My rebirth is different

Chapter 556 You can do whatever you want with money
I have to say that G Fat is still very discerning.

In 2003, it was planned to launch the STEAM platform, and this game platform named "Steam" in Chinese is the "big killer" that truly established Valverde's position in the game industry!
The reason why it is named "Steam Platform" is to describe the speed of downloading games from this platform is very fast, so fast that it gushes out like steam, which is unbelievably fast!

It must be mentioned here that the download speed of the steam platform is really unmatched by all other game platforms!Students who have used this game platform should be able to experience that when downloading games, the speed is really jaw-dropping.Under normal circumstances, it can reach full speed, even if you are a domestic user, you can also experience a download speed of 20MB per second!

It's not that Valve is particularly rich, and they didn't build a lot of data centers, especially early on.

So why is the download speed of this platform so amazing?

Still, Fatty G has a wide network of contacts. In order to build a steam platform, he brought in the famous inventor of "perverted" downloads, Bram Cohen!This is another genius programmer.

He is best known for writing the peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol BitTorrent and developing the first file-sharing program to utilize it.He is also the founder of CodeCon, the organizer of the Bay Area p2p-hackers conference in San Francisco, and the author of Codeville.What is more famous is that he personally developed and designed the famous game platform Steam.

And the BT download protocol, after it came out, immediately became the general standard for all download software. The Internet Express, Thunder, QQ Tornado, etc. that everyone is familiar with all use this protocol.

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In the early days of the Internet, the United States did have the most technical geniuses, and basically all cutting-edge technologies emerged from here and then went to the world.

This is also the reason why Yu Wenfei wants to let the Facebook game go abroad as soon as possible and develop in the United States, just for the talents here.

"However, even if this steam platform is established, you Valverde is only a game like Half-Life, what will you use to support the development of the platform?" Effie asked with a smile.

"Well...of course we have our own plans, we will seek the cooperation of major game companies, and welcome them to put the digital version of the game on the Steam platform for sale." Fatty G said frankly.

"Maybe you don't know yet, Facebook Battle.net will merge with Blizzard Battle.net to establish the world's largest online battle platform. And...Facebook Battle.net will also have its own online distribution platform, and all future Blizzard games will be on its own platform. In comparison, do you think major game companies will trust the strength of Facebook games more, or will they trust Valve more?"

Effie's words already contained threats.

She just told Fatty G clearly, aren't you going to sell games on the steam platform?

Sorry, Facebook games are also being developed, and we already have the support of the strongest game company at present, with strong economic strength, Blizzard's reputation blessing, and the largest player users in the world.Then there is no need to compare Facebook's online sales channels and steam, which one is more promising.

Sure enough, after hearing Effie's words, Fatty G's face finally became ugly.

He has great expectations for the steam platform, and there is no similar competitor in the market for the time being, so he is confident to open up this market.

But I never expected that before the steam platform was launched, a competitor would come to the door, and it was such a powerful opponent!
Effie made a lot of sense. The Steam platform is only supported by Valve, while Facebook’s game sales platform is supported by Blizzard. Coupled with Facebook’s huge financial support, how can I compete with it.

Others are rich and can do whatever they want, Fatty G feels powerless.

"Providing a sales platform for digital games is a market with great prospects. Similarly, it requires a lot of investment in the early stage. So why can't we join hands to make this market bigger? Why should we cooperate with each other? What about the competition?" Effie's tone softened.

Under Effie's "coercion and temptation", Fatty G has no power to fight back.

After all, compared to business negotiations, he is better at making games...

"Okay, so how should we cooperate?" Fatty G asked in frustration.

He really doesn't want to face such a behemoth like Facebook Game anymore, because once the two sides start to compete, it may mean that the road ahead for Villefort and the steam platform will be more difficult.

If he is a third-party game manufacturer, he is obviously more willing to hand over his games to Facebook Games for sale instead of Valve's steam platform...

"It's still the same sentence, let Facebook Games invest in Villefort! Think about it, Mr. Gabe Newell. In the future, Villefort will no longer need to be distracted from thinking about game releases, player services and other chores. Facebook Games has a professional and A strong department will solve everything. Valve will be like Blizzard in the future, devoting all its energy to the game itself. With the strong support of the head office, we will strive for excellence and contribute more exciting games to players around the world! In addition You can rest assured that even if Facebook Games becomes Valve's major shareholder, we will not interfere in the company's game production and internal management, everything is up to you. Oh, by the way, if the cooperation is reached, you can cooperate with Blizzard has become a brother company, and can exchange technology and personnel at any time. Many game production technologies on Blizzard will also be shared with you..."

Effie talked eloquently, her attitude was very sincere, and her words were full of temptation.

Fatty G was really moved.

He's not stupid, of course he knows that Facebook's investment in Villefort must be profitable, and it can't be for doing good deeds.

But again, Villefort can have this "big tree" as a backer, which will really save a lot of trouble, which may not be a good thing.

"So..., how many shares do you want?" Fatty G pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked seriously.

"60.00%, and then take the steam platform project separately and merge it into the North American branch of Facebook Games. Mr. Gabe Newell, you can make a price." Effie said seriously.

In fact, Yuwenfei’s main purpose of coming here this time is to win Half-Life’s global network agency rights, the steam platform is second, and Valve’s equity is the last.

Of course, it would be even better if all three goals were met.

The current Villefort is a company owned by Fatty G alone, and the company is not listed, so the asking price is entirely up to him.

Hearing that Effie asked him to make an offer, Fatty G hesitated.

To be honest, he has no idea how much Villefort is worth. After all, he has never considered selling the company.

But now the problem is in front of us. It should be regarded as an opportunity for Villefort to take refuge in Facebook games. In the future, he will be able to rely on a big tree to enjoy the shade, and it is also a great thing for Villefort to form a group with Blizzard.

Fatty G also knows how popular Facebook Battle.net is in China. He believes that after the establishment of the North American branch of Facebook, Facebook Battle.net will also become popular all over the world!
At that time, the games produced by the company will be placed in front of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of players immediately.

Just think how exciting that scene was!

"How about? [-] million US dollars!" Gritting his teeth, Fatty G said a number.

Villefort has been established for so many years, and it has not earned so much money in total.

Although Half-Life is very popular, the release of Half-Life is in the hands of Xue Leshan, and Villefort can't get much money.

Coupled with the inauthentic and falsified data on Xueleshan, the money Villefort got was pitifully small, otherwise Fatty G would not have gone to court with Xueleshan.

Effie glanced at him quite unexpectedly, "Are you sure it's this number?"

Fatty G was a little worried, did he ask for too much...

"Or... a little less is okay, for example..." he muttered.

"No need, it's [-] million US dollars, I think Villefort is worth the price!" Yu Wenfei interrupted him bluntly.

This moved Fat G a little bit, because his company was recognized by others.

In fact, Effie didn't feel that the price was too high, but did not expect Fatty G to quote such a low price!
Although Villefort has only one game IP, and this game is indeed not as good as Blizzard's three big IPs.

But the importance of CS to Facebook Battle.net is far beyond what Blizzard's few games can match.

Just for the Half-Life online copyright, Yu Wenfei is willing to pay [-] million or more.

But now, only needing to spend [-] million, not only got [-]% of Valve's shares, but also got CS's global network copyright agency, and took away the steam platform project.

No matter how you look at it, this business is too cost-effective!

After the agreement was reached, Yu Wenfei felt a little "bullying" Fatty G, an honest man, and taking advantage of him.

He smiled and said to him: "Well, as a gift for our cooperation, the lawsuit with Xuele Mountain will be taken over by Facebook Games North America, and we will accompany him in the lawsuit!"

Now Fatty G is even more excited. You know, in that ghostly place in North America, it is not easy for anyone or any company to go to court, although everyone there likes to go to court...

Because attorney fees are too expensive!

Why is it that Villefort is right, but the lawsuit with Xueleshan still gives him such a headache? Isn’t it because the parent company behind Xueleshan has money? It’s clear that it will be spent with Villefort. Fatty G feels sorry for the lawyer’s fee !
Facebook Games doesn't care about the cost of the lawsuit, and Yu Wenfei hopes to use a big lawsuit that attracts worldwide attention to create momentum for the establishment of Facebook Games North America Company!

(End of this chapter)