Chapter 10 A Sigh in the Office

In the office, Pei Qian looked at the employees' replies on the internal forum, silent and filled with nothing but a sigh.

Helpless!

His original intention was to persuade everyone to slack off and work less, but it had been completely misinterpreted as a pep talk, and it seemed to be quite successful!

Watching the employees expressing that they would "take care of their health, improve their business skills, and work harder for Tengda," Pei Qian felt very tired.

He wanted to reply with a few words, but he found himself speechless.

Forget it, let it be...

Anyway, as long as the message gets across, some people should relax a little because of this letter, right?

Pei Qian took out his little notebook, ready to plan the work tasks for the next cycle.

Although this cycle was long, lasting five months, due to overdrawing too much loss potential in the previous cycle to quench his immediate thirst, the revenue-generating capabilities of various industries might increase significantly this month.

To avoid crying in the small black room at the end of the cycle, President Pei had to plan ahead.

He must nip the danger in the bud!

Pei Qian thought for a moment, and the most pressing issues were Lin Wan and Shang Yang Games.

Previously, Pei Qian had reached a strategic cooperation with the Lin Chang and Lin Yu siblings, and he had a preliminary plan for arranging Lin Wan's future.

Pei Qian decided to let Lin Wan be responsible for Shang Yang Games' business while also being responsible for a new area.

This way, Lin Wan would inevitably be overwhelmed, unable to handle both sides, and the chances of failure would increase greatly.

Shang Yang Games had just moved its offices, and the employee benefits were maxed out, with all aspects of treatment matching Tengda's, and daily expenses had increased significantly.

As long as the new game loses money and the new business loses money, it would not only spit out all the profits earned from the mobile version of *Battle Song of Passion*, but also drag down the parent company, Tengda.

Thinking of this exciting scenario, Pei Qian was filled with anticipation!

Having just made a successful game, Lin Wan must be very inflated now.

People are easiest to fool at such inflated moments.

Pei Qian quickly figured out how to arrange Lin Wan and Shang Yang Games. After having a general idea, he called the driver and went to Shang Yang Games' new office.

...

Meeting room.

The newly recruited administrative assistant of Shang Yang Games brought tea to the two of them.

Lin Wan sat opposite Pei Qian, complacent and full of anticipation in her eyes.

Obviously, she couldn't wait to start making the next game.

Looking at Lin Wan's triumphant look, Pei Qian silently sighed.

How did things turn out this way…

In the end, it was Lin Yu's fault! The misfortune was due to a terrible teammate!

He must learn a lesson this time and never make mobile games again!

Pei Qian secretly resolved.

Lin Wan took a sip of tea, "President Pei, the whole company is in a very good working state, it can be said that they are highly motivated."

"After a full rest, everyone is eager to devote themselves to new work."

"I have to say, your internal letter was so well written. It greatly encouraged the morale of the employees, reminded everyone to maintain a fighting spirit, and gave them warm humanistic care at the same time."

"So thoughtful!"

Pei Qian held the tea, his mouth twitching slightly.

Don't mention that internal letter again! What I wanted to express was not what you understood!

He wanted to say something, but stopped himself.

Forget it, there's no need to dwell on this.

However, judging from Lin Wan's mental state, the situation at Shang Yang Games was about as he had predicted.

To put it nicely, it was high morale; to put it bluntly, it was inflation.

Since everyone was inflated, it would be easier for President Pei to carry out his work.

Pei Qian drank his tea, still appearing calm on the surface, "There's no need to rush with the new game. It's not too late to do it after you've thought it over."

"Do you have any good ideas or thoughts?"

Lin Wan had obviously anticipated that President Pei would ask this question, and had already prepared in advance: "Yes! I discussed it briefly with Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin, and we all agreed that we should continue the success of *Battle Song of Passion* and continue to move forward on the road of high-quality mobile games!"

"Currently, the net income of the mobile version of *Battle Song of Passion* is only four or five million per month, and the tpdb score is only 8.9 points. We hope that the next mobile game can achieve a net income of 10 million per month and a score of 9.5 or above!"

Pei Qian's hand holding the tea trembled.

It's good to have goals, but don't always say such scary things!

Pei Qian was silent for a moment.

"...I remember that Wang Xiaobin wanted to make a single-player game before."

Before deciding to make *Battle Song of Passion: Enhanced Edition*, Pei Qian had conducted a simple lottery, asking all employees of Shang Yang Games to write a plan, and he would select the plan.

At that time, Wang Xiaobin provided a plan for a single-player game that didn't seek merit, but only sought no fault.

At that time, in Pei Qian's view, the lower limit of this single-player game was not low enough. Although there was a certain possibility of failure, it paled in comparison to *Battle Song of Passion: Enhanced Edition*.

So, it was passed.

But now Pei Qian only had regret left.

If he could, Pei Qian wouldn't mind mending the fold now, and re-emerging the single-player game plan as a new project for Shang Yang Games.

Lin Wan smiled, "Yes, Wang Xiaobin did want to make a single-player game before."

"But I remember that President Pei, your evaluation at the time was that this game's approach was too conservative, mediocre, and lacked innovation."

Pei Qian coughed twice: "Ahem, before was before, now is now."

"I hope he can change this game a bit, make it more 'special'."

"Actually, that plan was pretty good, really."

Pei Qian tried to make his expression sincere enough.

Lin Wan smiled slightly, with an expression of "President Pei is comforting employees again": "I understand what you mean, President Pei."

"Wang Xiaobin did try to change it as you said."

"But in the process of changing it, *Turning Back is the Shore* was launched."

Pei Qian: "?"

Lin Wan explained: "Wang Xiaobin originally had many ideas that he thought were pretty good, but after seeing *Turning Back is the Shore*, his concept was completely subverted, and he also suffered a great blow to his self-confidence."

"He felt that no matter how he changed the game he originally conceived, it was impossible to reach the height of *Turning Back is the Shore*. Compared to it, it was just a piece of garbage, so he decided to completely overturn and remake the game."

"Later… it was gone."

"I asked him about this last time, and he said that so far the new plan has only written more than 200 words, and even the basic gameplay and story changes after the remake have not been finalized."

Pei Qian: "..."

Why is my business in here???

The success of *Turning Back is the Shore* hit Wang Xiaobin and made him directly overturn the previous game design?

Doesn't that mean this plan is gone now?

Pei Qian felt heartache.

Young people now are too easily influenced by others!

How can you give up so easily after a little setback?

Originally, Pei Qian planned to let Shang Yang Games make the game according to Wang Xiaobin's previous idea.

In this way, even if the game couldn't lose a lot of money, it probably wouldn't make much money due to its overly mediocre gameplay, and it wouldn't cause too much burden and pressure on President Pei.

But now, it's impossible.

Wang Xiaobin himself is disappointed with the previous plan, what can he do?

Seeing that Shang Yang Games was about to continue the success of the mobile version of *Battle Song of Passion* and continue to develop mobile games, Pei Qian felt that this unhealthy trend must be stopped!

After a little consideration, Pei Qian slowly opened his mouth: "Continuing to make mobile games... I don't think it's appropriate."

"Hmm? How do you say that?" Lin Wan listened carefully.

President Pei's words still carried a lot of weight in her heart.

Pei Qian pondered for a moment and said earnestly: "People must have the courage to step out of their comfort zone and constantly break through themselves."

"Continuing to make mobile games and gaining a little economic success, this little money is insignificant."

"True success still has to rely on high-quality games to achieve both fame and fortune. This is the real realization of one's game ideals!"

Lin Wan nodded, deeply agreeing.

But she thought for a while and said, "But none of the three of us have a reliable good idea."

"Even if we want to make high-quality games, we don't know where to start?"

Pei Qian leisurely took a sip of tea: "Well... I can provide one..."

"General direction."

Lin Wan was very surprised: "What is it?"

"Horror game." Pei Qian's expression was serious.

Lin Wan was stunned: "Ah?"

She considered it and said with some difficulty, "Horror games... none of the people in the entire project team have made them before. Oh, not only horror games, but everyone hasn't made regular single-player games either."

"Moreover, everyone hasn't even played horror games much, and they are basically not interested in this type of game..."

"It's not an exaggeration to say that they know nothing about it..."

Pei Qian smiled slightly.

Haven't played much?

Isn't that just right!

The main reason why Pei Qian thought of horror games was inspired by Xia Jiang and others going to the amusement park before.

After the interview team left Jingzhou overnight without saying goodbye, Pei Qian also asked the staff of Tengda who accompanied them to the amusement park, and roughly determined the number of participants in each project.

After investigation, it was found that although the listed extreme projects, such as the free fall tower, roller coaster, and big pendulum, were very scary, most of the projects had relatively high participation.

Maybe it's because of a "since we're here" and "anyway, it's free" mentality.

But among them, there was one project with the lowest participation, and that was the haunted house!

Moreover, it wasn't just the interview team who didn't like haunted houses, but all the customers who came to the amusement park didn't like haunted houses very much.

Pei Qian learned a little about it, and the haunted house was indeed the least popular facility in this amusement park in Jingzhou.

In the final analysis, there were only two reasons:

For many tourists, especially female tourists, they dare to experience some high-altitude projects, but they dare not enter the haunted house, and their boyfriends can't leave them alone to enter the haunted house, which naturally dissuades a large number of tourists;

At the same time, the setting of this haunted house is relatively simple and the process is very short, so even if some interested tourists go in, they will feel very disappointed after coming out and will never go a second time.

Inspired by this, Pei Qian felt that this experience could be promoted in the game!