Friday, June 22nd.
“Hmm… this should be about right.”
In his office, Pei Qian nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the plan for the upcoming summer sale.
It had been two days since the food court officially opened on Wednesday.
During these two days, Pei Qian hadn’t gone there at all.
Not only had he not gone, he hadn’t even paid much attention to any information from there.
Because he didn’t need to pay attention to know that it definitely wouldn’t be quiet!
It would definitely be extremely popular when it first opened, so even if he went to learn about it, all he would hear would be news that would make him feel depressed, which wouldn’t help him lose money at all.
So, Pei Qian decided to let things take their natural course. After some time, when the popularity of the food court had subsided a bit, he would think about how to salvage the situation.
During these two days, Pei Qian had spent considerable effort finalizing the summer sale plan.
This summer sale wasn’t Pei Qian’s invention, but rather a tradition of many foreign companies, especially American ones.
The timing of summer sales varied slightly between companies, with some at the end of June and others at the beginning of July, but the difference wasn’t significant.
Finger Company’s summer sale was scheduled for June 26th, next Tuesday.
Holding promotional activities on Tuesday was also a tradition, though its specific origin was no longer traceable. Some said it was because television stations used to undergo maintenance or rest on Tuesdays, reducing entertainment options; others said it was because Tuesday had the fewest shoppers, so it was meant to stimulate consumption.
In any case, holding the summer sale on a Tuesday at the end of June was a schedule that Finger Company had long established.
And to build anticipation, Finger Company had already announced the date of the summer sale on their official website, though they hadn’t yet revealed the specific details.
This gave Pei Qian an excellent opportunity to cut across their path!
Honestly, during the last 515 Game Festival, Pei Qian had burned money somewhat insatiably, even feeling a little regretful.
Finger Company and Dragon Universe Group had started with such a grand display, but then ended abruptly with no follow-up, which was so disappointing!
Pei Qian had originally thought that if Eric tried hard enough, he could at least sell a building, right?
But in the end, the building just wouldn’t sell—wasn’t that frustrating?
After burning through money during the 515 Game Festival activities, there had been no further news from Finger Company, leaving Pei Qian waiting anxiously.
He wanted to continue burning money, but he didn’t have a good excuse that would convince the system.
Now, the excuse had finally arrived!
Tenda could also hold a summer sale!
However, this summer sale would be markedly different from the previous 515 Game Festival.
Perhaps because they had already burned through a significant amount of money previously, and Finger Company hadn’t shown any provocative behavior recently, the system placed more restrictions on the scale and specific methods of burning money this time.
But this small problem couldn’t stump Pei Qian.
He quickly came up with the general guidelines for this summer sale.
First, since the system had more restrictions, to better stimulate Finger Company, this summer sale should primarily focus on the game GOG, especially in overseas markets.
After all, domestic players weren’t very receptive to this summer sale holiday, and they had just gone through a spending frenzy during the 515 Game Festival a little over a month ago. Many players hadn’t yet recovered.
Holding another similar event wouldn’t make much sense.
Second, this summer sale should stimulate Finger Company without frightening them away.
Only if Finger Company felt they could win the burning money battle with a bit of effort would they increase their summer sale efforts, allowing the money-burning war to reignite.
The reason Pei Qian was holding the summer sale a weekend earlier was precisely to give advance notice to Finger Company.
Finger Company’s summer sale plan was certainly already formulated, but based on past experience, without external stimulation, their plan definitely wouldn’t be very generous.
So, if Pei Qian presented a more stimulating summer sale plan a weekend in advance, how could Finger Company dare to present their original plan?
They would definitely have to offer an even better deal than Tenda!
Then, after seeing Finger Company’s plan on June 26th, Pei Qian could consider launching a second round of summer sale activities, surpassing Finger Company’s plan again…
With this back-and-forth, wouldn’t the money be burned away?
After much consideration, Pei Qian decided to be more straightforward with this summer sale, without adding too many fancy elements.
He was mainly concerned that if there were too many fancy promotions, Finger Company might get confused and not follow along, which would be troublesome.
Like during the previous 515 Game Festival, all activities were basically centered around “giving away for free,” which ended up confusing Eric’s team. They could only enjoy it momentarily, not for an extended period.
So, this time it would be better to be simple and direct. If Finger Company saw it and immediately followed suit, that would be ideal.
This summer sale would revolve entirely around GOG, mainly divided into three aspects:
First, all GOG skins would be discounted, ranging from 30% to 50% off. The specific discount would depend on the player’s proficiency with that hero—those who played a lot would get 70% off, while those who played less would get 50% off.
Second, the summer sale would continue until July 10th. During this period, players’ spending in GOG would accumulate points that could be exchanged for rare avatars, avatar frames, expressions, and other small items.
Finally, there would be promotion of GOG in overseas markets. During the summer sale, various operators in overseas markets could conduct activities based on local market conditions, and Tenda would subsidize half of the related activity expenses.
Of course, the actual expenses and costs of these activities would be strictly calculated and verified to prevent any fraud.
Pei Qian reasoned that Finger Company should be able to keep up with this level of summer sale, right?
He had already shown considerable restraint.
It was just a simple skin discount and a system where spending points could be exchanged for small rewards.
Based on Finger Company’s previous habits, their summer sale discounts would likely be between 30% and 50% off.
Once Tenda announced this 50% to 70% off discount, Finger Company would inevitably be forced to increase their discount.
After Finger Company’s specific summer sale plan was released on June 26th, Pei Qian could consider launching a second wave of activities, gradually testing Finger Company’s bottom line.
In short, this would be the summer sale plan for now.
The relevant functionality for the summer sale had already been developed, so what needed to be determined now was just specific values. Pei Qian sent the finalized plan to Min Jingchao, and then he could wait for Finger Company’s response.
Tenda’s summer sale would be announced tonight. After fermenting over the weekend, Finger Company would definitely respond by Monday or Tuesday.
After arranging the summer sale, Pei Qian opened a new document.
A commendation letter for the outstanding employee, Bao Xu!
“To all units and departments of the company:”
“Through the joint efforts of all employees, Tenda Group has been developing steadily and healthily. During this process, a group of outstanding employees has emerged who have worked tirelessly for the company’s development, are dedicated, and have achieved remarkable results.”
“During the preparation of the food court, Bao Xu from the gaming department used game design concepts to establish a unique overall style, operating mechanism, and numerous detailed designs for the food court. Although this was not part of his job responsibilities, he still worked tirelessly and wholeheartedly.”
“This spirit of setting aside departmental barriers, selfless dedication, and mutual assistance is worthy of earnest study by all employees!”
“I hope that Bao Xu will continue to make progress in his work and achieve even better results. At the same time, I call on all company employees to learn from Bao Xu, to broaden their thinking and actively strive in their work, contributing to interdepartmental exchanges!”
Below were the signature, date, and company seal.
Pei Qian had no doubt that once this notice was posted in the company’s internal group chat, Bao Xu would likely face another inevitable vacation.
Clearly, although Bao Xu’s harmful impact was significant, winning the title of the top outstanding employee would still be quite challenging.
Because the food court itself wasn’t a key project and couldn’t compare to projects like “Mission and Choice.” Even within the food court project, Bao Xu wasn’t the primary person responsible; his contribution compared to Zhang Yahui and Liang Qianfan was only on par.
So, regardless of who would be the top outstanding employee, it most likely wouldn’t be Bao Xu.
But the likelihood of him being second had greatly increased!
This announcement was equivalent to significantly boosting Bao Xu’s visibility in front of all company employees.
Others who achieved results did so in their own positions, and even if they crossed departments, it was usually when there was cooperation between two departments.
But Bao Xu had proactively and voluntarily helped another department.
An employee from the gaming department wholeheartedly helping the food court—what kind of selfless spirit was that!
So, although Bao Xu’s work might not be the most outstanding, it was the most memorable.
Moreover, sending Bao Xu on vacation was essentially what everyone wanted; previously, people didn’t vote for him mainly because they lacked an excuse.
Now that they had an excuse, wouldn’t it be unreasonable not to vote him into second place?
So, as Pei Qian looked at this commendation letter, it was like looking at a printed itinerary.
Once sent out, Bao Xu’s itinerary would likely be set!
But Pei Qian didn’t immediately send out this letter; instead, he became conflicted.
Because only after truly writing this commendation letter did he suddenly realize that this thing might cause more harm to himself!
If this commendation was sent out, employees who were already full of enthusiasm would likely receive another dose of high-concentration motivation, and departments that were already collaborating crazily would likely collaborate even more intensely.
At that point, Pei Qian’s back might be stabbed dozens of times in succession, and he wouldn’t even be able to tell who did it.
So, once this announcement was sent out, would it trap Bao Xu or trap himself?
Pei Qian pondered: trading himself for Bao Xu, wouldn’t that be a bit of a loss?
Although Bao Xu was indeed somewhat detestable in the matter of the food court, he had been in the gaming department for so long, and his harmful impact was far less compared to other department heads.
So, Pei Qian felt a slight twinge of compassion.
“Forget it, forget it. Bao Xu’s offense isn’t that serious. Considering that he’s been a long-time employee and hasn’t caused any major disturbances, I’ll let him off this time.”
“Ah, I’m still too merciful!”
“But… while the capital offense can be forgiven, a minor punishment is still necessary.”
“It’s still essential to reprimand him privately.”
“Tomorrow is Saturday, and I’ve reserved a spot at Nameless Restaurant. I’ll have a meal with Bao Xu, print out this commendation letter to scare him a bit, and I believe he’ll definitely be more restrained in the future.”
Pei Qian made up his mind, feeling it wasn’t worth making a big deal out of it.
It would hurt both Bao Xu and himself, which wasn’t necessary.
It would be better to have a meal with Bao Xu, use this commendation letter to give him a warning, and make him focus on retiring peacefully in the gaming department in the future, rather than interfering with other departments and setting a bad example.