Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 455 The Request of a Pay-to-Win Player

"Qin Fen?" Chen Zhi was taken aback.

He was familiar with the name Qin Fen, as the Qin family's development path was very similar to his own.

They all started from the lowest rungs of society, but the only difference was that the Qin family took advantage of the reforms to achieve a leap in capital and social class.

Qin's Capital is quite well-known in Hong Kong.

They traveled between China and Hong Kong, providing investment services to companies in both places and making a fortune.

Chen Hui said, "Qin's Capital is also one of the investors in our Lianjiang Group. Qin's Capital also holds a 24% stake in our internet cafe in Zhonghai City."

"Oh, so what?" Chen Zhi asked back.

Chen Hui said, "Although it's just a small game, what my uncle means is that you shouldn't get too worked up with Qin Fen. We now own 70% of the internet cafe market in Zhonghai City, so there's really no need for us to make enemies with Qin's Capital."

"Okay, I understand." Chen Zhi's reaction was surprisingly calm. He hung up the phone and immediately called Cheng Yi.

"Boss Chen." Cheng Yi's slightly obsequious voice came from the other end of the phone.

Chen Zhi used to be a competitor, but now he's a financial backer.

Therefore, grudges and enemies change as interests change.

At this moment, Chen Zhi felt a pang of guilt towards Cheng Yi.

He realized he still harbored some prejudice against Cheng Yi, and even suspected that 8L was a plant hired by Cheng Yi.

However, upon closer reflection, the main reason he suspected Cheng Yi was because this guy didn't do things properly.

Chen Zhi said, "Momo Games is the business you're in charge of, right?"

"In charge, not in charge of," Cheng Yi emphasized, then asked, "What instructions does Boss Chen have?"

"Do you know who 8L is?" Chen Zhi asked.

Cheng Yi quickly said, "Let me make it clear first, I really didn't find this 8L to encourage you to spend money, and I don't know who he is."

"You really don't know?" Chen Zhi asked doubtfully.

"I really don't know. All I know is that he came from Shengda Legend," Cheng Yi said truthfully.

He checked 8L's registration information, which showed that the registration information was for Huaiyang City, Handong Province, and the name was Dong Qiang.

Dong Qiang is not well-known in Handong Province, so this registration information is definitely fake.

Because those who can afford to consume 8L are definitely not unknown individuals.

He originally wanted to send someone to the Momo Internet Cafe in Zhonghai City to find out 8L's identity, but 8L was too extravagant. He spent one million yuan in just one day at the Momo Internet Cafe, and his membership level quickly rose to the Supreme Card.

Platinum cardholders and above can rent a computer running the Momo system for 300 yuan per month.

To save himself the trouble, 8L recharged 300 million and got six VIP cards, then rented six computers to play at home.

Chen Zhi sensed that Cheng Yi wasn't lying, so he said, "Then let me clear things up for you. His name is Qin Fen, and his father is the chairman of Qin Capital in Hong Kong."

"Qin Fen? Which Qin Fen?" Cheng Yi exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Zhi asked, "Have you heard of the Crown Prince of Zhonghai?"

"Qin Sitong's son?" Cheng Yi asked.

“Yes,” Chen Zhi said. “The rapid rise of China Overseas’ economy is also thanks to Qin Sitong. He started out as a middleman in Hong Kong and accumulated a lot of connections. During the development of China Overseas, he helped many of China Overseas’ companies attract investment from Hong Kong. Now he is the chairman of Qin’s Capital in Hong Kong, and his assets are probably more than your Momo Group.”

"8L is actually Qin Fen? This can't be a joke, right?" Cheng Yi was indeed a little shocked.

He was previously considering whether 8L or the Wind Chaser in Tian Long Ba Bu was richer, but now it seems there's no point in considering it anymore.

Because "Chasing the Wind in the Wind" is also Qin Fen's nickname.

Thinking about it carefully, when 8L quit the game, Feng Zhong Zhui Feng appeared in Tian Long Ba Bu, so the timelines are indeed connected.

8L spent tens of millions in Legend and 120 million in Tian Long Ba Bu.

Now everything makes sense.

Cheng Yi finally understood that when 8L said, "Don't use your annual salary to challenge my pocket money," it really meant pocket money.

Cheng Yi's eyes were getting brighter and brighter.

This isn't a sugar daddy, this is just a safe haven for the Momo Group!
Suppressing his inner joy, Cheng Yi said, "Boss Chen, is there something you want me to help you with by suddenly telling me all this?"

"Yes." Chen Zhi wasn't the type to be polite, so he quickly said, "I want to tell Qin Fen not to use his allowance to challenge my profit sharing."

"?" Cheng Yi was taken aback and asked, "You don't mean you want me to give you a discount when you top up your account, do you?"

"I need a discount?" Chen Zhi immediately retorted angrily, "Do you think I'm like you? You always resort to underhanded tactics when you're fighting with someone."

Chen Zhi's words were filled with deep resentment, clearly indicating that he still harbored resentment about the previous competition with Jingzhou City.

Cheng Yi smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Sorry, sorry, it's just that I really didn't understand what you meant."

Chen Zhi said, "Your equipment upgrade speed is too slow. I request that weapon enhancement be increased to level 30. Qin Fen is no match for me now. It's just that he has a friend who is also a paying player. The two of them can't beat me."

“The highest enhancement level in this game is +16,” Cheng Yi quickly replied.

"Maximum strength 16? What's the point of going any higher?" Chen Zhi was a little annoyed.

"The second continent will also introduce wings, halos, accessories, and titles, all of which can create a gap in skill levels," Cheng Yi said.

“I mean right now,” Chen Zhi said. “I have to teach Qin Fen what it means to be a pay-to-win player. His little bit of pocket money is a joke in my eyes.”

“This…” Cheng Yi hesitated.

He desperately wanted to make money, but forcibly changing the game's pace to make money would be suicidal.

Because balance is the most important thing in a game.

Seeing Cheng Yi hesitate, Chen Zhi said again, "If you don't want to unlock the level cap, then unlock the wings and such first, is that okay?" "These things can't appear on the entire continent, and you can't wear these items without reincarnation." Cheng Yi weighed the pros and cons and refused, "However, I do have a very good idea."

"What idea?" Chen Zhi asked.

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "This weapon doesn't have a cooldown for enhancement. You can make a few more accounts with +16 weapons and +12 armor sets. Two accounts with +12 armor sets and +16 weapons can't kill an 8L, right? Once you get to the second continent, you can quickly get the wings and such, or you can hurry up and ascend, and then descend to the mortal realm to stop them from entering the second continent. That's also a very good option."

Chen Zhi had already thought of Cheng Yi's plan and given the instructions. Seeing that Cheng Yi was unwilling to open up higher-level equipment, Chen Zhi said somewhat unhappily, "This damn cooldown you've set up is too much of a pain. My backpack is almost full of upgrade materials, and I still have to wait for that damn interval. You have to think of a way to create a gap, otherwise what's the point of me spending money? Just to create a bunch of level 16 alt accounts?"

In fact, ever since Cheng Yi learned that 8L was Qin Fen, he had been considering the element of spending money on in-game purchases.

This pay-to-win element shouldn't affect the game's balance, but it should still allow paying players to have a better experience.

He thought about it carefully and said, "Then let's open up the mount training function. However, this function is very expensive, and the attribute improvement is not very high."

"Whether it's expensive or not doesn't matter, as long as there's somewhere to spend money," Chen Zhi said. "Your level 16 weapon only costs 60 each, that price is too low for us. We spend hundreds of thousands on a watch. And your mount doesn't only cost a few hundred thousand, does it?"

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "Mounts are different. The potential for mount development is very high. If you have less money, two attributes are enough, such as attack and defense. If you have more money, you can get eight attributes. Each attribute is divided into five types: white, green, blue, purple, and gold. If you can get eight gold attributes, the improvement will be significant. For example, if you get eight attack attributes with 5% attack power, your attack power will increase by 40%. However, getting eight attributes is not something that can be done with a few million."

"Then let's open it, the more expensive the better, preferably so that Qin Fen is so poor he has to sell his pants," Chen Zhi said.

Having been suppressed and beaten by the Straw Hat Gang for more than a month, Chen Zhi was indeed very frustrated.

“Okay, this feature is already available. I’ll notify the operations department in a bit and have them enable it tomorrow morning,” Cheng Yi said with a smile.

This face-based gameplay won't affect the game's balance.

洗一次500元宝，随机出1-8个词条，词条的属性随机，分为：攻击1-5、物理防御1-5、魔法防御1-5、暴击率1-10、生命HP10-100、回复HP值1-10、攻击速度1-10、移动速度1-10。

For players who don't spend money, there's a chance they'll get 8 attributes after one wash. Even if they're unlucky and only get 1-3 attributes, gold attack or critical hit attributes are still very useful.

To truly achieve a high-quality attribute that turns all 8 stats gold, or even all of them gold, requires a significant investment of real money.

"Oh, right, there's something else I need your help with," Chen Zhi said.

"Tell me what you want to do, and I'll do my best to do it," Cheng Yi said.

Chen Zhi said, "There's a player in Zone 2 with a really foul mouth who has been mocking me in the world chat time and time again. I've spent 10 million on in-game purchases, so you need to ban his account."

"This...isn't that inappropriate?" Cheng Yi said with difficulty, "I can't interfere with the game."

"I'll deposit 20 million!" Chen Zhi said. "That's all my dividends for the month."

"This..." Cheng Yi was still somewhat hesitant, saying, "If I open this door, the game will have problems. What's that player's name?"

“The Straw Hat Gang’s ‘Funeral Love Cold Young Master’ is the undisputed foul-mouthed one in the second district,” Chen Zhi said. “If you feel uncomfortable, you can mute him. Many games allow you to mute people who swear.”

“Hmm…” Cheng Yi pondered for a moment and said, “Fine, since you’ve already brought it up, I’ll delete his account. But don’t tell anyone else.”

"Okay!" Chen Zhi immediately perked up.

That Cold Young Master Zangai is really infuriating. Every time the Straw Hat Gang loses a guild war, this idiot will jump out and mock them, making Chen Zhi, who cares so much about his reputation, tremble with anger.

"Just this once. I won't allow it again if this happens in the future." Cheng Yi set another rule for Chen Zhi.

“I’m not that shameless. Once is enough. If that guy hadn’t been so infuriating, I wouldn’t have asked you for this.” Chen Zhi said, “Alright, I’ll transfer the money to your company account tomorrow. Same as always, I’ll transfer the money, and you’ll top it up for me.”

"Row."

Cheng Yi hung up the phone, immediately logged into his account in the second server, and promptly deleted his game character.

Now that the Straw Hat crew is on a winning streak, there's really no need for him to make a move.

He called Kong Feng and arranged for Kong Feng to enable the mount training function.

There are two ways to refine a mount.

One method is gold coin refining, which requires 5 gold coins per refinement, roughly equivalent to 5 yuan based on the market price of gold coins.

One method is to refine the gold ingots, which requires 500 gold ingots per refinement, and is also worth 5 yuan.

The following morning, the entire server of Honghuang War Chronicles underwent routine maintenance and updates, which included the opening of the mount refinement function.

After the update ended, Cheng Yi spent 4800 yuan to buy a level 12 warrior account from the second server from the Momo equipment trading website and re-entered the second server.

This warrior, whose username is "One Slash Eighteen Segments," is quite well-known in the second server. He is the leader of a small guild. After his guild was broken up by the Imperial Guards, "One Slash Eighteen Segments" led a few brothers to the new server.

The gamers of this era are really pure. Games like Honghuang Zhanji and Legend have never had any real studios. Even now, many players who stay up all night to farm gold don't even think about running a studio.

Cheng Yi had only been logged into the game for a short time when he saw his private chat messages flashing.

He opened the private chat channel and saw seven or eight messages.

[Brother Dao, you're back to play?]

[Brother Dao, is that really you?]

"Brother Dao, we've been bullied."

Looking at these seven or eight messages, Cheng Yi's thoughts immediately drifted back to his past life.

Back in 2003, Lei Jun personally dressed up as a Swordsman Online character and traveled around universities like Handong University to promote the game. Many students started playing Swordsman Online, including Cheng Yi. The gaming environment was great back then; no one was driven by profit, and they would often chat all night while playing.

Cheng Yi played in Server 3 of Region 3 for half a year and really fell in love with every plant and tree in the game. When he was bullied, a large group of friends would come to help him fight. When his friends were bullied, he would also rush to help, even though he was very bad at the game and was killed by others.

Later, during his senior year internship, he had no choice but to quit the game. When he quit, dozens of his friends from the game came to see him off on Mount Hua, the most beautiful map in the game. They formed a circle and had Cheng Yi sit in the middle of the circle. Everyone sent him words of blessing, which Cheng Yi still remembers vividly.

Five years later, Cheng Yi happened to see the game again in an internet cafe, and logged into his character from five years ago, following his memory.

The moment he entered the game, a private message made him burst into tears.

The message was very ordinary, just one sentence: "Bro, you're back to visit?"

The brother who saw him off five years ago still remembers him five years later. This feeling is something that can't be understood unless you've experienced it yourself.

Cheng Yi never encountered this experience again in the game. From the beginning of the free-to-play era, the game was full of interests. Everything depended on equipment and how much money you spent. Even if you quit the game, no one would see you off, and no one would remember you, because everyone was busy doing daily tasks and quests.

(End of this chapter)