What was Mr. Pei up to now?

Wasn’t I the real identity of Young Master Tian?

Didn’t Mr. Pei already know that? This question was completely unnecessary!

No, Mr. Pei’s way of asking was clearly problematic.

Mr. Pei used “if” twice, which was a very strong hypothetical tone. Given that Mr. Pei already knew I was Young Master Tian, he was still asking me to identify someone else…

Could it be that Mr. Pei was preparing for future contingencies?

Suddenly, Meng Chang had a flash of inspiration and understood.

Young Master Tian’s identity couldn’t be exposed; others couldn’t know that he was actually an employee within Tenda. This was certain.

But what if it really was exposed?

Then this person absolutely could not be Meng Chang!

Because Meng Chang’s reputation was too terrible. Although it had improved considerably now, he was still in charge of advertising and marketing at Tenda, which was a very sensitive position.

If Young Master Tian was really suspected of being a Tenda employee, and Tenda had to respond, they would need to push someone else to take the blame—they could never admit that Meng Chang was Young Master Tian.

With that in mind, the candidate became obvious.

After some consideration, Meng Chang said, “If that’s the case… then I think this person could be Tian Mo.”

Mr. Pei was clearly considering a contingency plan for a low-probability event.

The probability of “Young Master Tian being exposed as a Tenda employee” was actually very low. After all, Meng Chang had always been extremely careful, never leaving any paper trail, not even speaking directly when chatting with Mr. Pei, let alone with others.

But Mr. Pei’s attitude was also correct—you can’t ignore something just because the probability of it happening is low.

Because of Murphy’s Law.

So, if they were to consider this extreme situation, they needed to think of remedial measures.

Even if they couldn’t remedy it, they should at least minimize the damage.

If “Young Master Tian is Meng Chang” were to be exposed, the consequences would be too severe.

But if Young Master Tian was someone else, then the consequences would be completely controllable and acceptable.

Taking it a step further, this person definitely needed to be a likable figure, not too lofty, someone a bit more down-to-earth, who seemed friendly and genuine.

This way, the impact could be minimized.

Moreover, the character that Meng Chang had previously designed for Young Master Tian was a humble, low-key, ordinary person, because maintaining a lofty attitude of “educating the masses” would eventually lead to disaster.

“A person with wisdom who considers himself an insignificant figure”—that was Young Master Tian’s persona.

So combining the two…

Tian Mo was clearly the most suitable candidate.

On one hand, he came from humble origins, had low academic qualifications, and had struggled to find work, appearing to be an exceedingly ordinary person. On the other hand, after joining Tenda, he quickly caught on and experienced rapid growth.

Most admirably, he hadn’t become arrogant because of this change and had maintained his initial mindset throughout.

Wasn’t this a very realistic inspirational story?

It matched Young Master Tian’s persona perfectly!

And he also happened to have the surname Tian.

Hearing Meng Chang’s words, Pei Qian’s eyes turned cold.

Indeed, great minds think alike; everyone’s vision was clear!

This Tian Mo was the most suspicious!

Pei Qian then asked, “What basis do you have for saying this?”

“There should be some deeper connection between Tian Mo and Young Master Tian, right?”

Meng Chang was momentarily stunned.

Deeper connection?

Oh, I understand.

Mr. Pei was saying, what if the worst-case scenario actually happened, and they told everyone that Tian Mo was Young Master Tian, but no one believed it?

Just having matching personas wasn’t enough; there needed to be some deeper connections to increase the credibility of this claim.

After some thought, Meng Chang said, “When I was working on the publicity plan for ‘Real Estate Agent Simulator,’ I specifically consulted with Tian Mo.”

“Tian Mo told me a lot about real estate agents, and many of his views were indeed… eye-opening.”

Pei Qian frowned, then inwardly sneered.

Oh ho!

It wasn’t easy to make Meng Chang use a phrase like “eye-opening.”

This indicated that Tian Mo truly had insightful views on the real estate agency industry and was fully capable of making Young Master Tian’s video on the topic.

More crucially… if Tian Mo had insightful views on the real estate agency industry, what about other industries?

Perhaps he could apply knowledge from one area to another!

Pei Qian couldn’t quite believe that Tian Mo was pretending from the beginning, but it was possible that he had suddenly become enlightened.

If this assumption were made, then Tian Mo’s image would match Young Master Tian’s even more…

In Pei Qian’s mind, he had basically come to see Tian Mo and Young Master Tian as the same person, and could even imagine his confident smile while making videos.

This made Pei Qian involuntarily feel a bit of hatred, grinding his teeth.

That Tian Mo! I trusted you so much, and this is how you treat me!

It was one thing to cause trouble during normal work, but to secretly create a Young Master Tian account and freely sabotage my plans!

This is utterly intolerable!

After calming himself down a bit, Pei Qian asked, “But Tian Mo probably couldn’t edit such high-quality videos. If he had an assistant, who do you think it might be?”

“Assistant? Oh right, that makes sense.”

Meng Chang was momentarily stunned, then couldn’t help but marvel at Mr. Pei’s meticulous thinking.

If you’re going to put on an act, you have to make it complete without leaving obvious loopholes.

Tian Mo indeed couldn’t edit such high-quality videos, and this point might be seized upon in the future to expose everything.

After some consideration, Meng Chang said, “If we deduce it this way… this matter should be quite confidential for Tian Mo; he wouldn’t boast about it everywhere.”

“So he would definitely only collaborate with close friends whom he trusts to manage this account together.”

“Considering that the experience store doesn’t have very close interactions with other departments, Tian Mo’s trusted friends should all be employees from the experience store. After all, these employees are his childhood friends and classmates, with very strong relationships—people he can trust.”

Pei Qian became increasingly excited as he listened.

Well done, Meng Chang! The reasoning was so smooth, making more and more sense!

He eagerly asked, “So who specifically could it be?”

Meng Chang found himself in a difficult position, thinking, I don’t know these people at all, how would I know specifically who would be a good choice?

But then he thought that Mr. Pei’s question might not necessarily require pinpointing a specific person; providing a selection method might also work.

So after some consideration, Meng Chang said, “I’ll find an excuse to have Tian Mo’s team create a promotional video. Tian Mo will naturally seek out the most trusted and skilled person in his department to produce it.”

“This way, we can identify this person.”

Pei Qian nearly wanted to applaud and cheer for Meng Chang.

Excellent!

The long-troubling issue of Young Master Tian’s identity was finally solved!

It had to be said that Meng Chang was quite clever. Investigating Young Master Tian’s true identity was a very difficult task, but Meng Chang had completed it through his powerful deductive abilities.

Various clues indicated that Young Master Tian was Tian Mo, and it was a group effort, with the person helping him edit videos hidden within the sales department!

As long as Meng Chang found an excuse to have them create a promotional video, they could identify who had the best editing skills and uncover the entire “Young Master Tian group”!

Then, hmph hmph hmph.

Suffering travel would be too merciful; they must also include the haunted house project at the Thriller Hostel!

Of course, Tian Mo himself would never admit it, and questioning him probably wouldn’t yield any results.

So Pei Qian wouldn’t ask; asking wouldn’t lead to any outcome.

When it was time to act, he would act directly and be done with it!

Thinking of this, Pei Qian nodded, “Hmm, your reasoning is very good. Go ahead and work on the publicity plan; I have nothing else.”

Meng Chang let out a long breath.

Mr. Pei was truly thorough in his thinking. I was too confident, believing that Young Master Tian’s identity would never be exposed, to the extent that I hadn’t considered a contingency plan if this situation actually occurred.

Fortunately, Mr. Pei helped me patch up this loophole.

And my performance should have been decent, right?

At least under Mr. Pei’s step-by-step guidance, I provided the correct answer that Mr. Pei expected.

As Meng Chang was about to leave, he remembered something else: “By the way, Mr. Pei, if the two game departments come to me asking for publicity funds… what should I do?”

This month, the roller coaster project at Thriller Hostel wasn’t given publicity funds, but Chen Kangtuo had managed to secure funding from Mr. Li and his investors, successfully completing the publicity task.

But they couldn’t always operate like this, right? After all, not every department had conditions like Thriller Hostel.

Pei Qian thought about it and agreed.

If the two games weren’t given any publicity resources at all, that would be quite strange.

Since that was the case, they should symbolically give a little bit!

With this in mind, Pei Qian said, “Moving forward, you can freely arrange the publicity funds for various projects.”

“You can allocate some publicity funds to the two game departments and let them handle it themselves.”

“The money allocated won’t affect your commission, but if you allocate too much, you’ll have less to use on ‘The Successor’ project. How much to allocate is up to you.”

With less funds used on ‘The Successor’ project, the commission might decrease.

But excessive publicity funds might also cause an explosion in popularity, leading to a sharp drop in commission. Meng Chang would have to find the balance himself.

Pei Qian felt that since Meng Chang was already so cooperative, he could probably take on more responsibility for losing money.

By letting him distribute these publicity resources, for the sake of his commission, he would definitely allocate resources to the projects that needed them least. For projects that could make money, he would certainly allocate as little as possible.

This way, Pei Qian’s task would also be easier. Let Meng Chang bear all the blame—wouldn’t that be wonderful?

Meng Chang nodded, feeling that he was increasingly trusted by Mr. Pei.

Previously, he had passively accepted projects and created plans, but now he could decide how to allocate publicity funds himself!

Given this, he definitely couldn’t disappoint Mr. Pei’s expectations. He had to arrange the publicity for all projects well, ensuring that publicity resources were maximized in their use.

Otherwise, if Mr. Pei had given him this authority but then saw him mismanaging it, Mr. Pei could naturally take it back.