After listening to Li Shi's words, Pei Qian understood completely.
Sure enough, the one who tried to bribe the staff at Upwind Leisure Internet Cafe last time was President Li.
The false information Pei Qian released before had indeed fooled President Li.
This time, President Li wasn't trying to suppress Upwind Leisure Internet Cafe or invest in it, but he felt that wherever Pei Qian invested would definitely become popular, so he came to ride the coattails...
After the Upwind Leisure Internet Cafe flagship store became popular, it did bring a lot of traffic to that street. Although the surrounding shops weren't as popular as the internet cafe, they all benefited from it to some extent.
In that incident, President Li made a small profit, but not much.
Considering that President Li could make more money by dabbling in other fields, it was actually a loss for him.
Although President Li had some investment relationship with those stores that held promotions, he didn't invest much after all, and he spent a lot of money on promotions in the early stage, so President Li, who had extremely high expectations, would definitely not be satisfied with that.
But this time the situation was different.
The traffic around Ming Yun Mountain Manor was really too low, so not many people wanted the shops, and the cost of starting now was very low.
If the Ming Yun Mountain Manor area really became popular again because of President Pei, then these shops would instantly become cash cows. Whether he kept them to make money or sold them directly, he would definitely make a lot of money.
At that time, would President Li still be simply "drinking soup"?
But the premise of all this was that the area around Ming Yun Mountain Manor really had to become popular...
Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh.
President Li, ah, President Li, your reasoning is perfect, your execution is strong, but... you missed a known condition...
Of course, this couldn't be blamed on President Li. Who would have thought that there was a system in the world that made more money the more money you lost?
At this moment, Pei Qian even felt a little bit of pity.
If it were someone else, then President Pei would definitely not hold back.
But kind-hearted President Li had already been tricked by Pei Qian once.
You can't keep fleecing the same sheep, what if it goes bald?
So, Pei Qian decided to subtly hint to President Li to not invest too much.
So far, President Li had already invested in a chain of internet cafes, and also invested in a bar, a cafe, and a chess and card room near here, which had already helped Pei Qian a lot.
What if President Li got carried away and continued to invest money in it?
Then Pei Qian would have to worry. If he fleeced President Li bald this time, there would be no way to develop sustainably in the future.
Letting President Li lose a little less would be considered the best he could do.
Thinking of this, Pei Qian decided to give President Li a little hint.
He took a sip of his cocktail and said in as sincere a tone as possible, "President Li, to be honest."
"The success of the Upwind Leisure Internet Cafe flagship store last time had a certain element of luck. It's basically impossible to replicate the success of the flagship store at the Ming Yun Mountain Manor branch."
"The chances of this area really becoming popular are actually not that high. I'm just trying it out..."
Pei Qian was already hinting as much as possible.
Li Shi smiled, looking like he understood: "President Pei, you're too modest."
"Every success certainly has an element of luck, that's very normal. But, mediocre people only wait for luck, while geniuses create luck. In my opinion, President Pei is undoubtedly the kind of person who can create luck."
"As far as I know, President Pei's investment in this area is not small."
"In addition to the internet cafe, President Pei also opened a Nifeng驛站 (Nifeng Post Station) here, and it seems that he also went to inspect the business environment in this area with President Ma a while ago."
"If you didn't think there was anything to be gained, President Pei wouldn't have persisted until now."
"I appreciate President Pei's kindness, but you're underestimating me a bit."
"Investing has risks. I've been in the investment circle for so long, I still have this awareness."
Well, wasted effort.
Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh. Okay, since President Li, you know what you're doing, then I won't say anything more. I can only wish you good luck.
It was also thanks to the fact that President Li didn't know about Pei Qian buying a villa and opening a private kitchen. If President Li knew about this, then his thoughts would definitely be even more firm.
Pei Qian raised his hand and called a waiter: "In the future, if President Li comes again, everything is on the house."
President Li, ah, President Li, you're helping me so much that I don't know how to repay you. I can only buy you a few more drinks.
Li Shi couldn't help but feel warmed.
Of course, he didn't care about the money for these few drinks, but the fact that everything was permanently on the house represented President Pei's sincerity!
This friendship was priceless.
Li Shi couldn't help but praise inwardly that President Pei, although young, was really straightforward in his work.
Li Shi raised his glass: "Thank you, President Pei. I hope we can have a win-win situation and make a fortune together!"
Pei Qian clinked glasses with him, smiling and bearing the vicious curse, burying the "mmp" in his heart.
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August 11th.
Shang Yang Games.
"Director Lin, so... we finally chose him?" Ye Zhizhou's words were quite lacking in confidence.
"Yeah, it's him." Lin Wan obviously agreed reluctantly, but there was no other way.
After getting the publicity plan from President Pei before, Shang Yang Games also followed President Pei's suggestion and contacted some Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, both those who were still relatively popular and those who were already a bit outdated.
However, it was a bit difficult to reach an agreement on the price.
The asking price for Hong Kong stars who were still popular was basically over five million a year, and even the cheaper ones were at least two or three million.
You have to know that the research and development budget for *Hot-Blooded Battle Song: Power Up Edition* was only about five million.
President Pei's publicity budget was more than three million. Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin originally thought that they wouldn't be able to spend it all even if they tried their best, but when they asked about the endorsement quotes of the stars, they realized that they were really too young...
Before, *Hot-Blooded Battle Song* had also advertised, but they had never hired such stars. The cost spent on publicity was only a few hundred thousand at most.
Comparing the two, Ye Zhizhou immediately felt that it was too expensive and not worth it!
Lin Wan was also not satisfied with this price.
Mainly because she felt that the cost performance was too low.
Although publicity was very important to the sales of the game, Lin Wan had been working in Tengda, and the several games she had seen were all popular without spending a lot of money on publicity.
Spending five million to hire a Hong Kong star to endorse? What's the point?
So, Lin Wan felt that the cost performance was very poor.
But, President Pei's publicity plan was there, and they still had to hire a star.
The three of them picked and chose, and finally picked out one with a decent cost performance from this pile of Hong Kong stars.
Zhang Zuting, 41 years old this year, although he was relatively outdated now, and the latest few movies he made all flopped badly, he was considered a popular young man when he was young, and he had filmed many popular TV series. His influence among middle-aged people was not weak.
The endorsement fee could be taken down for about two million. Although Lin Wan still felt it was a bit expensive, it was already cheap compared to others.
In this way, the remaining money could be used to buy more web page ads.
So after comprehensive consideration, Shang Yang Games unanimously approved, it was him!
The next thing to do was to invite Zhang Zuting to Jingzhou for a trip to sign the contract and shoot the advertisement.
Of course, it was also possible not to shoot in Jingzhou, but everyone felt that since the endorsement fee had been spent, they definitely had to find a chance to watch.
Even if it was an outdated star, taking a group photo and asking for an autograph could be shown off to friends.
"Then it's decided, invite Zhang Zuting to Jingzhou for a trip!"