Only a very small number of people within Tenda knew about the relationship between the Morning Dew gaming platform and Tenda Group, and He Desheng was one of them.

Because the funding for the Morning Dew gaming platform had been channeled through Dream Realization Venture Capital, with Tenda holding a 70% stake, they might be able to hide it from others, but not from He Desheng.

Clearly, He Desheng had been keeping an eye on the Morning Dew gaming platform’s situation. Noticing that the platform was about to take off, and fearing that Mr. Pei might be too busy with work to notice this information, he immediately came over to ask for instructions, wondering if they should immediately invest more to help the Morning Dew gaming platform soar even higher.

Pei Qian fell silent.

He sensed an extremely dangerous smell from He Desheng’s words and felt something was very wrong!

Soul-searching questions for players?

Large numbers of players and game developers flocking to join?

What did any of this have to do with anything?

Pei Qian remembered clearly that just last Friday he had given Meng Chang his commission, and the situation with the Morning Dew gaming platform had been optimistic to the extreme.

How could things have changed after just one weekend, a mere two days?

But seeing He Desheng’s excited expression, needless to say, he definitely believed this was all arranged by Mr. Pei long ago.

Pei Qian forced himself to remain calm and vaguely replied, “There’s no rush on this matter. Let me think about it some more. You go back and wait for news.”

He Desheng nodded, “Yes, Mr. Pei.”

His original thought was just to remind Mr. Pei in case he hadn’t been following the news on this front. Since Mr. Pei already knew and felt the timing wasn’t right, he would follow Mr. Pei’s arrangements.

After He Desheng left the office, Pei Qian could no longer maintain his composure.

He nearly lost it right there in the office.

What was going on?

What exactly had happened over this weekend?

Pei Qian paced around his office a couple of times, then plopped down in his seat and began searching online for relevant information, checking what had happened on the Morning Dew gaming platform over the weekend.

Half an hour later.

“This Young Master Tian…”

“Who exactly is he?!”

Pei Qian was so angry he could grind his teeth.

This time, the gaming platform had finally managed to avoid being targeted by Qiao Laoshi, but now this Young Master Tian had appeared out of nowhere? Moreover, this Young Master Tian’s destructive power seemed even greater than Qiao Laoshi’s!

Just looking at the content of this video, if Qiao Laoshi had posted it, it might not have achieved the same effect.

Because Qiao Liang was a more gentle, reserved type, and in his heart, he had a bit of a desire to please his audience. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have become the “father of the gaming section,” constantly calling players “dad.”

For a topic like “soul-searching questions,” it wasn’t really suitable for Qiao Liang to do it; he lacked that aggressive momentum, whether in his tone or the style of his script.

But this Young Master Tian was different—his script was clean and efficient, and he even used AEEIS’s voice, making him seem just like an ancient, dashing swordsman delivering a fatal strike, then turning away, leaving behind only a cold silhouette.

The move was pretty cool.

The key was that from the script of the video, it was clear that this Young Master Tian was completely different from Qiao Liang.

Young Master Tian was evidently someone with a confrontational personality, extremely intelligent, accustomed to looking down on others’ intelligence from a higher position, with a sense of superiority that came from the depths of his heart. That’s why using AEEIS’s voice didn’t feel out of place at all.

Pei Qian began to wonder when he had made such an enemy as Young Master Tian.

“Young Master Tian…”

“Do I know anyone with the surname Tian?”

Pei Qian racked his brains for a long time, and he really only knew one person with the surname Tian, which was Tian Mo from the sales department, Tian the Black Dog.

“It can’t be Tian Mo.”

“He’s not that smart. If he had such ability, he wouldn’t have been unable to find a job and ended up handing out flyers on the street.”

“This is really strange…”

Pei Qian was at a complete loss for words.

He hadn’t even figured out how to deal with Qiao Laoshi yet, and now a Young Master Tian had emerged.

How could he cope with this?

Pei Qian also never imagined that the series of operations by the Morning Dew gaming platform would be interpreted this way by Young Master Tian, going completely off track!

Pei Qian knew clearly that he never had such intentions.

But after watching Young Master Tian’s video, Pei Qian himself began to doubt. From someone else’s perspective, being deceived was not at all surprising.

In fact, compared to Pei Qian’s original intentions, Young Master Tian’s explanation was a bit more convincing…

Pei Qian had been happily thinking that the Morning Dew gaming platform had become a perfect money-burning tree, but now as he looked at it—what perfection? It was all ruined in one fell swoop!

What could he do now?

Pei Qian pondered how to salvage the situation, but found himself somewhat helpless…

Just as he was worrying, there came another knock at the door.

Pei Qian looked up to see that this time it was Meng Chang.

“Mr. Pei, I’ve come to receive this month’s assignment,” Meng Chang looked to be in good spirits. He had just received his commission and had probably spent the weekend resting and relaxing, now feeling completely at ease.

Normally, Pei Qian should have been very happy and appreciative seeing Meng Chang.

After all, when Meng Chang received his commission, Pei Qian was genuinely happy for him. It meant that the Morning Dew gaming platform had gone down the path of losing money with no return.

But now, Pei Qian couldn’t feel happy at all.

The joy belonged to Meng Chang, and had nothing to do with Pei Qian!

Now that the Morning Dew gaming platform was taking off, it had nothing to do with Meng Chang anymore, because Meng Chang had already received his commission. Next, he could go mess up another project and continue to earn commissions.

But Pei Qian still had to clean up this mess!

He felt very imbalanced, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, this wasn’t Meng Chang’s fault either.

In Pei Qian’s view, Meng Chang had earnestly thought of the reverse promotion plan, and it had indeed achieved a very good effect.

As for this final reversal… who should take the blame?

The primary blame was definitely on this Young Master Tian!

Secondary blame might be on Pei Qian’s own bad luck… After all, the series of arrangements for the Morning Dew gaming platform were all finalized by Pei Qian himself. If it weren’t for these rules, Young Master Tian probably wouldn’t have made such a twisted interpretation.

In any case, it was difficult to place this blame on Meng Chang.

Pei Qian secretly sighed, trying not to appear too abnormal, but his expression was still somewhat downcast.

Meng Chang keenly noticed Mr. Pei’s expression, and his heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that Mr. Pei wasn’t satisfied with his final step?

The last time Meng Chang saw Mr. Pei was on Friday of the previous week. At that time, the preliminary preparations for the promotion plan had been completed, leaving only the final push.

Over the weekend, Meng Chang had released that video as Young Master Tian, igniting all the hype.

With the weekend’s two days gone by, Mr. Pei had certainly seen this final step.

Meng Chang had been self-satisfied, thinking he had done a perfect job, mastering the Pei-style promotion method.

But seeing Mr. Pei’s expression now, it seemed that he was very satisfied with the previous steps but not quite satisfied with this final one?

Did this mean that he actually hadn’t fully mastered the art and had celebrated too early?

Meng Chang quickly asked, “Mr. Pei, is there some flaw in the promotion plan for the Morning Dew gaming platform?”

Pei Qian remained silent for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

He was quite satisfied with the plan, and the only thing he wasn’t satisfied with was the result. But this result had nothing to do with Meng Chang; Meng Chang probably didn’t anticipate such a development, and besides, Meng Chang had already received his commission and wouldn’t care anyway.

Pei Qian wanted to lose money, but he couldn’t say it so plainly.

After a moment of silence, Pei Qian still couldn’t think of a good way to phrase it, so he could only say, “Overall it’s fine, it’s just that the final result deviated a little from what I expected, but it’s not a big issue.”

Meng Chang’s spirits lifted.

Indeed, there was a problem with the final step!

But what was the key issue?

Meng Chang hurriedly asked, “Mr. Pei, what deviation?”

Pei Qian fell silent again.

He couldn’t tell him plainly!

But… since Meng Chang had asked, maybe he could indirectly inquire and see if he could get some useful information from Meng Chang?

Or have him investigate Young Master Tian’s true identity?

Pei Qian thought for a moment and asked, “Have you thought about who Young Master Tian is?”

He thought Meng Chang probably didn’t know Young Master Tian’s identity either, but might have some speculations.

Meng Chang was stunned.

He was very puzzled—wasn’t Mr. Pei asking something he already knew the answer to?

I am Young Master Tian!

With Mr. Pei’s understanding of the Pei-style promotion method, he must have guessed that this Young Master Tian, who ultimately ignited all the hype, definitely had a very close relationship with me, right?

But why would Mr. Pei ask something he already knew the answer to?

Meng Chang was perplexed, feeling that this question was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Otherwise, wouldn’t it be more direct for Mr. Pei to ask, “Young Master Tian is you, right?”

Something was wrong with this question!

Meng Chang almost blurted out “it’s me,” but then felt that Mr. Pei definitely wasn’t asking about that, so he hedged, “Mr. Pei… why do you ask?”

Before answering, he wanted to clarify Mr. Pei’s true intentions.

Pei Qian was somewhat baffled.

Why ask? Of course, to find out Young Master Tian’s identity, meet him, and recommend Tenda’s new venture, Suffering Travel!

Oh well, seeing Meng Chang’s confused look, he probably didn’t know anything about this Young Master Tian either.

Pei Qian waved his hand, “Forget it, you’re probably confused too. Let’s do this—while you’re working on the plan, spend some time investigating who Young Master Tian really is.”

He paused, then added, “This is very important, understand?”

Meaning: hurry up and find out Young Master Tian’s identity for me!

Meng Chang blinked, unable to immediately understand Mr. Pei’s meaning.

But soon, a flash of insight struck him.

He understood!

Just like many philosophers, when they ask “who are you,” they’re definitely not asking for a name, a code, or some identity, but for something more comprehensive, deeper.

At that moment, answering with one’s own name would seem particularly stupid.

Mr. Pei was a true philosopher.

When Mr. Pei asked, “Who is Young Master Tian,” he wasn’t actually talking about the real-world Young Master Tian, not this alias behind which stood Meng Chang, but the virtual identity, the alias that existed online, a complete persona—Young Master Tian!

Meng Chang felt that Mr. Pei definitely knew that the Young Master Tian alias belonged to him, but by asking this way, he was clearly implying that Meng Chang didn’t truly know or understand the person of Young Master Tian, hadn’t perfected the Young Master Tian persona.

Currently, Young Master Tian was just a symbol, an ID, a tool.

This seemingly simple question was actually a code!

Mr. Pei was implying that Meng Chang’s creation of the Young Master Tian persona wasn’t deep enough! Many aspects weren’t self-consistent!

That’s why Mr. Pei added that while Meng Chang was working on the plan, he should spend some time investigating who Young Master Tian really was, emphasizing its importance. The implication was that Meng Chang needed to find the right positioning for Young Master Tian, not letting him be just a thin alias, but making this image full-bodied, vivid, and real enough.

Meng Chang instantly understood—so Mr. Pei’s dissatisfaction with the final step was mainly because his creation of Young Master Tian wasn’t in place yet, it had some flaws!

He quickly nodded, “Yes, Mr. Pei! No problem!”

Obviously, by further developing Young Master Tian’s image, creating a living, breathing person, further separating him from Meng Chang, the final ignition effect would be even better!

Pei Qian nodded, believing that with Meng Chang’s intelligence, uncovering Young Master Tian’s true identity was just a matter of time.

“Alright then, let’s get to the main topic.”

“Your promotion task for this month is ‘Eternal Cycle.'”

“This is a more difficult task. Are you confident?”

Meng Chang immediately nodded, “Yes!”

The reason this was considered a more difficult task was mainly because it couldn’t be separated from Tenda.

As a DLC for the game “Turn Back To Shore,” “Eternal Cycle” naturally had extremely high heat, attention, and reputation. Trying to do reverse promotion under such conditions was extremely challenging.

If it had been the old Meng Chang, he would definitely have been at a loss and given up on the spot.

But now, Meng Chang had the Pei-style promotion method, and many problems could be solved easily!