Tenda Games.

Pei Qian flipped through his little notebook. There were still two people who needed to be dealt with.

The first name in Mr. Pei’s little notebook wasn’t Lin Wan, since Lin Wan had only saved him a few hundred thousand in rent, which now seemed like a trivial amount that could be spent in no time.

Moreover, considering the two hundred thousand that Lin Chang had given him, Mr. Pei felt obligated to go easy on Lin Wan.

The first name in the little notebook was, without a doubt, Qiao Liang!

The week before last, when “Lonely Desert Highway” updated its version, Qiao Laoshi had again promoted Tenda, nearly making Pei Qian want to hire someone to kill him.

From the initial “Lonely Desert Highway” to “Game Producer,” and then to the later DLC, this Qiao Laoshi was like a relentless ghost.

However, after having someone investigate this Qiao Laoshi, Pei Qian still hadn’t figured out exactly how to deal with him.

Qiao Liang lived permanently in the capital but wasn’t a local, belonging to the northern drifter group.

Originally, his life should have been quite difficult, but later he joined AiLiDao. Thanks to the video incentive program and regular sponsorships, he was living quite well, to the point where he was no longer willing to accept some low-end sponsorship deals.

Basically, since the episode introducing “Game Producer” in “Masterpiece,” Qiao Laoshi had forcibly latched onto the “performance art-style promotion,” and then somehow found himself on a path of dignified sponsorships.

It was also strange that while other content creators got criticized for accepting sponsorships, Qiao Laoshi was doing the same thing, yet the comment section was filled with viewers cheering “great sponsorship” and “artistic sponsorship”!

Other content creators who witnessed this were so envious they could barely contain themselves.

However, there would never be a second case like Qiao Laoshi.

And for this very reason, Qiao Laoshi was extremely grateful to Tenda. After all, he had originally been just a moderately popular content creator, but now he had become a hot creator in AiLiDao’s gaming channel, mainly by riding Tenda’s popularity.

It was very likely that as soon as the next game came out, Qiao Laoshi would pounce on it immediately.

Pei Qian had originally thought about using money to destroy Qiao Laoshi, which was feasible, but the problem was what to do after that.

Qiao Laoshi was indeed somewhat short on money, but the issue was what Pei Qian would have him do after buying him out.

Have him make videos smearing Tenda’s games?

That would be very unreasonable, and no matter how much Qiao Laoshi tried to smear them, viewers would probably just see it as another instance of grand performance art.

Have Qiao Laoshi stop making any videos related to Tenda?

Spending money specifically for this purpose would probably make Qiao Laoshi suspicious of Pei Qian’s true intentions, which would contradict the requirement not to expose the system.

So Pei Qian found that this matter had reached a stalemate.

Having Qiao Laoshi praise Tenda was promoting Tenda.

Having Qiao Laoshi criticize Tenda was still promoting Tenda!

This was very awkward.

Pei Qian realized that he could indeed use money to knock Qiao Laoshi down, even to the point where he would never get up again, but the key issue was that even if Qiao Laoshi was selling out for dirty money, it wouldn’t help Pei Qian.

That was the most hurtful part.

But no matter what, this grudge couldn’t go unavenged!

“When the new game comes out, max out the budget, make Qiao Laoshi play through it a hundred times to ease my anger!”

Pei Qian silently turned his gaze to the second line in his notebook: Lin Wan.

He had already decided to assign Lin Wan to Shangyang Games, and now was the perfect time.

Over at Shangyang Games, the current structure was quite complete, with Ye Zhizhou handling creativity and Wang Xiaobin, the experienced planner, coordinating arrangements. For the time being, they weren’t short on staff.

However, since Wang Xiaobin was primarily focused on numerical balancing, he was somewhat stretched thin, making the current structure slightly unreasonable.

Sending Lin Wan over there was mainly to let her experience how miserable it was to be an executive planner, while also bringing the Tenda spirit to the Shangyang Games.

The best outcome would be for Lin Wan to work herself to death at Shangyang Games, only for the game to ultimately fail, making her disillusioned with the gaming industry and return to inherit her family business.

A middling outcome would be for Lin Wan to not accomplish much there but continue to put in effort, while at least ensuring Shangyang Games continued to lose money, and preventing Lin Wan from suddenly offering Pei Qian free rent again, giving him a heart attack.

The worst outcome would be for Lin Wan to somehow make Shangyang Games wildly successful, boosting her confidence…

However, Pei Qian felt that this possibility wasn’t very high.

With this in mind, Pei Qian called Lin Wan to his office and briefly explained his arrangements.

Unexpectedly, Lin Wan immediately shook her head and flatly refused.

“I’m not going.”

Pei Qian was a bit stunned. How could she be so decisive??

When other people learned they were being promoted, they were usually moved to tears on the spot, but you? Not only are you not moved, but you’re flatly refusing?

Lin Wan said seriously, “Mr. Pei, thank you for your kindness.”

“But my current abilities are still lacking.”

“I hope to continue staying with Tenda, at least until ‘Turning Back is Salvation’ is released, to gain more experience.”

Pei Qian was speechless.

So this is what being a rich second-generation is like. I was thinking in the wrong direction!

Lin Wan didn’t care about promotions at all.

No matter how much she was promoted, it wouldn’t be as quick as asking her family for money to become a boss herself.

What Lin Wan wanted was to learn from excellent project experiences and to have enjoyable working experiences with colleagues.

She was currently very happy with her project at Tenda and had no desire to move elsewhere.

Pei Qian had never imagined that his tried-and-true method of removing the top person would encounter such unexpected setbacks!

Was this the power of money that the rich second generation possessed?

But such a small matter couldn’t stump Pei Qian. His mind spun rapidly, and he quickly came up with another set of arguments.

“People in our company all tend to underestimate their abilities.”

“Of course, this is also very normal. Working with so many excellent colleagues, it’s easy to develop the misconception that ‘I’m not good enough.'”

“But you should believe that you’re already capable of completing this job.”

Pei Qian paused, then said seriously: “Going to Shangyang Games is an important task, and you’re the only person suitable for it.”

Lin Wan was taken aback: “Ah? Really?”

Upon hearing the words “the only person suitable,” Lin Wan couldn’t help but become curious.

Pei Qian stood up and took a few steps, explaining: “Shangyang Games is a loss-making game company. Tenda acquired them, naturally intending to transform them thoroughly.”

“But this transformation can’t be rushed; it must be done step by step, because a company’s inertia isn’t so easily reversed.”

“And you have two important tasks:”

“First, you’re the link between Shangyang Games and Tenda. The current person in charge there, Ye Zhizhou, is somewhat overly cautious in his actions. For decisions he’s afraid to make, you need to make them for him, then communicate with me. What I fear most is that they’re afraid to spend money!”

“Second, you’re the messenger of the Tenda spirit. I hope you can gradually transform Shangyang Games with Tenda’s spirit, whether by taking them on team-building activities or by improving their salaries and benefits, gradually bringing them in line with Tenda.”

“If you’re truly effective, it will show that you already can independently manage a project! And your dream will no longer be so distant.”

“So, this is a very serious challenge for you. Are you going to back down in the face of difficulty?”

Lin Wan immediately shook her head: “Of course not!”

She hesitated for a moment: “Then… can I come back to Tenda in the future?”

Pei Qian smiled slightly: “Of course, Tenda is your forever home. Your workstation will always be kept for you, and you can come back to visit anytime.”

Lin Wan thought for a moment, then nodded: “Alright, I accept this mission!”