549 Bao Xu, the Lobbyist

"Brother Bao!"

"Boss Xiao, hello, hello!"

Bao Xu and Xiao Peng shook hands warmly, as though it was a triumphant meeting.

Bao Xu's eyes were instantly attracted by the layout of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0.

Was… was this heaven?

No matter whether it was the decorations, furniture, furnishings… everything in this internet cafe was simply made for esports!

For a moment, Bao Xu almost wanted to apply for a transfer.

"Is this Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0? It's awesome!" Bao Xu was filled with praises for this new version of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.

Xiao Peng sighed softly. "I thought it was perfect in all aspects originally, but…

"Brother Bao, to be honest, Shang Yang Games had already approached me last Friday…"

He spoke about his confusion in a few words.

To put it bluntly, all the configurations of the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 were done after predicting that Boss Pei would push GOG and give up on IOI. The question now was not whether to push GOG or IOI, but to stand on the right team.

"Brother Bao, I know that you have been working with Boss Pei for a longer period than Boss Zhang. Can you help me to analyze Boss Pei's thoughts on this? Why did the people on IOI come on Friday, and yet you are late for three entire days?"

Bao Xu basically figured out the situation through the conversation with Xiao Peng. Obviously, the advantage was still with GOG, but the key would be how to use it.

Xiao Peng was struggling because IOI came to him first and gave him the illusion that 'Boss Pei was secretly supporting IOI'.

The key here was to break this illusion!

Bao Xu pondered for a moment. "First of all, I want to correct something. We don't work during weekends so we are only one day behind Shang Yang Games. However, your worries are very reasonable. IOI took the first step, indeed with instructions from Boss Pei."

Xiao Peng did not expect Bao Xu to be so open with him so he was a little shocked. "Then…"

Bao Xu smiled. "Wait for me to finish.

"Boss Pei's attitude towards GOG and IOI has not changed. It is a tactic of his. Boss Pei firmly believes that competition is everywhere. Flowers in a greenhouse will never be able to survive. They can only have the last laugh after surviving the cruelest of competitions.

"IOI was beaten by GOG to its knees. Boss Pei had to tilt his resources slightly so that they could catch their breath. This is a rather normal and reasonable move."

Xiao Peng nodded. It might not have answered his question, but such open and honest communication allowed him to have more trust in Bao Xu. It would have appeared too fake if Bao Xu were to say that Boss Pei was definitely on GOG's side.

Bao Xu continued. "But, think about it, what is the greatest help Boss Pei can give to a department?

"Is it money? Of course not!

"Boss Pei treats the departments equally, no matter whether they are loss-making or profit-making. Boss Pei had been throwing in money no matter which it belonged to.

"The best thing that Boss Pei can do for a department is to give guidance for the future!

"There is no need to mention which one of us, GOG and IOI, is in Boss Pei's view for the future, right?"

Xiao Peng's eyes widened slightly, showing a dazed expression.

"That's it! I'm really baffled, being on the spot. Actually, I did realize this previously. DGE Esports Club is all GOG projects; there is no IOI in sight. This means that Boss Pei must have a place for GOG in his future!

"It's just that Shang Yang Games came and promised that they obtained more resources from Boss Pei and obtained the support of Boss Pei, it sounded really believable…

"That was why I questioned my judgment."

Bao Xu laughed. "It's inevitable that such speech is used in the competitive business setting. This is normal since all is fair in business. Moreover, strictly speaking, they did not lie either. It is normal for Boss Pei to create rivalry and to give them more resources."

"But that… did not represent Boss Pei's true thoughts; neither did that mean that Boss Pei was going to give up on GOG and fully promote IOI. Shang Yang Games was just trying to use chicken feathers as arrows and deliberately exaggerated Boss Pei's intentions."

Xiao Peng nodded and said with a firmer tone, "Understood! Everything makes sense this way."

"Then… what should the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe do now?"

"Didn't you get Min Jingchao to make a special small program previously? To use the data in GOG to control the computer lighting?" Bao Xu said after a while.

Xiao Peng nodded. "Yes, it is actually prepared specially for Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0."

Bao Xu replied, "Good then.

"It is impossible for Boss Pei to implement his tactic if he were to choose a side. I feel that we can do this: let GOG and IOI fight freely in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 1.0 and 2.0; let IOI burn money if they want to burn money. We'll match them where possible.

"GOG would be the focus on Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0. There is a far-fetched but passable reason; the lighting of the system units cannot be done in vain.

"In that case, it will not cause disharmony, which will also fit Boss Pei's scenario."

Xiao Peng nodded. "Alright, I understand!"

…

At Tengda Games…

Min Jingchao was anxiously waiting for Bao Xu's message.

"I got it done. Xiao Peng will send you the information about Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 later. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 will be officially open in a few days and will only provide promotions for GOG.

"You find those chain Internet cafes that are not firm on their positions. As to those who are more stubborn… I'm not afraid that they won't change their minds when we send them the video of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 opening!"

Min Jingchao was delighted. "Brother Bao, when will you be back?"

Bao Xu: "Uh… probably in the afternoon. I want to stay here to discuss more business stuff with Xiao Peng."

Min Jingchao: "?"

However, he felt that it was not important after all. Bao Xu's mission was done; he had successfully obtained Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's support.

GOG and IOI might continue to coexist in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 1.0 and 2.0, but the new Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 has been turned into an esports live museum. This one small shop would be fully oriented to GOG; many things could be done with it.

It might just be one small shop, but it had great significance.

For example, Min Jingchao could use this to tell the bosses of other chain internet cafes: GOG is a part of the future esports ecosystem in Tengda, not IOI. IOI is coming on aggressively just to put pressure onto GOG as an act of cultivating players and expanding the boundaries of this type of game player…

Min Jingchao believed that, even if the benefits given by GOG were less than the benefits given by IOI, these would certainly bring long-term benefits for everyone's consideration.

For example, to those UP Masters, they were both sponsored partnerships. IOI gave more money but did not have an overwhelming advantage. However, making GOG videos might give them more benefits in the future.

In the long run, it was obvious that it was better to be on the GOG boat.

As for those diehards who did not believe it…

Just wait for Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 to open and post the video of everyone playing GOG on site. The diehard fans would definitely change their minds as well!

…

…

June 14th, Tuesday…

Pei Qian came to Deposit Fitness at about nine in the morning. He just received news from the Manage Loss Trainee that the application requested by the gym had been completed by Otto Technologies!

Pei Qian immediately decided to personally make a trip after checking the development time. There seemed to be something wrong with the timing!

There was a department dedicated to software development in Otto Technologies and their development ability was much stronger than the average outsourcing team, but such a simple appointment and registration application actually took nearly two months to develop?

Was it because the developers at Otto Technologies felt that this software was rather useless so they deliberately delayed its development, or were there other possibilities?

Pei Qian felt that the former was not very possible.

Shouldn't they quickly develop it if they felt that this software was rather useless before continuing on to other stuff? There was no reason to drag.

If it was the latter… then it would become a huge hidden danger!

Pei Qian pushed the door open after arriving at the Deposit Fitness. Then, he was shocked.

It was actually brought over by Chang You?

He saw Chang You sitting on the couch in the lounge area, holding an OTTO E1 cell phone, and making gestures to Guo Licheng as though he was explaining something.

Both of them hurriedly stood up, seeing Boss Pei arrive.

"Boss Pei, why are you here?" Guo Licheng was a little surprised.

Chang You did not expect to meet Boss Pei by chance here so he nodded in greeting.

Pei Qian tried his best to put on a calm expression. "Nothing much. I just came on a whim. Why is Vice-President Chang here as well?"

Chang You smiled. "Boss Pei, didn't you want us to develop the software for Deposit Fitness? It's done already!"

Pei Qian was a little surprised. "Vice-President Chang, you came personally even though you are so busy?"

Chang You waved his hand. "I'm definitely not as busy as you, Boss Pei. Yet, you come to the gym to inspect. I should at least make a trip myself to tell Boss Guo about the software. We are all sibling departments and should help each other out."

Pei Qian did not have much to say. He only settled down on the empty couch next to them. He first glanced at the situation at the gym. It seemed like there were not many people so it should still be safe.

Pei Qian relaxed a little and looked at Chang You. "So, the application had been completed?"

Chang You nodded. "It's done! Boss Pei, have a look."

Pei Qian reached out to take his phone while Chang You explained.

"Boss Pei, please see; this is the most basic course arrangement, training arrangement functions, etc.

"This is the smart training plan. Training plans could be made based on the user's height, weight, and physical data detected in the gym for the personal trainers' reference.

"This is the user area where you can upload some training, diet tips, or simply some fitness knowledge that could bring changes to your life…

"In addition…"

In the beginning, Pei Qian did not feel anything since they were all basic functions introduced by Guo Licheng. However, it became more and more ridiculous!

The more Pei Qian listened, the more question marks he had on his head.

Smart training plan arrangement?

Special User area? Check-in reminder? Basic movement explanation?

Erm…

What were these?!

Pei Qian looked at Guo Licheng in confusion. "Are these all your requirements?"

Could it be that the innocent child you look like also rebelled?