October 15th, Monday …
Pei Qian felt much more at ease after confirming that there were basically no major problems with Ghost General 2 and that it could be developed on time.
Bao Xu would be keeping an eye on him for a few more days before setting off for Shennongjia. He should not have to worry about the suffering trip for the time being.
He could focus his energy on solving the key problem at this stage.
That was to poach people!
Eric had returned to Europe last Friday. He did not know when he would return. Perhaps it would be two to three days if he was fast, or a week if he was slow.
Of course, it was also possible that he still wanted to stay in Dayak Corporation after some consideration. That was also a possibility, but the possibility was not high.
That was because Eric's attitude had obviously wavered when Pei Qian was eating with him. As a person who had no real power and had to take the blame, it was impossible for Eric not to have any complaints.
Next, apart from waiting for Eric, Pei Qian had another very important thing to think about. He had to think about how to poach Zhao Xuming, this clown.
It was still a little dangerous to have only one Eric.
What if he was taken over by his subordinates?
One had to know that Eric was facing the most ferocious group of employees in history. They were deeply baptized by the Tengda spirit and had a strong sense of honor and mission. One word was written on their foreheads: Success!
It would be troublesome if Eric was assimilated in such an environment.
Therefore, it was very important to get Zhao Xuming to be Eric's assistant so that this golden pair could bring Long Yu Corporation's' successful 'experience to Tengda.
Sometimes, the combination of two swords could unleash the greatest effect.
However, how Zhao Xuming was going to poach was a huge problem.
Eric took advantage of the loophole and did not have to care about the competition agreement, but Zhao Xuming could not.
He was a legitimate upper echelon of Long Yu Corporation. The competition agreement definitely did not allow him to jump ship to a domestic games company.
Let him resign first because of his health?
These upper echelons had been working for a long time and were more or less sick. It should be easy to create a medical report to fool them.
However, the problem was that Zhao Xuming could resign, but he could not join Tengda.
Once he joined, Long Yu Corporation would not be stupid. They would definitely sue him immediately.
Furthermore, the agreement had been signed in black and white. Even if the best lawyer in the country was hired, it would be useless. They would still lose the lawsuit.
At that time, not to mention whether the penalty fee system would be given, what if Long Yu Corporation still requested to continue enforcing it and not let Zhao Xuming work in Tengda?
This was very likely.
After much consideration, Pei Qian decided that he could not force this matter.
Because in terms of sentiment, law, and reason, it was not right to secretly poach Zhao Xuming.
The only way was to talk to Long Yu Corporation and make them give up Zhao Xuming voluntarily through some kind of exchange of interests.
They were all mature companies, and they did things based on interests. There was no need to be impulsive.
As long as the conditions given were enough to move Long Yu Corporation, they would definitely be eager to send Zhao Xuming over with eight palanquins, oh no, they would beat drums and gongs.
However, the question was: What kind of conditions could move Long Yu Corporation?
Pei Qian really had no idea.
Take out a Tengda game for Long Yu Corporation to represent?
That would definitely not do.
Long Yu Corporation would definitely agree, but Pei Qian felt that this sacrifice was too great. If it were Zhao Xuming, he would not have made such a huge sacrifice.
Pei Qian might be thirsty for 'virtuous', but he was not that thirsty.
Putting aside whether it would damage Tengda's image, the key was that it would be difficult to earn more money!
He should let Long Yu Corporation make the request.
He would wait for them to make the request and then haggle. As long as they reached an agreement without violating the system's rules, there would be no problem.
After some serious consideration, Pei Qian decided to call Zhou Muyan from Sun Strike Studios.
Pei Qian was not familiar with the boss and upper echelons of Long Yu Corporation because they did not have any business dealings. What's more, they were quite unhappy because of IOI.
It would be awkward to look for them directly, and the communication efficiency might be lower.
According to what Pei Qian knew, Long Yu Corporation had once represented Sun Strike Studios' games. Both parties had a deeper cooperation, and Zhou Muyan had a better relationship with them.
It might be more effective to let Zhou Muyan be the middleman and bridge the gap.
After making the call, Pei Qian briefly explained his thoughts.
The meaning was clear: Communicate with Long Yu Corporation. I want to poach Zhao Xuming. Ask them to name a price!
He would be open and aboveboard and not beat around the bush.
Zhou Muyan was very surprised as well. It was not because of Boss Pei's public poaching. After all, such things were not common, but they were not rare either.
What surprised him was that Boss Pei actually spent so much effort to poach Zhao Xuming?
Tengda lacked such a person?
GOG had obviously beaten IOI so badly. Wouldn't it be fine to promote them from within Tengda even if there was a vacancy? Why did he have to poach Zhao Xuming?
In Zhou Muyan's impression, Zhao Xuming might be a reliable person, but was he very capable? Was he so strong that Boss Pei specifically asked for him? That was hard to say.
"Boss Pei, are you sure you want to poach Zhao Xuming? Long Yu Corporation will definitely not let him go easily. What if they ask for too much? "Zhou Muyan asked.
Pei Qian chuckled. "That's why I found you. I need you to 'communicate' with them properly."
"I know very well what Zhao Xuming is capable of. You know very well, and so does Long Yu Corporation."
"If Long Yu Corporation makes a request that is not too overboard, everyone will naturally be happy. Everyone will take what they need and cooperate happily."
"If Long Yu Corporation asks for too much … they wouldn't think that Tengda really lacks Zhao Xuming, right?"
"It's almost 1024 Digital Day. If I'm not in a good mood, I don't mind organizing some activities for GOG and various games a few days in advance."
"I think Long Yu Corporation should understand this logic. If they don't, Boss Zhou, help them understand."
Zhou Muyan: "…"
Good lord, he could hear the threat in Boss Pei's words.
Boss Pei's meaning was very clear. If Long Yu Corporation obediently let him go, the two companies could cooperate. If they asked for too much or did not let him go, Boss Pei might target Long Yu Corporation if he was unhappy.
Of course, there would not be any serious consequences. At most, GOG would organize an event to cause IOI's domestic server's data and revenue to plummet for a period of time or target other games that Long Yu Corporation was acting for.
However, there was no doubt that this would affect the shining silver.
What Zhou Muyan had to do was to be a lobbyist and help Long Yu Corporation sort out the stakes. At the same time, he had to mediate and determine a satisfactory compensation for both parties.
As for Zhao Xuming's intentions …
Zhou Muyan felt that he should not have any intentions. Boss Pei had personally asked for him. He should be jumping in excitement.
What's more, if he went to Tengda, his treatment and development prospects would definitely be better than Long Yu Corporation's.
Zhou Muyan pondered for a moment and nodded. "Alright, I'll try. I'll call again if there's any progress."
He was considered old acquaintances with Boss Pei. Sun Strike Studios had a GPL team of its own and had been taken care of by Boss Pei in recent years. It was not a problem for him to make a call and connect the dots.
After hanging up, Pei Qian flipped through the work reports of the various departments while waiting patiently.
…
Zhou Muyan only called back after more than an hour.
"Boss Pei, Long Yu Corporation's conditions are: Boss Pei, you design a game that Sun Strike Studios will be in charge of developing. Then, we will hand it over to Long Yu Corporation to operate. The three of us will work together to achieve a win-win situation. We can discuss how to split the profits."
"Actually, Long Yu Corporation wanted a Tengda game agent at first. I said that it would definitely not work. This request was too much. Thus, after some negotiation, we confirmed this condition. "
"I think this condition is reasonable. Boss Pei, what do you think?"
Pei Qian nodded slightly. It looked like Zhou Muyan's' communication 'was quite effective.
This condition was not too much.
In Zhou Muyan's opinion, requesting to be the agent of Tengda's existing games was basically equivalent to forcefully splitting the money.
Tengda's games had already been proven by the market, successful, and profitable. Wouldn't Long Yu Corporation be lying down and sharing the money if they were to be the agent?
Even if Zhao Xuming was a senior executive, the penalty fee was at most a few million yuan. The profits brought by a game were far more than that.
Thus, Zhou Muyan called back directly and told Long Yu Corporation not to play with fire in front of Boss Pei.
If Boss Pei was angry, he might not be able to do anything.
However, the current conditions were actually not bad.
The development costs were shared by Sun Strike Studios and Long Yu Corporation. Pei Qian was only in charge of designing.
Once the game was created, the three of them would split the money.
To be precise, Pei Qian was a 'technical shareholder'. Even if the game failed and lost money, he would not have to bear any losses. It would all be Sun Strike Studios and Long Yu Corporation.
There was a risk of failure but in Long Yu Corporation's opinion, such a risk was almost non-existent.
Who didn't know that Boss Pei was a game design genius? Making a popular game?
Even if they did not make a lot of money, they would not lose too much.
It would definitely not be a loss to exchange Zhao Xuming for a game that might earn money.
Pei Qian fell silent. Obviously, everyone had some misunderstandings about his game design skills …
Zhou Muyan and Long Yu Corporation must have thought that Boss Pei had put in a lot of effort to design those games.
However, in reality, Pei Qian did not spend much effort and the design was very casual …
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and said, "I can accept this condition, but I have three requests."
"First, I can't guarantee the success of the game."
"Second, I want to parachute a designer into your studio to complete my design. You have to develop according to his requirements."
"Third, hand over the person first."
Pei Qian meant to say the ugly words first. Don't look for me if you lose money.
What's more, Pei Qian's idea was more incomplete. If he handed it to Zhou Muyan, Zhou Muyan would definitely be shocked and would not know how to develop it.
Thus, Pei Qian thought that he could arrange a job for Min Jingchao.
After Eric and Zhao Xuming took over his job, Min Jingchao went to Sun Strike Studios to complete the design of the game. Whether it was profitable or not, at least the game was developed.
That way, it would be considered a promise.
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