anon

listing your server group number in china is common. it is actually used as a marketing tool, as it shows people how popular the game is.

the virtual items sales model works very well in China. Yulgang's success is one of the reasons that Shanda went almost totally free in november 2006.
http://bbb.typepad.com/billsdue/2005/11/shandas_mir_2_a.html

tang jun is not an analyst. he is the president of shanda, china's largest online game company