Chapter 372 - Don’t Blame Me for Being Ruthless! (1/2)

Pei Qian could not accept this conclusion.

No way, no way! This doesn’t make sense! I have to make some changes!

If he allowed Ma Yang to continue playing, He Desheng and the rest would continue to make suggestions to improve GOG. Then, the situation would develop out of Pei Qian’s control.

He had to give Old Ma some work to do.

After some consideration, Pei Qian said in a serious voice, “Old Ma, don’t play games anymore.”

He turned to address He Desheng and the others. “You as well. You’re not allowed to play games with Boss Ma anymore.” He Desheng’s face drained of all color.

What’s happening? Have my efforts to curry favor backfired? Were our suggestions bad? Did they go against the design concept that Boss Pei had in mind?

Or is Boss Pei unhappy with us because he thinks that we’re not taking our jobs seriously?

The atmosphere in the office immediately became tense.

There was no big deal about the rule that they could not play games anymore. However, everyone was more worried about leaving a bad impression on Boss Pei’s mind!

Pei Qian continued, “I’ll transfer another sum of money to Dream Realization Ventures soon. Think about new investment projects that we can contribute to.”

Everyone in the office visibly relaxed.

He Desheng could not help but feel ashamed for his attitude earlier.

What was I thinking about?! Is Boss Pei that petty?

Look, Boss Pei’s not even angry. In fact, he’s rewarding us!

The best outcome that He Desheng had thought of earlier was an increase in salary.

However, Boss Pei was now offering Dream Realization Ventures another sum of money. That was even better than getting a pay raise!

Pei Qian had no idea what He Desheng was thinking. However, he knew that whatever the latter was thinking was probably a far cry from whatever he was thinking.

After what happened the previous time, Pei Qian had intended to leave Dream Realization Ventures with no work to do for a period.

However, he had discovered that the group of employees had started working on GOG while they had nothing else to do. That was extremely dangerous!

He had to give them something.

Although Boss Pei did not have much spare cash left, Tengda’s businesses were now quite big. He could afford to fork out another three or four million yuan without much issue.

However, the outcome of Ma Yang’s investment in IOI had not been revealed yet. For now, Pei Qian found it difficult to trust Ma Yang again.

Pei Qian had to take charge of the investment this time!

Ma Yang nodded profusely. “Alright, Brother Qian, no problem! I’ll spend the money as quickly as possible!”

Pei Qian’s expression darkened. “No, no, no. Don’t be so rash this time.

“Look around for a while. Find more dream realization projects. I’ll come over after some time, and we can discuss things before you make a decision.”

Ma Yang looked confused. “Brother Qian, weren’t you the one who taught me to be daring and invest when I should, without hesitating? Didn’t you tell me to invest in whatever I liked and trust in my own instincts?”

Pei Qian cleared his throat twice. “Hehe, I did say that before. You’re right.

“However, that was when you were new to investing. You had just joined the industry. I kept emphasizing to you not to hesitate in order to nurture your decisiveness in making investments!

“Now, the situation is different. You already have experience investing twenty million yuan. It’s time to advance to the next stage.”

A realization dawned on Ma Yang. “Alright, Brother Qian. What’s the next stage? Go ahead!”

Pei Qian pondered for a moment and said, “I have to show this to you using an actual project and analysis. Without a project in front of us, we’ll just be talking in abstract. We might end up becoming dogmatic.

“How about this? Choose a proposal based on my requirements. Collect any proposal that reflects big dreams.

“I’ll make another trip down after some time in order to discuss with you which project to invest in!”

Ma Yang nodded. “Alright, Brother Qian. No problem!”

Then, he turned to the supporting players behind him. “Did you hear that? I’m going to be your role model before we make the next investment. Stop playing games, everyone!” Everyone nodded and replied, “Alright, Boss Ma!”

A smile surfaced on He Desheng’s face.

He liked playing games, but he had not forgotten that he was an investor. He had come to Dream Realization Ventures to learn the elite ways of investment from Boss Pei!

Boss Ma had spent the twenty million too quickly earlier. As a mere executor, He Desheng could not understand what was happening. During this period, He Desheng had been constantly hoping to witness Boss Pei make another move.

Now, the opportunity was here!

He wondered what kind of project Boss Pei — the master of investments—would pour his money into.

He couldn’t wait to see it!

December 30th, Thursday…

The New Year’s Day holiday was right around the corner. Exams week was looming.

Pei Qian had spent all of last night trying to memorize Ma Yang’s notes. When he woke up in the morning, his head felt heavy.

After ordering Fish-Catching Take-Out, Pei Qian’s left eyelid started to twitch.

“If the left eyelid twitches, it’s good luck; if the right eyelid twitches, it’s bad luck. “Oh, no! Something is up!”