Pei Qian observed Meng Chang’s state and found that his emotions had completely calmed down, no longer as agitated as he was at the beginning.

This was a good thing.

“Come, sit for a while and have some tea.”

Pei Qian planned to comfort Meng Chang a bit more, to prevent his emotions from fluctuating after he left.

However, after sitting down on the sofa, Meng Chang kept scrolling through the Weibo post that had just been published, checking the comments from netizens.

“Mr. Pei, are you sure this is the effect you wanted to achieve?” Meng Chang asked after a few minutes.

“Hmm?”

Pei Qian was somewhat surprised.

What did Meng Chang mean by that?

He quickly took out his phone and opened Weibo, discovering that the post had only been up for a few minutes but already had several hundred replies.

“Are the players really this enthusiastic?”

“Most of them must be expressing disappointment, right?”

Originally expecting to play “Eternal Cycle” soon, but now it was officially announced to be indefinitely delayed—normal players would definitely feel very disappointed.

Players should all be quite disappointed, right?

Pei Qian casually scrolled through and randomly selected a few comments to check.

“What? Just a DLC, not a sequel? So disappointing!”

“The scale of a DLC is far less than a sequel. A sequel would be at least ten to fifteen hours, while a DLC might only be four or five hours long.”

“And it hasn’t even been greenlit yet? Who knows when it’ll be finished—maybe in the year of the monkey!”

“Other game companies say ‘we’re working on it’ when they’re just creating a new folder, but you guys haven’t even created the folder yet?”

“Well, I guess I’ll stop following this for now and check back when the game is almost finished.”

Obviously, after seeing this announcement, many players who had been eagerly waiting for “Eternal Cycle” were disappointed.

They had thought they would be able to play it in at most another month, but now they had to wait at least half a year more—how could they bear that wait?

Many players expressed that they wouldn’t follow the news for now—following it when they couldn’t play was just frustrating.

Pei Qian couldn’t help but show a pleased expression.

Wasn’t the plan quite successful?

This cold shower had at least reduced the hype that “Eternal Cycle” had accumulated!

And judging by the current trend, players’ attention to “Eternal Cycle” would definitely continue to decrease. For the hype to build up again, it would take at least three or four months.

Not bad, not bad.

However, as Pei Qian continued to scroll through the comments, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Because the most upvoted comments had a completely different tone!

“Those who feel disappointed must be fake Tenda fans, right? Shouldn’t real Tenda fans be overjoyed at this news?”

“What appears to be bad news on the surface is actually two pieces of good news!”

“The first good news is that this essentially confirms that the copyright development of the Inspiration Class is real, and that the ‘Eternal Cycle’ game actually exists and has been greenlit for development!”

“Previously, everyone was just wondering whether this game existed, but now it’s been officially confirmed—isn’t that good news? It’s just a matter of waiting a bit longer, but good food is worth waiting for!”

“The second piece of good news is that this indirectly proves that another Tenda game is about to be released soon!”

“Earlier, Teacher Qiao said he was testing a Tenda game, and we all thought it was the sequel to ‘Eternal Cycle,’ but now it seems we were mistaken. But doesn’t that mean Teacher Qiao was testing another game?”

“We won’t be able to play ‘Eternal Cycle’ in the short term, but can’t we look forward to this other game?”

Pei Qian was stunned.

They could interpret it this way?

I’m telling you about “Eternal Cycle,” but somehow you’ve taken a detour to “Animal Island”?

These players’ thought processes were quite fast!

Pei Qian looked up at Meng Chang, then back at his phone.

Obviously, this was not the effect he had wanted to achieve…

Meng Chang looked suspicious.

The actual effect of this announcement compared to what Mr. Pei had expected earlier… seemed inconsistent?

Looking at Mr. Pei’s expression, it seemed, possibly, perhaps… he had messed up?

Still expecting to get the minimum bonus next month with this kind of operation?

He must be dreaming.

Meng Chang secretly felt a little gleeful.

It seemed that Mr. Pei wasn’t good at everything after all!

Starting a company and making big money—Mr. Pei was indeed good at that.

But reverse marketing was truly difficult, and even Mr. Pei couldn’t master it perfectly! One careless move and he would blunder!

Of course, Meng Chang was only suspicious and didn’t dare to be completely certain.

After all, the intimidating impression Mr. Pei had left on him was too strong. Even with this small blunder, he wasn’t sure if it was a genuine mistake or if Mr. Pei was just playing with him.

If the person across from him wasn’t Mr. Pei but someone else, Meng Chang would probably have laughed coldly three times and started being sarcastic by now.

But Mr. Pei… always gave people an inscrutable feeling.

Meng Chang couldn’t figure out whether this was Mr. Pei’s deliberate action with a bigger plan in mind, or if he had genuinely messed up.

He tried hard to observe Mr. Pei’s expression, hoping to see some clues.

Pei Qian coughed lightly twice; the situation was a bit awkward. He needed to say something now to eliminate Meng Chang’s doubts.

Otherwise, wouldn’t he be exposing his weakness on the spot?

Sexy Boss Pei, online blunder?

That wouldn’t be good.

“There’s no problem. Although there’s a tiny issue, it’s all within my expectations.”

“My approach might be something you can’t understand or comprehend right now.”

“But it doesn’t matter, you’ll understand after some time.”

“In any case, this is all preparation for next month’s promotion.”

Pei Qian couldn’t think of a better excuse, so he could only lie through his teeth.

He hoped he could be confident enough to fool Meng Chang with his acting skills.

Pei Qian’s acting skills had indeed reached a masterful level. Meng Chang had been very suspicious, but seeing Mr. Pei’s confident expression and recalling his previous unpredictable maneuvers, he began to doubt his own assumptions.

Suddenly, Meng Chang had an idea.

After a moment of silence, he said, “Mr. Pei, I’ve already decided on the promotional plan for next month.”

“Next month, I want to choose the VR glasses project for the promotional plan!”

“If you can create a promotional plan for this project and last for two weeks—helping me get the minimum bonus—then I’ll admit that I’m not as skilled as you and still need to learn. I’ll continue to stay in the advertising and marketing department to study and improve!”

Didn’t Mr. Pei say everything was within his plan?

Well, let’s see how you promote this project!

Mr. Pei’s announcement, while reducing netizens’ attention to “Eternal Cycle,” had instantly increased their expectations for another new game, namely “Animal Island VR.”

Creating a promotion for VR glasses under these circumstances would be extremely difficult!

Moreover, Meng Chang had inadvertently planted a bomb earlier—Teacher Qiao!

Although having Teacher Qiao playtest “Animal Island VR” had backfired on himself, triggering a series of complex chain reactions, Meng Chang was now washing his hands of it, leaving this difficult problem to Mr. Pei.

It was foreseeable that as soon as the VR glasses and “Animal Island VR” were officially released, Teacher Qiao would immediately share his playtest impressions with the public, praising this game extensively.

With Teacher Qiao’s influence, how could the VR glasses and “Animal Island VR” not become popular!

Let’s see if you, Mr. Pei, can handle this ultimate hell mode?

Pei Qian was shocked.

Well, well, Meng Chang, you’ve grown bold!

Actually challenging me now?

How could I tolerate this?

When it comes to reverse marketing experience, I’m leagues above you—why would you think I couldn’t do it?

If lasting a month is too difficult, two weeks would be a piece of cake!

I must prove it to you: I might not be good at other things, but in this area, I’m a professional!

Pei Qian chuckled, “No problem. It’s just a VR glasses plan—you’ll see how I promote it when the time comes!”

Although Pei Qian himself wasn’t 100% confident, with his understanding of the project, all the resources at his disposal, and even his ability to personally fund reverse marketing, as well as his “drinking poison to quench thirst” strategy… With so many methods, Pei Qian believed he could last at least two weeks.

When the time came, he would spare no cost with some god-tier rescue operations. He had to show Meng Chang what true reverse marketing was and keep him in the advertising department!