Chapter 208 What's Going On!

At the same time, Pei Qian was in his office, scrolling through the comments under the *Breaking Out of the Cocoon*, promotional video, in a daze.

What the hell is going on!

Meng Chang, Meng Chang, I asked you to do some reverse promotion for the esports industry, and incidentally AOE the GPL league and lower the heat a little. Is this how you do things for me?

Pei Qian was furious. This Meng Chang, again and again, keeps screwing things up!

Since Meng Chang joined Tengda Group last month, he had made three promotional plans: the first was for Tengda's real-world industries, the second was for Rabbit Tail Live, and the third was for the esports industry.

As a result, the effects of these three promotional plans were better than the last!

In particular, the *Breaking Out of the Cocoon* promotional video not only completely crushed iCL's newly released promotional video, but also sparked widespread discussion among viewers, making the various benefits of GPL more widely known, and increasing the attention to GPL!

Pei Qian could imagine how Eric and Zhao Xuming must be grinding their teeth in anger.

But Pei Qian felt wronged. This really wasn't my doing! Friendly fire, it was friendly fire that hurt us!

If Pei Qian hadn't signed an agreement with Meng Chang and known him inside and out, he would have almost thought that Meng Chang was a spy who had deliberately infiltrated Tengda to mess with his mindset.

Once or twice is fine, but three consecutive promotions all being so successful, it would be too much to say that these were all accidents!

Pei Qian wished he could roll up his sleeves and do it himself. In his opinion, even if he casually made a few promotional plans, things wouldn't have turned out like this!

But on second thought, Pei Qian felt that he was being too confident.

It wasn't like he hadn't tried before, and the results weren't any better than Meng Chang's.

If I did it, I wouldn't be able to do it either. Oh, never mind then.

Pei Qian sighed silently, feeling extremely melancholy.

It was precisely because his own promotional plans always inexplicably became popular that he wanted to bring Meng Chang under his command, to let this professional do some reverse promotion for him.

As a result, Meng Chang, this professional, was just as useless when he stepped up to the plate?

Meng Chang racked his brains last month to come up with three promotional plans, but the promotional effects were better than the last. There was no need to think about it, he wouldn't be getting a single penny of commission in addition to his base salary last month.

If Pei Qian didn't know that Meng Chang owed a huge sum of money, he would have almost thought that he was actually a man who was indifferent to fame and wealth.

But Pei Qian would definitely not forgive Meng Chang because of this. You, Meng Chang, have it hard, but do I have it easy?

Do you know how much trouble the popularity, promotional effect, and money earned by these promotional plans have caused me?

How much effort do I have to expend to eliminate all of these effects?

Pei Qian sighed softly, opened the reports sent by the various departments under Tengda, and began to ponder how to clean up the mess that Meng Chang had left him.

Just then, the phone on the desk rang.

Pei Qian picked it up and saw that it was Wu Yue from FV Club.

"President Pei, I have something to report to you."

"Due to public opinion pressure, Finger Company has prepared a special fund and is forcing all iCL league clubs to arrange the daily life and training of their players according to their standards…"

Pei Qian frowned involuntarily, "Hmm? Public opinion pressure?"

Wu Yue: "Yes, President Pei, the promotional video *Breaking Out of the Cocoon* has created huge public opinion pressure. Finger Company's iCL league wants to match GPL, so the conditions in all aspects can't be too bad, so…"

Pei Qian was a little puzzled and asked, "What does this have to do with us? FV Club's conditions must meet the standards, right?"

Wu Yue: "Yes, President Pei, they definitely meet the standards. But Zhao Xuming said that they treat all iCL league clubs equally, so the funding that should be given to our club will not be reduced by a single cent."

"I was thinking that since it's a unified regulation of iCL, there's really no way to refuse, and there's no reason to refuse."

"Since Finger Company has paid this money, then the funding that you regularly give to FV Club is no longer needed. I've already called the finance department and told them that they don't need to transfer any more money in the future."

"I was afraid you wouldn't know, so I'm telling you. President Pei, don't worry, FV Club can be completely self-sufficient and self-financing in the future, and won't need to spend your money anymore!"

Pei Qian's mouth was slightly open, and he almost passed out.

Finger Company is sick!

Who told you to give money to the FV team, huh? Do you have too much money to burn!

I spend a little money on the FV team every month, giving them meal deliveries and gym memberships. It's quite comfortable. Although it doesn't cost much, it's still a psychological comfort.

But you're going to intercept this? You're going to deprive me of the right to spend this little money?

That's too much!

Pei Qian hung up the phone and began to ponder how to retaliate.

He must spend this unexpected windfall immediately, otherwise there will be endless troubles!

Just as he was considering, there was a knock on the door.

Assistant Xin pushed the door open and entered: "President Pei, Meng Chang is here."

Pei Qian said with a sullen face: "Okay, let him in!"

Today was March 1st. According to the agreement signed earlier, Meng Chang was here to report on his work and determine the amount of his commission based on the promotional effect of his advertising and marketing.

Pei Qian had arranged for a special analysis team to follow Meng Chang's advertising plans throughout the entire process, and to analyze them based on various factors such as the overall influence, giving a very detailed analysis report, and finally arriving at a suitable heat index, from 0 to 100.

The specific amount of the commission was determined according to this heat index.

Last month's report had already been sent to Pei Qian's email, but he hadn't looked at it yet.

Because it didn't matter whether he looked at it or not, the result would be the same.

Of course, the necessary formalities still had to be followed, which was why Meng Chang was here today.

Pei Qian found the report, opened it on his laptop, and waited for Meng Chang's arrival.

A moment later, there was another knock on the door outside the conference room. Meng Chang had arrived.

"President Pei."

Meng Chang's expression was full of disappointment, and he seemed to have suffered a major blow. The spirited feeling he had before was nowhere to be seen.

Moreover, the way he looked at Pei Qian contained a very complicated emotion, a bit of fear, a bit of evasion, and a bit of resentment.

For Meng Chang, the fact that all three promotional plans had backfired was definitely because President Pei was playing tricks behind the scenes!

By now, he had completely understood why President Pei wanted to sign such an agreement with him. All he could say was that President Pei's intentions were extremely malicious!

But despite this, Meng Chang was obedient and didn't dare to show any anger, because he could feel that every step he took seemed to have been calculated by President Pei.

Faced with such absolute suppression in terms of intelligence, Meng Chang felt helpless.

Seeing how miserable Meng Chang was, Pei Qian's anger dissipated for the most part, and he even felt a sense of sympathy.

Well, I can't blame Meng Chang. After all, he looks like he's tried his best.

"This is last month's analysis report. Take a look at it." Pei Qian handed the laptop to Meng Chang.

Meng Chang took it, glanced at it symbolically, and then put it back.

No need to look, the popularity of all three plans had exploded.

Pei Qian said very painfully: "No commission, just a base salary of 3,000 yuan. No objections, right?"

Meng Chang nodded: "Hmm."

Having failed to successfully promote in reverse, and also failing to receive a high commission, Pei Qian's mood at this time was similar to Meng Chang's - grief.

However, Pei Qian was, after all, a strong person, and he had seen this kind of situation too many times. He felt that he should encourage Meng Chang, after all, the two of them had signed a contract for a full ten years, and this was only the first month.

If Meng Chang became depressed because of repeated setbacks, that would definitely not be good news for Pei Qian.

"The results for the first month weren't ideal, but don't be discouraged."

"After all, you've only been at Tengda for a short time, and you're not very familiar with the company's various tasks. Sometimes, things will happen that go against your wishes."

"However, people learn from their mistakes. You're a smart person, and you should be able to draw inferences from one instance. I believe that these three experiences will give you some gains. Keep up the good work in March!"

Pei Qian said sincerely.

However, Meng Chang's head was filled with question marks as he listened.

Logically speaking, when a boss says such things to a subordinate, it should be very heartwarming and encouraging.

The subordinate didn't do a good job, and the boss expressed tolerance, hoping that he could learn from his mistakes and do a good job in the future. Taking any one of those sentences out of context, there was absolutely nothing wrong with them.

But to Meng Chang, these words sounded somehow wrong!

This was obviously sarcastic!

Meng Chang's promotional plans were a great success, and Tengda Group's various industries gained both popularity and money. Moreover, all that President Pei had paid for the three plans was just a base salary of 3,000 yuan.

From any point of view, President Pei should have made a killing.

As a result, President Pei was pretending to be kind and telling him to learn from his mistakes and keep up the good work?

That's outrageous!

But looking at President Pei's expression, he was so sincere, and his regret was written all over his face, as if every word in that sentence came from the bottom of his heart.

Meng Chang couldn't help but sigh. If President Pei went to act, he would probably win an Oscar. What would happen to those people like Lu Zhiyao and Zhang Zuting?

With his stomach full of complaints and nowhere to vent, Meng Chang had no choice but to nod very stiffly: "I… I will definitely keep up the good work."

Pei Qian nodded, very satisfied with Meng Chang's attitude.

Very good, young people shouldn't give up so quickly. Where there's a will, there's a way.

"You've worked hard this month. Go back and get some rest. I'll look for you again when I think of a new task."

"Of course, if you have any good ideas, you can come to me at any time."

Pei Qian once again expressed his reassurance to Meng Chang.

Meng Chang smiled very stiffly, then turned and fled.

Watching Meng Chang leave the office, Pei Qian began to think about the iCL matter again.

Courtesy demands reciprocity.

Since Eric and Zhao Xuming had saved him money, then he had to spend it on them even more extravagantly!

But… where exactly should he spend it?

Pei Qian casually browsed the internet and found that there were a lot of promotional materials related to the iCL league, almost everywhere.

In addition to that promotional video, Finger Company and Long Yu Group were also vigorously promoting the subsidies for the various clubs in the iCL league, and the popularity was good.

And many industry insiders analyzed that the reason why Finger Company was willing to bleed so much this time, helping the clubs improve their training conditions, was on the one hand to deal with the public opinion crisis and create a good reputation, and on the other hand to better maintain the commercial value of the iCL league.

According to rumors, Finger Company and Long Yu Group seemed to be in talks with domestic live streaming platforms about the broadcasting rights for iCL, but they had not yet reached an agreement. The specific progress was still unclear.

Pei Qian's eyes lit up involuntarily.

iCL broadcasting rights?

Isn't this a good opportunity to spend money?