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The expressions on the faces of Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce were wonderful. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At first, in addition to shock, the faces of the two were more incredulous, but when the time passed a little, the expressions on the faces of the two changed again, becoming contemplative and unwilling.

It's easy to understand: yes, since we're going to be sold by Cendant sooner or later, why can't we take advantage of this opportunity to do more for ourselves? Don't talk to me about all that work ethic or stuff, did Cendant think about the interests of the three of us when deciding to sell Blizzard? They always think only of their own interests! If Cendant can think of its own interests first, why can't we?

We...... Why not think about yourself?

By the end, Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce's faces were no longer pensive and unwilling, but angry.

Seeing the change in the expressions on the faces of Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce, Allenadham breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he knew very well that Blizzard was not because of himself, but because of the existence of his trio, although he wanted to take this opportunity to fight for his own interests, but more precisely, for his own three-person group, It would certainly be best if Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce could figure it out on their own, and he didn't want to hurt their friendship at all.

Seeing that Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce were already moved, Allenadham hit the railroad while it was hot: "I see that ICQ has a strong interest in Blizzard, since ICQ is interested in acquiring Blizzard, we can naturally help ICQ put pressure on Cendant and let CIQ take over Blizzard smoothly, all of this, as long as Lin agrees to increase our stake in Blizzard after the successful acquisition of Blizzard." ”

What percentage of the commission shares?

Allenadham's words slammed into Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce's chests like a sledgehammer, making them a little out of breath for a while, but the next moment, their eyes were red: if they could take this opportunity to increase their stake in Blizzard, then ......

Before Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce could figure it out, Allenadham dropped another bombshell: "And, Mike, Frank, you all know that the Cendant Group, which is eager to sell and cash out, will not open too high a price, I don't think we will have such a good opportunity in the future, maybe this is already the best opportunity for us......"

"Allen, don't say it," Mikemorhaime suddenly interrupted Allenadham a little roughly, and gasped heavily, "You just say, what are we going to do?" Also, how much do you expect our stake to reach? ”

Frankpearce didn't speak, but his eyes were even more eager than Mikemorhaime's: Again, as an elite of capitalist trade, who doesn't like money?

"The expectation is 10, everyone! The minimum is 20 of the three of us, and like the previous agreement signed when David Associates acquired us, ICQ must also guarantee Blizzard's independent production rights to the game," Allenadham said without hesitation: "As for what should be done, I don't think it's our good job, but it doesn't matter, as long as we reach an agreement with Mr. Lin, we can let the elites of ICQ help us develop the perfect plan." ”

Glancing at Frankpearce, Mikemorhaime nodded without hesitation: "Agreed!" ”

Frankpearce followed suit to indicate what he meant: "Agreed! ”

"Very well," it was only at this time that Allenadham breathed a real sigh of relief, and said to his two companions with a smile, "Now, we can ask Mr. Lin to talk about this......

……………………

Allenadham was not embarrassed at all, and said calmly to Lin Zheng: "Mr. Lin, is ICQ interested in Blizzard?" ”

"Of course, Blizzard is the top game production company in the industry with the most powerful ideas, and ICQ is certainly interested in Blizzard." Lin Zheng nodded and said, his words are not compliments, although the current Blizzard cannot be compared with Ubisoft, EA, the top international game giants, but it is also a budding upstart in the industry, even if I don't know what kind of height the future Blizzard will reach, just for now, Blizzard is also a good investment object, if it weren't for the three co-founders of Blizzard, the concept is a little too extreme, and the process of making the game is simply not money. I don't know how many companies want to return this company to their own.

Allenadham stared at Lin Zheng tightly, and said word by word: "That's the case, the parent company of Blizzard's parent company, Cendant Group, is in a very bad financial situation right now, and we have heard the rumors, and the group seems to be interested in packaging and selling the software department, Xuele Mountain Online and Blizzard Entertainment together......"

He looked at Allenadham, and then at Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce, and like Allenadham, Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce's eyes were shining with the same light, which was the desire for money, the yearning for wealth.

What a bonus!

With great perseverance, Lin Zheng allowed himself to get up from the chair without excitement.

Needless to say, Lin Zheng already understood what Allenadham, Mikemorhaime, and Frankpearce meant: if ICQ was interested in Blizzard Entertainment, they could help ICQ make an acquisition, as long as ICQ was willing to pay a certain price.

What is there to hesitate about? I am afraid that such an opportunity will only occur once in a lifetime, Lin Zheng said without hesitation: "Gentlemen, let's talk about your conditions, I think as long as we have the same goals, we can always reach a consensus." ”

"We only have two requests," Allenadham said in a deep voice, "First, ICQ wants to commit Blizzard Entertainment to the independent production rights of the game. ”

"I can answer you right now, no problem." Lin Zheng said without thinking about it.

"Very good," Lin Zheng agreed very happily, and Allenadham couldn't help but smile on his face: "Second, we think that our current stake in Blizzard Entertainment is unreasonable. ”

"I'm listening."

"Mike and Frank and I only have 10 shares in Blizzard Entertainment, and we help ICQ, but after the acquisition is successful, the three of us want 36 shares." Although he knew that Lin Zheng would not refuse and would definitely consider it carefully, after saying this, Allenadham was still very nervous.

“36？” Lin Zheng frowned, speaking in his heart, in terms of the abilities of Allenadham, Mikemorhaime and Frankpearce, 36's shares are actually not too much, but a company can not only look at personal product production and development capabilities, but also market planning and marketing capabilities, in this regard, the three co-founders of Blizzard are a big difference.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Zheng shook his head: "36 is too much, so let's do it, I will increase the shares of the three by 50." ”

An increase of 50 means that after Blizzard is acquired by ICQ, the shares of the three co-founders will reach this ratio of 15, to tell the truth, this is really not a small amount, and the three of them know better in their hearts that 15 is definitely not the bottom line that Lin Zheng can accept, Allenadham said without hesitation: "No, 15 is too little, in this way, let's take a step back, 33, each of us 11." ”

“33？ No, I can only accept 16.5 ...... at most"

The two sides went back and forth, and finally reached a verbal agreement that could not be made public: Allenadham, Mikemorhaime, and Frankpearce would do their best to help ICQ buy Blizzard Entertainment, Snow Mountain Online, and Software from the Cendant Group at the lowest possible price, with the highest price ICQ could accept was $22 million, and after the acquisition, the three co-founders of Blizzard Entertainment would automatically own 18 shares in the new company.

In addition, the three co-founders automatically receive an additional 0.5 shares for every $1 million they depress on this $22 million basis.

Although they did not achieve the minimum target of 20 at the beginning of Allenadham, the three of them were also very satisfied with the condition given by Lin Zheng, 22 million? With the trio's knowledge of the current financial situation of the Cendant Group, they were sure that it would not be difficult to bring down five or six million dollars as long as enough pressure was put on them, which meant that the three of them could get more than 20 shares, which was already very satisfying for them.

Lin Zheng was also very happy that an agreement was reached, but he suddenly remembered another thing: "Allen, if I'm not mistaken, Blizzard announced that a new real-time strategy game "StarCraft" will be released in January next year, right?" ”

"Yes......" Allenadham looked at Lin Zheng puzzled, not understanding what he meant by asking this question.

"I hope that StarCraft will be released after Blizzard Entertainment is acquired by ICQ." r1152

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