The strongest game producer

Tom finally managed to turn the topic to superheroes when Xiao Gou was thirsty to drink water.

Xiao Gou slapped his thigh, superhero series!He has a lot to say about this!

"That's right! Of course superheroes are not just Batman, it's a universe!" Xiao Gou began to talk about both the DC universe and the Marvel universe, and even the multidimensional universe.

Tom thought to himself, Xiao Gou is telling him in a subtle way that there are still many follow-up superhero creations. Is it impossible for him to swallow the copyright in one go?Or is he trying to negotiate a higher price?

Xiao Gou talked about superheroes endlessly, and Tom listened carefully at first, wanting to see how powerful Xiao Gou's superhero plan was.As he listened, he suddenly realized that the meal was finished and the desserts were served. Xiao Gou seemed to be talking about only a small part of the superhero universe.If we continue to talk about this, we won't be able to talk about the real thing today.

Tom immediately changed the subject forcibly, and turned the topic to film and television production.

Xiao Gou rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "You know, I'm just a game maker. This copyright adaptation is for making money, and for publicity. But I'm not greedy, and I don't need much money. , It’s enough to make the next game. I didn’t expect Gotham City to be so popular, so other superhero games should not be bad. Anyway, players who buy games, and other non-players to promote, may not necessarily have What effect, right?"

"In my opinion, it's enough to play for a film and television company that Huaguo is familiar with. If the other party smashes the film, wouldn't it reflect how good my game is? There must be more people wanting to watch it What's the matter with the original game? It's also a kind of publicity." Xiao Gou laughed and said, "If the film is too good, I'm still worried that some film and television fans will go to the game and say that the film and television drama is better. If the star is more in line with the personality, it will be a bit aggrieved."

"However, there are many heroes under the superhero IP. Although Huaguo's film and television industry is strong, they can't handle them all. What's more, there are always players in the United States who say that the film and television companies in the United States can restore the culture of the United States. Isn't this just letting Da Qiao Come to the United States for a casual stroll. Anyway, we made a gesture of hard work, so as not to hurt the hearts of American players, right?"

"The United States gave me the title of Friendship Ambassador. I still have to think a little more about the American players, right? But I also know that we are not well-known, and we can't find it if we try our best. Then there is no way. Hahahaha Come on, eat and eat. Business is not a friendship. Although Red Dog is a small company, but you see, I, Xiao Gou, am a good person, promising, handsome, and motivated, right? We can still be friends. When you come to the Imperial Capital, I will treat you to the authentic Imperial Capital Roast Duck!"

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Tom frowned.Wait, what does it mean that a business cannot be a friendship?Aren't we talking about a deal?Are you not going to talk to me?

Xiao Gou's mouth still didn't stop.This time he didn't continue to talk about the superhero project, but started to praise Tom's company crazily, boasting that Tom's company was the best in the world, and he had admired it for a long time.Tom's company is the sun and the moon in the sky, and his company is the earth dog on the ground.Even if he pursued the howling of the sun and the moon in the sky every day, he still knew that he was not worthy to cooperate with the other party.Finding Tom's company is the fans' admiration for the stars, and it's the adoration for the tall, rich and handsome.How can my red dog be able to compare with your company?Now I can get the guidance of senior Tom who is willing to support the younger generation, senior Tom can enjoy the face and have a meal together, I am so moved, I can’t wait to run around the Red Square twice, no, three times!At least three laps!

Tom: "...you are too self-deprecating."

Xiao Gou was surprised that Tom Hua had a high level of knowledge in Mandarin, and he could even use idioms.This is not good, he has to keep up.So Xiao Gou not only praised the other party in Huaguo dialect, but also used E language.This Chinese language is mixed with E language, which is the authentic earth flavor.What is a trivial idiom, let's find some compliments in the sonnets, shall we?

Tom was in a high position and had heard countless flattery.But Xiao Gou still surprised him when he dropped the fork without realizing it.

At his position, people who are willing to flatter madly can no longer get close to him, and anyone who can talk to him at the same table has some status.People with status make commercial praises, which are all reserved, restrained, and self-respecting.It's not like Xiao Gou, who has a sharp tongue, and the flattering words in Huaguo dialect and E country dialect are all the same. That's called citing scriptures to learn from the past and the present. height of.

Even if Tom pretended to be serious, even if he knew that Xiao Gou had diverted the topic again, but seeing Xiao Gou's unfaltering admiration and listening to Xiao Gou's highly educated praise, he still couldn't help feeling a little proud, a little happy, and a little buoyant .

But Tom is an old fox. Even though he was a little bit flustered, he still didn't give up thinking.

He extracted three meanings from Xiao Gou's words.First, there are so many heroes under the superhero IP that even the rich and powerful Huaguo Film and Television Company can’t afford to pack them together; The movie produced American culture, so Red Dog found his own company that Xiao Gou admired the most; third, Xiao Gou didn’t care how the movie was shot, and even hoped that the movie would be a pile of shit, so as to better set off the plot and characters of his game The setting is perfect.

As for the backlash from the audience, what does this have to do with his company that makes games?

Tom couldn't help sneering inwardly.Xiao Gou is worthy of being a formidable figure who brought a world-renowned gaming empire into shape when he was less than 30 years old.This city is deep.

"Then Mr. Xiao, you have the final say on the red dog, or Mr. Qiao." Tom thought that when Qiao Hong and him discussed the cooperation before, he tried his best to get the cooperation negotiated. It can be seen that Qiao Hong's heart Still eager to cooperate, and hope that the movie will become a classic.But what Xiao Gou said now is not the same thing as Qiao Hong, or even completely opposite.Is this a disagreement within Red Dog?Or did the couple have a disagreement?Xiao Gou secretly expressed dissatisfaction with Qiao Hong?

However, Xiao Gou praised Qiao Hong before, because he didn't want to break up with Qiao Hong directly?When this kind of husband and wife start a company, there is trouble if there is a difference of opinion.

"In our family, I am in charge of big things, and Joe is in charge of small things." Xiao Gou smiled and made a joke that everyone in Huaguo understands, "For example, the length of the family, the purchase of family property, um, the garden in the imperial capital, of course, all of them are the same. Da Qiao is solely responsible."

"If it has to be called a major event, it's probably only a matter of survival?" Xiao Gou touched his chin, and winked at Qiao Hong, who was smiling and silent, "For example, playing games?"

As a matter of life and death for a game company, it seems that the only thing left is to make games?

Qiao Hong knew that Xiao Gou was joking, and knew that Xiao Gou was talking about running the train just now, maybe he didn't think much about it, but Tom didn't think so.How can an entrepreneur with such achievements under the age of 30 not be a person with deep thoughts?Every word Xiao Gou said was broken into pieces and understood by him.

Did Xiao Gou mean that he didn't care about this matter originally.But his own company's behavior of lowering the price was really intolerable, so Qiao Hong "invited" Red Dog's real big boss to explain what Red Dog meant.

Red Dog is not in the entertainment circle. Now that he has sufficient funds and has a backer in China, if it wasn't for the request of American players, wouldn't Red Dog be too lazy to come to the United States to find someone to cooperate with?Anyway, just shoot casually. There are also many foreign actors willing to come to Huaguo Film and Television City. There are also many foreign directors who shoot American blockbusters, and it's not impossible to make them.

But if the filming is poor, it’s fine. If the filming is good, a game that promotes American culture is made by Hua Guo, and a movie that praises Hua Guo’s superheroes is still made by Hua Guo, then it will be very interesting.

Tom looked at Xiao Gou with a half-smile, Xiao Gou raised his eyebrows, but the smile on his face remained unchanged.

"Since Mr. Xiao praised my company so much, what if I am willing to cooperate with Mr. Xiao?" Tom asked directly, too lazy to go around in circles.

Xiao Gou smiled and said, "Of course I am very happy. This is my blessing for several lifetimes, isn't it, Da Qiao?"

He is not good at business negotiations or anything, so he will pass the baton over to him.

Only then did Qiao Hong say: "Yes, it is our luck to cooperate with you. So we are willing to spend money on movies, invest in special effects, or Huaguo distribution channels. We will help if we can. .”

Tom narrowed his eyes slightly.All in all, it is still cooperative development, not directly selling copyright, right?

"It seems that Red Dog's income is good." Tom finally let go a little bit.

Qiao Hong smiled and said: "Drag Xiao Gou's blessings, the income is not bad. Lingzhan, Endless and Jiuding are all listed on the global krypton gold list, and the daily turnover is barely over [-] million." Not a total of hundreds of millions, but a single Mobile games can reach hundreds of millions.Qiao Hong added in his heart.

Tom was a little surprised at last.

Interlaced like a mountain, Tom did not cross the border to the game industry, and copyright adaptation is also a new thing that has only recently emerged.In the past, the game industry and the film and television industry had no communication at all.Although Tom knew something about Red Dog and Gotham, he didn't know much about the income of the game industry.Red Dog is not on the market, nor has it released daily turnover.

But if Tom wants to check, he can still find out through other listed game companies.Apparently, he still underestimated Red Dog, and didn't take this company that was only three years old to heart.

Although Red Dog looks like a fire cooking oil, with flowers blooming like brocades, it has been established for so long, and the background is there. Think about companies in other industries that have been established for three years, no matter how prosperous they are, how many resources can they accumulate?

Hearing that the daily flow of water was hundreds of millions, Tom finally felt a little shaken.

"The game industry is so profitable?" Tom immediately thought of other cooperation.He has a lot of copyrights in film and television works, if they can be adapted into games, wouldn't it be...

"Of course those who make money are very profitable, but there are also many game companies that go bankrupt every year." Qiao Hong smiled. With Red Dog, a Huaguo game company founded only three years ago, it has ascended to the altar. Moreover, the development cost of a 3A-level holographic game is at least several hundred million Chinese dollars... well, it is also several hundred million dollars, and the development time is not counted. short."

"If the development fails once or twice, the money is gone, the word of mouth is gone, and the game company is not far from collapse. However, Red Dog has established several IPs now, such as the Immortal Sword series, the Great Desolation series, the Lingqi series, the Jiuding series, Pokemon series, superhero series, etc... All of them can eat IP money, and it is enough to continue this series to make games, and now I only worry about not having time to make several games at the same time." Xiao Gou interjected, "Look , I put in a little bit of effort this year, and the best of the year has become Gotham and Pokemon Civil War, and the palms and backs of my hands are all fleshy, I feel so uncomfortable."

Tom began to calculate the cost and turnover in his mind, guessing how much money Red Dog could earn, and whether he was really rich.Are other game companies also rich?If Red Dog is really not short of money, it just lacks a channel from the United States, and this channel is dispensable, but it is purely based on the hopes of American players and Xiao Gou's personal admiration for his company.According to the previous aggressive attitude of overpowering people, it is estimated that the red dog may not be willing.

From Tom's personal visit this time, it can be seen that his company is more eager to buy Red Dog's Gotham City IP this time.

Tom's film and television company is called Collie, which is an old film and television company with a long history in the United States.Nowadays, the film industry is booming. As a shepherd dog that is about to pass its [-]th anniversary, it is still one of the largest film and television production companies in the world, and its strength can be seen.

The directors of Shepherd Dog originally thought that they were safe and secure, but when Lion Movie, which has been the top film and television production in the United States for a hundred years, went bankrupt, they also began to get nervous.

Even the lions can fall into financial crisis and go bankrupt after the movie does not sell well for several years in a row. If their shepherd dogs encounter a wrong decision-making, can they have a way to protect themselves?With so many classic movie IPs in the hands of the Lions, it stands to reason that they would not be able to do what they are doing now.But it filed for bankruptcy, was split and annexed, and was slaughtered-the shepherd dog was also one of the ones who couldn't help biting a piece of meat.It's just that what they did, it's not okay to put themselves in the position of a lion.

Collie's new executive director, Tom, is a go-getter who decides to find a new "brand movie" for the company.At this time, Huaguo's adaptation craze caught his eye, so he decided to buy the game copyright and try it out.

Shepherd Dog Company originally wanted to be a game company in the United States, but when the Gotham City game made Red Dog almost become the first game company to be "sanctioned" by various countries, many people turned their attention to this amazing company, and Tom didn't either. exception.

Gotham City, the game that was unanimously praised by the whole country, and the president of Red Dog Xiao Gou won the title of American Friendship Ambassador, was taken by Tom.

Tom originally thought that with the strength and reputation of the collie, it would be easy to obtain this copyright.He decided to sign the rights to all the characters in the entire series, turning Gotham City into a superhero movie series.

Qiao Hong was indeed lacking confidence when facing established companies, and he saw hope.But now that Xiao Gou appeared, Tom had a headache.

Superhero universe?Dozens or hundreds of heroes?Not adding parallel universes?With such a huge system, even if Red Dog wanted to sell it as a package, he would not dare to buy it.After all, the superhero series now only has Gotham City, and the only famous hero is Batman. Who knows if other superheroes will be popular?

Although it seems okay to directly bury the copyright of Batman, if other superheroes appear in the game, Batman will definitely interact with other superheroes, and the plot should be more interesting.As for Shepherd, who has only signed one hero, the film and television produced must not involve other superheroes, so he either adapts it randomly, or they make a game and they change it.

The copyright bought in this way is also very uneconomical.

From this point of view, joint development seems to be the best way.

Tom felt a little frustrated in his heart.He found himself making many mistakes in this business negotiation.The most important mistake was that he didn't have a good understanding of Red Dog and Xiao Gou.Now Xiao Gou suddenly appeared, looking confident, he thought about his bargaining chip, and found that it was really useless.

Now that the position is reversed, Tom listened to the stories of superheroes described by Xiao Gou, and he was yearning for it, and he became more determined to make superhero movies with his own logo.But what about Xiao Gou?Listen to what he said?I just want some money and some publicity, but I feel that the money seems to be too much, and the publicity is not necessary. I just find a Huaguo company and sell it. Is it just a little effort as a friend?

Suddenly, Tom's heart trembled, and he remembered Xiao Gou's photo before dinner and posted on his face blog.His arrival is not a secret, and the media must have discovered it if they are interested; he is sure to win this business negotiation, thinking that Xiao Gou is just here to make a decision; Post on Facebook before the media, lest the media write scribbles.Tom agreed.

But Tom doesn't have a blog, and it's not easy to reach out to read what Xiao Gou wrote, so he doesn't know what Xiao Gou posted.

Now he really wants to go to Facebook to see what Xiao Gou said.

He suddenly remembered that there are so many people in Huaguo, Xiao Gou's push books are usually taken care of by a special person, and Xiao Gou's face blog was moved, so he immediately posted on Tweet Books.As soon as he went up, he was blinded by countless Aites.

Tom didn't care about Aite, and went directly to Xiao Gou's push book that he paid special attention to.When he watched Xiao Gou push the speech on the book, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

Xiao Gou: Dear American players!I have tried my best, beat around the bush to find a relationship and met the boss, who is very kind and willing to have a meal with me in private.But...Red Dog is just a small company in Huaguo, QAQ!How about we find a Huaguo company to shoot, okay?

Tom's hands trembled a little.

What's the matter with you admitting cowardly before the negotiation even started? !Did I say not to cooperate with you? !

Xiao Gou blinked at Qiao Hong when Tom suddenly took out his cell phone.

Qiao Hong returned with a helpless smile.

After listening to the results of his previous business negotiations, Xiao Gou said that he didn’t know what to negotiate or not to negotiate. He only knew that the bottom line was to either only sell the copyright of the Gotham City game, or to cooperate in the development of Batman and other superhero series. impossible.Red Dog is not short of money, nor is it short of publicity opportunities. There is no need to kneel and lick Sunset Boulevard.If it really doesn't work, then Red Dog exclusively invites big-name American directors, big-name screenwriters, and big-name actors to make authentic American movies with Huaguo's capital.As long as the movie is good, I am not afraid that there will be no theaters.

Moreover, big-name directors, big-name screenwriters, and big-name actors themselves also have resources in the United States. If they feel that the quality of the film is good enough to bring them benefits, they will take the initiative to help export the American films made by Huaguo to the United States.

In Qiao Hong's heart, because of the brand name and reputation of Shepherd Dog, he unconsciously felt a little weaker. He thought that if he cooperated with such a big company, even if Red Dog suffered a little loss, as long as he grasped the bottom line, he would not lose anything.

However, after discussing with Xiao Gou, Qiao Hong also let go of his yearning for the "Godhead" of the shepherd dog.Xiao Gou thinks that there is no need for Red Dog to become famous on Sunset Boulevard, the game itself is the most important thing, so Qiao Hong doesn't have to work so hard.

So now the red dog has taken the attitude that cooperation is dispensable, but the shepherd dog is stuck.

Tom saw the powerful fan-attracting ability of Gotham City's game IP, and heard Xiao Gou describe the blueprint of the superhero universe in the future, so he was not stupid to let him give up this IP.

If they take the lead, but are snatched by other companies, and superheroes become the golden signs of the American film industry in the future, then the fun will be great.Even if this major decision-making mistake is not enough to shake Tom's position as CEO, he will definitely be ridiculed by his opponent for a lifetime.

When Xiao Gou saw that Tom stopped talking with him and took out his mobile phone, he knew that Tom had been shaken.

Qiao Hong also took out his mobile phone and shook it quietly at Xiao Gou.Xiao Gou leaned over and looked at several emails from American film and television companies, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raised a little exaggeratedly.

Perhaps these film and television companies were hesitant about entering the game adaptation market, but after Xiao Gou posted a photo with Tom, these companies will not be left behind.Even if the company had no intention of cooperating with Red Dog in mind, it is still possible for the Shepherd Dog to step in and respond to the Shepherd Dog when the Shepherd Dog is fighting for the copyright of Gotham City.

Anyway, they are all random quotations, and how to cooperate at that time will be discussed in detail. As long as they can interfere with the shepherd dog, I will be happy.

What Red Dog Small Company?Just a private dinner?They are all old opponents, who would believe it?Tom traveled all the way to North Asia to have dinner with Xiao Gou, who participated in the World Games. Isn't that enough information?

So now the famous film and television companies in the United States have sent Qiao Hong emails for cooperation.Some emails also sent the phone number of the person in charge, saying that even if they don't cooperate, they can still become friends.

Qiao Hong looked at the proud Xiao Gou, half feeling admiration and half admiration in his heart.Don't look at Xiao Gou's silly and sweet appearance, sometimes I really don't know what's going on in his mind.But at critical moments, Xiao Gou will suddenly have a flash of inspiration, make unexpected moves, break the situation inexplicably, and gain the upper hand.

If he didn't know Xiao Gou well, knew that Xiao Gou's foolishness was really silly and sweet, and he was really a little dizzy about these business negotiations and human relationships, he would have thought Xiao Gou was a treacherous and cunning man.

"Mr. Xiao is good at it." Tom has clearly identified Xiao Gou's black belly.