In the domestic legendary advertising has long been overwhelming, even children can joke with their friends a knife 999 advertising slogan. The legend of 20 years ago was also popular in the motherland, and the pictures seen when entering the Internet café were basically legends.
In November 1998, Actoz Soft Software, a South Korean company, began operating the Legends game. On July 14, 2001, Shanda founder Chen Tianqiao signed a contract with Actoz Soft with his entire net worth of $300,000, winning the legendary agency rights in China. In November 2001, Legend was officially launched, which also marked the beginning of the era of online games in China.
For nearly a year, the legend spread throughout the country under the leadership of Shanda. On September 28, 2002, the country's first legendary private server began operations. In the following period of time, the rapid development of private servers seriously provoked the status of Grand Agent. On January 24, 2003, Shanda terminated its cooperation with Actoz Soft due to private server issues.
In July, Shanda's first self-developed online game "Legendary World" was publicly tested. In November 2004, Shanda announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in Actoz Corporation in South Korea. After that, the legend once again sparked a craze in China, but as time went on, the story of the legend will also come to an end. In 2016, Shanda Group sold Shanda Games. In 2018, Century Huatong fully controlled Shanda Games, and Tencent became one of the major shareholders with a stake of 3 billion yuan.