Irvine, California.

Lin Zuhui took Long Jingchang, president of Wanhui Media, and his party to Irvine's 'Silicon and Nerve Bond' company, which was later known as 'Blizzard Entertainment'.

Originally, his idea was to intervene in the game industry when the time was ripe, mainly to learn several classic games from the country of sticks in his previous life; Based on this, Wanhui Media also has a strong strength in the game field, and by the way, it will drive the entire game industry chain in Xiangjiang.

With excellent products, it is not a problem for the market, after all, it is backed by the mainland; is like the Xishan Residence in the previous life, which was supported by Xiangjiang Kingsoft Software.

However, after a period of understanding and thinking, Lin Zuhui feels that the 'game industry' is not something that can build excellent technology overnight; although he has played a large number of online games such as "Legend", "Audition", "Adventure Island", etc., but without excellent technology and art, everything will be excellent ideas and rough products.

Therefore, the sooner you get involved in this industry, the more powerful you will be in the future.

Then, naturally, we should start with the United States.

"Bosses, the three founders of Silicon & Neural Bonds all said that 'they don't like to be interfered with by capital' and want to make games that they like and are more popular with players." Long Jingchang reported.

Lin Zuhui couldn't help laughing!

Whoever says this he believes, but the two founders of 'Silicon and Neural Bonds' say it, and he doesn't believe it. He seemed to remember that the company did not know how many hands it had been resold by capital.

"That's our leverage isn't enough to impress them!" Lin Zuhui said firmly.

Long Jingchang said with a smile: "That's it! They even borrowed their employees' salaries from credit cards, but we don't have an offer yet. ”

Beforehand, Lin Zuhui asked Long Jingchang to look for this company and contact about the acquisition. Long Jingchang naturally made a tentative contact, after all, he didn't know what this company was worth acquiring by the boss, a game company of this size could be acquired for $300,000, and the streets of the United States were all over the place.

Lin Zuhui asked Long Jingchang: "Did you bring the game planning materials?" ”

The data, of course, is the background of the game "World of Warcraft: Humans and Orcs"; There may be a memory bias, but it is just an introduction. The original version of the centaurs, a revelation, will naturally have the same work.

"Bring it!"

Silicon & Nerve Bonds, a office room of only four or five hundred square feet, about seven or eight employees.

When Lin Zuhui and his entourage arrived, everyone looked at them curiously.

"Mike Mohami, this is our boss, and he wants to have a good chat with you!" Long Jingchang introduced.

Lin Zuhui used to be a Warcraft player, and he was also a die-hard fan of Blizzard's management, but now, Blizzard's management will be reduced to a worker.

Otherwise, "World of Warcraft", "Diablo", "StarCraft", will not belong to them.

After all, three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged ones are still easy to find.

Mike Mohami heard Long Jingchang introduce his boss last time, and he was also quite excited for a while that such a rich man could visit him in person.

"Mr. Lin, welcome to Silicon & Neural Bonds, it's a pity we don't have a separate conference room, don't you mind chatting here?"

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I don't mind, because I think I will be able to convince you to sell the company to us soon!" ”

Mike Mohami was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Lin Zuhui to be so direct, so he asked: "Then can I ask, why does Mr. Lin's company have to buy our company?" ”

Lin Zuhui immediately said: "We are more optimistic about this industry for a game production company that was selected immediately, after all, PCs are becoming more and more popular. ”

This answer made the three founding members of Silicon and Nerve Bond very satisfied, after all, this is the case.

Mike Mohami said with a smile: "Because of this, we don't have much temptation, so it is even more impossible for us to sell the company cheaply and work for the capital." ”

Lin Zuhui said: "Who said that you are cheap, foreign companies like us, investing in American companies, must attach great importance to the founding team, because we can only cooperate in order to gain a firm foothold in the local area more smoothly." So, Mr. Mike Mohamie, would you like to hear our quote? ”

Mike Mohami is very curious, after all, he has learned that Lin Zuhui is the richest man in China, with a net worth of billions of dollars, so he must be very generous!

"Of course!"

At this time, everyone sat down in their chairs, and several employees also concentrated on eavesdropping.

"We are willing to invest US$300,000 to acquire Silicon & Neurobonds and inject US$200,000 into your R&D and salary," Lin said. ”

"Seems very tempting! However, if we succeed in developing a good work, maybe it will be worth more. What's more, we still like to keep the team independent......" says Mike Mohami.

In fact, he felt that it was this condition, and he would not be tempted!

Lin Zuhui immediately smiled and said: "I like people with self-confidence!" In this way, the acquisition cost of $500,000 is supplemented by an additional $500,000 for development funds. The important thing is that your team remains independent, and you can be the president, and even if you hire the president, it's up to the three of you to decide. As for our company, it is only as an investor and enjoys certain management rights. ”

They all came to negotiate in person, so naturally they had to negotiate at one time, otherwise where would the majesty of the boss be.

What's more, according to history, "World of Warcraft: Humans and Orcs" came out in early 1994, when Storm Entertainment was acquired for $6.8 million.

When Mike Mohami and the others heard this, they immediately looked at each other and made eye contact with each other.

You can see that they are already excited!

In fact, developing a PC game only costs $10~300,000 in this era, but Lin Zuhui is generous.

After a while, Mike Mohami said, "We need to think about it and give you an answer!" ”

Lin Zuhui didn't have this patience, so he motioned to Long Jingchang.

Then, Long Jingchang handed the background information of "World of Warcraft: Humans and Orcs" to Mike Mohami.

"Mr. Mike Mohami, this is a game plan they received, I can show you first. Of course, if you don't answer us tomorrow, we'll have to buy another company and start research and development right away. ”

It doesn't hurt to take a look, Lin Zuhui is not worried about their plagiarism, because they recorded it. Importantly, compared to the speed of R&D, Mike Mohami and others are not necessarily comparable to companies that are heavy on capital.

Mike Mohami took the information curiously, and couldn't help but look at it first, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

The Burning Legion, Azeroth, Stormwind....... Perfect plot.

Lin Zuhui saw that since they all showed surprised expressions, he took the opportunity to say: "Everyone, if you like it, you can consider cooperating." For this cooperation, our company is very sincere, if the company develops, they will provide high salaries and dividends to the R&D team, and will not be stingy in R&D funds. ”

After all, the R&D team is the head snake, and it is the right thing to win over.

Lin Zuhui's investment in Blizzard Entertainment was originally intended to incubate a team and go to Xiangjiang for development.

In the future, Wanhui Media will have two game company giants, one is Blizzard Entertainment and the other is Ninth City.

Mike Mohami finally said excitedly: "Tomorrow morning, we will definitely give you an answer." And you can guarantee that you will not spy on your work. ”

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Then I'll wait for your good news!" The information is here for you, and we will pick it up tomorrow. ”

With that, he led the crowd and began to leave.

After Lin Zuhui and the others left, Mike Mohuaimi, Alan Adhan, and Frank Pierce found a place to negotiate.

Mike Mowmi began by saying, "The first time I talked to Mr. Long Jingchang, I learned a little bit about them. Although they are only a small local capital, their boss, Mr. Lin Zuhui, is the richest man in China, and his wealth can rank among the top five in the United States. Today, Mr. Lin Zuhui came in person, and it seems that he is very optimistic about the game industry and intends to make a layout. To be honest, the most exciting thing for me was World of Warcraft: Humans and Orcs, its world background is so good, I was eager to do this project. ”

Alan Adhan and Frank Pierce both nodded, they were also very interested in the work.

"You can see that they value our team so much that we can maintain a lot of independence," says Alan Adhan. In that case, let's talk about the details tomorrow, for example, in terms of management, we are Americans after all, and we have a greater advantage, and it can be seen that they know that too. ”

Frank Pierce said: "And the treatment of the team, you can see that they are also very sincere, if American companies buy us, there will not be so many concessions. It seems to me that they probably know that doing business in the U.S. still requires the cooperation of the locals. Otherwise, why don't they just start a company! ”

For a time, all three were inclined to sell the company, but wanted to maintain more independence.

........

Following.

Everyone is in a café and the negotiations are resumed.

Surprisingly, Mike Mowymi wanted the acquisition to be reduced to $300,000, but left the three of them with a 30% stake.

In response to this, Lin Zuhui thought for a while and said that he could continue to pay them $500,000, but only 10% of the equity was left.

Leave 10%, so that you can envelop the three of them and give them a thought.

After all, just relying on a game background may not make the same product as in the previous life. It's not that Lin Zuhui hasn't played "World of Warcraft", but he has only played the online version, the early stand-alone and online versions, who knows how much similarity there is.

The trio eventually decided to compromise because they needed money and more importantly World of Warcraft: Humans and Orcs titles.

Witnessed by the lawyer, everyone signed the equity transfer agreement.

After that, Lin Zuhui said to the trio: "Silicon & Neural Bond Company, this name really has no influence, so I propose to change the name to 'Blizzard E' (Blizzard Entertainment)." What do you guys think? ”

After thinking for a while, Mike Mowami said, "I think it's good! ”

Then the remaining two also compromised!

Next, we discussed the company's operation and research and development, and we soon found that it is good to have a large company as the backing.

Before leaving the United States, Lin Zuhui asked Long Jingchang to continue to acquire in the United States.

"You go and talk to a company called Activision, which is a video game developer, publisher and distributor. Then, in preparation for the acquisition of him, we will later prepare for the merger of Activision and Blizzard Entertainment. The new company will be called Activision Blizzard, but the two companies will operate independently. In terms of management, it is still handed over to the original team, and we only need to coordinate the management. ”

Taking advantage of the fact that the scale of this industry is still small and it is not difficult to acquire, Lin Zuhui plans to lay out in advance. When it becomes an influential company in the future, the U.S. government may review it, and although it may also be acquired, it is undoubtedly not only expensive, but also troublesome.

Long Jingchang nodded and said, "Okay, I will definitely handle this matter well!" ”

Wanhui Media is no longer a print media, but a comprehensive media group, so the strength of the management has long been strengthened. Participating in the acquisition of Blizzard Entertainment this time, the reason why Lin Zuhui personally went out of the mountain is nothing more than that he values the Blizzard team more.

As for Activision, he values the strength of distribution and distribution.

Lin Zuhui continued: "This layout is related to the layout of our local games in the future, so our attitude is to learn more instead of interfering too much. For example, with the acquisition of Activision, we are equivalent to a matchmaker, promoting the joint venture of the two companies. Of course, we are investors, and we don't interfere with them too much, because we want them to bring us profits. If we don't behave well, we can interfere with anything. ”

"Well, I see! Although it is a new industry for us, we have already diversified our business and will definitely be able to complete the layout and ideas of the boss. ”

"Okay, report to me anytime!"

"Yes!"

Lin Zuhui suddenly has a big ambition recently - that is, to prepare for the merger of Asia Television and Wanhui Media to create a giant media communication group company.

TV stations, newspapers, publishing houses, entertainment companies, satellite television networks, game industry....... Carry out a comprehensive layout.

Don't look at Xiangjiang as small, but because it is well-developed, cultural products are easier to export than the mainland.

Xiangjiang is Chinese, but in fact, Xiangjiang is a world city, at least for more than 20 years...... Xiangjiang's cultural export has been the best in Asia as early as the 70s, and Hong Kong films have once caused panic in some Southeast Asian countries.

Therefore, as long as there are good comic works, game works, and entertainment works, which are exported to Asia, they can be developed and exported to the whole world and become an 'entertainment capital', which is not necessarily impossible."

Once Wanhui and ATV complete the merger, Lin Zuhui will have four multinational groups in his hands - New Era Group, ATV Wanhui Group, Octopus Financial Group, and LEIT Group.

The later efforts to develop these four group companies were enough to make him a legend in the business world.

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