Chapter 343: Prop Charges
Hang Yu is worried that NEOPLE will break the contract, and the Korean side is also worried that the cross-server company will break the contract.
They themselves don't believe that NDF can earn money for ten years, and what the South Korean side is most worried about is that DNF's operation fails, or after three or four years of operation, the cross-server company will find all kinds of excuses to tear up the contract.
When Zhou Guangyue took out the contract, the South Korean side added various regulations to block the possibility of the contract becoming invalid. When Zhou Guangyue saw the posture of the South Korean delegation, he immediately guessed their thoughts and couldn't help but smile secretly.
Both sides bit the contract, kept looking for loopholes, and it took nine days to finalize it. When the final contract came out, both Zhou Guangyue and the South Korean delegation smiled, it was a contract that had little chance of tearing up.
Zhou Guangyue is worried that NEOPLE will be acquired by other major game companies in South Korea, and has made a special condition that even if NEOPLE is acquired, the next owner will continue to fulfill the contract. Similarly, the South Korean delegation also proposed a similar contract, guaranteeing that the cross-server company would fulfill the contract even if it was acquired or even went bankrupt.
A contract is written on forty-seven sheets of paper.
When the names of both parties are signed, the contract officially takes effect, and the cross-server company buys out DNF for ten years.
"Dong Hang, I heard that you have already obtained the agency rights of DNF, how much did it cost?" After Liu Luyuan learned the news, he made a special call to inquire, after all, he also has a 15% stake in the cross-server.
The operation rights of the cross-server company belong to Hang Yu, and Liu Luyuan, as a shareholder, is qualified to know some internal matters. In fact, he could call Zhou Guangyue directly, but that would be disrespectful to Hang Yu, and he was afraid of arousing Hang Yu's disgust.
"We paid 10 million in advance and then 20 million dollars a year in agency fees, for a total of 10 years. Hang Yu said.
"Ten years, two million dollars a year, I heard you right. Liu Luyuan's eyes widened.
"You're right. Hang Yu replied.
Liu Luyuan was stunned, he guessed that Hang Yu should have paid a lot of price when he got the agency so quickly. Hang Yu was in a hurry for quick success, and he had no choice, but he couldn't have imagined that the price would be so amazing.
"The price is high enough, why sign for ten years, you shouldn't be deceived by the Koreans. Liu Luyuan couldn't help it, and analyzed for him: "Let's not talk about whether DNF can succeed in China, even if it is established, it will not be possible to maintain profitability for ten consecutive years." ”
"I have considered the pros and cons of signing for ten years, you may not understand my thoughts, but since I have signed, I hope that Mr. Liu will not interfere too much in the operation of the cross-server company. Hang Yu didn't want to explain more, and he couldn't explain it clearly.
When Liu Luyuan heard this, he was naturally very unhappy, but he had already made it clear when he bought the shares that he could not interfere with the operation strategy of the cross-server company. After being silent for a while, Liu Luyuan said: "Okay, let's talk about performance." ”
Hang Yu smiled slightly: "Wait and see." ”
After hanging up the phone, Liu Luyuan thought for a while with a calm face, and still didn't understand Hang Yu's thoughts. If Hang Yu just thinks DNF is fun and wants to sign this game, it makes sense.
But after signing for ten years at one time, Liu Luyuan really doubted Hang Yu's IQ.
It doesn't make sense, Hang Yu is the one who made the two excellent products of China Baby and Weibo, and it is impossible not to know the life of the game. Why did he know that he still had to sign it? Liu Luyuan was puzzled.
After the cross-server company signed DNF, Zhou Guangyue immediately started public relations and found well-known media to publish news.
Because the contract was signed with NetDragon as the background, it is difficult to mention Jiangyan Company, but to say that NetDragon's cross-server company reached an agreement with South Korea's DEOPLE Company to obtain the agency rights of DNF.
Liu Luyuan has shares, but it is not a lie.
Of course, Weibo must promote it, after the news was announced on Weibo, DNF fans formed a dungeon circle of friends on the same day, and more than 70,000 players added this circle of friends in just one day.
Seeing that DNF has received so much attention from players, Zhou Guangyue is a little relieved, indicating that DNF has the potential to be popular. However, it is also a very difficult thing to be recognized by players, which tests the operational ability of cross-server companies.
First of all, cross-server companies are faced with a choice, prop charge or time charge.
The issue of charging is a point that players are particularly concerned about, and it is also the hottest topic after the creation of the dungeon circle of friends. According to NetDragon's previous games, players are very worried that DNF is a prop charge, and they have suggested time charges.
There is no doubt that loyal players of a game like to charge a fair amount of time.
Most of the domestic games have adopted prop charges, some people say that it is the national situation, but Fantasy Journey to the West, World of Warcraft, and Perfect World will slap them in the face. Needless to say, World of Warcraft, the world's top masterpiece, no one will doubt its longevity.
Fantasy Journey to the West and Perfect World are games carefully developed by NetEase and Perfect World, that is, their own sons. The son has feelings and expectations, and the most important thing is self-knowledge, so he will naturally choose long-term development.
Every time Tencent fights for agency rights, it signs for two or three years for the first time, and then the props charge as soon as possible to make a sum of money. Anyway, it's a game developed by someone else, and Tencent won't feel distressed about so many games every year anyway.
Tencent's games are basically props charged, why, because they are all adopted sons.
If you want to talk about the reasons, you can list a hundred, but this one is enough.
Liu Luyuan and Liu Dejian said that they should adhere to their ideals and engage in independent research and development, but in fact, it can be seen from the charging model of the Demon Domain that they themselves are not optimistic enough about the Demon Domain. In fact, it is to imitate the model of legend, add a little heart, and make money.
What an ideal, Hang Yu doesn't believe it at all.
"Zhou Guangyue, what model do you think should be adopted?" asked Hang Yu.
"We don't seem to have a choice, we have a 10-year contract, so we have to be ready to operate for the long term. In this way, we only have to choose the time to charge, maybe the results are not so good at first, but over time we will accumulate a group of loyal players. Maybe years from now, we can rely on this group of loyal players to support this game. Zhou Guangyue said.
"That being said, considering the audience and national conditions of DNF, I don't think this game is suitable for time charging. To tell the truth, DNF's kind of picture is really not high-grade, and the first impression is not very good, if you still have to charge, I guess few people are willing. Hang Yu said.
"How can no one want to, I paid special attention to the dungeon circle of friends and posts, and tens of thousands of fans called for time charges. Zhou Guangyue said.
"Some people just take it for granted, saying that, if you really have to charge, I'm afraid that he will uninstall the game after playing for a few months. "Hang Yu knows history, and DNF can last for ten years even if the props are charged.
Moreover, when Tencent first operated DNF, both the hardware and the team were not as good as the current cross-server. Hang Yu believes that with the strength of the cross-server company, coupled with the support of Jiang Yan and NetDragon, it will definitely do better than Tencent.