Chapter 1055: Secret Talk

Pei Qian did not pay much attention to it at first. After all, it was just snacks. Everyone could eat it if they wanted to. They would not eat it if they did not want to. There was nothing to fuss about if there were no signs of snacks in Tengda.

However, Pei Qian felt that the employees’ attitudes were a little strange.

The originally relaxed atmosphere seemed to have disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by a slightly solemn atmosphere. There were even a few employees secretly observing him.

This made Pei Qian think that something must be going on!

He came to an employee’s desk and asked, “I remember that you had been eating a lot of snacks before. Why didn’t you eat anything today? Are you tired of the snacks recently? Do you want to change to another batch tomorrow?”

The employee quickly shook his head. “No, no, no, Boss Pei. I just want to lose weight. I want to quit snacks for a while.”

“Lose weight?” Pei Qian looked him up and down. This guy was more than 1.7 meters tall and weighed about 60 kilograms. How could he lose weight?

Shouldn’t he find a better excuse?

Pei Qian looked at another employee beside him.

The employee quickly said, “Yes, yes, Boss Pei, I want to lose weight as well.”

Pei Qian looked suspicious. “Aren’t there low-calorie snacks in the snacks section? You won’t grow fat by eating them.”

“What’s going on? If you don’t say anything, I’ll get the administrative department to change another batch of snacks!”

The two employees could not hold it in anymore when they heard that they were going to get a new batch of snacks.

That was because their original intention of not eating snacks was to save some money for Boss Pei and reduce the company’s daily expenses. Wouldn’t it be even more wasteful if Boss Pei mistakenly thought that everyone did not like to eat and changed a batch of snacks?

The two employees looked at each other. They knew that their reasons for losing weight were not valid. They could only say, “Boss Pei, we heard that there was a small problem with the company’s funds… We are all part of Tengda after all. Everyone is responsible for saving expenses…”

Another employee immediately added, “Yes, Boss Pei, don’t worry. We will definitely not hold the company back at critical moments!”

Pei Qian raised his eyebrows and was unhappy.

Everyone was responsible for saving expenses?

Was this human language?!

How much money can I save if you don’t eat snacks? You’re not even willing to let me spend this little bit of money and you still have the cheek to be my employee?!

Are you not dragging the company down?

Indeed, you are not dragging the company down. You are dragging me down!

Pei Qian wanted to scold them at first, but when he saw the other employees staring at him, he held back.

No, he could not scold them.

Now, his every move was being watched by his employees. If he were to show some extreme behavior, it might make his employees more certain of their original guesses. It might even be transmitted to other departments through the network.

What if all of Tengda’s employees felt that the company was in trouble and wanted to work together? Wouldn’t it be a huge problem if all of the company’s expenses were reduced?

He had to deal with this situation calmly.

At that thought, Pei Qian put on an amiable expression. With a smile, he looked like a spring breeze. “Why would you have such thoughts?”

“Since when did the company run into financial problems? Don’t believe the rumors outside. Those are fake news released by other companies. They are attacking our company for no reason!”

“You’ve all seen the results of ‘Mission and Choice’ movies and games. Otto Technologies’ new cell phone and smart fitness drying rack have also received good reviews. How could there be a funding problem?”

“Our company has sufficient funds. Don’t worry unnecessarily!”

“What’s more, a company that wants to develop, won’t achieve it by saving. How much can you save on snacks, taxis, and other benefits?”

“You might as well focus all your energy on work, eat more snacks and do a good job. That would be your true contribution to the company!”

The two employees quickly nodded. “Alright, Boss Pei, we understand!”

Pei Qian immediately said, “Quick, get your snacks. Eat more before work ends. Go, go!”

Under Pei Qian’s urging, the employees came to the water bar one by one, took a few bags of snacks, and returned to their desks.

Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction.

Great, that should be it.

He did not have any other requests for these employees now. It seemed too much to expect them to slack off and drag the work progress. However, it was only right for them to eat more snacks and drink more drinks, right?

What’s the point of keeping you guys if you couldn’t even do that?!

Pei Qian walked away satisfied when he heard the sound of chips being chewed.

He might be able to find a buyer and sell the building tomorrow. Happy!

After Boss Pei left, the two employees ate their snacks and whispered to each other.

“This is bad. It looks like the problem with the funds is almost certain.”

“What do you mean?”

“The Boss Pei of adversity! Look at how Boss Pei is speaking to us with such a pleasant expression. He looks so relaxed. However, all the old employees who are familiar with him know that the more this is the case, the more it shows that Boss Pei is in adversity! Otherwise, why would he have to explain so much to us?”

“That’s right! Boss Pei, who is in a good state, calmly thinks about problems and worries about the next stage of development in advance. Boss Pei, who is in a bad state, infects everyone with his optimistic spirit. It looks like he is indeed in a bad state!”

“What should we do?”

“I think we have to trust Boss Pei. We can’t let his efforts go to waste. Boss Pei is right. We can’t save much money even if we don’t eat snacks. We still have to work hard and create more results for the company! As for this time, I believe Boss Pei can definitely lead us through this difficult time!”

“Yes, trust in Boss Pei!”

The two of them ate their snacks and continued working seriously.

At the same time, some employees opened their internal chat software and chatted with colleagues and friends from other departments…

…

That night…

In a villa in Ming Yun Villas.

Lin Chang of Mythical Entertainment, Li Shi of Fu Hui Investments, Xue Zhebin of the rich second-generation heir, Zhou Muyan of Sun Strike Studios, Yao Bo of Jinding Corporation, Ding Gan of SUG Club, and a few other local investors of Jingzhou with Li Shi gathered.

There were a few people who were not in Jingzhou but had just arrived today.

Lin Chang looked at Li Shi. “Is the news reliable? Is Boss Pei really selling buildings?”

Li Shi nodded. “Absolutely!”

Zhou Muyan looked a little surprised. “That can’t be, right? Boss Pei’s two new games were both successful. Would he lack money?”

He had been busy with Sun Strike Studios in Shanghai all year round and did not pay much attention to Tengda’s situation. Thus, he instinctively did not believe it when he heard the news.

Li Shi nodded slightly. “We’ll know once we calculate Tengda’s recent expenses. With Boss Pei’s spending methods, it would be amazing if the capital chain could withstand it.”

He briefly analyzed Tengda’s situation, including the fact that payment for ‘Mission and Choice’ had not been received, the smart fitness drying rack had been stocked up, and the large-scale splurging of money as a war with the 515 game festival with Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation.

After a simple explanation, Li Shi said, “Tengda has indeed expressed their intention to sell a building. They also hope that the funds can be transferred as soon as possible.”

Lin Chang slapped his thigh in frustration. “There’s such a thing? It’s my fault!”

“If Boss Pei had not spent a huge sum of money to help build Slow Movement Studio, he would not have sold the building for such a small sum of money!”

“At that time, Boss Pei very generously offered to set up Slow Movement Studio with us. He even personally designed the first game, finalized the first product, and even asked Shang Yang Games to help. I did not think too much about it at that time. Who would have thought that Tengda’s internal funds were actually quite tight?”

“Boss Pei is still trying to squeeze out a sum of money under such circumstances. He would rather sell the building than get help. I’m really ashamed!”

There was no doubt about Tengda Corporation’s revenue.

The new games and two types of digital products were all very successful. They would definitely be able to earn a lot of money. Therefore, Boss Pei selling buildings was definitely not an internal problem of the company. He could only say that it was to transfer funds to deal with the price war between Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation.

Even so, taking out the company’s precious liquid funds to help set up Slow Movement Studio was a very touching act!

Li Shi’s expression was serious. “We have received a lot of favors from Boss Pei. Now that Boss Pei is facing some difficulties, we cannot sit back and do nothing!”

Everyone nodded.

There was no need to talk about Li Shi and the local investors in Jingzhou. They had already made a lot of money by sharing soup with Boss Pei. They were just short of treating Boss Pei like the God of Fortune.

As for the others, such as Zhou Muyan from Sun Strike Studios and Yao Bo from Jinding Corporation, they had benefited greatly from the GPL league even though they did not have much business dealings with Tengda.

Back then, everyone had paid a high price to buy a spot in the GPL league. Now, it was proven that they had bought it right.

That was because the slots for the GPL league were already out of stock. If there were still clubs outside that wanted to enter, they would have to buy slots from them.

Given the current popularity of the GPL league, the price of the slots had nearly doubled, and it would definitely continue to rise in the future!

Even if they did not consider the price of the slots, the popularity of the GPL league was so high. The advertisement effect that it brought to them had already earned back the small amount of money they had spent to buy the slots.

What’s more, Boss Pei had spared no effort in promoting the GPL league. They were all beneficiaries.

Yao Bo said, “GOG and IOI are fighting a price war on the surface and it involves Tengda Corporation and Finger Games, it obviously has an impact on us.”

“Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation created the ICL league just to fight against the GPL. We are all counting on the popularity of GPL. In fact, it is a relationship of glory and loss!”

Zhou Muyan nodded. “Yes, we have to help him!”

Sun Strike Studios had also tasted the benefits ever since they bought a GPL slot. They were able to channel their own games through the popularity of the GPL. The flow of the game had greatly increased.

GPL’s popularity was equivalent to Sun Strike Studios’ income. How could they not be concerned?

“How should we help?” Li Shi asked, seeing that everyone quickly reached a consensus.