Song Yi took out his cell phone, and there was a call from an unknown number, "Don't think about Xinyu." Song Yi knew that this was a text message from Chen Fuzhen. He felt a little puzzled and deleted the message.

During this period, Song Yi was definitely very successful. He met the founding team of Hikvision through IDG Capital.

Xinya Investment completed its angel round investment in Hikvision. Xinya Investment spent RMB 2 million to buy 40% of Hikvision's shares. Gong Hongjia paid RMB 450,000 to acquire 9% of Hikvision's shares, becoming the largest individual shareholder.

Song Yi promised the founding team of Hikvision that he would gradually fulfill the equity incentives based on the company's development, and Xinya Investment could transfer part of the equity to the founding team according to the schedule.

New Asia Investment also continued to buy NetEase shares in the US stock market, holding 6% of the shares. NetEase nominated Song Yi, a representative of New Asia Investment, to obtain a board seat. New Asia has become an important shareholder of two major Internet companies in the mainland, NetEase and Penguin.

In early November, Xinya made a small modification to "Legend of Mir 2", and the attributes of the platinum ring became 2-2 defense and 0-4 magic. This revision also fixed some minor bugs in the game, such as the game characters standing in the same position would be squeezed off the line by other players.

The official website of "Legend of Mir 2" and the 17173 game forum simultaneously announced the change. More and more gamers noticed Song Yi's account "Xin Yasong" on the 17173 website, because he always got the first-hand news of "Legend of Mir 2". Players suspected that "Xin Yasong" was a senior executive of "Legend of Mir 2".

However, this update also saw the first large-scale bug in the history of "Legend of Mir 2". Players would get a prayer helmet after killing any monster. Some game studios had noticed this bug and were slaying monsters like crazy, so the price of the prayer helmet quickly went down. However, Song Yi noticed it very quickly and fixed the bug within two days.

At this stage, the best equipment in "Legend of Mir 2" is the Half Moon Scimitar, which costs 1.2 million. Warrior equipment is much more expensive than that of the Mage and Taoist priests, with Death costing more than 100,000, Coral more than 200,000, Purgatory 400,000, and Dragon Ring 400,000.

If you want to get high-level equipment like Moon in the Well, Judgment, and Wuji, you can only challenge monsters like Zuma. However, players' levels have not yet been raised, so these high-level equipment are out of stock. Some guilds have already started to make money by selling equipment.

In mid-November, the first "wax-free" cheat appeared in "Legend of Mir 2". It was popularized in all the server groups of "Shanda Legend" in just three days. Xinya's official website issued an announcement, advocating "fair competition" by flooding the server screen.

Coincidentally, just two days after the popularity of "plug-ins", "Legend of Mir 2" officially launched its official version and officially charged for it. Xinya also launched the first batch of client game discs, with an official price of 29.9 yuan, and gave players a 60-hour point card.

The number of users of "Legend of Mir 2" increased rapidly, and the first batch of CDs was in short supply. Many people clicked on it and used it up, and couldn't find a new one, so they actually went to buy a CD to recharge.

Li Yu and Guo Haibin reported to Song Yi about the popularity of "Legend of Mir 2". In their words, "It seems that these players are almost crazy. Now they are really making money without doing anything. I just don't know how long they can make money."

However, Song Yi had anticipated this situation, "Don't worry, this good life will last for several more years."

Li Yu looked at the calm Song Yi and was full of admiration for him. She knew that Song Yi had spent a lot of money to win "Legend of Mir 2", but Song Yi had made the right bet this time. "Legend of Mir 2" would definitely become the cash cow of Xinya Network in the next few years and the main revenue project of the company.

However, Song Yi convened a meeting with Li Yu and Guo Haibin today not to announce the good news, but to issue a warning in advance.

"Hu Jiyong from the Operations Department proposed a plan to promote "Legend of Mir 2" on the Internet. We placed advertisements on Baidu, Sina, NetEase and Sohu, and charged users based on the number of clicks."

"Guo Haibin, you agreed to Hu Jiyong's plan, and the company's advertising and marketing expenses have also been spent. Do you think this plan is effective?" Song Yi asked Guo Haibin.

Guo Haibin was a little nervous, but he said, "In the past two weeks, the number of registered Legend players has increased significantly. This should be effective, right?"

Song Yi put the cup on the desk with a bang, which startled everyone. Song Yi stood up and looked directly at Guo Haibin, "Should? Is this your answer to me? Are you curious why Hu Jiyong didn't come to work today? His labor contract has been terminated!"

"After I got the agency rights for Legend, I specifically studied the promotion methods for Legend. We cooperated with Internet cafe owners through ground promotion. Our company authorized Internet cafe owners to sell point cards, and the owners could get commissions from it. Internet cafes can retain customers and also get commissions from our company. Internet cafes are of course willing to take the initiative to help us promote the game online."

"Do you know that the household computer penetration rate in China is less than 10%, and in third- and fourth-tier cities it's even less than 5%. Apart from going to Internet cafes to play games, they have no other channels. Your operations department spends money to place advertisements on Baidu, NetEase, Sohu and Sina. Isn't that like selling a comb to a monk?" Song Yi's words today were very serious. Guo Haibin hung his head and did not make any excuses.

"I had planned to wait until the end of the year to conduct an internal review, because the company's business and manpower are growing rapidly, and I don't want to cut corners at this time."

"But last time I had dinner with Mr. Ding from NetEase, he reminded me that Xinya is making a lot of money now. A junior manager in the operations department is already wearing a Cartier Pasha. I asked around and found out that the manager's surname is Hu."

"Later, I asked someone to check and found out that it was Director Hu who asked for bribes from NetEase when they were discussing advertising promotion. I have strengthened internal review this month and found that the problems are basically in the volume-buying business. Some small groups are thinking about how much money they can get from the company and then help my company do some business. It's meaningless."

"The company gave Hu Chengqi a budget of 1 million yuan to place an advertisement. He asked a third-party company to quote him 800,000 yuan, and then reported it to Xinya based on 1 million yuan. The company transferred 1 million yuan to the advertising company, and he pocketed the remaining 200,000 yuan."

"Our Manager Hu is so high-profile. He found a girlfriend who graduated from the Yanjing Film Academy and often took her to Oriental Plaza for shopping. He spent a lot of money. His points in the mall alone are over 100,000."

"I have called the police. This is an economic crime, embezzlement. The amount is huge and the minimum penalty is three years. Please copy the cases of Li Yu and Hu Chengqi to all employees and let them remember at all times, 'Don't steal. If you steal, you will be caught.'"

Li Yu didn't say much, "Okay, boss."

Guo Haibin said to Song Yi: "Boss, I am responsible for Hu Chengqi's case. I failed to supervise him properly. I should take leadership responsibility."

"Li Yu, you go out first, Haibin stay." Song Yi ordered Li Yu. When criticizing someone, you should criticize him individually, give his subordinates some face, and when praising someone, you should praise him in public, so that it will have a motivating effect.

"During this period, you and Li Yu have worked very hard and often worked overtime. I have seen it. I was planning to promote you and Li Yu to deputy general managers of the company, but now with the Hu Chengqi incident, let's hold off on it this year." Song Yi said.

Guo Haibin was so upset when he heard Song Yi say that that he wanted to curse Hu Chengqi a hundred times. Guo Haibin is now the manager of the operations department. If he is promoted to deputy general manager, his annual salary will be at least 100,000 yuan higher, which means he can buy a Santana in two years.

Song Yi was somewhat thankful. If he had not increased his holdings of NetEase's shares and become a director of NetEase's board of directors, NetEase's Ding Sanshi would not have had the opportunity to remind him in person. Hu Chengqi's corruption problem would have been hidden for a longer time, causing greater economic losses to Xinya.

"Except Hu Chengqi, most of the company's employees have withstood the test. When I heard that there was a problem with the employees in the operations department, I was anxious. I was not worried about how much money the company lost, but whether you would be involved. Fortunately, you did not let me down." Song Yi said earnestly.

Guo Haibin's voice was a little choked up. "Boss, this matter is indeed my fault. The reason why I agreed to Hu Chengqi's online promotion plan was mainly to see if I could find a new growth point for the company. I didn't expect this guy to take advantage of it."

Song Yi patted Guo Haibin on the shoulder and said, "Well, you and Li Yu are both veterans of the company, so my relationship with you two is naturally different from that with other employees."

Guo Haibin was quite honest. "Don't worry, boss. I understand. You are killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. I am willing to be the chicken."

Song Yi felt something was wrong. He suddenly remembered the line in The Mermaid, "Do you think being a prostitute is easy?"

However, he knew that Guo Haibin was just showing his loyalty, so he didn't want to discourage him. "Just keep it in mind. Work hard. As long as you keep up this momentum, everyone will have a year-end bonus this year. I will definitely make sure everyone has a good New Year and goes home in glory. You go ahead and do your work. I'll play some games in the office."

On November 21, Xinya Network issued an internal penalty announcement:

"After an internal review, it was found that Hu Chengqi, an employee of the game operations department, solicited bribes from partners and embezzled company finances through third-party partners. The amount involved was huge. Judicial authorities have already intervened in the investigation, and Hu Chengqi will definitely be punished by law."

"Song Yi, general manager of Xinya Network, and Guo Haibin, manager of the operations department, bear leadership responsibility for inadequate supervision of Hu Chengqi's corruption case. General manager Song Yi will be fined 40,000 yuan in the fourth quarter, and manager Guo Haibin will be fined 10,000 yuan in the fourth quarter. Guo Haibin will not be able to participate in promotion and company performance appraisal in the next year. I hope all Xinya Network employees will take this as a warning."

When the internal punishment announcement of Xinya Network was released, the lax work style of Xinya Network was instantly reversed. Guo Haibin was one of the earliest executives of Xinya Network, and Song Yi showed no mercy this time.

Deducting 10,000 yuan in salary is a small matter; the key is not being able to participate in promotion and performance appraisal in the next year.

Xinya Network was hiring almost every day, and Song Yi was ready to rent a separate two-story office building in the second phase of the China World Trade Center as the office space for Xinya Network. This year, Guo Haibin could still compete with Li Yu in the company, but by 2002, there might be 20 manager-level executives. What could Guo Haibin use to compete with Li Yu?

The internal corruption case of Xinya Network also shook the mainland Internet industry. This was an Internet company employee who was sentenced for the crime of embezzlement by non-state employees. Because the case was clear, the evidence was conclusive, and the prisoner Hu Moumou had a good attitude in admitting his guilt, he was later sentenced to three years.

Song Yi's killing of a chicken to scare the monkeys was actually intended to establish his authority. Song Yi traveled between Korea and China, and he was often not in the company. He must have warned old employees like Li Yu and Guo Haibin to prevent them from forming a group in the company and trying to undermine him as the boss. Guo Haibin happened to be caught in the crossfire this time, and the Hu Chengqi case was just an inducement.

After Xinya Network completed the internal punishment, Xinya also made major changes to "Legend of Mir 2".

"Legend of Mir 2" has opened multiple maps at once, including Stone Tomb Array, Pig 6, Pig 7, Unknown Dark Palace, Corpse King Palace, Connecting Passage (Skull Building-Zombie), Connecting Passage (Valley-Centipede), Incense Stone Tomb, etc. The game also added Dark Palace quests, Destiny quests and Old Man Liu quests.

The game also adds equipment such as soul wristbands, ghost necklaces, ghost gloves, knight bracelets, dragon wristbands, ghost battle suits, war god armor, demon robes, etc., cancels the defense properties of the ruby ​​ring, and adds monsters such as evil venomous snakes and dragon touchers.

These newly added characters and equipment have greatly enhanced the playability of "Legend of Mir 2" and also reduced players' resistance to Xinya starting to charge fees.

In late November, the most talked about thing among legendary game players was the Corpse King's Palace mission, and players had no idea how to enter the Corpse King's Palace.

Many exclusive cheats were born in the 17173 game forum, such as the Buddha amulet method, the letter of introduction method, the dice method and all kinds of strange cheats. Song Yi also read them with great interest in the forum. The earliest online game players were indeed very creative. Some of the gameplays were not even thought of by Park Guanhao, the producer of "Legend of Mir 2".

In addition, the conditions for entering the Palace of the Corpse King in the game are rather harsh - there must be a Corpse King inside to enter, otherwise you will be teleported back to the south of the mining area, so the method of entering the Palace of the Corpse King is even more confusing. After all, advanced players like Song Yi who actively share in the 17173 game forum are a minority.

Because now the corpse bosses in the game are all 8*8 big drops, in addition to the level 35 training book that must be dropped, almost every corpse boss will drop a high-level book, so that players can reap a lot. Gradually, the ID "Xin Yasong" has become known to everyone in the 17173 game forum.

November 22 is Song Hye Kyo's birthday, and Song Hye Kyo flew to Yanjing to date Song Yi. "My Naughty Girlfriend" was released in mainland China last month, and posters of Jun Ji-hyun can be seen in major shopping malls and cinemas in Yanjing.

Song Hye Kyo did not stay in a hotel this time. Song Yi bought a detached villa in Yanjing Lijing Garden Community to entertain friends. He usually spends more time in Everbright Garden.

Lijing Garden is the first high-end foreign-related villa and residential area in Yanjing City. It was jointly developed by Hong Kong businessman Liu Luanxiong and Poly. It is worth mentioning that the state-owned land certificate number is 0001. Song Yi's single-family villa is only one row away from the villa of mainland actress Gong Li.

The community covers an area of ​​227,000 square meters, with a green area of ​​nearly 100,000 square meters. It has a complete range of entertainment, fitness, and early childhood education facilities. It is home to many international friends and is a veritable "international village."

Song Hye Kyo quite likes the environment of Lijing Garden, and suddenly she had a crazy idea, "OPPA, what do you think about me buying a house here and being your neighbor?"

"Do you want to buy a house for yourself, or do you want me to give you one?" Song Hye Kyo sat on Song Yi's lap in her pajamas, and the two looked at the scenery outside the window. A villa in Lijing Garden costs several million RMB, and Song Yi can't just give it away.

Song Hye Kyo hugged Song Yi's neck and acted coquettishly to him, "OPPA, I really want to be your neighbor, but I just bought a Mercedes-Benz AMG sports car, so I may not have that much money——"

"Foreigners can buy at most one house for their own use in Yanjing in their own name. If you really plan to buy one, I have no objection. But the dust in Yanjing is too serious. How about I buy two large flats with river views in Puhai, so that I can overlook the Huangpu River from my bedroom and we can be neighbors then. What do you think?" Song Yi suggested.

Song Yi made a total profit of $500 million by shorting US stocks. Of the $100 million in capital, $20 million was his own money, and the $80 million loan was taken out in the name of New Asia Media. Song Yi still has hundreds of millions of dollars in his personal account, so he might as well buy more houses in Puhai City and Pengcheng City. Song Yi even considered buying two units, so that he wouldn't feel bad about giving one to Song Hye Kyo or Jun Ji Hyun.

Song Hye Kyo is very good at observing people's words and expressions. She understood what Song Yi meant, "Okay, if OPPA plans to buy a house in Puhai, please take me with you. I follow the principle of 'marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog.'"

Song Yi was amused by Song Hye Kyo. "Where did you learn Chinese from? 'Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog.' You know what, you learned it quite authentically."

Song Hye Kyo pretended to be resentful, "I don't have someone's long legs, and no one gave me a Porsche 911. In order to perform better in front of OPPA, I have to spend more time on Chinese. OPPA, I learned some new knowledge through movies recently, how about we try again later?" Song Hye Kyo's eyes were full of spring.

Song Yi didn't know whether Song Hye Kyo was talking about knowledge or posture. Koreans' Chinese is always a little strange. The movie Song Hye Kyo watched was definitely not an ordinary popular movie.

If we compare the women around him, Song Hye Kyo is the most proactive and the one who is most willing to flatter Song Yi. She respects the Kim Hee Won sisters in the company. Apart from being a little materialistic, she has almost no disadvantages as a lover. Of course, for a lover, being materialistic can actually be considered an advantage.

For such a sensible Song Hye Kyo, Song Yi must give her rewards in time, "Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. Who do you say is the dog?" Song Hye Kyo smiled and pulled Song Yi's hand to put it on her, "OPPA is a man among men and the king of the forest, just like a lion. I am the little lion dog next to the lion." After saying that, Song Hye Kyo also "woofed" twice.

Song Yi was inspired by the gentle Song Hye Kyo. The two of them entangled with each other for a long time before they separated. He couldn't even remember how many times he had taken a bath in the bathtub today. Song Hye Kyo finally gave up. Song Yi touched Song Hye Kyo's hair and said, "Since you have bought a car, I won't give it to you. I plan to set up a real estate company in the mainland to develop apartments and office buildings. When the time comes, I will give you two houses and let you be a landlord in the mainland. Even if you want to quit the entertainment industry in the future, these two houses alone can allow you to maintain your current standard of living."

Song Hye Kyo happily lay in Song Yi's arms, "Thank you OPPA, I know you treat me the best!" Song Hye Kyo was glad that she came to Yanjing to celebrate her birthday this time, and finally her efforts were not in vain. The sponsor still needs to be served well. 　The first update is presented, and there should be more in the evening 　　 　 (end of this chapter)