Chapter 115: “New daughter-in-law, does mom know her?”

New daughter-in-law, does mom know her?”

The amount of three hundred billion… seemed incredibly staggering.

Li Mo looked at the astonishing figure and found it somewhat unbelievable; it was the first time he had ever seen so much money.

He had listed his USDT for sale on the exchange, and very quickly, over a hundred million was sold.

At this time, not only in the United States, but also in South Korea, Japan, and across Europe, a massive amount of capital was flooding into the cryptocurrency circle, all vying to become major shareholders.

As a result, Li Mo’s USDT sold extremely fast.

As the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Huobi naturally wouldn’t dare to tamper with Li Mo’s funds.

Within a day, the entire thirty billion in cash arrived in Li Mo’s bank account. The bank manager, aware that Li Mo was a major player, made numerous ingratiating calls throughout the day, offering a range of profitable benefits.

He was terrified that Li Mo might transfer this enormous deposit elsewhere.

“Why hasn’t Su Xiaoxiao called yet…”

“But then again, an IPO isn’t something that can be completed in just a day or two.”

With the New Year approaching, Li Mo, sitting in his office, had already put on a sweater. Seeing the thirty billion cash deposited into his account, he felt he could now commission a custom-made car.

“Mr. Mo.”

Ma Tengyun’s voice rang out, but from the sound of footsteps, Li Mo knew it wasn’t just Ma Tengyun—the Five Tiger Generals had all arrived.

“Tengyun, come in.”

Ma Tengyun and the others filed in, all looking spirited and confident…

Yet, there was also a trace of worry faintly visible on their faces.

“Take a seat.”

Li Mo looked at the Five Tiger Generals before him, his demeanor remarkably relaxed. With thirty billion in cash flow now available, acquiring shares in Mr. Ma’s Taobao would be much easier.

“Mr. Mo, our QQ is already a household name, but Lianzhong Communications is gaining momentum rapidly.”

“Their user base has already surpassed thirty million, and they’re touting themselves as the second-largest instant messaging software in the country.”

Seeing Ma Tengyun’s agitation, Li Mo felt disappointed, as if his expectations had not been met.

“Tengyun, haven’t I told you that to achieve great things, one must have composure?”

Ma Tengyun grew anxious.

“I know, but Mr. Mo, instant messaging is our foundation. If others surpass us, we’ll be in trouble.”

“No matter what, we can’t let anyone else take a share of the instant messaging market.”

“It’s time for you to take action, isn’t it?”

Ma Tengyun knew Li Mo intended to move against Lianzhong Communications, but the lack of action so far made him increasingly nervous.

Li Mo nodded.

“Next, I plan to take action against Lianzhong. Within seven days, we will crush Lianzhong.”

“Really?”

The Five Tiger Generals all breathed a sigh of relief. They had absolute confidence in Li Mo.

They firmly believed that if Li Mo took action, there was nothing he couldn’t accomplish.

“How do you plan to do it?”

Li Mo looked at the Five Tiger Generals before him, his expression gradually turning serious.

“Zhang Zhidong, I’m entrusting this task to you. Within a day, develop a QQ game platform and integrate it into our QQ chat panel. Users should be able to access the world of QQ games with just a click on this panel.”

“Then, replicate all of Lianzhong’s games onto our QQ game platform.”

Ma Tengyun had never expected that Li Mo intended to venture into gaming, directly challenging Lianzhong’s casual gaming business.

He truly hadn’t seen this coming, even in his wildest dreams.

“Mr. Mo, could there be copyright issues with this approach? Back when we wanted to call it OICQ, you advised us to avoid copyright problems.”

Chen Yidan brought up this concern, clearly still worried.

“Most of those casual games are card and board games. Such games aren’t protected by copyright in China. After all, games like Dou Dizhu and Mahjong have been around for who knows how long. No one can claim ownership to prevent others from creating similar games. Just avoid copying the exact designs of the playing cards or Mahjong tiles.”

Chen Yidan nodded.

“I may have overthought this.”

Zeng Liqing followed up, “Mr. Mo, didn’t you say that in the internet industry, the winner takes all? Wouldn’t it be unwise for us to confront Lianzhong head-on now? They have a cash flow of several billion.”

Li Mo stated with certainty, “Exactly, the winner takes all. Lianzhong’s top position in casual gaming also falls within QQ’s scope of dominance.”

The Five Tiger Generals exchanged puzzled glances, unsure what Li Mo meant.

These two were clearly in different domains.

“The reason I prioritize QQ is because instant messaging, represented by the QQ number, will become an essential tool for social interaction among young people.”

“Although Lianzhong Games has many users, casual gaming isn’t a necessity.”

“People only play when they have nothing else to do, and over time, they even forget their account details. Think about it—how many account passwords from various websites do you still remember?”

Ma Tengyun and the others began to reflect but found they couldn’t recall much.

Indeed…

It seemed like some account passwords were forgotten not long after.

“This…”

“Now that you mention it, that’s exactly how it is.”

Li Mo continued, “If you could play casual games with just a click on the QQ panel, would you choose QQ or Lianzhong Games?”

Everyone fully understood then.

“Exactly! QQ is like the trunk of a great tree, while countless services branch out from it like limbs, growing continuously. If users can do many things just by logging into QQ, they naturally won’t go elsewhere. Launching QQ Games would deliver a fatal blow to Lianzhong Games!”