January 17th, Tuesday …
Pei Qian woke up as usual and went to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe for breakfast.
Today was another day of racking his brains to spend money.
There was still half a month to settlement. Pei Qian was under unprecedented pressure to spend money.
The Sloth Apartments had earned a sum of money from working with Fanglan Residence's furniture. The Fully-Automated Intelligent Bickering Machine had been sold for a sum of money. He had repeatedly invested in the Cold-Faced Lady and sold shares to earn a sum of money. The downloadable content of a few old games sold well, and the ten million US dollars that IOI Team had received from the sponsorship penalty …
The money would have made him faint on the spot if Pei Qian had not thought of a way to cover the bottom line.
Apart from the expenses of the various departments' normal operations, Pei Qian chose to continue spending most of his money on the project 'Mission and Choice'.
To Pei Qian, the smartest part of this project was to let the two most important departments of Tengda Corporation, Tengda Games and Fei Huang Workspace, be in charge of it at the same time.
One was a game, and the other was a movie. In fact, they were two projects, but they were treated as one project by the System. They had successfully exploited the System's loophole.
The System stipulated that only one project could be postponed to the next cycle in each cycle. Pei Qian had doubled the amount of funds that this project could absorb by combining the game and the movie.
Since the settlement had been postponed to the next cycle, he could spend more money in this cycle. As long as the amount was not too huge and the project could not be completed in the next cycle, it would not be a problem.
Thus, Pei Qian called Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibo respectively and casually told them that he had tens of millions of yuan to hand over to them. He asked them to think about where else they could spend money on this project and to make full use of the money.
Huang Sibo was stunned as well. The movie was going well. How could he suddenly get a windfall?
However, Boss Pei's mission had to be completed. He could only make use of the time to study how to increase the budget and make good use of the money.
Not long after Pei Qian hung up, He Desheng called again.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the Cold-Faced Lady? "Pei Qian was very vigilant and asked subconsciously.
He Desheng: "Don't worry, Boss Pei. Everything is going smoothly with the Cold-Faced Lady. Everything is going according to your wishes. There are no major problems."
"I mainly want to report about Meng Chang this time. Didn't you specifically ask me to pay attention?"
Pei Qian relaxed slightly. "Oh, Meng Chang. Go ahead. "
After the Cold-Faced Lady closed down, Meng Chang sold all his shares to Tengda at a low price and paid off a small portion of his debts.
Even so, Meng Chang was still carrying a debt of a few million yuan and was still a judgment debtor.
Pei Qian took the initiative to return the supplier's payment and transferred Meng Chang's debt to Tengda.
In other words, Tengda was now Meng Chang's creditor.
Some time ago, Pei Qian had asked about Meng Chang's situation. He Desheng had also gone to investigate and said that Meng Chang had obviously not given up. He had gone to find many investors to make a comeback, but all of them had been rejected. Even when he went to some companies to apply for senior management positions and other important positions, all of them failed.
Logically speaking, victory and defeat were common for soldiers. Although Meng Chang had failed in his business, his personal abilities were still there. Why would no one want him?
That was because Meng Chang did not have a solid foundation before he founded the Cold-Faced Lady brand. His resume was nothing more than a graduate from a famous school, working in the marketing department of a large company, and so on.
If he hadn't gotten a sum of money from Dream Realization Ventures, he wouldn't have been able to create such a big mess.
In other words, Meng Chang had seriously overdrafted his future in the process of managing the Cold-Faced Lady.
Now, the Cold-Faced Lady had completely failed. The investors who believed in Meng Chang had suffered a huge loss. Meng Chang, the founder, had overdrafted all his entrepreneurial potential. Naturally, he would not be able to obtain any more opportunities.
He Desheng said, "Boss Pei, Meng Chang should understand that he has nowhere to go. He has been running around in Beijing for more than a week. He has hit all the walls that he should be hitting. It's time for him to wake up."
"Your willingness to lend a helping hand is the best opportunity for him."
"That's why he said that he's willing to work in Tengda. However, I don't know what job he's in charge of and how much he can get. Boss Pei, what do you think … "
It looked like Meng Chang was indeed at his wit's end.
Pei Qian knew very well that Meng Chang definitely had some hatred towards him. If not for Dream Realization Ventures jumping around repeatedly, investing and selling again, the script might not have become like this.
Meng Chang would definitely not have come to Tengda to work for him if he had any other solutions.
However, since he was here, Pei Qian liked Meng Chang's ability to spend money.
In terms of the speed at which he spent money, Meng Chang was the most satisfactory person Pei Qian had ever seen.
The only problem was that Meng Chang spent a lot of money quickly, but he also caused a huge commotion. If he was in charge of marketing, it would probably make Pei Qian's situation worse.
At that moment, he needed to think in reverse.
Meng Chang knew marketing so well. He knew how to spend the most money to achieve the best marketing effect. On the other hand, he should know how to spend the most money to achieve the worst marketing effect, right?
It was just like how a top student could easily score 100 points. Naturally, he could easily score 0 points. It was not easy for a bad student to score 0 points because he could not avoid it if he did not know the correct answer. What if he guessed correctly?
Pei Qian thought for a moment and said, "Tell him to start work next month. I want to set up an advertising company for him. This advertising company can only take on internal work for Tengda Corporation. It's mainly responsible for advertising planning, brand publicity, and so on. "
"As for his salary, tell him that it will definitely not be a small amount. However, we still have to discuss the exact salary in person. I plan to provide him with two different salary models for him to choose from: one is a high basic salary without commission, and the other is a low basic salary with high commission. I'll let him decide for himself. "
"I'll teach him personally how to carry out the work … when the time comes."
He Desheng quickly said, "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll tell him now."
…
At the same time, in Beijing …
Qi Yan brought the award-winning vendors from yesterday's food competition to the Cold-Faced Lady's shop and treated them well.
Just as Qi Yan had expected, many vendors rejected the Cold-Faced Lady's invitation to join.
That was because these vendors were quite famous locally. Usually, there would be long queues when they opened their stalls. Their business was extremely good. What's more, most of them were locals. They could not bear to part with their homeland and did not lack money to spend. Naturally, they did not want to drag their families to change places.
However, there were still a few younger vendors who were willing to talk to Qi Yan in detail. They would consider it after understanding the situation.
They were all vendors, but the situation was different.
These vendors were generally younger. They still had some hopes and expectations for the future. Their career ambitions had not been completely worn away by life.
They planned to listen to Qi Yan's explanation. If the conditions were tempting enough, they could consider leaving home to work for a few years.
It would be good if they succeeded. They might be able to earn the money that they could only earn by setting up stalls for a few years. It did not matter if they failed. They could go back and continue setting up stalls if they could not win.
Among these people, the vendor that Qi Yan admired the most was called Zhang Yahui. He was very young, only twenty-six years old. He dropped out of high school to set up a stall with his parents because his family conditions were not good. He was more quick-witted and liked to study on his own. The roasted cold noodles that he made were very famous locally. Everyone who had eaten them praised them.
His roasted cold noodles had received unanimous praise from the judges in this Street Food Contest.
Qi Yan explained her intentions to everyone: she hoped to hire them as Cold-Faced Lady's Gourmet Consultants. Their usual job was to study the methods and tastes of various street food stalls and try their best to produce the snacks that they were good at in a more streamlined manner.
There were pros and cons to this job for the vendors.
The disadvantage was that the salary of this job would be slightly lower than the income they earned from setting up their own stalls. What's more, food, accommodation, and other daily expenses would be higher in the capital.
The advantage was that this job was much easier than setting up their own stalls. What's more, this was a very good opportunity. They might have better prospects in the future.
They might earn a lot by setting up their own stalls, but it was also very tiring. They would usually wake up early and work late into the night. There was almost no rest. What's more, they might encounter all sorts of unexpected situations. Their income was very unstable.
On the other hand, working from nine to five as a "Gourmet Consultant" would be much easier. What's more, they might have better prospects. If they could really make a name for themselves, their future income might be much higher than setting up stalls.
The vendors weighed the pros and cons and were very hesitant. It was difficult for them to make a decision in a hurry.
Zhang Yahui was obviously more inclined to accept this job.
His idea was that he was still very young. He could not possibly limit his future and set up a stall in a small city for the rest of his life, right?
There was nothing wrong with setting up a stall and he could earn a lot of money. However, Zhang Yahui was more inclined to the latter compared to a decent job in a big city.
Zhang Yahui knew very well that it was very easy to return to a small city from a big city. However, it was very difficult to climb from a small city to a big city and gain a foothold.
The Cold-Faced Lady's invitation was undoubtedly an opportunity to gain a foothold in a big city. If he missed it, he probably would not get another opportunity in the future.
Zhang Yahui considered for a moment and said, "I'm quite satisfied with your conditions. However … I'm a little worried about whether I'm qualified for this position. "
"Can I understand the specific job of a 'Gourmet Consultant' first? It's not a small matter to change the city we live in. If there's a deviation, both of us will be quite awkward. "
The other stall owners also nodded in agreement.
Many vendors were actually tempted, but they did not dare to agree immediately because they were not confident in themselves.
They felt that they were just a vendor. How could they be a 'Gourmet Consultant'? It did not sound reliable. What if the Cold-Faced Lady went back on her word and fired them after less than two months?
Qi Yan thought for a moment. "That's easy. Take a look at the roasted cold noodles in the Cold-Faced Lady's kitchen first, analyze the problem, and give some pointers. As long as you can improve the taste of the cold noodles, it means that you are qualified for this job. We can hire you with confidence, and you can work with confidence. How about that? "
Zhang Yahui nodded. "Alright."
This was equivalent to a simple interview. Improving the taste of the cold noodles was the content of the interview. Both parties would be more confident after the interview.
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