Chapter 1 Monday, August 6th

Pei Qian slept until he naturally woke up, then lay in bed playing on his phone for two hours. Only when the lunchtime "touching fish" takeout arrived at his door did he reluctantly get up.

Being a lazy bum is truly great!

Over the weekend, Pei Qian stayed home playing games, lost in a haze of digital worlds.

After all, the settlement from last month was complete, and he felt completely at ease.

This cycle, however, lasts for more than half a year, and it has only just begun, so there’s no need to rush.

He might as well play for two months first!

Of course, that's just an exaggeration. Pei Qian still needs to keep an eye on the company, just in case some project unexpectedly becomes a massive hit. He needs to discover and arrange things early.

But in any case, he can indeed relax a little for these two months.

"It's supposed to be summer vacation, but I'm still working hard."

"I'm so miserable!"

Pei Qian felt melancholic.

He enrolled in university in 2009, and now it's August 2012. In another month, school will officially start, and Pei Qian will officially enter his senior year.

He didn't fail any courses in his junior year, so the most dangerous period has passed.

For Pei Qian, not failing a course was obviously a bit unusual, considering he hadn't attended many classes properly in order to lose money.

As for why he didn't fail, the reasons might be complex. For example, Pei Qian was studying liberal arts, and cramming by borrowing notes from classmates before exams was very effective. Old Ma hadn't failed either, which gave Pei Qian a huge motivational boost. The belief that he couldn't lose to Old Ma drove him not to give up on his studies.

Of course, the more likely reason was probably that the old professors responsible for grading had lost a few more hairs and worked hard with Pei Qian, who had tried his best to fill up the exam papers, to accomplish this feat.

After the outstanding employees were selected last week, Bao Xu began preparing for the travel agency.

He, who had always been very resistant to traveling, was extremely attentive and even full of motivation for the travel agency's preparations.

As for Huang Sibai and the others... all that was left for them was to shiver in fear.

Pei Qian felt that this was also a very satisfactory ending. It neither abandoned Bao Xu's glorious tradition of traveling nor wasted Bao Xu's rich travel experience, and it punished those villains who liked to watch Bao Xu travel.

Most importantly, wouldn't arranging for more people to travel slow down Tengda's work even more?

Perfect!

However, this travel agency obviously still needed some time to prepare, and it would probably take another month before the first batch of guinea pigs could be sent on their way.

He really hoped that day would come sooner!

…

After lunch, Pei Qian strolled into the office, intending to sit there symbolically for two hours, look at the work reports sent by various departments, and then go back to continue playing games.

After all, it was Monday, and President Pei had to come to the company to take a look, no matter how busy he was. This was tradition.

However, as soon as he arrived at the entrance of Shenhua Haoting, he saw Hu Xianbin pulling a suitcase, waiting for a taxi.

Pei Qian was taken aback: "What's this...?"

Hu Xianbin said, "Oh, President Pei, I've finished handing over all my work this morning, and I'm preparing to leave immediately for a trip."

"I've also found someone to travel with me, and I asked Brother Huang to go with me."

Pei Qian was slightly puzzled: "Huang Sibai?"

"Uh... you guys are moving too fast. What I mean is, is Bao Xu ready?"

"And, are you planning to travel domestically?"

It was of course no problem for Huang Sibai to accompany Hu Xianbin on a trip. As the first person in charge of Flying Phoenix Studio, Huang Sibai going on a month-long trip could slow down the progress of Flying Phoenix Studio, which Pei Qian would certainly welcome.

These two were moving quickly, finishing the handover in just one morning, which was also no problem. After all, the faster the handover, the more problems would be left behind, which could also slow down the work progress slightly.

Pei Qian's question was, has Bao Xu prepared everything before you go on a trip?

The weekend was a non-working day, so Bao Xu couldn't possibly get the travel agency up and running at light speed in a day or two. Not to mention hiring people and setting itineraries, he probably wouldn't even have time to register the company.

Moreover, this kind of "just-go trip" was obviously very limited in terms of destination, and could only be played domestically, or go to a few countries that allow visa-free entry.

Whether it's domestic or abroad, the reimbursement is the same, so why not go abroad for a trip?

Hu Xianbin coughed lightly, a little embarrassed: "Ahem, President Pei, I've been working too hard and can't wait to go on a trip to relax."

"Besides, Brother Huang and I don't like going abroad. There are still many fun places in China that we haven't been to yet, so we'll just travel domestically this time."

Pei Qian didn't care too much. The employees were originally allowed to choose the location for this trip themselves, only requiring that the duration meet the standards, and there were no restrictions on where to go specifically.

As long as the employee was indeed traveling for this month and not just sleeping in the hotel or playing games every day, that was fine.

Since Hu Xianbin was too tired from work and couldn't wait to go out and play, Pei Qian had no reason to stop him.

As for domestic or abroad... that didn't matter either, it depended on personal preferences.

Pei Qian nodded: "Okay, then go ahead, be careful on the road, and have fun."

"Okay, goodbye, President Pei!" Hu Xianbin happily pulled his suitcase and left.

Watching Hu Xianbin's departing back, Pei Qian entered the building with satisfaction and pressed the elevator button.

Every time Bao Xu went on a trip, he had a bitter and resentful expression, which made people subconsciously feel that traveling was a very miserable thing.

Going on a trip happily like Hu Xianbin is the normal situation!

In the future, he should promote the culture of "happy travel" more within the company, so that everyone can fall in love with traveling and love the feeling of wandering around the world.

He pressed the button for the 16th floor, and the elevator door closed.

Pei Qian looked listlessly at the numbers representing the floors on the elevator constantly changing. For some reason, Hu Xianbin's last smile was always imprinted in his mind, hard to erase.

"Huh?"

"Something's not right."

As the elevator door opened with a "ding," Pei Qian suddenly realized that Hu Xianbin's smile seemed a bit complex!

That smile was definitely not the joy of going on a trip, or at least not entirely.

There were some other complex emotions in it!

But what specific emotions were they...

In a hurry to leave, and even found Huang Sibai to accompany him...

Pei Qian walked out of the elevator and suddenly woke up.

"Damn! Hu Xianbin has gotten skilled enough to dare to deceive even me!"

"You and Huang Sibai aren't tired from work and can't wait to go on a trip to relax? You're clearly afraid that Bao Xu will settle accounts after the autumn harvest!"

Pei Qian hadn't realized this before, but after fighting wits with employees for so long, he instantly sensed something was wrong.

Obviously, after Bao Xu decided to perish together with everyone, he had begun planning a department specifically responsible for travel, and once this department was established, the first to be affected would definitely be Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibai.

Hu Xianbin was because he had just won second place as an outstanding employee, and according to regulations, he had to go on a trip. Huang Sibai, on the other hand, was because of "personal grudges" and was definitely Bao Xu's number one target on his little notebook.

Therefore, these two wanted to take advantage of the fact that Bao Xu's travel agency hadn't been arranged yet to quickly slip away!

In this way, when Bao Xu arranged the first list for the travel agency, Hu Xianbin and Huang Sibai would be able to escape because they were already traveling.

After all, if they chose themselves, they could choose to play in some cities in China, which would be relatively easy and comfortable.

But if Bao Xu were to arrange it, it would probably be in places like the Sahara Desert, the North and South Poles, Siberia, and the East African Savannah, which would definitely not be comfortable.

Which of these two options to choose, need I say more?

Pei Qian was very impressed.

"You two are quite cunning."

"Then I must let you understand what it means to be 'too clever for your own good'!"

"I'll tell Bao Xu later to plan the travel agency slowly, preferably for a month. After these two happily return from their trip, I'll directly arrange for them to go out again without a break!"

"Let you feel the joy of 'seamless connection' too!"

Pei Qian didn't immediately call the two back, but decided to let them be happy for a month before settling accounts in the autumn.

…

Arriving at the office, Pei Qian poured himself a cup of coffee and then opened the work reports from various departments to review.

Overall, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.

After all, the projects of Tengda's various departments basically followed Pei Qian's settlement cycle. Now, many projects had just started development and hadn't reached the point where the true intentions were revealed.

Finally, Pei Qian opened the report from Tengda's game department.

"Well, as expected, *Eternal Reincarnation* has officially started development."

"There's no big news from GOG either."

"Hmm...?"

"What the hell is this!"

The work report not only included daily work content but also some news related to the department.

But it was a seemingly inconspicuous piece of news that struck Pei Qian like a thunderbolt!

"The official platform has once again raised our company's level. Due to the outstanding contributions of Tengda Games, Shang Yang Games, and Zhi Xing Studio to the game industry, the official platform has decided to change our profit sharing with the platform from 30/70 to 10/90, with us taking 90%."

The sentence in the report didn't seem particularly excited. Obviously, Hu Xianbin and Min Jingchao both believed that this change in profit sharing was a matter of time, and even a bit late.

The official platform had always strongly supported excellent creators. As early as June 2010, it had already changed Tengda's profit sharing from 50/50 to 30/70.

But it was more difficult to raise the share from 30/70 to 10/90. Not only did the game need to have good sales, but it also needed to have a significant impact and excellent reputation.

After all, with 10/90 profit sharing, the official platform only took 10%, which was a rather exaggerated preferential policy.

The official platform was not just a platform. In addition to providing various recommendation resources, it also continuously updated and maintained the official editor, and provided channels for designers and artists to communicate and connect. The daily operating expenses were also very large.

Therefore, only a very, very small number of game companies could get 10/90 profit sharing.

Tengda Group had also accumulated experience for two years and released many popular classic games before earning this honor.