God's imitator

Chapter 140 Optimal Investment Strategy

Han Mengying was very frank: "Actually, it is very clear from the rules that the chaebol community has an absolute advantage."

"In terms of age composition, no matter how the population structure changes, the chaebol community will always have one elderly player and one middle-aged player."

"In terms of total wealth, conglomerates also hold an absolute dominant position."

"Therefore, the chaebol community can easily ensure that one elderly player and one middle-aged player in the management room always control 3 out of 5 votes."

"Changing conglomerates is only theoretically possible within the rules; in practice, it is almost impossible."

"So, the key to this game is to 'make the pie bigger'."

"According to the game's requirements, we must earn a total of 50 minutes of visa time, otherwise it will be a waste of time."

"Therefore, there will inevitably be an uneven distribution of benefits among the three communities."

"If the tycoon community wants to monopolize all the profits, then the remaining two ordinary communities will unite."

"Therefore, the optimal strategy is for you to cede some of your benefits to us and form a strong alliance."

"Our two communities are enough to circumvent all penalty rules and reach the maximum profit limit."

"In this way, no matter how smart the players in Community 17 are, they will be completely useless."

Zhou Rong hesitated, "But... Mr. Lin did help us in the 'Blind Date Game' before. And if we arrange it this way, the players in Community 17 might have 5 minutes of visa time deducted, right?"

Han Mengying smiled and said, "There's no need to worry about that. As long as we let them make a little money, they won't be punished."

"It's quite easy to do in this game."

Zhou Rong and Fan Zehui looked at each other and then asked, "But is it... not good to only give them this little bit?"

Han Mengying sighed silently: "Silly girl, what time is it and you're still thinking about others?"

"Guess which of our three communities has the least shortage of visa processing time?"

"With Lin Sizhi's intelligence, do you think he would be a poor man?"

"So it's reasonable for our two communities to take the lion's share. The 17th community is so wealthy, it's only right that it gives up some of its share, isn't it?"

Fan Zehui was somewhat moved; those words had indeed hit the nail on the head.

If one community has to receive less benefit, then the wealthiest community should be chosen, as that would be fair.

Zhou Rong also thought it made sense and did not raise any further objections.

Of the four players in Community 12, Zhou Guifen was the most inclined to cooperate with Community 17, but she was not in the management room at the time.

Fan Zehui considered for a moment and asked, "So... how exactly should we do it? I think it's reasonable for the 17th community to take the minimum profit, but we will also do our best to ensure that they earn 1 and leave the game safely."

Han Mengying explained: "It's very simple. In the early stages of the game, most players don't have 1 wealth points, which is not enough to reach the threshold for 'investment.' 'Working' is the only stable way to acquire wealth."

"Therefore, the four sets of buttons are equivalent to four job opportunities, and each set of buttons will reliably generate 3000 minutes of visa time for two players."

"According to the rules, each community can occupy a maximum of 2 sets of buttons."

“We will be in two groups, and you and Community 17 will each be in one group.”

"Or, we can each form two groups, and you can form two groups."

Zhou Rong was somewhat surprised: "Huh, you guys have more job opportunities than us?"

Han Mengying shrugged: "This is normal! Do you conglomerates want to compete with ordinary people for job opportunities? That would be too unseemly."

“The chaebol has three additional ways to ensure their profits: “The first is investment. Currently, Mr. Fan is the only one in the entire venue with an initial visa time of 1, which means that you can invest and obtain profits at least two rounds earlier in the game.”

"The second is tax collection. There are always two people in the management office of the chaebol community who can reliably take half of the tax revenue."

"The third is inheritance, which is also a very important rule. Within the management, the tax rates for commoners and tycoons are separate, which means you can collect inheritance tax only from commoners."

“In a chaebol community with a 0% inheritance tax, wealth will always circulate internally and will never flow out. However, when an ordinary person dies, their wealth will be seized by inheritance tax.”

"You tycoons have so many extra opportunities to make money, why do you have to compete with ordinary people for job opportunities?"
"If we are only given a set of working buttons, we will absolutely not be satisfied, and we may even consider joining forces with the 17th community to rebel."

"If we don't earn 50 minutes of visa time, or if our wealth shrinks in the last 10 rounds of the game, then all of us have worked for nothing."

Fan Zehui nodded: "Yes, that makes sense."

Even if the 4th community gets an extra set of buttons, it will only add 3000 visa time per round, which is not enough to pose a threat to the conglomerates.

Because the initial total wealth of the three communities is different, the wealthy community has a total of 18000 minutes of visa time, while the two ordinary communities each have only 10000 minutes of visa time.

Moreover, wealthy communities can also generate revenue through taxation and investment, and can simply increase taxes on civilians if they discover a threat.

Han Mengying continued, "For the conglomerate community, the goal is to ensure that everyone's wealth balance exceeds 1 while guaranteeing that older and middle-aged players can enter the management team."

"Because there is a minimum investment requirement of 1 yuan to purchase investment vouchers."

"When all the chaebol players have obtained investment qualifications, they can make multiple investments in each other, allowing the funds to circulate quickly."

"For example, Fan Zehui, you first invest in that aunt, and then let her get the main income from her work."

"Before you die, transfer the remaining 5000 to Zhou Rong as her inheritance."

"So Zhou Rong will have 10,000 minutes of visa time when she enters old age, ensuring her access to the management office. At the same time, her aunt can also reach 10,000 minutes as quickly as possible, allowing her to make two investments."

"Conversely, if you invest in Zhou Rong and then give her your inheritance, then in the next game, the remaining three of you will have a hard time raising 10,000 and will only be able to make one investment."

"Similarly, without affecting management, you should distribute any excess profits to your other player as much as possible."

"Because when his wealth reaches the investment threshold of 1 will directly determine when an investment opportunity will begin."

"Less investment means less profit of 15000."

"Without careful planning, delaying the game by two or three rounds will result in a considerable loss of profits."

"As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. How to allocate the initial profits so that the four people can qualify for investment as quickly as possible is a very important matter."

Fan Zehui nodded in agreement; Han Mengying's statement did indeed make a lot of sense.

Zhou Rong was somewhat puzzled: "But why do you want to help us research the optimal strategy?"

Han Mengying explained with a smile, "We're in a cooperative relationship now, aren't we?"

"Moreover, our primary goal is to achieve a total wealth of 50 minutes, of which the chaebol community will definitely account for the majority."

"If you waste investment opportunities and cause us to make less money in the end, it's not worth it."

"Our interests are completely aligned on the point of 'making the pie bigger'."

Fan Zehui couldn't see any problem with this strategy, so he agreed.

"Okay, we will consider implementing this strategy."

(End of this chapter)