Liang Qingfan continued, “Bao Xu is one of Tenda’s oldest employees, specially recruited by Mr. Pei. Many people who joined the gaming department after him have been promoted to lead designers or become heads of other departments, but only Bao Xu remains just an ordinary employee in the gaming department until now.”

“Is his work not good? Definitely not! If he really didn’t do his work well, how could he frequently win second place for outstanding employee?”

“So, if Bao Xu wanted to be a department head, he would have been one long ago. He just has that character that doesn’t care about fame or fortune.”

“This time, he’s been bustling about for the food market, giving it his all, but have you ever seen him trying to take credit? Not at all, right? Obviously, he’s doing good deeds without leaving his name, wanting to leave the credit to the two of us, which is why he deliberately didn’t come.”

Zhang Yahui nodded in sudden realization.

“I see!”

“Brother Bao’s generosity is truly admirable!”

“Tenda is truly a magical company where all departments work together with no departmental barriers. Every employee enthusiastically extends a helping hand to other departments, treating work that isn’t even their responsibility as if it were their own.”

“The success of this food market is truly thanks to both of you! When Mr. Pei arrives, I’ll definitely put in a good word for you two!”

Liang Qingfan waved his hand, “No need to be polite, we’re all working for Mr. Pei!”

“And there’s no need to speak up for me; Mr. Pei already knows about my work on renovating the food market. Besides, I have Sloth Apartments and other businesses, so I don’t lack opportunities to be in front of Mr. Pei. Without saying anything, Mr. Pei will remember my share of the credit.”

“In my opinion, we should both put in a good word for Bao Xu!”

“He not only injected soul into the food market by proposing such interesting concepts but also took no credit at all. If we don’t mention these contributions, Mr. Pei might not even know.”

“Although Bao Xu doesn’t care about fame or fortune, since he has contributed so much, everyone should know about it. We can’t let him contribute silently without any recognition, can we?”

Zhang Yahui quickly nodded, “You’re right! When Mr. Pei arrives, let’s make sure we highlight Brother Bao’s contributions!”

The two quickly reached a consensus.

Although the three had different roles, and it was difficult to determine exactly who contributed the most, both Zhang Yahui and Liang Qingfan were already in charge, so they didn’t lack opportunities to be seen by Mr. Pei.

But Bao Xu was different. He had volunteered to help from the gaming department, wasn’t in charge, and now was actively not showing up to perform in front of Mr. Pei.

If Zhang Yahui and Liang Qingfan didn’t speak up, who would know how much Bao Xu had contributed to the food market?

Righteously speaking, they had to highlight Bao Xu’s contributions to Mr. Pei!

Just as the two had agreed, Mr. Pei arrived.

Zhang Yahui and Liang Qingfan immediately went forward to greet him: “Mr. Pei! How do you like our work?”

Pei Qian’s expression said it all.

Satisfied? He was extremely satisfied!

So satisfied that he wanted to book them a flight ticket right away, to send them touring in Siberia!

“Who came up with the idea of making the food market in a cyberpunk style?”

What left the deepest impression on Pei Qian was this cyberpunk style.

Before coming, he had also imagined the appearance of the food street in many ways, but no matter how exquisite or magnificent he imagined it to be, it was still limited to the realistic style of a food street.

Who would have thought they’d directly go with a cyberpunk style? Who could handle that?

Zhang Yahui and Liang Qingfan exchanged glances, each revealing a knowing smile.

Mr. Pei asked about it on his own? Perfect!

They had been worried about finding a good entry point to highlight Brother Bao’s contributions!

If Mr. Pei hadn’t asked, the two introducing Bao Xu’s contributions would have seemed somewhat deliberate and unnatural. This kind of behavior wasn’t really encouraged at Tenda, as Mr. Pei was quite averse to “claiming credit.”

Even though they were claiming credit for someone else, it still wasn’t safe and could easily anger Mr. Pei.

But now that Mr. Pei had asked proactively, they just needed to answer truthfully!

Liang Qingfan said, “I did the specific design plan for the entire project, but the idea was proposed by Bao Xu! Moreover, Bao Xu also helped me find a large number of game concept art and concept diagrams, contributing significantly to my design work.”

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment, then his mouth twitched slightly in anger.

Bao Xu?

Why aren’t you out traveling properly instead of meddling with the food market?

What does this have to do with you? Huh? What does it have to do with you?

Pei Qian frowned and asked, “How did Bao Xu get involved in designing the food market?”

Liang Qingfan replied, “He was traveling with me before, right? When we returned, we happened to meet Zhang Yahui who came to discuss the food market with me. He was also very interested, so he applied to the gaming department and came here to help throughout the whole process.”

Pei Qian was speechless.

What’s going on with the gaming department? How can they just let their people go so easily! Can’t Bao Xu just do his job properly in the gaming department?

Oh, Bao Xu is a veteran, so no one can manage him. Never mind then.

Although he was angry, the rice was already cooked, so there was nothing he could do. If Bao Xu had just spontaneously proposed the cyberpunk style for decoration, it could barely be considered an unintentional mistake that could be forgiven.

Liang Qingfan said, “Mr. Pei, let’s take a look inside!”

Pei Qian nodded and stepped inside under their guidance.

Zhang Yahui introduced, “Mr. Pei, the entire food market covers a large area, and the internal structure is quite complex.”

“Especially since we might expand the entire street outside into a food street in the future, so we need a good method to guide customers.”

“In this regard, we’ve made two preparations.”

“First, we’ve collaborated with the Tenda Life APP to add a new cyberpunk food street section to the APP. There’s a map specifically for the food market. After entering this area, customers can check their location in real-time through the map and positioning.”

“The entire map interface is also in a cyberpunk style, full of technological and mechanical elements, combining practicality and aesthetics.”

“In addition, this map has some very useful functions.”

“There are many interactive tasks in the food market. Certain stalls will be randomly refreshed daily to become half-price experience areas or free areas, which can all be seen on the map.”

“Stalls are divided into four levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond. The higher the level, the more seats, better locations, and long-term Diamond stalls can move out of the food market to get their own shop on the food street. The specific levels can also be seen on the map.”

“Moreover, the operating hours of all stalls are uniformly planned. Because stall owners need to take turns resting, the operating hours aren’t completely fixed. In the APP, you can check a specific stall’s operating hours and queuing situation, but you need to complete some interactive mini-tasks.”

“This is to stimulate healthy competition among stall owners and provide some interactivity for customers, giving them a good sense of participation and surprise while enjoying delicious food.”

As Zhang Yahui spoke, he approached a stall near the entrance.

The stalls here were also decorated in a cyberpunk style. To enhance the atmosphere and sense of immersion, many shops near the entrance weren’t food stalls but stores selling tech-inspired replica gun models, medicine models, or mechanical prosthetic limb models.

Of course, further inside were mostly food stalls.

There were two types of stalls in the food market: one distributed along the periphery of the food market, backed against the wall. This type of stall had a larger area, with an entire wall that could be used as a shelf to display merchandise, basically selling peripherals; the other type was distributed inside the food market, which was more open and used as food stalls.

Next to a “gun shop” filled with replica guns was a shop similar to a general store, selling small items such as phone cases, figurines, medicine models, and the like.

Zhang Yahui casually picked up a notebook that looked thick and sturdy from the stall: “Mr. Pei, this is the second map we’ve prepared for customers besides the electronic map.”

“This customized cyberpunk notebook has an outer shell made of titanium alloy, with a yellow PVD coating on the surface. The middle part is made of black carbon fiber material, which perfectly matches the cyberpunk art style.”

“The content inside the notebook is divided into two parts: the first half contains some exquisite original art and concept diagrams used in the design process of the cyberpunk food street, as well as planning maps of the food street at different stages; the second half is blank, left for customers to collect stamps from various stalls.”

“The paper in the notebook is made of specially selected materials, tough and durable, with embossed patterns created using a concave-convex process.”

“This technique is often used on business cards to enhance their quality through embossing and coloring. In this notebook, every page has this style.”

“The embossing effect can make the original art in the first half more three-dimensional, and also pre-press a position for stamping on the blank pages in the second half, so the stamp position won’t deviate due to shaky hands, making it look more beautiful.”

“Each stall has a special stamp, with patterns made according to the type of snack at the stall and the stall owner’s personal preferences. They’re all different, seemingly traditional yet also carrying some cyberpunk style.”

“This notebook is mainly prepared for customers who like to check in and collect, buying it or not doesn’t affect the experience.”

“Combining the electronic map and physical map can help customers better understand the layout of the entire food market, which also aligns with the ‘smart living’ concept advocated by the Tenda Life APP.”

Pei Qian fell silent again.

Good grief, it’s just an ordinary food street, yet they’ve come up with so many fancy features?

Waiting for refreshes, checking in, planning routes… Are you designing daily tasks and circuits for a game here?

Looking at Zhang Yahui and Liang Qingfan, neither seemed like the type who would create such designs.

Could it be…

After a moment of silence, Pei Qian asked, “These designs, they wouldn’t also be Bao Xu’s work, would they?”