Chen Lang came back in a hurry and left in a hurry.
The situation with the Sunan was not settled yet. As the head of the Sunan, he could not leave for too long.
Li Dong gave Chen Lang the task of negotiating with Huarun Real Estate.
As the former CEO of Huarun Real Estate, Chen Lang had a natural advantage over Hong Ji.
Hong Ji was no match for Chen Lang when it came to negotiating with the old leader.
Chen Lang knew Huarun Real Estate so well that even Hong Ji was no match for him.
…
November 11th.
Of course, no one was celebrating Guang Zai Day. It was not Hand Chopping Day or Dog Abuse Day.
But at that moment, Li Dong wanted to chop someone up.
The person he wanted to chop was Liu Hong.
As the CTO of the mall, Liu Hong was second only to Shen Qian in the mall system.
When Shen Qian gradually left the mall system, Liu Hong was practically the first person to do so.
The reason why Li Dong wanted to chop him up was that he was so angry that his liver hurt.
During this period of time, because of the supermarket, he didn't put much effort into the shopping mall. Some things were left to Liu Hong to handle.
Far Away Mall had many businesses. Because of the lack of manpower, Li Dong did not separate the businesses.
Businesses like PP and Weibo were all mixed together, and Liu Hong was in charge of most of them.
As for the game system operated by PP, it was naturally managed by Liu Hong.
The most famous game in PP's gaming system was the farm game. Even though Tencent made imitations, they did not get the rights from Far Away, so there was a big difference.
The result was undeniable. The imitation game did not achieve the desired effect.
Tencent knew that they could not get the rights from Far Away. Far Away was even more shameless than them, pestering them with lawsuits. Even Brother Ma was annoyed.
In the end, Brother Ma could not be bothered to fight with Far Away, so he changed his target.
His target was none other than the famous "Dungeon Fighter Online," also known as DNF.
At this time, DNF was already quite famous overseas, and NEOPLE was looking for a global agent.
Hua Xia's side was no exception. Since the beginning of 2007, Hua Xia's dealership had been in negotiations.
Previously, Shanda, Lianzhong, and Jiucheng were all negotiating with NEOPLE. However, due to the issue of agency fees, they were unable to reach an agreement.
In this day and age, the agency fee for a game was not considered too high.
For example, World of Warcraft and the Legend of Mir 2 didn't have high agent fees, usually within a few million yuan.
Due to DNF's reputation, Neople's offer was a little high. Up until now, no one had agreed.
However, when the Tencent entered, the situation changed.
At this time, Tencent desperately wanted to represent a world-famous game. Even when 3D games were emerging, Tencent was not picky. 2D DNF fame was not bad, and that was enough.
Brother Ma was rich. The agency fee of 15 million from Neople was a little high, but it was still within Brother Ma's budget.
On the 8th of November, Tencent started the technical evaluation of DNF.
Saying so much wasn't the reason Li Dong wanted to kill him.
Ever since Li Dong made the decision to follow in Tencent's footsteps and imitate Tencent's game system, PP was also making games and acting as an agent.
When Tencent started the negotiations with NEOPLE, Li Dong didn't know about it, but Liu Hong knew.
Not only did he know, but Far away had also sent someone over to discuss the issue of agency.
When the figure of 15 million came out, the negotiator reported it to Liu Hong, and Liu Hong withdrew the negotiator without a second thought.
It was too expensive!
A 2D game that was about to be phased out had an agency fee of more than 10 million. What a joke.
Moreover, other than the high agency fee, the other party had other additional requirements, such as publicity, large-scale publicity, and the hardware requirements for the server were not low either.
If all of this was included, they would have to invest at least tens of millions for this game.
Moreover, this was just an agency, not a direct sale of the copyright.
Since Tencent was stupid enough to want to be an agent, then let them be. As it was just a small game, Liu Hong didn't take it too seriously.
It was only when Tencent started the technical evaluation that Liu Hong casually mentioned it to Li Dong. Only then did Li Dong realize what he had forgotten!
DNF!
How much money did DNF earn for Tencent? Because Tencent's game had always been based on overall statistics, other than internal personnel, no one really knew.
However, according to DNF's financial report before and after it was released, DNF earned hundreds of millions for Tencent in the first quarter.
This was only the first quarter. It would be at least a few hundred million for the whole year.
The first year it was released was 2008, when money was still money. Later on, Tencent grew bigger and bigger. Not only did DNF not get phased out of many 3D games, but it also became more and more powerful.
Before LOL became popular all over the country, Tencent relied on DNF and Cross the Line of Fire to support more than half of the gaming industry.
Now, Liu Hong actually gave up.
Li Dong knew that he couldn't be blamed. At this time, even Shanda and NetEase weren't optimistic about DNF, feeling that the price was too high.
Tencent didn't care about money because it hadn't had a popular game. It was desperate for success.
However, even though he said it wasn't strange, Li Dong's gaze could still kill.
Liu Hong, who was sitting opposite him, felt extremely uncomfortable. He didn't know how he had offended his boss.
After being stared at by Li Dong for a while, Liu Hong moved his body awkwardly.
When he moved, Li Dong's gaze became even sharper.
Liu Hong was about to cry. He looked at Li Dong with an aggrieved expression and said, "General Manager Li, is there something wrong with my face?"
"No!"
"Then?"
Li Dong exhaled and gritted his teeth. "Both parties haven't signed the contract yet. Do you think we can get the distribution rights if we continue to make a move?"
"Distribution rights for Dungeon?"
Liu Hong was surprised. He frowned slightly and said, "Since there's no contract, of course we can continue to negotiate. But if we enter now, we'll be snatching food from the tiger's mouth. I'm afraid the price won't be low. General Manager Li, this is only a 2D game. Now that 3D games are popular, Dungeon might not have a market in China. On top of that, there would be tens of millions of yuan in annual agency fees, advertising fees, and operating fees. The annual investment for this game alone would probably exceed 50 million yuan. But in terms of profit, this 2D role-playing game … "
Liu Hong said a few words. It was nothing more than a lack of profit.
The distribution fees were too high. Ten million was more than enough to develop a game like this.
Moreover, it was an annual distribution fee. This was daylight robbery.
Li Dong shook his head and said, "Don't worry about the profit. We can't let Tencent take them down!"
This was the truth. If NetEase or Shengda took over the distribution rights, Li Dong might not be too concerned.
After all, this game was profitable, but there were many things that could make money these days.
But Tencent was different. They were now competitors.
DNF had helped Tencent Games gain a lot of fame. If not for this game and Crossing the Line of Fire, Tencent Games would not have any fame in China before 2007.
Far away Tencent Games would be better off competing.
Far away Tencent Games had a phenomenal farming game, but Tencent Games did not have any.
Under such circumstances, Li Dong would not let Tencent Games have a chance to make a name for itself. This was no longer a matter of money.
Liu Hong heard Li Dong and said, "But Tencent is in the final stages of negotiations with them, and we've already backed out. If we intervene now, we'll be helping the Neanderthals. Tencent Games and us are domestic companies … "
Liu Hong stammered. To him, it was better to give Tencent Games than to let the Koreans take advantage of them.
Could a 2D game really be that useful?
Li Dong did not expect this guy to be so nationalistic. Normally, Li Dong would not be willing to let the Koreans take advantage of him.
But now, Li Dong had no choice but to do it.
In the business world, he could not let these nationalistic people get involved. Otherwise, who could he reason with if the Koreans were defeated?
Li Dong did not explain further. He said with a straight face, "Just do what I ask you to do! No matter what, I only have one request. Get the dealership of Dungeon! "
"General Manager Li …"
"Execute it if you hear me!"
Liu Hong had no choice but to nod. "Alright, I'll get someone to continue negotiating with the Neanderthals."
"Oh right …"
Li Dong stopped Liu Hong and asked, "Have you heard of Cross Fire?"
"You mean Cross Fire?"
This time, it was Li Dong's turn to be stunned. Even the Chinese name was mentioned. This was not a good sign. He quickly said, "Why? You know about it?"
Liu Hong nodded and said, "I know. It's a first-person shooting game that was in closed beta a few days ago. It's also operated by Tencent Games."
"Has Tencent Games been taken down?"
"Yes, it hasn't been long …"
"You!"
Li Dong glared at him fiercely and said, "Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on Tencent Games? Why didn't you tell me that they had taken down this game? "
Liu Hong felt wronged. So what?
Tencent Games is so big and has so many businesses. I can't possibly keep an eye on everything.
Moreover, it's just a game. It's still in closed beta. I heard that it's not much different from the current Counter-Strike. Does Boss need to be so excited?
Li Dong was about to die from depression. How many things had he forgotten?
Cross Fire was still in closed beta. This meant that Tencent Games had not been taken down for long.
There was a high chance that Tencent Games had been taken down while he was keeping an eye on the supermarket. However, Liu Hong did not care at all.
Li Dong resisted the urge to chop him up. He gritted his teeth and said, "Get the dealership of Dungeon now no matter what! If Tencent Games were to be taken down again, I will take you down! "
Liu Hong's mouth twitched. He said with a sad face, "General Manager Li, I will definitely take it down!"
"Go!"
After Liu Hong left, Li Dong sighed helplessly.
It was a pity. If he had taken over Cross Fire and Dungeon, Tencent Games would not be able to do anything in the future.
However, he could not forget about the upcoming LOL Games. The dealership was not a big deal. He could take advantage of the fact that they were not famous yet to acquire their development company to maximize his profits.
What was more depressing was that Li Dong could not remember which company had developed LOL.
He roughly knew that this game was developed by an American game company. However, there were not many American game companies. Every studio was a company. Who knew which company had developed LOL.
It seemed that he should set up a game department and acquire a few small game companies.
He had played LOL for a period of time. He was not sure if he could replicate it.
However, it was not difficult to develop a game. The main thing was creativity. He hoped that he could replicate it in advance to prevent Tencent Games from getting ahead of him.
Li Dong's head started to hurt again as he thought about these things.
He had to find someone to take charge of the shopping mall. In addition, the businesses in the shopping mall had to be separated.
Now that the businesses were all intertwined, everyone's attention was divided.
The shopping mall was getting bigger and bigger. If this continued, he could still tolerate it. However, Liu Hong and the rest would probably go crazy.
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