Chapter 478 - Is This Some Sort of Daily Training? (1/2)

April 9th, Saturday…

Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Handong University branch…

After settling the two gaming departments and the initial preparation for the gym, Pei Qian planned to enjoy the relaxing weekend that he rarely had.

He found a seat near the window in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and then sipped his coffee nonchalantly as he watched the busy street outside. He began to think about all the work he had to do from now on.

The company was going to receive the shared revenue from the sale of the movie tickets soon. Then, a huge sum of money would be transferred to the company’s bank account.

Pei Qian had already thought about how to spend the money: he would build a condominium.

It would be just like Deposit Fitness. Not only would he be able to incur losses, but he would also be able to use it to provide benefits for his employees. He would be killing two birds with one stone and getting twice the happiness with a single move!

Of course, he would have to spend a bit more money. Thus, he had to plan things carefully.

Pei Qian thought about buying a suitable building, converting it into a condominium, and then using it to test waters. If everything went well, he would use the rest of the money to rent the remaining houses and renovate them.

The System prohibited him from dabbling in the property market. In other words, he could only buy houses if he planned to use them for business operations. He could not leave them lying around and wait for their value to appreciate.

In this regard, starting a restaurant or a hotel would count as ‘business operations’.

However, after buying the villa for Ming Yun Private Kitchen back then, Pei Qian had not thought about buying another property. That was mainly because the starting sum in the System Funds had been too low for the past few cycles.

Ten percent of the value of the company’s fixed assets would be included in the System Funds. That would affect settlement. If Pei Qian bought a building worth thirty to forty million yuan, three to four million yuan would be considered part of his System Funds. He only had ten million yuan at the start of the previous cycle. The value of the fixed assets alone would have accounted for thirty to forty percent of that amount.

It would have been more difficult for Pei Qian to incur losses and easier for him to go out of line.

However, this cycle started with twenty million yuan in the System Funds. Spending thirty to forty million yuan on a building would probably not affect settlement that much.

Of course, there were risks to doing this. The building’s value could appreciate.

After accounting for that, Pei Qian still decided to buy the building. He had three main reasons for that.

First, this world was very different from the world that he remembered. Property prices would likely not rise so quickly. Second, even if the property prices increased rapidly, it would not happen in the next two years. Third, even if property prices increased during this period, it would not surpass the rate at which the starting sum in the System Funds increased.

At the rate things were going, the starting sum in the System Funds was increasing by ten million yuan every half a year. That meant that it would be worth it for Pei Qian to buy a fixed asset worth thirty to fifty million yuan in each cycle. That could be a fixed expenditure for every cycle.

On top of that, Pei Qian had to check on Dream Realization Ventures and Zhang Yuan. Pei Qian had not heard about any new investment projects since he had assigned Old Ma tasks earlier.

Pei Qian was very happy with this, and he had no intention to rush Old Ma.

However, he had to prevent Ma Yang and He Desheng from locking themselves away and causing chaos behind the scenes. Otherwise, if Pei Qian was not careful, something big could happen again. He had to be very cautious.

As for Zhang Yuan, he was supposed to work on the E-Sports Club, but he did not seem to be very interested in it. Until now, preparations were still ongoing. Pei Qian planned to make some time to take a look and offer him some ‘guidance’ while he was there.

In addition, there were other small matters that Pei Qian had to tend to:

Pei Qian felt that he was failing in almost everything that he did, mainly because he was not well-informed. He had to think of a way to keep an eye on every department’s every move.

He had also not made any headway on the System’s assignment for him to ‘invest in himself’.

He also had to observe the other businesses that did not look threatening at the moment. For all he knew, one of the subsidiaries could cause trouble and suddenly stab him in the back…

The more Pei Qian thought, the more sorrowful he became.

Life was as lonely as winter.

Just as he was wallowing in self-pity, Pei Qian caught sight of a familiar figure walking into Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.

“Eh? Boss Pei? A rare guest, a rare guest.”

Seeing Pei Qian in the corner and sipping coffee, Ruan Guangjian could not help but feel surprised and curious. Pei Qian, “?”

Wait, what do you mean ‘a rare guest?!

I’ve been busy working, and I haven’t had time to visit Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. However, if I’m not wrong, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe is my business, right?

At the same time, Ruan Guangjian noticed a problem with his words. He made an embarrassed smile and said, “Ah, I’m sorry, Boss Pei. I was thinking about something, and my mind grew cramped. “This internet cafe is yours to begin with, hahaha. I have to admit, the coffee is really good.”

At the moment, Ruan Guangjian was top on the list in Boss Pei’s notebook. Teacher Qiao had been a strong competitor, but Pei Qian had made Teacher Qiao suffer before. That was why he felt much more forgiving to him.

As for the other people on the list, Pei Qian could normally force obedience out of them by making them go through roller coasters, pendulum rides, bungee jumps, and haunted houses.

Ruan Guangjian was the only one who was completely different!

He was happy and excited after sitting through roller coasters and pendulum rides! He claimed to be afraid of ghosts, and he screamed louder than anyone else upon entering a haunted house. However, once he emerged, he looked lively and full of color!

He was an unstoppable human shield who could withstand anything and everything. Pei Qian’s methods of dealing with people counted for nothing to Ruan Guangjian.

If Pei Qian really wanted to take revenge, he would have no choice but to cause Ruan Guangjian real hurt.

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However, Pei Qian was not prepared to do that yet. Thus, he had no choice but to allow Ruan Guangjian to bounce around and show off in front of him.

Pei Qian sipped his coffee and smiled. “How have things been since you’ve moved to Jingzhou? Have you adjusted to life here? If not, maybe it’ll be better if you move back to Shanghai—”

Before Pei Qian could finish speaking, Ruan Guangjian interrupted him. “Don’t worry, Boss Pei. I’ve adjusted. I’ve adjusted very well! Everyone in our workspace is regretting not moving here earlier! “We should have moved to Jingzhou the moment our workspace was established!” The hand that Pei Qian was using to hold his coffee cup stopped in midair. “?”

He had intended to sound sarcastic, and yet Ruan Guangjian seemed to have taken his words for genuine care and concern.

A waiter walked towards them, carrying two huge paper bags. There were seven or eight cups of coffee inside.

“Brother Ruan, your coffee is ready.”

Ruan Guangjian reached out to grab the bags. “Alright, thank you.”

It looked like Ruan Guangjian was a regular here. Even the waiters knew him well. He had probably called in advance to order the coffee and was only here to collect them.

Pei Qian was shocked. “The boss of the workspace is coming to collect coffee for his employees?”

Ruan Guangjian laughed. “I needed to walk around to clear my mind, anyway. We ordinarily take turns to collect coffee. Boss Pei, do you have time to walk around our workspace?”

Pei Qian instinctively wanted to turn down the invitation.