My game, you have no right to award

Chapter 176: Raising the price from the ground up
Cha Qian himself doesn't play games at all. He disdains such things that only children play. If it weren't for business matters, he would not be willing to learn about it at all.

But even for business, he only had a general idea of ​​what online games and mobile games were. In the past, only these two types of games would come to him to purchase licenses.

But single-player games?

I'm sorry, I've never heard of it.

What's new about this?

Uncle Li looked at the expression on the man's face and had to explain.

"A single-player game is a game played by one person."

"Aren't games played alone?"

Cha Qian asked back.

Uncle Li was speechless for a moment.

"Like online games, you can fight against many other players." Uncle Li decided to explain in terms the other party could understand. "But in stand-alone games, you can't fight against other players, you can only fight against monsters."

"What's the point?"

Cha Qian said to himself, the game is boring enough, and it would be even more boring if you can't play against others.

Uncle Li decided not to explain anymore and instead talked about business matters.

"Anyway, this company called Kuangshi Games wants the license for 'Dragon Abyss Secret Record' to adapt it into a standalone game."

"I checked out their last game, and it was incredibly popular."

"The game sold nearly 10 million copies."

"Selling games?"

He looked at Uncle Li in confusion.

"Yeah, just sell games to people."

"Is there such a thing?"

Cha Qian was a little surprised when he heard a new concept.

Today is really strange. There are things everywhere that I don’t understand.

"Yes, one costs about three hundred yuan."

When Cha Qian heard this, he quickly lowered his head and started counting on his fingers.

Three hundred per copy, and 10 million copies sold...

Oh my god, then the other party must have made 3 billion!
Cha Qian was filled with shock and stood there in a daze.

However, less than ten seconds later, he realized the potential benefits.

If I could get 10% or even 20% of this 3 billion, wouldn't that mean I could get several hundred million?!
Cha Qian completely forgot that this was not the net profit, and that he still had to deduct channel fees, taxes and other expenses, and he almost burst into joy.

He knew that game development required costs, but he had also heard from his former partners that the cost of developing a game was not that much at all, at most a few hundred thousand yuan, or just over a million yuan at most.

"What are you waiting for? Talk to them now!"

"Master, don't be impatient."

When Uncle Li saw Cha Qian's expression, he knew that he was already fantasizing.

"I sent someone to investigate this company called Kuangshi Games. They have an unclear relationship with the Antarctic Group."

"So, we should be more cautious in doing things."

"I know, I know."

Cha Qian waved his hand impatiently. Isn't it just the Antarctic Group? He had heard people say that it was the dominant force in the gaming industry.

But so what? No matter how good a game developer is, he is still just a game developer.

Uncle Li sighed secretly in his heart, hoping that the young master would not mess up this business.

He studied the cooperation partners himself, so he is very optimistic about this cooperation.

This is an important step both in terms of revenue and in terms of helping Chakla's work gain new fans and revitalize him.

……

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Zhou Kuang and his team came to a company called Jin Qian Shengshi. He frowned when he looked at the sign at the door.

This is the company of the eldest son of the author of "Longyuan Secret Records".

First of all, this name gives people a nouveau riche feeling. Who would give their company such a name?
The exterior decoration further confirmed his feeling.

Various golden accessories, paired with exaggerated Roman-style columns, and two stone lions at the door that look expensive.

It can't be said that they are completely unrelated, but at least they can be said to be incompatible.

Zhou Kuang didn't even have the heart to complain, because this was not a question of matching or artistic sense at all. He wanted to ask whether the person who designed this thing had eyes.

"Hello, we are from Kuangshi Games..."

Zhou Kuang and his group walked into the hall. His legal advisor was talking to the front desk when he was interrupted by the other party.

"That way, second floor, right."

Seeing that the other party didn't even raise his head and continued to play the moba game on his mobile phone, Zhou Kuang's face became a little stiff.

My goodness, you don't even ask who we are and what we want to do?
As expected, the legal advisor didn't quite understand and continued speaking.

"We are from Kuangshi Games, and we are here to do business with your boss today."

"Got it. Go upstairs and go straight to the right."

The person in charge of reception at the front desk had a tone full of impatience. He still didn't look up and repeated his words.

Seeing the dissatisfaction on his subordinate's face and wanting to say something, Zhou Kuang shook his head, signaling him not to bother with this man.

"So unprofessional..."

His assistant, Wang Fu, complained quietly.

After hearing this, Zhou Kuang felt a strange feeling in his heart.

As Wang Fu said, the character of a company can be seen just from the attitude of the front desk staff of the other company.

Obviously not a serious company.

If it was a legitimate company, it would not allow this person to receive guests in this way.

This can't be the first time the other party has done this, right?

After climbing the stairs to the second floor, turning right and walking straight, they found the other party's boss's office.

"Boom boom boom!"

After knocking on the door, a deep voice came from inside.

"Please come in."

After they opened the door, they saw a white-haired old man standing up and coming to greet them.

"Hello, we are from Kuangshi Games."

"Please sit down." The old man forced a smile on his face and said to the person beside him, "Go and pour water for the guests."

Zhou Kuang nodded after hearing this. Although the front desk clerk was incompetent, at least the boss was a normal person.

Uncle Li observed, trying to find out who the boss was from the group of people.

That tall and strong young man probably wasn't him. The people around him were too close to him...

Could it be that middle-aged man wearing glasses and a baseball cap? But I don't think he has the same aura...

It can't be that handsome young man, right?

Uncle Li observed for a long time but couldn't figure out who the boss was.

Fortunately, at this time, Zhou Kuang took the initiative to come out.

"Hello, I'm Zhou Kuang from Kuangshi Games."

Looking at the handsome young man who extended his hand, Uncle Li cursed himself for being short-sighted, and quickly reached out to shake his hand with a smile.

"Hello, hello, please sit down first, our boss will be here soon."

what?
This person is not the boss?

Zhou Kuang was also stunned for a moment, but then he realized that, yes, if the other party was so old, how long had Chakla lived when he died?

He smiled friendly, sat down and started drinking tea.

Five minutes passed, ten minutes passed, twenty minutes passed...

Still no one came into the office.

At first, Zhou Kuang thought that the other party’s boss had gone to the bathroom, but now it seems that the other party’s boss hasn’t come at all?

He raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist.

I wasn't late for a minute, and twenty minutes had already passed since the agreed time.

In other words, the other party's boss was twenty minutes late.

The expression of the old man opposite was very embarrassed, and also revealed a hint of anxiety.

Wang Fu coughed occasionally, then looked down at his toes without even glancing at the other person. Almost thirty minutes had passed when the office door finally slammed open.

Zhou Kuang looked up and saw a chubby-faced man walking in with a smile.

"Hey, Uncle Li."

He ignored everyone and walked straight towards the white-haired old man, wanting to explain something.

Uncle Li looked unhappy and did not give him a chance to speak. He grabbed him and forced him to turn towards Zhou Kuang.

"This is the boss of Kuangshi Games, Mr. Zhou Kuang."

"Oh, you're the one..." Cha Qian wanted to say a stand-alone game company, but the word suddenly came to his mind, so he changed it to "the one that makes games."

"Yep."

Zhou Kuang didn't know what to say.

I'm not making games, am I making pizza?
Cha Qian sat down on the sofa, his whole body trembling, and wiped the sweat from his head.

"Sit, sit, sit, sit down."

We didn't stand up.

He continued nonchalantly, "Tell me, don't you want the authorization for the 'Secret Records of Dragon Abyss'? How much can you give me?"

"Cough cough!"

The old man beside him started coughing madly.

Zhou Kuang didn't say anything, and his subordinates took over the question.

"Let me first tell you about our company and the project we want to do."

Cha Qian was stunned, but then nodded.

"Okay, then tell me about it. I'll listen."

"Okay, let's play the game..."

Zhou Kuang's subordinates began to explain, starting with the company's history and creative direction, and then talked about the project of adapting "Longyuan Secret Records".

Cha Qian's face was full of interest at first, but as he listened, his upper eyelids soon began to droop. All the information entered his left ear and exited his right ear, leaving no trace in his brain.

Zhou Kuang of course observed this and looked at the old man beside him.

In his opinion, there was only one normal person among the two.

As expected, the old man was listening attentively.

After the explanation, Cha Qian came to his senses, rubbed his shoulders and said.

"So can we start talking about money?"

Zhou Kuang saw his subordinates looking at him for help.

The other person's eyes seemed to be saying: The boss opposite has no brains at all, what can I do?
"can."

Zhou Kuang nodded.

Since the other party only wants to talk about money, then just talk about money.

After hearing this, Cha Qian licked his lips and smiled greedily.

"I'm giving you exclusive permission to use the "Secrets of Dragon Abyss." You can only use this IP to adapt the game yourself. The permission is valid for ten years."

"My request is half of the revenue from this game."

Take less?

Zhou Kuang almost thought he had heard it wrong.

half?
Why don’t you go and grab it!

Moreover, the licensing period is only ten years, which is enough to make this game, but if a sequel is to be made, it may involve renegotiating the licensing issue.

If their game becomes popular, they will definitely be asked for exorbitant prices when it comes time to renew their contracts.

In any case, Zhou Kuang could not agree to this condition.

"This is impossible."

Zhou Kuang replied coldly. In his opinion, the other party's request was completely insincere.

"Hey, hey, if you don't agree, we can talk about it."

Cha Qian rubbed his hands and looked at Zhou Kuang with a smile, obviously not thinking that such a request could be granted.

Obviously, he wanted to ask for a high price and pay back the money cheaply, but Zhou Kuang did not change his mind because of the other party's request.

Zhou Kuang turned and nodded slightly to the man beside him, and the business manager took over the negotiation.

"We'll pay 10 million, and it's an exclusive license for 50 years."

After hearing what the business manager said, Cha Qian waited for more than ten seconds before realizing that this was all the conditions for Kuangshi Games.

His face darkened instantly.

Ten million?

What about sending beggars away?

This amount of money is not even enough to pay the bills of my three "relatives".

He was hoping to collect more money.

"Forty-five percent revenue share!"

"We can offer twelve million."

"Forty percent. I've already reduced it quite a bit for your sake!"

"Fifteen million."

"I don't want to waste any more time. Flat rate! Thirty percent! That's the lowest percentage I can offer!"

"Fifteen million, sir, we are very sincere."

"Twenty-seven percent, that should be enough now, right?"

"Sixteen million, that's the highest price we can offer."

The two sides argued endlessly, and the gap between the terms offered by both sides was extremely large.

Seeing that Cha Qian was about to explode, Uncle Li quickly stopped him and said with a smile.

"Let's take a ten-minute break."

"no problem."

Zhou Kuang answered, but he no longer had any hope for this cooperation.

Putting aside the fact that the other party was not professional at all, he could not accept this condition alone.

Zhou Kuang knew the potential of Feng Qi's project, and any slight share of the profits would be cutting into his flesh.

Uncle Li took Cha Qian out and came to a small room on the side.

"Uncle Li, why are you stopping me? These idiots are simply crazy!"

Cha Qian cursed, saying that the other party had made 3 billion yuan, but was only willing to pay less than 20 million yuan, which was simply looking down on him.

"Don't be anxious, please don't be anxious first."

Uncle Li comforted him and then explained to him.

“We need this collaboration.”

“I think this game will definitely bring us more revenue.”

After hearing what Uncle Li said, he calmed down a little.

Although Cha Qian was annoyed that Uncle Li always controlled him, he also knew his abilities. Ever since his father assigned him to be his teacher when he was a child, he had hardly ever seen Uncle Li make a wrong judgment.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Uncle Li paced for about a minute and then raised his head.

"It's best to get a 10 to 20 percent share. You can then loosen up the licensing period. It doesn't matter how long you give them, but you can use that as leverage."

"Only 20 percent?"

Cha Qian was not very satisfied with this number.

"If the other party can shout more than 5%, you will accept it. This is our bottom line."

Uncle Li ignored him and spoke directly.

"Uncle Li, are you crazy?!" Cha Qian shook his head frantically, "Five percent is absolutely not possible! We've always only authorized at least 10 percent before!"

Uncle Li said with a look of disappointment.

"Look at what projects we were able to access before? How much money could they make?"

"Look at how much money Kuangshi Games can make."

"Five percent is a lot for a project of this level!"

Cha Qian was stunned.

(End of this chapter)