Chapter 1 Internal Affairs

Only a handful of people within Tenda knew about the relationship between Chaolu Games Platform and Tenda Corporation, and He Desheng was one of them.

Because the funding for Chaolu Games Platform came through Dream Venture Capital, with Tenda holding a 70% stake, it couldn't be hidden from He Desheng.

Clearly, He Desheng had been keeping an eye on the situation at Chaolu Games Platform. When he realized the platform was about to become popular, he worried that President Pei might be too busy to notice this information, so he immediately came to ask for instructions, wondering if they should immediately increase investment to help Chaolu Games Platform soar even higher.

Pei Qian fell silent.

He smelled a strong sense of danger in He Desheng's words, feeling that something was very wrong!

A soul-searching question for players?

A large number of players and game developers joining?

What was all this about?

Pei Qian remembered clearly that he had just given Meng Chang a commission last Friday, and the situation at Chaolu Games Platform was unbelievably optimistic.

How could things have changed so much after just a weekend, a short two days?

But looking at He Desheng's excited expression, there was no doubt that he believed all of this was planned by President Pei long ago.

Pei Qian forced himself to calm down and said vaguely, "There's no rush for this matter. I'll think about it some more. Go back and wait for news."

He Desheng nodded, "Okay, President Pei."

His original intention was just to remind President Pei in case he hadn't been paying attention to the news here. Now that President Pei already knew about it and felt that the time wasn't right, he would listen to President Pei's arrangements.

After He Desheng left the office, Pei Qian couldn't remain calm any longer.

He almost flew into a rage right there in the office.

What was going on?

What exactly happened this weekend?

Pei Qian paced around the office twice, then plopped down and began searching for relevant information online to see what had happened on Chaolu Games Platform over the weekend.

Half an hour later.

"This Young Master Tian…"

"Who exactly is he?!"

Pei Qian was gnashing his teeth in hatred.

He had finally managed to keep Qiao Laoshi from setting his sights on this game platform, but now Young Master Tian had popped up? Moreover, Young Master Tian's destructive power seemed even greater than Qiao Laoshi's!

Just take this video content for example. If Qiao Laoshi had released it, it might not have achieved this kind of effect.

Because Qiao Liang was a relatively amiable and introverted person, with a hint of ingratiating himself with the audience in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become "Daddy Qiao" in the gaming community, calling players "daddy" at every opportunity.

The topic of "soul-searching questions" wasn't really suitable for Qiao Liang. He didn't have that aggressive aura, and neither the tone nor the style of the script matched.

But this Young Master Tian was different. The script was clean and concise, and he even used Aeeis's voiceover. He was just like those unrestrained swordsmen of ancient times, delivering a fatal blow and then leaving with a flick of his sleeve, leaving only a cold silhouette.

His movements were quite handsome.

The key was that it was clear from the video's script that this Young Master Tian was a completely different kind of person from Qiao Liang.

Young Master Tian was obviously the type of person who liked to fight and was also very clever, accustomed to standing at a high position and looking down on other people's intelligence, with a sense of superiority from the bottom of his heart. That was why it didn't feel out of place at all for him to use Aeeis's voice to speak.

Pei Qian began to wonder when he had offended such an enemy as Young Master Tian.

"Young Master Tian…"

"Do I know anyone with the surname Tian?"

Pei Qian thought hard for a long time, but he only really knew one person with the surname Tian, and that was Tian Mo from the sales department, Tian the Black Dog.

"It can't be Tian Mo."

"How could he be so clever? If he had that kind of ability, he wouldn't be unable to find a job and would only be handing out flyers on the street."

"Then this is really strange…"

Pei Qian was speechless.

He hadn't even figured out how to deal with one Qiao Laoshi, and now another Young Master Tian had emerged.

How could he withstand this!

Pei Qian never expected that this series of operations on the Chaolu Games Platform would be interpreted in this way by Young Master Tian, going completely off track!

Pei Qian knew clearly that he had absolutely no such intentions.

But after watching Young Master Tian's video, Pei Qian himself began to doubt himself a little. If he stood in other people's shoes, it wouldn't be surprising to be fooled.

In fact, compared to Pei Qian's original intentions, Young Master Tian's explanation was even more convincing…

Pei Qian had originally felt smug that the Chaolu Games Platform, this money-burning tree, had succeeded, but now he saw that it was all ruined!

What should he do?

Pei Qian pondered how he should salvage the situation, but he found himself somewhat helpless…

Just as he was worrying, there was another knock on the door.

Pei Qian looked up and saw that this time it was Meng Chang.

"President Pei, I've come to receive this month's mission." Meng Chang looked quite energetic. He had just received his commission and probably had a good rest and relaxation over the weekend, now feeling completely refreshed.

Normally, Pei Qian should have been very happy and appreciative when he saw Meng Chang.

After all, Pei Qian was genuinely happy for Meng Chang when he received his commission, which meant that Chaolu Games Platform was on a one-way path to losing money.

But now, Pei Qian couldn't be happy at all.

The happiness belonged to Meng Chang, not to Pei Qian!

The fact that Chaolu Games Platform was now popular had nothing to do with Meng Chang, because Meng Chang had already received his commission and could now go and ruin the next project, continuing to earn commissions.

But Pei Qian still had to clean up this mess!

He felt very unbalanced, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, this matter had nothing to do with Meng Chang.

In Pei Qian's view, Meng Chang had also seriously tried to implement a reverse promotion plan, and it had indeed had a very good effect.

In the end, who was to blame for this reversal…

The primary culprit was definitely Young Master Tian!

The secondary culprit was probably Pei Qian's own bad luck… After all, this series of arrangements for Chaolu Games Platform was decided by Pei Qian himself. If it weren't for these rules, Young Master Tian probably wouldn't have made such a skewed interpretation.

In any case, it was difficult to shift the blame onto Meng Chang.

Pei Qian sighed inwardly, trying not to appear too abnormal, but his expression was still somewhat gloomy.

Meng Chang keenly noticed President Pei's expression and felt a thump in his heart.

Could it be that President Pei wasn't too satisfied with my final step?

The last time Meng Chang saw President Pei was last Friday. At that time, the preliminary preparations for the promotion plan had all been completed, leaving only the final kick.

This weekend, Meng Chang, as Young Master Tian, released that video, igniting all the hype.

Two days of the weekend had passed, and President Pei must have seen this final step.

Meng Chang had originally been complacent, feeling that he had done a perfect job, achieving great success with the Pei style of promotion.

But now, looking at President Pei's expression, it seemed that he was very satisfied with his previous steps, but not very satisfied with this final step?

Did this mean that he was actually not skilled enough and had been happy too soon?

Meng Chang quickly asked, "President Pei, is there any flaw in the promotion plan for Chaolu Games Platform?"

Pei Qian was silent for a moment, unsure how to respond.

He was quite satisfied with this plan, the only thing he was dissatisfied with was the result. But this result had nothing to do with Meng Chang. Meng Chang probably didn't expect such a thing to happen, and since Meng Chang had already received his commission, he wouldn't care at all.

Pei Qian wanted to lose money, but he couldn't say it so explicitly.

After a moment of silence, Pei Qian still couldn't think of a good way to put it, so he said, "Overall, it's okay, it's just that the final result deviated a little from what I expected, but it's not a big problem."

Meng Chang perked up.

Sure enough, there was a problem with the final step!

The key was, what was the problem?

Meng Chang quickly followed up, "President Pei, what was the deviation?"

Pei Qian was silent again.

He couldn't tell him that directly!

But… since Meng Chang had asked, could he ask indirectly to see if he could get any useful information from Meng Chang?

Or, could he ask him to investigate the real identity of Young Master Tian?

Pei Qian thought for a moment and asked, "Who is Young Master Tian, have you thought about it?"

He felt that Meng Chang probably didn't know the identity of Young Master Tian, but might have some guesses.

Meng Chang was stunned.

He was very puzzled, wasn't President Pei asking the obvious?

Young Master Tian is me!

With President Pei's understanding of the Pei style of promotion, he must have guessed that this Young Master Tian, who ultimately ignited all the hype, must have a very close relationship with me?

But why would President Pei ask the obvious?

Meng Chang was very confused, feeling that this question was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be more direct for President Pei to ask, "Young Master Tian is you, right?"

There was a problem with this question!

Meng Chang almost blurted out "It's me," but then he felt that President Pei was definitely not asking that, so he played it safe: "President Pei… why are you asking this?"

Before answering, he should first figure out President Pei's true intention.

Pei Qian was a little confused.

Why was he asking this? Of course, it was to find out the identity of Young Master Tian, meet him, and recommend Tenda's new industry, Suffering Travels, to him!

Forget it, looking at Meng Chang's confused expression, he probably didn't know anything about this Young Master Tian either.

Pei Qian waved his hand, "Forget it, you're probably very confused too. How about this, while you're working on the plan, take some time to research who Young Master Tian actually is."

He paused and added, "This is very important, understand?"

The meaning was, quickly find out the identity of Young Master Tian for me!

Meng Chang blinked, unable to understand President Pei's meaning right away.

But soon, a flash of inspiration came to him.

He understood!

Just like many philosophers, when asking "Who are you?" they were definitely not asking for a name, a code, or an identity, but were asking for something more comprehensive and profound.

At this time, answering with one's name would seem particularly stupid.

President Pei was a true philosopher.

When President Pei asked who Young Master Tian was, he wasn't actually talking about the real Young Master Tian, not Meng Chang behind this mask, but this virtual identity and persona existing online, a complete character, Young Master Tian!

Meng Chang felt that President Pei must know that the mask of Young Master Tian belonged to him, but by asking this, he was obviously hinting that Meng Chang didn't really know and understand Young Master Tian as a person, and hadn't made the persona of Young Master Tian perfect.

The current Young Master Tian was just a symbol, an ID, a tool.

This question seemed simple, but it was actually a code!

President Pei was hinting that Meng Chang's characterization of Young Master Tian was not deep enough! There were some inconsistencies in many places!

Therefore, President Pei added that while Meng Chang was working on the plan, he should take some time to research who Young Master Tian actually was, which was very important. The meaning was that Meng Chang must find the right position for Young Master Tian, and not let him be just a thin mask, but to make this image full, vivid, and real enough.

Meng Chang instantly understood that the main reason why President Pei was not satisfied with the final step was that he hadn't shaped Young Master Tian well enough, and there were some flaws!

He quickly nodded, "Okay, President Pei! No problem!"

Obviously, further exploring the image of Young Master Tian and shaping him into a living, breathing person, further separating him from Meng Chang, would make the effect of this final step even better!

Pei Qian nodded, believing that with Meng Chang's intelligence, it was only a matter of time before he found out the real identity of Young Master Tian.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

"The promotion task I'm assigning you this month is *Eternal Reincarnation*."

"This is a more difficult task, are you confident?"

Meng Chang immediately nodded, "Yes!"

The reason why it was said to be a more difficult task was mainly because it could not be separated from Tenda.

As a DLC for the game *Turn Back to the Shore*, *Eternal Reincarnation* naturally had a very high level of popularity, attention, and reputation. It was extremely difficult to promote it in reverse under such conditions.

If it had been the previous Meng Chang, he would have been helpless and given up on the spot.

But now, Meng Chang had the Pei style of promotion, and many problems could be easily solved!