Chapter 195: First Meeting Blizzard
Wednesday, 7 April 2004.
Two executives from Blizzard took a direct flight from Yangcheng to Ningjiang City and arrived at Ningjiang Airport. On behalf of Yoyo Network, Liu Yueru, CEO of the company, Liu Shihua, director of the technical department, and Yang Zhicheng, director of the security department, who had just joined the company.
"Welcome to Ningjiang. Liu Yueru took the lead in stretching out her right hand to shake hands with the two guests, and said in proficient English.
The two top executives of Blizzard are still Vice President Kaplan, the guy who was honorably wounded in front of Nine Cities not long ago, and the other is the newly appointed marketing director Owen.
Due to the delay in determining the agent of Huaxia, Blizzard, which was in a state of anxiety, made management adjustments. Robert, the original marketing director, was removed and reassigned, and the new marketing director, Owen, soon took over.
Kaplan smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, hello." The city of Ningjiang is beautiful and we are very happy to be here. As he spoke, there was an occasional hint of imperceptible anxiety between his eyebrows.
Although Kaplan praised the city, there was some disapproval in his heart. In his opinion, the quasi-first-tier city is just a good statement, and to put it bluntly, it is only a second-tier city, which cannot be compared with Yangcheng, let alone Shanghai.
It's a pity that at the moment, Blizzard has no better choice. Jiucheng is rich, but unfortunately because of Kaplan's attack and injury, there is an irreparable crack between the two companies, and they can only drift apart; NetEase is also rich, but unfortunately people are more willing to engage in independent research and development, and are not willing to invest so much agency fees to gamble.
As for Yoyo Network, it is said that not long ago they sold half of the equity of one of their websites to Baidu, which is said to be 8 million US dollars + a number of Baidu shares, so they don't look so poor anymore.
At first, Yoyo Network was just a poor company in the eyes of Blizzard, and putting them on the inspection list was just one more spare tire option, but now this company seems to have a little money, and it has come to the end of the competition, and they have no better choice, so they have to choose to come and have a look.
Several people sat in a black, brand-new Audi A5 under the leadership of Liu Yueru and others.
Oh my God! It's a small company. Kaplan and Owen glanced at each other a little helplessly, he began to miss the special car of Jiucheng Company last year, Audi A6, the two companies saw the gap from the car!
Kaplan understands that he came to Ningjiang to discuss business, and Blizzard cannot do without the market of the Huaxia continent, just like Mr. President said, "World of Warcraft" is incomplete without Huaxia. Why not, because it will be almost half less revenue.
The world is bustling, all for profit. Not to mention that there is an Audi A5 in front of him, even if it is a bulky big truck, he can only choose to sit in it.
"Mr. Liu, not long ago, Baidu acquired half of the shares of your hao123, which is the biggest news of Huaxia Internet since 20004. Owen said, turning his head. He has done some detailed research on who he is about to negotiate, and although the company is small, it has risen quickly.
Baidu seems to be a topic that can bring the two companies closer.
Liu Yueru stroked a trace of her hair and said with a smile: "Mr. Director, this is just the beginning of our cooperation with Baidu, and from now on, our two companies will go hand in hand." Baidu has the largest search engine in China, and we have the largest navigation page hao123 in China, and the netizen traffic mastered by both is huge, and we can bring the best advertising effect to "World of Warcraft". ”
She smiled on her face, but in her heart she was secretly not optimistic about this game, if she didn't go crazy with a wave of advertisements and pull some players into the pit. At that time, the popularity will be bleak, and you may really have to mortgage the Yoyo network.
The agency fee of 15 million US dollars plus 25% profit sharing, who gave you Yankees the courage, Liang Jingru? You must know that the agency fee of "Miracle MU", which is very popular with half the sky, is only 2 million US dollars a year, not to mention that there is no profit sharing.
The younger brother wants to gamble, and Liu Yueru, who is the elder sister, can only accompany him to go crazy. She is not optimistic about this game, but deep down she has an unreserved trust in Liu Yun.
The two companies had their own thoughts, and the black sedan quickly drove to the downstairs of the Zhonglang Building.
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Kaplan meets the real boss of Yoyo Network, Liu Yun. Today's day is so important that he chose to take a leave of absence without hesitation. He thought about meeting the father of the vice principal of the cheap class leader in a few days, and whether he could negotiate some conditions with him to ensure that he would not fail the final exam of each semester and get his graduation certificate and degree certificate as he wished.
Owen smiled and stretched out his right hand to shake it with Liu Yun, and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu is really so young as rumored, and it is said that he is still a college student?"
Liu Yun nodded and replied, "Yes, Mr. Director." My university is also located in this beautiful seaside city. ”
Kaplan also took a step forward, shook hands with Liu Yun and said, "During my college years, I was able to build a successful Internet company. I always thought that such a beautiful and beautiful story would only take place in the United States, but I did not expect that there would be such fairy tales in the Far East. ”
Americans will always feel that they are the center of the world, and they will always look at the world with a sense of superiority. Of course, they have such capital. Microsoft, Oracle, Google, Apple, Yahoo, Internet giants that have resounded all over the world, and they are also influencing everything in the world.
Liu Yun quietly glanced at Kaplan's forehead, and sure enough, there was a faint scar, and he thought a little wickedly about how this boss would feel if he knew that the murderer of the attack that day was his ex-roommate.
"Mr. President, the world is colorful. If all the good stories took place only in the United States, the colors of this world would be much darker. Liu Yun pondered for a while and replied with a smile.
This young man can speak, and he has a steadiness that is different from his age. This is Kaplan's assessment. He thought of Zhu Jun of Jiucheng Company, a sharp and powerful boss, and the young man named Liu Yun in front of him seemed to be more restrained and steady.
But the ages of these two people are really stark comparisons.
"You two, the conference room is ready, do you need to start negotiating now?" Liu Yueru stepped forward and asked.
"Of course. Kaplan nodded back, "I hope the sooner the better." "Regardless of whether or not the negotiations between them and Yoyo Network will come to fruition, they want to know the answer soon.