Losing Money to Be a Tycoon c1-883

by Inebriation-seeking Blue Shirt, 青衫取醉

  He Desheng summarized everyone’s opinions, compiled it into a document, and translated it into English to be sent to Finger Games. His English was definitely not poor since he was in the investment industry. It was time to knock off after everything was done.

  He estimated that they would only receive a reply after three days—which would be Monday, taking into account the time difference and the weekends.

  He Desheng stretched and knocked off on time.

  Saturday…

  At the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s Ming Yun Villas branch…

  Bao Xu peered in sneakily at the entrance while hiding his face with a baseball cap. Alright, there weren’t too many people around.

  It was 8:30 in the morning. Many university students would come to the popular neighborhood of Ming Yun Villas to play during weekends. Even so, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe would only be full after one in the afternoon.

  There were still many vacant seats so early in the morning

  Bao Xu pushed his baseball cap down and entered the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. He quickly found Li Yada, also in a baseball cap, in the internet area in no time.

  Bao Xu was still cautiously looking towards his back as though he was afraid of being followed before he sat down.

  “Is the beta version of GOG updated?” Bao Xu asked in a low voice.

  Li Yada nodded. “Yeah, I spoke to Zhang Yuan. The game has been updated. All the computers in the internet cafe can play it now.”

  “Moreover, a player can obtain some online time if they play GOG for a certain length and write a 500-word suggestion for modification.

  “You don’t have to be so nervous. This place is very far from the company. The probability of meeting Boss Pei and the others is very low.”

  Bao Xu nodded. “Um, I know, but it’s always better to err on the safe side. Where are the others?”

  Li Yada looked at her watch. “They should be arriving soon.” “What about the office?” Bao Xu asked.

  Li Yada said, “I got Liu and the others to be on top for the time being. However… is this really necessary?”

  Bao Xu breathed a sigh of relief. “It is important to always be cautious.

  “Okay, let’s experience the game first and slowly modify it. Note down the revised plan. You’ll submit it on Monday.”

  Li Yada was a little embarrassed. “Brother Bao, you suggested a large part of these changes. I feel bad doing this. I feel like I’m taking away your credit…”

  Bao Xu waved his hand dismissively. “That’s exactly what I want! You only need to do one thing if you really want to thank me. Just accept all these and don’t mention my involvement in front of others!”

  Li Yada couldn’t help but sigh. “Brother Bao is really humble. You’re becoming more and more like Boss Pei.”

  Bao Xu shook his head and sighed. “How can I be compared to Boss Pei? Boss Pei is truly humble. I have no choice but to be humblethat’s it…”

  They started playing the game. “Strange, why do I feel like there are much fewer bugs playing GOG here…?” Bao Xu murmured as he played on.

  “Achoo!”

  Pei Qian rubbed his nose in the rented apartment as he emerged from his slumber. He then whispered, “Strange, why am I sneezing more frequently recently.

  “Is it because the weather is turning cold from the winter, or is it because there are always people talking about me?

  “I feel as though I have thorns behind my back…”

  Pei Qian quickly picked up his cell phone to check the list of people doing overtime today that was sent by Tang Yishu. “A guy that looks a little fierce… that should be Liu.

  “Hmm? Li Yada didn’t go today? It’s very different from last week’s overtime list. Did everyone schedule to take turns working overtime?

  “They can obtain the rest they require on the one hand, and everyone would also have a share of overtime pay. Not bad, everyone’s doing well.”

  Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction. He had yet to see any signs of the projects having gone out of control.

  Originally, Pei Qian was most worried about IOI, but so much time had passed. He did not hear anything about IOI making any news.

  It should be fine for this settlement cycle, right?

  December 13th Monday…

  The hotel venue had been set up as an interview venue. Wu Bin arrived very early, but he did not expect the interviewer to arrive even earlier than him. Several interviewers were chatting happily, supplementing relevant knowledge in the interview room.

  Li Yada, chief planner of Tengda Games; Ye Zhizhou, head of Shang Yang Games; Lu Mingliang, head of Upwind Logistics; Huang Sibo, the head of Fei Huang Workspace; Zhang Yuan, head of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe; Ma Yiqun, head of Zhongdian Chinese Network…

  They were basically all there.

  The interview process went this way:

  When the applicant was interviewing for the Tengda Games department, Li Yada would have to leave the room temporarily for the other departments to conduct a joint interview. The questions and standard answers were prepared. Everyone had a copy of it.

  There was a time limit to the questions. They would have to stop when the time was up.

  All the interviewers would compare the standard answers they had on hand after that and mark the answers.

  They would then take the average of his scores after removing his highest and lowest score. That would be the score for this person’s interview.

  They would be ranked and admitted from front to back after the interview score and their written test scores were added back together. They would then start their internship.

  Finally, they would be confirmed as Tengda Spirit compatibility test’s official employees if they could pass the Tengda Spirit compatibility test after a month.

  Interviewing was not a difficult job in theory. They needed only to free up one or two days in a year for it. However, these interviewers arrived more than an hour early…

  Because of nervousness!

  They might not be held accountable even if they gave random scoring, but many of these heads from Tengda knew each other. They would not be able to save their faces if they gave random scoring.

  In the unlikely event that the interview was not conducted seriously and put someone useless in their friends’ department, would that not let down their friends and Boss Pei?

  Heads, in-charge… they were basically there to take responsibility. How could they be called heads if they could not even take on such little responsibility?

  Therefore, everyone arrived early to make a surprise before the interview.

  For example, the questions from the game department were given by Li Yada. Li Yada thus briefly explained the main points of these questions and what kind of person she wanted.

  The same went for the other departments.

  The scoring table was very detailed. It included not only real knowledge content, but other soft aspects like clarity, fluency of speech, and the like. These had quantitative scores that were not easy to fill up randomly.

  The people in charge were exchanging pointers while chatting.

  “Brother Huang, how’s the workspace? Is the movie going on smoothly?”

  “Can you help my mom get an autograph? She is a fan of Zhang Zuting.”

  “Boss Lu, thanks to Upwind Logistics for helping me out with the delivery of the ROF system units previously. I’ll treat you to a meal soon.”

  “Yada, the link between the website and the game was very successful previously. Shall we do it again after a while? I’m already thinking about planning an event plan.”

  “Sure, Zhongdian Chinese Network can hold an essay competition with GOG as the theme, how about it?”

  “No problem at all. It’s just one sentence.”

  “By the way, Lin Wan doesn’t seem to be here today? She should have contacted you, right? Have you offered solutions?”

  “There’s no need to rush for that. We have not even made an enginee
ring machine yet. Let’s wait until the cell phone is made.”

  They were more excited as they chatted away.

  Many of them were confused when they heard they were going to be interviewers in cross-interviews. Zhang Yuan was a good example.

  I’m in charge of an internet cafe. Isn’t it a joke for me to be interviewing those who are seeking employment at Zhongdian Chinese Network and Upwind Logistics? However, everyone understood it now.

  They could even regard the whole event as an experience-sharing session with the various heads of departments!

  Chat to understand about the current situation of the other departments, give interviewees their scoring, and then talk about potential collaborations in a meal after the interviews.

  Wasn’t that just perfect?

  Boss Pei’s arrangement of this recruitment process was pretty meaningful!

  [1] This pertains to denying the enemy from dealing the last hit to your friendlies.

  [2] These are heroes whose main task is to kill neutral monsters to earn gold and EXP.

  [3] This one pertains to heroes that deal the most damage.

  Chapter 355 - Guessing Boss Pei’s Intention-Difficulty Level High

  At the same time as the interview going on in Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd….

  Dream Realization Ventures… Boss Ma did not turn up again today.

  Boss Ma’s whereabouts had always been erratic, and the company did have no money for new investments. Nonetheless, the fact that Boss Ma did not turn up made He Desheng and the others worry.

  Many of them would lose their jobs on the spot if Boss Ma lost interest in the rigged games! Even if they only fell out of favor, that would mean their career prospects were dim.

  Therefore, these professional gamers—who accompany Boss Ma in gaming and invest on the sidelines—were feeling a little anxious.

  The first thing He Desheng did when he went to work was to open his mailbox to check his email.

  The modification suggestions they sent to Finger Games of the game last Friday should have received a reply by now since it was already Monday, right?

  There was indeed an unread email from Finger Games.

  He Desheng briefly browsed through it. He could only say, as expected of being a shareholder…

  Finger Games had already replied to the email on Saturday. Dream Realization Ventures was on holiday during the weekend so no one was working overtime. He Desheng did not check his email during the weekend, which was why it was left unread until today. In any case, to reply in just a day showed how much importance Finger Games attached to their shareholder and local agent.

  There was a lot of content in the email. The tone was very polite and was filled with respectful terms.

  However, while the tone was rather euphemistic, the meaning between the lines was clear. There were three key points after being translated.

  They were very grateful for the support and love Dream Realization Ventures gave to IOI.

  They were also thankful to Dream Realization Ventures for their valuable comments on the game, which sparked the inspiration for their game design. However, due to some reasons that were difficult to be clearly expressed in the email, they would not be able to promise to make changes based on this as the game design was done as a whole. Of course, if conditions were to permit, these modifications were not completely impossible to consider.

  He Desheng sighed silently and closed the email after reading this rather standard reply. He had no other way. Their attitude was clear; it was impossible to change.

  Dream Realization Ventures might have bought into the shares of Finger Games and obtained the exclusive agency rights in China, but it was impossible for them to dictate what Finger Games should do.

  Moreover, Finger Games’ attitude towards their investors was the same. Their determination to maintain independence was rather firm.

  It was already pretty good to receive such a polite reply in a short time. Finger Games probably would not even give a d*mn about such opinions if it was put forth by other companies.

  It was rather normal if someone thought about it. Dream Realization Ventures was an investment firm. How could Finger Games change the contents of its game just because of some advice from an investment firm?

  Dream Realization Ventures’ backer might be Tengda, but Tengda did not possess much influence overseas. Finger Games’ answer would probably still be the same.

  In short, this route was dead. They would have given up if it was any other matter. However, this concerned everyone’s job security. He Desheng felt he had to use games to win back Boss Ma’s trust.

  Was there any similar game to IOI then?

  He Desheng gave it some thoughts when a light bulb lit up suddenly. “Isn’t Tengda Games developing a similar game? It should be easier to talk to our sister company than to talk to Finger Games, right?”

  He Desheng did not have any way of contacting Li Yada, but he could reach out to Assistant Xin.

  He Desheng sent the modification plan to Li Yada after he obtained Li Yada’s contact information from Assistant Xin.

  Would Li Yada, the head from Tengda, accept this plan?

  He Desheng could not say for sure.

  Tengda Games was indeed a sister company, but they made games for profit as well.

  It is impossible for the head to completely violate her design philosophy and make major changes to the game just because of favor, especially if this modification plan was contrary to Tengda’s previous design direction.

  Anyway, he could ask first.

  Who knows? Perhaps the head would be interested in this modification plan.

  Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd…. “Boss Pei, sorry to interrupt. “Boss Pei, can you give us a brief outline of what you want for the haunted house? “Hao Qiong and I might have some thoughts, but we are afraid that we may not be able to fulfill your expectations.”

  Pei Qian fell into deep thoughts seeing the messages from Chen Kangtuo. He didn’t manage to fool them. They took the initiative to ask him. What should he do now?

  Pei Qian did not want to ‘point the way’ because he felt like he had a lucky mouth that would turn anything he said into facts. Every bad idea he gave became a golden goose.

  That made Boss Pei feel very confused and troubled.

  That was why he did not say much to Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong this time. He wanted them to try it out and see if he could deceive them.

  In the end, both of them felt something was wrong and still took the initiative to ask after one weekend.

  Pei Qian did not want to ‘point the way out for them’, but it did not seem appropriate to say nothing.

  Hm, just one sentence then.

  Pei Qian thought for a while before he typed his reply: “Make it a destination for the courageous without spending much and where the timid could only watch on in fear without entering.”

  Chen Kangtuo replied in less than two minutes: “Boss Pei, can you please explain a little more…?”

  Obviously, he thought hard for two minutes after reading this sentence carefully. However, he did not fully understand what it meant so he had no choice but to ask again.

  Boss Pei might think of him as useless if he asked, but it was a huge project of 10 million yuan. Chen Kangtuo did not dare to execute it with no clear route.

  Pei Qian laughed.

  Explain?

  It was very simple. He meant courageous ones could come and play casually so the ticket fee should be low to the point of not making a profit. Timid ones would not dare to come at all, so there would be no way for them to contribute income to the haunted house.

  The timid dare not come, the courageous would not need to spend much money. Wouldn’t this haunted house make a great loss?

  However, that certainly could not be said clearly.

  Pei Qian did not dare explain anymore for the fear that any wrong word would cause them to think too much in the wrong direction.

  At such
times, silence would triumph.

  Therefore, Pei Qian only replied three simple words: “Comprehend it yourself.” Chen Kangtuo, “…Alright, Boss Pei, I understand now.”

  He passed the cell phone to Hao Qiong. Both of them looked at the screen with Boss Pei’s reply ‘comprehend it yourself’ and were speechless.

  Comprehend it yourself, ha…

  The hint was just one sentence. Wasn’t it too difficult to comprehend?

  Hao Qiong heard that Boss Pei’s general direction usually had three to four points, and they were generally relatively clear.

  However, it had now concentrated to just one point. It was really too baffling!

  Teacher, that was super out of the line!

  Chen Kangtuo felt his head spin. “H-how are we to comprehend this?”

  Hao Qiong sucked a deep breath. “Calm down, calm down. Director Lin once told us how to analyze Boss Pei’s intentions. Wait a bit, let me recall what she said.

  “The first step is to clarify a belief. No matter how absurd Boss Pei’s words are, they must be right…”

  Hao Qiong began to analyze the deep meaning behind the words of Boss Pei with Lin Wan’s method.

  The bold and the timid. These should be the potential customers of the haunted house. The attitude of these customers towards the haunted house would directly determine the success or failure of the haunted house.

  They should be able to create fun for both the courageous and timid customers according to common sense. They should pay for it.

  However, the demands of these two types of customers were different. The more courageous customers would need a more thrilling experience. For example, the staff roleplaying ghosts and frightening them up close. The time customers were easily dissuaded from such thrilling projects. They might not even dare to enter, which meant that they would naturally not spend their money there.

  How to then bridge the demands of these customers?

  Chen Kangtuo felt that the answer must be hidden in Boss Pei’s words!

  Make it a destination for the courageous without spending much and where the timid could only watch on in fear without entering.

  In other words, make the haunted house extremely scary and set a low price? That way, the timid would not dare to enter so they would naturally watch on in fear while those with courage could come and enjoy as they pleased…