"You invest?"

Chi Mingyu was shocked in his heart, and said with some excitement, "Of course, of course." ”

If someone can give them enough R&D funds, no matter who it is, I'm afraid Chi Mingyu will agree.

"So what if I want 100% full ownership?"

Investing in search engines, Zhang Ning is interested.

But what interests him most is 100% total control.

“100%？”

Chi Mingyu looked at Zhang Ning, "This is unlikely, we are Yanda's research laboratory, and no matter what, Yanda enjoys equity." Even if it is to invest, it is to cooperate with Yanda and jointly distribute shares. ”

"That's a shame."

If Yanda also wants shares, Zhang Ning won't have too many ideas.

Seeing Zhang Ning shaking his head, Chi Mingyu felt that it was necessary to fight for it, he knew that it was best to accept Zhang Ning's investment. Because, in this world, only he understands search engines, and only he is interested in this part. In other words, even if others will invest, they will probably not be interested in the project, and there will be no other technical help other than investment.

"Mr. Zhang, in fact, the founder or an important investor in the development of a giant company does not need to have full control. Just like in the world's top 500 companies, any individual shareholder, their shares are about 30%, and some are even lower. However, they also use 30% of the shares to control the entire company and let them develop rapidly. IBM is like that, Microsoft is like that, Intel is like that......"

It's just that such words can't convince Zhang Ning, "Professor Chi, have you forgotten that Sina Wang Zhidong was forced to leave Sina some time ago, and did Professor Chi forget that Apple's Steve Jobs was kicked out of Apple by the board of directors?" ”

No matter what the reason, Zhang Ning's control of equity has always been like this from beginning to end.

Unless, the company's project is not what Zhang Ning values the most, or that he is not the most important, Zhang Ning will consider participating in the shares. If it can change the pattern of the future and become a supergiant industry, Zhang Ning will not let others participate.

"This ......"

was told by Zhang Ning, and Chi Mingyu didn't know what to say all of a sudden.

The fact that a founder is kicked out of the company by the board of directors is indeed very difficult to accept.

Not to mention, there are too many such examples. Even if it's not in the Internet industry, it's the same in other industries.

"Okay then, I can help you tell the Yan University administration."

"Okay, no problem."

After the business was over, the two resumed chatting again.

"Mr. Zhang, I think the world is now surrounded by the cold winter of the Internet. However, recently, major domestic Internet companies have been active. It's not just search engines that are developing, but other industries as well. Especially in the area of online games, several online game companies have announced profits. ”

After the King of kings, immediately after them, there are the Three Kingdoms of the Net, the Light of Darkness...... and other online games appeared. Although Zhang Ning thinks that these games are not very good, for new netizens, these online games are simply the most fun games in the world. As a result, they attract a lot of players even if they don't need to operate much.

Moreover, in the 2000s, online games were paid instantly, which was more convenient than instant messaging, portals, and even search engines in terms of profit channels.

"yes, the online game is very good, I want to get in. However, for the time being, I don't want to enter online games, I want to enter the single-player game market. ”

"Standalone? I have a classmate who is making a stand-alone game. ”

"yes, I don't know what the name of this game is."

"It seems to be called the Three Kingdoms Heroic War."

Three Kingdoms Heroes?

This is one of the few stand-alone games in China that can be used in later generations.

However, thinking of the ups and downs of the Three Kingdoms Heroes in later generations, Zhang Ning said again, "I don't know if Professor Chi has the contact information of your classmates." ”

"I have his phone."

A few days later.

Zhang Ning was recommended by Chi Mingyu to introduce Zhang Ning to Odin Technology, which was far away in Taiwan.

Odin Technology is also the development company of the Three Kingdoms, and Zhang Ningzhi came here to acquire this company.

Luo Aoting, the founder of Odin Technology, is also one of the developers of Heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

When he knew Zhang Ning from his classmate Chi Mingyu, it was already a few days ago.

At that time, Chi Mingyu excitedly told his classmate, Luo Aoting, that he had met a genius at Yan University.

This genius has achieved semi-artificial intelligence.

If semi-artificial intelligence can be added to search engines and even games, both products will be qualitatively changed.

Today, this genius is coming to their company.

"I want to buy your company."

This was Zhang Ning's first sentence when he saw Luo Aoting.

The main plan of Plants vs. Zombies has been written, and Zhang Ning is in urgent need of an experienced game development team.

Originally, Zhang Ning's plan was to recruit people by himself, but after sending out the recruitment information, the applicants were all college students.

Although Zhang Ning didn't want to use these college students, it was that these college students had no experience at all. If you want them to make zuò games, Zhang Ning has to teach them. Now how can Zhang Ning have so much time, just when Chi Mingyu talked about his classmates, he couldn't wait to kill Taiwan, he wanted to acquire this experienced game company as soon as possible.

"This ......"

was said by Zhang Ning, Luo Aoting was a little blind. Although he had some guesses that Zhang Ning might have investment projects, the first thing he said was to buy them, so he didn't react for a while.

Seeing that Tu Aoting did not react, Zhang Ning put forward his own conditions, "I can help you Aoting Technology repay 20 million foreign debts." ”

Luo Aoting felt a pang in his heart, how did he know that Aoting Technology still had foreign debts?

However, at this time, Luo Aotin still did not speak.

Seeing that Luo Aoting was unmoved, Zhang Ning continued, "I can use QQ to help you promote the Legend of the Three Kingdoms." ”

Even, in the end, Zhang Ning also said, "As long as you agree, I can make Aotin Technology's annual profit reach more than 1 billion." ”

When Zhang Ning said the third point, Luo Aoting, the founder of Aotin Technology, finally replied, "Mr. Zhang, before you came, Professor Chi Ming Yuchi recommended you to me. He admired you for saying that you were very genius. Regarding the two points you mentioned earlier, I have to say that I am very excited. I don't know where you got the news, but we do owe a foreign debt. At the same time, we also intend to develop in the mainland, if there is your QQ promotion, it is the best. However, as for the third point, what you said can make us a profit of 1 billion in a year, like, don't say it's us, you Penguin Technology itself has not done it. ”

Obviously, Luo Aoting didn't believe Zhang Ning's words.

He didn't think this kid was here to joke with him, and he didn't find out what kind of genius Zhang Ning had.

Even, he felt that Zhang Ning, this kid, had some nouveau riche, otherwise, why did he come over and say, I want to buy you.

Hearing Luo Aoting's answer, Zhang Ning was not surprised, it was normal for Luo Aoting to be able to say this.

Immediately, Zhang Ning immediately changed the topic.

"Hehe, Mr. Luo, maybe, you think what I said is a little too exaggerated. 1 billion a year is indeed a bit more, okay, let's not talk about what hasn't happened yet, let's talk about what is about to happen, let's take your Three Kingdoms Heroes as an example, how many copies do you expect to sell in the next few days? ”

Stand-alone games are not the same as online games, and online games are paid for with point cards, and they are continuous.

Stand-alone games are paid with cdkey, that is, paid for buying a disc or activation code, which is a one-time payment.

How many discs are sold at one time is equal to how much money they can make.

In later generations, there are super game giants that sell tens of billions of dollars, and there are also small game companies that sell less than hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Aoting's Legend of the Three Kingdoms may still have some fame in later generations, but in the era of 2000, Aoting was still a small company.

Of course, even when Aotin was at its most glorious in later generations, Aotin Technology was also a very small company.

It's not just Aotin Technology, it's Daewoo, the most powerful stand-alone game in China in later generations, that is, the company that launched the Legend of Sword and Fairy. Their entire market value is not even 1 billion. Even, in 2004, Daewoo Company also suffered losses.

Or, you can't imagine such a situation.

Of course, many people can't imagine why some popular stand-alone game companies only make so little money?

"This is a company secret,"

Luo Otin did not want to answer this question.

However, Zhang Ning has already said, "I think we may only be able to sell 2,000 units." ”

"2,000 sets?"

Luo Aoting stood up suddenly, "Mr. Zhang, what do you mean." ”

The sale of 2,000 sets is simply humiliating.

Even Luo Aoting, who has a lot of grace, is a little angry at this time.

"It's not interesting, I'm just stating a fact."

"What if we sell more than 2,000 units?"

"Then I will unconditionally help you repay the debts you owe."

"That's what you said."

"I said it."

"Well, in a week, you'll just wait for our sales count."

Hurriedly returning from the stage, Zhang Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It's not that I want to embarrass you, it's that I really want to buy your company.

Before he came, Zhang Ning knew that the later generation of Aotin Technology had no plan to sell himself at all. Moreover, according to rumors in later generations, it is said that because Aotin Technology did not want to be acquired by others at that time, and did not want to be controlled by others, Luo Aotin united and overrode public opinion, and developed the most classic Three Kingdoms Heroes 3.

Therefore, if Zhang Ning wants to acquire Aotin Technology, I am afraid it will be really difficult if he does not use some means.

As for why Zhang Ning expected that Aotin Technology, the Three Kingdoms of Heroes would not even be able to sell 2,000 sets. This is completely, in the 2000s, the Three Kingdoms Heroes 2 developed by Aoting Technology was the worst one in the Three Kingdoms Heroes series. Of course, this is not the single most important reason. One of the most important reasons is:

The day after the public sale of Aotin Technology, there was piracy in the market.