My son is a reincarnated soul; I overheard his inner thoughts and became the richest man.

"Mr. Chen, this is not the peak yet."

Su Qing continued her report, her tone rising, "The winter vacation lasts until late February, and the Spring Festival is just around the corner."

"Students will have more spending power after receiving their New Year's money. Our operations department predicts that February's revenue will only be higher, and may even set a new record."

"Based on the current growth curve, the number of online users will exceed one million in February."

"In addition, our ground sales team has not let up. Taking advantage of this winter break campaign, our sales network has basically covered most cities across the country and has even penetrated into many counties."

After listening to the report, Chen Feng nodded and gave Su Qing an approving look: "Well done, Su Qing. Everyone has worked very hard during this period, especially the brothers in the field promotion team, who are still running around outside in the cold weather."

"The New Year is almost here, pass on a message to me."

Chen Feng waved his hand dismissively, "This year's year-end bonuses for everyone will be doubled!"

This amount of money is just a drop in the ocean for Legend Network right now.

But Chen Feng knew the principle that wealth can bring people together.

Only when employees are paid well will they treat the company as their own home and be willing to work wholeheartedly for it.

In his view, bosses who only talk about ideals and make empty promises are just playing dirty tricks.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!"

Su Qing's eyes lit up, and a bright smile spread across her face. "I'll go tell everyone right away! They'll be ecstatic when they hear this news!"

Chen Feng waved his hand: "Is there anything else?"

Su Qing's smile faded, and her expression turned serious: "Yes, the game has become very popular recently, and more people are watching us. We detected several small-scale hacker attacks this week, although the technical department blocked them all, it's still a potential problem."

"What's even more serious is the use of cheats."

Su Qing frowned slightly. "There are a lot of paid cheats on the market now, such as auto-leveling and even speed hacks. Although we have been banning accounts, it is still difficult to stop them."

Upon hearing the word "cheat," Chen Feng's eyes instantly turned cold.

"Cheat software is a cancer in games and must not be tolerated."

"Tell Zhao Kai's technical team to make anti-cheat a top priority. Ban every cheater you see, no matter how much money they've spent. If they cheat, their account will be permanently banned!"

"Also, investigate the source of these cheats. If it's a large-scale studio, report it to the police and take legal action."

"They need to know that taking away my cake will come at a price."

Cheating software not only disrupts game balance but also directly shortens the game's lifespan.

Chen Feng wouldn't tolerate the slightest flaw in this cash cow.

"Understood! I will have the Ministry of Justice follow up." Su Qing nodded solemnly.

After Su Qing left, Chen Feng got up and walked to the French windows, looking at the bustling Shanghai street scene outside, feeling quite relaxed.

January revenue was over 50 million, and February's will only be more.

With this huge sum of money in hand, many of our previous plans can now be put on the agenda.

"I should probably go to Shenzhen after the New Year."

Chen Feng looked at the southern sky, lost in thought.

On the Tencent side, IDG still holds a 20% stake.

Based on previous valuations, even with a premium after the new year, a valuation of 40 to 50 million US dollars would be the absolute maximum.

Acquiring this 20% stake would cost approximately nine million US dollars, or about seventy million RMB.

As long as there are no problems with February's revenue, plus the surplus from January, we can definitely come up with this money.

Once this 20% stake is acquired, combined with the previous 15% investment, they will hold a 35% stake in Tencent...

That's a behemoth with a future market value of trillions.

Chen Feng lit a cigarette and watched the smoke rise in front of him, his smile growing wider.

......

With the Spring Festival approaching, office workers in various companies have gradually started their holiday.

The newly formed R&D team of "Fengtian Technology" also followed the trend and took a holiday.

However, "Legend Network" cannot have all staff take a break, as the Spring Festival is a peak period for traffic, and technical and customer service staff must be arranged to take turns on duty to maintain the normal operation of the game.

This New Year, Chen Feng decided to take his son Chen Xiaotian back to his hometown of Hanning to celebrate.

These past two years, Chen Feng has been traveling around for business and hasn't been back to his hometown for a long time. This year, he finally has some free time and should go back to see his parents.

The 29th day of the Lunar New Year.

Chen Feng drove his black Mercedes-Benz S600, which he had just picked up two weeks ago, onto the highway back to Hanning.

His hometown is a village or town under the jurisdiction of Hanning City.

When the gleaming black Mercedes-Benz with its long body slowly drove onto the dirt road at the village entrance, it immediately attracted the attention of the villagers who were chatting idly at the village entrance.

"Wow! Look! What kind of car is that? It looks really impressive!"

"It's quite impressive, that big black car, it looks expensive. I wonder whose relative it is, to be able to afford such a nice car."

"Since it's heading towards our village, and it's right before the New Year, could it be that some kid from the village has made a fortune outside?"

"Nonsense! Our village has never produced anyone this capable. This car looks like it costs at least tens of thousands, maybe even over two hundred thousand. How could an ordinary person afford that?"

......

The villagers, young and old, had limited knowledge and most of them did not recognize the Mercedes-Benz S600 logo.

In their eyes, Santana and Jetta are considered good cars, and at most they've only ever seen a Passat.

They felt that a car costing 200,000 yuan was an astronomical price, and they didn't even dare to think about luxury cars costing millions.

If people knew this car cost over a million yuan, they'd probably be shocked.

Amid the pointing and whispering of the villagers, Chen Feng parked the car steadily on the side of the road, then got out.

Although Chen Feng's facial features haven't changed, he is now the boss of several companies, and his calm and confident demeanor is completely different from what it used to be.

Coupled with a well-tailored designer coat, he looked dignified and imposing.

When he appeared, the surrounding villagers were stunned and didn't dare to recognize him, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Who is this person? He looks familiar, but I can't quite place him."

"He looks somewhat familiar..."

"Hey, doesn't he look like Chen Feng, the kid from Uncle Guohua's family at the east end of the village?"

"Huh? Now that you mention it... it really does look like him! He's Guohua's eldest son!"

Finally, someone recognized him.

In an instant, the crowd erupted in a frenzy, their eyes darting back and forth between Chen Feng and Da Ben, their faces filled with disbelief.

"Wow, Guohua's kid has really made something of himself! He's driving a four-wheeled car now. Looks like he's made a name for himself in the big city."

"They must have struck it rich! Didn't Guohua say last year that his son sent back a large sum of money so he could tear down the old house and build a new one?"

"Yes, yes, that three-story building is really impressive, with a glazed tile roof, the only one of its kind in our village! It turns out that Chen Feng paid for it all."

"If you can build houses and buy cars, you must have made hundreds of thousands of yuan!"