Chapter 147 DGE's Away Games

The heads of each department finished their reports in turn, and it was time for the person in charge of loss compensation from Sloth Apartment.

"Recently, Mr. Liang has been seriously considering the details of the construction drawings, occasionally going to the construction site to direct the work; he carefully selected the wall paint and furniture to improve the environmental protection effect; last weekend, he briefly talked to me about Fei Huang Studio..."

Huh?

Pei Qian felt something was off.

Why would Liang Qingfan ask about Fei Huang Studio for no reason?

"What did he specifically say?" Pei Qian immediately asked.

The person in charge of loss compensation from Sloth Apartment thought for a moment: "We talked about Fei Huang Studio's paid vacation. Mr. Liang said he was very envious. That's it."

Envious of Fei Huang Studio's paid vacation?

Pei Qian's tightly knitted brows relaxed a little.

Well, not bad, it's a good thing to have this kind of mentality!

Liang Qingfan just started working a few days ago and he's already thinking about paid vacation. He's teachable!

However, Pei Qian didn't take it lightly, and looked at the person in charge of loss compensation from Fei Huang Studio: "Did Liang Qingfan contact Fei Huang Studio?"

The person in charge of loss compensation from Fei Huang Studio looked blank: "President Pei, the entire department is on vacation. I wouldn't know if Liang Qingfan called everyone privately... but I've been on duty in the office recently and answered a lot of calls. I can confirm that no one who called identified himself as Mr. Liang."

Pei Qian nodded slightly.

It was unlikely that Liang Qingfan would directly call Huang Sibo. After all, he had only been in Jingzhou for a short time and didn't have many contact details for the people in charge.

If Liang Qingfan really had something important to ask Fei Huang Studio for help with, he would probably ask me, right?

Since he didn't ask and didn't call Fei Huang Studio's office... then it means Liang Qingfan just seemed to be interested in the all-expenses-paid vacation and asked about it casually?

Pei Qian originally wanted to ask the person in charge of loss compensation why he didn't report it at the time, but now it seemed that there was no need to report such a small matter immediately. It would be the same to mention it at the loss compensation meeting.

Unable to find any suspicious points, Pei Qian signaled for the report to continue.

It was time for the person in charge of loss compensation from Mofish Takeaway.

"The newly opened stores are still losing money, but CEO Rui doesn't seem to care much and is still preparing to open new stores. In addition, the chefs in the gourmet food lab seem to be running to No Name Restaurant recently, and seem to be secretly studying some high-end new dishes."

Pei Qian was very happy when he heard the first sentence, but when he heard the second sentence, his brow furrowed again.

New dishes?

This seemed to be information that he hadn't grasped before.

But, what does it mean to run to Ming Yun Private Kitchen? Learning how to make high-end dishes?

But, Ming Yun Private Kitchen's dishes require both skilled chefs and many rare ingredients. How could they be used for takeaways?

A castrated version?

It didn't seem very likely to succeed.

Because Mofish Takeaway's current affordable meals haven't even turned a profit yet. If they launched a high-priced version, wouldn't they lose even more money?

Pei Qian considered for a moment and said, "Focus on this matter and report in detail next time."

Pei Qian didn't want to stop it. After all, this matter seemed very likely to fail. If it really failed and Mofish Takeaway could burn more money, Pei Qian would be overjoyed.

Finally, there was the person in charge of loss compensation from Thriller Paradise. In short, everything was going smoothly there. Although the construction period for Golden Maze was tight, there weren't any major problems.

Pei Qian was a little disappointed. He thought Thriller Paradise was going to be delayed.

For him, it would be best if Thriller Paradise was delayed until the end of August or the beginning of September so it wouldn't affect the settlement and he could earn less money.

But there was no way. Chen Kangtuo and CEO Li were very anxious. According to the current progress, it could be officially opened in early July.

Even if Pei Qian found a reason to delay it, he could only delay it for a week or two at most. He couldn't delay it any longer.

After all the people in charge of loss compensation had reported, Pei Qian thought about it and felt that the current situation wasn't too bad and there was still hope.

"Thank you everyone for your hard work. Keep up the good work!"

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June 20, Monday.

At 9 AM, Pei Qian had breakfast at Mofish Internet Cafe, drinking coffee while considering his arrangements for the week.

Today was the 20th, the day reserved for Ming Yun Private Kitchen's monthly private event.

The tools who would be eating at the private event today had already been decided. It was the creative team of *A Beautiful Tomorrow*.

Yesterday, the overseas version of *A Beautiful Tomorrow* was officially taken down from the screens. The overseas box office reached 14 million dollars. But Pei Qian didn't need to panic for the time being, because the return of overseas box office revenue would be much slower than the domestic box office, and it would definitely be a matter for the next cycle.

This final box office result was also hotly debated on the internet. Fans analyzed that it should have been affected by various factors.

For example, the impact of the easter egg at the end of *A Beautiful Tomorrow*, the Jury Prize was good but its reputation was far from the Palme d'Or, the overseas box office performance was poor in the early stages, and although the number of screenings was increased in the later stages, the impact was still limited, etc.

In short, this box office was not a big hit, and there was still a little gap from the results that many fans were expecting.

But no matter what, this box office had already set the best overseas box office record for the whole year, and even in recent years. Especially considering the cost of *A Beautiful Tomorrow*, the domestic box office + overseas box office + online on-demand, it could be considered a huge profit.

So, in order to celebrate, Lu Zhiyao, Zhang Zuting, and others wanted to take the opportunity to gather in Jingzhou again for another celebration.

Of course, Pei Qian suspected that their real purpose was to have a big meal at No Name Restaurant, otherwise why would they come on the 20th?

Zhang Zuting knew very well that CEO Pei had a private dining quota at No Name Restaurant on the 20th.

Pei Qian was too lazy to care about these people's little calculations. The only pity was that Thriller Paradise hadn't been completed yet, otherwise he would definitely arrange for all these people to go there, let them eat first and then vomit.

They must know that it's okay to freeload when losing money, he would welcome them with open arms; but if they came to freeload when making money, then sorry, he would definitely let them experience the enthusiasm of the people of Jingzhou!

In addition, the competition between Tenda Games and Shang Yang Games in the esports field had also officially begun.

Shang Yang Games successfully persuaded several domestic veteran esports clubs to establish *ioi* divisions, and invited some overseas clubs to play in invitational tournaments.

And Tenda Games naturally refused to be outdone. Several domestic esports clubs also established *gog* divisions.

Some financially strong clubs chose to bet on both sides, having both *ioi* and *gog* teams; while some poorer clubs could only choose one side.

Currently, *gog* and *ioi* each have their own advantages. *gog* has a large player base in China, while *ioi* has better prospects for international competitions in the future. As for Tenda... it seems to be more inclined to *gog*, but *ioi*'s repeated operations of "suddenly waking up from a dying illness" in the Chinese server make people feel that Tenda has not completely given up on the Chinese server of *ioi*.

So, for the major clubs, the situation has once again become confusing.

Pei Qian doesn't need to consider these things now. It's just the beginning and he can't see anything yet.

The problem he is most concerned about now is whether or not to have dinner with Zhang Zuting, Lu Zhiyao, and the others.

If he goes to eat, he'll probably be criticized at the dinner table again. He can already imagine the possible lines.

For example: CEO Pei, your decision to use all-English voice acting is really visionary, the box office may not be very high, but the ideological height has conquered the world, etc.

They will probably even talk a lot about the events at Cannes.

There is no need to doubt this, after all, Zhu Xiaoce even thanked CEO Pei by name in the last paragraph of his acceptance speech. What's so strange about everyone stabbing CEO Pei a few times at the dinner table?

But if he doesn't go, what excuse would be more appropriate?

Busy with work?

Well, using this universal excuse seems good. After all, "CEO Pei is busy with work" has become everyone's consensus and is a universal shield.

Pei Qian made up his mind and decided to "work escape."

*A Beautiful Tomorrow* was a beautiful mistake. It's best if everyone forgets each other in the jianghu (martial world).

As he was drinking coffee, a familiar long face appeared in Pei Qian's field of vision.

"Brother Qian! You really are here!" Ma Yang had a happy expression as if he had caught him.

"Old Ma? Why are you here?" Pei Qian was stunned for a moment.

Ma Yang no longer has anything to do with Mofish Internet Cafe. He is mainly responsible for the affairs of Dream Chaser Venture Capital, working with Zhang Wang to create that automatic heckling machine.

Ma Yang had originally stayed at DGE Esports Club for a period of time, but since being beaten 0-28, he didn't go there much anymore.

Ma Yang sat down opposite Pei Qian and smiled: "Brother Qian, I'm here to apply for funding!"

"Huh? Apply for funding?" Pei Qian became interested as soon as he heard this. "What's wrong, did you encounter problems in the production process of the automatic heckling machine?"

Ma Yang quickly shook his head: "No, no, no, the automatic heckling machine is being produced very smoothly. Other than the fact that it can't be sold, there are no other problems."

"I'm here this time to apply for funding for the DGE club. I heard Zhang Yuan say that recently many clubs have sent DGE invitations to play training matches. I was thinking, can we go with them to other esports clubs for friendly exchanges?"

Pei Qian chuckled: "What's wrong, you're not holding a grudge anymore? You were beaten 0-28 by that group of internet addicts last time."

Ma Yang smiled: "Brother Qian, you're wrong. When have I ever been a grudge-holder? I returned to Dream Chaser Venture Capital to continue sharing your burden! Definitely not because I was accidentally killed a few times, heaven and earth can testify!"

Pei Qian was too lazy to expose him and asked, "If you want to play training matches with other teams, why didn't Zhang Yuan come to apply for funding himself?"

Ma Yang smiled: "Zhang Yuan is embarrassed. The DGE esports club has been spending money and not earning a single cent. He feels that applying for funding again and flying to various cities to play training matches seems a bit too much. He's embarrassed to ask and thinks it's enough to play training matches online."

Online matches?

Online matches are absolutely zero cost. That's definitely not allowed!

In fact, for Pei Qian, it would be best not to play training matches and let the DGE esports club stay at home in the villa and amuse themselves. That's the safest.

However, the dazzling debut at the opening ceremony of the Mofish Internet Cafe Esports Lifestyle Hall made many people, especially some clubs interested in the *gog* project, recognize this team.

Other clubs are taking the initiative to ask to play training matches, and there's no reason to refuse.

Pei Qian pondered that since training matches couldn't be avoided, he might as well go with the flow and find a way to spend more money.

Invite all the clubs' teams to Jingzhou? All expenses paid?

No, that doesn't seem right.

The intention of inviting these clubs to Jingzhou is to spend more money, so the best catering and accommodation conditions must be arranged. But what if the clubs are deeply moved and completely misunderstand, and start investing resources in the *gog* division like crazy?

Wouldn't *ioi* be cold again?

So, he can't spend money like that!

Pei Qian thought carefully. It seems that letting the members of the DGE club fly to the cities where the various clubs are located to play training matches is a better choice.

Food, lodging, air tickets, and other expenses are still spent the same way, without increasing the goodwill of other clubs. It's just playing training matches, and it doesn't affect the overall situation.

Pei Qian nodded: "Okay, approved. You, Zhang Yuan, Li Yaling, and the person in charge of loss compensation from the club, plus all the members, go to the cities of other clubs to play training matches. Follow the Tenda's internal travel standards, and all expenses will be reimbursed!"

Ma Yang happily gave a thumbs up: "I knew Brother Qian, you are wise and will definitely agree!"

"I'll go tell Zhang Yuan the good news!"