Chapter 1666 Choosing Between Loss and Profit

Pei Qian didn't spend too much time thinking. Although the system hinted that he could consider the question for a long time and not rush to a decision.

"I choose loss."

His decision wasn't immediately adopted by the system. Another line of text appeared on the screen as a secondary confirmation.

[Once a choice is made, the system upgrade is complete, and it can never be changed in the future. Are you sure?]

Pei Qian couldn't help but smile slightly. "It's precisely because it can never be changed in the future that I'm so certain."

"If it could be changed at any time in the future, I'm really afraid that one day I would make a rash decision because of a private jet, my own island, a globally limited edition top sports car, or something else."

"It's good that once it's selected, it can never be changed. I don't want to have the opportunity to go back on my word."

"Because once I go back on my word, it means that I, as Tengda's last line of defense, have also fallen!"

"In fact, this multiple-choice question isn't about choosing a way to convert wealth, but about choosing two different identities."

"I can choose to be a wealthy slave, or I can choose to be a dignified person who isn't so wealthy."

"Having the most property is just being a slave to capital, and I want to be the master of capital!"

"Wealth isn't about how much you have, but about how you use it!"

"The richest man shouldn't be the person who has the most wealth, but the person who knows how to use wealth properly."

"I'm just an ordinary person, and it's impossible to always resist this temptation, but fortunately, I can make this decision when I'm most clear-headed and eliminate any chance of regret in the future once and for all."

The text on the system screen scrolled again.

[Wealth Conversion System 3.0]

[Host: Pei Qian]

[Loss Conversion Ratio: 50:1]

[Fixed Settlement Time: December 31st of each year]

[Next Cycle Initial System Funds: 250 million]

[Click to Expand Details of Fixed Assets, Infrastructure Projects, and Personal Property, etc.]

Seeing that the system had been upgraded again, a huge weight finally lifted from Pei Qian's heart.

Now that everything was settled, there was no going back even if he wanted to. That was a good thing.

For the past two months, Pei Qian had been reading analyses of Tengda Group's business model and the *You Choose the Future* game and movie online.

Some people praised Tengda Group and President Pei to the heavens, while others wanted to trample Tengda Group and President Pei into the ground.

Some said that President Pei was a business genius who had never appeared before, as well as a wise man and philanthropist who could see through the mists of history and had the whole of humanity in his heart!

With amazing business acumen, President Pei had built a behemoth like Tengda Group, yet he was able to stay true to his original aspiration and use his idealistic brilliance to illuminate all employees and users of the entire company. Allowing the light of his idealism to continue to expand and influence more and more people.

Tengda Group was a process of good money driving out bad. Under the leadership of Tengda Group, domestic companies were either defeated or assimilated. From the game industry to other fields, the entire business environment had undergone earth-shattering changes!

And it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call President Pei, the creator of all this, a savior.

Others said that Tengda Group was a huge scam!

President Pei and Meng Chang were both genius liars, but Meng Chang's level was too low, while President Pei's level was so high that no one could see through it.

Everyone thought that President Pei was a perfect person, and that was precisely the most dangerous thing. Tengda Group could defeat all opponents through the will of the people during its development period, but no one could guarantee that one day President Pei and Tengda Group would suddenly reveal their true colors and stand on the opposite side of everyone.

And at that time, he would be the most terrifying enemy!

Pei Qian felt a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

Because neither of these statements was the truth, yet they were both incredibly close to a future that could be touched.

Would Tengda Group never change?

Pei Qian doubted this more than anyone else.

What in this world never changes?

Many people believed that President Pei was the embodiment of Tengda's soul and will, but Pei Qian knew that he was just an ordinary person. In the future, he would still face all kinds of temptations, and as Tengda Group developed, the temptations it received would become stronger.

And President Pei, in fact, possessed the supreme power of the entire Tengda. No one could compete with him for this power!

Once Pei Qian's heart fell, even if it was for a limited edition luxury car or a yacht, a private jet, wanting to use the company's profits to earn more personal wealth, then perhaps the entire Tengda Group would quickly collapse.

Either it would be quickly abandoned by the people, or it would rise above the people and become an even more terrifying existence.

At that time, the scenes depicted in the *You Choose the Future* game and movie would no longer be a fantasy.

Therefore, Pei Qian was always thinking about how to firmly defend the line of defense in his heart.

Relying on personal willpower was absolutely impossible.

And this upgrade made by the system was a perfect solution for him.

As long as Pei Qian personally never directly benefited from the development of Tengda Group, but chose to stand on the opposite side of Tengda Group, then he would be Tengda Group's greatest threat, and he could cut the Gordian knot without pressure at any time when he discovered something was wrong.

And after making this choice, it also marked that Pei Qian's identity was no longer just the president of Tengda Group, but also a ruthless supervisor, allowing Tengda Group to be forever free from the curse of capital appreciation.

Pei Qian himself could also be forever free from the terrible situation of being controlled by capital.

Perhaps in the future, Pei Qian would regret his decision today countless times.

Perhaps this decision would cost him a private island, several private jets, many luxury sports cars, and many seaside villas, as well as many, many very expensive things.

But Pei Qian firmly believed that in the last second of his life, he would definitely be extremely persistent and grateful for his decision today.

Because this decision could allow him to forever step on the head of capital and be a dignified person.

It would also allow countless people who might be oppressed by capital to stand up straight and live with dignity.

Pei Qian felt that using some planes and yachts to exchange for such a better future was simply too worthwhile.

"So, I still have to thank the system."

"Without the system, I really can't accomplish anything."

"I wonder if I'm the worst host in the system's eyes. After all, I've been dragging on the matter of converting personal wealth by losing money for a full four years, and I've only managed to get 20 million. I'm really embarrassing the host."

"However, maybe my way of playing is the most correct way to open this system?"

"Inadvertently, I chose the most correct path. I have to say, my luck is really good."

Pei Qian let out a heartfelt sigh.

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January 3, 2014.

The New Year's Day holiday was over, and Tengda Group resumed its daily work.

At this time, in the conference room of Tengda Group's headquarters, the people in charge were gathered together, their faces filled with worry and expectation.

President Pei hadn't been to the company for two months. And miraculously, although there was no decision-making or final say from President Pei, Tengda Group's various tasks were still progressing smoothly, and many businesses were even developing better than before.

The negative profit activity proposed by President Pei not only had a warm response in society, but also gave these people in charge some new insights into the Tengda spirit.

Perhaps the negative profit activity was to temporarily abandon the company's profit-making nature, assume more of the company's social attributes, and use the company's development to give back to society.

Seriously considering the company's mission, in addition to making money, could it do something more important?

And today, President Pei would come to the company to hold a meeting for all the people in charge.

According to President Pei, he was going to make some simple arrangements for the company's future development.

During the last负责人 (fùzé rén, person in charge) get-together, President Pei had said that he would leave the company for a year or even longer. But at that time, President Pei didn't say anything definite, but left room for himself by saying that he might change his mind.

So, at today's meeting, President Pei might also announce that he wouldn't be leaving and would continue to lead Tengda for 20 years.

Many people in charge were attending the meeting with this expectation.

Moreover, this meeting not only included the people in charge of various departments, but also Lin Wan, Li Shi, and other company bosses who had close ties with Tengda Group.

And company bosses like Lin Wan and Li Shi, who closely followed Tengda Group, had the same worries as the people in charge of Tengda's various departments, and even more so!

For example, Li Shi had always regarded President Pei as his investment secret. No matter what project President Pei did, he could just blindly follow the investment. But now, if President Pei wasn't in charge of Tengda Group's various investments, then wouldn't his investment secret be gone?

Could it be that Li Shi would also retire with President Pei? That didn't seem right.

President Pei didn't mind retiring early, but Li Shi felt that he was still in his prime, and it was perfectly fine to work for another ten years or so.

As for Lin Wan, although Chixing Studio's cooperation with Tengda Group was no longer so close, and Chixing Studio had already formed its own brand and game design philosophy, and even made great achievements in VR games. But without President Pei, Tengda Group would always feel empty.

President Pei was like a banner that could unify everyone's spiritual world very well.

Even if President Pei didn't interfere in any actual company business, just sitting in the office would make people feel very at ease. It made people feel that everything was on the right track and that there was no need to worry if problems arose.

But once President Pei was no longer in that office, but had gone to a corner of the world that no one could find, everyone would inevitably feel a strong sense of worry!

In this atmosphere, Pei Qian strode into the conference room.

Everyone looked at President Pei and found that President Pei didn't have the same shy expression as before, but a look of relief, as if some problems that had been bothering him during the three months of long thinking had finally been solved.