Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 362 The More Casual, the More Mysterious
"Don't worry about the details," Cheng Yi laughed. "This competition covers nearly ten million college students and features the most popular campus beauties and hunks, which will definitely ignite a legend on campus."

This time, Luo Shengyi did not refuse immediately. He said politely, "Let me report it to the group first. You can send the details of the event to my email."

“No problem,” Cheng Yi said. “We are all legendary players after all, so I considered you guys first when it came to this kind of good thing. If you’re not interested, I’ll talk to the distributors of Magic Baby and Phantom Ranger. I heard that Magic Baby’s peak concurrent users reached 300,000. About 80% of the students in this university are playing Magic Baby.”

"Send the details of the event to my email right now, and I'll ask the chairman for his opinion immediately," Luo Shengyi said.

In the past few months, Magic Baby has emerged as a dark horse, with registered users exceeding ten million within three months, greatly threatening the status of Legendary.

The game "Fantasy Ranger" was the first online game developed in collaboration between NetDragon and Tianqing Animation. Since its paid launch in March, it has reached a peak of 3 concurrent users.

These are all legendary and formidable rivals.

"Okay." Cheng Yi responded and hung up the phone.

The 1225 computer labs sponsored by Xiaoneiwang Technology have already attracted the attention of many internet companies, especially game companies, who attach great importance to university computer labs.

Cheng Yi vaguely remembers that in 2003, Lei Jun went to great lengths to promote "JX Online" by personally wearing the game's costume and visiting universities one by one.

When it comes to being open to new things, college students are absolutely number one.

Especially now, many college students are immersed in the world of Magic Baby. Compared to the legendary game of killing and looting, Magic Baby is obviously more in line with the tastes of college students.

This trend made Cheng Yi very unhappy.

If college students are used to turn-based games, wouldn't their new games encounter resistance?
Changing user habits requires a significant financial investment.

Therefore, Shengda definitely needs to take the lead.

Cheng Yi returned to the finance department office and quickly compiled a brief summary of the event details. He then found Luo Shengyi's email address and sent the documents to him.

Upon receiving the email, Luo Shengyi immediately instructed his secretary to print out its contents.

Looking at the thin event description, Luo Shengyi's lips twitched involuntarily.

Isn't this fucking too concise?

Just a single A4 sheet of paper with a few paragraphs describing the event, and they sent it to me?

Other media events are usually accompanied by pictures and text, right?
Cheng Yi really doesn't act like he's part of the family.

Luo Shengyi resisted the urge to tear the A4 paper to shreds and quickly went to Chen Tianqiao's office.

Seeing Luo Shengyi walk in hurriedly, Chen Tianqiao frowned and asked, "Is something urgent?"

Luo Shengyi placed the A4 paper in front of Chen Tianqiao and said, "Cheng Yi just called me and said they are going to hold a national college student campus beauties and hunks competition. They asked if we wanted to sponsor it. This is the event plan."

"He asked us for sponsorship?" Chen Tianqiao wondered if he had misheard.

Does Cheng Yi not understand the situation? He actually dares to hope they will sponsor him.

Looking at the A4 sheet of paper with very few words on the table, Chen Tianqiao hesitated and asked, "President Luo, you call this a proposal?"

Luo Shengyi said with a wry smile, "This was sent to me by Cheng Yi, so I just printed it out exactly as it was."

"What exactly is Cheng Yi up to?" Chen Tianqiao was a little confused about Cheng Yi's methods.

If Cheng Yi were to hand over a standard event proposal, Chen Tianqiao wouldn't even glance at it; he would immediately reject it because he knew Cheng Yi genuinely wanted them to sponsor the event.

When Cheng Yi threw this blank sheet of paper at him, Chen Tianqiao immediately felt something was wrong.

The last time he called Luo Shengyi to inquire about the family search, he seemed to be just as casual.

The more casual a big shot like Chen Tianqiao appears, the more mysterious and unpredictable he feels towards him.

Chen Tianqiao picked up the 'blank sheet of paper' and carefully read its contents three times.

"School Beauty and School Hunk Contest..." Chen Tianqiao frowned and said, "It seems that Cheng Yi really wants to organize a big event."

Luo Shengyi said, "Yes, Chengyi Holdings' Xiaonei.com Technology has now established computer labs in 1225 universities across the country. It can be said that in the field of college student social networking, no one can compete with Xiaonei.com Technology."

"Xiaonei.com Technology..." Chen Tianqiao said slowly, "What did he tell you?"

Luo Shengyi said, "He said that this event will cover nearly 10 million college students, and many game companies want to sponsor the event. If we are not interested, he will talk to Magic Baby and Fantasy Ranger."

Chen Tianqiao's heart skipped a beat when Luo Shengyi mentioned Magic Baby and Phantom Ranger.

They went to great lengths to wipe out that Stone Age, but before they could even catch their breath, another game, Magic Baby, emerged. Moreover, Magic Baby developed very quickly. In less than five months of charging fees, it had already reached ten million registered users and 30 online users.

The approach taken by Magic Baby is different from that of Legend. Legend used internet cafes for promotion, while Magic Baby used universities for promotion. 70% of their players are college students.

College students clearly have stronger spending power than high school students and those who hang out in internet cafes.

Chen Tianqiao said, "Cheng Yi is trying to make us owe him a favor."

"Owes a favor?" Luo Shengyi asked in surprise. "Is he planning to use this event to curry favor with us and get us to renew his contract?"

Chen Tianqiao said, "Yes, that's probably the plan."

Luo Shengyi laughed and said, "He really knows how to think. Why would I renew his contract for a trivial event?"

Chen Tianqiao looked up at Luo Shengyi and said coldly, "President Luo, you need to change yourself. Have you noticed that you lose your temper every time you get involved with Cheng Yi? You shouldn't have said those words."

Upon hearing this, Luo Shengyi was startled and immediately said, "Chairman, I did indeed lose my composure."

Chen Tianqiao said slowly, "The matter of authorizing Momo Group is not entirely your responsibility. It is also part of my responsibility, so you don't need to feel guilty."

Chen Tianqiao placed the blank sheet of paper on the table, looked directly at Luo Shengyi, and asked, "Are you calm now?" "Yes, I am," Luo Shengyi quickly replied.

Chen Tianqiao nodded and said, "Okay, then tell me, should we sponsor this event?"

Luo Shengyi knew that Chen Tianqiao was testing him. He organized his thoughts and said, "I think we should sponsor this event. This is the first national event organized by Xiaonei.com, and it's also an event that Cheng Yi is trying to curry favor with us. As long as we sponsor it, he will do his best to support us, no matter what his reasons are."

A smile appeared on Chen Tianqiao's face as he said, "If we sponsor him, won't we owe Cheng Yi a favor? How should we handle this?"

Luo Shengyi laughed and said, "How can this be called owing a favor? We also sponsored with real money. Not only that, we can't let him ask for an exorbitant price for the sponsorship. We have to charge according to the number of impressions."

"We pay 1 cent for every impression."

Chen Tianqiao nodded in satisfaction and said, "What if Cheng Yi doesn't agree?"

Luo Shengyi chuckled and said, "We can use the contract renewal as bait. He can't possibly disagree. He's eager to get closer to us right now. After all, their Momo Legend will end in just over two months. Once their group loses Momo Legend, the internet cafe market will be wiped out by their competitors in an instant. After all, their broken system only has that one game, Momo Legend."

"Okay, I'll leave this to you," Chen Tianqiao said with a smile. "Remember to sign the contract."

"I understand." Luo Shengyi said with a happy smile, "Let's make good use of this waste before terminating the contract."

At this moment, Luo Shengyi felt extremely happy.

Cheng Yi set a huge trap for him, almost making him a sinner in the group.

He has endured nearly a year of hardship, and is finally about to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Only when the agency rights are revoked can Luo Shengyi's stain be considered removed.

Chen Tianqiao said, "Also, please inform the senior management of Lianjiang Group and tell them to prepare to enter Handong Province."

"Understood," Luo Shengyi said with a smile. "I'll go and inform them now."

Luo Shengyi left Chen Tianqiao's office and immediately called Chen Hui.

Chen Hui's internet cafe business is now booming. Although their number of internet cafes is not as outrageous as Momo Group's, they still have 200,000 computers, covering almost all the southern provinces.

The current distribution of internet cafes in China can be summarized as "Wangyuan in the south, Shikong in the north".

In the southern provinces, the internet cafe industry is dominated by China Overseas Internet Communication Group Co., Ltd., while in the northern provinces, it is controlled by Yanjing Time and Space Culture Group Co., Ltd.

From the moment they obtained the license to operate a chain of internet cafes, they embarked on a near-reckless expansion.

Backed by the gaming giant Lianjiang Group, Zhonghaiwangyuan could easily deal with internet cafe owners who lacked power and influence. Furthermore, the major shareholder of Yanjing Shikong Culture was the founder of Starcom. With Starcom Group's formidable strength, even a simple financial blow would be enough to leave those small internet cafe owners reeling.

In just six months, they have completely seized control of the internet cafe industry in first-tier cities. Those internet cafes that rely on them are required to pay a 30% service fee every month, while those that are unwilling to rely on them are suppressed to the point of being unable to hold their heads up.

Their experience was a replica of Chen Zhi's crackdown on internet cafes in Jingzhou City, only their crackdown was more intense, with various off-site tactics employed.

Shengda Group and Zhonghaiwangyuan are both located in Zhonghai City, so the two sides have a very close relationship.

Upon receiving Luo Shengyi's call, Chen Hui immediately laughed and said, "Brother Luo, I was just about to call you. I've just found a few promising young stars. If you have time, come to my club and I'll have them give you a rundown."

Luo Shengyi didn't respond to Chen Hui's words, and said in a serious tone, "Chen Hui, we probably don't have much time to enjoy ourselves. The legendary agency agreement with Momo Group is about to expire, and you need to prepare to enter Handong Province."

"So fast?" Chen Hui asked in surprise, "Are you sure you're not going to renew their contracts?"

Luo Shengyi said, "Yes, the chairman has already made the decision."

Chen Hui hesitated for a moment.

Luo Shengyi said, "Chen Hui, this is a great opportunity. As long as we cancel their Legend agency, their internet cafes will have no games to play. If you enter Handong Province at this time, it will be a chaotic situation, and Momo Group's business will collapse in an instant."

Chen Hui chuckled and said, "I understand the logic, but our group is currently in a period of rapid development, so there's really no need to go head-to-head with Momo Group."

"?" Luo Shengyi said in a deep voice, "Isn't this something we agreed on months ago?"

Chen Hui laughed and said, "Business layouts are constantly changing. A few months ago, we felt that Momo Group was a threat to our development, but now it seems that they have no intention of expanding nationwide, so we don't need to provoke them, this local snake."

"Handong Province is the largest market in the country," Luo Shengyi repeated. "A market worth billions, aren't you really interested?"

Chen Hui said, "Of course we're tempted, but there's money everywhere now, we can't possibly pick it all up. There's really no need to waste our energy provoking a powerful enemy. If we anger Momo Group, they might head south and cause us trouble, wouldn't that be terrible for us?"

Luo Shengyi almost couldn't help but curse at Chen Hui.

That fickle scoundrel! He had agreed to it so readily, and he had even reported the matter to the group's board of directors, but this kid actually went back on his word?

Chen Hui chuckled and said, "President Luo, as long as you take back the agency rights, it will be like cutting off Momo Group's arms. Even without us, they will still be struggling. As long as they don't have a replacement game, they will go bankrupt within six months."

Luo Shengyi instantly understood Chen Hui's intention.

This bastard is just trying to get something for nothing.

Chen Hui changed the subject and chuckled, "President Luo, if you're free tonight, come and have some fun. Those young stars are still so fresh and youthful. If you come later, they won't be as radiant anymore."

Luo Shengyi was no longer in the mood to think about those minor celebrities. Chen Hui's last-minute change of heart caught him off guard.

Even if Shengda Group had reclaimed the agency rights for Momo Group without Chen Hui's cooperation, the crisis for Momo Group would not have occurred immediately.

Moreover, Momo Group is now fully established and must have already considered the possibility of not being able to renew the contract. Perhaps Momo Group has already found other games to distribute.

Even though Momo Group became the agent for that legendary miracle, its player base still needed a period of adjustment.

The game-changing phase is precisely when Momo Group is at its most vulnerable. If Chen Hui follows through with his plan to launch a major offensive into the Handong Province market with the Legend game, he will definitely attract a large number of loyal users from Momo Internet Cafes.

(End of this chapter)