Homecoming of Rebirth

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"However..." The topic changed, "If you want to talk to him, you'd better do it as soon as possible!"

Qi Lei, "How do you say it?"

Tang Haichao, "Hawkins probably doesn't know anything about South Korea, otherwise he wouldn't go around in circles with me."

Hawkins definitely doesn’t know about South Korea, otherwise, Sanshi Company and No. 17 East Street are in a deep monopoly crisis, and it’s this time point, and South Korea can’t get much benefit from it. The biggest beneficiary is the United States, and even It is very likely that the United States is manipulating it behind the scenes.

As long as Hawkins has a little business sense, he should know how to do it, and there is no need to ask Tang Haichao, an "acquaintance".

I saw Qi Lei pondering for a while, "It makes sense!"

Immediately decided, "Why don't you go to Shanghai and take him over!"

Tang Haichao, "..."

"you……"

Has Qi Lei really decided to cooperate with EA?

Seeing Qi Lei smiled, "It's nothing to do with you or mine, we have nothing to lose by cooperating with EA."

"Okay, then I'll book a plane ticket right away, try to arrive in Shanghai at night, and bring him back tomorrow!"

Now that it's decided, it can't be delayed.

With each passing day, Hawkins might gain insight into the situation, and then he won't be begging us.

Tang Haichao went out sullenly.

And Qi Lei was sitting in front of Qi Guodong's computer, looking at an English email signed by Blizzard Entertainment - Mike Mohan.

Brother Xiao Ma, Wang Zhendong and the others came over and briefly scanned the email. Wang Zhendong smiled, "This is straightforward, I came to the door by myself."

The content of the email is indeed very straightforward. Mohan has arrived in China at this time and is in the capital. He is planning to come to Kazakhstan this afternoon and hopes to discuss cooperation matters with Sanshi Company.

Moreover, I hope that Sanshi Company can send someone to pick up the plane, because Mohan only brought a translator and an assistant.

At this time, Qi Lei was also smiling, turned his head and said to everyone: "It's faster than expected."

Qi Guodong, "Then what should I do? I'll pick it up in the afternoon?"

But Wang Zhendong shook his head, "What are you going to pick up? Just send someone to deal with it."

The boss picks it up in person?Not that far behind.

Qi Lei also didn't think it was necessary, "Let Miss Xiaotao go for a visit! You can talk to the third uncle of these two companies, and I won't come forward."

If the relationship has not reached that point, it is really impossible to see Qi Lei, the boss behind the scenes.

and……

Qi Lei rubbed his face vigorously, turned his head again, and looked at Ding Lei and the others again, "This matter... just listen to me? It's settled, right?"

Ding Lei and the others knew what he meant, without hesitation, "Listen to you! Decide!"

Qi Lei, "Then don't blame me in the future!"

Ding Lei, "What are you talking about!? Aren't there just a few more competitors? What a big deal!"

Qi Lei nodded in admiration, without any hesitation, Qi Guodong said: "Third Uncle, you can go and draw up an invitation later."

"As the initiator of No. 17 East Street, we invite the two major manufacturers of Baodao Zhiguan and Daewoo, as well as Ubisoft from France, to join No. 17 East Street to jointly promote the development of game technology and jointly build a good environment for the Chinese game market. ecology."

Everyone is stunned! "you……"

But Qi Lei spread his hands, "One sheep is also herding, and two sheep are also being herded, so why not bring them in to play together! It's for the benefit of the players."

Well, there are a lot of competitors here.

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"You don't need this at all! Didn't I tell you? Just do what you need to do!"

Lao Qin was a little serious on the phone, "It's just superfluous!"

Qi Lei laughed, "This is everyone's decision, not my own."

Old Qin: "..."

Qi Lei continued: "Besides, it's not a bad thing! Our original intention of creating No. 17 East Street was not to engage in monopoly, but to make the game well and make several good games for our players."

"Now, when these foreign companies come in, they can not only get some technology, but also play a role in urging them. Why not do it?"

Old Qin, "Don't sing high-profile things with me!"

"You bring in these powerful enemies now, do you still have room for development? Can you beat them?"

"If you need to do this, I would have said it straight away. If I don't say it, I just give you time. We can carry it for a while, understand?"

Unexpectedly, when it came to this point, Qi Lei still didn't appreciate it, shaking his head, "I accept it with good intentions! But, it's not necessary."

Old Qin, "???"

Qi Lei, "First, there is no way to stop it. Pirate channels will still come in. On the surface, it may have some effect, but this kind of uncontrolled entry will be more troublesome and have a greater impact."

"For example, "UO" private server, "Warcraft", "Interstellar" and "Darkness" are still played by countless people, regardless of whether it is the same."

"Second, say something inappropriate."

Old Qin, "What do you say?"

Qi Lei, "A loving mother often loses her children! Blind support is useless, it will only spoil some people."

This is the truth, and there will be many such examples in later generations.

There are some industries that have achieved success under the support and care, but some industries have indeed lived up to this expectation.

How did Baidu get used to the advertising ranking?Movies and games are relatively bad, except for capital, how did it come about?New energy subsidies and so on.

It's really...unbelievable!

Old Qin: "..."

Hearing that he stopped talking, Qi Lei simply acted like a rascal, "Oh, don't worry about it, we have a sense of proportion! Besides, it doesn't matter who will suffer!"

After hanging up the phone, Lao Qin fell into deep thought, maybe... what Qi Lei said was right.

Forget it, don't care, let him toss it by himself!

Besides, that kid is right, it doesn't matter who will suffer.

Besides, has he ever suffered?

Who knows if he has hidden a knife this time?

Well, no one can tell whether Qi Lei has hidden the knife or not, this time he really can't see it, even Tang Haichao and the others who are in it can't see it.

Because, the operation this time is so fresh, Qi Lei has never been so happy.

First of all, EA and Blizzard went to Harbin.

EA's Hawkins only tentatively proposed a cooperation plan, the operation team of Origin's Chinese subsidiary, plus the agency right of "UO" in China, in exchange for the qualification to become a member of East Street 17.

In fact, I want UO to operate in other countries using Sanshi's server technology.

As for EA's other competitive games to set up a network platform using server technology, EA is also willing to pay the fee.

Well, Hawkins had a good idea.

Origin's Chinese subsidiary, as well as "UO", have made it impossible for "Legend" to survive. If you don't give it away, you will die. It's better to make a price early and see if you can find some benefits from Sanshi.

And pay for the server, that's all it should be.

Of course, Hawkins is also very sensible, knowing that most of the three stone companies will not agree to this condition, and they have to exchange other harsh conditions, and even let EA share their 3D engine.

However, what Hawkins never expected was that the conditions of Sanshi Company were unexpected.

First of all, they accepted Oringin China's company and the agency of "UO".It is also agreed that EA will join No. 17 East Street and use the server technology to EA.

Moreover, Sanshi Company does not charge patent fees, provided that:

All of EA's stand-alone games, including "Football Manager", "Need for Speed", etc., have the right to sell and operate in China, to No. 17 East Street.

The establishment of the China region of the EA battle network must also be independently established by No. 17 East Street, and it must be linked to the EA global battle network.

As long as you agree to this, Sanshi's server will be free for you.Moreover, it is within the scope of the agreement that Sanshi will update the new server architecture in the future.

Hawkins almost died laughing.

On this condition?Without even thinking about it, I agreed.

Is there a fart market for stand-alone games in mainland China?It's all pirated!

What is the use of you taking the right to sell and operate?Players all use pirated versions, and no one spends the money.

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When it comes to Blizzard, Mike Mohan is much more realistic than Hawkins, and the cooperation intention he offered is very sincere.

First of all, Blizzard has packaged the operation and sales rights of "Diablo", "StarCraft", "Warcraft" and so on in China to Sanshi Company, and authorized Sanshi Company to hold official events in China.

Secondly, he handed over the operation rights of Battle.net China, and also agreed to connect with the player network at No. 17 East Street.

Then, the 17D engine can be shared with No. 3 East Street, and they can cooperate in research and development.

In the end, it paid US$500 million to Sanshi every year for server patent royalties, daily maintenance and upgrade fees, and so on.

Even if Blizzard handed over the global server business of Battle.net to Sanshi Company, even if it is 500 million US dollars, it is much more cost-effective than doing it by himself.

Moreover, the premise for him to make these conditions is that he already knew the whole story of the Korean incident in advance.

I have to say that Mike Mohan is really good. He is a founder who really loves games, not a businessman.

In the end, Sanshi reciprocated, and took the initiative to reduce the server fee to 200 million per year.But the condition is to become a long-term strategic partner with Blizzard.

The release of Blizzard's new games in the future, the operation and sale in China will use the domestic channels of Sanshi Company.And Sanshi's games can also use Blizzard's channels for global operations.

No matter from which point of view, Blizzard is profitable.

First, the channels in China are worthless, and there is no genuine market for stand-alone games.

Second, Three Rock has no games to operate globally, while Blizzard has quite a few.

Third, the server fee of 300 million is reduced!

While dealing with Blizzard and EA, Sanshi Company also officially responded to Lei Jue of Baodao.

Jiang Mingsheng, you shameless want to join No. 17 East Street?

Stop dreaming!

In the reply, the meaning was very clear, "No. 17 East Street only accepts potential and enthusiastic members, and does not need a partner like Lei Jue, but..."

"You can consider buying us the mainland operating rights of "King of Kings", and I can give you a fair price!"

Jiang Mingsheng almost died of anger, who is he bullying! ?Both Zhiguan and Daewoo of Baodao have received invitations, why don't you take me to play?

It's a pity, I won't take you to play, what's wrong?Are you selling it or not?If you don't sell it, you will die! !

Even a shadow of the millions of dollars thrown in in the early stage has disappeared.

In the end, Jiang Mingsheng had no choice but to package the mainland subsidiary, namely the operation team of "King of Kings", including the agency rights, to Sanshi Company.

Sanshi did not deliberately lower the price, and won it with a price of 200 million US dollars.

So far, the secondary platform of No. 17 East Street... was built overnight.

As I said before, the ideal state of No. 17 East Street is four steps.

The first level of the ladder is the upper-level communication and cooperation of the game company.

The second level is the game platform, creating an ecology of stand-alone and online games.

The third level is the developer forum, where masters from all over the world communicate with each other and discover talents.

The fourth level is the developer market, which provides living space for individual game authors and small studios.

The previous No. 17 East Street only had the first ladder, and a few big guys closed the door and played by themselves.

The game platform on the second tier, if you really want to say, is the only game called "Legend".

Well now, the game library is instantly filled.

"Legend", "UO" and "King of Kings" are the first three online games, EA and Blizzard are two international giants, plus Xishanju, the fullness of stand-alone games even exceeds that of online games.

Moreover, Ubisoft of France, Zhiguan and Daewoo of Baodao, who received the invitation letter, also expressed strong interest in No. 17 East Street.

Well, Zhiguan also has an online game production plan.