My rebirth is different

Chapter 546 Damn American

The original share capital structure of Facebook Games is that Yuwenfei shares accounted for 80.00%[-], Softbank Capital [-]%, Effie [-]%, and Cai Congxin [-]%.

This time, the financing was all funded by Softbank, and the other three shareholders did not have to pay a penny.

After the financing, Yuwenfei's shares were diluted to 70.00% [-]%, Effie's was [-]%, and Cai Congxin's was [-]%.

On the contrary, Softbank's shareholding ratio rose to 20.00% point one.

In fact, with this calculation, Yu Wenfei suffered a bit of a loss, because the shareholding of Effie and Cai Congxin should be lower.

But with a big wave of Yu Wenfei's hand, it's better for him to suffer a bit, and let the two right-hand men get more shares!
This financing should be the largest financing in the global Internet industry since 2003.

It was supposed to be publicized with great fanfare, but according to Yu Wenfei's request, no one publicized it.

Because after the financing, a major merger and acquisition case is about to be carried out. At this point in time, it is better not to make too much publicity, otherwise, Vivendi will hold its own trump card.

The agreement was secretly signed, Sun Zhengyi flew back to the headquarters to prepare funds, and Yu Wenfei asked Effie to notify Mike and Alan that they could start to act.

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May NO.12, a piece of news that caused a sensation in the global game circle appeared on all game-related media and websites.

“Mike and I decided to leave Blizzard. At the same time, there are more than 40 former Blizzard employees who left with us. Because of the disagreement with Vivendi’s business philosophy, we can no longer bear to work in a company with layman power. Let’s go down, so we, a group of old Blizzard employees, are going to set up a new studio by ourselves, and continue to produce the most exquisite games for players around the world..."

Allen issued an open letter on behalf of all veteran Blizzard employees.

There is no room for maneuver in the matter, because there is no so-called non-compete agreement on them, and they can leave if they say they leave.

Although there was Yu Wenfei's impetus behind this matter, even without his intervention, the matter would still proceed according to this track. Yu Wenfei just made this matter happen a few months in advance.

This open letter caused a sensation in the global game circle.

Because at this time, Blizzard is still the only "god" in the game industry, and there is no company more famous and popular with players than this company.

"Blizzard has lost its soul, and it's all Vivendi's fault!"

"After losing Alan and Mike, and those core employees, can Blizzard still be called Blizzard?"

"My God, can Warcraft III be successfully produced? What about our World of Warcraft? Please, is there any problem that we can't discuss and solve?"

"Die Vivendi, black-hearted capital, don't understand games at all, everything is for money! Hit Vivendi!"

"Down with Vivendi, give me back Blizzard!"...

For a time, Vivendi and Blizzard were pushed to the forefront.

Whether in terms of prestige or emotion, all the media and players are more inclined to those old employees of Blizzard, and no one has a good impression of Vivendi.

This is also what Blizzard's old employees have obtained through continuous high-quality production for more than ten years.

Blizzard at this stage, with high output and high quality, has produced so many popular masterpieces, no one will think it is their fault.

Now that things are in this position, it must be the reason for Vivendi.

In fact, Vivendi’s reputation has always been bad. Since the 90s, the company has changed from a water company to a capital company, expanding aggressively, acquiring, merging, splitting, and selling...

With various capital means, one small company after another has been harmed.

Now, it's Blizzard's turn.

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"Damn it, what's going on? Are those people at Blizzard crazy! They didn't even say hello to us, so they left the company? Don't they have a contract? Let the legal affairs check it out, and I'm going to sue them!"

Vivendi CEO Richard shouted angrily.

"I have already checked. When we acquired Blizzard, we did not sign any binding terms with the two founders in order to respect them. As for those employees, their contracts were signed by Mike and Allen. It will not leave us with any legal handle. It can only be said that all of this was premeditated and we were counted." Richard's assistant said calmly.

"Then just watch Blizzard go down? They're all gone, what's left of Blizzard? A half-developed game?" Richard said angrily.

"We can continue to recruit people to take over those games. Anyway, the IP still belongs to Blizzard, and they can't take it away." The assistant shrugged and said indifferently.

This is also an idea, but both of them understand that if there is a major change in the company's employees, the game development process will be greatly delayed.

"Send someone to contact Alan and the others to see what they really want, and can things be salvaged?" Richard sat on a chair wearily and waved his hand.

"I've already talked to Allen on the phone, and he... is very firm. He said that as long as we, Vivendi, continue to hold Blizzard, he will definitely not go back, and he will re-establish a company by himself. The name has been chosen, called Nanfang Blizzard..." the assistant replied.

Richard jumped up again, and he said in disbelief: "Southern Blizzard? Why do they dare to use the name Blizzard? This is copyright infringement. I want to sue them!"

"It's useless, Mr. Richard. They're called Southern Blizzard, not Blizzard. If you really want to sue, it's very difficult to win the case, and in the United States, it's easier for them to win the sympathy of the jury." The assistant is very calm and objective.

"Damn Yankee! There is no contract spirit at all, let alone professional ethics!" Richard said angrily.

The two were discussing countermeasures in the office when they heard a noise outside.

"...Go to hell..."

"Give me back..."

"...Blizzard"

They can vaguely hear some words, but they can't understand clearly.

"What's going on?" Richard wondered, this is the headquarters of Vivendi, and it is usually very quiet, what happened today.

Before the assistant called to ask what was going on, the office door was pushed open, and Richard's secretary hurried in.

"Mr. Richard... outside, there are a lot of demonstrators outside, saying..."

"What!" Richard asked impatiently.

"Tell us to get out of Blizzard and give them back Alan Mike." The secretary gritted his teeth and said.

Richard was a little dumbfounded, and he asked in a daze, "Are those players outside? Are they from the United States?"

"No, it's our local player." The secretary replied.

"Are they crazy? We are compatriots. They came to our headquarters to demonstrate for a foreign game company! Call the police, and I will drive them all away!" Richard was furious.

What happened today, everything is not going well.

Of course, calling the police was out of anger, but in the end the assistant went out to appease the demonstrators, saying that they would negotiate with Blizzard and solve all the problems properly.

A lot of good things to say can be considered to coax the players away.

"Okay, okay, let's talk to Alan and Mike and see what conditions they want." Richard said wearily.

Now, he feels that his acquisition of Blizzard is not a very good deal. After so many years of acquisition, he has not seen much profit, but there are a lot of troubles.

For the American company, he has learned a lot. The salary and treatment are world-class, and the employees have a lot of demands. Every time is a vacation, every time is human rights, and they can do things as they please.If you are dissatisfied even a little bit, you dare to yell at your immediate boss, there are no rules!
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The result of the communication between the assistant and Alan and Mike was not very smooth. The people at Blizzard killed them all at once. They had had enough of Vivendi’s management. Either Vivendi quit Blizzard, or they left to form a new one. game studio.

And Allen also threatened that the new Southern Blizzard will also produce games similar to Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft to compete with the old Blizzard company.

After hearing the assistant's report, Richard almost jumped up again.

However, after a period of calm thinking, Richard also wanted to understand that the matter had developed to the point of irreversibility, so it was useless to be angry.

The best way now is to consider how to reduce the impact.

"If they all go away, let's not think about the competition for their new game, because it will take a long time to make. How many people do we need to hire to maintain the normal operation of Blizzard and the normal progress of the game under production? How long will it take for these people to be recruited?" Richard asked seriously.

What he is thinking about now is to let those damned people die, and then recruit a new batch of obedient employees to let Blizzard continue to operate normally.

Although he is already considering selling Blizzard, if he wants to sell at a good price, he must make the company look good on the books, right?

You probably don't have any capital, so you want to buy a company that has no employees at all...

"This... Blizzard is the top game company in the world. It is really difficult to recruit employees who can replace Allen and the others." The assistant said awkwardly.

"In this way, you fly to the headquarters of Blizzard in the United States, and immediately release the recruitment information in the game industry. In addition, you can quietly let the wind out, saying that Blizzard is going to sell, and see if there is any company willing to take over. If the price is right, Blizzard is It can be sold." Richard said through gritted teeth.

Originally, he didn't buy Blizzard for long-term operation, because it didn't conform to Vivendi's philosophy.

After acquiring a company, how to quickly and maximize arbitrage is the habit of Vivendi.

　There is one more chapter tonight, and we will continue with the third update today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)