Tengxu's games have always had a poor reputation, often known for plagiarism and pay-to-win practices.

However, the games under Tengxu, especially mobile games, are currently the most profitable in the domestic market.

Therefore, their investment in the mobile game sector has always been substantial.

For example, this time with Imperial War, the money they've thrown into art resources alone is estimated to have exceeded the development costs of Luo Yuncheng's game.

Furthermore, Imperial War has innovatively used technology for in-game free marching.

Compared to other SLG games on the market that still use grid-based systems, it looks like a game from a completely different era.

Finally, Tengxu's game has already gone through three tests, and each test result has been impressive.

Now their SLG game is also set to launch soon, which puts great pressure on Luo Yuncheng's studio.

Launching games of the same type simultaneously is extremely brutal. After all, the number of players and their attention is fixed; once they play one game, they're unlikely to pick up another.

Moreover, Tengxu comes with several traffic portals, making the cost of acquiring users cheaper than for other companies.

This is why Luo Yuncheng's previous investor directly backed out.

Because everyone believes that Luo Yuncheng's game won't survive the crushing competition from Tengxu's Imperial War for more than half a year.

By then, even breaking even is difficult, so it's better to withdraw investments early to cut losses.

"Yes, Imperial War is about to launch." Luo Yuncheng looked altogether lacking in confidence.

After all, any game company would feel intimidated knowing they have to face a top giant like Tengxu.

Like the former NetOne Games, who managed to make a breakthrough family-friendly game that became a hit.

Tengxu got envious and directly invested over a billion in publicity to join the fray. Although NetOne didn't lose, they suffered significant losses.

Even a company like NetOne, ranked second in the mobile game field, was hit hard by Tengxu; let alone a small studio of eighty people.

"But I believe in this game, and I believe in you."

Just as Luo Yuncheng thought that this investment was going down the drain again.

Chen Yiyang patted Luo Yuncheng on the shoulder and said, "You're the only one I've seen who actively tries to lower in-game spending and focus on the average player's gaming experience.

Just for this reason alone, I believe the game you created can't be too bad."

"Do you really mean that?"

Luo Yuncheng didn't expect the situation to turn around.

"I'll first transfer fifty million to you."

Chen Yiyang said to Luo Yuncheng, "After the game's open beta, if the results are satisfactory, we can use projected income as collateral to borrow from the bank for further operations.

If the results aren't ideal, I'm still willing to invest more money, at least to maintain the game's operation for a year."

Chen Yiyang's generous offer felt like a windfall that landed right on Luo Yuncheng's head.

Luo Yuncheng didn't expect to have such luck.

That there are still people who believe his game can survive the battle against Tengxu.

Yes, Luo Yuncheng's expectation for his game's future is merely to survive.

As for defeating Tengxu's Imperial War, that's something he doesn't even dare to think about.

After chatting with Luo Yuncheng, Chen Yiyang called Zhang Yida to prepare the investment contract.

Then he called the accountant, telling her to send over two trainees she had previously mentored.

Since he's invested in the game studio, Chen Yiyang also has to arrange for people to supervise the studio's usual work, operations, and, most importantly, its financial status.

He previously checked the data.

If Luo Yuncheng's SLG game can explode in popularity at launch and become a leader in the SLG field, the revenue in the first month should be no less than five hundred million.

Even after deducting platform shares and various taxes, at least two hundred million can fall into Chen Yiyang's hands.

A fifty million investment that can quadruple in a month; this gain is truly appealing.

And perhaps it could even defeat Tengxu's game in direct competition, giving Tengxu a slap in the face.

More accurately, it's a slap to the Tengxu Game Department.

And this kind of triumph would benefit some of Chen Yiyang's subsequent moves.

After handling the investment in the SLG studio, Chen Yiyang initially planned to return to Jin City tonight to prepare for tomorrow's livestream.

But then, Zheng Zhiming called, asking him to come over for a meeting.

"Old Zheng, what's up that you called me over?" Chen Yiyang greeted Zheng Zhiming warmly upon arrival.

Zheng Zhiming had arranged the meeting location in the office building of the Produce 101 program team.

Thinking that Zheng Zhiming probably wouldn't ask for any favors in such a place, Chen Yiyang hadn't brought any local specialties; he came empty-handed.

"There's something that needs your help." Standing beside Zheng Zhiming was a young girl.

Zheng Zhiming pointed at the young girl and said, "Let me introduce you, this is another contestant from Produce 101, named Yang Jinlu."

After speaking, Zheng Zhiming pointed at Chen Yiyang to introduce him to Yang Jinlu, "This is Boss Chen, also the boss of Song Xi's management company."

"Hello," Chen Yiyang nodded at Yang Jinlu.

The girl seemed quite pretty. But her demeanor wasn't like a city girl brought up with luxury; instead, she had a vibe reminiscent of grassroots laborers.

"Hello, Boss Chen." Yang Jinlu greeted Chen Yiyang timidly.

"Here's the situation," Zheng Zhiming explained succinctly, "Remember Old Hu from last night? That person was Yang Jinlu's former boss.

He wasn't happy with our program's choice of instructors selecting Yang Jinlu to join, so he straightforwardly terminated her contract. Now, Yang Jinlu is without a management company. Brother, I recall your company currently has only signed one person; how about considering signing another?"

Understanding why Zheng Zhiming called him over today.

Chen Yiyang was also in a bit of a dilemma.

Produce 101 is a typical talent show that uses existing resources.

Other talent shows simply select newcomers to compete. But in doing so, if they want to achieve high rankings, the contestants have to sign with the companies behind the program.

This is not fair; it also affects the competition's perception, leading to potential corruption.

So, the 101 program team decided to skip newcomers; all contestants are backed by small management companies.

These companies put their signed individuals into the program and also have to pay for marketing and boosting the contestants.

When the contestants debut, all their income for the first two years will belong to the program team.

Thus, if Chen Yiyang wants to sign this contestant Yang Jinlu, not only must he sign her, he also has to shoulder some marketing costs and collaborate with the program team financially.

These expenses aren't trivial.

This is also why Old Hu proactively terminated Yang Jinlu's contract.

They didn't believe Yang Jinlu, who isn't good at singing or dancing, could debut and didn't want to spend on marketing for her.

And after hearing that Old Hu really terminated the contract with Yang Jinlu, Zheng Zhiming needed to find someone willing to take over, which led him to Chen Yiyang.

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