After finishing following the IOI World Championships drama, Pei Qian put his phone aside and temporarily stopped paying attention.

Today was only Monday, and FV Club’s quarterfinals wouldn’t be until Saturday. During this period, it would mostly be verbal battles between Long Yu Group’s paid posters and online netizens – nothing worth following.

FV Club would continue their hype activities, and the players’ daily training wouldn’t be affected.

However, Pei Qian had just read a few pages of notes when his phone rang again.

Looking at it, it was a call from Liang Qingfan.

Pei Qian was momentarily stunned, then realized this was probably about the Tree Sloth Apartments 2.0 model’s building – the renovations and furniture setup must be complete, and it could officially be rented out!

Earlier, Liang Qingfan had said that household items and appliances would be installed around late December, with formal occupancy available from early January. Calculating the timing, it was about right.

Pei Qian was quite concerned about the Tree Sloth Apartments 2.0 model and immediately answered the call.

Liang Qingfan’s voice came through: “Mr. Pei, the new Tree Sloth Apartments building is fully complete, and a large portion was already rented out immediately today when we opened. Just giving you a heads up.”

“That… would you like to come take a look?”

Pei Qian thought for a moment: “Alright, I’ll be there shortly.”

Other projects could wait, but Tree Sloth Apartments needed checking.

After all, this counted as welfare housing for young people, and Pei Qian was very concerned about the actual living quality of Tree Sloth Apartments.

If quality issues arose, it would become good intentions with bad results – unacceptable.

Moreover, Tree Sloth Apartments was currently a very stable, money-losing project that needed attention. What if profit points emerged? They must be discovered early and treated early.

Pei Qian silently sighed, put his notes aside, and prepared to drive to Tree Sloth Apartments.

He could only continue reviewing after returning.

…

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles.

FV Club’s players were still training at an internet café, with SUG Club providing practice sessions.

The data analysis team was carefully discussing new tactics and strategies that appeared in the group stage, summing up ways to counter these tactics for strategic reserves.

Wu Yue and Manager Lu didn’t interfere with data analysis matters, chatting casually in a corner on the second floor.

“Teams eliminated from the group stage should all have booked tomorrow’s flights, right? Let’s arrange a new activity to bid them farewell.”

Wu Yue initially felt that since they were all brother teams, such mockery might be too excessive, but after getting used to this persona, he became increasingly enthused.

Perhaps this was also a broken window effect, becoming increasingly uninhibited.

Moreover, everyone had now accepted FV Club’s hype persona, with fewer and fewer haters.

While gathering materials on the computer, Manager Lu said, “Boss Wu, I suddenly thought of something.”

“The food and accommodation budget Mr. Pei gave us extends to after the finals – doesn’t this mean Mr. Pei has high hopes for us, believing we’ll win the championship?”

Wu Yue nodded: “Right, I noticed that too. That’s why we can’t let Mr. Pei down!”

Previously, Wu Yue hadn’t dared think about the championship. After all, the world competition had hidden dragons and crouching tigers – elite players from around the globe. Who dared think that far ahead?

But after watching the entire group stage, Wu Yue suddenly gained mysterious confidence.

Because after the data team’s analysis, those foreign powerhouses in the group stage were only so-so. Their tactics were easy to break down, and FV Club had a good chance of victory if they faced them.

Watching the players training earnestly, Wu Yue suddenly felt inspired and said to Manager Lu: “I suddenly realized that Mr. Pei’s arrangement, on one hand shows trust in us, on the other hand, it’s a victory for logistics.”

“The world competition version changes dramatically, all teams are growing rapidly, whoever improves faster has more hope for good results – the so-called ‘first to master the version’s answers.'”

“FV Club’s food, accommodation, data analysis, and various logistics teams all far surpass other clubs – this is a huge advantage!”

“And I suddenly realized FV Club has additional advantages in the elimination stage.”

Manager Lu was stunned: “Additional advantages?”

Wu Yue nodded: “Yes. The elimination phase is divided into three weeks, with a long period. From quarterfinals to semifinals, then to finals, fewer and fewer teams remain in Los Angeles.”

“Other teams arrange practice matches among themselves, but later on, fewer teams are available for practice. Some teams go home, while others might be upcoming opponents, potentially exposing tactics if they scrim.”

“So by semifinals and finals, these teams can only maintain form through ranked games, struggling to arrange high-level practice matches.”

“But FV Club is different – we have both our second team and SUG as training partners. No matter what stage we reach, daily training won’t be affected!”

“So the further into elimination rounds, the greater FV Club’s advantage!”

Manager Lu showed an enlightened expression: “Oh! Did Mr. Pei’s personnel arrangement have this deep meaning? No wonder he specifically requested bringing the SUG Club!”

Wu Yue said, “So we absolutely can’t slack off. Mr. Pei created such excellent training conditions for us – if we don’t get good results, we can only swim back!”

“Let’s aim for the finals, only then can we return confidently in the business class seats Mr. Pei provided!”

…

Jingzhou City, Guangming District, Jindi Huating Community, location of the Tree Sloth Apartments 2.0 model.

Liang Qingfan had already waited downstairs, and after picking up Mr. Pei, they went together to the first floor – the property manager’s office.

Pei Qian noticed young people continuously arriving. Tree Sloth Apartments staff members received them one by one, taking them up the elevator, presumably to view model units.

In the first-floor office, a stocky middle-aged man with glasses and a square face stood up: “Mr. Pei! Hello! What an honor, what an honor!”

Liang Qingfan introduced: “Mr. Pei, this is the owner of our partner brand Fanglanju, Yuan Bo, Mr. Yuan.”

Pei Qian shook hands with Yuan Bo: “Hello, hello.”

Pei Qian had quite a favorable impression of the Fanglanju brand.

According to Liang Qingfan, Fanglanju was a designer brand with good quality, pollution-free, high markup, expensive prices – perfectly meeting Pei Qian’s requirements.

Tree Sloth Apartments used Fanglanju designer sofas costing thirty thousand yuan each – a price that satisfied Pei Qian greatly.

However, after shaking hands, Pei Qian suddenly realized something.

What was Fanglanju’s owner here for?

Yuan Bo looked extremely excited: “Mr. Pei, I came specially to express gratitude!”

“Tree Sloth Apartments 2.0 model received extremely high online attention, the promotional video sparked heated response, many came in person to view the model units, giving our furniture an excellent display opportunity!”

“Our sofas, wardrobes, coffee tables, TV stands, etc., due to unique designs and styling, gained netizens’ appreciation. Online store orders are selling like crazy!”

“This promotional effect works better than spending huge advertising budgets!”

“Without partnering with Tree Sloth Apartments, Fanglanju definitely wouldn’t have gained such high recognition or so many orders. So I made the special trip to Jingzhou to personally thank you, Mr. Pei!”

Pei Qian suddenly understood, nodding slightly.

So that’s it – Tree Sloth Apartments’ promotional video objectively promoted Fanglanju’s furniture, making this Mr. Yuan so happy.

Fortunately, Fanglanju was making money – what did that have to do with Tenda Group?

As long as Tree Sloth Apartments wasn’t making money, everything was fine; it had nothing to do with me.

However, Pei Qian had just breathed relief when Yuan Bo continued: “Of course, we deeply understand that Fanglanju and Tree Sloth Apartments are partner brands, and mutual benefit is most important. To show our sincerity for long-term cooperation, we’ve decided to allocate an additional twenty percent of net profits as Tree Sloth Apartments’ advertising fees!”

“The more furniture we sell in the future, the more money Tree Sloth Apartments receives. Hopefully, both our brands can develop and progress together!”

Yuan Bo’s eyes overflowed with boundless vision for the future.

Pei Qian’s smile slowly froze on his face.