In the original space-time, TN Company was the first to realize the situation. They had taken over Riot Company despite being heavily in debt. Finally, after the launch of League of Legends, they successfully turned Riot Company around and became the overlord of the global gaming industry. Although a large part of this was due to TN's outstanding gaming operations, it was the emergence of League of Legends that almost changed the entire era of online games.
If there was no League of Legends, TN would have a huge competitive edge in the online gaming industry, but it would not be like in the future, where other small companies would not have a chance to survive. It was clear how much League of Legends had affected the entire world's player community.
Now, Wu Haochen had already completed the acquisition of the fist one step ahead of time. However, what was unexpected was that TN still came looking for him.
After receiving Mark's call, Wu Haochen returned the call to the president of Fist that night, saying that he had no intention of selling his shares and would continue to invest in the company's game development as usual. After all, he would help the company repay its debts.
After Mike got his promise, Wu Haochen made another international call to the Hilton sisters. Surprisingly, the two sisters had the same opinion. They told Wu Haochen that their shares would be their dowry in the future and that Wu Haochen could do whatever he wanted with them. This made the playboy smile bitterly.
Although he had no intention of selling the company, Wu Haochen still brought Julia to GZ City the next day. That was where the headquarters of WY, the second largest online game operator in China, was located.
To Wu Haochen, although MT was rich and powerful, it was really hateful to him, who used to be a low-end gamer. The world of all kinds of soft money had made Wu Haochen suffer enough. However, in contrast, although there were still all kinds of criticisms, WY's products were generally much better.
Now that TN had appeared, Wu Haochen thought about the future of League of Legends. Such a big cake would be the world's online game overlord for the next ten years or so. Even if it was just the operating rights of a single country in China, it was enough to make a game company the best in the world in an instant.
It was not difficult to decide who to give the operating rights to. There were still many powerful game companies in China. The key was whether this company could meet Wu Haochen's requirements, and WY was the first stop for Wu Haochen's inspection.
"Welcome, Mr. Wu. Oh…and this lady."
In the CEO's office on the top floor of the WY building, Wu Haochen finally met the legendary CEO of WY, Ding Lei, a bespectacled middle-aged man with a slightly plump figure.
" Hello, Mr. Ding. I'm really sorry for the sudden visit," Wu Haochen shook hands with Ding Lei.
"You're welcome, you're welcome." Ding Lei smiled."Come, everyone sit down. Little Tang…why aren't you making coffee for the guests?"
Wu Haochen looked at Ding Lei as he watched the slim secretary run out. He gave Ding Lei a look that any man would understand. Then, the two of them started chatting casually to get to know each other better. After the secretary brought the coffee in and left, Wu Haochen wiped away the smile on his face.
"Mr. Ding…what do you think about the MMO industry?”Wu Haochen sat on the sofa and asked while drinking coffee.
" Forgive me for being blunt, Mr. Wu, but even though TN has been growing rapidly in recent years and has a monopoly in real-time communication, I don't think they're anything when it comes to games alone." Ding Lei's personality was more straightforward, and in his eyes, Wu Haochen was a foreigner, so he wasn't afraid that he would spread the news.
However, Wu Haochen was amused by Ding Lei's viewpoint. Indeed, at this time in 2008, China's online games were still divided by warlords. WY could be said to be the largest, followed by the former overlord SD, Ninetowns, Giants, and a few others. TL was relatively unremarkable.
However, it was such a company that relied on the huge development of Penguin Communication in the next few years to enter the online game industry boldly. They bought the top online game agency rights in Han country. With the gradual rise of League of Legends, they seized more than half of the entire market share.
Such a world-class giant was ignored by other companies. It was only natural that these people would go bankrupt a few years later.
Of course, Wu Haochen also knew that he was a person with advanced memory, and Ding Lei and the others naturally couldn't compare to him. Therefore, after a slight sigh, he directly stated his true meaning." Mr. Ding, do you know an American game company called Fist?”
"Fist?" To be honest, Ding Lei was able to receive Wu Haochen and Julia very seriously because of their identities-the future heir of Tiffany Jewelry Group, whose net worth was higher than his. Ding Lei was still confused as to why Wu Haochen would come to China and his own company. However, when Wu Haochen mentioned the word 'fist', Ding Lei immediately understood something. He looked at Wu Haochen in a different light." Mr. Wu, I didn't expect you to take down that company before TF. Although I wasn't involved, I'm very interested in a new game that the company has just developed. I wonder if Mr. Wu…"
" Haha, Mr. Ding is indeed an elite in the internet industry. You have a unique vision," Wu Haochen said with a smile." That's right. I came to your company today to cooperate with Mr. Ding Lei. If Mr. Ding Lei is willing, I can hand over the distribution rights of this game to WY in the future. I wonder what Mr. Ding thinks?"
"Give the agency rights to WY?”Due to his long-term partnership with Blizzard, Ding Lei had always valued the overseas game industry. He had also heard about the game that Wu Haochen had mentioned. However, Wu Haochen had taken the initiative to come to him before the game interview. Ding Lei could not measure the value of this game, so he was very conflicted.
" Yes, I'll leave it to you. The price of the agency is negotiable." Wu Haochen knew what Ding Lei was thinking, but he didn't care how much money he could get from this agency. If he really wanted to make money, he might as well wait for two years before League of Legends became popular and slowly grind the issue of agency rights with these companies.
The reason why he came to talk to WY so early was that he hoped that Fist would be like Blizzard and reach a long-term cooperation agreement with WY.
Wu Haochen knew that no matter how popular a game was, there would be a limit. There would always be something new to replace it. What Wu Haochen wanted to do was to let Riot Corp monopolize this position while he was still alive. At that time, it would be considered as leaving a considerable squandering industry for his children and grandchildren.
Not expecting Wu Haochen to be so easy to talk to, Ding Lei started to hesitate. However, he was someone who had been through a lot, so he quickly adjusted his attitude and offered a decent price. 5 million USD, including the full agency of League of Legends in China, as well as the surrounding sales and so on.
Wu Haochen was actually very satisfied with this price. After some bargaining, both parties reached an agreement with a price of 5 million USD. Then, he called back to the United States on the spot and told Mark the news, then faxed a contract over.
Under Julia's witness, Wu Haochen and Ding Lei signed the contract together, and in just two to three hours, the ownership of the game was settled.
After finishing their business, Wu Haochen and Julia had lunch together under Ding Lei's enthusiastic invitation. Then, Ding Lei decided to return to the company to announce the news and discuss the follow-up issues.
As Wu Haochen still had a show to record the next day, he flew directly to CS City in the same afternoon with Julia's company. Then, he checked into a local luxury hotel accompanied by several program staff.
For the sake of tomorrow's program recording, he had to get to know the hosts of Happy Camp tonight. Wu Haochen liked these buddies and sisters who often made people laugh.
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