Chapter 42 Optimism

Looking at Pei Qian gorging himself, Lü Mingliang felt a little confused.

"Strange, President Pei seems to be quite happy today? He's completely different from the last time we had a team dinner."

Something was strange.

According to Bao Xu, Pei Qian should be a very lonely person.

This shouldn't be his reaction, right?

Bao Xu silently shook his head. "You're mistaken."

"Huh? Brother Bao, what do you mean?" Lü Mingliang was very puzzled.

Bao Xu sighed softly. "Right now, the only person who can't afford to be down is President Pei himself."

"Think about it. *Game Producer* had a cold reception upon release. Whether it's the reviews or sales, they didn't meet expectations, and everyone's mood is already heavy."

"If President Pei, as our spiritual leader, also looks worried and miserable, would this team dinner even be enjoyable?"

Lü Mingliang suddenly understood.

"So that's it!"

"President Pei is using this optimistic spirit to infect us!"

"That's right." Bao Xu continued, "A true leader must have a natural charisma, a powerful spiritual force!"

"When facing difficulties, he must be the most optimistic one;"

"When facing success, he must be the most cautious one;"

"He must not only worry before the world worries and enjoy after the world enjoys, but also maintain optimism in adversity and encourage everyone."

"President Pei is such a person. He is a realist, having the most accurate grasp and estimation of everything in reality, but he is also an idealist, willing to do things regardless of his own interests."

"Therefore, we cannot let down President Pei's expectations. We must be as optimistic as possible. I believe Tengda will get through this, and everything will be alright!"

"Moreover, I always feel that President Pei, being such a confident person, must have a backup plan."

"President Pei hasn't given up yet, so it's too early to talk about failure!"

Lü Mingliang's eyes gradually brightened. "That's right, President Pei hasn't given up, so how can we say the game is a flop?"

"It will definitely make a comeback. We must believe in President Pei!"

...

On the other side, Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce, as well as other employees of Feihuang Studio, were also feasting.

Huang Sibo's expression was slightly conflicted.

"Is it appropriate to tell President Pei about this now?"

Zhu Xiaoce thought for a moment and said seriously, "I think now is the perfect time. *Game Producer* had a cold reception, and although President Pei didn't show it on the surface, he must be somewhat disappointed in his heart."

"Good news will help boost morale and give President Pei some confidence that even if the game loses money, we still have a chance to win back a game."

"Winning back a game is premature." Huang Sibo shook his head. "After all, the other party is a new website. This can only be considered a relatively ordinary piece of good news. Let's not exaggerate it too much."

Zhu Xiaoce thought about it and agreed, nodding. "Then we'll report it truthfully."

The two of them, holding their wine glasses, came to Pei Qian.

"President Pei, we'd like to toast you."

Pei Qian was in a good mood, raised his glass, clinked it with theirs, and drank it all in one gulp.

After finishing his drink, Huang Sibo considered his words and said, "President Pei, I have some good news."

Huh?

Good news???

Pei Qian instantly became alert.

On this joyous day, don't give me trouble!

Pei Qian tried to remain calm. "Okay, tell me."

"President Pei, it's like this. A new video website hopes to sign an exclusive broadcast agreement with our series of videos. From now on, *President Pei's Daily Life* will only be updated on this website."

"Although this video website is a new one, it has been developing well recently, and they have recently launched an incentive program that rewards creators based on viewership."

"After signing this exclusive broadcast agreement, we, as high-quality creators, can receive very good rewards in their incentive program."

"In short, we will drive traffic to them with *President Pei's Daily Life*, and they will share the revenue with us based on popularity!"

"According to what you said, we will cherish our reputation, value our brand, and create IP value, and absolutely not chase after easy money."

Huang Sibo's words contained an undisguised excitement.

After generating electricity with love for so long, they were finally about to see some returns. How could they not be excited?

Although the money might not be a lot, it wouldn't damage the video's reputation at all, and there would be no low-end endorsements. It would achieve an effect similar to, or even better than, the high-end video customization that President Pei had been expecting!

Pei Qian was silent for a moment, feeling that something was not right.

"A new video website? This video website... does it start with an A or a B?"

If it were a website like Bilibili, then something might really happen!

However, Huang Sibo was stunned for a moment and said, "Neither, President Pei. It's a small website called Ali Island, and some people also call it iStation."

Pei Qian was completely confused.

iStation? Ali Island?

He had never heard of it…

As long as it wasn't AcFun or Bilibili.

Pei Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew very well that in recent years, Tudou, which was Sweet Potato Net in this world, would soon face an irreversible decline.

Bilibili, with its bullet comments, no advertisements, and excellent original content, along with the major emerging live streaming platforms, had snatched a large number of viewers who originally belonged to traditional video websites.

But what kind of website was Ali Island? He had never heard of it.

Just the name sounded like a flop.

It should be some cannon fodder website that would soon disappear into the river of history.

Since this website was about to fail…

Then they should sign the contract quickly, or they won't be able to sign it at all!

What's more, they weren't signing a model where they directly gave money, but rather giving some incentives based on viewership, so there was even less to worry about.

A small website would naturally have low traffic. Moving *President Pei's Daily Life* there would also lose many core fans. How much could they monetize with that little traffic?

It wouldn't make money, it would lose popularity, and it would prevent the possibility of becoming popular on other video websites. It was simply killing three birds with one stone!

Pei Qian immediately nodded. "Good, well done!"

Although it was just a light compliment, Huang Sibo was still very happy.

President Pei didn't often praise people!

Receiving a compliment from President Pei was more joyful than getting a 30,000 yuan bonus.

Huang Sibo nodded vigorously. "Don't worry, President Pei, we will definitely work harder!"

Pei Qian continued to eat and drink.

It was simply a double blessing!

Just as he was feeling happy, a burst of cheers suddenly erupted from the side!

"Awesome!"

"Really? Incredible!"

"Hahaha, official platform praise and homepage promotion, we're going to be famous!"

The bluefin tuna that Pei Qian had just picked up almost fell on the table.

What was going on?

Pei Qian instantly became alert!

He could sense that although he had been constantly setting the mood, most people were still relatively depressed.

But the cheers now seemed a little off!

The fragments of words he vaguely heard seemed to reveal extremely dangerous information!

This made Pei Qian a little panicked!

Could it be… something had happened??