Having come to his senses, Zhou Xiao said cleverly, "Understood, Chairman. I know what to do. But the email says the deposit is one million yuan."
Zhou Xiao blinked repeatedly. The meaning was obvious: he had no money.
"It's a small matter." Chen Tianqiao walked over to the computer and made a few operations. "I've already transferred one million yuan to your salary account. Go make the payment."
Zhou Xiao did as instructed. A few minutes later, an unfamiliar number called.
During the conversation, he tried to fish for information several times, but the other party was cautious and didn't fall for it.
Not long after hanging up, he received an email containing a website link. He opened it.
Looking at the screenshots on the website showing 100,000 concurrent players and monthly revenue of ten million yuan, Chen Tianqiao asked Zhou Xiao, "What about our figures?"
When it came to work under his responsibility, Zhou Xiao immediately gave him the results. "Last month, despite the impact of private servers, concurrent players still broke through 400,000. Monthly revenue isn't under my jurisdiction, so I'm not sure."
"Judging from this, they genuinely want to transfer it. It seems the lawyer's letter we sent last time worked. Otherwise, how could they bear to spit out this money tree?"
"Chairman, you're wise!" Zhou Xiao casually flattered him.
Zhou Xiao reorganized his thoughts, quickly arranged his words, and took the opportunity to say,
"This is a great opportunity.
1. Greedy Blue Moon Legend and the private server alliance themselves have strong profitability. According to the information we have, the figures in the screenshot aren't greatly inflated.
2. Once we buy it, you'll control both the official version and the largest private server alliance, one in the open and one in the shadows. We won't need to worry about the private servers anymore.
3. The Source Code of Greedy Blue Moon Legend and its new Monetization Model can provide guidance and reference for the Legendary World we're developing. The boss is indeed the boss. This strategy kills three birds with one stone—it's practically Wolong reborn!"
Oh, so there were actually three points. Chen Tianqiao looked appreciatively at his quick-witted subordinate. "Exactly! That's what I mean. You're not bad, kid. You can keep up with my thinking.
"You'll be responsible for the actual transaction from here on. Once it succeeds, I'll have Da Nian register a new company. He'll be the General Manager, while you'll be a vice president in charge of operating the private server alliance and Greedy Blue Moon. If you run into any problems, you can ask him for support. However, once that happens, your current identity..."
"Understood. Once the transaction is complete, I'll resign from the company on my own."
"Mm. Don't keep calling me Chairman in the future. We're all on the same side now. Call me boss!"
"Yes, boss!"
After Zhou Xiao left, Chen Tianqiao's smile faded. He made two phone calls. "Qianqian, how much usable capital do we have left in our accounts? Not the company's—our personal funds. All right, I understand."
"Da Nian, there's something I need you to take care of. Blah blah blah, that's roughly it. I don't trust an outsider, so keep a close eye on things. Technology is important, but the company belongs to our family. You need to take it a step further and broaden your perspective and horizons. Little brother, Second Brother has always kept the company's COO position open for you, but you need to produce some results. This opportunity is a pretty good one."
After finishing the calls, Chen Tianqiao lay back on the broad, soft sofa, but his mind was still occupied with matters.
Use Zhou Xiao's knife to make Luo Qianqian surrender operational control.
Once the matter was settled and Da Nian took over, he would find an opportunity to kick Zhou Xiao out.
There was also the need to stabilize the parachuted executives and the relatives in the company.
And the Korean company's aloof indifference.
One matter after another came rushing into Chen Tianqiao's mind.
The higher one stood, the stronger the mountain winds became. A moment's carelessness could send one tumbling off a cliff.
Chen Tianqiao rose to his feet and sighed.
The operation was bigger now, and the team was harder to lead!
The only consolation was that they were making more and more money!
If Zhou Xiao was merely pretending to be a second-generation rich kid, then Wu You was the genuine article.
The friends of second-generation rich kids generally came from families of roughly equal standing. Otherwise, if one person spent a single meal's worth of money equal to another's annual salary, their values would be completely incompatible. Who would want to bring someone like that along?
Wu You didn't have many friends, but he often hung out with four of them. They had even sworn brotherhood like the characters in Young and Dangerous. Their rankings were directly proportional to their families' wealth.
Thus, Wu You, whose family assets were worth tens of billions, naturally became the leader of the group.
For the past two months, he and his brothers had been slaughtering their way through Greedy Blue Moon Legend, leaving chaos and rivers of blood in their wake.
Whenever their equipment dropped, they bought new gear. If they couldn't buy it, they called people over to fight for it. They repeated the process endlessly.
Over the past few days, their enthusiasm had finally faded somewhat. Wu You had always been quick-witted, and he began thinking that if he could buy this Legend, he could adjust the equipment however he wanted. Why waste so much effort fighting to the death? It was far too inefficient.
A player who didn't want to become the referee wasn't a good player.
Once the idea struck him, he acted. He found the business contact email at the bottom of the website and sent a tentative message.
Unexpectedly, the other party really replied—and even called him.
A few minutes later, Wu You finished speaking with the other party.
Fuck, his dream had come true!
Wu You let out an excited, strange cry, drawing the attention of his brothers.
"Big Brother, what's got you so excited?"
"Get your asses over here and discuss something important. There's a huge project!"
"This boss is almost dead. Give me two minutes!" A skinny guy suddenly raised his hand.
"Two fucking minutes? My word doesn't count anymore? Third Brother, drag Fifth Brother over here!"
Wu You quickly gathered his brothers and said to the guy who had been dragged over, "Do you want to own the best equipment in the entire server without having to kill monsters?"
The latter nodded repeatedly like a pecking chick.
"Third Brother, do you want your warrior to instantly kill anyone you don't like? To walk around like you own the place?"
"I already kill whoever I see~" Third Brother was the burliest of them, and also the most straightforward and honest.
"Stop fucking bragging. Yesterday, you were beaten by the guild leader of Heaven on Earth. What was his name again..."
Someone beside him reminded him, "Blade-Cloud-Pact!"
"Ah, right. Blade-Cloud-Pact beat you like a little bitch, and even your Heaven-Splitting Blade dropped. Do you want to kill him instantly?"
Third Brother gritted his teeth and nodded hard, uttering a firm "Mm."
"In our fathers' eyes, we're all good-for-nothing wastrels who can't amount to anything. Now an opportunity is right in front of us, and we still have time to seize it! We can prove that playing games can also make money, and that there's a future in gaming! Do you want it or not!?"
Everyone nodded, their eyes shining.
"Good! Now the opportunity has appeared. Whether we can seize it depends on us. Look at what this is." After speaking, Wu You revealed the computer screen behind him.
"Beyond Legend private server & Greedy Blue Moon Legend for sale!" Several enormous words appeared before their eyes.
The group's exclamations of "Fuck!" rang out nonstop. When they saw the revenue screenshots and asking price, their voices rose sharply.
After a while, once everyone had calmed down, they gathered together to discuss the matter.
Fourth Brother asked doubtfully, "Boss, Greedy Blue Moon Legend is doing so well, and it seems to be making plenty of money. Why would they suddenly sell it? Could it be a scam?"
"I just finished talking to the owner of Greedy Blue Moon Legend. He didn't sound like a scammer. He said an important project urgently needed funding, so he was reluctantly giving this up. He sent me Greedy Blue Moon Legend's transaction records by email. I took a quick look just now, and there's no problem. The records match up with the periods when we recharged! We only need to pay the deposit upfront, then pay the balance after the handover confirms everything is fine!"
Second Brother smacked Fourth Brother on the head. "If the boss is handling it, what's there to worry about? Tell us, what do you need us brothers to do?"
"Pool our money!"
The light vanished from the eyes of the several heads across from him.
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