About half an hour after Xiao Peng left, someone knocked on the door again.
Pei Qian looked up. It was Ma Yang.
"Brother Qian!" Ma Yang seemed to be in good spirits. "I'm here today to report two things!"
Eh?
Pei Qian could not help but feel surprised. Old Ma could report two things at the same time?
Not bad, Old Ma had improved a lot!
"En, go ahead." Pei Qian was very happy.
Ma Yang smiled and deliberately kept Pei Qian in suspense. "What's more, Brother Qian, these two things are connected!"
Pei Qian: "?"
He immediately became vigilant when he heard the word 'connected'!
What Pei Qian was most afraid of now was the connection between the various departments.
It was not scary for a single department to do something, but it would affect other departments and form a chain reaction. That would be a huge problem!
Pei Qian immediately stopped smiling. "Hurry up."
Ma Yang did not notice the change in Pei Qian's expression at all. He still said happily, "The first thing is that the DGE Club is ready. We can officially set off tomorrow or the day after to play mock competitions with clubs that already have GOG teams in the country!"
Pei Qian nodded. That was good news.
They had to fly all over the country and spend money on accommodation and food. What's more, the DGE Club could not participate in the league no matter how many mock competitions they played. They would not be famous, and naturally, there would not be bonuses and popularity.
Ma Yang continued. "I will also set off with the members of the DGE Club and cooperate with Zhang Yuan and Coach Yaling to provide logistical support for the team!"
Pei Qian nodded. En, that's more reassuring!
One more person meant one more mouth. What's more, Old Ma could eat as much as two people. He would definitely be able to spend more money.
What's more, Old Ma's understanding of the game was so 'deep'. He might be able to subtly influence the players and indirectly pull down the average level of the entire team.
Ma Yang continued. "The second thing, uh … what was it again?"
He scratched his head and tried to remember.
Pei Qian was in awe.
How could he forget one of the two things? Old Ma's skills were really improving!
"Oh, right!"
Ma Yang clapped his hands. "I've discussed it with Zhang Wang. We're going to bring a few Fully-Automated Bickering Machines with us. On one hand, it's for the members of our club to train their hand speed. On the other hand, it can be a gift for other clubs."
"I feel that the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine is a machine for training hand speed. It's very suitable for those who rely on hand speed to make a living!"
"?"
Why is there no end to it?
This Zhang Wang was really unscrupulous in order to find a market for the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine!
If I'm the slightest bit careless, won't you really succeed?
Now, Pei Qian understood why the shared phone booths had succeeded. Zhang Wang looked bronze on the surface, but he was at least a diamond.
He didn't seem to be scheming, but in fact, he had been thinking of ways to sell it!
Obviously, Pei Qian was very satisfied with Zhang Wang, a great inventor.
However, Pei Qian was very dissatisfied with Zhang Wang, a passionate salesman!
"No way!" Pei Qian rejected him decisively.
Ma Yang was stunned. "Huh? Brother Qian, it's just a Fully-Automated Bickering Machine. It doesn't cost much. It's fine to give it as a gift, right? "
Pei Qian snickered in his heart. It's fine?
Do you know how many times I've suffered losses because I thought it was' fine '?
I will not let my guard down this time!
Pei Qian knew that he had to be firm now. It was no longer enough to tell Zhang Wang to 'not worry about publicity'. He had to take a tougher stance.
Otherwise, Zhang Wang would continue to find new sales channels as more and more Fully-Automated Bickering Machines were produced!
Pei Qian coughed lightly and said, "I can't reveal the reason for now.
"However, the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine is indeed related to a very large and long-term plan. It is the most crucial part of the entire plan.
"Moreover, consumers must know about it at that specific point in time for it to play its intended role.
"Once it's exposed too early, it would not achieve the effect I want at all.
"In other words, if I publicize the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine at the wrong time, it would not work, and it would disrupt my entire plan.
"Therefore, you and Zhang Wang must remember to keep your mouth shut. Don't ruin my plan!"
In fact, Pei Qian did not know what his' plan 'was.
In any case, the so-called 'long-term plan' could be said to be three, five, or ten years.
Don't ask. If you ask, it means you have already made arrangements. You just have to wait patiently and not spread it.
Ma Yang revealed a look of realization and then nodded. "I see! Brother Qian, I'm relieved since you have already made arrangements for this. "
"Alright, Brother Qian, I'll go pack my luggage and get ready to set off!"
Pei Qian nodded. "En, take good care of your team members. If you encounter any difficulties, contact me at any time. Don't let them suffer outside, understand?"
Ma Yang agreed immediately. "Don't worry, Brother Qian. Just wait and see!"
For some reason, Pei Qian had a 'settled' feeling when he saw Ma Yang patting his chest.
After another hour, Pei Qian wondered if it was time to get off work. However, someone knocked on the door again.
This time, it was a rare guest.
It was the person-in-charge of 'Top Student, Come Quick', Yu Pingan.
Pei Qian immediately raised his guard.
The more infrequent a person came to report, the more it meant that there was a big problem!
"Is there a problem with 'Top Student, Come Quick'?" Pei Qian asked nonchalantly.
Yu Pingan looked a little embarrassed. He deliberated for two seconds before saying, "Boss Pei, 'Top Student, Come Quick' is not doing very well at the moment. I … I want to hear your opinion."
Eh?
Pei Qian perked up immediately.
'Top Student, Come Quick' is not doing very well? That's good news!
Didn't you stab me in the back quite happily before? You even helped Thriller Hostel advertise?
It hasn't even been two days. Why … why is it not doing well now?
Pei Qian tried hard to control the slight smile on his face. "Tell me in detail?"
Yu Pingan sorted out his thoughts and said, "Boss Pei, I think the development of 'Top Student, Come Quick' has reached a bottleneck.
"Originally, this application was positioned as a platform for top students and bad students to communicate and help each other. We collected a small processing fee from it.
"However, 'Top Student, Come Quick' was able to become popular mainly because of the successful capital operation. Through investment, burning money, and chasing investments, we created enough popularity and found a buyer …
"After that, we used the user base left behind by Xude Education, the linkage of Tengda's other industries, and the transformation of the application's own functions to achieve a surge in popularity and even short-term profitability.
"However, the recent data has been getting worse and worse. It is getting less and less optimistic.
"I think at the end of the day, the communication needs of top students and bad students is a pseudo-demand in itself, and the related functions are difficult to support the current user scale …"
Pei Qian listened quietly and did not speak.
However, he agreed with it in his heart.
That's right!
That's right!
Yu Pingan saw the problem so thoroughly!
The initial demand of this application was indeed a pseudo-demand!
I said that I'm not the one at fault, but the world!
Pei Qian always felt that the world had returned to normal.
How many bad students needed to find top students for one-on-one tutoring? How many top students would want to tutor bad students for this little bit of money?
The characteristic of pseudo-demand was that everyone would find it interesting and useful at first, but once the novelty wore off, people would get tired of it.
The reason why the 'Top Student, Come Quick' project was so popular at the beginning was because the investors were burning money desperately to obtain a high and unreal popularity.
After Xude Education took over at a high position, a series of mistakes only accelerated the failure of the 'Top Student, Come Quick' application.
After Pei Qian decided to buy the project back, Yu Pingan tied 'Top Student, Come Quick' to Tengda's other industries by a freak combination of factors. Then, he developed functions such as video lectures and teaching materials to achieve a comeback.
However, at the end of the day, 'Top Student, Come Quick' had never solved a problem: what was its irreplaceable nature?
If it was used as an educational software alone, at least forty to fifty percent of the current user base would shrink because most of the users of 'Top Student, Come Quick' were young people.
Now, the problem was exposed, and the popularity was quickly fading.
Pei Qian was overjoyed.
He thought that Yu Pingan would report bad news, but he did not expect it to be great news!
Could it be that … I'm finally going to see the light of day?
I'm finally going to prove that the 'Top Student, Come Quick' project was a mistake from the beginning?
This project can finally continue to lose money for me?
Pei Qian almost wanted to laugh out loud and set off firecrackers to celebrate!
However, considering that Yu Pingan was still here, it was not appropriate to be so obvious.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he was almost unable to control it.
Yu Pingan did not understand, but he felt that it was awesome.
What did Boss Pei mean by that half-smile?
Did he already expect all these things that I reported? Was he proud of his amazing foresight?
Or was he mocking my incompetence?
Boss Pei was a very kind person. It shouldn't be the latter, right …
Seeing that Boss Pei was only smiling without saying anything, Yu Pingan inexplicably panicked. "Boss Pei, what should I do now? Please give me some pointers? "
Pei Qian: "…"
Oh no, I'm getting carried away.
The problem was, how should I reply to Yu Pingan?
Give him some pointers in reverse?
That would not do. Who knew what he would figure out? He might be revived.
Not say anything?
That didn't seem to work either. He would definitely think that Boss Pei had a deeper meaning. Then, he would analyze Boss Pei's actions, behavior, expression, and other details. Who knew what he would figure out then?
Make him believe in my decision?
No, this sentence was equivalent to a buff. His Little Universe would definitely explode.
All of a sudden, Pei Qian realized that he had very few choices.
Finally, Pei Qian decided to destroy his expectations with reality.
Pei Qian stopped smiling and said sincerely, "It's alright. 'Top Student, Come Quick' has completed its mission."
"There were only two goals for this project from the beginning. One was to benefit from capital operations, and the other was to protect Tengda's other industries.
"Now that the two goals have been achieved, 'Top Student, Come Quick' can finally come to an end."
"However, don't worry. Tengda will continue to allocate funds to 'Top Student, Come Quick' and promote other industries in the future.
"You've done very well. You've worked hard during this period. Have a good rest."
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