Rebirth: I Want to Surf

San Francisco.

In a driving commercial vehicle, Yao Yuan, who had been on a plane for more than ten hours, was in a daze.

Accompanied by Cheng Wei, who was also drowsy, on the other side was a man in his thirties, with an ordinary appearance, who was careful to serve the big boss.

The tasks of overseas studios are getting heavier and heavier, and it has become an independent subsidiary company, named "Cactus Games".

The previous person in charge was seriously corrupted by the bourgeoisie and was fired by Yao Yuan. This person is the new person in charge, Song Jianping, and he hasn't made any mistakes since he took office.

"How are Apple 4 sales?"

"Selling crazy!"

"Where's Samsung?"

"Selling crazy!"

"What about HTC?"

"Selling crazy!"

Yao Yuan opened his eyes and said, "Are you a repeater?"

"hey-hey!"

Song Jianping smiled with a bit of a mean demeanor, and said, "You must be very tired after traveling so much, why don't you take a good night's rest and check your work tomorrow?"

"..."

Yao Yuan glanced at him, he was thoughtful, so he nodded and closed his eyes again.

He came here from Hong Kong mainly for the sake of the game, he needed an explosion-like effect, even if the explosion was not enough, he wanted to blow up to the sky.

Only in this way can the underwriters and investors complete the IPO honestly.

After driving dozens of kilometers, we arrived at a hotel near the Cactus Game Company. It was still afternoon, and Yao Yuan was always jet-lagged.

He plans to stay a few more days this time, and after finishing his work, he will find a state with a relaxed environment, try the shooting range there, and play with guns.

Well, he admitted that he was a little influenced by Zhou Hongyi.

I am also curious about what it feels like to use real guns and live ammunition - Zhou Hongyi used his martial arts spirit everywhere in the country, and it is said that he taught Wang Sicong to shoot a pistol for three hours...

…………

the next morning.

Song Jianping hadn't come yet, but two other guys came first. They were slightly shaved and unshaven. They were the founders of Riot Games, Brandon Baker and Mark Merrill.

When they arrived at the door of the room, they wiped it back, studied it in the corridor for a long time, and then came back again.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Dear Yao!"

As soon as he entered the door, Brandon opened his arms, with an exaggerated smile on his face, showing his big white teeth: "I believe you already know the good news, our game has become an official event of the WCG finals! You know that WCG Is it?"

"not sure."

Yao Yuan hugged him and told the truth.

"Oh! How can you not understand WCG, it is the highest hall of e-sports, and thousands of manufacturers, players, and media participate every year. Our appearance on this stage shows that "LOL" has amazing charm !"

Mark continued: "We contacted your subordinate. You were in Hong Kong at the time. He is probably already recruiting a team. We will usher in a historic moment!"

"..."

Yao Yuan is eating breakfast, drinking a glass of milk, what are these two foreigners doing? MLM?

Seeing that he didn't respond, Brandon and Mark looked at each other, and Brandon said again: "LoL is inherently bound to e-sports, and it can only exert its greatest value on the field.

Our users are accumulating rapidly, and this time WCG is a good promotional opportunity, up to three years, oh no, two years, LOL will become one of the most popular games! "

Mark said: "But we should take a long-term view and not always rely on others, why don't we set up our own e-sports event?

China, North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Latin America... We will divide the competition regions around the world, and then hold the finals, where teams from all over the world will compete!

LOL's influence will be unparalleled! "

"Googling!"

After Yao Yuan finished drinking the milk, he put down the cup and wiped his mouth. Facing the two people who were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and whose eyes were shining with sincerity and wisdom, he said:

"Are you short of money again?"

Wow!

Let it out.

"Yao!"

Just as Brandon was about to explain, Yao Yuan waved his hand and interrupted, saying: "I'm a businessman, and I invest in Riot Games because of your value. It's a good idea to create a tournament, but it requires a lot of money.

With my current 23% stake, I could keep investing, but in terms of rate of return, I don't feel like it's a reasonable exchange. "

"Then what do you mean?"

"I bought Riot Games wholly!"

"..."

When the words fell to the ground, the two did not yell that it was impossible, but looked at each other helplessly.

Before they came, they had predicted various situations, and this was the worst kind, but since they were willing to come, it meant that the worst result was not unacceptable.

To promote and create a game globally requires huge funds. American investment institutions can invest a small amount of money, but in this year, they will not spend a lot of money to support a game company.

The Chinese shareholder opposite is rich.

The hottest social game on facebook is made by him. According to reports in the US media, he can earn 100 million US dollars this year. This is just overseas income, how much can you earn in China?

OK.

Therefore, if the other party's price is right, they will persuade other investors to sell the equity together.

"..."

Yao Yuan looked at the entangled two people, and said, "Why don't you talk about your conditions first?"

"A wholly-owned acquisition is impossible, and we and senior personnel must retain certain shares."

"Well, yes!"

"We want to operate independently."

"Also!"

Yao Yuan nodded and said, "Is there anything else?"

"As for the specific price..."

"Deliberate again, there is no need to talk now." Yao Yuan said.

"Okay then, we have initially reached an agreement."

Brandon and Mark smiled wryly at the same time. To put it bluntly, LOL has not yet taken off. They are a startup company in the final analysis and have no right to speak.

After talking about the matter, the two had no intention of staying, took their leave and left.

Historically, Riot Games received a capital injection of US$231 million from Tencent and gave them 92.78% of the shares—and sold the remaining shares in 2015, with Tencent holding 100% of the shares.

The fist game will hold the first global finals next year.

In North America, Europe, Singapore, and the Philippines, the prize money for the finals is only 100,000 US dollars, and 8 teams are divided. The scale is shabby, but the attention is great.

The second round turned into a $2 million prize.

The China Division was established in 2013, which is the LPL!

…………

Yao Yuan was in a good mood. He had finished his breakfast and spun another small sausage.

It doesn't matter if there is no wholly-owned acquisition, it will happen sooner or later!

Now, "QQ Speed" and "Cross Fire" are available, and they are making money for Tencent.

And the other two of the Four Heavenly Kings, "DNF" are also making money for 99, and "League of Legends" is about to start. With "League of Legends", "Glory of the King" is not far away.

Penguin luck cut in half!

"Today is a good day..."

"Has Song Jianping arrived yet?"

"It should be here, hey, it's really here."

While speaking, Cheng Wei welcomed Song Jianping into the room. He sat in Brandon's seat just now, and began to report on the work that Yao Yuan mainly focused on during his trip.

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