Chapter 216: Chapter 216 Sister Xiaoyuan, You’ve Gone Too Farl
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“I’m offering you ten percent of Qunxing Entertainment’s shares for a price of twenty million.”
“Huh?!1‘ Jiang Xu’s gaze sharpened, “Sister Xiaoyuan, did you misspeak, or did I misunderstand?”
The scale of Qunxing Entertainment was actually slightly larger than Xinghe Entertainment’s.
This ten percent stake, according to the market value, should be close to seventy million.
Jiang Xu had spent fifty million acquiring nine percent of Xinghe Entertainment’s shares.
This was essentially being half sold, half given away.
Wang Xiaoyuan stated bluntly, “One reason is to thank you for your previous help. Also, consider it a strategic investment.
“In the future, if you have any good scripts or novels, you should give priority to us.”
The use of the word “us” further intensified the closeness between the two parties.
Jiang Xu could only say that Wang Xiaoyuan had broadened her path.
What she would gain in the future would be far more than what she gave now.
Indeed, Jiang Xu had always believed that good and evil would ultimately be rewarded. It was true.
The two had a detailed discussion about the specifics.
Then Wang Xiaoyuan brought out the contract.
Jiang Xu’s company lawyer had also arrived.
Once the contract was confirmed OK, Jiang Xu signed it.
Now, with the combined assets of his real estate, novel websites, and shares in two entertainment companies, Jiang Xu’s total wealth was roughly seven or eight hundred million.
With a bit more effort, reaching a net worth of one billion before college could be achieved without issue.
“By the way, Sister Xiaoyuan.” Jiang Xu continued, “Nuonuo wrote a youth novel, are you interested in buying the rights?”
“Hmm?” Wang Xiaoyuan became interested, “She’s also writing novels? What’s the title, let me take a look.”
Jiang Xu told her the title.
Wang Xiaoyuan searched online and started reading.
The data from An Nuonuo’s novel was quite good in every aspect.
Wang Xiaoyuan read the opening and nodded, “The beginning is captivating,
I’ll finish the entire book when I get home and make a decision then.”
“Ok, let’s have dinner…”
They hadn’t finished eating when Wang Xiaoyuan received a call and hurried off.
Jiang Xu ate leisurely by himself, having already dismissed his staff of lawyers. Of course, Jiang Xu wasn’t stingy.
Each time he called them out, he paid overtime, meal supplements, and reimbursed their round-trip travel expenses.
After finishing his meal, Jiang Xu picked up his takeout food and prepared to head home.
“Hey, Jiang Xu, fancy meeting you here.”
Just as he was leaving, he heard a familiar voice behind him.
Turning around, he saw Zhang Lu with a few of his peers.
By their dress, he could tell they were wealthy young masters.
Jiang Xu walked towards them.
Zhang Lu was still useful.
Even if they hadn’t met today, Jiang Xu would have found an opportunity to proactively make contact with him in the future.
Using him as a stepping stone to meet his sister.
“Are you here alone?” Zhang Lu asked.
Jiang Xu smiled and replied, “I was discussing some matters with a friend.
Boys, have you eaten yet? If not, it’s my treat.”
“We’ve eaten.” Zhang Lu nodded.
He then introduced his group of friends to Jiang Xu.
These rich second-generation kids were quite down to earth, not like the arrogant types in the novels.
“So what are you guys planning on doing?” Jiang Xu asked.
“Ah,” Zhang Lu shook his head, “We’re bored. Singing, clubbing, chasing girls… we’re tired of it all.
We’re all worrying about where to go tonight.
Do you have any good recommendations?”
Jiang Xu didn’t have any idea.
He was about to shake his head when suddenly, a thought came to him, “Boys, do you play games?”
One rich young man asked, “What game? We’ve invested tens of millions in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and New Dream Journey. We now have top-tier equipment, but the games aren’t fun anymore.”
Another said, “I’ve recently spent over ten million on Legendary’s private server. I became the strongest player in the region and then lost interest.”
At that moment, in Jiang Xu’s eyes, these rich young men suddenly turned into tender, luscious leeks begging to be harvested.
He said, “I’ve made a web game called “Martial Universe”. Wondering whether you gentlemen might be interested in trying it out and perhaps give some feedback.”
“Oh?” Zhang Lu became interested, “You can make games too?”
Jiang Xu: “A bit.”
“Not bad,” says Zhang Lu, nodding his head and looking at a few people next to him: “We’ve got nothing better to do now anyway, why don’t we check it out?” “Sure, let’s go.”
“Let’s have a look.”
So, everyone left the restaurant and drove to a major internet cafe nearby.
The owner was a woman in her mid to late thirties, still retaining her charm.
The skirt she was wearing would be called a stepmother skirt a decade later.
They booked a private room.
Turned on the computers.
The computers at this internet cafe were high-performing. The boot-up time was swift.
Zhang Lu sat next to Jiang Xu.
He pointed to a file on Jiang Xu’s computer screen: “Hehe, you can take a look at this.”
Jiang Xu followed his cue.
The document was titled: Study Materials (Japan).
There were also Study Materials (America), Study Materials (China), Study Materials (Korea).
Jiang Xu:”???”
Something wasn’t right; it was very off.
So, he opened the Study Materials (Japan) document.
Well, there were a lot of study materials.
Over a thousand, all in video format.
Jiang Xu was greatly shocked.
Zhang Lu said, “This internet cafe’s owner is a very passionate learner.
Every week, she adds a considerable amount of study materials.”
Oh my, Jiang Xu exclaimed.
No wonder the cafe was so bustling when he stepped in, with barely any vacant seats.
He initially thought it was all because of the owner.
Now, he realized he was wrong; his thinking was too narrow.
Jiang Xu silently took note of the internet cafe.
Next time, he planned to bring a hard drive over.
He would copy all those study materials and watch them in his spare time.
Jiang Xu gave them the URL for the “Martial Universe” game.
It was easy to remember, just the pinyin of the name followed by the pinyin for ‘game’.
“Wow, the graphics of this web game are pretty good.”
Zhang Lu exclaimed.
At that time, the graphics of all web games on the market were incredibly crude.
Because no one was planning to stick around for the long haul.
They were all about making a quick buck, closing down, rebranding, and making more money.
Not like Jiang Xu, who meticulously polished every detail.
Another detail was that the registration process was rapid.
It used a one-click registration, and one could bind it with QQ.for later login.
As soon as you entered the game, a sweet-voiced announcement greeted you. “Welcome to the Martial Universe world, join us as we slay monsters, vanquish evils, and protect the world.
You can choose to be a swordsman, archer, shield bearer, psychic, assassin, priest, etc.
Additionally, if you’re lucky, you could obtain hidden professions.
Like Elementalist, Sword Master, Dragon Knight, Skeleton Summoner, and so on.”
This opening was utterly captivating.
Jiang Xu knew that most games at the time didn’t have the hidden profession feature.
This easter egg-like feature easily made players lose themselves in the game.
Sure enough, the gentlemen’s interest was piqued.
They all selected their professions and entered the game.
Jiang Xu also picked the priest profession and entered the game, internally strategizing on how to encourage these gentlemen to invest money in the game….
