Afternoon, at Nameless Restaurant.

Li Shi, Zhou Muyan, Chen Rong from Starbird Fitness, and several other local investors from Jingzhou were gathered in the largest private room, enjoying wine and conversation.

“Mr. Zhou, you’ve already met with Mr. Pei since arriving on Friday?” Li Shi asked.

Zhou Muyan nodded, “Yes, I had dinner with Mr. Pei at Nameless Restaurant over the weekend. I didn’t expect to freeload another meal from Mr. Li. This trip to Jingzhou has been quite profitable for me—a feast for my taste buds!”

Li Shi smiled, “I made this reservation more than a month in advance. It was just a regular booking to satisfy my cravings. I didn’t expect Mr. Zhou would be in Jingzhou, so of course we had to get together!”

“The only disappointment is that Mr. Pei couldn’t join us today. That’s a shame.”

Zhou Muyan nodded, “Mr. Pei is too busy these days. Recently, he first delivered a head-on strike against Shengrun Express, then spent a billion dollars to acquire Fingertip Company. He’s been doing earth-shattering things and truly doesn’t have time to participate in these dinner gatherings.”

“But after this experience, I’m completely convinced of Mr. Pei’s abilities!”

“You should have seen Mr. Pei at Tianfire Studio.”

“Initially, three companies agreed to jointly develop a game, but we were completely clueless. After Mr. Pei arrived, he cut through the chaos and immediately established several major directions, including the name ‘Bullet Hole 2.’ Then, Min Jingchao interpreted Mr. Pei’s ideas, and the blockbuster game ‘Bullet Hole 2’ was created!”

“I’ve been making games for so many years and have never seen such a popular game. I couldn’t imagine that such design would come so effortlessly to Mr. Pei, so simple!”

Everyone’s eyes revealed expressions of envy as they congratulated Zhou Muyan.

Although they all benefited from following Mr. Pei, none enjoyed it as much as Zhou Muyan!

The return on investment compared to the return from a blockbuster game still had a significant difference.

Unfortunately, most people present were investors without Zhou Muyan’s advantageous position. When it came to the gaming field, they couldn’t partake in Mr. Pei’s success.

It was indeed a pity.

“But Mr. Pei is truly formidable. When Tenda was smaller, it wasn’t so apparent, and there seemed to be some intention to keep a low profile. Now, he’s directly confronting those companies worth tens of billions!” Chen Rong sighed.

So far, Tenda’s frictions with many large companies had been intensifying.

Take the previous Zhujia Group and now Shengrun Express—weren’t they all domestic giant enterprises?

Chen Rong felt these giants were unreachable and had no intersection with himself, but Mr. Pei’s attitude seemed to say: Giants? Tenda specifically targets giants!

Such execution and courage were truly amazing.

Of course, this didn’t mean other entrepreneurs completely lacked such courage. In fact, even with enormous differences in company size, conflicts could erupt fiercely between two companies if the weaker party held a strong position in a specific field, with neither giving ground.

But when other entrepreneurs decided to fight, they often looked ahead and behind, deliberating thoroughly before acting.

While Mr. Pei… seemed too decisive, decisive to the point of appearing rash.

Of course, Mr. Pei had also been turning hostilities into friendships with some large companies. Like with Longyu Group—previously in direct opposition with weapons drawn—Mr. Pei used a single game to firmly bind Longyu Group to his chariot.

Additionally, with Tenda maintaining good relationships with some large enterprises like Shenhua Group and Jinding Group, drawing some animosity wasn’t a big deal.

However, anyone could see that Tenda was practically holding a knife to these big companies’ throats. Even if they appeared unmoved now, they were likely brewing something.

Especially Tenda’s targeted poaching incident, openly stealing talent from Shengrun Express, and then AOE-ing all domestic internet platform companies during the debate—it would be unreasonable not to expect retaliation.

They just hoped Mr. Pei could withstand it!

At such a critical juncture, everyone indeed felt uncomfortable inviting Mr. Pei to join for dinner.

Compared to Mr. Pei, everyone felt they lacked fighting spirit, just idling through life.

Meanwhile, Mr. Pei, clearly more successful than everyone else, still maintained such vibrant fighting spirit—truly admirable!

Li Shi picked up some food with his chopsticks and asked, “By the way, has everyone joined Tenda’s ‘that plan’ yet?”

Zhou Muyan and the other investors looked at each other, somewhat confused, “Which plan?”

Li Shi coughed lightly, “Ahem, that plan… Well, I’ve signed a confidentiality agreement, so I can’t say! How about this—I’ll call for some agreements, you can sign them, and if you’re interested, you can join right now.”

Zhou Muyan immediately became extremely attentive.

Wow, what kind of secret plan would make Mr. Li so secretive?

This level of confidentiality was quite high—could it be some major strategic development plan for Tenda?

Li Shi made a phone call, and not long after, an assistant brought the relevant materials.

Everyone present received two documents: a confidentiality agreement and a detailed plan document.

Additionally, they thoughtfully provided signing pens, ink pads, and other items.

Zhou Muyan became even more serious.

Making it so formal!

The key was that he hadn’t heard any whispers about this matter before, indicating high confidentiality and importance!

Zhou Muyan solemnly accepted the two documents and first read through the confidentiality agreement.

“The Chuji Plan? Sounds like a mighty impressive plan.”

“But… there’s only a name, no detailed proposal, which should be in the plan document. To see the plan document, I need to sign the confidentiality agreement first.”

“They’re making this quite formal.”

Zhou Muyan looked it over and found nothing particularly special about the confidentiality agreement, so he quickly signed his name and then looked at the plan document.

The plan document wasn’t particularly long and was quickly read through.

After finishing, Zhou Muyan looked up at Chen Rong and the other investors, then at Li Shi, and back at the plan document in his hand.

The scene fell into a brief silence.

He now had only one feeling—he wanted to slam the plan document on the table and shout: Are you insane?!

All this secrecy and mystery, and in the end, it’s just a charity plan?!

Anyone would think it was some classified document or major plan!

And this charity plan truly had nothing particularly noteworthy about it—it was essentially just sending some meat, eggs, and milk to students in impoverished areas, along with some subsidies for their families.

Compared to Tenda’s other grand, high-profile projects, this seemed hardly worth mentioning.

Of course, charity is a good thing, and the scale of the Chuji Plan seemed substantial, but the key issue was… it was vastly different from Zhou Muyan’s initial psychological expectations.

The other investors generally had similar expressions.

Is that all?

Come on, it’s just a charity activity—is it really necessary to sign a confidentiality agreement?

Were they afraid that if the charity activity was exposed, everyone would rush to participate and donate money?

It was somewhat tragicomic.

Seeing everyone’s expressions, Li Shi became serious, “Everyone, don’t think this is just an ordinary charity plan!”

“Think about it carefully—if this were just a simple charity plan, would Mr. Pei go to such lengths, take such pains to keep it confidential, and make everyone who participates sign a confidentiality agreement?”

“If it were merely about donating some meat, eggs, milk, and other living supplies to impoverished students, why would it matter how we donate? Does Tenda lack money?”

“From every angle, Mr. Pei’s level of attention to this project is even higher than some of Tenda’s core industries. Haven’t you wondered about the reason behind this?”

Zhou Muyan and others were truly stumped by Li Shi’s questions.

Thinking carefully, it was indeed strange!

According to normal logic, why would a charity activity need to be hidden? There’s no necessity!

Was he worried about having too good a reputation? Making too much money?

That couldn’t be it!

A good reputation is something you can never have too much of. Even if Tenda already had a good reputation, what harm would there be in improving it further?

Zhou Muyan asked, “Then… what do you think is the reason, Mr. Li?”

Li Shi said with a serious expression, “There’s only one explanation—this charity plan appears simple but is actually intricate and significant! Not only does it conceal profound mysteries, but it likely has many subsequent arrangements. It’s the cornerstone of an entire system, which is why it receives such attention from Mr. Pei!”

The investors looked at each other, clearly disbelieving at first reaction.

It’s just a charity activity—how could it be “intricate” and “significant”?

And “subsequent arrangements”? The “cornerstone of an entire system”?

That seemed… quite far-fetched.

Mr. Li, praise Tenda all you want, but your praise should follow basic logic, right?

Zhou Muyan’s expression was complex, “Mr. Li, this is just a charity plan…”

Li Shi countered, “Can Mr. Pei’s charity plan be an ordinary charity plan? Think about it—Mr. Pei confronts large companies like Zhujia Group and Shengrun Express directly, never thinking about maintaining a low profile. Why would he go to such lengths to keep a harmless charity plan confidential?”

Li Shi’s words left everyone stumped.

Indeed!

The incident between Tenda and Shengrun Express was causing a huge stir. Lü Mingliang was brilliantly sharp during the livestream, refuting Nie Yunsheng until he was speechless—everyone had witnessed this.

And just now, everyone had been sighing with admiration, feeling that Mr. Pei indeed showed great courage in this matter, seemingly targeting these giant enterprises.

So, for a simple charity activity, would Mr. Pei need to keep it confidential?

Keep it confidential from whom?

From consumers, to earn less reputation?

Or from partners, to receive less charitable funding?

That would be impossible—no one with a functioning brain would think of such things.

The only explanation was keeping it confidential from competitors!

Li Shi was silent for a moment, then said, “Obviously, this isn’t just a charity plan; it’s also a ‘taking sides’ plan!”

“On one hand, it’s screening which companies truly stand with Tenda, confirming how close their connections are; on the other hand, it needs to be kept confidential from competitors to prevent them from noticing the formation of this secret alliance, making them lower their guard!”

“This is the oath-taking before a great battle begins!”