Meanwhile, at the GOG project team.

Eric was seriously considering GOG’s overseas operation plan for the coming period.

IOI’s Lunar New Year event had been criticized both domestically and internationally, but the criticism abroad was clearly much lighter.

The criticism stemmed from IOI consistently releasing various skins while neglecting gameplay and balance adjustments, with Dayark Group’s money-grabbing intentions being too obvious.

However, domestic players were more concerned about Finger Company’s unfair treatment of the FV team, which foreign players didn’t care about as much.

Moreover, GOG had conducted a massive giveaway event domestically, but nothing of the sort overseas.

All in all, after the World Championship and the Lunar New Year event, GOG and IOI had indeed widened their gap overseas, but the difference was far less dramatic than in the domestic market.

More effort was still needed!

As Eric was pondering the new operation plan, he suddenly noticed a pop-up message on the company’s internal chat software. It was a small group of five people.

Mr. Pei had sent a message and then left the group.

Obviously, there might be hundreds of discussions in this group afterward, and Pei Qian found it too troublesome and didn’t want to read them, so he arranged the work and left the group for peace of mind.

Eric was stunned for a moment. He first read Mr. Pei’s message, then looked at the other three people in the group.

“This…”

Eric was dumbfounded.

Because he never imagined that Mr. Pei would want to acquire Finger Company, and even less did he expect that Mr. Pei would entrust this important task to him!

Although Eric was previously a senior executive at Dayark Group, since his resignation, to express his unwavering loyalty to Tenda, he had completely severed ties with Dayark Group and Finger Company.

After joining Tenda, he had been focused entirely on GOG’s overseas operation plans, whether it was the World Championship or new versions. With various tasks keeping him busy, he hadn’t paid much attention to IOI’s affairs.

Therefore, Eric was still unaware of the internal changes quietly brewing within Dayark Group and Finger Company.

“Mr. Pei wants to acquire Finger Company. Could it be that he’s trying to accelerate progress and take giant strides toward unifying the entire MOBA game market?”

“Come to think of it, this is indeed an excellent opportunity.”

“But more importantly, Mr. Pei choosing me as the negotiation leader… what a weighty sign of trust!”

As a defector, Eric felt warmth.

As a former employee of Dayark Group, although Eric wouldn’t be suspected of being a mole, most normal leaders would certainly be cautious. Even if they didn’t deliberately guard against him, they would more or less keep some distance.

Going to negotiate with Dayark Group about acquiring Finger Company was clearly an incredibly lucrative assignment!

Typically, a boss would choose his direct subordinates and confidants to handle such matters.

But looking at Mr. Pei’s choice, although there were veterans like Xin Hailu and He Desheng among the four people listed, on the GOG project team side, he directly selected Eric!

Obviously, this showed that Mr. Pei had no factional prejudices whatsoever and, with a very broad mind, considered Eric as one of his own!

This made Eric feel extremely touched.

“Mr. Pei trusts me so much. I must use my understanding of Dayark Group to strive for as many benefits as possible for him!” Eric secretly made up his mind.

…

Meanwhile, Meng Chang had just returned to the Advertising and Marketing Department.

After putting the proposal back at his workstation, he immediately called Fan Xiaodong.

It was dawn in the United States, but the information in Meng Chang’s hands was very important and couldn’t be delayed.

“Hey? Xiaodong, I just got accurate information from Mr. Pei. Mr. Pei indeed intends to acquire Finger Company, and… holy shit!”

This sudden exclamation startled Fan Xiaodong, who asked with confusion, “What’s wrong?”

Meng Chang’s voice trembled with excitement: “Mr. Pei just sent me a message…”

Fan Xiaodong was puzzled: “Sent you a message? Could it be that you asked too obviously and were discovered by Mr. Pei?”

Meng Chang shook his head: “Actually, Mr. Pei discovered it on the spot, but he only gave a slight punishment, which won’t affect the authenticity of this intelligence…”

Fan Xiaodong: “Then why are you cursing?”

After a moment of silence, Meng Chang said, “Mr. Pei just sent me a message… asking me to work with three other Tenda executives to handle the acquisition of Finger Company!”

“And Mr. Pei also said… if certain details can’t be resolved through discussion, I should make the final decision…”

Fan Xiaodong fell silent as well.

Obviously, both men were shocked by this sudden turn of events!

After a long while, Fan Xiaodong asked with hesitation, “Why… would Mr. Pei assign you to this task?”

Meng Chang: “Isn’t that exactly what I’m wondering about? If I knew, would I have been shocked enough to curse out loud?”

Both were quite confused.

Because this matter was completely outside Meng Chang’s jurisdiction!

Meng Chang was responsible for advertising and marketing, and he had barely worked on any promotional plans for GOG. He hadn’t interacted with people from the GOG project team or Tenda’s investment department, let alone had any connection with Finger Company or Dayark Group.

In contrast, the other three people all had very close connections to the acquisition of Finger Company.

So why did Mr. Pei specifically include Meng Chang?

Moreover, Mr. Pei had also said in the group that when negotiating with Dayark Group, the four should work together, and if certain details couldn’t be resolved through discussion, Meng Chang would make the final decision.

Such significant authority was far beyond just making up numbers!

After a long silence, Meng Chang said, “Could it be… Mr. Pei has guessed that I would have some unconventional operations in the capital market and knows that I could obtain some insider information, so he’s sending me over to utilize my abilities in this regard?”

Although it seemed far-fetched, it was the only reasonable explanation!

Looking at the other three people: Eric was originally an employee of Dayark Group and had a thorough understanding of both Dayark Group and Finger Company, as well as both GOG and IOI; Xin Hailu was Mr. Pei’s most trusted long-time employee, and He Desheng was the head of the investment department, both with solid professional knowledge.

During negotiations, Eric could mobilize resources from the GOG project team, He Desheng could mobilize resources from the investment department, and Xin Hailu could mobilize resources from other departments. In other words, the resources of the entire Tenda Group could be mobilized to complete this acquisition!

What about Meng Chang?

Thinking about it, his only advantage seemed to be that he and Fan Xiaodong had access to some insider information in the capital market and had anticipated various unconventional moves that Charles was about to make.

Fan Xiaodong agreed with this: “That makes sense!”

“This means that, to some extent, Mr. Pei is actually tacitly approving our ability to gain some benefits in the capital market. But correspondingly, you must cooperate with and guide the other three to secure Finger Company as quickly as possible and at the best price!”

“Come to think of it, you really are the most suitable candidate because the other three only understand their own business areas and would find it difficult to coordinate the overall plan. Plus… they don’t have ambitions as grand as yours.”

“If you can integrate the resources in the hands of these three people well, you can secure the maximum benefits for Tenda! And tacitly allowing you to gain some benefits in the capital market is the sweetener, an incentive for you.”

“Mr. Pei truly knows how to use the right people for the right tasks!”

After their reflections, Meng Chang said, “Alright, I’ll hang up now. This matter can’t be delayed. I need to start preparing immediately!”

“Please help me gather more information from your end. When we negotiate with Dayark Group, Charles will certainly obstruct us in every way possible, so I need to prepare countermeasures in advance.”

“By the way, I think Charles is likely about to make his move soon. We can also prepare to short Finger Company’s stock.”

Fan Xiaodong: “Understood, leave this to me!”

After hanging up, Meng Chang immediately began to consider strategies while also consulting with others in the group.

But when he checked the member list again, Mr. Pei had already left the group.

“Mr. Pei is truly confident… entrusting such a significant matter entirely to us?”

“…I have to admire him.”

Meng Chang felt that his understanding of Mr. Pei had been refreshed once again.

Dare not to give it his all? Dare to be too clever for his own good?

Mr. Pei was watching them all along!