Chapter 322: To Crush Shenhua
Losing Money to Become a Tycoon: Starting with Games
Chapter 322: To Crush Shenhua
Pei Qian was a bit slow to react.
My fan?
How has my name even become known in the investment circle?
He Desheng looked a little excited. “President Pei, I used to be an investment assistant under President Li. I occasionally heard about your exploits from him.”
“Whether it’s the Moyu Internet Café or the nameless restaurant at Mingyun Mountain Villa, in my eyes they’re textbook examples of successful investments! The thinking behind them is something worth years of digestion and study!”
“When President Li talked about you, there was also a sense of mutual appreciation between equals.”
“So when I heard you were recruiting investment consultants, I didn’t hesitate at all and came straight over.”
“I’m not here for the money. I’m purely here to learn the most profound investment philosophy from you!”
Pei Qian understood immediately.
So this guy had been ‘infected’ by President Li.
But on second thought, that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Since He Desheng had come with a learner’s mindset, he probably wouldn’t ask too many questions or offer too many opinions.
Pei Qian cleared his throat lightly. “There’s no need to dwell on the past.”
“That was all just luck.”
“Your main job will be to handle some necessary procedures and provide required assistance whenever President Ma needs it.”
“And also, try your best not to interfere with President Ma’s investment ideas.”
He Desheng nodded quickly. “Understood! Being able to follow and learn from two big shots is already more than enough for me. With my shallow investment knowledge, how would I dare to show off in front of the two of you?”
Pei Qian was 120% satisfied with He Desheng’s attitude.
Very good. This young man knew his place.
Be a reliable tool, get a generous salary, everyone’s happy—a win-win situation.
Pei Qian thought this candidate was pretty solid and could basically be finalized.
However, at that moment, Ma Yang flipped through He Desheng’s résumé and whispered to Pei Qian, “Brother Qian, why is this guy only an investment assistant? He’s not even an investment manager. His credentials are way too weak—can we change to someone else?”
Pei Qian: “……”
This Ma Yang!
When the guy was introducing his résumé earlier, you were zoning out and dozing off, saying nothing at all. Now that the conversation’s gone this far, you suddenly start nitpicking his background?!
But Pei Qian had no choice. He was still counting on Old Ma to fully unleash his “talents,” so he couldn’t force the issue.
If these two developed a conflict and Ma Yang didn’t trust He Desheng, then went behind his back to secretly hire other investment consultants, that would be a huge problem.
After all, this assistant was being hired for Ma Yang. His feelings had to be taken into account.
But Pei Qian didn’t know how to persuade Ma Yang, so he could only turn to He Desheng. “Um… do you have any other advantages? Maybe emphasize your strengths a bit more.”
Originally, when He Desheng saw President Pei’s expression, he thought everything was already settled. He didn’t expect another complication to pop up.
He hurriedly brought out some of the decisions he had participated in and the work achievements he’d had during his time at Fu Hui Capital, explaining them in detail.
Pei Qian didn’t really understand any of it, but he sneaked a glance at Ma Yang’s expression—he still didn’t seem satisfied.
Of course, Ma Yang definitely didn’t understand either. He just felt that the title “investment assistant” sounded too low-level.
Pei Qian felt a bit of regret. If he’d known earlier, he should’ve had He Desheng change “investment assistant” on his résumé to “investment manager” or an even higher title.
Seeing that Ma Yang remained unmoved, Pei Qian quickly gestured to He Desheng again. “You can also talk about other hobbies or special skills—like singing, dancing, calligraphy, or what games you usually play…”
He Desheng scratched his head in confusion.
After a moment of silence, he asked tentatively, “I’m rated 1900 in Divine Revelation on the competitive ladder. Does that count?”
Ma Yang immediately slammed the table. “Deal! Brother Qian, it’s him!”
Pei Qian: “……”
He never imagined that this would be what finally conquered Old Ma.
A player’s rating in Divine Revelation’s competitive ladder directly reflects their skill level. Generally speaking, once you reach around 2000 points, you’re basically at the level of a professional player.
If He Desheng really had a 1900 rating, then against ordinary players, he could probably stomp them while playing with his feet.
A 1900-point god-tier player should at least be able to carry Ma Yang… right?
No wonder Ma Yang made the decision on the spot—he was clearly overwhelmed by that “1900.”
Although the whole thing was a bit absurd, Pei Qian thought about it and realized that the outcome was good.
No matter how ridiculous the process had been, both he and Old Ma had ended up liking this investment assistant.
As long as this guy could keep an eye on Old Ma and help him burn through all the investment company’s money, everything would be fine.
Pei Qian was very satisfied. “Alright then. The matters of Dream Fulfillment Ventures are entrusted to the two of you. If you need anything, come to me anytime. When you need money, just say the word—don’t be shy.”
“And Old Ma, remember the investment secrets I taught you before.”
Ma Yang nodded vigorously. “Don’t worry, Brother Qian! Leave it to me!”
Pei Qian then looked at He Desheng. “What was your salary over at Fu Hui Capital?”
He Desheng hesitated for a moment before saying, “President Pei, I mentioned earlier that I mainly want to learn the way of investment. As for salary… honestly, anything is fine.”
Pei Qian waved his hand. “Just tell me the truth. How much were you making there?”
He Desheng replied, “A little over eight thousand. Of course, that was the salary for an investment assistant. If it were at the investment manager level—”
Pei Qian cut him off directly. “I’ll give you sixteen thousand. Plus another four thousand a month as a special allowance. Twenty thousand a month in total.”
He Desheng was stunned. “President Pei, that’s a bit too much! Besides, I don’t really have any justification for a special allowance…”
Pei Qian patted him on the shoulder. “That’s compensation for the emotional damage of playing games with President Ma.”
……
……
That weekend, Pei Qian was free.
He casually browsed houses online, planning to find a reliable development and just buy a unit outright in cash later, then hand it over to his parents to live in.
As for his own place…
It was about time to consider upgrading as well.
But he was still quite comfortable where he was living now, and couldn’t be bothered to move around for the time being, so there was no rush.
November 8th, Monday.
Assistant Xin had already contacted Chang You and booked his round-trip tickets, bringing him to Jingzhou for a visit.
President Pei placed great importance on this meeting.
Speaking of which, Pei Qian’s biggest headache right now was that, despite having so many employees, there wasn’t a single one who could truly share his burdens.
Some who initially looked very reliable would start causing chaos after just a few months.
The only one who could barely be counted as helpful was Ma Yang—and even then, he only counted as half a person.
President Pei was worried.
If there were even one person who could truly share his burdens, he would love nothing more than to entrust everything to them and hand over all his businesses to be managed!
Pei Qian was full of anticipation, sincerely hoping that this Chang You was the person he had been desperately searching for all this time.
……
At 2:00 p.m., Pei Qian met Chang You in Tengda’s reception room.
Before this, Pei Qian had already learned about Chang You’s current situation from Assistant Xin.
Chang You was the former vice president of Hongcheng Technology—essentially a senior executive rather than the boss himself.
Therefore, when Hongcheng Technology went bankrupt and the owner became an enforcement target, it didn’t affect Chang You’s personal life or his ability to work afterward.
Of course, life hadn’t been smooth for Chang You either—he was unemployed.
According to Assistant Xin, Chang You seemed to be the kind of person with high ambitions and pride. After Hongcheng Technology’s bankruptcy, he had received several job offers, but he had turned them all down.
The reason was simple: he looked down on those companies.
Some were small-scale phone manufacturers, and others were outright knockoff phone makers.
Even worse, there were companies selling small consumer goods that approached him and wanted him to make products like rolling suitcases.
Chang You rejected them all. He had his heart set on joining serious, reputable phone companies—but the serious, reputable phone companies all looked down on him instead.
And so, Chang You had been unemployed for quite some time.
Pei Qian felt this situation was actually pretty good.
How could someone this talented be wasted on making suitcases and similar products?!
Only by making phones with me could his potential be fully unleashed!
While he was eagerly anticipating it, the door to the reception room opened.
Pei Qian stood up and finally saw Chang You in person.
He wasn’t tall, seemingly not even 1.7 meters, and his build was rather thin, but he looked energetic and full of vitality.
“President Pei, hello!”
Chang You shook hands with Pei Qian.
Pei Qian felt that Chang You’s grip was quite strong.
Based on this first impression, Pei Qian judged that this was likely a man with strong execution ability—and probably someone quite stubborn in his own views.
Strong execution was good!
President Pei did tend to prefer more “slacker” employees, but for key executive positions like this, strong execution was still necessary.
If someone were too laid-back, they might not even produce a product after months of tinkering, which would delay the settlement cycle.
Strong execution also meant a tendency to mess around aggressively—and to burn money quickly.
Pei Qian liked employees who burned money fast.
Moreover, if Chang You really was stubborn, he would likely act unilaterally. At worst, this could lead to major strategic misjudgments; at best, it could cause internal discord and a lack of cohesion within the management team.
In any case, this was the vice president who had managed to bring down a big company like Hongcheng Technology. To achieve such “glorious” feats, he must have had some real skills.
Pei Qian was extremely looking forward to this.
The two took their seats in the reception room, and tea was served.
Since it was their first meeting, after a bit of polite small talk, Pei Qian decided to get straight to the point.
“President Chang, to be honest with you, I’ve taken a liking to your talent.”
“Tengda is planning to establish a new technology company soon, starting with mobile phones.”
“Your valuable experience is extremely important to me. I sincerely hope you’ll join my team!”
Chang You was taken aback. He never expected President Pei to be this direct.
Logically speaking, he was the job seeker and President Pei was the boss putting up the money—he should have been the one taking the initiative.
Yet President Pei didn’t seem to care about that at all. Right from the start, he displayed a clear eagerness to recruit talent, showing more than enough sincerity.
Chang You was deeply moved.
However, he didn’t agree immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he said, “President Pei, I’d still like to talk things through first, to see whether our views are compatible.”
“I have my own judgments about the future direction of the industry. I don’t want my ideas to clash with yours—if that happens, it’ll be hard to deal with later.”
Pei Qian nodded. “Yes, I feel the same way.”
“Then let’s talk in detail.”
“In your opinion, if we’re going to start a company, what should its ultimate goal be?”
Chang You thought for a moment. “To crush Shenhua!”
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