Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

However, this did not mean that Pei Qian could do as he pleased.

If it was a company that had no relationship with the System Funds at all, that company wouldn't be familiar with Pei Qian; how could it give Pei Qian a high pay?

Pei Qian also couldn't do any secret deals or negotiations; the System would not allow anyone to suspect the presence of it or the existence of the challenges it posed.

That meant that the other party had to wholeheartedly, without any doubt, and reasonably give Pei Qian a high pay.

If these criteria were fulfilled, the System wouldn't care how high a pay Pei Qian received.

However, these conditions were a tall order.

"The System is indeed strict; basically, all side paths that I wish to take have been blocked."

Pei Qian actually had a very rough idea in mind. However, this required someone to collaborate with him; and he could only shelve this plan for now.

At this time, his phone rang; Ma Yang had called.

"Brother Qian! Boss Lin has said that he wishes to meet you and discuss some matters. Do you want to make a trip?"

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Fish-Catching Internet Cafe branch…

Lin Chang and Pei Qian were not meeting at the flagship store this time; too many people were there, and it was too noisy. Ma Yang had suggested for them to meet at one of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's branches instead.

Pei Qian came to the entrance as he pushed the door and entered.

It was quite visible that more people were present inside than before.

This was evidently because of Chen Lei.

As Chen Lei had made it big on The Voice of China, his back story with Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had been discussed in gusto by viewers; that had given Fish-Catching Internet Cafe a gold branding.

Most of Chen Lei's fans all headed to the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe flagship store; after all, that was where Chen Lei had been previously.

As for the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe branches; they had also benefited from this positive branding.

Many people had originally felt that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's prices were very high; now, they were willing to pay for Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's branding.

Of course, due to the bad locations of these branches, there were only that many customers with a certain amount of spending power in the area. Hence, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe branches were still barely breaking even.

Pei Qian sat opposite Lin Chang.

Although this person had forked out hundreds of thousands at one shot, Pei Qian didn't feel that appreciative towards him. After all, he had only gotten a few thousand when the money finally trickled down to him.

Lin Chang evidently didn't think much about the money he had spent.

"Boss Pei, nice to see you again.

"My little sister had been under your care for this time. Me booking the entire place that day was purely a small gesture of thanks," Lin Chang smiled and said.

Mentioning this, Pei Qian was triggered.

You had spent hundreds of thousands; however, they had not landed in my pocket!

Pei Qian smiled slightly and said, "Boss Lin, saying all these makes it sound as if you lack sincerity. You had spent hundreds of thousands and postured as a big shot in front of everyone; how could you consider this a gesture of thanks now?"

Lin Chang was stunned for a moment. He then laughed and said, "That's true, that's true."

After this joke, the two strangers grew slightly closer to each other.

Lin Chang sighed emotively and said, "My little sister has always been the most stubborn among all the siblings. Even my dad can't manage her. However, I heard that she is actually very well-behaved in your company and very down-to-earth; that really surprised me. Hence, I had specially made a trip to Jingzhou to see who on earth this Boss Pei is."

Pei Qian was speechless. "…"

She was very well-behaved and down-to-earth?! I was almost duped by her!

Pei Qian wanted to diss so badly; however, he drank a sip of his coffee quietly as he decided not to respond to Lin Chang's statement. He wanted the conversation to carry on.

"It seems as if your father doesn't want her to continue working in the game industry." Pei Qian used a casual tone as he tested waters.

He wasn't sure if Lin Chang had the same thinking as Lin Wan's dad; he also wasn't sure what the family situation was like for the Lins. By probing this way, he could know the situation better and find out more about Lin Chang's thinking.

This way, when he sent Lin Wan away next time, he wouldn't get into trouble.

Lin Chang was a little helpless as he replied, "I am also very conflicted about this.

"By right, Ah Wan's actions now serve no purpose. If she is willing to take over the family business, she could definitely invest in and be in charge of her own games company. However, she is quite stubborn; she insists that she must personally be the game designer.

"If I reasoned this out, I am more inclined to support my father's views. However, from an emotional and sentimental point of view, I understand Ah Wan's choice.

"After all… my dream back then had been to be a singer in a band. Come to think of it, I still have some regrets for not being adamant back then…"

Pei Qian's lips twitched.

Not bad, all four of you siblings have so many talents and hobbies!

From Lin Chang's words, he was saying that he had wanted to chase his dreams; but he hadn't been as stubborn as his father. Lin Chang had abandoned his dreams and returned to take over the family business and became the President of Shenhua Film and Media Co. Ltd.

Lin Chang drank his coffee and continued, "Actually, I feel that letting Ah Wan gain some experience and hone her skills is also a good thing.

"She is still young, and she still has time to squander. If she experiences more hardships, she would also be in a better position to take over the family business in the future.

"Hence, I hope that Boss Pei could take good care of Ah Wan.

"This might be troublesome for you, and I am very sorry about that. How about this, Boss Pei? Tengda is a games company, and I also like Ocean Stronghold very much.

"I'll buy five hundred Red Kilins as a sign of my sincerity; how's that?"

Pei Qian was stunned.

Five hundred Red Kilins?

That was four hundred thousand!

Why can't you just give me four hundred thousand directly? Why must you go and buy what rubbish Red Kilins?

Evidently, Lin Chang thought that buying Red Kilins was the same thing as gifting Pei Qian money, right? That would also raise the revenue of the game and would be beneficial overall.

However, this was a huge loss to Pei Qian. If he did a thirty-seventy split of the four hundred-odd thousand and then used the profit conversion ratio, he would only get at most two thousand over in the end.

"There's no need for that."

Pei Qian maintained his calm expression as he said slowly, "If Boss Lin wishes to express his sincerity, I actually have a suggestion. Recently, I want to spend a little money on an experiment; if Boss Lin can reimburse me for it, I wouldn't mind."

Lin Chang was stunned as he then revealed a very interested look.

"A little money? No problem. How much does Boss Pei need?"

Pei Qian said indifferently, "Two hundred thousand. A hundred thousand would be my remuneration while the hundred thousand would be expenses. I wish to film a series of short videos with twenty episodes.

"However, Boss Lin should make preparations that you might not get any money back."

Lin Chang did his own calculations. "Boss Pei's remuneration is only five thousand an episode? That's too low; I'll give ten thousand!"

He had originally intended to spend four hundred thousand to buy Red Kilins. However, since Pei Qian had a better idea, Lin Chang was going to do as Pei Qian wanted.

Lin Chang looked at Pei Qian's calm and indifferent expression as he understood something.

For Boss Pei, four hundred thousand was like pocket money. He had evidently wanted to use this four hundred thousand to try out something; as we had just talked about money, he decided to do me a favor and let me fork out this amount.

This is good; I have done him a favor at the same time and have pulled our relationship closer; not bad.

Lin Chang was very happy; he felt that Boss Pei was treating him as an insider already!

This was just like two good friends. One of them was celebrating his birthday, and the other friend asked what present he wanted. The birthday boy had said, 'I have been eyeing a game recently; it costs two hundred-odd. You could gift me that.' This was the same thing.

Based on Lin Chang's understanding, this four hundred thousand was just like a courtesy gift to a good friend as well as a 'thank you' gift for taking care of Lin Wan.

Pei Qian, on the other hand, was a little stunned; and he actually didn't manage to react in time.

The System actually didn't caution me? I had gotten two hundred thousand so easily? What had I been working so hard to convert losses into profits all this while for?