You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 439 Tit for tat
Qin Shaoyan saw that He Jinrui looked excited and energetic, and knew that he must have taken his words to heart.

"Did they agree to let you lead the online game project?"

He Jinrui thought about it and did not dare to hide it. "He said that I would go to the Zhengtu project first to help, get this key project online first, and then set up a separate project team for me to be in charge of."

"How foolish!" Qin Shaoyan looked disappointed. "This is just a blank promise. They tricked you into working on 'Zhengtu'. Who knows when the project will be finished? They let you go for a year or two, but in the end they turn around and deny it. What if they don't?"

"You have to negotiate the terms before you start working."

He Jinrui was stunned, feeling that he had indeed not considered it carefully, and subconsciously asked: "We all agreed, what should we do?"

"Talk to them again. If they don't agree to your terms, you won't join. With your abilities, you can find a job anywhere." Qin Shaoyan said gently, "I can introduce you to Sohu and NetEase. Penguin in the south is also setting up a game department."

"I'm just afraid that Giant Network won't give in." He Jinrui felt a little regretful. He was indeed careless.

"Just tell them directly that we must first complete your conditions before we can talk about helping with ZT." Qin Shaoyan reminded them, "It must be a separate company and a separate project. This must be confirmed in the contract."

"You invest in technology and they invest in capital. You must take the majority of the stake. You must pay attention to this and firmly grasp the leading position in the project and the right to speak in the company."

He Jinrui was shocked. "Is this okay? Will the Giants agree?"

"Why don't they agree?" Qin Shaoyan smiled disdainfully, "You are investing in technology, and you are a team that has gone through the entire research and development process. You are worth the price."

"Believe it or not, if I find any investor, they will agree to this condition."

"Just tell Shi Yuzhu's people that you will get 30 million yuan and give them a 40% to % stake. The project period is one and a half years."

"One and a half years?" He Jinrui was stunned again. "This... What if the time is not enough?"

"It's simple. Just keep asking them for money. They've already spent 20 million. It's impossible for them to not want it, right?" Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "The projects you have in your hands are your biggest bargaining chips."

He Jinrui figured it out instantly. Yes, what Mr. Qin said was absolutely right!

Instead of going to Giant Network to help with other projects, it would be better to start my own company and be my own boss. With the ability of a few talented people like us, we can easily succeed.

Once the project is online, we can find a way to go public. Then we will be financially free.

He Jinrui was trembling with excitement at this time. He stood up and bowed respectfully to Qin Shaoyan, "Thank you for your teachings, Mr. Qin."

"That's not necessary." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand and said seriously, "I will help you, but you have to agree to one condition."

"Please tell me, Mr. Qin!" He Jinrui agreed immediately. "Don't mention just one, even if it's ten, we will agree."

"When you work in the gaming industry in the future, don't tell anyone else. These are all things I taught you." Qin Shaoyan looked at them seriously.

"Huh?" Everyone present was stunned, thinking that what President Qin said was a bit strange.

But since President Qin has spoken, why not just go along with it and agree?

And after they go out, they certainly can't say that it was President Qin who taught them so much. It must be that they are geniuses and they have learned the knowledge on their own.

Qin Shaoyan looked at them with some emotion, "Come on, go out and work hard, the gaming industry will depend on you in the future."

"One year as executive planner, two years as system planner, three years as chief planner, and five years as producer. This is your future career path."

"Thank you, Mr. Qin!" Everyone thanked him sincerely and then said goodbye and left.

Seeing He Jinrui and the others leave, Liu Kun felt unhappy and went straight to Qin Shaoyan, "Boss Qin, you just let them go like this."

"Let them do whatever they want." Qin Shaoyan acted very relaxed. "It's a good thing that they go to Giant Network."

"What? They went to Giant Interactive?" Liu Kun's blood pressure rose again. "Isn't this blatant poaching? How could they do this?"

"Shanda's Chen Tianqiao was poached before, so why is it strange that they poach people from me?" Qin Shaoyan acted calmly, "I am now treated the same as Mr. Chen. Maybe I can become the richest man soon. Uh, forget about the richest man."

Liu Kun thought Qin Shaoyan's behavior was very strange, "So let's just leave it at that?"

"Well, that's it." Qin Shaoyan suddenly said, "Make a list. We don't need to cooperate with these people in the future."

"Oh." Liu Kun was relieved. This was Boss Qin's style. "Okay, I'll get ready."

Qin Shaoyan smiled and looked at Liu Kun, "Brother Kun, don't get angry about such a small matter in the future. You are also a big boss, you need to take a long-term view."

"Penguin's CEO Ren is here. Please give him a good reception."

Liu Kun agreed, "Boss Qin, shouldn't our horizontal fighting game have an official name?"

"Well, it's time to think of a good name." Qin Shaoyan thought for a moment, "Then let's call it Sword Hero"

"Sword hero?!" Liu Kun was stunned.

"Yes, it's called Sword Hero!" Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "It can be regarded as a legacy of the Sword series."

……

He Jinrui left the company briskly, with infinite longing for a bright future in his heart. He took out his mobile phone and sent a text message, "Manager Wu, we should meet and talk."

The other party quickly replied with a message, "I have set up a banquet at the hotel, and Mr. Wei is celebrating by escaping from the cage."

He Jinrui took a taxi very luxuriously. After being refused several times, a taxi finally agreed to take him there.

As soon as I entered the hotel box, Wu Lian from Giant Network came up to me enthusiastically and said, "Hey, Mr. He, please come in. Everyone, please take a seat."

He Jinrui and several planners who resigned together sat down. Wu Lian looked at them with a brighter smile on his face. "I'll ask the waiter to serve the food. We can talk while we eat."

"Wait a moment, Manager Wu." He Jinrui suddenly called Wu Lian, "Before dinner, I want to talk to you about something."

Wu Lian's smile froze, and then he laughed again, "Let's talk later if you have anything to say."

"No, it's better to say it now." He Jinrui insisted.

"That's fine." Wu Lian sat down directly. "When will Mr. He and the others go to Shanghai? I'll arrange your tickets. I've already bought a sleeper berth for tomorrow's train."

"Whether to go to Shanghai or not depends on the situation." He Jinrui replied expressionlessly.

"No..." The smile on Wu Lian's face disappeared instantly, and he frowned, "What do you mean by that? Didn't we agree on this before?"

"The past is the past, and the present is the present." He Jinrui said confidently, "Before, we only reached a preliminary agreement, and many conditions have not been discussed. I think it is better for us to talk things out first, so as to avoid any unpleasantness in the future."

Wu Lian immediately understood that these people were either going to change their minds at the last minute or they were going to increase the stakes.

He sneered in his heart, you all have resigned, what bargaining chips do you have to negotiate?

He asked calmly, "So how do you want to talk?"

"Didn't Manager Wu promise us before that he would make an online game project for us?" He Jinrui asked directly, "We need to establish the project first."

"Didn't we agree that we would help launch ZT first and then approve your project?" Wu Lian said calmly, "ZT is a project that Mr. Shi is focusing on. We need to focus our resources and talents first."

"Once the ZT project is stable, we will discuss other projects."

"That won't work." He Jinrui flatly refused. "If the project is not approved, we won't feel at ease, and I'm afraid it won't be of much help to "Zhengtu"."

Wu Lian sneered at this time, "Then how much help do you think you can provide to Zhengtu? I am providing you with an opportunity. Otherwise, how many years will it take for you to become the chief planner on your own?"

He Jinrui laughed and said, "I am already the chief planner."

"What?" Wu Lian was shocked. "When did you become the chief planner?"

"Boss Qin promised me personally that if I stay, he will give me a project to work on." He Jinrui took out a piece of paper. "Unfortunately, I have already promised you. People should not break their promises."

"I have failed Mr. Qin's efforts to keep me here. I have given up my bright future to help you. You can't just make empty promises."

"Qin Shaoyan wants to keep you?" Wu Lian didn't want to believe it.

"This is the recommendation letter written by President Qin himself." He Jinrui sneered and showed it to Wu Lian. "With this, we can get the treatment of chief planners in any company. Why do we need to go to Giant Network?"

"What's more, we are a team. We can start working immediately as long as the funds are in place." Wu Lian looked at the letter of recommendation carefully, feeling mixed emotions.

I didn't expect that I could find a treasure by just digging up a random person. Do I really have a keen eye?

Since it is the ability that Qin Shaoyan values, it must be correct, and it will be easier to report to Shi Yuzhu.

But he was caught off guard by the guy's huge mouth, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.

"What exactly do you want?" Wu Lian asked tentatively with a frown.

"We will invest our technology, Giant Network will provide the funds, and we will set up a company." He Jinrui said confidently, "You invest 35 million, and I will give you % of the shares."

"We spent a year and a half developing an online game specifically for Giant Network."

"Twenty million?! One and a half years?" Wu Lian was stunned. "Are you guys bragging?"

"This is our strength, otherwise why would President Qin want to keep us?" He Jinrui said in a righteous manner.

Wu Lian was a little skeptical because the development cycle of an online game is often two to three years, but the other party said it only took one and a half years, which was quite impressive.

"Warring States Online took a year and a half to develop, and you can see its achievements now." He Jinrui said proudly, "We invested in technology, and we are a team that has gone through the entire development process, so we are worth the price."

"Believe it or not, if I find any investor, they will agree to this condition."

Wu Lian was silent for a moment, "Let me ask for your advice on this condition."

"Okay, then I'll wait for news from Manager Wu." He Jinrui deliberately glanced at his watch. "If there's still no news in three days, we'll go talk to Sohu and NetEase."

……

After listening to Wu Lian's report, Shi Yuzhu did not speak. He frowned and thought for a few minutes, then asked, "What do you think of this person's ability?"

"He is absolutely first-rate." Wu Lian replied immediately. "I observed him for a long time before deciding on the candidate. He has worked in Qin Shaoyan's game company for more than a year. It can be said that he has experienced the entire project. He is also the backbone of the project."

"Besides, this person also understands numbers and is being trained as a key talent. Qin Shaoyan intends to promote him to be the chief planner and also launch a new online game project."

Shi Yuzhu nodded, "Since he is a talent that Qin Shaoyan is optimistic about, he must be right."

"It's just 20 million, right? Promise him first, set up the company first, transfer 2 million first, and then ask ZT to help."

He had spent 40 million yuan to recruit the team of "Zhengtu". As long as they had useful talents, he would not be stingy with the money.

"Okay, I'll do it right away." Wu Lian agreed quickly.

"Wait a moment." Shi Yuzhu asked, "Are there any talents in operation?"

"Two." Wu Lian hesitated. "Originally it was agreed that there would be six people, but four of them were snatched away by other companies. Now there are only two left."

"Two is enough." Shi Yuzhu also felt a little sorry. "You should arrange for them to come to Shanghai immediately. You will be responsible for finding a good place for them to live and quickly handle the employment procedures."

"Zhengtu is in great need of these experienced talents. Please keep an eye out for them and see if we can recruit a few more."

"I will try my best." Wu Lian patted his chest and agreed happily.

"By the way." Shi Yuzhu suddenly asked, "How did you do on that matter?"

Wu Lian suddenly felt guilty. He couldn't remember what it was for a moment, so he could only say vaguely, "Ah, I've almost figured it out."

"Hurry up, is the hacker in China or abroad?" Shi Yuzhu asked seriously.

"Oh, it's in the United States. I found it specially." Wu Lian replied quickly.

"It's better to be in the United States. It's safer this way." Shi Yuzhu glanced at Wu Lian, "Then hurry up the person you're looking for. What are you waiting for?"

"Okay, Mr. Shi, I'll ask them to do it right away." Wu Lian hesitated for a moment, "But, those people won't release the eagle until they see the rabbit..."

"How much?" Shi Yuzhu asked directly.

"It's two hundred thousand dollars." Wu Lian gritted his teeth and gave a number.

"Okay, come to my house later and I'll give it to you." Shi Yuzhu waved his hand and drove Wu Lian out.

Shi Yuzhu turned to look at Zhang Weiqiang who was sitting on the side, "Old Zhang, I transferred you from the Golden Partner because things are very difficult here."

Zhang Weiqiang nodded, "I understand, just tell me what you want to say."

"The marketing team needs you to step up again now." Shi Yuzhu sighed, "The effectiveness of the marketing will directly affect the revenue data of ZT after it goes online."

"Don't worry, the salesmen are all old friends." Zhang Weiqiang said confidently, "I will personally take them down there to check out the situation tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you." Shi Yuzhu let out a long sigh.

……

Zhang Weiqiang started the business with Shi Yuzhu and is his right-hand man. The purpose of transferring him here this time is to focus on the offline marketing strategy.

The sales team consists of veterans who used to sell health products. They have been tempered by the market and are very combat-ready.

The next morning, Zhang Weiqiang took a few people to visit each Internet cafe one by one.

After walking around, Zhang Weiqiang's face became serious.

Because all the Internet cafes he had been to, even the illegal ones, were filled with posters of "Warring States OL".

The "Warring States OL" client is installed on every machine in the Internet cafe, and the client is placed in the most conspicuous place on the desktop, ensuring that players can easily find it when they want to play.

The campus network has also reached a recharge cooperation with these Internet cafes, and players can recharge "Warring States OL" directly in the Internet cafes.

This makes it convenient for players to recharge and also allows Internet cafes to earn extra money from recharge fees.

"This is Shanda's method. The campus network learns very quickly." Zhang Weiqiang frowned. He now understood why Shi Yuzhu transferred him here.

It seems that the campus network competitor is not easy to deal with.

Zhang Weiqiang looked around and said to several capable people, "From today on, all team leaders will go down to the front line one level at a time, and the regional leaders will also go down to the front line."

"I had to go to all the Internet cafes in the city, starting with putting up posters, negotiating with the owners, and downloading and installing the ZT client."

"We should learn from our competitors and put up posters in every corner of Internet cafes. We should not miss any Internet cafe, regardless of whether it has a license or not."

Everyone became excited. Looking at the situation, they knew that something big was coming.

You know, field marketing is a lucrative job.

Whether it is material procurement, public relations fees, travel expenses, subsidies, etc., it all costs money.

At this time, a regional manager suddenly said: "It's not easy to deal with the campus network's ground promotion. They are all young people, and they are very impulsive. They tear up our posters when they see them. We have had several frictions."

"What's wrong with friction?" Zhang Weiqiang said nonchalantly, "Business wars are all about tit-for-tat!"

"Don't they like to tear up posters? You can tear up theirs too. Don't be afraid!"

Everyone agreed in unison, rubbing their hands, ready to compete with their opponents.

Zhang Weiqiang took out the poster in his hand and posted it at the entrance of the Internet cafe. "Let's go to the next Internet cafe."

Before he could take a few steps, a few young men suddenly walked out from the roadside, went straight to the door of the Internet cafe, tore off the poster of "Zhengtu", and pasted "Warring States OL" instead.

Zhang Weiqiang's face suddenly turned cold. They dared to tear up the poster in front of him. This was a slap in his face.

Before he could say anything, the people who followed him immediately surrounded them and blocked the way of the other young men.

(End of this chapter)