The best would be to drag on for a while, allowing that disgusting Dayak Corporation to burn money and die out slowly. He would lose also money happily. That would be the perfect ending.
However, whether it could be done or not would depend on how the situation unfolded. The Dayak Corporation was also a multinational company that had to be resisted.
Boss Pei did not relax his supervision of the other projects while Shang Yang Games worked hard to spend the 500 million. That was because he could still make losses in this settlement provided that no more projects exploded.
The Sloth Apartments project seemed to be a high-quality project that could sustain large amounts of losses for a long time and deserved more attention.
“Hello, Boss Pei! Please, come in!”
Liang Qingfan proudly led Boss Pei to the top floor. Liang Qingfan was very proud of the transformation results.
Not only were the renovations implemented well, but they were all strictly adhering to Boss Pei’s requested minimalistic style as well. It was much harder to do that in a small apartment than in a large flat in the Dawn of Prosperous City.
Pei Qian toured the room and fell silent.
Is this still that f*cking dilapidated house I chose previously? This is definitely another set of houses!
Pei Qian’s impression of this place was before the renovations. He was very busy after all and was not interested in looking at the renovations every day.
In his impression, the aisle of this house was narrow and full of mildew stains. The kitchen and bathrooms were very small, which was impossible to live in.
Now, however, there were no more such disadvantages!
The aisle had been magically widened. The layout of the kitchen and bathroom seemed to be redesigned. The kitchen and the living room were now integrated with a lake view. The bathroom area had been enlarged which would even place a small bathtub.
Pei Qian could feel that Liang Qingfan must have made major changes to the architecture of this house. However, he had never expected the aisle to be widened.
Pei Qian originally thought that the walls on both sides of the aisle must be load-bearing walls, but it seemed like luck was not at his side.
What a strange structure!
Pei Qian was very angry at first, but he remembered that the structure of this house was originally strange. He liked the house precisely because of its strange structure.
There seemed like there was nothing he could say since the unique structure of the house was now being turned into an advantage.
Ah, nevermind then.
In short, the house had been remodeled. The first impression was eye-catching, and it looked very livable.
Especially this arc-shaped living room with 180-degree full-length windows. Originally, this place was difficult to make full use of because of the irregular space. However, Liang Qingfan used sofas, bookshelves, and other furniture to partition the living room by cooperating with the kitchen. The space was used to the maximum while preserving the perfect landscape.
Fortunately, there was no change in the concept of Four Bare Walls.
There was almost no storage space; even the bookshelves in the living room were of decorative nature, which could only hold beautiful crafts in them.
Want storage? No can do, sorry.
Moreover, the furniture and layout in the room could not be moved. That was a hard and fast rule which was very unsatisfactory, enough to persuade one to leave.
In short, if it were not for the price and the unreasonable regulations, Pei Qian would almost think that such a house would be rented out.
It should be fine now.
Pei Qian turned around and did not pick out the problem. “Very well, I’m satisfied.”
Liang Qingfan was very happy. “Then, Boss Pei, do you want to see the residential-commercial building in Shundong Gardens?”
Pei Qian shook his head. “No need.”
The difficulty of the renovation there was much lower than that side. That could be remodeled to the current state. There was no need to look at the residential-commercial building. Pei Qian now could only count on this personal regulation and impractical decoration styles to save himself.
Liang Qingfan said with anticipation: “Then, can we start the publicity, Boss Pei? As long as the photos were posted on an intermediary website, it would definitely be snatched by the minute, right?”
“Absolutely not!” Pei Qian hurriedly said.
Liang Qingfan: “Huh?”
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Pei Qian coughed silently. “The level of housing agencies was uneven. Cooperating with them would be huge damage to our reputation. What was more, we would be having a rental model. It is not appropriate for us to go on any old website.
“Anyway, let’s not jump the gun to publicity. Our product is not good enough yet.
“A house is for people to live in. The environmentally-friendly standards had to be strictly adhered to! This house has just been renovated. There must be formaldehyde in it so the best thing is to let it air for a month or two.”
Liang Qingfan hesitated for a while and said. “Uh… Boss Pei, this house has been renovated based on all your requirements, using the most environmentally-friendly materials. Formaldehyde level in the house has reached national safety standards within which you can move in.”
“Uh? Is that right?” Pei Qian could not tell if he was losing or earning.
Renovating with environmentally-friendly materials could cost a little more, but they could move in faster while general materials were cheaper, but it would take a long time to ventilate after the renovation. The later someone rented out, the more rent they would lose.
However, Pei Qian thought about it and chose the former. The health of his clients was the most important.
Customers might have lined up to give Boss Pei money and make it unbearable for him, but Boss Pei was always a magnanimous person. He would not bear any grudges.
Pei Qian coughed lightly. “It has to be aired even if it has reached the standards! We have to be strict with ourselves. It is not enough to meet national standards.
“Anyway, let it air for at least a month.
“You don’t need to worry about publicity. You’ve worked hard, have a good rest.”
Liang Qingfan nodded. “Okay, Boss Pei.”
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August 5th, Friday…
At Shang Yang Games…
Lin Wan was in the office, seriously thinking about related promotional activities for the GOG world server.
Boss Pei gave them 500 million in one shot. It was indeed lavish, but it also brought a lot of pressure to everyone in the Shang Yang Games. This money was not difficult to spend. The key was how to spend it meaningfully.
It would be an international joke if this 500 million were to be used without making any ripples. Shang Yang Games would be the laughingstock of the world.
Therefore, shortly after they were done with the domestic server of IOI, Shang Yang Games entered a tense working state again.
Knock, knock.
A knock came from outside the office. Ye Zhizhou pushed it open. “Director Lin, the person-in-charge of domestic affairs from Finger Games wants to meet with you.”
Lin Wan was taken aback. “With me?”
Ye Zhizhou nodded. “Yes, he originally wanted to meet with Boss Pei but was denied mercilessly…”
Lin Wan found it funny.
Who are you to meet Boss Pei? I don’t even have to meet you either.
“What is this in-charge’s background?” Lin Wan asked.
Ye Zhizhou answered truthfully, “I did a bit of investigation. This person seems to be rather big. He wasn’t the original person-in-charge of China from Finger Games but was airdropped in recently. His name is Eric and was a high-level executive in the media department of Dayak Corporation.”
Lin Wan was stunned. No wonder this Eric thought he
could meet Boss Pei. From a logical standpoint, he was indeed qualified to meet Boss Pei.
A pity that Boss Pei would never fall for this trick.
Finger Games had now become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dayak Corporation. Dayak Corporation loved to interfere with everything. Airdropping a high-level executive to be in charge of the IOI domestic server was something they were capable of.
“Finger Games made this move very rapidly. They were probably preparing for it since a long time ago,” Lin Wan said with emotion.
Ye Zhizhou nodded. “That’s right. Taking back the operating rights of the IOI domestic server should be something that the executives of Finger Games and Dayak Corporation both wanted.
“Finger Games had always had a very strong desire to expand. They sold themselves to Dayak Corporation so that they could obtain more funds for expansion and to promote IOI faster to the world.
“They obviously also attach great importance to the domestic market. They feel IOI is struggling in the domestic market because we are not promoting hard enough and had been slammed by GOG. They even suspected that Tengda bought their shares to play tricks and to support GOG.
“Therefore, Finger Games had been planning to take over their IOI domestic server. Dayak’s privatization offer was just a smooth move that promoted their common interest. Dayak sent a high-level executive to set it going after it was settled.
“As to why this Eric wants to meet Boss Pei and you… I have no idea.”
Lin Wan was silent for a short while. “Alright, I’ll go and meet him.
“Boss Pei will definitely not meet him; it would be undermining his position. However, I can meet him. Knowing ourselves and the enemy is the only way to survive. We might be able to obtain some useful information since we are going up against them.”
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Lin Wan came to a cafe in Jingzhou City to meet this Eric.
He had a standard westerner face and looked like he was in his forties. His figure was well-maintained, but his hairline was worrying. The length of his beard exceeded the hair on the top of his head. Fortunately, the shape of his beard had been carefully taken care of.
Both of them exchanged pleasantries with both knowing that they were enemies.
What surprised Lin Wan was that Eric’s Mandarin was rather fluent. He only had a little accent.
Eric sipped on his coffee and looked at his watch casually. “My plane will be leaving at five in the afternoon so we have plenty of time.”
Lin Wan smiled slightly. She could see that Eric was using the watch that cost hundreds of thousands, some specific movements and his expression in hopes to overwhelm her with his aura. However, she was completely unmoved.
I don’t even bother about Shenhua Corporation; you are just an executive in the media department of Dayak Corporation. How dare you act up with me.
Lin Wan grinned. “It doesn’t matter if you miss the plane. I can consider lending you my family’s private plane.”
Eric’s hand holding the coffee cup obviously stiffened. He was obviously confused; shouldn’t there be a basis for showing off?
Tengda was just a small company in Jingzhou, and you are just a person-in-charge of one of the business departments. Where would your private jet come from?
Are people so dishonest nowadays?
He might be speechless, but Eric knew he had to keep his posture. There was no need to go up against a little girl in her twenties. He, therefore, decided to skip over that topic to talk business.
“Alright, Miss Lin, it seems like we both know very well what we are here for. I deliberately came to Jingzhou from Shanghai to know my opponent. I’m sure Miss Lin has the same thinking as me.
“Obviously, Boss Pei does not want to meet me in person probably because he wants to hide his own intentions as much as possible. He sent you here to obtain information about me.
“Interesting street-smart guy but meaningless.”
Lin Wan’s face sank. “You know nothing about Boss Pei, and it would be very stupid to make such baseless guesses.”
Eric was not angry. He took a sip of the coffee casually and said, “How do you know that it is an unfounded guess? This is the first time I set foot in Jingzhou, but I’ve gained enough knowledge in a few short hours.”
“Then, what did you gain on this trip to Jingzhou, Mr. Eric?” Lin Wan replied noncommittally.
Eric replied slowly and confidently, “I confirmed some of my thoughts, such as the truth about the competition between GOG and IOI.
“I was very surprised when I learned that IOI’s original operations were in Jingzhou. That did not make any sense. The operation should be in Shanghai no matter what.
“Later, I learned some insider information which confirmed my suspicions.
“I have to say that Tengda has great luck. It seized the opportunity when IOI was still unknown, bought the shares of Finger Games at a very low price, and obtained the operating rights for the domestic server.
“However, you are too greedy. You are doing this only to better promote GOG domestically.
“Why is it that IOI is enjoying huge success internationally except in China? Obviously, it was not a fair fight from the start. It is all a show between you sister companies!
“Why are the main promotional activities and competitions all in Jingzhou? That is obviously because Tengda has a stronger influence in Jingzhou. You can change the results of the game and choose the winner by default.
“Therefore, we are very aware that IOI will never be promoted in this country if we continue to leave the domestic operation rights to Tengda. That is intolerable to use because there are a huge number of players in China; we cannot give it up.
“You saw this opportunity and profited from it ruthlessly. However, it is nothing to Dayak. The potential profit that IOI can make in China is far more than tens of millions of US dollars; it would be on the scale of billions of US dollars!”
“Mr. Eric, can you be so sure that IOI can defeat GOG to get a piece of the domestic market?” Lin Wan asked after listening in silence.
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Eric was amused. “Why wouldn’t I be sure? IOI is formidable in the rest of the world. It only failed in China because it was subject to unfair gaming regulations!
“You produced the athletes, you produced the judges, and you took IOI as GOG’s stepping stone. IOI didn’t fail because there’s anything wrong with it. Of course, I would have complete confidence in it!”
Lin Wan nodded and smiled. “Alright, I wish you all the best, then.”
Obviously, Eric had not realized the difference between IOI and GOG’s quality. He was merely blaming IOI’s failure on Tengda’s alleged underhanded tricks.
Lin Wan also clearly wanted Eric to hold on to that view.
Eric took a sip of his coffee. “I wish you all the best as well, Miss Lin. I wonder if everyone in your department lost their jobs after losing IOI’s management rights. I guess not. After all, this was all a part of Tengda Corporation’s plan. You were probably given a brand-new project to work on.
“It’s a pity that Tengda Corporation didn’t treasure the opportunity to work on a rare S-Grade game like IOI, which would probably only come across once every ten years. You won’t get another chance.”
Lin Wan smirked and stood up.
“Mr. Eric, you don’t have to worry about that. We already have a new job to do. GOG’s international servers are going to be opened soon. Guess how much we have in our marketing funds.
“Seventy million US dollars! What a coincidence!” Lin Wan purposely exclaimed sarcastically.
The hand Eric was using to hold his coffee cup paused in midair.
What was the meaning of this? Are they going global without any warning?
What’s more, they’re… using our money to do that?
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August 6th, Saturday…
At DGE Esports Club…
Huang Wang just f
inished setting up his camera, which had only just arrived.
Old Zhou dissed him. “I wonder who it was who said he would not reveal his face back then.”
Huang Wang sounded helpless as he responded, “I don’t have a choice. I don’t know why people keep asking me to switch on my webcam every single day. What’s there to see?
“I’m a man. There’s no cleavage to reveal, unlike female live-streamers… er, okay, I do have cleavage, but no one would really want to see that!
“Yet, the requests for me to switch on my webcam are incessant, and there have been more and more of them recently. Someone even insists every day that I’m only refusing to switch my webcam on because I’m ugly. How can I tolerate that?!”
Old Zhou laughed, amused that netizens had so many tricks up their sleeves these days. Live-streamers were practically being controlled by them.
Huang Wang adjusted his camera and started live-streaming as usual. The moment Huang Wang started live-streaming, a huge number of viewers entered the room.
Huang Wang won a lot of fans over from his game with Pang Ling. After he set up his own account, many fans started following him in waves.
The competition had attracted many gamers over to GOG, who then became fans of Pang Ling… and then became fans of Huang Wang.
What’s more, Huang Wang was good at live-streaming. Each time he played with Pang Ling, they joked and laughed as they slaughtered everyone else in the game. Huang Wang’s sharp tongue also worked nonstop, perfectly suiting his viewers’ taste.
After all, many viewers thought that speaking more equated to having the gift of the gab. No matter what the live-streamer said, they would be happy as long as they could hear something.
As Huang Wang’s live-streams became increasingly popular, the platform started offering various recommendations of it, which caused the number of fans to keep increasing in return.
When viewers first entered his live-stream, they had talked about anything and everything under the sun. Yet, a few days later, all the bullet screen comments revolved around something else.
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