Hearing about the arrival of Activision executive Arnold, Fan Zhe did not go to see him.

At present, the development of "Steam Daming" has entered the final and most critical finishing stage, he is very busy now, and he has no mind to take care of any business matters, and this matter will be left to Ye Jiayi to talk about. He still concentrates on his content work and creates a work that is of better quality and more able to stand the test, and that is the way to go.

Recently, he has had a lot of communication with Gao Yixiang, who is specifically responsible for the project.

As the late receiver guessed, the completion of "Steam Daming" is already relatively good, and even if Dimension Entertainment is willing, the DEMO version can be released.

However, many procedural problems still need to be further troubled and optimized. Vicious bugs must be eliminated. Fan Zhe would rather the work skip the ticket - anyway, they haven't announced the specific launch time until now - rather than want any vicious bugs to appear after the work is launched, causing the game to crash and the game to be unsmooth. This kind of hurts character too much and hurts reputation too much.

Moreover, the work is well optimized, and another important point is the ability to perform on low-configuration hardware.

This is actually an aspect that cannot be ignored, and even it has a lot of significance on the console.

"Steam Ming" should be launched on all platforms. However, such as the main XB platform and SN platform, there are some differences in their respective performance, and this difference is what Wedo Entertainment needs to overcome technically.

Of course, it's not that hard, at least not too hard when it comes to multi-platform adaptation.

The bigger difficulty is the PC port.

On the PC side, the optimization is a little more difficult because the hardware is different for almost every user. High-end performance machines are certainly not too scary, but how to make the game run smoothly on low-to-mid-range computers is a challenge.

At present, the most important work of the technical staff of the "Steam Daming" project team is to work hard in this regard.

It's impossible to have a low-spec computer that can run the game with full special effects, but at least give players a choice, so that the game can enjoy the fun of the game smoothly in the case of medium and low effects, and at the same time will not be too stuck.

……

While Fan Zhe was focused on monitoring the quality of his work, Ye Jiayi also met with Arnold.

Arnold did bring Activision's sincerity.

“…… We are willing to give a more sincere offer than "Taiwu 2". In terms of agency fees, we can give a price of 35 million US dollars, which is 3 million US dollars higher than the original "Taiwu Picture Scroll 2". In terms of the publicity budget, we will also raise some of it, and we promise to invest no less than 110 million US dollars in the global promotion of this work. ”

This is indeed quite good sincerity, the price of the agency fee is good, and the commitment to publicity and distribution is also quite good.

However, Ye Jiayi still just shook his head.

"Aren't you happy with that?" Arnold made an expression of disbelief, but he was actually quite calm in his heart.

Talking about business, asking for a price all over the place and bargaining on the ground is a normal operation. Although there is no such idiom in the West, of course he understands this meaning.

However, Ye Jiayi's next reaction was a bit unexpected for him.

"Mr. Arnold, we have a good relationship, so we will have this meeting between us. However, personal relations are personal relations, and business matters are business, and we really have no intention of reaching a cooperation with other companies on "Steam Ming" so soon. ”

After speaking, Ye Jiayi stood up and said, "Thank you for visiting, if you have time tomorrow, I can take you to a nearby golf course, I remember that you like this very much." ”

That's what it means to send off a guest.

Arnold opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but he immediately realized that this kind of business involving hundreds of millions, or even billions, is normal for nothing to come out of it for a while.

But despite this, he was still confused by Ye Jiayi's attitude.

He believes that he has brought Activision's sincere intention to cooperate, but looking at Ye Jiayi's appearance, he doesn't seem to be interested in it at all.

This gave him an ominous premonition - the taste of Dimension Entertainment this time may be big.

……

The next day, Arnold accepted Yip's invitation to play a round of golf together.

He is a middle and high master, and Ye Jiayi can only be regarded as good at playing at most.

But basically, he didn't put much effort into playing this game.

Throughout the whole process, he was trying to test the attitude of Wedo Entertainment on "Steam Daming", wanting to see their needs and where their bottom line was.

But alas, he didn't try it.

It made him feel very depressed.

You know, he's not just an ordinary business negotiator, he's currently working at Activision, not to mention covering the sky, at least one of the top management.

I came here in person like this, and it turned out that Dimension Entertainment's attitude was really uncomfortable.

There was some resentment and some anger in his heart, but he didn't show it.

Personal emotions are far less important than business cooperation.

He does not intend to return to the United States just like that, and he cannot accept such a thing as a return in vain.

In the subsequent time, he has been in contact with Wedo Entertainment.

In the end, he finally got a more accurate answer in the fourth meeting with Ye Jiayi.

Then, he was shocked.

Before, the attitude of Wedo Entertainment made him consider that their appetite for this work would not be small, but in fact, he was quite confident.

Although the initial offer he gave seems to be only a part of the increase from the original "Taiwu 2", in fact, according to the results of the internal negotiations between Activision before he came, their bottom line is quite high, and there is relatively large room for negotiation.

But unexpectedly, the requirements of Dimension Entertainment suddenly compressed their space almost to the limit.

"In terms of agency fees, our requirements are not high, as long as we reach the line of 60 million US dollars. However, we hope that you will give more protection in the publicity budget. We believe that investing $160 million is more reasonable. ”

When Ye Jiayi said this, she looked a little light, but she scared Arnold a lot.

These two figures were so exaggerated that he even thought Ye Jiayi was joking with him for a while.

But after calming down, he thought that he could not decide this matter for a while.

That's almost a third more than their initial psychological price.

"Steam Daming", is it really worth this value?