Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Zhao Xuming was enlightened.

So that was it! There was a pit here!

He had subconsciously overlooked this point previously, thinking that it was just some subsidies to the operator, how much use could it be?

However, there was a huge problem after hearing Eric's analysis! Obviously, this was the trump card buried at the bottom!

What's more, this playstyle was based on GOG and IOI's different operating methods in various parts of the world. It was really difficult for Finger Games to think of a good solution.

Eric continued, "That's not all."

"The summer promotional event will only end on the 10th of next month. It will be two whole weeks."

"What if we grit our teeth and give a lower discount than Boss Pei now? Then, a week later, Boss Pei will reduce the discount again. What should we do? Will we still follow?"

"Don't forget Boss Pei secretly changed the probability back then. He would definitely do something like that!"

Zhao Xuming nodded in realization.

That's right!

Boss Pei had actually secretly changed the probability at the 515 Games Festival previously. What's more, he had not lowered the probability, but raised the probability and doubled it!

In the end, Long Yu Corporation was caught off guard, making it difficult for them to clean up the lucky draw that they had prepared.

Based on this analysis, Boss Pei's seemingly ordinary summer promotion event was more like a bait. It made Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation mistakenly think that Tengda Corporation's summer promotion event was just like that. Boss Pei would give them a more impactful summer promotion event if they were to grit their teeth and follow his lead!

At that time, Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation would be at a loss as to what to do. They would grit their teeth and continue following. When would they follow? Why would they follow if they did not?

Zhao Xuming asked again, "Then… What if we continue like before?"

Eric shook his head. "If it was a while ago, I would definitely follow you to the end."

"However, the situation is different now."

"The failure of the 515 Games Festival previously allowed Finger Games' internal dissent against me to gain the upper hand again. Even some voices in Dayak Corporation…"

Zhao Xuming immediately understood.

Obviously, it was the aftereffect of the previous failure of the 515 Games Festival!

Eric was in high spirits when he first took over IOI's domestic server. He suppressed the group of people in Finger Games led by Chrétien and obtained the full support of the upper echelons of Finger Games and Dayak Corporation, obtaining a lot of resources.

However, there were conditions for this support: Eric had to prove to the higher-ups that he could really burn Tengda's capital chain and let IOI obtain the final victory.

However, Eric had organized many activities and burned a lot of money in the past six months after taking over. It had not achieved the effect that he had when he was bragging.

He had spent so much money during the 515 Games Festival. However, he had recovered in an instant when he saw that Tengda was about to sell the building.

Some voices in Finger Games and Dayak Corporation naturally objected to him while Eric felt defeated.

What's more, Eric had already failed once in IOI's domestic server. Many people would have lower tolerance for him.

If they continued to burn money like this, Finger Games' income would not be able to take it before Tengda collapsed.

Dayak Corporation was indeed rich, but Dayak Corporation wanted to make money, they were not burning money for fun. Who would be willing to continue burning it if they could not see any hope of recovering it?

Therefore, the amount of resources and funds that Eric could actually use were much less than before. Naturally, he had less confidence in burning money compared to Tengda.

Wouldn't it be a waste of money and a loss of face if he could not continue burning halfway through?

If that really happened, it would be better to not follow them from the beginning and just calmly organize the summer events that he had prepared.

Eric calmed down and said, "What's more, someone in Finger Games has publicly criticized me this time. They said that my strategy was completely wrong. They said that I failed to kill Tengda directly in the previous event and angered Tengda instead. That's why Tengda has launched such an intense counterattack."

Zhao Xuming immediately felt indignant for Eric. "That's too shameless!"

"Those who have not interacted with Tengda would not know how terrifying this company is! It is not a matter of how much money it has. It does not treat money as money at all. Its entire way of thinking is completely different from ordinary companies!"

"Killing Tengda is easier said than done."

"Only you as the person-in-charge have achieved what you have now. If it was anyone else, they would have been defeated by Boss Pei's hundred strategies without knowing what hit them!"

Eric's mood finally improved after hearing Zhao Xuming's praise.

Finger Games and Dayak Corporation might be idiots, but fortunately, there were still people who could understand him.

Zhao Xuming asked, "Then… What should we do about the summer promotional event?"

Eric shook his head. "The outcome of my communication with the upper echelons of Dayak Corporation is to continue burning with Boss Pei if they could give me enough resources. If they cannot bear to, then don't take the bait at all. Continue to execute the plan with a 40% discount."

"They should still be working overtime for a meeting. They'll give me an answer before 8 PM tonight."

Finger Games' summer promotional event would officially begin tomorrow, and the specific policies had not been announced yet. However, there was still time because the functions had been done. A few changes to the data would be enough.

Even so, everyone in the conference room knew very well that they would probably have to work late tonight.

Zhao Xuming nodded. "There's still time. Whether we burn money with Boss Pei this time or not shouldn't affect us much."

Eric shook his head slightly. "I'm not worried about the outcome of this event, but… the change in the internal view of Dayak Corporation."

"Dayak Corporation bought over Finger Games because they saw the potential of IOI. They hoped to expand quickly and monopolize the market to obtain profits."

"The situation has changed with Tengda Corporation's intervention and GOG's appearance."

"Dayak Corporation expanded the global market and suppressed GOG, still trying to obtain profits after monopolizing the market."

"However… a year and a half has passed since IOI was born. In this long money-burning war, not only did Tengda Corporation not retreat, but they had gradually gained the upper hand."

"Dayak Corporation had spent an extremely high premium to acquire Finger Games. They were angered by Boss Pei back then and even used a private contract. The upper echelons of Dayak Corporation are very eager to recover this money and obtain more returns."

"However, even though IOI has revenue now, frequent discounts and promotional activities have made the profits of this game thin. The domestic server has been incurring huge losses all year round and needs Dayak Corporation's huge subsidies. This has not reached the initial expectations."

"Tengda Corporation's counterattack also made the upper echelons of Dayak Corporation increasingly clear that it was impossible to defeat GOG in a short period of time to form a monopoly."

"That's why I'm worried…"

Eric did not elaborate, but Zhao Xuming already understood.

Obviously, someone in Dayak Corporation wanted to display traditional skills again.

Dayak Corporation often bought over some gaming workspaces. After acquiring them, they would interfere with the original companies and influence them greatly. They would squeeze out the value of these companies in a short period of time with the goal of quickly generating profits.

Dayak Corporation was relatively friendly to Finger Games and did not interfere much.

However, this was only because IOI was developing rapidly. Dayak Corporation thought that Finger Games' marketing strategy was the same as theirs, and they felt that giving Finger Games more autonomy would be beneficial to obtaining more benefits. That was why they did not interfere.

However, what if Finger Games' strategy was different from Dayak Corporation's upper echelons?

Finger Games treated IOI as their own son. However, in Dayak Corporation's eyes, it was just a money-making tool like the games of other workspaces.

Zhao Xuming could not help but be speechless.

He could not think too much about such things.

Eric sighed. "Forget it. I'll wait for the higher-ups to answer."

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June 26th, Tuesday…

Pei Qian sat up from his bed, glanced at his cell phone. He had slept until nearly ten again.

He wanted to sleep for a while more, but he immediately got up.

That was because something good would be happening today!

It was already Tuesday. The summer promotion event for Finger Games should be out already, right?

What kind of discount plan would it be?

A 80% discount on all skins?

Or was there a tit-for-tat and novel event plan?

How exciting!

Pei Qian washed up, brushed his teeth, and checked his cell phone.

"Eh? 40% off?!"

"Am I seeing things?"

"Or are there other special activities?"

"…Nothing."

Pei Qian was confused.

He even wondered if Finger Games had seen Tengda's summer promotion plan.

Tengda had already given a 50% to 70% discount. Why was Finger Games offering only a 40% discount?

Could there be a mistake in the ratio, addition, subtraction and digits?

Pei Qian was speechless. It was as though a game was about to be released. He had been happily waiting to play a new game, but when he went online and saw that there was no new game. He instead received a bounced notice.

Bad luck!

Pei Qian did not think too much about it. After all, whether Finger Games would follow or not would definitely be the result of a discussion between many higher-ups. If they did not follow this time, it did not mean that they would not follow next time.

He had to find an opportunity to agitate Finger Games again. It would definitely be effective!