Chapter 1 A Promise

Monday morning, not long after work started, Meng Chang arrived outside Boss Pei's office with his marketing plan.

Originally, he had planned to go straight to the advertising and marketing department, hand the plan to Yu Yao, and have Yu Yao push it forward as soon as possible.

But after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to come and see Boss Pei first, because there was a very important matter that needed to be dealt with, as it concerned the success or failure of the entire marketing plan.

If Boss Pei didn't agree...

Then Meng Chang would rather not do any promotion and not spend a single penny on marketing.

Because Meng Chang needed a promise from Boss Pei. Without this promise, Meng Chang felt that his chances of failure were still there, and they were quite high.

But if Boss Pei gave this promise, then his chances of success would increase greatly!

Only then would it be necessary to continue promoting the follow-up work.

Although the subsequent promotion of this marketing plan could be left entirely to Yu Yao, and Meng Chang himself wouldn't have to bother, if this marketing plan was destined to fail and would bring huge profits to Boss Pei despite spending money, then Meng Chang would rather let this marketing plan be aborted than let Boss Pei take advantage for nothing!

There was no way around it, Meng Chang had always readily admitted that he was a petty person.

Boss Pei had tricked him so many times, did he expect him to repay evil with good?

No way!

Anyway, he would never do anything that would benefit Tengda!

After confirming with the receptionist that Boss Pei was in his office, Meng Chang stepped forward and knocked gently on the door.

"Come in."

Meng Chang pushed the door open and entered, only to see Boss Pei frowning at the computer screen, probably worrying about the industries of another department again.

Meng Chang couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Putting his character aside, Boss Pei's spirit of hard work was indeed admirable.

Meng Chang had also started his own business, but his ultimate goal was nothing more than to hype up a company and then cash out and leave, achieving financial freedom for himself.

If that goal was 1, then the goal that Boss Pei had already achieved was 100, or even 1000.

After all, Boss Pei had personally created many business myths, and his success spanned many fields and industries, which could never be compared to simply spinning a tall tale.

Tengda's industries weren't just blown up; each industry had its own unique business model, and they were all very profitable!

Meng Chang asked himself, if he could reach Boss Pei's current level, no, even if he could reach one-tenth of that level, starting from scratch and creating one of Tengda's industries, maybe he would have already sold his company to a large corporation, achieved financial freedom, and spent his days traveling and enjoying life.

Why bother racking his brains for the company's development?

But Boss Pei was completely different.

Having just achieved such great success with the Smart Fitness Clothes Drying Rack and "Mission and Choice," Boss Pei still didn't slack off for a moment, running to the company early Monday morning to continue worrying about other industries.

This spirit of hard work really made Meng Chang feel a little ashamed.

Of course, feeling ashamed was one thing, but it didn't affect Meng Chang's anger and hatred towards Boss Pei, nor did it stop Meng Chang from racking his brains to think of ways to retaliate against Boss Pei with his marketing plan.

Seeing that it was Meng Chang, Pei Qian was slightly surprised: "What's up?"

He had thought that Meng Chang would need at least two or three days to investigate several industries before deciding which industry to make a marketing plan for.

Meng Chang said, "Boss Pei, I've investigated almost everything, and I already have a relatively clear idea for the marketing plan."

"But..."

"Before making this marketing plan, I need you to guarantee me one thing. It would be even better if we could make it official with a written agreement..."

Meng Chang's voice became lower and lower, especially as he went on, and he seemed less and less confident.

After all, the gap between his status and Boss Pei's was a bit too big. Making this request was really a bit out of line, and made him seem like he was taking himself too seriously.

But in order to ensure that he received his commission smoothly, Meng Chang had to mention it.

Pei Qian was slightly surprised.

Oh, this Meng Chang has come up with a new trick?

He even wants me to sign a written agreement?

Pei Qian couldn't help but become curious: "We can consider it, provided that it doesn't violate the content of the agreement we signed before."

Meng Chang nodded, took out a color-printed marketing plan from his pocket and handed it over: "Boss Pei, this is my marketing plan for the Qidian Chinese Website Inspiration Class." (Qidian is one of the largest Chinese online literature websites)

"I hope you can sign a written agreement to ensure that within two months, Tengda Group will absolutely not announce the copyright development of the Inspiration Class's three works to the outside world through any official channels."

As the saying goes, "A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit."

Meng Chang wasn't stupid; he certainly wouldn't make the same mistake twice.

When he made a marketing plan for "Mission and Choice," he was about to get his commission, but Boss Pei suddenly changed the release date, causing his entire plan to fail and the commission he had in hand to fly away.

After investigating the Inspiration Class this time, Meng Chang naturally learned about the copyright development of these three works.

But he also keenly noticed that the copyright development of these three works wouldn't start until at least two months later.

Under normal circumstances, it shouldn't affect his commission, since the commission was based on the marketing effect this month.

What did things two months later have to do with him?

That's why Meng Chang finally chose the Inspiration Class as his marketing direction from several options.

But it was better to be safe than sorry.

What if Boss Pei deliberately tried to mess with him and suddenly announced this matter this month, wouldn't that create some unexpected variables out of thin air?

Therefore, Meng Chang made a special trip to have Boss Pei sign a written agreement.

If Boss Pei agreed, then he could implement his plan with peace of mind.

If Boss Pei wasn't willing, then it meant that Boss Pei definitely wanted to play him at this point.

In that case, Meng Chang would give up on this plan and slack off this month.

He would rather continue to take his base salary than work for Boss Pei for nothing!

Pei Qian reached out and took Meng Chang's marketing plan.

Although it was color-printed, it didn't have too much color; only some of the words were in different colors.

Seeing this poster, Pei Qian immediately thought of the packaging of a certain coconut juice. That was already chaotic enough, but the marketing poster that Meng Chang had made was even more chaotic than that!

After all, the size was much larger, and it contained many more words.

Looking at the content above...

Pei Qian couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.

Well, a very good attempt!

Pei Qian understood the data of online novels and knew that the numbers that Meng Chang put on the poster were not a show of strength, but rather a kind of humiliation.

If this marketing plan was put out, coupled with the Inspiration Class's already poor reputation on Qidian Chinese Website, it would definitely be a laughingstock and would not have any marketing effect on the Inspiration Class at all!

It seemed that after modifying the agreement and increasing the base salary, Meng Chang was indeed motivated. It was gratifying to be able to make such a version of the marketing plan in such a short period of time.

And in Pei Qian's opinion, Meng Chang's request for a written agreement not only didn't make him unhappy, but made him feel very gratified.

Because it represented that Meng Chang was indeed wholeheartedly and racking his brains to think of ways to maximize the effectiveness of this reverse marketing plan.

On this point, Pei Qian's position was completely consistent with Meng Chang's.

Since that was the case, what was wrong with signing a written agreement?

Not only would he sign a written agreement, but he would also make some extensions to the content!

Pei Qian immediately took a pen and paper from the side: "No problem, I'll sign a written agreement for you right now!"

"But..."

He paused slightly with the pen in his hand: "The specific content still needs to be refined a little bit. This is a matter of great importance and cannot be taken lightly."

Meng Chang laughed inwardly.

He knew that Boss Pei was so cunning that he would definitely haggle.

But Meng Chang felt that it wasn't a big problem. If Boss Pei went too far, he could still just walk away and give up on this marketing plan.

While writing the written agreement, Pei Qian said, "Within two months, Tengda will not announce the copyright development of the Inspiration Class's three works to the outside world through any official channels... How is that enough?"

"Don't you know that Tengda rarely releases information to the outside world through official channels? It's all mysteriously leaked and dug up by netizens."

"In my opinion, let's just do this."

"I'll send a notice to the relevant departments, telling them that the copyright development of the Inspiration Class's three works is temporarily a company secret and strictly forbidden to be spread. In addition, I can also guarantee you that if internal company leaks cause your marketing plan to have a good marketing effect, then no matter what the result is, I'll give you a commission of thirty thousand."

"Uh... unless you leak it yourself."

Pei Qian was also worried that if Meng Chang saw that the task couldn't be completed, he would deliberately leak it himself to get a commission of thirty thousand, wouldn't that be cheating?

So, this loophole had to be plugged.

Hearing the number "thirty thousand," Meng Chang's eyes went straight.

Wow, this commission was directly on par with his base salary for the previous ten months!

The condition that Boss Pei gave was too generous, and it was many times more rigorous than the condition that Meng Chang had proposed before.

What Meng Chang had asked for was only "not to announce through official channels," and on top of that, Boss Pei added regulations related to "leaks."

In fact, Meng Chang was a little confused.

Whose side was Boss Pei on?

He felt that Boss Pei was sometimes like a terrible mastermind, an ultimate boss, secretly controlling everything and destroying his plans; but sometimes he was like a wise man who sincerely wanted to help him, helping him to find loopholes and fill the gaps in his plans, and even actively providing logistical support for himself.

The contrast between these two images was too great, which often made Meng Chang feel confused and disoriented.

But now was not the time to be confused.

Boss Pei had already written the written agreement, signed it, and handed it over.

Meng Chang quickly reached out to take it and carefully checked it again.

There was no problem.

It was written very clearly above that Meng Chang had obtained a promise that far exceeded his expectations.

Pei Qian smiled slightly and leaned gently on his boss's chair.

In fact, the condition he had given was a bit of a loss for himself.

In case the internal company leaks caused Meng Chang's marketing plan to become popular, it would mean that he would probably make a lot of money again, and Pei Qian himself would suffer a huge loss.

Under such circumstances, he would feel very unbalanced if he had to give Meng Chang a commission.

But Pei Qian considered it and felt that Meng Chang had suffered too many blows recently.

He worked hard every month, but he got a base salary of 3,000 every month, which was even lower than the treatment of the cleaning lady at Tengda.

It wasn't that he sympathized with Meng Chang, Pei Qian was mainly afraid that he would be hit too hard and become self-defeating, which would not be good.

Moreover, Meng Chang didn't know the difficulty of his job, but Pei Qian knew it very well.

Pei Qian felt that it was a bit too cruel to make Meng Chang do this job. It was still necessary to relax the requirements a little bit as much as possible and not let him completely lose confidence.

Meng Chang received the written agreement, carefully folded it, and put it in his pocket, as if he were treating an imperial edict with reverence.

After all, this month's commission was all pinned on this small piece of paper!

"Wait a minute."

Meng Chang was about to leave when Pei Qian stopped him again.

"Boss Pei, is there anything else?" Meng Chang was slightly uneasy, wondering if Boss Pei had changed his mind.

Pei Qian's expression was serious: "I suddenly thought of something. Investigating three departments, plus coming up with a plan, that's a lot of work. How did you complete it in such a short time?"

"Did you work overtime on the weekend?"

Meng Chang didn't know what Boss Pei meant, but he had heard that Boss Pei didn't like employees working overtime. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, he shook his head and said, "No."

"Boss Pei, I finished the investigation in one day on Friday."

"Just looking at the location of the experience store, I knew it would definitely be popular, so I took a look and left without wasting any more time; As for the snack street, I also inferred that it would be popular through some clues."

"So the investigation was completed quickly, and I quickly made a version of the design, so I didn't work overtime."

Strictly speaking, Meng Chang did work overtime a little bit on the weekend, after all, even though this plan was trash, it still took some time to come up with such a trashy plan. What's more, it wasn't easy to make the poster so ugly.

But the agreement that Meng Chang signed with Boss Pei didn't stipulate any company benefits or overtime pay, only a base salary and a commission.

Meng Chang didn't think so much when he signed it. He felt that a commission of more than one hundred thousand a month was enough, so why would he need those company benefits and overtime pay?

Of course, if he had known the specific content of Tengda's company benefits, Meng Chang would definitely rather lower the commission a little bit and let Boss Pei add the benefits...

But no matter what, the content of the agreement could no longer be changed. Even if Meng Chang worked overtime now, there was no overtime pay.

Pei Qian was silent, with a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

Ah, even Meng Chang could see at a glance that the snack street and the experience store would definitely be popular...

And he was still expecting them to fail.

What a sad story this was...

But it also meant that Meng Chang seemed to be able to become his barometer. Any project that Meng Chang didn't like was likely to have a high probability of success, and he had to be extra careful.

Pei Qian looked at Meng Chang and felt more and more that it was invaluable to have someone in the company who thought the same way as him.

It was a pity that Meng Chang hadn't worked overtime, otherwise, Pei Qian wouldn't mind changing the agreement and giving him some overtime pay to encourage him.

However, since Meng Chang had never worked overtime since joining Tengda, it was enough to show that he didn't like working overtime. Bringing up the matter of overtime pay at this time would be counterproductive, so Pei Qian didn't mention it.

He hoped that he could successfully get his commission this time!