Recently I started playing "Who's the Richest Man", a business war simulation game that relies purely on business strategies to make a fortune. Zero krypton, no in-app purchases, just a small stall at the beginning, and all the rest depends on calculation. After playing for two weeks, I sorted out the most important numerical models and optimal rhythm in the early stage. I hope it will be helpful to friends who want to play seriously.
Let's first clarify the core contradiction: initial funds are extremely limited, but any wrong investment will slow down the snowball speed. There is no time limit in the game, but the profit difference of each decision will become obvious around the 10th day. I tested 3 opening routes and finally settled on an optimal solution.
The initial capital is 10,000 yuan, and the system will force you to open your first stall. There is a hidden numerical point here - the choice of stall type. The game gives three options: milk tea stall, skewers stall, and mobile phone film stall. On the surface, the unit prices appear to be different, but in actual terms, the order of profit margin per unit time is: film stall > milk tea stall > kebab stall. The film stalls have low cost per serving and fast turnover (an order is completed in an average of 45 seconds), while the kebab stalls have a high unit price but a long production cycle (75 seconds), and the average daily profit is about 18% lower. I measured the data for three rounds with a timer, and the error was within 2%. So please choose the mobile phone film stall at the beginning, and don't be fooled by the illusion of “huge profits” from kebabs.
The key operation on the first day is not to rush to open the second stall, but to save enough 30,000 yuan to buy back the land where the first stall is located. There is a mechanism involved here: the monthly rent of the stall is 1.5 times the rent, and the rent returns to zero after buying the land, and the land price increases every 72 hours (the increase is about 8%-12%). I have calculated that if the land is not purchased in the first three days, 62% of the profit will be eaten up by the rent alone. Therefore, the optimal strategy is: all the money earned by the first three film stalls is deposited into the "dedicated land purchase pool". Even if the capital turnover is tight, do not move until the land is purchased before considering expansion.
Starting on the fourth day, you should already have your first self-owned plot + two stalls. At this time, the "Personnel Center" function will be unlocked and employees can be recruited. But don't be in a hurry to fully recruit people, because employee wages are a fixed daily expense, and the income from a single stall in the early stage is limited. I have tested that when the number of stalls is less than 4, hiring one employee will lead to a 9% drop in net income. The correct rhythm is: first save enough down payment for the second plot (about 80,000), buy the second plot, then add a third stall, and then the number of stalls reaches 4, and then recruit the first employee. The increase in production capacity based on hourly wage conversion will just cover the wage cost and generate a surplus.
Regarding the numerical logic of acquisition negotiations: when the funds accumulate to about 500,000, the system will prompt you to acquire other small businesses. There is a common misunderstanding here - "Buy if you can." In fact, the basic profit margins of different companies vary greatly. I collected data on the top five acquisition targets: convenience stores (monthly profit margin 7%), laundry rooms (12%), fast food restaurants (4%), small processing plants (18%), and Internet cafes (3%). Obviously, acquiring a small processing plant is the most cost-effective, but its initial selling price is also the highest (320,000). Therefore, do not diversify your investment in the early and mid-term. Concentrate all funds to acquire a high-margin enterprise, and then use its cash flow to build the next one.
Finally, let's talk about talent recruitment. Talents in the game are divided into three categories: operational, negotiation, and technical. Many people just use whomever they choose, but the best solution is to give priority to cultivating operational talents, because your core contradiction in the early stage is "to keep existing stalls and factories operating at full capacity." Operational talents can increase production efficiency by 3% per level, while negotiation talents only take effect when acquiring land parcels, and the number of early acquisitions is extremely limited. I did some calculations: in the first 30 days, a level 2 operational talent brought in additional income of about 140,000 yuan, while a negotiation talent at the same level could save up to 20,000 yuan in negotiation price difference. The difference is obvious.
To sum up, the numerical design of "Who is the Richest Man" is actually very rigorous, and every early choice has an optimal solution. In short: choose a film stall → buy land quickly → hold down money to buy a processing plant → focus on cultivating operational talents. According to this sequence, you can basically break through one million funds around the 20th day and enter the mid-term free development stage. I wish you all to become the richest man as soon as possible 😎