Chapter 122: President Pei, Was This Also Part of Your Plan?
Chapter 122: President Pei, Was This Also Part of Your Plan?
Lu Mingliang was the first to rush over.
"President Pei! Good news!"
"I’ve noticed that recently, our game’s sales have been growing significantly faster, and its reputation is also trending upward!"
"So I did some digging and found that people are starting to discover the deeper meaning behind your game and the brilliance of your ‘performance art-style marketing’!"
"President Pei, your promotional strategy is simply genius. None of us understood it at first, but now it’s clear—everything was part of your master plan!"
"Our game is finally being understood by the players!"
"Your painstaking efforts haven’t been in vain!!"
Pei Qian didn’t say a word. His expression froze for a moment.
What the hell?
Is this really what they call ‘joy turning into sorrow’?
Sales are up, and so is the reputation?
What the hell, how is this even possible—I didn’t do anything!!
And what the hell is ‘performance art-style marketing’?!
What on earth happened?!
Seeing the eager faces around him, Pei Qian did his best to remain calm, putting on an "everything is under control" face.
“Don’t rush. Explain it slowly.”
Lu Mingliang excitedly handed over his phone:
“President Pei, take a look for yourself!”
Pei Qian suspiciously took the phone from Lu Mingliang.
It was a video on Fanshu.com with a high view count. The title was:
“Masterpiece Showcase, Episode 1: “Game Producer” and a Large-Scale Piece of Performance Art!”
Then he glanced at the creator’s name—Qiao Liang!
Pei Qian put on his headphones and watched in silence amidst the cheers and excited chatter of the employees.
Silence.
Confusion.
Shock.
Even a bit of existential crisis...
What the hell is this?!
By the time the video got to the part about “performance art,” Pei Qian was already on the verge of a breakdown. As he continued to listen to the analysis of Game Producer, he was completely speechless.
What was even more despair-inducing was the comment section below the video!
Qiao Liang, who had been flamed like a dog before, had suddenly risen to fame as a performance artist—a comeback story for the ages!
Even taking sponsorships was no longer just taking sponsorships—it had become “artistic monetization”!
After this video went viral, not only did his previous video resurface in popularity, but other creators’ sponsorship videos also got a boost.
More people started imitating him. Far from declining, “Qiao-ism” exploded in popularity in a short amount of time!
The scariest part was: Pei Qian couldn’t even explain it.
Even if he came forward and said that the so-called “performance art” was complete nonsense, that it was just a low-effort attempt to troll players with a sponsored video...
Players wouldn’t believe him!
Not only would they not believe it—they might actually take that as yet another layer of performance art.
Then some dumb netizen reposts it, it hits trending... and then things get completely out of hand!
After watching the entire video, Pei Qian’s hands were trembling slightly.
This...
This is a real disaster!
A huge disaster!
Standing beside him, Lu Mingliang saw President Pei’s reaction and couldn’t help but be moved.
As expected, President Pei had been silently shouldering so much on his own.
Now that he had finally encountered someone like Teacher Qiao on the internet—someone who truly understood and appreciated him—it was no wonder he was emotional to the point his hands were shaking.
It seemed that future games could continue cooperating with Teacher Qiao—this was practically a perfect win-win situation!
Lu Mingliang continued excitedly, “President Pei, that’s not even all the good news yet.”
“Just a moment ago, the official ESRO platform released an article, specifically praising Game Producer and even featured it right on their homepage!”
“The official platform recognized the sincerity of our game. They’ve always encouraged domestic games to innovate rather than constantly imitate foreign titles.”
“They deeply appreciate both the gameplay and the themes of Game Producer. They even said they’ll be giving our game more and better recommendation slots in the future!”
“Also, many well-known game review media outlets and influencer players have given the game high praise.”
“Some of the deeper meanings that you hid in the game—even ones we didn’t notice—have now been discovered and interpreted by these people!”
“President Pei, the reputation of our game has completely turned around!!”
Pei Qian slumped back into his chair, slightly tilting his head up, and let out a long sigh.
A moment later, he regained his composure and forced out two words through gritted teeth with a smile:
“Not bad.”
Lu Mingliang couldn’t help but admire him.
As expected of someone who accomplishes great things—faced with such incredible news, he didn’t show a hint of emotion. In just a few seconds, he returned to a calm, collected state!
Still, that long sigh gave him away. Clearly, President Pei had been pretending to be calm at first, his heart must’ve been tense the entire time—now he was finally at peace!
“President Pei, would you like to say a few words to everyone?” Lu Mingliang asked.
Pei Qian waved his hand. “No need. This is just a temporary success. We must remain humble and not become complacent.”
Lu Mingliang nodded fervently. “Understood, President Pei!”
He turned and happily joined the others for a celebratory drink.
This time, the atmosphere really did heat up. The entire design team clinked glasses, ate, drank, and partied to their hearts’ content!
However, Pei Qian felt utterly cold inside, to the point where he couldn’t eat a single bite.
His mind was full of question marks.
What the hell is going on?
I only paid Qiao Liang for one video. So why the hell did he make two?
Buy one get one free?
Is this revenge?
It has to be, right?
But it doesn’t make sense. I made you the founder of “Qiao-ism.” You should hate me. Why would you repay evil with kindness and keep making videos to help promote Game Producer?
What kind of twisted grudge is this?!
But that wasn’t even the worst part.
This video had become the spark that inexplicably ignited a wildfire of overanalysis and praise for Game Producer!
The official platform and many review outlets were now showering it with compliments!
Especially the official platform, which didn’t just praise Game Producer by name—they pinned it to the homepage and basically announced: “All other domestic devs, take note—this is the kind of local game we want to support!”
Pei Qian felt completely paralyzed.
At this rate, it looked like all his efforts might once again be in vain!
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April 14th.
"Alright, that’s a wrap!"
"President Pei’s acting is getting better and better."
“Alright then, with that, Season 3 of President Pei’s Daily Life has officially wrapped up! Great work, everyone!”
A round of warm applause echoed throughout the office of Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Since filming began, the Feihuang Studio has produced a total of 30 episodes of President Pei’s Daily Life, spanning 3 seasons.
Both the very first episode of Season 1 and the final episode of Season 3 were filmed right here at the Tengda office—truly a full-circle moment.
The first 2 seasons had mainly been published on major video platforms like Fanshu.com to build up a fanbase.
As of now, the final episode of Season 2 has surpassed 2 million views across all platforms, making President Pei’s Daily Life an undisputed viral hit!
Thanks to such impressive numbers, Huang Sibo and director Zhu Xiaoce decided to sign an exclusive streaming agreement with Aili Island, meaning that from now on, President Pei’s Daily Life would only be available on that platform.
To ensure a smooth transition to the new site, Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce had made plenty of preparations.
They burned the midnight oil to finish filming all of Season 3 in one go, stockpiling content to ensure they had “ammo” ready to go.
Then, they planned to coordinate with Aili Island’s official marketing and homepage promotions to funnel the show’s entire viewer base onto the new platform, boosting traffic and viewership numbers as quickly as possible!
With this strategy, Aili Island would gain traffic, while Feihuang Studio would gain monetization opportunities—a textbook win-win scenario.
Since they had signed an exclusive deal, the series would only be hosted on Aili Island, and the platform was offering quite generous rewards.
After all, attracting traffic in the early stages of a platform’s launch is a highly expensive endeavor.
As for all this, Pei Qian hadn’t asked too many questions.
Because right now, he was extremely distressed over Game Producer!
It had been online for two weeks, and sales were still climbing. As of now, it has already sold over 100,000 copies!
Considering how dismal the numbers had been in the first week, and that things only picked up in the second, this was already quite an impressive result.
But to Pei Qian, it felt more like the ticking of his own death countdown.
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