Tokyo: Being coveted by my wife, I just want to play games

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Looking at the documents in their hands, all the guests present were shocked.

The only purpose of their gathering today was to put pressure on Dongchuan Che and try to take advantage of the unstable conditions of the GOGO platform to gain benefits for themselves. But they never expected that Dongchuan Che would offer such generous conditions this time.

OTTO takes 30% of the commission, while Fuyukawa Tetsu only takes 19%, and this is just the basic terms. Some particularly popular works, or some works with special styles, will also receive corresponding subsidies, and there is also a clause that [the commission for initial members will not increase within years].

The terms are very generous, and the overall commission is two-fifths less than that of OTTO. However, the terms are only one aspect.

The proportion of the cake that can be divided is important, but at the same time, the size of the cake is also important.

OTTO is not the only gaming platform in the world. There are many platforms that offer lower commissions than OTTO, and some even have lower terms than what Dongchuan Che has offered now. But why do all manufacturers have to join OTTO with no choice but to do so?

Because OTTO has the biggest piece of the pie, even if they get a smaller share, they can still earn more when their user base crushes other platforms.

The scale of the pie that GOGO platform can achieve in the future is equally important, or even more important. Before seeing the documents in their hands, everyone present could not imagine that Dongchuan Che, who had just finished "Elden Ring" and "FGO" had not yet been launched, actually spent another 600 million US dollars!

300 million to make "World of Warcraft", 300 million to make "Pokemon"!

This matter is no secret within the Holy Light Society, but Dongchuan Che issued a gag order a long time ago, so the outside world only knows that he, Dongchuan Che, is preparing two new works, but they don’t know that the scale of these two new works is so large!

Six hundred million US dollars is an extremely exaggerated number. What's more, the document clearly states that this is the R&D expenditure excluding publicity and promotion costs, and both works will be available on the GOGO platform next year.

A huge investment of 600 million US dollars, if publicity and promotion are included, the total expenditure may exceed 800 million or even 900 million US dollars.

More than 6 billion RMB, more than 100 billion Japanese yen!

It's a very horrific move, but on the other hand, this money will completely drain the Holy Light Society.

For a moment, everyone at the dinner party was talking about it again.

"Spending 300 million US dollars to develop an MMO online game in this era, this Dongchuan is really crazy."

"With their technical prowess and so much funding, these two works may be successful."

"But if he really follows this contract, Dong Chuan Che will not only have to invest all the money he earns from the Elden Ring, but he will also have to attract investment or get a bank loan to cover the cost."

"No, no, no, you forgot about FGO. That mobile game will be released next month. Fate's IP is so big, and the mobile game is so profitable. As long as it performs normally, cash flow should not be a problem."

"Since his debut, none of his works have failed, but risks do exist. Don't be fooled by the fact that the contract says that if the number of daily active users does not meet the standard, the commission will be reduced. If FGO fails, there will be problems with his capital recovery, which will lead to the difficulty in producing the next two works in the contract or even their sudden death. At that time, it will be a question whether the GOGO platform still exists. If we offend OTTO and switch to GOGO at this time, and if he collapses, things will be very troublesome in the future."

"You're right, but if all three of his works are successful, then what reason does he have to give us such favorable terms?"

"Well, that's what you said, but the risk is still too great. How about we still stand with Mr. Kuriyama? World of Warcraft and Pokémon have big investments, but their future is uncertain. But I do believe that although FGO may not be a big hit and directly bring back his funds, its sales should not be too bad. Fate's IP is too popular, and as long as the quality of the work is above the passing line, countless players will flock to it, which can at least support the Holy Light Society for two to three years.

I think if we want stability, we should stand with Mr. Kuriyama this time and reduce the basic commission to 15%. We can use the low commission advantage of the GOGO platform to sell those old products that are not selling well at a low price, make quick money for two or three years, and use this to force OTTO to reduce its commission.”

"What you said is a method, but what if the GOGO platform stands up in the future? The harder we suppress Dongchuan Che now, the more exaggerated his rebound will be in the future."

"Your concerns are both right and wrong. The problem is that if we unite to lower the commission, he will have to agree even if he doesn't agree. But if we support him, how can you be sure that if we take the risk to support him now, he won't charge us a high commission when he stands up in the end? That's what NICO did back then. They said in advance, 'Unite and eat the meat together after grabbing the global market', but in the end, they were the only ones who ate the meat. The commission they charged us was even more fierce than that of European and American platforms."

"Yes, I think so. Mr. Kuriyama is more trustworthy. Do you remember when the PH2 console lost to SBOX? At that time, the SATE game department was facing huge losses. I even heard that someone suggested to Mr. Kuriyama that he should temporarily increase the commission to protect profits and make the financial report look better, but Mr. Kuriyama did not do so. He even postponed the commission of some games, allowing many third-party manufacturers who signed exclusive agreements with him to survive that dark period. Although Mr. Kuriyama has no control over the GOGO platform now, I still feel more at ease following him."

"I feel the same way."

Worried.

Everyone present was worried, except for Kaori Akiyama, an outsider who seemed more relaxed.

She just leaned against the round table and drank lightly, watching everything quietly with her bright eyes. When Dong Chuan Che took out the documents before, she was also shocked by Dong Chuan Che's generosity. But now that she has calmed down, she also shook her head secretly.

"The pie is big enough, but the people here today are all bosses who are used to painting big pie for their employees. If they can't gain their trust, they will most likely prioritize more stable short-term interests. And if nothing unexpected happens, that old fox Kuriyama should have already calculated this step."

Akiyama Kaori was thinking secretly, and just as she was thinking of this, a special voice appeared in the already noisy open-air dinner party.

Under her gaze of "As expected", President Asai, whose seat was close to the stage, stood up.

He was wearing a white suit today, looking a bit showy, and his standing up quickly attracted the attention of everyone present.

"Is this Asai guy going to stand out?"

"It's normal. His wife and Mrs. Kuriyama were college classmates and have always had a good relationship. And Fuyukawa Tetsu came from NTsoft, and previously had a bad relationship with NTsoft because of the IP of K-ON!. It would be strange if he didn't make trouble for Fuyukawa Tetsu at this time."

There was a lot of talk, people were talking about it.

Feeling that everyone's eyes were focused on him, President Asai, who is already 60 years old this year, also showed excitement in his eyes. Especially when he looked up at Toru Fuyukawa on the stage, the excitement in his eyes turned into resentment and joy!

There have been many conflicts between the two.

To say that Asai hated Fuyukawa Tetsu and spent every day at home thinking about how to plot against Fuyukawa Tetsu would be a bit too much. But if you ask him whether he disliked Fuyukawa Tetsu and if he had the chance, whether he wanted to get back at Fuyukawa Tetsu and make things difficult for him, the answer is self-evident.

snort!

You kid, have you come to this day?!

Drinking water is just to hide the nervousness!

Looking at Fuyukawa Tetsu who was calmly drinking water on the stage, Asai snorted inwardly, and then under the [old man frowning] gaze of Executive Managing Director Kuriyama [Why is this guy making so many facial expressions when he comes up], he shook his collar proudly and said, "Mr. Fuyukawa, I have read your plan. But I have two questions for you."

"You said."

Dongchuan Che put down the cup of water and supported the podium with both hands.

Looking down from a high vantage point, there is a playful look in his eyes.

This attitude made Asai even more unhappy. He silently made a note of Dongchuan Che in his little notebook and said, "My problem may also be everyone's problem. That is, according to your plan, the basic commission is 19%, and there will be various rewards after the sales volume is triggered.

All in all, the commission rate is indeed not high, but the first problem is, you wrote above that the commission contract is signed for five years, but the games that we can currently launch on the GOGO platform are basically some old games. Last year's console war and handheld war have already driven out all our masterpieces.

In this case, after our game is launched on the GOGO platform, the sales volume cannot be too high. Therefore, although the terms you offer seem very good, we basically cannot trigger these incentive terms. In other words, can I understand this term as... you are actually playing word games with us?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the audience!

What the guests present are most concerned about right now is whether Dongchuan Che is trustworthy, but the contract hasn't even been signed yet and he's already starting to play tricks.

Who can accept this? !

However, not everyone was shocked, as many people looked at the upright Asai with amusement. Especially Akiyama Kaori, she looked at Asai with amusement, and then looked at Fuyukawa Che with some admiration, who was still calm and composed on the stage.

This guy deliberately exposed a flaw, it seems that he had calculated Asai's temperament.

There was more appreciation in Akiyama Kaori's eyes. Asai was right. Last year was a big year for games, so this year, major manufacturers didn't have many top games on the shelves. Under such circumstances, it is indeed difficult for manufacturers to trigger the incentive clauses of the GOGO platform. It will take at least four or five years for their next big game to come out. By then, let alone whether the GOGO platform will still exist, even if it does, the contract will have to be signed again.

This is indeed a problem, but Dongchuan Che has already considered this point - [all top masterpieces will be launched on GOGO, and the commission will be directly calculated based on the sales of these masterpieces on other platforms].

This clause is included in the plan, but it is not placed in the first few pages of the plan. Instead, it is placed in the supplementary agreement at the back.

As for the purpose.

Asai was still feeling a little proud in the audience, but as the suppressed laughter around him grew, he realized something was wrong. After being reminded by his friend who had just discovered the problem, he blushed and didn't dare to ask the second question. He quickly sat down.

However, when he just sat down, he glared at Dong Chuan Che in anger, but after calming down for a moment, he reacted.

"This kid, did he guess that I would do this today?!"

Thinking of this possibility, Asai's eyes widened slightly, but he quickly shook his head in disbelief.

"No, that's impossible. This is too exaggerated. How could he guess what I was thinking?"

He was still denying this reality in his mind, but when he turned to the supplementary agreement at the back of the plan and saw the words in parentheses behind the supplementary agreement: "If NTsoft's President Asai disagrees with this plan, please cross out here," his expression froze for a moment, and he looked up at Fuyukawa Che in disbelief.

Not only Asai, many people in the audience were looking at Dongchuan Che on the stage with emotion and shock.

I specifically add a note here, what does this mean? !

This means that Asai was planned to be killed by Toru Fuyukawa!

Ever since he knew Asai was coming to attend this meeting, Fuyukawa Che had imagined the current scene!

He is as predictable as a god and as terrifying as this!

More importantly, if Asai hadn't stood up to cause trouble today, it would be Toru Fuyukawa himself who would lose face and prestige in the end. And for Toru Fuyukawa, this matter could have been explained directly in person, and there was no need to take the risk of doing so, but why did Toru Fuyukawa still do it?