Super Spender

Chapter 411: 405: Prodigal or Making Money?

Translator: 549690339

Although the costs of maintaining servers are quite high, the net profit each month is about 2.6 billion Flame Nation coins, which is over 400 million federal coins. The annual revenue has already exceeded 4 billion federal coins. A profit like this isn’t just impressive for a gaming company, many Fortune 500 companies don’t see these kinds of numbers in a year, especially considering this is just the revenue from Flame Nation.

If you also consider the upcoming federal server, the yearly net income of the game may reach near 10 billion federal coins. Remember, the game does not merely charge for playtime, it also has some in-game purchases. Even though these purchases are optional, mostly for costumes, don’t underestimate the spending power of current gamers.

Even regular players who can’t afford the most expensive costumes can probably afford one that costs a few to a few dozen yuan monthly. If you average it out per player, this is no small amount. It’s precisely because of such high revenue that Finn Lewis can afford to give back to some players. But of course, the ability to attract so many players is also because of the game’s excellent quality.

Without going into too much detail, each server can accommodate almost 250,000 players. Even if the quality of the game was slightly lower, it would still attract many people. After all, the essence of gaming, when it comes down to it, involves people playing with each other. Besides, the quality of the game is not bad at all.

“Scammed? Although our videos might not be professionally produced, they are the fruits of many players. They may be rough around the edges, but you certainly can’t call it scamming. Furthermore, if you don’t want to watch, you can choose not to. As for you, a clown like you, I would simply reply that you’re just jealous because other people have too much money, and can earn money. Ha, ha.” Finn Lewis didn’t pull any punches, responding directly on his micro research account.

However, Finn Lewis didn’t realize that many players of his game had seen Jay Summer’s rant, which made them furious. Many players immediately rallied their friends. Now, information is disseminated extremely easily. Whether through message groups, Flying Bird groups, or via Dream voice channels, it often takes just one shout to notify dozens or hundreds of people.

The massive player base of the game ensured that news of this conflict spread at an astonishing speed. In less than ten minutes, Yuri Johnson, sitting on the sofa, lifted his head with a look of surprise. He said, “Director Lewis, are you having an argument with Jay Summer?”

“Yes, what about it?” Finn Lewis didn’t even lift his head, his hands were still typing.

“Why do you bother with a lunatic like him? Didn’t you handle it well earlier? He’s been slandering you, but if you don’t respond, he can’t make a case by himself. Now you’ve responded, he’s caught onto the topic. I think he plans on taking it to the media next,” Yuri Johnson said, rather helplessly.

“So what? Am I supposed to be afraid of him?” Finn Lewis scoffed coldly.

“It’s not that. Engaging in a war of words with such people is beneath you. As for this kind of mad dog, it’s best to ignore him,” Yuri Johnson said, shaking his head in resignation.

“You’re wrong. For this kind of person, he needs a slap straight in the face,” Finn responded crisply. To outsiders, it might look like Finn’s quarrel with Jay is unnecessary, given their unequal social standing. This is Finn bringing trouble upon himself.

To the average person, Finn, being wealthy, must also wield power and influence, while Jay is just an ordinary person. If Jay wins, people will clap; if Jay loses, aside from Finn’s fans, no one will side with Finn. Most neutrals will feel that Finn is a bully. That’s why even though Jay has slandered many celebrities, very few have responded.

Even the famous Mr. Steve King was targeted by Jay, but he didn’t really respond, and the matter seemed to die down. To put it bluntly, there are many people like Jay, who operate by the principle ‘I’m a mad dog; you’re afraid when I bite you, but I dare you to bite me back!’. In the end, who will lose out if things escalate? Finn couldn’t care less about this and continued his war of words with Jay on micro research.

“Finn Lewis, jealous and resentful? Haha, indeed, you are quite rich, even the richest man in the world! I’m so scared! So what? I’m not worried about food or clothing, I have a happy family, healthy kids; what do I have to be envious of you for? Mr. Lewis, Mr. Richest, I have only one thing to say, I simply can’t condone capitalists like you exploiting ordinary people. As for money? While it’s a good thing, and I can’t say I don’t love it, but I’m not so desperate that I would be jealous and resentful,” Jay quickly responded on his micro research account.

Having finished reading Jay’s post, Finn couldn’t help but curse aloud, “Damn it, this son of a bitch is so shameless! But his pose is indeed a successful portrayal of shamelessness.” Moreover, many people in his comment section praised and shared his post.

Seeing that Finn didn’t respond immediately on message, Jay seized the opportunity and launched another attack: “I won’t say much more. Just look at how many young people your company has led into gaming. Your company’s profits are high, yes, but what about these young people’s futures? What about the nation’s future? I sincerely pity them. What can gaming bring them in the end?”

“That’s better than being like you, all talk no action. As for what gaming can bring, it’s not up to you. How much money do you make from ranting on micro research for a year? I can tell you categorically, the ordinary players who make these game videos – today they’re ordinary people, tomorrow they might earn a lot more than you. Wait and see,” Finn responded decisively.

“Haha, you’re referring to your WY operations for the production of gaming videos? Are you expecting box office explosions? Frankly, if you spend a dozen billion federal coins of your own money, you might be able to pull off a blockbuster. After all, you’re rich, aren’t you?” The last sentence from Jay was written in sarcasm, “You’re fond of squandering money? Prove it with more squandering?”

“Forget it, Director Lewis. Don’t bother with a mad dog like this. He exists just to bite,” Yuri Johnson said with a bitter smile.