Previously, because Qin Han's attitude of refusal was very resolute, Sony had given up the plan to invest a large amount of money in Terracotta Entertainment in exchange for a certain right of management and supervision.

However, when "Oriental Gensokyo Monogatari" became a big hit, Nobuyoshi Oyama discussed it with the top management and proposed this plan again, and the conditions were extremely favorable - an investment of up to 3 billion yen.

In fact, there is also a voice within Sony that it wants to directly acquire Terracotta Entertainment to enrich Sony's first-party development strength.

For the three major host giants, third-party software vendors are unreliable after all. Only the first-party studio is truly its own people, and can shoulder the responsibility of charging forward and retreating together for the new host.

Microsoft's "Halo" series, Sony's "Uncharted" series, Nintendo's "Zelda" and "Mario" series, etc., these exclusive masterpieces developed by their respective first-party studios are the sharp weapons in the hands of console giants.

In fact, the investment of three billion yuan was only a condition offered by Sony at the beginning. Their psychological bottom line is 5 billion, which is the level of a first-class 3A masterpiece.

Although this investment can be said to have overflowed a lot compared to a small company like Terracotta Entertainment. But there is no way, who called the results of "Oriental Gensokyo Story" so amazing?

The PC platform alone sold 670,000 copies in the first week of its launch, and it will not be a big problem to exceed 3 million cumulative sales in the future.

Such an achievement, not to mention the existence of no one before in the independent game industry, is not even a commercial game that is released on most three or four platforms together.

Sony almost dominated the console game industry from the PS2 era, and now the PS3 era has been stolen by Microsoft, and the failure is not small. So for the new console PS4, Sony has high hopes to beat the other two competitors and return to the throne of console king, so it has been looking for potential software developers.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoshan-san, I have already said before that this kind of cooperation plan is unacceptable. ”

Qin Han still refused. Although Sony's conditions are very generous, they have different philosophies and cannot be compromised.

Xiaoshan Xinyi had long known Qin Han's determination, so he didn't say anything. On the contrary, it was the Norio Idei, revealing a hint of displeasure.

"Mr. Qin Han, the conditions offered by our Sony are already very generous. It's understandable that young people are ambitious, but don't be too greedy. ”

"Is this a singing red face, a singing white face coming?" Qin Han knew this kind of negotiation trick very well.

He smiled and said, "Izui-san, it's not a matter of money. ”

"Hmph, that's a nice thing to say. ”

Qin Han didn't care, and said: "Izui-san, Xiaoshan-san, the main difference between me and you Sony is the degree of your involvement in Terracotta Entertainment as an investor. That's my club, and all development and planning are at my own discretion, and I don't want outsiders to interfere. As for the rest, it's all easy to discuss. ”

Norio Idei was a little disdainful of Qin Han's statement: "Young man, I have worked hard in the game industry since the era of red and white machines, and I have seen countless talented young people, but they fell because of excessive confidence and could not get up again. It's true that "Oriental Gensokyo Story" is in the limelight these days, but can you guarantee that you will be able to develop a blockbuster game in the future? ”

"It seems that this old gentleman, as an elder, wants to teach me a little life experience. Qin Han thought. Of course, this is a better way to put it, to put it mildly, Norio Idei is relying on the old and selling the old.

He spread his hands and smiled, "Failure? Maybe I'll experience it." However, "Oriental Gensokyo Story" sold very well, and I have the capital to fail. By the way, Microsoft and Nintendo are also reaching out to me in the hope that Touhou Gensokyo Story will be ported to their platforms. ”

"Qin Sang, are you threatening us?" Norio Idei frowned.

"I'm just stating the facts. ”

Xiaoshan Xinyi immediately came to play the round and eased the atmosphere: "Okay, okay, Mr. Qin Han is reluctant to involve Sony in the management of the company, which is also expected by us." In that case, let's think differently......"

In the end, the two sides negotiated terms similar to Plan B proposed by Nobuyoshi Koyama at the FVG exhibition.

Terracotta Entertainment will develop an exclusive game for Sony's PS4 console. Sony will not be involved in the management of Terracotta Warriors Entertainment, but the content of the game must be agreed upon by both parties.

The production cycle has been one and a half years since the PS4 was released.

To this end, Sony will provide 300 million yen in funding for Terracotta Warriors Entertainment, as well as a full set of technical support.

In fact, what Qin Han values most is Sony's technology, and the 300 million funds are not particularly important.

In addition, in the future, this PS4 exclusive game produced by Terracotta Entertainment will only need to pay Sony a royalty of 7% for each game sold after its release.

Generally, the premium paid to the host manufacturer by the third-party manufacturer is about 10%. The 3% premium discount is still a lot of money if the game sells well.

The two sides formally reached a cooperation intention. As for the signing, it is to choose an auspicious day of the zodiac to go through the motions.

Although the attitude of Norio Idei is a bit high-minded, relying on the old and selling the old, the attitude is not very good, but he still maintains the politeness on the surface.

After all, as a shareholder of Sony, he also knows that the cooperation with Terracotta Entertainment will be a good business. No one is going to have trouble with their wallet.

And Xiaoshan Xinyi was much more active, and he specifically found Qin Han to inquire when they were separated: "Teacher Qin Han, do you have any ideas about what kind of game to make for PS4?"

Qin Han thought for a while and said, "Hmm...... I have a couple of ideas in my head. For example, how about making a space exploration game with a high degree of freedom, where players can drive a spaceship to move between different planets, gather resources, build bases, craft power-ups, and fight against vicious alien creatures......

"It sounds like a lot of fun, and I think players will be interested. ”

Sci-fi games, especially games with the flavor of "sea of stars", have always been the favorite themes of players, especially European and American players, who buy it.

For a global company like Sony, a game with a sci-fi theme is indeed a good choice.

Qin Han's plan is to bring "No Man's Sky" to this world.

The concept of this game is still good, as long as you do a better job in the specific content, and don't play the trick of over-publicity, causing a huge gap between player expectations and reality, it is not difficult to succeed.

Of course, this was just a thought that had not been formed in Qin Han's mind for a long time. The project will be officially launched, at least until Terraria, or Eastern World, is completed and enough sandbox game production experience has been accumulated.