After selling 150,000 copies, William did not produce any more game discs. He now knew that the price of 6 pounds was cheap, and many people in his school sold each disc for more than 10 pounds. Although it was not a lot, it was not a small amount either.
With that, William would lose out on a few hundred thousand pounds. But he had no choice. The most important thing now was to make the game famous. If he sold it for more than 10 pounds per copy, he would be thankful if he could sell 50,000 copies now.
The game's sales in London exploded, and the sales and good reviews made big game companies like EA, Ubisoft, game distributors, supermarkets, and even America's DVD and computer game distributor Baishi come over. The few hundred thousand pounds that he lost these days could be considered as the salary of the hundreds of alumni who sold the game to him, and the advertising fees to attract these big companies.
William received inquiries from these companies a few days ago, saying that they wanted to talk about representation or buy the game, so he went to look for the top few law firms in London.
The senior partner of Yuelida Law Firm, Anthony, cost William 1,000 pounds an hour to hire this guy, and this kind of negotiation would take at least ten days.
Damn, then wouldn't I have to pay Anthony tens of thousands of pounds? Luckily, William and Yue Lida Law Firm signed an hourly contract. If they were to split the contract, who knows how much money I would have to pay Yue Lida Law Firm.
William booked a meeting room at the London Hilton Hotel, and he met Anthony from Yuelida Law Firm at eight o 'clock in the morning.
After they met, William shook hands with Anthony and asked with a smile, "Good morning, Mr. Anthony, it's eight o 'clock now. Is the billing starting?"
Anthony knew that William was joking, "Good morning, Mr. Devonshire. If you think that the billing starting in ten minutes will make you happier, then let's start at 8: 10. I don't mind."
"Haha, Anthony, you're very humorous. I like you. Okay, let's get to the point. I need you to help me solve all the legal problems. Is that okay?"
"Of course, there's no problem, Mr. Devonshire. This is what we do. I guarantee that there won't be any problems with the contracts handled by our law firm. This is the confidence and promise of Moonshine," Anthony said to William.
William nodded in agreement. This was also the reason why he had hired Moon Shida's lawyer. "Okay, I still have a lot of trust in Moon Shida. As one of the top three law firms in England, there is no need to doubt your strength and credibility. Then, Anthony, let's begin. It should be very busy today."
William then shook hands with Anthony's four team members and greeted them. One thousand pounds an hour was enough to hire the best lawyer and his team in London. William didn't think it was expensive at all. If something went wrong because the lawyer wasn't professional enough, William wouldn't even have the chance to cry.
Of course, only big lawyers could make a lot of money. Working as an assistant for a big lawyer would only earn a few thousand pounds a month.
At 9 o 'clock sharp, EA, Ubisoft, Bai Shida, Jia Re Fu, and a few other big companies, as well as some other game companies, arrived on time.
After everyone found their seats and sat down, William didn't stand on ceremony. Everything depended on the game's quality, sales, and profits. No matter how good the other things were, the game companies and distributors wouldn't be interested.
William took the microphone and walked up to the stage in the conference room. "Welcome, gentlemen. My name is William Devonshire. I'm the creator, designer, and owner of Plants vs. Zombies. Your time is precious, so I won't take up any more of your time. In the past few days, many people and companies have come looking for me. This let me know that all of you are either here to buy the game's copyright or to sell the game. Am I right?"
After William finished speaking, the company negotiators nodded and didn't say anything else. In the past few days, all the companies present had sent people to look for William, but William hadn't said anything. Although they had high hopes for the game, they didn't want to be taken advantage of by William. They wanted to hear what William had to say first.
William continued, "Then, gentlemen, I'll first state the bottom line that I can accept. If it's too far from what you can accept, and you're dissatisfied with it, then please be quiet and listen to me first."
Everyone looked at each other. Everyone present was a competitor. The game had only become famous a few days ago, and the companies that were invited to this conference all had high hopes for Plants vs. Zombies. No one wanted to be the first to stand out. Moreover, William's request wasn't too much, so everyone nodded again.
William was overjoyed. Looks like these guys still have high hopes for Plants vs. Zombies, especially those game distributors. They don't make games, they only sell games. Of course, they won't let go of a good game.
Seeing that no one objected, William nodded and thanked them. "Thank you, everyone. Let's talk about selling the game first. The price that I can accept is 8 pounds per game disc. 8 pounds is about 13 USD. I believe that selling Plants vs. Zombies for 20 USD shouldn't be a problem. Everyone knows that in the late 80s, EPS games were selling for 25 USD. You're all experts in the gaming industry, so you should know whether I'm right or not. You should also know whether 8 pounds is reasonable or not. Then, can you accept 8 pounds?
If that's the case, then let's talk about it. "EA and Ubisoft hadn't thought about selling the game, but they were afraid that the remaining companies would raise the price. If that happened, William wouldn't sell the game, then they would have come for nothing. They hurriedly nodded and said," 8 pounds is acceptable. "
The distributors thought about it. They were all game distributors, and they knew that William was right. There weren't any popular games in America that sold for less than 20 USD. However, seeing that the game companies had agreed, they secretly cursed. These bastards should all go to hell. Their own company's games are so expensive, and now they're fighting with us over the distribution rights.
Bai Shida and Jia Re Fu also nodded, accepting the price.
"Very good. If everyone can accept the price of 8 pounds, then we have the conditions to continue the discussion. I have the information on the sales of 150,000 game discs in London in a month. I won't send it to everyone, but I'm sure you all know about it. This is also the reason why we can all sit here together. You might not know about the second report, but I think Jia Re Fu should know about it."
William stopped and looked at the person in charge of Jia Re Fu. He smiled and nodded, because this had something to do with Jia Re Fu.
Twenty days ago, I signed an authorization contract with Jia Re Fu for T-shirts, hats, and other daily necessities. Now that I think about it, I signed it too early. However, it's fine. I still have to thank Jia Re Fu. This contract authorizes Jia Re Fu to produce Plants vs. Zombies cartoon characters in five counties around London. In the 15 days since the game started selling, Plants vs. Zombies had sold 430,000 units to 120 Jia Re Fu stores around London. On average, each store sold 3,600 units in 15 days, or 240 units per day. The turnover was 6.45 million pounds, or 15 pounds per unit.
Hearing William's figures, other than the people from Jia Re Fu, it was the first time that the others in the conference room knew about it.
When they heard that the game sold in five counties around London in 15 days, and how much it would sell for if it became popular worldwide, these guys immediately became excited.
Damn, the Plants vs. Zombies merchandise was the main source of income. Europe and America were very strict about copyright, and these kinds of copyright lawsuits were easily settled.
Therefore, Jia Re Fu was very happy. They had come because they wanted to sell the game's merchandise, but after today, when the game's merchandise became popular, Jia Re Fu wanted to take advantage of it.
William knew that the companies that were here today wouldn't be the only ones that would come tomorrow.
After everyone quieted down, William continued, "Then, if any of you want the full rights to Plants vs. Zombies, what price should I offer? I don't think selling 1 million units in Europe is a lot. In fact, I don't think it'll be difficult to sell 3 million units in a few years."
The representative's face turned ugly. They didn't have a lot of estimates in their hearts. A few companies had estimated more than this, but it was only a few hundred thousand units more.
It was only the year 2000, and although there were many good games, there wasn't a game like Plants vs. Zombies. Regardless of age, children, or adults, everyone would be interested in this game. After all, Plants vs. Zombies had more than 25 million downloads in 13 years.
William continued, "It won't be a problem to sell two million copies in the United States of America. The other countries can also sell about two million copies in total. Gentlemen, please think about how much wealth a game that can sell more than seven million copies and the game's accessories can generate for you."
"F * ck, you're talking about generating wealth for you." Everyone cursed in their hearts.
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