Lin Jiaqiang felt like his acting spirit had been revived and was burning. What's more, Tengda was so generous. He was already prepared to shoot the same scene many times.
After a moment of silence, Meng Chang said, "Very good! This is the effect I want! Let's leave it at that for today. We'll wrap up once we're done!"
Everyone was stunned.
Yu Yao was a little surprised. "Huh? We've only filmed one version, right? Brother Meng, we have to film another version no matter what and choose a better one of the two versions."
Meng Chang shook his head. "There's no need for that at all."
"There is a limit to a person's inspiration. Many classic scenes are performed in a flash of inspiration. Forcefully acting a few more times would not be of much help to improve the effect. Instead, it would waste precious time."
"Since we've already met the requirements, there's no need to waste time reshooting. Today's filming has been completed. Everyone, hurry up and finish the post-production!"
Everyone looked at Yu Yao.
Yu Yao was the next decision maker other than Meng Chang.
Yu Yao thought for a moment. "Er... Brother Meng makes sense. I remember Boss Pei saying something similar before."
"Since Brother Meng thinks there's no problem, then there's no problem. Let's wrap up!"
Once he gave the order, the staff immediately began to pack up.
Lin Jiaqiang was confused. "Boss Meng, Boss Lin, I..."
Meng Chang smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Your acting today was especially good. You've completed the mission perfectly! I'll arrange for someone to bring you around to play in Jingzhou for the next few days. I hope you can have fun!"
Lin Jiaqiang opened his mouth. He wanted to say something but he did not speak in the end.
Since the client was satisfied and he had already received his remuneration, it would definitely not be appropriate for him to insist on filming again as an actor!
Of course, Lin Jiaqiang was not dissatisfied. He just felt that this money was too easy to earn and felt a little uneasy...
...
At four in the afternoon, in the Advertising Department.
Meng Chang yawned as he ate his snacks.
"Brother Meng, the rough cut version is out. Please take a look." Yu Yao sent a video file.
After filming was done, Meng Chang immediately arranged for the preliminary editing and voice-over in the post-production. The post-production team was also very efficient. They were done in less than an hour.
Of course, this was a rough cut. The official version would take some time.
Meng Chang opened the video file and quickly watched it.
It showed what he wanted to do very well. The only flaw was that Lin Jiaqiang's acting skills were too good, making the promotional video look a little outstanding.
However, it did not affect the essence of the publicity video.
Meng Chang nodded. "Yes, good. That's the effect. We just have to deal with the details."
Yu Yao nodded and went back to work.
Meng Chang had nothing to do while eating his snacks. Suddenly, he had an idea.
"Should I send this rough cut video to Boss Pei?"
"I wonder how Boss Pei would react?"
Meng Chang still remembered that when he went to look for Boss Pei at the end of the month, Boss Pei said bitterly that Meng Chang could discuss the proposal with him.
His heartache was real, but it did look fake.
Meng Chang suddenly thought that would Boss Pei be so angry that his expression changed on the spot if he showed this ridiculous publicity video to him?
Meng Chang would feel like he had taken revenge for the arrow he shot at the commission even though he might be scolded!
The more Meng Chang thought about it, the more excited he became. He immediately copied the video onto his cell phone and got up to go to the 16th floor to show the video to Boss Pei.
...
A moment later, Meng Chang came to Boss Pei's office and knocked lightly.
"Enter."
Meng Chang smiled and tidied his appearance before walking in with his head held high.
Pei Qian was a little surprised to see Meng Chang because he rarely saw Meng Chang except at the end of the month.
"What's the matter?" Pei Qian asked.
Meng Chang said, "Boss Pei, didn't you bring me to see the smart fitness drying rack two days ago? The publicity video is out, I specially brought it over for you to see. After all, you told me previously that I should report and communicate with you more after I come up with the publicity plan."
Meng Chang was already trying hard to sound sarcastic.
However, Pei Qian did not seem to understand his sarcasm at all. He looked elated. "Eh, so efficient?"
"It looks like you've completely walked out of your previous failure. Very good, very good."
"This means that you are very self-regulating. This setback will not crush you. I admire your tenacious and unyielding character!"
"Where's the video? Show it to me."
Pei Qian was indeed very happy. No matter what, Meng Chang had learned to discuss with him before making a decision. He was no longer trying to stir up trouble and disappearing instantly after failing. That was undoubtedly a good sign.
Meng Chang handed his cell phone over.
Pei Qian clicked on the video.
Meng Chang stood at the side and carefully observed Boss Pei's expression.
In his imagination, Boss Pei's expression should change from a smile to silence, then to confusion, and finally to a livid expression.
That was because, as far as he knew, the research and development of the automatic fitness drying rack had cost a lot of money. What's more, this thing was expensive and heavy. It would cost a lot to create stocks and logistics. In addition, the game, Battle of the Fitness, had invested a lot of resources and manpower. This project was obviously a key project within Tengda.
Yet, such an important project that he had high hopes for had made such an unreliable publicity video. Not only did it fail to hit the nail on the head, but it had also secretly dissuaded the audience. Could Boss Pei tolerate this?
However, Meng Chang knew very well that even if Boss Pei could not tolerate it, he could not do anything about it.
The contract was written very clearly in black and white. Meng Chang was in charge of everything in the marketing department. Boss Pei could not interfere forcefully.
Therefore, no matter how angry Boss Pei was, he could only be useless and furious. Apart from scolding Meng Chang, there was nothing he could do.
Meng Chang could not help but feel a little smug.
What was wrong with being scolded? It was not like he would lose a piece of flesh. However, Boss Pei's losses were real!
Meng Chang waited expectantly for Boss Pei to break through his defense.
Boss Pei watched the video from beginning to end. Then, he watched it again.
Then, his expression suddenly became ecstatic. He raised his thumb. "Awesome!"
"Meng Chang, I knew you were a genius!"
"There is indeed improvement compared to before!"
"However, there's still a flaw in it. Lin Jiaqiang's acting skills are a little too good. If he could bring out the acting skills he had when filming Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version, that would be perfect!"
"However, this small flaw won't affect you much. I can give you 90 marks for this assignment. The remaining 10 marks is to give you room to improve."
"Very good, we'll decide on this publicity video for the smart fitness drying rack. Go back and continue preparing!"
Pei Qian smiled and handed his cell phone back.
Meng Chang was stunned on the spot. He forgot to reach out for his cell phone and even what he was here for.
Boss Pei... praised me?
Was he happy after watching this video?
You're letting me leave just like that?
I'm going to spend Tengda's money to advertise this on the internet after I leave!
That would be a huge sum of money for publicity!
The current scene was too different from the script that Meng Chang had expected. He could not accept it at the moment and even felt that something had gone wrong.
Pei Qian looked at the stunned Meng Chang and shook the cell phone in his hand. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Only then did Meng Chang react. He reached out to take the cell phone and said, still a little confused, "No, no problem. I'll leave first, Boss Pei."
Pei Qian nodded and continued with his work. Obviously, he did not take this matter to heart.
Meng Chang scratched his head. At that moment, he felt like he had gathered his strength to punch cotton. Not only did it not have any effect, but it also caused internal injuries to himself...
Meng Chang was still in a daze after coming out of Boss Pei's office.
"Forget it, I think Boss Pei will not give up until death visits him. Let's see if Boss Pei can still remain so calm once this advertisement is released and the publicity effect is terrible!"
Meng Chang left angrily.
Chapter 1031: The Signal Of A Price War
Pei Qian received a call not long after sending Meng Chang off.
It was Chang You.
"Boss Pei, uh... I encountered a little problem."
"I have already reported your requirements for the Fitness Battle Mall and the lucky draw system. However, the response from the Development Team is that these functions can be done. However, there are some changes compared to the original design."
"Therefore, the game might have to be delayed for a few days. After all, the functions have to be tested repeatedly to prevent malignant bugs from appearing online."
"However, this way, the game's release would not match the schedule of the news conference. The original schedule for the game to be released and the news conference would be released on this Sunday. Now, the game will be released several days later than the news conference."
"There are two ways now: either postpone the news conference with the game and wait for the game to be done before releasing it, or mention it at the news conference, saying that the game would be released in the near future and give an awkward speech."
After a moment of silence, Pei Qian asked, "Is there no third way? For example... not mentioning the game at the news conference?"
Chang You was stunned. "Huh?"
He had not expected this at all.
The Fitness Battle was a game that was tailored to fit the smart fitness drying rack. It could also be said to be the greatest advantage compared to other fitness equipment. In fact, about a third of Chang You's original PowerPoint was introducing this game.
With this game, many people would have a reason to buy the smart fitness drying rack. If they did not mention this game, everyone might think that the smart fitness drying rack was a comedian product.
Chang You confirmed again. "Boss Pei, are you sure you don't want to talk about the game?"
Pei Qian said seriously, "Of course!"
"We definitely can't postpone the news conference. All the early stages of work have been prepared. The invitations to various tech media have also been sent out. It's definitely not appropriate to change our minds at the last minute. It would look like we're not keeping our promises."
"However, since the game has not been completed and there is still a possibility of modification, it's best not to be too confident. If the final product does not match everyone's expectations, wouldn't it disappoint customers!"
"Tengda's way of doing things has always been to be honest. We don't fight battles that we're not sure of."
"Therefore, don't mention this at the news conference. There will be a chance for customers to know about it in the future!"
Pei Qian tried to bluff but to no avail.
It was not very convincing!
Chang You hesitated for a moment and said, "Er... Boss Pei, actually, consumers are not that weak. What's more, the framework of our game has been set. It's unlikely that there will be much changes..."
"Of course, if you think it's more appropriate not to mention the game at the news conference, then we won't mention it, Boss Pei."
Pei Qian: "Don't mention it."
Chang You nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei. We'll do as you say."
After hanging up, Pei Qian smiled again.
Good news coming one after another!
If the smart fitness drying rack did not mention the game at the news conference, the fitness equipment would not be attractive to ordinary consumers.
After the news conference, the smart fitness drying rack's popularity would go down. Most people would not remember such a fitness equipment. By then, even if news of the Fitness Battle was released, its influence would be greatly reduced.
Of course, it was impossible for no one to buy it. There would always be a few curious lab rats. However, it was better to reduce the popularity!
Pei Qian was very happy. He could not help but to think about the wonderful scene of the smart fitness drying rack not being able to be sold and the stocks being piled up in the warehouse...
...
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May 10th, Thursday...
Shanghai, Long Yu Corporation.
Eric had just finished a phone call. He seemed to have a heated debate with the person on the phone about certain problems. However, he seemed to be unable to convince the other party in the end. He nodded reluctantly and agreed to the other party's suggestion.
Zhao Xuming was also beside him, while his English standard was still alright, he could not understand the entire contents of the conversation. That was also because Eric spoke too quickly and he could not hear what was said on the other end of the phone. He could only vaguely understand that it seemed to be related to the IOI mobile version.
Zhao Xuming could not help but worry.
That was because Long Yu Corporation and Finger Games would hold a press conference today according to Eric's arrangement.
Both parties would jointly announce a series of measures regarding IOI's local server at this news conference. These included the news that IOI's mobile game had been released, IOI's new hero, Skyglow Dragon, as a custom-made skin for the domestic server. There was also a series of subsidies and money-burning policies, and so on.
It could be said that today's news conference was Long Yu Corporation and Finger Games officially declaring war on Tengda Corporation.
Eric had been preparing for this day for a long time.
Eric had been carefully preparing for today's plan ever since he was removed from his position. He wanted to burn money to defeat Boss Pei in one fell swoop.
After Eric regained control of IOI's local server, he was also making preparations while patiently observing the timing.
The day had finally arrived.
Eric had been observing Tengda's various industries seriously, thinking that this was the best time.
'Mission and Choice' had invested a huge sum of money into the movie and game. It would take a long time for it to be repaid even though it was a success in terms of reputation.
The initial sales of G1 cell phones were not bad. There would definitely be a lot of stocks that required a huge amount of funds.
According to sources, Otto Technologies had a new technological product to announce. According to Boss Pei's character, this product would definitely be in large quantities.
All of this meant that Tengda's already tight capital chain was under greater pressure.
If they were to engage in a money-burning war at this juncture, Boss Pei would not have much funds to use. It would be very beneficial to Eric!
The money-burning war could be carried out secretly but they had to hold a news conference and "announce it to the world" as high profile as possible in order to achieve the best results.
That was because most players would only know about this news if it was publicized. Fresh blood would then be attracted to the game.
This move would attract Tengda's attention and might even make Tengda counterattack quickly. However, this was the effect that Eric hoped to achieve.
That was because the outcome of the money-burning war had nothing to do with fast reaction speed. It was only related to the number of bullets in their hands. The bullets actually depended on whose capital flow was healthier and whose family background was thicker.
Tengda had been paying attention and burning money to fight. It could easily withstand the pressure from Finger Games in the early stages, but it would not have enough momentum.
Thus, the news conference today had been carefully prepared for a long time. Its influence directly determined whether the start of the money-burning war would go smoothly.
Zhao Xuming probed seeing that Eric had hung up, "Is there anything new? Will it affect today's news conference?"
Eric shook his head slightly. "There's a small problem with the mobile game, but it shouldn't affect today's news conference."
"Previously, the mobile game was made into a client-side game where the mobile games were not interconnected. After I protested to the higher-ups, this method was rejected."
"However, the person-in-charge of the mobile game project called just now and said that although the mobile game has been designed to be a client-side game and the data is interconnected, they added some charge points that are different from client-side games."
"For example, there are special skins, exclusive gift bags, special icons, and expressions in the mobile game.
Zhao Xuming was stunned for a moment. "This... doesn't seem appropriate, right? Since we're going to do data synchronization, we should do it more straightforwardly. Wouldn't it be better to make it exactly the same? That way, people won't have to say it."
Eric shook his head helplessly. "That's right."
"However, there is also pressure on the mobile game project. If the content of the mobile and client-side games are exactly the same, the mobile games' revenue would be too weak."
"The mobile game development is also maintained and developed by a special project team. After investing so much, the higher-ups have to consider the investment and output ratio. They have already made many concessions in terms of benefits on Data synchronization. The mobile game project will definitely not agree if they don't think of other ways to recover."
"However, the person-in-charge gave a compromise solution."
"The mobile game might have some exclusive skins, gift bags, and other spending points, but we will give players some substitute coins at the beginning of the game so that they can use these to obtain the most exclusive skins and gift bags for free."
"When the mobile game's gamers stabilize, new skins and gift bags will be produced slowly to recover.
"This is a compromise that is barely acceptable."
Zhao Xuming nodded slightly. "Yes... that's the only way."
Obviously, as the person-in-charge of IOI's local server, Eric had a certain say in the upper echelons of Finger Games. However, he did not have that much power that he could not go back on his word.
The other project teams of Finger Games were in charge of developing IOI mobile games. Eric hoped that IOI mobile games and client-side games would be completely interconnected and would not earn a single cent. However, some of the upper echelons of Finger Games disagreed with this idea. They felt that they had worked so hard to create a mobile game. Why could they not earn money?
The outcome of the competition between the various factions was that each of them would take a step back: they would sell some exclusive gift bags to earn money, but they had to be slightly more reserved. They would first give more substitute coins in the early stages and pretend that these exclusive content could be obtained for free. After a while, they would slowly sell the exclusive content to recover their health.
This was relatively easier for players to accept emotionally. The IOI mobile game project team could also earn more money.
Eric might be a little dissatisfied with this method, but he was also a smart person. He knew that it was unrealistic to let IOI's mobile game completely follow his will, so he knew better than to insist.
Zhao Xuming suddenly thought of a problem and said, "Then... What about the press conference this afternoon?"
"There are mobile games related content in the news conference. Our slogan is 'mobile games and client-side data are interconnected, and the content are completely identical'. I'm afraid that it can't be considered 'completely identical' in this situation, right?"
Eric considered for a moment and said, "You don't have to make it so clear. Introduce it vaguely."
"If we were to tell the truth at the news conference about the mobile exclusive gift bag, we might be in a disadvantageous position in public opinion from the beginning."
"We will hint at the news conference that the game is still being developed, but that does not mean the final effect. Once the game is released, gamers would probably not cling onto this point."
Zhao Xuming nodded. "That's right. As long as we give enough tokens, the players will definitely lose their memories and pretend that nothing happened."
"That shouldn't be a problem."
Eric stood up. "Alright, that's settled. The news conference will be held in the afternoon. Hurry up and prepare. We're going to declare war on Tengda!"
Chapter 1032: The Joint Press Conference of Finger Games And Long Yu Corporation
At 3 PM in the afternoon...
Pei Qian was lying on the sofa in the living room watching television. The afternoon sun was not bad. It shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows into the living room, warming him up.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang.
Pei Qian glanced at the caller ID. It was Min Jingchao.
"Boss Pei, are you watching Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation's news conference?" There was a hint of worry in Min Jingchao's voice.
Pei Qian was stunned. "No, why?"
Min Jingchao quickly said, "Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation seem to be making a big move. They're coming for us."
"According to the information we have now, Finger Games is going all out to promote IOI's local server. The contents of this news conference include IOI's mobile version, exclusive heroes and skins for domestic players, and a series of preferential activities."
"On top of that, according to some sources, Dayak Corporation and Long Yu Corporation don't seem to intend to limit the burning of money to the games industry. It seems like there are fake reviewers who want to attack our company's other industries and products. Their primary target should be the cell phone that we just released this month. The fitness equipment that is about to be released might also be quickly included in the attacking range..."
Pei Qian could not help but be overjoyed hearing Min Jingchao's anxious voice. "Oh?"
It's finally here. I've waited so long!
Pei Qian had been looking forward to the appearance of such a powerful enemy ever since he established Tengda Corporation. It would be able to attack all of Tengda Corporation's businesses and start a money-burning war with Tengda Corporation. It would not stop until one of them died.
At first, Pei Qian had thought that Boss Li would be a formidable enemy. However, he did not expect Boss Li to back out so quickly. Instead, Boss Li had come to suck up to him. How infuriating!
It was the same for Dayak Corporation as well. Pei Qian had provoked them time and time again, but Dayak Corporation seemed to have been very restrained. Instead, they had admitted defeat first. That was why Pei Qian had advanced triumphantly after provoking them for so long. That made him very uncomfortable.
Dayak Corporation and Finger Games were finally enlightened after Eric's comeback. They were going to play a money-burning war!
There was another more optimistic piece of news. The other party was aggressive. Not only did they place the money-burning war in the games industry, but they expanded it to all of Tengda's businesses.
Obviously, in Eric's opinion, it was not wise to fight Tengda to the death in the games industry.
Tengda Corporation was a conglomerate that spanned across many fields. Its strongest point was that it had formed a business circle in Jingzhou. The various industries supported each other, transfused blood, and then slowly radiated to the surrounding areas.
If they were to fight to the death in the game industry, Boss Pei would be able to mobilize the forces of other industries to support the game. He would be able to continuously transfuse blood to the game. That way, the chances of winning would not be high.
Thus, Eric chose the games industry as the main battlefield. At the same time, he spread the secondary battlefields to other industries. That way, it would be able to divert as much of Tengda Corporation's energy as possible, making it difficult for the various industries to take care of themselves and divert their attention to support the games department.
What's more, this was a very efficient method.
Eric did not really need to enter these fields. He did not need to develop products to compete with Tengda. He only needed to buy more fake reviewers to cooperate with Tengda's competitors in these industries and think of ways to discredit them.
Better an open enemy than a false friend. It was easy to dodge a spear in the open, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. Tengda was basically in the open now. The situation of various industries had been thoroughly investigated. Eric was hiding in the dark and shooting two arrows from it so that Tengda's various departments could not take care of themselves.
Take the cell phone for example. Eric only needed to work with other cell phone manufacturers to constantly smear and attack the Otto cell phone online. That would be very effective.
After all, it was easy to create rumors and stop them from spreading. However, it was too difficult to get rid of them.
Obviously, Min Jingchao knew this very well. Thus, he immediately felt a huge threat and quickly came to report to Boss Pei.
However, this was exactly what Pei Qian wanted!
Wasn't Pei Qian worrying about the same thing as Eric?
Pei Qian could not wait for one of the industries to go cold. That way, he would be able to incur losses continuously. However, these industries would unknowingly link up and pull some industries back from the brink of incurring losses. Instead, they would revive and become profitable!
Now, Dayak Corporation was willing to spend a huge sum of money to hire fake reviewers to attack Tengda Corporation's various industries in all directions. What kind of spirit was it to let Pei Qian complete the loss without doing anything?
Pei Qian felt that if he really made a huge loss this time, he should set up a statue for Eric at home and offer incense every day.
At that thought, Pei Qian sighed. "It's finally here!"
Min Jingchao was stunned at the other end of the phone.
Why did it sound like Boss Pei had expected this?
What's more, Boss Pei sounded like he was relieved of a huge burden, but also a little happy.
Could it be...?
Boss Pei had already predicted that Eric would do this. He had already prepared a countermeasure in advance. He reacted this way because Eric had taken the bait and his preparations could finally be put to use now?
As expected of Boss Pei!
He was devising strategies to determine the outcome of the battle. No one else had such wisdom and magnanimity other than Boss Pei!
Pei Qian could rest assured since Boss Pei had already made arrangements.
Min Jingchao had been a little flustered before, but after the call with Boss Pei, he immediately felt more at ease. He went to do his own things after hanging up.
Pei Qian immediately switched on the television, found the live-stream of Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation's news conference, and watched it with interest.
...
The news conference finally ended at 6 PM almost three hours later.
Pei Qian yawned as he switched off the television.
The content of the news conference was alright, but it was too slow!
They could have finished the speech in an hour, but they just had to fill it in for three hours, making Pei Qian sleepy.
He strongly suggested that all news conferences be held similar to Otto Technologies' news conference. No matter how much content there was, he would compress it to within an hour. He did not want to waste the audience's precious time!
However, even though this news conference went on for far too long, the product itself was still quite good.
Zhao Xuming and Eric, two heavyweights, went on stage and introduced their respective business fields.
The content of the news conference was divided into the following parts.
First, he introduced the changes in IOI's global data, the various achievements of the local server since it was released, and various exclusive benefits for local server users, including the changes in data since the ICL league was held.
Next was a summary of their previous achievements. It was a daily bragging segment.
Then, IOI's version update content was introduced.
Apart from making slight adjustments to the game's balance and gameplay, the version update this time included a set of local style skins, a new hero, Skyglow Dragon, that was targeted at the domestic market, and a series of discounts, half-price, and promotional activities.
The game's version update content was synchronized globally. Foreign players could also enjoy this content, but the local style and the new hero obviously still had the intention of pleasing domestic players.
Of course, Long Yu Corporation would definitely spend a lot of money to promote this new version. They would buy a lot of advertisements online and offline. These were not mentioned at the news conference, but they were definitely necessary.
After that, there was news about IOI mobile games.
Eric introduced this segment personally and exaggerated the IOI mobile game. It was said to be able to "perfectly reproduce the details of the client-side game". It promised that the dual-terminal game would be interconnected and all of the current assets of the client-side game could be brought to the mobile game.
Eric had actually played a little trick here.
He only said that 'all of the current assets of the client-side game could be brought to the mobile game'. However, he did not say that there were special fees in the mobile game.
It wouldn't be much of a problem even if one were to examine his words carefully. It could only be considered a small word game.
If the players misunderstood, it would be on the players themselves. They would curse on the internet at most. There should not be much opposition.
However, no one knew about this other than Eric, Zhao Xuming, and a few others.
After all, IOI mobile games would only be released next week after the news conference.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with the contents of the news conference.
Obviously, Eric was finally enlightened. He had been lying low and quietly preparing for so long. He had finally revealed his true intentions and attacked!
He glanced at the bullet screen comments in the live-stream and the discussions online. Obviously, most players had also expressed positive and excited attitude towards this news conference.
After all, the contents of this news conference summarized to one sentence: Dear gamer, you are my daddy!
From the new heroes of the local style to the new skins, to the interconnected data of IOI's mobile games, including various operations with huge discounts, it could be seen that Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation had lowered their stance and were completely subservient to domestic players.
As the saying went, one would not slap a smiling face. The game developers had offered so many benefits, how could players reject them?
It was just like how no matter how much of a scam some games platforms were, as long as they persisted in sending gamers games every month, as long as they gave enough, gamers would collectively lose their memories and help them wash the ground.
After all, players were the ones benefiting from the price war.
Thus, everyone was very happy.
Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation were ambitious and wanted to burn money to snatch back the domestic market. The domestic players were cheering and jumping for joy, and they could get a bunch of good skins for free. Pei Qian was even happier. Eric was simply a lucky star sent by the heavens to reduce the difficulty of incurring losses!
As the saying went, it was impolite not to reciprocate.
Since the other party had already expressed it this way, it would be unreasonable if Tengda did not do anything.
Pei Qian immediately began preparing a proposal to give back to Tengda games' players.
Chapter 1033: 515 Game Festival
Early the next morning, Pei Qian arrived at the office after having his breakfast.
It was Friday, and tomorrow was the day of rest. Thus, he had to make arrangements for burning money as soon as possible.
After watching the news conference between Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation yesterday, Pei Qian spent only half an hour thinking of a counterattack plan.
In any case, Pei Qian was more proactive than anyone else when it came to spending money. The original procrastination problem disappeared immediately and was replaced with extremely high efficiency!
Pei Qian called Assistant Xin over because the plan involved many departments.
"This is the general plan for the '515 Game Festival'. Take a look and perfect it. Then, arrange for the relevant departments to do it."
Pei Qian handed a document to Assistant Xin.
Assistant Xin took it and quickly scanned through it.
Her usually calm expression was also slightly shaken.
Assistant Xin asked, "Boss Pei, is this a measure to deal with Long Yu Corporation's price war?"
Pei Qian nodded. "Yes, you can understand it that way."
Assistant Xin hesitated for a moment before saying, "Boss Pei, I think I have to remind you that there is a certain risk in our capital chain if we follow this plan."
"My idea is that this series of activities can be done, but it would be best to match it with some revenue activities. That would be safer."
"Of course, it depends on your arrangements."
Assistant Xin would not express her opinion under most circumstances. However, she felt that the plan this time was a little inappropriate, so she could not help but remind him.
Boss Pei's proposal could be seen as a variant of the previous "1024 Digital Day". However, the focus was different.
The previous 1024 Digital Day could be summarized in two words: 'Big Bargain'. It would subsidize customers in various industries, burn money to generate popularity, and increase brand reputation.
However, 1024 Digital Day was mainly concentrated in physical industries. For example: Fish-Catching Take-Out's food would be discounted and no delivery fees; using Upwind Logistics to send express deliveries could obtain a reduced delivery fee, and the commission for other express delivery companies would be cancelled; ROF Computer-Installation would be free of delivery and installation fees; it could also be randomly upgraded...
Subsequently, 1024 Digital Day was basically done according to this plan every year. However, some new content was added. For example, after obtaining an OTTO E1 cell phone, there was also a subsidy purchase during 1024 Digital Day.
Since the official platform had promised that E1 cell phones would not be reduced in price, they still bought it at the original price. However, they would give some gifts after buying it.
Another example would be the Deposit Fitness and Sloth Apartments. Customers could also obtain a certain amount of discounts by spending in these industries during 1024 Digital Day.
However, even if this 1024 Digital Day had changed before, its main focus was still on physical stores and digital products.
The '515 Game Festival' that Boss Pei gave this time was to shift the focus of the promotional activities to games and related industries.
The specific rules were as follows.
The 515th Game Festival lasted a week, from May 15th to May 22nd.
During this period, anyone who played online games with their friends such as Ocean Stronghold and GOG would receive a gift bag every day and randomly obtain items from the game, including epic weapons, rare skins, and other items.
During this period, anyone who bought standalone games such as Repent and be Saved, Struggle, Mission and Choice had a chance of being exempted from paying.
They could accumulate online time in any Tengda Games. As long as one accumulated an hour per day, he would be able to obtain a random red packet. The lowest would be 0.1 yuan, and the highest would be 888 yuan. What's more, it would not be given as a substitute currency but as cash!
Those who watched the GPL competition live-stream at Bunny Tail Live-Stream would receive gifts from the website. These gifts were all paid gifts. After rewarding the host, the host could receive real money.
There was a chance of winning a prize if one watched the competition live at the GPL. They could be exempted from the tickets on the spot, or they could obtain rare skins or limited figurines.
Another key point was that G1 cell phones and smart fitness drying racks had to be stocked up.
There were also some miscellaneous details, but that was the main point.
Assistant Xin could tell that these rules were obviously meant to deal with the price war between Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation.
At the press conference yesterday, Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation came aggressively. It was normal for Boss Pei to respond quickly.
However, there were two obvious problems with Boss Pei's plan.
The first problem was that almost all of the activities had no threshold. What's more, these activities were not preferential but free.
There was a huge difference between giving a discount and giving it for free!
Take the game for example. Whether it was the game itself or the skin and props in the game, if there was a discount, even if there was a 90% discount, the game company would still make money.
After all, it did not matter how many copies it sold after the game was developed. It was just the same code that had been copied and pasted countless times.
Thus, most games manufacturers would often engage in preferential activities. No matter how high the discount was, it was still profitable.
There was even a possibility that it would attract more gamers because of the high discount. On the contrary, it would earn more than the original price.
However, Boss Pei's actions were not preferential but free!
There were no discounts or promotions at all. Instead, they would log in and deliver things or even cash directly!
On the other hand, giving props for free did not seem to cost much. However, the player who had intended to buy a certain prop had coincidentally been given this prop. This meant that he would not spend this sum of money anymore. It would still overdraft the future income of the game developers.
All in all, they were burning money to buy popularity. There was basically no way to recover their health. The popularity that they burned might not be able to convert into income in a short period of time. Many people would even get too good for free and disperse their desire to spend.
The second question was, why did Boss Pei specifically emphasize that G1 cell phones should be prepared with the smart fitness drying rack? What did this have to do with the event for the 515 Games Festival?
At the end of the day, these two problems were actually one problem: the pressure on money!
Assistant Xin knew the company's financial situation very well. Even though Tengda Corporation had always been rich, they had invested a huge sum of money into Mission and Choice recently. They had not been able to recuperate it for the time being. Then, Chi Xing Workspace had invested a huge sum of money. Coupled with the expenses of the artificial intelligence laboratory and other projects, the company did not have as much funds as before.
The subsidies for this '515 Game Festival' were all real money. They could not even hit tens of millions of yuan. It would probably cost hundreds of millions. If they added cell phones and smart fitness drying racks, the amount of money needed would be even more terrifying.
Even though Tengda's various industries were still generating profits, this was akin to dancing on the edge of a knife. It was easy for problems to arise before the funds were fully transferred.
What's more, if Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation held a news conference and burned more money, would Tengda follow them or not?
Even though he could think of a way to resolve this risk, there was only one sentence: There was no need.
They were burning money anyway. If they could burn money steadily, why take the risk?
Therefore, Assistant Xin could not help but mention that she hoped that it could be arranged according to the operations. It would be safer to replenish blood while giving blood transfusions.
Pei Qian smiled. "Accompanying operations? Of course not!"
"What is a 'holiday'? The meaning of a holiday is to celebrate and be happy. To organize many marketing activities, is that a holiday for customers or a way for us to earn money from their pockets?"
"Normally, we can do preferential activities, but in the '515 Game Festival' and '1024 Digital Day', what we have to do is to completely subsidize and give back to our customers. We have to spend our own money to give our customers 100% real benefits!"
"If we secretly organize operations and subsidize while earning money, it would go against the original intention of this holiday. This so-called 'holiday' would not be able to obtain the high recognition of customers. In the end, it would only become a 'big promotion' that ordinary businessmen often have. No one would remember it."
"Wouldn't that be like penny wise and pound foolish?"
"You don't have to worry about money at all.
"Tengda's various industries are still earning money. There are ways to solve even if there are some problems with funds. For example... can't we just sell buildings?"
Pei Qian's wishful thinking had long been resounding.
Of course, he knew that this set of combinations would put a lot of pressure on Tengda's funds. However, the problem was that if there was no pressure on Tengda's funds, he would be under a lot of pressure during settlement!
When others were calculating these problems, they would subconsciously give a little more advance.
For example, there was a hundred million yuan in the company's account. At most, he would only dare to spend sixty million yuan. At the very least, he would leave forty million yuan for emergencies.
What if something urgent happened that required money?
However, when Pei Qian considered the problems, he would always take it more seriously.
There was 100 million yuan in the company's account. He had to spend 130 million yuan.
That was because the facts had already proven that Tengda Corporation's ability to earn money for no reason was too strong. They had just spent a hundred million yuan. Perhaps Tengda Corporation had already earned another fifty million yuan!
Thus, Pei Qian had given them enough advance.
As for the risks, it was just a lack of funds. Some activities were stuck in the pipeline and could not be carried out.
However, this risk was nothing to Pei Qian. That was because he had bought a few buildings for Sloth Apartments previously. These buildings had all risen in value.
According to the System's rules, fixed assets were equivalent to a huge reservoir. When Pei Qian had too much System Funds, he could quickly spend them by buying buildings. When Pei Qian had insufficient System Funds, he could sell these buildings and turn them back into funds.
The only problem was that if he bought too many buildings, it might cause the System Funds to take up too much of the fixed assets and reduce his Personal Wealth.
If selling one or two buildings could lower the risk, why not?
What's more, Pei Qian had a backup plan. It was the mysterious reward for this cycle of the System: Consuming one's Personal Wealth could increase a certain industry's share of profits. The ratio was 1: 100, and the highest expenditure was 100,000.
In other words, if he could not finish burning all the money, Pei Qian would grit his teeth and spend a hundred thousand yuan. Then, he would increase the ten million yuan profit margin for a certain industry in an instant. He would give it all away for nothing.
The ten million yuan was a pure concession for no reason. The System would not stop it even if it was given to customers in cash.
At the moment, Pei Qian had not used this rule.
That was a hundred thousand yuan. If he could spend all the System Funds without using this rule, why would he need to pay out of his own pocket?
The current money-burning policies were all within the scope of the System's permissions. As Tengda Corporation was facing external competition, it was normal to be forced to burn some System Funds as retaliation. The System thought that this was a reasonable action after the dynamic evaluation.
In other words, if Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation did not burn money to compete, the system would not have approved an activity like the 515 Game Festival.
That was why Pei Qian was so grateful to Eric. Eric was giving him timely help!
In fact, Pei Qian could not wait to see Eric burn more money. That was because the more money Eric burned, the more money the System would allow Pei Qian to burn. On top of that, the ten million yuan would be given to him for no reason. Boss Pei was going to incur losses this time!
Chapter 1034: The Drying Rack News Conference!
May 13th, Sunday...
It was almost three in the afternoon. Pei Qian was in his living room, drinking Coca Cola and playing games.
All of a sudden, his cell phone alarm rang. A notification appeared on his screen: "News conference".
Pei Qian saved the game immediately, and then used his cell phone to click on the screen to watch Otto Technologies' new news conference.
This time, it was time to release the smart fitness drying rack.
The location was still the same. The banquet hall of the Oasis Four Seasons Hotel was not far from Pei Qian's residence.
However, Pei Qian did not go this time.
That was because Pei Qian felt that the success of the product launch for E1 cell phones and G1 cell phones might be his problem.
It seemed like every time he went to the venue, something would go wrong at the news conference.
What if he did not go to the venue this time and watched the live-stream at home?
Sometimes, he had to admit the existence of metaphysics.
Even though he was not at the venue, he could guess the audience's reaction from the bullet screen comments.
At that moment, the news conference had not officially started. The live-stream was given a wide-angle camera, and the entire stage was visible.
A huge line of art words was written on the big screen: Otto Technologies' new smart product!
There were a few keywords below: Intelligent life, healthy life, convenient life, efficient life, and so on.
These keywords were the goal of the smart product department of Otto Technologies, which was to bring convenience, efficiency, and health to customers by combining artificial intelligence technology with digital products or other household products.
He could guess that there were no empty seats even though he could not see the seats in the entire venue.
That was because the various tech media would be invited to every news conference. Many loyal users would be selected from Jingzhou by gifting tickets. There were even some hardcore fans of Tengda who lived nearby. They would rather stand and watch the news live.
What's more, the response to the news conference of E1 cell phones and G1 cell phones had been very enthusiastic. The popularity of G1 cell phones had not completely passed. Now, there was another news conference. Everyone was looking forward to what kind of product Otto Technologies would bring to everyone this time.
The bullet screen comments in the live-stream had already started discussing.
"Why isn't it starting yet?"
"There's no need to rush. Tengda's news conference has always been punctual. It will start soon."
"In any case, the time is exactly one hour. You wouldn't see a minute more even if you had started earlier."
"I wonder what product is being released this time? A brand new smart product. It's probably smart home appliances, right?"
"It's hard to say. Otto Technologies made a Fully-Automated Smart Bickering Machine previously. I don't think they would make a lousy product like smart home appliances..."
"Who's the main speaker of this news conference? It can't be Jiang Yuan again, right? I don't have any objections to him, but I really want to see Boss Chang!"
"I heard that Boss Chang is indeed in charge of this project. I just don't know if Boss Chang will personally go on stage to talk."
"Alright, alright, it's starting! It's Boss Chang!"
Chang You went on stage amidst the cheers.
As expected, there was warm applause and cheers.
Jiang Yuan's G1 cell phone news conference was considered very successful. His slightly timid style of speech and a cell phone product that boldly subverted tradition and used a lot of new technologies formed a stark contrast. However, in the end, his workmanship was still much worse than Chang You's.
Therefore, everyone felt that it had been a long time since they saw Chang You return to the stage of the news conference after more than a year.
"Hello, everyone! I am Chang You.
"Welcome, everyone, to the news conference of Otto Technologies' new smart products. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone on behalf of everyone in Otto Technologies!"
It was the same old opening speech, but the atmosphere seemed especially warm this time.
Perhaps it was because they had lost Chang You that they knew how boring the other news conferences were. That was why everyone cherished it.
Chang You was very touched.
The warm applause and cheers represented everyone's recognition of me!
Chang You had never enjoyed such treatment before coming to Tengda.
After arriving at Tengda, not only did Otto Technologies gain a foothold in the digital circle, but he himself had also become the most popular person in the digital circle. He even had his own traffic, and his Weibo had rapidly gained fans. He had also obtained a group of loyal fans.
All of this was obviously related to Boss Pei's careful nurturing.
After the applause died down, Chang You began to talk about the main topic of the news conference.
"Perhaps many friends are very curious why I didn't take charge of G1's news conference?"
"I have to start from the huge success of the E1 cell phone and Fully-Automated Smart Bickering Machine, and the outstanding employee award I got from Tengda..."
Chang You spoke confidently and humorously about his experience of being eliminated from the first place.
Laughter erupted from time to time.
"He was transferred out because he was too outstanding in his job?"
"Is this the first place elimination in Tengda's legend?"
"I might have known most of it through other sources but I still find it very funny hearing Boss Chang speak in such a helpless tone. Hahahaha..."
Of course, Chang You was narrating it in a joking manner. The audience was also listening in a joking manner. Most of the discussions were about jokes.
Was he transferred away because he was too outstanding? How could that be?!
Boss Pei must have thought that Chang You was very capable, so he had asked him to be in charge of developing new businesses!
That meant that today's smart new product might have a higher status in Boss Pei's heart than Otto Technologies' flagship model G1?
Many viewers could not help but speculate. They were filled with curiosity about what product would be released today.
As soon as Chang You started, he explained the changes in his position and the business changes in Otto Technologies during this period. What's more, he spoke concisely and did not take up too much time.
After all, Boss Pei always had a very clear requirement during the news conference. He could not exceed an hour.
The main event was still to come.
Chang You pressed the remote control, and four words appeared on the big screen.
'Pricing'!
The audience seemed to have been expecting this since long ago. They could not help but burst into laughter.
The audience in the live-stream also looked like they had finally gotten what they wanted and felt comfortable.
"Hahahaha, coming, coming! Traditional skills, set the price first!"
"I missed another two hours!"
"This time, it's even worse than E1's cell phone. At the very least, we knew that it was a cell phone back then. This time, we don't even know what the product is, and they've already placed a price. Are they letting us guess the price?"
There was a relaxed and humorous atmosphere everywhere.
After all, the product was secondary in this news conference. The key was Boss Chang's performance.
Pei Qian could not help but break out in cold sweat seeing how lively the atmosphere was.
He did not f*cking say anything!
He could only hope that everyone would be disappointed after seeing the product.
Chang You pressed the remote control again, and four huge numbers appeared on the screen.
"4999 yuan!"
He even specially explained, "Actually, we are under a lot of pressure to set this price. That is because of the cost of the research and development costs and material costs combined. This price is a relatively extreme price."
"For a long time to come, this price might decline because of the subsidy, but it would only fall by 200 yuan at most."
The price of 5,000 yuan was set from the beginning. In fact, there was some profit margin for this price, but it was very small. After all, the fitness equipment was made of iron. It had to be reliable and safe. The cost of the raw materials alone could not be controlled.
What's more, the smart fitness drying rack had a design, an artificial intelligence chip, and the development cost of Fitness Battle.
Of course, the Fitness Combat game itself could earn money to recover its health. It could even become a huge profit. That was why the smart fitness drying rack could reduce the price to this extent.
The live audience and the bullet screen audience began to discuss.
"5,000 yuan? That looks like a huge item!"
"What could it be? A high-end sound system? A washing machine? A refrigerator? Air conditioner?"
"These don't have much to do with smart systems, right? I think it might be a television. It might be related to Tengda's game business."
"Could it be a sweeping robot?"
All sorts of bullet screen comments floated past in the live-stream. There were all sorts of guesses, but no one really guessed the point.
That was normal. Who would have guessed that something like the "smart fitness drying rack" would be so troublesome?
There were only a few types of smart home products available on the market. Home products like refrigerators, washing machines, and air conditioners were more practical. They were basically the world of traditional enterprises. It might not be easy to use them with the halo of 'smart'. On the other hand, there were many sweeping robots, television, and other products. The possibility was slightly higher.
However, the price of 5,000 yuan made many guesses less reasonable.
Take the sweeping robots for example. At most, they would be worth 3,000 yuan. Selling them for 5,000 yuan was a little ridiculous and unrealistic.
Everyone tried to guess, but none of them could get it.
What's more, some old fans could vaguely sense that things were not that simple.
Everyone guessed that it was a conventional product. Did Otto Technologies look like a manufacturer of conventional products?
Their brain circuit was not something that ordinary people could think of. After all, the previous product was something like the Fully-Automated Intelligent Bickering Machine. Wouldn't it be very disappointing if they released a regular product this time?
Chang You pressed the remote control again, and a long, wide, and high measurement appeared on the screen: 2 meters long, 1 meter wide, 4 meters tall, 2 meters tall, 3 square meters, 218kg in total.
There was no specific shape of the smart fitness drying rack on this measurement. There were only some dotted lines marking the measurements and parameters it needed to occupy.
Everyone was stunned once again.