Time Travel: 2014

After reaching the initial intention.

Apple and Lin Hui simply struck while the iron was hot and further discussed the content of a formal contract for future cooperation in more detail.

Although a letter of intent is also a type of contract, it is different from a formal contract.

Unlike a letter of intent, a formal contract has a more stringent binding effect than a letter of intent.

Because of this, Lin Hui is very cautious.

Of course, although Lin Hui is very cautious, he will not hesitate to move forward.

By 11 a.m. on the 21st, Lin Hui and Apple had reached a more detailed split:

The specific share ratio obtained by Lin Hui's developed games will be linked to the total revenue of Lin Hui's developed games.

When the game developed by Lin Hui was chosen to be exclusive on the Apple platform.

If the total revenue of the game developed by Lin Hui (total revenue including game sales, DLC sales, item sales, etc.) is less than US$10 million

Forest ash can only receive 85% of the share;

And if the total revenue of the game developed by Lin Hui (total revenue including game sales, DLC sales, prop sales, etc.) is more than 10 million US dollars

For every US$2 million in total revenue, Lin Hui will receive an additional 1% share.

And so on until the proportion of forest ash reaches 90%.

In particular, if the total revenue of the games developed by Lin Hui exceeds US$50 million, Lin Hui has the conditions to propose adjustments to the share ratio.

The specific adjustment will be based on the conclusions reached by both parties, but in principle the share adjustment ratio shall not be less than 2 percentage points.

The so-called negotiation is basically a technique of compromise.

The rules in the contract are nothing new. They seem to have been the same from ancient times to the present. People who make more money tend to get better treatment on the platform.

The rules in this contract are not perfect, but they are relatively acceptable to both parties.

This contract does not mandate that the games developed by Lin Hui can only be placed on Apple platforms.

There are only some corresponding restrictions on Lin Hui’s choice of Apple-exclusive games.

Although Lin Hui is unlikely to choose another platform in the short term, the feeling of being tied to one platform may not be easy.

In short, this contract does not restrict Lin Hui's freedom.

As for the special payment in the letter of intent, Lin Hui decided to add it on the spur of the moment. Although it is still very difficult for a mobile game developed by an individual developer to achieve revenue of more than 50 million US dollars, people still have to have dreams. , if there is no dream, what is the difference between it and salted fish?

Apple didn't think there was anything wrong with Lin Hui's condition.

Perhaps it seems that Lin Hui has created so many miracles in the past that it would not be too much to create another miracle.

This item was also added to the formal contract as a special payment.

After Lin Hui and Apple signed a formal contract for future cooperation, Apple informed Lin Hui that in the future, games developed by Lin Hui could enjoy the exclusive rights agreed in the letter of intent as long as they checked the corresponding Apple exclusive agreement when they were launched. treatment.

Some of the conversation before the formal negotiation is quite cumbersome, and there is a lot of conversation after the negotiation.

Although Lin Hui doesn't like this kind of scene very much, when all this is called "modern social etiquette", there is nothing he can do if he doesn't like it.

After that, Apple invited Lin Hui to stay and have lunch together.

However, Lin Hui found an excuse and politely refused.

It can be said that Lin Hui has a serious psychological shadow on Beiyu International Hotel.

Although Beiyu International Hotel is a five-star hotel, it is definitely the weakest among five-star hotels in the country.

The quality of the food is almost unparalleled, absolutely unparalleled.

I hope the food at Beiyu International Hotel will not leave any psychological shadow on Apple friends.

Fortunately, when Lin Hui declined Apple's dining invitation, few people from Apple didn't force him to stay.