You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 156 A mature investor

2004 seems to have become the most extraordinary year in the game industry, and it is also a year that will be recorded in the history of the game industry.

When domestic online games began to gain momentum, the future of stand-alone games was murky.

After the E3 show in May, everything became different again.

Huaxia's stand-alone game has become the biggest dark horse at the E3 exhibition. It has been wildly sought after by international manufacturers and players and is known as the most anticipated epoch-making game.

At the same time, after signing a $20 million contract with V, all domestic game companies became restless.

As the protagonist who promoted this incident, Qin Shaoyan's name has been mentioned repeatedly in the game industry, making people really envious and jealous.

It has outshone others at international exhibitions and become the world's top class. It has also been interviewed by the national media Xinhua News Agency and has been reprinted and reported by major newspapers in China.

This is a positive treatment that has never been seen in the gaming industry, and it shocked the entire industry.

Many magazines and media such as "Popular Software" published special reports, praising Qin Shaoyan from various angles.

When Qin Shaoyan received a call from Chen Peng, he said with a smile on his face: "Thank you for your leadership's strong support for the game industry!"

Qin Shaoyan stood among the representatives of European and American manufacturers, holding up the Golden Keyboard Award and handing it to the representatives of Blizzard, which became a famous scene in the game industry.

Everyone has only one purpose, to make money from the sea!

The photo of the "Golden Keyboard Award" award ceremony was even placed on the cover of the magazine, completely eliminating some rumors.

This photo also completely established Qin Shaoyan's status as "the number one player in Chinese games".

"Game platforms with sales of less than 200,000 copies charge no fees, while platforms with sales of 200,000 to 500,000 copies only charge a 10% handling fee!"

For smaller stand-alone studios, even sales of tens of thousands of copies are enough to make money.

Although it was bad news, Chen Peng's tone still seemed very relaxed.

This document caused even more agitation in the industry, and the flames of stand-alone games that were about to be extinguished started to burn again.

It’s a triple win!

While people in the game industry are paying attention to these honors, capital is paying attention to the benefits contained in them.

Such favorable terms mean that the game studio does not have to share profits with the publisher at all, and it completely monopolizes all funds generated from sales.

At the end of May, the Edition Office released a document titled "Increasing Support for Single-player Game Projects and Encouraging Domestic Games to Go Global" and announced the Steam sharing agreement with V.

"It's just some minor work." Chen Peng said modestly, and then said, "I have some bad news for you."

The game demo made in one month cost 20 million US dollars.

In May, Qin Shaoyan gained honors and money, the game industry capital discovered a new track of using small to win big, and the stand-alone game studio received funds.

Ambitious large companies want to replicate the miracle, while some small companies wisely choose lower-cost small games.

Such a small-for-big game has attracted many people to take action, and a lot of funds have entered the game in advance to acquire stand-alone game studios everywhere.

……

Isn't this the same as picking up money?

The stand-alone games that were temporarily cut off due to financial problems have been restarted again, and major game companies are also trying to set up several stand-alone game studios to give it a try.

"What bad news?" Qin Shaoyan was a little curious.

"The matter of supporting the introduction of European and American online games has been stopped, and there may be nothing more to do in the future." Chen Peng said with a smile, "I will tell you in advance so that you can be mentally prepared."

"Hey." Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised, "Why did you react so quickly?"

"As soon as the news came out, Koreans couldn't sit still." Chen Peng seemed very happy. "The Koreans took this matter very seriously. They set up a high-level diplomatic team and hurriedly came over for public relations."

"The Koreans have kept a very low profile this time, said a lot of good things, and promised some conditions."

"You didn't see the leader's expression, he almost burst into laughter on the spot."

Qin Shaoyan said with a smile: "It seems that the Koreans are really anxious."

"Isn't that right?" Chen Peng said with great interest, "I have dealt with Koreans before, but you have never seen the faces of those people before. Now you know how to give in."

"The higher authorities have promised the Koreans that they will not give preferential policies to European and American online games."

"It's a pity that all your work has been in vain."

Qin Shaoyan said quickly, "It's not a pity or a pity. As long as it is beneficial to the development of the domestic game industry, I personally don't care." "I'm afraid that it will be difficult for you to explain to the European and American manufacturers." Chen Peng said thoughtfully, "After all, you and them Promised."

"It's okay, I still have some face over there." Qin Shaoyan said nonchalantly, "I'll go and tell them. I told them before that I would try my best, but I didn't say that it must be done."

"Sorry, please call me if anything happens."

Qin Shaoyan didn't take this matter to heart at all. As for the European and American manufacturers, he didn't bother to care what they thought.

After all, I have painted many cakes for others, do I have to fulfill each one myself?

No, no?
Qin Shaoyan had just finished explaining some things to Hong Fei when Xiong Xiaoge, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, came to the door.

"Mr. Qin." Xiong Xiaoge sat opposite Qin Shaoyan expressionlessly, "Have you had a good two months' rest?"

"Rest?" Qin Shaoyan chuckled.

He recently worked on the demo of "Counter Terrorism: Modern Warfare" and didn't sleep at all for a month.

Then he went to the United States non-stop to participate in exhibitions and negotiate with those manufacturers. He never rested at all.

The most solid sleep he had ever had was on the plane back home.

Xiong Xiaoge suddenly barged in and started with this sentence, which made Qin Shaoyan very happy.

"Mr. Xiong, do you think I can sleep well at my age?" Qin Shaoyan asked bluntly, "For whom have I been forgetting to eat and sleep, working overtime and working hard for the past two months?"

Xiong Xiaoge replied: "It's not for the campus network anyway."

"..." Qin Shaoyan glared at the other party speechlessly, "Mr. Xiong, it would be meaningless if you said that."

"I'll call Mr. Zheng from Sequoia over right away, and then we'll discuss withdrawing shares from IDG."

Xiong Xiaoge became angry and slapped the table, "Qin Shaoyan, are you interested?"

"It's the same words every time. Do you really think I don't dare to back out?"

"Okay." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "Then let's retreat today."

"It's okay to withdraw, but there's something I need to make clear first." Xiong Xiaoge said angrily, "I invested 100 million in you, and you will ruin it for me if you turn around."

"You just ignored the campus network and studied your crappy game every day. Are there any entrepreneurs like you? You are completely irresponsible to investors!"

"Today you withdrew your IDG shares. I wonder which venture capital firm will dare to invest in you, a CEO who is not doing his job properly, tomorrow."

Qin Shaoyan said very calmly, "I will go to Silicon Valley tomorrow and attract ten venture capital investors. They will definitely rush to invest."

"..." Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, then stood up angrily, "I want to check the accounts. I suspect that the campus network has used funds illegally."

"You don't need to check, isn't it just 100 million?" Qin Shaoyan was still very calm, "I will refund you every cent."

Now Xiong Xiaoge really couldn't help it, and he was a little confused, "Where did you get the money?"

"My crappy game earned me 20 million US dollars, don't you know?" Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "100 million is not much money, do you want US dollars or RMB?"

Xiong Xiaoge sat back on the chair again and said slowly: "This is not a matter of money."

"Mr. Qin, I have been working as a venture capital investor for so many years and I have met many entrepreneurs."

"But you are the most special one, you are very talented."

"You are wasting your talent now." Xiong Xiaoge's tone was very sad, "Originally, I was very optimistic about the development prospects of the campus network, but with your current situation, I doubt whether the campus network will succeed. I am very proud of the campus network. Worry about the future of the Internet.”

"There is no problem with the future of the campus network." Qin Shaoyan replied calmly, "Mr. Xiong, you are worrying in vain. The campus network is developing very well now."

"What's better?" Xiong Xiaoge said displeased, "From the perspective of our investors, your competitors are expanding aggressively, but your campus network is stagnant. You have to take practical actions to convince us shareholders rest assured."

"I just looked at the backend data of the campus network. The number of registered users has been growing." Qin Shaoyan asked, "And the campus network has begun to spread to the Northeast market. Isn't this enough to comfort you investors?"

Hong Fei next to him was a little confused. Why was he clamoring for his money back just now, but now he was looking at it from an investor's perspective.

"There are at least seven or eight companies on the market that engage in campus social networking." Xiong Xiaoge said dissatisfied, "With so many people, some are just cannon fodder, and some are simply troublemakers. You should get rid of them all before the end of the year."

"Mr. Xiong, you are a bit... too domineering." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "We are all colleagues, why should you be so cruel."

"The shopping mall is like a battlefield!" Xiong Xiaoge snorted coldly, "If you don't take action, others will."

"The Dazhong Network in the south has swallowed up two companies, and now it has reached out to Hubei Province, and you are still here doing nothing."

(End of this chapter)