Chapter 164: $1 billion invested
Sending Ozawa away, Xu Qing and Denning were in the general manager's office.
"How many electronic pets are sold now?" asked Xu Qing.
"As of yesterday, the sales of electronic pets reached more than 53 million. "The daily sales of electronic pets will be fed back to the Honor Group, and Denim will look at it every day.
"There must be a downward trend in sales. ”
"Yes, the week started to decline, and in 2 months, it is expected that the weekly sales will be below 1 million. Denning said.
Thanks to Xu Qing's vigorous publicity and the global crackdown on piracy, the sales of electronic pets in this life are much higher than in previous lives, and the sales speed has also increased a lot.
53 million electronic pets, bringing more than $500 million in revenue to Honor Group.
The electronic pet was released on Christmas Day in 1993, and it is now February 23, 1994, which is less than 2 months, and the speed at which the electronic pet horror makes money has frightened many people.
This is also one of the reasons why Nintendo will ban the Honor Group now, and no one knows whether Xu Qing will launch a game that is also popular like electronic pets.
Although the possibility is very small, it can't be guarded against, Nintendo simply blocked the Glory Group now, so as not to make the Glory Group bigger and become a big threat.
"Denning, after the meeting, you informed the major media around the world that the Honor Group will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce that the Honor Group will invest $1 billion to develop a handheld this year. Xu Qing said.
$1 billion? Denning's eyes widened, could it be that all the money earned by the Honor Group this year should be invested in the development of handhelds.
"Isn't $1 billion too much? If something unexpected happens, the company's capital chain could collapse. Denning worried.
"Don't worry, if there is a problem with the Glory Group's capital chain, I will invest Harry Potter's manuscript fee in the Glory Group. ”
Danning's worried heart was put down, Harry Potter's manuscript fee Xu Qing should exceed 200 million US dollars, which is enough to support the capital chain of the Glory Group.
But Denning wanted to know why Xu Qing invested $1 billion to develop a handheld: "Boss, why invest $1 billion to develop a handheld?"
Xu Qing gave an explanation: "Why did Nintendo issue a blocking order, and those companies stopped cooperating with the Honor Group, the reason is very simple, Nintendo brings them greater benefits, and if they offend Nintendo, they may lose a lot of benefits."
Now that Honor Group has announced that it will invest $1 billion in the development of handheld consoles this year, those companies are well aware of how much benefit it will bring to the gaming industry.
If they can get the promise of the Honor Group's distribution of benefits, the possibility that they will ignore Nintendo's ban is very high.
You have to be prepared that there will be a lot of companies calling you after the press conference tomorrow. Xu Qing smiled and patted Denning's shoulder.
When Danning heard Xu Qing's explanation, he understood the meaning of $1 billion, and couldn't help but sigh that Xu Qing was really a demon, and he used this method to break the game.
While the impact of $1 billion won't completely offset Nintendo's ban, the future will at least be better than it is now.
After the meeting, Denning immediately informed the world's major media that the Honor Group had a major event to announce.
The media who got notified became excited, and in the past few days, they have been paying attention to every move of the Glory Group.
Since Nintendo issued a ban order, the Glory Group has not reacted, could it be that Xu Qing is cowardly?
All kinds of speculation are played out in these media every day, and now when they hear that the Glory Group is going to announce something important, the major media immediately accept the invitation.
Whether the addresses of these media are in the United States or other countries, they all rushed to the Bay Area, where the Honor Group is located, overnight.
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At about 2:40 p.m. the next day, vehicles kept stopping at the door of the Four Seasons Hotel, and then several people would come out of the car, and these people hurriedly entered the hotel with cameras and microphones.
The Honor Group's press conference was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in the Bay Area, and many media members took a bus directly to the Four Seasons Hotel after getting off the plane.
Xu Qing and Danning were chatting in the room next to the conference room where the press conference was about to be held, when there was a knock on the door, and a person came in with a document and handed it to Danning.
Danning flipped through the documents and said to Xu Qing: "Boss, I invited more than 100 media in total, and now most of the media have come to the conference room. ”
Xu Qing nodded.
On the other side, in the office of the president of Nintendo North America, Minoru Arakawa was talking with several company executives.
"Do you know why the Honor Group is holding a press conference?" asked Minoru Arakawa.
"I don't know, the secret company of the Glory Group has done a good job, and the time is also very short, and our people don't have time to find out the reason. A vice president replied.
"I think it has something to do with the ban order, the Glory Group has invited so many media around the world, and the announcement will definitely not be small, for the current Glory Group, there is nothing bigger than the ban order. Another vice president analyzed.
"Well, there's a good chance you're right. Minoru Arakawa agreed, and asked, "Do we have contact with the media who were invited?"
"There are several media outlets that have been in contact with us, and we can be the first to know any information announced by the Honor Group. ”
"We follow the press conference closely and always feel like they're going to do something. Minoru Arakawa rubbed his brow.
"No matter how much they do it, they can't escape our ban order. One of the vice presidents laughed.
"You can't go wrong with being careful. Minoru Arakawa waved his hand.
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At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the press conference of Honor Group began, and Denning first addressed the major media, and then Xu Qing took the stage.
Xu Qing's appearance immediately caused agitation in the major media, countless flashing lights lit up, and Xu Qing blinked.
Even though he has faced a lot of media flashes, this time the number of flashes is very large, and he almost blinded Xu Qing's eyes.
Xu Qing stood still on the stage for more than 10 seconds, and when these media had taken enough photos, the flashes became less and less, and only sporadic flashes occasionally lit up.
"I never imagined that one day there would be so many flashes shining at me at the same time, and to be honest, I was almost blinded by your flashes when I was on stage.
After the meeting, I will go to check my eyes, and if I have a problem with my eyes, I will ask you for compensation!
Don't think about paying bills, I have a list of who attended today's press conference, and I'll send you bills one by one at your address. ”
Xu Qing's opening remarks caused laughter from the audience, and after the laughter, Xu Qing said:
"I'm glad that you can accept the invitation of Glory Group, I know that some of you have come from thousands of miles away, you have worked hard, and the content of today's press conference will not disappoint you. ”
The people in the audience were excited, and they came overnight just for the big news! What is the big news today?