Before going to Lu Guoliang's house for dinner, Zhou Chen bought some fruit as a small token of his appreciation.
To Zhou Chen's surprise, Lu Guoliang prepared a large table of delicious and visually appealing dishes all by himself. It's no exaggeration to say that with his culinary skills, Zhou Chen felt that Lu Guoliang was fully qualified to open a restaurant.
Lu Guoliang said that the dishes on the table were all specially prepared by someone he had learned to cook, just to please his wife.
Zhou Chen gave a thumbs up, praising Lu Guoliang for his expertise.
He's skilled in tactics and strategy; no wonder he was able to marry his master's wife.
Lu Guoliang laughed twice and didn't continue the topic. He started talking about future plans. Zhou Chen didn't hide anything. He didn't want to be just a professional athlete. He also wanted to be a businessman.
He wasn't so pure; he wanted both fame and fortune.
Lu Guoliang did not mock Zhou Chen for being greedy, but respected Zhou Chen's choice, because he could feel that Zhou Chen was mature beyond his years. Even he, an older middle-aged man, could not consider things as comprehensively as Zhou Chen.
After all, which high school student could open a simple stinky tofu snack shop in multiple cities and have hundreds of franchisees?
Zhou Chen's achievements in sports make his coach proud.
Zhou Chen is equally proud of his business acumen.
He boasted about Zhou Chen, his student, to his old friends more than once, after hearing about Zhou Chen's achievements.
Those old friends, upon hearing this, all fell silent.
The master and apprentice talked for a long time.
Lu Guoliang had drunk a bit too much, and Zhou Chen only left after settling him in.
A week has passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Zhou Chen's life was very regular: training, school, going to the construction site canteen, and occasionally playing chess with the security guard, Grandpa Liang. As for winning or losing, of course, it was without a doubt that Zhou Chen won again.
Grandpa Liang said he would continue his seclusion and cultivation, and then fight Zhou Chen to the death.
As for where Grandpa Liang secluded himself, Zhou Chen knew about it. He had once seen Grandpa Liang playing chess and exchanging experiences with a group of elderly men on the street by chance.
However, those people's chess skills were not as good as Grandpa Liang's. They were utterly defeated by Grandpa Liang, losing a bunch of old men. This made Grandpa Liang regain all the frustration he felt towards them, and he became confident again.
When Grandpa Liang feels he's good again, he'll continue to ask him to play chess.
Aside from these little things
Two more things are worth mentioning.
Firstly, the number of franchisees has increased by more than 100 in recent days, bringing the total number of franchisees to over 240. He has already won the bet with Sun Liancheng, and there are no further changes.
With so many franchisees, the franchise fee revenue can reach millions.
Zhang Dafu said that this was all thanks to Zhou Chen's performance on the field. Treating Zhou Chen as a star and a future champion athlete has made some hesitant people make up their minds.
Although Zhang Dafu's franchise fee profit is not as high as Zhou Chen's, only one-eleventh, the sheer number of franchisees makes up for it. Even if he only recruits one hundred people, he can still earn 100,000 yuan.
This doesn't even include Zhang Dafu's share of the profits from the store. All of it adds up to at least 150,000 yuan. In Zhang Dafu's hometown, this income would definitely make him a tycoon.
His family members would then enjoy a life of luxury and comfort.
Zhang Dafu told Zhou Chen that following Zhou Chen to do stinky tofu business was the best decision he had ever made, and he repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Zhou Chen.
As his reputation grows, the number of franchisees will increase.
If he can win the world championship, his influence will be truly terrifying, and the number of franchisees will surge. However, this may not be a good thing; the number needs to be controlled. At that time, the number of franchisees should be reduced, and the threshold for joining should be raised.
Besides the surge in franchisees, another exciting development is that the Happy Match game has been completed and is now undergoing testing on mobile devices.
Su Jiajia negotiated with a total of five mobile phone manufacturers. Although they were not big brands like Samsung or Motorola, they were still good domestic mobile phone brands. For example, Bird decided to integrate Happy Match into its mobile phone.
Major mobile phone manufacturers would prefer to buy the game and profit from it themselves.
How could Zhou Chen possibly agree to sell this Evergreen game? Naturally, the two sides could not reach a cooperation agreement.
But Zhou Chen didn't feel sorry, because he believed that once the game reached consumers and generated a good reputation, those big mobile phone manufacturers would naturally come to cooperate, and might even lower their requirements.
The reason why these big companies act indifferent is simply because they don't take small game companies like his seriously, or they haven't realized the importance of games for mobile phones.
It doesn't matter, time will tell.
at the same time,
Inside an office at Penguin Corporation.
Information about the game Happy Match was presented to Pony Ma.
What are your thoughts on this game?
After reviewing the document, Pony Ma raised his eyes and asked the game development manager in front of him.
"It's very interesting and novel; I've never seen it on the market before."
"I think it has a certain appeal to consumers, and it can also be a major selling point for mobile phones."
"I suggest buying the game, or even acquiring the company directly."
For a startup game company, it's just a tiny speck compared to a publicly traded company like Tencent. Besides, Tencent's stock performance has been excellent recently, making it a favorite among major investors and allowing Tencent to make huge profits and continuously break through market value records. Acquiring a company like Tencent is incredibly easy for Tencent.
"Okay, go ahead and contact them."
Little Ma nodded, agreeing to the proposal.
On that very day,
Zhou Chen learned about this from Su Jiajia: Tencent wanted to buy the game or acquire the company, and offered a very reasonable price.
Even Su Jiajia was tempted.
Because Tencent offered a really generous amount. Even Zhou Chen, a transmigrator, had to admit that it was incredibly generous. Tencent was very wealthy and powerful. Other companies would be lucky to offer half the price.
"Mr. Zhou, seven million, I think we can consider it."
Su Jiajia felt that even if Happy Match made more money, she might not be able to earn this much. Even if she could, she didn't know how long it would take. It was far better to get the seven million right now.
This is not a small amount; it's enough to start several more companies.
"Not for sale!"
Zhou Chen shook his head and refused.
Su Jiajia expressed her incomprehension, and Zhou Chen found it difficult to explain. He said that this game had unlimited potential and that they couldn't just look at the present. After all, it was just a game. Many people thought that it could definitely be sold for a few million, and even the manager from Tencent believed that they could definitely buy it.
But Zhou Chen won't sell it. Not even if it were seven million, let alone ten million, he wouldn't sell it.
This game is a crucial tool for building the company's reputation; selling it would jeopardize subsequent business plans.
Candy Crush was just a stepping stone for him, letting people know about his company. The real big games he would release later were the real prizes.
Zhou Chen would never risk losing more than he gained for a small gain.
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