Chapter 61 Regional Manager

After choosing the store manager, Pei Qian looked at Ma Yang again.

"Old Ma, Zhang Yuan. After the branch opens, this store will be the flagship store, so you two don't need to worry too much about the day-to-day operations of the internet cafe."

"Zhang Yuan, from now on, you will be the regional manager of all Upwind Internet Cafes in Jingzhou City. You will be in charge of all these internet cafes."

"As for Ma Yang, you are the general manager and overall person in charge of all Upwind Internet Cafes. As before, you will report directly to me and be responsible to me."

"Among the store managers chosen earlier, pick the one you are most satisfied with to be the manager of this store. As the first Upwind Internet Cafe, this store has commemorative significance and will be our flagship store in the future."

"The other brothers who weren't chosen as store managers don't need to worry. When Upwind Internet Cafes open new branches in the future, we will give priority to selecting store managers from among the old employees."

"As for the personnel vacancies after the promotions, hurry up and recruit people to fill them."

"Ma Yang, Zhang Yuan, after the holiday, I'll give you two a week to investigate and find ten suitable locations. Pick four of them to open four new stores."

"Site selection, decoration, layout... everything should be in line with the current experience store, understand?"

Ma Yang patted his chest: "Don't worry, Brother Qian, leave it to me!"

The others were also a little excited.

President Pei wasn't just drawing a pie in the sky. Everything he had said before had been fulfilled, and at lightning speed!

Some bosses are good at drawing pies, but the things they promise are always delayed, but President Pei is different. He only said a few days ago that he was going to open a branch, and it's already on the agenda!

Considering that each store requires an initial investment of more than three million, and opening these four new stores would mean throwing in more than ten million, President Pei didn't even bat an eye. He really is someone who does big things!

Thinking that they could work for such a boss, several waiters couldn't help but feel proud.

After explaining everything, Pei Qian gave some more instructions on the details before leaving with peace of mind.

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May Day holiday.

The company was on vacation, and there wasn't much to do at school, so Pei Qian planned to go home.

But before going home, he first took his bank card, which held more than 80,000 yuan of his personal property, and went to an appliance store near his home.

It was a short holiday, and the store was crowded with people.

In this era, buying appliances online hadn't become popular yet. Warehousing, logistics, and other things weren't that convenient, and after-sales service was a big problem, so most people still preferred to buy expensive items like appliances in stores.

A few years later, as e-commerce became more and more developed, these stores gradually declined.

Pei Qian wandered around aimlessly.

"Shopping is so annoying."

"If only Assistant Xin was here..."

Pei Qian missed Assistant Xin. If she were here, she could directly give Pei Qian a report, select all kinds of appliances according to Pei Qian's requirements, and Pei Qian would only need to pay directly.

But now it was a holiday, Assistant Xin was already on vacation, and buying appliances wasn't strictly related to work, so asking Assistant Xin for help wouldn't be justified, and he might be warned by the system.

Therefore, Pei Qian could only suffer a little and browse around himself.

TV.

Washing machine.

Refrigerator.

Air conditioner.

Pei Qian was very sure that almost all the appliances at home needed to be replaced, but it was quite difficult to choose them himself.

Because they all looked pretty bad...

The appliance brands were also different from what Pei Qian remembered, but he could still vaguely distinguish the good from the bad.

But what made Pei Qian feel a little frustrated was that the hardware technology of mobile phones and computers in this world was developing rapidly, but the development of household appliances was not much different from what Pei Qian remembered.

Pei Qian was looking at the appliances of 2010 with the eyes of 2019, so he definitely felt that everything was unpleasant, and even many models of appliances had been completely eliminated later, and had been proven to be quite failed designs, but now they were being exhibited and sold as new products.

Take TVs, for example.

At this time, a slightly better foreign brand of 40-inch TV cost about five or six thousand yuan. In Pei Qian's opinion, this was simply daylight robbery.

After getting used to the price of a certain Xiaomi TV of 40 inches for a little over a thousand yuan, looking at the current TVs, he really had no desire to buy them.

This mentality is very normal. There is a saying that goes: Buy early, enjoy early; buy late, enjoy a discount. And another saying: The "wait party" will never be slaves.

Similar products are indeed updated quickly, especially from the perspective of ten years later, these things will have to be replaced sooner or later, but buying them a day earlier means enjoying them a day earlier.

Pei Qian felt that replacing a set of new appliances for his parents, at least so that the washing machine wouldn't shake around when it was spinning, the refrigerator would be bigger and could hold more things, and the TV size would be larger so that their eyes would be more comfortable when watching TV, these were all things that affected daily experience, so the sooner they were replaced, the better.

Pei Qian walked around twice and quickly decided which appliances he wanted to buy, and directly swiped his card to buy them.

42-inch TV, more than 6,000;

A side-by-side refrigerator was still a rare item at this time, more than 10,000;

Air conditioner, more than 2,000. Jingzhou is very hot in the summer, and now is a good time to buy an air conditioner. He would be able to use it a few days after returning home;

Drum washing machine, more than 3,000;

He also bought rice cookers, vacuum cleaners, and other household appliances along the way. All the odds and ends added up to less than 2,000 yuan.

Pei Qian chose some brands with complete functions and good quality, both domestic and foreign, so the prices were naturally more expensive than ordinary products.

In the end, the whole set was less than 30,000 yuan.

After buying everything, Pei Qian wandered around again and actually found a robotic vacuum cleaner.

Robotic vacuum cleaners actually existed in 2010, but basically no one bought them at that time, because they were a bit of a gimmick relative to the price, and there was no App control at that time. To describe it in three words, it was "iron silly," and it wasn't as worry-free and easy to use as it would be later.

But Pei Qian took a look, and there was a robotic vacuum cleaner here that looked pretty good. Although it didn't have path planning, it had several cleaning modes and cost a little over 3,000 yuan, so he bought it decisively.

Finally, he also roughly negotiated the recycling price of the old appliances at home with the mall for trade-ins. After everything was settled, he loaded them into the car and drove them away.

The mall wasn't far from home, so Pei Qian followed the pile of appliances into the door.

"Come on, move them inside." Pei Qian began to direct a few workers to move things inside.

His mother ran out of the kitchen, a little dazed: "Huh? What's going on? Son, did you buy all this?"

Pei Qian nodded: "Yeah. Where's Dad?"

"He went out for a social engagement and won't be back until tonight." His mother looked at the large items being moved into the house and panicked a little, "How much stuff did you buy? How much did it cost!"

"It's okay, it's only more than 20,000 yuan in total. My film salary is just enough. I've also negotiated with the mall for trade-ins, and there are trade-in activities that can deduct money, so you don't need to worry about it."

Pei Qian knew that this had to be done quickly. Before his mother could react, these appliances had been quickly moved into the house and unpacked, and then the old appliances were all taken away.

"This..."

His mother looked at the new TV, side-by-side refrigerator, drum washing machine... and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"The air conditioner installers will come tomorrow morning. Just install them directly in your bedroom. If you can't sleep in this hot weather, just turn on the air conditioner and set a timer."

"And this robotic vacuum cleaner, I'll tell you how to use it."

Pei Qian began to explain to his mother how to use these electronic products one by one, and casually found a bed sheet that had been changed and threw it into the drum washing machine to wash.

The drum washing machine made a slight humming sound. The foot pads had been adjusted to the correct height and didn't shake at all.

"Seriously, this drum washing machine is really easy to use?" His mother said happily.

Pei Qian nodded: "Of course, it's not only easy to use, but also saves water. The refrigerator is also much more energy-efficient than the old refrigerator. Although the appliances we replaced weren't cheap, we saved on electricity bills."

His mother nodded: "That's true."

Soon, the refrigerator was filled with food, the drum washing machine was washing clothes, the robotic vacuum cleaner was running around on the ground, and the TV was playing programs from the TV station.

His mother was very satisfied with the new drum washing machine and took out all the clothes that needed to be washed, ready to make good use of this new washing machine.

Pei Qian sat on the sofa, looking at the side-by-side refrigerator that was a little too big, and sighed inwardly.

"If only the house was bigger..."

"I still need to work harder and try to lose money..."

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The 4th, the end of the holiday.

Back to the company.

Pei Qian's personal property had shrunk to more than 50,000 yuan, and his desire to lose money became stronger again.

"Have you planned the content for the new version?" Pei Qian passed by Lu Mingliang's workstation and asked casually.

Lu Mingliang immediately nodded: "It's all ready, President Pei!"

"Huh?" Pei Qian suddenly realized that something was wrong. "Did you work overtime during the May Day holiday?"

Lu Mingliang was stunned. President Pei was waiting for him here???

Unpreventable!

It didn't seem right to say that he didn't work overtime now.

The work was assigned on April 30th, the holiday was from May 1st to 3rd, and today was the first day of work on May 4th, and the planning had already been completed.

Who would believe it if he said he didn't work overtime?

Lu Mingliang quickly explained: "No, President Pei, I just had nothing to do at home these days, so I thought about the new version plan."

Pei Qian frowned: "Working overtime at home is still working overtime! Triple pay for statutory holidays."

Lu Mingliang: "...Yes, President Pei."

Pei Qian turned around and walked towards the conference room: "Okay, don't do it again. Let everyone come to the meeting and discuss the new version."

Soon, everyone in the research and development team arrived.

Ma Yiqun still sat silently in the corner as before, holding a small notebook to record.

Lu Mingliang began to introduce the new version plans for several games, which were roughly the same as what Pei Qian had instructed when he assigned the task earlier.

* 《Lonely Desert Road》 ( *Lonely Desert Road* ) will develop an endless mode, multiplayer online function, and a new map, priced at 1 yuan.
* 《Ghost General》 (*Gui Jiang*) will update a new set of martial generals, priced at 5 yuan.
* 《Sea Fortress》 (*Hai Shang Bao Lei*) will update a new epic weapon, priced at 888, with a limited sale of 500 pieces per month.
* 《Game Producer》 (*Youxi Zhizuoren*) will release a new voice pack and scene style, priced at 5 yuan.

However, the plan given by Lu Mingliang was more detailed than what Pei Qian had said before, such as who exactly was in the new set of martial generals in 《Ghost General》, what their skills were, and what the approximate original paintings looked like.

This was a more detailed plan, and through this plan, it was almost possible to estimate the approximate investment.