Chapter 1055: Secret Talk

Pei Qian did not pay much attention to it at first. After all, it was just snacks. Everyone could eat it if they wanted to. They would not eat it if they did not want to. There was nothing to fuss about if there were no signs of snacks in Tengda.

However, Pei Qian felt that the employees' attitudes were a little strange.

The originally relaxed atmosphere seemed to have disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by a slightly solemn atmosphere. There were even a few employees secretly observing him.

This made Pei Qian think that something must be going on!

He came to an employee's desk and asked, "I remember that you had been eating a lot of snacks before. Why didn't you eat anything today? Are you tired of the snacks recently? Do you want to change to another batch tomorrow?"

The employee quickly shook his head. "No, no, no, Boss Pei. I just want to lose weight. I want to quit snacks for a while."

"Lose weight?" Pei Qian looked him up and down. This guy was more than 1.7 meters tall and weighed about 60 kilograms. How could he lose weight?

Shouldn't he find a better excuse?

Pei Qian looked at another employee beside him.

The employee quickly said, "Yes, yes, Boss Pei, I want to lose weight as well."

Pei Qian looked suspicious. "Aren't there low-calorie snacks in the snacks section? You won't grow fat by eating them."

"What's going on? If you don't say anything, I'll get the administrative department to change another batch of snacks!"

The two employees could not hold it in anymore when they heard that they were going to get a new batch of snacks.

That was because their original intention of not eating snacks was to save some money for Boss Pei and reduce the company's daily expenses. Wouldn't it be even more wasteful if Boss Pei mistakenly thought that everyone did not like to eat and changed a batch of snacks?

The two employees looked at each other. They knew that their reasons for losing weight were not valid. They could only say, "Boss Pei, we heard that there was a small problem with the company's funds... We are all part of Tengda after all. Everyone is responsible for saving expenses..."

Another employee immediately added, "Yes, Boss Pei, don't worry. We will definitely not hold the company back at critical moments!"

Pei Qian raised his eyebrows and was unhappy.

Everyone was responsible for saving expenses?

Was this human language?!

How much money can I save if you don't eat snacks? You're not even willing to let me spend this little bit of money and you still have the cheek to be my employee?!

Are you not dragging the company down?

Indeed, you are not dragging the company down. You are dragging me down!

Pei Qian wanted to scold them at first, but when he saw the other employees staring at him, he held back.

No, he could not scold them.

Now, his every move was being watched by his employees. If he were to show some extreme behavior, it might make his employees more certain of their original guesses. It might even be transmitted to other departments through the network.

What if all of Tengda's employees felt that the company was in trouble and wanted to work together? Wouldn't it be a huge problem if all of the company's expenses were reduced?

He had to deal with this situation calmly.

At that thought, Pei Qian put on an amiable expression. With a smile, he looked like a spring breeze. "Why would you have such thoughts?"

"Since when did the company run into financial problems? Don't believe the rumors outside. Those are fake news released by other companies. They are attacking our company for no reason!"

"You've all seen the results of 'Mission and Choice' movies and games. Otto Technologies' new cell phone and smart fitness drying rack have also received good reviews. How could there be a funding problem?"

"Our company has sufficient funds. Don't worry unnecessarily!"

"What's more, a company that wants to develop, won't achieve it by saving. How much can you save on snacks, taxis, and other benefits?"

"You might as well focus all your energy on work, eat more snacks and do a good job. That would be your true contribution to the company!"

The two employees quickly nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei, we understand!"

Pei Qian immediately said, "Quick, get your snacks. Eat more before work ends. Go, go!"

Under Pei Qian's urging, the employees came to the water bar one by one, took a few bags of snacks, and returned to their desks.

Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction.

Great, that should be it.

He did not have any other requests for these employees now. It seemed too much to expect them to slack off and drag the work progress. However, it was only right for them to eat more snacks and drink more drinks, right?

What's the point of keeping you guys if you couldn't even do that?!

Pei Qian walked away satisfied when he heard the sound of chips being chewed.

He might be able to find a buyer and sell the building tomorrow. Happy!

After Boss Pei left, the two employees ate their snacks and whispered to each other.

"This is bad. It looks like the problem with the funds is almost certain."

"What do you mean?"

"The Boss Pei of adversity! Look at how Boss Pei is speaking to us with such a pleasant expression. He looks so relaxed. However, all the old employees who are familiar with him know that the more this is the case, the more it shows that Boss Pei is in adversity! Otherwise, why would he have to explain so much to us?"

"That's right! Boss Pei, who is in a good state, calmly thinks about problems and worries about the next stage of development in advance. Boss Pei, who is in a bad state, infects everyone with his optimistic spirit. It looks like he is indeed in a bad state!"

"What should we do?"

"I think we have to trust Boss Pei. We can't let his efforts go to waste. Boss Pei is right. We can't save much money even if we don't eat snacks. We still have to work hard and create more results for the company! As for this time, I believe Boss Pei can definitely lead us through this difficult time!"

"Yes, trust in Boss Pei!"

The two of them ate their snacks and continued working seriously.

At the same time, some employees opened their internal chat software and chatted with colleagues and friends from other departments...

...

That night...

In a villa in Ming Yun Villas.

Lin Chang of Mythical Entertainment, Li Shi of Fu Hui Investments, Xue Zhebin of the rich second-generation heir, Zhou Muyan of Sun Strike Studios, Yao Bo of Jinding Corporation, Ding Gan of SUG Club, and a few other local investors of Jingzhou with Li Shi gathered.

There were a few people who were not in Jingzhou but had just arrived today.

Lin Chang looked at Li Shi. "Is the news reliable? Is Boss Pei really selling buildings?"

Li Shi nodded. "Absolutely!"

Zhou Muyan looked a little surprised. "That can't be, right? Boss Pei's two new games were both successful. Would he lack money?"

He had been busy with Sun Strike Studios in Shanghai all year round and did not pay much attention to Tengda's situation. Thus, he instinctively did not believe it when he heard the news.

Li Shi nodded slightly. "We'll know once we calculate Tengda's recent expenses. With Boss Pei's spending methods, it would be amazing if the capital chain could withstand it."

He briefly analyzed Tengda's situation, including the fact that payment for 'Mission and Choice' had not been received, the smart fitness drying rack had been stocked up, and the large-scale splurging of money as a war with the 515 game festival with Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation.

After a simple explanation, Li Shi said, "Tengda has indeed expressed their intention to sell a building. They also hope that the funds can be transferred as soon as possible."

Lin Chang slapped his thigh in frustration. "There's such a thing? It's my fault!"

"If Boss Pei had not spent a huge sum of money to help build Slow Movement Studio, he would not have sold the building for such a small sum of money!"

"At that time, Boss Pei very generously offered to set up Slow Movement Studio with us. He even personally designed the first game, finalized the first product, and even asked Shang Yang Games to help. I did not think too much about it at that time. Who would have thought that Tengda's internal funds were actually quite tight?"

"Boss Pei is still trying to squeeze out a sum of money under such circumstances. He would rather sell the building than get help. I'm really ashamed!"

There was no doubt about Tengda Corporation's revenue.

The new games and two types of digital products were all very successful. They would definitely be able to earn a lot of money. Therefore, Boss Pei selling buildings was definitely not an internal problem of the company. He could only say that it was to transfer funds to deal with the price war between Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation.

Even so, taking out the company's precious liquid funds to help set up Slow Movement Studio was a very touching act!

Li Shi's expression was serious. "We have received a lot of favors from Boss Pei. Now that Boss Pei is facing some difficulties, we cannot sit back and do nothing!"

Everyone nodded.

There was no need to talk about Li Shi and the local investors in Jingzhou. They had already made a lot of money by sharing soup with Boss Pei. They were just short of treating Boss Pei like the God of Fortune.

As for the others, such as Zhou Muyan from Sun Strike Studios and Yao Bo from Jinding Corporation, they had benefited greatly from the GPL league even though they did not have much business dealings with Tengda.

Back then, everyone had paid a high price to buy a spot in the GPL league. Now, it was proven that they had bought it right.

That was because the slots for the GPL league were already out of stock. If there were still clubs outside that wanted to enter, they would have to buy slots from them.

Given the current popularity of the GPL league, the price of the slots had nearly doubled, and it would definitely continue to rise in the future!

Even if they did not consider the price of the slots, the popularity of the GPL league was so high. The advertisement effect that it brought to them had already earned back the small amount of money they had spent to buy the slots.

What's more, Boss Pei had spared no effort in promoting the GPL league. They were all beneficiaries.

Yao Bo said, "GOG and IOI are fighting a price war on the surface and it involves Tengda Corporation and Finger Games, it obviously has an impact on us."

"Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation created the ICL league just to fight against the GPL. We are all counting on the popularity of GPL. In fact, it is a relationship of glory and loss!"

Zhou Muyan nodded. "Yes, we have to help him!"

Sun Strike Studios had also tasted the benefits ever since they bought a GPL slot. They were able to channel their own games through the popularity of the GPL. The flow of the game had greatly increased.

GPL's popularity was equivalent to Sun Strike Studios' income. How could they not be concerned?

"How should we help?" Li Shi asked, seeing that everyone quickly reached a consensus.

Chapter 1056: How Can We Help Tengda

Yao Bo from the Jinding Corporation thought for a moment. "To put it bluntly, isn't Boss Pei just short of money? We can just pool our money together and come up with tens of millions or hundreds of millions of yuan."

"Give this sum of money to Boss Pei. In any case, the profits of Tengda Games and other industries will fill this gap soon."

Li Shi shook his head slightly. "No."

"Have you ever heard of Boss Pei borrowing from banks? I don't think so."

"If Tengda is only short of money, given Tengda's current situation, all it would take would be one phone call and those banks would definitely step over the threshold and rush to lend to Tengda."

"Or perhaps, Boss Pei could think of a way to make the company public. That way, he would be able to obtain large amounts of funds in an instant."

"However, Boss Pei had never thought of such a method. He did not even think of touching it."

Yao Bo nodded. "Yes, that's indeed strange. Why?"

Li Shi paused for a moment and explained, "Boss Pei is different from other entrepreneurs."

"There are three possible reasons for my analysis:

"First, Boss Pei thinks that Tengda would be able to develop well without external funds. He doesn't want to give the bank so much interest after the loan;"

"Second, Boss Pei wants to have absolute control over the entire company. There is no need for him to be unwilling to take responsibility for the shareholders. He also does not want the company to be affected by economic fluctuations in the outside world.

"Third, this might be Boss Pei's understanding of the business world. He might think that only under such harsh competition conditions would the company maintain its competitiveness and sense of worry."

"Therefore, we will provide money directly to Boss Pei. With Boss Pei's proud character, he would definitely not accept it."

Everyone nodded, obviously agreeing with Li Shi's analysis.

Another investor said, "Why don't we invest together and buy Boss Pei's building?"

"As for the price, we can give more to show our sincerity."

Li Shi thought about it and shook his head. "It's still not appropriate."

"The intention is still too obvious. Do you think Boss Pei can't tell?"

"What's more, even though these buildings have different locations, everything that Boss Pei likes has huge potential for appreciation. This building is renovated according to the standards of the Sloth Apartments. It can be said to be a money tree whether it's sold or rented."

"If we buy the building now, it will appreciate and make money in the future. Are we helping Boss Pei or taking advantage of the situation?"

Everyone fell silent.

That seemed to be the case.

The places that Boss Pei had his eyes on, be it Ming Yun Villas or the Sloth Apartments' Binhu District, were not favored at first. However, they proved to have huge potential for appreciation.

It was not because the location was bad, but because they did not know how to develop it.

On the other hand, Boss Pei could see the potential of these buildings and find a suitable way to develop them, thus completing the rapid appreciation of their value.

If they were to invest and buy Boss Pei's building now, there would be two scenarios:

If he raised the price, his intention to help Boss Pei would be too obvious. It was as if he was deliberately trying to sell Boss Pei a favor. It would not make sense to force Boss Pei to owe him a favor.

Buying a place that was destined to appreciate at a normal price seemed to be taking advantage of the situation.

This was difficult.

Zhou Muyan frowned and said, "In that case, we definitely can't buy the building. However, if we don't buy it, there will be other buyers. Wouldn't we be letting others take advantage of us?"

Li Shi said, "That's why we can't let others buy it."

Lin Chang nodded. "I understand! We actually have two goals. First, we cannot let this building be sold no matter what. Second, we have to think of a way to send a sum of money to Boss Pei to complete the funds transfer."

"I'll make the arrangements for the building."

"I'll ask Shenhua Real Estate to inform the interested real estate companies in advance. I'll tell them that no matter how much this building costs, Shenhua Real Estate will offer a higher price and dissuade them in advance."

"I believe that they will give me face."

"As long as there are no buyers, this building will not be able to sell for a while."

"Then, we'll think of a clever way to send the money to Boss Pei. Once the funds are transferred, Boss Pei would naturally have no reason to sell the buildings."

Li Shi nodded. "Yes, that's true. The key now is how we can cleverly send this sum of money to Boss Pei. It's best not to be discovered by Boss Pei."

Zhou Muyan thought for a moment. "As far as I know, Boss Pei might have a good relationship with the official platform, but he has never bothered to maintain a relationship with small channels."

"Take cell phone games for example. Boss Lin has at least a few dozen of them. Boss Pei's opponent, Youyou, has always had a natural attitude. On these small channels, good recommendation spots are given to random games. Tengda's games are basically at the back."

"Sun Strike Studios has a good relationship with these merchants. I can talk to them about an internal price and arrange a recommendation spot for Tengda's mobile game."

"There would be new players with the recommendation spots. The income would increase with new players. The income of this area should increase significantly soon!"

"What's more, the official platform probably doesn't know that Tengda has encountered some financial problems. I'll go and inform them. They should also arrange some recommendation spots for Tengda Games."

Lin Chang was deeply inspired. "That's right! I'll get Shenhua's application store to arrange for some recommendation spots. We can split the money quickly. It's also a sum of money.

"What's more, Shenhua has a new cell phone to release recently. I'll go and ask if I can make a joint model with Tengda's game. That way, I can legitimately distribute the money."

"There has been no news about the online copyrights to 'Mission and Choice' either. I'll get someone to communicate with a few video websites in advance. The movie might be still screening but we can talk about the copyrights in advance!"

Li Shi considered for a moment. "I have also invested in some industries in Jingzhou, such as internet cafes, cafes, bars, and so on. They are not as big as Fish-Catching Internet Cafe but they still have some influence."

"I can talk to the person-in-charge of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and organize a joint event. We can fork out money to create consumer vouchers for businesses such as Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and Fish-Catching Take-Out. We can reimburse a portion of the customers' expenses there. Wouldn't that be equivalent to sending some money over?"

Yao Bo was in a dilemma.

Zhou Muyan and Lin Chang had their own relationships. Li Shi had connections in Jingzhou and could work with Tengda.

However, the Jinding Corporation was not in Jingzhou and did not have much interaction with Tengda in terms of business. Sending money to Boss Pei without being discovered was a difficult problem.

After some consideration, he suddenly thought of a solution. "I got it!"

"Didn't Tengda come up with a new cell phone and a smart fitness drying rack recently?"

"I have specified a subsidy for G1 cell phones in the name of distributing benefits to the employees. The employees can purchase the cell phone at half price, and our company will make up for the difference."

"Coincidentally, these cell phones are more expensive. I don't even need to buy more. Even if it's just a few thousand cell phones, that would be tens of millions of yuan!"

"It's the same for the smart fitness drying rack. I heard that the stock of this equipment is very stressful. We can buy them in bulk and store them in our warehouse for the time being. There's no need to install, unbox or even activate it."

"When someone buys it, we can sell it at the original price or at a discount. Wouldn't that help Boss Pei greatly relieve the pressure on his inventory?"

Xue Zhebin's eyes lit up. "Good idea! You have to let me share the part. I can't take all of them for myself! I have to contribute as well!"

Everyone started talking at once and came up with many good ideas.

These methods were rather subtle. They were not directly giving money. At most, they could be finalized after a brief discussion with the department heads under Boss Pei. It was very consistent with the initial analysis.

An investor hesitated. "Er... I have a small problem."

"Boss Pei's kindness to us is as heavy as a mountain. Now that they're in trouble, we'll do everything we can to help. We won't shirk our responsibilities."

"But... Do you think Boss Pei would know what we did if we did it so secretly?"

"Wouldn't it be a waste of effort if Boss Pei did not know that our expenses were huge?"

Li Shi rolled his eyes at him. "It's been so long. Why are you still doubting Boss Pei's character?"

"Boss Pei is a smart person. We can hide it from him for a while at most. How can we keep hiding it? Boss Pei will realize it sooner or later!"

"However, by then, the funding problem had already been resolved. He could only silently remember this favor and repay us double in the future."

"Of course, it doesn't matter even if we don't get anything in return. We have received so many benefits from Boss Pei. Why can't we give him something in return?"

"Tengda, overcoming its difficulties and developing further will make the GPL league become even stronger. We will still be able to obtain tangible benefits. Don't keep staring at the small profits in front of you. You're too petty!"

The investor lowered his head in shame. "That's true."

Lin Chang looked at his watch. "Alright, it's decided then! It's getting late. We have to make arrangements quickly. Otherwise, with Boss Pei's efficiency, it would be terrible if he sells the building!"

Chapter 1057: Where Are My Huge Quantity Of Backup Stocks?

May 22nd, Tuesday...

The last day of Tengda's 515 Games Day.

Pei Qian was in a good mood. He arrived at the office early in the morning and waited for Assistant Xin to report to him.

He should have found a buyer for that building, right?

Logically speaking, the area where the new Sloth Apartments was in was not bad. In addition, Liang Qingfan had personally designed the renovations and the reputation of Sloth Apartments. It would be a good choice to sell or rent them after buying them.

In order to complete the transaction as soon as possible, Pei Qian did not ask for a high price. The entire price was still within a reasonable range. Many companies, especially real estate companies, would probably be interested in buying it.

However, Assistant Xin still did not come after waiting in the office for a while.

"Eh, what's going on?"

Pei Qian was a little puzzled.

Assistant Xin was very reliable. If she had found a suitable buyer, she would definitely report to him immediately.

She had not found a buyer yet? That was impossible, right?

Pei Qian vaguely felt that something was amiss. He immediately called Assistant Xin to ask about the current situation.

Assistant Xin reported truthfully. "Boss Pei, I contacted a few real estate companies yesterday. They did express their intention to acquire it."

"However, when I went to confirm it today, they all said that they changed their minds after some consideration and gave up."

"We're still contacting new buyers."

Pei Qian frowned, confused.

No one wanted this building?

That can't be. The location of this building was not bad, and the asking price was not high, right?

This was because he didn't have money in his pocket. He would have bought it himself to collect rent if he had so much Personal Wealth.

Wasn't it nice to be a landlord?

However, on further thought, he realized that while this building was not bad, every company might have their own problems. For example, they might not have that much money, or they might need money for better projects. It had only been less than a day since the news was released. It was normal that they had not found a suitable buyer.

After all, normal second-hand houses would not be sold in a day. They would have to wait a few days.

At that thought, Pei Qian said, "Alright, let's continue looking for buyers."

Pei Qian was at a loss after hanging up.

He had thought that he would be able to hear the good news of the building being sold at work today and continue to plan the next round of burning money. However, his hopes had been dashed.

He did not know what to do now.

After some thought, he decided to surf the internet to see how the players would react.

After all, today was the last day of the 515 Games Festival. All the money-burning activities from before had ended today.

Pei Qian wanted to see if gamers had any opinions or suggestions on the 515 Game Festival. He wanted to see if he could think of a new way to burn money. Once the building was sold, he could immediately plan the next stage of the burning money plan.

The gamers became even more enthusiastic after secretly revising the probability of the 515 Game Festival over the weekend. There were discussions about the 515 Game Festival everywhere.

Most of the players did not have enough of it but they were more or less satisfied.

After all, the 515 Games Day event had been going on for an entire week. It might be very satisfying to pull wool but it would be tiring to continue doing so.

If they wanted to get a reward, they had to go online and play games. It was a little difficult to play games every day.

All in all, the response to the 515 Games Festival was very good. The players were very happy.

Pei Qian was very happy.

Perhaps this was a win-win situation!

However, as he flipped through, the smile on Pei Qian's face disappeared and was replaced by a serious expression.

That was because he saw an unexpected discussion!

A post with the title 'I heard that Tengda's capital capital chain is having problems and they were selling buildings' appeared very out of place among the posts on the 515 Games Festival. However, it had received hundreds of replies in a short ten hours since it was published yesterday. It was very popular!

"I heard that Tengda's funds seem to have run into problems recently. They're selling buildings! There are many sources that can be used as evidence. That's definitely true!"

"How can that be? Didn't Tengda make a profit from the recent projects?"

"They earned it, but they haven't gotten their hands on the money yet! The key to Mission and Choice has been delayed, and the stock of the smart fitness drying rack has not been emptied..."

"I've heard about the sale of the buildings. What's more, they're selling a newly renovated building of the Sloth Apartments. They're obviously trying to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs! Who would do that if not for the tight finances?"

"I have a friend who works at Tengda. It seems to be true. Many Tengda employees don't eat snacks and save money for the company."

"Tengda is already facing difficulty and they're still setting up the 515 Games Festival? They even increased the chances of the event?"

"This is bad. The fleece is comfortable, but what if the fleece dies?!"

"Nothing must happen to Tengda! This is the hope of domestically-produced games. If it really collapses, wouldn't we be back to the dark times of many years ago?"

"Not to the extent of the Dark Age, but it would definitely be a loss for the domestic players, no, a huge loss for players all over the world!"

"It's not just games. Tengda's movies, digital products, and physical industries are all industry benchmarks. If something really went wrong, the losses would be huge! It's unimaginable!"

"I've wasted so many benefits of Tengda. I can't sit back and do nothing now! I've decided to buy a few more games to support it!"

"I'll buy a smart fitness drying rack."

"I've been eating Fish-Catching Take-Out for the past few days!"

"I'll spend on a few skins to support GOG!"

At first, many people did not believe that Tengda would have any financial problems. After all, Tengda was developing quite well from the current information. All sorts of projects were making money.

However, more and more netizens joined in the discussion. Many of them knew Tengda's insiders and Jingzhou's local businesses. They confirmed that Tengda had indeed encountered some difficulties recently and was selling buildings!

Thus, the players could not remain calm.

The 515 Games Day was not over yet. Almost all the players had received Tengda's favor. Now, they heard that Tengda had no choice but to sell the building's funds to distribute benefits to the players. How could they allow it?

Netizens decided that they would invest money and put in effort. Even if they had to spend a few yuan to buy a skin, they would do their best for Tengda.

G1 cell phones, which had just started production and resumed supply, were about to run out of stock.

Pei Qian was stunned as he watched the idiotic netizens discuss.

What's going on?!

Were these gamers crazy?!

I'm just doing business normally. Selling buildings is purely normal for cash flow. Why do I feel like these gamers are like company shareholders, more concerned than me!

How could Tengda have so many spiritual shareholders?

Pei Qian had an ominous feeling. He quickly opened the official website of Otto Technologies and checked the G1 cell phone's website.

Indeed, they were sold out!

In fact, G1 cell phones were sold out the day after the news conference. However, Otto Technologies immediately made a second batch of stocks. They had been sold again some time ago.

This way, he could stock up and sell at the same time. Finally, he could hand over all the cell phones that he had pre-ordered and ensure that he would not have to 'play the monkey' anymore.

Yet, they were sold out again!

Pei Qian endured the pain in his balls and opened the webpage for the smart fitness drying rack again.

He refreshed the page and saw that there were still 12 units left.

He refreshed the page again. It was sold out!

Pei Qian felt light-headed.

He leaned back in his chair, feeling drained.

"My smart fitness drying rack!"

"I had so many stocks!"

"Where are they?!"

Pei Qian was so angry that he thumped his chest and stomped his feet.

Pei Qian had originally thought that not many smart fitness drying racks could be sold. Thus, in order to spend more money, he had asked Otto Technologies to prepare as much stock as possible. He had filled up Tengda's warehouses in Jingzhou with 10,000 units.

That was 10,000 units!

Pei Qian remembered that two days ago, even though they were selling very quickly, there were still thousands of stocks that had not been sold. Why were they sold out today?!

Were gamers that ruthless?

Or were they... bought by someone with ulterior motives?

For example, the scalpers?

He quickly searched for the keywords' smart fitness drying rack' on the internet and checked the netizens' discussions.

"F*ck! I was just about to buy a drying rack to go home and work out, but it's sold out?!"

"There aren't many of such large items. It's normal for them to be sold out."

"That's not normal at all, alright? Didn't Boss Chang say at the news conference that he had prepared 10,000 units and that they would not be sold out?"

"The drying rack became popular after the release of the 'Fitness Battle'. Many streamers and UP Masters are broadcasting it. 10,000 units aren't that many when compared to the population in the country."

"I feel like something's not right. There's no limit to the purchase of this thing. It's most likely being targeted by scalpers!"

Those netizens who did not manage to buy the smart fitness drying rack were speechless. They scolded the scalpers online.

Pei Qian's first reaction was the same as the netizens. He felt like he had met a scalper!

After all, the smart fitness drying rack was different from G1 cell phones. G1 cell phones had a limited purchase policy in order to prevent scalpers. However, the smart fitness drying rack had no restrictions because Pei Qian had not expected it to sell much.

However, on further thought, he felt that the possibility was low.

Which scalper would scalp something like that?

The scalpers preferred to sell small items like concert tickets or cell phones. After all, these items were expensive and did not take up much space. The profits would be considerable.

The smart fitness drying rack was so huge, wouldn't it take up space?

Where would the scalpers who bought hundreds of them place the items? Wouldn't they have to rent a huge warehouse to be able to store them? They would also have to fork out a sum of money for the delivery fee.

Of course, the premise of this speculation was that the profits from the smart fitness drying rack were not high.

If the profits were very high, the scalpers would definitely be able to overcome the difficulties and stir-fry.

Pei Qian hated scalpers very much but he was secretly looking forward to the scalpers doing it.

That was because if it was not a scalper, it would mean that the smart fitness drying rack was too popular and sold out!

He had to investigate thoroughly!

Pei Qian immediately called Chang You and asked him to check the order records of the smart fitness drying rack to see if there were any signs of scalpers.

Not long after, Chang You replied. "Boss Pei, there are indeed signs of scalpers."

"The records show that there are several large orders."

"The biggest two of them bought 2,000 smart fitness drying racks.

"There are also a dozen or so smaller ones. Some bought dozens, some bought 200 to 300."

"If we exclude the possibility of bulk purchases, it's most likely the scalpers causing trouble."

"Comparatively, these dozens of orders are more like scalpers. These two orders bought 2,000 units directly... I don't know who they are. Logically speaking, it's impossible for ordinary scalpers to have such a huge sum of money."

"I'm sorry, Boss Pei. I was negligent this time. I thought that the price of the smart fitness drying rack was so high and it would be inconvenient to transport it. No scalpers would target it, so I did not specify the relevant restrictions..."

"Boss Pei, what do you think we should do now?"

"Should we continue to increase the stocks according to the previous method?"

Chapter 1058: The Scalpers Were Tricked!

Pei Qian sighed silently.

Damn scalpers, why can't I kill them all!

That was utterly despicable!

Firstly, he hated the scalpers for emptying the inventory of the smart fitness drying rack so that gamers who really wanted to play could not buy it. Secondly, he hated the scalpers for rapidly depleting the inventory and causing Tengda to have a large sum of money for no reason...

Pei Qian thought for a long time and finally said helplessly, "Let's do it the way we did before. We'll stock up as much as we can. In short, we can't let the scalpers profit!"

Chang You nodded immediately. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll make the arrangements now. However... the production of the smart fitness drying rack will take some time. It's inevitable that it would be out of stock for a week or two. Should we appease the players?"

Pei Qian pondered for a moment and said, "How about this? We'll open a reservation on the website. We'll give a discount according to the time the players wait to order. Players won't buy from scalpers as long as they believe that they can buy it sooner than later."

"It's our fault for not being on guard against scalpers. There's nothing wrong with giving customers some compensation, right?"

Pei Qian's last sentence was obviously to test the attitude of the system.

Logically speaking, the price of the smart fitness drying rack was already relatively low. There was not much profit space to begin with. If he wanted to lower the price, he had to have a reason to convince the system.

Pei Qian could use the excuse of 'attacking scalpers and compensating customers' to give them a discount. Wouldn't that lower the profit margin?

It was a blessing in disguise.

...

After hanging up, Chang You immediately urged his subordinates to communicate with the factory and prepare the goods.

He had not expected that he would not be able to escape the fate of being a "monkey" even after leaving the cell phone department.

However, his subordinates came looking for him as soon as he finished his work.

"Boss Chang! Boss Chang, we've found the person who placed the two large orders. It's not a scalper!"

Chang You was stunned. "Oh? Not a scalper? Then who is it?"

He was a little surprised.

What was the meaning of buying 2,000 smart fitness drying racks if they were not scalpers?

The employee reported, "The two of them are Boss Yao of Jinding Technology and Boss Pei's second-generation rich friend, Xue Zhebin. Boss Yao said that they bought the smart fitness drying rack purely because they heard that Tengda's funds have been tight recently. That's why they helped."

"We did not have to assemble them. The Jinding Corporation has a sports clothing and sports drinks business. Therefore, they were preparing to organize a lucky draw event to randomly give them smart fitness drying racks as advertisements for their own company."

"What do you think?"

Chang You raised his eyebrows. "Oh? There's such a thing!"

"Good, of course!"

"I didn't expect Boss Pei's friend to lend a helping hand instead of a scalper!"

"Is this Boss Pei's charm?"

"You're beating around the bush because you're afraid that Boss Pei would reject you, right? How thoughtful."

The employee continued, "Those who buy dozens of units each have already been distributed. The probability of them being scalpers is very high."

"However, these orders basically came in after Boss Yao and Boss Xue's two large orders."

"Obviously, they saw that we have fewer smart fitness drying racks in our inventory and that the heat was higher. That's why he wanted to stock up."

Chang You nodded slightly. He had the same judgment.

Obviously, the scalper had not intended to stir-fry the smart fitness drying rack in the beginning. After all, this thing was huge and heavy. It took up a lot of space and had sufficient stock.

However, after Yao Bo and Xue Zhebin bought 4,000 units at once, the originally abundant inventory became tense. What's more, it created the illusion that the stock of the smart fitness drying racks was very tight.

Thus, many scalpers could not sit still!

After all, this was one of the few Tengda products that they could buy without restrictions. Since the inventory was so tight, these scalpers started to make their moves. They wanted to hoard some and sell it to earn money.

This further aggravated the lack of stock in the smart fitness drying rack, causing it to sell out in advance.

Chang You said, "The original plan remains the same. We have to make use of the time to prepare the goods."

"As for those scalpers... they shouldn't be able to do much more!"

...

At the same time, in a warehouse in Jingzhou, a few 'scalpers' were watching Upwind Logistics unload the goods.

"Just leave it here. There's no need to assemble it."

"Thank you for your hard work!"

They had to admit that Upwind Logistics was really fast in Jingzhou. No matter how late the order was, they could deliver it the next day.

Dozens of smart fitness drying racks were transported over and piled into the scalpers' warehouse.

The young man from Upwind Logistics had already determined the identities of these people. After all, they had bought so many pieces at once. They were not being unsealed nor installed. What else could they be other than scalpers?

However, the logistics delivery men did not say much. Their job was to deliver goods. As for how to restrict the scalpers, that was something the company leaders had to consider. There were no rules. They could only be treated as ordinary consumers.

The logistics delivery men left one after another after spending a lot of effort unloading all the smart fitness drying racks.

The scalpers looked at the smart fitness drying rack that was piled into a small mountain, as if they were looking at a mountain of gold.

As professional scalpers, their job was to buy out all sorts of products, including tickets and various digital products. Then, they would sell them for money.

They were the ones who stood at the entrance to collect tickets to sell during the concert.

However, this was the first time they had done something like this on such a big piece of item.

"Can this thing really make money? If we want to sell it, we will still have to pay the logistics fees and installation costs." One of the scalpers was obviously a little worried about this 'investment'.

The leader of the scalpers smiled. "Don't worry, I've seen it all. This thing definitely has the potential to become the best wealth management product of the year!"

"Look at how popular 'Fitness Battle' is. Many streamers are recommending it. What's more, the smart fitness drying rack is selling too well. They said that they had 10,000 units in stock. In the end, in just two or three hours, more than 4,000 units were sold!"

"Think about it, how big of a demand gap is this!"

"Even if Tengda were to prepare as many stocks as possible, would they be able to fill up such a huge gap? Definitely not!"

"What's more, the profit of this thing is not high. Its actual value is definitely above 5,000 yuan. Those who can afford it would definitely not mind raising the price by another 1,000 to 2,000 yuan. We don't have to say much about these dozens of units. Earning 1,000 every unit would still earn us tens of thousands!"

"If we ask for a higher price, we can earn more!"

"The most important thing is that Tengda was negligent this time. They thought that 10,000 units would be enough, so they did not limit their purchase. We did not have the chance to hype Tengda's cell phones in the past. Won't we be able to make a huge profit now that there is such an opportunity?"

Another scalper swiped his cell phone and smiled. "Those who didn't manage to buy the smart fitness drying rack online are scolding us again."

The leader of the scalpers laughed. "They deserved it, didn't they? Previously, no one wanted the smart fitness drying rack. They bought it as they pleased, but they did not buy it. Now that it's popular, they can't buy it anymore. Can you blame us?"

The scalpers laughed. Obviously, they were indifferent to the criticism online.

However, at that moment, the scalper's expression changed. "What... what's going on?!"

"Brother, look! Something's wrong!"

The leader of the scalpers was stunned. He took the cell phone and realized that it was an announcement that Otto Technologies had just released.

The smart fitness drying rack started to make reservations. The maximum discount was 200 yuan according to the date of the reservation and the actual date of arrival!

Chang You had mentioned this 200 yuan at the news conference. That was because the profits of the smart fitness drying rack were relatively low. Thus, lowering the price by 200 yuan was the limit. It would not be lower.

The opening of this reservation meant that gamers had no reason to increase the price through other channels. They only had to make reservations on the official website and wait for the goods to arrive.

The longer they waited, the cheaper it would be. Who would still buy from the scalpers at higher prices?

The leader of the scalper's expression changed drastically.

Tengda's new policy was released today even though they just made their move yesterday?

That was too fast!

However, he quickly calmed down. "It's alright, it's not a big problem. 200 yuan is not a lot of preferential treatment. What's more, at Tengda's speed, even if they do their best to stock up, the next batch of products would definitely be in a week or two."

"What's more, when the next batch of products comes out, there will definitely be people who can't buy them."

"Let's hurry up and sell all of these in two weeks. We can still make a small profit!"

"With the current market demand, it would not be a problem to take these few dozen sets. We would not lose anything!"

However, before he could finish speaking, the scalper by the side exclaimed again.

"Brother, look at this!"

The leader of the scalpers took his cell phone and saw that it was an event announcement from the Jinding Corporation.

This time, he could not remain calm.

"From now on, you would have the chance of winning the smart fitness drying rack by buying fitness drinks or sportswear from the Jinding Corporation?!"

"There are 500 of them!"

"If you spend a total of 8,000 yuan, you will be given one smart fitness drying rack. There are 1,000 of them!"

"You can also buy a fitness gift package, a box of drinks, a set of personal sportswear, and a smart fitness drying rack. The price... is 5,199 yuan?!"

"2,500 units? First come first serve?!"

All the scalpers froze on the spot.

The Jinding Corporation was equivalent to providing three solutions. Godd*mn lucky winners would have a chance to win if they bought drinks or sportswear. Ballers would be gifted with them if they were to spend a total of 8,000 yuan.

If they were not lucky nor would they bear to spend 8,000 yuan, there was still one last way: spend 5,199 yuan to buy it.

The original price of the smart fitness drying rack was 4,999 yuan. However, the Jinding Corporation had sent a huge fitness gift bag with a box of drinks and a set of sportswear. According to the original price, it was far more than 200 yuan.

The most important thing was that all of these quotas added up to 4,000 units of smart fitness drying racks!

These 4,000 units of drying racks were enough to last a week or two.

By then, Tengda's next batch of goods would have arrived.

Who would be stupid enough to buy a smart fitness drying rack from a scalper with Tengda's official reservation and Jinding Corporation's event?

They must have messed up!

Even if these scalpers could sell at 5,199 yuan, they would still incur losses because they had to bear the costs of logistics and storage. What's more, it was impossible to sell at 5,199 yuan!

If they lost two to three hundred yuan each, they would lose at least 10,000 to 20,000 yuan on these dozens of units!

They had already confirmed that they were going to incur losses within a few minutes after they had received the goods. The goods were still hot in their seats!

The scalpers looked at each other, their faces ashen.

Tengda's wool could not be pulled off!!

Chapter 1059: God's Wound Healed On Its Own...

May 23rd, Wednesday...

Pei Qian arrived at the office early in the morning just like yesterday, happily waiting for Assistant Xin to report on work.

This building should have been sold yesterday, right?

The price was not high to begin with. Shouldn't everyone fight for such a good deal?

At the very least, many people would want to make a deal.

However, Assistant Xin did not report to him after waiting for a long time.

"Strange, where's Assistant Xin? Why does she seem so unreliable recently?"

"It's just a building. Is it that difficult?"

Pei Qian took out his cell phone and called Assistant Xin.

"How are the sales arrangements going? Have you found the buyer?"

"Even if it's not decided, there should be companies interested in buying it, right?"

"Do they think the price is too high? We can discuss the specific conditions."

Assistant Xin replied, "Er... Boss Pei, are we still selling our building?"

Pei Qian was stunned. "What do you mean? Of course I'm selling."

Assistant Xin hesitated for a moment. "However... Boss Pei, so far, no company has any intention of acquiring that building. They are not even willing to discuss it in detail."

"I asked the bosses of several companies. They said that they respected Tengda very much and did not want to take advantage of it."

"What's more..."

"The smart fitness drying rack has been sold out. Recently, sales of several games in our company, especially mobile games, have increased significantly. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, and other physical industries seem to have reached a peak in customer traffic. On top of that, cell phones and other industries' income..."

"We have enough money. There were some gaps previously, but not only have we made up for them, we have also earned a lot."

"Since there's no problem with the funds, why should we sell the buildings?"

"That is a building that you have carefully selected after all. It is prepared to be used for Sloth Apartments. It would be best if you don't sell it, right?"

On the other end of the line, Pei Qian was at a loss for words. He fell into a daze.

"What? What did they say? They don't want to take advantage of the situation?" Pei Qian almost thought that he had heard wrongly.

Tengda might have developed quite well in Jingzhou, but it had not deliberately befriended any local companies, much less large foreign companies.

He was only connected to Boss Li's Fu Hui Investments and the Lin Family's Shenhua Corporation. However, Pei Qian did not take the initiative to befriend them. It was purely a coincidence.

Therefore, Tengda Corporation did not have much of a relationship with Jingzhou's local companies and some large real estate companies.

Yet, these people said that they respected Tengda and did not want to take advantage of it?

Pei Qian was almost speechless. He could not wait to beg them to take advantage of the situation and share some of the pressure!

Assistant Xin said, "Yes, Boss Pei. I spoke to a few bosses. They all said that Tengda is a model of Jingzhou Corporation and admire the business myth that you created from scratch. They also said that Tengda is in trouble now. If you need help, they can lend a hand at any time."

"As for buying a building, there was no need. They say that they might be businessmen, but they also know what to do and what not to do. They cannot do things that will make them criticized by the people of Jingzhou."

Pei Qian: "..."

He suddenly had the urge to throw his cell phone on the ground.

That's crazy!

The business world was like a battlefield. This was not a place that emphasized human emotions. Why were you being so polite to me?!

Pei Qian paused for a long time before asking, "What about the growth of the game?"

Assistant Xin answered, "I did not investigate this carefully. However, I guess that it was because gamers spontaneously bought our game after it was exposed online that Tengda was in a financial crisis. In addition to the aftershocks of the 515 Games Day event, our game income increased significantly."

"The income growth of other physical industries might also be because of this."

"Also... some companies seem to be doing their best to help us after knowing that we're in a difficult situation. It might have some impact."

Pei Qian frowned slightly. "Help as much as they can?"

Assistant Xin: "Yes, Shenhua Corporation, Jinding Corporation, and Fu Hui Investments seem to be seeking to cooperate with our company. They are giving us some benefits."

Pei Qian was utterly speechless.

Li Shi! Lin Chang!

It's you two again!

Wasn't that a scam?

What are you all trying to do!

Pei Qian was furious. He had planned to sell the buildings after saving money for the game, and then continue to spend money. If the players were happy, Boss Pei would be happy as well.

He did not expect this building to be unable to sell!

What was worse was that not only were the buildings not sold, but they were also spending more and more money!

Once the news of Tengda's intention to sell the building spread, gamers and companies that had worked with Tengda swarmed over, desperately giving Tengda money!

What should Pei Qian do?

Assistant Xin asked, "Then... Boss Pei, are you still selling the building?"

Pei Qian remained silent for a long time. "Not selling anymore..."

How was he supposed to sell it now?

This building was no longer a simple building in the eyes of many. It was a barometer of Tengda's current financial situation.

Selling buildings meant that Tengda's capital flow was not good. Gamers would burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm and charge in the game. They could not let Tengda collapse.

Players would only feel that Tengda's crisis was over if they gave up on selling the buildings. They would not continue to charge money.

What's more, he had a lot of funds now. How would he spend the extra money if he sold the building?

After hanging up, Pei Qian felt melancholic.

Even though he had to reconsider how to spend money even if he sold the building, he had to reconsider how to spend money even if he did not sell the building now. The two moods were worlds apart!

Pei Qian briefly considered the new spending plan.

There was already a wave of activity on the 515 Games Day. If Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation did not continue to upgrade the burning war, the System would probably not allow him to burn money on a larger scale.

However, Pei Qian felt that Eric would not give up so easily.

I already believed you when you said that you wanted to burn money until Tengda's capital chain ruptures. Don't lie to me!

Thus, Pei Qian planned to divide the funds that he had and could obtain in the future into three parts.

Part of it was left to the domestic market to deal with the burning war between Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation that could be upgraded. The other part was scattered overseas to continue burning money to promote GOG's overseas league. The other part was left to the first large store that was about to officially open for business.

At the moment, Tengda had a shop in the shopping mall. However, it was too small and was only rented for Tian Mo to practice.

After training for so long, Tian Mo should have already memorized the rules of the sales department.

Pei Qian had secretly gone there a few times and confirmed that Tian Mo had strictly followed his instructions to receive customers. He could basically relax now.

The new large store had been handed over to Liang Qingfan to design. The renovations should be completed this week and they would officially move in.

Pei Qian planned to leave a sum of money for the layout of the shop, recruit salesmen, and other expenses.

If this sales department could operate completely according to plan, the more shops there were, the more salesmen there would be, but it would not affect the sales of the goods much. Wouldn't that spend a lot of money?

Pei Qian switched on his computer and painstakingly planned the next phase of spending money.

...

At the same time, in the headquarters of Long Yu Corporation in Shanghai.

Zhao Xuming hurriedly knocked on Eric's office door.

"This is bad!"

"Tengda's building is no longer for sale!"

Eric could not help but be shocked. "How can that be? Has the pressure on Tengda's funds been released?"

Zhao Xuming nodded. "I think so! After the news of Tengda's funding problem spread, gamers spent on their industries. The smart fitness drying rack's inventory was quickly sold out. There seemed to be several companies secretly helping..."

Zhao Xuming quickly reported what he knew.

He might not be able to understand it so clearly, but the rankings of Tengda's various games on the best-selling charts, the flow of people in various Fish-Catching Internet Cafe branches, and the changes in the sales volume of the smart fitness drying rack were all obvious. He could easily find out.

Combined with these figures and the news that Tengda was no longer selling buildings, even the idiotic netizens could deduce a simple fact: Tengda was rich again!

Eric froze, disbelief written all over his face.

For a moment, he could not accept this fact.

Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation were burning money with all their might. Dayak Corporation had also specially taken out a large sum of money to help. What's more, they were still holding back while burning money. All sorts of burning money activities, be it lucky draws or discounts, could recover to a certain extent.

Even so, it was painful to burn money. Eric would not have been able to persevere if not for his determination and perseverance.

On the other hand, Tengda had set up a 515 Games Day. It was a pure free gift. Obviously, it would burn more money than Finger Games, and the effect would be better.

He had thought that he had finally pushed Tengda to its limits and was starting to sell its buildings. Even though it was still too early to see the light of victory, it at least proved that Tengda was not invincible, even Gods would bleed.

However, the current situation was that God was indeed bleeding. However, the wound healed by itself in less than two minutes!

One had to know that Tengda had not received a few payments. The expenses of various projects were still going as per normal.

Under such circumstances, Tengda managed to survive the crisis without any suspense by relying on the players' spontaneous transfusions and the help of some brother companies?

Eric had originally wanted to continue organizing events and seizing the market while Tengda's funds were still in a tight spot.

However, Tengda was ready before their event even started!

Eric felt that his worldview had been subverted. "It can actually be like this? The players are fighting to give money just because there's a slight financial tension?!"

"This is unbelievable!"

Eric could not imagine what this was like.

If there was a problem with Finger Games' capital chain, would players buy skins and help Finger Games survive?

There was no doubt that it was impossible!

Only a very small number of companies in the world had such appeal. Not only did such companies produce good products, but they also became the spiritual support in many people's hearts. Only then could they call for help!

Zhao Xuming sighed as well. "I thought that Boss Pei was courting death with this move. I never thought that he found a way to survive through death!"

"Could it be that Boss Pei had already expected that Tengda's reputation, which had been built up over the years, would play a key role at this time? That's why he was so relaxed and daring to spend money without worrying about the capital chain?"

"Then our next step..."

Zhao Xuming's voice became softer and softer.

Both of them knew the current situation very well.

It was as if they were fighting a boss. They had given it their all and even consumed medicine and props. They saw the light of victory seeing that the boss could not take it anymore.

However, the boss squatted on the ground, took two deep breaths and his health bar was full again!

This feeling was truly despairing.

Eric was silent for a moment. He suddenly thought of something and quickly said, "The marketing plan for the new phase has been shelved for now. Don't go on it!"

"There must be a trap!"

They had thought that Tengda's funds were running out and that they would not be able to make it in the short term. Thus, they had already formulated a plan to burn money in the next stage. They wanted to take advantage of Tengda's weakness to snatch a huge piece of the market.

However, when he realized that Tengda seemed to have been prepared and ready for battle, Eric suddenly became terrified.

Boss Pei's methods were unpredictable and impossible to guard against. What was even scarier was that Boss Pei seemed to always be ahead.

What if Boss Pei had already predicted Long Yu Corporation's plan to burn money and was prepared to stop them?

If he continued to foolishly burn money according to his original plan, he might fall into Boss Pei's trap!

Eric said, "Cancel all of our plans. We'll wait and see what Boss Pei does!"

"We cannot be tricked by Boss Pei again!"

Zhao Xuming nodded immediately. "Understood!"