Zhou Xiao, realizing what was meant, cleverly said, "Understood, Chairman. I know what to do. But the deposit required in the email is one million."
Zhou Xiao blinked, his meaning clear: he didn't have the money.
"A small matter," Chen Tianqiao said, operating his computer for a moment. "One million has been transferred to your salary account. Go ahead and make the payment."
Zhou Xiao complied. A few minutes later, an unfamiliar number called.
During the conversation, he tried to pry information several times, but the other party was cautious and didn't fall for it.
Not long after hanging up, he received an email with a website link. He opened it.
Chen Tianqiao looked at the screenshots on the website showing 100,000 concurrent online players and a monthly revenue of 10 million. He asked Zhou Xiao, "What about our data?"
When it came to his area of responsibility, Zhou Xiao immediately provided the results. "Last month, due to the impact of private servers, our concurrent online players still broke through 400,000. Monthly revenue isn't my responsibility, so I'm not sure."
"Looking at this, it seems the other party is genuinely willing to transfer ownership. It appears our lawyer's letter had an effect. Otherwise, why would they be willing to give up this cash cow?"
"The Chairman is brilliant!" Zhou Xiao offered a casual compliment.
Zhou Xiao reorganized his thoughts and quickly structured his language, seizing the opportunity to say, "This is a great asset.
1. Greedy Blue Moon Legend and the private server alliance are inherently profitable. Based on the information we have, the figures in this screenshot are not exaggerated.
2. After acquiring it, both the official legitimate game and the largest private server alliance will be under your control, one openly and one covertly. You'll no longer have to worry about the impact of private servers.
3. The source code for Greedy Blue Moon Legend and its new profit model can provide valuable insights and references for the Legend of Mir World we are currently developing. The boss is indeed the boss; this plan to kill three birds with one stone is like the reappearance of Zhuge Liang!"
Uh, so there are three points after all. Chen Tianqiao looked at his sharp subordinate with admiration. "Yes, that's exactly the idea! You're not bad, kid, you can keep up with my train of thought.
From here on, you'll be responsible for the specific transaction. Once it's successful, I'll have Da Nian register a new company, and he'll be the general manager, with you as the deputy general manager, in charge of the operations of the private server alliance and Greedy Blue Moon Legend. If you have any issues, you can seek his support. However, this means your current position..."
"Understood. After the transaction is complete, I will proactively resign from the company."
"Good. And don't call me 'Chairman' anymore. We're all family now. Call me Boss!"
"Yes, Boss!"
After Zhou Xiao left, Chen Tianqiao's smile faded. He made two phone calls. "Qianqian, how much disposable funds do we have in our personal accounts, not the company's? ... I see."
"Da Nian, there's something I need you to handle with care. Blah, blah, blah, basically that's it. I can't trust an outsider with this, so you need to keep a close eye on it. Technology is important, but the company is ours. You need to step up, broaden your perspective and vision. Brother, your second brother has always kept the COO position in this company for you, but you need to achieve certain results. This opportunity is a great one."
After the calls, Chen Tianqiao leaned back into the large, soft sofa, his mind still racing.
Using Zhou Xiao as a pawn to get Luo Qianqian to give up the operating rights.
Once this matter is settled and Da Nian takes over, he'll find an opportunity to get rid of Zhou Xiao.
And then there's the matter of stabilizing the internal factions: the parachuted executives and the family members.
The Korean company's aloof indifference.
One by one, these matters flooded Chen Tianqiao's mind.
The higher you stand, the stronger the mountain wind blows. A single misstep could send you tumbling down the cliff.
Chen Tianqiao stood up and sighed.
As the scale grows, managing the team becomes more difficult!
The only consolation is that the money is indeed rolling in!
If Zhou Xiao was pretending to be a rich second-generation heir, then Wu You was the genuine article.
The friends of rich second-generation heirs were generally from similar backgrounds. Otherwise, if one meal of mine costs your annual salary, our values would be too divergent; who would bother hanging out with you?
Wu You didn't have many friends like that. He usually hung out with four others, and they had even sworn brotherhood like in the triad movies. The ranking among them was directly proportional to the amount of family assets.
Therefore, Wu You, whose family assets were in the billions, naturally became the boss of these individuals.
For the past two months, he and his brothers had been fighting fiercely in Greedy Blue Moon Legend, creating endless battles and bloodshed.
If their equipment was dropped, they'd buy more. If they couldn't buy it, they'd call for backup to fight, and so on.
In the last few days, their enthusiasm had finally waned a bit. Wu You, being sharp-minded since childhood, figured that if he could buy Legend of Mir, he could adjust the equipment however he wanted without the hassle of fighting tooth and nail, which was too inefficient.
A player who doesn't want to be a referee isn't a good player.
No sooner thought than done. He looked at the business cooperation contact email at the bottom of the website and sent an inquiry.
To his surprise, they actually replied. Not only did they reply, but they also called.
A few minutes later, he finished communicating with the other party.
Holy crap, my dream has come true! Wu You exclaimed excitedly, drawing the attention of his brothers.
"Boss, what's got you so worked up?"
"Get your asses over here quickly, we need to discuss something big. There's a massive project!"
"This BOSS is almost dead. Give me two minutes!" a lanky guy suddenly raised his hand.
"Two damn minutes? Is my word no longer law? Third Brother, go drag Fifth Brother over here!"
Wu You quickly gathered his brothers and said to the one who was dragged over, "Do you want to have top-tier equipment on the entire server without having to grind monsters?"
The latter, Little Rooster Pecking Rice, nodded.
"Third Brother, don't you want to be able to instantly kill anyone you don't like with your Warrior? Strut around like you own the place!"
"I'm already instantly killing everyone I see~" Third Brother was the strongest of the group and the most straightforward in personality.
"Stop bragging, yesterday you were just beaten up by that Guild Leader from Heaven on Earth, what was his name?"
Someone nearby reminded him, "Blade-Cloud-Pact!"
"Ah, right! You were beaten up by Blade-Cloud-Pact like a pathetic grandson, even your Heaven artifact dropped! Don't you want to instantly kill him?"
Third Brother gritted his teeth and nodded, letting out a grunt.
"In the eyes of our elders, we're all good-for-nothings who can't achieve anything significant. Now, an opportunity has presented itself, and we still have time to seize it! To prove that playing games can earn money, that there's a future in playing games! Do you want this!?"
Everyone nodded, their eyes shining!
"Good! Now the opportunity has appeared, it just depends on whether we can grasp it. Look what I have here." Wu You said, revealing the computer screen behind him.
"Legend of Mir Private Server & Greedy Blue Moon Legend for Transfer!" The words blazed into their vision.
Exclamations of shock erupted from the group. Upon seeing the revenue screenshots and the bidding price, their voices rose in pitch.
After a while, once their emotions had calmed, the group huddled together to discuss.
Fourth Brother asked doubtfully, "Boss, Greedy Blue Moon Legend seems fine, and it looks like it's making good money. Why is it suddenly being sold? It's not a scam, is it?"
"I just finished talking to the owner of Greedy Blue Moon Legend on the phone. It doesn't seem like a scam. He said he urgently needs funds for an important project, so he's reluctantly parting with it. He sent me the revenue records for Greedy Blue Moon Legend via email. I glanced at it just now, and there are no issues. The transaction times match our recharge records! We only need to pay a deposit upfront, and then the remaining balance after the handover is confirmed!"
Second Brother smacked Fourth Brother on the head. "If Boss is handling it, what's there to worry about? Just tell us what you need us to do."
"Pool our money!"
The light in the eyes of the men opposite them vanished.