News of the Vietnamese game developer Dong Nguyen's breakdown following the quick success of "Flappy Bird" shocked everyone.

It was strange that a relatively anonymous 29-year old indie game developer making an estimated $50,000 a day in advertising revenue would shut down his game, and revenue stream.

Nguyen wrote on his Twitter account that the game's popularity created tremendous stress for him. He told Forbes' Lan Anh Nguyen that his game had become an "addictive product" when it was supposed to relax users while they played.

Furthermore, Nintendo accused Nguyen of copying the green pipes from the company's popular Mario Bros games. Nguyen also allegedly received threats from techies accusing him of copying already-existing games, which may have caused him stress and the eventual breakdown.

But the more interesting hearsay is that Nguyen got a private meeting with Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam. Nguyen is the first game developer to reach such a high level of success in Vietnam, but the meeting with Vu seemed to be focused on money.

VN Express reported that Vu encouraged Nguyen to continue developing games and not worry about his income taxes because the government is interested in offering exemptions for Nguyen. The announcement was meant to encourage other software and gaming developers to follow in Nguyen's footsteps.

The state-run online newspaper also alluded to how simple it was for the Vietnamese government to track the money Nguyen made from his app; an indication that Nguyen might not have disclosed his exact earnings.

If this theory holds true, Nguyen's meeting with Vu wasn't encouraging for the developer, but more a threat that the country's communist government was investigating Nguyen's earnings frmo "Flappy Bird."