Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 475 Momo System Internet Cafe Version
“These damn foreigners, not a single one of them can be trusted!” Xue Man said through gritted teeth. “They were all talking so well at first, but then they just changed their minds.”

“That’s normal. Momo Group has partnered with IBM, so Euro Pacific Capital naturally wouldn’t dare to get involved,” Mi Jing said. “What do we do now? Sit and wait for our doom, or think of another way?”

"Of course, we should think of other ways!" This familiar scene was quite familiar to Xue Man.

He painstakingly built Starcom Group, but before he could even comfortably enjoy the fruits of his victory, he was kicked out by capital.

Although I received 200 million in compensation for my hard work, the feeling of having my hard-earned gains stolen is too painful.

Was he in it for the money?

He did it for recognition.

The only difference between pursuing money and pursuing recognition is that pursuing recognition may lead to more money.

Recognition means success, fame, and financial freedom.

Having experienced it once before, Xue Man gradually calmed down and began to think of a solution.

Based on his previous experience at Starcom, Timespace Internet Cafe will eventually be used as a bargaining chip to be handed over to Momo Group and become part of Momo Group's business.

And these executives will all be ousted with a sum of humiliation money.

"How much money do we have left in the account?" Xue Man asked.

“There’s still 1.2 billion left.” Mi Jing said a number that greatly disappointed Xue Man.

1.2 billion...

Compared to Momo Group, it's really too little.

This 1.2 billion is the licensing fee they generated from their continuous expansion.

While Momo Group and Shengda Group were fighting, their Shikuang Internet Cafe got a rare opportunity for development.

In those few months, Time and Space Internet Cafe's development speed was like a rocket launch. They sold internet cafe licenses and internet cafe management software everywhere, and became the largest internet cafe chain company in China.

Their internet cafes are diverse, ranging from small ones with 100 computers to large ones with 500 computers, and the total number of their internet cafes has reached more than 24000.

In addition, they took over the national internet cafe federation established by Shengda Group.

The National Internet Cafe Federation, which has 100,000 internet cafes, has given Xue Man a lot of confidence to some extent.

Upon careful consideration, it's not impossible to fight.

Their cash flow is so good right now that no one in Xue Man's position would be willing to hand over such a large business.

Now, their monthly revenue from internet cafe management software alone reaches 6500 million yuan.

The internet cafe management software costs 500 yuan per month. The number of internet cafes under their management, plus those under the National Internet Cafe Federation, is enough to reach 130,000 to 140,000.

Xue Man thought for a moment and said, "Pass the word down that in any area where Momo Internet Cafe is a competitor, the price should be reduced to one yuan! We have a natural advantage over the Momo Group."

Mi Jing guessed what Xue Man was thinking and said, "We don't need to cover the losses of the internet cafe?"

“That’s right.” Xue Man laughed. “We’re just giving suggestions. Those internet cafes can follow them if they want, or not if they don’t. Anyway, we won’t suffer any losses. If Momo Group wants to drag this out, then we’ll drag it out.”

“The only potential threat now is the Legend of the Primordial Era and the Legend of Mir,” Mi Jing said. “Both games are currently in the hands of Momo Group. If they suddenly announce their withdrawal from the Windows system, we will be in real trouble.”

“Yes, I have considered this issue, which is why I came to visit Lei Jun.” Xue Man said, “Lei Jun’s Swordsman Online is currently receiving a great response during its closed beta test. It is considered a dark horse in the RPG game market. With Lei Jun backing it up, Momo Group will most likely not dare to give up the Windows market. If they were to withdraw Honghuang Chronicles and Legend from the Windows market, Lei Jun would be laughing in his dreams.”

Mi Jing nodded slowly and said, "Well, although I don't really like Lei Jun's smiling tiger-like way of doing things, his marketing skills are among the best in Zhongguancun."

Mi Jing quickly asked, "When exactly will the JX Online game be released for public beta?"

"We were supposed to launch the public beta last month, but Lei Jun felt the market environment was a bit unpredictable, so we delayed it for another month," Xue Man said. "I asked him last time, and he said we could launch the public beta anytime, just waiting for our signal."

Mi Jing said, "Then let's get it into public beta as soon as possible. We'll give it free advertising in the internet cafe management software."

"Free?" Xue Man scoffed. "How could that be? One thing at a time. Giving him a discount is already being generous. If it's free, won't that just encourage him to act recklessly?"

"That's true." Mi Jing realized she had been a bit too hasty.

Xue Man said, "Go and issue the price reduction announcement first. We're officially declaring war on Momo Group!"

At this moment, in the VIP room of the Momo Technology Building in the Momo Industrial Park.

Cheng Yi was smiling as he looked at the several men opposite him who were sitting on pins and needles, their foreheads sweating profusely.

These men represent the internet cafes in those 334 districts and counties.

Strictly speaking, they were just a group of naive people who were fooled by Chen Tianqiao of Shengda.

However, these people were not unknown; the entire incident was orchestrated by these very individuals.

In internet slang, the battle of giants began when Qian Buqun was taken hostage.

After such a big incident, they thought they were finished, but after waiting for a long time, instead of being summoned by the police association, they received an invitation from Momo Group.

The person in front of you is Cheng Yi, one of the three giants of Momo Group.

Many people refer to Cheng Yi as a pure lotus that emerges from the mud unsullied.

Whenever Cheng Yi is mentioned, many people think of him as a great philanthropist, a good person, an outstanding youth, a philanthropist, etc., which seems incongruous with his identity as a senior executive of Momo Group, whose main business is running internet cafes.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Li, Mr. Wang," Cheng Yi said in a relaxed tone, as if he were chatting. "I invited you here today to point you in the right direction. You should have seen the current situation. Shikong Culture has openly torn up the agreement, putting us in a very passive position. But our Momo Group has never provoked trouble, nor are we afraid of trouble. Since Shikong Culture thinks that they have Outai Capital backing them up and don't take us seriously, then we naturally won't tolerate them."

"It's a pity that you people became the victims of this great war." Cheng Yi sighed and took out several agreements, placing them on the mahogany coffee table.

The cover of the agreement prominently features the gold-stamped logos of the Internet cafe transfer intention agreement and the Momo Internet cafe joint venture plan.

Cheng Yi said, "I am speaking to you on behalf of Momo Group this time, and I want to start with courtesy before taking action. These are three different documents, and you can choose one of them."

"The first document is a letter of intent to transfer the internet cafe. You can sell the internet cafe to our Momo Group and get out with cash."

"The second document is the Momo Internet Cafe Joint Venture Plan. You can also become a joint venture internet cafe under our Momo Group, just like other joint venture internet cafes, and enjoy 50% of the revenue." "The third document is a plea agreement. Our chairman and the IBM regional president were attacked, and this matter still needs to be settled."

The representatives from several internet cafes looked at each other, their hearts pounding in their throats.

They picked up the first document and passed it around, their brows immediately furrowing.

The terms in this internet cafe transfer agreement are too harsh; it only covers the cost of the computers, and even that is calculated based on the price of used computers.

In fact, all they had in front of them was a document: the Momo Internet Cafe Joint Venture Plan.

Seeing the hesitation on their faces, Cheng Yi laughed and said, "Perhaps you can continue to arrange for people to attack our chairman. Our chairman said that he has already seen your methods. It's just a matter of drawing lots to select a few people to deal with him."

Cheng Yi's smile vanished, his eyes sharpened, and he said, "However, you should know that this is useless. The reason you were able to get away unscathed last time was mainly because our chairman is magnanimous and didn't dig deeper into this matter. If he had, do you think you would still be sitting here choosing a solution?"

"Even if we take a step back and assume the worst, our chairman is accompanied by more than a dozen bodyguards even when he goes to the restroom. If you want to take him down, you can only dream about it," Cheng Yi said with a smile.

The representatives from the internet cafes remained silent, a hint of despair flickering in their eyes.

They never intended to be enemies with the Momo Group. Their biggest fantasy was simply to kidnap Du Yusheng and force him to agree to their conditions.

One of the representatives said in a low voice, "President Cheng, we are not very educated. We run internet cafes to make a living. As long as your group can give us a way to survive, we will definitely not have any other ideas."

"Okay." Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Then you should sign this Momo Internet Cafe joint venture plan."

The immense psychological pressure instantly shattered the last line of defense for these internet cafe representatives. They exchanged glances and, with trembling hands, signed their names on the document.

Cheng Yi checked the documents and smiled, "Okay, not bad. From now on, we're family. After you go back, talk to the other internet cafe owners. I'll arrange for the legal team to go and sign contracts with each of them. It'll be the same old routine: 1000 computers per unit, and we'll integrate and allocate them according to the value of the computers and the investment. We'll let you know the specific plan later."

The representatives from the internet cafes had no choice but to follow Cheng Yi's orders.

With Momo Internet Cafe lowering its prices, these other internet cafes are really struggling to survive.

After all, most of the popular games are now in the hands of Momo Group, which is like a sword hanging over their heads, ready to fall and cut off their heads at any time.

After seeing off the representatives from Time and Space Internet Cafe, Cheng Yi's expression gradually became serious.

They are now racing against time, as they don't know how long the battle between IBM and Samsung will last.

Once the two parties reach a settlement, the pressure on Momo Group will be immense.

Therefore, they couldn't wait for Momo Internet Cafe to expand step by step.

From site selection to opening, it takes at least half a month for an internet cafe to open. If you expect Momo Internet Cafe to expand and compete with Shiku Internet Cafe, it will take at least a year and a half.

"We need to change our strategy." After much hesitation, Cheng Yi finally decided to use his trump card.

That means promoting the Momo system!
The Momo system was initiated in 1989. After a series of national-level teams developed and tested it, and after more than two years of maintenance and updates by the Momo Group, its system so complete that it is absolutely no less than any operating system on the market.

Moreover, over the past six months, the ecosystem of the Momo system has gradually improved.

Apart from the fact that well-known software from IT giants are not available on the platform, most domestic software has been integrated into the Momo system.

Although the Momo system doesn't have any industrial software, it's more than enough for internet cafe entertainment.

The reason why the Momo system wasn't opened up before was twofold: firstly, the Momo system could become a powerful tool for Momo Internet Cafes to expand their territory; secondly, the Momo system was not yet perfect, and its ecosystem had not been established.

Besides these two reasons, there is another crucial reason: they didn't want to attract Microsoft's attention.

However, given the current size of Momo Group, it's no longer possible for them to develop in a stealthy manner.

If you're afraid of everything, the end result will be that you'll be gradually devoured and disintegrated.

"It's time to release the internet cafe version of Momo!"

At this moment, in Lianjiang Internet Cafe No. 071 in Zhonghai City, a young man with an afro was playing Legend of Mir. Although the game "Honghuang Zhanji" is very popular now, for players like him who are used to playing Legend of Mir, no matter how exquisite the graphics are, they can't compare to the heart-pounding feeling when the stone door is opened with a click.

This is why the Legend still maintains a million online users.

The young man with the afro hacked his way up to the seventh level of the Pig Cave. As soon as he entered the seventh level, he discovered two white wild boars.

One of the white boars was standing on a halo, clearly indicating that it was an elite white boar.

Legend has it that elite-level white boars are guaranteed to drop a decent piece of equipment.

The young man with the afro was on high alert. He first lured the ordinary white boar aside and killed it, then lured the elite white boar to a corner.

He hacked and slashed for a full three minutes until the elite white boar's health bar was reduced to a sliver.

"Give me a top-tier piece of equipment!" the young man with the afro prayed silently.

Just as the white boar was about to die, a mage using a magic shield quickly ran over from not far away.

"?" The young man with the afro stared wide-eyed at the mage's movement speed.

How the hell can it run so fast?
In the instant he was stunned, several bolts of lightning struck the white boar on the head.

"Wow..."

The white boar dropped a lot of medicine and equipment, and among the many items, a summoning divine beast skill book caught the eye.

"Holy crap, a skill book dropped!" Just as the young man with the afro was about to run to pick it up, the mage had already moved like a ghost and stepped directly on the skill book.

"You're asking for death!" The young man with the afro was both angry and amused when he saw that this mage dared to step on the things of a warrior of the same level as him.

Has this bastard never tried Double Fiery Flame?
Enraged, the young man with the afro charged forward with a savage thud.

"Clap clap clap clap..."

The young man with the afro had just rushed up to the mage, and before he could even unleash his fire spells, he saw the mage raise his hand, and a dense barrage of lightning bolts instantly rained down on his head.

"Holy crap, is this guy cheating?" The young man with the afro stared dumbfounded at the black and white screen, muttering, "Five lightning spells per second?"

(End of this chapter)