Chapter 1511 The Most Optimistic Settlement Cycle in History!

Pei Qian looked at the two of them. "That's roughly the idea. Understand?"

Wu Bin and Ma Yiqun nodded in unison. "Understood!"

Pei Qian looked at their firm expressions and thought, "Heh."

You understand my ass! You definitely wandered off somewhere else again!

Oh well, I'm used to it.

Seeing that these two were both wearing "we get it" expressions, and even exchanged a look to confirm that they were on the same page, Pei Qian felt that any further words would be pale and powerless.

Anyway, no matter how much the process goes wrong, as long as the result is roughly the same...

After dismissing Ma Yiqun and Wu Bin, Pei Qian continued to consider the game.

He thought for another half hour, still without a clue.

Just then, the phone on his desk rang.

He looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Lin Chang from Shenhua Films.

"Huh? What does he want?"

Pei Qian was a little puzzled because there didn't seem to be any projects in cooperation with Shenhua Films recently, but he still answered the call.

Lin Chang's slightly urgent voice came from the phone. "President Pei, there's some very important news!"

"I just found out that Sheng Yun Express, Zhujia Group, Langya Live, and Zhaiju Waimai seem to be uniting to target Tengda Group!"

"Not only that, but they also seem to be planning to find large companies in other fields such as games, movies, and travel, to bring them into this alliance!"

"This news was told to me by the CEO of a small film company. Although there is no accurate information yet, I think it is very likely and we must be on guard!"

Pei Qian was a little puzzled. "Huh? Their businesses have nothing to do with each other, how can they unite? Could it be that Sheng Yun Express and the food delivery service are sharing delivery drivers? Or is Zhujia Group doing a rental live broadcast program with Langya Live?"

Lin Chang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Of course that's impossible, but even if these companies' businesses aren't related, there are ways to unite. It's just that they're launching an attack on Tengda in their respective fields!"

"For example, in various fields such as express delivery, renting, live broadcasting, food delivery, and games, they are simultaneously competing with Tengda's industries. Whether it's a price war, a war of public opinion, or other means, they may use them all!"

"No matter how much money Tengda has, it can't start a price war in so many industries at the same time, right? It will probably be too busy to take care of itself. In this way, the market share of many industries may be quickly squeezed out. Once this happens, it will be difficult to turn the tables!"

"Not only that, but these companies all have the shadows of big capital behind them to varying degrees. Once they see the hope of completely defeating Tengda, these big capital will probably encourage more companies to join. After all, they think Tengda is cutting off their financial path, and it wouldn't be surprising if they did anything."

"It can only be said that what Lü Mingliang said in the live broadcast was a bit impulsive. In fact, he could have pointed all the blame at Sheng Yun Express. It was a bit unwise to antagonize all the other similar internet companies too early."

"If Tengda waits another year or two to develop, and then completely overwhelms these companies in terms of size before defeating them one by one, the chances of winning would definitely be much higher..."

As Pei Qian listened, a smile appeared on his face. "No, Lü Mingliang said those words at the perfect time. It's perfect!"

He never expected such a good thing to happen!

So many companies are willing to burn money with me?

Great, fantastic!

Pei Qian could hardly contain his excitement and suddenly felt that this settlement cycle was becoming incredibly bright!

The acquisition of Finger Company did cost a lot of money, but after all, it was paid in installments. Given Tengda's current earning power, it was really not guaranteed that this settlement would result in a big loss.

The main thing he feared was unexpected events.

But now that so many companies are burning money together, the situation is immediately different!

Even if Pei Qian wanted to burn money before, he had to be very restrained. On the one hand, he was worried about the business expanding too quickly, and on the other hand, the system had strict restrictions, so even if he did promotions, they were basically small-scale and difficult to meet his money-burning goals.

But now that these companies are taking the lead in starting a money-burning war, the system will definitely relax its restrictions, and burning money will be even more unbridled!

Pei Qian could lose up to 150 million this cycle, which translates to 15 million in personal assets. It could be said that as long as he succeeded, he could earn back all the money he hadn't lost before in one go.

Not only that, but Pei Qian also had triple insurance this cycle.

First, the money from the acquisition of Finger Company would continue to be spent in the future, and the merger plan between GOG and IOI also delayed the development plans for the new versions of the two games and various marketing activities, which would affect revenue to a certain extent.

Second, Sheng Yun Express, Zhujia Group, and these big companies are starting a money-burning war, and Tengda will definitely have to follow suit. The intensity of burning money will definitely be much greater than before.

Third, this cycle has a large charitable quota and a long period, which means that he can carry out some large-scale projects, including large-scale games, big-budget movies, and large-scale infrastructure projects such as haunted houses.

With triple insurance, he still can't lose?

Impossible!

Moreover, Pei Qian really felt that Lü Mingliang's words were perfectly timed.

If, as Lin Chang said, Lü Mingliang hadn't antagonized all the internet platform companies, but waited until a year or two later, when Tengda's size had expanded several levels before taking action, even if these big companies united, they would probably not be able to cause too much damage to Tengda.

At that time, even if Pei Qian wanted to lose money, how could he?

But now is the perfect time.

Tengda can't collapse because its revenue is too stable and its cash flow is too healthy. At most, the pace of expansion of some businesses will be curbed, or its market share will shrink a little. Other than that, it's losing money.

And the more money he loses, the happier Pei Qian is, of course!

He didn't expect that Lü Mingliang had made another great contribution inadvertently. He was truly a pillar of support!

Lin Chang was stunned for a moment. "Huh? The timing is perfect? It's perfect?"

It didn't look perfect at all!

He thought for a moment and said, "President Pei, did you have a plan all along?"

Pei Qian smiled. "You could say that."

He had indeed been preparing for this since the first day he founded Tengda!

It was just a pity that in the beginning, these big companies regarded Tengda as a small fry and didn't pay attention to it at all; later, they regarded Tengda as the Great Demon King and didn't dare to fight back even when they were bullied.

Now they've finally joined forces to target Tengda, which is truly gratifying!

Lin Chang breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I'm relieved to see you so confident. But it's still best to be careful, especially since Zhujia Group and Sheng Yun Express are already red-eyed. It wouldn't be surprising if they did anything."

Pei Qian nodded. "Don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, Pei Qian almost couldn't restrain his excitement and wanted to kneel and slide across the office.

It's settled!

Pei Qian wouldn't even think about countermeasures. Anyway, if you burn money, then burn money. If Tengda has money, then we'll burn it with you. If we don't have money, then we'll just watch you burn it. Anyway, I'll happily lose the money and that's it.

When people are happy, they feel refreshed. Pei Qian decided to take advantage of this joyous mood to go to the game department to take a look.

Because of what happened just now, he suddenly had a little inspiration.

As long as he went to the game department to feel a little more stimulation and inspiration, the prototype of the game should be able to come out.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian strolled upstairs and came to the Tengda game department.

As soon as he reached the door, he saw Yu Fei's fingers flying as he quickly typed on the keyboard.

It looked like he might be writing a new book, and his inspiration had struck, so he was writing quickly.

Pei Qian came behind him with great interest and found that Yu Fei was indeed writing his new book. Judging from the passage he was writing, it seemed to be a cyberpunk theme similar to *A Beautiful Tomorrow*. Moreover, his speed was quite fast. The writing software estimated his speed to be around 3,000 words per hour.

Now, the Tengda game department didn't have any very important development tasks, and Yu Fei had been specially allowed to write during work hours, so everyone was used to this scene and no one bothered him.

Yu Fei typed for a while and suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned his head and was startled.

"President Pei?"

He was a little surprised. When did President Pei come?

But then, this surprise turned into ecstasy.

Yu Fei stood up and asked, "President Pei, has the new head of the game department been found?"

Pei Qian smiled. "No, I'm here for the new game."

Yu Fei's face instantly fell. "President Pei, this matter really can't be delayed any longer! *Ghost General 2* has already been released, and I've completed my mission. My new book..."

Pei Qian said with a smile, "New book? I see you're writing it quite smoothly, and your writing speed has become faster."

Yu Fei was stunned for a moment. "Uh... my writing speed has indeed become faster, maybe because I'm more focused during work hours... No, that's not the point!"

"President Pei, my inspiration is completely exhausted. There's not a drop left!"

"The game mechanics of *Eternal Reincarnation* were derived from the plot, and the highlight of *Ghost General 2* is also the plot. I admit all of this. But I really don't have any more plots to think of. Letting me be the lead designer again would be irresponsible for the new project..."

Pei Qian nodded slightly and asked, "What's the theme of your new book?"

Yu Fei was stunned for a moment. "Cyberpunk, why?"

Pei Qian clapped his hands. "The theme of the new game is also cyberpunk! Isn't that a coincidence?"

"Look, as long as you continue to develop this game, Tengda will directly buy the copyright of your book and recommend it as a key project on the Qidian Chinese website."

"Isn't that great?"

Yu Fei was stunned. "Uh, this..."

He never expected such a development.

The new game that President Pei wants to make just happens to be a cyberpunk theme? It just happens to be the same type as his new book?

It couldn't be such a coincidence, right?

Could it be that President Pei is doing this on purpose? In order to keep him as the lead designer, he's deliberately making a new game with a cyberpunk theme?

No, no, that's impossible...

Yu Fei quickly abandoned this unrealistic idea and instead began to think about the beautiful prospects described by President Pei.

It sounds like... this offer is simply irresistible!