Chapter 131 Another Scheme

Pei Qian cleared his throat twice, "The quality of real estate agents is inconsistent. Cooperating with them will severely damage our reputation. What's more, we operate a rental model ourselves. It's inappropriate to meddle with other websites."

"In short, there's no rush to advertise. Our products aren't good enough yet."

"Houses are for living in, so we must strictly adhere to environmental standards! This house has just been renovated, so there must be formaldehyde inside. Letting it air out for a month or two is the bare minimum."

Liang Qingfan hesitated for a moment and said, "Uh… Boss Pei, the houses were selected according to your requirements, and all the materials used were the most environmentally friendly. The formaldehyde content in the houses has reached the national safety standard and is ready for occupancy."

"Ah? Is that so?" For a moment, Pei Qian couldn't tell whether he had lost or gained.

Renovating with environmentally friendly materials could cost more money but allow for faster occupancy. On the other hand, ordinary materials were cheaper, but they required a long ventilation period after renovation, and the later the rental, the more rent he would lose.

However, after thinking about it, Pei Qian decided to choose the former. The health of his customers was the priority.

Although these customers were lining up to give Boss Pei money, much to his annoyance, Boss Pei was a generous person and would not hold a grudge because of it.

Pei Qian cleared his throat twice, "Reaching the standard isn't enough. We still need to ventilate it further!"

"We must be strict with ourselves. Merely reaching the national standard isn't enough."

"In short, let it air out for at least another month."

"You don't have to worry about the promotion. You've worked hard during this time, so take a good rest."

Liang Qingfan nodded, "Okay, Boss Pei."

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August 5th, Friday.

Shang Yang Games.

Lin Wan was in her office, seriously considering the relevant promotion and marketing activities for *GOG*'s world server.

Boss Pei had spent half a billion yuan at once, which was generous, but it also put a lot of pressure on everyone at Shang Yang Games.

Spending the money quickly wasn't difficult, but the key was to spend it wisely.

If half a billion yuan was spent without making a splash, it would be an international joke, and everyone at Shang Yang Games would become a laughingstock around the world.

Therefore, shortly after finishing the work on *IOI*'s domestic server, everyone at Shang Yang Games entered a state of intense work again.

"Knock knock knock."

Ye Zhizhou opened the door and entered, "Director Lin, the head of Finger Corporation's domestic branch would like to meet with you."

Lin Wan was stunned, "With me?"

Ye Zhizhou nodded, "Yes, he originally wanted to meet with Boss Pei, but Boss Pei ruthlessly rejected him…"

Lin Wan found it a little funny. Who do you think you are to meet Boss Pei?

Whether I meet you is another matter.

"What's the background of this person in charge?" Lin Wan asked.

Ye Zhizhou replied truthfully, "I did a little investigation. This person seems to have a considerable background. He wasn't the original head of the Greater China region selected by Finger Corporation, but was recently parachuted in. He was originally a senior executive in Dayak Corporation's media business, named Eric."

Lin Wan suddenly understood. No wonder this Eric felt so good about himself and wanted to see Boss Pei. Logically speaking, his position wasn't low, and he was indeed qualified to meet Boss Pei.

It was just a pity that Boss Pei never bought into this.

Finger Corporation had become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dayak Corporation, and Dayak Corporation liked to interfere. Parachuting in a senior executive to directly oversee the operation of *IOI*'s domestic server was something they could do.

Lin Wan sighed, "Finger Corporation set up this branch quickly. They must have been preparing for it."

Ye Zhizhou nodded, "That's right. Taking back the operating rights of *IOI*'s domestic server should be a common wish of the senior executives of Finger Corporation and Dayak Corporation."

"Finger Corporation has always had a strong desire for expansion. They sold themselves to Dayak Corporation in order to obtain more abundant funds and promote *IOI* to the world more quickly."

"They also obviously value the domestic market and feel that our weak promotion has caused *IOI* to struggle domestically and be crushed by *GOG*. They even suspect that Tenda bought their shares in order to conveniently stir up trouble behind the scenes and support *GOG*."

"Therefore, Finger Corporation had long been planning to take over the domestic server of *IOI* themselves. Dayak's privatization offer was a natural consequence that conformed to the common interests of both parties. Dayak simply sent a senior executive to oversee everything after everything had fallen into place."

"As for why this Eric wants to see Boss Pei and you, that's unclear."

Lin Wan was silent for a moment, and said, "Okay, then I'll go meet him."

"Boss Pei definitely disdains meeting him; it would lower his status. But I can go meet him. Knowing the enemy and knowing yourself will help you win every battle. Since we're going to fight them, we might be able to obtain some useful information."

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Lin Wan came to a coffee shop in the center of Jingzhou City and met Eric.

He had a standard Western face, looked to be in his forties, and was in good shape, but his hairline was worrying. The length of his beard exceeded the hair on his head, but fortunately, the beard was carefully styled.

The two exchanged simple pleasantries, and both were well aware of their enemy status.

To Lin Wan's surprise, Eric spoke fluent Mandarin, with only a slight accent.

Eric took a sip of coffee and looked at his watch casually, "My plane is at five o'clock in the afternoon, so we have plenty of time."

Lin Wan smiled slightly. She could see that Eric was trying to overwhelm her with his hundred-thousand-dollar watch, his whole outfit, and some specific movements and expressions, but she remained unmoved.

I don't even care about the president of Shenhua Group. You're just a senior executive of a media company under Dayak Corporation. Why are you putting on airs?

Lin Wan smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter if you miss your boarding time. I can consider lending you my family's private jet."

Eric's hand holding the coffee visibly froze.

He was obviously a little confused. Does boasting also have to follow basic laws?

Tenda is just a local company in Jingzhou, and you're just the head of one of Tenda's business departments. Where did you get a private jet?

Are people so dishonest these days?

Although speechless, Eric thought about it and decided that he had to maintain his composure. There was no need to argue with a girl in her twenties, so he finally decided to skip the topic and get down to business.

"Okay, Miss Lin, it seems that we are both clear about what we are here to do."

"I made a special trip from Shanghai to Jingzhou to observe my opponent. I believe Miss Lin has the same idea as me."

"Obviously, that Boss Pei didn't come to see me in person because he wanted to hide his intentions as much as possible. Sending you here is to obtain my information."

"Interesting little tricks, but meaningless."

Lin Wan's face sank, "You know nothing about Boss Pei. Such unfounded speculation is very foolish."

Eric wasn't angry and slowly took a sip of coffee, then said, "How do you know that my speculation is unfounded? This is the first time I've set foot on Jingzhou's soil. Although it's only been a few hours, I've already gained enough."

Lin Wan remained noncommittal, "So, what has Mr. Eric gained from his trip to Jingzhou?"

Eric slowly and confidently said, "Confirmed some of my ideas. For example, the truth about the competition between *GOG* and *IOI*."

"When I first learned that *IOI*'s original operating company was in Jingzhou, I was shocked because it didn't make sense at all. No matter how you look at it, the operating company should be located in Shanghai."

"Later, I learned some inside information and became even more certain of my conclusion."

"I have to say, Tenda was lucky. They seized the opportunity when *IOI* was still relatively unknown and bought Finger Corporation's shares at a very low price, and obtained the operating rights for the domestic server."

"But you were too greedy. Your only purpose in doing so was to better promote *GOG* domestically."

"Why has *IOI* been so successful in all other regions of the world, but repeatedly frustrated here? Obviously, this was never a fair fight from the beginning. It was just two departments of your own company directing and acting it out!"

"Why are the main promotional activities and competitions held in Jingzhou? Obviously, it's because Tenda has a stronger force in Jingzhou and can change the results of the competitions without others noticing, and decide the winners internally."

"Therefore, we are very clear that if we continue to leave the operating rights of *IOI*'s domestic server to Tenda, then *IOI* will never be able to be promoted domestically. This is unacceptable to us because the Greater China region has a massive number of players, and we cannot give up."

"You seized this opportunity and made a fortune, but it doesn't matter. This is nothing to Dayak. The profits that *IOI* can obtain in the Greater China region are far more than tens of millions of dollars. It will be a massive scale of a billion dollars!"

Lin Wan listened silently and said, "Is Mr. Eric so sure that *IOI* can defeat *GOG* and get a share of the pie in the domestic market?"