Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 404 The Grand Time-Space Internet Cafe (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

At this time, the employees of Momo Games were gradually connecting the databases of Momo Legend and Primordial Era.

Momo Legend has a total of 59 servers, and the data needs to be fully migrated to Honghuang War Chronicles. In addition to account passwords, game friends and other information, there is also the issue of equipment level conversion.

This is a huge project. A week has passed, and they have only completed the migration of three servers.

However, this kind of migration is something that comes with practice, and as more and more servers are migrated, their migration speed is getting faster and faster.

Seeing that everyone was busy, Cheng Yi handed the revised plan to Kong Feng and left.

He's been spending the last few days in internet cafes, and he's developed a bit of a spirited young man vibe, with a hint of machine oil on his body.

He strolled into Zhang Lingyu's office, and Zhang Lingyu immediately stood up and called out, "Master."

As the largest subsidiary of Momo Group, Zhang Lingyu's workload at Momo Internet Cafe is arguably more complex than anyone else's.

Internet cafes are inherently troublesome places, with endless problems arising every day. Coupled with the recent player disturbance, Zhang Lingyu has visibly become much more haggard.

Cheng Yi smiled and said, "I heard that Time and Space Internet Cafe has entered Handong Province?"

“Yes,” Zhang Lingyu said. “They have rented four or five shops in each county. We don’t know how many computers they plan to get yet, but Lianxiang Computer’s trucks have been constantly arriving. Judging from their actions, they are planning to seize our market.”

"The timing of their arrival is quite good." Cheng Yi nodded slowly.

Zhang Lingyu said worriedly, "Yes, they chose the perfect time. Now, internet cafe users without test accounts don't go online much. If their internet cafes open, they'll probably attract a lot of internet cafe users away."

"How do you plan to deal with this?" Cheng Yi asked with a smile as he sat down on the sofa.

Zhang Lingyu poured Cheng Yi a glass of water and said, "When their internet cafe opens, I plan to engage in a price war with them. Anyway, we have revenue sharing from websites like Xinlang, so we can break even at three cents an hour. But for Shikong Culture, they're losing money even at five cents an hour."

Cheng Yi took a sip of water and said, "Price wars are a last resort; they're usually only used when all else fails."

Zhang Lingyu said, "We currently only have the Lianzhong Games platform and some single-player games. In terms of user retention, we cannot compete with Shikuang Internet Cafe, which has all kinds of games."

Online games are the most difficult area for Momo Internet Cafe to penetrate.

Unlike internet companies, online games have well-established point card sales channels and have long been profitable, so they are unlikely to be willing to give 30% of their profits to Momo Internet Cafe.

If the revenue sharing requirements for online games are lowered, websites like Xinlang will express their dissatisfaction.

Therefore, given the current size of Momo Internet Cafe, it is not yet possible to negotiate revenue sharing with online game companies for listing their products.

The limited number of games available in internet cafes is a major drawback of Momo Internet Cafe.

Cheng Yi said, "Don't start a price war for now. Let's give them some incentives to encourage them to open internet cafes faster."

"Huh? Why do you want them to drive faster?" Zhang Lingyu didn't quite understand Cheng Yi's meaning. Shouldn't they be doing everything they could to prevent Time and Space Internet Cafe from entering Handong Province?

Cheng Yi said, "Because they don't have much time left, you shouldn't do anything during this period. Let them get the internet cafe up and running first."

“Okay.” Although Zhang Lingyu didn’t quite understand, she would absolutely obey Cheng Yi’s orders.

As the closed beta test progressed, players gradually discovered that this game, "Primordial Era," was more fun than the previous "Momo Legend." At least in terms of PvP, it was no longer just a boring chase. The newly added skills, such as Swift Step, Shadow Step, and Golden Bell Shield, made PvP more diverse.

Most importantly, ordinary players also have the opportunity to make a comeback. Each map level has a Lightning Lord. As long as you can lure one Lightning Lord, your leveling speed will double. If you can summon three, you can practically do whatever you want.

Gradually, the forum for "Primordial War Chronicles" became very popular, and even a new way to make money emerged: renting out beta test accounts.

It costs 20 yuan to rent it for one day.

On November 30th, the Time and Space Internet Cafe, which had been in preparation for nearly half a month, finally opened for business.

Yanjing Time and Space Culture Co., Ltd. initially opened an internet cafe with 200 computers in each of more than 100 districts and counties in Handong Province, officially starting its competition with Momo Internet Cafe.

Faced with the entry of Yanjing Time and Space Culture, everyone thought that Momo Internet Cafe would definitely take countermeasures. However, to everyone's surprise, Momo Internet Cafe did not react at all, as if it knew nothing about the matter.

There were already few beta test accounts, and hundreds of thousands of internet cafe users had been bored for half a month. As soon as Shikuang Internet Cafe opened, it became an instant hit.

More than 100 internet cafes were packed, and many users started trying out Shengda Legend.

Seeing such success, Yanjing Time and Space Culture immediately increased its investment.

In China, as long as you have money, building anything is a matter of moments.

Yanjing Shiguang Culture's internet cafes in various districts and counties hired a bunch of local workers to begin renovating the four additional shops they had rented.

By November 22nd, 11 internet cafes had been established.

That's the allure of 500 million. When others open an internet cafe, they hesitate for a month or two just to rent a shop, and then there's the renovation, electrical wiring, network cables, and a whole host of other miscellaneous things. It definitely won't be open for less than two or three months.

But Time and Space Internet Cafe is different; they have money.

Their internet cafes are all located in prime locations within districts and counties, and are essentially well-decorated shops. All they need to do is hire people to fix the electrical circuits and arrange the tables and chairs.

With the number of network cables they requested, they were practically treated like royalty by China Telecom and China Unicom. They didn't even need to urge them; the staff from China Telecom and China Unicom installed the network cables for them in the shortest possible time and even helped them set up the routers, offering a one-stop service.

Lianxiang Group also provided them with meticulous service, and every computer was arranged exactly according to the requirements of Shiku Internet Cafe.

During this period, Lianxiang Group deployed more than 500 trucks to transport computers.

"That's the power of money! We should be able to get a Guinness World Record for how fast we've opened this internet cafe, right?" Xue Man couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the layout of the Time and Space Internet Cafe in Handong Province.

Standing next to Xue Man, Mi Jing said with a charming smile, "After all, that's five hundred million. Not just anyone can come up with that kind of money."

Xue Man nodded slowly and said, "This is an opportunity. Back then, I seized the opportunity to cash out and leave the Starcom Group. Now, we have also seized the opportunity. It seems that Shengda Group really hates Momo Internet Cafe. Otherwise, they would not be willing to take out 500 million to support us."

"For Shengda Group to hate this much, this Momo Internet Cafe must be quite something," Mi Jing said with a smile. "Shouldn't we pay a visit to the senior executives of Momo Group? After all, we did meet their chairman once when we received our license."

Xue Man shook his head and said, "Let's not create any more trouble. After all, we are now rivals."

Mi Jing nodded slightly and said, "But it's strange, they fought so fiercely with Tianqin Internet Cafe back then, so why hasn't Momo Internet Cafe made a move since we moved in?" Xue Man sneered, "The situation is different now. Back then, they dared to challenge Tianqin Internet Cafe because they had the powerful weapon of Momo Legend. But what do they have now? That game that's still in testing? By the time they finish testing, we'll be fully developed."

“Yes, Tianqin Internet Cafe lost because it was born at the wrong time.” Mi Jing laughed. “If they were to compete with Momo Internet Cafe now, they might not necessarily lose.”

“Mm.” Xue Man agreed with Mi Jing.

Last year there weren't many games to play, and Legend of Mir almost had a monopoly. But this year is different. Several popular games have emerged, and the online gaming era has entered a phase of one dominant player and many strong contenders.

Now, all these super-powerful devices are installed on the computers of their Time and Space Internet Cafe. How can their Momo Internet Cafe compete with them?

If they were Momo Internet Cafe, their first priority would be how to sell the internet cafe for a good price.

Xue Man also had a large network of connections in Yanjing City. On November 25, Xue Man invited several leaders from Yanjing City to hold a grand opening ceremony for the Handong Province Time and Space Internet Cafe.

For the first three days after opening, internet access will only cost one yuan per hour, and members who top up their cards will receive an additional 100 yuan for every 100 yuan topped up.

On the opening day, Shikuang Internet Cafe attracted a huge number of users. Almost all of the 800 Shikuang Internet Cafes were at full capacity. On the other hand, Momo Internet Cafe's online rate plummeted from 57% to about 20%. If it weren't for the support of the Momo chat software and Lianzhong game platform, it probably would have dropped to 10%.

However, a 20% occupancy rate is already quite dismal.

When the senior executives of Shengda heard about this, they all burst into laughter.

At this point, Shikuang Internet Cafe was clearly poised to replace Momo Internet Cafe.

The unexpected popularity of Time and Space Internet Cafe made Chen Hui feel extremely uneasy.

He had rejected three cooperation invitations from Shengda Group, but now that his Shikuang Internet Cafe has taken over, Chen Hui is naturally under great pressure.

Currently, many people within Lianjiang Group have reservations, believing that Chen Hui's development strategy is too conservative.

Some even suggested bringing Chen Zhi back from Southeast Asia.

Many people believe that Chen Zhi's personality is more suited to developing an internet cafe business.

Although Chen Hui is nominally the chairman of Zhonghai Wangyuan Communications, the money to purchase Wangyuan Communications was actually paid by Lianjiang Group.

This means that Chen Hui, as chairman, only has the authority of a president, and the real controller of Zhonghaiwangyuan Communications is still Lianjiang Group.

Wrong!

Chen Hui sat in the courtyard of the villa, angrily swinging his golf club.

"Brother Hui, who made you angry?" A short while later, a hot and beautiful woman wrapped her arm around Chen Hui's waist and asked in a sweet voice.

This beautiful woman was originally a minor celebrity in mainland China named Yan Caidan. After being kept by Chen Hui, her daily job was to help Chen Hui manage his interpersonal relationships, and she gained Chen Hui's trust.

Chen Hui sneered, "Those old bastards actually plan to call my elder brother back."

Yan Caidan exclaimed in surprise, "Why?"

Chen Hui slowly said, "Xue Man got incredibly lucky. He managed to establish himself in Handong Province in less than a month. The veterans in the group think I'm short-sighted and missed a great opportunity."

Yan Caidan said, "This is actually predictable. After all, Xue Man has latched onto Shengda, a powerful company. Looking across the country, who can compete with Shengda in terms of funding? With Shengda's support, dealing with a local company in Handong Province is a piece of cake for Xue Man."

"Even you think my decision was a failure?" Chen Hui looked at Yan Caidan with hostility.

Yan Caidan quickly said, "No, no, I think Brother Hui's decision is more prudent."

safe?

Hearing those two words made Chen Hui even angrier. His father had just called and mentioned that he was too cautious and therefore lacked a fighting spirit.

Chen Hui's eyes flickered as he gazed northwest, and he said coldly, "Just wait and see. We'll soon find out who's right and who's wrong."

Yan Caidan glanced at Chen Hui with seductive eyes and sighed inwardly.

This Mr. Chen is indeed too cautious in his dealings.

People who are cautious in their actions are prone to missing out on many opportunities.

Chen Hui glanced at Yan Caidan and said, "Have someone pack up the jade mountain I prepared and send it to the airport. I'm going to Momo Group tomorrow."

Yan Caidan exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Hui, isn't it a bit too conspicuous for you to go there now? Shengda Group and Shikuang Internet Cafe are both dealing with Momo Group right now."

Chen Hui sneered, "It's precisely because they're targeting Momo Group that I have a reason to go. I don't have any deep connection with Shengda Group or Shikuang Internet Cafe."

Chen Hui needed to investigate the true strength of the Momo Group. If the Momo Group was just feigning weakness, that would be good news for him, at least the Lianjiang Group would no longer question him. If the Momo Group was truly powerless to retaliate, then he could take the opportunity to become a familiar face and be the first to participate in the auction when the Momo Internet Cafe was to be sold.

In particular, Momo Group's operating system and membership system were treasures that Chen Hui coveted.

Although both they and Time and Space Internet Cafe have developed internet cafe systems, their systems are far more rudimentary than Momo Internet Cafe's membership system, and occasionally they even have bugs that cause many people's balances to increase or decrease.

Early the next morning, Chen Hui first confirmed the time with Cheng Yi before boarding the plane to Jingzhou City with Yan Caidan and bodyguards.

These past few days, Cheng Yi has finally had some free time.

The test suggestions for Honghuang Zhanji have been revised to almost complete, and the account migration is in its final stages. Now, all that's left is to wait for the closed beta of Honghuang Zhanji to end and for the official open beta to begin. Therefore, he also wants to meet Chen Hui.

Cheng Yi prefers Chen Hui to Chen Zhi.

Because Chen Hui is a very pragmatic person and rarely acts impulsively.

There are many advantages to having such a person as an opponent; for example, one could use a clever ruse like the Empty City Stratagem to scare Chen Hui away.

But Chen Zhi is different. If anyone dares to use the empty city strategy against Chen Zhi, he will immediately tear down the city gate.

(End of this chapter)