"What do you mean?" Wang gradually asked, "EA wants to publish the Arcane Throne comics directly?"

"No, they're going to give a subsidy to every manga sold. Dorsey gasped and said, "These expenses will be included in the cost of game promotion." ”

"How much?" asked Wang Yan.

"It's not clear. Rosie scratched her head.

Is it subsidized to the offer price?

After thinking for a moment, Wang picked up the phone and dialed Tom again.

"Let's see if you can book a table at the Plaza Restaurant. ”

"We're going to have a dinner tonight with EA's negotiators to see if we can come up with some valuable information. ”

"The Plaza Restaurant?" Tom replied, "I can only give your name, and you are the only one among us who is a well-known member of society." ”

Celebrities in society?

Wang gradually was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

After hanging up the phone.

He saw Dorsey looking at him with a look of hope.

Dorsey muttered for a long time, then asked, "Can I go with us in the evening?" ”

"Of course. The king shrugged and replied.

After Dorsey left the office, Wang gradually stood up and looked at the Empire State Building in the distance, and was stunned for a moment.

Truth be told, after becoming a best-selling author and no longer being as embarrassed as when I first crossed over, I lost my goal a little bit.

But after experiencing the incident at noon, Wang gradually regained his fighting spirit.

"Ambition, in fact, can be bigger. He muttered to himself.

......

In the evening, the Plaza Restaurant.

Wang gradually and Doshi arrived early.

It's a restaurant that has been the site of many movies and signed the Plaza Accord.

The customers who came and went, all well-dressed, and Wang gradually even saw someone wearing a tuxedo...

While suppressing the desire to complain in his heart, he pushed away Jack Dorsey, who had been rubbing against him.

The programmer was already nervous and excited.

Ten minutes passed, and Tom finally brought EA's negotiators, belatedly.

Everyone first introduced each other and exchanged pleasantries for a while.

I was led by the waiter to the reserved seat.

The negotiator was a middle-aged Indian who spoke curry-flavored English.

Wang gradually listened with difficulty, but only understood that the other party was complimenting himself.

What a young and promising, imaginative, and so on.

He responded with a smile, and gestured to Tom with his eyes to set up a set of words.

But just as Tom was about to speak, a white man with cool hair stood on the stage and began to speak.

"Today is a special day. He shook his hair vigorously and continued, "The Plaza Restaurant will change its owner." ”

"Just as no one could have predicted that I would become its owner, I sold it today in a way that you did not expect. ”

"That's my style, like one day, I could be the Grand Commander. ”

Everyone in the audience laughed, and the middle-aged man on the stage also laughed: "No matter what, the Plaza Restaurant will continue to accompany you in the days to come." ”

Wang gradually looked at the man on the stage, and always felt an inexplicable familiarity.

So he looked at Tom and asked, "Who is this man?"

"A restless billionaire. Tom replied disdainfully: "I've been on reality shows, played supporting roles in movies, and even won the Golden Sour Plum Award." ”

"Nobody likes him, this is a guy who wants to attract eyeballs and has no lower limit. ”

Unexpectedly, Dorsey interjected and said, "I really like this guy." ”

Do you keep getting eyeballs?

Wang gradually thought for a moment.

Probably, this is why I feel inexplicably familiar?

Immediately, he shook his head.

Forget it, it's better to get down to business first.

After pouring two bottles of well-known red wine into the Indian man's mouth, Tom began to talk.

"I wonder what EA thinks about the licensing of Arcane Throne?"

"We take Arcane Throne very seriously. ”

"Some major shareholders even saw the book and suggested to the chairman that it was not only suitable for adaptation into a game. ”

"What's more, its novel setting and explosive level of popularity have the potential to make the game version of Arcane Throne a classic. ”

"When the time comes, the first, second, third generations... Classic, remaster, and collector's editions can all sell for a good price. ”

"Then why are you so stingy with game licensing fees?"

Tom poured another glass of red wine for the Indian.

"Because, the hottest thing on the market at the moment is "Diablo", they have preconceived ideas and directly caused a sensation. ”

"We're not sure if Arcane Throne can defeat each other. ”

"But I've heard that EA is interested in buying the comic rights to Arcane Throne?" asked Wang.

"That was to test the popularity of Arcane Throne among comic book fans. ”

"After all, there is market research, and most of the main buyers of Diablo are comic book fans. ”

"And, compared to a good game development, comics are worth a few bucks. The publicity and distribution department publishes books on the background stories of the game every year, and I don't know how many. ”

"But in the end, how many books will be designed into games?"

"So, you will only ask for a comic license after you get the game license?" Wang gradually asked.

Who knows, the Indian looked at Wang Jian with a smile, and then began to change the topic.

He talked a lot about people of color having ceilings in big companies, and they couldn't go up again anyway, and so on.

Wang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled heartily.

He pulled out the checkbook and filled in a figure of $10,000.

Then, to Dorsey, he said, "On the Upper West Side, near the Juilliard School, there is an Indian casino. ”

"You go there, exchange these for $100 chips. Then, bring it back again. ”

Dorsey looked at Wang gradually and asked a little confused: "Casino, chips?"

"Don't ask so much, let's go quickly. ”

"Oh. Scratching his head, Dorsey took the check and walked out.

"By the way, did you know that there is a casino behind the Juilliard School?" Wang gradually asked, "There are a lot of gamblers there, and those Indians make a lot of money from that." ”

"Oh, behind the Juilliard School?" the Indian asked, "where is the Upper West Side?"

"Yes, it's easy to find. Wang gradually said.

Then, people stopped talking about it and started talking about music and art.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Dorsey returned to the dining room with a square box in his hand.

"It's not too early, let's disperse. Wang gradually said.

"Okay, okay. The Indian handed him a napkin and said, "King, there are food scraps in the corners of your mouth." ”

"Oh, thank you for the napkin. With that, he walked out of the dining room with a napkin.

It was only after a moment that the Indian walked out, the square box in his hand.

Wang gradually sat in Tom's car and spread out the napkin to take a look.

Then, he instructed: "Negotiations with EA are temporarily suspended." ”

"We'll wait until the second volume of Arcane Throne is completely complete before we start negotiations. ”

"When the time comes, we sell 50% of the manga rights and 10 years of game exclusivity. ”

"Our offer is. Wang gradually looked at the napkin again and said, "$900,000." ”