Chapter 1256: The Price Reduction Turmoil That Ended in Nothing

In terms of technology in 2020, a game like "Contra" can be easily produced by three or five students who have just graduated from a video game development school.

Because they have the best ideas, they have endless references, and they have very intelligent software.

And these elements are all not available in 1982 Kirin Games.

They only had sketches given by Yin Jun, as well as some explanations.

So it took them six months to make the first version.

After another 2 months of continuous improvement and polishing, the final version was made.

In the past few days, Sega, Konami and Namco technicians have been in Xiangjiang to work with Kirin Games engineers to put the finishing touches on the game.

After listening to the report of the technician, Satoru Okubo was smiling from ear to ear when he talked to Yin Jun.

No way, the past eight or nine months have been too miserable for electronics manufacturers other than Nintendo.

After getting Super Mario Bros. last December, Nintendo ported it to arcade and home video game consoles as quickly as possible.

Then, video game manufacturers all over the world watched Nintendo quickly reach the pinnacle of their lives!

In February, Nintendo's sales on "Super Mario Bros. exceeded 65 million US dollars", in March it was 80 million US dollars, and in April it began to directly exceed 100 million, and in the four months of May, June, July and August, the average sales were 120 million US dollars!!

After all, they actually sold $700 million this year with "Super Mario Bros.", and their cost was only $500 million for Yin Jun, and a small amount of production costs.

The 500 million copyright fees are all given in three years.

Looking at it this way, Nintendo will be able to pay the 500 million at most the next year and start to make a big profit on net profits.

With a game at least 5-10 years of life, Nintendo's "Super Mario Bros." profits are conservatively at the level of 2 billion US dollars.

Tsk, it's just a game!

$2 billion is still a net profit, not sales!!

How can you say that it does not make people envious, jealous and hateful?

For this reason, there are even many Japanese game companies that are laughing at Yin Jun.

Xiao Yinjun only has a genius design mind, and no genius negotiation means.

Such a good game was sold for only $500 million, at most it was just some unimportant patents from Nintendo.

At first glance, this is indeed the case.

If Kirin Games does it itself, even if it can't make $1 or 2 billion like Nintendo, it can still be guaranteed at least $1 billion.

Equivalent to the less 500 million US dollars, Yin Jun used it in exchange for Nintendo's patent authorization.

Is it worth it?

Many people certainly don't find it worth it.

But Satoru Okubo doesn't think so.

The more he came into contact with Yin Jun, the more he felt that Yin Jun wanted a lot and had a very clear and frightening plan, but now everyone didn't know it.

Specifically in "Super Mario Bros.", it is certainly a classic among classics, but Okubo has long known that Yin Jun must have ideas that are not inferior to it.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to agree to Yin Jun's very harsh conditions, and persuaded his two allies to agree as well.

For today.

When the technician came into contact with Contra for the first time, and then reported it to Satoru Okubo with great reverence and surprise, Satoru Okubo played the game several times with a few companions.

waited until he reluctantly put down the gamepad, and it took a long time for Okubo Satoru to calm down the agitated emotions in his heart.

It's really worthy of Yin Jun!

is worthy of being the first strange man in the world!

He said that if he could create a game that was not inferior to Super Mario Bros., that is, there were!

"Contra"!?

Good!

That's nice!

As long as it's a boy, even an adult who has already gone to work, he will definitely be attracted by this game, regardless of the effort to play!

Although it will lose a lot of female players, as long as it catches the male gamers deeply, it will still be able to mix and thrive.

After all, video games are men's games!

A few of them discussed, "Contra" they must get their hands on it, so that they can fight against the increasingly powerful Nintendo and gain a firm foothold in the game market.

Even if everyone is a Japanese manufacturer, they will not go to war directly, but they can fight hard for their own profits, and everyone will fight hard to gain market share with their skills, which should not be wrong, right?

It's just that although they are optimistic about "Contra", they also feel that Yin Jun's appetite has always been very big, and the price is very high, is it not for all of us to work hard and kill the price a little?

We've already given our deposits, so do they have to give some benefits?

The deposit that several people said was the technology patents and licenses that Yin Jun had purchased from Sega, Namco, and Konami because he wanted to develop a "game kid".

Like Nintendo, they signed the contract at the end of last year and transferred the patent to Yin Jun.

Speaking of which, their sincerity is enough.

Where are the people who do business who dislike themselves for making more money?

So they want to keep the price down, and it's a matter of course.

Satoru Okubo also had this mentality, and went to Yin Jun's office to discuss it with him.

Hearing the meaning of Satoru Okubo's coming, Yin Jun smiled and motioned for him to listen to a phone call.

"Hey, Mr. Yamauchi?" Yin Jun spoke English after dialing the phone on speakerphone.

Satoru Okubo was stunned when he heard this, and then sat up straight.

Yamauchi, who is qualified to let Yin Jun call in person, must be Nintendo's Yamauchi Pu.

"What, Mr. Yin, have you thought it through?" On the other side of the phone, sure enough, Yamauchi's voice came.

"I've already told you, this matter has already been decided to cooperate with Sega and them, and I can't change it. Yin Jun smiled and said, "I just have a question that I can't figure out, I want to ask you, why did you know so quickly? They only came here the day before yesterday, and today you know the general matter of Contra?"

Hearing this, Satoru Okubo only felt a chill all over his body.

Why?

How can it be!?

Why did Pu Yamauchi actually know about "Contra"?

There are traitors among us!

Satoru Okubo didn't have time to think about superfluous, and as the helmsman of Sega, he knew very well where the center of the matter was.

The most terrifying news revealed by this phone call to Satoru Okubo is that Pu Yamauchi not only knows about "Contra", but also makes an offer to Yin Jun!

Even if I don't know how many details Yamauchi Pu knows, Okubo Satoru knows that with Yamauchi Pu's vision and courage, especially after having such a good foundation for cooperation with Yin Jun, his offer will definitely not be low.

"Hehe, it's not appropriate to tell Mr. Yin about this matter. Yamauchi diverted the topic and said, "If you are not satisfied with my offer of 600 million US dollars and those patents, then we can use the method of sharing cooperation, how about it?"

"You have your persistence, and I have my commitments. Yin Jun said, "Since I promised Sega them last year, I won't regret it now." ”

"Yes, that's a pity!" Yamauchi Pu's words were full of indescribable regret, but his next sentence made Okubo Satoru stunned: "I don't know if Mr. Yin have any plans for the next game?" ”

"Yes!"

In Satoru Okubo's eyes, who couldn't tell whether it was expectation or nervousness, Yin Jun nodded, "It's not worse than Super Mario Bros., it's not worse than Contra." I'll be able to meet you next year at the latest. ”

"Good!"

Yamauchi laughed, "Then please keep it for Nintendo, we will give you the best reward!"

"Let's play fair, let's wait until the game comes out!"

Yin Jun didn't promise Yamauchi Pu, and after a few more words with him, he hung up the phone.

"Mr. Yin, I understand!"

Without waiting for Yin Jun to say anything, Okubo Satoru immediately gave up all his previous plans, "500 million US dollars, paid within three years." We can sign a formal contract tomorrow. ”

Yin Jun smiled and nodded, and did not make any additional requests, "I wish us a happy cooperation." ”

"The new game project you just talked about ......" Satoru Okubo immediately got to the point, "We have a chance for Sega, right?"

"Yes. Yin Jun said, "Everyone competes fairly, what I say counts." ”

"That's good!" Okubo Satoru breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll go back and prepare, and the three of us will come over tomorrow morning to officially sign the contract!"

The details of the contract on Yin Jun's side have long been discussed with them, including the patents given by Sega and the other three before, which are all part of the contract.

The only disagreement before was in terms of value.

Now Satoru Okubo already knows that if he is too stubborn on his side, he will definitely be poached by Nintendo, and of course he will never hesitate again.

The question of money is easy to say, the key is whether you can get a good project.

A project like "Contra", if he loses it, he will definitely regret it for the rest of his life.

Before leaving, Okubo Satoru still couldn't hold back, and asked Yin Jun another question: "Mr. Yin, I don't know why you didn't agree to Nintendo's better conditions, but agreed to our worse conditions?"

"I said because I promised you before, do you believe it or not?" Yin Jun asked instead of answering.

"Believe!"

Okubo Satoru smiled, bowed politely, and said, "Then I'll take my leave, see you tomorrow!"

He listened to Yin Jun's answer and understood that he couldn't get the answer he wanted.

But no matter what Yin Jun thinks, at least this time, the biggest goal has been achieved.

The next step is to see whether the three alliances can produce "Contra", and also to see if the next Yin Jun's game can be obtained.

Hum!

Yamauchi Pu!

Nintendo!

Don't look at your strength is very strong, you know from Yin Jun's attitude that he doesn't have a good impression of you.

It is really unknown who killed the deer!

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