Chapter 83 A Perfect Win-Win

Evening.

Qiao Liang opened Allie Island and glanced at the latest video "A Masterpiece," finding that it had already been boosted by enthusiastic players to the top spot in the gaming section and third place overall.

At this rate, he believed that by tomorrow, the video would undoubtedly reach the number one spot on the entire site.

Qiao Liang contentedly opened the video, scrolled through the comments section, basked in the fans' adulation, and felt utterly satisfied.

See? That's what you call a top-tier content creator!

A top-tier content creator can casually upload a video and have it climb to the top of Allie Island's charts!

In his pride, Qiao Liang was also deeply grateful to President Pei.

If not for President Pei providing such a topical game, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to create such a video and stand out among the many gaming videos.

After being showered with compliments, Qiao Liang was about to close the webpage and continue editing the first episode of his full walkthrough of "Rebirth From the Brink."

Although Qiao Liang wanted to postpone it for a while, the game's popularity was currently high, and he definitely needed to seize this opportunity to earn more attention for himself.

If each episode of the full walkthrough video could top the Allie Island charts, the increase in followers would be significant, and he could charge even more for sponsored advertisements in the future.

Qiao Liang posted an update: "The first episode of the walkthrough video is officially in production! Stay tuned! Also, many friends have complained to me that their computer configurations are too poor to play this game. I suggest you can experience it at some high-end internet cafes. For friends in Jingzhou, I especially recommend Mo Yu Internet Cafe (Touching Fish Internet Cafe), which will definitely give you the most perfect gaming experience. Of course, the downside is that if you die, you can't blame the equipment, haha."

He casually promoted Mo Yu Internet Cafe for President Pei.

After making his presence felt, Old Teacher Qiao was just about to close the webpage when he noticed that he had received a private message.

He opened it and saw that it was sent by another content creator.

"Hello, Teacher Qiao, I'm Hao Shuaiqi, a video creator studying in the United States. I also really like the game 'Rebirth From the Brink.' I'd like to stream this game on linklive. I hope to use some of the content from your videos. I'm wondering if that's okay? Thank you."

Qiao Liang was taken aback because he remembered this content creator.

He was indeed a foreign student from abroad who spoke in broken Mandarin in his videos, but the videos he made were quite interesting and had a certain popularity on Allie Island.

He clicked on the avatar to check, and it was indeed the real person.

Qiao Liang was very happy and replied directly: "Of course, you can!"

Qiao Liang knew about linklive, a newly launched streaming service of a popular overseas chat app.

China had ZZ Live, both being emerging streaming platforms.

However, compared to ZZ Live, linklive had started earlier overseas, with more complete features and higher popularity.

If this foreigner could stream "Rebirth From the Brink" on linklive, it would be considered promoting traditional culture, right?

Moreover, he could also make friends with this content creator and maybe even collaborate in the future. Wouldn't that be a perfect win-win situation?

Therefore, Qiao Liang readily agreed and specifically instructed that if this classmate Hao Shuaiqi encountered any problems while playing the game, he could ask him at any time, and he would definitely answer them seriously.

After all, "Rebirth From the Brink" was a relatively complex game with many side quests and puzzle-solving content that used elements of ancient Chinese prose and poetry. Qiao Liang felt that this foreign content creator with his broken Mandarin would probably not understand it.

The two chatted via private message for a while, enjoying each other's company. They added each other as friends and agreed to regularly exchange their thoughts on the game.

Classmate Hao Shuaiqi also said that he would record all the streams on linklive and also upload them to Allie Island, hoping that Old Teacher Qiao could forward them a little bit when the time came.

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October 8th, Friday.

Mo Yu Internet Cafe, Global Center branch.

Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were sitting in the lounge area of the internet cafe, and the large screen of the projector was playing the video "A Masterpiece."

"Brother Ma, the business of the internet cafe has indeed become more and more prosperous recently. I knew that President Pei was indeed far-sighted."

Zhang Yuan looked at the internet cafe area, which was already nearly half full: "Do you think President Pei calculated everything? Knowing that the game would be so popular after its release, there would definitely be many people running to the internet cafe to play the game, so he laid out the plan in advance, asking us to seize the time to open stores, and even opened four stores in one go?"

Ma Yang chuckled: "Of course, can Brother Qian fight a battle without any certainty of winning? I think this matter must have been planned."

"Speaking of which, the day before yesterday, I secretly went to Xing Le Internet Cafe, which claims to be a high-end route and imitates us. Guess what, running 'Rebirth From the Brink' was a little laggy. It couldn't run smoothly at the highest settings!"

Zhang Yuan was stunned: "Can't be, right? Aren't the computers in Xing Le Internet Cafe also high-end?"

Ma Yang shook his head: "I looked at the configuration, and it's far from what you configured. They definitely cut corners. Our computers, including the monitors and peripherals, cost more than 20,000 yuan for the whole set. The main unit alone costs more than 10,000 yuan."

"But the main unit of Xing Le Internet Cafe, in my opinion, costs at most 5,000 yuan. How can they be the same?"

"It can also run 'Rebirth From the Brink,' but it's quite difficult to run. You have to lower the image quality and effects, and the gaming experience is also very average."

"So, haven't you noticed that more than half of the people who come to our internet cafe are here for 'Rebirth From the Brink'?"

"Chen Lei's incident has already given Mo Yu Internet Cafe some popularity. Coupled with the ratings from Wu Ming Restaurant and All-People Reviews... Our internet cafe now has a high reputation in Jingzhou!"

"In Jingzhou, when it comes to high-configuration internet cafes, everyone thinks of Mo Yu Internet Cafe first."

"Brother Qian said that he wanted to return to the essence of the internet cafe business, and he really did it!"

Zhang Yuan exclaimed: "That's why President Pei is President Pei, interlocked every step, temporary losses are for greater profits, too amazing."

"If this situation continues, the situation is very optimistic!"

Of course, Zhang Yuan and Ma Yang also knew very well that the game "Rebirth From the Brink" was just an opportunity for Mo Yu Internet Cafe to gradually become lively.

On the one hand, the original Mo Yu Internet Cafe had accumulated a good reputation in Jingzhou, and on the other hand, the word-of-mouth of Mo Yu Internet Cafe on All-People Reviews was good, which also attracted many people to come.

And the configuration requirements of "Rebirth From the Brink" were obviously higher than ordinary computers, and the configuration may be stuck if it is not enough. Most of the local players in Jingzhou went to the nearby Mo Yu Internet Cafe in order to better experience the game.

The Mo Yu Internet Cafe in Global Center also slowly gained popularity. Many boys who came to go shopping, had nothing to do so they came to the Internet cafe to sit, and actually brought the popularity of the Internet cafe up.

Zhang Yuan and Ma Yang watched the projection and sighed. President Pei was so wise!

"Excuse me, are you two the bosses here?"

Zhang Yuan turned his head and saw a young man standing behind him who looked ordinary but was dressed in a way that made him look very rich.

Zhang Yuan didn't dare to neglect him, after all, he was a customer, and the customer was God.

Regardless of whether they were rich or not, they were the bread and butter of Mo Yu Internet Cafe.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Zhang Yuan hurriedly asked.

The young man smiled: "It's nothing, I just think that this set of computers in your internet cafe is very comfortable to use. Can you give me a configuration list? I want to get a set at home as well."

Zhang Yuan nodded: "No problem, please wait a moment."

He found a pen and paper and quickly wrote down the configuration list.

For Zhang Yuan, these configurations were simply memorized by heart and he could write them down easily.

"The wiring of this case is not particularly convenient, should it be okay?" Zhang Yuan handed the note to the young man and asked casually.

The young man scratched his head: "Uh... I'm not very good at assembling computers. Can you help me?"

Zhang Yuan: "..."

He was about to refuse when the young man said again: "I'll give you 500 yuan for the assembly fee!"

Zhang Yuan: "No problem!"

"Let's do it this way, let's leave each other's contact information, I'll find someone to assemble it for you, and then you leave an address, and we'll deliver it to your door directly."

"Really? That's great, thank you so much!" The young man was very happy and left after thanking him again and again.

Ma Yang was a little puzzled and asked in a low voice: "Let him find someone to assemble it himself, why are we bothering with this?"

Ma Yang didn't understand. Zhang Yuan was now the regional manager of Mo Yu Internet Cafe. Why did he go back to his old profession and assemble computers for others?

Although 500 yuan for the assembly fee of this computer was quite high compared to the market price, Zhang Yuan's current salary was so high, why would he bother earning this hard-earned money?

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly: "Brother Ma, I'm not trying to earn these few hundred yuan for the assembly fee. I suddenly think there's a business opportunity in this!"

"Don't you think that 'Mo Yu Internet Cafe same model computer', 'Rebirth From the Brink dedicated computer', or 'Tengda Games designated computer' is a pretty good gimmick?"

Ma Yang was stunned: "Uh... it's a good gimmick. But, even if you can get some of the popularity of the Internet cafe, it's not enough. We are essentially competing with those traditional computer brands, it's not easy to do."

Zhang Yuan shook his head: "Traditional computer brands are crazy about shrinking configurations for the whole machine. There is a lot of profit margin in it. For players who really have a need for games, it is definitely more cost-effective to DIY."

Ma Yang thought about it: "But they have after-sales service."

Zhang Yuan smiled: "We can also have after-sales service, not only can we have after-sales service, but we can also have home delivery service! Don't forget, Nifeng Logistics is also President Pei's industry, why not use it!"

"There are so many unscrupulous merchants selling entire machines online, and they have also cheated many people. What we sell are all genuine things, we just charge a little assembly fee and after-sales service fee, only for those wealthy users, there will definitely be a market."

"Maybe we can create an existing brand in the future!"

Ma Yang was a little confused: "An existing brand?"

Zhang Yuan nodded: "I've figured it out, let's call it Republic of Faith, abbreviated as RoF, what do you think?"

"By then, this business can also gradually cover the entire city of Jingzhou along with Mo Yu Internet Cafe and Nifeng Logistics!"

Ma Yang thought about it: "It's not impossible, but it feels like... is it really necessary? Isn't it enough for us to do a good job in the Internet cafe business?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head: "Brother Ma, you are thinking too simply!"

"We can't always do what President Pei tells us to do, our work is too inactive!"

"We have to actively share President Pei's worries and find things to do ourselves!"

"Although you and President Pei have a close relationship, Brother Ma, Tengda is now a large company, and if we don't seize the time to make some achievements, we will definitely be suppressed by other departments."

"This time, expanding some business for Mo Yu Internet Cafe, if this can be successful, the position of our Mo Yu Internet Cafe in Tengda will definitely rise!"

"Wouldn't it be great to be able to hold our heads high in front of everyone at that time?"

Ma Yang nodded, deeply convinced: "Yes, you are right."

"We can't always do what Brother Qian says, we have to find something to do ourselves."

"Then you can be busy with the computer matters, recruit some technical personnel responsible for assembly and after-sales service."

"I'll tell Lu Mingliang about this matter and let Nifeng Logistics cooperate with us, let's try it out!"