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Chapter 215 0212 [“Ruling the World” Monthly Revenue of 1800 Million?]

Magic City.

New Metropolis.

A group of business people are singing karaoke.

Unlike the Golden Age, which boasts highly professional caregivers and a top-notch public relations team, this place is more refined and luxurious, exuding a higher level of style and taste.

Consequently, the "public relations" here also seems to have a more sophisticated feel.

IDG China Founding Partner Xiong Xiaoge is showcasing his near-professional tenor voice: "...The shouts echo to the heavens, cough left cough left, rafts are being unloaded, timber is being delivered. Ten thousand skyscrapers are being built, cough cough cough cough yo yo yo yo yo yo yo..."

"Clap clap clap!"

"it is good!"

"Mr. Xiong's tenor voice is definitely at the level of a professional singer."

"Haha, you probably don't know. Mr. Xiong is a disciple of Mr. Wu Yanzhe!"

Which Wu Yanze?

"He's the one who sang 'The Sun Never Sets on the Grassland' with A Bao and Dai Yuqiang at the recent Spring Festival Gala."

"..."

Amid a chorus of compliments, Xiong Xiaoge put down the microphone and said, "On the evenings of May 3rd, 4th, and 5th, Teacher Wu will be performing in the 'The East Is Red' symphonic choral concert... Those who are interested can come and support her."

"I will definitely support you!"

Everyone quickly expressed their opinions.

After having a good time, Xiong Xiaoge felt her phone vibrate and left the private room, making an excuse to go to the restroom.

Lin Dongliang called: "The preliminary valuation of Bailian Technology is out. There's a significant difference in valuation, so we're using different estimation methods, and the valuation ranges from 3 million to 10 billion RMB!"

After a few seconds of silence, Xiong Xiaoge commented, "It's a bit unexpected, but also quite reasonable."

“Several major venture capital firms are currently discussing ByteDance’s Series B funding plan,” Lin Dongliang said. “The debate is quite intense. We’ll probably have to increase our investment this time as well.”

Xiong Xiaoge said, "Let's figure out the valuation of Bailian Technology first."

It is impossible to separate ByteDance and Bailian Technology; the entire separation process would take several months.

ByteDance is facing a cash crunch and simply can't wait that long!
Why is Bailian Technology so valuable?

The daily peak concurrent online users of "The Reign of Power" have reached an average of 16. On weekends, it easily surpasses 20. During promotional events, the peak concurrent online users even exceed 30.

With a peak of 30 concurrent users, the monthly active users could easily exceed 100 million, or even reach 200 million!
Yang Yuhui's marketing team has expanded to 240 people and is aggressively expanding its internet cafe distribution channels in provincial capitals and sub-provincial cities across the country.

Tao Chenggang made his fortune by selling IC cards. He was no novice when it came to promotion and distribution channels, and he personally developed a set of promotion methods.

Many internet cafes didn't need their promotion at all; at the request of local players, they had already installed the game in their cafes.

Meanwhile, internet cafe owners proactively called the official business cooperation hotline of "Quan Yu Tian Xia". They didn't need to wait for recharge card distributors to deliver the goods; they directly obtained discounts from Tao Chenggang to purchase virtual recharge cards from Yunwang and Youfutong, earning commissions while topping up internet cafe players' accounts.

The monthly revenue of "The Emperor's Reign" has long surpassed that of "Three Kingdoms Kill" and has left "Three Kingdoms Kill" far behind!
In February, which includes the Spring Festival, "The Emperor's Reign" generated over 18 million yuan in revenue. After deducting administrative, revenue sharing, bandwidth, promotion, and operational costs, the net profit was approximately 7 million yuan.

"Yulgang" has been almost completely ruined by "The Emperor's Reign," with players flocking to "The Emperor's Reign."

There are only three types of people who remain in "Yulgang": first, those who have spent a lot of money and are reluctant to part with their equipment; second, those who are oblivious to the outside world and spend their days playing the game; and third, those who run game studios.

……

"Boss Tao, a tycoon player has emerged in the 'Jiujiu Lao Qin District,' with the game ID 'Zhongyuan Baotu.' He chose the Chu Kingdom and spent 50,000 yuan on the first day he entered the game. He spent another 20,000 yuan on the second day. He spent 30,000 yuan on the third day. He spent another 20,000 yuan on the fourth day... As long as he logs on, he spends more than 20,000 yuan every day!"

"He charges so much money every day? How does he spend it all?" Tao Chenggang found it hard to believe.

"On the first day of the lottery, he won over 30,000 gold coins. He also advertised in the game, asking people to use gold coins to help him with quests. After completing the quests, they would take him to kill monsters and run dungeons. After reaching level 35, he started practicing life skills. To improve his cooking skill proficiency, he spent over 2,000 gold coins to buy materials at the auction house. He also seems to have a collecting obsession, insisting on learning all the cooking recipes, and he advertised in the megaphone to buy cooking recipes with gold coins... These past two days, he's been opening treasure chests, using gold coins to buy them from free players at high prices."

"Assign him a dedicated customer service representative who is available whenever he needs them and will respond to any requests he may have."

"already arranged."

Tao Chenggang considered himself well-informed, but this kind of nouveau riche was still beyond his imagination.

"President Tao, 'Zhengtu' is advertising again. A flood of posts are popping up in all the major game sections, forums, and online communities. I wonder how many paid trolls they've hired!"

Tao Chenggang rushed to the computer and carefully browsed the promotional posts for "Zhengtu".

All the posts advertised similar claims: *Zhengtu* is a near-perfect game with more gameplay than any other game currently available. The closed beta wasn't fun because it was still a work in progress. The current, perfect product is scheduled for official open beta on World Online Gaming Day!

Shi Yuzhu is back.

His publicity strategy was simple and brutal: hiring online trolls to bombard forums with posts. This tactic was disgusting, and many netizens were annoyed by posts about "Zhengtu".

But it doesn't matter.

Just like the disgusting ads for "Brain Gold," countless consumers are still willing to buy them.

The following day, the game channels of several major portal websites also displayed advertisements for "Zhengtu" in the most prominent positions.

As the public beta launch date of "Zhengtu" draws closer, game advertisements have even appeared in train stations in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

Meanwhile, a sales team of 2000 people specializing in health products traveled to major cities to promote the game. They not only contacted internet cafes but also partnered with newsstands and convenience stores on every street corner to ensure that "Zhengtu" recharge cards were available everywhere.

Tao Chenggang called Chen Guiliang and said, "That guy surnamed Shi has gone mad, marketing games like health supplements!"

“I told you he would do that,” Chen Guiliang laughed. Tao Chenggang said, “The game ‘The Emperor’s Reign’ hasn’t fully expanded into second- and third-tier cities yet, and it would be troublesome if ‘Conquer Online’ were to steal its business like this.”

"Focus on improving the game experience, retaining existing players as much as possible, and then gradually attracting new players. Just pretend 'Zhengtu' doesn't exist!" Chen Guiliang said.

"That's true, but... sigh!"

Tao Chenggang was very frustrated: "Shi Yuzhu spent money to get himself an exclusive interview on 17173 yesterday. He said that the first batch of promotional posters for 'Zhengtu' was printed in 80 copies, and he wanted to put the posters in every corner of internet cafes in China."

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "The one that should be most worried is 'Hot-Blooded Jianghu'. With 'The Emperor' in front and 'Conquer Online' behind, it's likely that 'Hot-Blooded Jianghu' will be forced to shut down under the pressure of being attacked from both sides."

There are only three truly awesome free-to-play MMORPGs right now, plus Legend of Mir.

"Legend" has a large number of die-hard fans, "Reign of the World" has already seized the initiative, and "Conquer Online" is spending money like crazy. "Hot Blood Jianghu" has already ruined its reputation, and with its extremely poor game experience, it will probably start to lose money in the next two months.

Oh, and there's also the newly launched "Eudemons Online," a game that shouldn't be underestimated.

……

Chen Guiliang doesn't care much about "Zhengtu" and doesn't even ask about venture capital.

Who knows when those venture capitalists will be able to determine the valuation of Bailian Technology?

He's busy training for tug-of-war.

Bian Guanyue also came this weekend. Not entirely to visit Chen Guiliang; she also brought her best friend Wu Meng from Peking University.

At this moment, Bian Guanyue and Wu Meng sat on the edge of the playground, chatting and watching Chen Guiliang train.

"Today we'll start with the posture. The rest of the physical fitness and strength training will be up to each team member to practice every day. The main exercises will be squats, leg presses, lunges, pull-ups, etc."

"Let me demonstrate the tug-of-war stance first..."

The school sports meet is divided into team and individual events. Tug-of-war is usually registered by department. It also requires both men and women, and there are specific limits on the number of participants.

The tug-of-war team members of the Yuanpei Class are mainly freshmen to juniors.

Chen Guiliang found it quite fun, warming up with the other students and then learning the standard way to hold the rope.

"We need to proceed gradually, don't use all your strength at once. Let's practice pushing off the ground first... Yes, that's it... Then push your hips back... Lean your whole body back..."

Beside the playground.

Wu Meng sipped her milk tea and tipped off Bian Guanyue: "There's a Wan Nannan at Guanghua College who's been getting really close to Chen Daxia lately. I have informants in the Yuanpei Class, and through their intelligence, I've learned that Wan Nannan often saves seats for Chen Daxia!"

"Isn't it pretty?" Bian Guanyue asked.

Wu Meng said, "It's alright. But it's nowhere near as good as yours."

Bian Guanyue smiled and said, "That's alright."

She got to know Chen Guiliang better and better.

When Chen Guiliang is faced with a woman, he first looks at her appearance and secondly avoids trouble.

Unless it's an exceptionally beautiful woman pursuing him, Chen Guiliang would definitely refuse to avoid trouble. He doesn't have the time to waste on such pursuits; he'd rather catch up on his sleep.

Bianguanyue changed the subject: "I planted two trees on Arbor Day."

"You certainly have plenty of free time," Wu Meng said with a smile.

Bian Guanyue said, "I joined the school's volunteer association, and I can represent the school as an Olympic volunteer during the 08 Olympics. This tree planting was also organized by the volunteer association."

"What exactly do Olympic volunteers do?" Wu Meng asked curiously.

Bian Guanyue said, "I don't know the specifics, but there are many things I can do."

Wu Meng thought for a moment: "By the time of the 08 Olympics, we would have already graduated, right?"

“I can still volunteer after graduation,” Bian Guanyue said. “I’ll buy tickets to watch the games and cheer for Liu Xiang and the others in person!”

An hour of training ended in the blink of an eye.

"Chen Guiliang, aren't you going to stay and practice squats?"

"I ride a bicycle every day."

Chen Guiliang ran over and brought over a bicycle: "Hey ladies, where are we going to play today?"

"I've discussed it with Guan Guan about the Summer Palace," Wu Meng said.

"Get in the car!"

This old-fashioned bicycle can carry two women.

Wu Meng, being petite, sat on the front bumper. Bian Guanyue sat in the back seat.

Chen Guiliang pedaled hard, surrounded by beautiful women in front and behind him. He suddenly started fantasizing: if Tao Xue were on the front bumper and Bian Guanyue was on the back, that feeling would be absolutely wonderful.

The premise is harmonious coexistence—which is a bit difficult.

Tao Xue has only a few months left before her college entrance exam, and she's clearly planning to come to Beijing. Chen Guiliang is already having a headache just thinking about it.

Let's take a step by step.

(End of this chapter)