Chapter 33: $1,200,000!
The next day, Li Bei waited with two lawyers in the conference room booked by the Guanshan Hotel, and it didn't take long for a group of six people from EA Company to arrive.
Li Bei stood up and greeted him, shaking hands with a middle-aged white man in his forties who was leading the way.
"Welcome to China, Mr. Martin!" Li Bei greeted with a smile in English.
"Oh! Mr. Li Bei, you are so young! Martin sighed, he also learned about this after communicating with Li Bei before, but after actually meeting, he still sighed a little, the young man in front of him who looked less than twenty years old was actually the person in charge of the game that affected their entire company.
Li Bei didn't care when he heard Martin's words, in the domestic workplace where seniority is generally discussed, saying that others are young is actually a subtle satire of the other party's lack of experience and qualifications, but Martin is a foreigner, and Li Bei's age will only become a capital to set off his talent in the eyes of the other party, not a constraint.
After a few greetings, they quickly got to the point.
"What do you think of this Plants vs. Zombies game?" Li Bei asked.
After the Chinese translator next to him, Martin responded: "To be honest, we will not deny such an undoubted excellent work just because we want to lower the price." We at EA believe you also know that even if it is one of the few major game companies in the world, it will never deliberately lower the price to buy a game with unlimited potential. That would be a bigger blow to our reputation. ”
Li Bei nodded, if it weren't for that, why would he deliberately publish the game on the website of a big company like EA.
After thinking about it, Li Bei took out the USB flash drive in his pocket and inserted it into the laptop he brought, "Since that's the case, then I won't sell it, this USB flash drive is the complete version of the game "Plants vs. Zombies", you can take a look first, let's talk according to the quality of the game, okay?" ”
Martin listened to Li Bei's words and smiled: "Of course, everything is based on quality, and we will bring you the greatest sincerity." ”
After trying to operate on the computer for a while, Martin pushed the computer to Davis next to him and asked Li Bei, "Mr. Li, what is the more important thing about the full version of this game compared to the initial version?" I've just tried it out, and it feels like it's changed a lot, and the game is richer, but I still can't see much in a short period of time. ”
Li Bei explained: "The full version of this game adds a larger map, new plants and plant features, and the abilities of zombies will be more abundant, and the difficulty will increase little by little. Compared to the slight weakness of the initial version, the gameplay progression in the full version is designed into a storyline, which greatly enhances the playability of the game. Basically, all the elements that a normal game needs have been perfected. ”
Li Bei still put a lot of effort into this game, and his answers were not leaky.
Martin also seemed extremely satisfied after listening to the interpreter's explanation, and the corners of his mouth were a little upturned.
Davis, who had been playing for a while, put down the mouse, came over and said to Martin: "Minister, the completion of this game is very high, we only need to modify the text a little before it can be released directly." ”
Martin listened to Davis's words, opened his mouth and said to Li Bei with a smile: "Mr. Li, this game is ready to be acquired by EA for a price of 1.2 million US dollars, what do you think?" ”
Li Bei was a little surprised when he heard Martin's offer, he didn't expect the price given by EA to be so high.
He can also be regarded as having checked some markets, and it is not for nothing that the game sells for more than one million, but it is very rare, and each such game is an absolute classic.
Li Bei didn't expect the other party to directly offer 1.2 million yuan, which made Li Bei, who was originally planning to bargain with the other party, feel a little embarrassed to increase the price again. Since the other party's sincerity has been shown so sufficiently, it seems too petty to be careless. I agreed.
And for Martin, this game is really hard for him to give up, it is really too good, and the finale of EA next year will definitely be this game.
What's more, according to the intelligence investigated by EA before, at least three companies are ready to negotiate with Li Bei, which is a big deal for Martin. Martin's offer this time is completely out of his greatest sincerity, if this price can't impress Li Bei, then he really has no better way.
After the two parties initially reached a price intention, a white female lawyer in her thirties wearing a professional suit next to Martin opened her briefcase and took out a thick stack of documents.
The contract documents are divided into two versions, Chinese and English, and after more than two hours of continuous discussion by the lawyers of both parties, and after soliciting the opinions of their respective employers, the content of the contract was finally negotiated.
Li Bei and Martin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, signing a contract document involving all kinds of transnational copyright is really not an ordinary fatigue, and checking the terms one by one has consumed the energy of both parties in a straight line, and now it is finally negotiated.
After paying $1.2 million, EA will get all the rights to the game "Plants vs. Zombies", and then the game promotion and release will have nothing to do with Li Bei.
As for the $1.2 million, Li Bei asked EA to convert it into life coins and put it on his account, and later after Martin reported the progress of the matter to the company, the money would also be remitted to Li Bei's personal account within a day.
At that time, Li Bei will be a multimillionaire, how old he is, he has never seen so much money. Even in the bank, he would not be allowed to go into the vault to look at the piled up bills.
Thinking of this, Li Bei still has a dreamy feeling, so he has become a multimillionaire?
Wiping the fine sweat on his head, Martin said to Li Bei: "It's really not an easy job!" Fortunately, this time it was successfully completed, and thanks to Mr. Li's strong cooperation, our EA company is grateful. ”
Li Bei also replied with a relaxed smile: "Where, this is not a matter for your company, it is related to the interests of both of us, and it is better for everyone to be careful and careful." ”
"Huh! That's right, since we have already negotiated and signed the contract, we can't bother Mr. Li anymore. This time we have a very happy cooperation with Mr. Li, and I hope that next time Mr. Li has other excellent works, please inform us in time. We believe you have seen it. We're leaving! ”
"Then I won't send it, everyone is tired today, let's have a good rest tonight."
After sending off the EA group, the two lawyers standing next to Li Bei also sighed a little that they had witnessed the birth of a multimillionaire.
One of the young lawyers, Xue Yi, complimented at this time: "Mr. Li is really young and promising, which is admirable!" ”
Li Bei is also very grateful for the help of these two lawyers, although he has paid the remuneration, but now that people have taken the initiative to show goodwill, two more lawyer friends are not bad for Li Bei, and there will always be times when the other party needs help in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Bei responded with some enthusiasm.
The two sides are willing to fight and suffer, and they become familiar with each other in a few words. It happened that the three of them didn't have dinner at this time, so Li Bei asked the hotel waiter to serve a few dishes and two bottles of wine.
The two lawyers are the backbone members of the law firm in Jiangcheng, the younger one is called Xue Yi, who graduated from the local famous university of finance and economics in Jiangcheng, and then was directly placed in the law firm opened by his uncle for training. The family is rich in social relations and connections, and its speech and demeanor are also very decent, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.
The older ones are more silent, but when they drink, this one is not ambiguous, and he doesn't see his face blushing a little bit after a cup of belly, and occasionally he will cooperate with Xue Yi to say a joke, which makes the other two happy, and he is a good hand at adjusting the atmosphere. This is not a simple character, Li Bei thought to himself.
After eating, the two chatted with Li Bei for a few words, exchanged their contact information with each other and left.