Chapter 500 Boss Pei's Mind Map
April 26th, Tuesday...
Pei Qian was trying to create a simple mind map on his computer in the office. The content of the mind map was simple. It was all the departments of Tengda that could generate profits so far, as well as some auxiliary and transactional departments. The relationship between these departments was complex and different in nature.
Some made a lot of profits, some made some, and some made none at all.
Some departments have obvious superior and subordinate or horizontal relationships while some departments are not so close.
The relationships between profitable departments and administrative departments seemed to be different as well.
The mind map, in general terms, was to write all kinds of key information in small boxes and use the various lines to connect this key information and mark the relationship between them.
Pei Qian decided to use different colors and different lines to show the status of each department and the relationship between the departments.
The departments in the red box represented profitable departments.
The departments in the blue box indicated those departments that were not profitable and whose situations were relatively optimistic.
The black lines indicated that the two departments were connected. For example, Fish-Catching Take-Out was now providing fitness meals to the gym. Another example would be that ROF Computer-Installation and Upwind Logistics were basically twins joined at the hip.
There was yet another kind of red line which represented an association between the two departments that was likely to occur.
Pei Qian's thoughts were simple. He wants to use this mind map to straighten out his thoughts and then predict possible departmental linkages in advance.
However, Pei Qian seemed to quickly discover in no time that things did not look too optimistic after the preliminary sorting.
It seemed red everywhere on the mind map. Only a few departments like Fish-Catching Take-Out, Upwind Logistics, and TPDb website remained unprofitable in blue.
Moreover, the workload was much larger than he thought! The various blue lines were intricate, and after sorting out, they were more complicated than he thought previously.
What was more, there was a bug called OTTO Technologies which was connected to almost all existing departments...
The dense black lines represented the unsalvageable relationship between the various departments. The entire mind map had become a spiderweb with various explanations and small prints. It seemed to be rather troublesome.
Pei Qian tried to draw a red line between the two unrelated departments to predict special relationships that could exist between them. He nearly went crazy after drawing a few lines.
There seemed to be theoretical possibilities of linkages between all departments!
Pei Qian was only trying to imagine the worst-case scenario after the two departments were linked. He marked them with a red line.
They would not be marked out if they were some ambiguous and specious connections. There were too many lines, and adding on would only mix up his point of view.
Pei Qian looked at the relationship diagram between the two departments that he had spent two hours adjusting. He could not help but lean back on the chair with a hand to his forehead.
"How did things become like this...?
"My company has reached such a bad state without me knowing?
"Even I cannot fully understand the intricate relationship between these departments."
If there were only three or five departments, their relationships would be simple and could be straightened out.
However, there were more than a dozen departments now. Who knew which of these departments would develop some inexplicable linkage?
It was impossible for Boss Pei's employees to report everything to him for his decision. Boss Pei would not be able to have his own time and rest if he were to patronize these trivial matters every day.
In the current situation, he could only focus on the key departments and let the rest go.
"If I were to look at it optimistically, the situation is actually still alright. I've lost money in the last cycle and slowly figured out how to lose money. It should be easier in the future.
"The Manage Loss Trainees should have already infiltrated the various departments. I'll gather them next Saturday to have a thorough understanding of the situation in all the departments.
"I'll use the intelligence gathered by the Manage Loss Trainees to perfect this mind map. I would at least be able to have a preliminary understanding of the departments and be able to obtain early warnings. The risk is better controlled as compared to before...
"There is too much information in this mind map and no use being urgent about it. I'll take my time to perfect it."
Pei Qian carefully saved and backed up this mind map so that he could check it at any time and reflect on it to prevent any possible dangers that might happen.
He could not help but sigh. Creating a loss seemed to be becoming more technical.
He was about to rest and watch a show when a knock came from the door. Lin Canrong entered carefully after obtaining permission to 'enter'.
Pei Qian was a little surprised. Why was Chef Lin here?
Lin Canrong was the manager of Ming Yun Private Kitchen. He had worked hard at his post in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and later at Ming Yun Private Kitchen. He had never been to Tengda's headquarters.
He would only report to Boss Pei by phone or wait until Boss Pei went to Ming Yun Private Kitchen for dinner before reporting. What was wrong today? Why come to the office?
"Is there anything with Ming Yun Private Kitchen?" Pei Qian asked with slight anticipation.
Pei Qian disliked those who came to report from a profitable department. Most of these departments came to ask Boss Pei on how to spend money, which was very annoying. However, Ming Yun Private Kitchen was different.
That was because Ming Yun Private Kitchen had no more room for improvement!
They were full every day, and the seats had been reserved until next month. They might be making money, but there were only so many seats. Its income had stabilized long ago and had no other room to increase.
That was why Pei Qian felt that there might be something wrong with Ming Yun Private Kitchen for Branch Manager Lin to come all the way here. Could it be losing money?
How exciting!
Lin Canrong seemed to be in a bind and struggled internally before he started. "Boss Pei, you seemed to have made Fish-Catching Take-Out independent and encouraged them to open new branches. A special Gourmet Laboratory seemed to have been set up to research new menus?"
The matter with Fish-Catching Take-Out was arranged two weeks ago. Pei Qian's consideration was for Fish-Catching Take-Out to open more branches and generate more losses. He, therefore, encouraged them to expand.
Two weeks had gone by so it should be in full swing now.
Lin Canrong was in charge of Fish-Catching Take-Out previously and was Rui Yuchen's boss. It was naturally impossible to hide the situation with Fish-Catching Take-Out from him.
However, Lin Canrong was now in charge of Ming Yun Private Kitchen. What did he mean, deliberately coming all the way here about Fish-Catching Take-Out?
Pei Qian nodded, slightly confused. "Yes, so?"
Lin Canrong seemed to be emotional. "Boss Pei, that isn't fair!
"I know that Fish-Catching Take-Out plays a very important role in the group's industries. It's making losses temporarily to gain market traction, cultivate customer consumption habits, and for greater profit. I have no opinion on the expansion of Fish-Catching Take-Out, but..."
Lin Canrong paused, and the corners of Pei Qian's mouth twitched.
What do you mean by making losses temporarily to gain market traction, cultivate customer consumption habits, and for greater profits!
Don't over-interpret it!
Lin Canrong continued. "The Ming Yun Private Kitchen is equally important! Why is Fish-Catching Take-Out opening so many branches even though it is losing money while Ming Yun Private Kitchen, which had been profitable and unmet demand, does not have any plans of branching out?
"The quality of Ming House is not as good as Ming Yun Private Kitchen, but it has made quite a lot of money. That meant to say that the demand of high-end diners has yet to be satisfied; there is still a move for profit!
"Moreover, I think that Ming Yun Private Kitchen should also set up a Gourmet Laboratory! "Fish-Catching Take-Out had to think about how to better satisfy the taste of the public, but Ming Yun Private Kitchen also had to think about how to satisfy the tastes of the high-end diners!
"Therefore... I came here with two requests."
"First, is to make good use of the 'nameless restaurant' brand. We'll open a branch after selecting the location on the pretext that the quality is assured.
"Second, establish a Gourmet Laboratory dedicated to providing better dishes for diners."
Pei Qian remained silent. He had been happy over nothing So it was to propose more money-making methods to me! Branch Manager Lin, I'll definitely not promise you that...
Your analysis was on the dot.
Ming House was profitable; diners had to wait in line to dine at Ming Yun Private Kitchen. That all showed that demand for high-end dining had not been satisfied.
However, branching out Fish-Catching Take-Out was because it was not profitable!
One Ming Yun Private Kitchen was profitable enough. You want me to open another branch to make even more money?
Don't create more burden for me, I beg you!
Pei Qian was in distress over this as well. He could only eat at Ming Yun Private Kitchen at certain times after Ming Yun Private Kitchen gained popularity. He could only dine in the largest private room once per week and book the entire place on the 20th of every month.
TOO
However, Pei Qian would rather wait then to open another store and earn more.
Open branches? Dream on!
The Gourmet Laboratory should not be done as well.
Fish-Catching Take-Out was to suit the taste of the public. The ingredients were relatively cheap. Most people would not pursue fanciful dishes. The level of improvement possible for a gourmet laboratory was relatively small.
However, Ming Yun Private Kitchen was aimed at high-end diners. If I really were to let those powerful chefs set up a gourmet laboratory to study metaphysical dishes such as 'air-fried dishes', they will definitely be more famous and go out of control!
Therefore, Pei Qian was very resistant to these requirements and would not agree to it. Of course, Lin Canrong proposed that Ming Yun Private Kitchen could also open a Gourmet Laboratory. That was reasonable and not easy to refute bluntly. He could only find a nice way to decline.
He thought for a moment and said. "Are you asking to open a branch because you think that Ming Yun Private Kitchen has achieved the best you can now?"
Lin Canrong was momentarily stunned. He did not know how to answer.
Achieved the best they could now?
If he really thought so, it was obviously complacency because there was no 'best' in this industry.
But what if he said that they had not done their best yet?
Lin Canrong felt that the service of Ming Yun Private Kitchen was much better than that of most high-end restaurants. However, it was very difficult for it to achieve a better price-quality ratio.
"It might not be the best, but opening branches and gourmet laboratories can be considered as on the path to pursue the best, right?" Lin Canrong said after much consideration.
Pei Qian: "..."
That made sense.
No, no, he should not be convinced. He would have to make even more profits if he were convinced!
Pei Qian coughed lightly. "You can freely control the money earned by Ming Yun Private Kitchen, but you cannot open a branch.
"As for the Gourmet Laboratory. It cannot be achieved with the current size of Ming Yun Private Kitchen. How could the chefs have extra energy to engage in research if they had to cook for the guests every day?
"Your first goal has to be to make sure the dining experience of the customers is good. Don't reduce the quality of the dishes to study new dishes. Don't go too far.
"I'll only allow you to use the research results from the Gourmet Laboratory from Fish-Catching Take-Out."
Pei Qian had now learned a very good way of refusal: come up with reasons for those that he wanted to reject, even if the reasons were a bit far-fetched.
Enforce those that he could not think of a reason for.
Everyone possessed such a high level of imagination now. They would think that Boss Pei had a different meaning even if Boss Pei put forward an unreasonable request. They would only think that their thinking was too shallow if they messed things up.
It could only be regarded as an accidental windfall after being misinterpreted so many times.
Sure enough, the expression on Lin Canrong's face changed. It seemed like he had a lot to say, but in the end, he swallowed them silently and replied in one sentence: "Okay, Boss Pei."
Chapter 501 Tengda Games' Counterattack
April 27th, Wednesday...
At Shang Yang Games...
Pei Qian made a special trip to Shang Yang Games with the intention to learn a little about the current situation in the promotion of the IOI domestic server. Pei Qian had handed over this task to Lin Wan at the beginning of the month with full confidence.
The current momentum of IOI abroad could be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds. It would only be a matter of time before the domestic server and international servers become the masters of games.
Pei Qian had been helping Lin Wan in the dark as well.
Hu Xianbin anxiously sought Boss Pei out, in hopes to increase their manpower as a countermeasure to IOI's crazy update plan. It was declined by Boss Pei.
"It should be enough to help them out just a little with the ability of Shang Yang Games and Lin Wan, right?"
Pei Qian was fully aware of the principle of 'in the world of kung fu, speed defines the winner.' In his memory, Finger Games had embarked on this path, and the effect would definitely be immediate.
Pei Qian could not be said to be pleased. He would make profits no matter whether it was GOG or IOI gaining popularity. He only felt that this world was now operating in the right way and was developing in the direction that he wanted. He was secretly happy about that.
The staff realized that he was here immediately when he reached the office.
"Boss Pei!"
"Boss Pei, what are you doing here?"
"Please take a seat."
"Apologies, we are busy publishing new heroes."
The office seemed to be pretty busy. Ye Zhizhou, Wang Xiaobin, and the others were busy with their own affairs. They only took the time to greet Pei Qian before continuing typing away at their computers.
Pei Qian did not take it to heart. "I just came over to take a look. Continue your work."
Lin Wan came out of her office with a document in her hand. She seemed to be on fire. "Rewrite the official announcement again. I've circled out a few places that I feel uncomfortable with.
"Also, I must emphasize that this is the first time the domestic server and international server would be synchronized. We are no longer playing with the old version of the world server. That is very important!
"...Boss Pei, what are you doing here?"
Lin Wan looked a little surprised since Boss Pei did not frequent Shang Yang Games. Boss Pei might have guided Shang Yang Games often, but it was usually when they encountered some huge difficulties and were asking for advice. Boss Pei would only say a few words and give hints. Whether one could understand or not would depend on his own ability to comprehend.
It was rare for him to come personally like how he did today.
Pei Qian could not help but smile looking at Lin Wan's current posture. He was very satisfied. Yes, she had matured quickly from the newbie who knew nothing to someone who could run a department. An excellent designer!
Lin Wan should be able to prove her own ability and return to Shenhua to inherit the family business when IOI became a global hit, right?
There might be a serious deviation from the script he had in mind, but the results were the same.
With that being said, Lin Wan should be one of the rare ones in the company whose hard work did not cause any discomfort to Boss Pei.
"No problem, I'm just here to understand the current situation with IOI's domestic server," Pei Qian said.
Lin Wan nodded. "Okay, Boss Pei, please follow me to the guest room. I'll give you a brief update."
Pei Qian: "Do your work first." Lin Wan smiled. "No problem. The work has been arranged. Moreover, the reporting will only take a few minutes."
Pei Qian nodded and followed Lin Wan to the guest room.
"Boss Pei, we have found the trump card of our rival, GOG, shortly after receiving the task of operating the IOI domestic server. That is their update speed.
"Therefore, our operation model is mainly to cooperate with Finger Games to integrate the promotion of new heroes and the game. "Take this promotion for example. Finger Games gave a new hero, 'Bloodthirsty Lonely Shadow Sharag', a two-form werewolf.
"Finger Games provided a promotional animation for this hero. We have updated it to the client of the domestic server login. We've also bought some video and website advertising space to promote this new hero.
"The publicity offensive for the new hero will be held every two weeks. That could ensure the popularity of IOI could always maintain a higher position.
"At the same time, we are competing with Finger Games, asking them to seriously consider the situation of the domestic server. "We'll have the same version for both the domestic and international servers once the domestic server vetting is done. A major shortcoming of IOI would be filled up this way!
"GOG will probably not be able to come out with new heroes if there are no accidents. That means there will definitely be more people who would switch to IOI due to the new updates.
"Boss Pei, you said that we have to go all out so we had absolutely no mercy for GOG!"
Pei Qian could not help but nod after the briefing.
Good, reliable! It was really the most effective for the staff in Shang Yang Games, especially Lin Wan, to stab GOG—which had been stabbing me in the back!
Pei Qian did not have a deep understanding of IOI's domestic server situation before. He discovered that Shang Yang Games had done a lot of work in less than a month after listening to Lin Wan's report!
Not only did they complete the most basic server launch, maintenance, and version update; they also facilitated the synchronization of the versions of the domestic and international servers. They had also seized the upper hand due to the slow update of GOG heroes.
Perfect!
Pei Qian could not help but nod slightly. "Good job. However, you must not let your guard down. Guard against arrogance and rashness, understood?"
It was not like he thought of some way for GOG to counter this. He simply felt, from experience, that things would not be so simple. He had too much experience fighting with these people after all. He knew that they were best at counterattacks when pushed to the wall. They always suddenly turned the tables over when Boss Pei thought everything was 'set'.
Lin Wan nodded. "Of course! Boss Pei, I feel that the battle with GOG will be a long-drawn one. I only have 50% confidence until now."
Pei Qian was a little speechless. "50% confidence?"
It should not be so low even in prudency, right? It should be at least 70%. Lin Wan was stunned for a moment. "Why, Boss Pei, am I overestimating it? Do you think that we do not even have a 50% chance?" "Uh..." Pei Qian was speechless. They were not on the same frequency again.
Why was there no tacit understanding between my staff and me?
Pei Qian was about to explain when an urgent knock came from outside the guest room. Lin Wan was taken aback for a moment before looking at Pei Qian. Pei Qian nodded, signaling she could open the door. Lin Wan walked hurriedly to the door and found Ye Zhizhou on the opposite side of it.
"Not good, GOG has updated their official website!" Ye Zhizhou's face was solemn as if he was facing a huge enemy.
Pei Qian's mind was filled with question marks.
Updated their official website?
It was just an update on the official website, not the game itself; what was all the fuss about?
A simple update on the official website could not possibly overwhelm the popularity of new heroes on IOI, right?
It couldn't be.
Lin Wan and Pei Qian came to the office with doubts and looked at Ye Zhizhou's computer.
That was where they saw the title of the event written in huge artistic characters in an eye-catching position. "GOG online creative community, every player is a hero designer!"
There was also a small line of text at the bottom. "If the idea is adopted, you will be able to get 5% of the profits of the skin of the hero as an indefinite cash reward!"
There were many rules for the event, including the opening of special sections on the official website. Players could contribute and participants could vote for the submissions, so that the website would have regular traction.
Ye Zhizhou apparently just discovered it. His face was serious. "Min Jingchao really has his ideas! I did not expect him to use this method to dip into the creativity of the players!
"They would be able to save a lot of creative work this way and directly choose according to the players' preferences. The design team will only work on the production which will save a lot of time!
"That's not all. This event seems to have caused an uproar among the GOG players because the rewards are so generous!
"You will be able to get rewards as long as you participate in this forum regardless of whether your idea was adopted or not! Even an enthusiastic onlooker would be able to benefit! "GOG might not have launched any new heroes, but the attention of the players had been completely taken away by this event! "I'm afraid it would be difficult to grab the players' attention away from this situation even if our new hero, 'Bloodthirsty Lonely Shadow' is published..."
Lin Wan's expression became serious as well.
"I see... what a wonderful counterattack. As expected, our greatest enemies are our own people.
"This way, they would be able to fully use the players' wisdom to speed up the production of new heroes; they could also use a portion of the profit to tie the players to the GOG game to prevent them from rebelling.
"Most importantly, this method will only work if you have a large enough player base. The GOG occupied the dominant position in terms of numbers in the previous competition.
"They did not launch any new heroes, simply made an event page, and announced it on mobile and PC clients. It immediately aroused the players' emotions... "Can we also...?" Ye Zhizhou asked a little indignantly.
Lin Wan shook her head. "We cannot. We cannot intervene in the research and development of Finger Games. Finger Games will probably not adopt it even if we solicit enough opinion.
"What's more, we are only operating it. The pricing strategy has to be about the same as the international server. It is difficult to give players such generous rewards. Naturally, there will be no way to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the players.
"We thought we found GOG's Achilles' heel, but I didn't expect them to have found IOI's Achilles' heel instead...
"I heard that Li Yada abdicated; Hu Xianbin was busy making new games. I never thought that Min Jingchao would be so difficult to deal with.
"It seemed like we underestimated the enemy. Everyone in the Tengda Games could face the enemy alone. No newcomer being promoted to a designer should be underestimated... "Boss Pei, no wonder you think that my current chances are less than 50%." Lin Wan looked at Pei Qian and said with emotion. "Indeed, GOG's move reduced our odds of winning to about 40%. Sure enough, any wrong step in the exchange of blows with masters meant that it would be very difficult to catch up from behind later on."
Boss Pei simply blinked without any additional expression.
Lin Wan could not help but show a dazing expression. "Boss Pei, were you mentally prepared since you expected that they would adopt such a strategy?" Pei Qian: "..."
Question marks started floating above Pei Qian's head after reacting a few seconds later.
"???"
What the heck was this! Pei Qian did not have much expression, not because he was calm, but because everything happened so suddenly that his brain did not have the capacity to keep up.
So...
Tengda Games figured out a way to let players create their heroes because I did not let them recruit more people? Shameless! Not using their own brains to design the heroes but siphoning creativity from players. Was there still any law and order?
Finger Games were seriously designing heroes while you guys just decided to copy! Shameless!
Pei Qian almost trembled with anger. It felt as though he was warming up for a marathon when the athlete beside him suddenly hopped on a motorcycle to speed off.
They might be giving players some profits, but that was just a portion of the profits and would be of no help in making losses!
Wait, giving players profits?
Pei Qian suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked the most crucial piece of information.
"Wait, what did you say the highest reward for the adoption of the hero was?"
Chapter 502 Teacher He, Can You Share Your Experience in Failing?
Ye Zhizhou replied, "Boss Pei, it'll be 5% of profits earned from the sale of all skins for that hero and the relevant title for the hero."
Pei Qian was silent. He didn't care about the other rewards, but 5% of the profits earned from the sale of all skins for the relevant hero...
Needless to say, that was no small amount!
The key thing was that the reward would last for life—it was permanent. As long as GOG was still operating, they would still distribute a portion of the profits earned.
Others would undoubtedly wonder how long the game would be able to survive.
After all, from the looks of the current state of the market, very few games were able to remain in operation for ten years and still remain prosperous and full of life. Those games were extremely rare.
That was because the game industry was constantly changing. A successful game would have to compete with games in the same genre and games in other genres.
For instance, people had once thought that MMORPGs would be the be-all and end-all for online games. However, MOBA games descended into the world and broke everyone's mindsets.
Now, how could people be sure that MOBA games would rule the industry as MMORPGs did in the past? How would they know that it wouldn't disappear without a tract once another more popular game was released?
Still, Pei Qian knew that GOG would continue to operate for a long time!
If he was lucky, GOG would end up being defeated by IOI, and nobody would play it anymore. That would mean that the game would incur losses for a long time. Then, Pei Qian would be ecstatic. Of course, he would keep the game in operation so that he could keep burning money.
As long as it was possible for the game to generate profits, the System wouldn't object to it.
However, if Pei Qian was unlucky, GOG would end up beating IOI, and it would become very profitable. Then, Pei Qian would have no reasonable excuse to take it down, and he would be forced to keep operating it.
In other words, he would have to continue sharing 5% of the profits for a long, long time.
Pei Qian was moved.
Before this, he had lowered the prices of the skins to reduce revenue generated by the game. After that, Min Jingchao had given further discounts to improve gamers' enthusiasm for the game.
Yet, no matter how much they reduced the price or how many discounts they gave, the revenue earned would still only seem lowered to the game company, which was powerful at making sales.
To Pei Qian, it would never be enough! Pei Qian could not help but think about all the popular and successful heroes like Yasuo, Zed, and Lee Sin.
If all of them moved over to GOG, wouldn't the game achieve success immediately?
Almost immediately, Pei Qian thought about another problem.
Wait a minute, calm down. I can't get in over my head over a mere 5% of profits...
If I move all the heroes over to GOG, wouldn't IOI be defeated once and for all? It takes a long time to create new heroes. We can create two new heroes per month at most, and we would only get slower as time goes by.
Once we hit a certain number of heroes, every new hero's skills would have to be connected to the others in some way. The balance would get harder to maintain as well. Those things would significantly slow down the development of new heroes later on as well.
"In other words, only a limited number of people would get the money.
"If I go crazy and move all the heroes over and I dominate all the profits, what would happen to the other gamers?
"The event is meant for gamers to participate in. At the same time, it's meant to repay our customers. It seems inappropriate for me to hog all the benefits." Pei Qian considered that, if he started moving the heroes over, he would probably not be able to recall all the heroes. Still, recalling seventy to eighty percent of the heroes would likely not be a problem.
That would exclude the rest of the gamers from participating in the event.
It would be slightly overboard.
What's more, IOI's current situation is quite dangerous. What if IOI collapses the moment I interfere?
Although 5% of all profits earned from the sale of skins sounds tempting, I can forget about incurring losses once I turn GOG into a money tree. I would only get to convert 1:1000 of the profits for the rest of my life.
What if the System adjusts the ratios based on the Matthew Effect again? That's not likely, but it's still possible...
Yes, I have to keep my long-term goals in mind.
After considering all the factors, Pei Qian summarized three main worries associated with moving all the classic heroes over to GOG.
First, for the foreseeable future, there could only be that many heroes which could only be released that quickly. By extension, there were only so many people who could share in the profits.
Pei Qian would not be able to get past his own conscience and steal those rewards out of the other gamers' hands. After all, Boss Pei had so many other businesses. He could earn an income by scattering coins and incurring losses, but other gamers could not do the same.
Boss Pei had his pride, and he was too embarrassed to take this step. On top of that, moving all the successful heroes to GOG could cause the game to become too popular. If things spiraled out of control and the game kept generating revenue, Pei Qian could forget about incurring losses in the future.
Pei Qian still had a choice now. Incurring losses would certainly get him more money, but to a certain extent, he could still choose whether to incur losses or make profits.
However, if GOG were to become popular, Pei Qian would have no choice but to make profits. It did not seem worth it to lose a choice in the long-term for this.
Lastly, if IOI collapsed, what would Lin Wan do...?
Lin Wan was in charge of IOI's local server. If the game failed even after she had put in her best, she would think that she was severely lacking. Then, she would stay in Tengda to learn more and insist on not returning home.
If that happened, who knew what kind of terrifying things her sister, her brother, and her father-who wanted to support her career wholeheartedly-would do...?
Career
Thus, after considering all of those things, Pei Qian decided not to take the bait that was meant for GOG's gamers. He had to remain calm, take a holistic view of the situation, and think carefully before making any decisions.
He would take a week to consider this further before he decided.
Even if he wanted to move the successful heroes to GOG, he could not shamelessly steal all the money that had been set aside for the gamers. Instead, he could move one or two heroes just to supplement his own income.
Moving one hero-just one hero-probably wouldn't have such a big effect on the game's outcome, right?
April 28th, Thursday...
At the cafe near Handong University...
Pei Qian glanced at the clock. It was 1 PM. The class, including time for rest and time for chatting, would probably last until 5 PM. That would be four hours in total.
After all, He An was receiving two hundred thousand yuan per lesson. Of course, he could not make each lesson too short.
He An had two printed documents in his hands. He handed one set to Pei Qian.
Pei Qian took it and briefly read it. Boss He had prepared seriously for this lesson. He had organized everything that he wanted to teach in this document and then printed it out.
Obviously, he was a boss indeed. Since he had decided to teach Pei Qian, he was preparing for it very seriously. He had no intention to just take Pei Qian's money and leave.
Pei Qian was obviously elated.
That was because the System would judge if Pei Qian had achieved anything based on whether he had acquired any knowledge or not. He would only be rewarded if he achieved the aim.
The more serious He An was about teaching him, the higher Pei Qian's chances would be of passing the System's test in the end.
However, less than two minutes into his happiness, Pei Qian's face hardened slowly. He had just read the title of the teaching materials.
"First Lesson on Successful Designs: The Way of Tengda Games' Sales'!
The corners of Pei Qian's mouth twitched. He was finished! The ominous feeling had turned into reality!
Last week, He An had set a few questions for Pei Qian, and all of them had been related to Tengda's games.
At the time, Pei Qian had not thought too much of it. He had unilaterally assumed that the test questions would be different from the actual teaching content.
After all, He An had worked on so many successful games before. If he wanted to teach, he would surely teach based on his own successful experience, right?
Yet, look at these! What the h*ll the materials were about now?! Were they all going to be about Tengda Games?
Am I spending two hundred thousand yuan per lesson, just to learn about my own way of doing sales?
What's more, I don't even have a specific way of doing sales!
Pei Qian felt slightly awkward. "Teacher He, is this what we're learning?"
"Huh?" He An seemed surprised by 'Ma Yang's question. "Is there a problem?'
Pei Qian cleared his throat. "Teacher He, have you ever worked on games that failed? Can you share about your experience failing? As the saying goes, failure is the mother of all successes. I want to learn more about the 'mother'."
He An sniggered. "Boss Ma, you have the mindset of a classic layman."
Pei Qian: "..."
He An explained, "I have taken a detour before, but the saying 'failure is the mother of all successes' only applies if you find the right path after failing yourself. If the right path is right before your eyes, why should you still insist on taking the detour?
"You've got the cause and effect all wrong. You think that the reason behind many people's success is that they have learned from their own failures. However, the truth is simply that they have found the right path.
"Boss Ma, no matter what you do, don't try to understand those 'lessons' on purpose.
"That's because, if you don't know about a failed plan, you wouldn't think in that direction. On the other hand, knowing about too many failed plans might end up distracting you from the right path and shaking your determination."Pei Qian: "..."
Distracting me from the right path and shaking my determination? When you put it this way, I want to learn about it all the more. What should I do...?
Pei Qian refused to give up. "Boss He, even so, we don't have to learn from Tengda Games, do we?"
He An gave Pei Qian a small smile. "If you want to learn, you obviously have to learn the latest and best design concepts. Who would learn outdated concepts? Furthermore, you're an employee of Tengda to begin with. It should be easier for you to understand and grasp Tengda's design concepts. Pei Qian: "But..."
He An's expression darkened. "Boss Ma, stop biting off more than you can chew! Since you've invited me to teach you, you should take what I want to teach you seriously. Otherwise, please find someone else to teach you instead!"
Pei Qian stopped talking at once. It looked like Boss He was hell-bent on teaching Pei Qian about Tengda's games.
However, on further thought, it made sense. Boss He had spent so much time and effort preparing for this first lesson. How could he not lose his temper upon realizing that Pei Qian did not want to learn about this?
Forget it, Pei Qian had to respect his elders. For all he knew, he might learn something from the lesson after all. Moreover, this was only their first lesson. Boss He would teach him about other things later on... right?
Chapter 503 Back to a Familiar Place
Pei Qian nodded. "Alright, Teacher He. Let's get started."
He An's expression lightened. "Yes, that's the attitude you should have if you want to learn. Today, we'll be talking about a few of the fundamental concepts associated with game design theory. "This fundamental concept is 'accommodation'! 'Accommodation' means choosing different design genres, paths, and advertising methods for different groups of gamers.
"All in all, every single detail of the game has to match the target audience. A single mistake in detail could result in the game's sudden death. You cannot afford to be sloppy."
Pei Qian: "?"
A single mistake in detail could result in the game's sudden death? Why have all my games been so successful, then? Do you mean that I've perfectly nailed all the right answers?
The corners of Pei Qian's mouth twitched. For some reason, he felt like Teacher He was lashing at his corpse.
On the other hand, He An did not detect anything strange about 'Ma Yang's expression. He continued speaking. "Tengda's games are classic examples that are worthy of being taught in textbooks!
"The Lonely Desert Road was a game with low production value. It was advertised by UP Masters who dissed it.
"Game Designer was a game that broke the fourth wall. It was advertised using large-scale performance art.
"Be Quiet was a game with complicated rules that required a lot of patience. It was advertised using a large-scale ARG that involved many people. At the same time, the ARG filtered players and protected the game's environment.
He An's teaching materials were filled with content.
As he talked about each game, he went through details contained in the teaching materials and meticulously analyzed the games! characteristics. At the same time, he explained every step of each advertising method, deciphering how news of the game was spread at each point. Lastly, he described the excited reaction of the entire internet to each game.
Pei Qian was forced to relive all of his past failures.
He An was rubbing salt in his wounds..,
Yet, Pei Qian had no other choice. This was one-on-one tutoring. If He An had been giving a speech on stage, Pei Qian could have gone to sleep or played phone games without anyone bothering about him.
However, since the two men were now face-to-face, He An would easily notice whenever Pei Qian got distracted.
What if that pissed Boss He off and caused him to leave without turning back?
Thus, Pei Qian had no choice but to listen intently to every detail and take it as he was learning from negative examples.
The entire plan took He An nearly two hours to go through. He analyzed everything about Pei Qian's 'past failures', from the games' genres and special gameplay to the advertising methods. At the same time, he lashed at every inch of Pei Qian's corpse.
At that point, Boss He stopped to sip his coffee. Seeing that this part of the teaching had come to a close, Pei Qian quickly raised his own questions.
"Teacher He, based on what you just said, can I say that as long as I get the advertising 'wrong', the entire project would fail?" He An put his coffee cup down and nodded. "You can't say you would fail for sure, but your chances of failing would definitely be higher! It'll be just like how people who engage in false advertising get scorned. The same logic applies.
"However, our games market has not matured yet. Thus, games with paywalls that are produced in a slipshod manner and that peddle hostility prioritize cheating gamers into playing their games first. Their false advertising ends up increasing their income.
"Even if a small percentage of the people that they managed to rope in continue to play the game, it would be worth the sacrifice as long as they have high purchasing power. "Still, for standalone games of higher quality, messing with false advertising would almost guarantee miserable failure."
Pei Qian's eyes lit up.
Miserable failure?
Boss He was very careful with words. The fact that he was describing things in that way showed that the consequences would be extremely dire!
Pei Qian could not help but rejoice inwardly. He was still learning something useful!
Struggle was still being developed. If he could apply the knowledge that he acquired into that game, wouldn't he be able to cause the games department to incur huge losses, just like he had always wanted?
At 5 PM...
He An kept his teaching materials. "Alright, that's all for today's class. I've finished what I wanted to teach. You can keep your copy of the notes. Review those successful plans when you get back. As time goes by, your standard would improve.
"As the saying goes, you can learn new things by revisiting the old."
Pei Qian: "..."
Do I still have to constantly revisit and relive my experience of being back-stabbed? Doesn't that sound overly cruel?!
Forget it. I'll take it that the teacher has instructed me to keep learning from a book of negative examples. Pei Qian watched as He An packed up and prepared to leave. Then, he quickly asked, "Teacher He, I have another question. You talked about a few of Tengda's plans during this lesson. For the next lesson, are you going to continue to—?"
He An's expression darkened. "Boss Ma, your learning attitude is good, but you cannot keep picking and choosing what you want to learn! You have to trust that I will choose the most suitable material to teach you based on your characteristics and your standard.
"As for what exactly I'm going to teach you, you will find out when the time comes. You don't have to ask so many questions."
Pei Qian: "...alright."
After sending He An off, Pei Qian could not help but feel sorrowful.
He An wasn't planning to spend all the classes teaching Pei Qian the basic concepts and foundational knowledge of game design through all of Tengda's past games, was he?
That would be unbearable!
It was true that Pei Qian could do the opposite of what the teaching materials taught him and then learn from that experience. However, that would still be one additional step!
Why couldn't he learn about failure from the very beginning?
Pei Qian really wanted to hear about He An's experience in failing, but He An had the impression that teaching Pei Qian about that would only hurt him and not benefit him. Thus, He An insisted on keeping mum about it.
What was Pei Qian to do?
He pondered for a moment. Money... he only had several hundred thousand yuan left. He had to spend it all anyway. How about... hiring another teacher to teach him specifically about failures?
Then, Pei Qian would be able to gain experience from failures and learn lessons from successes.
Learning about both sides of the coin would be even better, right?
The System had given him similar advice before. Although Pei Qian would be given a lot of money, he had still been advised to take one course at a time.
Otherwise, he would be biting off more than he could chew. Taking so many courses would probably cause him to fail the System's examination in the end.
Yet, the System had not said that he would not be allowed to hire two teachers for the same subject, right?
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more reliable it seemed. He quickly called Assistant Xin and explained his new requests.
All in all, the operations would be the same as before. However, instead of looking for famous and successful game designers, Assistant Xin would just have to look for relatively famous and skillful game designers who had failed multiple times before.
If they had put everything into one project and lost before, that would be even better.
At the other end of the line, Assistant Xin did not ask any questions again. All she said was that designers like that would be harder to find than successful designers like He An and that she would need about two days or so.
After all, there were only so many designers like He An—who was experienced, famous, and successful in the game industry. All Assistant Xin had to do was ask around. However, to find a designer that was famous to a certain extent and had failed before... would be much more difficult.
Since Pei Qian was not in a hurry, he found two days acceptable.
Just as he packed up and prepared to leave, his cell phone rang. It was Zhang Yuan.
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and guessed that DGE Esports Club had made progress, and so Zhang Yuan was looking to report the news to Pei Qian.
He heard Zhang Yuan's voice from through the phone. "Boss Pei, I want to give you an update. We've chosen a location for the club, hired a couple of players, and purchased some computers from ROF Computer-Installation. The computers have arrived, and they have high specifications. Boss Ma is very happy..."
Pei Qian was not at all interested in this. All of those things had been confirmed before, and so this was not much of an update.
He could not tell what the actual situation was like through the telephone conversation. Thus, he decided to make a trip down some time and walk around so that he could finally relax.
Pei Qian nonchalantly asked, "So where's the club located?"
"Oh, Boss Pei, we're all familiar with this location. We always go there."
Through the phone, Pei Qian could not see Zhang Yuan's expression. However, from the latter's tone, Pei Qian could guess that he was smiling. "It's at Ming Yun Villas." Pei Qian: "?"
Ming Yun Villas?
Pei Qian immediately panicked once he heard the familiar name. There were so many villas in Jingzhou. Why did he have to choose that one?
Zhang Yuan proudly reported, "Boss Pei, I did everything according to your requests! You told me not to save on the location, to splurge as much as I can, and to choose a villa if I can help it.
"Thus, I browsed all the villas in Jingzhou. After looking around, I learned that Ming Yun Villas is the most expensive! "Ai, back then, when you chose Ming Yun Villas, the place was extremely deserted. Now, however... the situation is completely different.
"What's more, Ming Yun Villas will probably be Jingzhou City's new commercial district in the future. It's getting busier and busier already.
"I think the club cannot be in the city center because it'll be too busy and players would not be able to focus. However, the club cannot be in a deserted location with insufficient facilities either, or it would be too inconvenient.
"On top of that, I've worked in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Ming Yun Villas branch for a while, and I'm quite familiar with the surroundings.
"Thus, Ming Yun Villas seemed the most appropriate on the whole!
"What's more, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe can deliver our meals."
Pei Qian: "..."
You've made so much sense that I have nothing to say in response.
According to Zhang Yuan, Ming Yun Villas seemed like a pretty good location.
Although it would be connected to Ming Yun Private Kitchen, the Esports Club could not possibly collaborate with a restaurant to stab Pei Qian in the back, could it? It wouldn't make sense!
Furthermore, ever since Ming Yun Villas became famous, all of Ming Yun Villas became known as the gathering place of Jingzhou's rich and famous. Of course, the property prices skyrocketed. Renting a villa now was bound to cost a lot of money.
It did not seem like a bad thing to be able to spend that much.
Pei Qian nodded. "Hmm, alright. The villa is more expensive than average, but I think it would be well worth it!"
Zhang Yuan cleared his throat and sounded pleased with himself as he said, "Boss Pei, the best part is that it was not more expensive than other places. In fact, it was cheaper! Pei Qian was stunned. "Huh? Why?" Zhang Yuan continued speaking proudly. "After I chose Ming Yun Villas, I made a trip down and spoke to Branch Manager Lin Canrong and Manager Cui. I told them that you
rent a villa to start an esports Club, Boss Pei.
"Manager Cui was over the moon, and he said that he had to support your business! Although the esports Club would not bring much value to Ming Yun Villas, they remembered the grace that you showed to them in the past! "Still, all the houses in Ming Yun Villas had been sold. Thus, Manager Cui contacted the developers who had bought multiple houses there on our behalf and asked if anyone was willing to rent a villa to us.
"Boss Pei, guess what happened next?"
Pei Qian really wanted to say 'I don't want to!'
However, he gave in at last. The corners of his mouth twitched as he asked, "There happened to be someone I knew who was willing to rent a villa to us at a low price?"
"That's right!" Zhang Yuan sounded extremely excited. "Do you remember Boss Li of Fu Hui Investments? He was the one who saw your fighting spirit when you started Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and who finally acknowledged your wisdom."
Pei Qian: "..."
Can I forget him? That fellow has been sticking to me like glue!Zhang Yuan continued speaking. "Boss Li had already invested in the area before Ming Yun Private Kitchen became famous. He opened a bar, a cafe, and other businesses. After that, he predicted that Ming Yun Private Kitchen would become famous, and so he bought three villas!
"One of the exquisitely-renovated villas had remained empty all this time. When he heard that Boss Pei wanted to rent one, Boss Li contributed it without a moment's hesitation. He said he could even waive the rent."
Pei Qian spat, "How could he?!"
Zhang Yuan quickly said, "That's right, Boss Pei. That's what I said, too. I knew you wouldn't take advantage of him, but Boss Li insisted. I kept arguing until... I agreed to pay a discounted rate.
"Manager Cui had already said that, since the club belonged to you, he would give it the same benefits as Ming Yun Private Kitchen. That means the villa's property management fees and cleaning fees would be permanently waived, and our utility bill would be perpetually halved. We will also get parking lots and a professional gardening team to maintain the garden..."
"It was hard to turn down, and so I agreed."
Pei Qian was silent.
A long time later, he said, "Give me the address. I'll go down tomorrow."
Chapter 504 Boss Ma KO'ed o to 28
April 29th, Friday…
Pei Qian came to Ming Yun Villas early in the morning. No, it was not to dine at Ming Yun Private Kitchen; he did not have a reservation today.
He was here to understand the DGE club's situation.
The rent was given at a friendly price, property fees waived. It was also a site that Zhang Yuan was very familiar with…
How could he continue letting DGE club develop so smoothly?
He had to come here personally to make arrangements!
DGE Club's villa was a little far from Ming Yun Private Kitchen, but it was not too far away. It could be reached within a five-minute walk.
The first thing that entered the eye was a hall that looked a little empty. The layout of this place was not exactly the same as Ming Yun Private Kitchen because it had a different layout. However, it was similar in general.
Computer tables and gaming chairs had been placed in the living room. All the ROF computers were neatly arranged. Obviously, the largest space was meant to be used as a training room for the players.
The other rooms were probably meant for the dormitories of the players.
Boss Li bought three villas in one go to wait for them to appreciate. Obviously, there was no need to spend a lot of money on the villas to renovate them according to his wishes. This villa, for example, was basically in its original condition. There were only basic decorations such as walls, floors, and lamps.
That saved Zhang Yuan a lot of trouble. It could be used without much preparation, which would not delay too much time.
There are a total of twelve computers in the hall. Ten seemingly internet-addict teenagers were staring at the screen and tapping away at the keyboard and mouse.
Pei Qian was a little flustered.
They were playing a 5V5 GOG match?
Shouldn't you shout and command your teammates? Why were they so quiet?
He glanced at the computer again and confirmed it. Yes, it was GOG. It seemed to be the same game?
Why was no one speaking then? Zhang Yuan came over to greet Boss Pei seeing that he was here.
Pei Qian looked around. "Ma Yang isn't here?"
Pei Qian mentioned to Old Ma before that he should come over to the club to help Zhang Yuan out when he had nothing to do.
Zhang Yuan said yesterday that 'Boss Ma was very satisfied with the performance of ROF's computer.' That meant that Ma Yang was here yesterday.
Zhang Yuan smiled awkwardly. "Boss Pei, Boss Ma had been here recently, but it seemed like he did not plan to come over today. "He was a little unhappy yesterday…"
Pei Qian: "Hmm?"
Old Ma was an optimist in his impression. Was there anything that could make him unhappy apart from scoring 59 points in the exam?
"Boss Ma was very excited when these players arrived yesterday. He said that he wanted to check their standards out so he played one round with them." Zhang Yuan explained.
"These kids do not understand how the world works at all. I hinted at them so many times, but they still KO'ed Boss Ma o to 28…",
Pei Qian was beside himself with joy.
Old Ma, eh, Old Ma, you old slacker have such a day as well, eh!
How delightful!
Who asked you to make digs at me and blame me for not being a good carry? See, you understand your own standards now, right?
Would you still dare to show off your understanding of the game in front of me in the future after encountering such a severe beating from society? Pei Qian panned his eyes around. "Which strong men did that?"
Zhang Yuan thought that Boss Pei was going to seek revenge and said hurriedly, "Boss Pei, I've reprimanded them severely and educated them. I guarantee such a situation will not happen again!
"Moreover… I'm partly responsible for it as well.
"I quickly gave everyone hints to go easy on Boss Ma when I saw him dying twice. Everyone worked harder to kill him instead.
"I only knew after that they thought I was giving them pressure to win…"
Pei Qian almost wanted to laugh out loud. "How can you reprimand them? Reward them immediately!
"How can you be a professional player in the future if you don't even have the spirit of fair fighting? These players were merciless and went all out when facing Boss Ma. It proved that they are good seedlings to grow them professionally!
"Such spirits must be encouraged!"
Zhang Yuan pursed his lips, his eyes filled with emotion. "Okay Boss Pei, I understand!"
He originally thought that Boss Pei would be angry because his good brother was abused inhumanely. However, he did not take it to heart but wanted to reward them instead?
Boss Pei's spirit of fairness was worthy to learn from!
The two of them continued chatting while the players continued playing earnestly with their headphones on. They were completely unaffected.
Pei Qian continued observing them while chatting with Zhang Yuan. He realized that these people were indeed silent. He could not help but wonder. "Are they fighting on the same side or on the different side?"
Zhang Yuan: "They're competing against each other in two teams."
Pei Qian was even more confused now. "Do they rely on eye contact or frequency for communication? Could you have found two teams of quintuplets that possessed telepathy?
"That does not seem like it as well.",
"Ahem, ahem, Boss Pei, you are so humorous." Zhang Yuan smiled awkwardly.
He turned to look at these players and invited Boss Pei out of the living room and into the courtyard to continue their conversation. "These players… how should I put it… are too introverted. They can even be regarded as autistic. They dislike speaking. I'm doing my best to train them. "I know that GOG is a team game. It will definitely not do if the teammates do not communicate. However, a leopard doesn't change its spots, especially not overnight."
Pei Qian was a little surprised. "All ten of them are autistic? The probability should not be so high even if they are all game addicts? Or…
"You chose them intentionally?"
Pei Qian could not help but wonder if Zhang Yuan finally understood them?
I have yet to give any special instructions, and he had already thought about picking autistic children as professional players?
"Boss Pei, I didn't do it on purpose. I'm only left with these choices…" Zhang Yuan was obviously embarrassed.
"Hm? What do you mean?" Pei Qian asked.
Zhang Yuan sighed. "It's because of the nature of the DGE club! Boss Pei, you have been emphasizing that we have to be honest and sincere. We will not lie or cheat. I've been working on this with this mentality.
"Therefore, I also told the truth when I was trying to poach people from the GOG leaderboard.
"At the beginning, I briefly described the club's conditions, including basic salary, bonuses, and the like. They were very satisfied because our treatment is better than other clubs, and there are various attractive benefits.
"However, most rejected me once I said that our club would not participate in any official GOG tournaments.
"Those willing to play professionally want to win the championship. Our club cannot even participate in the tournament; how could they get the championship?"
"No exposure, no bonuses… only a basic salary.
"Going professional is a youth dream. Who would be willing to just take a salary for it?
"Therefore, those who joined are those who had no other choices, introverted, and bad at expressing themselves.
"Even so, they are not willing to sign a three-year agreement with us, only one year… "However, rest assured, Boss Pei. All ten of them are rather good. They are young and have a good understanding of the game. They are good seedlings. I'm thinking of ways to correct their mentalities."
Pei Qian understood now. His mouth could not help but arch upwards.
Good! Very good!
Indeed, even these gaming addicts would shop around for deals if they were really interested in going professional.
Professional gaming was a youthful job. The most important elements for them were exposure and bonuses. What would happen to them if they grow older with just a dead salary?
Who would be willing to join the DGE club since it was not going to enter any competitions? There would be zero exposure and bonuses.
These rejects were only treating this place as a springboard. They would use this one year to improve themselves and jump to other clubs once they had the chance.
Pei Qian was satisfied with this result.
Great!
It would be impossible for the club to be profitable then! It would only be a loss generating unit! Nonetheless, he should not be overly optimistic.
Zhang Yuan was obviously serious about "correcting their mentality.'
"What do you intend to do then?" Pei Qian asked.
Zhang Yuan thought for a while. "I plan to give them two days to adapt. I'll also find a personal trainer for them at the same time.
"The best candidate would be someone who is experienced, who had worked as a coach in other esports departments. He should be able to convince them to transform and require them to communicate with their teammates. At the same time be able to develop various tactics.
"Some team coaches or their assistants of Gods Rising are good."
Pei Qian remained silent. It sounded like a rather reliable method. Indeed, a good coach was vital to the improvement of the team. Such a person would possibly be able to revamp their mentalities.
He should not allow Zhang Yuan to search for them then!
"I don't think that's appropriate." Pei Qian coughed lightly.
"What is your opinion, Boss Pei?" Zhang Yuan was taken aback. Zhang Yuan listened carefully as he followed silently behind Pei Qian in the courtyard.
"First of all, GOG is a brand new game. The game mechanics are very different from Gods Rising or other similar games. Introducing stereotyped thinking of coaches from other projects may affect the players.
"The players are generally ordinary folks. Getting someone who doesn't understand them to teach them might improve their teamwork on the surface, but it would in fact seriously suppress their talents!
"Secondly, like you mentioned, autism is innate and not something that can be changed overnight.
"Forcing them to communicate with each other might not only fail to achieve the intended results, but it might also make them lose their individual advantages. Learn to walk before you fly. You cannot make haste.
"Lastly, Gods Rising and other esports are not developing well; they are not very formal. "At present, domestic professional esports clubs have two sorts of people. One of them is people taking them as a job. The club is their office. "The other type is rich second-generation heirs treating clubs as playthings.
"Both kinds have messy internal structures. They will not be able to provide any useful experience and instead bring bad ethos."
Zhang Yuan was silent for a long time then suddenly nodded: "Hm… I didn't think as deeply as you have, Boss Pei…
"However, the problem does not seem to be solvable using the method you mentioned as well?
"We're not gonna let the players communicate at all just because they are autistic? The club is not formal so we don't look for coaches? That… doesn't seem appropriate as well?"
Pei Qian was speechless. Why aren't you using your imagination now?! Sh*t, I still have to think of an explanation.
Pei Qian coughed lightly. "My meaning is… don't always rush for quick success; give it slow and steady wins in the race.
"You have to let these autistic children open up to each other slowly. We do not need coaches from the other clubs, but we can still find someone to play that role!"
Zhang Yuan agreed after thinking. "Alright, Boss Pei, let's do as you say!" Pei Qian could not help but nod. Yes, that was correct! "How about this? Cancel all group training events and let them continue playing solo.
"I'll think of something for the coach and bring that person to you within two weeks."
Zhang Yuan nodded with no doubt at all. "Alright, Boss Pei! I have absolutely no qualms in your choice of candidates!"