Top of the Great Era

Chapter 2328

Zhou Buqi met with Jin Zhengmin, the North American president of Nexon, in his office. He had just taken office and was eager to change the status quo. One of the most important things was to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Open source is to expand the market, which is too difficult.

Let's consider throttling first.

Costs must be brought down!
How to reduce costs?
It depends on the situation.

If the business in North America is very good, making a lot of money, and profits are rising steadily, then if you want to save costs... the best strategy is for Nexon to set up its own operation team in North America, operate its own games, and only need to pay employees. Pay will do.

If the business in North America is not good and falls into a loss, it will be different.You can't make a lot of money in the first place, and you have to spend so much money to support the operation team, the cost is too high.At this time, you can no longer operate by yourself, and you have to outsource the business of operation.

When Nexon entered the North American market, it was once ambitious.

The team is quite large.

He also built his own operations team.

The result was quite miserable. Nexon’s games were unacceptable in North America, especially the popular game “Dungeon Fighter”, which was a big hit in the Asian market. It had a huge investment in North America and high expectations were placed on it. As a result, North American players did not buy it.

The game suffered serious losses.

After Kim Jong-min came to power, the first thing he did was to stop "Dungeon Fighter" in North America.The second thing is to lay off staff, lay off the entire operation department!
Reduce the size and reduce the overhead on payroll.

Outsource operations.

To whom?

The first choice is of course Changyou, as Asian companies know more about Asian games.It just so happens that Nexon headquarters seems to be talking about cooperation with Changyou recently.

This was basically within Ren Yuxin's plan.

However, Zhou Buqi did not agree without permission, and followed Ren Yuxin's arrangement, showing a noncommittal attitude, but made two requests to the other party, one was to take over the stock of Juzi, and the other was to strategically invest in Nexon.

Changyou can cooperate with Nexon, but not in the North American market.

The two sides can reach a more comprehensive strategic cooperation.

It is worth mentioning that Kim Jong-min also consulted with the film and television business to explore the possibility of adapting Nexon's game franchise to film and television products.

Boss Zhou is not Nexon's consultant, so he didn't give any nutritious response.

However, it can also be seen through this incident.

Zhou Buqi now has a pivotal position in the game industry. When he came to Vancouver, the game industry here was boiling, and there was a thick pile of invitations.

He didn't have time to meet those people.

There is not even much extra time to coax Zhang Zetian who has just completed the transformation from a girl to a woman.

Zhou Buqi asked the other little secretaries to continue traveling in Canada, took Sun Guanran with him, and went back to China directly, and had to make arrangements for Jiang Fan's overseas assignment.

Compared with overseas business, Ziweixing's domestic business is relatively safe.

The foundation is very solid, and the development is also very smooth. Except for policy risks, there is almost no market risk.Under such circumstances, it is a good choice to send domestic elite soldiers overseas, whether it is long-term development or short-term experience.

Not everyone likes to go abroad for development.

Jiang Fan is one of them.

However, he still accepted the company's arrangement, took over this arduous task, and expressed his willingness to go out and work for a period of time.But after a few years, he will still come back.

Zhou Buqi readily agreed.

Sending Jiang Fan out this time was somewhat of an emergency, and Kurian almost turned Ziweiyun into an iron plate.Whether it is from the perspective of the company's politically correct employment or from the perspective of business transparency of the business group, it is necessary to differentiate Kurian's territory to a certain extent.

Then, Zhou Buqi met Zhang Chaoyang and Ren Yuxin again.

Lao Zhang heard Ren Yuxin's description of the plan for the Korean game giant Nexon, and immediately became angry.

Depend on!
I know what it means!

This kid is assigning himself a task again!

Zhou Buqi didn't care whether he agreed or not, and conveyed the task in a muddleheaded manner. Nexon is not an ordinary game company, and has a great influence.

It's not just about making money.

For Boss Zhou, this is related to his long-term plans in the Korean market.

Samsung took a fancy to Nexon and wanted to incorporate Nexon into its own system.But Nexon's big boss, Kim Jong-woo, disagreed, and moved the company's headquarters from Seoul to Tokyo, and went public in Tokyo.

This is really a bit arrogant.

It is best to promote reconciliation between the two parties.

Do Samsung a favor and let the Samsung prince Li Jae-yong gain influence over the local game industry, thereby promoting the personal relationship between the Samsung prince and Boss Zhou and wider cooperation between industries.

To put it bluntly, even if Nexon is a game giant with a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars, it can only be regarded as a bargaining chip in the field of power.

Zhang Chaoyang was a little worried, and asked Zhou Buqi to come out for a drink at night, "What if Nexon disagrees?"

"What disagreement?"

Zhou Buqi was a little absent-minded.

Zhang Chaoyang said: "What if Nexon is unwilling to bow to the chaebol and introduce Samsung's capital anyway?"

Zhou Buqi took it lightly, "They will agree!"

"What if I don't agree?" Zhang Chaoyang also felt that Nexon's Kim Jong-woo was a bit tough, and it was really unnecessary. "They all moved their headquarters to Tokyo. It seems that they will die."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Changyou will make a strategic investment in Nexon this time, and get no less than 10% of the shares."

"Ok?"

Zhang Chaoyang opened his eyes wide and heard the meaning behind his words.

Zhou Buqi said: "At that time, if Nexon really disagrees, then you don't have to be polite. It's enough to cooperate with Samsung to grab the shift and seize power."

"real or fake?"

Zhang Chaoyang didn't quite believe it, this was never the boy's style.

Zhou Buqi laughed, "It's always a choice, or wait until you take a stake in Nexon, then sell the shares to Samsung, and then nominate Samsung to the board of directors."

Zhang Chaoyang frowned, "Why do you have to bring in Samsung?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Speaking of it in a small way, it is to make money. Since I have invested in Nexon, I want to obtain capital gains. The better Nexon develops, the more profits will be made. Nexon is against Samsung, and it will definitely be limited in the Korean market. .Nexon can make more money in the Korean market only if the relationship with Samsung is good.”

"What about growing up?"

"Power."

"You don't get involved in this."

Zhang Chaoyang shook his head.

Zhou Buqi said: "I didn't participate, so I have to pull Samsung and Nexon to cooperate and let Samsung top. Behind Kakao is Hyundai, and behind Nexon is Samsung. With these two big projects in hand, the Korean market is basically It will be stable. At the scale of Samsung and Hyundai, their first goal in the local market is not to make money.”

Zhang Chaoyang said angrily, "Why are you interested in these things?"

Zhou Buqi said: "I'm not interested. I don't care whether South Korea is dead or alive? South Korea has a four-year presidential system and cannot be re-elected. The president will step down before his butt is firmly seated. The new candidate still has to The success of the election depends on the power of the chaebols. The president is quick to see the flowers, and the chaebols are deeply entrenched. Strengthening the control of the chaebols in South Korea can protect our interests in South Korea. Compared with the Blue House and the chaebols, we should stand on the side of the chaebols.”

"I go!"

An idler like Zhang Chaoyang, who has never participated in the scheming and turbulent power circle, is really taken aback by this kid's argument.

(End of this chapter)