Wu Ye was in a hurry to get the contract done, but Gu Fei didn't mind. After all, he could understand Wu Ye's eagerness to get a big deal done. Getting the contract done swiftly and decisively also showed the importance and sincerity of this deal!
Gu Fei felt that something was wrong. During the previous negotiations, both sides kept arguing and sticking to their own views. In the end, no one gave in. But when Gu Fei proposed the "division" of the agreement, everything went surprisingly smoothly. 30% and 20%, they just casually agreed to it. Gu Fei didn't think that his threat with his sword would be of any use. It was just a game. If he died, he died. In the eyes of these people, how could it be more important than profit?
More importantly, when he proposed the division of the agreement, the other three people, especially Ao Huang and Weeds, all had a strange look on their faces. Although it was fleeting, how could it escape Gu Fei's sharp eyes?
What was so strange about it? In that situation, the other party was biting on the risk of the deal and refused to let go. Then, the division of the agreement to share the risk was naturally the best way. Gu Fei could understand why the other party didn't mention this plan. After all, the purpose of everyone's cooperation was to complete the business, not to play with the risk. The division of the deal was still 20 million, and they had to pay for it. So, the other party would rather keep the disgusting price of 2 million and not let go.
However, they didn't come up with this idea, but he did. This shouldn't be surprising, right? Could it be that he was such a brainless person in their eyes?
Gu Fei was a little hesitant at that time, but Wu Ye answered very quickly, so he didn't think too much about it. Now that everything was settled, Gu Fei thought of Five Nights' deception, the flash of astonishment when he heard about the division, and then the unsloppiness and the eagerness to go offline to draft the contract. When he linked all of these together, Gu Fei realized that there might be something wrong with the division agreement. He and Encyclopedic Strategist were really inexperienced in the game. Could they have been tricked?
Moreover, he was the one who proposed the plan, but the one who sold himself was Bai Shijing. Therefore, Gu Fei did not dare to be careless. Seeing that Wu Ye and Bai Shijing had already agreed to contact each other offline, Gu Fei felt that something was wrong. He immediately went up and said, "Let's take a look at the contract again. We'll talk again if there's no problem."
Martial artists like them valued their promises very much. Something like a contract was actually just a restriction on the other party. For them, a verbal promise was enough to restrict themselves. Of course, the usual harmless jokes could not be classified as such.
Therefore, when Gu Fei jumped out and said this, others might think that it was normal, but it was too important to Encyclopedic Strategist. If he did not make it clear that he could not sign the contract if there was a problem, even if Encyclopedic Strategist found out that there was a problem, he might force himself to sign the contract because he had already agreed with someone in the game and be exploited. This was something that a businessman like Five Nights wouldn't be able to understand.
Therefore, Wu Ye did not feel anything wrong when he heard this. He smiled and said, "Of course." On the other hand, Hundredth Era Jinglun understood what Gu Fei was trying to say. For them to say this out loud, it meant that they were going back on their word. Therefore, Hundredth Era Jinglun looked at Gu Fei in confusion.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Wu Ye. We'll also look for a friend to understand the details of this cooperation." Gu Fei said this while paying close attention to Wu Ye's expression.
Wu Ye put on a fake smile and said, "Okay, I'll keep in touch."
"Then we'll take our leave first," said Gu Fei.
"I'm also going offline to draft a contract. I'll send you two out." Wu Ye also stood up.
"You're welcome!!" The two exchanged polite words and walked out of Eagle's Rotisserie together. Wu Ye led Proud Emperor and Weed, Gu Fei and Hundred Eras Statesman, and left after saying their goodbyes.
As soon as the three left Fourth Street, Wu Ye immediately said, "This guy seems to have noticed something."
Proud Emperor immediately said, "No way? He was the one who came up with the idea. Why would he suspect it? "
"I don't know, I just have this feeling. I won't go offline for now. I'll quickly draft a contract in the game for them to see. It seems like there might be a lot more to this matter! " Wu Ye said, "Weed, find someone to secretly watch them and see what they're up to."
"Okay!" Weed nodded. In the environment of the game, the studio's methods of doing business were different from those in real life. Studios like Eagle strongly condemned robberies on the surface, but behind the scenes, they were secretly involved in this gray industry. In a society without a complete legal system and rules, there were even more dirty things than in real life, especially when it came to groups that were tainted with real benefits.
Encyclopedic Strategist, who had left Fourth Street, asked Gu Fei, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this? "
"I don't know." Gu Fei frowned, "I'm just worried that we don't know anything about this. What if we get cheated?"
"Really? I think that Wu Ye is pretty good! His words are quite reasonable. "
"Childish, extremely childish. If he doesn't even have the ability to express himself verbally, how would he have the qualifications to discuss a deal worth hundreds of millions? The director of the six main cities, it seems like his position in the studio isn't low. "Gu Fei said.
"Then what do we do now? We don't know anything about the game. If we had known earlier, we would have called Brother You. " Encyclopedic Strategist admired Brother You very much. It wasn't easy for Brother You to have such an expert fan.
"It's not too late to ask now!" Gu Fei said as he sent a message.
Of course, Gu Fei and Encyclopedic Strategist weren't unkind people. They wanted to discuss the cooperation with the studio, and they had already informed Childe Elite Group and Jiannan You about it. Childe Elite Group and the others didn't mind. Now that each of them had earned hundreds of thousands of gold coins, they were quite content. After all, they weren't relying on this to make a living. On the other hand, Jiannan You and the others were a little unhappy. Gu Fei had called them over, but they were gone after only two sessions. This didn't make sense … Even though the income from these two sessions was much more than what they had earned previously.
However, they later learned that they were only going to cooperate with Encyclopedic Strategist, and that Gu Fei would continue to work with them on Qianli's One Gets Drunk Studio. Everyone was delighted. Some people even despised Gu Fei for being despicable. On one hand, he sent Encyclopedic Strategist to make a lot of money from the studio, and on the other hand, he led his people to compete with the studio for business. He was taking what was in the pot and taking what was in the pot at the same time.
Jiannan You and the others really didn't want to follow the studio to make a lot of money, because they knew very well that they weren't technical backbones like Gu Fei and Encyclopedic Strategist. If they followed them to the studio, the remuneration they would receive would definitely not be the same as what they were getting now. Therefore, although they might become competitors with powerful studios in the future, a small workshop had its own way of doing things. Brother You was the one who started to worry before things had even begun. Jiannan You and the others didn't have that kind of temperament. What's more, these were all veterans of the game. How much longer could this sort of efficient leveling method last? They had always been doubtful.
At this time, Gu Fei contacted this group of people again and told them about the negotiation. When they heard about the huge benefits of this cooperation, everyone was shocked. At this moment, Jiannan You felt that with such a huge deal in his hands, he would still mind if Ye Xiwen ditched him and took all the profits for himself. This was really a bit too much. Wasn't this ruining Ye Xiwen's future? Moreover, Ye Xiwen didn't ditch him in the end.
Gu Fei then talked about the sharing agreement he proposed, as well as the part where he was a bit suspicious. Then, he asked, "Experts, I really don't understand this. Please give me some advice."
There was silence.
"What's going on? Don't you usually talk a lot?" Gu Fei asked.
"Brother, we've never worked in a studio before. We don't know much about it, so we don't dare to speak carelessly!" Brother You said.
"Just say what you know!" Gu Fei said.
"Let me say it," Han Family Young Master said.
Everyone was speechless. Han Family Young Master's words were always reserved for himself. When it came to others, he would either not say anything or not say anything good. If he said something, it would mean that Ying Qi Studio was going to be shut down.
Sword Demon said, "You don't know much about studios, right? This is a huge deal worth tens of millions, so don't make those deductions … "
"My deductions are the truth." Han Family Young Master said.
Sword Demon ignored him and continued to speak to Gu Fei, "Qianli, there's someone you can ask. He'll know better."
"Who?"
"Shen Shui," Sword Demon said.
"Oh!" Brother You was the first to understand. If they didn't let Brother You say a few words, then Brother You wouldn't be able to show his presence. Thus, everyone kept quiet and let Brother You say, "I'm not too sure about Shen Shui, but I think he used to be a professional gamer, and one of those in the studio?"
Sword Demon was obviously familiar with Shen Shui and laughed, "He used to work in studios, and a lot of them. He would change locations every few days, and he didn't have any professional ethics at all."
"Oh, what's going on?" Brother You's gossipy spirit was ignited.
"At that time, most of the people in the studio were still online players. Everyone contacted each other online and didn't know each other in real life. Shen Shui used this to his advantage, and created many sockpuppets to randomly enter studios. I don't know how he did it, but he managed to get to a high position in many studios. The studios were all in a competitive relationship. This guy controlled so many resources and was a multi-faceted spy, so naturally, he got more and more popular! Of course, the studios also had a core QQ group, and that guy also applied for multiple accounts to mix in. Then, it went bad. One day, there were too many chat windows, and he called the wrong window. Just imagine, the police group was a group of drug dealers, and he shouted, 'Tomorrow, the cops are coming to sweep up the goods. Brothers, hide the goods well.' How could his identity not be exposed? "Sword Demon said.
Everyone listened and was amazed. For players like them, they looked down on studios that only cared about profit and didn't understand the fun of the game. Professional gamers like Kennan You were in between the two. They would use the game as a tool to make money, and the starting point was still their love for the game, so they chose to show their value in the game. This was completely different from studios. Studios were completely focused on the commercial value of the game, so Kennan You and the others looked down on studios. It was obviously not a good thing for Shen Shui to play a multi-faceted spy, but because he was playing a studio that everyone looked down on, everyone still talked about it with relish and felt quite happy.
Today was Gu Fei's first time dealing with people from a formal studio, and he didn't leave a good impression. Only a silly person like Hundred Lives Scripture would think that Five Nights was a good person. Now that he heard Sword Demon talk about Shen Shui's past, he felt very happy and immediately replied, "Okay, I'll ask him!"
"Have you added him as a friend? I'll let him know for you. "Sword Demon said.
"I don't think so …" Gu Fei flipped through his friends list. He had talked to Shen Shui, drank with him, and even personally slashed him, but he had forgotten to add him as a friend.
"Wait a moment." Sword Demon said to Gu Fei. They were still busy in Silent Night Valley, and messages came and went.
Not long after, Sword Demon said to Gu Fei, "Qianli, open the friend switch!"
"Oh, I forgot." Gu Fei quickly opened the friend switch, and soon received a system message that Shen Shui had added him as a friend. Before Gu Fei could take the initiative to greet him, the message had already arrived, "Cough, I heard from Sword Demon that you have a question to ask me?"
"En, it's about the studio." Gu Fei said.
"Oh, then you asked the right person. I'm familiar with that brother!" Shen Shui said boldly.
So after Gu Fei said it, Shen Shui immediately replied, "Damn, that was too dangerous. You almost fell for it!!!"
"What?" Gu Fei heard that there was indeed a problem.
"Sharing agreement? Hmph, isn't it up to the studio to decide how much the specific income is? As a private party, it's impossible for you to know the financial status of the studio. "Shen Shui said.
"This … Could it be that they would fake it?" Gu Fei was puzzled. It was a formal contract. Since it involved this, of course there had to be a detailed account.
"Hehe, if this was the previous studio, you'd be in trouble. The studio isn't a formal company, where would there be a legal detailed account? It's completely set by them privately. Isn't it how much they say it is? Now it's formal, especially for a studio like Ying Qi Studio. They will eventually have a legally recognized detailed income as the basis for implementing the sharing agreement with you. But this detailed account will have a lot of tricks. Do you know what the detailed account is based on? "Shen Shui said.
"Based on what?"
"Taxes, Big Brother. He must be using his tax bill to prove the profitability of his project. Do you still not understand?" Shen Shui said.
"You're talking about tax evasion?" Gu Fei realized what he was talking about.
"Correct! And let me tell you, it's too easy to evade taxes in the studio industry. Most of their trading channels are gray areas. The relevant departments don't understand and can't supervise them. Where would they go to supervise the circulation of virtual items in the game? Through the game company? The game company can't differentiate between the players and the studio's business! If you really sign a sharing agreement with him, don't even mention 20 million, I can even make the whole thing lose money. You want a share? Sure, I'll give you a negative number and give you the change! " Shen Shui's words flowed like a river. Although Gu Fei couldn't digest too much of it in a short time, he at least understood one thing. Negotiating a sharing agreement with a studio would definitely eat you up until not even your bones were left. No wonder when he took the initiative to propose this proposal, those guys had a flash of astonishment. He was walking right into their trap!
"Fuck, as expected of a profiteer!!" Gu Fei couldn't help but curse.
"Of course, all businesses are profiteers. Right, who from Ying Qi did you talk to? "Shen Shui's curiosity was piqued.
"He's called Wu Ye. He said he's the director of Six Cities. Do you know him?" Gu Fei said.
"Wu Ye? He's running to Ying Qi now? Fuck, don't tell me he's also a traitor? In this aspect, I'm the ancestor!!! "Shen Shui said.
Gu Fei wiped his sweat. Being a traitor was such a disgraceful thing. Hearing this guy say it, he didn't feel ashamed, but instead felt proud?
"Are you still going to do this? If you're going to do it, I'll help you negotiate! I haven't dealt with a studio in a long time. My heart is a little itchy. Hey! "Shen Shui said.
Gu Fei wiped his sweat again: "Didn't you ask Ying Qi to make clothes in Shady Forest City?"
"That's a business deal, not a deal." Shen Shui said.
"Do I have to be a traitor to be a deal?" Gu Fei asked.
"I want to, but I won't have the chance. I'm on the blacklist of all the studios. Make another appointment with Wu Ye. Don't tell him I'm coming. I'll give him a surprise. "Shen Shui said.
"You're really coming?" Gu Fei said.
"Coming, coming right away. I'll buy a ticket and take a plane." Shen Shui said.
"Plane?"
"Teleportation scroll, big bro. You don't even understand that. You're a bumpkin." Shen Shui said.
"The problem is, I don't think I said I was going to continue working with them?" Gu Fei said.
"Not working with them? Then I can still play around. It's so boring to fight monsters every day. When I have time, I should learn to fight the studio. Otherwise, my good skills will be wasted. "Shen Shui seemed to have an unprecedented passion for torturing the studio.
Although Gu Fei was the one who took the initiative to let others bite him, he still deeply despised Five Nights, this kind of unkind guy. Even if you're in business, profit is the most important! But this didn't affect Gu Fei's dislike for this kind of habit. If he could fix it, then fix it! As Gu Fei was thinking this, he suddenly remembered that the one making money was Hundred Generations Jinglun! It seemed like he should at least ask for his opinion.
So he turned his head and was about to talk to him, but saw Hundred Generations Jinglun cautiously say: "There are two guys over there who seem to be staring at us?"
"Which two?" Gu Fei turned his head.
"Don't look back. The two behind you. Don't get discovered." Hundred Generations Jinglun said.
"What's there to be afraid of? Go over and ask. If it's not right, then kill them!" At this time, Gu Fei also guessed the origins of these two guys, so he walked over very unfriendly.
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