Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

July 29th, Friday…

Pei Qian had been overwhelmed by the matters of Fish-Catching Take-Out this week. He had coffee in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and could see the delivery guys outside picking up food, delivering the food, and repeat. There was no need for it.

Fish-Catching Take-Out 1.0 also had Fish-Catching Take-Out Business, but the delivery guys would not enter from the main entrance. They entered through the side door to pick up the meal to avoid affecting the customers of the internet cafe.

However, Pei Qian felt very uncomfortable when he saw the Fish-Catching Take-Out!

The market share of Fish-Catching Take-Out was visibly expanding. The other take-outs simply could not fight back. The original biggest advantage of recycling tableware had now become Fish-Catching Take-Out's biggest advantage!

The other takeaways could not learn from it.

Every store had a dishwasher, ready-made tableware, and perfected recipes. The key was that, after such a long period of promotion, the first takeaway they would think of would be Fish-Catching Take-Out—not any other brands.

Moreover, there were so many Fish-Catching Take-Out stores that had a very strong first-mover advantage. The other shops could not learn from it even if they wanted to.

Pei Qian felt so sad.

Could Fish-Catching Take-Out also leave me hanging? Could it also not be able to return once it was on the road to profits?

Pei Qian felt his heart prick with pain. A project that had lost so much money suddenly began to become profitable. That was twice as painful.

He could only hope that the microbial waste processor with a price of 130,000 yuan could increase the cost of the store and make the store as non-profitable as possible.

Pei Qian thought melancholy while drinking his coffee.

Just at this time, the cell phone on the table vibrated. It was a call from Lin Wan.

"Hm?"

Pei Qian frowned.

Didn't I get everyone in the Shang Yang Games to rest? What was so urgent that there was a need to call?

Pei Qian instinctively felt something was wrong.

"Hello?" He answered.

"Boss Pei, bad news, Finger Games is about to be acquired!" Lin Wan's slightly worried voice came from the other end of the phone.

"By?" Pei Qian was taken aback.

"Dayak Corporation. I heard that they offered 180 million US dollars to buy 80% controlling stake in Finger Games!" Lin Wan replied.

Pei Qian was lost. He had no impression of this name.

However, wouldn't 80% controlling stake mean that the 20% stake he held in hand and other shareholders would be bought out by the Dayak Corporation?

180 million US dollars…

Pei Qian could only sigh; someone could really do anything with money! He had to admit that Tengda would not be able to obtain that much money now even if he had problems with too much money.

That was indeed big news, but it did not seem to have much impact on Pei Qian.

Finger Games's IOI momentum of development was going well. It was almost time for the local rich man to focus on this piece of fat meat.

Pei Qian's current expectation of the IOI domestic server was for it to become a money-burning tree. Therefore, he was no longer concerned with what was happening with Finger Games.

Besides, Tengda did not have enough money even if it wanted to fight Dayak. It was just a small company that had been established for two years; how could they compete with these giants?

Pei Qian nodded. "Okay, I know now. This matter has nothing to do with us; there is no need to pay too much attention to it."

Lin Wan was silent for a short while. "Boss Pei…"

"You told us to relax in the near future during the recent meeting and not to worry about the IOI domestic server. Is that because you had this news in advance?

"You've already decided to sell all 20% shares and agency rights for the domestic server?

"I understand now, Boss Pei! I have nothing else; goodbye!"

Lin Wan hung up.

Pei Qian remained silent as question marks filled his mind.

?

Who said I want to sell the shares and agency rights for IOI's domestic server? Don't interpret it blindly!

How could he sell it?

The shares in Pei Qian's hands were at least worth 40 million US dollars. If he were to sell all of them, according to the ratio of 1000:1, it could only be converted into nearly 300,000 yuan.

Pei Qian's goal this cycle was to lose eight million yuan, to transform it to 800,000 yuan! There would be a difference of 500,000 yuan if he were to do it!

Moreover, Pei Qian did not want to give up the IOI domestic server which was a money-burning tree. Finally, it was something good to be used. If he were to keep it, it was possible for him to lose millions easily; how could he sell it?

What nonsense!

Pei Qian did not bother to say anything. Do what you want, Dayak Corporation. I concede defeat if I say I 'will sell'.

However, Pei Qian still checked some information about Dayak Corporation.

It was a world-class multinational group that occupied an important position in the water business, transportation, energy, media, and the like. It was one of the top five media companies in the world with more than two billion US dollars in yearly sales. They were notorious in their preference for acquiring game companies.

Many large companies acquired game companies because of the decision-making power of the games companies so they would allow the companies to maintain independence without excessive interference.

The reason why Dayak Corporation was notorious was that it would interfere and influence the original company after acquisition, aiming for rapid and massive profits and squeezing the value of the company in a short period.

No matter whether it was rapid development or resetting a large number of profitable IPs, it forcibly compressed the development cycle and led to a decline in game quality. In short, Dayak Corporation was a company that did not know much about games. All acquisition plans were made for a quick profit.

Similar tragedies had occurred more than once, but the targeted company had no choice. Someone could do whatever they wanted if they had the money.

Pei Qian thought for a while. This matter seemed to have little to do with him.

So what if Dayak Corporation were to forcibly intervene in the development of Finger Games and cause IOI's reputation to plummet? I was already planning to use the IOI domestic server as a money-burning tree. It was all set; how could it hurt me?!

Therefore, Pei Qian did not think too much and continued to fret over Fish-Catching Take-Out.

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July 30th, Saturday…

H4 E-Sports Club, IOI division…

"Piss off, this isn't fair!"

"We won the championship so why are we inferior to those idiots at GOG when it comes to online popularity or the attitude from the bosses of our club!"

"What meaning does the championship hold then?!"

The members of the IOI division complained while there were no outsiders in the room.

Last weekend, the IOI division of H4 successfully defeated foreign teams and other veteran clubs and took the international trophy home. It should have been a very happy thing, but the plot development of the next week did not unfold as they imagined!

No one discussed the IOI competition online at all. The club praised them verbally after they won and seemed to have no other plans at all.

On the other hand, the treatment of the GOG division was worlds apart!

It might only be a runner-up, but Captain Pang Ling performed well in the game which was all over the internet. Pang Ling started a live broadcast, and the popularity continued to increase.

Even the club was discussing the reinforcement plan of the GOG division, obviously preparing to invest more resources into them!

How could the members of the IOI division bear it? They would feel imbalanced. The ones who obtained the championship were ignored as everyone gathered around the runner-up.

Why was it like that?!

Especially when he thought about how the members of the GOG division were abused by a newly established club in the mock competition previously. They obtained very good results in both mock competition and in the actual competition; that was so unfair.

Of course, they might be unhappy, but they would only complain in private. The strategic direction of the club was not something they could decide.

Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the door so they stopped their discussions immediately. The manager of the IOI division pushed the door to enter.

"The mock competition today has been canceled. Everyone, try out GOG. See if there is any possibility of transiting to that game."

The players were shocked, almost thinking that they heard wrongly.

"Team Leader, you mean… for us to transit to GOG?"

"Why?"

"We just obtained the championship!"

The team members were upset.

The Team Leader sighed softly. "I can understand everyone's feelings. I was even angrier than you previously. However, the club just had a high-level meeting which I participated in. I realized that things are not what everyone thinks.

"Do you know why there is such a big gap between the popularity of GOG and IOI? There are indeed reasons for it, but the most important reason is the competition level and viewership!"

"The GOG division was abused so badly previously because H4 was playing against Tengda's own club! The DGE club abused all domestic clubs and objectively improved their competitive level which was why they did better than us.

"We are very reluctant to admit, but IOI does not enjoy such treatment because the competitive teams are all rookies; even the foreign teams aren't strong.

"Therefore, Tengda's attitude towards this is very clear, which is to promote GOG! The club has decided to tilt its strategic focus to GOG.

"Everyone, don't be angry, you should also be able to see that the enthusiasm on GOG is significantly higher. If you transition into a professional GOG player, everyone will be able to receive more attention, regardless of whether you will be livestreaming or in related esports industry in the future. The prospects will be broader.

"That is the current situation. You decide what you want to do."

The players went silent. Everyone understood after the explanation from the Team Leader. It wasn't that the GOG division was weak. Everyone was just noobs, but they encountered more abnormal opponents…

They might be very dissatisfied, but they realized that the Team Leader was right after they calmed down to think carefully.

The career of a professional player was so short; one false step would bring everlasting grief. On the contrary, choosing the right project would grant them a steady career. It was meaningless to be angry. The only considerations in the adult world were interests and profits.

After a long silence, a team member silently opened the GOG official website and started downloading the game.

Soon, more members also began to download the game, ready to make the transition.