My rebirth is different

Chapter 548 Blizzard Changes Owner
After talking with Effie on the phone, Yu Wenfei learned of Vivendi's final offer. Yu Wenfei thought about it for a while, and said: "Delay him for two days, don't rush to reply! In addition, inform Alan to continue to exert pressure. "

Although Facebook Games raised a huge sum of US$15 billion at one time, Yu Wenfei did not plan to spend all the money on this acquisition.

Now Vivendi is in a hurry to get rid of it. Facebook Games should be the buyer with the highest bid, so there is no panic at all.

If the price could be lowered a bit, it would be worth tens of millions of dollars!
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Richard is still in the United States waiting for a reply from Facebook, and the bad news came again.

Allen and Mike announced that the South Blizzard studio was formally established, and all the forty or so old employees who left from North Blizzard joined South Blizzard.

"We have enough manpower, and all of them are very experienced employees. In addition, we are still recruiting a large number of new employees, because the company plans to set up two new projects at the same time, one is to target the semi-finished World of Warcraft, and the other is An RPG game with more dark essence. Please rest assured, I have already had a lot of ideas and plans for these two games. They are definitely epoch-making boutique masterpieces. The reason why I didn’t make them before is because the company’s annual profits All of them were taken away by Vivendi, which has caused the company to be very tight on funds for so many years, and the company has never been replenished with fresh blood. Many players may not know that Diablo II was released in 2000 and achieved such good results. But because of the problem of funds and manpower, up to now, Diablo III has not yet established a project..."

This announcement by Southern Blizzard once again pushed Vivendi to the forefront.

It turns out that the World of Warcraft project has not been released for so many years, it is all due to Vivendi.

It turns out that there has been no movement in Diablo III, and Vivendi refused to do it...

When Richard saw the news, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.Allen's words are true and false.

It is true that Vivendi takes most of the profits from Blizzard every year, but it is nonsense not to let them set up a new game project.

Don't you know that you can make more profits by making a new game?

In the final analysis, it is the old people of Blizzard who are dissatisfied with the company's profit distribution, which leads to a decline in enthusiasm. Anyway, they can make money by guarding old games, so why work so hard to develop new games.

Of course, this is also related to Blizzard's "ancestral skills" in making games. They are famous for their slow work and meticulous work.

"These bastards! Do something at this critical time! Have I ever treated them badly after buying Blizzard for so many years? The salary of Blizzard employees is the highest in the global game industry! Every year, there are almost four months of holidays!" Richard slapped the table angrily and said loudly.

Assistant Jackson shrugged and could only express regret.

Everyone is used to looking at problems from their own perspective. Richard feels that he has not treated Blizzard's old employees badly, but Alan Mike and the others think that Vivendi is a "vampire", except for taking most of the profits away every year. In addition, Blizzard did not provide any help, and of course they felt unbalanced.

Although the overall impression is that the French are more casual and the Americans are more realistic, the two companies, Vivendi and Blizzard, are just the opposite.

Vivendi is now a standard investment company, shrewd and demanding, focusing on maximizing the return on investment.

What is the future of the company, what is the dream of the game, and how much can it sell for?
But Blizzard, an American company, is just the opposite. Under the leadership of Allen and Mike, they are really a group of players who pursue their dreams.

In order to make the best and most beautiful games, it is often not stingy to invest. Veteran players know that there is a joke about Blizzard, "The film company was delayed by the game!"

In Blizzard's games, tens of millions of dollars are often invested in the cutscene CG animation alone!
It is often a CG animation in a game, and the production cost can catch up with a large-scale movie. Of course, this also provides players with a wonderful visual feast.

This kind of behavior, in the eyes of other game companies, including Vivendi, is stupid, because removing these CGs, or doing some cheap cutscenes, will not affect the game sales much, so why bother? Spend so much money in these places.

But it is Blizzard's "stupidity", this kind of investment regardless of cost, and the careful polishing of every detail of the game, which has created Blizzard's unparalleled glory!
Of course, this brilliance was limited to the old Blizzard period. After the old employees left, especially after cooperating with Activision, it is no longer the original Blizzard, and all kinds of show operations emerge in endlessly.

"None of you have a cell phone?"

This sentence once made Blizzard fans all over the world explode, and I don't know how many players have changed their careers since then.

And then to the triple version of Warcraft, "Alsace, you made a paternal decision" "It's me, Kel'Thuzaga dog", "Oh, I should have thought that this sword was grass, Run!" "Then, if you're too aggressive, I'll accept it."

Brain-dead Sinicization like this emerges endlessly, which also makes Warcraft, a god-level IP, directly reduced to a joke.

Yu Wenfei’s acquisition of Blizzard, to a certain extent, did not want to see this game company, which has accompanied countless players around the world for many years and brought joy to everyone, embark on the original path of no return.

After all, who hasn't been addicted to a Blizzard game...

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There is no doubt that the establishment of Southern Blizzard Studio is to put pressure on Vivendi again.

Richard really couldn't hold it anymore. Vivendi's board of directors has many shareholders. He is just a CEO, a senior wage earner.

Now that the trouble with Blizzard is like this, many shareholders have already expressed their dissatisfaction. If it is not handled properly as soon as possible, the board of directors will probably start discussing his fate.

"Contact that...what's it called, yes, Facebook game, and ask how they think about it!" Richard ordered.

"But in this way, the other party will definitely lower the price." Jackson reminded.

Negotiations are like this, as long as you show impatience, the other party will definitely take advantage of the situation to suppress.

It's not that Richard doesn't understand this truth, but now he doesn't care about it anymore. It's not a big deal for him as a CEO to be more expensive and cheaper.

Anyway, it didn't cost too much money to acquire Blizzard at the beginning. Over the years, a lot of funds have been withdrawn every year.

Now as long as the selling price is no less than one billion yuan, it can be explained to the board of directors.

If you lose your position as CEO in order to sell an extra [-] to [-] million, then you are a real fool.

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Vivendi let go.

After Yu Wenfei was notified by Effie, he immediately got up and flew to the United States.

Before meeting with the people from Vivendi, the work that should be done has been done, so the real negotiation will be easier.

On May NO.30, Richard represented Vivendi and Effie represented Facebook Games, and the two parties formally signed an acquisition agreement.

The 70.00% shares of Blizzard held by Vivendi were sold to Facebook Games at a price of one billion US dollars. Since then, Blizzard's major shareholder has become a Chinese company!

When the agreement was signed, a public press conference was held. Major media outlets across the United States and even in Europe received invitations and sent reporters to the scene.

Of course, the invitation was issued in the name of Vivendi and Blizzard. In the invitation letter, it was only stated that Blizzard would officially change ownership, but it was not disclosed to whom.

"What, Blizzard sold it? Who did it sell to?"

"I don't know. It is said that it is a company with a very mysterious background. After talking with Vivendi for a few days, they decided to acquire Blizzard."

"What's the price?"

"I don't know the exact price, but it's definitely not less than one billion US dollars. Some investment companies quoted [-] million US dollars a while ago, and they were all thrown out of the door."

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On May 31st, at the press conference site, there were a cloud of reporters, all kinds of cameras and long-lens cameras were set up in front of the stage, and everyone was waiting for the main show to appear.

Richard and a young girl walked up to the stage side by side.

He announced with a smile on his face: "Girls and gentlemen, welcome to come here. Today, on behalf of Vivendi, I will hand over Blizzard to Facebook Games from China!"

There was an uproar at the scene. It turned out that a Chinese company had acquired Blizzard.

This is a sensational big news!
Blizzard, Vivendi, and the mysterious Chinese company are linked together.

"The Chinese spend a billion dollars to acquire the world's top game company - Blizzard! "

"Blizzard changed ownership, will the new Chinese major shareholder help Blizzard continue its past glory? "

"The current acquisition of Blizzard is a typical person with a lot of money. The biggest problem facing this Facebook game is the competition from Southern Blizzard!" "

Many reporters have already thought about the headlines of the news, but no one is optimistic about the acquisition of Facebook Games.

Everyone knows that the current Blizzard only has an empty shell and a few old game IPs left.

After Facebook Games took over, will they have the ability to support the normal operation of the entire Blizzard?
In the game industry, I have never heard of any outstanding companies in China.

Effie smiled and faced the audience. The flash lights that lit up like stars were a bit dazzling, but she didn't care.

This is a stage that everyone is looking forward to, and most people will never have a chance to be on it once in their lifetime.

And myself, when I was just 20 years old, I stepped onto this big stage.

Her eyes couldn't help but began to search for that figure, and soon, in the guest seats in the front row, she saw Yu Wenfei holding a digital camera with a smile on his face, taking pictures here and there.

It was this man who single-handedly pushed himself onto this stage!
Effie also believes that this is just her starting point. With the acquisition of Blizzard, the future of Facebook games is even more promising.

(End of this chapter)