Losing Money to Be a Tycoon c1-883
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Pei Qian waved his hand, obviously uninterested in listening to his excuses. “You have the most experience, and you’re close to Li Yada. You’re the best person for the task. This is an order—you cannot refuse!”
Bao Xu opened his mouth as if wanting to say something. However, he had no idea what to say.
No matter how hard he tried, he would not be able to escape from this!
He would never have thought that—despite not placing among the top few, he would still be forced to go overseas! What bad luck he had!
Chapter 411 - Happy Chinese New Year
The selection for the outstanding employee was over. Everyone wished the other ‘Happy New Year’ and left, preparing to head home for the holiday.
Pei Qian was about to leave when Li Yada caught up to him.
“Boss Pei, wait! I’ve some questions on the vacation…”
Pei Qian stopped and smiled. “Tell me if you have any problems. If they are problems that are solvable with money, then you can just go to the finance department for reimbursement. You don’t need to go through me.”
Li Yada hesitated. “Boss Pei, can we postpone this trip for a bit?
“Chinese New Year will be here in a few days. The spring festival must be staggered, right? I’m now the person-in-charge of the gaming department. A lot of work cannot be on time if I were to take this one month break.
“My thinking is to wait until after the new year. I’ll make some arrangements for the gaming department to go on a trip from March 1st to 31st before the end of February, is that alright?
Pei Qian gave it some thought. Li Yada was not without reason.
There would be a settlement on March 31st. The entire March was a critical period for GOG to refine game details and improve game quality.
GOG had started its testing phase, and the framework had been set up. There would not be a case of having an unfinished game development and settlement delays.
If Li Yada went on a trip after the Chinese New Year, it would be about two weeks before the settlement. When that happened, there might be some drastic changes.
It would be more advantageous to Pei Qian if they were to travel in March and come back after the settlement.
Pei Qian readily agreed when he thought of that. “Okay, postpone it to March 1st then.”
“Thank you, Boss Pei, for your understanding!” Li Yada pushed her spectacle up her nose bridge and left.
Pei Qian felt a little strange immediately after. Why did she need Boss Pei’s understanding to postpone the vacation? Something felt wrong…
“Brother Qian, when are you going to return home?” Ma Yang gnawed hungrily at a box of chocolate.
He had never thought he would win the third place of the selection of outstanding employee. There might not be any substantial award, but he was very happy. He felt as though his work had been unanimously recognized by everyone in Tengda.
“I’m leaving after I pack some stuff in the afternoon,” Pei Qian said lightly.
His attitude towards Ma Yang was slightly cold not only because Ma Yang’s investment in IOI hurt him deeply but also because Ma Yang’s results in the exams crushed him completely.
Pei Qian was very angry when he thought he spent so long reviewing but did not do better than Ma Yang.
Ma Yang did not notice the subtle changes in Pei Qian’s attitude. He chewed on the chocolate and said, “Okay, Brother Qian, see you next year then!
“I did not spend much effort on Dream Realization Ventures because of the exams. I’ll do my best to invest in a few big profitable projects when I return next year!”
Pei Qian was speechless.
Pei Qian started keeping his stuff after returning to his place. He used to keep everything that might give his identity away when he went home previously. He would wear a set of seemingly cheap clothes home,
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However, Pei Qian deliberately chose some newer clothes. He also changed his cell phone and computer. He should give his parents a bit of hint now.
The house he bought could be handed over by the end of February, early March. That was pretty soon.
His parents might not be able to take it all at once if he told them that he bought a house. There would definitely be a lot of questions. He would give them some hints beforehand, that their son ‘was earning money and was making quite a bit’ during Chinese New Year.
Pei Qian had thought of a good reason beforehand. He would say that Fei Huang Workspace was doing rather well recently; he was also now part of the management at Fei Huang Workspace. His monthly income from various sources had reached about 15,000 yuan.
The first deposit for the house had been paid up with his bonuses as well. Even though he still needed to pay every month, it was not going to be a big burden. That could not be said that it was a lie. Pei Qian only told a half-truth.
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The developments at Fei Huang Workspace were pretty good. That was not wrong, right?
Pei Qian was now part of the management of Fei Huang Workspace; that was not wrong as well, right?
Monthly 15,000 yuan on average was not a big problem as well. It was even under-declared.
No matter what, he would do his best not to be too high profile when he told them about the financial resources for the house. He hoped to avoid unnecessary trouble.
At the same time…
The study class at Zhongdian Chinese Network in Jingzhou started their holiday as well. The class officially started on January 17th for a month so it would end on February 17th.
However, the holiday for the Chinese New Year could not be missed.
The network would choose its second set of authors after February 17th. The two classes would be conducted seamlessly. That was because the class was just a trial phase. It had yet to be fully confirmed.
This class would become a mainstay if it was confirmed that there was a huge help to the authors. The period might extend from the current one month to three months.
It would also be axed if it went on for some time and found that it was just spending money without much use.
However, this class looked like a success from the current situation.
The authors who participated in the classes were saying goodbye.
“Brother Cui, I’m heading off. I’ll wait for your new book during the new year!”
“Just post in the group chat if anything were to crop up. Big Boss, remember to send red packets in the group!”
“Ming Yuju, don’t forget to write a recommendation for my book!”
Cui Geng was biding them goodbye as well. He might be a special observer in Tengda Corporation, but he was still part of the class.
Cui Geng only set out to the airport in a taxi after getting recommendations from some authors with weight for his new book.
He suddenly had an inspiration while in the taxi. He couldn’t help but want to write, and so he took out his notebook from his bag and opened a new document.
Insert title: The Butterfly Game.
He had been gathering materials with the
Tengda Living fossil’ Bao Xu for the past few days before the holiday. He got to know some pretty interesting facts about Tengda when it was founded.
These were things he could write into his book.
He quickly wrote the first line, breathing life into the story.
“Um, I can write a few versions of this opening for the next three days to see which the best is before I modify it a bit.”
“This way, I’ll be able to publish the novel on the first day of Chinese New Year as my New Year greetings to everyone!”
Cui Geng’s eyes sparkled as if there was a kind of cheering-a kind of calling from the soul.
At Tengda Games…
Li Yada called the three newcomers of the gaming department over to arrange their tasks beforehand. They were Hu Xianbin, Min Jingchao, and Zhang Nan. They were the three who passed the Tengda Spirit compatibility test on their first try.
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ss Pei might not have rewarded these three, but Li Yada felt that they must have something different from the others since they could pass the Tengda Spirit compatibility test in one sitting. Talents identified by Boss Pei naturally should be given important tasks!
“I’m going on vacation in March. The gaming department would be left in your charge then.”
“Xianbin, I feel that you have the best comprehension. I’ll bring you to familiarize yourself with the workflow after the new year and then with the work of a chief planner. The progress of work will be pushed by you in the future.”
“Jingchao, you have experience in the finance department and have a good foundation in mathematics. Get some guidance from Brother Bao on GOG’s system design problem. You shall be responsible for the balance of system design.”
Li Yada finally looked towards Zhang Nan, the only female of the three. “You used to do fashion design. You’ll be in charge of the design of the heroes’ skin in GOG.”
“Big Sister Li, don’t worry, I have been working on system design and should be able to be proficient in it in no time,” Min Jingchao said immediately.
Zhang Nan nodded. “I’ve designed a few new skins recently. I’ve received pretty good feedback. I’ll send these design manuscripts to our outsourced art team for them to make these new heroes’ skin.”
Only Hu Xianbin was a little hesitant. “Big Sister Li, I’m to be a chief planner only two months after I joined? Is that… okay?”
Li Yada smiled. “No problem.”
“How do you think the previous chief planners of Tengda Games were chosen?” Hu Xianbin, “Huh?”
Li Yada gave a long meaningful smile.
From Huang Sibo to Lu Mingliang to Li Yada… each had not much experience before they were made chief planners. The gaming department had many older employees; some of them were even more qualified than Li Yada.
However, they were all used to their own responsibilities and were not interested in being a chief planner
They did not feel that a newcomer as a chief planner was inappropriate as well. None of the chief planners of the gaming department of Tengda Games were ever experienced.
Li Yada smiled and patted Hu Xianbin’s shoulders. “Don’t worry. Don’t give yourself too much pressure. Being a Chief Planner is much easier than you think. You’ll definitely be good if you give it your all.
“Alright, go home if there’s nothing else. I’ll familiarize you with the work details after New Year.
“Everyone, Happy Chinese New Year!”
Chapter 412 - Blessing for Spring Festival
Chapter 412 Blessing for Spring Festival
February 2nd, Chinese New Year Eve…
Pei Qian lay on the sofa, playing his cell phone like a cripple.
His parents were also staring at their cell phone screens. They were grabbing red packets and sending voice messages to wish others Happy New Year.
The technology of cell phones had improved at a vast rate in this world. It was much more advanced than what Pei Qian thought. They were still calling and sending messages a few years back, but they had all advanced to using their phones to send red packets over the past two years.
Red packets of the older generations were usually a few yuan or cents. They were seldom over 50 yuan, sending just a ‘good intention’.
Pei Qian’s parents did grow suspicious about the new clothes and computer that he had brought home. However, he had already prepared his reasoning.
It might not be perfect, but he had paved the way. They knew Pei Qian was working at Fei Huang Workspace previously. Fei Huang Workspace was developing at a good pace recently so he managed to muddle over.
Most people brag about their position and income anyway. They would not think that Pei Qian would have any reason to do the opposite.
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Therefore, they were not too caught up about money but rather… the house.
Pei Qian had repeatedly stressed that the house was bought for them, but they obviously did not have such thinking. They wanted it to be their son’s new wed house.
Pei Qian, therefore, did not say anymore. Let them say what they want.
It seemed like it wasn’t enough for him to buy one house. He had to buy another one for them to stay in it with ease…
Look at how things had turned out…
Forget it, i’ll do my best to lose more money in this cycle then!
Pei Qian started to play his cell phone with this thought in mind. He watched the New Year program on and off.
Pei Qian had forgotten what programs were on during the 2011 Chinese New Year program. However, he was sure that he had never seen these programs before after watching a few of them. The programs had changed… the celebrities had changed; however, the boredom persisted!
As expected, everyone was grumbling that the New Year program was boring again
Pei Qian did not express much emotion. He knew that the New Year programs would get worse as the years pass by…
He was swiping his cell phone with boredom when he suddenly received a message from Chang You of Otto Technologies.
“Boss Pei, thank you for your continued support during the previous year. I hope that Tengda will achieve great success during the New Year and earn as much as possible!
“I hope that Otto Technologies’s cell phone would be able to sell in large quantities and surpass Shenhua’s cell phones and buy over Pineapple!”
Pei Qian’s face darkened when he saw this message.
What is the meaning of this? This Chang You, cursing me during Chinese New Year? However, he heard a ‘beep’ from his cell phone right on the heels of the message.
Red packet!
Pei Qian’s eyes lit up and clicked on it to receive it.
One thousand yuan!
“Vice-President Chang’s such a sport! It was the right decision to poach Vice-President Chang then!”
Pei Qian was very happy. He immediately forgot the unhappiness he felt just now and quickly replied, “Happy Chinese New Year, Vice-President Chang!”
All sorts of red packet sounds came after he replied Chang You.
“Boss Pei, Happy New Year!”
“I hope that Boss Pei will become more handsome in the New Year!”
“Happy New Year, hope all your wishes come true!”
“Wishing fair winds in Boss Pei’s business and to earn big money!”
Some blessings made him happy, and some made him not so happy. However, Boss Pei was not someone petty and would not base the performance of an employee by their wishes.
He would definitely judge them based on their red packets!
Pei Qian realized that the older employees were better after all. Chang You, Zhang Yuan, Wu Bin, and the like gave him a minimum of 500 yuan to 1,000 yuan.
The younger employees like Lu Mingliang and Ma Yiqun generally gave 188 yuan[1.’188 in Mandarin could be read as easy to prosper.] as an auspicious sign for the New Year.
Perhaps they felt that Boss Pei would not care about how much they give anyway…
He was most pissed-off about Huang Sibo’s message: “Boss Pei is not in need of money so I won’t be old-fashioned to give you a red packet! I’ll definitely work hard next year to bring glory to Tengda!” Pei Qian nearly wanted to fire Huang Sibo on the spot for the message. Was this something a human would say?! He said things like ‘Boss Pei is not in need of money’ and ‘work hard next year’!
Challenge! This was a blatant challenge!
However, he decided to forgive him after thinking about it. It was New Year! He was just drafting a reply when new greetings came in.
Lin Wan, “Thank you for all you have done for us, Boss Pei! The progress for the game and cell phones are not going too well, but rest assured, Boss Pei. We’ll do our best to complete the mission! I hope to continue working under Boss Pei’s wise guidance in the New Year!”
Beep! 8,888 yuan was sent to him.
Lin Chang’s message came immediately after
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Lin Chang’s message was much simpler compared to Lin Wan’s. “Boss Pei, loose change!”
Beep! 18,888 yuan.
Pei Qian’s mouth nearly couldn’t close from laughing. What was brotherhood? What was a friend?
This was!
Boss Lin was amazing!
Pei Qian did not feel like letting Lin Wan go that instant. Would Lin Wan give such red packets during festivals if she were to return?
However, his thoughts changed. No, Lin Chang sent him more.
Pei Qian received all the red packets in no time and replied.
To Lin Wan: “Happy New Year! You’ve worked too hard last year. You have to rest more next year; don’t be so tired! I’m giving you another 10 days of paid leave; you’ve to use them all!”
To Lin Chang: “Lin Chang, don’t worry. I’ll arrange for that to happen after New Year!”
Send red packets back?
Impossible? Red packets were heartfelt feelings. ‘You send me, and I send you’ back was something aunties of the older generation would do. Was it something the younger generation did?
Moreover, Boss Pei had been giving all sorts of benefits and bonuses to them. Getting a few hundred or thousand in a red packet now wasn’t something unreasonable, right?
Of course, it was because the system did not approve of expenses like red packets…
Boss Pei would have been bankrupted just by giving a few people red packets if he were to follow Lin Chang’s style based on his pitiful Personal Wealth.
Giving just a few hundred yuan did not fit Boss Pei’s status as well.
Therefore, he would rather not give any! However, no one would feel anything wrong about Boss Pei. The other people’s messages arrived in no time.
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Assistant Xin, “Wishing Boss Pei a harmonious family that’s always happy and safe. I hope that the Tengda spirit will spread to every department in the new year!” (Red packet 666 yuan) Tang Yishu, “Senior, wishing that you will be able to eat all sorts of delicious food. Hoping that you will not forget all the good dreams you had, wishing that you always feel like it’s Friday afternoon and that you will forever be as pure as a child!” (Red packet 99.9 yuan)