March 22nd, Friday …
Nie Yunsheng was full of ambition as he stepped onto Jingzhou's soil.
This time, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of roping Yan Qi's Li Shu team and Morning Dew Gaming Platform under the banner of the Anti-Tengda Alliance!
Of course, this was a little difficult. Jingzhou was Tengda's territory after all.
However, it was exciting precisely because he could do these little tricks under Boss Pei's nose!
Nie Yunsheng felt that the chances of success were not low.
On one hand, the Anti-Tengda Alliance had several game channels and the support of several investment companies. They definitely did not lack money.
On the other hand, Yan Qi would definitely be short of money if he made a game of Li Shu's level. The money earned from his previous mobile game, Blade of the Empire, would not be enough to support the development of this Triple-A masterpiece.
Nie Yunsheng would give him money, and he wouldn't interfere too much with him. There shouldn't be anyone who wouldn't want money, right?
Of course, it would be hard to say if Tengda took action. After all, Tengda was like a holy land in the hearts of domestic game designers. What's more, Tengda did not lack money.
However, the problem was that Yan Qi's team did not publicize it. That probably meant that they had not received Tengda's investment.
Perhaps it was because it was dark under the lights? Or because Tengda was more inclined to spend money on its own game projects and looked down on other companies' games projects?
No matter what, this gave Nie Yunsheng a chance to steal from the house!
Nie Yunsheng could not help but think of what happened before.
Back then, he, Lu Mingliang, could sneak to Shanghai alone and play a trick of switching the beam with the pillar right under his nose. He caught Shengyun Corporation off guard during the live-stream. Why couldn't I, Nie Yunsheng, do the opposite and go to Jingzhou to fight against Tengda?
If Kou can go, so can I!
Nie Yunsheng arrived at Morning Dew Gaming Platform and the office building where Yan Qi's Li Shu team was located with high morale.
This time, it would be considered a success as long as he could pull Yan Qi's team over. If he could pull Morning Dew Gaming Platform in as well, it would be a complete victory.
It could not be that he could not pull even one over, right? That should not be possible.
How could money be completely ineffective?
This time, a vice president came along, and he had already communicated with Yan Qi.
It sounded like Yan Qi's attitude was rather perfunctory, but he still agreed to meet and talk.
Nie Yunsheng felt that this was normal. After all, Sheng Yun Group was a logistics company. Normal people would think that it was unreliable to come over and say that they wanted to invest in a game. It was normal for them to be cold.
It was fine as long as they could meet.
This was because after they met, Nie Yunsheng would bring out the game channel and investors that he had established a partnership with to let Yan Qi see his sincerity and strength.
At that time, the success rate of cooperation would naturally increase greatly.
Before meeting with Yan Qi, Nie Yunsheng first checked on the situation of the team from Mili.
Yes, it was indeed as the rumors said. It was thriving, thriving, and full of vitality!
Although he couldn't see the actual results of the game, this kind of mental appearance couldn't be faked.
A positive team might not be able to produce a successful product, but a depressed team with serious internal friction would definitely not be able to produce a successful product.
However, after seeing the scene in the office, Nie Yunsheng had a new worry.
Because he realized that Yan Qi's team didn't seem to be particularly short of money?
If it was a startup team that was short of money, everything would definitely be simple, and the office environment would definitely not be good.
As for Yan Qi's team, the office environment couldn't be said to be bad.
Of course, whether a team was short of money or not couldn't be judged from the current situation of the office. After all, some bosses liked to do projects that looked good. Even if they were poor, they still had to do it. Some bosses were more pragmatic. Even if the company was rich, they wouldn't spend a lot of money to improve the office environment.
This varied from person to person. As for whether or not they were short of money, it was better to ask them in person to confirm.
After passing through the office, Nie Yunsheng met Yan Qi in the reception room.
"Hello, Mr. Yan!"
Yan Qi stood up and said very politely, "Hello, Mr. Nie."
The two of them shook hands and exchanged pleasantries before taking their seats.
Nie Yunsheng cleverly talked to Yan Qi about the game's situation and development progress. Then he asked, "Mr. Yan, how much did we invest in this game?"
Yan Qi hesitated for a moment. "Uh … a lot."
He didn't want to say the specific number. After all, R&D funding was not an absolute secret. However, it wasn't appropriate to say that they had invested over 100 million into this game.
Whether or not they wanted to advertise it depended on the game's advertising strategy after it was released.
Nie Yunsheng asked tentatively, "50 million?"
Yan Qi coughed lightly and didn't say anything.
Nie Yunsheng was shocked and asked again, "100 million?"
Yan Qi said reluctantly, "I can't reveal the specific amount, but … it's about the same."
Nie Yunsheng couldn't help but take a deep breath. He thought to himself that this guy was really daring.
After conversion, this was equivalent to a large-scale overseas production that cost more than 10 million US dollars. A mobile game team was actually so determined to change their business. It was really reckless.
However, for Nie Yunsheng, this wasn't necessarily bad news.
Because this meant that Yan Qi's team definitely didn't have enough money!
Perhaps Yan Qi still didn't have enough money after investing all the money he had earned from Blade of the Empire and finding a few more investors. However, no matter what, he still needed money.
Since he was short of money, it was easy.
Nie Yunsheng smiled. "Mr. Yan's boldness is really admirable! In fact, I'm not only here on behalf of Shengyun Corporation but also on behalf of a few well-known domestic game channels and investors. It's like this: we're willing to provide financial help, and we won't interfere too much with the creation of the game … "
Nie Yunsheng first described the strength of his side, and then he used reason and emotion to describe all kinds of beautiful prospects.
In short, he would first tie Yan Qi's team to the chariot, and then slowly talk about dealing with Tengda.
It would be easy to scare people away if he directly laid out his cards now.
Nie Yunsheng felt that the conditions he had offered should be quite attractive, right?
For these game designers who were short of money, they would probably not turn down money in order to make a complete game.
Yan Qi silently sipped his tea, looking a little awkward.
He opened his mouth to interrupt a few times, but Nie Yunsheng was too engrossed in his speech. In the end, he stopped talking.
It was not until Nie Yunsheng finished talking that Yan Qi said embarrassedly, "Boss Nie, I'm really sorry. Our team … really doesn't lack money."
To be honest, this matter was a little awkward.
In fact, Yan Qi tactfully declined the first time he received the call.
He even wanted to say that Boss Pei had invested in this project, but Boss Pei's only request was to keep it a secret and not reveal the relationship with Tengda to the outside world. Thus, Yan Qi held back and did not say it.
In the end, Shengyun Corporation misunderstood and thought that Yan Qi was being polite. Thus, they insisted on meeting him.
Yan Qi did not want to meet him, but Nie Yunsheng had personally come all the way to Jingzhou. It was not right to close the door and not meet him.
That was why there was such an awkward situation now.
Nie Yunsheng was stunned. "Don't lack money?"
What nonsense are you talking to me about? An investment of more than a hundred million yuan! You're a small team that has only made mobile games before. How can you pull in so much money?
"Boss Yan, do you have any other requests? You can bring them up, and we can discuss slowly. "
Yan Qi said very sincerely, "I'm sorry, Boss Nie. We really … don't lack money."
Nie Yunsheng blinked his eyes, a blank expression on his face.
It felt like there was something wrong with this script!
…
Nie Yunsheng still could not figure out what was going on until he walked out of the office building.
No matter what he said, Yan Qi insisted that he did not lack money!
However, when he asked Yan Qi where he got the investment from and how much he got, Yan Qi was very vague and hesitant. It was very suspicious.
Nie Yunsheng was very depressed. After trying for a while, he could only leave for the time being.
He went to Morning Dew Gaming Platform on the way. In the end, it was even worse this time. He did not even see the person-in-charge there.
He was turned back at the front desk.
Don't ask why; he did not see him!
This matter was quite ridiculous. Nie Yunsheng had never suffered such a blow before.
He was the CEO of a listed company after all. He came all the way here, and he could not even meet him?
What the hell!
The Vice-President asked softly, "Boss Nie, what should we do next?"
He did not expect to come all the way to Jingzhou for a face-to-face meeting.
Nie Yunsheng's expression was gloomy. Obviously, he could not hold it in. However, he was the one who made the decision after all. He could not give up under such circumstances. He had to think of a solution.
"Yan Qi kept saying that he had enough money, but he refused to say which company had invested in it. That's very strange.
"I feel like it's an excuse.
"I think he probably still needs money. However, he might have a good impression of Tengda. He might even be a fan of Tengda. That's why he has a certain prejudice against us and is unwilling to take our money.
"From his attitude, it's unlikely that we want to invest. However, that doesn't mean that we can't use this project! "
The Vice-President asked, "Eh? Boss Nie, do you have any other ideas? "
Nie Yunsheng sneered and said, "This company is in Jingzhou. Yan Qi probably asked Tengda to invest in it, but Tengda did not.
"We can make an issue of this point. First, we release some news about Mili. We can say that this game lacks development funds and cannot show the best effect. Then, we can get a few investment companies and game distributors to come forward and say that they are willing to invest in this game.
"After that, we can publicize that this company is in Jingzhou, but Tengda is indifferent to it. Tengda keeps saying that it wants to revitalize the domestically-produced games industry, but in the end, isn't it just sweeping the snow in front of its door?
"At least this can deal a blow to Tengda's reputation in the gaming industry!"
The Vice-President asked again, "What if Tengda sees this news and really invests because of its pride?"
Nie Yunsheng shook his head slightly. "Yan Qi's team is in Jingzhou. If Tengda wanted to invest, it would have done so long ago. Since it did not invest, it must mean that it is not optimistic about this game.
"Investing tens of millions or even a hundred million yuan into a game that is not optimistic about just because of some pressure from public opinion? I don't think that's very likely.
"Even if Tengda really invests, we can say that they are being pressured by public opinion and are being forced to protect their own character.
"As for Yan Qi's team, he must still need money. This matter has caused an uproar. Both the team and the players would hope that he can accept our investment and ensure that the game is completed.
"If this matter blows up and Tengda does not invest, Yan Qi might be pressured by internal pressure and reconsider accepting our investment.
"In short, if Tengda did not invest in Mili, they would have already lost! No matter what happens, we will not lose out!
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