Chapter 144 Edison's Lab

After leaving Shang Yang Games, Pei Qian returned to Tengda.

There was still a lot of work to slowly arrange.

Besides Shang Yang Games and Lin Wan's problem, the biggest headache for Pei Qian was what the next game for Tengda's game department should be.

So far, Pei Qian really felt like he was at his wit's end, no, completely incapable.

From *Fortress at Sea* to *Game Producer*, and then to *Turn Back the Shore*, Pei Qian had constantly been having Tengda's game department make new types of games, and he had already replaced the main planner three times.

But what could he do?

Useless!

It seemed that no matter how much he changed things, it wouldn't have the desired effect!

Pei Qian wanted to make a horror game to lose some money, but he didn't dare entrust this task to Tengda.

He could only give it to Shang Yang Games, which had little experience in developing single-player games, and Pei Qian felt a little more at ease.

But now the problem was, what should he have this group of people at Tengda do?

Whether it was making single-player games or online games, this group of people had corresponding successful game experience. If they continued to do it, they would most likely replicate their previous success, and the thought of it made him uneasy.

Should he just give everyone a paid vacation?

However, there was no good reason. After all, various employee benefits had already been maxed out in the last cycle in order to create losses, and it would be extremely difficult to add more.

The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more confused he became. He thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution.

He could only open Aili Island and start watching dramas.

After watching for a while, someone knocked on the door.

Pei Qian looked up and saw that it was Huang Sibo.

"President Pei, I have good news to share with you!"

Pei Qian's hand trembled, and he was frightened by the words "good news."

This guy was back to stab him in the back!

But then he thought, that's not right, it was already settled!

What was he afraid of after the settlement!

Pei Qian's mentality instantly stabilized, and he showed a calm smile: "Oh? What good news? Is it about *A Day of the Great Inventor*?"

Huang Sibo looked a little excited and said, "That's right! President Pei, *A Day of the Great Inventor* is finally about to turn a profit!"

Pei Qian was a little surprised.

This show could even turn a profit?

It wasn't that Pei Qian looked down on this show, but the key was that this kind of show had strong limitations.

Although Fei Huang Workshop made short films, it had always adhered to the attitude of striving for excellence. Whether it was clothing, makeup, props, post-editing, or actors, they were all expensive, making it a relatively high-spending category in web dramas.

And *A Day of the Great Inventor* had a hard time getting suitable commercial advertisements.

If it was purely for commercials and didn't consider the effect of the show, it would be easy.

However, the people at Fei Huang Workshop strictly followed President Pei's requirements to produce videos. They didn't accept any commercials that had a poor effect on the show. Therefore, they often had to release several episodes before finally getting a slightly passable one.

Moreover, the props used in *A Day of the Great Inventor* were all particularly useless things.

Even if manufacturers came to them, it would be difficult to achieve the effect of "selling goods" through the video; on the contrary, it would have a dissuading effect.

For example, the portable washing machine in the first episode did have similar products on the market, but after watching the video, it dissuaded a large number of consumers who originally wanted to buy this thing.

So far, *A Day of the Great Inventor* had been updated weekly for more than two months, and it had now been filmed up to the twelfth episode.

Although it had formed a very large group of fixed viewers, there was still no good way to monetize it. Just relying on the video incentive plan of Aili Island was not enough to make ends meet.

So Pei Qian was puzzled, how could such a show achieve profitability?

Did Aili Island spend a lot of money to buy exclusive broadcasting rights again?

Or had they continuously received many commercial videos?

Huang Sibo smiled and handed the phone to Pei Qian.

Pei Qian took it and saw that it was actually an online store!

The name of the online store was "Edison's Lab". Pei Qian clicked on the store's product list and quickly scanned the names of the products inside.

Finger Exerciser: Nowadays, we need to use our mobile phones to click on the screen every day, so it is very important to keep our fingers active. With this finger exerciser, you can exercise your finger muscles in your spare time, allowing you to type faster on your mobile phone.

The picture showed something that looked like a miniature treadmill. After the index finger and middle finger "stood" on it, the fingers were used to move the track below, and the small LCD screen above would change readings, used to record the time and mileage of the exercise.

Led Light Slippers: After putting them on, as long as you step on them hard, they will emit light, and mom no longer has to worry about me going to the bathroom alone at night!

Sunlight Foot Bath: Use sunlight to replace the effect of water. Promote foot blood circulation by "sunbathing" to relieve fatigue before going to bed. In addition, it also has a tanning effect!

Grass Slippers: The slippers have fluffy grass on them, so you can feel like you're stepping on the grass when you wear them.

Spaghetti Twirling Fork: There is a battery and a motor at the fork handle. Just press it lightly, and the fork head will start to rotate, easily twirling the spaghetti in the plate!

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Pei Qian browsed the products in the store from beginning to end and found that there were quite a few products in the store, and most of them were products that had appeared in the video.

Looking at the product sales again, some were particularly low, but some had hundreds or thousands of transactions.

The highest number of transactions were for some related peripherals, such as a certain theme t-shirt, which had sold more than four thousand pieces.

A Q version of a great inventor's doll had also sold more than seven hundred pieces.

In addition, the store also sold some snacks and small items, such as Q version dolls, and these sales were surprisingly high!

The products in the store, coupled with the occasional commercial advertisements, the video studio had really turned a profit!

Pei Qian showed a relieved smile.

Great!

It wasn't that he was happy that Fei Huang Workshop had turned a profit, but he simply felt that Fei Huang Workshop had grasped the timing very well.

It just so happened that they turned a profit after the settlement, so he wasn't stabbed in the back!

If they had turned a profit before the settlement, and inexplicably had tens or hundreds of thousands more funds, wouldn't President Pei be so angry that he would vomit blood?

But now, Pei Qian felt relaxed.

Just this little online store?

It wasn't a big problem at all!

Seeing President Pei showing a faint smile, Huang Sibo also felt gratified. It seemed that Fei Huang Workshop's adherence to the bottom line, not randomly accepting commercial advertisements, and maintaining its reputation had won President Pei's approval!

However, the smile on Pei Qian's face only lasted for a short time before it disappeared.

Pei Qian suddenly realized that online stores were not safe either!

Although he hadn't earned much now, the next few years would be the time when online stores took off. Many retired professional players opened online stores and sold things like pork granules, and they could earn millions a month. What's more, this was an online store managed by professionals like Fei Huang Workshop?

He didn't even need to think about the distant future. Just according to the current trend, Fei Huang Workshop would definitely accumulate a large amount of funds during this settlement!

At that time, wouldn't he still have to rack his brains to think about how to lose it?

Damn it, he was happy too early!

Although he had escaped a disaster in the last settlement cycle, the profit problem of Fei Huang Workshop still had to be solved in this cycle!

Pei Qian coughed lightly and handed the phone back to Huang Sibo.

"Not bad, but you need to continue to work hard."

"What are Fei Huang Workshop's arrangements for the next period?"

Huang Sibo smiled and said, "Director Zhu Xiaoce and I discussed it a little bit. We decided to continue filming *A Day of the Great Inventor* and strive to make this drama a widely influential big IP!"

"Currently, the online store model looks very good and has achieved the initial goal of turning Fei Huang Workshop into a profit. We plan to continue to work hard to obtain higher income!"

Pei Qian fell silent and did not respond.

Huang Sibo's heart skipped a beat, and he noticed a trace of displeasure in President Pei's eyes.

Why?

Didn't President Pei smile just now? Why did he suddenly become so serious?

Huang Sibo was, after all, one of the earliest employees to follow President Pei, so he still had this kind of insight and understanding.

After a little thought, Huang Sibo quickly understood the reason.

"Understood."

"President Pei smiled before because he was happy that Fei Huang Workshop and *A Day of the Great Inventor* had turned a profit, which represents an recognition of our work achievements."

"But now he has a serious look on his face, I'm afraid he is dissatisfied with our work arrangements for the next period!"

Huang Sibo couldn't help but think of many previous conversations with President Pei.

President Pei had repeatedly emphasized that his vision must be long-term and that he must not be obsessed with temporary petty profits!

Although Fei Huang Workshop had made a profit, would President Pei care about this little money?

Probably not!

It seemed that President Pei had higher expectations for Fei Huang Workshop!

Pei Qian was still considering how to persuade Huang Sibo to earn less money, and he couldn't think of a good rhetoric for a while.

On the contrary, Huang Sibo spoke first.

"President Pei, are you dissatisfied with Fei Huang Workshop's work arrangements for the next period?"

"Do you think that Fei Huang Workshop should make some better works, rather than being obsessed with the petty profits in front of them?"

Pei Qian: "..."

Huh? Have my employees now learned to answer first?

He looked up at Huang Sibo's extremely sincere eyes and nodded silently: "That's right, that's what I meant!"

Huang Sibo showed a gratified smile, secretly thinking that he had indeed made progress by following President Pei, and was increasingly able to think about problems from a higher perspective!

However, his smile quickly disappeared.

"President Pei, it's really not that we are short-sighted."

"The key is that Director Zhu Xiaoce and I haven't found a good direction, and we don't even have a ready-made idea."

"It would be great if President Pei could give us some pointers!"

Looking at Huang Sibo's expectant eyes, Pei Qian was in a dilemma.

Asking me for ideas?

Aren't you afraid of making a mistake?

Uh, that's not right, the ideas I gave all became popular.

Pei Qian fell into entanglement. If he didn't give them an idea, Fei Huang Workshop would continue to film *A Day of the Great Inventor*. According to the current development trend, the sales of this online store would only increase, and the number of commercial advertisements received in the video would also increase, and it would definitely make money.

If he gave them an idea, Pei Qian himself was worried about what to do if this idea became popular?