Liu Yun's heart was extremely depressed, a few days ago, he still went to Zhejiang University with great interest, but when he came back, he was depressed.

Although he knew that Su Yuhan might vaguely know the ambiguous relationship between him and Tian Fu, he didn't expect that at this moment, this girl suddenly chose a showdown, which caught him off guard.

Of course, Liu Yun didn't expect that the outbreak of this incident turned out to be the stupid Bai Tian in his eyes, that is, Liu Qingqing, who was saved by him once, which played the role of a fuse.

Although this somewhat innocent girl didn't mean it, after Liu Yun knew the truth, she would definitely spit out three liters, and then shout that God was unfair, depressed.

His friend Lee Myung-eun apparently guessed such an outcome, so he chose to keep the secret, and he could see it as a good lie.

After Liu Yun returned to the company, the employees of Youyou, without exception, saw the boss who was usually full of spring, and he was having a black face and looking unhappy at this time.

Someone whispered: Didn't the boss go to Zhejiang University to deal with the dissertation, was he criticized by the dissertation supervisor because he wrote too poorly?

Some people also rolled their eyes: Are you stupid? Do you really think that the teachers of famous universities are all virgins and white lotus, and they don't eat the fireworks of the world? No matter how bad your thesis is, they will still praise you.

There were also a few bold managers who asked what happened to the boss, and he also waved his hand indifferently and said, "You just do your job well." No explanation was given.

Although Liu Yun's mood was a little gloomy, when he saw the work documents piled up on the desktop, and the view of the entire urban area of Ningjiang City from the 21-story building, he said to himself: No matter what, life has to go on, and work is the same.

After he returned to the company, he immediately announced one thing, the public beta of "Dungeons & Warriors" was postponed, and the release time was directly adjusted from late May to early September.

This is the first time that Yoyo has bounced since its establishment, and he also understands that this is a last resort but must be done.

Because for nearly half a year, Yoyo's games have been launched too frequently, almost one new game a month, although each game is very popular and very popular with netizens.

But too many games will make netizens have a feeling of dazzle, and over time, it will even produce a kind of aesthetic fatigue, and the sense of expectation is also decreasing.

In this online game market, many merchants like to continue the life cycle of the game by constantly opening new servers, and then divert players from the old servers through new servers and make a lot of money. In fact, there is a problem in the newly listed game industry that diverts the original games, especially since these games are still produced by the same company.

So this is also what Liu Yun doesn't want to see, he hopes that the few games in his hand will accumulate some more players.

When he realized this, he moved the DNF open beta time back a bit.

Today's Yoyo has a well-deserved share of the Chinese online game market, and the role played by "Dungeons and Warriors" is just the icing on the cake, so he is not in a hurry.

At the end of September, it is the end of the summer vacation and the beginning of the new semester, and Yoyo has 3 more months of promotional time, and Liu Yun also hopes to maximize the value of this game.

After a while, Zhao Xudong found Liu Yun and reported to him the reply from Blizzard's side.

They said that if Yoyo wants to renew the contract, the contract amount should not be lower than NetEase, and the renewal period is three years. ”

"And ......"

"What else?" Liu Yun raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Blizzard is preparing to introduce their Battle.net system in Huaxia, and is asking Warcraft's account to be stripped from Yoyo Pass and added to Blizzard Pass. Zhao Xudong sighed and said. He also thinks that the other party's offer of such conditions is too harsh.

Not to mention that the Warcraft account will lose millions of accounts if it strips the Yoyo Pass, and the Blizzard Pass, like the Yoyo Pass, is a closed system. These players play Battle.net games, but they can't convert them into valid Yoyo users, which is completely contrary to the company's purpose of building a closed-state gaming system.

Liu Yun said expressionlessly: "It's ridiculous, if I agree to this condition, the previous work will be done in vain." Tell him that Yoyo doesn't need these Raushzi's battle nets. I don't mind introducing all Blizzard games, but it has to be under the rules of Yoyo Pass. ”

Zhao Xudong was silent for a while and said, "Understood." However, Mr. Liu, the proportion of Warcraft's revenue has declined in Yoyo's revenue, but in terms of single volume, it is still the most profitable online game. ”

Liu Yun replied: "I understand this, but I believe that this is temporary, and no game is long-lasting." We need to recognize that. What's more, we still have three years left on the contract, which can be consumed slowly. ”

Since the boss said so, Zhao Xudong could only agree, and then reported one thing to Liu Yun.

"NetEase's Ding Sanshi wanted to make an appointment to meet Mr. Liu. ”

Liu Yun was slightly stunned, frowned and asked, "What do you think he has to do with me?" ”

Zhao Xudong said with a smile: "Most of the time I want Youyou to stop blocking, it's to make peace." ”

Liu Yun pursed his lips and said, "In both cases, I will agree to make peace." 1. NetEase signed a letter of commitment to never act as an agent for Warcraft, and set up liquidated damages of more than 100 million US dollars. 2. Unless the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology intervenes in this dispute, I will have to give in. ”

Zhao Xudong looked surprised: "Will the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology intervene in the competition between companies? As long as we pay taxes legally, they won't care." ”

Of course, if it is big, it will be managed, such as the 3Q war that shocked the whole country in the previous life, if there was no strong intervention of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, 360 would probably be over.

However, this time the situation is different, NetEase maliciously bids and raises the agency fee for no reason, and it is an American company that profits. At the government level, it is definitely not happy to see this situation.

This kind of situation has also happened in previous lives, after NetEase grabbed the agency of Warcraft from Jiucheng, it took more than a year for the new expansion to be approved, which is also related to the dislike of the upper echelons.

Liu Yun replied: "There is a possibility, but it is very low. This kind of malicious bidding and taking people's jobs has been despised by people. It's okay, I'll just take a moment to meet Ding Sanshi. ”

"What about the location, is it still in Shanghai?" Zhao Xudong found that some important meetings of the boss like to choose Shanghai.

"He came to ask me for reconciliation, so he should have come to Ningjiang to see me. Liu Yun said nonchalantly.

It's really not face-saving, but the bad guy is now the richest man in IT. Zhao Xudong swallowed his saliva, but still nodded.

Blizzard continued to talk, and the bottom line was $30 million, and a 30% profit share. Liu Yun thought for a while and continued.

He has secretly made up his mind in his heart, if Blizzard is unwilling to renew the contract, then after 2010, let "World of Warcraft" leave the Huaxia Continent, anyway, the version after level 85 is a mess of fast food, the loss of players is serious, and the studios are flooded, and it has already lived up to the classics.

But for any company, once it loses a cash cow like Warcraft, the game's revenue will also drop significantly, and most company leaders will most likely be afraid of this situation.

However, Liu Yun didn't panic at all, he still had a trick.

After sending Zhao Xudong away, he turned his attention to the A-shares, which are now bullish.

By the end of May 2007, the Shanghai Composite Index had broken through the 4,000 mark, and Liu Yun's stock had appreciated more than four times.

First of all, he quietly cashed out 200 million, and then injected all this money into Yunyue Investment, which Liu Yueru was operating.

Liu Yun dialed Liu Yueru's phone, and her cousin's voice soon came from the other end of the phone.

"Yo, I said Mr. Liu, you have given me a huge sum of money again, do you have a new goal?"

The goal was already there, but it was not cost-effective to cash out the stock at that time, so Liu Yun postponed it a bit.

He didn't explain, and said with a smile: "I have found a few good investment projects that I need you to talk about." ”

"You say. ”

Liu Yun paused for a few seconds and continued: "At the end of 2006, a company called Riot Games was established in the United States. It's also a game company, but it's not huge, and I want to acquire it in its entirety. If not, it is okay to get a controlling stake first, of course, this is the next choice. ”

Then he added: "At any cost!"

Liu Yueru silently recited these two English words, and then asked, "Is this newly established company very powerful? ”

Liu Yun couldn't tell the truth, so he just said indifferently: "I have learned about this company. Most of them are the backbone of the R&D personnel who have left Blizzard, and there is no doubt about their strength. ”

"But sister, this matter is going to trouble you. At the beginning, the contract of Warcraft was also signed by you in the United States, and this time you still need to go to the United States in person. ”

Liu Yueru didn't hesitate and replied jokingly: "Yes, that's no problem." But if this negotiation is won, what reward will I have?"

Liu Yun said with a smile: "Your house of Tomson Yipin, when you asked me to borrow more than 20 million, how about I forgive this debt?"

Liu Yueru exclaimed in her heart: "Is this true?" It's just an acquisition negotiation of a game company, and the reward is so rich.

"Don't worry, I'll succeed in this matter. ”

She immediately thought of another question and said, "By the way, are you sure that the acquisition of this game company is in the name of Yunyue Investment and not Yoyo?"

Liu Yun nodded and replied, "That's right, in the name of Yunyue Investment." When the time comes, Yoyo will sign an agency agreement with Yunyue Investment. ”

He understands that the larger the company, the more complex the composition of the various cross-cutting shares. He decided to put the fist company under the name of Yunyue Investment, instead of Yoyo, and also with a thought, eggs can't be put in one basket.

Yunyue Investment will be a retreat for Liu Yun in addition to Youyou, and it is also a hole card.

"Sister, I think this investment company should be bigger, you can recruit some professionals to work for us. And you go to buy an office building in Yanjing as an office place. ”

"No problem, I'll be looking for a suitable office building in a few days. Liu Yueru replied.

"Yanjing is still the imperial capital, and I should also set up my own office over there. Liu Yun smiled.

Liu Yueru blinked her eyes and understood what Liu Yun meant. He needs to build a brand new company through his own hands in addition to Yoyo, which has nothing to do with Yoyo in terms of equity, but is inextricably linked in another layer of relationship.

"By the way, the fist company you are talking about, do I need to contact it immediately, do you have any time requirements?" Liu Yueru asked again after thinking of this.

Liu Yun squinted his eyes slightly, and several points in time in his previous life flashed in his mind, and said: "Contact immediately and try to complete the acquisition negotiations this year." ”

"League of Legends" was released in the United States in 2009, while the national server was not released until 2011.

However, in this time and space, because of Liu Yun's early intervention, everything will be different. Once he acquires Riot, the sinicization work will inevitably start in advance. Almost in 2010, the national server can be officially tested.

He suddenly remembered a news story he had read in his previous life, when Tencent made a lot of money on "CrossFire" and "Dungeons and Warriors", and then bought game studios all over the world, and luckily Riot was among them, and they got unimaginable returns for it.

At this time and space, Tencent does not have much cash flow, and they are now focusing all their energy on the preparation of "Aion", and have no idea of buying game studios abroad.

At this moment, Yoyo began to play the role played by Tencent in the previous life, and moderately advanced this point in time.

"Sister, in addition to Riot, you can buy another game studio, the price is not too expensive, as long as you look at it well. Liu Yun pondered for a moment and then gave another suggestion.

Liu Yueru had already been accustomed to her cousin's very jumping thinking, so she didn't think much about it, and nodded in agreement.

After Liu Yun hung up the phone, he breathed a sigh of relief. It's something he's always wanted to do but hasn't done, and today he's finally ready to do it.

The reason why he can't make up his mind is because he is hesitant to buy Riot in the name of Yoyo.

He actually found that he was a little resistant to such an act in his heart, and seemed extremely reluctant to tie this game that would be popular for at least ten years with Yoyo. Because today's Yoyo goal is too big, Liu Yun, who is cautious by nature, needs another investment company in his hand to distract some attention from it.

He likes and enjoys this trick of changing his left hand for his right hand from the bottom of his heart, and Yunyue Investment Company can also hide in the shadows and grow slowly. He has even thought about the sharing ratio, and at that time, Yoyo will not pay the agency fee, but choose to share the profits with Yunyue Investment, and the two sides will be divided into five or five.

Half of all the profits generated by League of Legends go to Yoyo's account, while the other half belongs to Yunyue Investment, looking for new and suitable investment targets.

In the online game market on the PC side, even if Warcraft is lost in the future, no one will challenge Yoyo's supremacy.