Chapter 299: President Pei Was Forcefully Tempered by Life Into a Master Actor
Chapter 299: President Pei Was Forcefully Tempered by Life Into a Master Actor
Afternoon.
The second employee to be interviewed was Bao Xu.
Having already figured out the pattern, Xia Jiang handled this interview even more smoothly.
“You used to be seen by everyone as an internet-addicted youth, living in an internet café all year round without goals, drifting through life in a daze, right?”
“Then later, how did you end up joining Tengda?”
“Your first job was in game concept design, which is a crucial position because concept design is the soul of a game. Why do you think you were able to get that position at the time?”
“Tengda has an ‘Outstanding Employee’ selection. Although you won second place, you still received a one-month paid vacation for travel. How did you feel at that time?”
“You won second place two years in a row. Within your first year of work, you spent two months on paid vacations. That’s something many people would envy—so why did you find it very troubling?”
Very soon, Bao Xu’s interview was also completed.
Next up was Lin Wan.
“Why did you choose to leave Tianhuo Studio and join Tengda, which had only just been founded at the time?”
“In the first few months at Tengda, you were doing very basic tasks. Later, you were suddenly transferred to the newly acquired Shangyang Games as a director—a tremendously difficult assignment. Why do you think you were transferred there?”
“When you took over Shangyang Games, it was a mess with terrible revenue. When Blood War Anthem: Enhanced Edition first launched, it was a micro-client game with poor data, and it only became a hit after the mobile version was made. How did you come up with the idea to make a mobile version?”
“Now that you’ve already proven your abilities, what is your next goal?”
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October 22nd, Friday.
Yesterday, the interviews of all Tengda employees had been completed.
According to the original schedule, the interview team would stay in Jingzhou for two more days—Friday and Saturday—enjoying food and sightseeing. Then on Saturday night, they would have one last meal at Mingyun Private Kitchen, and on Sunday they would hand out farewell gifts and send the team to the airport.
Only after confirming that all interviews were finished did Pei Qian dare show up at the company.
During this time, Pei Qian subtly asked Huang Sibo, Lu Mingliang, and the others. After confirming they had strictly followed his instructions and revealed nothing about him, Pei Qian finally felt a tiny bit relieved.
As for how the interviews would actually turn out...
Pei Qian really couldn’t picture it. But since his own interview only had a written transcript, his presence should be relatively low, right?
Of course, he couldn’t get his hopes up too much.
Chief Editor Xia clearly didn’t come with good intentions, she would definitely exaggerate his greatness.
But Pei Qian thought about it and felt that things shouldn’t be that bad.
After all, the official platforms had arranged many similar feature interviews before. Many of the rising-star producers in the country had appeared in them, and they were all absurdly praised.
The purpose of these official interviews was to introduce excellent designers and outstanding game companies to players—it was natural that they’d hype them up a bit.
But these interviews never had much impact anyway. Being posted on the official platform at best counted as a decent recommendation spot.
Pei Qian had even considered some drastic ideas, like kicking Xia Jiang and his team out…
But even thinking about it with his toes, he knew that there was no way he could actually do that.
Fall out with the officials and the media over something like this?
Was it really worth it?
People would probably wonder if President Pei had gone insane.
And even then, it wouldn’t necessarily help him lose money. Instead, he might ruin his own reputation and socially implode. That would be peak braindead behavior.
So Pei Qian could only leave everything to fate.
As the saying goes, “You don’t hit someone who’s smiling.” The reporters had come all the way here to do a feature interview, and they were even saying good things about him. Even if Pei Qian wanted to get angry, he couldn’t.
In the morning, Pei Qian went to the hotel and met Chief Editor Xia and her team again.
“Editor Xia, was the interview smooth?”
“Really sorry, work has been a bit busy lately, so I couldn’t properly cooperate with the interview.”
Pei Qian lied without blinking, casually spinning nonsense with a straight face.
He was already a repeat offender—life had forcefully refined President Pei into a natural-born actor.
Xia Jiang smiled and shook her head. “President Pei, what are you saying?”
“President Pei works tirelessly and diligently. You’ve made tremendous contributions to the domestic gaming industry and to Jingzhou’s local economic development. You are truly a model entrepreneur.”
“It’s my honor to be able to interview you, President Pei.”
“Please rest assured. The interview went extremely well. When the report comes out, you will definitely be satisfied!”
Pei Qian’s heart skipped a beat—bad sign.
If Xia Jiang were asking to film extra shots or add last-minute questions, that would mean the report wouldn’t be too bad.
But looking at how confident she was now… Pei Qian panicked.
What exactly did they collect?
What will the final video even look like?
He couldn’t imagine it…
But Pei Qian obviously couldn’t ask them to redo the interview—that would be pure suicide.
So while cursing internally, he kept a smile on his face: “Editor Xia, thank you for your hard work! Please enjoy Jingzhou as much as possible these next two days. Experience the local culture.”
“We’ve arranged a farewell banquet on Saturday and prepared some small gifts. Please also help us express our gratitude to the platform’s leadership.”
Xia Jiang quickly nodded. “Of course, President Pei! Absolutely!”
“Then everyone, have fun. I still have work to do, so I won’t keep you.”
Pei Qian said goodbye to each person, then left with Assistant Xin.
As they exited the hotel lobby, Pei Qian spoke with a dark expression: “Arrange for them to visit Jingzhou New World Amusement Park. Roller coasters, drop towers, giant pendulums, haunted houses, bungee jumping—arrange everything! They must have fun—no slacking!”
“And the day after tomorrow, prepare a skydiving activity for them. They must thoroughly experience Jingzhou’s ‘local culture’!”
……
The troublesome interview that had been giving Pei Qian a headache was finally over.
Right now, Pei Qian felt like an elementary schooler who just finished an exam. His mentality was basically: I don’t know if I’ll pass, but at least I filled in all the blanks.
As for what the interview would look like in the end—he would leave that to the heavens!
Back at the company, Pei Qian turned his grief into motivation and continued working on the 1024 Digital Festival.
During the days of the interview, the teams from Against the Wind Logistics and Moyu Internet Café had been busy preparing in advance.
Now, with only two days left until October 24th, the preparations were nearly complete.
Zhang Yuan had already rented storage rooms near several Moyu Internet Cafés and also rented a large warehouse on the outskirts of Jingzhou where the land was cheaper, specifically for storing various computer components.
Of course, with so many locations, just computer parts and peripherals wouldn’t even come close to filling the space. After all, there wouldn’t be that many customers at the start, so there was no need to stock that much inventory.
But Pei Qian didn’t see anything wrong with that. An empty warehouse was still a warehouse—it wasted space, which meant wasting money. He was thrilled.
In addition, considering the immense pressure the event might bring, Pei Qian had taken precautions and made sufficient preparations.
Moyu Delivery and Against the Wind Logistics had hired a large number of temporary and part-time workers who would be paid based on short-term workload.
After all, during the event, Moyu Delivery and the logistics company might face a crushing amount of work. Even with bonus incentives, the current delivery personnel and couriers might not be able to handle it.
If delays in deliveries or backlog of packages occurred, that would be very bad.
Not because it would damage their reputation—mainly because it might affect Pei Qian’s ability to lose money.
Any potential risk that might reduce his losses needed to be eliminated as early as possible!
The 1024 Digital Festival was scheduled from October 24th to 31st.
During the event, all Moyu Delivery dishes would be discounted and delivery fees waived.
Using Against the Wind Logistics’ stations to send parcels would earn a discount on shipping fees, and all commission charges for door-to-door deliveries would be canceled.
ROF custom PCs would be offered in three tiers, and during the event, all computers would be sold strictly at component cost price.
There would also be a free upgrade promotion: the first 100 customers, plus randomly selected lucky customers afterward, could upgrade for free—from 7,999 to 11,999, or from 11,999 to 15,999.
The high-end 15,999 tier would not have an upgrade option; instead, customers would receive a 4,000 yuan rebate, essentially buying the 15,999 machine at 11,999.
Moyu Internet Café would also conduct periodic lotteries, giving away a PC at random.
Although all these campaigns were in preparation, the level of promotion for each event was completely different.
Moyu Delivery, Against the Wind Logistics, and the ROF custom PC division had already begun aggressively promoting their activities, burning through a chunk of advertising funds.
The event page for Moyu Delivery had already gone live on the app, and when delivery drivers brought food to customers’ doors, they would also include a flyer with the meal.
Against the Wind Logistics couriers did the same, attaching promotional flyers to packages. At the same time, Lu Mingliang had already contacted various courier companies in advance, asking them to try to route as many packages as possible their way during the event.
Moyu Internet Café, on the other hand, mainly promoted the ROF PC discount event.
But some activities were not promoted at all, such as Moyu Internet Café’s PC giveaway lottery.
This event would not be publicly advertised. After selecting the lucky winners, they would simply be notified privately to prevent the news from spreading.
After arranging everything, Pei Qian felt the heavy weight on his shoulders lighten just a bit.
Although many of the finer details were still not entirely under control, Pei Qian felt that he could finally take a short break.
Logically speaking, with such massive discounts, there was no way he wouldn’t lose money.
Settlement would be finalized on October 31st, and from the 24th to the 31st, no new project could be launched, or else settlement would be postponed.
Judging from the currently profitable projects, Pei Qian felt that losing seven or eight hundred thousand this time should be a piece of cake.
Thinking this, Pei Qian leaned back in his chair with a peaceful conscience, ready to relax, slack off, and watch some shows.
Even hardworking President Pei couldn’t endure constant labor forever.
But just then, his phone buzzed—it was a message from Li Yada.
“President Pei! The English and Japanese versions of Turn Back Before It's Too Late have been fully translated and proofread. The officials have decided to launch the overseas version on the official platform tomorrow! It will have excellent promotional placement, so please keep an eye on it.”
???
Pei Qian stared at his phone, his entire being frozen.
Fuck! He actually forgot about this!
The official platform settled revenue weekly—income would arrive on Monday.
Today was Friday. If the platform launched the overseas version of Turn Back Before It's Too Late on Saturday, then the revenue from Saturday and Sunday would be included in Monday’s deposit—essentially a pile of extra money out of nowhere…
Pei Qian fell silent.
Five minutes later, he opened his activity spreadsheet again and miserably began making adjustments.
Rest? Rest my ass—there was still work to do!!
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