In mid-July of 09, a song that is said to be a popular student in American professional basketball, a new Finals MVP, and the title song of Cruz Lee's solo debut album in the Big Apple suddenly ran rampant on the major music charts, and the eye-catching rap style and distinctive lyrics once again made people see Li Chen's "talent", for this reason, the music industry even moved to compete with the NBA.

The New York Times did an ingenious special survey in which they selected 500 people of all ages and walks of life. The question is simple, "What do you think is a better fit for the Big Apple?" ”

There are five answers: a professional basketball player; b Pop Singer; c Actor; dLook at his mood, he is omnipotent; 🔥Who is the Big Apple? I don't know

The results of the survey made David Stern very depressed, only 28% of those who chose A, 46% of those who chose B, and there were also many who chose C, 19% of whom thought that Li Chen was more suitable for going to Hollywood to eat, and even 6% of the strange ones thought that Big Apple was a Super Saiyan, and only 1% of those who chose E. Obviously, after the debut of the NBA and the impact of the latest single, Li Chen's reputation in the United States has approached the point of becoming a household name.

The person concerned is still a little unaware at the moment, since he shared the Divine Comedy he had just recorded to his Twitter for a while, he had already turned on the stealth mode, and he seemed very leisurely hiding in Joy's.

"Taylor went back?" Because she didn't see the hot little beauty who played with Li Chen, Joey was a little disappointed, she originally hoped that Taylor could introduce a few stars in the entertainment industry to him, after all, Scarlett's marriage is quite happy for the time being, and he feels that he has no role to play, and he feels that it is necessary to find a few more ways back for himself.

"Hmm!" Li Chen didn't know what his friend was thinking, "She took the song I recorded to the record company she signed for, saying that it was going to be released, and you know, my single is now very popular on the Internet, so that my album, which was not paid attention to, was suddenly highly anticipated." ”

"Ah, why don't you go to Universal, or Time Warner, Taylor is signed to a small company, and you would believe them!" Joey was a little unoptimistic about Li Chen's decision, indeed, compared to the companies he mentioned, the one signed by Taylor was really a little underwhelming.

In fact, Li Chen didn't care about the record company, he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "I just believe in Taylor, she has always wanted to help me release an album, I like to see her happy, not to mention that the company is small, so they will pay more attention to my songs!" ”

Li Chen's words can't escape the suspicion of showing off, casually making an album just to make his girlfriend happy, which is nothing, but there is a song in the casual album that can top the song chart, which is a bit envious and hateful, especially for Joey, who feels that his life is calm.

"The song "Notafraid" is something you make up casually, where do you put the face of those rappers, you must know that even Aminem has publicly said that he likes this song very much, he is the king of rap songs today!" Joey was very unhappy with Li Chen's attitude, "I won the finals MVP, and now I am going to hit the platinum record again, I really can't see through you more and more!" ”

Friend's words made someone snicker, it was originally Aminem's song, of course he would like it, of course, after this time, Li Chen also knew that it was time for him to rein in, it was better to retreat bravely than to do his best when Jiang Lang was talented, not to mention that he didn't have much talent.

Worried that it would arouse suspicion if he continued to talk about it, Li Chen took the initiative to divert the topic, "Joey, doesn't your old man have any plans to abdicate recently?" In my opinion, you are now able to become a barely competent CEO! ”

"That's just what you think!" Joey replied angrily, "My dad doesn't think so, he always thinks I'm not good enough." Of course, Joey is not in a hurry to get on the throne, he still wants to play for a few more years, after all, he is only 22 years old now, and to put it bluntly, he is just a hairy boy.

"That's it!" Li Chen looked a little regretful, which made Joey a little curious, he didn't know what his friend was thinking.

"What are your plans? Don't hide it from me, I know you better than even those girlfriends of yours, and it's written very clearly on your face! ”

"Hehe, I know I can't hide it from you, do you have money?" Li Chen didn't hide it, he has a big plan recently, but this requires funds, although he has signed a lot of big contracts, but many of those things have to be paid in installments, and he can't take out too much money for the time being, Taylor and Lindsey do, but he doesn't have a hobby of eating soft rice, so in the end he thought of his best friend.

It's just that Joey's answer is very sad, "No, I'm not like you, I only have a salary now!" So, you're so much richer than I am! ”

"No, your family is so rich, ask your dad to ask him for it, he will give it to you!" Li Chen was not satisfied with this result, time was a little short, he had to seize the opportunity to raise enough funds, otherwise it would be too late.

"His money is not mine, according to the news from my mother, my father's will seems to have been made, and he is ready to donate most of the money to charity!" Joey said that this seemed very calm, in his opinion, there was nothing wrong with Tru's choice, although most of it was gone, but a small part was enough for him, not to mention that he was not a useless wastewood.

"Well, really? I'm in a hurry! Li Chen was a little disappointed, if he really couldn't get it, then he could only ask his girlfriend for help.

Saying this, Joey was even more curious, "What are your plans?" If that sounds good, I could consider writing an investment plan with my old man, who has recently wanted to expand his business as well! ”

Since he said that, Li Chen also revealed his plan to Joey one by one, "Do you know the founder of Dota, it is that Steve Guinsoo, he has left the production team of Dota and came out to work alone!" ”

"What's the matter with you, are you going to switch to esports? God, that sounds good, but you know, it doesn't make much! ”

"Not really!" Joey's comprehension was worrying, and Li Chen had to explain to him, "I mean he's going to separate Dota from the Warcraft platform and make it into a separate online battle game, and I talked to him a while ago, the game has taken shape, and they're going to find Blizzard's team to make it for them!" ”

Joey still didn't understand what Li Chen meant, but he could think of the benefits, "Sounds great!" The platform of Warcraft is too rough, if Dota is made into a separate game, then the user experience must be very cool, and the battle mode can also be more free! I can't wait to see that game come out! ”

Li Chen nodded, "Me too!" But now there is a problem, they are still short of money for the time being, so they want to pull investment, so ......"

The words are so clear that even the most stupid person can understand it, but Joey still has some questions, "How did you get to know that sheep knife again, and you met it when you were playing a game?" "One of the most important items in Dota is named after the game's main developer, Steve Guinsoo, who is also one of the main masterminds of the popular League of Legends.

"I knew a friend of his, through whom I learned the news, and then he put me in touch with Steverguinsoo, who happened to have watched my fight, and we had a good conversation!"

So what happened is clear, although Joey is a little excited, but he still needs to understand, "Cruz, you know, investing in video games is very risky, in case the game is not played, it will be a big loss, although Steve Guinso is the founder of Dota, but in fact, people don't pay attention to it, what they like is Dota!" ”

Li Chen didn't agree with this, he knew how popular this game would be, "Don't you think that the current Dota has a bit of high requirements for players?" Steve Guinsoo talked to me about simplifying the gameplay requirements to a certain extent, speeding up the pace of the game, and constantly creating new heroes, and believe me, if you add Blizzard's detailed production, this game will definitely be a big hit! ”

The more he talked, the more anxious Li Chen also said another reason, "I heard that China's Tencent has taken a fancy to this game, and they are ready to invest $10 million in Riotgames, which is responsible for the development of the game, and the conditions they offer are also very exciting, if we don't hurry up, it will be too late." ”

"And how much money do you need?" Joey hit the nail on the head, this is the most critical issue, he is not like Li Chen who can control the economy by himself, if he wants to get money from his rich father, he must prepare an investment report, and the money cannot be too much, after all, the risk of online games is indeed a bit big.

Li Chen didn't open his mouth too much, "Don't say too much, I can still take out almost 10 million for the time being, you can give me another 5 million, I hope the game can be released sooner, and he has to have a better player experience, so as to attract more people." ”

"Wouldn't you, you took all your possessions?" Joey is very clear about Li Chen's family background, counting the contract he signed before, 10 million is almost all he can come up with, in other words, if the game fails, how can Li Chen be regarded as a small bankruptcy.

In this regard, the eldest young master, who thinks he is a talent, really admires his friend's courage, "You trust that game so much?" ”

"I just trust my own eyes!" While saying this, Li Chen also added an extra sentence in his heart, "And my new knowledge!" ”

The decisiveness of his friend finally moved Joey, and he was ready to get involved, "Okay, I'll move a little money from the company first, and I'll write the investment report later, anyway, he can't do anything with me!" "The eldest young master is a person who dares to think and do, not to mention 5 million, he still has a way out.

"Eh, Cruz, if that dead old man really wants to hold me legally responsible, remember to bail me out, I don't want to stay in that place, I heard that there are a lot of chrysanthemum maniacs living in prison!"

Both of them were resolute young men, and Joey did what he said, and the next day he brought Li Chen the money he said he needed, but the composition was a bit complicated, most of it was deducted from the funds allocated to him by his father, and the rest was some of his own savings and borrowed from his wealthy friends.

"I'll go! If I knew you were so troublesome, I might as well ask Lindsay to borrow it! Li Chen was a little speechless, he just wanted to bring his friends to make a fortune together, but he didn't expect Joey, who was a rich second generation, to be so sad that he had to go through such a complicated procedure to get 5 million.

"Alright, let's go!" Joey didn't know about his friend's belly, because the funds were already in place, he felt that it was time to meet the legendary sheep knife, and the game that Li Chen said would be popular in the world, even if it was a prototype, no matter how he said he was a loyal player of Dota.

The plan to invest in Riotgames was very smooth, with 15 million funds as the foundation, Li Chen became the de facto leader of the company overnight, he and Joey occupied a total of 51.74% of the shares, and the rest of the shares were held by other people in the game production team and some other small investors.

Of course, although he is the largest shareholder, Li Chen is only a hands-off shopkeeper, his task is only to pay money, and he will not participate in the production of the game, which is the work of Steve Guinsoo and others. But when the game is released, he still has to do a little bit of publicity for the game.

I believe that with the popularity of the Big Apple, the game will be able to gain the attention of players faster, and this is the reason why riotgames finally chose the latter between Tencent and Li Chen, after all, it can get more freedom.

With some hard work, Li Chen has completed a real investment plan that lives up to expectations, and I believe that in the near future, "League of Legends" will definitely bring him a lot of money. (To be continued.) )