Open the era of black technology

Chapter 475 You don't want to be sued for monopoly, do you?

Blizzard really doesn't want to license this kind of technology to Apocalypse Game Company. It doesn't matter if it is authorized to other companies.

Immortal Civilization is now the most influential game in Southeast Asia, while World of Discord is taking over the European and American markets, seriously threatening the market share of Blizzard World of Warcraft.

After negotiating for a long time, there was no result. Finally, I decided to wait and see how the players accept the effect.

In a day's time, both the Discord World and Immortal Civilization have completed server upgrades and maintenance, and began to fully serve as such peripherals. On the Internet, sales of earphones and microphones are booming.

In just three days, Amazon announced that Apocalypse Games has received more than 40 orders on the company's website.

Immediately afterwards, Dongdong.com announced that Apocalypse Game Company has received more than 60 orders on the company's website, and sales are still increasing.

Seeing this data, many game companies began to get nervous, especially the Japanese game companies, which were even bigger. Blizzard had already taken away part of the market share, and now the companies from the Celestial Dynasty are also coming to grab it.

I can't live through this day,
The only way is to obtain the patent authorization of the voice control system, and the company also makes changes.

After waiting for a few more days, the game company really couldn't sit still, and began to act one after another, sending personnel to Tianchao to discuss patent licensing with Tianqi Game Company.

Amazon's headquarters in the United States released a data that the sales volume of this voice-activated device in the United States has reached 60. This data makes Blizzard unable to sit still.

After some discussions, Vice President Delaford set off for Tianchao, and began to discuss with Apocalypse Game Company about voice-activated patents, and had already made plans to exchange patents.

The exchange of two hundred euros into Chinese currency is about 100 yuan. Such a high price did not stop the enthusiasm of players. Dongdong.com also released a news that in one summer vacation, domestic sales exceeded [-] million. This data is really bright. caught the eyes of domestic game manufacturers.

Buying a device gives you a monthly card. Apocalypse Game Company's monthly card was only sold once at the beginning, and it has not been sold since then, it only exists as a promotional method.

Although the point card fee is usually a little lower than that of World of Warcraft, it is not a small fee. This time, the promotion trump card is launched without exception, which directly mobilizes the enthusiasm of players.

Satisfied, Xu Pingan picked up the teapot and filled Ye Changlin's teacup. Ye Changlin just came to report that the number of registered players had increased by 100%, surpassing the plan.

"When will the Immortal World Civilization Theme Park be completed?" Xu Ping'an asked.

"Mr. Xu, I found out that the project will not be completed until August next year. Most of the scene technology equipment needs to be customized, so it takes a lot of time," Ye Changlin explained.

Xu Pingan nodded and said, "Changlin, manage the company's current games well, and at the same time, don't forget to develop new games. Seriousness, professionalism, and sincerity are the foundation of a game company."

"Please rest assured Mr. Xu, I will keep this sentence in mind. Our game company has already started to establish a project to develop a large-scale online game based on the current Three Kingdoms instant battle game."

"At present, all the hardware of the computer has been upgraded by leaps and bounds. We can also play this kind of large-scale historical online game that integrates strategy, military hegemony, and exploration."

"You can develop into a vassal and participate in the battle for world hegemony, you can also go on adventures in the game, and you can even be recruited as a hero. Multiple systems coexist and operate." Ye Changlin talked a lot.

"How is the negotiation with Blizzard going?" Xu Ping'an asked.

"The other party is still hesitating, thinking that the patent exchange with us is very disadvantageous, and they don't look at the current situation. Players will feel very aggrieved if they don't shout out when playing online games."

"According to the information we collected in several Internet cafes, many players just quit and log in to our fairy world civilization after playing a game that can't be shouted for a while."

"This is the general trend. If they don't make changes, the shrinking market will become more and more pleasant," Ye Changlin said very seriously.

"The next time you negotiate with them, ask them if they plan to be acquired. I will give them full rights to develop games and acquire them with full capital." Xu Pingan said directly. He has been coveting Blizzard for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity .

"I'll give it a try. I guess they won't agree. Although the profit has dropped a lot now, it's still profitable," Ye Changlin said directly.

"Just give it a try, we can issue a formal acquisition invitation," Xu Pingan said directly, looking at Ye Changlin.

"I will have a good talk with Blizzard Vice President De La Ford who came over this time, and let him truthfully pass the information back to the headquarters. This is also a lot of pressure on Blizzard."

"After all, our Tianqi Capital is famously strong. Their president can resist, but other shareholders may not be able to resist. Even if they can't buy this time, they have to increase their internal chaos and prepare for the next acquisition. "Ye Changlin wrote the book very seriously.

"Very well, that's what I want to do. I'm relieved if you think so."

"You and Jacques are in a competitive relationship. If you deduct the impact of currency added value, your results are ahead of Jacques. Currently, Jacques is focusing on the promotion of the disordered world."

"I'm not as good as you in the future development of the company. Come on, in a few years, I will completely integrate the two game companies into the Apocalypse Game Group. I hope you can take the position of group president." Xu Pingan looked at Ye Changlin and said.

Ye Changlin was excited, "Mr. Xu, don't worry, I won't be ashamed."

"Very good, but you have to remember, keep a normal mind and don't rush for quick success. What I value is the steady development of an enterprise." Xu Pingan told Ye Changlin, and Ye Changlin nodded seriously.

The two chatted for a while, Ye Changlin left, and Xu Pingan went back to his desk, put on his earphones, and started playing games. With the voice control system, the upgrade became much faster. Killing monsters is called a slip , very enjoyable.

The next day, when Ye Changlin was negotiating with Blizzard, he proposed a purchase proposal for Blizzard, which made Blizzard's people feel bored for a while. From Ye Changlin's conditions, it can be seen that Ye Changlin was not joking.

The negotiation was terminated, and the news was sent back to Blizzard headquarters. The president directly refused to be acquired. According to the regulations, once a joint-stock company receives an acquisition invitation, it must hold a board meeting, and the board of directors must make a decision.

The meeting was very intense. Shareholders were very dissatisfied with the current earnings. Some agreed and some opposed, which made President Haggs exhausted.

After the meeting, he called Delaford immediately, agreeing to Apocalypse Game Company's request to exchange patents, and concluded the meeting as soon as possible.

It must come to an end soon, and if it is delayed until the end of the year, the reports of the major game companies will reveal that the vampires on the board of directors will definitely not let it go, and will definitely think of other crooked tricks. The probability of this kind of thing happening must be reduced.

A day later, the two sides negotiated again very smoothly, and the long list of patents proposed by Apocalypse Game Company was passed, which made Ye Changlin a little confused.

However, it is also a good thing that it can be passed. The two parties directly signed a legal contract, and the place of signing is in Hangzhou. If there is a breach of contract in the future, it will also be tried in the Hangzhou court.

Many documents needed to be faxed to Blizzard headquarters for signature and stamping, and then faxed back. It took almost a day of work before all the procedures were completed.

The next step is simple, the patent exchange began, and various data began to be transmitted to each other. Ye Changlin found Mi Jian and immediately used it to optimize the client to further improve the fluency of the game.

Time passed slowly, and within ten days, all games of Apocalypse Game Company were shut down for eight hours for a comprehensive upgrade and maintenance. After the upgrade, the client terminal will be reduced by 20.00%, and the fluency of the game will be greatly improved.

Blizzard’s speed is not too slow. It took only five more days to directly announce that the World of Warcraft game will be shut down for [-] hours for upgrade and maintenance. After the upgrade, the voice control system of Apocalypse Game Company supports World of Warcraft, and it can also be used in World of Warcraft time. use.

In this way, the three most influential PC end games in the world have unified the gameplay. In the future, there will be no voice-activated gameplay for PC end games, and there will be no market [-]%.

Tianchao and Japanese game manufacturers are in a collective pain. It's not that they haven't talked to Tianqi Group about patent licensing, but the cost is not low, which makes these companies reluctant to pay.

The fee is charged annually, regardless of your game sales, the annual fee of 5000 million euros, if you agree, you will be authorized, if you do not agree, you will consider it slowly.

The contract also stipulates that it is only for one game and not for the game company. In other words, every game of your entire game company must be authorized and cannot be used uniformly.

To be honest, this contract provision is a big blow to many game production studios, but now the general trend is that voice-activated games dominate the world. If you don't have this financial strength, you can only be eliminated.

Many manufacturers were not reconciled, and wrote letters asking the government to participate in this matter, asking Apocalypse Game Company to reduce patent fees. The reason is very simple, we want to survive.

The bosses from all over the world are also big heads for a while, which involves many people's jobs, and they don't want to see the game industry being completely monopolized by companies from the United States and China, and they start to be active.

Not long after, Zhang Jianbin came to Xu Pingan's office and drank tea with Xu Pingan. Both of them knew something, so let's talk slowly.

"5000 million is indeed a bit high. I hope you can lower it a bit. You don't want to be sued for monopoly." Zhang Jianbin looked at Xu Ping'an and said.

(End of this chapter)