Of course, this wasn't Wang Yi's idea alone. Mitchell deserved some of the credit, too.
Although Wang Yi had a sharp mind and could often think of all sorts of things, he didn't like doing business or devoting his attention to it. Mitchell, on the other hand, happened to be very interested in that sort of thing.
And Mitchell was loyal to Wang Yi, so Wang Yi trusted him completely.
Next, Wang Yi finalized advertising deals with three more brands.
Once the revenue from those three brands came in, he would have $500 million, even after taxes.
That would bring the total to $1 billion to invest in the game.
On August 7, Wang Yi visited the headquarters of Wang's Game.
He inspected the various game development departments once again.
Then he told them that he planned to invest another $1 billion.
The development staff were delighted.
As the saying went, outsiders watched for the spectacle, while insiders understood the details. Outsiders were amazed by their game, but the developers knew they still didn't have enough funding, and many details hadn't been optimized as well as they could be.
Wang Yi had already invested more than $7 billion in the game—an enormous sum. On top of that, he set aside some money for charity every year, so they hadn't felt comfortable asking him for more.
Now that Wang Yi had made this promise, they were thrilled. With another $1 billion, they could go back and properly optimize the details they hadn't been able to improve before the official version launched.
As soon as news broke that Wang Yi was investing another $1 billion in the game, it shocked everyone.
"Isn't this the third time Brother Yi has increased his investment? That means the game's total budget is already close to