Losing Money to Be a Tycoon c1-883

by Inebriation-seeking Blue Shirt, 青衫取醉

  After a brief consideration, Zhang Yuan immediately thought of two points. First, it would be to show the outside world Tengda’s financial resources and the significance Tengda placed on E-Sports through FV Club. Second, he would do his best to ensure logistics and achieve good results at all costs!

  That was because FV Club was already tied to Tengda. The better FV Club’s results were, the more face Tengda would have. Comparatively, it would be a slap to Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation’s faces.

  Whether or not he would get a bonus was secondary. The key was the popularity and advertising effect.

  Therefore, the entourage this time was definitely not going on a holiday. They had to be more or less useful.

  Zhang Yuan said, “If we look at the entire Tengda Corporation, there are four suitable candidates. However, I don’t know if they are willing to go.”

  “Ye Zhizhou, Min Jingchao, Bao Xu, Zhou Pengyuan.”

  “Ye Zhizhou is the person-in-charge of Shang Yang Games and a game designer. He was once in charge of the operations of IOI’s domestic server. He is very familiar with the various data of IOI. Of course, his understanding is limited to the old version.”

  “Min Jingchao, GOG’s designer. He has been in charge of game design and balance since GOG was released.”

  “Bao Xu, a veteran designer of Tengda Games and a veteran gamer. He is proficient in most games. GOG and IOI are not a problem for him. What’s more, he has a lot of experience in traveling. His physical fitness is good, and he is very resistant to pressure.”

  “Zhou Pengyuan, the former commander of DGE Club’s second team. However, he is indeed older and his condition is deteriorating. Some time ago, he decided to retire and return to DGE Club to take on the role of head coach. He is very experienced in games and is very familiar with GOG’s various tactics.”

  “These four people definitely have the best understanding of GOG and IOI. They should be able to provide guidance on tactical development and data analysis.”

  “The only problem is… I have to ask Boss Pei about this.”

  “Other than Zhou Pengyuan, who is now DGE’s head coach, whom I can arrange, the other three are either senior members of Tengda or department heads. They are on the same level as me, and I don’t have any control over them.”

  Wu Yue was stunned on the other end of the line. “Boss Zhang, there’s no need for that, right?! That’s too much!”

  “Our club is going to Los Angeles to play a competition yet, two core games department heads and chief designer are going to accompany us? That… doesn’t seem appropriate.”

  Zhang Yuan said, “Don’t worry about that. Whether it’s appropriate or not is something Boss Pei has to consider. I’ll consider other candidates if Boss Pei is afraid of delaying their work and doesn’t allow them to go.”

  Wu Yue thought about it and nodded. “Alright, Boss Zhang. I’ll wait for the news then.”

  Zhang Yuan hung up and immediately called Boss Pei to explain the situation.

  Pei Qian had just woken up not long ago on the other end of the line. He was having brunch at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.

  Pei Qian’s eyes lit up when he heard that Zhang Yuan wanted to transfer Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao away. He readily agreed.

  “No problem! Let them go! What’s more, they have to go. They cannot turn it down!”

  Pei Qian was still worried that he could not make appropriate arrangements for them.

  Ye Zhizhou was in charge of the operations of GOG’s overseas version while Min Jingchao was in charge of the updates and domestic operations of GOG’s new version now. These two people could be said to be Boss Pei’s greatest threat.

  If they worked hard, GOG’s market share would increase significantly!

  The better their work, the harder it would be for Boss Pei to incur losses.

  This time, Pei Qian had arranged a schedule for the entire FV Club until the end of next month, which was the end of IOI’s global finals.

  Pei Qian did not think that FV Club could win the championship at all. After all, the European and American teams had started early and trained a lot. They had even adapted to the version first. FV Club was a team that had only been reorganized for less than a month. What did they have to fight against veteran European and American teams?

  They would probably be eliminated in the quarterfinals at best.

  However, being eliminated did not affect their tour in Los Angeles!

  The other clubs had booked tickets to return to China the day after they were eliminated. That was inhumane. The team members had worked hard during their training. It was not easy for them to get a visa and go overseas. Why shouldn’t they have a few days of fun?

  Thus, no matter what FV Club’s results were, Pei Qian would ask them to stay in Los Angeles until IOI’s global finals ended.

  In that case, if Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao, the two greatest threats, went to Los Angeles, wouldn’t GOG’s work slow down and stagnate for an entire month?

  Even if these two wanted to work online, Jingzhou and Los Angeles had a time difference of more than ten hours. One was during the day while the other was at night. Tengda would be done with work by the time they woke up.

  Good!

  Thus, Pei Qian did not think much about it and readily agreed.

  As for Bao Xu and Zhou Pengyuan on the list, Pei Qian felt that they were dispensable. However, since Zhang Yuan had asked for them, Pei Qian decided to let them go. He would be able to spend more money.

  Zhang Yuan was quite touched.

  Boss Pei really trusted him. How could he give such an important department head away just like that!

  He immediately called the four of them and asked them to arrange the handover of work and prepare an urgent visa.

  A few minutes later, Bao Xu, who was happily playing games at his desk, received a call from Zhang Yuan.

  His expression changed from ease to shock and confusion.

  Bao Xu froze in his workstation and started thinking about life after hanging up. He did not move for a long time.

  …

  On the other side, Ding Gan also received Manager Lu’s call in SUG Club.

  “What? Bring five members of SUG Club’s IOI branch to Los Angeles???”

  Ding Gan almost thought that he had heard wrongly.

  Ding Gan did not recover from his confusion after hearing Manager Lu explain the entire story.

  He had not expected that his team would still be going to Los Angeles even though they had been eliminated in the domestic qualifiers.

  The members of SUG Club would go as sparring partners.

  That was because this team was considered a first-rate team in the country. Their strength was only on par with the other two teams.

  In the last round, they were defeated 3: 0 not because they were not good enough, but because they had a mental breakdown and did not have enough tactical reserves.

  The members of the IOI branch had been dejected for a long time after the qualifiers.

  They initially had the chance to show their faces in the international competition. However, one step away meant the difference between heaven and earth. Who could stand that?!

  However, things seemed to have taken a turn for the better now.

  They might not be allowed to play in the international competition, but it would be good for the players to take a breather for such a high end trip!

  Ding Gan thought about it and realized that he really had no reason to reject him.

  The only question was, why would Boss Pei do that?

  Ding Gan buried his head in his thoughts.

  “Could this be… Boss Pei’s hint?”

  “Boss Pei has always been a person who distinguishes between love and hate, rewards and punishments. Previously, SUG had conflicts with Boss Pei because of the GPL quota. Thus, it was removed from the GPL. However, Boss Pei did not kill them. Instead, he gave them the GDL quota.”

  “It’s the same this time.
After Boss Pei reorganized FV Club, he squeezed out SUG’s slots for the World Competition. However, Boss Pei is humane, this move wasn’t targeted at SUG club. He is spending money to invite our team members to Los Angeles. He treats them very well even though they would be there as sparring partners.”

  “Boss Pei is such an open-minded person! SUG Club offended him, but he did not put the hatred to heart… On the other hand, Long Yu Corporation said that once SUG was eliminated, they would immediately abandon us…”

  “The difference is obvious!”

  Ding Gan immediately nodded and said, “Alright, I appreciate Boss Pei’s kind intentions!”

  “However, I have a presumptuous request.”

  “Can I go to Los Angeles with you? I have been thinking about going out to play for a few days. Don’t worry, I’ll pay for my own expenses. You just have to manage the expenses of the five players. I’ll play by myself when I get to Los Angeles. I won’t disturb the daily training.”

  Manager Lu thought for a while. “Boss Ding, of course you can.”

  Since Ding Gan was paying for his own expenses, there was nothing more to say. If he wanted to go to Los Angeles, could Manager Lu and Wu Yue stop him?

  What was one more person with 30 people?

  What’s more, the members of SUG were helping them train. Ding Gan was the boss of SUG Club. They had to give him some face.

  …

  After settling the SUG Club, Manager Lu returned to Wu Yue’s office.

  “Boss Wu, we’ve arranged with SUG club!”

  Wu Yue nodded. “Okay, we have the remaining four slots.”

  “Boss Pei has taken FV Club’s expedition to Los Angeles very seriously. Our team can be said to be the Ultimate Fantasy Team now!”

  “Look at the four coming with us. They are GOG’s designer, IOI’s former operations manager, Tengda Games’ veteran game designer, GOG’s former star commander… In addition, we have our own coach, analyst, and members of the three teams. Their reserve strength is off the charts!”

  Manager Lu was shocked when he heard Wu Yue introduce the four new members.

  Even GOG’s chief designer had to go personally?

  It was too magical!

  This was akin to GOG’s international invitational tournament where the chief designer of Finger Games personally analyzed the data of a certain club. Killing a chicken with a butcher’s knife was not enough to describe such behavior!

  Now, FV Club’s data analysis team could be said to be the most gorgeous.

  More importantly, Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao were not fighting on their own. Behind them were the games departments of Shang Yang Games and Tengda Games. The designers of the two departments could solve them together if they encountered any problems.

  Manager Lu could not help but feel emotional. “If that’s the case, we don’t need the IOI World Server account anymore!”

  “What’s the point of playing with high ranks? We are bringing three teams and fifteen people. It’s enough to train within ourselves!”

  “The members of Team One can compete in the training competition with the members of Team Two and SUG respectively. Then, when Team Two and SUG test the strength of the lineup in the training competition, the members of Team One can listen to the analyst review and explain the tactics.”

  “During the break time, the team members can be divided into several groups to practice together. They can maintain their hand sensitivity. Isn’t this much more efficient than playing with the high ranks?”

  Manager Lu and Wu Yue had been hesitant about going to Los Angeles at first, mainly because they were worried that they would not be able to obtain high-end game accounts there. The training effect could not be guaranteed.

  They couldn’t possibly go there and start from the bottom of the ranks right?

  However, there was no need for that now. As long as he brought enough people, their training schedule would naturally be filled. It did not matter whether the high rankers would train with them or not.

  Wu Yue immediately became full of fighting spirit. “Everything is ready. We have to train well this time. We will let Boss Pei down if we don’t get good results!”

  Chapter 792 - Investing And Divesting Repeatedly

  December 19th, Monday…

  Pei Qian went to his office as usual. He browsed the recent news and discussions online as he checked the reports from the various departments.

  The visas of the relevant personnel had been rushed after it was decided that FV Club would go to Los Angeles last week. All sorts of work was being prepared.

  The thought of Ye Zhizhou and Min Jingchao packing up and leaving for Los Angeles to stay for more than a month made Pei Qian indescribably happy.

  While Pei Qian would be able to follow them to Los Angeles for fun, he decided against it after some consideration.

  On one hand, it was almost exam week. His goal to surpass Old Ma for this semester would basically GG if he were to go out to play for a month. On the other hand, Pei Qian was not very interested in going overseas. He preferred to stay in China.

  Jingzhou was good enough. Why would he travel around?

  He could do whatever he wanted in Jingzhou. In any case, he had a lot of System Funds now. Instead of spending money to go out and play, he might as well spend money to transform Jingzhou into something he liked.

  What’s more, if he wanted to go out and play in the future, he could always find a reason to do so. For example, he could collect materials for games, inspection and study, and so on.

  What’s more, Pei Qian did not want to repeat the tragedy of the qualifiers. If he went to the venue to watch the competition, all his team members would be on steroids. It would be too awkward if he created another ‘world famous painting’.

  Pei Qian casually browsed the webpage and suddenly saw a post.

  “Is the cold-faced lady about to turn cold?”

  “Some time ago, the popularity on the internet had been very high. Cold-Faced Lady’s marketing could be seen everywhere, and the hot searches had not stopped. However, it seems like the popularity has dropped quite a bit recently? Is it about to die?”

  This post was quite popular. Many people were discussing it.

  “I don’t think so. Didn’t Meng Chang just give a speech a while ago? There was a sea of people at the venue. It was quite lively. Meng Chang was full of confidence the entire time. There was no sign of panic.”

  “Don’t worry. He would be able to sustain for a long time just by just casually funding it. Do you think that someone as good as Meng Chang can’t even make a cold noodles shop?”

  “To be honest, I went to eat it once, and felt that it wasn’t as good as they made it out to be? Of course, I admit that their restaurant environment and various details are not bad, but in the end it is just roasted cold noodles. It’s really not that delicious.”

  “Didn’t they say that they have accepted Boss Pei’s investment? It seems like the companies that Boss Pei invested in have all succeeded so far, right? Jingzhou’s investment myth is not something to be trifled with.”

  “I heard that it seems like Boss Pei is no longer in charge of Tengda’s investments. Some of the projects have been incurring losses, but they are still generating profits overall. The word ‘investment myth’ can only be used to describe Boss Pei, not Dream Realization Ventures.”

  “I heard that Boss Pei had already divested some time ago. I don’t know if that’s true. If Boss Pei doesn’t think highly of the Cold-Faced Lady, does that mean that it has some fatal hidden danger and is about to die?”

  The netizens were discussing fervently. No one knew the truth or what was going on, but it did not affect their heated discussions. They began to furiously analyze the situation on their keyboards.

  Pei Qian looked at everyone’s discussion and was confused.

  Can this Cold-Faced Lady make it or not?

  In the eyes of some people, the Cold-Faced Lady had unlimited prospects which co
uld easily earn a few hundred million yuan with just a few rounds of financing. Wouldn’t it be easy for Meng Chang, a pioneer godfather of entrepreneurship, to make roasted cold noodles?

  However, there were also some people who belittled the cold-faced lady, saying that it was all a bluff, as if they would go bankrupt tomorrow.

  That confused Pei Qian.

  One moment, he felt that he had done the right thing by withdrawing in time. The next moment, he felt that he had missed a good opportunity to incur losses. He felt conflicted.

  After much consideration, Pei Qian called He Desheng.

  “How’s the Cold-Faced Lady doing recently?”

  He Desheng was stunned and slightly surprised.

  He was a little puzzled. Hadn’t Boss Pei resolutely sold all of Cold-Faced Lady’s shares? Why was he asking about Cold-Faced Lady today?

  Logically speaking, someone like Boss Pei, who was decisive and determined to not change his mind, should have no reason to turn back, right?

  However, He Desheng did not dare to ask too much. He answered honestly, “Boss Pei, we have nothing to do with the Cold-Faced Lady at the moment. The money we earned has not been moved yet. Even the finance manager we sent to the Cold-Faced Lady, Jing Haibing, has returned to Jingzhou. We are waiting to invest in the next company.”

  “Therefore, I’m not sure about the exact situation on the Cold-Faced Lady’s side now. Why don’t I ask Meng Chang? However, we have nothing to do with each other after all. He might not tell me.”

  “Or I can ask Jing Haibing. She was in charge of the Cold-Faced Lady’s financial affairs previously. She might know some inside information when she handed over the work.”

  After some thought, Pei Qian decided not to ask Meng Chang since he had already withdrawn his investment.

  He should ask Jing Haibing.

  If he could not get any useful information, then so be it. The matter with the Cold-Faced Lady was over. If there was a turnaround, then so be it.