I am a Big Player
Chapter 215 - 213, World-Class Game (Third Update)_1

Chapter 215: 213, World-Class Game (Third Update)_1

When the murder game became all the rage throughout the high school and even the middle school division of No.4 Middle School, people started to want to reapply for membership in Qinghe Club.

Class 5 of the first year was now the first to engage in 16-player and 20-player murder games and was also the place famous for having the most variety in gameplay across the entire school. They all understood that it was because Qinghe Games’ headquarters was there.

There were even those who didn’t play but wanted to see how these big players played the murder game.

But Ren He rejected all the applicants, adding new members at this time was meaningless. He also realized a problem during the recent setback: having more people in a society wasn’t necessarily better; fewer could still stir up storms.

So even though many people applied to join Qinghe Club, not a single one was successful.

As for when to recruit new members again, Ren He had plans in mind.

At this time, Ren He once again convened a meeting with Liu Bing, Jiang Haoyang, and others, first announcing that he had registered the trademark and started a company. The purpose was to be self-sufficient in providing the necessary funds for Qinghe Club and to address the future establishment of scholarships.

"Reality has already proven that the murder game possesses high virality and addictiveness," Ren He spoke calmly, "As Jiang Haoyang told us, people have already started playing the murder game at Peking University Affiliated Middle School, People’s University Affiliated Middle School, and even at universities like Peking University and People’s University. This is a very good sign. Do you understand what this means?"

In his previous life, the murder game was most popular in the IT field, the smarter and more logic-focused people were, the more they loved playing this game. It had no restrictions.

"Maybe one day, the whole country, even the whole world, will be playing the game we developed. A high school club making a worldwide game, what do you think about that?" Ren He asked with a smile.

Actually, they all understood what Ren He was saying. They knew how addictive the murder game was, how easy it was for beginners, and how interesting it became the more deeply you played!

It really seemed like what Ren He said was possible, that it truly had the potential to become a worldwide game!

Ren He continued, "I have already established a company. All profits from the murder game, including the online game platform software, board and card versions, film and television adaptations, etc., will be poured into No.4 Middle School’s Qinghe Club’s activity funds without exception. We will soon become a global-influence high school club. Then the funds within Qinghe Club will be used for all club activities, as well as scholarships. We will also become the first club at No.4 Middle School to have its own scholarship."

What Ren He was doing was solely to create a world for Qinghe Club that could completely self-sufficient. They wouldn’t need to ask anyone for help and could accomplish anything on their own.

They could visit any place the study tour society visited, and having their own laboratory within the club wasn’t a problem either.

Jiang Haoyang suddenly muttered softly, "If we really do make it, this could be a bargaining chip for interviews when going abroad."

During interviews with prestigious overseas schools, what are those chips in the resumes? It’s not just about having done highly positive things, or conducting research, or publishing papers.

Yes, but not entirely. Those prestigious schools are peculiar; you could have won a sports event, written a best-selling book, or even walked away with a large sum of money from a Las Vegas casino by counting cards successfully—and they count.

What they want is for you to have a distinctive character, not necessarily save the world.

So, serving as a main creator of a world-class game, would this count as a chip when interviewing with prestigious schools abroad? Certainly, it would. Even the interviewer could be so engrossed in the murder game they can’t extricate themselves and see you as an idol!

Liu Bing said calmly, "Actually, this is your own creativity, there’s really no need to put all its profits into the society."

"Don’t look at it that way. It belongs to our Qinghe Club," Ren He spoke earnestly.

He smacked his lips, "You guys don’t understand, there’s still a Divine Punishment System hovering above my head. Murder games do make money, but their profitability pales in comparison to certain things. The ease by which they can be played also contributes to that—tools are mere paper slips and globally, the income barely sums up to a few million US Dollars. It’s definitely enough for a club, but for Ren He, such income levels are mere change for a get-out-of-jail-free card."

Indeed, that’s the reality. Most people play murder games casually, with no need for any props. Hence, the revenue from murder games is inevitably limited—it’s an endeavor that receives more applause than actual market success."

"If you want to make money, you’d better write a novel like Harry Potter when the time is right, which has a five-star earning potential. As of 2002, Harry Potter’s global sales had already exceeded 480 million US Dollars. It’s even one level higher than Dota."

When Ren He asked Zhou Wumeng to focus on the overseas sales of The Kite Runner, it was to see if China had the ability to push books internationally at that moment."

Cultural export isn’t that simple, after all. A Brit writing Harry Potter will be a hit, but a Chinese person might see limited success, as the work might not get enough resources for proper promotion. It all depends on the timing and whether the moment is ripe."

In other words, when The Kite Runner becomes a huge overseas hit, THAT will be the moment for Ren He to write his Harry Potter."

Ultimately, murder games bring the most benefit to board game cafes, where buying a set of murder game cards for a few tens of yuan can make thousands or even tens of thousands a month..."

The way Ren He thought about these things was like opening a new world for Liu Bing, Jiang Haoyang, and Li Yifan. Now, they found something more interesting than playing murder games—spreading murder games to every corner of the world!

It had nothing to do with profit or chips, they just felt that pulling it off would be awesome!

Imagine saying casually at university while others played murder games, "Ah, murder games! They’re just something we whipped up earlier."

What would that feel like? Awesome!

That very night, the three of them gathered a group of old classmates to start working on the online version of the murder game. It might have been challenging at other schools, but at No.4 Middle School, creating such a simple platform was definitely feasible. A platform is not like a major 3D game that requires a lot of technical difficulty – there’s always talent in that area.

In their student days, everyone worked on projects out of sheer love, without much thought to right or wrong, or utilitarian ideas, just pure passion. They were willing to come together because of their love for murder games. Of course, Liu Bing also discussed with Ren He about adding the names of those truly helpful classmates to the list of main creatives. Ren He agreed, as there was no need to dampen their enthusiasm—it was a collective effort.

They all came with a passion, and being credited as main creators was the right thing to do.

What was the No.4 Middle School students’ greatest strength? It was a bunch of geniuses coming together to succeed at any task, no matter how tough, always finding a way.

Their thinking was divergent and constructive, and that was their biggest advantage.

By that time, the Qinghe Club was truly taking shape. Just leading others to play murder games wasn’t a big deal, but leading the whole world to play? Now that was cool.

Moreover, when such a group of people surrounded the Qinghe Club with the intent of changing the world with their meager strength, not only did they believe they could do it, but they actually took concrete actions. This was what an elite club should look like.

Changing the world... just thinking about it was exciting!

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