Rebirth: I have Monopoly System

January was a full month for Wu Yun. Not only was it eventful, but it was also the time for all his companies to prepare their annual reports.

Wu Yun had made it clear to his companies that there would be no annual galas for 2014. Although the galas were canceled, he was generous with the year-end bonuses.

Rank-and-file employees received year-end bonuses equivalent to two to three times their monthly salary based on their performance. Those with outstanding contributions received as much as four to five times their salary.

At the end of the month, Wu Yun attended a combined January summary and 2014 year-end review meeting for Little Red Car. Thanks to Little Red Car’s strategy of entrenching itself in the five major cities and expanding into provincial capitals, its number of registered users had been growing steadily.

This greatly pleased Tencent, making them determined to lead the upcoming Series B financing round.

Mobike, due to Modu’s crackdown on shared bikes, was forced to postpone its originally scheduled Series A financing round, and there had been no news about it since.

Meanwhile, Little Yellow Car was lying low and growing, expanding its presence in the Capital City market while also setting its sights on other cities.

With the addition of various local "Little Green Cars" and "Little White Cars" in other cities, the shared bike market, led by Little Red Car, was beginning to boom.

In addition, near the CBDs and commercial districts of major cities, one- to two-hundred-square-meter storefronts began renovations. The construction barricades featured a deer with antlers, its head held high against a dark blue background, accompanied by the tagline: "Good coffee doesn’t have to be expensive." This was Luckin Coffee.

Also launched in January, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Honor of Kings became the phenomenal PC and mobile games of the month.

In internet cafes, the number of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds players was almost on par with League of Legends. Some cafes even set up dedicated PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds sections. Looking over, you’d see a whole row of third-person perspectives with players holding M4A1s.

With promotion from many streamers, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds began to spread beyond the streaming community.

Many players spontaneously got their friends hooked on the game. After all, playing in duos or squads with people you know is a completely different kind of fun compared to playing with randoms.

Coupled with Wu Yun’s earlier efforts, sales for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds increased daily. By January 31, after nearly a month on the market, 900,000 copies had been sold in the country.

This was a game priced at 98 yuan per copy in Huaxia. To achieve such sales figures left the naysayers utterly stunned.

What excited Ling Yi and Lu Changsheng even more was that while they had considered the international price of 29.9 US Dollars to be steep, they never imagined PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which launched globally on January 4th, would be such a massive hit abroad.

They had spent a lot of money on advertising on Steam, and many players of battle royale and other shooting games were attracted by this well-made game with diverse gameplay.

International sales also climbed steadily every day, thanks to the marketing and word-of-mouth.

Every day, Wu Yun would see reports from Ling Yi and his team, translated from screenshots of the Steam backend, where the sales line graph was getting steeper and steeper.

On February 1st, Ling Yi couldn’t wipe the smile off his face as he gave his report to Wu Yun. "President Wu, our international sales are currently even better than our domestic ones."

"Foreign players are used to paying for games, so they aren’t resistant to our model."

"Plus, the quality and gameplay of our game far exceed these players’ expectations."

"To further boost sales, we increased our promotional budget mid-month, both at home and abroad."

Wu Yun was thrilled. ’My very own cash cow is finally emerging!’

So, Wu Yun asked, "As of today, what are our total sales figures?"

Ling Yi took out a paper document and said excitedly, "In the Huaxia District, we’ve sold a total of 1 million copies, generating nearly 100 million in revenue!"

"And as for the other regions abroad..." Ling Yi’s voice rose with excitement. "President Wu, we’ve sold a total of 1.8 million copies! That’s nearly fifty-four million US Dollars in revenue!"

"According to Steam’s statistics, cross-referenced with our internal data, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ peak concurrent player count has reached four hundred thousand! And this is only our first month!"

"President Wu! We did it!"

Indeed. With Wu Yun’s vision and development philosophy, Kunpeng Games had a clear destination from the start, allowing them to avoid many potential pitfalls.

Right up until release and promotion, Kunpeng Games’ initial funding had only been on the verge of running out.

In just one month of sales, Kunpeng Games had not only recouped its development costs but had also seen explosive growth in operating revenue. It was outrageously profitable!

So now, every copy sold would add more to Wu Yun’s coffers.

Ling Yi continued his report. "President Wu, the mobile game you requested is also in expedited development. Since PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds became such a massive hit, we’ve had no trouble poaching a lot of talent from other domestic companies! It’s just..."

"Just what?" Wu Yun asked.

Ling Yi smiled. "It’s just that we’re running out of office space! I’d like to request approval to rent the vacant office next door!"

Wu Yun waved his hand casually. "You can make the call on that yourselves."

Wu Yun wasn’t concerned with these minor details. He was more concerned about when the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds mobile game could be released.

"When can the mobile game be finished?"

One should never underestimate the domestic companies’ ability to copy. The day PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds blew up, it likely already appeared on the radar of some opportunists.

"Because we have existing art assets and maps, after an evaluation by myself, President Lu, and the relevant technical staff, we can launch an open beta version before May 1st!"

’Less than three months!’

In his previous life, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had launched in Huaxia in November 2017. NetEase’s own version, *Knives Out*, launched around the end of that same year. Even though the original game had been out internationally for eight months, he had to admit NetEase’s development speed was impressive.

A smile touched Wu Yun’s lips. Besides technicians and artists, Kunpeng Games also had plenty of talent in its legal department.

’If NetEase dares to copy us, I’ll hit them so hard they’ll question their very existence! And while I’m at it, I’ll have to thank them for delivering a huge wave of mobile gamers right to my doorstep!’

Today, Wu Yun didn’t stay at Kunpeng to play games until the end of the workday. Instead, he took several of his bodyguards, who were still itching to play more, and headed to Galaxy Network.

It wasn’t until after Wu Yun and his group left that the other employees playing games in the common area began to buzz with discussion.

"President Wu is getting richer and richer!" a young female artist said, her eyes sparkling.

"Yeah! He has five bodyguards now! Tsk tsk! Those four foreigners look like they’re not to be trifled with!"

"Of course! Did you hear all the jargon those four foreigners were using in the game? I’m telling you, they must have come from the same squad. Sniper! Spotter! Assaulter! Their roles were clear, and their teamwork was flawless! If they were more familiar with the game itself, I bet they could get a chicken dinner every single time!"

"I’m so jealous! If I were as rich as President Wu, I’d hire professional veterans as bodyguards too!" a bald programmer said with envy.

"I believe in you! You can do it! Just prop your pillow up a little higher when you go to bed tonight!"

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