Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

August 14th, Wednesday…

Pei Qian got up very early.

He took his cell phone and opened the Aili Island website and found that the interview section of the Jingzhou Finance Channel was now on the home page. Who knew just how many Fully-Automated Bickering Machines had been sold in one night?

Pei Qian could have called Zhang Wang last night, but he hesitated and decided against it.

He could not give his employees a wrong impression!

He had repeatedly emphasized not to work overtime under any circumstances. Wouldn't he be giving a wrong impression to them if he were to call his employees in private to talk about work matters?

Therefore, while Pei Qian knew there the interview and the picture would spread like wildfire in just one night but there was no way, the rule of working overtime could not be broken.

He could only make fighting fire his priority when returning to work.

However, Pei Qian had already found where the photo leaked out from last night.

Ruan Guangjian's Weibo!

He was originally a famous domestic artist who would often post some work on his Weibo. At the same time, he was the original animation and concept designer of Ghost General, GOG, Repent and be Saved, Struggle, and the like. He originally had a huge fan base. A large part of them were players of Tengda Games.

His post spread wildly on the internet soon after it was on Weibo.

It was the same with Boss Li's interview. It might only be broadcasted on the local finance channel, but it would be spread quickly as long as people saw it.

Pei Qian could hardly argue.

Therefore, he had to quickly think of remedies!

First, he went downstairs to search for Butler Song Kai.

Song Kai was not only the butler in this building. He was also the person-in-charge of the Sloth Apartments. He had divisions of labor with Liang Qingfan.

Liang Qingfan was mainly responsible for the design and quality control of the house while Song Kai was responsible for daily operation and maintenance.

"How is the situation with the other Sloth Apartments?" Pei Qian asked.

"It is very good! I can see from the platform that many houses were rented out this morning. I heard that there are queues for viewing. The units at Binhu District should be fully rented out within these two days. The residential-commercial building would probably see the same situation in about 10 days to half a month!"

Pei Qian could not help but become silent.

This was worse than he imagined!

The news just came out yesterday, and you were all grabbing it in the morning? Aren't you all too well-informed?

"Add an eye-catching line on the official website: staying here will not improve your mental capability," Pei Qian said.

"Huh?" Song Kai was stunned.

Song Kai also saw the interview on the internet as the person-in-charge of Sloth Apartments. He could not help but be astonished by Boss Li's interpretation.

So that was what happened!

Song Kai was a little ashamed. As the person-in-charge of the Sloth Apartments project, he had not thought about this at all. He was really not fit to have Boss Pei's trust.

Song Kai only realized it after watching the interview and was very convinced about the Sloth Apartments being about to improve mental capability

He thought back to his working environment on the first floor. He seemed to have better mental clarity after being in this place for an extended time!

However, what did Boss Pei's request mean?

"Living Here Will Not Improve Your Mental Capability"?

Could he want to refute what Boss Li said yesterday?

Pei Qian did not explain anything; he only emphasized: "Add it immediately."

Song Kai could only nod. "Alright, Boss Pei."

Pei Qian did not say anything more, afraid that he would make mistakes if he said more. He left hurriedly.

Little Sun was already waiting outside. Pei Qian got into the car and headed towards Dream Realization Ventures.

…

He Desheng, Ma Yang, and Zhang Wang were opening a bottle of champagne in Dream Realization Ventures.

The Fully-Automated Bickering Machine was selling like hotcakes!

They thought that it would be another boring day with no orders after work last night. However, they did not expect that the orders for the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine started flying off the shelf.

The orders are still increasing rapidly this morning. Something that originally had so little sales volume suddenly sold hundreds of sets. The express delivery guys from Upwind Logistics were all absolutely busy delivering them.

Zhang Wang sighed. "I had always wondered why Boss Pei rejected all my proposals for publicity previously.

"I finally understand it now! Boss Pei really had made his arrangements!

"If we really did what I proposed, it would form an impression on the consumers, letting them form their own meaning for the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine prematurely. That would be such a waste!"

Zhang Wang had a hard time previously trying to sell the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine. First, he wanted to put it in the Golden Maze for sale, then he wanted the DGE Club to give it away as a corporate gift to train hand speed… and other normal means of publicity.

However, they were all rejected by Boss Pei!

Not only that, but Boss Pei also emphasized that he must not do any publicity for the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine. He had his own arrangements.

Zhang Wang did not fully believe him then.

He was the inventor of the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine; how could Boss Pei have better ideas for publicity than him?

He only realized now that Boss Pei really had something up his sleeve! Moreover, it's something this awesome!

Such a publicity method gave the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine a special philosophical and symbolic meaning, adding on to its intangible value.

No wonder Boss Pei did not allow him to use other methods of publicity because they would only give the consumers the impression that this was a boring small thing. It would be difficult to change their impression from that to 'this machine has a philosophical and symbolic meaning'.

Boss Pei said that these publicity methods would cause the opposite effect; he was right!

The decision to make the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine with more expensive material and to set the price high all now seemed to be a masterstroke.

First, it ensured that it had a quality feel so that it did not look cheap. Second, they were selling the meaning behind the machine rather than the machine itself so the consumers were not so sensitive to price. Moreover, this price ensured their profitability.

Of course, even so, the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine's profit was considered to be very little as compared to that of other art pieces.

Zhang Wang did not dare produce anymore because they had so much in stock previously. However, Boss Pei was unwavering in his efforts and would rather rent more warehouses to continue production than to stop producing just to ensure there were stocks available!

Many people did not think much of the storage. They always felt that they could just produce once there were orders. They would be able to produce a whole bunch in a matter of 10 days.

However, could the consumers be able to wait?

The attention and memory of a human were limited. However, if the impulse to buy could not be satisfied immediately, most people would have forgotten it soon enough.

Therefore, his crazy storage finally saw its rewards!

Boss Pei required them to produce 20,000 units. The cost per unit was less than 400 yuan, and they would sell for 488 yuan. If they were to sell all of them, they would be able to earn two million yuan easily!

Moreover, judging from how popular it was now, how could 20,000 units be able to last? It could probably only last for the first wave.

They had to start making more now or risk not being able to fulfill the order.

In short, the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine was another great success!

Zhang Wang could not help but feel proud. "What did I say, my invention—together with Boss Ma's judgment, Boss He's operational power, and with Boss Pei injecting soul into it—would definitely be profitable!"

"Of course, the main credit has to go to Boss Pei. If Boss Pei did not inject the soul into it, then the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine would not be able to be reborn!

"What a pity that Boss Pei's not here since we opened the champagne."

He Desheng was also feeling emotional.

He did not have a good feeling about the project at the beginning. He was very clear that Zhang Wang's and Boss Ma's brains were not wired in the same way as other humans. The Fully-Automated Bickering Machine was something that would have been a 100% loss.

However, the deciding factor was on Boss Pei!

He remembered that Boss Pei decided in a very short time after he saw the sample of the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine to increase its production!

He Desheng then felt incredible.

However, thinking back, it was obvious that this plan formed in Boss Pei's brain the moment his eyes fell onto this machine. He arranged everything after!

Boss Pei was really deep and unfathomable!

He Desheng was now completely convinced and felt happy wholeheartedly.

The undefeated myth of Dream Realization Ventures would continue on without a doubt!

The three of them were celebrating when Pei Qian arrived.

"Brother Qian!"

"Boss Pei!"

They were all elated, speak of the devil!

Ma Yang took a new wine glass from the side immediately and poured a glass of champagne. "Brother Qian, how did you know we are preparing to celebrate? You're just in time, come, come, come, cheers!"

Pei Qian saw the three of them with a face full of happiness when he entered. He felt that the entire Dream Realization Ventures was filled with vibrancy, which was totally different from his feelings.

It did not seem right to take that glass of champagne…

Pei Qian still took the glass of champagne after he hesitated and clinked his glass with the other three.

Pei Qian continued to his main point after he took a symbolic sip.

"Go to the website of the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine and add an explanation immediately… write this:

"It is very expensive and boring, and it will not improve your mental capability. You may spend the money somewhere else on something more meaningful."

Ma Yang was a little taken aback. "Huh? Brother Qian? Are you serious?"

Zhang Wang and He Desheng were in shock, too.

What was Boss Pei doing?

Wouldn't that be denying the greatest value of the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine officially?

The one who emphasized the philosophical and symbolic meaning of the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine was Boss Pei…

The one who insisted that the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine did not possess such meaning was also Boss Pei.

Wasn't that contradictory?

Was Boss Pei having a fever?

Or perhaps… he had something else planned up his sleeves?