After sending Lin Wan away, Pei Qian let out a long breath.
Heh, little girl, you thought I couldn’t handle you?
Pei Qian knew that Lin Wan’s weakness was her excessive fixation on developing and growing her abilities. As long as he could make her feel that this task would provide her with training and growth, she would go even without getting paid.
In any case, assigning Lin Wan to Shangyang Games would be enough to keep her busy.
Moreover, Pei Qian had given plenty of hints in his words.
Pei Qian was worried that if Lin Wan felt short on money halfway through, what if she directly asked her brother for funds?
So Pei Qian deliberately hinted to Lin Wan that this was a major test of her abilities, meant to cultivate her capacity to independently manage a project.
This way, in order to prove her personal capabilities, Lin Wan wouldn’t tap into her family’s resources, further reducing the chances of success.
In short, perfect!
Pei Qian closed his notebook. The current risks had been mostly eliminated, and the affairs of the two game companies had been mostly arranged.
However, this was only the first step of a long journey; after all, now that things had expanded so much, every aspect needed some attention.
To ensure that before this settlement, the money would be effectively spent and the loss target firmly achieved, Mr. Pei still needed to work harder.
Pei Qian decided to go out and check on the situation at Slackin’ Internet Café.
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Slackin’ Internet Café, Mingyun Villa Branch.
This was the branch with the worst business among all the Slackin’ Internet Cafés.
Zhang Yuan and Ma Yang were already waiting in the store.
Pei Qian entered the store and looked around.
Hmm, still the familiar feeling.
There weren’t many people in the store, the computer stations weren’t all filled, and the coffee area looked deserted.
The bartender was standing there dozing off, and there were more service staff than customers.
This is what Slackin’ Internet Café should look like!
Since the flagship store of Slackin’ Internet Café became popular, Pei Qian had stopped going there.
Although Chen Lei had returned to Magic City, the popularity he left behind had not dissipated. The flagship store of Slackin’ Internet Café had many customers every day and had now completely turned losses into profits.
It could be said that Chen Lei had completely made the flagship store of Slackin’ Internet Café a hit.
So Pei Qian didn’t want to go to that heartbreaking place anymore.
He found a random seat, and a server brought over coffee. The three pillars of Slackin’ drank and chatted.
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan exchanged glances, understanding each other’s thoughts.
Mr. Pei’s choice of this store had a deeper meaning.
They had always met at the flagship store before, so why come to such a remote location as the Mingyun Villa Branch this time?
This was a hint!
Since the flagship store was already successful, naturally, there was no need to focus on it anymore.
Now, the Mingyun Villa Branch had the worst performance and the biggest losses, so the next step was obviously to make this branch profitable too.
Choosing this location for the meeting was enough to explain the situation.
They must grasp Mr. Pei’s intentions well and make the underperforming Mingyun Villa Branch the next successful store!
Ma Yang was in good spirits, having even gained some weight.
The flagship store’s turnaround from losses to profits made him feel like he had significantly boosted his presence in front of Pei Qian, giving him an extra spring in his step.
This time, he was even more confident in his planning.
“Brother Qian, I have good news to report about the flagship store.”
Pei Qian’s left eye twitched violently, but he tried to maintain his composure: “Go on.”
Ma Yang appeared very excited: “Since Chen Lei performed at the flagship store, the beverage revenue has been continuously growing. Now, it has completely covered the losses, turning losses into profits!”
“Not only that, but there’s also been a positive cycle with the singers. After learning about Chen Lei’s situation, quite a few local singers from Jingzhou want to switch to our place. The quality of singers has improved significantly compared to before!”
Pei Qian heard this with his ears but felt the pain in his heart.
Although he had anticipated it, at this moment, Pei Qian still felt some heartache.
Chen Lei had become famous, attracting a large number of fans who came to see him, turning the Slackin’ Internet Café flagship store into a minor attraction. Naturally, more and more excellent singers would come to apply.
This way, even without Chen Lei being there, the beverage commission at the Slackin’ Internet Café flagship store would remain high!
For a long time in the future, the singers at the Slackin’ Internet Café flagship store would likely be the highest quality in Jingzhou City, or even the entire Handong Province. This was a gold-standard reputation!
Fortunately, there was only one flagship store, and the other branches didn’t have this treatment for the time being.
Ma Yang continued: “So, Brother Qian, I think we can now expand this model!”
“We could completely renovate and turn the entire internet café into a bar. This way, the beverage revenue should continue to increase…”
Pei Qian immediately shook his head: “No. Old Ma, you’re too shortsighted.”
Ma Yang was speechless.
Zhang Yuan smiled silently on the side.
See, I knew Mr. Pei wouldn’t agree!
Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but admire Ma Yang.
President Ma still didn’t understand Mr. Pei’s intentions even now. His comprehension was truly indescribable.
Yet, Mr. Pei still stuck with him without giving up. That relationship was truly solid!
Could it be that this Brother Ma had taken a bullet for Mr. Pei or something?
What Mr. Pei wanted was diversified deployment, not single-model management.
Turning the internet café into a bar just to earn that bit of beverage money was too shortsighted. There’s no way Mr. Pei would agree to that!
Zhang Yuan guessed that Mr. Pei’s next goal must be to use the Slackin’ Internet Café flagship store to boost the remaining branches, continuing to push this new model throughout Jingzhou and even neighboring cities…
Zhang Yuan couldn’t help feeling somewhat proud.
He found that since following Mr. Pei, he had made tremendous progress!
From initially not understanding Mr. Pei’s actions at all, to later having some partial understanding, to recently being able to make some predictions about Mr. Pei’s future actions, barely guessing a little bit correctly…
All this indicated that his vision was becoming broader, and he was finally starting to approach Mr. Pei’s level of thinking!
Pei Qian took a sip of coffee and casually asked: “How’s the situation with Slackin’ Delivery?”
Ma Yang hurriedly replied: “Currently, our Slackin’ Delivery has a very good reputation! Those who have tried it have given good reviews, saying the food is healthy and hygienically reassuring… and they also highly praise our delivery guys.”
“…However, we’re still a distance away from profitability.”
It wasn’t just a distance away—it was far from it.
Zhang Yuan had secretly studied this model as well, and he concluded that there was no possibility of profitability in the short term.
Unless they expanded enough in the future and covered a wide enough area, only then could they offset the labor costs of delivery, collecting tableware, sanitizing tableware, and a series of other processes.
Pei Qian nodded, very satisfied with this.
Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but start analyzing again.
“Strange, Mr. Pei didn’t mention the branches, but instead asked about delivery.”
“Could it be that the main focus of the next stage is on delivery? Using the popularity of the internet café to build recognition for Slackin’ Delivery?”
As Zhang Yuan looked on in confusion, Pei Qian confidently announced the next stage of planning.
“Next, we will take our first steps into the logistics industry.”
“We will establish a new company called: Headwind Logistics!”