In the dispute between Nine Cities and Blizzard in the previous life, many trade secrets were not revealed to the public, and a lot of information that people got was hearsay.

At this moment, Liu Yun crossed Erlang's legs, leaned back on the chair, and couldn't help but look at the ceiling.

If you don't agree to change the terms of the contract, it means that this highly anticipated new expansion can't be launched, and the pressure is entirely on Yoyo's side.

For Blizzard, the pressure is not great. Because of the agency fee and profit sharing, it is impossible to stop handing in because of the lag of the version, or you will directly stop your current game.

Their loss is only a small amount of money, which is insignificant, and Yoyo will reduce the number of players due to the lag of the version, but the agency fee and profit share will not be less, and the final result will inevitably be a decrease in revenue, or even a loss.

What a sinister intention!

Liu Yun sighed lightly, none of those companies in the United States are fuel-efficient lamps.

He suspected in his heart that in his previous life, although Jiucheng had been saying that Wrath of the Lich King was actively being approved, it was only because some of the game's content had been stuck and it was difficult to make progress.

Liu Yun thinks about it carefully now, this is obviously not the truth.

After all, when Wrath of the Lich King was launched globally, there was only one year before the expiration of the contract in Nine Cities, and Blizzard asked to modify the terms of the contract to increase revenue, and Nine Cities would also make a budget.

In the coming year, continue to operate Burning Crusade, and introduce Wrath of the Lich King, adopt a new contract agreement, which will bring higher profits. After making a comparison, Jiucheng was more inclined to the former.

What's more, at that time, NetEase must have begun to intervene in this battle for agency rights.

It is the nature of businessmen to seek profits.

"Mr. Liu, the United States hopes to increase the agency fee to 20 million US dollars, and the profit share is 25%. Liu Shihua looked at the boss and frowned slightly, and spoke without speaking.

Liu Yun tapped the table with his fist and scolded: "Greedy Yankee!"

"Mr. Liu, because the agreement of our contract is until 2009, even if we do not agree to the terms of the amendment, it is impossible for Blizzard to find a new agent in the next few years. If the new expansion is delayed, it will also put a lot of pressure on Blizzard. ”

Liu Shihua gave his own analysis.

Liu Yun nodded and replied: "I understand this, but the method of tearing the skin of the face will not be used until the last moment." ”

"However, they are determined to be dependent on Warcraft, and I believe that we will definitely make concessions. ”

Nowadays, there are only two games operated by Yoyo, Demon Domain and Warcraft. The results of Demon Domain after its launch are not bad, but compared with Warcraft, the revenue is less than one-fifth of it. If the time is delayed by a year, by next year, Yoyo will have three more games, "Zhu Xian", "Dragon Babu", and "CrossFire", as well as "Dungeons and Warriors", which is being negotiated.

At that time, Yoyo's dependence on Warcraft will be greatly reduced, instead of letting the other party lead the way now.

Liu Shihua hesitated for a few seconds, and then said: "Huaxia's revenue accounts for more than half of the world's Warcraft, and when listed separately, it far exceeds Europe and North America, which Blizzard did not expect, so it is necessary to re-evaluate the value of the Huaxia market." ”

Liu Yun was a little annoyed and said: "The money given to Blizzard at the beginning has already broken the agency fee record for global online games, and at the beginning, you saved money and put a lot of money into the promotion of the game, and in the eyes of the other party, it was all useless?"

Liu Shihua nodded helplessly: "They think so, and they think it's all their credit." ”

Liu Yun was a little annoyed and laughed, and said, "15 million US dollars, 20% profit sharing, this is my condition." ”

Liu Shihua wanted to say something, but when he saw that the boss's face was not very good, he still didn't speak.

"Wait!" Liu Yun gestured as he stretched out his hand, telling himself to calm down. Compared with the original $13 million a year, the 17% profit share has not increased much, which is purely a trip for Liu Shihua and a waste of time.

Calm down! Calm down!

He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Ask Blizzard, if this expansion and the next information can be discussed together, I can agree to this condition." ”

Taking retreat as advance and taking one step in place is Liu Yun's response.

"What's next?" Liu Shihua asked with a puzzled look.

Now that "Burning Crusade" has not yet been launched, the next expansion is even more missing. However, Liu Yun, who has an open perspective of God, understands that the next Wrath of the Lich King is the pinnacle of this game. Even Blizzard didn't think about that.

"I'm just afraid of trouble, and I don't want to have to revise the contract details for every expansion. Liu Yun explained, but did not tell the truth.

"What if the other party doesn't agree?" Liu Shihua asked again.

"If you don't agree, then the agency fee cannot exceed 18 million US dollars, and the profit share is less than 22%, let Blizzard choose for itself. Liu Yun replied directly.

He has shown sincerity, and the other side should also make concessions. He suddenly remembered the right of first refusal for that year, and then said: "When the time is right, you can remind Blizzard that the contract between us is 6 years, not 5 years, and I will definitely activate the right of first refusal for that year, unless the other party comes up with $60 million in liquidated damages." ”

Liu Shihua was also slightly stunned, and after being reminded by the boss, he remembered the original supplementary terms. If this clause is used, the expiration time between them will be 2010, that is, even if Blizzard does not agree and wants to delay the contract until it expires, and then find a higher bidder, it will have to wait another year.

The level 60 version lasted until 2010, and he couldn't imagine how much damage it would do to the game.

After Liu Yun calmed down, he found that it was far from the time when he was at a loss. Yoyo's situation is much better than that of Nine Cities. Jiucheng is too dependent on Warcraft, so he can only pinch his nose and promise the other party's overlord clause when the new expansion arrives, and Yoyo's strength has far surpassed that of Jiucheng in his previous life.

"I've just analyzed it, and I can also feed back the conditions to Blizzard. If we really drag the level 60 version to 2010, we don't lose money. For example, between 2006 and 2007, Warcraft can still bring Yoyo a profit of nearly 1 billion a year, and in 2008 and 2009, the revenue will inevitably decline sharply because of the lag of the version, but it can also guarantee a profit of about 200 million a year, and in 2010, I used the right of first refusal for one year, and the agency fee will soar to 30 million US dollars.

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"But even if this money is given, Warcraft's operations will at least be able to make ends meet, or a small amount of losses. Of course, if there is no profit, Blizzard will not have a profit share. That's the worst I've ever taken. ”

Liu Yun is confident that after 2007, after the launch of "Dragon Babu" and "Crossfire", Yoyo Games' dependence on Warcraft will be greatly reduced, and Warcraft's profits will be greatly reduced due to the lag of the version, probably until 2008. At that time, the initiative will be completely in your own hands, if you are willing to play, I will accompany you, but you will lose.

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