Chapter 160 A Perfect Solution

Leaving Moyu Internet Cafe by car, Pei Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

It had been a truly harrowing experience.

This is so hard!

Pei Qian recalled the events of the day. If he had discovered the problem just a week or two later, things might have spiraled out of control. Not only would Moyu Internet Cafe have been in trouble, but all his other projects would have been for nothing!

"Luckily, I strategized from the command tent and secured victory from a thousand miles away. I both appeased Old Ma and eliminated the hidden danger. It's practically a perfect solution."

"I really am a genius!"

Pei Qian was worried that Ma Yang would be discouraged and fall into a slump because of this, so in the end, he dangled a carrot in front of him.

Of course, what Pei Qian said was half true, and the carrot he dangled was different from the ones other bosses dangled.

Other bosses dangle carrots to deceive people, but Pei Qian was different. He genuinely intended to do it.

Ma Yang's approach had indeed given Pei Qian a reminder and made him think of the livestreaming field.

Pei Qian knew very well that in the next few years, livestreaming would rapidly become a trend, with various livestreaming platforms starting a great war and profoundly changing people's lifestyles.

But who said that being a trend meant making money?

Choosing the right trend could indeed create a vast commercial empire, but it was more likely to be burned to ashes in the money-burning war and quietly withdraw.

After all, others weren't blind. If you could see the trend, so could others.

In the internet age, who could ultimately seize the trend depended on who had more money.

Many companies were burning hundreds of millions of yuan. Pei Qian asked himself, he was willing to burn money, but Tengda didn't have that much money for him to burn for the time being.

But no matter what, as long as he could lose money!

Pei Qian knew many classic cases of continuous losses:

Shared yellow bikes;

Didi Chuxing;

Meituan Waimai;

Panda Live;

JD Logistics...

Weren't these all good examples of sustained losses!

Pei Qian felt that as long as he could do any one of them, he could continuously and steadily lose money, and keep using the system's money to fill the hole, wouldn't that be wonderful?

Pei Qian hadn't been involved in these before, mainly because these fields had thresholds. Without some capital, he couldn't even set up an empty shell, let alone operate it.

But during this period, Pei Qian found that his loss target was slowly heading towards the ten million level, so he could naturally plan similar goals in the future cycle.

Of course, how to do it specifically still needed to be considered carefully.

After all, the system stipulated that if there were unfinished products at the end of the term, the settlement would be postponed.

If Pei Qian rashly entered a certain field and the product was only half finished when the funding chain broke, and the settlement couldn't be settled, and the money was all spent, wouldn't that be awkward?

If these two cycles could successfully lose money, then he wouldn't need to enter those fields for the time being;

If he accidentally made money again...

Then Boss Pei would be on a one-way street to recklessly spending money.

Among the many options, livestreaming was obviously a good choice. Seeing Ma Yang so sad, Pei Qian thought of comforting him and directly threw the title of CEO of Moyu Livestreaming to him.

It could also be said that the idea for Moyu Livestreaming came from the display screen in Ma Yang's Moyu Internet Cafe.

...

June 3rd.

The other two Moyu Internet Cafes also opened.

Pei Qian still went there in person and was relieved to see that both stores were deserted.

Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were also there, but Ma Yang's eyes still had a little confusion and a little melancholy.

Pei Qian silently pulled Zhang Yuan aside.

"Old Ma doesn't seem to be in a good state."

Zhang Yuan replied truthfully, "It's okay, Boss Pei. Brother Ma is just temporarily a little lost. He's a little melancholy occasionally, but he hasn't eaten a bite less, and his appetite has even increased."

Pei Qian sighed in his heart. As expected of Old Ma, his mental quality was indeed excellent. After suffering such a huge blow, he would definitely not eat a bite less.

"What's the situation with the flagship store?"

Zhang Yuan replied, "It's just like that."

"After Chen Lei left, we found a new resident singer. People still occasionally give tips, but the traffic is slowly decreasing."

"There's still a commission, which is a little better than the earliest revenue situation, but it's still a long way from turning a profit..."

Pei Qian nodded, relieved.

As long as it didn't turn a profit, everything was easy to say.

However, it was actually a little better than the earliest revenue situation, which meant that the liquor commission model was really useful and could earn some money. After all, it was a small hidden danger.

Looking at Ma Yang's frowning face, which was very long, Pei Qian suddenly had an idea.

Could he think of a way to both solve the liquor commission problem in Moyu Internet Cafe and allow Ma Yang to find some new things to do and regain his spirits?

Pei Qian's mind flashed quickly.

Some of the classic loss-making cases required hundreds of millions of funds to play with, so he couldn't get started for the time being; but there were also some that didn't require a lot of start-up capital, so he could start them first.

For example...

Takeout!

Pei Qian noticed that the store manager of this Moyu Internet Cafe happened to be a chef.

When choosing the store manager, in addition to the four waiters, a chef also raised his hand and was naturally selected as the store manager.

Perfect!

"Zhang Yuan, call the store manager of this store and Ma Yang over. I have a new job for you."

The four of them sat down in the coffee area.

Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were already used to this. The chef who had transferred to the store manager hadn't adapted well to this change of identity. He seemed a little uneasy and restless.

"What's the name of this store manager?" Pei Qian asked.

He hadn't paid attention to the names of these store managers. Anyway, they were all tools, and it didn't matter what they were called.

Actually, thinking about it from another perspective, this was also a good thing. If he knew the names of the tools, it would probably mean that the tool's work was excellent, which might not be good news for Pei Qian...

This chef who had transferred to the store manager looked almost forty years old. He didn't look as greasy as the average middle-aged person. Instead, he maintained a good figure and was well-maintained.

Hearing Boss Pei ask, the store manager quickly replied, "My name is Lin Canrong."

Pei Qian nodded, but only remembered that his surname was Lin.

"Old Ma, I heard that you seem to be a little lost recently."

"It doesn't matter, I have a new and important task for you!"

"This will further expand the territory of our Moyu Internet Cafe and is an important part of the Tengda business empire's layout."

"Are you confident that you can do it well?"

Pei Qian looked at Ma Yang, his eyes full of encouragement.

Ma Yang instantly became energetic: "Brother Qian, just tell me! I'm worried that my talent has nowhere to be used!"

Pei Qian nodded. Sure enough, a simple task could rekindle the fire of struggle in Ma Yang's heart.

"We... are going to further advance into the catering industry!"

Ma Yang, Zhang Yuan, and Lin Canrong looked at each other.

Further advance into the catering industry?

Indeed, they had already taken a step, which was Moyu Internet Cafe.

Moyu Internet Cafe sold food, with "imported foreign wine on the front and home-cooked dishes on the back" on the menu.

Chef Lin's job at the Moyu Internet Cafe flagship store was to slack off every day, or rather, cook for the guests.

But basically no one ordered food at Moyu Internet Cafe before, so Chef Lin had been in a state of slacking off the whole time.

And they were planning to go even further?