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"I really want to know how you locked onto my location. I just parked my car when I received your call."

Being able to break into his computer was already an astounding hacking feat, but the possibility that the other party could determine his location in real time seemed even more terrifying.

"Don't worry about it. We have our own way." Bai Ye chuckled and said, "Stop talking nonsense and go to the observation deck of the Empire State Building."

Obadi's eyes flickered, and he hesitated for a moment, but he did not refuse. He chose to take the elevator to the observation deck of the Empire State Building.

"Find the toilet closest to you."

"Once inside, go to the first compartment and place the box on the upper rail."

"Very good, you have done all this, you can come out now."

Obadi took a look at the cubicle, and after walking out, he looked at the toilet again. The ventilation duct was not wide enough for people to pass through, and there was a surveillance camera in front of the toilet door. Very good, he wanted to see today how this hacker escaped from today's tight net.

The action team he mobilized today was five times the size of the last time, and there were even a number of criminal investigation talents and police dogs with a strong sense of smell. They set up layers of surveillance to see how that guy could fish in troubled waters.

"There won't be any accidents this time, right?"

As the elevator was descending, Obadi looked at his secretary and said.

"Absolutely not!" The secretary said firmly: "Boss, even a fly can't escape our control."

"If something unexpected happens again this time, I will throw you into the Hudson River to feed the fish."

"No problem, boss!"

The next second, Obadi's cell phone rang. It was Bai Ye's call.

Obadi's heart clenched, and he had a bad feeling, but he still answered the phone. Bai Ye's faint voice came from the other end:

"You can now throw the secretary next to you into the Hudson River to feed the fish."

"hiss--!"

Obadi sucked in a breath of cold air, his hair standing on end, as if he had seen a ghost, and looked around in the elevator.

Is it possible to monitor him to such an extent?

His eyes were fixed on the cameras usually installed in elevators:

"You hijacked the surveillance system of the Empire State Building? How did you do it? I remember my people have taken over this part of the work. Even if it is hacked, the system will automatically shut down instead of being hijacked by you. It seems that you are really powerful. The best engineer of Stark Group was also treated like a monkey?"

The secretary next to him: “…”

I just said that if anything goes wrong, I'll be thrown into the Hudson River to feed the fish. Now something has gone wrong, and you don't even give me any room to maneuver?

"I won't tell you how I did it, after all, it's our ability to make a living." Bai Ye laughed and said, "Then let's stop here. It would be rude to continue playing. But thank you for the $20 billion, old bitch!"

Obadi: “…”

Seeing that Bai Ye was about to hang up the phone, Obadi asked hurriedly:

"Wait, tell me, who are you?"

Obadi now understood clearly that being able to hack into his computer, monitor his location in real time, and move freely in the dragnet he had set up was not something that an ordinary person could do. The other party must be powerful and have a background.

30 billion US dollars, such a huge amount of money, he will never be willing to give up without getting the details!

"Well, since you asked sincerely, I will be merciful and tell you that in order to prevent the world from being destroyed and to protect world peace, a cute and charming villain who implements love and true evil... ahem, anyway, you should know Hercules, right?"

Obadi was confused:

"You and Hercules can still be connected?"

You are a hacker, what connection do you have with Hercules?

"Basketball and chicken can be connected together, so why can't I be connected with Hercules?" Bai Ye shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'd better make it clearer. Put the phone close to your ear, and I'm only talking to you."

Obadi carefully placed the phone to his ear, and the next second he seemed to hear Bai Ye's murmur of faith:

"Hello, Hydra!"

Obadi: “…”

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Obadi's pupils suddenly shrank after hearing the word "Hydra".

Once upon a time, Obadi was also a good friend of Howard Stark. How could he not have heard of the name of "Hydra" when he co-founded the Stark Group with him?

That was a terrorist who almost destroyed the world.

It is said that "if you cut off one head, two heads will grow back", and the centipede is still alive even after death.

——Among Hercules' legendary achievements, one of the most famous is killing the Hydra.

"He is actually from Hydra..."

Obadi murmured:

"Then it all makes sense."

How could someone have such power to invade his computer at will and blackmail him, the future head of the Stark Group, and succeed every time?

In addition to technological means, I'm afraid there are a lot of undercover agents around him?

Obadi looked at his secretary with a little more vigilance.

The secretary trembled.

I feel that my situation is becoming more and more dangerous. Will I really be thrown into the Hudson River to feed the fish?

……

"Tsk!"

Bai Ye reached out and flicked the bonds:

"With another $20 billion in hand, it's really easy to make money."

"It seems that if there is a chance, I have to make another move on Obadi."

Well, Obadiah has indeed been squeezed dry by Bai Ye, not even a drop is left. But before that, Obadiah had already been shorting Stark Group. Judging from the drop in Stark Group's stock after Tony's disappearance, that old guy Obadiah must have made a lot of money.

It’s just that the funds haven’t been withdrawn yet.

Waiting for the funds to be withdrawn...

Anyway, Obadi is about to die, and there is no point in holding on to this money. It is better to use it to do practical things, create many jobs and GDP for the world, which is a good thing for himself.

"After this incident, I think Obadiah will be overwhelmed if I continue to blackmail him verbally. He might even give up." Bai Ye pondered for a while and said, "Then wait until Tony comes back and make the last move on him. Seeing Tony standing in front of him and me being able to tell him at any time, Obadiah will definitely not be able to bear such pressure. He has to pay me to get rid of the trouble!"

Hehehe, I'm so baby spicy.

"Hey, Obadi, you are also my dearest relative, brother, just like a candle, burning yourself to light me up. You are also a great man!"

Obadi is estimated to be able to bring $50 billion in cash to Bai Ye. If this is not close friends and loved ones, then what are close friends and loved ones?

They are just like half brothers!

"Now that I have the money, what should I do next? Should I go home to see Ikana, or..."

Bai Ye thought about it and realized that he had always wanted to buy a villa for Wendy. He had just talked about it with Cindy Crawford’s husband Rand Gerber, so it was time to put this matter on the agenda.

"Well, let's go find Wendy."

Go home to visit Ikana in the afternoon.

Otherwise she wouldn't be able to withstand Bai Ye's big hammer.

Tianmei Studio.

In the CEO's office.

Bai Ye briefly looked at the recent reports from Tianmei Studio and frowned slightly:

"Wendy, you've been putting too much energy into developing the game League of Legends recently, and not paying enough attention to Minecraft."

"Minecraft" quickly exceeded 10 million US dollars in daily revenue due to Bai Ye's high investment in publicity and promotion, as well as the high quality of the game itself. However, this peak period was not maintained and has been gradually declining.

It's obvious that Wendy didn't put much energy into the in-depth development of Minecraft.

This is not okay.

"Ah? Master, do you have any misunderstandings about the gaming industry?" Wendy was stunned for a moment and said, "Minecraft has a daily revenue of several million US dollars. It is already a hit among hits. You can't expect Minecraft to continue to have a daily revenue of tens of millions of US dollars, right? I have paid close attention to Minecraft. The development of League of Legends did not draw many people from the Minecraft development team. Instead, they are constantly adding people to optimize and expand it."

"No, no, no, Wendy, you underestimated Minecraft." Bai Ye shook his head and said, "In your mind, Minecraft seems to be a fast-moving consumer product like Sheep, which can be operated for a year or two, and then you can get rid of it after squeezing out the value of Minecraft. But Minecraft is not a fast-moving consumer product, but a game with longevity genes. It still has great potential, but you haven't tapped it yet."

The producer of "Minecraft" sold the game to Microsoft for US$25 billion. This is a gold mine. If Wendy plays Minecraft in this way, Tianmei Studio will earn US$3 to 4 million in two or three years, and that will be the end of it.

How is this possible?

Well, this cannot be blamed on Wendy, because she has historical limitations. It is impossible for her to have a God's perspective like Bai Ye and see the future of "Minecraft" clearly. It is already a blessing for a game to make $3 or $4 million in two or three years. How can she dare to ask for more?

Bai Ye simply acted arbitrarily and said, "We need to increase the publicity for Minecraft in the future, so that it can become a leader and take up all the resources of the sandbox game concept. I can tell you clearly that the game Minecraft should be able to make at least $20 billion."

——In a system, the top brand attracts about 40% of the attention, the second is 20%, the third is 7% to 10%, and everyone else gets 30%. The top will bring a lot of attention and personal brand influence, bringing you higher returns.

"hiss--!"

Wendy looked at Bai Ye in disbelief. You really dare to think that such a retro game can make 20 billion US dollars...

This is a bit challenging to Wendy's cognition.

Her best expectation for League of Legends is to make a profit of more than $10 billion.

Well, actually, League of Legends has an annual revenue of $20 billion and a net worth of $150 billion, and the net worth of Riot Games, the company that develops and operates the game, is estimated to be around $210 billion.

Wendy greatly underestimated both Minecraft and League of Legends.

"Master, are you serious?"

Wendy looked at Bai Ye with resentment, “You’re putting me under so much pressure by doing this.”

"Okay... I'll give you some suggestions." Bai Ye thought for a moment, recalling the path he had taken in his previous life with Minecraft, and said, "In addition to the modular setting of the game, the gameplay of the sandbox game should be divided into four game modes: survival mode, creative mode, adventure mode, and extreme mode."

“Survival mode requires collecting resources and killing monsters, which is both challenging and interesting. In general, survival mode is a little harder than creative mode, but easier than others.”

“The creative mode has unlimited resources, health, flying, and no hunger value. In this mode, players prefer to figure out how to build a city or restore a city rather than go out on adventures.”

"You can't mine blocks in adventure mode, and many monsters will spawn, making it a little more difficult. But although adventure mode is dangerous, the rewards are also very great."

"The biggest feature of the extreme mode is that Steve cannot be resurrected after death, and the game will not be saved. In addition, the monsters in the extreme mode are very powerful, and players will die if they are not careful. This is a gameplay designed for advanced players."

Bai Ye found a pen and paper and began to write:

"Forget it. I'll write it down for you. Anyway, you need to put more effort into operating Minecraft, guide players to appreciate the fun of various gameplays, organize more activities and so on, and give more bonuses, tens of thousands of dollars, hundreds of thousands of dollars will do. In the game Minecraft, it is entirely possible to make a lot of money with a small amount of money."

Although Bai Ye is very rich now, how could a capitalist really complain that he has too much money?

At most, he is just like Mr. Ma, who expresses his disdain, but when he wants Ant to go public, isn’t he also very eager?

And Bai Ye doesn't want to see the potential of Minecraft being wasted.

"Okay, I get it. I will put more effort into Minecraft in the future." Wendy nodded and said, "Maybe we should also recruit some game operation talents from Sony, Nintendo, Blizzard and other companies."

"Well, you make the decision."

Bai Ye nodded.

He gave Ikana $15 billion and asked Ikana to help manage Mercury Media. He also planned to acquire the Big Six in Hollywood later on. It seemed that he was a little biased towards Ikana, putting Ikana and Wendy at different starting points. But in fact, this was not the case, because Tianmei Studio had grown up and would certainly not be much worse than Mercury Media.

In addition to "Minecraft" and "League of Legends", Bai Ye also left Wendy with game plans for "Honor of Kings", "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", "Genshin Impact", "Rise of Kingdoms", etc. If all these games were developed by Tianmei Studio, what kind of monster would be created?

It’s so awesome, right?

The strength of media companies lies in their influence. In fact, the speed of making money from film and television content is very slow, which is completely incomparable to the speed at which major game manufacturers make money.

"By the way, I'm looking for a villa for you recently. If you have time, I'll go with you to see the house and see if you're satisfied. If you're satisfied, I'll swipe the card."

Bai Ye said.

"Buy me a house?" Wendy pointed at herself, a little confused: "Is this true?"

"Of course it's true." Bai Ye smiled gently: "Of course, I can't give it to you right away. Maybe ten years. After ten years, the property rights of the house will automatically be transferred to your name, and you can write it into the purchase contract."

"Ah this..."

Wendy was a little touched, but also a little resistant.

It is certainly a good thing to have a home of my own in New York, which gives me a greater sense of security. But at the same time, leaving Bai Ye's villa and losing the opportunity to sleep in the same bed with Bai Ye every day means less time to cultivate feelings, which is also a painful loss.

This made Wendy very conflicted.

But soon Wendy was no longer worried because Bai Ye's hand was already on her thigh.