Chapter 318: Dream-Fulfillment Ventures
Chapter 318: Dream-Fulfillment Ventures
With the movie script finished, Pei Qian felt a huge weight lift off his shoulders.
But now wasn’t the time to relax just yet.
At the moment, he had 1.8 million yuan in hand—more than enough to buy a new place for his parents.
As for how to explain where the money came from…
That was easy. He could just say that he had become part of Feihuang Studio’s management, that several of the company’s short videos had made good money, and that he’d received a sizable bonus.
Strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with that explanation. He was part of Feihuang Studio’s management, and Feihuang Studio had indeed made quite a bit of money.
Pei Qian planned to take some time to go home and settle these matters.
But before that, the company’s affairs needed to be properly taken care of.
This settlement cycle lasted five months. It sounded long, but in reality, time wasn’t that abundant.
After all, during this cycle, Pei Qian planned to handle a number of major projects—making a movie, developing a phone, and so on—all of which were extremely time-consuming.
Take the movie, for example. Even though the content was relatively simple and the special effects were minimal, it would still require at least one month of preparation, two months of filming, and another month for editing and post-production—only then could it barely be released before the settlement deadline.
Fortunately, after the system upgraded, it added a new benefit: each settlement cycle was allowed to have one project that had not yet produced output.
For instance, if the movie wasn’t finished within this cycle, it wouldn’t affect the settlement and could be carried over to the next cycle.
However, it had to be released before the next cycle’s settlement.
But for Pei Qian, if something could be completed within the current cycle, it was best to finish it within this cycle.
This system benefit was more of a safety net. If he kept thinking about it and deliberately slowed down a project, there was a very high chance that things would go terribly wrong in the end.
Pei Qian flipped through his little notebook and shifted his gaze toward Ma Yang.
Even though he really didn’t want to trouble his good buddy too often, there was no helping it.
The capable should do more work, after all!
In the last settlement, although the Moyu Internet Café that Ma Yang was responsible for had slightly stabbed him in the back, Pei Qian knew that this hadn’t been Ma Yang’s intention.
The success of Moyu Internet Café was mainly dragged along by his own Turn Back Before It’s Too Late. Ma Yang had basically just reaped the benefits while lying flat.
And the ROF prebuilt PC brand had been Zhang Yuan’s doing, not Ma Yang’s.
So Old Ma was still trustworthy—truly deserving of being President Pei’s most valued employee!
But given the current situation, Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan absolutely had to be separated.
Pei Qian had already determined that Zhang Yuan was definitely a traitor-in-the-making. On the surface, he looked like a major Tieba influencer, but lately his thinking had clearly gone astray.
If he was allowed to continue misleading Old Ma, the situation would likely become extremely dangerous.
After some thought, Pei Qian considered two options: either let Old Ma handle the existing business and find something new for Zhang Yuan to do; or let Zhang Yuan handle the existing business and find something new for Old Ma to do.
After weighing it over, the latter seemed more appropriate.
Because he just happened to have a brand-new business direction in mind—one that was perfectly suited to Ma Yang’s talents.
This was a business that Pei Qian wouldn’t feel safe handing to anyone else. Only by giving it to Ma Yang could he be at ease!
He wanted to start an investment company.
In fact, he’d had this idea for a long time, but due to funding constraints, he had never been able to put it into practice.
Previously, Tengda’s funds had mostly been poured into production. Whether it was game development or opening physical stores, huge amounts of money had been spent, and there wasn’t actually that much idle cash left in the account.
Even if he squeezed everything together, he could probably scrape up three or four million at most. Investing with that amount was possible, sure—but it wasn’t very meaningful. He might as well open a few more Moyu Internet Cafés or Against the Wind Logistics Stations instead.
But now, the side effects of last cycle’s frantic last-minute spending were bound to arrive sooner or later. Relying solely on conventional methods to burn money was starting to become unsustainable.
So after thinking it over, Pei Qian concluded that he still had to open an investment company.
Even though he was rather unwilling.
Venture capital was full of risk, but once it succeeded, the returns could be absolutely terrifying.
Pei Qian was very clear about his own luck. Given how he had managed to make money even by producing trash-tier games before, if he really went into investing, he’d probably earn so much that even his pants would be gone.
But now the arrow was already on the bowstring—there was no choice but to fire. Pei Qian was starting to feel powerless trying to squander these System Funds all by himself. He had to seek help from others.
Thus, after much deliberation, he could only reluctantly open this investment company.
As for why he couldn’t manage it personally…
On one hand, he was extremely busy, and other fields also required his personal attention. If he took full charge of investments himself, the other businesses might end up stabbing him in the back like crazy;
On the other hand, he had begun to doubt his own judgment.
So it was safer to hand it over to Old Ma.
He wasn’t even hoping for Old Ma to lose everything—so long as they just muddled through symbolically and suffered a small loss, his objective would be achieved.
…
October 3rd.
Moyu Internet Café.
“Brother Qian, it’s all on you! Hurry, hurry, hurry—”
Ma Yang stared at Pei Qian’s screen, shouting louder than anyone else.
But when the two big characters “Defeat” appeared on the screen, Pei Qian felt only one thing: speechless.
In the final team fight, Pei Qian—absurdly fed—had gone off to push a side lane for just a moment, and his teammates promptly went full Calabash Brothers rescuing Grandpa, delivering themselves one by one and achieving a glorious four-for-one trade.
Ma Yang wasn’t the first one to charge in and feed—he was the last.
Originally, if Ma Yang had survived, he and Pei Qian could’ve coordinated a defense on the high ground. A two-versus-four wasn’t hopeless.
But Ma Yang died as well. Left in a one-versus-four situation, Pei Qian exhausted every trick he had and only managed to kill two people, helplessly watching as the base exploded.
“Ah, what a pity, Brother Qian. One more game!”
Ma Yang said as he was about to queue up again.
Pei Qian hurriedly stopped him. “Hold on! Don’t yet—there’s something important I need to talk to you about!”
“Oh, okay.” Ma Yang reluctantly closed the game.
Pei Qian had come to Moyu Internet Café today precisely to briefly explain the investment company matters to Ma Yang.
After arriving, he’d felt an itch to play, so he queued up with Ma Yang for a match.
In the end, he just couldn’t carry Ma Yang!
Although losing the game was infuriating, Pei Qian felt that things had to be viewed from both sides.
On the bad side, he lost the game.
But on the good side, he confirmed that Old Ma was still the same Old Ma—still reliable!
The two of them went to the lounge area, and Pei Qian also called Zhang Yuan over.
Zhang Yuan has been busy with ROF lately.
After the 1024 Digital Festival, ROF’s prices had returned to normal. However, since the brand’s reputation had already been established, many people in Jingzhou were still buying enthusiastically.
As a result, Zhang Yuan was extremely busy these days, while Ma Yang was comparatively idle.
Pei Qian looked at Zhang Yuan first and said, “From now on, you’ll be the CEO of Moyu Internet Café. The internet café operations and the ROF-related business will be entirely under your responsibility.”
Zhang Yuan froze.
I’m the CEO now?
Just like that?
Isn’t this a bit too hasty?
Then what about President Ma?
Ma Yang’s long face instantly turned pale.
“Brother Qian, I… I just didn’t perform well in that last game. You’re not going to demote me all the way down because of that, are you??”
“Even if I haven’t made great contributions, I’ve at least worked hard…”
Ma Yang thought Pei Qian was holding a grudge because he got dragged down in the previous match.
Pei Qian couldn’t help but laugh. “What are you thinking? I’ve got a new task for you—and it’s extremely important!”
“Recently, Tengda is going to open a new investment company. After thinking it over, I believe you’re the most suitable candidate to be its CEO!”
The expression on Ma Yang’s long face froze—shifting from bitter to confused, and then to ecstatic.
“Really, Brother Qian?! I— I’ve wanted to be an angel investor for a long time! Don’t worry, Brother Qian, this job suits me perfectly. I definitely won’t let you down!”
Zhang Yuan stood off to the side, completely dumbfounded.
For a moment, he genuinely couldn’t figure out what President Pei’s criteria for appointing people actually were.
If President Pei was selecting talent based on merit…
With President Ma’s natural aptitude, he really didn’t look like investment material at all, no matter how you looked at it.
Zhang Yuan had always thought that letting President Ma manage Moyu Internet Café was already outrageous enough. Managing an investment company was far more difficult than running internet cafés—could this really work?
But if President Pei was practicing nepotism…
That didn’t seem right either.
Zhang Yuan himself wasn’t related to President Pei in any way, yet he’d just been promoted straight into Ma Yang’s former position, becoming the CEO of Moyu Internet Café.
President Pei hadn’t handed the job to some distant aunt or uncle either, so it hardly counted as favoritism.
As a result, Zhang Yuan fell into confusion as well, feeling only that President Pei’s actions were unfathomably profound.
Perhaps President Ma possessed some hidden strengths that ordinary people simply couldn’t see…
Pei Qian glanced at Zhang Yuan. “Alright, there’s nothing else. You can get back to work.”
Zhang Yuan nodded. “Yes, President Pei. I’ll definitely work even harder and push Moyu Internet Café’s business to even greater heights!”
Pei Qian: “……”
After Zhang Yuan left, Pei Qian cleared his throat twice and began speaking seriously to Ma Yang about the investment company.
This time, Pei Qian had made up his mind: no matter what, he absolutely could not assign an assistant to Ma Yang again.
Because Pei Qian had discovered that Ma Yang’s views depended entirely on the last person who talked to him.
He might be doing a great job brainwashing him right now, but the moment he stopped watching, Ma Yang would be re-brainwashed by someone else within minutes.
So under no circumstances could he give Ma Yang a deputy—at least not the kind who would casually offer ideas.
Only by assigning him some tool-like staff with no personal opinions could Pei Qian ensure that Ma Yang would always act according to his own intentions.
Of course, all that was for later.
The top priority right now was to thoroughly “re-educate” Ma Yang.
“This investment company of ours is very different from other investment companies.”
Ma Yang listened with rapt attention. “Mm, how so?”
Pei Qian asked, “You should be very clear on what investment companies do, right?”
Ma Yang nodded excitedly. “Of course! An investment company gives money to companies that might make money, and then when they earn big, they give us a share!”
Pei Qian: “……”
Very straightforward—but not at all the answer he was hoping for.
“Your understanding is far too shallow!”
“Does Tengda lack money?”
“Aren’t games and internet cafés already earning more than enough?”
President Pei spoke with a hint of gritted teeth.
Ma Yang: “Uh… then, Brother Qian, what do you mean is—”
Pei Qian said earnestly, “I’m not saying an investment company absolutely can’t make money. Making money is just one of its many goals.”
“Investment means putting the excess money you have on hand out there—investing it where it truly ought to go.”
“And where is money most supposed to go?”
“Is it wherever makes money? Of course not!”
“Many companies that genuinely bring benefits to society go bankrupt because their capital chains break. Partners who came together for a dream are forced to part ways. Isn’t that a terrible pity?”
“So, our investment company will be called Dream Fulfillment Ventures.”
“Our goal isn’t to make money, but to help those small companies whose dreams are on the verge of shattering to fulfill their dreams!”
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