Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

June 15th, Wednesday…

At around eleven in the morning, Pei Qian sat up from his bed, scratching his bed hair that was like a bird's nest now.

After stoning for half an hour, Pei Qian decided to get up and wash up. He then looked at the impact of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0's opening ceremony which was also the opening of the Live Esports Museum.

His mind replayed the nightmare yesterday as he brushed his teeth.

"Otto Technologies made this very feature-rich software for Deposit Fitness.

"Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 is made into a Live Esports Museum. It is very cool; even the lights on the computer were awesome.

"Xiao Peng threw an awesome concept about 'Great Esports Ecosystem', which binds gaming, esports, and the internet cafe together.

"DGE Esports Club did an exhibition match which verified Xiao Peng's concept of Great Esports Ecosystem and also promoted the Deposit Fitness.

"The last scene I had in my mind is of many media gathering around and interviewing Xiao Peng and the people in the club.

"Ah, what a nightmare!"

Pei Qian carefully recalled how the twists and turns of events yesterday during the press conference of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe became bad luck!

Pei Qian was also mentally prepared for the current situation after washing up.

This first Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 was probably going to become popular based on the existing information. Becoming popular as soon as it opened was setting the worst record since the establishment of the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.

However, that was not a serious problem. Pei Qian already knew that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was a high-risk industry when he opened it. Not to mention, many loyal users of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe were in Jingzhou so Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 would probably make it anyway.

In addition, internet cafes were inherently expensive investments with slow returns. Even if they could start earning money from the get-go, it would take a long time to recover the huge investment in the early stages, including renovation cost and peripheral costs.

However, what Pei Qian could not accept was that Xiao Peng made such a big scene by directly promoting an esports club and Deposit Fitness!

Pei Qian would feel unacceptable if these two were to suddenly become profitable.

Therefore, Pei Qian opened his laptop on the sofa after he was mentally prepared. He intended to read related reports to confirm whether the esports club and Deposit Fitness were still safe.

Pei Qian found some reports after searching about DGE Esports Club and Deposit Fitness separately.

"DGE Esports Club's work-life balance exposed; how to develop an esports god!"

"Shocking! The Before and After Photos of DGE Esports Club Players; who underwent the greatest change?"

"In-depth interpretation of the new model of 'Deposit Fitness'; could this be a grand plan under Tengda?"

Pei Qian felt relieved after reading several reports. It seemed that the DGE Esports Club aroused heated discussions and gained some attention, but there was no risk of profits.

The situation with Deposit Fitness was bad; many reports advertised new models. However, judging from the evaluation below, many consumers were still skeptical about it. The prices and bundled fitness meals were unacceptable to many people after all.

In short, the popularity did greatly increase, and it would inevitably be converted into a part of profits. However, it seemed too early to say that it would overturn the losses.

Pei Qian heaved a sigh of relief. Things had yet to become so bad in just one day. It had just budded.

Pei Qian began searching for reports on the opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0. However, the first thing that he saw was a piece of news from Amusement Times.

The title was "Exclusive news! Boss Pei of Tengda Corporation appeared at the Live Esports Museum and made such an interpretation…"

Pei Qian: "?"

What the hell? Did that journalist realize who I really was? Wasn't I 'Mr. Ma who did not want to be named'?

And what the hell was with this shocking news title?!

Thinking back to the unpleasant experiences in the previous interviews, Pei Qian naturally developed an instinct of crisis and hurriedly clicked it to view it. He really had to say that title sensationalism was rather useful.

Boss Pei was tricked into entering without any resistance.

"At one in the afternoon on June 14th, the opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0, the first Live Esports Museum under Tengda Corporation was held on the fourth floor of the South District of Hongde Mall near Handong University…"

There was nothing much to say about the front, it was mainly to introduce the situation of the event and some photos of the scene.

Pei Qian quickly skipped them and came to the most critical part at the back.

"What was not known was that Boss Pei of Tengda Corporation was also there on the day of opening. However, he had a mask on, was very low profile, and had no speech. He only watched silently from the beginning to the end of the ceremony.

"Luckily, the journalist at the scene interviewed a Mr. Ma who was unwilling to reveal his full name. The waiter confirmed afterward that this low-profile, handsome young man was indeed Boss Pei of Tengda Corporation!"

Pei Qian did his best to control the corners of his mouth, not to let an obvious smile show.

This journalist might have created a title sensation, but the key was in the report. It was still rather justified!

"He might have called himself 'Mr. Ma', but Boss Pei still gave an in-depth answer to the questions raised by the journalist. Now, let me bring you the firsthand information at the event!"

"When answering about 'Great Esports Ecosystem', Boss Pei said that he did not fully agree with Boss Xiao's concept. Obviously, the real Great Esports Ecosystem in Boss Pei's plan is more complicated. Boss Xiao's blueprint was just the tip of the iceberg of Tengda Corporation's vision.

"In response to whether 'esports will affect life' or not, Boss Pei said that the e-sports industry has a very profound impact on his life, which implies that he firmly believes that, in the future, e-sports, like traditional sports, would become an indispensable part of people's lives, just like the tremendous changes that Tengda brought to Jingzhou and how they affected all aspects of people's lives.

"In replying 'how you view the magical effect of Deposit Fitness', Boss Pei only smiled faintly and said it is not overly glorified."

Pei Qian was stunned.

What the hell was 'smiled faintly'?

Thinking back carefully, the corners of his mouth did subconsciously twitch.

Therefore… did this Mr. Journalist actually know how to distinguish the difference between a helpless smile and a confident smile?

"Obviously, Boss Pei had always been worried about the exaggeration by the media promoting the effects of fitness, which would constitute a substantial misleading effect on consumers. Tengda had always treated people with sincerity and never engaged in any false propaganda.

"At the same time, Boss Pei was also telling consumers that fitness requires perseverance. No gym in the world can give you a perfect body. In the end, you still have to rely on yourself.

"I have to say that Boss Pei's Deposit Fitness advocates a healthy and scientific view of fitness.

"However, we must also note that the magical effect from the Deposit Fitness is immediate. Boss Pei's words have the wise mentality of 'under-promising'.

"The journalist had a lot more questions to ask, but Boss Pei had already turned around and disappeared into the crowd."

"[Image]"

The picture might be taken with a mobile phone, but the photo quality was not bad; the focus was clear. It was a photo taken by a professional journalist.

The Live Esports Museum of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was crowded. They were all enthusiastic spectators who had just watched their game and were full of excitement. Their expressions were different, some were eager, some excited, some with expectation…

A figure back-facing the crowd was among the countless people facing the camera. It was so eye-catching.

"Boss Pei's back scene reminded me of a poem: leave after things are done without revealing yourself.

"Boss Pei came to the event on the occasion of the opening ceremony of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 and Live Esports Museum to witness the beginning of the 'esports era' in a low-key manner. He walked away silently, without leaving any trace.

"Perhaps after many years, Boss Pei would look back at his huge esports empire and remember that it all started in a small internet cafe with two wonderful teams and their exhibition match.

"Boss Pei watched all of these silently, leaving all the scenery and applause in the center of the stage… leaving it to others while he himself retired to return to the masses.

"Moreover, is this back image not a good portrayal of Boss Pei and his style since he started on his entrepreneurial route? Humble, low profile, with little sense of existence; but having a subtle influence on all aspects of Tengda Corporation.

"It can be said that 'there was no wind, rain, or sunshine even if he looked back at the bleak place'!"

…

Pei Qian felt very complicated after he read the entire report.

What the h*ll was this?! A manuscript combined with several styles?

The title was obviously shocking.

Looking at the beginning, it seemed to be a chronological record.

In the last part, it suddenly turned into awkward poems which became lyrical!

"How can this journalist write this?! Other than the part about being 'low-profile and handsome young man', everything else is simply nonsense!

"Especially the last paragraph, it is even worse than making profits! Who will believe such a nonsense report? Don't make this kind of joke."

Pei Qian silently opened the comments section.

However, they were all praises, and the popularity was a lot higher than he thought!

"It seems to be true! Boss Xiao admitted later on saying that Boss Pei was indeed present!"

"These shouldn't be Boss Pei's original words, right?"

"It must have been processed, but it should be pretty much the same."

"It's really written very well, especially the poetry, and this photo perfectly fit Boss Pei's temperament!"

"What is going on with this popularity, especially with the phrase of 'looking back at his huge gaming empire'? How domineering! It made me think so much!"

"I've set this photo as my wallpaper! To serve as a constant reminder to myself to be like Boss Pei!"

Pei Qian silently scratched his head and fell silent looking at the messages below. Many question marks appeared on his head at the same time.

It had been artistically processed, but it should be pretty much the same?

Very popular?

Set it as wallpaper?

Was something… wrong with this world?