Pei Qian suddenly felt his financial future had brightened!

Previously, he only had 50,000 yuan in system funds. Using that small amount to hire an employee would have been a bit excessive.

But now, Pei Qian had 300,000 yuan in system funds!

Hiring an employee wasn’t excessive, right?

After painful reflection, Pei Qian summarized the lessons from his previous failure, which boiled down to the following points.

First, terrible luck!

Who would have thought that a garbage game he casually made would catch the attention of a somewhat famous gaming content creator?

If it weren’t for this Qiao Laoshi, wouldn’t he have successfully lost money?

Second, Pei Qian also began to doubt his abilities.

Was it because he was too smart, so his approach to losing money was wrong?

Some people try hard to make money but always fail and lose money in various ways.

While others rack their brains trying to lose money, yet still can’t lose it!

Pei Qian felt he might be the latter.

So, he thought he should find someone to help.

Hire people!

If he hired some slackers to handle these tasks, wouldn’t he be able to comfortably lose money?

Thinking this way, Pei Qian suddenly wasn’t angry at Ma Yang anymore, even though he had just been dragged down by him.

“Ma Yang is truly a gift from heaven!”

“Such a genius slacker—isn’t he the perfect employee I’ve been waiting for?”

“What about other classmates? One sheep is as easy to tend as a flock. Paying more salaries means losing more money.”

“No, no! The others are too reliable.”

Pei Qian initially considered other classmates but quickly abandoned the idea.

Handong University was a key university after all. Those who got admitted might not all be exceptional, but their intelligence wouldn’t be too low.

Ma Yang’s type of slacker was an exception—a rare find.

With other people, there was a real possibility they might succeed, which would leave Pei Qian in tears.

Having made up his mind, Pei Qian called Ma Yang out of the dormitory for a private talk.

“What’s up, Qian Ge? Do you have some secret tactics to tell me?” Ma Yang’s face was full of expectation, thinking Pei Qian wanted to discuss gaming strategies.

“I’ve been making games on my own recently and need help. Are you interested?” Pei Qian got straight to the point. Ma Yang wasn’t a complicated person anyway; making things complex would only be counterproductive.

Ma Yang was stunned, then shook his head: “Are you kidding? There are so many courses this semester, and you’re messing with this fancy stuff.”

He paused, then continued: “You haven’t been fooled by the illusion created by that scam indie game, have you?”

“That ‘Lonely Desert Highway’ became popular largely due to luck. Besides, making games burns money. Where would you get the money?”

Pei Qian coughed twice: “To be honest, I’m a hidden rich second-generation. My family gave me 300,000 yuan. Is that enough?”

Ma Yang’s mouth hung open, and after a long moment, he finally squeezed out a sentence.

“Are you serious? You’re not joking with me?”

Ma Yang wasn’t clear about Pei Qian’s family background, but he knew Pei Qian wasn’t the type to mess with people for no reason. There was no point in making such a low-quality joke to fool him.

Only now did Ma Yang start to take this matter seriously.

“Besides money, what other issues are there?” Ma Yang inquired.

Pei Qian asked in return: “Besides money, are there other issues?”

Ma Yang was taken aback: “Do you know art? Do you know programming?”

Pei Qian shook his head: “No, but does it matter? Can’t we just spend money to buy resources online or find professionals to customize them?”

Ma Yang opened his mouth, finding it hard to express his current feelings.

Isn’t this too childish???

That’s not how you use money!

Pei Qian patted his shoulder: “Relax. I’m just asking you one question: are you willing to join? If you are, I’ll reserve a position for you in the design team.”

Ma Yang looked hesitant: “Qian Ge, logically speaking, given our close relationship, I should help you unconditionally.”

“But neither of us knows anything about game development! This 300,000 yuan may be from your family, but I think you should really think it through and not decide lightly.”

“I’m afraid that if the 300,000 yuan goes down the drain, it would be too unfair to you. I really can’t join.”

Pei Qian was speechless. He never imagined that Ma Yang’s conscience would be the obstacle to this plan…

But thinking about it, indeed, Ma Yang might be a bit dumb, but his character was beyond reproach—a standard nice guy.

Pei Qian couldn’t reveal the source of the funds, so he could only say he was from a rich family and the money was from home. But as a result, Ma Yang was afraid of making Pei Qian lose money and didn’t want to join.

Pei Qian had to present a successful case to prove himself: “Actually, I’ve already made a game, and it’s already making money.”

Ma Yang was stunned: “What game?”

“Ahem.” Pei Qian coughed twice. “‘Lonely Desert Highway.'”

“Pfft!” Ma Yang almost spat out in surprise.

“That ridiculous game was made by you?!” Ma Yang was utterly shocked.

Previously, he had complained to Pei Qian about what kind of rotten-hearted designer would make such a scam game, only to find out he was criticizing the actual creator…

Pei Qian was also helpless: “Yes, I made it…”

The scene was quite awkward for a moment.

Ma Yang blinked his eyes, suddenly giving a thumbs up: “Wow, that’s impressive, Qian Ge! I had no idea you had such talent for game design! For this game to become so popular, you’re simply a genius! I was just saying earlier that I felt a strange sense of familiarity when playing this game, so that’s why!”

Pei Qian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. This Old Ma changed his attitude so quickly!

“Alright, alright, stop the flattery. I’m just asking you one thing: are you in? I’ll pay you a salary of 3,000 yuan per month, and you won’t be responsible for profits or losses.” Pei Qian said.

This time, Ma Yang’s attitude was completely different. He nodded vigorously: “No problem, no problem. I’ll follow you then, Qian Ge. You know, I may not have many strengths, but I am reliable!”

After learning that Pei Qian had already created a successful game, Ma Yang no longer thought he was just playing around. Instead, he felt Pei Qian was doing something with great prospects, so of course, he was eager to join!

Pei Qian deeply agreed with Ma Yang: “Yes, yes, yes, I value your reliability! Don’t tell others about this, okay? Among all the classmates I know, I think you have the most talent. I haven’t approached anyone else.”

Ma Yang was beaming with joy: “No problem, no problem.”

“Good, so that’s settled for now.” Pei Qian had nothing else to say. “There’s still a lot of preparatory work to do on this end. Go about your business first, and I’ll let you know when there’s progress.”

Ma Yang kept nodding: “Alright, don’t worry. I’ll make a trip to the bookstore this afternoon to see if there are any professional books to buy and study. Rest assured, I definitely won’t drag the team down!”

Ma Yang turned and went back to the dormitory to gather his things, ready to go out.

“There’s no need to buy professional books to study…”

Pei Qian shouted this in his heart, but after raising his hand slightly, he ultimately said nothing.

He began to doubt whether his decision to find Ma Yang was correct.

Could someone so responsible and reliable help him achieve his goal…

But then again, based on his years of understanding Ma Yang, this guy was indeed reliable, but also truly limited in ability.

Letting him freely read professional books wouldn’t affect the big picture.