The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 406: Repairing the plank road in the open, but secretly crossing Chencang! (asking for monthly tickets)

Sony Games has been having a tough time lately.

Sony's players aren't much better.

The shadow of [BitStorm] has never gone away. The risk of account data being cleared overnight has made many people afraid to spend money at will.

I can only wait for Sony to solve the problem while playing the old games I already have.

But they waited for so long, but instead of getting a solution, they saw Sony wanting to sell its gaming business!
This is naked betrayal!

As for the authenticity of the news?
No one questions [the Digital Emperor’s] ability to access information.

——Many people suspected that Xu Meng had ill intentions in making this news public, but no one doubted the authenticity of the information.

As expected, the comment section of Sony Game Station’s official account was immediately bombarded with a large number of user messages:

"You betrayed us!"

"I will never accept it! If you sell it to someone in the Middle East, I will immediately cancel my account."

"Is this how you treat your players? Sell them like commodities?"

"Don't even think about selling it! We're going to petition the President right now!"

"Why do we have to sell it to people who don't understand games? Why not sell it to DreamCraft? Or you can sell it to Sofort and Vapour!"

"Luckily I jumped ship early. I would like to advise those who are still using Sony Game Station to switch to DreamWorks as soon as possible!"

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Sony users were shocked by the news.

A large number of loyal users were completely disappointed with Sony. Some excited anchors even smashed consoles and burned game discs on live broadcast to express their strong anger and disappointment.

But it’s different for players on other platforms and netizens who are just watching the fun.

They smelled fun!

Everyone couldn't wait to come and eat melons and watch the fun.

As a result, in the comment section of Dream Builder, there are almost no Sony users, and it is filled with people who like to have fun:
"Where did Boss Xu get the information? Could it be from the Sony CEO's phone?"

"Meeting? Meeting with whom? Isn't it Boss Xu who has the final say in building dreams?"

"Don't you have a grudge against each other? Why are you buying things from your enemy?"

"In fact, you don't plan to buy it at all. You just want to make Sony unable to sell it, right?"

"They will definitely offer a very low price, maybe just $1 million for fun."

"Use $1 million to buy $500 billion worth of assets? You really dare to think so!"

……

Players and netizens were speculating about Xu Meng's purpose, and the media were also not idle.

"Sony selling its gaming business" is not just news in the gaming industry; it is major financial and social news that can easily make headlines in global media.

In addition, this matter was made public by Sony's arch-rival Dreamcast, and it also involved the keyword "Middle Eastern tycoon" which brings its own traffic.

There is no doubt that the popularity exploded and it made headlines on social networks around the world in minutes.

After that, before waiting for the analysis of financial experts, Xu Meng added new fuel to the fire -

DreamZhu fulfilled its promise and made a public offer for Sony Group’s gaming business:

“The discussion is over.

We will offer the following price for Sony Group's gaming business:
100 summer dollars!

We are sincere, Sony Group must seriously consider it. "
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When netizens and media saw this news, their first reaction was that they had read it wrong.

He wiped his eyes and looked at it carefully over and over again before he was sure.

Xu Meng actually only offered a price of 100 yuan!

The first comment that popped up in the comments section was:

"Did you miss a word [100 million]?"

100 yuan is not enough to buy even a game disc from Sony Game Station!
You may not even be able to buy it second-hand!

Now Xu Meng wants to use this price to buy Sony’s hundreds of millions of consoles, hundreds of millions of user data, servers costing billions, and a large number of world-renowned game IPs?

This is too crazy!

As a result, the comments below this statement were all bidding comments, except for the complaint "Your high-level meeting was so fast?":

"100 yuan is too much of an insult to Sony Game Station! I'll give you 101 yuan! Sell it to me!"

"I'll offer 200 yuan! @Xinli Group, please seriously consider my sincerity. My offer is twice as high as the one offered by Dream Building!"

"250! No more!"

"I'll give you $100!"

"Don't argue, I'll give you one month's salary - 2000 yuan! This is 20 times what DreamBuild offered! @Xinli Group, if you still don't agree to this, you are a bit greedy."

……

Can Sony accept it?
Of course not!

Members of the Sony Group’s board of directors all felt seriously insulted!

Just now, Zhumeng suddenly jumped out and wanted to quote a price, so they hurriedly held an online meeting to discuss the matter.

Even most people tend to be optimistic about this matter.

They think that even though DreamWorks made this matter public, it has caused them to become somewhat passive.

But if Dream Building is willing to offer a price and take over the gaming business of Game Station, it would undoubtedly be better than the Middle Eastern tycoons.

The funds of the Middle Eastern tycoons are indeed almost unlimited, but if we only focus on this transaction, the amount of funds for Dream Building is not much different from unlimited!

And users will be happy to see it happen.

The impact of this incident on their brand and reputation will be minimized.

It can also ease the relationship with the dreamer, and even make more concessions during negotiations. Maybe you can even establish a good friendship and get on board the ship of the virtual age.

But all of this is based on "normal transactions".

Who would have thought that Xu Meng would offer 100 yuan right away!
Not only did it confuse the netizens, but it also dealt a heavy blow to all of them!
In the video of the online meeting, the faces of these board members looked extremely ugly, as if a relative had just died.

"You want to buy our 13 billion dollar assets for 500 dollars? Bullshit!" "This is an insult! A naked insult!"

"He had no intention of buying it, he just wanted to sabotage our deal!"

“Has PIF (Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund) been affected?”

"Because Zhumeng was suddenly eliminated, they were a little hesitant, and seemed to be worried about offending Zhumeng."

"Xinei!"

An old man with gray hair was so angry when he heard the news that he covered his chest and couldn't speak.

In the video window next to him, another old man was gasping for breath, and his assistant quickly took out the spray and stuffed it into his mouth and pressed it wildly.

——These people have long stopped participating in the company’s management and usually live out their retirement leisurely at home.

But the situation Sony is facing now is too bad, and they really can't let go.

Therefore, I was very angry about Xu Meng's "100 yuan" offer.

On the contrary, the middle-aged people who were involved in the actual management were not angry.

One of them even asked calmly:

"It's an insult, but what can we do?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

They didn't even dare to speak out publicly to refute Xu Meng's insults, for fear that Xu Meng would continue to interfere with their other businesses.

The atmosphere in the quiet meeting room suddenly became very awkward.

In the end, all they could say were some dry words like "absolutely disagree, no compromise" and "continue to communicate with PIF".
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The netizens and media who were watching the fun waited for a long time but did not see any counterattack from Sony Group, and were all very disappointed.

Some people even began to analyze the rationality of Xu Meng's offer.

Now is the era of holographic games, and we will soon enter the era of dream games.

Sony Game Station's numerous outdated businesses will only have fewer and fewer users, until only nostalgic players will open it from time to time to reminisce about the past.

No matter who takes over, they are bound to lose money.

So apart from the big players in the Middle East, there has been no movement from other large groups.

Soford, who was so eager to swallow up Sony's gaming business before, now doesn't say a word.

Obviously, he is unwilling to take over this hot potato.

It may not be a bad thing that Zhumeng is willing to take over!
……

……

Sony Group, various media, even players and netizens, all focused their attention on this astonishing transaction of 100 yuan or tens of billions of dollars.

Looking forward to more changes and confrontations.

But at the same time, Richard Moreno, the star producer of Sony Games, received an email:

Dear Mr. Richard Moreno:

Hello, I’m Xu Meng.

I heard that you were preparing to develop the fourth part of "Blood on the Sea", but due to Sony's current financial difficulties, it failed to provide sufficient development funds, putting the project in trouble.

As one of the countless loyal players of the "Blood Sea" series, I feel extremely sorry about this.

And sincerely hope to provide assistance for the development of this project.

Sony Games Station is already at the end of its road, and the once glorious gaming empire is heading towards collapse.

I may have accelerated the process of collapse, and I make no secret of it.

With the advent of new technologies, new concepts and new eras, this ending will come sooner or later, it is just a matter of sooner or later.

But the fall of the castle should not bury the [residents] and [artworks] inside.

Neither those classic games nor the talented producers should sink with the giant ship of Sony Playstation.

So, I sincerely invite you to join us in building our dream.

Come aboard this new ship and join us on a more ambitious journey.

The work you have on hand should not be shelved or even stillborn due to financial problems.

Use the latest technology to achieve the best ideas.

Let "Bloody Sea" become a sea that is truly within reach, a geographical landmark that will remain forever in the game and dream world.

This is how Bloody Waters should end.

Looking forward to your reply.

——Xu Meng
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Richard Moreno is a legendary game designer at Sony Games and the chief game planner of the Bloody Sea series.

They are the top producers in the gaming industry and the real treasures of Sony Game Station.

He never expected that when everything was going on outside, he would suddenly receive an email written by Xu Meng himself.

After reading the letter and finding out that Xu Meng was inviting him to join Dream Building, this legendary game designer was even more excited!
"Creating the real world", "eternal geographical landmark of the digital world"...

This is an irresistible temptation for any aspiring game designer!

Not to mention, he is now really having a headache about the development funds for the new work.

With the emergence of holographic equipment and dream machines, people even began to doubt whether it was necessary to continue producing "Blood Sea" on traditional carriers.

But if I could join Xu Meng...

All these problems are no longer problems!

Richard Moreno immediately began writing back to Xu Meng.

The words "new power" and "loyalty" only flashed through his mind for a moment before being mercilessly swept into the trash can.

——If he hesitated for even a second, he would be letting down the employees in the studio who were worried about losing their jobs!
……

At the same time, four Sony star producers including Corey King, Nate Walker, Hideo Kamiya, and Cade Hawke also received emails from Xu Meng.

Although the details are different, the core content is exactly the same——

[Sony is no longer viable, just follow me.]
[Come and build your dream, you can have whatever you want! ]
(End of this chapter)