Losing Money to Become a Tycoon: Starting with Games
Chapter 419: Wu Bin's Eighteen-Character Mantra
Evening.
Shenhua Prestige Building, 16th floor, Tengda Group Human Resources Department.
It was time to get off work.
The Terminal Chinese Web author who had come for training today stood up somewhat reluctantly and said goodbye to Wu Bin.
"Thank you very much!"
"Today's study of the Tengda Group Spirit has really benefited me a lot!"
"I think your explanation was excellent. When I get back, I'll immediately try writing more slowly and carefully reorganize the pacing of my story. Then I'll try writing some new plotlines to break through my own limits!"
Wu Bin smiled slightly.
"No need to be so polite. Spreading the Tengda Group Spirit is part of every Tengda employee's duty."
At that moment, the evening sunlight shone through the window onto him, as if draping him in a radiant, multicolored glow, giving him an almost Zen-like aura.
After seeing the author off, Wu Bin began packing up his things to leave work.
Because Tengda Group only conducted large recruitment drives twice a year, the Human Resources Department usually wasn't very busy. Wu Bin had now essentially become a full-time "Tengda Group Spirit training instructor," responsible for explaining the Tengda Group Spirit to Terminal Chinese Web authors and guiding their creative work using it.
During this process, Wu Bin realized that his own understanding of the Tengda Group Spirit had deepened even further.
The feeling was like that of a great monk teaching Zen—the more people he enlightened, the purer his own understanding of Buddhist principles became.
If, when he first explained the Tengda Group Spirit to Cui Geng, he had still been a little inexperienced, now he had fully mastered the method.
In summary, it could be condensed into a eighteen-character mantra:
Hints as the main method, guidance as the supplement; teach according to individual aptitude; different paths, same destination!
During the training sessions, Wu Bin discovered that the problems faced by these authors were actually quite different from one another.
For example:
Cui Geng's main problem was that he lacked direction and motivation.Mingyu, on the other hand, had plenty of motivation and worked very hard, but his approach to effort was incorrect.As for the author who came today, he was too lacking in confidence and wrote overly conservatively, not daring to try new ideas.
Wu Bin identified these issues by observing them during conversations. Of course, the authors themselves were also aware of them.
After all, every author hopes that one novel will make them famous, so most have reflected to some degree on their own weaknesses in writing.
Wu Bin only needed to offer a little guidance, and the root of their problems would immediately become clear.
During this process, Wu Bin discovered something surprising:
All of their problems could actually be solved using the Tengda Group Spirit!
Clearly, this was not a coincidence.
It was because the Tengda Group Spirit, as a methodology, had risen to a philosophical level of thought and possessed a certain universal applicability.
What the Tengda Group Spirit addressed was how to adjust one's state of mind and achieve the best possible work performance—something effective for anyone who wished to accomplish great things.
The eighteen-character mantra—
"Hints as the main method, guidance as the supplement; teach according to individual aptitude; different paths, same destination."
—was the method Wu Bin had summarized for spreading the Tengda Group Spirit to others.
Through subtle hints and guidance, he helped people identify the root causes of their low creative or work efficiency. Then, by prescribing the appropriate aspects of the Tengda Group Spirit as the remedy, he could answer their doubts.
In the end, everyone would reach the same destination through different paths: a perfect working state.
As for what that perfect working state actually was, Wu Bin had also summarized it into three main points:
Through sufficient rest and entertainment, allow yourself to maximize efficiency during limited working hours.Through clear reward mechanisms, maintain strong motivation to keep working.Follow the principle that interest is the best teacher, and always engage in work that truly interests you.
After summarizing these three points, Wu Bin compared them one by one with the measures currently implemented by President Pei and found that they matched perfectly.
President Pei provided employees with the best possible rest and entertainment environment, along with comprehensive benefits—this corresponded to the first point.The TPDb rating system was used to determine the bonus incentive mechanism—this corresponded to the second point.Employees were encouraged to transfer internally, and outstanding staff who received the Dream Fund could pursue their own dreams—this corresponded to the third point.
Taken together, this represented the optimal working state advocated by President Pei.
What Wu Bin was now doing was helping all the authors enter this optimal working state, and so far the results had been remarkably effective.
If this method worked for the authors, then it would surely work just as well for Tengda Group employees.
Wu Bin seemed to have found the work he should focus on for the next period of time.
…
…
February 14th, Monday.
Pei Qian hadn't had a very good weekend. He had a constant feeling that something might go wrong.
What made him the most anxious was the situation with the Top Student, Come Quickly APP.
They were continuing to burn money and keep promoting it, and the app's popularity kept rising.
However, He Desheng had already started transferring shares bit by bit, which should be a clear signal to President Li and the others.
As long as President Li and the others picked up on that signal and their confidence in the Top Student, Come Quickly project was shaken… then the big plan would succeed.
Pei Qian estimated that within the next couple of days, President Li would probably take action—either coming to him or to He Desheng to probe for information.
In the past, when dealing with President Li, Pei Qian had always told the truth, yet President Li never believed him.
This time, Pei Qian decided to lie.
He would say that he wasn't optimistic about the project, which was why he was starting to cash out!
Surely President Li would believe him this time, right?
Meanwhile, Pei Qian also paid some attention to the situation of the Terminal Chinese Web training class, and to his delight he discovered that the authors' update volume had decreased again. Some were even competing to see who could reduce their updates more!
Previously, through the inhumane method of the "little black room", the training class had forced authors into the habit of updating 8,000 characters per day. But now, thanks to his relentless efforts, the authors were basically regressing back to their old habits.
This was undoubtedly very encouraging news!
Monday happened to be Valentine's Day, and out of humanitarian consideration, Pei Qian gave employees half a day off—they didn't need to come in for work in the afternoon.
Additionally, each employee received a bouquet of roses.
It didn't have any special meaning. The main reason was that roses were more expensive on Valentine's Day.
On other days when roses were cheap, Pei Qian couldn't even be bothered to buy them.
After lying motionless in bed for a while, Pei Qian finally dragged himself up reluctantly. He planned to stop by the company first, then go take a look at Fright Hostel.
Earlier in the morning, Chen Kangtuo had sent him a message saying that the remaining three projects at Fright Hostel had all been completed. With that, the second major project was fully finished.
Pei Qian felt that he needed to find a guinea pig to test the effectiveness of this "mousetrap."
Ruan Guangjian would have been the best candidate, but he had already returned to Shanghai, so Pei Qian had to settle for someone else.
The always troublesome President Li seemed like a good choice.
…
Pei Qian arrived at the company and found that the flowers had already been delivered.
There was a bright bouquet of roses on every employee's desk. With all the vivid colors, the entire office looked like it was filled with spring, and a faint floral fragrance drifted through the air.
Pei Qian had secretly asked someone to investigate beforehand and confirmed that no one in the company was allergic to pollen, so it was safe to give them flowers.
He had just started walking toward his office when Ma Yiqun, who had been waiting nearby, suddenly stopped him.
Holding a huge bouquet of roses in front of him, Ma Yiqun stepped forward and presented it.
"President Pei, this is for you!"
Behind Ma Yiqun, Li Yada, Bao Xu, Lin Wan, Tang Yishu, Huang Sibo, and many others had gathered around. Assistant Xin stood to the side with a gentle smile.
Pei Qian froze for a moment. This bouquet was clearly two sizes larger than the ones he had given to all the employees—it must have been specially customized.
Pei Qian's expression turned strange.
"What does this mean?"
Ma Yiqun smiled and explained, "President Pei, this represents all the employees' love for you!"
Pei Qian's lips twitched slightly.
"I have no problem with your love, but… why are you the one delivering it?"
Ma Yiqun laughed.
"We originally wanted a girl to deliver it, but the girls fought too fiercely over who should do it. None of them would back down, and in the end we couldn't pick anyone suitable… so I had to deliver it."
Pei Qian: "???"
On Valentine's Day, he finally received a bouquet of flowers—and it was given by a man!
Pei Qian took it speechlessly.
"...Thanks, everyone."
He had just turned to leave when Li Yada stepped in front of him.
"President Pei, thank you for the Valentine's Day surprise you prepared for us. We've also prepared a surprise for you!"
"All the games from Tengda Group and Shangyang Games have been updated with Valentine's Day events, and the players' response has been extremely enthusiastic. It connects seamlessly with the Spring Festival event!"
"We estimate that today's revenue alone might even exceed the revenue from the entire previous week!"
Lin Wan stood to the side with a proud smile on her face.
Shangyang Games' Blood War Anthem: Enhanced Edition had also launched a Valentine's event. Just like Ocean Fortress, it had become a major source of increased revenue, so there was certainly reason to feel proud.
Pei Qian: "…?"
Damn it!
This was the carefully prepared surprise for him??
This was practically repaying kindness with betrayal!
Pei Qian felt as if the thorns on that huge bouquet of roses had all pierced straight into his chest…
But seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, Pei Qian could only force a smile, pretending not to care at all.
"Hehe… very nice. Thank you, everyone!"
…
Dream Fulfillment Ventures.
"President Li, here, have some tea."
He Desheng served Li Shi a cup of tea and sat down opposite him with a smile.
Previously, he had worked for a period of time at Fu Hui Capital, assisting Li Shi.
But as the saying goes, thirty years on the east bank of the river, thirty years on the west bank—times change. Now when He Desheng faced Li Shi again, he could do so without humility or arrogance.
After learning about investment from President Pei and absorbing his methods through constant exposure, He Desheng felt that he had already reached a higher level than Li Shi. Naturally, he could now face his former boss and veteran of the investment world as an equal.
Li Shi sipped his tea.
"Desheng, could you give me a bit of the inside story? What exactly is Dream Fulfillment Ventures thinking by transferring its shares in Top Student, Come Quickly?"
He Desheng smiled slightly.
"What do you think?"
Li Shi set down his teacup, looking somewhat troubled.
"If someone else were doing this, I'd definitely think they were cashing out and preparing to run. But…"
"When President Pei does it, I just can't figure it out."
He Desheng replied sincerely, "If even President Li can't figure it out, then I certainly can't either…"
"To be honest, I'm just faithfully carrying out the tasks assigned by President Pei. I really can't understand what President Pei is thinking."
"If President Li truly wants to know, you should probably ask President Pei personally."
Of course, He Desheng had his own interpretation of President Pei's strategy, but he would never tell President Li. After all, business was business—he had to put the interests of Dream Fulfillment Ventures first.
At the moment, everyone merely suspected that Dream Fulfillment Ventures was cashing out, but no one was certain. Since the shares being sold were very small in quantity, it was hard to determine whether they were preparing to withdraw or whether Tengda Group simply needed liquidity.
If it was the latter, then there was nothing surprising about it—in fact, investors should probably continue investing.
But if it was the former, then it was something to be cautious about.
That was precisely why Li Shi had come here personally—to probe for information.
He Desheng was loyal to President Pei, so naturally he kept his mouth tightly shut.
Of course, he also knew that President Li wouldn't just give up like this. So he simply directed him to ask President Pei directly. With President Pei's extraordinary talent, he would surely be able to handle the situation properly.
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