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Chapter 244 - 243: The CEO of Nitiandang Personally Brands Me!

Chapter 244: Chapter 243: The CEO of Nitiandang Personally Brands Me!

Some things, Sui Tao, the clerk, couldn’t do, but Zhuge Jun was a customer of the store, so it didn’t matter if he did them.

The office worker couldn’t help but frown slightly, taking two steps back with a wary look in his eyes.

After all, they were all from this store, so it was best to be cautious.

But unexpectedly, Zhuge Jun extended his hand and shook hands with the leading office worker.

"Comrade!

"Congratulations, you’ve found your group!

"I’ve actually also been dissatisfied with Nitiandang for a long time, even though I haven’t been able to complete this achievement yet, it’s been a tough journey. To think that the final reward is just a cheap sign worth a few dozen dollars? This is absolutely unacceptable!

"Go ahead and assert your rights, all of us players support you!"

Sui Tao almost spat out a mouthful of blood: "Pfft!"

Damn, it looked like things were about to get out of hand.

He had hoped that Zhuge Jun and Hou Ji would help defuse the situation, but they ended up switching sides instead.

Sui Tao had no choice but to go to a corner and dial Gu Fan’s phone.

But just after two rings, he saw Gu Fan walking in from outside.

"Manager!"

Sui Tao hurriedly stepped forward and quietly briefed him on the current situation.

"Oh, a player has come to seek justice, huh? I got it," Gu Fan yawned, seemingly unconcerned.

"Great, I’ve finally caught someone from Nitian Paradise Company who has some authority! Are you the manager of this experience store?" the leading office worker approached aggressively.

Gu Fan nodded slightly, then shook his head, "Not entirely."

The office worker was taken aback, "Huh?"

Gu Fan explained, "I am indeed the manager of this store, but at the same time, I’m the CEO of the Nitiandang game, as well as the chief producer and technical director."

"Pfft!" The office worker almost spat out a mouthful of blood, "What are you talking about, you’re the CEO of Nitiandang? I might as well claim to be the chairman of Nitiandang then!"

Gu Fan sized him up, "Hmm, if our chairman agrees, I have no objection. I guess if you take over, you’d definitely be better than her."

"Enough, enough, I’m not here to do a comedic dialogue act with you!"

The office worker was speechless, the topic almost got sidetracked, "In any case, you have to give us an explanation today! What’s the deal with this prize?"

Gu Fan looked at the shield-shaped medals placed on the counter and asked, "May I know how to address you?"

The office worker said, "I’m Ge Peng."

Gu Fan shook his hand, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Ge Peng. Is there a problem with the prize?"

Ge Peng was speechless, "The problem is huge! Tell me, didn’t Nitiandang game say that completing this ’Road Ghost’ achievement would get a mystery gift?"

Gu Fan nodded, "That’s right."

Ge Peng got even angrier, "Then what kind of mystery gift is this cheap sign? Huh? Isn’t this something you can have made for just a few dozen dollars? Why would you think I’d want to stick this trash on my car?"

Gu Fan spoke calmly, "Mr. Ge, it’s true that in terms of pricing, this is indeed a cheap sign, but that doesn’t mean you can deny its status as a ’mystery gift’, can you?

"Wasn’t Nitiandang strictly keeping it secret until it was in your hands? Since no one knew, wouldn’t you say it’s mysterious? There’s nothing wrong with that!

"By definition, it is in fact a mystery gift.

"As for whether or not you want to stick it on your car, that’s your choice.

"Even though the sign comes with cleaning tools and adhesive for sticking, it also comes with a wooden stand. This means, if you choose to display it on your bookshelf, that’s perfectly fine, too."

Ge Peng was stunned, at a loss for words for a moment.

Hey, that’s rather twisted logic.

Mystery doesn’t necessarily mean expensive, after all. Regardless of whether it’s cheap or expensive, would you say it’s quite mysterious? Isn’t it quite unexpected?

But Ge Peng quickly recovered and angrily said, "That’s not my point!

"What I mean is, Nitiandang deliberately created a sense of disappointment!

"You set a very difficult condition to begin with, then repeatedly hinted that completing this condition would yield a great reward. But the reward you actually deliver fails to meet the level of expectation you’ve set!"

"That’s the critical issue at hand!"

The others nodded in agreement, "Exactly, that’s the point! If you had said from the beginning that completing this achievement would only result in a lousy badge, why would we have bothered to go through all the trouble!

"It’s like those lottery tickets that keep hinting at a super rare grand prize, only to find out after winning that it’s just a ’try again’ ticket. Isn’t that fraud!"

Gu Fan remained calm and collected, speaking placidly, "I feel you are all too fixated on the actual value of the prize, but a prize isn’t just about its practical worth, right? There’s emotional value and other derivative values as well!

"Think about it, no matter its price, it’s still a globally limited edition that, to this point, has only been distributed in a few dozen copies.

"Doesn’t that make you feel a bit better after realizing this?"

Ge Peng was completely speechless, shameless, utterly shameless!

He had never encountered anyone so brazenly shameless!

Clearly, this manager was battle-hardened, easily defending against whatever attacks the crowd threw at him.

Of course, at the end of the day, this was because the Nitian Paradise gaming officials had never explicitly promised what the mysterious prize would be, let alone that it was a freebie.

Seeing that the people were still somewhat disgruntled, Gu Fan had no choice but to say, "How about this, Mr. Ge, how did you get here? Did you drive?"

Ge Peng nodded, "Yes!"

Gu Fan glanced outside at the parking lot, where indeed several cars were parked: ordinary sedans, SUVs, and a rather flashy red sports car.

"Then how about I personally apply it for you? Consider it a special service offered free of charge by Nitian Paradise Company."

Ge Peng was almost lost for words, what the hell was this special and free service!

Do I not have hands to apply it myself?

However, seeing Gu Fan’s sincere attitude, Ge Peng’s stance softened, and he found himself inexplicably nodding, "Okay!"

Since the gift obviously couldn’t be exchanged, but if it allowed the experiential store’s person in charge to personally apply it to his car, it also felt like some form of satisfaction.

Everyone stepped outside the experiential store, and Gu Fan took the car decal, found Ge Peng’s electric SUV, and conscientiously cleaned it before sticking it just below the car’s rear emblem.

"Alright, all done!

"It looks quite fitting."

Gu Fan inspected his handiwork, pleased with his ancestral - oh, no, his inherited decal-applying expertise.

"I want one too!" exclaimed the others who had also driven there.

Gu Fan received the decals one by one, "Don’t worry, there’s enough for everyone."

Soon, the decals were all applied to the other cars as well. Although each was placed in a different spot, they actually looked pretty good, without any sense of discord.

Throughout this process, many took out their phones to take photos, and Gu Fan didn’t stop them; he just skillfully applied each decal.

Immediately, Ge Peng took out his phone, made some quick edits to the video he had taken, and posted it online.

"Came to Nitian Paradise’s offline experiential store to seek justice! Never expected the store manager to offer such a solution..."

Although the prize wasn’t really exciting, having the Nitian Paradise official experiential store’s manager personally apply the decal... was okay, I guess! Barely acceptable!

Just as he was about to post, Gu Fan came over.

Ge Peng felt slightly guilty and instinctively thought to put away his phone.

But Gu Fan stopped him and pointed to the video title, "That title isn’t very accurate."

Ge Peng coughed lightly, "Ahem, I know it’s a bit clickbait-y, but in this day and age, nobody watches a video without a clickbait title!"

Gu Fan shook his head slightly, "No, I’m not talking about the clickbaity part.

"Didn’t I say earlier? I’m not just the manager of this experiential store, I’m also the CEO of Nitian Paradise, as well as the Chief Game Producer and Technical Director.

"Why did you only mention the manager part?

"You should write it like this.

"Came to Nitian Paradise’s offline experiential store to seek justice! Never would have imagined that Nitian Paradise’s CEO, Chief Game Producer, Technical Director, and store manager would personally apply my decal..."

Ge Peng almost spit out a mouthful of blood, "Huh? Is that okay to write?"

Gu Fan nodded as if it was only natural, "Of course it’s okay, why wouldn’t it be? That’s the honest truth, not a single lie! Don’t worry, take my advice, post it like that and I guarantee your video will go viral!"

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