Chapter 624: Acquire Ubisoft and go to Finland
"To be honest, in fact, Ubisoft is in a very bad situation now, although the first game made some money, but now the game market has changed, and the small workshop-style game team may not be able to make a masterpiece that players welcome. We feel that working in a professional game company is the future. Lin Qi did not tout at first, but belittled Ubisoft and suppressed the confidence of the other party, thus paving the way for the acquisition.
If you want to promote and suppress first, this is also a means.
"Mr. Lin, in fact, we hope to get good investors, for the development of the game, although "Donald Duck" is not a very successful work, but we have accumulated a wealth of experience, and we also have our own understanding of the development of the game, if there is enough funds, we can recruit more professional talents, develop better games. ”
The five brothers euphemistically expressed their meaning, that is, they hoped that Lin Qi, the financier, could invest. Ubisoft's current work is not successful, but they do recognize the direction of making a boutique big production.
And listening to Lin Qi's tone, it is also that if they go in the right direction, they will definitely invest.
With such a super thigh in front, it's intolerable not to hug it, and Lin Qi is the only one in many game companies, but he is the only one who falls in love with them, if it is just a simple exchange, it is not too convincing.
The five brothers' move is playing into the middle of Lin's game, and Ubisoft's point of view is the same as the historical route, which is to transform the way the game is made, and they have proven to be successful.
If he had been a year late, it wouldn't be like this, the five brothers were full of energy, but at the moment they were still confused, and they wanted to rely on their own judgment to give Ubisoft a way out.
"No, I want to buy, 20 million dollars, Ubisoft is under the umbrella of New Ventures, responsible for the game business in France and even in many European countries. As for how your business is going to war, I won't interfere too much, I will give you the most freedom, the global impact of the new startup game, and you also know that if the game is released in the future, you can also retain the Ubisoft title. You can also use Ubisoft as an independent brand to enter the global market. ”
Lin Qi smiled, these five young people didn't have much heart, but they made him feel that he had swept a lot of trouble, as for the purchase price of 20 million, it was not a small amount for Ubisoft at this time.
Speaking of acquisitions, the five brothers were slightly silent, after all, this was their hard work and they had invested a lot. However, $20 million is indeed a sky-high price! Everyone can share $4 million equally!
"With the development and popularity of personal computers, games will definitely become popular. The most important thing for people who make games is to do a good job in the ideal game, and without capital, they can't make great works, and as for being under anyone's flag, it's not so important. If you make a great achievement, no matter where you develop in the future, you will have beautiful achievements and qualifications!" Lin Qi said with a smile, "20 million US dollars, a wholly-owned acquisition, you can share this money." After that, you can stay with the company and manage the team. As for the capital for the subsequent production of the game, we will allocate it to Ubisoft. ”
Lin Qi opened his mouth leisurely, with a bit of preaching in his tone, he is not a developer, but it does not mean that he is not proficient in the market, and the future development of the entire game industry is in his mind.
"We need to think about it. The five brothers didn't rush to make a decision, in fact, what they had been hoping for was investment in new ventures.
"Okay, I'll wait for your reply. Lin Qi was not in a hurry.
Ubisoft's history has been acceptable to even a hostile club as Vivendi, so most of them will not reject Lin Qi, a relatively friendly owner.
On the third day, Xiao received a call from Ubisoft, which was no different from what Lin Qi expected, and the five brothers agreed to acquire Ubisoft, and within two days, all the company's finances were counted, and the financial report and the company's current situation, as well as the future development direction report, were all in Lin Qi's hands.
"Mr. Lin, Ubisoft's efficiency is very high, and there is not the slightest loophole, I have checked the financial data, it is very detailed. Xiao Xiao took the report and sighed.
Lin Qi nodded, not looking at this thing carefully. For such a small company, Lin Qi has no interest in financial statements, and it would be good for professional financial professionals to deal with these small things.
After staying in France for a while, the office of the French start-up electronics group was upgraded to the subsidiary level. A large number of people were recruited to expand the scale and capital of the business in France.
Explained the French new venture group, the main layout is the French IT and network and other industries, with the help of the Internet, to expand the new venture products in France, sales in France.
As for the red wine and Ubisoft, they are not under the responsibility of the French branch.
After staying in France for a while, Lin Qi originally had a sense of return. However, thinking that Europe was coming, it was better to go to a few more countries, so I arrived in Finland again.
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"It's a bit cold ...... the city"
The streets of Finland are deserted, but they are already part of Northern Europe, and the mountains in the distance are covered with snow and the cold air is mixed with humidity.
Espoo, Finland, has a big mobile phone equipment and communication manufacturer Nokia, and Lin Qi's target this time is Nokia.
As for Finland, Lin Qi didn't know before, but here a fairly popular game of the 21st century was developed, and Angry Birds was born in this country.
At the same time, Linus Tovards, the developer of the Linux operating system, the x operating system was later ported to many platforms, such as the common server operating system, and the most common is the Linux operating system.
At the same time, the Android system was also the Linux kernel at the beginning, and then, using some emulator-like technology, on the basis of which the well-known Android system was developed. It is precisely for this reason that even if the Android system later parted ways with Linux, it still cannot be separated from the influence of Linux.
So, Finland is a small country, but in fact, it has given birth to a contribution and influence that exceeds its population and national strength.
"Mr. Lin, this is the Nokia River?"
For the scenery of Northern Europe, Xiao was very interested, although it was a little cold, but it did not affect his interest in seeing the scenery.
Lin Qi nodded, he was actually not familiar with it, the Nokia River is not big, and it is located by the mountains, which is why Nokia is named. Later, the Nokia company gradually developed and established Nokia City.
After the establishment of Nokia City, the later Nokia mobile phone naturally still used the name of the city and the group.