Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Ruan Guangjian tilted the certificate so that Qiao Liang could see it clearly.

"The ascetic, Ruan Guangjian, in the second episode of the Suffering Travels (December 2012 - January 2013), he was motivated and daring. He performed well among all the ascetics and was ranked among the top. He was specially awarded the title 'outstanding ascetic'!"

Qiao Liang paused, his mind filled with question marks.

Something was amiss!

He looked at Chen Yufeng on his right. "Where's your certificate?"

Chen Yufeng leaned over to show him as well. On it were the words: "The ascetic, Chen Yufeng, in the second episode of the Suffering Travels (December 2012 - January 2013), he pushed forward and fought his way up. He can be said to be the mainstay and is specially awarded the title 'outstanding ascetic'!"

Qiao Liang felt that something was amiss.

He could clearly feel the difference in the words of these different titles!

At that moment, Bao Xu had already distributed the souvenir and certificate.

"The two months of Suffering Travels is over. Everyone is doing well."

"Even though time is short and I can't bear to part with you, I believe everyone has already trained hard.

"I hope that everyone can remember the spirit of Suffering Travels. In the following days, you can transfer the tenacious will cultivated by Suffering Travels into your work and life and pass down this spirit!"

"If you want to pursue higher challenges, you can sign up again. At that time, there will be higher-level commemorations!"

"Finally, I would like to sincerely congratulate everyone on behalf of Boss Pei and all the staff on the suffering trip!"

"Everyone, you can rest on the spot. We'll set off tomorrow!"

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief after the warm applause. They sat on the ground and relaxed.

However, Qiao Liang obviously could not sit down as calmly as the others. He walked around and read the certificates of the others.

After reading it, Qiao Liang sat down on the sand and silently drew circles on the sand.

This was really messed up!

At first, Qiao Liang was quite happy to see his certificate.

Look, brave, hardworking, persevering, indomitable, tenacious ascetics…

Weren't these all good terms?

Qiao Liang felt that this comment was completely correct. It perfectly displayed his heroism in the Suffering Travels.

He felt extremely good about himself.

However, after reading the comments of others, Qiao Liang realized that he had misunderstood.

That was because everyone else were outstanding ascetics!

There were relatively few outstanding ascetics. Three out of ten people had obtained outstanding ascetics like Ruan Guangjian and Yao Bo. They represented the top level of this Suffering Travels.

It could be seen from the wording of this certificate that it was meant to be sharp, bold, outstanding, and so on. It was basically expressing this meaning.

The other six people, such as Chen Yufeng and Jiang Yuan, were in charge of Tengda. They did not perform as well as Ruan Guangjian and Yao Bo, but they were still alright. Thus, they evaluated outstanding ascetics. They also used words like 'pillars of strength' in their comments.

On the other hand, Qiao Liang was the only one who had obtained the title of 'Tenacious Suffering'!

On top of that, he had always been a 'key supporter'. When he read this comment again, his mood changed.

Why did they keep emphasizing Qiao Liang's fighting spirit?

Wasn't it all because he had always been at the bottom!

It was precisely because he had always been at the bottom, persevering and continuing to at the bottom that people could see the hard work and fighting spirit in him.

Of course, it could also be because the last person to give the 'outstanding ascetics' was too forced. How could they be outstanding if they were already in the last place?

He could only praise him from another perspective.

It was just like in the game. The top big shots were all titles like Extraordinary Masters, Greatest King, and the like. If there were words like 'tenacious', 'unyielding', and so on, they would be at the bottom…

Qiao Liang was completely melancholic after learning this sad fact.

He could not help but think about how he would answer if others asked him if he had participated in the Suffering Travels when he returned.

He participated, but he did not participate much. He only participated a little.

If others were to ask, they would hear that there would be medals, certificates, and titles. What was your title? Is it 'outstanding' or 'outstanding'?

Qiao Liang replied that he was a tenacious ascetic.

How could that be?

At that time, people would ask, "Eh, I've never heard of the title 'Tenacious Ascetic'. How many people would be able to obtain it?"

How were they to continue chatting then? There was no way to continue!

He could not possibly tell others, "This is a rare title. I'm the only one who obtained it in the entire episode!"

That would become a laughing stock.

What should he do?

Qiao Liang could feel a dangerous thought taking root in his heart.

Bao Xu had already hinted that the medal they had won was beautiful but it was only the most basic of medals.

The medals obtained from participating in one, two, or three Suffering Travels were completely different. Those who conquered three Suffering Travels were the real ascetics!

He could obtain other titles by participating in another Suffering Travels. What's more, Qiao Liang felt that his physical fitness had improved greatly. If he were to do it again, he would definitely not be at the bottom…

"Damn it, stop, I can't think anymore!"

"Quick, think about Fish-Catching Take-Out, Coca Cola, ROF Computer-Installation, and huge television at home!"

"I have to resist temptation. I cannot come to Suffering Travels a second time!"

An intense battle ensued in Qiao Liang's heart. He was swinging wildly about whether he should come and suffer again.

At that moment, Zhu Xiaoce said in surprise, "The internal list for the next suffering trip is out! Eh, there are so many people this time. What's more, it's going to be delayed for a month. It will only start in March?"

"Brother Bao, is the Suffering Travels going to be expanded?"

Bao Xu, who was seated at the side, nodded. "Yes, it has to be expanded."

"The outside registration for the Suffering Travels is already full. The employees arranged by the internal department have also begun to spread from the person-in-charge to the core members of the department. Boss Pei's final goal is to let everyone in Tengda suffer. Everyone suffer. If he wants to achieve this goal, he can only bring ten people every two months. The efficiency is too low."

"This month is just in time for the Chinese New Year. It's just as well that the staff can take a break and settle down. They can summarize the experience and lessons of the first two stages of suffering. At the same time, they can conduct personnel training and expand the current team into several teams."

"Try to start a team in the future. Bring tens or hundreds of people so that everyone can feel the joy of Suffering Travels!"

Everyone silently scrolled through their cell phones, trying hard to hide their shocked expressions.

Brother Bao, you've changed completely. You weren't like this before!

Was this human language?

What did he mean by everyone should suffer? He even pushed the blame to Boss Pei?

This was obviously what you were thinking!

However, no one dared to speak up even though they were angry. After all, once the mechanism of the 'Triple-Tier Medal' was released, everyone knew that it was not impossible for them to enter the palace twice.

Once he offended Bao Xu, there was a high chance that he would enter the palace twice!

Zhu Xiaoce quickly changed the topic. "Let us see who we know in the next episode… Hey, Tian Mo, Wu Chuan, Chen Kangtuo! Something's not right. Zhang Yuan isn't here yet? Why did this internal list leave an empty seat for the sales department?"

Everyone focused their attention on the next episode.

Was there anything in the world that made him happier than being tortured?

Obviously, there was. That was to see his acquaintances appearing on the list of the next suffering trip!

At the end of the previous cycle's torturous trip, the people in charge looked at the name list of the new batch of people in charge of suffering happily and smiled in satisfaction.

This was obviously a cycle.

He had to say that this was mainly thanks to Boss Pei. He would always be able to finalize the name list of the next suffering trip in advance before the end of this cycle, so that they could obtain double the joy.

However, many people fell into confusion when they saw the names on the list.

There were many people on the list this time. They were no longer the person-in-charge of Tengda. Instead, they had added a large number of core members of the various departments.

Among these people in charge, the selection of Tian Mo, Wu Chuan, Chen Kangtuo, and the others made everyone smile. They felt like "you can forget about running away, brat".

However, Zhang Yuan was still not on the list…

That made his imagination run wild.

After all, some of these people in charge had heard that Zhang Yuan had found the true meaning behind Boss Pei's implementation of Suffering Travels. He had also found a way to avoid Suffering Travels. However, when they first heard it, many people thought that it was nonsense and did not believe it at all.

However, there was no way he could not believe it now. This list was proving Zhang Yuan's point of view!

Apart from that, there was another very interesting point.

There was actually a vacancy in the name list that was reserved for Tian Mo's sales department.

Logically speaking, Tian Mo's sales department had performed well. They had opened the experience shop in Jingzhou very well. It was reasonable for Tian Mo to suffer. Such an achievement obviously should not be attributed to him alone. It made sense to send two core members to suffer together.

However, why was there a vacancy that was to be determined? Why was it pending?

The only possibility was that someone had made huge contributions but did not locate the specific person and left a position.

There was still a month before the next Suffering Travels officially began. It was enough to find this person.

However, on further thought, he felt that this did not make sense.

The people in charge looked at the name list on their cell phones and fell into deep thought.

Suffering Travels gave people a feeling of increasing mystery. He had to go back and ask Zhang Yuan for guidance.

…

At the same time, in the advertising and marketing department.

Meng Chang had just received a promotional video from Tian Mo.

"Brother Meng, the promotional video has been edited. Please check and accept it."

Obviously, Tian Heiquan had not realized the seriousness of the problem at this point in time. He thought that this was just a routine task completed by the advertising department.

The video was actually nothing special. It was just shooting the Tengda experience shop, showing the structure and layout of every level, some new trend experiences, the goods that were constantly being sold in the inventory, the surging crowd, and so on.

What Meng Chang told him was to film a promotional video for the experience shop. Then, he could specially allocate a sum of money from the advertising and marketing department to put it on Aili Island and other websites to increase the popularity and customer flow of the experience shop.

Tian Mo did not have any doubts at all. After all, it was always a good thing to be popular!

After a period of careful filming and editing, this video finally reached a point that satisfied Tian Mo. He then sent it to Meng Chang.

After a while, Meng Chang replied. He asked in a seemingly logical manner, "The editing is very good! The rhythm is very good. Who edited it?"

Tian Mo answered proudly, "Ding Xiyao edited it! At first, I wanted to find someone outside to edit it. However, after asking around in the department, I realized that she was very good at this. I left it to her."

Meng Chang: "Understood!"