Chapter 558: $60 billion valuation
Wang Ye reacted at this time, why did Meimei ask like that, it turned out to be because of those bitcoins.
He smiled: "Don't think about it, those bitcoins were bought when we first met, and now that the price has risen, I just want to sell them." That money doesn't matter to me, but it makes more sense to give it to you. ”
Meimei understood Wang Ye's words, because those bitcoins were bought when the two of them were still living together, so Wang Ye wanted to give them to himself now.
It turned out that she didn't want to break up with herself, but she was too careful, and her face turned red.
He hesitated, "Oh...... Well, then I'll know. ”
However, since this issue was mentioned today, Wang Ye also took this opportunity to confess to Meimei.
"Probably...... I'm getting married next year......"
After hearing this, Meimei was silent for a moment, and then smiled: "It must be with Isabella, she will graduate from college next year, and her age is also suitable, congratulations." ”
Wang Ye sighed and said, "You...... Do you have any plans for the future?"
"I'm fine, I'm busy with work every day, and when I go back, I cook, exercise, and go out for a walk with Maomao. ”
She deliberately avoided the emotional aspect and only talked about life.
Wang Ye didn't know what to say, so he could only be silent.
In this life, he has done a lot of things, helped many people, and earned a lot of money.
However, he also failed many girls, hurt many people, and left a lot of regrets.
However, what can he do, no matter how rich he is, no matter how high his status is, he can't do whatever he wants, and it is impossible to do everything.
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TIME ENTERED NOVEMBER, MEIMEI'S BITCOINS HAD BEEN CASHED OUT, AND MEIMEI ASKED SUSAN TO DIRECTLY HELP HER DEPOSIT THE MONEY INTO CITIBANK IN XIANGJIANG.
If she transfers to China, the procedures are too troublesome, and she doesn't have much money to spend, besides, Meimei has already obtained the household registration of Xiangjiang during the time she worked in Xiangjiang, and now she is also a Xiangjiang person.
Wang Ye's old classmate, Ajie also cashed out all the bitcoins he had, got a small $2 million, and started his own game company.
The lives of the people around me are getting better.
In this month, there is also a big event happening in Pengcheng, of course, only for the esports community.
That is, the third League of Legends, the global finals, was launched in Pengcheng!
At the opening ceremony, Wang Ye also attended the scene as a special guest and delivered an important speech.
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Good morning!
Today is a special day in the development of Huaguo e-sports, under the correct guidance of the Ministry of Information Industry, the Ministry of Culture, the General Administration of Press and Publication, Pengcheng City Government and other relevant ministries and commissions, with the strong support of major communication operators, and under the careful preparation of Huya Technology and other units, the 3rd League of Legends Global Finals officially opened here! Experts, industry and journalists, extend a warm welcome, and I am glad to witness this historic moment of special significance with all of you.
Since its inception in 2011, the League of Legends World Championship has been widely recognized and praised by people inside and outside the industry, and has also been warmly welcomed and supported by the majority of gamers, becoming the world's largest and strongest e-sports event.
Over the past three years, the League of Legends World Championship has been committed to building a mature digital entertainment industry platform, which has played a positive role in promoting the development of e-sports in China. This year's E-sports Conference will continue to uphold the e-sports concept of "green games, healthy life" and promote Huaguo E-sports to a higher level.
With the social and economic development and the improvement of people's living standards, information technology is gradually popularized and applied, and today, digital entertainment such as online audio-visual and online games has been integrated into people's daily life.
And more importantly, they are changing the way people live. Therefore, in this sense, e-sports is not just a simple transformation of the traditional form of entertainment, more importantly, it embodies the profound revolution of entertainment concepts and entertainment content in the information age: e-sports makes entertainment break through the constraints of geography and time, and people can communicate and confront friends anywhere in the world anytime and anywhere; e-sports has a variety of sports that adapt to all levels, and can create the most extensive entertainment and communication opportunities for the broadest masses of people.
According to the latest survey report, in 2013, the number of Internet users in China exceeded 500 million, and in 2013, the number of online game users in China was 260 million, of which nearly 100 million were League of Legends gamers, and the revenue of the online game market in 2013 was 161.32 billion yuan, and the direct contribution to the revenue of communication business was 68.71 billion yuan.
From these figures, it can be seen that there is a huge market potential for Huaguo e-sports, which means a huge opportunity for the entire industry chain - from government departments, industry associations, operating enterprises, game companies and other related industries.
The significance of the League of Legends Finals is to provide them with such a platform for open interaction, exploration and communication, and win-win cooperation.
E-sports is the embodiment of the prosperity of the industry, and the development of the e-sports industry will promote the rapid development of the entire game industry.
In South Korea, there are 258 game companies and operating companies, 1,850 game companies and Internet cafes in the country, and e-sports has become an annual output value equivalent to 100 billion yuan, and has led to the development of data network infrastructure construction, network equipment, IT equipment and other fields.
I believe that with the joint efforts of the government, industry associations and operating enterprises, Huaguo's e-sports industry will build a larger development platform for the entire industry chain while growing and developing, hoping to use e-sports as an entry point to promote network applications and then drive the development of the entire industry.
As a company in the field of Internet in China, one of the missions of Huya Technology Company is to improve the level of Internet application, popularize Internet knowledge, actively participate in cooperation and exchanges in the field of Internet, and promote the healthy development of China's Internet industry, including the online game industry.
We hope that through the platform built by the League of Legends World Championship, we can provide more cooperation and display opportunities for all parties in the game industry chain, provide more perfect services for Internet users, and bring a more relaxed and enjoyable experience to the majority of online game and e-sports users.
Finally, I wish the 3rd League of Legends World Championship a complete success!
Thank you!
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Wang Ye's speech was also reprinted in full by major news media, especially the news media in Pengcheng, which broadcast Wang Ye's speech throughout the news that night.
The news host said that Pengcheng is a modern city and a high-tech city, where there are major technology companies, a good e-sports atmosphere, and several large e-sports clubs in China.
Pengcheng is about to build an e-sports city!
This is one of the new labels that the city government has put on Pengcheng, and it is also very suitable for the city of Pengcheng.
Pengcheng is a young city, here, young people occupy the vast majority, in the streets and alleys, basically see young people in their twenties and thirties, compared with the rest of the big cities, the number of elderly people accounts for much smaller.
Therefore, e-sports is very suitable for taking root here, and it also has a good soil for growth.
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After more than half a month of fierce battles, in the end, the UU team sponsored by Youxuan and the HD team sponsored by Evergrande Group played the final BO7 finals.
The top four were all swept by the Chinese team.
In the top eight, the Chinese team also occupied seven places, and this was a finals dominated by the Chinese players.
In fact, this is also what many people expected, in comparison, the League of Legends professional circle in China, because of the entry of big capital and large companies, major clubs have invested a lot, basically, if you want to play the team of next year's Super League, investing more than 100 million is just the basic threshold.
With such a large investment, it is only natural that the world's top professional gamers will come and play.
Because only here can you get the top salary, enjoy the most attention, and win the most honors.
Isn't that what you want to be a pro......
In the end, after seven hard-fought games, Team HD narrowly won the 3rd League of Legends Finals and took home $10 million in prize money!
The tournament was widely reported around the world, and the five players split $10 million equally, which is a huge asset for those esports players who have struggled hard in the past.
Since then, I don't know how many teenagers have thrown themselves into the arms of League of Legends, practiced their skills hard, and dreamed that one day, they could also win the championship in the S game and become rich overnight.
Wang Ye didn't care about missing the championship, as long as the championship trophy stayed in China, no matter which team won the championship, he could actually accept it.
Because, this is a victory for gamers across the country and a victory for this game of League of Legends.
After the end of S3, the game League of Legends became a global hit and became a phenomenal game.
If you talk about the number of players, it is definitely the largest, not one.
Taking advantage of this momentum, Huya Technology began to promote the company's listing.
The impact of S3, Huya Technology Company is also a beneficiary, and it is the biggest beneficiary.
Because this company, it has a controlling stake in Riot Technology and belongs to Riot's parent company.
Moreover, on the Huya live broadcast platform, all the League of Legends anchors gather here, so game lovers who want to watch League of Legends live broadcast can only come to this platform.
In China, the number of League of Legends players has exceeded 200 million, and the number of registered users on the Huya live broadcast platform has also exceeded 200 million, with more than 30 million daily active users.
This live broadcast platform has only been around for more than half a year, but it has already reached a height that is difficult for many live broadcast platforms to achieve.
The game drainage and show monetization model have also been faithfully and effectively implemented by Huarou and other executives, and the monthly turnover of the Huya live broadcast platform has also exceeded 2 billion, the company's monthly revenue is as high as 1 billion, and the net profit is more than 50%.
This data has long met the requirements for listing on the NASDAQ stock market in the United States.
With such a high-quality company, it is impossible for the other party to refuse.
This time, it is still Citibank as the lead underwriter who is responsible for the listing of Huya Technology.
For the valuation of Huya Technology Company, everyone agrees that it is impossible to be less than 60 billion US dollars!
Among them, the valuation of Riot alone has given a high price of 20 billion US dollars!
It's no surprise that Riot has only one game so far, but it has more than half a billion loyal players worldwide.
Moreover, with the widespread influence of the World Finals, this game has just been opened, and it still has a long life......
How many years can the game League of Legends be popular?
No one can give an answer to this question, but Wang Ye knows that even after five years, this game is still the most influential game in the field of e-sports.
At that time, the number of players in this game is still in the hundreds of millions!
Now under his own operation, Wang Ye believes that League of Legends will definitely be more popular and live longer than he dreamed of.
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Tencent's headquarters is also holding an executive meeting at this time, and the topic of discussion is Huya Technology Company and the game League of Legends.
"Everyone, you have also seen the popularity of the S3 finals, and everyone knows the valuation given to Huya Technology by professional companies. On the side of Huya Technology, the company accounts for 25% of the shares, and after Huya Technology is listed, this is also a huge amount of wealth. ”
Xiao Ma said with a smile on his face that the investment in Huya Technology is currently the most successful investment in Tencent's history.
Although Tencent is mainly engaged in online instant messaging software, its tentacles have penetrated into various fields on the Internet in recent years, and it has invested in many emerging network technology companies.
At the beginning, he only invested 5 billion yuan and contributed a game operation team, and he got 25% of the shares.
Now, these shares are worth at least $15 billion!
It can be said that it has only been half a year, and the return on this investment has been as high as nearly 20 times!
However, at this meeting, Xiao Ma Ge did not show off his investment vision, he considered the problem of Huya Technology and the game League of Legends for Tencent's transformation.
Money doesn't matter, but the transformation of the company is the major issue that determines the company's survival in the next ten or even twenty years!
Tencent Technology has gone from only making QQ software at the beginning, to now operating QQ, WeChat, and all kinds of messy things attached to the two core products at the same time.
QQ and WeChat are the lifeblood of the company and the core products, but these two products are not used to make profits.
If the company wants to make money, it must reasonably monetize the huge traffic brought by these two core products.
So, Tencent chose the game.
However, now Xiao Ma's ambition is even greater, he not only wants to do game projects, but also to build an entertainment empire!
Therefore, the status of Huya Technology Company in his mind has improved a lot, this company is related to the formation of Tencent's entertainment empire, Brother Xiaoma, I want to get a controlling stake in Huya Technology Company!