Chapter 1 The Entire Dormitory is Shocked

The entire dormitory was instantly alarmed, and everyone crowded around.

Lao Li quit the game, unplugged all the connection cables from the monitor, and moved it to Yu Hang's desk.

The other roommates surrounded the brand new host, their eyes full of envy.

The delivery guy deftly connected the host and monitor. After turning it on, he confirmed that the host was in perfect condition.

"This is the after-sales contact information. If there are any problems with the computer, or if you need to upgrade in the future, you can call this number for technical support."

"I wish you a pleasant gaming experience. If you are satisfied with my service, remember to give me a five-star review!"

The delivery guy left and even helped take out the dormitory's trash.

"Quick, quick, run a benchmark!"

Everyone in the dormitory was even more anxious than Yu Hang.

Soon, the benchmark results came out. The cool scores and high-end configuration dazzled everyone.

"This computer...must be worth at least five or six thousand, right?" Someone was already swallowing saliva.

Lao Li chuckled. "Five or six thousand? Who are you looking down on? I saw it. All the components are from top-tier brands. It's closer to fifteen thousand."

Yu Hang's roommates exclaimed in surprise.

Fifteen thousand for a host? That was the configuration of their dreams!

Lao Li's eyes were also full of envy. As the most knowledgeable person in the dormitory when it came to hardware, he could talk about it knowledgeably, practically a keyboard warrior. But when it came to building his own computer, he could only afford a mid-to-low-end, cost-effective host.

The reason was simple: poverty!

College students were always tight on living expenses. Besides the occasional rich kid, who could afford a host worth more than ten thousand?

"Lao Yu, are you a hidden rich kid? Or did you make money doing something on campus recently? Can you introduce some opportunities to us brothers?"

Everyone's eyes showed envy in capital letters.

Yu Hang spat. "You're the one who's doing that kind of work! I won it in a lottery! Moyu Internet Cafe seems to be having an event recently. After surfing the internet, you have a certain chance to win a host. I won it."

Lao Li's eyes lit up. "Damn, is that right? When did that start?"

Yu Hang said, "Just today. I won it when I was online this morning, and it was delivered at noon. The efficiency is too fast!"

Everyone looked at each other.

They had only heard of internet cafes giving away internet fees as prizes, never hosts!

That was too extravagant!

One of the guys started packing his things without a word.

Lao Li said sourly, "Hey, don't even think about it. Lao Yu is lucky, and there must be a lot of people participating in this event. Even if you go, you won't even get an empty seat, let alone win a prize. You'll just be wasting your time."

Yu Hang thought for a moment. "That's not necessarily true."

"Moyu Internet Cafe's occupancy rate hasn't been very high. It was only about sixty or seventy percent this morning."

"And this event is very low-key. After I won, they didn't promote it widely. The manager just quietly took down my address and contact information. No one else knows."

Lao Li and the others started packing their things without a word.

"Let's go, let's go to Moyu Internet Cafe today!"

"That's right, we don't care if we win a prize or not. We just want to experience what the legendary high-end internet cafe is like."

"Hey, wait for me, I'm putting on my pants."

"Where is it located? Does anyone know?"

"Hey, wait for me a while, I still have some work to finish."

"You go ahead, we'll turn on the computers and wait for you!"

Yu Hang couldn't help but laugh. These guys were too real.

They used to think that Moyu Internet Cafe was too expensive and didn't want to go. Now that they heard there was a chance to win a prize, they couldn't sit still.

Yu Hang smiled and watched. He had already won, so he couldn't win another one even if he went online again.

Opening the Moyu Waimai tableware, a fragrant aroma of food wafted out.

Yu Hang ate while downloading various games on his computer.

The campus network was slow, but it was still possible to play ordinary online games with an accelerator.

It would be a waste not to use this computer for gaming!

While downloading games, Yu Hang opened a shopping website, thinking about what kind of monitor he should buy.

He had already bought a host worth more than ten thousand, so wouldn't it be embarrassing not to have a high-refresh-rate gaming monitor?

Not to mention the keyboard and mouse. It wouldn't be right to pair such an awesome host with cheap ones.

While Yu Hang was browsing the website, the phone rang again.

"Hello, your express delivery has arrived."

Yu Hang was a little dizzy. Why was there another delivery?

Just then, Lao Li and the others were about to go to Moyu Internet Cafe, so everyone went downstairs together.

It was still the Reverse Wind Logistics delivery guy, but it wasn't the same one as before.

This time, the delivery guy carried a large box and several small boxes from the electric tricycle.

Yu Hang was a little puzzled. "What's this?"

The delivery guy smiled and said, "I just received instructions from my superiors. Lucky customers who win the prize at Moyu Internet Cafe will also receive a monitor and a full set of peripherals in addition to the host, so I delivered it to you as soon as possible."

Yu Hang was overjoyed. "Awesome! Lao Li, hurry up and help me carry it upstairs!"

Lao Li cupped his fist in salute. "Farewell!"

The crowd disappeared in a puff of smoke.

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...

Moyu Internet Cafe, Huanyu Tiangie branch.

Zhang Yuan and Ma Yang were chatting while drinking coffee in the lounge area.

"President Pei is really generous. After this week's event, ROF's brand awareness should be completely established."

"Although we're losing a lot of money temporarily, as long as local customers in Jingzhou recognize ROF as a high-quality, after-sales service brand, we'll definitely be able to recover the losses when sales pick up."

"What's more, the more accessories we purchase, the lower the overall price. We can also save some costs in this area."

"The only thing I don't understand is why President Pei doesn't want to promote the Moyu Internet Cafe host giveaway on a large scale?"

Zhang Yuan was still somewhat puzzled.

In his opinion, the event only lasted for seven days. The host giveaway could greatly increase Moyu Internet Cafe's occupancy rate, so it should be promoted widely.

Although it would cost some advertising fees, it could definitely be earned back through Moyu Internet Cafe's profits.

As the two were chatting, they heard a series of rapid footsteps outside the door.

"Does...does this store have any empty seats?"

"Huff, huff...yes, yes!"

"Quick, quick, get on the computer!"

Several student-looking people were panting, probably having run all the way. After swiping their ID cards and paying at the front desk, they hurriedly sat down in the empty seats, turned on the computers, and started surfing the internet.

Within a few minutes, more people came running in one after another, occupying seats at lightning speed.

Zhang Yuan was stunned. "Huh?"

These people were running so fast. They definitely weren't just coming to surf the internet and play games. They must have known about Moyu Internet Cafe's host giveaway, which was why they were so enthusiastic!

By three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the entire Moyu Internet Cafe was completely packed. Some people couldn't wait for a seat and had to leave in despair, thinking about trying their luck at other Moyu Internet Cafes.

Looking at the packed Moyu Internet Cafe, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

"So that's how it is!"

"President Pei already knew that Moyu Internet Cafe would be packed regardless of whether we promoted it or not."

"Since that's the case, why waste those advertising funds?"

"This spirit of careful calculation and thriftiness is worth learning!"

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...

On the other side, Pei Qian was rubbing his temples, trying to relieve his headache.

Although the plan was good, there seemed to be a bunch of problems when it came to actually implementing it!

Especially regarding the Moyu Internet Cafe event, Pei Qian realized that he was simply too naive.

Who said that players wouldn't find out if they didn't promote it?

It was only the first day afternoon, and the players had already filled all the empty seats at Moyu Internet Cafe!

It was foreseeable that all Moyu Internet Cafes would probably be packed for the next week.

Fortunately, Pei Qian reacted quickly and immediately gave all the lucky winners a monitor and a full set of peripherals, spending even more money.

Pei Qian wanted to continue to increase the intensity of the host giveaways, such as giving away a dozen units a day, but he was denied by the system and had to give up.

However, after careful calculation, Pei Qian felt that although there was a slight accident, it didn't have much impact on the overall situation.

It was still stable!

Losing money at this rate, Pei Qian wouldn't even need his employees to help him spend money recklessly. He could easily achieve a loss of five or six million.

Pei Qian was shocked by the number himself.

Happiness had come too suddenly, it was a bit unbelievable!

"Heh, it seems that I have found the right way to lose money."

"A future tycoon is rising!"

"The dream of becoming the richest man by losing money isn't far away!"

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel proud.

Although the next cycle would inevitably bring all kinds of unmanageable messes, Pei Qian couldn't care less.

It was enough to lose money this cycle. He didn't care if the floods came in the next cycle.

If he really felt hopeless to lose money in the next cycle, he could just slack off for a cycle and let the system's wealth grow naturally. Even at a ratio of 100:1, it could be converted into a lot of money.

Even if he had to lose money, he could open other money-burning industries!

Pei Qian thought happily, opened the official game platform, and prepared to find a fun game to play.

However, as soon as he entered the platform's homepage, he saw a prominent interview feature.

"Exclusive Interview with Tengda Games: Bringing Players' Imagined Perfection into Reality."

There was also a subtitle: "Join the Official Team in Unveiling the Mysterious Producer of *Repentance*!"

Pei Qian was so scared that he shuddered.

What was going on!

He knew that the results of the interview would come out soon, but... this was too fast, right?

The interview team left Jingzhou on Sunday morning, and it had only been thirty-some hours since then.

The interview had been done so quickly?

Were they on steroids?!

Would it kill you to slack off a bit and publish the interview next month?!

Seeing this title, Pei Qian instinctively felt that something was wrong. Thinking back to the interview situation before...

The official team shouldn't be causing trouble!

Pei Qian shuddered and hurriedly clicked on the feature.

There was a written transcript and video footage.

But after roughly scanning the transcript, it didn't seem to mention him too much.

Pei Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

But after taking a closer look at a line of small print at the beginning, Pei Qian felt his heart sink instantly.

Although the transcript didn't mention him too much, the problem was not small at all!

The introductory paragraph read:

"Shakespeare once said that a thousand readers will have a thousand Hamlets. The same story will have different interpretations depending on the person."

"In this issue's exclusive interview, the writer adopted a brand new interview format. We will use a 'blank space' approach to outline the contours of today's star producer."

"As for what kind of person he is? After reading this exclusive interview, we believe you will find the answer."