Chapter 301 Why are you so Secretive about the Event?

Pei Qian happily kept the one hundred thousand yuan and placed the trophy and award in his office. He felt much more relieved now.

Finally, he could relax!

Of course, Pei Qian did not forget to instruct Assistant Xin to reimburse the interview team for the money they had spent on their return flight. It was not much, but he had to take every opportunity he had to spend money.

Now that he had sent the interview team off, he could focus on spending money without any qualms.

It was October 24th, the first day of a week of events to celebrate 1024 Digital Day!

They had already been marketing the event for some time before this. Thus, the moment the event started, many people began to participate!

Fish-Catching Take-Out was first.

During the event period, Fish-Catching Take-Out would offer a discount on their food and free delivery. The more they could sell, the more losses they would incur.

Early in the morning, old and new users alike ordered food on Fish-Catching Take-Out’s mobile application. A few chefs in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had never worked so hard in their lives. They produced dish after dish to meet the demand.

The food was then quickly packed with exquisite cutlery into a heat-resistant bag, ready for the delivery men to arrive on their scooters and bring them to customers like busy bees.

Of course, the staff in charge of collecting the cutlery, washing them, and disinfecting them was equally busy.

Pei Qian had already considered that there might not be enough manpower. Thus, he allowed Fish-Catching Take-Out to hire temporary workers during this period, who were to be paid daily. This ensured that there would be enough help and deliveries would not be delayed.

Even if deliveries were delayed, nothing else could be done but to give customers further discounts or waive charges altogether. If the delays were too long, Pei Qian would even compensate customers with double the price of their order.

All in all, he had to make sure that Fish-Catching Take-Out—which had already been incurring losses—would incur more loss!

On top of these, Pei Qian also spent a large sum of money on ensuring that the temporary workers could wear the same uniform and use the same heat-resistant bags and scooters.

If one walked around Jingzhou, they would be able to see delivery men wearing Fish-Catching Take-Out’s yellow and blue uniform, riding similar-looking scooters to deliver food. One could say that they looked bright and stood out.

Compared to the delivery men whom Pei Qian remembered, who tore through the crowd with their electronic scooters; Fish-Catching Take-Out’s delivery men were different. They were not so rash. Instead, they were very polite and kept strictly to the rules and regulations by avoiding pushing others and tearing through crowds.

Even if they failed to deliver the orders on time, their pay would not be docked. The compensation to customers would come from Fish-Catching Take-Out’s account.

What’s more, Fish-Catching Take-Out was healthier and more generous compared to other platforms. Delivery men earned more per delivery, which minimized the need for them to rush and risk their safety to complete as many orders as possible.

Of course, basic efficiency and quality were ensured. If the delivery men were too slow and failed to help Pei Qian maximize his losses or if they were rude and made customers unhappy, they could still be fined or fired.

Things were equally busy at Upwind Logistics. Before this, they had notified many delivery companies about this event. During the event period, Upwind Logistics was not going to charge any fees for delivering parcels. Thus, many delivery companies agreed to dump their parcels at the Upwind Courier stations.

One could enjoy a discount or waiver on postage at Upwind Courier stations. Thus, customers who needed the discount could hire Upwind Logistics to deliver their mail.

All the Upwind Courier stations around Jingzhou became incredibly busy. The delivery men constantly sent parcels and mail. Each time they started or completed a delivery, Boss Pei would see the remaining balance in his System Funds fall slightly.

There wasn’t an obvious increase in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s customers, but there was in the number of people who purchase ROF’s units!

Several gamers began waiting in line even before the internet cafes opened for the day Shortly after they did open, the first one hundred units were given out. They did not remain available for long at all.

This was because it was too worth it!

The units were originally to be sold for their cost price. That meant the installation, delivery, and after-sales service charges would be waived. In addition to the free upgrade, customers could save about four thousand yuan with one purchase! Naturally, they were greatly attracted!

Even though the first one hundred units were sold out in the blink of an eye, the rest of the customers remained excited to purchase units of their own.

The excess stock that Pei Qian had instructed Zhang Yuan to purchase came in handy at once. The various parts were continuously being delivered from warehouses to the storerooms. There, the staff quickly assembled the system units and then arranged for them to be delivered once they were done. The entire process was very quick.

Many people received their system units in the afternoon after placing their orders in the morning. This surprised them beyond words.

In the afternoon, at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe…

Yu Hang had been focusing intently on his screen. He lightly tapped the left button on his mouse with his index finger. At once, the gun on his screen spat out blue fire, causing the zombies in front of him to stumble backward.

He had to admit—the high-end hardware and gaming monitors with high refresh rates in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe were providing him with unique gaming experience.

After the game ended, Yu Hang leaned back in his chair and took two sips of his coffee. His heart was still racing from the excitement of the game. At that moment, the manager of the internet cafe approached him, bent down, and mumbled in his ear. “Congratulations, Sir. You’ve won a prize.” Yu Hang jumped. He quickly turned around and saw the manager staring at him, smiling. He was at a loss for words.

Is this a scam?

That can’t be. This manager has been working in this internet cafe for a long time. I recognize him.

Such a big establishment can’t be trying to cheat me in broad daylight, right?

Could this really be my lucky day?

Yu Hang looked at the manager, only half believing him. “What prize? Are you going to waive my bill for today?”

The manager smiled. “Sir, please leave your shipping address and contact details. You are our internet cafe’s first lucky winner; we’ll be delivering a computer system unit to you. It will be of the same brand as the ones you see in our internet cafe.”

Yu Hang almost thought that his ears were playing tricks on him. “Huh? A computer? For free?”

The manager continued smiling as he nodded. He spoke again in a low voice. “Yes, we are giving you a custom-made ROF system unit for free.”

Yu Hang suddenly felt light-headed. The hairs on the back of his neck stood.

How strange!

He had taken part in activities organized by other internet cafes before, but other internet cafes always made sure to draw as much attention to these activities as possible.

They would have signs put up at the entrance and posters put up on the walls. If someone really were to win a prize, the internet cafe would announce it for three days consecutively so that everyone else would know.

Why was Fish-Catching Internet Cafe holding the event so secretively?

He had just won a system unit. Shouldn’t they blow trumpets and make announcements? Why were they acting like they had done something horrible, that they did not want others to find out about? Why did they have to notify him by whispering in his ear?

Yu Hang had no idea what was going on. If he had not been a regular customer at this internet cafe, he would