We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

"Boss, give me back my money, I don't want to play anymore."

"Here you go, take the twenty dollars."

In an Internet cafe in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong Island, the boss was in no mood to argue with a young man who had just come in and had been playing for less than five minutes and asked for a refund. He simply returned the money on the counter.

As if he knew something like this would happen, he didn't even put the twenty Hong Kong dollars that the young man paid when he came in into the cash box, as if he was just waiting for the other party to return the money.

He really knew, because this kind of scene was not the first time, it had happened countless times this week, so he was surprised that the money was not returned.

The boss’s name is Cao Zhengda, and those who live nearby and know him call him Uncle Da.

He was originally a poor man in Tsuen Wan. His family had an ancestral house and land. Although it was dilapidated, at least he had a home.

I work in a factory and although I don't earn much, I can support myself.

However, with the large-scale development of Tsuen Wan, he also had an opportunity to upgrade his class. After selling his land, he not only bought two houses in Yau Tsim Mong, but also had some savings.

The turning point that made his life take off was the launch of Honor computers. He felt that this was an opportunity, so he sold both houses and bought a small storefront of 60 square meters in Yau Ma Tei to open an Internet cafe.

His choice was correct. People in Hong Kong wanted to experience this new thing. Later, after Honor of Kings ported many games to computers, its business became even more popular.

With the money earned from this Internet cafe, he not only bought the shop next door to complete the expansion, but also found a beautiful wife.

But this time it was different. The new computers released by Honor Computer and the new games released by Honor Games made his Internet cafe suddenly deserted.

The truth is that his Internet cafe still uses the first generation of Honor computers. Not to mention the large map of Counter-Strike, even the small map is difficult to use.

This is also the reason why there are only two or three people in his Internet cafe. Refunding money? It has become a common occurrence.

"Lao Cao, the goods you ordered have arrived."

A shout from the door instantly perked up Cao Zhengda, who was lying on the table with a sad face, and he ran out directly.

"Manager Cao, I didn't expect that you would come here in person. Thank you so much."

"There's no other way. There are so many people who want to go, the time is tight and the task is heavy. If I don't go, who will?"

"Thank you, thank you. At that time, I said that we both have the surname Cao and similar names, so this is fate."

Supervisor Cao is Cao Dawang. With the upgrading of Far East factory technology and the outward relocation of product assembly, the earliest assembly factory is no longer suitable for existence.

What are the Far East factories in Hong Kong producing now? They produce high-end chips.

However, Luo Nianzhong would not drive away these old men who had fought with him to conquer the world and made contributions to the Far East.

He did not stop those who wanted to resign and directly paid them three years' salary as compensation. Those who did not want to leave the company would be assigned to various companies like Cao Dawang to find a suitable job.

Just like Cao Dawang, he now works in the installation department of Honor Mall, which is also the destination of most employees.

Because he is an old man, has performed well at work for many years and is eager to learn, Cao Dawang is now the head of the installation department in the Kowloon Peninsula area.

The work is very easy every day. I just coordinate personnel to install various products at homes according to orders. It is also an office-based job.

However, his days of leisure have been broken recently. Now more than half of the Internet cafes in Hong Kong are replacing their computers with new ones, and suddenly there is not enough manpower. As a supervisor, he has to go into battle personally after arranging the tasks every day. One more person means more strength.

In this way, all the staff in the installation department have been working overtime for more than a week, and now Cao Dawang basically never stays at home except for sleeping.

In fact, Honor Mall does not require employees to work overtime. There are many orders? Then just wait.

However, it is Honor's attitude towards employees that has been passed down from the Far East system that makes all Far East employees in the installation department voluntarily stay and work overtime every day.

Of course, overtime is not free, and Honor Mall offers high overtime pay.

"Lao Cao, let's stop talking nonsense. I have two more stores behind this one, look."

Cao Zhengda followed Cao Dawang's gaze and looked at the only two customers in the store and said, "Hey, look at me! I'll clear the place right away."

After saying that, he ran in, and while running, he told Cao Dawang and the others to drink some water and take a rest, and to drink any drinks in the refrigerator.

People like Cao Zhengda who have not yet replaced their equipment and are waiting in line are filled with anxiety every day, while the situation of those who have replaced their computers is completely different.

"Come on, move aside, be careful not to get bumped into."

"Boss, give me two more bottles of Jianlibao and a bucket of instant noodles."

"Good marksmanship, this sniper rifle is really accurate."

"How can it not be accurate? He is known as the sniper god of the New Territories."

"Your gun is no good, you need an AK to be powerful enough."

In an Internet cafe in a new town in the New Territories, the room was packed with people, even the aisle at the back was full, a bit like the Spring Festival travel rush at the beginning of the century.

The environment is filled with all kinds of noises, and no one can hear you if you speak softly.

"Is there anyone who wants to play 5V5 in Loulan Ancient City? If you do, get into the room quickly."

The ancient city of Loulan, this is the only large map in the honor game Counter-Strike.

Because of its diverse gameplay and large map, it has become a favorite map among game fans.

Now Counter-Strike has become an entertainment phenomenon, and relying on this wave of market conditions, many people have quickly accumulated wealth.

Just like this Internet cafe, even though the Internet fee has risen to HK$20 per hour, it is still crowded and everyone has to wait for a seat.

Can't wait? Watching is also fun.

In a best-of-11 game, the ancient city of Loulan quickly assembled its team and entered the loading screen.

"Oh my god, this big wet-chested outfit is so handsome, and it goes perfectly with your girl image. Who is this guy? Are you really a girl?"

"Hey, it's me." At this time, a big man in sharp clothes in the corner raised his right hand.

"Okay, just pretend I didn't ask." After taking a look at the big man who was picking his toes, that man felt offended. His stomach felt churning, and he felt that he would not be able to perform to his full potential this time.

Not only him, but also many people who looked over there felt the same way.

"Damn, this is a foul. How can you use such despicable means? It's not glorious even if I win. I don't accept it."

"Fuck you, what are you talking about? It's as if we're having an easy time. Everyone has a weakening buff now, okay?"

The teammates on the foot-picking guy's side were unhappy, as if we were willing. You are the enemy, and we will be more uncomfortable, okay?

"Brothers, beat this big wet-breasted girl hard for me later. You can lose the game, but the big wet-breasted girl must die."

Timo, are you there? Your senior is here.

Although no one answered him, judging from the nodding attitude of his teammates, they had reached a consensus.

Skins, characters, and props, this is the money-making model of the Honor of Kings game Counter-Strike. Since there are successful cases, there is no reason not to copy it.

There are many models for making profits from games, including selling games, selling various DLCs to make the game more playable, charging by game length, charging for advertising, and a combination of these and so on.

Take World of Warcraft for example. Initially, it was a combination of sales and charging based on game time.

First you have to purchase game time, and then various expansion packs in the game are sold.

What is the most successful and profitable game profit model? It is the in-app purchase model invented by Rabbit.

You don't need to spend any money, everyone can play my game for free, the purpose is to increase the number of players.

As the player base grows, competition will arise. For example, would you buy skins, props, etc.?

Not buying? Well, someone will buy, and spend a lot of money.

The Honor of Kings game has taught the world's capital a good lesson with its in-app purchase profit model, which has never appeared in previous games.

In the seven days since its launch, Counter-Strike has grossed $4.83 million worldwide, which means that if each player spends $100, there would need to be more than four million players, but the actual average spending per player is far more than that.

It’s like the special forces figure printed with flags of various countries, which costs as much as $199, but it has become the best-selling prop in Counter-Strike.

This is not over yet. The popularity continues and no one knows when it will end.

Looking at the stock price of Honor Games, 11 days after Counter-Strike was launched, the stock price of Honor Games soared for 11 days.

Now the market value of Honor Games has exceeded the 300 billion US dollar mark, and this madness continues.

What about Honor Computer? It also expressed dissatisfaction, with its current market value already reaching HK$3100 billion, and will soon break through the US$400 billion mark.

Wall Street has been stunned these days, wondering how it can be played like this?

The surge in the share prices of the two Far East companies has led to a surge in gaming stocks and Honor Computer concept stocks. Wall Street now dares to invest in gaming manufacturers that have a little technology and a little concept.

The Kunlun game engine is now open to the public. Should there be any problem in making a copycat game with a similar gameplay?

Can it be done?

can.

Okay, transfer the money. It’s that quick and hassle-free.

"The Decline of American Capital?" This is the front-page headline of the Wall Street Journal today.

"They are not targeting us, but more targeting the island countries' enterprises."

Luo Nianzhong sneered and said, "If they want to come after us, they'd be brave enough. I guess they're still singing praises to us inside."

Welch smiled and said, "It seems that nothing can be hidden from you."

In the latest global corporate market capitalization list, the United States has only four companies left, down from dominating the top ten five years ago. Moreover, the rankings of these four companies can only be described as average.

The first is the island country's telecommunications giant NTT, whose market value has soared to US$1300 billion, making it the only company in the world with a market value of over US$ billion.

But it is not the first one. The first one is IBM in the United States.

The second place is IBM, whose market value exceeds 90 billion US dollars because of its relationship with Microsoft.

It can be said that Luo Nianzhong gave IBM a huge blow, otherwise its market value would not have reached 50 billion now.

Another important reason why Luo Nianzhong was willing to save IBM was that it was difficult for IBM's internal staff to reach a consensus and move forward with a light load. Such a long-redundant enterprise would find it difficult to regain its vitality and rapid development without someone withdrawing.

Compared with enterprising emerging companies, Luo Nianzhong hopes that IBM will continue to be a symbol of American technology companies.

The third place is Far East Chip. The large-scale shipments of Honor computers represent the business growth of this chip giant. Its market value of HK$5947 billion is about to break through the HK$762 billion mark, equivalent to US$ billion.

Fourth place is oil giant ExxonMobil, with a market value of $528 billion.

The fifth place is Toyota, one of the two major Japanese automobile companies, with a market value of US$468 billion.

The sixth place is the other of the two automotive giants, Nissan of Far East Motor Group, with a market value of US$411 billion.

The seventh place is Honor Computer, whose stock price has soared to 3100 billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 398 billion US dollars.

Eighth place: GE, with a market value of 382 billion US dollars.

Ninth place is the Far East-owned company Honor of Kings, with a market value of US$309 billion.

The tenth place is the island country's Sumitomo Bank, with a market value of US$263 billion.

This is not the most terrifying thing. The terrifying thing is that among the companies ranked 11 to 20, six are from island countries, and among the top 16, half are from island countries, with companies, including all eight major banks.

"You are right. Our companies are described as great pioneers leading the times, while companies from island countries are petty thieves who steal technology from the United States."

"Ha, you really want to be a whore and also a virgin."

In order to harvest the island countries, the United States must first stir up public emotions and then win the sympathy of the world.

Only in this way can we stand on the side of justice when the island nation is hit hard.

Another point is to stimulate the emotions of the island nation. Don’t you care about face? Then give it to you.

Look, wasn't your big brother, the beautiful country, one of the world's hegemons, also pinned to the ground by you? Why don't you throw your money into the stock market and punch me again?

Finally, it is the speculation of Far East’s stock price. Whether it is Honor Computer or Far East Chip, the US consortium and Britain both have shares in them.

The situation is even worse for Honor Games. The shares of Honor Games held by Luo Nianzhong have dropped to about 30%. Not to mention the shares held by Wall Street itself, just looking at the shareholders who hold Honor Games, Wall Street does not dare to target this company.

Retail investors? Of course there are, but the proportion is definitely no more than 10%. Most of the Honor Game shares are in the hands of major foundations in the United States, such as the Retired Teachers Fund and the Longshoremen Pension Fund.

If you dare to touch Honor Games, ask these organizations whether they agree or not, and they will strike you in a minute, do you believe it?

You on Wall Street say you don’t care? I don’t know whether you in the White House care or not.

Because of this, Luo Nianzhong gave up his plan to start a new computer game business.

If it were all middle-class people in the United States and Wall Street, Luo Nianzhong would not care about cheating each other once, but it is different now that there are dozens of such institutions behind Honor of Kings.

Honor Games is like a bond connecting each other. The higher the market value, the stronger the bond.

What is this? This is influence, huge influence, an influence that is enough to change the form of an election.

But it's not just Honor Games. Other Far Eastern industries and Texas Instruments, which is preparing to go public, will also be brought in.

Having reached a certain level and understood more, Luo Nianzhong knew many things that were previously beyond his reach, so he had to change his approach.