I have to say that G Fat is still very discerning.

IN 2003, IT WAS PLANNED TO LAUNCH THE STEAM PLATFORM, AND THIS GAME PLATFORM CALLED "STEAM" IN Chinese WAS A "BIG KILLER" THAT REALLY ESTABLISHED THE POSITION OF THE COMPANY IN THE GAME INDUSTRY!

The reason why it is called "Steam Platform" is to describe the speed at which the game is downloaded from this platform is very fast, and the speed is like steam, which is incredibly fast!

I have to mention here that the download speed of the steam platform is really incomparable to all other game platforms! If you have used this game platform, you should be able to experience that when you download the game, the speed is really stunning. Under normal circumstances, you can reach full speed, even if you are a domestic user, you can also experience a download speed of 20MB per second!

It's not that Villefort is particularly wealthy, they don't build a lot of data centers, especially in the early days.

So why is the download speed of this platform so amazing?

I still have to say that G Fat has a wide range of connections, and in order to build a steam platform, he brought in the famous "perverted" download inventor, Bram Cohen! This is another genius programmer.

He is best known for writing the peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol BitTorrent and developing the first file-sharing program to utilize the protocol. He is also the founder of Code, the organizer of the Bay Area p2p-hackers conference in San Francisco, and the writer of Codeville. He is even more famous for the development and design of the famous game platform Steam.

And the **** protocol, after the advent of the world, immediately became the general standard for all download software, everyone is familiar with the Internet Express, Thunder, QQ Whirlwind, etc., are all used this protocol.

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

In the early days of the Internet, the United States did have the most technological genius, and basically all cutting-edge technologies arose from here and then went to the world.

This is also the reason why Yuwenfei wants to let Facebook Games go abroad and develop in the United States as soon as possible, just for the talents here.

"But even if this steam platform is built, what will you use to support the development of the half-life game?" asked Effie with a smile.

"Well...... Of course, we have our own plans, and we will seek cooperation from major game companies to welcome them to bring the digital version of the game to the Steam platform. G Fat said calmly.

"In case you didn't know, Facebook Battle.net will merge with Blizzard Battle.net to build the world's largest online battle platform. Moreover...... Facebook Battle.net will also have its own online distribution platform, and all Blizzard games will be released on its own platform in the future. In comparison, do you think the major game companies will trust the strength of Facebook Games more, or will they trust Villefort more?"

Effie's words already had a threatening meaning.

She just told G Fat, aren't you going to sell games on a steam platform?

I'm sorry, but Facebook Games is also being played, and we already have the strongest game company support at the moment, with strong economic strength, and Blizzard's fame, in addition to the world's largest number of players. So there is no need to compare Facebook's online sales channels or steam, which one is more promising.

Sure enough, after hearing Effie's words, G's fat face finally became ugly.

He has great expectations for the steam platform, and there are no similar competitors in the market for the time being, so he is confident that he will open up this market.

But I never thought that before the steam platform was launched, competitors would come to the door, and it was such a powerful opponent!

Effie makes a lot of sense, the steam platform is only supported by one company, Villefort, and Facebook's game sales platform is supported by Blizzard, plus the huge amount of financial support from Facebook, what can I do to compete with it.

Others are rich, but they can do whatever they want, and G Fat feels powerless.

"Providing a sales platform for digital games, which is a very promising market, also requires a lot of investment in the early stage. So why can't we join hands and make this market bigger, why should we compete with each other?" Effie softened.

Under Effie's "coercion and temptation", G Fat has little power to fight back.

After all, he's better at making games than business negotiations......

"Okay, so how are we supposed to work together?" asked G. Fat in frustration.

He really didn't want to face such a behemoth as Facebook Games anymore, because once the two sides started to compete, it might mean that the road ahead of Villefort and Steam Platform would be even more difficult.

If he was a third-party game manufacturer, he would obviously prefer to give his game to Facebook Games rather than Villefort's Steam platform......

Think about it, Mr. Gabe Newell, in the future, Villefort will no longer have to be distracted to think about what games will be released, what player services and so on, Facebook Games has a professional and powerful department to solve everything. In the future, Villefort will be like Blizzard, pouring all its energy into the game itself, and with the strong support of the head office, we will strive for excellence and contribute more exciting games to players around the world! In addition, you can rest assured that even if Facebook Games becomes the majority shareholder of Villefort, we will not interfere in the company's game production and internal management, everything is still up to you. Oh, and by the way, if the cooperation is reached, you can become a sister company with Blizzard, and you can communicate with technology and personnel at any time. A lot of Blizzard's game production technology will also be shared with you......"

Effie spoke eloquently, with a very sincere attitude and a full of temptation in her words.

G Fat really moved.

He is not stupid, of course, he knows that Facebook Games' stake in Villefort must be profitable, and it cannot be to do good deeds.

But in the same way, if Villefort can have this "big tree" as a backer, it will really be a lot less troublesome, which is not necessarily a good thing.

"So...... , how many shares do you want?" asked Fat G as he pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked seriously.

"Sixty percent, and then take out the Steam platform project separately and merge it into Facebook Games North America. Mr. Gabe Newell, you can make an offer. Effie said solemnly.

In fact, this time, Yuwenfei's main purpose is to win the global network agency of half life, followed by the steam platform, and the equity of Villefort is the second.

Of course, it would be even better if all three goals were met.

The current Villefort is a company with G fat, and the company is not listed, so it is completely up to him to decide how much he asks.

Hearing that Effie asked him to make an offer, G Fat hesitated.

To be honest, he didn't have any idea how much Villefort was worth, after all, he had never considered selling the company.

But now that the problem is in front of us, it should be regarded as an opportunity for Villefort to take refuge in Facebook Games, and it will be a great thing for Villefort to be able to rely on the big tree in the future, and to hold together with Blizzard.

G Fat also knows the popularity of Facebook Battle.com in China, and he believes that after the establishment of Facebook's North American branch, Facebook Battle.com will inevitably become popular all over the world!

At that time, the games produced by your own company will immediately be in front of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of players.

Think about it, how exciting that scene was!

"Or 100 million dollars!" gritted his teeth, and G Fat said a number.

Villefort has been established for so many years, and there is not so much money in total.

Although Half-Life was on fire, the sale of Half-Life was in the hands of Xuele Mountain, and Villefort couldn't get much money.

Coupled with the inauthenticity and data fraud on the side of Xuele Mountain, the money that Villefort got was even more pitiful, otherwise G Fat would not have gone to a lawsuit with Xuele Mountain.

Effie gave him a surprised look, "Are you sure it's the number?"

G Fat was a little apprehensive in his heart, did he want too much......

"Or ...... It's okay to have a little less, for example......" he muttered.

"No, it's 100 million dollars, I think Villefort is worth the price!" Yu Wenfei interrupted him dryly.

This made G Fat a little moved, because his company was recognized by others.

In fact, Effie didn't feel that the price was too high, but she didn't expect G to quote such a low price!

Although Villefort only has one game IP, and this game is indeed not as good as Blizzard's three big IPs.

However, the importance of CS to Facebook Battle.net is far from being comparable to several Blizzard games.

Just for the half-life network copyright, Yu Wenfei is willing to pay 100 million or more.

And now, with only 100 million yuan, he not only got 60% of the shares of Villefort, but also got the global network copyright agent of CS, and also took the steam platform project.

No matter how you look at it, this business is too good a deal!

After reaching an agreement, Yu Wenfei felt a little "bullied" by the honest man of G Fat and took advantage of him.

smiled and said to him: "That's it, as a welcome gift for our cooperation, the lawsuit with Xuele Mountain will be taken over by Facebook Games North America, and we will accompany him to fight the lawsuit!"

Now G Fat is even more excited, you know, in that ghost place in North America, litigation is not a simple thing for anyone or any company, although people there like to fight lawsuits......

Because the lawyer's fees are too expensive!

Why is it clear that Villefort is reasonable, but the lawsuit with Xueleshan still gives him such a headache, not because the parent company behind Xueleshan is rich, it is clear that it is going to be spent with Welford, and G Fat feels sorry for the lawyer's fees!

Facebook Games doesn't care about the cost of lawsuits, and Yuwenfei hopes to use a world-renowned lawsuit to build momentum for the establishment of Facebook Games North America!