Chapter 609

In the "second world" office, Nishiyama's seventh game development team, Lin Feng, Wu Zhaopu and others are closely watching the public beta of "the strongest on the ground".

At present, the main profit-making games of "second world" include "Romance of the dance company full house", "devotion to the country of swordsman love", "legend" (has declined), "crazy farm" (Asian and European markets, domestic market only half of the income), "journey" (and "giant group" share the profits), "Boxer online" and other video games "loser pay system" revenue.

In terms of hardware, it is the revenue from the sale of "smart" computers and "amd" chips and "ATI" chips, as well as the revenue from the operation of "second world" national chain Internet cafes.

There are many profitable projects, but the expenses are also huge. Investment in supercomputers, World War II in games, and 3D engine technology (although he once cooperated with Blizzard to develop 3D engine, with Blizzard falling into the situation of possible change of ownership, 3D engine development stalled, and Lin Feng let jade lead the "second is to lose" technicians to develop 3D engine alone), There are also the construction cost of the headquarters building of "second world" (although it is paid by "Changjiang industrial group", the "second world" has to pay up to 100 million US dollars of interest and capital every year, which will be paid off in 15 years, and the "second world" headquarters building is expected to invest about 1.2 billion US dollars), and the construction of "legend film city" (which is about to be completed, But then it will be built into a game theme park).

Of course, "amd" and "ATI" hardware investment. Although Lin Feng plans to use the "Star Wars" plan to deceive "Intel", his investment in this area should not be too conservative. It is estimated that the annual investment is about 150-200 million US dollars ("Intel's annual investment in technology and hardware R & D department is billions of US dollars).

This kind of investment needs money. Although "second world" has been listed and has nearly US $2.5 billion in cash (previously US $3 billion in cash, but it spent US $500 million on other expenses to invest in "second world" national chain Internet cafes), if it wants to continue to grow healthily and steadily and become the world's largest IT company, its profit projects must be as many as possible.

"The strongest on the ground" is a new profitable project, which can also make the "second world" share price climb to the peak again.

"Good news, boss!" Nishiyama Longzhi, who has been paying close attention to the public beta data of "the strongest on the ground", excitedly reports to Lin Feng in Chinese, which is still half baked.

Lin Feng and Wu Zhaopu look at each other, looking forward to Nishiyama.

"Boss, up to now, on Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at 1:00 noon, the service has been open for one hour, and the highest number of online users of" the strongest on the ground "has reached 3.235 million. Among them, there are 2.1 million mainland players, 700000 Japanese players, 400000 Korean players and 30000 players from other Asian countries. Because it's night in Europe and the United States, and they don't particularly like the game style of "the strongest on the ground", there are only about 5000 players at present. " Nishiyama said happily.

Yes！ Lin Feng clenched his fist and let out a cry.

"The strongest on the ground" has taken the unprecedented global synchronous public test, and Asia, Europe and America have opened their service at the same time, which also makes "the strongest on the ground" create the highest online record of online game public test. Of course, there is a big gap from the Guinness online game's highest online record of 5.01 million of "all star lineup of dance group", but Lin Feng believes that "the strongest on the ground" will break this record sooner or later.

After all, with the "Second World E-sports Champions League" in full swing, more and more E-sports players are interested in E-sports. With the nearly perfect designs of "the strongest on the ground" and the popularity of the past, breaking the online record of 5.01 million is not a dream.

Of course, it can't be compared with "crazy farm" which has set a record of the world's highest online population of 30 million. But strictly speaking, although "crazy farm" already has various elements of large-scale online games, such as upgrading, such as attack, defense, and various plant attributes, in fact, "crazy farm" is still a leisure online game. After all, players only need to enter the game regularly to plant vegetables and steal vegetables. Of course, they also need to plant "plants" for defense.

"Boss, it seems that" the strongest on the ground "will also become the third profitable game of our company." Wu Zhaopu said excitedly.

At present, the most profitable game of "the second world" is undoubtedly "crazy farm". The monthly fee of one dollar for European and American players can bring "the second world" a gross profit of nearly 50 million US dollars. With the income of Asia, it can bring "the second world" a gross profit of more than 50 million US dollars. In addition to operating costs, taxes, there is also a monthly net profit of nearly 30 million US dollars.

The net profit of US $30 million per month is still increasing month by month, which is a very eye-catching income. In particular, most of the profits are contributed by the American people. After all, it only costs US $1 a month to enjoy the fun of stealing vegetables, growing vegetables, and fighting against thieves. This is very, very cheap for Americans with an average income of about US $40000. However, such huge profits are monopolized by the "second world", which makes many "anti forest" media and experts in the United States unhappy. One after another, they launched attacks on the tax revenue of the "second world" U.S. branch.

Here, I have to mention taxation.

In the United States, due to different states, the tax is not the same, each state has its own tax system. In order to reduce taxes, Lin Feng took advantage of the characteristics of the "second world" and opened the "second world" American branch in Eli, the poorest city in underdeveloped Georgia.

There are only 15215 people in ilai City, which is almost equivalent to a town in China. It belongs to mountain forest area, where pine resin products are mainly used. Although the life is relatively leisurely, the per capita income is far lower than that of the United States, which is only about $9000. It is the poorest area in Georgia. In order to encourage other companies to invest here, the local municipal government has carried out certain preferential policies on top of the tax policy of Georgia, in order to expect other companies to invest and improve the local economy.

Unfortunately, due to its location in mountainous areas and underdeveloped economy, although the transportation is convenient and the telecommunications is smooth, few companies have come to invest. When the local municipal government was in trouble, the American branch of second world opened in Eli, Georgia. According to the tax policy of Eli City, the American branch of "second world" only needs to pay 15% corporate income tax. Compared with the tax system of other economically developed cities, which is often more than 35%, this 15% can reduce and remit tens of millions of dollars in taxes for the "second world" U.S. branch in one year.

Besides the low-cost tax system, there are other related tax relief policies in ilai“ The U.S. branch of "second world" can provide a local job with a corporate income tax credit of $750-4000 per year for five years. In addition, if the company has been in business for more than three years and the investment amount exceeds US $50000, it can apply for preferential tax on investment, with the proportion of 1-5% of the investment amount, and can offset the company income tax payable in that year.

Moreover, if the salary paid to employees is more than twice the local average wage level, each position can be exempted from the company's corporate income tax of $5000 per year. The discount period is 5 years. Part of the retraining expenses for employees employed by the company can be used to offset the company's corporate income tax in the current year. In addition, the company's expenses for the purchase and construction of qualified child care facilities and venues for employees can also be used to offset the company's income tax.

It can be said that the actual corporate income tax of the U.S. branch of "second world" in Eli city is only 5% - 7% on average. Moreover, although Georgia's economy is underdeveloped, in the United States, Internet broadband has already entered thousands of households. Therefore, the American branch of "second world" has not been affected by the economy of poor areas in Georgia.

This has also been attacked by the American media.

The indignation on the face of USA Today - the cunning Chinese who opened the company in the least developed area of Georgia, the least developed state in the United States, did not affect the operation of the American branch of "second world" in the slightest way. Crazy farm earns more than 20 million US dollars a month in the United States, but only needs to pay about 5% tax. It's really cunning, It's so cunning.

Washington Times - damned Chinese, playing with the tax system of the United States and evading taxes in the United States, I call on the state government of Georgia to amend the state act so that the "second world" can pay the taxes they should pay.

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There was a lot of criticism from all walks of life in the United States. After all, the "second world" is too dazzling and enviable. This is a Chinese company in particular. And its president, is so annoying. Always make a fool of American companies, often in a variety of crises, not only make a big show, but also always reap the maximum benefits, which makes people envious and unwilling.

However, in the face of criticism from major American newspapers and even financial experts, the state government of Georgia stepped forward without waiting for Lin Feng's response.

"It's true that the US branch of" second world "has exploited the loophole of the state plan. While making huge profits every month, it only needs to pay about 5% of the tax, which is extremely low compared with the tax of 35% in other economically developed regions. But for us in Georgia, especially in Eli City, the 5% tax is already very much. If other companies or individuals think it's unbalanced, we welcome them to invest in Georgia, and the government of Georgia will definitely give them the same tax incentives as second world. " Georgia's governor Mackenzie said impassioned.

Georgia Governor Mackenzie's speech immediately dispelled all media attacks. The governor has come to support the "second world" and Lin Feng. What else can they say. What's more, according to the state act of Georgia, Georgia Governor Mike kency did not favor Lin Feng at all. Everything was implemented in accordance with the state act of Georgia.

As for those companies that are envious of the "second world", there is nothing to say. Georgia is known for its underdeveloped economy. To let them invest there is no doubt digging their own grave. What to invest there? Pine forest or stone? Or retail? There are only 15215 people in the city. How much tax can be generated.

After all, Georgia is far away from the financial center. Although the transportation is convenient, no company wants to go there. Only online game companies like "second world" can take root there.

After all, "the second world" needs only the Internet, not financial centers. As long as the network is unblocked, "the second world" can rest easy. However, after the great expansion of broadband in the United States in the early 1990s, all cities and towns in the United States have already been connected to broadband. In terms of network, there is no difference between economically poor areas and economically developed areas.

Of course, what makes those companies even more angry is that "Wal Mart" has also opened "Wal Mart" national retail chain stores in such a poor city of Eli. In response to doubts from the outside world and attacks on "Wal Mart" for helping Lin Feng, a Chinese, Wal Mart president Samuel Robson Walton only said one word.

"Wal Mart" has only one goal, the world's first retail chain. Our goal is to have "Wal Mart" wherever there is a need—— Many "anti forest" people who choked on these remarks were speechless. He can only curse the damned Lin Feng secretly in his heart. With his wealth, he became a director of "Wal Mart" and won the support of "Wal Mart".

When Lin Feng, who is fashionable in Los Angeles, called to express his thanks immediately after learning that Georgia Governor Mackenzie supported him.

"Governor Mackenzie, thank you for your support. I think it's a very wise choice for second world to choose Georgia as the U.S. branch." Lin Feng said happily.

"Mr. Lin, you don't have to thank me at all. What I've done is for all the citizens of Georgia, and in line with the laws of Georgia. As a legal investment company here, you should be protected by our bill, which is what we should do. If Mr. Lin really wants to thank you, please continue to invest in Eli and Georgia. We also have many preferential policies here, which will certainly make Mr. Lin's company get the maximum benefits. " The governor of Georgia, Mike sheesh, said plainly.

For Eli, for Georgia, it's an honor for Eli, the 41st Internet company in the world, to invest in Eli, Georgia. It can not only bring "huge" taxes (compared with the current companies in Eli city), but also improve the local people's livelihood ("the US branch of Second World settled in Eli City, which not only employed a large number of labor, but also improved the local living conditions by building headquarters and surrounding facilities). Both Eli city and the government of Georgia welcome Lin Feng very much.

In particular, even in the embarrassing situation that Eli city did not have a large-scale zero supermarket before, now Wal Mart has settled in, which is a very exciting thing for Eli city and Georgia.

Lin Feng's eyes brightened when he listened to the words of Georgia Governor Mackenzie（ To be continued, if you want to know the future, please log in www.qidian.com , more chapters, support authors, support legitimate reading!)