Chapter 1051: I Don’t Even Have the Strength to Escape!

May 19th, Saturday…

Long Yu Corporation was operating normally.

Eric and Zhao Xuming had set an example to work overtime. Naturally, the other ordinary employees did not dare to rest at home.

What’s more, they were still in the midst of the money-burning war with Tengda. The employees of Long Yu Corporation were very ‘enlightened’. They had all consciously come to work overtime.

In fact, there were some employees who did not have such awareness at first. However, those employees generally would not survive.

In the conference room, Zhao Xuming was happily reporting to Eric.

“Ever since our lucky draw event was released, the response from the players has been rather enthusiastic. The popularity of IOI mobile games has also been diluted!”

“Many players lost their memories on the spot. They even felt that our activities were more attractive than Tengda’s 515 Gaming Festival.”

“The popularity of our lucky draw event is still rising even now.”

“The most important thing is that not only did we not burn too much money for the lucky draw this time, we even made some profit. It might be a 70% discount but there is still some profit margin under precise calculation!”

Zhao Xuming was obviously very proud. After all, he was the one who thought of this idea.

Lucky draw might not be a new game but it should not be easy to accurately choose the lucky draw under those circumstances, right?

He had given most of the credit to Eric but Eric would definitely not treat him badly if this succeeded. If he failed, Eric would definitely take the blame.

That was why Zhao Xuming was working even harder than usual when he reported.

Eric nodded slightly and asked, “How’s Tengda doing?”

Zhao Xuming hesitated for a moment before replying, “Er… As far as I know, they’re still resting normally this weekend.”

“There seems to be no adjustments to the event for the 515 Games Festival.”

Eric could not help but look surprised.

Boss Pei… was so confident?

Eric had thought that Boss Pei would definitely not be outdone and start a new activity. Whether it was a lucky draw or something, he would definitely try his best to surpass himself.

He had not expected Boss Pei to not do anything but rest during the weekend.

Eric pondered. According to Boss Pei’s swift and decisive character, a day on Friday would be enough for him to think of a countermeasure and come online at top speed on the weekend.

However, Boss Pei did not do anything. There were only two possibilities.

The first was that Boss Pei felt that he did not need to do anything.

The second was that Boss Pei was helpless.

Did he really not have to do anything?

Eric did not think so. After all, based on the feedback on the internet, Long Yu Corporation’s lucky draw was very popular. It had obviously stolen the popularity of the 515 Game Festival.

That could only be the second scenario.

Boss Pei wanted to do something, but he was helpless!

Eric could not help but smile. “As I expected.”

“It might be satisfying to burn money like Boss Pei, but it would not last long. It would not be as worth it as us, who are meticulous and calculative.”

Zhao Xuming seemed to understand something as his eyes widened. “You mean…”

“Tengda’s funds are finally running out?”

Eric smiled. “I can’t say I’m dead sure, but it’s very possible.”

This was in line with their previous deductions.

Tengda Corporation had invested so much money into so many projects. The remuneration of Mission and Choice had yet to be received, the smart fitness drying rack had accumulated a lot of stocks.

Boss Pei had probably used up the last huge sum of money that he could use to hold the 515 Game Festival.

Even if Boss Pei were to think of a way to raise funds now, he would definitely need some time.

That was why Boss Pei did not counterattack immediately. Instead, he let nature take its course and allowed Long Yu Corporation to snatch the popularity that they had painstakingly built up from the 515 Game Festival.

He could only launch a counterattack once the funds were gathered.

Zhao Xuming’s eyes lit up.

That seemed to be the case if he analyzed it!

Of course, he could never underestimate Boss Pei.

However, the facts were increasingly in line with this bold deduction.

Suddenly, Zhao Xuming thought of something.

He had only just found out about this matter. He could report it to Eric when he was in a good mood.

“By the way, I just found out about something. I’ll report it to you.”

“There seems to be a lucky draw system in ‘Fitness Battle’. However, this lucky draw system is only unlocked after the first chapter was opened. That’s why I didn’t notice it before. I only realized it after reading the discussions online.”

“This lucky draw is very special. You can refund it unconditionally.”

“Do you think this is Boss Pei’s last resort?”

The Fitness War had only been released two days ago. It was considered relatively fast for Zhao Xuming to have realized it.

Zhao Xuming and his subordinates should have played it as a competition game. However, the problem was that Fitness Battle was not a mobile game that could be upgraded with a flick of a finger. It really needed to spend a lot of time training!

Zhao Xuming and his subordinates were all busy with the lucky draw. They had a lot of work on hand. How could they have the time to train in the Fitness Battle?

If not for the fact that there had been a lot of posts about the lucky draw results of the Fitness Combat these past two days, Zhao Xuming might not have discovered it until one or two days later.

Eric was stunned. “Unconditional refund for the lucky draw?”

“This lucky draw only draws in game props? Are there other game items? Are there physical items?”

“Other than refunds, is there anything else special?”

Zhao Xuming answered truthfully. “It’s just a lucky draw system in the game. Naturally, it can only draw props from the game. There’s no physical object or anything special about it. It’s a very simple lucky draw system.”

Eric fell into deep thought.

A moment later, he said, “Refunds are indeed better and more conscientious than us but the game’s props should not be that attractive to players.”

“Our lucky draw activities can recover some investment, but the lucky draw for ‘Fitness Battle’ would greatly reduce the income of the game.”

“What’s more, the Fitness Combat has already been developed. This lucky draw system might have done it earlier than us. It’s probably a coincidence. It’s not a big deal.”

Zhao Xuming nodded immediately. “Yes, I think so too.”

“I’ve read it carefully. The ‘Fitness Battle’ lucky draw system might have caused a certain amount of discussion online, but with the current public opinion, it would not pose any threat to our lucky draw at all. It would also not be able to snatch the popularity.”

Eric was in a good mood. He sorted out his work and said, “Alright, everyone, after today’s overtime, you don’t have to come tomorrow!”

“We should rest as well since Boss Pei is resting too!”

Tengda had obviously given up. If the employees did not work, no one would cooperate even if Boss Pei wanted to cause trouble.

Since that was the case, he could keep an eye on them on Monday.

In any case, the 515 Games Festival would be ending at midnight the following Tuesday. The current popularity was maintained. Obviously, Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation had won a small victory.

Eric smiled at the thought.

This emotion obviously infected the employees below.

They were finally going to see the light after working so hard for so long!

No one dared to guarantee anything but most people firmly believed that Tengda’s funds had indeed gone wrong. Boss Pei’s failure to respond immediately was proof!

Even if it was not critical, it was still a good thing to boost morale.

This piece of news naturally spread under such optimism…

…

Pei Qian had just woken up at the same time.

On Thursday, he bought a Triple-A masterpiece. It was really fun, so he spent the entire Friday, including last night, playing games at home.

He had stayed up late last night to clear the game. That was why he had not woken up until noon today.

After washing up, Pei Qian reluctantly took out his cell phone to take a look.

There was nothing new.

It was especially regrettable that Assistant Xin did not send him a message.

That meant that there was no problem with Tengda’s funds. There was no need for him to sell the building.

That was a little uncomfortable.

He had spent so much money on the game festival. Logically speaking, he should have spent quite quickly, right?

He continued flipping through his cell phone to check the news for the past two days.

“Hm?”

“Long Yu Corporation organized a lucky draw?”

“The special prize is a car? That works too!”

“Why didn’t I think of this!”

Pei Qian felt light-headed.

He had been playing games for the past two days and had not paid much attention to the news online.

He did not have to keep an eye on the company because if anything really happened, someone would naturally call him. If no one called, everything would be fine.

He did not expect Long Yu Corporation to come up with such an event after a day of not paying attention!

Logically speaking, Pei Qian would not be interested in ordinary lucky draw events. However, this car… was indeed eye-catching!

“That’s not right. Aren’t these activities restricted?”

Pei Qian suddenly realized that something was amiss.

That was because in his memory, only certain companies’ annual meeting prizes were cars. He had never seen such a consumer activity prize being cars.

He had seen the most valuable prizes in the lucky draw, such as laptops.

There seemed to be a rule that the highest value of the prizes could not exceed 50,000 yuan because of the sale of prizes.

The annual meeting could have a car as a prize because it was not a consumer event.

Pei Qian quickly searched and realized that it was because of the changes in the world. The relevant regulations had become much looser, from 50,000 yuan to 400,000 yuan.

In other words, Long Yu Corporation’s special prize was stuck at the 400,000 mark. It was not a violation.

“F*ck! If I had known, I would have done a lucky draw!”

“You give a car, I give 10 cars. Wouldn’t that be enough?”

“System, you saw it. They attacked first. It’s not too much for me to fight back, right?”

“It’s a pity that it’s not a work day today. Even if we want to organize a lucky draw, we can only wait for Monday. Once it’s developed, the 515 Game Festival will be over.”

Pei Qian could not help but feel pity.

It was impossible for employees to work overtime on weekends. That was a matter of principle.

However, on further thought, it would be good to let Long Yu Corporation create a commotion for a weekend.

Pei Qian would only be able to burn more money if they fought for more popularity. Otherwise, the System would not agree.

Eric always thought that popularity was important to Boss Pei, but that was not the case.

Boss Pei did not care about popularity at all. He only cared about how to burn more money.

Then, he looked at the news from the fitness department.

Pei Qian was over the moon when he saw the gamers refund in the game. There were also those strange gamers who charged tens of thousands of yuan and only kept the equivalent of a ten draw.

“They are worth teaching!”

“These players really don’t need me to worry. I don’t even need to teach them to understand my intentions accurately!”

“Why are there other gamers who are too lazy to refund? Isn’t it convenient that I designed the refund mechanism?”

“Work harder! You don’t even have the strength to pull out the wool, and you still dare to say that you’re a woolgiver?”

Pei Qian’s mood improved as he watched the refunds.

At the moment, everything seemed to be going smoothly. He would think of ways to spend money after the 515 Games Festival next Tuesday. He would definitely be able to achieve something.

At that moment, a notification popped up on Aili Island’s application.

The UP Master whom he had been paying special attention had uploaded a new video!

Pei Qian’s expression changed.

That was because Teacher Qiao had posted the video, and the title was ‘Game Discussion: The Lucky Draw’!

However, after reading the title of the game, Pei Qian relaxed a little.

Fortunately, it was not a video from the Products of the Gods series.

Judging from the title, it seemed to be a popular science video.

It shouldn’t cause any harm… right?