Cui Geng silently said nothing, then after a moment sighed: “Tenda is truly a very special company.”

“Other companies are eager to paste slogans on walls, write them in employee handbooks, and even have all employees memorize them.”

“But Tenda conceals its company spirit, letting employees comprehend it themselves, like ‘enlightenment’…”

“I’ve suddenly developed a strong interest. Could you briefly tell me about the company?”

…

In the afternoon, Pei Qian didn’t go to Tenda but came to Dreamweaver Ventures to hear He Desheng’s report on “Top Students Come Quick.”

Over the past few days, the promotional campaign for Top Students Come Quick had already begun, and it looked quite impressive.

During the days when Pei Qian was preparing for exams, he often saw “Top Students Come Quick” posters around campus, as well as various flyers distributed by students. Even some classmates around him were discussing it.

The specific data was unknown, but the first impression was that it was quite popular.

So, after weighing the pros and cons, Pei Qian decided to come here first to ask about the situation with “Top Students Come Quick.”

He Desheng began introducing the project’s situation to Pei Qian. Although his emotions were enthusiastic, it was vaguely evident that he didn’t have much confidence.

“Mr. Pei, our project’s promotional campaign has already begun, though currently it’s mainly concentrated in Jingzhou…”

The initial promotional methods for Top Students Come Quick were relatively simple and direct.

In the past two days, promotional posters for Top Students Come Quick had appeared at many bus stops in Jingzhou, and a group of people were distributing flyers near universities and high schools during lunch and evening hours.

They had also bought some advertisements on Jingzhou’s local television station, though, of course, all during relatively poor time slots.

They had signed contracts with outstanding students from Handong University and other universities, inviting them to be the first batch of “contracted top students” for the APP.

He Desheng’s team paid them salaries, and these students had to guarantee a certain number of orders and time each week, with strict checks against fraud.

In addition, there was a reserve fund used for subsidizing users during the initial operation of the APP, commonly known as “burning money.”

Money was being spent rapidly.

However, throwing white silver into water didn’t completely go to waste; it splashed up some water—it converted into data.

But He Desheng didn’t dare mention these specific data much because they were somewhat embarrassing.

Currently, they had only conducted a test in Jingzhou without promoting it nationwide—how many active users could there be?

Revenue data was also dismal. They were burning money now, and they would continue to burn money in the future, only more and more.

As for evaluations, negative voices still dominated, as the APP’s functions were relatively simple at present.

In short, after He Desheng’s introduction, apart from some empty words about “good prospects,” he couldn’t say much concrete.

But for Pei Qian, this was undoubtedly good news—no good news was the best news.

If even He Desheng couldn’t find anything to brag about, it meant that the project’s start was indeed a complete mess…

However, Pei Qian was wary and felt he couldn’t let his guard down.

His subordinates always liked to conceal some emerging good news, waiting until these good things were almost certain before reporting to Mr. Pei.

This situation had to be guarded against.

Pei Qian looked at He Desheng and said, “The start is not bad, but I want to ask you a question… which aspect do you think will be the breakthrough point for this APP going forward?”

He Desheng, thought for a moment: “Breakthrough point? I think it’s its social attribute!”

“Hmm?” Pei Qian frowned instantly, suddenly alert.

He Desheng didn’t notice the change in Mr. Pei’s expression and said, “The social attribute is undoubtedly the fundamental guarantee for us to quickly develop and strengthen the APP!”

“Although our APP’s current data is average, with mediocre responses from high school students and parents, the response among university students has been quite enthusiastic!”

“Whether they’re poor students or top students, they carefully fill out their profiles and photos, and the probability of meeting the opposite sex is far greater than meeting the same sex.”

“This indicates that our APP has certain social attributes. If we can properly utilize this point…”

Pei Qian frowned, feeling something wasn’t right.

This was a major hidden danger!!!

Pei Qian did not doubt that many people had a strong interest in “top student gods” and “top student goddesses,” and some study-oriented, socially awkward male and female top students also had little resistance to handsome or beautiful juniors…

If this situation were allowed to develop, wouldn’t this software become the Century Wedding for the education circle?

Thinking of this, Pei Qian immediately stopped. He Desheng: “You’re right.”

He Desheng’s eyes lit up, thinking his viewpoint had been recognized by Mr. Pei.

Pei Qian: “This is indeed a major hidden danger!”

He Desheng’s eyes widened slightly: “?”

Pei Qian ignored his bewilderment and said, “This unhealthy trend absolutely cannot be encouraged!”

He Desheng felt a bit dizzy: “Ah? Why?”

Pei Qian said earnestly: “The hidden dangers are too great!”

“In the short term, this gimmick could indeed generate good heat.”

“But in the long term, it will create security risks for our platform, and also cause many users to have impure motives, affecting the overall atmosphere of the platform, causing damage to reputation and loss of core users!”

“So, we need to avoid this situation.”

“Arrange for software revision immediately. In the next version, add several new features: modify the personal profile page design—users cannot upload personal photos, cannot display user gender, and when evaluating, they cannot write comments freely but can only choose descriptive words we prepare for them.”

“This means they can only attach labels rather than leave messages freely, so naturally, they can’t hint at the other person’s gender or appearance.”

“Add a one-click alarm button that also displays location tracking, allowing users to share their location in real-time with friends.”

“Display prominently on the page that meetings must take place in locations with high foot traffic, such as school study rooms or coffee shops.”

“At the same time, strengthen the review process. Whether they’re poor students or top students, they must not only pass real-name verification but also be checked against criminal records, school disciplinary records, and so on. Any suspicious cases cannot be approved.”

He Desheng felt a bit dizzy.

If the original “Top Students Come Quick” APP contained just a tiny spark that could ignite something between the opposite sexes, then Mr. Pei’s combo not only stamped out the spark but eliminated the combustible material beneath it.

He Desheng, had originally thought this gimmick could be used to quickly generate heat, naturally attracting investors.

Now, this path had been completely blocked by Mr. Pei.

But He Desheng didn’t ask further questions, just nodded: “Alright, Mr. Pei, I’ll arrange it immediately.”

Seeing Mr. Pei’s serious expression, He Desheng knew very well that this was not a joke.

Having casually eliminated another hidden danger, Pei Qian was very pleased.

This matter could be put to rest for now!

At this moment, he received a message on his phone from Wu Bin of the Human Resources Department.

“Mr. Pei, the matter you arranged for me has been taken care of!”

Pei Qian nodded with satisfaction.

Good, a double blessing.

As for how far the Tenda spirit would spread after Cui Geng comprehended it and returned to the online writers’ training camp, that was a matter for the future.

He could observe again after some time.

“By the way, do you know about the situation with the Shared Phone Booth?” Pei Qian asked casually.

He Desheng was still considering the previous changes to the “Top Students Come Quick APP,” and only after two seconds did he say: “Ah, I’m not very clear. After you assigned me to the ‘Top Students Come Quick’ project, I stopped inquiring about it. I imagine everything should be going smoothly there?”

Pei Qian nodded. Although he hadn’t obtained any useful information, at least it proved that He Desheng was obedient.

It seemed he would have to go check it out personally.

Today was Friday. The mall’s foot traffic might not be as much as on Saturday or Sunday, but it shouldn’t be too little either.

Pei Qian got into the car and said to Little Sun: “Let’s go to Universal Street.”

…

“There are many stories about Mr. Pei, and what I just told you is only a part of it.”

“If you’re interested, you can ask Manager Ma from the website to help you collect more. He knows many of the people involved very well,” Wu Bin said with a smile.

Cui Geng still seemed somewhat unsatisfied: “I never imagined that Mr. Pei and Tenda’s experiences were so legendary.”

“A unique boss creating a unique company…”

“This story would be very exciting if written into a book.”

“However…”

Cui Geng frowned slightly, seemingly encountering some difficult problems to solve: “Mr. Pei’s image might not be suitable as a protagonist.”

Wu Bin was surprised: “Why?”

Cui Geng explained: “He’s too perfect.”

“There are indeed some such people in reality, like those great figures, saints, and reformers throughout history…”

“Successful people inevitably have some very prominent shining points and qualities.”

“But if the protagonist in a book is such a person, it would seem unrealistic, somewhat empty and grandiose, and difficult for readers to believe.”

“After all, reality doesn’t need logic, but novels do.”

“If a leader like Mr. Pei exists in reality, people would only think it’s rare, precious, and fortunate.”

“But if he exists in a book, readers would only think it’s fake, hypocritical, and impossible to relate to.”

“So this story would need some changes to better suit readers’ tastes…”

“Ah, anyway, thank you very much! Today’s Tenda spirit learning has been very meaningful for me!”

Cui Geng shook hands with Wu Bin.

Wu Bin smiled: “This was all arranged by Mr. Pei. For me, it was just a small effort.”

Cui Geng looked at the time; it was past 4 PM, not yet quitting time.

Wu Bin reminded him: “This place has always been free to come and go.”

Cui Geng thought for a moment: “Can I use the entertainment room’s computer again?”

Wu Bin nodded: “Of course.”

Cui Geng returned to the game room. This time, he didn’t play games but sat in front of the computer that could easily run almost all major games on the market, wanting to sort out his new ideas.

Inspiration is fleeting; it must be captured immediately.

But before that, Cui Geng first logged into the author’s backend and entered a new chapter title: “Completion Announcement”!

After writing the content, Cui Geng was a bit conflicted.

He knew very well that if this chapter were published, he would probably be heavily criticized.

But after hesitating for five minutes, he still pressed the “Publish” button.

…

In the car.

Pei Qian took out his phone out of boredom, opened the Endpoint Chinese Web APP, and refreshed it casually.

It wasn’t six o’clock yet, not time for the training camp authors’ updates.

So, the “Completion Announcement” of one book was particularly eye-catching.

Pei Qian: “???”

He hurriedly clicked on it and quickly scanned the content.

After a moment, the confusion on Pei Qian’s face disappeared, replaced by a gratified smile.

“The youth is teachable! Truly teachable!”

He immediately said to Little Sun, who was driving: “We’ll go to Universal Street tomorrow morning. First, let’s go back to the company!”

“I want to meet this Cui Geng!”