Chapter 408: Chapter 402 Shut Your Mouth
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After handing things over to Henry Lewis, Finn Lewis stopped dealing with Charles Mason. However, the photo on Charlesâ phone was weighting on Finnâs mind. Recently, he had been feeling somewhat overconfident, believing himself to be invincible on Earth. But it seemed like things werenât that simple after all. Damn, it was better to keep a low profile. The old saying âSilence is goldenâ had hit the nail on the head!
The next morning, Finn turned up at WYâs Celeston City Headquarters, a place he hadnât visited for quite some time. Seeing Finn reappear almost brought Yuri Johnson to tears. This guy was relentless. Still, following such a boss did give one an incredible sense of achievement. Finn accomplished things that Yuri had aspired to do but had never been able to, either because he didnât get around to it or couldnât muster the power to.
But could you really delegate a task and then vanish? Surely there were some things we, as your underlings, couldnât handle and required your attention?
âBoss, the bonuses have been paid out, but are you sure you want to help the winner pursue a movie release?â Yuri asked, somewhat helplessly, when he entered Finnâs office.
âOf course, words once spoken, like water once poured out, cannot be taken back. Say what you do and do what you say.â Finn responded succinctly.
âBut itâs not that simple.â Yuri sounded exasperated.
âWhatâs not simple?â Finn looked at him quizzically.
âFirstly, the video made by our winner certainly has the requisite length, 100 minutes, which is the length of a movie. Also, the quality, with the rendering from our companyâs game engine, is not at all bad. But, to screen it, weâre just a gaming company, not a movie distributor. We donât have the right to distribute moviesâwe need to find a distribution company thatâs willing to distribute it for us. Secondly, we must pass the Culture Ministryâs review. Lastly, we have to find a cinema chain willing to schedule showtimes for our movie.â Yuri rubbed his temple as he spoke.
Finn scratched his head, âIs it really that troublesome?â
Yuri sighed, he knew his boss just got carried away without considering the difficulties involved in movie releases. Now that theyâd done the promotions, they couldnât just end it ignominiously now, could they?
In fact, the procedure Yuri had described was a simplified version. The process for releasing a movie is even more complex than that. However tedious, they had to continue with it. freÄwÄbnovel.com
âDefinitely troublesome. And this is not even the hardest part, whatâs most concerning is that our companyâs stock has been declining dramatically.â Yuri voiced his frustration.
Finn Lewis looked surprised, the stock was falling? He was puzzled. Seeing Finnâs confused expression, Yuri felt even more speechless. It dawned on him that Finn hadnât been paying any attention to WY at all recently. God knows what heâd been busy with. Even though WY wasnât the highest-valued company under his name, its market capitalization was close to 400 billion Federal Coins, right? Was he just going to let it be?
âAlthough our latest game, âWorld of Warcraft,â is now prepared for official beta testing in the Southern Federation, and our largest online player count in our home country has surpassed 7 million and is steadily climbing, our companyâs various strategies have led many in the media to accuse us of frivolously wasting funds.â Yuri stated in a gently reproachful tone.
Although he chose his words cautiously, Finn saw right through them. So, they were calling him Prodigal. Damn, was it their business if he squandered his wealth? On reflection, Finn realized he hadnât been paying attention to what the media were saying at all recently. At that thought, he became somewhat restless. He plopped down into his office chair, switched on his computer, and said to Yuri, âJust hang tight for a bit. If you have things to do, go get them done. I need to check the recent news.â
Finnâs words rendered Yuri speechless. Finn really hadnât been keeping his eye on WY, or any of his other companies for that matter. What on earth had he been up to recently? Had he been frolicking around on a deserted island?
âIâll sit for a while.â Yuri didnât actually have a ton to do every day. While Finn was the big boss, he was the boss of the parent company of WY. Within WY, Yuri was the CEO, Finn was just the largest shareholder. So, Yuri wasnât that busy on a regular basis. Of course, recently heâd been quite occupied, thanks to all the mishaps stirred up by Finn. Now, the first batch of max-level players had gradually started to appear.
WY couldnât possibly wait for all players to reach the maximum level at once before sending them off to the Malya Kingdom. They sent out a flight every time they had 100 maxed-out players for an extravagant trip to Malya Kingdom.
All these matters needed Yuri to handle. But these events had their silver linings. Thanks to the largesse of their profligate young master, Finnâs reputation was getting WY well-regarded among players. Now, WY was known as a conscientious gaming company, the one in the industry that best rewards its players. Otherwise, could other gaming companies really pull off the same stunt?
Extending the luxurious trip to the Malya Kingdom to two family members of each of the 30,000 players brought the total costs to hundreds of millions. This was a sum equal to one full yearâs revenue for many gaming companiesâcertainly not a splurge that all could afford.
While Yuri sipped tea on the sofa, Finn opened up a web page and started checking out recent news. To his surprise, he found that, even setting aside foreign news, most domestic news was directly or indirectly related to him. However, these were not exactly glowing appraisals.
For instance, take the prominent micro-researcher Davis, a minor celebrity on the internet with over 3 million followers. His claim to fame was mainly his biting criticism of anyone and everyone, supported by arguments that seemed logical. Now, heâd set his sights on Finn Lewis, the newly-minted worldâs richest man. Finn clicked open Davisâs latest micro research post. ââŠI must say, I canât stand all these PR stunts on the Internet lately. I donât know whatâs wrong with society todayâPR stunts are everywhere. Haha, some video created by a game developer, and first prize award of over 100 million. Fine, I wonât mention that. The person behind it is rich, and as the saying goes, âMoney talks,â right? We can understand that. But WY, you may be the largest shareholder, the controlling shareholder, but what about the other shareholders? Arenât you being irresponsible to them by spending money so recklessly?â