Before using Blizzard's name to make "Warcraft", the company that Mohami and the three of them made up was not worth anything at all, because their works all had the shadow of popular games on the market, to put it nicely, it was borrowing, imitating, learning, and it was ugly to say, it was on the way to plagiarism, and they incorporated their own ideas.

And even if they made "Warcraft: Humans and Orcs" and won many awards in the game industry, laying a solid foundation for the sales of "Warcraft 2: Black Tide" to sell 500,000 sets in four months, but when they made "Humans and Orcs", their small workshop-like company was still not worth much, because insiders understood that this was a high imitation of "Dune Castle 2", and the copyright owner of "Dune" was Universal Pictures.

If it weren't for Vivendi's control of Blizzard and the accidental purchase of Universal, which resolved the copyright prosecution issue that caused huge controversy, Blizzard and Universal might have gone to court long ago.

So, when Mohami told Roland that he could sell the company to the other party, he thought that he would actually find a guy who could help him solve all his problems, in addition to the real idea of testing the waters of fighting games, the trial version of "Dune Castle 2" before its launch this year also made them very excited, and they also wanted to try the real-time strategy on PC.

But I don't have enough money to plan these things.

If it were an ordinary person, he might be moved by Mohami's behavior of actively betraying the company, and directly ask for 20%, which is an angel investment, but Roland, who understands the development history of "Warcraft", will not think so at all, since these guys want to make themselves their fathers, then if he doesn't buy it, isn't he a fool?

I'm trying to figure out how to mess with copyright and licensing, so that you don't get sued, and I end up being an angel investor?

I'm sick in the head, right?

In this way, when Mohami said that it was okay to buy and buy, Roland directly ignored the scam in the word order and stared at the two words of acquisition, "Then how much do you want?" ”

Mohami heard Roland's question, and directly stretched out a palm.

"Five million?" Roland smiled and shook his head, "I can't really talk about this." ”

Roland's money didn't come from the wind, so instead of spending five million to buy their studio, it was better to build a new company and then poach them with a high salary and a share allotment.

However, after hearing the figure of five million, Mohami was confused and said with a wry smile: "Okay, I finally know that money is really a string of numbers for you......

"We only want 500,000 yuan, pay off the debt of the credit card cash, pay the rent of the office, that is what we do in our own name, not the company's debt, and after cleaning up those things, the three of us will get about 100,000, which is actually the rest of the money in RPM Racing......"

That's right, the current silicon and nerve bond companies are in extreme financial chaos.

But there is no way, there are only a dozen people in total, and everyone is making games with enthusiasm.

As a guy who dares to embezzle R&D funds from other developers to make games in the future, they are truth-clear and financial.

And in this case, the wry smile that appeared in front of Roland also made him shake his head.

"Five hundred thousand? No problem......"

"I'll go and talk to David and let him send someone to deal with you."

"From now on, you just need to play the game well, and you don't need to worry about management, finance, and legal affairs......"

"Really?" When Roland said this, Mohami suddenly became overjoyed.

"Really......" Roland nodded, jumped off the couch, and came to the table.

"Oh...... If Allen and Frank knew you said yes, they'd be crazy with joy! Mohami rubbed his hands excitedly, and the look of excitement was the same as that of a guy who learned that as long as he wore a green hat, he would not have to pay alimony.

"Or ...... You call them to come over and eat together? Seeing that he was so happy, Roland also mentioned it in passing.

However, Mohami shook his head, "No, no, no, when they drive over, we'll be able to eat twice." ”

"Let's go over the night, let's invite you to dinner."

"I'll make a phone call later, let them sort out what we need, just when you have time, get all the authorizations and copyrights, once you join the group to film, we won't be able to bother you......"

Mohami is very honest and doesn't think of himself as an outsider at all.

And the casual words also made Roland extremely comfortable, if the other party directly took the money after selling the company to him, then his investment could be regarded as a complete failure......

Seeing that this guy was excited, and for the sake of the game, Roland decided that even if this guy was making up some plot with a filial daughter in the future, he would not break the other party's knees......

Well, let him run around the Wailing Cave a hundred times, and get lost once to clear and recount.

He's not a devil anyway.

…………

After the 500,000 yuan acquisition of Silicon & Neural Bonds was successfully finalized, Roland and Mohami looked out at the white coastline, admired the rough 'waves', and enjoyed their lunch.

There is a saying: "Food and color, sex also." In the case of the whole world, both sides eat more.

In the afternoon, the two who had nothing to do did not immediately return to Irvine, but wandered around the city of Newport Beach, and when Roland found that the six-bedroom, six-bedroom, six-bathroom, and more than 22,000-square-foot villa with a view of the sea in Memory Corner was only 12 million hours......

Oops, it's a heart-warming feeling!

Of course, the heart is the heart, buy?

That's impossible!

It's not that he thinks it's expensive, it's that it's too far away from Hollywood.

Driving back and forth for several hours, the whole day was delayed on the road.

The reason why I live in Sherman Oakes is not unwavering is because no matter which set I go to, it can be solved in an hour?

Saving time is his primary consideration, after all, he can't be the same as Kobe, when he plays, he gets up at three o'clock in the morning to go to work, and when he starts a business, he takes a helicopter and lands directly!

Of course, because of his own fame, Roland can't actually wander around like ordinary people.

For fear of being recognized by others, and then the day's itinerary will be disrupted.

Many times, the public will think that when celebrities travel, the assistant bodyguards are pretending to beep before and after the saddle, but in fact, except for those little stars who spend their own money to find someone to pick up and hype, the real big coffee does not take people with them when they travel, which is death.

Do you think everyone wants to wear sunglasses and masks?

Aren't you worried about being photographed by media reporters and scribbling on the news?

A dark circle under her eyes can give you a look at the indiscretions of your private life and a haggard face, that is, guess what she did last night, and if the actress comes out of the hotel with a glorious face, the shameless paparazzi may be moisturized.

And the bodyguard assistant ......

Aren't these guys just guaranteeing that the star can successfully complete the day's itinerary?

After all, there are times when fanatical fans are really troublesome.

is like what Li Dan said at the "Tucao Conference": The enemy will not go to the concert, the enemy will not chase the car, the enemy will not check the hotel information, only those fans will do it.

And in the face of these fans, are celebrities really willing to let people do it?

Everyone is not stupid, everyone understands that these fanatical fans are their most loyal foundation, do you think Wu Jin is willing to point at fans and let people stop filming? Do you think Brother Shanzheng is willing to take matters into his own hands and fight a paparazzi?

Friendly characters are not so easy to stand up, but they are the easiest to destroy.

In this case, the bodyguard assistant is on the back.

Run with the star and be driven again.

Of course, if you want to curb all this at the source, you can only travel in a low-key manner.

Because of this, after a casual stroll, seeing that the time was almost up, Roland and Mohami came to Irvine's company.

And with the advance communication on the phone, the atmosphere during the exchange is very harmonious.

For such a trivial matter as the acquisition of 500,000 yuan, it is enough for David to directly relay the news to the guys at Roland Assets Company and ask them to bring someone to review the handover.

While liquidating the assets of Silicon and Neural Bonds, Roland, who was eating in a restaurant next to the three founders, also understood their thoughts and requirements, in addition to the worldview of the fighting game, they also wanted the license of "Dune Castle 2".

"It would be better if we could buy Westwood Studio directly, so that we don't have to authorize it......"

Faced with Alan Adhan's sand sculpture proposal, Roland only smiled and didn't speak.

Because he knew it wasn't going to work.

Westwood Studio is the producer of "Dune Castle 2", and it is also the developer of "Command and Conquest" and "Red Alert" in the future.

Of course, the reluctance to buy other game studios is actually because Roland can't afford it, or rather, can't afford it.

As Jason Rubin, founder of Naughty Dog and future VP of AR/VR content at Facebook, put it, "What people don't realize is that a game is often successful because it has a bigger budget at hand." With enough budget, it can be bigger, better, and cooler. ”

Roland doesn't have that much money to support so many studios, and as time goes by, with a game that has to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on research and development, a self-sufficient Blizzard is enough for him to play.

The steps are too big, and it is easy to pull the eggs......

After learning what Mohami wanted, things were much easier, and after returning home, Roland simply put aside the acquisition process that he did not understand, and instead called Ivanka, telling him that he wanted to buy something from her uncle.

"You called me at night just to tell me this?"

When the sweet voice got into Roland's ears, he-

Well, he's not thrilled at all.

"Then should I be like a normal couple, ask, honey, long time no see, are you okay?"

The perfunctory tone of the pretended twist made the blonde little Loli in New York laugh, after getting along with Roland for a few months, she didn't know that Roland didn't like herself at all, and all the contact was just to complete the task?

But so what?

At least Roland, like her, regards dating as a task, so that the two can talk to each other.

"If you're in front of me, then I'm sure I can't help but hit you."

"But you're not in front of me, so you can't hit me."

"Do you dare to say that, then you dare to come to New York?"

"You know where my home is in Los Angeles."

The words came out naturally, although Roland responded very politely, but Xiao Loli, who was holding the earpiece and nesting on the sofa, his eyes narrowed into crescents, "Forget it, I can't argue with you, you better make it clear to me, what kind of game copyright do you want, I can tell my father......"

"But I have to warn you first, if my dad goes to make this call for you, and Uncle Carl agrees, then then I'll be going with me to Los Angeles, you know what that means, right?"

"Of course, I'm going to shoot "Jurassic" soon, you came to visit the class, right? Rest assured, our relationship, I've already spoken to Steven, and he doesn't resent the hype, so ......"

The reason why Roland is looking for Ivanka, not Cameron, is purely because he is catching a sheep, and something is going to happen!

He helped Perelman with hype, and Perelman returned him a bear hair, and the deal was over.

Even if they could still call each other 'friends', if Roland owed each other a favor, then-

That's a big deal.

And Ivanka's side is different, the hype they need is Roland took the initiative to cooperate, although there is no news so far, but this does not mean that Roland has to wait for things to ferment before he can get 'paid'.

Although it's really snobbish to say this, but this is the reality, in order to keep the hype from not dying halfway, Roland takes the copyright from their side, which is much simpler than Perelman, as for Ivanka to visit the class? Isn't that just a matter of taking a few photos and keeping them for publicity?

How many photos can be exchanged for the easiest way to buy?

A fool would refuse!

In this way, Roland did not feel any pressure at all when he reported the name of the character to Ivanka.

But Ivanka's hands trembled a little when she was recording, "You mean, you want the game rights to all the Avengers characters you bought before, as well as the game rights to the Spider-Man you are about to star in?" ”

"yes, what's the problem?"

"Well, so what they said is true, you and Steven are really similar, and you both like to collect copyrights."

Since Mohami and they had a need, Roland simply bought everything he could.

Unlike the copyright that was sold like garbage by Perelman before, this game is something he can get right away.

Regardless of whether Mohami made the game or ruined it, he will not be the one who loses the copyright in his hands these years.

As for the money?

After picking up a bear hair and inexplicably occupying eight percent of the profit share of "Jurassic", Roland is not false at all.

After all, money is only valuable if it is circulated!

As for the licensing of Dune?

It's even simpler......

Universal Pictures!

Roland doesn't have to go to Spielberg, just take the contract and find someone to sign it!

After working as a moth in the world for more than a month, who doesn't know him?

And during the honeymoon period when "Jurassic" is about to start filming, it is not too cheap to get a twenty-year repeat license......

As soon as these things arrive, Blizzard may not be the Blizzard of the previous life, because they didn't do Superman and changed to Spider-Man, but it must be his Blizzard......

I shoot Spider-Man myself, I sell games by myself, big friends and children, don't even think about running away......

‘I am Spider Man。 ’

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