Chapter Ninety-One: Let's Follow
"Our price code is simple - allowing Blizzard to invest in a 40% joint venture between Hatsune Entertainment and Blizzard in Chinese mainland with a one-time distribution of World of Warcraft 2.0 and all expansion versions planned for the next five years, including but not limited to Wrath of the Lich. I can give you the copyright of this part
Hatsune will make in-kind and cash contributions to bear the follow-up operating and publicity costs of Yiqiē, accounting for 60% of the shares. Naturally, the sales revenue is distributed in advance according to the proportion of shareholdings. ”
Gu Mojie is talking about sales revenue, not profit. This means that instead of deducting the total revenue from the operating costs and then giving Blizzard a proportional share of the money, it is necessary to cut out 40% of the total revenue before calculating the cost.
At this price, it is already very sincere. If this is signed, Blizzard's net profit in this project will definitely exceed that of Hatsune.
"Huh? This ......" Mo Han was slightly distracted, and his expression was diǎn flawed. In this world, how can there be a seller who is surprised by the high price offered by the buyer?
"Do you have any other details?" After Mo Han stabilized his mind, he pretended to be calm and asked. He reckons there must be.
"Yes."
Really!
"Let's talk about it."
"I want the expanded adaptation rights of World of Warcraft and Warcraft standalone."
Mohan was immediately angry: "This can't be! Do you think Jiucheng didn't make a relevant request? How could Blizzard tolerate you techies who make junk online games and change Warcraft to the rotten appearance of a free-to-play game! This is an infringement of Blizzard's brand values! What's more, what you and I are talking about is only the issue of the agency of the land service. The right of adaptation involves global copyright! ”
His nerves are particularly sensitive on this issue: making money is small, and if you smash Blizzard's signboard, things will be big.
"Don't worry, take your breath. Can the details be worked out? The second problem is easy to solve, we guarantee that if we develop derivative games based on the Warcraft series P in the future, we will definitely not publish them in the European and American markets, I only need the distribution rights in Asia. If Blizzard allows, we will enter the European and American markets, and according to the proportion of the above companies, Blizzard will be given a 40% share - of course, because the game derivative is developed by us, this 40% naturally refers to pure △∈dǐng△∈diǎn△∈ small △∈ said, .※.⊙os_(); Profit, not revenue.
As for the first question you mentioned, we can sign a supplementary agreement to make it more detailed: for example, the derivative product cannot be in the ORP model, and it cannot contain items that affect the balance of the game...... Wait a minute. ”
Mohan calmed down a little, his Adam's apple grunted for a while, and he said hoarsely, "It's hard for me to judge so pragmatically." Let's talk about it on a case-by-case basis -- for example, if I promised you to develop derivative products, what models of derivative products would you plan to develop? ”
Gu Mojie smiled dumbly: "This is considered a trade secret, right?" Before you reached an agreement with me, I said casually, you go back and tell Lao Ding through my creative ideas, and ask Lao Ding if he can do it, then I will not be sold by you? ”
Old Mo Han blushed, feeling that his condition was indeed difficult to trust. But fortunately, Gu Mojie didn't think much of himself, and after consuming him for a while, he pinched the cigar, and still considered it a little diǎn:
"All I can say is that I would prefer to make a game with a background in the Warcraft series and a game based on online competitive online games. The mode may be similar to the current OA based on Warcraft stand-alone, but more network interaction factors and growth factors will be added to make this game more networked, rather than being able to play stand-alone and LAN like OA.
In the future, I will also consider exploring new models of this type of online growth competitive game, and I have a draft for now, but I can't say more. The material introduced is not necessarily limited to Warcraft, maybe there is also your company's 'Diablo' series - is it a competitive game anyway, there is no plot, and it doesn't matter if it is a little hodgepodge. Don't you Americans also like to fry the cold rice of the diǎnp characters, and your quasi-peer Marvel is planning an animated version of the 'Avengers'. ”
"Is it just an online competitive game? That's not a threat......" Mohan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this should be something to talk about.
He pondered for a while, and finally said kindly: "I need to discuss the specific details with the company's team, and officially reply to your company the day after tomorrow with an invitation." This kind of thing shouldn't be talked about by the people we do in person. ”
"Of course, I'll wait for your news. Qiantang is not far from the Hujiang River, and I also come to hang it out casually. ”
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This kind of big business involving the next few years and a total value of hundreds of millions of dollars, Gu Mojie naturally did not expect to do it all at once. The initial contact was naturally to put slight pressure on Mo Han, reveal the sincerity of some past cooperation, and give Mo Han a little time to shop around -- this time should not be given too long, lest it be extraneous and unlimited, lest Mo Han not know the sky and the height of the price because he did not understand China's national conditions and did not know the administrative difficulties of doing things in China.
A slight touch of the ashes will help Americans understand China's national conditions.
Sure enough, within two days of Gu Mojie's departure, Mohan took the initiative to find Ding Sanshi of NetEase.
As for Zhu Jun, who is ninety percent of them, he has almost been abandoned by Mohan at this moment, and he would rather break the contract and lose a diǎn amount of money, but also change a partner - how much money can be made by a "World of Warcraft" is not all that Blizzard should pay attention to, in contrast, Blizzard pays more attention to "how to directly enter the Chinese market in the form of a joint venture in which Blizzard participates, and this joint venture company must have the business scope to operate online games in China".
Ninety percent can't give this -- as an accomplice who has only known how to be a second-hand dealer for several years, who has no idea of originality, and who only knows how to help Americans make money from Chinese, Zhu Jun, who is ninety percent of the people, has registered with the Ministry of Culture and other three ministries and commissions, and is doing everything possible to crack down. Otherwise, there would not be a pawn like the "Electric Shock Maniac" Yang Beast who came out and waved his flag and shouted, saying that it was time for the addicted Warcraft to be electrified.
Gu Mojie and Ding Sanshi are much more popular and have a much better reputation than Zhu Jun, an upstart, on this issue.
When Ding Sanshi received Mo Han's invitation, he was naturally overjoyed, and he worked harder on the running side. Unfortunately, NetEase Games does not have any original R&D strength now, and the rhythm of the running department is also illegal. One came and went, and already caught up with the two-meeting meeting.
During the meeting, one qiē is exempt from talking. No yamen will do such a risky thing for you, and all affairs are based on stability.
NetEase explained and explained the reason for "why there is no progress for the time being" to Blizzard's Mohan and his party, trying to prove that "it is not the time when you come to the door, and it is not that we are not strong enough to fight the upper echelons and fight diǎn is not as good as the Hatsune Group".
Mohan selectively believed part of it, but he didn't believe it all—Hatsune couldn't believe it all, and NetEase couldn't believe it either—so naturally there was a crack in his confidence in NetEase.
March 24 is a day destined for Chinese history.
The two sessions ended nine days ago -- two more than the 12-day general session of the two sessions in previous years, mainly because it took two days to formally discuss and unveil the draft property law -- and then, on the 24th, the Central Committee officially decided:
Hujiang Han - The mayor no longer serves as a cardinal, and Cardinal Qi of Qianjiang Province will go to Hujiang to serve as a cardinal.
Last year, the series of struggles behind the She-Bao-Ji-Kim case finally came to an end, and the firefighters were elected.
Fight fires before the change, and elders will be elders after the change.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
For example, Cardinal Wang, a member of the Qiantang Municipal Party Committee, who has always flaunted his military might, suddenly became intimidated. not only sent the old leader away, but also made a set of small actions within two days:
first kicked away Team Leader Sun, who had been a partner for two years, and moved him to a position with no real power. Then he vacated the throne of the team leader, and invited Cardinal Cai Qi, the old subordinate brought by Cardinal Qi, who had previously been a cardinal in the Quzhou-Zhou ravine, to be promoted to the provincial capital as a leader.
The appointment is said to be issued in April.
Obviously, this is Wang kneeling on the ground begging for mercy to release his kindness.
Naturally, after Cardinal Qi officially took office, Gu Mojie immediately rushed to Hujiang to prepare for his Hatsune Security Business/Mail Business Center, and even the office park - the land was made in advance under other names, and the first 12 construction permits were built. This is to make up the achievements of the new leader, and no one will stop it, even if it is a matter of half a year to cover the previous 10 chapters, it can be completed in a week.
The ribbon-cutting and groundbreaking ceremony officially started, and strive to put the center into use before the National Day in October. In 07 years of Hujiang, although the land has skyrocketed several rounds, but Nanhui, the most corner of the fragmented place, is still acceptable, agricultural land is very much, easy to move. If you take it to cover the center, the final cost can be pressed to less than seven or eight thousand one square meters - it is still incomparable with Longyou, where only two or three thousand one square meters are naturally still incomparable, but in a first-tier metropolis like Hujiang, 7,000 yuan and one square meter of land is already the cheapest corner.
After the foundation laying was completed, it was already the beginning of April, and the public relations staff of the Hatsune Group, who had been running in the Beijing division for so long, finally got a diǎn quasi-letter.
Gu Mojie knew that the benefits of his cooperation with Cardinal Qi were indispensable - Yang Si Chief, who had become Yang Deputy Ministry, was not stupid, so he naturally knew who should take refuge and who should not take refuge.
"Smack." With the approval of the Ministry of Culture and thrown in front of the Americans, Mohan completely lost his temper.
For more than a month, of course, he could not stay in China every day, and could only fly over occasionally. However, the setbacks suffered by his business personnel in the past month have fully taught him how to behave -- China is not a market economy country, don't think that you are qualified to come in because you are cheap and good, and the imperial court has a hundred ways to kill you.
Forget it, there's no need, what's the point of having a bad deal with a local snake with a very strong relationship with the government for a few percent of the share, or tens of millions of dollars in copyright valuation?
What's more, Hatsune came to the door first and got the approval first. If Blizzard and Hatsune cooperate, they won't necessarily offend NetEase to death - anyway, NetEase hasn't gotten approval yet, and you're not as good as others, and there's nothing to hate. But if you have to wait for NetEase, then you can offend Hatsune to death.
It is estimated that NetEase can't struggle with any conditions, so it's better to get started. (To be continued.) )