Chapter 651 Fantasy Westward Journey
Just when Ding Sanshi was feeling melancholy, his secretary walked into the office and said, "Boss Ding, there's an investment representative who claims to be from Future Capital who wants to see you."
"Future Capital? Future Capital of Mr. Lu?"
Ding Sanshi suddenly turned around and stared at the female secretary, scaring her so much that she thought Ding Sanshi was going to do something bad to her.
“Yes… yes.”
Ding Sanshi said impatiently, "Please invite him in... Never mind, I'll go down to greet him myself. Hurry up and make me some tea. Use my best tea leaves."
After saying this, Ding Sanshi rushed out.
At this time, the pig farm was facing internal and external troubles. Ding Sanshi was disheartened and had long wanted to sell the pig farm.
But the pig factory at that moment was just a pile of garbage. Which fool would take it over?
Therefore, even though Ding Sanshi had raised the price to 80 million, no one was interested. Ding Sanshi was now looking for help everywhere, but it was useless. He couldn't find a single idiot who could afford 80 million to acquire an Internet company.
A Nasdaq-listed company was sold for only 80 million. You can imagine how badly pig farms are doing now.
What’s worse is that it can’t be sold.
One can imagine how excited he was when he learned that Future Capital was coming to talk to him.
If physics hadn't been at work, he would have wanted to jump out of the window directly, which would have been faster than taking the elevator.
A few minutes later, Ding Sanshi met Li Yiwen on the first floor.
"Hello, I'm Li Yiwen from Future Capital."
Ding Sanshi shook hands with Li Yiwen and said excitedly, "Hello, Mr. Li. I heard that your Future Capital is interested in our pig farm?"
Li Yiwen nodded slightly and said, "This is what Mr. Lu meant."
Ding Sanshi's chubby face broke into a smile, and he quickly said, "I understand, I understand. Let's go to my office and discuss it in detail."
The two entered the office, and Ding Sanshi personally poured tea for Li Yiwen. Li Yiwen said, "In the past few days, I have acquired about 7% of your company's shares from the open market. Today I came to visit you in person just to ask Mr. Ding if you are interested in selling more shares?"
Ding Sanshi said excitedly: "I am interested, of course I am interested, my company can be sold to you."
"hiss……"
Ding Sanshi's proactive approach as a woman on top made Li Yiwen wonder if he had fallen into a trap.
But this matter was instructed by Lu Yiming, who said to buy as much as possible and it would be better to buy it directly. Li Yiwen had no choice but to say: "In this case, we can move forward to the next step of the negotiation..."
It only took three days to complete the deal. Ding Sanshi was afraid that Li Yiwen would regret it, so after getting the money, he immediately disappeared from the company and even changed his cell phone number.
In the office, Li Yiwen listened to the notification tone from his mobile phone saying "The number you dialed is not in service" and said to Lu Yiming with a suspicious look on his face, "I feel like we have been scammed. Ding Sanshi's phone number is no longer reachable. The more I think about it, the more something seems wrong."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "He has nothing to do with the pig farm anymore. What does it matter if he runs away or not? After all, the monk can run away, but the temple cannot."
On the other hand, with the collapse of the building as a symbol, a global anti-terrorism war began.
Everyone thought that the war would end soon, but Lu Yiming was the only one who knew that the war would last for fourteen years, greatly diverting the energy and attention of the United States and allowing Xia's economy to have a ten-year golden period of development.
Taking this opportunity, Lu Yiming transferred the money he earned in the United States to China in multiple batches and through multiple channels, intending to make a fortune by taking advantage of the booming economy of Xia Country.
Under his laissez-faire attitude, the pig farm's stock finally hit rock bottom. Most of the retail investors who wanted to sell could no longer bear it and sold their stocks. The rest were basically the kind of stock market holdouts who could not be driven away no matter what.
At this point, he felt that he could close the net.
One weekend, Lu Yiming decided to visit the pig farm headquarters.
Lu Yiming had not come to the company since the pig farm was taken over. The company's employees only knew that the pig farm was now taken over by Xiangjiang Future Capital. Now that they were notified of a general meeting, they were all waiting for the new boss to come with trepidation.
Everyone was curious about what kind of person this boss was, who spent 80 million to buy a company but never visited the company.
Although they have never met this boss, they have a good impression of him. After all, the company has become like this now, but the salary is still paid as usual, and there is no discount at all. Based on this alone, there is no Internet company more conscientious than this.
Xu Bo is one of these employees. He created "Westward Journey Online" and is now just an ordinary game planner in the company. Apart from money, he has all the shortcomings that most rich people have - such as liking beautiful girls.
As soon as he walked into the company, he saw the girl at the front desk touching up her makeup with a makeup mirror, so he approached her and asked, "What are you doing? Are you late and didn't put on makeup?"
A girl at the front desk rolled her eyes at him and said, "I heard that a young boss bought our company, so shouldn't we dress up nicely?"
Another girl at the front desk took over the conversation and said with a face full of longing: "That's right, if I marry into a wealthy family and become the boss's wife, I won't have to worry about the rest of my life."
Xu Bo had been coveting these two beautiful receptionists for a long time and even pursued them, but it was obvious that neither of them paid any attention to him.
Now, these two receptionists don’t even know whether the boss is tall or short, fat or thin, beautiful or ugly, but they are already fantasizing about marrying the boss.
Is this the power of money?
Then I want to be rich too!
He secretly made up his mind that when the new boss came, he must perform well, gain the boss's appreciation, and get the opportunity to change his destiny!
At 9:30 in the morning, Lu Yiming and Yu Jiayi appeared at the pig farm headquarters. All the pig farm employees lined up at the door to welcome them.
Lu Yiming introduced himself: "Hello everyone, I am Lu Yiming, the current owner of the pig farm."
Lu Yiming!
Lu Yiming, the richest man in mainland China!
Future Capital’s headquarters is in Hong Kong, and this type of company does not have much influence on ordinary people, so few people outside the circle know that Lu Yiming is the boss of Future Capital.
However, the fact that Lu Yiming is the richest man in mainland China has spread widely. Anyone who has the habit of reading the news will be familiar with this name.
Therefore, after learning that Lu Yiming had become the new boss of the pig factory, the people in the pig factory were excited. Especially the unmarried female employees in the company, they all looked at Lu Yiming with admiration and excitement, and they wanted to rush to Lu Yiming to introduce themselves and increase their exposure.
"Everyone knows the current situation of the pig factory, so I won't say much. All employees at the director level and above, please go to the office for a meeting."
Watching Lu Yiming walk into the company, the employees were whispering behind him.
"The new boss is so handsome, a domineering president!"
"It seems that this new boss has a bad temper."
"Indeed, I don't know if we can get along well in the future."
"Stop talking nonsense here. Given the current situation of the company, it's already good enough that the boss didn't lay off any employees. Do you still want him to be nice to you?"
Everyone knows the current situation of the pig factory. It is only one step away from bankruptcy. Even if Lu Yiming announced the dissolution of the company on the spot, it would not be a surprising thing.
The huge conference room was completely silent.
Lu Yiming was very imposing. Just by sitting there, an invisible aura spread out, suppressing everyone so much that they dared not even breathe.
Because he is the boss, the man who pays them.
In this era of the Internet bubble burst, it is not easy to find a boss who will pay you on time.
So even if Lu Yiming looked at them like trash, they had no choice but to endure it.
At ten o'clock, Lu Yiming spoke: "It seems that everyone is here, so let's get started."
" You don't need to introduce yourselves. I'm not interested in knowing who you are right now. My name is Lu Yiming, your boss. I own many businesses, so many that I can't manage them all. So I only remember those who can help me make money, and you are obviously not one of them."
In the conference room, everyone lowered their heads. The pig farm's losses had reached an irreparable point.
Ding Sanshi is gone, and he hasn't had time to seek advice from Duan Yongping yet, so naturally he wouldn't think of making money by making games. Therefore, the pig factory is now on the verge of death, just like a sea fish stranded on the beach, not far from death.
Lu Yiming spoke very bluntly. Many people wanted to say something, but like fish dying in a dried-up mud pond, they opened and closed their mouths but could not make any sound. They were powerless to refute Lu Yiming's words.
"A snake without a head cannot survive, and a soldier without a general cannot move. I can't come here every day to watch over your mess. So here's your chance. If you have any countermeasures for the current situation, you may as well speak freely."
Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke first, and no one knew what Lu Yiming was up to.
The Internet model is still in its early stages and everyone is groping in the dark. If you let them speak freely, how would they know what to say?
As the saying goes, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. What if I say something wrong and Lu Yiming gets angry and fires me? What should I do?
Seeing that no one spoke, Xu Bo remembered the vow he had made just now to become a rich man. He knew that this was an opportunity, so he mustered up the courage to speak: "Mr. Lu, I have something to say."
He did not introduce himself because Lu Yiming had just said that he was not interested in remembering those insignificant names.
Lu Yiming admired this young man. At least he had the courage to express himself: "Go ahead."
Xu Bo said, "Mr. Lu, I think if the company wants to get out of its current predicament, it must start with games! Here is an original game plan that I conceived, please take a look."
Lu Yiming took the plan and skimmed through it, then his eyes lit up.
Although the content is a little different, it is indeed "Fantasy Westward Journey".
How awesome is “Fantasy Westward Journey”?
Since its launch in 2003, it has become the cash cow of the pig factory. The revenue from one game can account for 80% of the total revenue of the pig factory!
Moreover, this game is very long-lived. How long-lived? At least when Lu Yiming was reborn, the revenue of this game could still be ranked among the top five PC games!
There are countless games that are popular for only one or two months and then disappear. However, Fantasy Westward Journey has been popular for more than 20 years!
Even in the era of mobile games, the "Fantasy Westward Journey" series can still bring considerable cash flow to the pig factory.
Lu Yiming couldn't help but ask, "What's your name?"
When Xu Bo heard this, he was so excited that he trembled all over: "Boss Lu, my name is Xu Bo."
From what Lu Yiming said just now, we can know that he is not interested in knowing the name of the waste. Now that Lu Yiming took the initiative to ask, it means that Xu Bo has temporarily escaped from the ranks of "waste"!
Lu Yiming had no idea of Xu Bo's complicated inner thoughts, so he just praised him and said, "The plan is well written. I will let you take charge of this project. I will pay you and send you people, but I want to see the finished product within half a year. Can you do it?"
You want money to be given, and you want people to be given?
Is this the project to be in charge?
Xu Bo was excited and said immediately: "I guarantee to complete the task!"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Very good, as long as you do a good job on this project, I can promote you to be the interim CEO of the company."
At this time, the way other people looked at Xu Bo changed!
There is no doubt that Xu Bo seized a rare opportunity and soared to the sky!
Many people were frustrated and wondered why they didn’t muster up the courage to come up with some suggestions just now.
Some people thought it was not too late to speak up now, and immediately said, "Mr. Lu, I also have a plan..."
Next, everyone talked about their plans. Lu Yiming neither said it was good nor bad, but just said in general terms: "I am a person who rewards and punishes clearly. If you want more, you should work hard and make achievements."
After leaving the pig farm, in the car, Yu Jiayi couldn't help but ask: "Boss Lu, isn't this a bit too much of a joke? Let him be the CEO after he completes the project?"
In Yu Jiayi's opinion, Lu Yiming had just bought the pig farm and hadn't even grasped the situation yet, but he promoted and appointed a young newcomer. Not only did he spend money on new projects, he also promised the other party a bright future. This was not very reliable no matter how he thought about it.
However, she had no idea that the man named Xu Bo, whom she thought was a "child's play", would later be known as the father of Fantasy Westward Journey, the founder of Duoyi Network, and a super-rich man with a net worth of 28 billion.
It can be said that more than one-third of the credit for the development of the pig farm belongs to Xu Bo!
When it comes to making games, Ding Sanshi is really no match for Xu Bo. The former is only good at using a good game to slaughter customers like pigs, but Xu Bo is different. He is a real game design master.
In addition to "Fantasy Westward Journey", Xu Bo also developed two phenomenal online games, "Dream World" and "Shenwu", which shows his ability.
Of course, he couldn't tell Yu Jiayi about this, so Lu Yiming said half-jokingly, "The pig farm has become like this anyway, so what's the point of playing it safe? Let's try our best."
After finishing the pig farm business, Lu Yiming and Yu Jiayi returned to Zhonghai. It was already evening when they arrived at the school, and Lu Yiming hadn't had dinner yet, so he called Shi Qingxue to come out for a midnight snack with Li Quanwang and Gu Zhiruo.
Li Quanwang said to Lu Yiming, "I heard that you made a lot of money in the United States again this time! Tell me the truth, how much did you make?"
Lu Yiming said modestly: "Not much, probably only about 5 billion US dollars."
"More than 5 billion US dollars? You call this not much?"
Li Quanwang couldn't help but screamed, "You asked me to buy some, but I didn't buy much. I only made 100 or 200 million RMB. You actually made more than 5 billion US dollars? You are really ruthless. I'm afraid you are going to fleece the American country."
Gu Zhiruo is now living a comfortable life with Li Quanwang, but she is still extremely shocked by what Lu Yiming said. "Is it so easy to make money? More than 50 billion US dollars, if converted to China, wouldn't that be more than 40 billion? Oh my God."
Lu Yiming said calmly: "At my level, money is really just a number, so there is nothing to be surprised about."
Lu Yiming planned to transfer most of this money back to China for investment. After all, if it was kept in the bank, it would depreciate every minute.
Then, Lu Yiming suddenly remembered something and his face became serious: "No, Wangzai, I remember you are not a person who likes to watch the news. How do you know so much? Has this matter spread throughout the country?"
Li Quanwang said: "No, I got the information about you from Wikipedia."
Then, he said with a look of regret: "Oh, by the way, Zha Zha Ming, why don't people in China have something like Wikipedia? Wikipedia is so convenient to use. Now my first choice for looking up things is Wikipedia."
He recently taught himself English and often browsed overseas websites. Then he fell in love with the feeling of browsing Wikipedia. His horizons were broadened and his knowledge increased a lot.
Lu Yiming is naturally no stranger to Wikipedia, a free information dissemination platform based on the Internet that advocates universal participation, collective collaboration and free compilation, and in a sense, information resource sharing.
The domestic encyclopedia Baidu did not appear until 2006.
It is said that Baidu has been established by now, so why did Baidu Encyclopedia only appear five years later?
Because it doesn't make money.
How much money can you make?
Lu Yiming didn't even think about doing this.
But now that Li Quanwang has mentioned it, Lu Yiming will naturally not let it go. Baidu Encyclopedia in the future has long become a tool for a group of people to make money, especially the Koreans, who can actually do such magical things as "creating Korean history" on Baidu Encyclopedia - the more magical thing is that these created histories have been cited in various regular journals and papers, and almost become "real history"!
Of course, Lu Yiming didn't want such a disgusting thing to happen again, so he immediately said, "Hey, if no one is doing it, why don't we just do one ourselves?"
