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Chapter 280 One hundred million is too little

...Get rich?

Hearing Jun Lin's nonsensical words, Hao Yun, who hadn't figured out the situation, was stunned for a moment, and then continued to ask, What's the situation?

Overseas version of Clash of Clans!

With excitement in his tone, Lin Jun continued to speak quickly, Yesterday morning, the CEO of Magic Box Culture called me and said that it was a game publishing company called 'Bulldog' in North America, and they planned to buy from them. I bought the agency rights for the American region of Clash of Clans!

Bulldog?

Why does this name sound like a dog food seller?

Hao Yun was not as excited as Lin Jun when he heard that someone was interested in the overseas distribution rights of Clash of Clans. After thinking for a while, he said.

This Bulldog Company...do you understand?

Without a second's delay, Lin Jun on the other end of the phone said immediately.

That's a must! Before making this call with you, I entrusted a reliable third-party organization to research this company.

According to the surveyed information, the company's current main business is overseas game translation and agency operations. At present, the two mobile games operated by the company are agencyd by the game company in Xiaguo, and the download data It ranks among the top ten in all major software markets in North America!

Whether it is from the fundamentals of the company itself or from the reputation of North American players, this company is quite reliable!

Even through the phone, Hao Yun could feel the excitement and excitement of this guy.

In fact, no wonder.

As a big country in the electronics industry, Xia Kingdom's video game industry started relatively early. At this stage of development, the competition has become fierce whether it is mobile games or terminal games.

Taking mobile games as an example, the average lifespan of a mobile game is no more than one year at most, and the short-lived ones may be gone in a month or two.

Even for such phenomenal mobile games as Temple Escape, the popularity and flow are on the decline now. Daily life is less than a third of the peak period, and the monthly flow is even less than a quarter of the peak period. Not left.

It is foreseeable that this number will be even lower in the future.

In comparison, the slightly better thing about PC games is that the transaction between the player and the game company is a one-shot deal. If you don’t actively promise follow-up updates in the purchase agreement, the after-sales cost can be directly ignored. As long as the game time exceeds two hours, a full refund is not supported.

Unlike mobile games, because of Xia Guo's virtual property protection law, even if the server crashes, the server has to be turned on. Either reach a settlement with the player through compensation, or file for bankruptcy.

Compared with the domestic involution market, the North American market is undoubtedly a treasure land full of opportunities. Almost all game companies want to make money in this growing emerging market.

However, it is not so easy to go to North America to make money.

Out of concerns about cultural intrusion, as well as the practical need to protect the domestic market and prevent foreign exchange loss, North America implements stricter control policies on game distribution—especially overseas games—on the grounds of protecting the eyesight and health of minors.

That is to say, games released by overseas game companies cannot be directly launched in North America. The only way to legally set up servers in North America is to log in to major software platforms and open downloads through local companies that cooperate with relevant agencies to complete the review of game content.

As for those games that have not passed the review, if North American players want to play, they must either sign up for an agent or play side-by-side. Anyway, it is basically impossible to play through normal channels.

Due to the relatively complicated review process, it is especially strict for overseas companies. Therefore, except for subsidiaries of international giants such as Rice and Sea Lion, which are able to directly operate their own games, other game companies are basically more inclined to find reliable local companies. Enterprises act as agents to avoid audit risks.

This is the most time-saving and labor-saving method.

You don't need to worry about the operation of the game, and you don't need to worry about the cost. You can make money by just laying down an IP.

No one knows how to deal with prosecutorial agencies and courts better than these local companies. If they are efficient, they can even pass all the review procedures in less than a week.

And if you come by yourself, you may not be able to approve it for a year, and the day lily will be cold by then.

Although he didn't think that the company called Bulldog could charge a high price for a newly launched game, Hao Yun still asked casually.

What are the conditions they offer? What is the specific cooperation method?

Hearing that the boss finally asked the most critical question, Lin Jun smiled slightly and said with restraint of excitement in his tone.

They are very optimistic about our Clash of Clans' ability to continue operating, and plan to sign a two-year buyout agency agreement with us. There are no additional conditions other than the right to renew the contract, and the price is 100 million!

Hearing this quotation, Hao Yun was not immediately excited, but asked subconsciously.

USD or RMB?

Of course it's RMB. How could it be possible to use US dollars? Lin Jun, who was holding the mobile phone, replied with a strange face, unexpectedly, the boss would ask such a strange question.

Hearing this sentence, Hao Yun was slightly taken aback for a moment, but quickly realized it.

To be honest, after all these years of rebirth, he still hasn't fully adapted to the difference between the two worlds.

Different from the previous life.

As the leading country of the People's Federation, the Xia Kingdom of this life occupies an absolutely dominant position in the international economy and production relations. The currency issued is naturally the most mainstream currency in the International Trade of the People's Federation, so the general cross-border transactions are naturally used. RMB to settle.

It was precisely because of this that Lin Jun was baffled by his subconscious reaction.

Payment in RMB is already a well-established practice.

It's nothing, I just asked casually. Hao Yun coughed lightly and said, One hundred million...that's quite a lot.

Lin Jun said with a smile.

Then if you have no objection, I'll ask Wu Junxian to sign the contract?

Judging from the tone of the boss, this matter is basically settled.

However, what he didn't expect was that Mr. Hao's answer was beyond his expectation.

What I mean is that 100 million is too little. Think of a way to ask Wu Junxian to talk to foreigners again to see if the buyout agreement can be changed to a share. If they can accept the agreement to be signed once a year, the share rate will be 6. , they are 4, this matter can continue to be discussed.”

It's okay if we can't talk, Hao Yun is not particularly distressed.

After all, when the game was originally designed, his expectations for the game itself were in overseas markets.

If it is operated properly, even if the profitability of this game does not reach the height of the previous life, it must not be too far behind.

However, Lin Jun didn't know the plan in Mr. Hao's mind, and he was stunned because of the sentence too little.

Too, too little? Lin Jun, who was holding the phone, had a dumbfounded expression on his face, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

This is 100 million!

And it was 100 million for nothing!

If even this is too little, he really can't imagine how much it is.

That's right, I think it's too little, Hao Yun could guess Lin Jun's surprise at the moment, and explained after a pause, In principle, according to my plan, after half a year, the game's various data will be stable, and the operation team will also be able to stabilize the data. After accumulating enough experience, I will ask Magic Box Culture to contact a reliable agency to launch an overseas version, and use a revenue sharing plan to act as an agent. But I didn’t expect our game to become popular as soon as it was launched. Now it seems that this The plan can be advanced.

I don't understand...why are you so obsessed with sharing? Jun Lin said dumbfounded, There are too many variables in the overseas market. Even if the game is popular in the Xia Kingdom, it may not be as popular overseas. Some people are willing to sell it. Buying out our American version for 100 million yuan, I think this offer is quite sincere.

So, you still don't know much about the game industry, Hao Yun said with a sigh, Well, how about we make a bet?

What bet... Lin Jun said cautiously.

Hao Yun smiled lightly and said confidently.

Just bet that our Clash of Clans will not only become a phenomenon-level game in China, but also become a phenomenon-level game abroad.

...may I ask your definition of phenomenal?

Phenomenon-level definition? Hearing this expected question, Hao Yun said with a sarcastic smile, A year's turnover must be at least 1 billion!