Chapter 111 Gaining More Money Instead

After hanging up, He Desheng looked at Pei Qian with a bitter face.

"President Pei, there are still three investment companies left. Should we call them?"

"In such a short while, we've deterred at least two million in investment..."

He Desheng felt this was simply unbelievable. Others were rushing to give them money, and they didn't even want it?

What exactly was President Pei up to?

Two or three million had vanished into thin air, but Pei Qian was expressionless, still drinking tea calmly, even with a faint smile on his lips.

"Keep calling!" Pei Qian felt his strategy had succeeded!

Deter everyone and keep them from causing trouble!

Helpless, He Desheng could only continue calling the next investment company.

"President Chen! Yes, this is He Desheng. I'd like to discuss the 'Xueba Kuai Lai' app with you..."

He Desheng continued to follow the previous approach, first briefly asking the other party's opinion on the project, and then launching into a lengthy discussion of the problems currently facing the project, as well as the potential risks of this investment.

President Chen on the other end listened silently, occasionally saying "uh-huh" or "ah."

Once he had said everything, He Desheng waited quietly for the reply.

After hearing so much, this President Chen would probably be like the previous investment company bosses, saying he would "think about it."

Finally, after a moment of contemplation, President Chen spoke.

"Okay, in that case... I want to add money. I originally planned to invest one million, but now I've decided to invest three million!"

"Pfft!"

Pei Qian had just taken a small sip of tea and almost choked.

What the hell?!

Did this President Chen have some kind of problem?

After telling you so much, why do you still want to add money?

He Desheng was also surprised and couldn't say anything for a moment.

President Chen on the other end chuckled and asked, "What, you're not happy that I want to add money?"

He Desheng quickly replied, "No, no, no, of course we're happy! It's just, why..."

President Chen laughed heartily, "I heard from President Li a long time ago that Tengda's boss, President Pei, is a very interesting person who often puts his own interests aside. I have to say, I admire him."

"This time as well, other companies trying to attract investment always tout their projects as if they were the best thing since sliced bread. If they have even a little bit of performance, they can't wait to boast about it to the heavens. On the contrary, they keep silent about the hidden dangers and risks of the project, doing things with the mentality of cheating as much investment as possible."

"But your company is completely different. Before the investment, you clearly explain the pros and cons, with the air of 'Jiang Taigong fishing, those who are willing will bite.'" (Jiang Taigong fishing is an idiom referring to someone who is waiting patiently for someone to come to them)

"Just because of this attitude, I think the management of your project is very responsible! They have the style of President Pei!"

"So, I want to invest three million. To be honest, I'm not optimistic about your project, but about you people. With a group of people like you who work so diligently, any project will succeed!"

"Even if it doesn't succeed, it doesn't matter. Venture capital is inherently risky, haha."

He Desheng was deeply moved, "Okay, President Chen! When President Pei hears your words, he will definitely be very pleased!"

Pei Qian looked up at the sky with his teacup in hand, speechless for a moment.

Great, all the investments he had managed to deter before had all been recovered from President Chen!

Greatly encouraged, He Desheng continued to call the next investment company.

After President Chen, one company remained unmoved and maintained its previous investment amount, while another company also increased its investment amount!

In the end, the investment amount not only didn't decrease, but actually increased compared to before!

After finishing the calls, He Desheng gave a thumbs-up excitedly, "President Pei, your trick of feigning indifference and letting those who are willing take the bait has really opened my eyes!"

Pei Qian: "..."

He waved his hand and asked weakly, "So, how much investment has this project gotten now?"

He Desheng calculated, "About seven million, President Pei!"

Pei Qian looked blankly at the sky, speechless and choked with emotions.

What was this all about!

He had kindly tried to deter them, but each and every one of them was so ungrateful!

There were even people who wanted to add money? Absolutely insane!

There's a road to paradise but you don't take it, there's no gate to hell but you barge in...

Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless!

Pei Qian put down his empty teacup on the table and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, they all want to invest, right? Let them invest!"

"Continue burning money, burn it all until there's not a single cent left!"

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On the way back to the company, Pei Qian was still sulking.

Everything was going wrong!

The shared phone booth had already crashed.

The shared xueba currently looked like its future was uncertain.

During this period, Ma Yang had been busy with exams like Pei Qian, and had recently finished.

However, considering the current popularity of IOI in Europe and America, as well as the 35 million that was practically free, all originating from Ma Yang, Pei Qian felt that he could not temporarily restore his trust in Old Ma.

Thinking that Tengda was such a large company with thousands of employees, yet he couldn't find a single truly trustworthy person, Pei Qian felt heartbroken.

"Hmm? That's right, how is Cui Geng doing now?"

Pei Qian suddenly thought of this pigeon spirit, as if a drowning man had grabbed a life-saving straw!

Pei Qian immediately took out his phone, opened the Qidian Chinese Website App, and checked the update status of the authors in the training class.

After browsing a little, he discovered that the update volume of these authors in the training class had a clear downward trend!

The most significant decrease was in Mingyu, who was the "model worker." Yesterday, he only updated more than four thousand words, which was one-third of his daily update!

The update volume of other authors had also decreased to varying degrees, generally decreasing by about one to two thousand words.

As for Cui Geng himself, he had gone from updating 8,000 to 10,000 words at the beginning to about 7,000 words now.

Decreasing one thousand words a day was not much, but internet novels accumulated over time!

If it was one thousand less today and one thousand less tomorrow, how much would be lost in a year?

What's more, all the authors were in a small black room state, without other entertainment activities, and could only code words.

Being able to reduce one thousand words under these circumstances, and even more so for model workers like Mingyu whose updates were directly cut in half, was enough to show that Cui Geng's work was very effective!

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel happy, he was right about this person!

After Cui Geng returned to the training class, he immediately brought the seed of "touching fish" (slacking off), and quickly infected the other authors in the training class.

The effect was immediate!

"This kind of talent must be given important responsibilities!"

Pei Qian couldn't wait to let Cui Geng spread this spirit to all departments of Tengda!

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Qidian Chinese Website author training class.

"How is it, Author Mingyu, what insights did you gain from learning the Tengda spirit?" At the dining table, an author asked curiously.

The other authors also turned their heads, obviously very interested.

In the past two days, Mingyu had spared no expense in order to go to Tengda headquarters to learn the Tengda spirit.

He spent less than two hours writing four thousand words of updates, and then spent the remaining six hours organizing outlines and completing settings.

As the saying goes, "Heaven rewards those who work hard." He finally successfully obtained the qualification to study at Tengda headquarters.

Most of the authors who hadn't been there were still very interested in this mysterious "Tengda Spirit Learning Activity."

Mingyu temporarily put down the chopsticks in his hand, his eyes full of longing, "How should I put it, it's completely different from what I imagined."

"After I went, a guy from the Human Resources Department specially took me to the game room and let me play games in it."

"The game room has all kinds of entertainment facilities, with high-end computers, game consoles, comics, novels..."

The authors were a little confused, "That's it?"

Mingyu shook his head, "Of course not! The game room is not the point!"

"At first, I didn't understand, but now I understand, this game room is just like a mirror, a test!"

"They want to use this test to first roughly figure out your personality and where your problems lie, and then guide you in a targeted manner to understand the Tengda spirit in your own way!"

The authors felt it was a little unbelievable.

"Really? I thought it was just simple theoretical study..."

"It seems that the connotation of this Tengda spirit is still very rich, and it can still teach students in accordance with their aptitude?"

"Author Mingyu, tell us quickly, what did you do at that time?"

Mingyu said with emotion, "Actually, I didn't think so much at the time. I just sat on the sofa, found two books to read, and after waiting for ten minutes, I realized that something was wrong."

"So, I immediately went out and found that guy from the Human Resources Department."

"After that, the two of us had a heart-to-heart talk, and he pointed out many problems to me, saying that I 'seem to be working hard, but in fact, I'm not working hard at all' and urgently need to accept the transformation of the Tengda spirit!"

Mingyu fell into contemplation, as if recalling the scene at that time, "At that time, I felt as if a lightning bolt had split open the dark clouds, like a dream come true!"

"Thinking about it carefully, it's true. I update a lot of words every day, more than most authors, but my results have not improved much, because I pay too much attention to quantity and neglect quality!"

"These days, I deliberately slowed down, writing more slowly, and the number of words has decreased, but the plot has received unanimous praise from the readers!"

"This is all the influence of the Tengda spirit!"

The authors had different expressions.

"Is it really that miraculous?"

"Brother Cui and Author Mingyu both have epiphanies in this Tengda spirit training. It seems that it's really useful!"

"Why do I feel that this is mostly psychological suggestion? Tengda is a game company, and isn't the Tengda spirit used to urge employees to work? What effect can it have on our novel creation?"

Some people didn't believe it.

Mingyu shook his head, his face serious, "I also felt that this was psychological suggestion at the beginning, and I wondered if I was overthinking it. But after thinking about it carefully, it's not!"

"The Tengda spirit is completely different from the company spirits of other companies. The spirits of other companies are nothing more than a slogan, broad and empty, the purpose of which is to brainwash employees and squeeze their labor as much as possible."

"However, the Tengda spirit is completely different!"

"The Tengda spirit encourages rest and entertainment, believes that rest and entertainment are higher than work, and even takes mandatory rest policies for some employees who work excessively."

"Moreover, the Tengda spirit does not have a clear content and will not be instilled in you rigidly. It's like philosophy and Zen, mainly guiding everyone to understand! This method can strengthen your inherent correct views, reverse your one-sided wrong views, and can really change your way of thinking!"

"This is because the Tengda spirit focuses more on exploring and cultivating the potential of employees, rather than overdrafting their potential through squeezing!"

"This principle is consistent with the law of internet novel creation, or it can be said that it applies to all corners of the world!"

"It can even be used as a methodology to guide all walks of life! It can even be elevated to a philosophical height!"

After hearing Mingyu's words, the authors lowered their heads, lost in thought.

After a moment, someone sighed, "That makes sense!"

"Okay, I'm going to see if it's really that mysterious!"

"I'm going too!"

"What the Tengda spirit is, you'll naturally know after a 'pilgrimage'!"

The authors realized at this time that perhaps the biggest gain from coming to Jingzhou this time was not the small black room of this training class.

Tengda, this company, contains more important spiritual wealth!