Pei Qian didn't fully understand what Bao Xu was saying, but one thing was certain.

Something big had happened again!

Originally, Pei Qian thought he was miserable enough.

*Pei Qian's Daily Life* was making money.

*Game Producer* was also making money.

He couldn't spend the system funds no matter how hard he tried.

Could anything be worse than this?

The answer was... yes!

Because of an interview, outsiders suddenly developed an extremely strong interest in Tengda Games, and all of Tengda's games became popular again!

Pei Qian was even more depressed.

What was this called?

Life is just a rollercoaster of ups and downs...

However, on second thought, this didn't seem like bad news.

Because... he couldn't spend the system funds anyway!

Assuming he couldn't lose money, earning more money meant he could convert a little more into personal property. From that perspective, it seemed...

Not bad?

Pei Qian began to doubt his life.

"Today is a day for celebration. I propose we take a group photo, how about it?" Zhu Xiaoce said loudly, holding up his SLR camera.

"Good idea!"

"Yes, yes, yes, let's take a family photo!"

"Come on, everyone, stand up straight!"

"Boss Pei, Boss Pei, stand in the middle!"

Everyone responded instantly, spontaneously gathering around Pei Qian in the center.

Zhu Xiaoce squatted down, skillfully adjusting the SLR camera: "Come on, everyone, smile. One, two, three, let's all shout, 'Congratulations on the big sales!'"

"Congratulations on the big sales!!"

Everyone shouted in unison, their faces full of happy smiles.

Pei Qian stood among his employees, listening to everyone's sincere "blessings," his mood complicated.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't lose money this settlement cycle; sadness flowed in reverse.

But inexplicably, he could convert a large sum of money, which was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune...

So, should he be happy, or depressed...

Pei Qian's melancholy eyes flickered, and a relieved smile subconsciously appeared on his lips.

"Click!"

Zhu Xiaoce pressed the shutter, the flash went off, and the scene was perfectly captured by the SLR camera.

Pei Qian sighed silently and plunged into his office.

Right now, he just wanted to calm down and seriously consider what exactly was wrong with this world...

Zhu Xiaoce uploaded the photo to the computer, and everyone gathered around.

"Send it to me quickly."

"Director Zhu's photography skills are amazing, as expected of a professional."

"Hey? What's with Boss Pei's smile?"

"Zoom in a bit."

"Zoom in a little more."

Everyone crowded closer, looking at the computer screen.

In the photo, the area where Pei Qian was located had been magnified many times. Thanks to the high-definition quality of the SLR, Pei Qian's expression was clearly visible.

His gaze wandered, and there seemed to be a faint sadness in his eyes.

But the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, not a forced smile, but a genuine one.

Zhu Xiaoce looked at Huang Sibai, then at Bao Xu and the others.

"Boss Pei's smile..."

"What does it mean?"

...

...

Inside the office.

Pei Qian did a quick search online.

Bao Xu was right!

The keyword "Tengda Games" was trending on Weibo, and the onlookers were discussing it enthusiastically, and some had even started criticizing.

Because this interview was an unqualified product, no one knew how much of it was true and how much was false.

Some people were leaking information below, but with true and false information mixed together, the onlookers couldn't really tell the difference in a short period of time!

The reason why the confidentiality work was done so well was mainly because Pei Qian's prestige in the company was too high.

Every employee in Tengda was grateful and worshipped Pei Qian. Since Pei Qian had clearly requested that his true identity not be revealed and that the specific benefits not be disclosed, everyone strictly abided by it.

Even Ma Yiqun, who secretly promoted Tengda and accepted exclusive interviews, complied 100% with these two points, and would never reveal his identity as a Tengda employee!

Therefore, the currently circulating news was a mix of true and false, and the onlookers couldn't confirm the source at all.

This interview claimed to lift the mysterious veil of Tengda, but it only lifted half of it, and found that it was still unclear after lifting it!

This feeling of half-concealment made people even more curious!

*Game Producer* and *Pei Qian's Daily Life* jointly shaped the vague image of Tengda. The fusion of these two hot topics had an excellent secondary promotional effect!

Pei Qian opened the backend and saw that the data for several games had increased.

Although the increase wasn't fast, it was for four games at once!

Even *Lonely Desert Road* had another small peak in downloads.

And *Pei Qian's Daily Life* had an exclusive broadcast agreement with Aili Island, and every click could be converted into real income.

Closing the backend.

Pei Qian began to doubt himself more than ever before.

Was he too gifted, able to succeed at everything he did, and able to achieve success with a casual effort?

That couldn't be it.

Pei Qian knew himself very well.

Recalling the several successes, was it simply a matter of luck?

That wasn't right either.

There were definitely some luck factors involved, such as *Lonely Desert Road* would have failed if it hadn't been discovered by Teacher Qiao.

But, to say that it was all due to luck, that wasn't right either.

There seemed to be some deeper reasons, some reasons that Pei Qian had been ignoring.

Pei Qian thought carefully.

*Lonely Desert Road* became popular because it was different.

*Ghost General*, *Sea Fortress*, *Game Producer*...

It was all the same!

Although the success of these games had a certain randomness, there was also inevitability in it.

On the one hand, in order to go against market trends and player tastes, Pei Qian deliberately made some strange content.

On the other hand, in order to spend more money, Pei Qian spent a lot of money on excellent art resources, paid a lot of salaries and benefits, and the employees' enthusiasm was also fully mobilized.

As a result, a high-quality, novel game was born!

Pei Qian slapped his forehead.

"...So that's how it is, I was misled!"

"I can't do it this way!"

"I'm so stupid!"

"So, should I follow the trend when making games?"

"No, no, that doesn't seem right either..."

Pei Qian immediately rejected this idea.

There were many examples of games that completely surpassed the original games they were imitating, and Pei Qian's company had the word "Teng" in it, which was not a joke.

"No, I have to take some time to think this through."

"Before that, the development of new games will be stopped completely. I can't take any more risks."

"There are already three money-making trees. If there's another one, I really won't be able to handle it."

Pei Qian immediately decided to abandon the new game development plan.

It just so happened that he had previously promised players to update a few old games slightly.

Then next cycle, he would let Lu Mingliang and the others work on the old games first.

As usual, there should be a "first elimination" session next month.

But Pei Qian didn't want to eliminate Lu Mingliang, because from the current situation, Lu Mingliang would faithfully execute Pei Qian's orders and wouldn't overthink like Huang Sibai and Bao Xu.

Pei Qian was still very satisfied with this.

The failure of *Game Producer* this time should be attributed more to Pei Qian himself. It didn't seem reasonable to shift the blame to Lu Mingliang.

Although the voice acting was a serious deduction, he could just not let him do the voice acting for the next game, it wasn't a big problem.

Since he was still relatively at ease with him, he shouldn't change him easily.

The main concern was that if he replaced him with a Huang Sibai 2.0, then he would be finished!

Therefore, Pei Qian considered it and decided to continue to let Lu Mingliang be the executive chief planner and casually develop a new version.

At that time, he would set a lower price. He would definitely make money, but he would try to make as little as possible.

If he wanted to lose money, he had to consider it from other aspects.

"I must correct my thinking."

"Then, it's very clear how to lose money next."

"I must carry forward the experience of Mo Yu Internet Cafe." (Mo Yu = touching fish, slang for slacking off)

"Open branches in Jingzhou City!"

There was still a week left in this cycle before the settlement, but Pei Qian was already thinking about the next cycle in advance.

Like some best-of-five matches, this game had already become a 20-minute surrender, and everyone could start discussing how to play the next game...

So far, Pei Qian's most successful experience was Mo Yu Internet Cafe!

The initial investment of 3 million couldn't recover costs, and then it lost about 300,000 net each month. It could be said that it was Pei Qian's most successful attempt!

If he could promote this experience and open many branches...

Wouldn't he be able to lose money as he pleased?!