Pei Qian took another tour around the training base and was very satisfied overall.
“Mr. Pei, this is basically what we have. Do you see any room for improvement?” Bao Xu asked.
Pei Qian shook his head. “There’s no need for changes. It’s perfect.”
Besides being surprised, Bao Xu felt a bit delighted.
As far as he knew, Mr. Pei rarely said things like “no need for changes”!
If even Mr. Pei couldn’t find fault with it, it seemed he had truly done an excellent job this time!
Was it because he had approached the plan with such strong emotions, making it absolutely perfect? Or was it because he had accidentally achieved excellence in certain aspects, perfectly fulfilling Mr. Pei’s requirements?
Whatever the reason, such praise was precious!
However, the reason Pei Qian felt no changes were necessary was primarily because his and Bao Xu’s thinking completely aligned this time!
Mr. Pei’s goal was to make everyone suffer, and Bao Xu’s goal was also to make everyone suffer.
In fact, Bao Xu’s emotions were even more intense.
So Pei Qian felt no changes were necessary. Even if there were any to be made, that would be a consideration for later.
The first phase of Suffering Travel’s training base had already reached a fairly perfect state.
Pei Qian walked around some more and remarked, “The only pity is that this training base seems a bit empty right now. There aren’t many people.”
Bao Xu hurriedly explained, “Don’t worry about that, Mr. Pei. We’ve almost finished recruiting the relevant personnel for the training base, including cleaners, equipment maintenance staff, physical training coaches, nutritionists, wilderness survival experts, and other staff. They’re all ready and will start work soon.”
Pei Qian shook his head. “That’s not what I meant. I’m talking about customers!”
“Let me call and ask when Huang Sibo and Hu Xianbin will be back.”
Pei Qian took out his phone, put it on speaker, and called Huang Sibo.
After ringing a few times, the other side picked up.
“Hello? Mr. Pei! Is there something work-related you need me for?”
Pei Qian chuckled. “Of course not. I just remembered that you’ve been traveling for almost a month now, and I wanted to check in on you. How is it going? Are you having fun? Is everything going smoothly?”
Huang Sibo quickly replied, “Rest assured, Mr. Pei, everything is great! The hotel is very comfortable, we’re eating local delicacies, and we’re getting plenty of rest.”
“Once we return from our trip, we can immediately get back to work!”
Pei Qian thought to himself: “Return from the trip and immediately get back to work? Dream on! Where in the world would you find such a sweet deal?”
With the phone on speaker, Bao Xu could hear everything clearly.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes revealed murderous intent.
That Huang Sibo! When I travel, I go to suffer, but for you, it turns into sightseeing and enjoyment!
How can I tolerate this?
I’ll arrange something for you. I won’t rest until I make you eat three tons of dried meat cakes!
Pei Qian coughed lightly twice. “Don’t rush about work matters.”
“Just make sure you don’t exhaust yourselves while traveling. Taking care of your health is the priority. There’s no need to push yourselves too hard in these final days; if necessary, just rest in the hotel. As for travel, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.”
Huang Sibo hurriedly said, “Alright, thank you for your concern, Mr. Pei. We’ll be sure to conserve our energy and not play too hard. It won’t affect our work when we return.”
Pei Qian chuckled again.
Who told you that conserving energy was to avoid affecting work?
I’m afraid you’ll play too hard and won’t be able to handle the special training when you get back!
If Huang Sibo played too intensely in these final days and returned physically exhausted or even developed minor health issues, wouldn’t all of Bao Xu’s painstaking preparations be wasted?
It’s fine if they misunderstood. As long as Huang Sibo and Hu Xianbin preserved their energy and didn’t tire themselves out in advance, that would be enough.
“Good, enjoy yourselves then. See you in Jingzhou.”
Pei Qian hung up.
Perfect!
All preparations for Suffering Travel were now complete. They were just waiting for the fish to take the bait.
Pei Qian looked at Bao Xu. “For this Suffering Travel training camp, how many people do you plan to take in for the first session?”
Bao Xu answered honestly, “In terms of the entire training base’s capacity, the upper limit is about 20 people. The program lasts for one month, during which phones will be confiscated, and daily training, meals, accommodation, and so on will all be arranged uniformly.”
“However, 20 people would be a bit crowded, and arrangements might not be as flexible or smooth. So initially, we’ll only take 10 people, which will be relatively easier to manage. Once the entire process becomes more familiar, we can gradually increase the number.”
Pei Qian nodded, very satisfied to hear that the training would last for a month and phones would be confiscated.
This would definitely disrupt work, right?
“Then let’s start with 10 people. Huang Sibo and Hu Xianbin have already reserved two spots. As for the other eight spots…”
Pei Qian silently calculated the top managers on his mental list.
“Xiao Peng from Slackin’ Internet Café, Rui Yuchen from Slackin’ Delivery, Ye Zhizhou from Shangyang Games, Shen Renjie from Numa AI Lab, Guo Licheng from Tuoguan Fitness, He Desheng from Dream Realization Venture Capital, Chen Yufeng from Rabbit Tail Live Streaming, Ma Yiqun from Endpoint Chinese Website…”
“Alright, let’s go with these for now.”
Unfortunately, the spots were somewhat limited, but these ten people basically covered all the main profitable industries of Tenda.
There were some other industries like Useful APP, Thrilling Hostel, Headwind Logistics, etc., but these industries were basically not making much money or were even in a loss-making state, so there was no need to prioritize them. They could wait for the second batch.
For instance, Lü Mingliang from Headwind Logistics was Mr. Pei’s right-hand man, and he absolutely wouldn’t send him to the training camp.
What if Lü Mingliang handed over his work to his subordinates after joining the camp, and Headwind Logistics suddenly started making money? Wouldn’t that be a huge loss?
It was still necessary to prioritize these highly profitable industries.
For key departments like Tenda Games, Shangyang Games, and Fei Huang Studio, they could even arrange two rounds, where the two main leaders would travel twice a year, each time for half a year, creating a truly seamless transition.
Take Fei Huang Studio for example. Previously, Pei Qian had always targeted Huang Sibo, but Zhu Xiaocai could use Huang Sibo as a shield and sleep soundly.
This time, they definitely had to include Zhu Xiaocai and not let him escape!
Bao Xu silently recorded this list, feeling shocked.
Wow, Mr. Pei was planning to catch all of Tenda’s department heads in one fell swoop!
Selecting one from each popular department, it could be said that he was treating everyone equally and fairly in terms of suffering.
He’s so supportive of my work!
At Tenda, when Bao Xu went traveling, no employee was innocent. And the department heads were especially not innocent.
So, arranging for them first gave Bao Xu a sense of sweet revenge.
He immediately declared, “Rest assured, Mr. Pei, we’ll start their special training next month and make sure everything is perfectly arranged!”
Pei Qian patted his shoulder with satisfaction. “Good! I trust you to handle this. Make sure to work them to death!”
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August 31st, Friday.
In the blink of an eye, another week had passed.
Pei Qian had a rather peaceful week.
The training base for Suffering Travel was largely ready, and the list for the first batch of special training had been selected. They were just waiting for Huang Sibo and Hu Xianbin to return at the beginning of the month, and then they could immediately make arrangements.
The situation with the Morning Dew Gaming Platform was also quite good. No good news was the best news.
After the official start of the Bug Finding Competition, a large number of players had flocked to the Morning Dew Gaming Platform, including those who wanted to fish in troubled waters and profit from it.
The staff of the Morning Dew Gaming Platform had been working at full capacity this week, exposing counterfeit videos that didn’t meet the criteria one by one, publishing them openly, repeatedly educating people about the rules, and even inviting some of the more vocal complainers online to come to Jingzhou for a live broadcast to find bugs.
As a result, not a single person showed up.
Obviously, most people who were complaining online probably knew they couldn’t reproduce these bugs in person…
But that didn’t stop them from continuing to rant and curse online, saying that the Morning Dew Gaming Platform was just doing marketing and playing tricks.
The current situation was still quite chaotic. Although many players had been searching for bugs without success, there were still some players stirring up trouble online for various reasons.
Some players had even declared that as soon as the event ended, they would use the “not recommended” method to remove all games from the platform, teaching the officials a lesson.
Although the final decision on whether to remove a specific game ultimately rested with officials, since they had already handed over this power to the players, going back on their word would inevitably lead to some very unfavorable public opinion.
In any case, the future of the entire platform remained uncertain, and from the current situation, it seemed that the possibility of tragedy was high.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this. It looked like the Morning Dew Gaming Platform would soon become a true money-burning tree, which was cause for celebration!
Just as he was thinking about this, there was a knock at the door.
Meng Chang had arrived.
“Come in, come in, have a seat.”
Seeing Meng Chang, Pei Qian couldn’t help but smile with joy.
All that cultivation wasn’t in vain. He had finally seen the light!
How much commission would he get this time?
Pei Qian opened this analytical report on his laptop and directly scrolled to the specific commission figure.
Ninety-eight thousand!
Seeing this number, Pei Qian let out a surprised “Oh.”
It was a bit lower than he had imagined.
After all, he had capped Meng Chang’s commission at two hundred thousand, with the commission being proportional to the promotional expenses spent and inversely proportional to the promotional effect.
Logically speaking, this case should have been quite successful, right? Pei Qian’s own promotional plan for Doubt VR Glasses had only earned the minimum commission and hadn’t lasted until the end of the month.
So why was it less than a hundred thousand?
Looking more closely at the detailed contents of the report, Pei Qian understood.
The team responsible for data analysis was very rigorous and strictly followed Pei Qian’s original requirements.
The so-called promotional effect could be positive or negative.
If negative news was too prominent, it would also create heat for the project, achieving a promotional effect.
Therefore, to get the maximum commission of 200,000, it had to be a situation where massive promotional expenses were spent, but in the end, there was no response whatsoever.