China: Black Myth Wukong $1B AAA Game & $86B Tencent Publisher with Jianggan Li - E470
Jianggan Li, Founder & CEO of Momentum Works, and Jeremy Au discussed:
1. Black Myth Wukong $1B AAA Game: Jianggan and Jeremy examined the reinterpretation of 'Journey to the West' in the gaming blockbuster 'Black Myth: Wukong'. The developers overcame huge skepticism, incorporated complex cultural narratives into gameplay and overcame technical challenges to balance traditional storytelling with modern gaming technology. They also discussed the parallels with Indian and Southeast Asia mythology.
2. $86B Tencent Publisher (League of Legends, SEA Group & VNG): Tencent owns League of Legends (Riot Games), PUBG Mobile, Arena of Valor, as well as WeChat. They also inspired and invested in the game, chat, ecommerce & payments structure of Sea Group (Shopee, Garena Free Fire) and Vietnam’s VNG (Zalo, Zalopay).
3. Real Estate Bubble Burst: They analyzed the causes of property price inflation and subsequent market corrections with Evergrande & Country Garden debt. The confidence crisis has had ripple effects into the consumer and adjacent markets, spurring outflows of talent, capital and companies.
They also discussed the importance of cultural understanding in global business strategies, how multinational companies leverage local consumer insights, and the complexities of managing large-scale economic shifts in the Southeast Asia tech scene.
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Jianggan Li is the Founder & CEO of Momentum Works, a Singapore-headquartered venture outfit.
Prior to founding Momentum Works, he co-founded Easy Taxi in Asia, and served as Managing Director of Foodpanda. He is also the co-author of the book Seeing the Unseen: Behind Chinese Tech Giants' Global Venturing.
He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a degree in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University. Apart from English and his native Mandarin, he is also fluent in French and conversational in Cantonese & Spanish.
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