Cui Geng kept silent, not saying anything. A moment later, he sorrowfully said, âTengda is really a special company. âOther companies cannot wait to hang their mottos up on the walls and in the employeeâs handbooks. Some would even make their employees memorize them.
âYet, Tengdaâs hiding their spirit and allowing employees to come to understand it on their own. Itâs almost like the company is waiting for its employees to become âenlightenedââŚ
âAll of a sudden, Iâm deeply interested in the company. Can you briefly explain how things work here to me?â
Pei Qian did not return to Tengda in the afternoon. Instead, he went to Dream Realization Ventures to listen to He Deshengâs report about âTop Student, Come Quickâ. Advertising for âTop Student, Come Quickâ had been running for a few days. Whatâs more, they were looking quite persuasive. During the few days that Pei Qian had been studying, he had seen many posters for âTop Student, Come Quickâ. He had also seen many students distributing flyers for it. Some of his classmates had also been discussing it.
Although he was not sure about the actual figures, his first impression was that the event was quite popular.
Thus, after weighing the pros and cons, Pei Qian finally decided to make a trip down to check on âTop Student, Come Quickâs actual situation.
He Desheng began to explain the projectâs situation to Pei Qian. Although he sounded extremely passionate, Pei Qian could tell that he was not that confident inside.
âBoss Pei, at the moment, weâre already running advertisements for the project. Of course, weâre still focusing on Jingzhou for nowâŚâ
The initial advertising strategy for Top Student, Come Quickâ was relatively simple and explosive.
Over the past two days, âTop Student, Come Quickâs posters had already gone up on several public transport stations in Jingzhou City. A group of people had also been distributing flyers near universities and high school campuses at noon and in the evening.
They had also bought a limited number of advertisement slots from TV stations in Jingzhou City. Of course, those were the less desirable slots.
On top of that, they had signed agreements with a couple of elite students from Handong University and other universities, inviting them to act as the first batch of âcontracted top studentsâ for the application.
He Desheng would pay them, and they would guarantee that they would finish a set quantity of work and work for a set amount of time. Moreover, the company would look out closely for any signs of trickery. There would also be some spare funds, which would be used to subsidize usersâ fees while the application was in the initial stages. In other words-as most put it, the company would be âburning the moneyâ.
The money would be spent very quickly!
However, they would not really be making ducks and drakes of the money. Instead, they expect the money to bear fruit and turn people into loyal users. Still, He Desheng felt embarrassed to tell Boss Pei the actual figure because he found it embarrassing.
At the moment, they were only running tests in Jingzhou. They had not released the application to the rest of the country. How many active users could they expect?
Their sales figures were pathetic as well. They were now burning money, and they would probably continue to do so in the near future. In fact, He Desheng expected them to only burn more money from now onwards.
As for feedback⌠the majority still thought badly of the project. The application only had minimal functions for now.
All in all, as He Desheng reported the situation to Pei Qian, he only spoke empty words such as âit has great potentialâ and did not go into much detail.
This was undoubtedly good news to Pei Qian. No good news was the best news he could ask for.
If even He Desheng couldnât find anything to boast about, it meant that the project had really started off as a huge messâŚ
Still, Pei Qian had grown much wiser. He would not let his guard down. His own employees loved hiding good news and signs of profit from him. They would all wait until the good news had been confirmed before they reported it to Boss Pei.
He had to guard himself against such situations.
Pei Qian looked at He Desheng and said, âIt looks good for a start, but I want to ask you something⌠how do you think the application will breakthrough in the future?â
After some consideration, He Desheng replied, âBreakthrough⌠I think itâll be in its ability to establish social interaction!â
However, He Desheng did not seem to realize the change in Boss Peiâs expression. Instead, he continued speaking. âPromoting social interaction would undoubtedly be the way we can expand and strengthen the application as quickly as possible in the future!
âOur application only has average figures for now, and high school students and parents think that itâs mediocre. However, itâs a hit among university students!
âFlunkies and top students alike very seriously fill in their details and upload photographs onto the application. Moreover, the probability of them meeting someone of the opposite sex is higher than that of meeting someone of the same sex.
âThat means that our application offers an opportunity for social interaction. If we make good use of thisâŚâ
Pei Qian frowned, finding that something was amiss.
That was a huge hidden danger! Pei Qian had no doubt that many people were deeply interested in âstudy godsâ and âstudy goddessesâ. Lonely male and female top students who were passionate about studies would probably also not be able to resist their better-looking schoolmatesâŚ
If he allowed this situation to develop, the application would become a matchmaking one for students, right?!
At that moment, Pei Qian immediately stopped He Desheng. âYouâre right.â He Deshengâs eyes lit up, feeling like he had just been validated by Boss Pei. Pei Qian, âThis is indeed a huge danger!â
He Deshengâs eyes widened as he looked at Pei Qian quizzically.
Pei Qian could not be bothered about his astonishment as he said, âWe cannot allow these evil influences to fester!â
He Desheng felt slightly lightheaded. âHuh? Why not?â
Very somberly, Pei Qian answered, âThe danger is too huge! In the short term, we can use that as an avenue to gain more popularity.
âHowever, in the long-term, that would generate safety hazards in our application. Many users on the application would also have impure motives. That would affect the environment in the entire platform and be the downfall of its reputation! Weâll even lose our core users!
âThus, we have to avoid this at all costs.
âModify the application at once. The next version should have a few more features, and the design of the personal info page should be edited. Users cannot upload their photographs or display their gender. People cannot write any comments they want about themselves. Instead, they have to choose from the limited options that we will provide.
âItâll be like adding labels to their own profile. If we donât let them write their own comments, they would not be able to hint at their gender and looks.
âAdd a panic alarm button and allow them to display their live locations so that their friends would know where they are at any one time.
âPut this notice in a noticeable location on the website: everyone must only arrange to meet in the self-study room of schools, a cafe, or other places where there is high traffic.
âAt the same time, intensify our investigation efforts. We have to verify the identities of everyone-flunkies and top students alike. We also have to check if they have criminal records or school disciplinary records. Anyone who seems problematic cannot be allowed to create an account.â
He Desheng felt slightly dizzy. If people of the opposite gender had begun to develop sparks on the original âTop Student, Come Quickâ application, Boss Peiâs string of modifications would not only get rid of those sparks but also get rid of any possibility that new sparks would develop.
He Desheng had thought that this could be used as a trick to make the application as popular as possible, as quickly as possible. Naturally, he had not had to worry about whether others would want to take over the application.
However, Boss Pei was completely sealing off that path.
Still, He Desheng did not dare to ask too many questions. He only nodded and said, âAlright, Boss Pei. Iâll do that at once.â
Looking at Boss Peiâs serious expression, He Desheng became very sure that the former was not joking.
Now that he had gotten rid of the hidden threat, Pei Qian felt happy. He could relax with this project for now!
At that moment, he received a message on his cell phone. It was from the HR departmentâs Wu Bin.
âBoss Pei, Iâve done what you asked me to do!â
Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction.
Hmm, not bad. Good things come in pairs.
Now that Cui Geng had understood the Tengda spirit, it remained to be seen how many classmates he would be able to influence once he got back.
Pei Qian had to wait a while before doing his rounds again.
âThatâs right. Do you know how the shared phone booth is doing?â Pei Qian asked casually. He Desheng was still thinking about the modifications he had to make to the âTop Student, Come Quickâ application. Thus, he took two seconds to respond. âAh, Iâm not sure. Ever since you asked me to take charge of âTop Student, Come Quickâ, I stopped being involved in that project. Speaking of which, I think everything is going well.â Pei Qian nodded. Although he had not gotten any useful information, at least he could confirm that Hao Desheng was obedient.
It looked like he had to personally go down and take a look.
Today was Friday. Although there would not be as many people in the shopping mall as the weekends, Pei Qian guessed that there would still be a significant number of people.
He hopped onto the car and said to Little Sun, âGo to Huanyu Tianjie.â
âThere are many stories about Boss Pei. Iâve only told you some of them.
âIf youâre interested, you can ask the websiteâs Boss Ma to collect them for you. He and many other people who are close to Boss Pei would know him very well,â said Wu Bin, smiling
Cui Geng looked like he was not yet satisfied. âI didnât think that Boss Pei and Tengda would have such a colorful history and legend.
âA unique boss has established such a unique companyâŚ
âIf I write this story in a novel, itâll be very exciting for sure.
âHoweverâŚâ
Cui Geng frowned slightly, as if unable to resolve a problem. âBoss Peiâs not suitable to be the protagonist.â Wu Bin was stunned. âWhy not?â
Cui Geng explained, âHeâs too perfect. There are people like him in reality like the noble people, saints, and reformersâŚ
âSuccessful people would have outstanding qualities and characteristics after all. However, if such a person became the protagonist of a book, he would seem too unrelatable and fake. Itâll be hard to get the readers to immerse themselves in the story.
âAfter all, reality doesnât require logic, but novels do.
âA leader like Boss Pei may exist in reality; everyone would only say that heâs rare, unique, and lucky. However, if I put him in a book, readers would think that he was a fake and a hypocrite. They would have difficulty believing that he was real.
âThus, I have to make some modifications in my book. Thatâll appeal to the readersâ tasteâŚ
âAh, anyway, thank you for today! Iâve had a very meaningful time learning about the Tengda spirit today!â
Cui Geng shook Wu Binâs hand.
Wu Bin smiled. âThis was Boss Peiâs arrangement. Iâm just helping out.â
Cui Geng glanced at the time. It was past 4 PM; he did not have to get off work yet.
Wu Bin reminded him, âYou can come and go anytime you wish here.â
After some thought, Cui Geng asked, âCan I borrow the computer in the entertainment room?â
Wu Bin replied, âOf course, you can.â
Cui Geng went back to the games room. This time, he did not play any games. Instead, he sat in front of the huge computer that could easily run all the large-scale games, wanting to organize his newfound ideas.
He had to get a good grip on his inspiration while it was there.
However, before that, Cui Geng signed into the authorâs platform and filled in the topic for his new post: âCompletion Forecastâ! Once he finished writing the contents, Cui Geng struggled internally. He knew very well that he would be cursed and sworn at once he uploaded the forecast.
However, after hesitating for five minutes, he finally clicked the âpublishâ button.
In the carâŚ
Feeling bored, Pei Qian whipped out his cell phone, accessed Zhongdian Chinese Networkâs application, and refreshed.
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It was not 6 PM yet; it was not time for the writers in the authorsâ class to upload their new chapters.
That was why the âCompletion Forecastâ on one of the books caught Pei Qianâs eye.
Pei Qianâs mind was filled with question marks. He quickly clicked it and read its contents. A moment later, the confusion on Pei Qianâs face disappeared. A satisfied smile replaced it.
âHeâs teachable! Heâs very teachable!â He immediately said to Little Sun, âLetâs go to Huanyu Tianjie tomorrow morning. Weâll head back to the office first!