Crossover: Pen name: Dazai Osamu, Omega Kasumigaoka

Week 1, 100,000.

The second week, 900,000.

Week 3,000,000.

In the fourth week, there were 8.7 million.

Week 5, 25 million.

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Chapter 97: Eriri: My dad wants to see you

In less than two months.

NN Chat has over 2500 million users.

This terrifying speed caused a major earthquake in the entire Japanese internet.

Major internet companies are terrified.

Keep in mind that at that time, Japan only had 70 million internet users.

With 25 million users, it already accounts for one-third of the total number of internet users in Japan.

And this is just the beginning.

Based on this rate of development...

In at most another month, the number of NN chat users will exceed 70 million (considering the case of one person having multiple accounts).

This is almost equivalent to every Japanese internet user having an NN account.

Chat software, this novel thing, has just appeared in Japan.

NN Chat, leveraging the user base built by NicoNico animation, monopolized the chat software market.

This is something no one could have predicted.

This was due to a combination of favorable timing (before any chat apps emerged), advantageous location (the promotion by NicoNico animation), and supportive people (the innovative group chat feature and the promotion by content creators).

It was precisely because of this rare combination of favorable timing, location, and human factors that it was able to achieve this.

NN Chat became the number one chat software in Japan as soon as it was released, almost monopolizing the Japanese chat software market.

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The number of users on NN Chat quickly surpassed the number of registered users on NicoNico Animation.

Watching videos on video websites is not a necessity for everyone.

The inconvenience is limited by having only a computer and not a mobile phone.

People in this era can choose to watch television even if they don't watch video websites.

But chatting is different.

Chatting with family and friends is something most people do every day.

NN Chat is a software that allows you to chat instantly with relatives and friends far away.

It instantly captured the hearts of men, women, and children, and almost all the Japanese.

In this situation, NN Chat's user base naturally and quickly surpassed that of NicoNico Animation.

NN chat now has over 90 million users, while NicoNico has 70 million users.

NicoNico, a company that possesses these two powerful traffic-generating tools.

Their status suddenly became extraordinary.

Anyone with eyesight can see it.

As long as Kitahara isn't completely out of his mind.

This is a rising internet empire.

It's like having a large customer base in your business.

In the internet world, traffic equals everything.

The three major hubs of internet traffic.

Portal websites, video websites, and chat software.

NicoNico alone holds the leading position in two sectors.

How are other people supposed to play then?

Others think so.

If NicoNico were to launch its own portal website at this time...

It can immediately surpass Yahoo and become the number one internet company in Japan.

But they didn't know that.

Kitahara would never create a portal website himself.

In the future trends of the internet, there will only be video, e-commerce, and chat software.

Portal websites and search engines have fallen directly to the second tier.

He'd have to be stupid to do it himself.

Why not just buy NicoNico once it's grown up? Why waste time and effort developing something so thankless and difficult?

Even if it weren't for the purpose of forming an industrial closed loop.

He doesn't even want to buy it.

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After NN chat went viral.

NicoNico's status suddenly rose several times over.

Various investment institutions flocked to the area.

They practically razed the threshold of NicoNico.

Just when the capital market was going crazy for NicoNico.

Running Man has been released.

This variety show caused a huge stir in the entire entertainment industry as soon as it was released.

It has garnered 150 million views, 40 million viewers, a 9.8 rating on NicoNico, and over a million comments.

Running Man has become a huge hit, becoming a phenomenal variety show this winter.

The nine actors who participated in this variety show all saw a surge in popularity.

Mai Sakurajima, who was already at the peak of the second tier, was directly promoted to a first-tier popular actress and earned the title of "national goddess" thanks to this variety show.

Yui Aragaki's popularity also skyrocketed, propelling her to the top of the second tier.

Moreover, she has a highly promising film, "Sky of Love," which has not yet been released.

Once "Sky of Love" is released, she will immediately rise to the top and become another A-list female star in the entertainment industry.

In addition, the other actors also benefited to varying degrees. Some of them went straight to the top tier and became household names, while the least successful ones made an appearance nationwide and rose to the second tier.

It can be said that "Running Man" directly launched the careers of nine celebrities who are at least second-tier stars.

However, the actors who participated did not receive the greatest benefits.

The biggest beneficiaries are NicoNico Animation and Beidouxing Films.

With the explosive popularity of "Running Man".

The costs for title sponsors and advertising have increased dramatically.

Soon after, Beidou Star Film & Television reached cooperation agreements with seven new brands.

They received $30 million in advertising fees.

The variety show recouped its production costs through the fees from the title sponsor and co-title sponsors as soon as filming began.

All subsequent gains will be pure profit.

Hokutosei Films earned over 3 billion yen in profit from the first season of "Running Man" alone.

There will be a second season, a third season, a fourth season...

The entire series is expected to generate at least tens of billions of yen in profit.

This can't even be described as "making a fortune".

Even robbing a bank wouldn't be as profitable as this.

Of course, for NicoNico as a company...

Making money from advertisers is still small change!

With the explosive popularity of "Running Man".

In addition, there's the recently popular 'Theater Film Competition'.

Anyone with eyes can see that NicoNico Animation has made up for its last shortcoming.

Complete mastery of divine skills.

NicoNico Animation has grown into its complete form.

Add to that 'NN Chat', which has just become the number one chat app.

NicoNico has become a major player in the internet industry.

"Who else?!"

At this time, even though NN Chat had not yet introduced a specific monetization method.

But even if we redirect its traffic to NicoNico Animation.

Or you can advertise directly on NN chat.

These are all internet unicorns with valuations exceeding several billion dollars.

As a result, the already booming capital market...

They've gone completely mad.

Various people and relationships are contacting Kitahara Makoto.

I want to invest in NicoNico Animation.

From mega-corporations like Mitsubishi, Sumitomo, and Sony, to banks, internationally renowned securities firms, and internationally renowned investment banks...

Almost everyone wanted to give money to Kitahara Makoto.

Just as Kitahara was troubled about how to choose a suitable partner from these forces.

Eriri suddenly called:

"My dad wants to see you!"

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Chapter Ninety-Eight: Status and Title

A luxurious yet understated mansion in a quiet and pleasant location.

Kitahara Makoto looked at the middle-aged white man in front of him.

With his meticulously combed blond hair, his face was serious yet elegant, and every move he made exuded an air of nobility.

Lynn Spencer.

Born into the Spencer family, one of the most famous aristocratic families in Great Britain.

The future world-famous Princess Diana came from this family.

To my shame, this was the first time Kitahara Makoto had ever met Eriri's father.