Losing Money to Be a Tycoon c1-883
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“These players are rather good-looking; where did Fish-Catching Internet Cafe find them? Could it be possible to find high-end passers-by from the Honor of Kings and then be screened again based on their physique? Did they reject those not in good shape?”.
“How can it be possible? I feel that they are cooperating very well; it doesn’t feel like a team formed at the get-go.”
Some audience could not wait to enter into the game to play some good heroes after the exhibition match was over. They wanted to reproduce the good operations they saw in the exhibition match.
The other audiences continued to pay attention to these ten players.
These ten people had completely conquered the audiences with their performance which deserved applause.
The victorious five were enjoying the moment under the spotlight. The five on the losing end, however, were all downcast, but it was not only because of losing. The only thing that filled their brains now was that they had to continue practicing tomorrow!
Xiao Peng came to the front desk. “Next, please welcome Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s previous CEO, the current Manager of DGE Esports Club, Manager Zhang to introduce the strong collaboration between DGE Esports Club and Fish-Catching Internet Cafe!”
Many people did not know Zhang Yuan, but everyone started to connect the dots when they heard the title of the previous CEO of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
What would that imply?
The DGE Esports Club was now the upstream of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, and that’s why the original CEO was responsible?
Why else would the in-charge of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe become the manager of the Esports Club?
Was that hinting at Tengda’s esports industry plan? Zhang Yuan smiled slightly. “Our DGE Esports Club is a club that uses professional training. All the players were high on ranking and had undergone strict training after joining the club…”
“As for the results of the training… please turn your attention to the big screen.”
Zhang Yuan briefly introduced DGE Esports Club’s training mode, especially emphasizing that the players had to undergo physical fitness training every day. It also showed the body changes of the players taken by Coach Yaling, demonstrating the difference between the DGE Esports Club and the other esports club.
Pei Qian’s heart nearly dropped.
Comparison of their body’s changes?
Wasn’t that the pictures I asked Coach Yaling to take every day to monitor the training by the players?!
The before and after photos showed the huge difference in the players’ figures on the big screen. The contrast was extremely obvious.
The figures of the players of the club were not as perfect as those of the personal trainers, but they were very slim and healthy. The results were simply remarkable compared with the previous appearance.
The audience was shocked once again.
“Is this really a group of internet-addicted teenagers? Were they really forced to become like this?”
“Sh*t, the improvements from the photos are too obvious. Are these people the same people as before?”
“I suggest that they debut immediately!” “Which gym is so good? I want to go there and try it out!”
“Didn’t they tell you already? It is the Deposit Fitness that Tengda opened recently! There are quite a several branches in Jingzhou now!” “The effect is too obvious! I want to try, too!” The gaming media also began to greet each other. Their cameras flashed into a scene of white. Obviously, the transformation of these internet-addicted teenagers would make good news material.
Pei Qian, on the other hand, was in the resting area, silently crumpling the empty drink cup in his hand.
Play the exhibition match if you will; who asked you to promote Deposit Fitness?!
Aren’t you just messing with me?!
How the f*ck would a group of internet-addicted teenagers know about fitness! Don’t believe them!
However, Pei Qian had nothing to say seeing so many people take their phones out to take photos. No choice, the difference in the photos were too stark!
Zhang Yuan, who was on the stage could feel the difference between the before and after very clearly.
The audience responded with mediocrity when he said that these players underwent physical fitness training every day. However, the audience immediately raised their numerous cell phones, and wild flashes from the media reporters also began to shine widely when he showed the comparison of the players’ physical fitness on the screen.
Obviously, a picture was worth a thousand words!
Zhang Yuan could not help but sigh. Boss Pei was indeed far-sighted. Zhang Yuan was still wondering why it was necessary for Boss Pei to ask Coach Yaling to take photos of these players wearing tight training uniforms every day.
Now, it appeared to be killing two birds with a stone. They had an immediate effect on the brand of both DGE Esports Club, and Deposit Fitness!
That was simply the transformation of internet-addicted teenagers. The impact of the before and after comparisons were simply too great!
“In short, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe would work hard to create Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 in the future and bring Live E-Sports Museum in every city across the country. “Teams or individuals who performed well, be it in a team or individually, would have a chance to compete with DGE Esports Club or even be selected to enter DGE E-Sports Club and become a professional player! “The highest glory in GOG esports in the entire Jingzhou, China, and even the world is waiting for you!”
Zhang Yuan’s speech was the last link of the entire news conference.
The linked recommendation of Great Esports Ecosystem, high-quality exhibition match, DGE Esports Club and Deposit Fitness…
There might not be many segments in the opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, but every segment was filled with topics, and the content was rich enough to attract the attention of others.
Pei Qian was silent, seeing Xiao Peng and members of the Esports Club being surrounded by the media and enthusiastic customers.
Illusions, these are all illusions!
The popularity would naturally dissipate after two days!
Pei Qian was now very lost; he really wanted to go back to sleep it all away.
However, as soon as he walked to the door, a young man who looked like a reporter from the gaming industry went up to him. Obviously, it was because there were too many reporters around and he could not get in at all. He, therefore, decided to change his approach to interview customers on-site first.
Moreover, Pei Qian was one of the few trying to get out instead of in. “Hello, I’m a journalist from Amusement Times. Can I take up a bit of your valuable time to interview you?”
Pei Qian looked at the crowd outside moving like a tide and then into the sincere eyes of this reporter. He could only nod silently.
“How should I address you?” The journalist asked.
“I’m Mr. Ma,” Pei Qian replied out of habit.
The journalist nodded. “Alright, Mr. Ma, do you agree with Boss Xiao’s description of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and about the Great Esports Ecosystem?”
Pei Qian shook his head immediately. “I don’t agree with it.”
The journalist pushed on. “But the facts have proven that Boss Pei has achieved success in many industries, which is enough to show his excellent far-sighted vision.”
Pei Qian was speechless. “But I don’t think this was Boss Pei’s idea.”
The journalist recorded it down quickly and changed the subject. “So do you think that this will have an important impact on your future life and become part of your life?”
Pei Qian laughed bitterly. “…it has already made an ‘important’ impact on my life.”
Journalist: “What do you feel about the magical effect of Deposit Fitness?”.
The corners of Pei Qian’s mouth twitched. “I hope it is not overly glorified.”The journalist nodded. “Alright, tha
nk you very much for your cooperation!”
However, he just turned his head and saw a waiter running over to stop the ‘Mr. Ma who did not want to be named that he just interviewed.
“Boss Pei, there is still…” He had yet to finish when ‘Mr. Ma who did not want to be named’ waved his hand and disappeared into the crowd.
The journalist quickly took out his cell phone while still in surprise. He only managed to take an image of his back.
“The person with the Modest mask was Boss Pei? Boss Pei was actually here throughout?”
The journalist was caught by surprise. He randomly caught a passerby to interview while everyone was wearing a mask and so happened to hit the jackpot?
He thought back to the questions that he asked and it seemed like the answers from ‘Mr. Ma who did not want to be named’ gave some whole new meaning…
“This will definitely become explosive news!”
Chapter 554 - There was no Wind, Rain, or Sunshine even if He Looked Back at the Bleak Place
June 15th, Wednesday…
At around eleven in the morning, Pei Qian sat up from his bed, scratching his bed hair that was like a bird’s nest now.
After stoning for half an hour, Pei Qian decided to get up and wash up. He then looked at the impact of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0’s opening ceremony which was also the opening of the Live Esports Museum.
His mind replayed the nightmare yesterday as he brushed his teeth.
“Otto Technologies made this very feature-rich software for Deposit Fitness.
“Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 is made into a Live Esports Museum. It is very cool; even the lights on the computer were awesome.
“Xiao Peng threw an awesome concept about ‘Great Esports Ecosystem’, which binds gaming, esports, and the internet cafe together.
“DGE Esports Club did an exhibition match which verified Xiao Peng’s concept of Great Esports Ecosystem and also promoted the Deposit Fitness.
“The last scene I had in my mind is of many media gathering around and interviewing Xiao Peng and the people in the club. “Ah, what a nightmare!” Pei Qian carefully recalled how the twists and turns of events yesterday during the press conference of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe became bad luck!
Pei Qian was also mentally prepared for the current situation after washing up.
This first Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 was probably going to become popular based on the existing information. Becoming popular as soon as it opened was setting the worst record since the establishment of the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
However, that was not a serious problem. Pei Qian already knew that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was a high-risk industry when he opened it. Not to mention, many loyal users of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe were in Jingzhou so Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 would probably make it anyway. In addition, internet cafes were inherently expensive investments with slow returns. Even if they could start earning money from the get-go, it would take a long time to recover the huge investment in the early stages, including renovation cost and peripheral costs.
However, what Pei Qian could not accept was that Xiao Peng made such a big scene by directly promoting an esports club and Deposit Fitness!
Pei Qian would feel unacceptable if these two were to suddenly become profitable.
Therefore, Pei Qian opened his laptop on the sofa after he was mentally prepared. He intended to read related reports to confirm whether the esports club and Deposit Fitness were still safe.
Pei Qian found some reports after searching about DGE Esports Club and Deposit Fitness separately. “DGE Esports Club’s work-life balance exposed; how to develop an esports god!” “Shocking! The Before and After Photos of DGE Esports Club Players; who underwent the greatest change?”
“In-depth interpretation of the new model of ‘Deposit Fitness’; could this be a grand plan under Tengda?”
Pei Qian felt relieved after reading several reports. It seemed that the DGE Esports Club aroused heated discussions and gained some attention, but there was no risk of profits.
The situation with Deposit Fitness was bad; many reports advertised new models. However, judging from the evaluation below, many consumers were still skeptical about it. The prices and bundled fitness meals were unacceptable to many people after all.
In short, the popularity did greatly increase, and it would inevitably be converted into a part of profits. However, it seemed too early to say that it would overturn the losses.
Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief. Things had yet to become so bad in just one day. It had just budded.
Pei Qian began searching for reports on the opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0. However, the first thing that he saw was a piece of news from Amusement Times.
The title was “Exclusive news! Boss Pei of Tengda Corporation appeared at the Live Esports Museum and made such an interpretation…”
Pei Qian: “?”
What the hell? Did that journalist realize who I really was? Wasn’t I ‘Mr. Ma who did not want to be named’?
And what the hell was with this shocking news title?!
Thinking back to the unpleasant experiences in the previous interviews, Pei Qian naturally developed an instinct of crisis and hurriedly clicked it to view it. He really had to say that title sensationalism was rather useful.
Boss Pei was tricked into entering without any resistance.
“At one in the afternoon on June 14th, the opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0, the first Live Esports Museum under Tengda Corporation was held on the fourth floor of the South District of Hongde Mall near Handong University…”
There was nothing much to say about the front, it was mainly to introduce the situation of the event and some photos of the scene.
Pei Qian quickly skipped them and came to the most critical part at the back.
“What was not known was that Boss Pei of Tengda Corporation was also there on the day of opening. However, he had a mask on, was very low profile, and had no speech. He only watched silently from the beginning to the end of the ceremony.
“Luckily, the journalist at the scene interviewed a Mr. Ma who was unwilling to reveal his full name. The waiter confirmed afterward that this low-profile, handsome young man was indeed Boss Pei of Tengda Corporation!”
Pei Qian did his best to control the corners of his mouth, not to let an obvious smile show.
This journalist might have created a title sensation, but the key was in the report. It was still rather justified!
“He might have called himself ‘Mr. Ma’, but Boss Pei still gave an in-depth answer to the questions raised by the journalist. Now, let me bring you the firsthand information at the event!”
“When answering about ‘Great Esports Ecosystem’, Boss Pei said that he did not fully agree with Boss Xiao’s concept. Obviously, the real Great Esports Ecosystem in Boss Pei’s plan is more complicated. Boss Xiao’s blueprint was just the tip of the iceberg of Tengda Corporation’s vision.
“In response to whether ‘esports will affect life’ or not, Boss Pei said that the e-sports industry has a very profound impact on his life, which implies that he firmly believes that, in the future, e-sports, like traditional sports, would become an indispensable part of people’s lives, just like the tremendous changes that Tengda brought to Jingzhou and how they affected all aspects of people’s lives.
“In replying ‘how you view the magical effect of Deposit Fitness’, Boss Pei only smiled faintly and said it is not overly glorified.”
Pei Qian was stunned.
What the hell was ‘smiled faintly’?
Thinking back carefully, the corners of his mouth did subconsciously twitch. Therefore… did this Mr. Journalist actually know how to distinguish the difference between a helpless smile and a confident smile?
“Obviously, Boss Pei had always been worried about the exaggeration by the media promoting the effects of fitness, which would constitute a substantial misleading eff
ect on consumers. Tengda had always treated people with sincerity and never engaged in any false propaganda.
“At the same time, Boss Pei was also telling consumers that fitness requires perseverance. No gym in the world can give you a perfect body. In the end, you still have to rely on yourself.
“I have to say that Boss Pei’s Deposit Fitness advocates a healthy and scientific view of fitness.
“However, we must also note that the magical effect from the Deposit Fitness is immediate. Boss Pei’s words have the wise mentality of ‘under-promising’. “The journalist had a lot more questions to ask, but Boss Pei had already turned around and disappeared into the crowd.”
“[Image]”
The picture might be taken with a mobile phone, but the photo quality was not bad; the focus was clear. It was a photo taken by a professional journalist.
The Live Esports Museum of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was crowded. They were all enthusiastic spectators who had just watched their game and were full of excitement. Their expressions were different, some were eager, some excited, some with expectation…
A figure back-facing the crowd was among the countless people facing the camera. It was so eye-catching.
“Boss Pei’s back scene reminded me of a poem: leave after things are done without revealing yourself.
“Boss Pei came to the event on the occasion of the opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 and Live Esports Museum to witness the beginning of the ‘esports era’ in a low-key manner. He walked away silently, without leaving any trace.
“Perhaps after many years, Boss Pei would look back at his huge esports empire and remember that it all started in a small internet cafe with two wonderful teams and their exhibition match.
“Boss Pei watched all of these silently, leaving all the scenery and applause in the center of the stage… leaving it to others while he himself retired to return to the masses.
“Moreover, is this back image not a good portrayal of Boss Pei and his style since he started on his entrepreneurial route? Humble, low profile, with little sense of existence; but having a subtle influence on all aspects of Tengda Corporation.