Chapter 128: I'm Here to Deliver Good News!
Chapter 128: I'm Here to Deliver Good News!
Ma Yiqun hurriedly explained,
“It’s a story from The Analects. The point is, if you raise the moral standard to a level that most people can’t hope to reach, it discourages them from even trying.”
“If Tengda’s salary and benefits are raised too high, it’s bound to affect other companies and their employees. That would, in turn, impact the overall environment of the game industry—causing a backlash. It’s the same idea.”
Bao Xu nodded.
“Right. I didn’t really get your story, but that is the meaning.”
“Looking at the broader trend, the industry will definitely improve under Tengda’s influence in the long run. But for now, it’s still too early. You have to eat your meal one bite at a time and walk your path one step at a time.”
“President Pei must’ve thought of that too, which is why he emphasized the need to stay low-key for the time being.”
Ma Yiqun suddenly understood.
So that’s it!
President Pei wasn’t just humble himself—he was also truly far-sighted, thinking about the future of the entire industry!
“So... should I not accept the interview then?” Ma Yiqun asked.
Bao Xu: “No—you should accept it.”
“Huh?” Ma Yiqun was confused. “But wouldn’t that go against President Pei’s expectations?”
Bao Xu smiled.
“As long as you don’t reveal President Pei’s identity or disclose the specific salary and benefits, what’s the harm?”
“I think this interview is still necessary. If done right, it can promote Tengda’s reputation while still respecting President Pei’s principles!”
“The key is to control the tone.”
“Simply put: don’t flaunt our material conditions—highlight our spiritual values instead.”
Ma Yiqun froze for a moment.
“Then… how exactly should I do that?”
Bao Xu said, “President Pei only said not to talk about the salary and benefits. But Tengda has many other great things going on!”
“Reveal a little of that. On one hand, it honors President Pei’s wishes and keeps things low-profile—not too flashy. On the other hand, it helps promote the company. Two birds with one stone!”
“As a game company, we do need some visibility to attract talent. I don’t think President Pei would be opposed to that.”
Ma Yiqun nodded vigorously.
“Got it, Brother Bao! I’ll make sure this interview is done beautifully!”
. . . . .
Inside the office, Pei Qian once again summoned the system panel.
[Wealth Conversion System]
[Host: Pei Qian]
[Profit Conversion Ratio: 100:1 | Loss Conversion Ratio: 1:1]
[System Funds: 2.13 million yuan (↑ 1.13 million)]
[Personal Funds: 47,143.6 Yuan]
[Special Task This Cycle: Own any physical storefront under the company name, located in either a commercial hub or university district.]
[Special Task Completion Reward: +10% personal fund conversion bonus at settlement.]
Pei Qian sighed deeply as he looked at the glowing text on the system screen...
According to his original plan, he should’ve been just barely losing money right now. That’s why he arranged for full employee physicals and raised everyone’s benefits—so he could finally hit a loss!
But then, Game Producer unexpectedly started turning a profit, completely messing up his calculations.
Now he’d somehow earned over a million in extra income—pushing him into the black instead of the red!
Worse still, there was still a whole week left until the cycle ended. Based on current trends, at least another million would be coming in.
That meant the system funds would end up around 3 million.
At the 100:1 profit conversion ratio—after deducting the initial 1 million yuan seed capital—he would be able to convert around 20,000 yuan for himself.
“20k in 3 months… an average of 7k a month…”
“Fine. Not too bad,” Pei Qian could only comfort himself like this.
Even though the profit conversion rate was steep, 100:1… anything he could convert was better than nothing.
Just as he was mulling it over, there was a knock at the door.
He looked up—it was Huang Sibo.
“President Pei.”
“I’m here to bring good news!”
“Season 3 of President Pei’s Daily Life has aired three episodes on Aili Island so far. Each episode has hit around a million views!”
“It’s not as massive as the total viewership of the first two seasons across platforms, but since this one is exclusive, that level of traffic is already really impressive!”
“According to the exclusivity agreement, Aili Island gave us 530,000 yuan in revenue share last week—it’s already been deposited.”
“Once all ten episodes are aired, that number could easily triple or quadruple!”
“President Pei, should I transfer the funds to Tengda’s account for you to allocate?”
Huang Sibo beamed with excitement.
This was a moment of triumph—reporting real results to President Pei!
Even though they hadn’t yet recouped the 1 million yuan they’d originally invested, earning over half a million already made future profits virtually guaranteed.
Naturally, Huang Sibo couldn’t wait to share this good news with Pei Qian.
He wanted President Pei to see that he hadn’t wasted the “1 million dream fund.” Not only had he built a high-quality short series IP with President Pei’s Daily Life, but it was actually profitable now!
Pei Qian nodded.
“Mm, nicely done.”
“But let’s not rush with the money. Let’s think this through…”
Pei Qian was already struggling to spend money—now here came more income.
It was like a leaky roof getting hit by a thunderstorm—a disaster compounding itself!
But seeing Huang Sibo so excited, he couldn’t just keep frowning.
So Pei Qian tried his best to force out a reassuring smile.
He quickly did some mental math.
Last week’s 3 episodes brought in 530,000.
This week’s 4 episodes should mean about 700,000.
The remaining 3 episodes would air after the financial cycle ended, so they didn’t need to be factored in yet.
Which meant that before the financial settlement, Feihuang Studio would bring in 1.2 million yuan.
Since Feihuang Studio was a wholly owned subsidiary of Tengda, Pei Qian could freely allocate those funds.
If he transferred the bulk of that to Tengda’s main account, it would mean almost 1 million yuan more system funds this cycle.
At the 100:1 ratio, that meant an extra 10,000+ yuan in personal assets.
But then he stopped himself.
That’s too short-sighted.
This cycle was already guaranteed to be profitable. There was no changing that now.
But what about the next one?
He was planning to learn from this failure and return to his mission of losing money!
If he boosted the system fund total by an extra million just to gain 10k now, then in every future cycle, he’d have another 1 million he had to spend just to break even.
That would be setting himself up for even greater failure!
Every unspent yuan in the future would be a direct consequence of this moment’s stupidity!
After a moment of thought, Pei Qian said:
“Feihuang Studio’s profits will be divided into four parts. 50% stays with the studio for daily operations and future development, you and Zhu Xiaocai each get 10% as the main responsible parties, 10% goes to the other key staff members collectively, the remaining 20% is submitted to the company.”
Tengda couldn’t take zero—it would violate system rules—so Pei Qian gave it the bare minimum: 20%.
The rest could be “distributed” away using some excuse.
Huang Sibo was stunned.
“President Pei, this really isn’t right! I absolutely can’t accept that!”
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