“Some people wrote medicorely on weibo. It’s hard for me to believe that this is their true dream.”
“I even got someone to record all of the dreams and tabulated them. Let me tell you, Brother Qian, I’m not an elite but I’m still smart. No one can fool me!”
Pei Qian could not help but fall into silence.
It did not seem realistic to expect Old Ma to distribute money without limit.
Old Ma’s splurge on Weibo depended on whether the idiotic netizens’ dreams were creative or not. He did not pay for all kinds of dreams. Just as Old Ma said, if the paragraphs were not well-written, it meant that these people did not care about their dreams. Old Ma would not give these people money.
In theory, Old Ma’s thinking was right.
However, he only spent thirty to fifty thousand yuan once or twice a week. Wasn’t that too infrequent?
He had used up all the money from Dream Fund previously and Pei Qian had been giving money to Old Ma non-stop when he was giving away money at a neck-breaking speed. However, Old Ma’s efficiency was getting slower.
However, seeing how principled Old Ma was, Pei Qian could not say much.
Ma Yang continued, “There’s also my live-stream live commerce. I’ve already made two episodes so far. It will be the third episode this week.”
“During my live-stream, some staff recorded the video and uploaded it to the Aili Island website. The goods in live commerce were very bad. A few of the smaller brands closed their online stores the next day. A few larger brands also released an urgent notice that all the products involved had been taken off the shelves and changed.”
“A local channel seemed to be reporting about this. They’re trying to teach these merchants a lesson. I think I deserve some credit even though they didn’t mention me, right?”
“Sigh, however, Brother Qian, I still don’t quite understand. Is this a live-stream live commerce to sell goods or to destroy goods? The effect seems to be a little different from what I expected.”
Old Ma’s face was filled with pride, but there was also a hint of confusion.
Pei Qian smiled. “Sigh, these are all minor details. Don’t worry.”
Ma Yang pondered for a moment and continued, “Brother Qian, Chen Yufeng told me that while what I’m doing now is reasonable and legal, it’s still a little dangerous. He said that if possible, he wants me to talk to the company and apply for a bodyguard or something.”
“I don’t think it’s necessary, but he insisted that I report the situation. So, I want to ask, Brother Qian, what do you think?”
Pei Qian looked at Old Ma, his eyes twinkling. “Bodyguard?”
Ma Yang nodded. “Yes. Brother Qian, you think it’s a little exaggerated too, right?”
Pei Qian raised his hand. “No, not exaggerated at all! Old Ma, I’m just filled with regret. Why didn’t I think of that before?”
“We are a society governed by law, but while we must not have the heart to harm others, we cannot fail to guard against others.”
“How about this? You’re making a sacrifice for the company by showing your face in public. In order to ensure your personal safety, I’ll hire a personal bodyguard for you. I’ll hire him for 100,000 yuan a month. He’ll definitely protect you well!”
Ma Yang was stunned. “Brother Qian, isn’t this a little too high? You don’t even have such a setting for yourself.”
Pei Qian shook his head. “Sigh, you can’t say that. Your job requires you to have a bodyguard. Don’t reject it.”
Ma Yang might say that there was no need but he was still elated to see Pei Qian’s persistence. “Alright, Brother Qian, I’ll accept the company’s arrangement!”
“That’s right, Brother Qian. Recently, a few of my brothers have asked me for tickets to the GPL league. I told them that the company has regulations and that tickets have to be done in a business-like manner. They don’t believe me, I have no choice but to ask you for advice.”
Pei Qian nodded. “Yes… I can give you some tickets, but not a lot.”
“How about this? I’ll talk to Shang Yang Games and ask them to reserve a portion of the tickets for the internal employees. However, the number of tickets and seats must be strictly controlled and not given randomly.”
Ma Yang was now an influential figure in school.
Since Pei Qian had been deliberately hiding his identity, most people in the school only saw him as a small internet celebrity. They saw him as Boss Pei’s actor. They saw him as a high-level employee in Tengda at the very best.
In any case, no one treated him as Boss Pei himself.
However, Ma Yang had never thought of hiding his identity. Everyone knew that Ma Yang was a high-level executive of Tengda. Especially recently, Ma Yang since had been spreading money on Weibo and live-streaming. More people knew about him as the days passed.
Now, Ma Yang rarely appeared in school, he was now afraid of trouble.
However, even if he could avoid trouble in school, he would not be able to avoid his friends.
The good thing was that most of his friends knew their limits, and it was not time for them to graduate and find a job. Therefore, they were too embarrassed to ask Ma Yang for too much.
It was not too much to ask for a few tickets to the GPL competition.
What’s more, there should be quite a number of internal employees with such needs. It would be better to set the rules as soon as possible so that when the GPL league officially began, the internal employees would not fight with the audience for the tickets. That would not do.
Ma Yang was elated. “Alright, Brother Qian, I have nothing else. I’ll head back to prepare for the next live commerce.”
After sending Ma Yang off, Pei Qian pondered for a moment. It had been some time since he had visited Shang Yang Games. Thus, he stood up and headed over to see how the work there was going.
…
In Shang Yang Games’ conference room…
A few core members had arrived. Lin Wan began to report her work situation.
“Boss Pei, Shang Yang Games is still in charge of two aspects according to the previous work plan. The first is GOG’s overseas operations, and the second is that Wang Xiaobin is in charge of revising old games.”
“GOG is doing quite well overseas. Even though our marketing campaign has slowed down, GOG’s popularity and market share are still increasing because of its advantages in gameplay, mobile games, and early-stage operations.”
“For us, spending less money to maintain this rate of growth is very cost-effective.”
“At the moment, GOG’s main job in overseas operations is to promote and operate as usual. They also have to develop the existing characters of Hurricane Comics Company. The response is not bad. They are more suitable for Western players.”
“The development of the new version is going smoothly as well. However, due to limited manpower and resources, the working period is relatively short. Thus, they are all modifications that are within the norm.”
Pei Qian nodded.
Yes, that would do.
It would be unrealistic if he did not wish to spend a huge sum of money without producing results.
GOG would be slowly promoted after some small fights. The new version would also be quite standard. Even if they made a profit, they should not make too much. That was good enough.
Lin Wan continued, “Also, Boss Pei, there’s something that you might not have paid much attention to. I just happened to see it and would like to just mention it.”
“Eric has been replaced. Dayak has changed the person in charge of the promotion of IOI’s domestic server.”
Pei Qian was stunned. “Eric? Oh, the person-in-charge of IOI’s domestic server, right?”
Lin Wan nodded. “Yes, it seemed to have happened in the past few days. If I’m not wrong, he should have already flown away.”
Pei Qian could not help but fall into silence.
Eric came and left in a hurry.
Didn’t he say that he was going to make a name for themselves? Didn’t he say that he was going to lead IOI’s local server to meet GOG?
In the end, I had just been prepared, nothing had happened yet and Eric had already left?
Things were really… unpredictable.
For some reason, Pei Qian felt emotional.
If he had known earlier, he would have sent him off. What a pity.
“That’s right, Boss Pei.” Lin Wan recalled something else.
“I’ve already arranged for the tickets for the GPL league that you mentioned previously. As for the specific location and how the internal employees would obtain these tickets, we’ll have to research further on that.”
“The renovation of the venue for the GPL league has been more or less completed. It’s still the same venue for GOG’s international finals. However, according to the decisions of the various clubs, they have rearranged the decorations and hung the flags of the various clubs.”
“Of course, the details of the venue have also been optimized according to the suggestions of viewers in the global finals.”
“Why don’t we take some time out in the afternoon to take a look?”
Pei Qian nodded. “Alright, let’s go take a look.”
Chapter 736 - GPL Arena Preparations
In the afternoon…
In the heart of Jingzhou, the Great World.
Pei Qian, Lin Wan, Zhang Yuan, and Min Jingchao arrived at the plaza outside the shopping mall.
He could see it from afar. There was a huge promotional poster hanging outside the building. The original poster for GOG’s global finals had been removed and replaced with a publicity poster for the GPL league.
Previously, GOG’s global finals had mainly been printed with GOG’s iconic heroes, such as Modest and Ruan,the Literary Genius of the Winds, as well as GOG’s first international invitational tournament.
However, the main part of the GPL poster had now become the flags of all the clubs. There were logos of various clubs on the sixteen flags. Of course, most of these logos were related to the brand of the parent company.
For example, Shenhua Real Estate’s team’s SHG had made some changes based on Shenhua Real Estate’s logo. It looked more fashionable and had the charm of an E-Sports Club.
However, through the logo and the name of the team, people could tell that this club was related to Shenhua Real Estate. It could help promote the company’s brand.
Sixteen war flags were lined up neatly in two rows. It looked like a battlefield where two armies were facing each other. The flags were fluttering in the air, looking very majestic.
It had an aura even though there were no fancy heroes in the promotional poster.
At the moment, GOG was already very influential in the country. Customers who often came to the Great World had basically linked this poster to GOG.
Thus, there was no longer a need for those fancy heroes to show up. The protagonists now were the various clubs in the GPL. The main stage was for them.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this poster.
There was no more Modest, he was finally free!
The four of them arrived at the shopping mall. There were all sorts of restaurants, beverages, and shops.
Manager Zhang of the shopping mall was already waiting inside. He quickly walked up to them when he saw the four of them.
After introducing themselves, Manager Zhang suggested, “Boss Pei, it’s almost noon now. There are many high-end restaurants here. Which one do you want to go to? I heard that a new family has opened a high-end buffet that costs more than a hundred yuan each. Why don’t I give you a treat? Boss Pei, would you be willing to give it a try?”
Tengda had signed a long-term agreement with the Great World. What’s more, the GPL league had already been extended to so many large companies to form clubs to participate in. No matter what, they had to be on good terms with such big clients.
Pei Qian waved his hand. “No, let’s just eat something casual.”
Manager Zhang quickly said, “That won’t do, Boss Pei. You came all the way here, and it’s just time for lunch. Eating casually would make me seem like I’m not treating you well.”
Lin Wan smiled. “Manager Zhang, there’s no need to be so polite.”
“You haven’t interacted much with Boss Pei, so you don’t know his character.”
“Boss Pei has always been an extremely pragmatic person. He doesn’t like such superficial things. Otherwise, someone of Boss Pei’s status wouldn’t be able to keep eating his Fish-Catching Take-Out.”
“This time, Boss Pei wants to see how the GPL league is going. We are putting ourselves in the shoes of ordinary audiences and we’ll eat whatever ordinary audiences eat.”
“You don’t have to accompany us. We’re just walking around.”
Manager Zhang did not insist. “I see. Boss Pei, please feel free to do as you wish. You can look for me if you have any questions at any time.”
Pei Qian and the others strolled around the shopping mall and headed up. The surroundings of the escalator are already used to promote GPL competitions.
When they reached the last escalator, the flags of various clubs were hung on both sides. It was as if they were passing through a corridor with many flags, heading towards a cruel battlefield.
The GPL competition venue on the top floor had also been completely renovated according to the relevant requirements. This included the custom-made areas for the official support props that the audience responded strongly to, the custom-made figurines, props, and so on.
In fact, these had been empty spaces in the first place which were now fully utilised. That had made the game and the fighting atmosphere more immersive.
After entering the venue, Pei Qian realized that there were obvious changes.
The first was that the two areas in front of the stadium had turned blue and red respectively. This represented the fans of both sides of the competition. They could cheer and support their teams.
As for the other areas, such as the back row, they were prepared for neutral audiences. However, the back row of the red zone was more inclined towards the red side. That would also help to differentiate them.
The flags of the various clubs were hung on the walls around the stadium. The corresponding team’s flags would glow during the competition.
What’s more, the details on the stage seemed to have been rearranged. It looked like the people in charge of the GPL league had put in a lot of effort.
Lin Wan said, “I specially asked Liang Qingfan to come over. While the overall renovation style cannot be changed much, adding some embellishments would not be a problem.”
“Liang Qingfan has rearranged the stage, chairs, and walls. Compared to the international invitational tournament, the atmosphere of the entire venue is obviously much better.”
“On top of that, our broadcasting station and various on-site equipment for the live venue have also been reconfigured. For example, we just bought this rocker arm. It can help us take a bird’s eye view and show that there are no empty seats.”
“Boss Pei, is there anything else you want to improve on?”
Pei Qian shook his head silently. “No, they’re all good.”
Sometimes, the thing that made Pei Qian feel the most melancholic was that he did not have to worry about anything and his employees could do everything on their own.
There were many people in the stadium.
The Great World was originally a shopping mall in the heart of Jingzhou. There was a lot of traffic, and the GPL competition venue on the top floor had been completely renovated. It could even be said to have experienced a facelift. There might not be any competitions now but many people came to visit out of curiosity.
Pei Qian did not want to attract attention, so he just walked around the corner, keeping a low profile.
However, at that moment, Lin Wan suddenly saw a familiar figure.
A slightly bald Western man’s face stood out
among the countrymen.
Lin Wan quickly said, “Eh? Boss Pei, isn’t that Eric?”
Lin Wan had only met Eric once, but he had left a deep impression on her since his beard was longer than his hair and his eyes were higher than his head. She quickly managed to identify him.
Pei Qian followed Lin Wan’s finger and saw Eric.
Eric’s side profile was facing this side at first. He was observing the flag on the wall. Then, he found a seat and sat down. He began to observe the player seats and the big screen and other equipment on the stage.
This was the first time Pei Qian had seen Eric. Before this, he had only heard his voice and not seen him.
Pei Qian was confused. “Eh? Didn’t you say that he was no longer in charge of IOI’s domestic server?”
Lin Wan thought for a moment. “This information should be accurate. He is definitely no longer in charge of IOI’s domestic server. However, it looks like he’s not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he came to scout for information.”
Pei Qian nodded. “That makes sense.”
“Boss Pei, since we’re old friends, should we go over and greet them?” Lin Wan suggested.
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. Eric was in such a miserable state; he must be in dire need of support and comfort. Thus, he nodded. “Alright, let’s go say hi.”
Min Jingchao could not help but frown when he saw Eric taking out his cell phone to take a photo. “Boss Pei, should we stop him? What if Dayak Corporation imitates us after he takes the photo?”
Pei Qian raised his hand. “No, let him take it!”
…
Eric held his cell phone and took pictures of the main stage and the entire studio seriously. His expression was very complicated.
It had been almost four months since he was in charge of IOI’s domestic server.
Looking back at the past four months, one could only describe it as despair!
Eric had used all his operating experience in the other parts of the world, and racked his brains to think of various methods. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not get any market share from GOG!
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