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

There are many peak tourist seasons in Hong Kong Island, and it can be said that Hong Kong Island is in peak tourist season all year round.

However, among these peak seasons, the Far East Exhibition and the Christmas and New Year holidays are definitely the peak seasons.

Just like this year, the afterglow of Christmas has not yet faded, and before New Year's Day, a large number of global tourists have flocked to Hong Kong Island.

A flight from Hamburg, Germany to Hong Kong Island landed at the Hong Kong International Airport. The passengers who got out were of various kinds, but one group of young people attracted a lot of attention.

The people in their team are very young, most of them are under 20 years old, but their uniform and alternative attire is obviously not school uniform, but the uniform of a certain team.

"This airport is so big and gorgeous. No wonder people call it the New York of the West and the Hong Kong of the East. I am even more interested in this trip now."

"Schneider, we are not here to play. We have to train seriously when we get to the base. Maybe we will have time to sightsee after the competition is over."

A slightly older youth in front of him gave a warning after hearing Schneider's words, but at the same time he felt a little headache because it was difficult to manage a young child.

"Don't worry, Powell, that one million dollars will definitely be for our HSG team."

HSG, full name Hamburg Star Gaming, means Hamburg Star Team.

They came to Hong Kong Island not for tourism, but to participate in the first World Game Competition.

In the gaming world, Honor Games is the undisputed leader. As long as you are a game fan, no one can bypass Honor Games' products.

In the words of the U.S. media, in the past the U.S. used Hollywood to conquer the global cultural arena, but Hong Kong has conquered the U.S. young people with games.

Not only in the United States, the popularization of computers and the development of computer games have contributed greatly to this. Relying on the combination of software and hardware, the Far East system is eroding the global computer customers.

Perhaps it cannot be compared to cannibalization, but rather that computer users around the world cannot do without Far Eastern products, otherwise the computer would just be a large decoration.

As for the gaming industry, which was the hero in the expansion of the Far East in the past, it can be said that without the Honor of Kings game, there would be no current glory of the Far East.

Regarding the development of the Far East, this has become an unavoidable topic in economics at major universities.

Not only colleges and universities, but also the media have reported it countless times.

Everyone knows that it was the massive profits from Honor Games in the early days that enabled the Far East Group to develop rapidly with huge amounts of funds.

Although the proportion of Far East's profits from Honor games is getting smaller and smaller, it is still a super fat cake that makes people salivate.

Look at the market value of Honor Games on Nasdaq. Although its world ranking has dropped, its market value has undoubtedly increased.

However, the market value of over 37 billion US dollars did not satisfy the top management of Honor Games, and they have been trying to find new profit points.

The decline of arcade games is an indisputable fact, and this is also a major reason for the slow increase in Honor Games’ stock price.

However, Honor Games did not sit idly by. Their next strategy is to promote the development of computer games, with the World Game Championship being the focus.

In the first World Game Competition, Honor Games brought out almost all the games that could be shown to be competitive.

There are more than 50 game projects of all sizes, with a total prize pool of more than 12 million US dollars, which shocked the world.

This does not include the travel expenses, food and accommodation, venue fees, etc. of the major teams, which together total more than 20 million US dollars.

Not to mention this era, even if we fast forward twenty years, this would still be a considerable amount of prize money.

Especially in the sports world, there are many sports in the world where the highest honor championship prize money is still tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars. As soon as the news of the first world game competition of Honor Game was announced, it quickly occupied the headlines of the global media.

But it's all worth it, and it can be said to be a huge profit.

Because from the beginning of the year, when Honor Games announced the first World Game Competition to now, in almost a year, Honor Games' revenue has increased by 21% more than expected, and its market value has increased by nearly US$ billion.

Money is a motivating force. If any industry wants to develop rapidly, it cannot do without the investment of money.

The prize money for the champion of the world game competition is not small, especially for Honor of Kings' classic product Counter-Strike and Red Alert, which was released last year and became popular all over the world. The champion prize money is more than one million US dollars, and even the runner-up can get two hundred thousand US dollars.

Such a large amount of prize money has led to the establishment of many gaming clubs in Western countries this year. Of course, these clubs are basically formed spontaneously by game fans, and there are very few semi-professional clubs like Hamburg Star.

This is also Schneider's confidence. In his opinion, most of the other invited teams are rubbish. The only ones he can regard as opponents are the Nordic Mythology from Sweden, the Western Cowboys from the United States and the Wings of Glory from Hong Kong Island.

These four teams that have already embarked on the path of professionalism are not comparable to those small workshops. Whether it is training content, tactics, or logistical support, they are a level higher than the amateur teams.

At Ap Lei Chau, past the famous Two-Dimensional Statue Hill is the world-famous Mythology Square.

This is the holy land of the global two-dimensional world, because every year new product launches of animation and game industries such as Honor Games and Youth Comics are held here.

In Ap Lei Chau, where every inch of land is valuable, this is the only place where a hotel can be built, apart from the commercial district in the west.

However, this hotel is not open to the public, or most people cannot afford to stay there.

The housing prices of tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars make everyone feel that it is a steal, but it is packed every day.

Who are the people living here? They are basically all global distributors, which is equivalent to a token of loyalty or ticket money, just like the rooms of Moutai Hotel are full every day.

For this World Game Competition, food and lodging for teams from all over the world will be arranged here.

When he opened the door and saw the facilities inside, Schneider, who was originally a little dissatisfied, exclaimed, "Oh, I like it here."

The 31 players and staff of the entire Hamburg Star competition were divided into four rooms, all of which were eight-person suites, which Schneider was dissatisfied with.

But after seeing the room, Schneider fell in love.

The entire suite has four rooms, each of which can accommodate two people. The key is that there is a living room, a kitchen, and a very large training room.

In the glass-enclosed decorations on the wall, there are various two-dimensional dolls and figurines and other peripherals, many of which are limited editions and are rarely available on the market.

This is fatal for boys who like games and comics. The first thing many of them do after coming in is to find their favorite limited editions and take photos.

"Oh my god, is this the original illustration of Purple Gold Pikachu? Is it a replica?"

If you ask what is the most popular two-dimensional IP in the world right now, Pokémon, which has been released for almost two years, is undoubtedly the king of kings.

Relying on the reputation and fan base of the Honor series, Pokémon has been bombarded with diversified and all-round products from anime to comics, from games to peripherals, as soon as it was launched.

This also led to the IP's ability to attract money far exceeding that of later generations. Even several brands under YDD have launched co-branded products with Pokémon. For example, the joint collaborations with sculptors and painters were auctioned for considerable prices, which can be said to have successfully broken the circle.

The most profitable peripheral item is undoubtedly the Pokémon card.

Just with such a small card, the world has earned more than 800 million US dollars for this IP in two years, which has stunned the financial circle.

Financial analysts on Wall Street said, "Did I travel through time? This crappy card can attract $800 million in two years?"

I am familiar with sports star cards, but what I am not familiar with is whether this income is normal?

The valuation of Qingchun Comics, the owner of this IP, is changing every day.

In fact, strictly speaking, this IP should be considered as an Honor game, but Luo Nianzhong does not want to let Wall Street get away with such a profitable IP.

Who made the Honor game available on the market while the youth comics are not yet?

The original manuscript of the purple and gold Pikachu illustration that Schneider exclaimed about originated from the Pokémon Illustration Competition held in June.

At that time, more than 30,000 illustrators from all over the world were invited to participate in the competition to design illustrations for the characters in Pokémon.

Finally, eight illustrations were selected and made into limited edition Pokémon cards with funding frames for release.

These limited edition cards are very expensive to make, as they use expensive materials such as gold foil, and each card costs thousands of dollars.

And its value is even higher. On the black market, the trading price of these limited edition Pokémon cards has exceeded ten times the cost, and now it is nearly 20,000 US dollars.

The most precious and valuable purple-gold Pikachu, of which only 20 copies are issued worldwide, is being offered at a price of US$50,000 per copy.

This is not the point. In August, the youth comic auctioned an original illustration of Blastoise for charity, and it was one of the eight illustrations selected.

What shocked the collecting community was that the original drawing of the Blastoise was sold for $33, making headlines around the world.

The most precious Pikachu original manuscript was even rumored to be worth millions of dollars.

The picture in front of Schneider now is the million-dollar masterpiece, but it is a real replica.

But as long as the youth comic says it is true, who dares to say it is a replica?

"Okay, everyone go and clean up your rooms. We will have a meeting in the training room in half an hour. Don't forget what we are here for."

For the team leader Powell, although he also wanted to go over and take a photo, he knew the purpose of their trip.

Anyway, we will be staying here for a few days, so we can take photos at any time.