Chapter 452: I'm Your Brother-in-Law

Xu Huateng was still very polite to Zheng Qian.

He wasn't like the younger brothers of other sisters, who always had a posture of wanting to interrogate their brothers-in-law.

Some would even wail and howl when their sisters got married, looking as if they wanted to kill the brother-in-law's entire family.

That is not advisable.

Xu Huateng handled this aspect very well.

After greeting Zheng Qian briefly, he buried himself in his meal while simultaneously monitoring the progress in his group chat.

It was evident that he was a good young man who was deeply passionate about his career, which left Zheng Qian feeling deeply moved.

"What are you busy with, little brother?" Zheng Qian couldn't help but ask.

He actually felt a bit guilty.

If he had known Xu Huateng was so busy, he wouldn't have interrupted their family reunion time.

Zheng Qian certainly wouldn't admit that he wanted to take the opportunity to take advantage of Xu Shuyun.

At this moment, under the table, Zheng Qian's hand had basically not left Xu Shuyun's thigh.

Hmm, very nice, very obedient, and she had put on a new pair of silk stockings again.

It even rhymes.

"Him? He's been busy with his own mobile game project lately, and it seems to be going quite smoothly," Xu Shuyun quickly said.

A mobile game project?

Zheng Qian's eyes lit up immediately.

He couldn't help but ask, "What kind of mobile game is it? What is it called? Is it already on the market?"

"It's not on the market yet. We're doing the final rendering and other work; it's quite troublesome."

Speaking of his hobby, Xu Huateng immediately became interested and said with a smile, "The name is currently 'dream origin god', and the company is called 'Tenghayou'. As for the game, it's basically much the same as others; it's a Xianxia genre game."

dream origin god?

Tenghayou?

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qian couldn't help but have black lines all over his face.

Hmm, just for the sake of your name, I want to invest in you.

The two of them started discussing the game content.

This made Zheng Qian have to sigh; Xu Huateng was indeed a talent, he understood too well how to make money.

There wasn't anything particularly innovative about the game content; it just bought the work of a famous Hong Kong martial arts novelist and used it as a gimmick.

However, although it was a famous author, there was still a gap compared to Jin Yong and Gu Long.

The most famous work was just "The Six Great Constables", a novel that Zheng Qian quite liked.

Especially the "Shenzhou Qixia Zhuan" series; it was called martial arts, but it was more like Xianxia.

For this dream origin god, the main place for microtransactions wasn't weapon crafting, but focusing on the 'Nuan Nuan' (dress-up) players.

For example, face customization, limited-edition fashion, headwear, mounts, and so on.

"Actually, similar games on the market are basically all much the same. If you want to create something completely different, there's really no need. Instead of doing that, it's better to cut in from other angles..."

The more Xu Huateng talked, the more enthusiastic he became, and Zheng Qian was listening with great interest.

This was actually unexpected for Xu Shuyun.

She hadn't seen Zheng Qian play any games on a daily basis, but he seemed quite interested in this.

"So, this time we are just short of securing one last investment, and then we can arrange the launch work. The main problem is still the promotion channel. Even if we put our hearts into it, if we can't create a hot atmosphere, the revenue definitely won't look good."

"After all, if not many people are playing, then the 'Nuan Nuan' microtransactions won't have any meaning."

Xu Huateng let out a long sigh.

Zheng Qian was very much in agreement with this.

If no one was playing, even if you spent hundreds of thousands on microtransactions to get a full set of limited-edition fashion, who would you be showing off to?

Moreover, Zheng Qian also agreed with his perspective.

There was absolutely no need to create a game that overturned all current gameplay on the market, because it was very likely that players wouldn't buy it and might even say it was a pile of trash.

"How much more money do you need?"

Zheng Qian asked, pretending to be casual.

"To achieve the final goal, of course, the more the better. But... you know, there are several large internet gaming companies on the market now; I'm simply no match for them, and investors aren't optimistic. At the very least, it would need to be in the tens of millions."

Actually, Xu Huateng was still being conservative.

While game development costs are certainly necessary, much more is needed for the promotion and distribution channels.

It's just like cosmetics; their costs are terrifyingly low.

The expensive part lies entirely in advertising, packaging, and dream-weaving.

Unless it unexpectedly goes viral due to some controversial topic or buzz, otherwise, with just one or two hundred million, it's hard to make much of a splash.

"Who is the major shareholder of your company right now?"

"It's me. Dad sponsored a few tens of millions, plus some money I saved from my previous ventures."

(Because he was raised by Chairman Xu Chengye, he always referred to him as father).

Zheng Qian glanced at Xu Shuyun with a bit of blame.

"My brother-in-law needs money for his startup; why didn't you tell me sooner? It's not a big deal, and if it can make money, isn't that a good thing?"

"I... I was afraid you would misunderstand me..."

Xu Shuyun said softly and embarrassedly.

Xu Huateng also smiled and didn't care about this.

He wasn't the snobbish type, but having met many investors during this period, he could roughly sense it.

Zheng Qian dressed very plainly and was very young.

Most importantly, he was from Yebai.

Xu Huateng didn't look down on people from Yebai; he was one himself.

It's just that... there really weren't many very wealthy people here.

Those big shots from Hongshan Capital or Starlight Capital, which one of them wasn't in their forties or fifties?

Even if this boyfriend of his sister's family had some money, he estimated it was probably about the same as his own family, at most a little better.

Another few tens of millions wouldn't really mean much.

"How about this, little brother, I'll invest one billion in you first and see what kind of splash it makes," Zheng Qian said casually.

"Pfft—!"

Xu Huateng was drinking wine in frustration; every time the topic of investment came up, he got a headache.

Just as he was about to drown his sorrows in alcohol, he suddenly heard that sentence and sprayed it all onto the floor.

He raised his head in astonishment, looking at Zheng Qian with suspicion and uncertainty, unable to react for a long time.

Xu Shuyun was also terrified.

But she was somewhat mentally prepared; hmm... after all, he had just gifted a company worth tens of billions yesterday.

If it was just taking out one billion, it should still be very simple for him.

"How... how much?"

"One billion. Is that enough? If it's not enough, we can add more."

"Enough, enough, more than enough! That President Zheng... oh no, brother-in-law, what you said is... for real?"

"A gentleman never goes back on his word."

Zheng Qian lit a cigarette and nodded seriously.

In fact, after finishing the procedures with Xu Shuyun today and officially transferring Qianhe Real Estate to her name, Zheng Qian had received an astonishing system rebate.

Plus the 18-billion-yuan plot of land he had bought in Teacher Xiao's name earlier, and then transferred to Xu Shuyun... and the Jinhua Xinyue Group he had bought, and so on.

All in all, it added up to nearly two hundred billion in rebates.

One billion?

It really couldn't be simpler.

He even wanted to smash tens of billions directly into it, but he was really a bit worried that this kid, Xu Huateng, would just drop dead on the spot.

"Of course, I have a presumptuous request."

"I hope you can transfer this company of yours into Shuyun's name. You two are siblings, so that shouldn't be a problem, right? This won't affect your control over the company, but... hmm, regardless, I am your brother-in-law, after all."