【Wealth Conversion System 2.0】
【Host: Pei Qian】
【Surplus conversion ratio 1000:1, Loss conversion ratio 10:1】
【Settlement in progress…】
【Re-evaluating fixed asset values…】
【System funds: 1.22 million + 34.11 million + 15 million (↓9.67 million)】
【Fixed assets: 341.08 million】
【Infrastructure projects: 1.5 billion】
【Click to expand fixed assets and infrastructure project details】
Pei Qian didn’t click to see the fixed asset details because Tenda hadn’t purchased many buildings during this cycle. Sloth Apartments had already shifted to a rent-instead-of-buy model, so it wouldn’t show up in the fixed assets.
The fixed assets situation was largely similar to the previous cycle, with only a slight increase.
The infrastructure project referred to Tenda’s headquarters currently under construction, which had been converted into the system funds at a 100:1 ratio.
Pei Qian had been in a good mood at first, but seeing these specific numbers made it hard to stay calm.
“Something’s not right. I managed to bring the system funds down to 1.22 million through such dangerous methods, but the total only decreased by a little over 9 million? Wasn’t the initial system fund for this period as high as 60 million? Where did such a high initial amount go?”
“60 million – 1.22 million – 34.11 million – 15 million… Alright, the system didn’t make a mistake. I’m the idiot.”
Pei Qian nearly had a breakdown on the spot.
After relying on fixed assets to burn money for so long, he was finally facing the consequences!
There were indeed 60 million in initial system funds, but with over 300 million in fixed assets and then a headquarters building worth more than 1 billion, even though the conversion ratio was low, it still significantly reduced the maximum amount he could lose.
But there was nothing he could do about it now. He’d have to take it one step at a time!
Actually, Pei Qian had been quite restrained with the headquarters building expenses. Many giant corporations spent 3 billion or 5 billion on their headquarters, and overseas corporate giants even spent billions of dollars on theirs.
But Tenda’s situation was special because most of those headquarters were located in prime areas of top-tier cities where land was expensive, while Tenda’s building was in Jingzhou’s old industrial district where land was very cheap and came with preferential policies.
After exercising restraint, he’d spent 1.5 billion, which still cost Pei Qian 15 million in potential losses. If he had spent 3 billion, Pei Qian estimated he wouldn’t have been able to lose money at all.
When he had initially decided to spend big money on the building, he’d been ambitious. Now, seeing the final result, he felt a bit of regret.
It didn’t seem worth it!
The system screen continued scrolling.
【Settlement in progress…】
【Performing wealth conversion…】
【System funds: 1.22 million + 34.11 million + 15 million (↓9.67 million)】
【Fixed assets: 341.08 million】
【Infrastructure projects: 1.5 billion】
【Personal assets: 5.19 million (↑970,000 × 110%)】
【Each cycle with wealth conversion value exceeding 800,000 will earn one *significantly impactful* mysterious reward (currently available)】
【Current incomplete project: Zoo project, must officially open to the public in the next cycle.】
Seeing his personal assets, Pei Qian couldn’t help but chuckle.
Good thing I’m one step ahead!
Originally, his personal assets should have been hovering around 3.7 million, but now Pei Qian could earn money on the side!
Including the income from GOG’s Wind Ink Master Ruan skin, Boss Pei’s side income from Tenda amounted to between tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand per month. Most importantly, a bonus from “Bullet Hole 2” had arrived—over 400,000!
“Bullet Hole 2” had just launched and didn’t have that many players yet. Future bonuses would likely become even larger and would come every month.
In comparison, the money converted by the system wasn’t even the main part anymore.
“Hmph, see that? Even without the money converted by this system, I can earn enough for a villa on my own!”
“If this system keeps sabotaging me, I’ll stop trying to lose money, just go with the flow, and focus on earning extra income!”
“Hmm… Let’s claim the mysterious reward first.”
After gloating for a bit, Pei Qian decided to claim his reward first.
【Mysterious reward: Initial fund limit for the next phase is super doubled.】
【Initial fund limit increased to: 200 million.】
“Huh?”
Pei Qian’s eyes lit up immediately, making him forget all his previous complaints about the system.
An initial fund of 60 million wasn’t that exciting, but 200 million? Now we could really talk business!
Currently, fixed assets and infrastructure projects were already taking up about 50 million. Even if he lost all 60 million of the initial funds, that would only be a loss of 10 million, converting to 1 million in personal assets.
But with 200 million, losing it all would convert to… 15 million!
Just thinking about this made Pei Qian excited again.
I’m sorry, System, I misjudged you before!
Pei Qian figured that the peanuts he was earning on the side weren’t enough to impress the system.
But regardless, between taking advantage of the system and earning on the side, his personal assets had now reached over 5 million!
Not only that, but “Bullet Hole 2” would continue to bring in bonuses, not to mention that Pei Qian actually already owned two properties.
For Pei Qian, this was already quite satisfying, since his initial goal was just to get a large villa to live in, with no other desires.
With his current money, buying a villa in Jingzhou wouldn’t be a problem.
Even considering subsequent decoration and furniture costs, the future bonuses from “Bullet Hole 2” would cover those.
Originally, Pei Qian thought he could take it easy now, but seeing that the initial fund for this cycle was actually 200 million, he suddenly had the idea to pull off one last job.
Just think about it—if he could skim off 15 million in one go, wouldn’t that be sweet?
Pei Qian suddenly felt motivated again. He had to make the system bleed heavily at least once!
The system screen continued scrolling, beginning to load information for the next cycle.
【Next settlement: 10 months later】
【Replenishing system funds, target amount: 200 million】
【System funds replenishment in progress… 200 million】
【System funds replenishment complete】
【System funds: 200 million + 34.11 million + 15 million】
【Fixed assets: 341.08 million】
【Infrastructure projects: 1.5 billion】
【Personal assets: 5.19 million】
【Permanent reward details: Click to expand】
【Current incomplete project: Zoo project, must officially open to the public in the next cycle.】
The permanent reward details included the 10% conversion amount increase, 50% of initial system funds available for charity, mysterious rewards for wealth conversion values exceeding 800,000, consumption of personal assets to increase discount quota, and so on. These remained unchanged from before, so the system automatically collapsed them. Pei Qian could click to view them if he wanted.
With the settlement completed again, Pei Qian felt satisfied.
It felt like a beautiful tomorrow was just around the corner!
“Hmm, this month’s goal is to first arrange all the main industries that need to be arranged, and then seclude myself to write my thesis properly.”
“As usual, I’ll first settle the gaming department’s affairs.”
“Considering that after completing this job, I can pretty much take a good rest for a while, this time I must prove that I can lose money making games!”
Now Pei Qian’s obsession with the gaming department was no longer about losing or making money, as he had already found various other ways to lose money.
His obsession was: why can’t I make a failing game? This makes absolutely no sense!
Even “Bullet Hole 2” made money, which was ridiculous.
Of course, the outcome of “Bullet Hole 2” was good.
But with the new cycle beginning, it meant that those three tough nuts to crack—Tenda Games, Shangyang Games, and Chixing Studio—needed to be addressed again.
Fortunately, Pei Qian had learned from his mistakes and come up with new methods.
If he could lose money through the gaming department this time, it would be a perfect achievement, drawing a perfect conclusion to his money-losing career!
If the gaming department still couldn’t lose money and instead made a fortune again… that… would also be a perfect conclusion, drawing a perfect ending to Boss Pei’s career as an epoch-making game designer.
“I’ll go to Chixing Studio first, then consider Tenda Games and Shangyang Games.”
“After all, the situation at Chixing Studio is special, and I can look for inspiration there first.”
Pei Qian felt that there was an order to tackling these three tough nuts, with Chixing Studio coming first.
Since Chixing Studio was relatively independent, Lin Wan might have her own ideas. Pei Qian would need to guide rather than forcefully arrange for them to make a certain game.
As for Tenda Games and Shangyang Games, he had much more freedom to handle them however he wanted.
Once he had arranged all the industries for this cycle, Pei Qian could focus on writing his thesis properly, then skim over ten million from the system, and live a shameless happy life thereafter.
Thinking of this, Pei Qian immediately set off, planning to visit Chixing Studio!
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March 1st, Friday.
Pei Qian arrived at Chixing Studio.
“Boss Pei! You’ve come at just the right time! They’re all in the conference room discussing the new game. They’re at an impasse now, completely unable to reach a conclusion. Please go and give them some guidance!”
The receptionist at Chixing Studio knew Boss Pei well by now, and seeing him was like seeing a savior.
Pei Qian was very pleased. Well, what perfect timing!
Perfect, let me see what new game you’re planning to make.
Entering the conference room, Lin Wan, Cai Jiangdong, and other main designers were all there, though they all looked a bit deflated, and the atmosphere wasn’t particularly lively.
Obviously, they had just gone through several rounds of brainstorming, leaving their minds empty, but without producing any results, hence this state.
Seeing Boss Pei, everyone’s faces lit up with “our savior has arrived” expressions of surprise and joy.
“Oh, Boss Pei!”
“That’s great, Boss Pei, please have a seat!”
“Boss Pei, please give us some guidance!”
Lin Wan immediately cleared the middle seat for Pei Qian. He reluctantly sat down, inwardly smirking.
The people at Chixing Studio were still too kind-hearted, knowing faces but not hearts, unaware that he was actually a bad person!
Hmph, watch me make some moves this time—we’re definitely going to make a game that won’t make money!
Of course, I won’t let you lose too badly; just barely breaking even will do.
While harboring murderous intentions in his heart, Pei Qian’s face still wore a warm smile: “What kind of game are you planning to make this time?”
Lin Wan said, “Boss Pei, we’re planning to make a game related to clothing!”
“Food, clothing, housing, and transportation—Tenda has already ventured into the latter three areas, but we haven’t tried anything in the ‘clothing’ domain yet.”
“I think since Chixing Studio specializes in VR games, we have a natural advantage when it comes to the ‘clothing’ domain. This task is naturally meant for us and no one else!”
“Moreover, the ‘Real Estate Agent Simulator’ and the establishment of real-world service departments, along with ‘Safe and Civilized Driving’ and its connection with real-world car companies, have elevated the role of games, creating synergy with real enterprises and tangibly improving people’s lives.”
“I believe this is one of the main future directions for game development, and it’s a goal I’ve been tirelessly working toward!”