Chapter 317: Pressing Forward
Han Chudong's business is very diversified and has a strong ability to resist blows.
However, although Atari helped Bushnell earn a lot of cash, Atari, which can be called a "cash cow", has a fatal flaw - the product is too homogeneous, and there is no monopoly patent in the true sense.
In the afternoon, Han Chudong got the recent estimated sales data of Atari company, according to the report, since the third quarter of last year, Atari's arcade sales have declined rapidly, mainly relying on orders in the first two quarters, to create the illusion that it is still prosperous.
There are emerging street game console companies led by this company, and a number of best-selling arcade brands have emerged in the United States.
Judging from the information already known, he speculated that the reason why Bushnell did not make a public offering and directly planned to go public was mainly because he had the idea of quickly cashing out and leaving the market.
Looking at Bushnell again, this guy's face suddenly became ugly, and when he heard that he was going to attack his own Atari company, he lost his previous attitude of playing a scoundrel, and said in a deep voice: "Are you blackmailing me?"
Knowing that the current tape recorder is not small and there is no way to hide it on Bushnell, Han Chudong still has the idea of being cautious, and decisively retorted: "I didn't blackmail, but if you must think about it, then I can't help it, one million dollars in exchange for 51% of the Aurora game shares, and the extra amount is your compensation for me." Aurora Games was taken away from the authorization of the three games by you for no reason, and the loss of my second shareholder is great. ”
"I said I'd give you a license fee!"
"But I don't care about the licensing fee, I just want new games that are not on the market, and use them to open up the home console market. ”
Han Chudong was instantly annoyed when he saw Bushnell, and most of the thoughts in his mind were ridiculous, as if the other party took the game license without saying a word, and it came out through Atari without notifying him, but it was reasonable.
With a slight frown, he stared at Bushnell and continued: "Please use your brain before doing things, you have provoked the wrong person, what am I? Can I be bullied by you casually? If you have the ability, you can leave now, I swear that I will fund your competitors tomorrow, and I will also publish an article in the "Los Angeles Times" or "New York Times", saying that your Atari company listing plan is a complete scam, relying on robbery and deception to launch new products, in fact, it has not received a large order for half a year before, and the listing is to cash out and escape.
If you want to bring down the Aurora game, I don't care, if you want to continue fighting with me, I don't care, from now on, every thirty seconds, I will deduct 100,000 US dollars from the quote, please feel free. ”
As the first company to eat crabs, Atari had already managed to make a lot of money before Han Chudong began to pay attention.
This made Han Chudong lose interest in it, the investment was too large, but the return was limited, he didn't invest in Atari at that time, and now it is the right choice, otherwise the asset scale will probably not reach today's height.
Aurora Games' business is concentrated on home game consoles, and the market is broader and has greater development potential.
Today, I took the opportunity to have a showdown with Bushnell, and there was also the idea of taking advantage of the information gap to try to win more benefits in the future, otherwise Han Chudong might really be angry and directly "start a war" against Atari Company, fortunately, there are still interests involved between each other, and I have a hunch that most of the benefits will be considerable, so there is a situation tonight.
The choice between businessmen often depends on the amount of interest, and there are few emotional actions.
Just like at this moment, even if Bushnell was angry and wanted to insert a knife into Han Chudong's chest, he still quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind, estimated the revenue of the Aurora game, and calculated how much damage he would cause to himself if he really let the negative news appear in the report before going public.
When he found out that the losses were too big to bear, Bushnell immediately asked, "How do I know that you won't buy shares from me and then release false news to attack me?"
"You can sign a non-disclosure agreement, whether it is false news or not, I believe you know better than me. Han Chudong glanced at his watch and continued: "I still have $900,000 left in my offer, think about it carefully, people have estimated Atari as much as $500 million, do you want it to become $200 million, or less?"
In a matter of moments, the quote lost $100,000.
Bushnell didn't care about the money, but he cared so much about being humiliated, and while he was angry, he hated it to the point of itching.
As soon as the negative news came out, it might cause the company's rating to be lowered and the valuation price to fall, and there was an urge to hand it out and hit Han Chudong's smiling face.
However, he didn't dare, as Han Chudong said, the loss attributable to him could really be as high as hundreds of millions of dollars, and in addition to facing Han Chudong's lawsuit, it would have a huge impact on both him and the company.
When he found that he couldn't do anything with Han Chudong, Bushnell immediately had the idea of giving in, and said: "Okay, 900,000 US dollars, when the contract is signed, this damn Aurora game company will be yours!"
After finding out Bushnell's attitude, Han Chudong pointed to his watch and said, "Another thirty seconds have passed, it should be 800,000 US dollars, I will ask the lawyer to find you tomorrow, or arrange a room for you nearby, and then go back to Silicon Valley after signing the contract?"
Bushnell slammed the table and got up, overturned the empty table next to him when he left, and raised his right hand to gesture with his middle finger, scolding in his mouth, how can he still have a net worth of hundreds of millions.
Of course, he didn't care about the price of a night's room rate, and just when Han Chudong was guessing whether it meant that the deal was collapsing, Assistant Arthur walked in.
Arthur first looked at the table that had been knocked off, and the stunned crowd, and then told: "Boss, Bushnell asked me to tell you that you don't want to see you again, and directly send a lawyer to the company to sign a contract with him, this is ...... What's going on?"
Han Chudong breathed a sigh of relief, didn't rush to tell the cause and effect, raised Erlang's legs and held the wine glass, and said loudly to the onlookers: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my friend has fallen out of love, as compensation for his rudeness, your expenses tonight are all counted in my account, but don't order any more expensive drinks, OK?"
Restaurants with high grades, including drinks, spend more than $100 per person.
If you can come to eat on this occasion, most people won't care about the cost of a meal, but when they heard that Han Chudong paid the bill, many people still laughed and applauded, and some people shouted for the waiter to take caviar, French foie gras, and Italian white truffle.
The waiter knew who Han Chudong was, how could he care about an overturned table and a few sets of utensils, so he leaned over and personally helped tidy up the things on the ground, and gave him the tomahawk steak by the way.
After saying that, Han Chudong pointed to the opposite side of him and said to Assistant Arthur: "Sit down and eat together, I'll treat you, otherwise you can eat this steak, it tastes very fragrant." ”
Assistant Arthur didn't hesitate, sat down directly, and said with a smile: "Wow, you shouldn't fight with that guy, his expression was really ugly when he left......"