[PS: I only have two chapters today. I'll update it tomorrow. I'm very sorry!]
Bill Gates felt that his decision was very fair and merciful. However, when the news spread to the other franchisees, they were in an uproar.
First of all, most of the franchisees felt very wronged. It was true that they sold their inventory, but the inventory wasn't stolen or robbed. They bought it with their own money.
When the gaming box store tricked them into joining, they never said that they were not allowed to sell their inventory.
Although these stocks were digested by the gaming box store, the problem was that this money wasn't given to them by the gaming box store for free. Instead, it was lent to them. They had to return the money, and they also had to collect a large amount of interest.
Therefore, it was completely reasonable for them to sell their inventory. It was a legitimate way to make up for their losses. There was no problem at all.
Also, the inventory was bought from the Daqian. When they bought the inventory, the Daqian took away their share in advance. Therefore, the gaming box store had already paid the share. Why should the gaming box store take away 10% of the profit? How could they take the money twice in the world?
Finally, the gaming box store was heartless enough to ask them to pay back the loan immediately.
Oh my god, their inventory was originally sold at a 20% discount. The money they sold couldn't even cover the loan.
Now, they had to hand over 10% of the profit and pay back the loan in advance. This was killing them!
They had already lost a lot of money when they joined the gaming box store. They also had a lot of debt. In the end, they had to renovate the store. Although the money wasn't much, it was still tens of thousands of USD.
Many franchisees' funds were already on the verge of collapse. Now, the gaming box store came to ask them to pay back the loan. They really didn't want to let them live!
As for the franchisees who cheated the subsidy, after knowing that they were kicked out of the gaming box, they were even more devastated.
Once they were kicked out of the box game, they would lose all their supply channels. At the same time, they could not use the signboard of the box game store to sell their games. What was worse was that they also had a batch of box game inventory in their hands. These inventory could not be sold, nor could they be returned. They could only eat dust in the warehouse and become a large amount of bad debt.
The most terrible thing was that they were still carrying a huge debt of millions of dollars. Now that they were kicked out, they even lost the ability to pay back the money. This was completely not giving them a way out.
That's right. Feng Yu had cheated them of their subsidies. But this did not stop him from being a good person. The gaming box store should not force him into a dead end!
So, the franchisees who were kicked out went to the gaming box store to negotiate. They are willing to compensate the franchisees and return all their subsidies. They only want to stay in the gaming box store..
Their attitude is still considered good. But the gaming box store is still immersed in their victory over Steam Gaming. At the same time, Microsoft's market value reached 600 billion USD. Everyone in the gaming box store is arrogant. They think they are God, and they don't need to be nice to these franchisees.
These people were despicable. They had betrayed the steam game, and now they were trying to steal from the box game. They deserved to die, and they had to be beaten to death. There was no way out for them!
Anyway, there are only around 500 franchisees in total. Kicking them out can save money, and it's a good thing!
That's why the gaming box store's management is firm. They do not want to give these franchisees any chance to turn back. Many franchisees fainted at the entrance of the gaming box store and were thrown out of sight by the security guards.
Among these franchisees, a few of them had gone bankrupt to join the gaming box store. In the end, they really went bankrupt.
These franchisees did some calculations. Even if they sell all their assets, they will not be able to repay their debts. They will not be able to protect their children, and they will be burdened with their debts for the rest of their lives.
As a result, these franchisees' bodies went limp, and they directly climbed up to the top of the building where the game was located, and jumped down under the noon sun.
Many reporters were still interviewing the franchisees about their protests, and they managed to capture the scene of the franchisees jumping down from the building.
Yes, the TV station immediately broadcasted this news. This was big news that could increase the viewership ratings!
Therefore, the first big scandal after the establishment of the box game was exposed. Moreover, it was the matter of a franchisee jumping off a building. For a time, the whole box game's thriving momentum was fiercely suppressed.
Luckily, Microsoft's public relations are good. They immediately held a press conference to clarify their relationship with Microsoft. They said the gaming box store is following its contract, and these franchisees are the ones who broke the contract first. That's why they were kicked out. The gaming box store is not responsible for this.
This is the most normal public relations method in the US. They will use all legal means to get rid of all the responsibility. This way, they will not be held responsible.
Logically speaking, if it weren't for Boss Jia's public relations skills that transcended the era, there would be nothing to say about this public relations.
However, Da Qian had already demonstrated several times what it meant to admit guilt and get beaten up for public relations. Therefore, Microsoft's public relations this time could be said to have failed miserably. Many media outlets and viewers expressed serious indignation at the disregard for human life in the arcade game.
The public is unhappy with the gaming box store. At the same time, Microsoft's share prices, which had been rising, stopped rising slightly.
The stock prices stopped rising for less than an hour, and this is normal for the stock market. That's why Microsoft did not notice this small fluctuation.
The gaming box store does not care about the franchisees who died in front of their store. They are more concerned about the gaming box store's performance.
Although it had only been less than half a month since the last time, they had lost money again in this half a month.
This is unimaginable for the gaming box store's employees.
After all, it's understandable for the gaming box store to suffer losses in the past. They are asking for subsidies, and at the same time, they are taking advantage of the inventory.
But this time, the discounts and subsidies had ended, and the franchisees did not dare to take advantage of the inventory. But the gaming box store still suffered losses. What's going on?
The entire company did some research and found out that the reason for the losses is because their share of profits is too low.
The original ratio for the gaming box store is 5: 3: 2. That means the game developer will get 50%, the distribution channel gets 30%, and the distributor gets 20%.
But now, the gaming box store's ratio is changed to 7: 2: 1. That means the game developer will get 70%, the distributor will get 20%, and the distribution channel will get 10%.
Microsoft had thought that even if they only get 10% of the profits, the distribution channel is a no-cost business. As long as they can get through the distribution channel, they will not suffer any losses.
But after taking over the distribution channel, Microsoft realized the distribution channel is not a no-cost business. According to the management of the gaming box store, the distribution channel is in charge of the game disc's recording, transportation, distribution, etc.
Most importantly, the distribution channel is also in charge of the game's marketing. There are a lot of tasks, and the companies that joined the gaming box store are used to throwing all these tasks to the gaming box store.
The gaming box store does not have the experience to do these tasks. More importantly, these tasks require a lot of funds. In the end, all the costs added up to about 15%. The gaming box store's 10% share is not even enough to cover the cost.
"We have to change the ratio!" This is the gaming box store's final conclusion, and it's also an inevitable result. That's because capital cannot bear to suffer losses. They want profits, and they want huge profits.
That's why the gaming box store held a management meeting to discuss how to increase their ratio.
"The gaming company's share will be returned to 50%. Anyway, the ratio of the gaming box store is still 50%. Why should we earn less than the gaming box store?"
"Also, we have more franchises now. They have no choice but to choose us!" So, the higher-ups immediately decided to pull the gaming company's share back to 50% from 70%.
This way, the gaming box store's share will be the same as the gaming box store's.
But the gaming box store still feels something is amiss. They had almost monopolized the distribution channel, and how can they only get 30%?
So, they decided to take another 10% share from the franchisees and increase their share to 40%.
Hmmm … the gaming box store is not afraid of the franchisees rebelling. These franchisees had offended the gaming box store, and they cannot go back. Other than the gaming box store, they have no other choice!
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