"You kid... you are getting more and more incredible now. I didn't understand before that it meant treating each other with admiration after three days apart, but now I have a deep understanding of it."
It was the end of October in the golden autumn, and the cool evening breeze of the Huangpu River was particularly pleasant. In a quiet teahouse near the river, two people sat opposite each other, with a pot of boiling water rolling over a glowing red charcoal fire.
Zhou Dongsheng tightened his plush shawl tightly, picked up the kettle leisurely, and poured boiling water into the purple clay pot. Wisps of white smoke rose up with the fragrance of tea, making people feel relaxed and happy.
And sitting opposite him, who else could it be besides Principal Wang, whom he hadn't seen for a long time?
Ever since Yida encountered a crisis, the high-spirited Lao Wang had to keep a low profile and bide his time. It seems that even Principal Wang knew the principle of temporarily avoiding the limelight. He changed his past high-profile style and rarely kept a low profile for a while.
Of course, this is only temporary. With Principal Wang's perverse temperament, even if he doesn't take the initiative to cause trouble, he cannot stop him from surfing the Internet intensively and leaving his obvious footprints on many platforms.
Zhou Dongsheng slowly placed the teacup filled with tea soup in front of him, and joked casually: "Hey, to each other, you have just become one of China's top investors. Although you are only at the middle level, at your age you can achieve such success.
Such achievements are indeed not easy and deserve recognition..."
Zhou Dongsheng nodded angrily and said seriously.
Principal Wang didn't care at all, but said happily: "That is indeed worthy of recognition. After all, the most successful investment in my life may have been my choice to go to Yangcheng..."
"With this investment alone, I definitely deserve my title as China's top investor."
After saying this, Principal Wang drank all the tea soup in the cup, smashed it in his mouth, and said: "Although tea is delicious, wine is more charming."
Every year at the end of the year, various statistics about the past year will be released. Not long ago, in the "2017 China's Top Investors Ranking" compiled by an authoritative organization for half a year, Principal Wang was impressively listed.
List.
And among a group of highly qualified investors, he is ranked 37th at only 29 years old. Although he is only at the middle and lower reaches, it has also caused a lot of controversy.
After all, looking at the entire list, there are all veteran investors with deep experience in the industry and outstanding achievements. Principal Wang is particularly conspicuous among them, so it has become the most controversial topic on the list.
Many people believe that aside from Lao Wang's halo, Principal Wang is just an ordinary playboy and is completely unqualified to be called "China's top investor".
However, Principal Wang, who is accustomed to verbally quarreling with everyone on the Internet, would not choose to laugh it off. Instead, he directly responded to the doubts on his Weibo account and gave the most indisputable reasons.
Just as he said, Zhou Dongsheng!
Interestingly, Zhou Dongsheng is also on this list, and his ranking is slightly higher than Principal Wang.
As the youngest emerging investor on the list, with Principal Wang drawing firepower from the front, there were very few voices questioning Zhou Dongsheng.
After all, unlike Principal Wang who has the halo of his father's generation, the gold content of the four words "made from scratch" alone is enough to make Zhou Dongsheng invincible.
Therefore, when Principal Wang took out the three words "Zhou Dongsheng" as a counterattack, it was enough to silence everyone in Youyou and leave them speechless.
But as soon as Principal Wang finished speaking, he couldn't help but come back and laugh and scold: "You kid, are you praising yourself in a roundabout way? In terms of shamelessness, I really can't keep up with you."
After all, Zhou Dongsheng is younger than him and ranks higher than him. Isn't Zhou Dongsheng just praising himself in disguise?
Of course, Principal Wang was not only convinced by Zhou Dongsheng's doubtful record, but his words just now were indeed spoken from the bottom of his heart.
After all, he has benefited from Zhou Dongsheng's favor, especially the revenue from the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which has already made Principal Wang a lot of money, not to mention other things.
At the same time, because the cash flow of the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is so abundant, even the operation of the Panda platform seems to be somewhat comfortable.
As the saying goes, a single move affects the whole body. Now even Zhou Dongsheng himself doesn't know how much influence he has exerted subtly.
The future has already completely gone berserk, and the world line may not be able to be brought back...right?
Zhou Dongsheng thought secretly and was unsure in his heart.
He still joked: "No matter what, I have to continue to work hard and strive to enjoy the joy of being a father as soon as possible."
Hearing Zhou Dongsheng mention this matter again, the smile on Principal Wang's face couldn't help but freeze.
Unexpectedly, it was just a casual joke at first, but now it started to have some possibility.
The key is that there was no expiration date for this joke at the time, and now that Zhou Dongsheng is in his prime, most of the assets he owns are still in the stage of rapid appreciation.
With a net worth of more than 80 billion now, it's hard to say what will happen next year. Just like Boss Xu, who is currently the richest man in China, his assets have benefited from the surge in his stocks, and his assets have also increased accordingly.
In just one year, his net worth increased by hundreds of billions, and he suddenly became the richest man in China.
If this kind of thing happens to Zhou Dongsheng... this matter will really become a prophecy!
Thinking of this, Principal Wang wanted to give himself a hard time. Why couldn't he learn a lesson?
When have you ever won a bet with this guy? In the past, it was okay to just lose a small amount of money, but if you lose this time, you will really lose face!
As a person involved, Principal Wang now regrets it, regrets it very much...
Of course, this is just a joke. The growth of wealth also needs to follow objective laws. Principal Wang really doesn't believe it. Is Zhou Dongsheng really able to surpass all the elders and reach the top at such a young age?
Thinking about it, the probability is very slim...
Principal Wang said angrily: "You kid, you don't care about other things, but you remember this thing clearly. Even if you enter the top ten, you are still far away from the richest man..."
"If you really do it, my brother will be convinced and you won't have any second thoughts!"
Principal Wang looked indifferent and even used the highest etiquette among men: "You are awesome".
Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but laugh out loud, but he stopped talking. If he continued talking, he might make Principal Wang anxious.
Principal Wang didn't pay attention, but said with emotion.
"I thought this year was the most promising year. If we join forces with the Bird's Nest, it will definitely set off a carnival of Chinese e-sports. Unexpectedly, we both failed, and we couldn't even enter the finals stage..."
"Four years have passed. I thought that the second place was just the starting point, but it is still our best result to this day... Tsk."
Of course what Principal Wang was talking about was the League of Legends global semi-finals that had just concluded in the Magic City, and the result was still history repeating itself.
Zhou Dongsheng originally thought that with the change of ownership of last year's championship, the gears of fate had begun to slowly turn, and that this year's e-sports script might actually be reversed...
For this reason, Zhou Dongsheng did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and approved a large budget for IM Club with a wave of his hand, wondering if it would be possible to achieve miracles...
However, the real charm of sports competition may be that once the game starts, only the players on the field, and not any other factors, determine the outcome of the game.
Even if you spend a lot of money, unless you are directly manipulating the game, the key factors that determine the outcome of the game are always the players themselves, as well as the invisible and intangible competitive state.
This is true regardless of whether it is e-sports or traditional sports.
This may be one of the reasons why rich people all over the world are obsessed with it. Regardless of whether it is a green field or a wooden floor, the uncertainty of the game itself is enough to make people fascinated.
Especially when the world's richest people already control the vast majority of the world's wealth, and even things that most ordinary people in the world dare not think of are within easy reach for them.
The uncertainty brought about by the game of sports competition can still make them clearly understand that some things cannot be determined by money.
Even Lao Wang and Boss Xu, the two richest men in China, failed to turn things around, which is evident from this (funny).
The repetition of history also made Zhou Dongsheng deeply realize that the complexity of the development of things will not be changed by human will.
Although the butterfly effect is named after "butterfly", it is obvious that the final result of this chaotic phenomenon is not determined by the butterfly.
There are some certainties that cannot be shaken by one's own variables, just like e-sports, but it is not just e-sports...
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but feel a sense of awe in his heart. Even if he had to live his life over again, it would still be impossible to reverse the fact that he was a mortal.
"It's a pity that we didn't make it to the finals, but it's not a bad thing for us. After all, the base of e-sports is so big, and the players and audiences are basically the same group of people..."
"League of Legends has less attention, which means that our Global Chicken League can carve up more shares..."
Now that Zhou Dongsheng looks at the overall situation, it is obvious that he no longer needs to care about the gains and losses of one city and one pool, especially since he has so many chess pieces in his hand. The failure in this area does not mean that he cannot make up for it elsewhere...
On the League of Legends side, he can only be regarded as an important player at best, but on the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds side, he is the big BOSS in charge of the overall situation.
Even the trophy is named after him, and to some extent, this is also the first local e-sports event with international influence, no less than the National Cup e-sports competition organized by relevant departments.
Especially with the success of last year, the establishment of overseas competition areas this year is in full swing. With the help of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' global phenomenon, this cake is getting bigger and bigger...
In addition, it has already received a lot of attention from the higher-ups. After all, this is the first competitive game produced by a domestic company and popular all over the world, which is of great significance.
Hearing what Zhou Dongsheng said, Principal Wang also swept away his depression and instantly became energetic, "Emotions are when the west is not bright, the east is bright, right? You can't even mention it. Chicken-eating is now a global e-sports event. Although
He still lacks qualifications, but he has already reached the first echelon..."
"Do you think it's possible that we can be included in the Asian Games in Jakarta next year?"
Although the relevant projects for next year's Asian Games in Jakarta have not yet been officially finalized, all parties have already been secretly promoting the idea that e-sports projects will officially enter Asia.
At the same time, given the huge influence of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on a global scale, if e-sports can enter Asia for the first time, it is very likely that it will become a representative of local e-sports and enter the market naturally.
By then, once it reaches the level of bringing glory to the country, it will not only mean that this project will become a stage for competing for national honor, but at the same time, the game will also have a steady stream of new power.
Being able to be linked to national honor is no less than a death-free gold medal for the game itself.
For this reason, relevant work has already been carried out secretly. Principal Wang is naturally very concerned about this. After all, he also has a share of this cake. The bigger it is, the more benefits it will bring to him.
"With the growing momentum of e-sports events around the world, it is almost certain that it will be promoted to Asia. However, it may have to wait until the next competition to enter the main competition. This one will most likely only be used as an exhibition competition..."
"Despite this, entering Asia for the first time is of great historical significance, and as a local only, we, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, have considerable global influence. Even if we don't apply, the relevant departments will probably try hard..."
Zhou Dongsheng made a reasonable analysis. After all, the first half was something he witnessed with his own eyes, while the second half was an inference based on reality.
After all, even the mobile game project has been able to successfully enter the exhibition competition after some operations. There is no reason why a more important project like yours should be rejected, right?
The most important thing is that although I am the largest shareholder, I am not the only passenger in this car. Not only is there Principal Wang, a promoter with considerable influence in the field of e-sports.
With the backing of the important pig factory, even if Zhou Dongsheng doesn't fight, they will fight!
At this time, Zhou Dongsheng realized belatedly that the choice he made under the influence of emotions was actually a wise move?
If you are greedy and want to go it alone, it is still unclear whether you can revitalize the overall situation with Brandon Green, a polished commander, without the technical development provided by the pig factory...
And without others to protect and protect it as a community of interests, it is even more difficult to say whether PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds can reach the heights it has today.
"With your words, this matter is probably close to home, so I feel relieved. Being able to see e-sports enter Asia, or even bid for the Olympics, in this lifetime is also a great thing in life!
"
Principal Wang couldn't help but sigh, after all, sports competition is still a people-oriented competition, and it is an inevitable trend to change with the development of the times.
For example, it took more than thirty years for basketball to become an Olympic performance event and then enter the main competition, and then it became popular all over the world.
