"Jia Yapeng, it's okay to be angry, but you can't just say that!" Yamauchi thought that Jia Yapeng was just saying it out of anger.
"I'm not saying it out of anger!" Jia Yapeng shook his head. "5 billion. I'll buy all 5 million of these game cartridges. However, I have one condition. That is, all of Nintendo's channels in North America must be open to me. After the sale, all of the revenue must go to me. Nintendo has no right to share any of it! "
"You …" Yamauchi saw Jia Yapeng's serious expression and knew that he was not lying. This guy was really going to do it.
"Jia Yapeng, you have to think it through. These are 5 million game cartridges. If you can't sell them, you'll lose 5 billion yen!" Yamauchi frowned.
"I've thought it through. Let's do it!" Jia Yapeng stood up. His attitude was very obvious.
"Okay, but it won't be 1,000 yen. It will be 10 USD. You have to buy each game cartridge for 10 USD!" Yamauchi said.
"Why?" Boss Jia asked. 10 USD was equivalent to 1,250 yen. The price had increased by one-fourth!
"Because this will take away from Nintendo's original profits!" Yamauchi said calmly. "Although the number of copies sold is very small, according to my estimation, the final sales of Pokemon should be about 300,000. Now, only 180,000 copies have been sold. So, there should be about 120,000 copies left."
"120,000 copies can be sold for 7.2 million USD, which is equivalent to 900 million yen. If I give you all the cartridges, then the 120,000 copies will naturally be transferred to your hands. So, the purchase price should be increased accordingly. It's very reasonable! "
"…" Boss Jia was really impressed by Yamauchi. The 120,000 copies that had not been sold yet were already accounted for. Why didn't he calculate 1.2 million copies?
Of course, if Yamauchi had calculated 1.2 million copies, he would not have given up. After all, as long as he could sell 1 million copies, Nintendo would be able to make a lot of money and completely cover the cost.
"Okay!" Boss Jia didn't want to waste any more time with Nintendo, so he simply agreed.
Therefore, Jia Yapeng, on behalf of the Daqian, signed an agreement with Nintendo on the spot. He got 5 million Pokemon game cartridges at the price of 10 USD per cartridge, and Nintendo would open all channels to Jia Yapeng. At the same time, all the profits from the sales of the channels would go to the Daqian, and Nintendo would not take any cut.
It was worth mentioning that Boss Jia had specifically suggested that all game cartridges must be shipped from Jia Yapeng's warehouse. This way, Jia Yapeng would be able to monitor the actual sales of the game.
In this regard, Yamauchi Puto had no objections, and the agreement was signed very smoothly. Then Jia Yapeng took this agreement and a warehouse of game cartridges and left Nintendo's North American branch silently.
"President, do you think Mr. Jia will be able to sell all 5 million game cartridges?" Minoru Arakawa squatted behind his father-in-law and asked curiously.
"Of course, 5 million is impossible!" Yamauchi said confidently.
"Then why would Mr. Jia do something like this?"
"He's young, after all. There's always a time when he's young and hot-headed!" Yamauchi Puto smiled casually. "Moreover, he doesn't need to sell all of them. If one game cartridge is sold at 59 USD, he will have 49 USD in profit. So, as long as he can sell 1 million copies, he will be able to make back the cost. If he can sell more than 1 million copies, he will be able to make some profit! "
"Then, can Mr. Jia sell 1 million copies?" Minoru Arakawa asked again.
"Young people need to learn a lesson from reality before they become mature!" Yamauchi Puto knocked on the table. "And I think God will bless him!" Yamauchi Puto, who did not believe in God, said.
"But why do I feel like this plot is a little familiar?" Yamauchi Puto calmed down and touched the wrinkles on his forehead. He suddenly realized that this was not the first time that he had bought all the game cartridges from the warehouse.
— — —
As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. When Boss Jia returned from Nintendo, Harry Potter sent him another piece of bad news. That was, there was a new change in the negotiations with Marvel. Ron Pereman had previously lowered the price to 50 million USD, but during today's negotiations, Ron Pereman suddenly increased the price. This time, it had to be 70 million USD.
As for the reason for the sudden increase in the price this time, it was actually because of Boss Jia.
For a long time, there was a saying in the manga industry that the reason why manga was not selling well and was no longer loved by the readers was that games had taken away a lot of manga's market.
After all, a child's leisure time was limited. Before there were games, manga was already very attractive.
However, as more and more games appeared, a large amount of time that was used to read manga was taken away by games. Then, the manga's sales declined day by day, and finally, it was on the verge of extinction.
This theory was very popular in the entire comics industry. It was even regarded as a classic and was unquestionable. Otherwise, would everyone in the comics industry blame the decline of comics sales on their own blind drawings?
The reason why Ron Pereman suddenly increased the price this time was because the game "Pokemon" was attacked by PETA, and the news that the game's sales had plummeted, and the sales were less than 110% that Nintendo expected. This news was quickly exposed by the media and spread throughout the United States.
Therefore, Ron Pereman proudly told Harry Potter that the game couldn't be sold, and they were going to decline. Then, the manga's sales could take off again. Therefore, Marvel, a company that owned countless classic manga copyrights, naturally raised the price. They were determined not to sell it without 70 million USD.
"Forget it, you don't have to look for Ron Pereman anymore!" After hearing Harry Potter's report, Boss Jia said faintly.
"Boss! I'm useless. I boasted, but I didn't complete the task you gave me! "Harry Potter suddenly fell into deep despair when he heard Jia Yapeng's decision to give up the acquisition.
He failed again. This not only disappointed the new boss, but more importantly, Harry Potter himself couldn't prove his value. This was a huge blow to Harry Potter.
"It's okay!" Seeing Harry Potter's despair, Boss Jia patted Harry Potter's shoulder and said, "I'm still very satisfied with your work."
"Ron Pereman is a bastard. His words are completely bullsh * t. Even if the sales of Pokemon plummeted, it has nothing to do with the overall game industry. He just wants to find an excuse to drag it out with you until your patience runs out. Then, he will lower the price to 50 million USD, and you will naturally be willing to sign with him!"
"This bastard, if we don't give him the cold shoulder, he really thinks that he can sell potatoes at the price of beef."
"Yes!" Harry Potter nodded, but he was worried. Others didn't know about Jia Yapeng's situation, but Harry Potter was very clear. This time, Jia Yapeng set five acquisition targets. Except for the worthless Nvidia, which was successfully acquired, the other acquisitions were all in a deadlock. This time, Boss Jia was afraid that this would end badly.
"Boss, if this fails again, then I'm willing to give up my salary!" Harry Potter said to Boss Jia in shame.
"Don't worry, everything depends on tomorrow. Tomorrow will be better!"
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