Chapter 173 - Boss Pei Was Always So Heartwarming (1/2)

Evidently, Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce were very clear about what they wanted to shoot. The emphasis of this documentary was not to exaggerate the glorious and beautiful side of professional gamers; it wanted more to focus on their daily lives, to let everyone see the side of them struggling and facing difficulties.

“This is very well done.”

Pei Qian really meant this.

He had seen many good documentaries on eSports players before. This one from Zhu Xiaoce was considered a very outstanding piece in both content and technique.

Huang Sibo smiled a little helplessly as he said, “I am also rather pleased. However… I’m afraid that we won’t be able to get back our capital.

“We have found a few video websites; however, they are unable to provide us with enough proceeds. If we just participate in ordinary incentive plans—even if this clip had three million views, we would only make back a few thousand; that wouldn’t be much.”

Pei Qian nodded his head.

It was obvious that documentaries were not very lucrative; they were different from short videos.

Short videos could draw on a wide variety of materials; they could also do sponsored partnerships that would sustain production. For video websites, having short videos would bring much internet traffic to their sites.

However, documentaries were completely different.

Huang Sibo and the others had used very high-tech filming equipment and had run around Jingzhou, Shanghai, and Li Zhengwei’s hometown to shoot the documentary. Pei Qian had also required them to spend on their food and accommodation as per Tengda’s standards; they naturally had spent money like water.

For documentaries such as these, they were normally produced by the official sites to publicize and promote games or competitions. No matter how much money went into the documentaries, the sites could make this money back.

However, Huang Sibo and the others had done this documentary purely as a form of public service to the public interest; it was quite normal they wouldn’t be able to make back the money they had used.

Huang Sibo knew that this time, Lu Mingliang had led the development of the new editions of the current games; and the downloadable contents had all achieved great success. Lu Mingliang had probably already superseded him in the position as chief planner.

Fei Huang Workspace hadn’t made the slightest contribution this time. At gatherings like this, he more or less felt a little abashed.

Pei Qian smiled. “You guys are feeling bad because of this?”

Huang Sibo was a little shocked, “Boss Pei…”

Pei Qian raised his glass as he swirled it. His tone became rather indifferent, “Hadn’t I said long ago? Do not be calculative and focused on short-term profits and losses; do not care so much about money.

“Didn’t the short videos also start as something you guys did out of love without looking forward to gaining? Although you guys rejected low-class sponsored partnerships, you guys didn’t starve. In the end, you all managed to find a best-of-both-worlds way to make money, right?

“To me, the focus isn’t on if we can make money, but on whether we are doing something meaningful or not.

“Weren’t you guys already mentally prepared that you would make a loss when you all decided to do a documentary?

“You got the desired end-product you guys wanted; what’s there to be bitter about?”

Huang Sibo felt a little warmth in him, “Boss Pei, thank you…”

The two of them couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. If these words had come from someone else, they might have thought that the words were rather fake. However, when it came from Boss Pei, it felt so earnest and real!

Perhaps this was what distinguished Boss Pei from other bosses. He really had a heart bigger than ordinary people and great foresight and wide horizons!

Pei Qian smiled slightly, “Don’t doubt yourselves.

“So what if you guys were doing something you loved without looking forward to gaining? As long as this documentary can gain enough traction and a consensus from players, that would mean that Fei Huang Workspace was on the right track!

“Are you guys out of a filming budget for the next piece? Don’t worry, just tell me how much you guys are lacking!”

Pei Qian was delighted with his unexpected good fortune.

Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce had probably almost used up the profits from before to film this documentary; they didn’t seem to have much left.

Pei Qian could use this as a reason to give them more money, for them to continue to spend!

Of course, this would be during the next cycle.

“Boss Pei, it’s not only that we don’t have a budget anymore for filming.” Zhu Xiaoce sighed slightly, “Actually, we had used all our existing funds and even our own money first; but we realized it wasn’t enough. We actually still owe our employees a month’s worth of pay…”

“Good!” Pei Qian said loudly.

Zhu Xiaoce was stunned, “?”

Pei Qian coughed two times. “You guys have done well. This shows that your employees are of one heart and one mind with you two! Under this tough situation, no one had thought of quitting. This shows that Fei Huang Workspace has become a mature team that can withstand challenges!

“You guys shouldn’t use your own money first at all. Go look for Assistant Xin. However much you guys are lacking or need to be repaid, it will all be given.”

“No, wait. That might not be sufficient. Delaying the payment of wages is not a good thing; we’ll pay them their wages with interest as well. We cannot mistreat our supportive brothers!”

Huang Sibo was stunned. “Boss Pei, this isn’t appropriate, right? I have never heard of people paying late wages with interest before…”

Pei Qian shook his hand, asking Huang Sibo to stop talking