Chapter 254: Current Situation

Internet cafes and games will have a mutually beneficial relationship.

People go to internet cafes mainly to play games; if the games are fun enough, more people will naturally go to the cafes.

And if the cafe's environment and service are also good enough, more people will naturally spend their leisure time there, and they will naturally choose to play games, boosting the games' popularity.

Just……

Now Moyuwangka belongs to Lu Yu, and the games are also made by Lu Yu, so the mutually beneficial profits naturally belong to Lu Yu as well.

"I understand, boss."

"Actually, we've tried this before, and the results were pretty good."

"Originally, we wanted to launch more activities, but recently…"

Saying this, Xiao Min paused slightly; the commotion caused by Yuehan might not mean much to Lu Yu.

But for Xiao Min, and for all the staff of Moyuwangka, it was actually a major shock.

Everyone felt they were just a little bit away—only a little bit more and they would lose their jobs and bear the blame.

"Besides, I actually think the idea of doing a game-themed event in internet cafes could be used in the south as the best way to open up the market."

"Such activities in Mo Du are naturally effective too, but since we already occupy most of the market share there, the effect… actually won't be very obvious."

Xiao Min analyzed it, speaking in a clear, logical way—she must have thought it through carefully.

Lu Yu listened attentively, waited for Xiao Min to finish, then looked at her and said, "So, your idea is…"

Xiao Min hesitated a moment before saying, "Boss, I know my current ability isn't really enough; what happened before made me realize this more deeply. But…"

"Mr. Qin is busy with other, more important matters now, and Moyuwangka's expansion in the south has stalled."

"I feel the internet cafe industry has entered a high‑growth stage; we need to seize the moment, otherwise our market share in the south for Moyuwangka will be almost gone."

"So I want to go to the south, I want to train myself, improve myself."

When Xiao Min said this, it seemed she was using all her strength.

Long ago, Xiao Min had thought of going to the south to develop the market; back then she was full of confidence, but the conditions were actually far worse than they are now.

But now… Xiao Min could only voice this decision after exerting all her strength.

Is this a step backward?

No, this should be growth.

She has seen more of the world, endured more hardships, and when looking at the same thing, she sees more.

So she has gained reverence and no longer acts recklessly.

What's most precious is that Xiao Min still hasn't lost her drive to advance; she still dares to take this step.

Lu Yu smiled, then nodded at Xiao Min and said, "Prepare a plan for me; when the time comes, I'll find someone to temporarily cover your position in Mo Du."

"Besides, you can freely state your conditions—ask for people or money, whatever you need."

Xiao Min's eyes lit up and she said, "Boss, you agreed?"

"Of course, why not?"

"I believe you're now prepared and have sufficient ability."

Lu Yu said with a smile.

Next, Lu Yu didn't pay much attention to Xiao Min's work handover or her preparations for going south.

The only thing Lu Yu did was bring Ke Da's A Jie over to Moyuwangka.

A Jie is a member of the Ke Da student union; he previously helped Lu Yu organize the freshman sports league and later helped Lu Yu manage the lab.

Lu Yu had never found a place where A Jie could fully use his abilities, but now Xiao Min needed help, so Lu Yu had A Jie come over.

What surprised Lu Yu was that Xiao Min didn't keep A Jie in Mo Du; instead, she wanted to bring him to the south.

Lu Yu naturally had no objection to that.

No one would have thought that one day this makeshift team would cause such a stir and achieve such brilliant results.

Of course, that's a story for later.

After settling Xiao Min and Moyuwangka's affairs, Lu Yu turned his attention back to Penguin.

With the appearance of Space Farm, Penguin's user activity was thoroughly boosted.

To outsiders, the situation looks like this: Mutual's download numbers are high, and they are desperately trying to catch up to Penguin's downloads, so Penguin could easily be overtaken in a short time.

But to insiders, Mutual and Penguin now have virtually no competitiveness compared to each other!

Some industry professionals have posted something like this on their social media.

"When Mutual was just announced, it could be said to have been grand in scale."

"Behind it there is ample capital, plus a top‑notch global executive CEO, a world‑class technical team, and even extremely abundant resources—such is Hidden Dragon Technology…"

"I can't think of any shortcoming."

"Well, I just sighed—domestically it's rare to see a unicorn company appear in the internet sector, yet it was instantly drowned out by a foreign team."

"But these days Penguin's response—or rather Lu Yu's response—really gave me a feeling of handling a heavy weight with ease."

"Space Farm—what an insignificantly small game!"

"One could say that anyone with a bit of technical skill could make this game!"

"Yet this game, with no technical difficulty at all—so simple it's almost deadly—helped Penguin easily defeat Mutual!"

"I have finally realized something."

"In the gaming world, Lu Yu is a god—an unbeatable god."

"Whatever he thinks of will become a hit and cannot be surpassed."

"The top gamer of Huaxia? No! I now want to call him the number one gamer worldwide."

"Lu Yu's understanding of games and of players' needs has reached an exquisitely detailed level."

"Besides, I still have one more thing to say here."

"As long as Lu Yu is here, no one can defeat Grand, no one can defeat Penguin."

"Mutual won't work, Hidden Dragon Technology won't work, nobody can."

"This is a big shot in the industry; he has a high opinion of Lu Yu, and the words he uses are actually somewhat taboo."

"After all, everyone is in this industry; who has truly convinced anyone?"

"Today you came out with a good product, with strong momentum, but who knows—maybe one day I'll come out with an even hotter product?"

"But strangely, this big shot's remarks actually didn't provoke any questioning or judgment from anyone."

"Right!"

"This big shot's circle of friends consists only of big shots, so... this matter hasn't spread in the ordinary people's world; it's a top-secret 'secret' within the industry."