"Fuck, $5 million, this game is the number one in the world, and you can make so much money?" In a bar in Chicago, USA, a young man with golden hair and black eyes said in surprise after being told the news by a friend.

"Yes, Max, this is our chance to change our fate, both of us are good at the King of Fighters game, we didn't have any opponents in the bar before, the bar owner almost kicked us out, if we can win the game, then we don't have to worry about it in this life, we can play games and make money, it's really cool." Friend Rose said happily.

The game is too profitable, the general boss will not be happy, if it is a level game, then you will occupy a long time, which will affect the direct income of the boss, if it is this kind of fighting, two powerful masters will also take a long time, playing other rookies is fast, but it is easy to collapse the mentality of people and do not want to play. Therefore, as in American casinos, players who are too good are not welcome, but in general, everyone has to maintain a balance, as long as it is not too excessive, and the merchant will not tear his face.

However, the two of them are obviously too powerful, so many bar owners tear their faces.

"Could it be fake news, $5 million? That's a bit too much, right? Max was still a little unconvinced, and asked suspiciously.

"It won't be fake, I've called Hong Kong to ask, and I've got official confirmation from Midea, you know, the size of Midea's company, but one of the top electronics companies in the world, the King of Fighters is also Midea, this can still be fake." Rose said: "It took me an afternoon to get through the phone, and it has been busy, which means that there are a large number of people calling the United States, I guess like us, there are many people who are not sure, and they are asking the official!" ”

"Well, if there is official confirmation from Midea, it should be true." Max nodded and said: "The temptation of $5 million is indeed great, but it is simply difficult to get it, we used to be the most powerful in a few bars nearby, but now we have to compete with players from all over the world, and the difficulty is heaven and earth." ”

$5 million is a very high income in any developed country, and few people will not be tempted, and this competition will definitely attract a lot of people.

"Even if you don't win the championship, if you can get the top 100, there will be a reward, you see, 61-100 is a reward of 50,000 US dollars, 50,000 is not a lot, we work normally, and we can't save so much money in three or five years." Ross said.

How much money to earn and how much to save, are completely two concepts, generally a person with a little ability, in the United States can basically mix up to 2,000 US dollars a month, plus year-end bonuses, additional subsidies, etc., it is not difficult to earn more than 30,000 US dollars a year, but if you want to save 10,000, it is very difficult.

Most Americans are moonshiners, and they still live on overdrafts of their future credit cards, and they can come up with tens of thousands of dollars at once, which is really not much.

"Top 100? That won't be easy either. Max thought for a moment and said.

"Why don't you give it a try?" Rose asked.

"My concern is that if we spend too much time going to various knockout tournaments, we will need to spend a lot of time and travel and accommodation fees, which is too cost-effective." Max said with a frown.

"Don't worry about that." Ross smiled: "If you can go to Hong Kong to participate in the finals, then all the travel expenses can be reimbursed, and the accommodation is also the responsibility of the organizer." ”

"Such a big battle? How many people will participate in the finals? Max was stunned, the cost of this investment is also very high.

"1,000 people, 1,000 people from all over the world, go to Hong Kong to play the top 100 finals." Ross replied.

"1000? There are not many large companies like the United States. Max nodded, and then asked, "But even so, you have to be responsible for the expenses in the United States, right?" ”

"If you can get a certain level of ranking, then you can also be reimbursed, and others can't, and you take the risk yourself." Ross replied that no matter how rich Midea was, it would be impossible to bear the cost of all the people who came to participate in the competition, and it would be nice to be able to take charge of some of the winners. Otherwise, these fees may be much higher than bonuses.

Others, that is to see their confidence in their own ability, under the temptation of 5 million US dollars, there will still be a lot of people to participate, after all, just in their own country to participate in the competition, the cost they pay is very low, just like buying a lottery ticket, many people are still willing to be small and big, besides, this is also a game, there is fun to participate, even if you know that you will lose, but if you really like this game, then go to the competition, as a party, a lot of people with the same interest gathered together, why not?

"That's not bad, we're in the United States now, and if we lose, we will forget it, and if we win, we will have a chance to compete for the prize money again." Max thought for a moment and said.

"yes, it doesn't seem like a big problem, but because of this, I don't know how many people are ready to give it a try." Rose said helplessly.

"There's no way around it, I guess Midea just wants to use these benefits to stir up potential gamers around the world." Max analyzed.

"Yes, I went to Walmart before, and there were a lot of people in it who were ready to buy King of Fighters cards and even game consoles." Ross said.

Max shook his head and said: "It's a fair and honest conspiracy, it's the United States, it is estimated that because of this information, it may lead to hundreds of thousands of more people buying their games and even game consoles, but the United States is not at all a loss." ”

"This group of capitalists is too cunning." Rose nodded.

"Let's go, don't waste time, go back and play the game, I have to study it carefully, which character to choose to practice." Max frowned and said after thinking about it, there are hundreds of characters in The King of Fighters, in fact, there is no absolute strength and weakness, everyone has their own characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. or fast, or strong defense, or strong attack, or powerful moves, etc., who is strong and who is weak, and what is the level of players who are more dependent on and controlled.

If you want to participate in the competition, you naturally need to choose the one that suits you best, and then keep exercising, and then fight against other different characters, learn experience, and so on. Only the most proficient character is the most likely to win the game, and there is simply no time and energy to play other characters. Of course, what he can think of, others can think of, depends on who has high talent, training, and luck.

"Okay, let's go, anyway, we have a red and white machine at home, so we can play as much as we want." Rose smiled and said, "I'll go to the supermarket next door to buy some beer, and we'll stay up all night." ”

For young people, all-nighters are the norm, and now it makes more sense to stay up all night for the $5 million goal.

The news of the $5 million prize is obviously tempting to many people, and many young people who like to play games are suddenly interested, and even if they fail, they can participate in the competition, and they will not lose anything.

This may also be the most lively thing in the entire game industry during the Christmas season, because of the excitement, it also drove more people to buy the King of Fighters game cards, especially those who were a little hesitant by the $160 price, and seemed to be relieved in an instant.

The time soon came to the beginning of 1986, and the sales of "The King of Fighters" gradually reached the normal period after Christmas and New Year's Day, and there was no longer such a strong number as before, but it would seem to be very long-lasting, and Midea's branches in Europe, the United States and Japan also began to plan how to conduct local game competitions.

Such a trivial matter, naturally Chen Zhiwen does not need to worry about it, he still stays in Hong Kong, with his family and children, the two children have now begun to climb, very active, and very likeable.

On January 15, the Hong Kong real estate market ushered in a new peak, and the headquarters building of Midea Group was completed.

The location of this building was originally the former Hilton Hotel, during the real estate crisis, Chen Zhiwen specially arranged to buy out the long-term contract of the Hilton Hotel, and then began the construction of a new building for nearly 3 years, this building, not only the headquarters of the United States, but also the tallest building in Hong Kong, with a total area of up to 1.6 million square feet, is also second only to the Exchange Square Building that is still under construction, but the land area of the latter is much larger, and it is the sum of the area of the three buildings.

As the largest super company in Hong Kong today, the completion of the headquarters building of Midea is naturally the focus of attention in Hong Kong, and the media from all walks of life have also come to participate in the ribbon-cutting activities.

At the invitation of Chen Zhiwen, the two came to Chen Zhiwen's office at the top of the Midea Building, a more than 300 square meters, with 3 independent rooms, conference rooms, lounges, gyms, and personal cinemas.

"Chen Sheng's office is much bigger than me and the political envoy combined." Youde said with a smile.

"Mr. Governor, in fact, I don't really care about this area, just be appropriate, but as a businessman, these are also necessary requirements." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile, this is also the truth, 100 square meters of the office is enough, and it is also an activity space for one person, at most a few more secretaries, 100 square meters is more than enough, that is, the people below will always think better for the boss, they are also more professional, and the matching conditions, Chen Zhiwen did not refuse at a glance.

"Also, over the years, I don't know how many businessmen in Hong Kong have relied on Chen Sheng for development." Youde said with a smile. Although I don't like my country's capital to be swallowed up by Chinese capital one by one, but Hong Kong is next to the mainland, even the British government does not dare to beep more, can only maintain the "fairness principle" of Huaying capital, and then the British capital is killed, except for the Swire Group, which is completely controlled by the Swire family, and the quasi-central bank of Hong Kong, HSBC, which has legal protection, the others have been annexed by Chinese, especially Chen Zhiwen in front of him, the style of the shopping mall is even more fierce, but the British government is very polite to Chen Zhiwen, focuses on the hope of pulling Chen Zhiwen to its subordinates, or rather, pulling some capital investment to the UK.

When a businessman has achieved great success in the world, his influence is huge, and in Hong Kong, even the governor of Hong Kong has to give this giant businessman three points of face.

"It's just mutual benefit, and to a certain extent, I also need a lot of existing industries in Hong Kong to develop." Chen Zhiwen smiled and said, to say that now, Chen Zhiwen naturally does not need to rely absolutely on Hong Kong, the mainland, Wanwan and even many Southeast Asian countries can become the source of the industrial chain of his huge business empire, but he can't think that the first five are useless just because he is the sixth steamed bun to fill his stomach.

In fact, in the early and even middle period, if it is not the foundation of Hong Kong, it is difficult for him to develop, not only industry, Hong Kong real estate after several sharp ups and downs have been used, but also become the source of the first barrel of large-scale expansion funds for many of his companies, otherwise, the existing enterprises may need to lower a few grades, because the importance of the early days is a race against time, such as the arcade, once missed, it may be gone, and therefore the impact is the overall situation.

Chen Sheng thinks so, but Hong Kong is lucky. Youde said: "In addition to participating in the ribbon-cutting of the Midea Building, I am here today to discuss with Chen Sheng how I can help many existing industrial industries in Hong Kong. ”

"Mr. Governor is talking about the textile industry and the garment industry?" Chen Zhiwen asked.

Although Hong Kong's real estate market has just risen, even the housing prices in Hong Kong during the real estate crisis in the past few years are not affordable by ordinary industries, not to mention, after the reform of the mainland, the next door Guangdong Province is beating Hong Kong in all aspects of the opening of factories, naturally a large number of factories have moved away, and the rest will naturally be difficult to survive. In the early 80s, Hong Kong's largest export commodities are electronics and clothing, electronics, the technical content is a little higher, the profit is also a little higher, the risk resistance is also a little stronger, plus the United States in this piece more or less also has some care, so most of the electronics factory is not bad, that is, the textile industry and clothing industry is really miserable, itself is also a high-density manufacturing industry, now the artificial rise is great, but the terminal price can not be raised, you raise the price, people customers will immediately transfer the order.

"Yes, I know that Galaxy Trading also has a large number of garment industry orders in its hands, and these are mainly produced by many textile factories in the mainland, so I wonder if I can transfer some orders back to Hong Kong?" Youde asked.

"Mr. Governor, the premise of bringing back some orders is that the price is at least the same, right? , we can put the purchase price in the mainland to Hong Kong, and these factories will definitely lose money. Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said. (End of chapter)