Chapter 51 Saturday

May 19th, Saturday.

Long Yu Corporation was operating as usual.

Eric and Zhao Xuming were leading by example, working overtime, so the other ordinary employees naturally didn't dare to rest at home.

What's more, they were still in the middle of a money-burning war with Tenda, so the employees of Long Yu Corporation had a high level of "awareness" and all consciously came to work overtime.

In fact, some employees originally didn't have this kind of awareness, but those employees basically couldn't stay.

In the conference room, Zhao Xuming was excitedly reporting to Eric.

"Since our lottery event went live, the players' response has been quite enthusiastic, and the previous IOI mobile game incident has been diluted!"

"Many players instantly lost their memories, and even felt that our event was more attractive than Tenda's 515 Game Festival."

"So far, the popularity of our lottery event is still continuing to rise."

"The most important thing is that our lottery event not only didn't burn too much money, but also made some profit. Although it's at a 30% discount, there is still some profit margin under precise calculation!"

Zhao Xuming was obviously very proud, after all, the idea of the lottery was his.

Although the lottery is not a new game, it should be considered quite difficult to accurately select this kind of gameplay among many money-burning methods in that situation, right?

Although he gave most of the credit to Eric, if this matter succeeds, Eric will definitely not treat him badly; and if it fails, Eric will definitely take the blame.

So, Zhao Xuming worked even harder than usual when reporting.

Eric nodded slightly and asked, "What's the situation on Tenda's side?"

Zhao Xuming hesitated for a moment, and replied, "Uh... as far as I know, they are still resting normally this weekend."

"For the 515 Game Festival... it seems that no adjustments have been made."

Eric couldn't help but show a surprised expression on his face.

President Pei... is so calm?

Eric originally thought that President Pei would definitely not be outdone and would open a new event, whether it was a lottery or something else, he would definitely try to overshadow himself.

He never expected that President Pei would do nothing, and instead, he took a normal rest on the weekend.

Eric thought to himself that according to President Pei's decisive and swift style of doing things, one day on Friday would be enough for him to come up with a countermeasure, and he would quickly launch it on the weekend.

But President Pei did nothing, there were only two possibilities.

The first is that President Pei felt that nothing needed to be done.

The second is that President Pei was powerless.

Really nothing needs to be done?

Eric didn't think so, after all, judging from the current online feedback, the lottery event organized by Long Yu Corporation was very popular, and it obviously stole a lot of the popularity that originally belonged to the 515 Game Festival.

Then it can only be the second possibility.

President Pei wanted to do something, but he was powerless!

Eric couldn't help but smile: "As expected, I expected it."

"Burning money like President Pei, although it's enjoyable, is not long-lasting. How can it be as cost-effective as our careful calculation and long-term plan."

Zhao Xuming instantly understood something, his eyes widened slightly: "You mean..."

"Tenda's funds are finally not enough?"

Eric smiled slightly: "You can't say for sure, but it's very likely."

This is very consistent with their previous deductions.

Tenda Corporation's funds were spread across so many projects, the return of funds from *Mission and Choice* had not yet arrived, and the smart fitness drying rack had accumulated a large number of stocks.

Struggling to hold the 515 Game Festival, I'm afraid it has consumed the last large amount of funds that President Pei can use.

Now, even if President Pei tries to raise funds again, it will definitely take some time.

That's why President Pei didn't immediately fight back, but let it go, allowing Long Yu Corporation's lottery event to seize the popularity that the 515 Game Festival had painstakingly burned.

Only after the funds are in place can he launch a counterattack.

Zhao Xuming's eyes lit up.

Analyzing it, it seems to be the case!

Of course, you should never underestimate President Pei.

But one fact after another is increasingly in line with this bold speculation.

Suddenly, Zhao Xuming thought of something.

He had only just learned about this matter, and he happened to report it now while Eric was in a good mood.

"By the way, I just learned about something, and I'll report it to you."

"In *Fitness Battle*, there also seems to be a lottery system. However, this lottery system is only unlocked after clearing the first chapter, so I didn't notice it before. I only found out after seeing the discussion online."

"This lottery is very special, it can be unconditionally refunded."

"Do you think this might be President Pei's backup plan?"

*Fitness Battle* has only been online for less than two days, and Zhao Xuming's discovery now is considered relatively fast.

Originally, as a competing game, Zhao Xuming and his subordinates should play it, but the problem is that *Fitness Battle* is not the kind of mobile game that can be upgraded by hanging up and moving your fingers, it really takes a lot of time to exercise!

Zhao Xuming and his subordinates were all busy with the lottery, and they had a lot of work on hand, so where did they have the time to really exercise in *Fitness Battle*.

If there weren't so many posts on the Internet these two days showing the results of the *Fitness Battle* lottery, Zhao Xuming would have to wait another day or two to find out.

Eric was stunned for a moment: "Unconditional refund for the lottery?"

"Does this lottery only draw in-game items? Are there any other game items? Are there any physical items?"

"Besides being refundable, are there any other special features?"

Zhao Xuming truthfully replied: "It's just an in-game lottery system, so naturally it can only draw in-game items, there are no physical items, and there are no other special features, it's a very simple lottery system."

Eric fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he said: "Although the fact that it can be refunded is indeed more conscientious than us, it only has in-game items, so it shouldn't be very attractive to players."

"Our lottery event can recover blood, but the *Fitness Battle* lottery event will greatly reduce the game's revenue."

"What's more, *Fitness Battle* has already been developed, this lottery system may have been made earlier than us, it's mostly a coincidence, harmless."

Zhao Xuming immediately nodded: "Yes, I think so too."

"I've looked at it carefully, although the *Fitness Battle* lottery system has caused some discussion on the Internet, the current public opinion will not pose any threat to our lottery, and there is no way to steal the heat."

Eric was in a good mood, he sorted out his work and then said: "Okay, after working overtime today, everyone doesn't have to come tomorrow!"

"Since President Pei is resting, then we will also rest!"

Tenda has obviously given up, and if the employees don't go to work, even if President Pei wants to do something, no one will cooperate.

In that case, just come and keep an eye on it on Monday.

Anyway, the 515 Game Festival will end at 24:00 on Tuesday night next week. Maintaining this level of popularity until then clearly indicates that Zhi Tou Company and Long Yu Corporation will win a little.

Thinking of this, Eric smiled.

This emotion obviously infected the employees below.

After working so hard for so long, they are finally about to see the light!

Although no one dares to guarantee it, most people are convinced that Tenda's funds may indeed have some problems, and President Pei's failure to fight back immediately is proof!

Even if it hasn't reached a very critical level, this is always a good thing to boost morale.

Under this optimistic mood, the news naturally slowly spread...

...

At the same time, Pei Qian had just gotten up.

On Thursday, he bought a 3A game, which was really fun, so all day Friday, including last night, he stayed at home playing games.

He stayed up all night yesterday and finished the game, so he didn't get up until noon today.

After washing up, Pei Qian reluctantly took out his phone and glanced at it.

No new messages.

Especially Assistant Xin didn't send a message, which made him deeply regretful.

Because this meant that there were no problems with Tenda's funds yet, and he didn't need to prepare to sell the building.

This is a bit uncomfortable.

The 515 Game Festival has been spent so hard, shouldn't it be spending money pretty fast?

Continue to flip through the phone and check the news from the past two days.

"Huh?"

"Long Yu Corporation is doing a lottery event?"

"The grand prize is a car? This is okay!"

"Why didn't I think of this!"

Pei Qian was dizzy.

He had been playing games for the past two days and didn't pay much attention to the news online.

He doesn't need to keep an eye on the company all the time, because if something really happens, someone will naturally call him. If no one calls, it means everything is fine.

As a result, he didn't pay attention for just one day, and Long Yu Corporation came up with such an event!

Logically speaking, Pei Qian doesn't care about ordinary lottery events at all, but this lottery for a car... is really eye-catching!

"Wait, isn't this kind of event restricted?"

Pei Qian suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Because in his memory, only some companies' annual meeting prizes are cars, and he has never seen a consumer event with cars as prizes.

The highest value prize he has seen in lottery events is a laptop or something like that.

It seems that there is a written regulation that the highest value of prizes for sales-with-prizes activities must not exceed 50,000.

Annual meetings can draw cars because they are not consumer activities.

Pei Qian hurriedly searched and found that the relevant regulations have become much more relaxed due to the changes in the world, from the original 50,000 to 400,000.

In other words, the grand prize of Long Yu Corporation is just stuck at the threshold of 400,000, which is not a violation.

"Damn! I knew I would have done a lottery too!"

"If you draw one, I'll draw ten, wouldn't that be the end of it?"

"System, you saw it, they made the first move, it's not too much for me to increase my efforts to fight back, right."

"It's a pity that today is not a working day, even if this lottery event is to be held, it can only wait until Monday. After it's developed, the 515 Game Festival will be over."

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

It's impossible for employees to come to work overtime on weekends to do functions, this is a matter of principle.

But on second thought, it's good to let Long Yu Corporation make a fuss for a weekend.

The more heat they grab, the better for Pei Qian to increase his efforts to burn money, otherwise the system will not agree.

Eric always mistakenly thinks that heat is very important to President Pei, but that's not the case at all.

President Pei doesn't care about heat at all, he only cares about how to spend more money.

Then, he looked at the news from *Fitness Battle*.

Seeing the players all refunding their money one by one, and those wonderful players who charged tens of thousands of yuan and finally only kept one ten-draw result, Pei Qian was simply laughing.

"A promising youngster!"

"These players are so worry-free, they don't need to be taught, and they have accurately understood my intentions!"

"Why are there still some players who are too lazy to refund? Is the refund mechanism I designed not convenient enough?"

"Work harder! You don't even have the strength to fleece the wool, how dare you say you are a wool party?"

Looking at the refunds one by one, Pei Qian's mood also improved.

Everything seems to be going smoothly so far. After next Tuesday, which is the end of the 515 Game Festival, I will think of ways to spend money in a surprise attack, and I will definitely be able to achieve something.

However, at this moment, a push popped up on Pei Qian's Elly Island website App.

The up master who is especially concerned has updated the video!

Pei Qian's face changed instantly.

Because this video was sent by Qiao Laoshi, and the title is *Game Miscellaneous: Those Things About Lotteries*!

But after seeing the game title clearly, Pei Qian was slightly relieved.

Fortunately, it's not a video from the God-Making Series.

Looking at the meaning of this title, it seems to be a science-based video.

It shouldn't cause any harm... right?