Chapter 401: Digging the Corner of the Old Club's House (4,000 Words)
Zhang Chaoyang looked at Liu Shihua's back, and couldn't help but feel a little distracted.
He remembered the four words that the other had just smiled and stretched out four fingers. That's the biggest selling point of this game.
Sohu can only be regarded as a newcomer in the game development area, and there are no works that he is proud of.
In terms of game content, it inherits the characteristics of most domestic online games, and there is not much innovation, and the perspective mode is only 2.5D. However, because the perspective can be rotated slightly, Sohu has a unified caliber of 3D when it is advertised to the outside world.
But it's not a genuine 3D, and the majority of netizens will not count it?
Zhang Chaoyang understands that even if this game has these unbeatable four words, it can't shout too high a price.
Liu Shihua hung up the phone and walked over with great interest.
"Mr. Zhang, I asked Mr. Liu for instructions, 15 million yuan. Such a price is also a great risk for Yoyo. β
Zhang Chaoyang's eyes moved slightly, and his fingers tapped on the tabletop, showing the hesitation in his heart at the moment.
If the agency of "Dragon Babu" is given to Youyou, the other party will also bear all the corresponding operating expenses, and Sohu needs to do only one thing, sit back and wait to collect the money.
"I believe that Yoyo's operational and promotional capabilities will maximize the value of this game. β
After thinking deeply, he said slowly.
Liu Shihua sighed slightly, it seems that the other party still has not met this condition. He remembered his boss's instructions before leaving.
"Originally, I didn't have the idea of winning this game. But at this time, at that time, now Youyou must win "Dragon Babu". β
As the boss of the group, Liu Yun personally serves as the general manager of the game company, from the perspective of employees. He acted like an ancient emperor.
In the next few years, it will be up to him to decide which game Yoyo will develop or represent.
In his mind, he knows which games will become a hit in the future and become a huge cash cow. He must not waste this precious prophetic message.
Yoyo Games must win "Dragon Babu", a domestic game that was second only to "Fantasy Journey to the West" in its ability to attract money in its previous life.
With "Dragon Babu", plus "Demon Domain" and the future "Zhu Xian", the revenue of "Crossfire" Warcraft will be suppressed by Liu Yun to less than 30%. For him, that's a safe ratio.
Huge profits will always make people blush and greedy. Blizzard, for their part, wants to change some of the contract agreements in the new expansion.
As long as both parties to the contract agree to amend, it is not a breach of contract.
If you don't agree, you may face endless small actions in the future.
In the previous life, Jiucheng compromised, but will Yoyo compromise?
Liu Shihua could vaguely guess the boss's thoughts in his heart, but "Dragon Babu", a game that doesn't seem to be very exquisite, is worth his bet so much?
On the phone just now, Liu Yun told Liu Shihua that 22% of the profit share is online, and the agency fee can be gradually increased, and when it reaches 20 million, it can't be negotiated, and then report to him.
"Mr. Zhang, what you are not satisfied with is the profit sharing or the agency fee. Yoyo's sincerity is enough, and it is impossible to raise the offer in both places. Liu Shihua took a deep breath and said slowly.
Zhang Chaoyang showed a hint of hesitation between his eyebrows, and said for a long time: "I hope to increase the agency fee a little more." β
Looking at the expression of the former boss, Liu Shihua's eyes moved slightly, and a trace of weirdness flashed. After all, he didn't have a lot of confidence in the game.
The online game market in China is sometimes delicate, with highly anticipated hits hitting Waterloo and games that weren't previously favored becoming instant hits.
He was a little unsure, why Mr. Liu's confidence in this game even surpassed Zhang Chaoyang's, just like he said because of these four words?
"We hope to have a long-term cooperation with your company, and we hope that the agency period of "Dragon Babu" will be at least five years. β
After Zhang Chaoyang heard this, his face showed a look of emotion, but after all, he had been tempered by the shopping mall for a long time, and his complexion quickly returned to calm.
Five years is a long time, which also means that even if Sohu does nothing, there will always be a stable income during this period.
"The agency fee is 20 million a year, and the contract can be signed for five years. He thought for a moment and gave his terms.
"It's high, and doing so will put Yoyo into a losing situation. Liu Shihua shook his head.
20 million is the bottom line given to him by the boss, and if it is negotiated at this price, it will make the boss feel that his bargaining power is really limited.
"Let's take a step back, and the agency fee of 18 million a year. Five years, plus profit sharing, I am confident that your company will reap the rewards that will far exceed the R&D investment invested in this game. β
Zhang Chaoyang seemed to have made up his mind, so he slowly stood up, stretched out his palm and said with a smile: "Then I wish our two companies a happy cooperation." β
Liu Shihua also hurriedly stood up, stretched out his right hand and shook it together, and said with a smile: "Happy cooperation." β
After reaching an agreement, Zhang Chaoyang's interest was very high, and he felt that Sohu took advantage of this contract, so he said happily: "I hope that in the future, we will have more cooperation." β
Will there be cooperation between the two companies in the future? Liu Shihua couldn't help but think in his heart, he always had a feeling that this cooperation was the first and the last.
At the same time, the Youyou Building in Ningjiang.
Yoyo Technology's management received an order that the company would continue to recruit technical staff and add a new project.
Because of the financing of up to $150 million from Priceline, Yoyo Technology has sufficient funds and is constantly expanding its ambitions.
"The new project is called YOYO intelligent input method, which will have an extremely rich and huge thesaurus, and has a variety of input methods to provide convenience for the majority of netizens to type. β
"We want to make the best input method software, whether it is technology research and development or marketing, there is no upper limit on funding. β
As the helmsman of Yoyo Technology, Zhou Hongyi realized that once this software was launched, the ecosystem would change from three rings to four rings, and its strength would go further.
"Lao Zhou, when the time comes, this YOYO intelligent input method, can you promote it along the way. β
Zhou Hongyi received a call from Liu Yun and was hesitating whether to agree to this request.
"Mr. Liu, I'll try my best, but if you don't complete the goal, there won't be any punishment, right?" he said with a smile, actually testing Liu Yun's thoughts.
After all, there is no clause in the agreement between the two to promote the YOYO intelligent input method.
"What an old fox. Liu Yun scolded secretly, and couldn't help but admire this guy's alertness. He only mentioned it, and this guy thought of the most crucial point.
"Of course not, I have always had a strict spirit of contract, and I will not make any requirements for the terms that are not mentioned in the agreement, but I just hope that Mr. Zhou will promote it based on friendship. He also said with a smile.
"Definitely, I will try to promote it, and if there is a new project in the future, I will also promote it. Lao Zhou also said with a smile.
At this moment, the two of them have their own ghosts.
After Zhou Hongyi hung up the phone, he couldn't help but stare at the computer screen in a daze, and asked himself with a sentence from time to time: Do I still have a chance?
It's been more than half a year since he came to Yoyo, and he's seen the company expand wildly in this not-so-long time.
He took out a pen and scratched it on the white paper, recording one by one the project departments that have been newly launched or about to be launched since 2006.
Internet music, security guards, antivirus software, and three games, "Zhu Xian", "Crossfire", and "Dragon Babu" will be launched soon.
Of course, there are also two huge amounts of financing, Yoyo Holiday Network and Yoyo Technology, which he helms.
Yoyo is making great strides, as well as Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and even NetEase.
In 2006, the competition in this industry has become more and more fierce and white-hot, and some old companies have even begun to show a slight decline and have a tendency to fall behind.
And Zhou Hongyi, who has always been ambitious, is asking himself: In 2008, will he still have a chance?
At this moment, he regretted his decision to accept Liu Yun's invitation in the first place. 5% of the shares of Youyou Times is a lot, but for a big man of his level, he is a little unwilling to tie himself up in a company for two years for this little profit.
If he chooses to leave his job at this moment, the shares are fiercely gone, and the only way to get rewards in Yoyo is those pitiful salaries, it will be even more unwilling.
Zhou Hongyi rubbed his eyebrows a little helplessly.
"Boil, it's been less than a year and a half, and it's gone by quickly. In the future, you must not bind yourself for that little sweetness. β
Now that Yoyo Browser and Yoyo Security Guard have shown a crushing trend, it is inevitable to reach the goals agreed in the agreement. The only thing to worry about is the upcoming Yoyo antivirus software, but he has the first two projects as a sharp weapon, and the marketing department of the group company has formulated a very strong preferential policy, which must not be difficult.
As for the YOYO intelligent input method, the moment Lao Zhou hung up the phone, he had already thrown the matter out of the clouds.
"It's my business!"
Since there is no agreement in the agreement, why should he waste his efforts?
As for the phone just now,Pat your chest and promise to do your best to promote the YOYO input method,That's the scene,Who believes who is stupid!
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At the same moment, after Liu Yun hung up the phone, he also stared at the phone for a while.
With his intuition,Zhou Hongyi is perfunctory himself,He will definitely not be conscientious to promote the YOYO input methodγ
It is his personality to be unprofitable, and how can he do things that are not beneficial.
Liu Yun was not annoyed, this result was within his expectations.
He smiled, dialed Liu Shihua's phone, and said, "Director Liu, I am very satisfied with the results of my trip to Yanjing, you did a good job." β
Liu Shihua replied humbly: "Mr. Liu, I praised it." In this negotiation, I originally thought that 15 million would win the agency of "Dragon Babu", but in the end I had to raise the price to 18 million, which is not a big regret. β
Liu Yun replied with a smile: "Don't think about it, there is nothing perfect in this world, I think this price is very reasonable." β
His heart was already laughing wildly, this huge cash cow would continue to bring him a lot of wealth in the next five years.
20% profit share, as well as 18 million agency fees. Liu Yun has taken a huge advantage.
By next year, Yoyo will operate five games, of which "Demon Domain" and "Zhu Xian" are independently developed, "CrossFire" is the acquisition of the studio, which is also considered its own, as well as "World of Warcraft" and "Dragon Babu", which are extremely popular online games.
At this moment, Yoyo began to continue to eat away at the market share of online games, and the prototype of the game empire has begun to form, and the penguin is not only constantly plagiarizing, but also looking for games that can bring them new profit growth points all over the world.
Liu Shihua was holding his mobile phone, feeling distressed about the 3 million that exceeded the budget, and his thoughts were a little out of the world.
On the other end of the line, the boss spoke again, and a voice that made him ecstatic.
"Director Liu, in the future, you should pay more attention to the new project YOYO intelligent input method, and when it is launched, it will also be promoted by you. All the channels that our group of companies have, can be used by you. β
"Except, of course, as a technical director. I'm going to have a new appointment coming soon, and you'll be the executive vice president of Yoyo Technology, with overall responsibility for the company's technology business. β
Liu Shihua said excitedly: "Thank you Mr. Liu for your trust, I will definitely work hard and not let you down." β
Liu Yun thought about it and felt that it was time to draw a big cake that could be seen and touched.
"Director Liu, you should know that Lao Zhou's term of office is only two years, and he will leave Youyou in 2008. β
Liu Shihua immediately reacted, the boss was hinting to him that when Zhou Hongyi left Youyou, the vacated position of president would be left to him.
"Mr. Liu, what if Mr. Zhou still wants to continue working in Youyou?" he asked with some concern.
After all, Yoyo is thriving now, and the momentum of development is very good, what should I do if Lao Zhou changes his mind?
Liu Yun smiled: "He is a famous angel investor with his own business, and two years is just an agreement between me and him." When it expires, he leaves. Mr. Zhou never stays in a company for too long, this is his personality. β
If the sun does come out of the west, this guy wants to stay there. Liu Yun thought of a way, and he would drive him away.
Because from Lao Zhou's perfunctory attitude towards the promotion of YOYO intelligent input method, Liu Yun understands that after he expires two years, he will inevitably leave.
"You don't have to worry, I won't tell my subordinates what I'm not sure about. β
After Liu Yun hung up the phone, he thought happily in his heart: Let Liu Shihua negotiate "Dragon Babu", and let him develop the YOYO input method?
He feels a little evil and likes to let his employees dig into the corners of his old club. This time, there are two of them in one dig, and they are both the kind of parts that hurt the muscles and bones.
Now, without 360, Sohu may also go uphill and downhill ahead of schedule. Liu Yun's heart was full of a sense of accomplishment.