The shadow of the famous tree, if you know how to look at the "goose man", you will know that he is Li Ming, one of the top independent game makers of this era. Through the production of "Counter-Strike", he obtained a position with an annual salary of 2o thousand yuan in the Villefort company. However, Wang Buyi did not come from this era after all, and he didn't know how powerful this code name was.

But if you can let people log on to 6 by yourself and quickly put the top post to find yourself, there must be something good to come. Wang was very excited, but he couldn't find the so-called text message box for a while.

It's no wonder that Wang didn't see it, the location of this SMS box is also anti-human, in an inconspicuous corner of the discussion board. When Wang Bubu clicked in and took a look, dozens of pages of text messages had been piled up, and all of them were "goose people".

The content is all the same, Goose Man first introduced himself as one of the producers of "Counter-Strike", expressed his admiration for the quality of "Tide" on behalf of himself and the company, and hoped that Wang would add his MSN to talk in detail.

Here it comes!

Wang was excited. Although he is sure that this former game will be successful, there will still be some apprehension before the dust is settled.

MSN is a software developed by Microsoft, and recently added a chat function. Wang Bubu first downloaded, then installed, registered...... It's a long time before you get it right. This is also the reason why MSN cannot compete with QQ in China. Inconvenience.

“hi！” Wang Buyi said hello first.

"Hello, are you Chinese?" The goose man, that is, Li Ming, types in English on the other side of the world.

"Yes." Wang was surprised, how did the other party know?

"If you find it more convenient, you can type in Chinese. I can read Chinese, but I can only communicate with you in English. Excuse me. Li Ming didn't have a trace of arrogance, he was very respectful.

The two founders of Villefort who surrounded Li Ming were shocked. When they invited the goose man, this guy's nose was so eager to turn to the sky that he dragged 2580,000. Was this beaten by someone, why is it so easy to speak?

Wang did not know the situation. He's not a businessman, he's not going to go around in circles, he's going to keep things simple, and he says, "Thank you." Let's get straight to the point, what do you think of the quality of Tide? ”

Li Ming immediately translated to the two bosses: "The maker of "Crazy Tide" said that he asked us on the mountain, how is the game doing? ”

The meaning of these words changed. The two founders of Villefort looked at each other, they also resigned from Microsoft to start their own business, and the two of them worked all night to produce "Half-Life", which sold millions of copies worldwide. In any case, it can be regarded as one of the top software developers in the world.

But this Chinese who opened "Crazy Tide" said that he was standing on the mountain! How confident is that guy in his skills?

But games are such a thing as intuitive at a glance. Everyone knows that both the technical level and the design concept, "Frenzy" really stands on a height that has never been seen before.

The two founders discussed for a while, and felt that this was the master's negotiation strategy, testing the patience of the Villefort company with an arrogant attitude. They decided to put their heads down on the part of Villefort, "Let's just say that the quality of 'Frenzy' is very good." We believe that this game model has a broad market prospect. ”

Wang Buyi was really anxious in the Internet café, and the goose man opposite didn't know what was going on, a simple question, and it took two minutes before giving a formulaic answer.

He thought for a moment and quickly tapped on the keyboard: "We don't talk in the dark, I hope that "Tide" can be the same as "Counter-Strike", and can cooperate with Villefort. ”

"A great god is a great god, this breath is majestic and magnanimous. Look, 'cooperation', it's so good at using words. Sun Yifeng patted his ass next to him.

The other side of the globe.

Li Ming's forehead was sweating, and he translated in surprise: "He said that he doesn't like to talk very much." It doesn't seem to want to go around in circles with us, and it doesn't leave us room for negotiation at all! ”

If Wang Bucheng stood in front of him, he would have to shoot a peach blossom with a brick. "Ming people don't say dark words", that's how you explain it?

As soon as the two founders heard Li Ming's translation, they immediately became anxious, masters are generally like this, making software is more about trying to prove themselves, and money is secondary. Hurriedly asked, "What else did he say?" ”

Li Ming wiped his sweat, "He said that he wanted to cooperate with the company like "Counter-Strike", and he really wanted to be ......acquired."

"That's good." The two founders took a long breath, discussed for a while, and decided: "This person doesn't like commercial things, so don't go around in circles, just ask him the price." ”

Wang Bu Bu suspected that the other side would not be chatting with a dictionary, and it took two minutes to reply.

Seeing the inquiry, Wang Buzhu didn't know how to quote. After all, selling your own games is completely different from fooling the coal boss to invest. His former rich second-generation boss, in order to fool others with millions of investments, dared to boast that he had several multinational projects in his hands...... Fooling this thing does require endowment, and Wang is born with a thin skin, so he can't do this.

"I'm content, just look at it." Wang Bufu typed quickly.

Li Ming looked at the Chinese characters on the screen, his face turned white, "He asked us to make an offer, and said that he would only laugh if he gave enough money." ”

The two founders were terrified, this is not easy to do, the company loses money if it is too much, and it is left if it is less master.

Suddenly, one of them asked, "You mean, enough money, not a lot of money?" ”

Li Ming looked at the word "foot" in "contentment and happiness", nodded and said, "It is indeed enough money." ”

Suddenly, the two founders patted their heads and suddenly realized, "I understand, he doesn't want us to report a random number." In this way, both of us may suffer, and such cooperation can only end up in a lose-lose situation. He hopes that we can make appropriate judgments and achieve a win-win situation! ”

They instructed Li Ming to drag Wang Buful, and then brought in an accountant to calculate the price that should be given to Wang Buful.

"Based on the fact that 'Frenzy' can sell 500,000 copies, first assess the risk, and then deduct the company's costs and profits, plus the extended value of the subsequent work, how much should we pay him?"

Several accountants worked together to make a mess of porridge based on the "Half-Life" sold by the Villefort Company.

Wang Buyi didn't understand what was going on, but he only heard Li Ming say that after asking the founder, the founder asked the accountant to calculate it before he could get the value.

Suddenly, Wang lived up to his feelings, and he really had the demeanor of a future game giant. Even the owner of the company does not make decisions in unprofessional areas, but leaves it to professionals. This is one of the essential qualities of a successful company......

"Porcelain, look at people, the company's leaders never make decisions with a pat on the head. I'm going to open a company in the future, you have to keep reminding me. The king lived up to his amazement. It is as if from this small "detail" that the truth of success is seen.

"Oh." Xia Ci didn't understand, but still nodded.

Soon, the amount was calculated over there.

The brand "Frenzy" was fully run by Villefort for $210,000. If you wish, Villefort can offer you a position with an annual salary of more than $250,000. While Li Ming was typing, he was envious.

The selling price of "Tide" is seven times higher than that of "Counter-Strike". But Li Ming also knows that the degree of completion between the two is completely different. Even the beta version of "Tide" can be sold directly in a box, while the first version of "Counter-Strike" only has two characters, a few guns, and a map.

210,000 ...... Wang Buyi first looked at the exchange rate between the RMB and the US dollar in 2ooo, one to eight. Then 210,000 US dollars is 1.6 million RMB! He hugged Xia Ci next to him fiercely, and he was so excited that he couldn't help himself.

"In a few days, you can really be a carefree little princess!" Wang Bucheng laughed.

Xia Ci's face was slightly red, and the girl's natural reserve made her push Wang away. She twisted her head, thinking to herself that she was already a princess.

"I'm happy with the price. Also, I'm only going to sell Frenzy, sorry, but thank you very much for the invitation. "Wang Bu does not plan to go to the United States, it should be said that he does not plan to work for anyone anymore.

Li Ming was a little surprised, the annual salary of 250,000 US dollars can be said to be very generous, and it is almost a dream come true. And the other party directly refused? Aren't countless Chinese squeezing into the United States every year by unscrupulous means?

"Do you really stop thinking about it? You can get options after six months of employment, and when Villefort goes public in the future, you will instantly become a multi-millionaire. Li Ming insisted.

"Thank you, but everyone has their own aspirations." Wang is very determined.

"Understood." This time, Li Ming understood, knowing that the person opposite had his own ambitions, and stopped persuading. But the heart says: What ambition can be more important than $250,000 a year?

Next, the negotiation of the acquisition agreement for "Frenzy" began. When Li Ming heard that "Crazy Tide" had been produced, and Wang Buyi was now uploading the VO.5 version, he was surprised.

"After the VO.5 version, you don't need to deploy other update patches. The company will send someone to China as soon as possible to complete the acquisition agreement with you. Li Ming paused for a long time, and then came with another message, "Just now our boss said that if you have completed "Crazy Tide", then a series of formulas such as risk assessment should be changed, and accordingly, the purchase price will be increased a lot. The exact number will have to wait until we arrive in China to draw a conclusion. ”

It turned out that the so-called $210,000 was calculated by Villefort based on the performance of the beta version of "Frenzy". They also calculated the subsequent expansion production costs, and they didn't know that there was such a thing as a full version of "Frenzy".

It doesn't matter if the king doesn't live up, he is very satisfied with 210,000 yuan. Of course, the more money you have, the better.

After chatting for a few more words, Li Ming suddenly made another request: "In addition." Another founder of our company is also interested in the game engine you use. ”

Engine? When the king heard this, he was a little embarrassed. Once, after the Villefort company had opened up a new engine, it opened up to the public an old engine that had no potential for improvement. It is this engine that Wang Bufu used to make "Frenzy".

In other words, what the Villefort company is asking for now is actually their own engine that they will change to the extreme in the future.

This engine, Wang Bubu is really embarrassed to collect money, but it is impossible to give it away for nothing.

What should I ask for?

Wang suddenly realized that he was talking to the producer of Counter-Strike. "Counter-Strike", this is a game that will be popular in China for a whole decade!

"I can use this engine in exchange for the right to operate Counter-Strike in China." Wang said.

"The right to operate? I can't do that. Let me ask. Li Ming said.