shi did not want and did not dare to investigate rashly.
Otherwise, what would he do if he could not drink soup in the future?
"Boss Pei, I knew you would be here!"
Li Shi happily sat opposite Pei Qian and took out a folded document from his pocket. "I'm here this time mainly to briefly talk about the publicity work of the investors for Thriller Hostel so far!"
Li Shi's little calculations were very shrewd.
The investors had done everything they could to carry out various publicity activities for the Thriller Hostel project since the last meeting. It could basically be said to be spread to every corner of Jingzhou and even to Handong Province.
So far, there was no sign of Boss Pei taking action to promote the Thriller Hostel.
Li Shi came to Boss Pei with this plan for two purposes: first, to claim credit, to show Boss Pei that the investors had done their best, and it was time for him to show his prowess; second, to test Boss Pei's tone and see if Boss Pei had other arrangements for Thriller Hostel's publicity work.
After all, based on the current publicity work, it seemed that it was far from being able to make Thriller Hostel profitable.
"Boss Pei, the publicity plans that have been adopted so far are …"
Li Shi observed Boss Pei's expression while talking about the publicity plan.
However, the expression on Boss Pei's face was confusing.
Anticipation? Definitely not. He looked a little bored.
But to say that he was indifferent? Not like it either. Boss Pei seemed to be listening seriously.
Satisfied? However, Boss Pei did not seem very happy.
Not satisfied? However, Boss Pei's expression clearly changed after hearing some of the more impressive publicity measures.
How mysterious.
Manager Li was puzzled as he explained the current publicity plan.
On the other hand, Pei Qian was furious.
Do you want to die?
They actually did so much publicity? That would save me a lot of money!
Pei Qian was very resistant to what Boss Li was saying. However, he had to listen in order to understand the current situation. That made him very angry.
Soon, Manager Li finished speaking.
"Boss Pei, what do you think of this publicity arrangement …?" Li Shi probed.
Pei Qian, "… Alright."
What else could he say?
Do I have to give each of you a little red flower?
At that moment, Li Shi did not know what to say. He felt that Boss Pei was being a little forced when he said that.
"Boss Pei, to be honest, this publicity plan is definitely not enough. It could not promote Thriller Hostel to the entire country," Li Shi said very sincerely.
"…"
You want to advertise it to the entire country? Are you even human?
Pei Qian did not say anything. He sipped his coffee and looked at the time.
Why was it not time for class yet?
Fortunately, there was less than half an hour left. There was nowhere to go even if he ran away now. He had to bear with it.
Pei Qian quietly played with his cell phone.
Li Shi was confused.
What did Boss Pei mean? I reported the work, and Boss Pei said it was alright. I talked about the shortcomings of the current work, and Boss Pei did not say anything and started playing with his cell phone.
Shouldn't he at least take a stand?
Li Shi could only take out his cell phone to ease the awkward atmosphere.
However, he saw a new message just as he took out his cell phone. It was from another investor of Thriller Hostel.
"Boss Li! It's here, it's here! "
"All the shared phone booths in the country are advertising Thriller Hostel!"
"[Picture]"
"[Picture]"
Li Shi's eyes widened instantly.
The first picture was a shared phone booth in a shopping mall in Jingzhou. The screen on the side showed Thriller Hostel's publicity material. It looked like a video that was playing on loop.
The second picture was a screenshot of 'Top Student, Come Quick'. It was a recommendation advertisement for Thriller Hostel in the advertising area.
"I see!"
Li Shi could not help but knock on the table excitedly.
Pei Qian had just reached out to grab the coffee on the table. This knock caused the coffee in the cup to spill onto his hand.
Pei Qian: "…"
The coffee was not hot, but it gave him a shock.
He took a tissue from the table and wiped the coffee stains on his hand. Pei Qian was a little speechless. "Boss Li, you're a successful investor. What news makes you so excited?"
Li Shi laughed. "Boss Pei, you're still the calmest! I can't learn such a mentality. "
"You've already thought of the publicity plan. That's why you're so calm, right?"
Li Shi recalled Boss Pei's expressions from before. Everything matched up!
Why did Boss Pei not go to the meeting with the investors?
On one hand, he wanted the investors to contribute. On the other hand, Boss Pei knew very well that no matter what the investors' publicity plan was, he could carry the publicity work for Thriller Hostel!
Why did Boss Pei look neither satisfied nor dissatisfied? Why was he indifferent to the problems with the publicity?
Boss Pei obviously saw the efforts of the investors in the publicity work. He also knew that such publicity alone was far from enough. Without the most important national publicity, the publicity this time would be incomplete.
Boss Pei had already made arrangements to use the shared phone booths and the 'Top Student, Come Quick' application to make up for this shortcoming perfectly and cheaply, so that the news of Thriller Hostel's opening could spread across the country!
Li Shi had been thinking about the publicity work before. It seemed like it was in a dilemma.
It seemed like the tourists in Jingzhou and Handong Province would not be able to support the popularity if they did not advertise to the whole country.
However, the cost to advertise to the whole country was too high, and the price-performance ratio was very low.
However, Boss Pei had solved this problem perfectly now!
All of this stemmed from the layout that Boss Pei had arranged a few months ago. He had made the shared phone booths spread across the country and made the 'Top Student, Come Quick' application have a huge user base!
It was no wonder that Boss Pei could be so calm.
Everything was under control. What was there to be nervous about?
Li Shi could not help but feel proud. See, I told you, right? As long as everyone worked together and let Boss Pei see it, Boss Pei would definitely make a move!
Wasn't he making a move now?
Indeed, understanding Boss Pei would make one invincible in Jingzhou's investment circle!
Li Shi almost wanted to laugh out loud.
However, Pei Qian did not know about Li Shi's rich inner drama. He only felt very confused.
What was he saying?
Why was he so happy?
What did he mean by 'choosing the publicity plan long ago'?
Li Shi looked at the paper publicity plan in his hand. He could not help but feel emotional as he looked at the various publicity strategies that cost a lot of money but did not necessarily have good effects.
He took out a pen from his pocket and wrote a few big words in the blank space.
After he finished writing it, he looked at it again. The publicity plan was finally complete!
"Working with Boss Pei is just waiting to win without doing anything!"
Li Shi left the paper publicity plan on the table and left happily.
Pei Qian: "?"
He reached out curiously to take the publicity plan, only to see a few big words written in the blank space.
"Shared phone booths + 'Top Student, Come Quick' = Thriller Hostel will become popular across the country!"
Pei Qian was stunned for a few seconds. He then tried hard to think of the possible connection between these two projects and Thriller Hostel.
He could not help but blurt out.
"F * ck!!!"
However, Boss Li had already left the internet cafe happily and knew nothing about it.
…
In a cafe near Handong University …
Qiu Hong asked with some concern. "Boss Ma, you don't look very good. Are you feeling unwell?"
Pei Qian forced a smile. "I'm fine. I've encountered some unhappy things …"
Qiu Hong nodded. "I can tell that Boss Ma is obsessed with work and overthinking things. Sometimes, life will be happier if you relax a little and look at the bigger picture.
"Did Boss Ma use the three small experiences that I shared the last time?"
Pei Qian nodded. "More or less."
Qiu Hong did not ask much and continued. "Alright, let's hurry up and get to the main topic.
"The failure experience that I'm going to talk about today is that the voices within the research and development team are not unified.
"This can be seen from the big project that a certain European and American factory was forced to cut.
"This big factory rarely gets involved in new types of games. Their success is mainly built on existing types of games. Its employees are all experienced gamers, so it is easy to reach a consensus on 'how to replicate and optimize the game experience'.
"However, this model will become ineffective if they get involved in a new type of game.
"No one defines this new type of game, and the designers lose their reference. It is also difficult for the boss to make up his mind to hand over the project to a certain person. He opposes the rule of one person, but the result is that no one can convince the others.
"Once it develops to this point, the project will lose its goal. The talented developers will only continue to argue, modify, and iterate. The project is destined to fail."
Pei Qian was speechless.
He seemed to have perfectly solved a hidden danger that could cause the project to fail.
The voices within the project team are not unified?
Hmm … there did not seem to be such a problem in Tengda.
That was because everyone would strictly follow Boss Pei's requirements. It might be a complete distortion, but it ensured that the voices within the project team were highly unified every time. Everyone knew very well what the ultimate form of the game was.
However, could this experience be used in reverse?
Try to create disunity within the project team?
Pei Qian could not help but fall into deep thought.
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