Chapter 244: Income from Extreme Survival

“President Chen, are we really getting a break this early?” Shen Rou was stunned by President Chen’s words. A whole month off from early February to the end of February, and it’s paid leave at that. That’s a long time. Normally, companies only give a 7 to 10-day break for the Spring Festival. A whole month? She’d never heard of such a thing.

“It’s not early. Early February is the Little New Year. We need to go home for the New Year. After working hard all year, it’s important to take a good rest and spend time with family. Make sure to inform all the company heads as soon as possible.”

“Understood, President Chen.” Shen Rou didn’t question further and agreed immediately.

…

January 31st, 12 noon.

The system’s voice echoed in his mind.

[System is calculating…]

[Detected remaining System Funds of 2.3 million, using the second settlement method.]

[System settlement complete, System Funds replenished. Please check the System Panel.]

Chen Mo listened to the system’s settlement voice and leaned back in his chair with a sigh. Despite his efforts to spend money, including handing out year-end bonuses and salaries in advance, he still couldn’t deplete all the System Funds.

He sighed deeply and focused on the System Panel.

[Host: Chen Mo]

[System Funds: 30 million]

[Personal Funds: 190,000]

[Settlement Period: Eight months (Countdown…)]

[Special Task: In four months, reduce remaining System Funds below 50%. Completion will grant a special reward.]

Looking at his personal funds, the second settlement method had converted a total of over 127,000 into personal funds. Combined with the previous 60,000, he now had over 190,000 in personal funds.

He stared at the System Panel in silence. Despite preparing numerous ways to spend money, even renting out the remaining five floors of a 10-story office building and hiring Wang Yang for renovations, he still hadn’t fully converted his System Funds into personal funds. A whopping 15 million had turned into just over 127,000. This huge gap made Chen Mo grit his teeth in frustration.

If it weren’t for Fang Chang and Luo Yuan, he could have been a millionaire by now. These two, whom he had trusted deeply, had stabbed him in the back at the most critical moment. It seemed that next year’s leading list would need two new additions.

Chen Mo opened a small notebook and wrote down the names of Fang Chang and Luo Yuan. Then he turned his attention back to the current System Funds. Out of the 30 million, he could allocate 20% as Charity Funds, which was 6 million. This meant he needed to spend 24 million.

However, the biggest expense now wasn’t the 24 million but the revenue from the games “Tianlong” and “Extreme Survival.” “Tianlong” alone was generating over 30 million in monthly revenue. “Extreme Survival” now had 4.5 million active players. Based on recent statistics, 40% of “Extreme Survival” players purchased the Monthly Card, 60% bought the Weekly Card, and 80% opted for the Daily Card. This was slightly lower than “Tianlong,” where 60% of players bought the Monthly Card and 75% the Weekly Card. But “Extreme Survival” had a larger player base.

With 4.5 million players, 40% buying the Monthly Card meant 1.8 million players. At 10 yuan per Monthly Card, that was 18 million in revenue. For the Weekly Card, 60% meant 2.7 million players. At 2 yuan per Weekly Card, that was 5.4 million a week, totaling 21.6 million a month. For the Daily Card, 80% meant 3.6 million players. At 0.1 yuan per Daily Card, that was a total monthly revenue of 10.8 million. Adding it all up, “Extreme Survival” was generating 50 million a month, far exceeding “Tianlong’s” revenue.

Chen Mo looked at the final total revenue and couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on. The player count for “Extreme Survival” was still growing, indicating that the monthly revenue of over 50 million wasn’t the game’s limit. It was hard to predict the ultimate limit for “Extreme Survival.” Before its release, the most popular shooting game was “God of Guns,” with 9 million players. Now, “Extreme Survival” had surpassed “God of Guns” in popularity. Reaching 9 million players was just a matter of time, and when it did, “Extreme Survival’s” monthly revenue could break 100 million.

Thinking about this, Chen Mo realized his biggest mistake was acquiring Cangxue Games. Without Cangxue Games, he couldn’t even imagine how many times he would have successfully settled the funds. The biggest obstacle wasn’t Wei Yan, Li Shen, or Wu Yu, but the ever-elusive Fang Chang. Fang Chang’s “Extreme Survival” had exponentially increased the difficulty of fully converting System Funds.

Chen Mo shook his head in resignation. There was no turning back now. All he could do was try to spend all the System Funds. With an eight-month settlement period, he had enough time to find ways to lose and spend money. After deducting the Charity Funds, he needed to spend 24 million. “Tianlong” was bringing in over 30 million a month, and “Extreme Survival” over 50 million. This meant February’s total System Funds would be over 100 million. And this wasn’t even the exact income, as both “Tianlong” and “Extreme Survival” player numbers were still rising.

He had to find more ways to spend money. With the current companies, spending all the System Funds seemed impossible. It was time to establish an Investment Company. But with the holiday starting tomorrow, the Investment Company could wait. During the break, he could look for new loss-making ventures. With enough funds, the Clothing Factory could expand further. Later, he could consult Li Maode to see if any companies were vacating their leases. If so, he could rent them out too. The Clothing Factory was currently his most reliable loss-making venture. He had invested so much in it, and although there was some income, the total investment far exceeded the revenue.

Of course, without the 60-plus agents brought in by Luo Yuan, the losses would have been even greater.

However, all the employees who could join Clothing Factory have already done so. Luo Yuan couldn’t replicate this scenario a second time.