Fantasy novels wouldn't dare to write like this, but this is the stark reality! Xu Bo, who has made nearly 30 billion from developing games, has openly searched the internet for brides over the years, has had N girlfriends, and has fathered 50 children. Oh, and by the way, his goal is to have 100 children; then, here's the key point, he wants to conduct a survival of the fittest among so many children, letting those with poor qualifications fend for themselves, while focusing on nurturing those with good qualifications so they can become social elites in the future.
Think about it: a guy who didn't even graduate from middle school, starting as a small worker in an internet cafe, becomes the boss of a game company, holding hundreds of billions in personal wealth, yet he spends his days online shouting about wanting to have hundreds of kids and implementing some selection process. This sounds like science fiction, but it is happening in reality. The question arises: how far can this plan go? Will the social bottom line collapse?
Xu Bo was born in December 1977 in an ordinary family in Wuhan, Hubei, with no special halo from a young age, and he dropped out after graduating from middle school. At that time, internet cafes were just emerging on the streets of Wuhan, and he entered as an administrator at a young age, earning only 400 yuan a month. His work involved managing machines and collecting money, living a tight life. However, this early exposure to computers and online games, with the sounds of young people typing in internet cafes everywhere, likely sparked his interest in the gaming world.
In 2001, he joined NetEase, starting from the bottom as customer service. He dealt with various complaints from players in (Journey to the West Online), such as character freezing and lost items, and he had to record each one to report back. As he worked, he performed reasonably well; in May 2002, when the company conducted internal testing for (Journey to the West 2), he participated and wrote over 30 pages of testing reports, pointing out numerous bugs and suggestions for improvement. Seeing his potential, the company transferred him to a planning position in August of the same year, where he was responsible for designing game missions and balancing numerical parameters to ensure players had a good time.
In June 2003, NetEase launched the (Fantasy Westward Journey) project, and he became one of the core planners, responsible for the combat system and code adjustments. After the game went live, it became popular, but he had conflicts with the company's executives over profit sharing. In January 2006, he simply resigned and sought investors from Kingsoft to discuss projects, securing 10 million in investment to establish Kingsoft Duoyi, later renamed Duoyi Network. At the beginning, he personally led the development of (Dream World), being involved in everything from script writing to graphic optimization. In 2011, he repurchased Kingsoft shares at a high price, holding 99.5% of the company's equity, thus completely taking control.
After Xu Bo became wealthy, he began to openly discuss his personal life plans on social media platforms. He announced through Weibo and dating sites that he was looking for young women with no marriage history to collaborate on childbirth, avoiding the traditional marriage route. He set strict criteria, looking at photos and asking about backgrounds when selecting candidates. Once he found someone he liked, he would provide housing and money, but the sole purpose was to have children. Over the years, he has had relationships with multiple women and has fathered more than 24 children, some of whom were arranged through overseas surrogacy, with some children having their household registration abroad.
He publicly stated his goal is to have at least 50 sons, preferably up to 100, to ensure that his family's genes are passed down for several generations. His posts online are everywhere, emphasizing that having more children can expand influence. The key is his parenting method; he plans to evaluate and classify these children based on their academic performance, physical fitness, etc. Those who perform poorly will be neglected, receiving only basic living expenses; those who perform well will be heavily invested in, attending good schools and becoming elites. This mindset treats women as tools and children as products; he even compares himself to classical figures and believes his genes are superior, showing an inflated sense of self.
In 2024, he exposed that his ex-girlfriend Tang embezzled 300 million, transferring 819 million to her for surrogacy. As a result, only 2 out of 13 children were biological, while the other 11 were conceived through sperm donation. She operated overseas, and he sued to recover the money, but the court ruled it was a romantic relationship and did not support his claim. He posted repeatedly on Weibo, angrily stating she violated their agreement. However, this did not stop him from continuing his plan; in 2025, he was still recruiting, and the number of children continued to increase. The whole process relied on money, lacked a traditional family concept, and despite societal discussions, he didn’t care and continued to follow his own approach.
This approach challenges many people's bottom line, viewing childbirth as a business and screening children like corporate recruitment. Netizens say he is ignoring morality due to his wealth, but he believes this is personal freedom. The result? The more controversy there is, the more determined he becomes, and his goal has never changed.
Xu Bo has encountered a lot of trouble; the internal management of the company is becoming increasingly bizarre. In 2020, he asked employees to voluntarily take a 10% pay cut to test loyalty, with executives leading the way, and employees filling out forms in response. He felt that since the company was making a lot of money, this would help filter out genuine people. In August 2021, he reported former CEO Tang Yilu for embezzling hundreds of millions in advertising fees, offering a reward of 10 million for evidence, and even set up an NPC in the game for players to criticize him. He erected a monument outside the company to commemorate the incident, believing it was justice.
In 2023, the company sued a former executive for using online trolls to cause a loss of hundreds of millions. The game (Shenwu) was still profitable, but it relied on a single product. In April 2024, he lost a lawsuit against Tang over embezzlement and instead exposed the details on Weibo. Entering 2025, Duoyi Network was valued at 27 billion, but controversies continued. In January, he demanded departing employees return 44,000 in meal expenses, calculated at 30 yuan per meal over three years, and after losing the lawsuit, he was dissatisfied, claiming the court harmed corporate management rights.
In June, the company announced it would relocate its headquarters from Guangzhou within a few years and lay off over 1,000 people due to dissatisfaction with meal expense disputes. They also offered a bounty of 100,000 for plans to deal with 'slacking employees,' which led to netizens commenting that he is too extreme. In July, dissatisfied with the results of labor arbitration in Chengdu, he closed the Chengdu branch, affecting 400 people, and directly stated that Chengdu was not suitable for development. Throughout the process, he used the company's official Weibo to make his voice heard and control everything.
Xu Bo still holds the authority of Duoyi Network, with a fortune of 23 billion, continuing his plan for many children, ignoring criticism, and self-styling as 'China's first father.' Although the company has income, it relies on old games, and the future is uncertain. He is a person with a strong desire for control, always embroiled in controversy, yet he manages to maintain stability. Society says he is inflated, but he believes his methods are correct, and his goal of having 100 children remains unchanged. From August 2025 until now, there have been no new explosive events, but his style remains the same, and he may stir up trouble at any time.
After reading this, do you find it absurd? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments: do you support his freedom of choice, or do you think this challenges the bottom line?
