Chapter 690: Headline Expansion

Yang Qing's home also had an AMD version, a Wandering Dragon Computer.

A Legend of Three Kingdoms game attracted Yang Qing's interest.

After playing it, it felt very similar to Hot Blood Legend.

This wouldn't have wiped out Shanda, would it?

Yang Qing called to ask Yang Qihang.

Yang Qihang told him.

"This was made by a company in Gangdao."

"Online games have been developing well these past two years; they might explode next year."

"There are also some companies in China making online games."

"As Wandering Dragon Computer sales increase, next year more companies will develop games on the Wandering Dragon System."

This world really isn't the same anymore; I didn't expect Gangdao's gaming industry to be developing so well.

But that's also right; back when Wandering Dragon moved to Gangdao, it also brought a large number of gaming talents.

With the development of Wandering Dragon Computer, these people naturally ported the games from the Wandering Dragon Game Machine onto the Wandering Dragon Computer.

Later, developing online games also became inevitable.

Yang Qing looked at the myriad games on the Wandering Dragon Game Platform and suddenly laughed.

This world has already begun to become different.

The influence of his butterfly effect has already emerged.

Yang Qing did not interfere in the gaming world, but the gaming world changed because of him.

I don't know if Mahuaten is still around, and whether QQ is still around.

Yang Qing searched but found nothing.

In the Wandering Dragon System, there was already a search function, a browser, and it even came with a navigation page.

The search was still Baidu; I don't know when Xiao Li Zi returned to do this.

I searched for OICQ again, and it actually appeared.

Damn, Feige is developing so well now, and Mahuaten's classmate actually even made QQ.

How come I feel a sense of destiny?

Yang Qing opened the OICQ page, and it popped up: "Oh, I found you."

Yang Qing was startled, but then realized it had found a match.

Yang Qing backed out, and a data frame appeared.

Male, female.

Age.

Height.

Occupation.

School.

City.

Hobbies……

Yang Qing filled it in randomly.

Then a female avatar appeared.

Yang Qing hadn't even moved when—ding ding……

Someone just added him as a friend.

Yang Qing opened it.

The other person's information appeared.

Male, 22 years old, height 186, employed at a bank……

Yang Qing clicked agree.

A message appeared.

Oh, what a perfect match, let's start chatting.

Yang Qing was speechless……

This damn thing feels like it could rival Momo.

Soon the other person sent a message.

"Oh, fate is truly wonderful—you're in Jingcheng, I'm in Te Qu, and OICQ let us meet."

Yang Qing answered with a "heh".

The other person remained enthusiastic.

"Jingcheng has four seasons; we have spring and summer. I want to experience the feeling of heavy snow. Do you want to leave cute footprints on the beach in Te Qu?"

Yang Qing thought this was a pickup line.

He gave it a try.

"Mahuaten?"

The other person hadn't replied for a long time.

Just as Yang Qing was about to close it,

a message came in.

"Who are you? Not recruiting people properly at work, coming here to mess around? Don't let me catch you and dock your pay."

Yang Qing laughed.

Really, this guy.

"Come catch me, hahaha……, if you catch me, I'll let you hehehe……"

Ma Hua Teng got angry, the company's all messed up like this, still has time to play, must catch him and give him a beating.

Yang Qing waited half a day for a reply, none came, so he logged off.

Those who strive are all lovable.

Come on, little Ma Hua……

Soon it was the year 2000.

Lin Cong had already cleared out most of his Microsoft stock.

Yang Qing felt it was about enough.

"Start gradually adding leverage to short."

"Watch the risks, and when the antitrust investigation results come out, go all out on shorting."

"Watch the risk, spread it out so you don't get caught."

History hasn't changed much here.

Soon Microsoft lost the lawsuit.

Microsoft's stock began a straight decline.

It once exceeded 12%.

Yang Qing didn't let anyone close their positions, but kept shorting.

But now there's not much left in the market.

Anyone could see Microsoft was going to bust, and a large number of shorts appeared.

As time went on, Yang Qing also began to gradually clear out his other internet stocks.

Yang Qing also began to gradually short.

March.

The internet wealth‑creation movement finally ended, and the whole world was in collapse.

Only Yang Qing was slowly covering his shorts to make money.

The cashed‑in funds began to slowly move abroad through various channels.

At this point you can't be fast; you must be slow, and very slow.

When an account is done, you close it and wipe the traces.

Unlike Yingjiang's bleak situation, Daxia's installed capacity this year began to grow in a straight line.

Youlong Computer expects sales to reach 16 million units.

A large part is thanks to Daxia.

The internet cafe wealth‑creation movement began to erupt.

A huge stimulus boosted Youlong Computer's sales.

Especially this year's online games are especially lively.

"Legend of Three Kingdoms" rakes in millions every day.

"Legend of Three Kingdoms''s breakout popularity attracted a lot of attention.

By the end of 2000, "Hot Blood Legend" also went online.

Although amid the impact of many online games, the profit‑making ability isn't as good as before.

But the profit remains quite substantial.

After the internet bubble burst.

Yang Qing, bored and idle, again chatted a few times with his classmate Ma Hua Teng.

Still teasing him with the catch‑a‑person game.

But recently, OICQ suddenly disappeared.

He ultimately couldn't make it through.

But Yang Qing doesn't think that's the end; in the future, only more instant‑chat services will appear.

But Feige was bundled with lots of small games from the start.

Its entertainment capacity was maxed out.

Once Youlong Computer truly gets on its feet, the Youlong game platform will also be opened.

The vitality of Youlong games will be even more tenacious.

When classmate Ma Hua Teng disappeared, the one who teased him was gone.

Yang Qing just thought about spending money.

What to do with the money?

He thought for a long time.

Yang Qing decided to inject a lot of money into Toutiao.

Many places don't welcome Toutiao.

Yang Qing just threw money at it.

Throw more money in, and let the Te Qu TV station get on air.

The two working together give a better effect.

With money's help, Toutiao thus, amid constantly seeking trouble everywhere, stubbornly survived.

With money opening the way, Toutiao rose strongly, making many people anxious.

Before, Toutiao only developed in Te Qu, its reporting was just that little thing; now its traces appear in all major cities.

Previously, limited space prevented the report from covering several matters.

Now every place is under the Headline's gaze, each turning into its own edition.

What's worse, ordinary people love the Headline.

You can't stop it no matter what.

Some people dare to be angry but not to speak; they never imagined they'd one day be bullied like this by a newspaper.

The Headline is often smashed, looted, and burned.

But soon it will move to another spot and reopen, as if money were endless.

The more diligently you destroy, the more coverage there is.

The more despicable you are, the more you expose upward.

The Civil Society Supervision Office, facing the Headline's stubborn reporting, can only grit its teeth and carry on.

The Civil Society Supervision has acted; this side also needs to step up.

The Headline is like a troublemaker; wherever it goes, chaos ensues.

Yang Qing had people tally it up: at the start, the Headline cost nearly five hundred million per month.

Later it also cost three hundred million.

It's purely money piled up.

Money poured in, and many people became more law-abiding.