After talking to Effie on the phone, he learned of Vivendi's final offer, Yu Wenfei thought for a while, and instructed: "Delay him for two days, don't be in a hurry to reply first! In addition, notify Allen's side and continue to put pressure." ”

Although Facebook Games raised a huge amount of $1.5 billion at a time, Yu Wenfei did not plan to spend all his money on this acquisition.

Now Vivendi is in a hurry to get rid of it, and Facebook Games should be the buyer with the highest offer, so he doesn't panic at all.

If the price can be lowered a little more, it will be tens of millions of dollars!

............

Richard was still waiting for a response from Facebook, and the bad news came again.

Alan and Mike announced that the Southern Blizzard studio was officially established, and the forty or so veteran employees who left the Northern Blizzard all joined Southern Blizzard.

"We have a lot of people, and they're all very experienced people, and we're also hiring new people in large numbers because we plan to start two new projects at the same time, one for the half-finished World of Warcraft, and the other for a more dark RPG. Please rest assured, I have a lot of ideas and plans for these two games, and they are definitely epoch-making masterpieces. The reason why there was no production before was because all the company's annual profits were siphoned off by Vivendi, resulting in the company has been very tight on funds for so many years, and the company has not had new blood to replenish it. Many players may not know that Diablo II was released in 2000 and has achieved such good results. But because of the problem of funds and manpower, up to now, the Dark Three have not yet been approved......"

This announcement by Southern Blizzard once again pushed Vivendi to the forefront.

It turns out that the World of Warcraft project has not come out for so many years, and it is all to blame Vivendi.

It turns out that Diablo Three has not moved, but Vivendi won't let him do it......

When Richard saw the news, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. Allen's words are true and false.

It's true that Vivendi siphons most of the profits from Blizzard every year, but it's nonsense not to let them start a new game.

Don't you know that you can make a bigger profit by making a new game?

In the final analysis, it is Blizzard's group of old people who are dissatisfied with the company's profit distribution, which leads to a decline in enthusiasm, and there is money to be made by guarding the old games anyway, so why work hard to develop new games.

Of course, this is also related to Blizzard's "ancestral skills" in making games, and they are known for their slow work.

"These bastards! Doing things at this critical time! After so many years of acquiring Blizzard, have I treated them badly? Blizzard employees are paid the highest level in the global game industry! It's almost four months of vacation every year!" Richard said angrily, slapping the table angrily.

Assistant Jackson shrugged his shoulders and could only express regret.

Everyone is used to looking at things from their own point of view, Richard feels that he is not treating Blizzard's old employees badly, but Alan Mike and they feel that Vivendi is a "vampire", except for taking most of the profits every year, they don't provide any help to Blizzard, of course, they are unbalanced.

While the overall impression is that the French are more casual and the Americans are more realistic, Vivendi and Blizzard happen to be the opposite.

Vivendi is now a standard investment company, shrewd and demanding, with a focus on maximizing ROI.

What company prospects, what game dreams, and how much can it be sold for?

But Blizzard, an American company, is the opposite, and under the leadership of Alan and Mike, they are really a group of players who pursue their dreams.

In order to make the best and most beautiful games, they often do not hesitate to invest, and veteran players know that there is a joke about Blizzard, "The film company that has been delayed by the game!"

In Blizzard's games, tens of millions of dollars are often invested in CG animations alone!

It is often a CG animation in a game, and the production cost is as good as that of a big-budget movie, and of course, it also provides players with a wonderful visual feast.

This kind of behavior, in the eyes of other game companies, including Vivendi, is stupid, because removing these CGs, or making some cheap cutscenes, will not affect the sales of the game much, why spend so much money in these places.

But it is Blizzard's "stupidity", this kind of investment regardless of cost, and the careful polishing of every detail of the game, which has created Blizzard's unparalleled glory!

Of course, this glory is limited to the old Blizzard period, and after the old employees left, especially after cooperating with Activision, it is no longer the original Blizzard, and all kinds of riotous operations emerge in endlessly.

"Don't you all have cell phones?"

This sentence once made Blizzard fans around the world completely explode, and I don't know how many players have switched ways since then.

Then to Warcraft Trimake, "Arthas, you made a fatherly decision" "It's me, Kelsuga Dog", "Oh, I should have thought that this sword was grassed, run!" "Then, I'll take it if you're so forced." ”

The sinicization of brain-dead people like this is endless, which has also led to the god-level IP of Warcraft directly reduced to a joke.

Yuwenfei's acquisition of Blizzard this time, to a certain extent, also doesn't want to see this game company, which has accompanied countless players around the world for many years and brought joy to everyone, embark on the original road of no return.

After all, who hasn't been addicted to a Blizzard game......

............

There is no doubt that the establishment of Southern Blizzard Studios is to put pressure on Vivendi again.

Richard is really a little unbearable, Vivendi's board of directors has many shareholders, he is just a CEO, a senior worker.

Now that Blizzard is in trouble, many shareholders have already expressed their dissatisfaction, and if it is not dealt with as soon as possible, it is estimated that the board of directors will start discussing the issue of his whereabouts.

"Contact that ...... What's it called, yes, Facebook Games, ask them how they're thinking about it!" Richard commanded.

"But in this way, the other party will definitely lower the price. Jackson reminded.

Negotiation is like this, as long as you show that you are impatient, the other party will definitely take advantage of the situation to suppress you.

It's not that Richard doesn't understand this truth, but now he can't take care of these things, and a little more expensive and cheaper is not a big deal for him as a CEO.

Anyway, it didn't cost much money to acquire Blizzard at the beginning, and over the years, a lot of funds have been withdrawn every year.

Now as long as the selling price is not less than one billion, it can be explained to the board of directors.

If you lose your position as CEO in order to sell an extra one or two hundred million, then you are really a fool.

............

Vivendi relented.

After Yuwenfei got Effie's notice, he immediately got up and flew to the United States.

Before meeting with Vivendi, the work that needs to be done is in place, so the real negotiation is relatively easy.

On May 30, Richard represented Vivendi and Effie represented Facebook Games, and the two parties formally signed an acquisition agreement.

The 70 percent of Blizzard's shares held by Vivendi were sold to Facebook Games for a whole price of one billion dollars, and since then, Blizzard's major shareholder has become a Chinese company!

When the agreement was signed, a public press conference was held, and the big media in the United States and even many Europe received invitations and sent reporters to the scene.

Of course, the invitation was issued in the name of Vivendi and Blizzard, and in the invitation letter, it was only said that Blizzard was going to officially change hands, but who it was sold to was not disclosed for the time being.

"What, Blizzard sold? Sold to?"

"I don't know, it's said to be a company with a very mysterious background, and after talking to Vivendi for a few days, it decided to buy Blizzard. ”

"How much does it cost?"

"The specific price is not clear, but it will definitely not be less than one billion US dollars, and some investment companies quoted 800 million US dollars in the previous paragraph, and they were directly knocked out of the door. ”

............

On May 31, at the press conference, reporters set up various cameras and long-lens cameras in front of the stage, and everyone was waiting for the main protagonist to appear.

Richard walked side by side with a young girl to the front of the stage.

With a smile on his face, he announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome all here. Today, on behalf of Vivendi, I'm handing over Blizzard to Facebook Games from China!"

The scene immediately erupted in an uproar, and it turned out that a Chinese company had acquired Blizzard.

That's big news!

Blizzard, Vivendi, the mysterious Chinese company, these three are linked.

"The Chinese spent a billion dollars to acquire the world's top game company - Blizzard!"

"Blizzard's change of ownership, the new Chinese major shareholder, will help Blizzard continue its past glory?"

"Now the acquisition of Blizzard is a typical person who is stupid and has a lot of money, and the biggest problem faced by this Facebook game is the competition of Southern Blizzard!"

A lot of journalists have already thought of the headlines, and no one is optimistic about the acquisition of Facebook Games.

Everyone knows that the current Blizzard is only an empty shell and a few old game IPs.

After Facebook Games takes over, will they have what it takes to sustain the normal operation of the entire Blizzard?

In the game industry, I haven't heard of any great companies in China.

Effie smiled and looked at the audience, the starry flashing lights were a little dazzling, but she didn't care.

This is a stage that has attracted much attention, and most people will never have a chance to get on it once in their lifetime.

And himself, when he was just twenty years old, stepped onto this big stage.

Her eyes involuntarily began to look for the figure, and soon, in the front row of the guest seats, she saw Yu Wenfei holding a digital camera with a smile on his face, shooting from side to side.

It's this man who single-handedly pushed himself onto this stage!

Effie also believes that this is just his starting point, and with the acquisition of Blizzard, the future of Facebook Games is even more promising.