Chapter 1 Ma Yang Reports on Two Things

About half an hour after Xiao Peng left, someone knocked on the door again.

Pei Qian looked up and saw that it was Ma Yang.

"Brother Qian!" Ma Yang seemed to be in good spirits. "I'm here today to report on two things!"

Huh?

Pei Qian couldn't help but be surprised. Old Ma's brain could actually handle reporting on two things at once?

Not bad, not bad, Old Ma has made great progress!

"Yes, feel free to speak." Pei Qian was very happy.

Ma Yang grinned and deliberately played mysterious. "Moreover, Brother Qian, these two things are related to each other!"

Pei Qian: "?"

As soon as he heard the word "related," he instantly became vigilant!

What Pei Qian feared most now was the connection between departments.

It wasn't terrible for a single department to do something, but it was terrible if what they did affected other departments and formed a linkage. That would be a big problem!

Pei Qian immediately suppressed his smile. "Speak quickly."

Ma Yang was completely unaware of the change in Pei Qian's expression and still said cheerfully, "First, the DGE club is ready. They can officially set off tomorrow or the day after to play training matches with domestic clubs that already have GOG teams!"

Pei Qian nodded, which could be considered good news.

Flying all over the country, accommodation and food cost money, and no matter how many training matches they played, the DGE club couldn't participate in the league, wouldn't become famous, and naturally wouldn't have bonuses or popularity.

Ma Yang continued, "I will also set off with the members of the DGE club, cooperating with Zhang Yuan and Coach Ya Ling to provide logistical support for the members!"

Pei Qian nodded. Well, then I'm even more relieved!

One more person, one more mouth, and Old Ma eats so much that his appetite is worth two, so he can definitely spend more money.

Moreover, Old Ma's understanding of the game is so "profound" that he might subtly influence the players and indirectly lower the average level of the entire team.

Ma Yang continued, "The second thing, uh... what was it?"

He scratched his head, trying hard to remember.

Pei Qian was in awe.

He could forget one of the two things? Old Ma's skill is really growing!

"Oh, right!"

Ma Yang clapped his hands. "I discussed it with Zhang Wang and decided to bring a few fully automatic Argument Machines along. On the one hand, it's for our own club members to practice their hand speed, and on the other hand, it can be given as gifts to other clubs."

"I think the fully automatic Argument Machine is very suitable for players who make a living relying on hand speed to practice their hand speed!"

Pei Qian: "?"

Why isn't this over yet?

This Zhang Wang is really unscrupulous in order to find a market for the fully automatic Argument Machine!

If I'm a little careless, wouldn't I really be taken advantage of by you?

Now Pei Qian understood why Shared Phone Booth could succeed. This Zhang Wang, on the surface, is a bronze, but in reality, he is at least a diamond.

He doesn't seem to have any scheming, but in reality, he has been trying to find a market!

Obviously, as a great inventor, Zhang Wang is very satisfactory to Pei Qian.

But as an enthusiastic salesman, Zhang Wang is very unsatisfactory to Pei Qian!

"No!" Pei Qian flatly refused.

Ma Yang was stunned. "Ah? Brother Qian, it's just a fully automatic Argument Machine. It doesn't cost much. It's okay to take it out as a gift, right?"

Pei Qian sneered in his heart. It's okay?

Do you know how many times I've suffered losses because I thought "it doesn't matter"?

I will never be careless this time!

Pei Qian knew that he had to make it clear now. It was not enough to just tell Zhang Wang "not to pay attention to publicity matters." He had to take a tougher stance.

Otherwise, as more and more fully automatic Argument Machines are produced, Zhang Wang will continue to find new markets!

Pei Qian coughed lightly and said, "The reason, I can't reveal it for the time being."

"However, the fully automatic Argument Machine is indeed related to a very large and long-term plan. It is the most critical link in the entire plan."

"Moreover, consumers must know about it at that specific time node in order for it to play its due role."

"Once exposed too early, it will not achieve the effect I want at all."

"In other words, promoting the fully automatic Argument Machine at the wrong time will not work and will disrupt my entire plan."

"So, you and Zhang Wang must remember to keep your mouths shut and never destroy my plan!"

In fact, Pei Qian didn't know what his "plan" was.

Anyway, the so-called "long-term plan" can also be said to be three years, five years, or ten years.

Don't ask, asking means that there is an arrangement, it just can't be spread, just wait patiently.

Ma Yang showed a look of realization, then nodded. "I see! Since you have already arranged for this thing, Brother Qian, then I'm relieved."

"Okay, then I'll go back and pack my luggage, Brother Qian, and prepare to set off!"

Pei Qian nodded. "Yes, take good care of the members. If you encounter any difficulties, contact me at any time. You must not let the members suffer grievances outside, understand?"

Ma Yang agreed immediately. "Don't worry, Brother Qian, just watch!"

For some reason, seeing Ma Yang pat his chest, Pei Qian had a feeling that "it's done."

Another hour passed, and Pei Qian was wondering if he could get off work, but someone knocked on the door again.

This time it was a rare guest.

Yu Pingan, the person in charge of the Xue Ba Kuai Lai project.

Pei Qian instantly became vigilant.

The more people who don't usually come to report, the more it shows that there is a big problem!

"Is there any problem with Xue Ba Kuai Lai?" Pei Qian asked, pretending to be nonchalant.

Yu Pingan seemed a little embarrassed, and after considering it for two seconds, he said, "President Pei, the current state of Xue Ba Kuai Lai is not very optimistic. I... I want to hear your opinion."

Huh?

Pei Qian instantly perked up.

The state of Xue Ba Kuai Lai is not very optimistic? This is good news!

Didn't you stab me in the back quite happily before? And help Thriller Hostel advertise?

It hasn't been two days since that happened, how could it be... it's not working?

Pei Qian tried hard to control the corners of his mouth that were slightly raised. "Tell me in detail?"

Yu Pingan sorted out his thoughts and said, "President Pei, I think the development of the Xue Ba Kuai Lai software is a bit stuck in a bottleneck."

"Originally, the positioning of this App was a platform for Xue Ba (academic masters) and Xue Zha (academic渣s - those who perform poorly academically) to communicate and help each other, and we would charge a small handling fee from it."

"But the reason why Xue Ba Kuai Lai was able to become popular was mainly due to the success of capital operation. Through investment, burning money, and follow-up investment, it created enough popularity and found someone to take over..."

"After that, using the user group left by Xu De Education, the linkage of other industries of Tengda, and the transformation of the App's own functions, it once again achieved a surge in popularity and even made a short-term profit."

"However, the recent data is getting worse and worse, and it is becoming increasingly pessimistic."

"I think that in the final analysis, the communication needs of Xue Ba and Xue Zha are inherently a false need, and related functions are difficult to support the current user scale..."

Pei Qian listened quietly without speaking.

But in his heart, he was extremely approving.

That's right!

That's so right!

This Yu Pingan, how thoroughly he sees the problem!

The initial demand for this software was indeed a false need!

I said that it wasn't me who was wrong, it was this world!

Pei Qian felt that this world had finally returned to normal.

How many Xue Zha have the need to find a Xue Ba for one-on-one tutoring? And how many Xue Ba would tutor Xue Zha for this little money?

The characteristic of false needs is that everyone thinks it is interesting and useful at first, but as long as the novelty passes, they will get tired of it.

The reason why the Xue Ba Kuai Lai project was hot in the early stage was entirely because investors desperately burned money and obtained a falsely high and untrue popularity.

After Xu De Education took over at a high level, a series of wrong operations only accelerated the process of Xue Ba Kuai Lai's failure.

After Pei Qian decided to buy back this project, Yu Pingan made a series of coincidences, bundling Xue Ba Kuai Lai with other industries of Tengda and developing video lectures, textbook tutoring and other functions, realizing a revival.

But in the final analysis, Xue Ba Kuai Lai has never solved a problem, that is, what is its irreplaceability?

If it is simply used as an educational software, then at least 40% to 50% of the current user base will shrink, because there are a large number of young people among the users of Xue Ba Kuai Lai software.

Now, the problem has been exposed and the popularity is beginning to fade rapidly.

Pei Qian was overjoyed.

He thought that Yu Pingan came to report bad news, but he didn't expect it to be great news!

Could it be... am I finally going to see the light of day?

Am I finally going to prove that the Xue Ba Kuai Lai project was a mistake from the beginning?

Can this project finally continue to lose money for me?

Pei Qian almost wanted to laugh three times and set off firecrackers to celebrate!

However, considering that Yu Pingan was still here, it was not appropriate to be so obvious.

Only the slightly raised corners of his mouth were almost uncontrollable.

Yu Pingan was confused.

What does President Pei's non-smiling expression mean?

Did he expect these things I reported a long time ago? Is he proud of his ingenious plan?

Or is he laughing at my incompetence?

President Pei is a very kind person, it shouldn't be the latter, right...

Seeing that President Pei was just smiling and not speaking, Yu Pingan felt inexplicably flustered. "President Pei, what should I do now? Please advise me?"

Pei Qian: "..."

Crap, I got carried away.

So the question is, how should I reply to Yu Pingan?

Give him reverse guidance?

That won't work, who knows what he will realize, maybe it will be revitalized.

Say nothing?

That doesn't seem to work either, he will definitely think that President Pei has other deep meanings, and then analyze from President Pei's actions, behavior, expressions and other details, and then he doesn't know what he will realize.

Let him believe in his own decision?

No, saying this sentence is equivalent to a buff, he will definitely have a small universe explosion.

Pei Qian suddenly realized that he had so few options.

In the end, Pei Qian decided to use the truth to destroy his expectations.

Pei Qian restrained his smile and said in a tone of twelve thousand percent sincerity, "It doesn't matter, the Xue Ba Kuai Lai project has completed its mission."

"From the beginning, this project only had two goals, one was to profit through capital operation, and the other was to escort other industries of Tengda."

"Now that both goals have been achieved, the Xue Ba Kuai Lai project can also come to a natural end."

"But don't worry, Tengda will continue to allocate funds to Xue Ba Kuai Lai in the future to promote other industries."

"You did a good job, you have worked hard during this period, take a good rest."