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Brandon Baker's studio created the globally popular "League of Legends", which triggered a global e-sports craze. According to data from Raptr, this MOBA game has always been the most popular work in the field of PC games in Europe and America. Before Andy crossed, 27 million players would experience the game every day.

The online games in the Rabbit Kingdom are full of pitfalls, especially those of Fat Penguin’s. (Ahem, don’t be angry, boss!) Andy also likes to play a few games, but he has already passed the age of indulging in games, and it’s nothing more than a pastime. Time, instead of spending money desperately for skins and cards, tsk tsk, for qualifying, crying bitterly, crying and insisting on playing, while sending this head. . .

Andy looked at the bearded Brandon Baker in front of him, feeling quite emotional. He didn’t know that he didn’t regret being 100% controlled by the fat penguin. After all, the popularity of “League of Legends” is real, not just in Rabbit Country. .

Andy also knows that if there is no previous DOTA as a foreshadowing and Fat Penguin's spare no effort to promote, "League of Legends" may still be popular, but it is hard to say when. Of course, no one can ignore that "League of Legends" is a very good competitive online game.

Although Andy is not a die-hard masturbation fan, but with such a money-making game in front of him, he will never let it go.

When Brandon Baker expressed his intention and handed him a thick stack of materials, he was still a little excited. After all, it was the original text and opened the background story of the game.

"In Runeterra, magic is everything.

Here, magic is not just a mysterious concept of energy. It is materialized matter that can be channeled, shaped, shaped and manipulated. The magic of Runeterra has its own laws of nature. The result of random changes in source ecological magic changes the laws of science.

There are several continents in Runeterra, but all life is concentrated in the largest magic continent - Valoran. Valoran is located in the center of Runeterra and is the largest continent in Runeterra. . . "

Alliance History, War College, Noxus, Demacia, Bandle City, Ionia, Freljord, Piltover, Bilgewater, Zaun, Targon, Shurima, Shadow Isles.

One by one sketches and Jingmei's renderings were constantly turning in Andy's hands.

Matching system, talent system, rune system. . . Hextech loot vault.

There is also a part of the image renderings of the heroes. Andy looked at it very quickly. He did not expect that Riot Games had already prepared to such a degree for the game. Of course, it may only be implemented on paper. The data is nicer.

"So, Mr. Baker, how much do you want? How many shares can I get?" Andy closed the file, pressed his right hand on the top cover of the file, and asked directly,

"We value our company at 10 million US dollars, and we are willing to take 50% of the shares for financing..."

Brandon Baker himself also knows that he is a lion. It is pure nonsense to say that the current fist game company is worth 10 million yuan. However, the team composed of several of their founders is still very confident. There's also huge confidence in the game's prospects.

However, to raise funds, to convince investors and agree with what they think is valuable, I am afraid it is not so easy. He also found many investors before, and the results he got made him very disappointed.

Investors who know a little about games can see that it is similar to the "DOTA" real-time strategy game launched by Bingwa last year, and at the same time, the founders of Riot Games all have a background in DOTA game development, which makes people question the final game. When the game is developed, it may be a copycat.

Then copycat games also carry a lot of risk, and investors’ money is not blown by strong winds, so naturally they will not be optimistic about this project. Brandon Baker also understands that it is difficult for "League of Legends" to get rid of similar "DOTA" games. "'s suspicion,

When attracting investment before, he tried his best to get rid of the blood relationship with "DOTA" through explanations, but later found that it was useless.

In the face of Andy, an investor who also owns a game company, Baker also knows that many of the inspirations of "League of Legends" come from Dota (there is no need to argue about this, the designer of LOL admits this.).

Generally speaking, LOL saves and simplifies the details of DOTA, speeds up the game's battle rhythm, and increases the intensity of the game's confrontation.

However, which of these two games is better and who is worse, Andy feels that although these two games are similar, they still belong to two different games, each has its own strengths, and there is no need to compare them.

Andy naturally understands that this has been an endlessly debated issue in his previous life, but when it comes to this, Andy has become interested in the ice frog in Brandon Baker's mouth. After all, the ice frog has been low-key and mysterious for many years. Still very curious.

But before that, let’s take down the fist game company first, and Andy is not short of the money. Of course, the price Brandon Baker said is definitely unacceptable to him. As a businessman, the future of "League of Legends" will Very popular, but unfortunately that is the future, not the present.

If you don't take advantage of the low price now to drive down the price, it will be a good opportunity for you to come to your door.

"5 million, 70% of the shares. I am not investing in this game, but your excellent team. I also have a game company, and it is running well. As a member of the same industry, I I believe that a good team can create a great game, your game is just a concept, I don't know if it will generate profits in the future, but I am willing to invest in your team..."

Andy's price reduction was something that Brandon Baker had thought about for a long time. To be honest, developing a game is not just a matter of having a story. Someone can do it. It needs funds. It needs enough funds to operate. No one will not be able to eat. Adhere to the dream without looking back, such idealists died on the eve of success.

Although Andy's investment plan is a bit harsh, it is within the acceptance range of their fist company. When the money is used to buy rice, they can't help them to pick and choose. Of course, this needs to be discussed after going back to a meeting.

Before Brandon Baker left, Andy said something to him, which was also the main reason why Brandon Baker finally went back to persuade other founders and teams to agree to Andy's investment plan.

"It's true that a good team can create a great game, but do the company's board of directors, investors, shareholders, and executives also understand this concept?" Andy asked Brandon with a smile, without waiting for his answer, and then He also said: “This problem is caused by many corporate accounting standards, which only recognize a company’s IP, tangible assets, and total assets, because these are related to stock prices and valuations.

There is currently no peer-to-peer measure of how well a company attracts, motivates, and retains great teams. This is the problem facing the game industry. I am willing to believe in the value of your talents, and I am willing to invest for you. What I bring is not only funds, but also trust and encouragement, not supervision that restricts your freedom. Believe me, we will do a great job together! "

Seeing the figure of Brandon Baker leaving, the corners of Andy's mouth turned up slightly. He knew that this matter was basically successful. For programmers like them, Andy really understood their thinking too well.

He will not commit the wrong game corporate values ​​of treating talents as commodities and game masterpieces as treasures, which is why he is willing to give part of the copyright share to the development teams of Mockingjay Games.

Sure enough, it did not surprise Andy. In the afternoon, he received a call from Brandon Baker. After discussions between the founders and the team, they accepted Andy's investment plan of 5 million US dollars and 70% of the shares.

The reason why Andy did not directly acquire all the shares is because it is not necessary now. At present, it is enough to achieve the goal of fully controlling the fist company. It is necessary to ensure that the founder of the company holds shares in the company. It is not good for a business to live alone.

Andy didn't know that in 2008, Riot Games raised 8 million from three investors including Fat Penguin, and how much money Fat Penguin paid to get 22.5% of the shares. Behavior also shows understanding.

At that time, "League of Legends" had already begun to seize a certain market after all. As a fat penguin, he would naturally not use his huge resources to promote a game of a game company that was a minority shareholder.

Since it is decided to buy it, and it is still an overseas company, to be honest, without changing the management structure of the original company, it is hard to believe that Lao Mei will not make any fools. It is better to just buy it out, and then take out some soup The water's back again to feed them come safe and secure.

Even if it is necessary to attack the management, there is no need to seek the opinions of other shareholders. The headquarters can directly complete the control of the game company with a piece of paper. Of course, the reason why the fat penguin has been used to eating alone in the rabbit country for so many years cannot be ruled out.

Now that "League of Legends" is in my hands, if I have no interest in Ice Frog's Dota, how is that possible? The problem is that this Ice Frog is a difficult person to deal with. An employee of Valve Software, which developed the game Half-Life.

Low-key, mysterious, indifferent to fame and fortune. . .

The problem is that there are too many map makers in the Dota game. If they want to buy them completely and form a company to operate them, the price and time they pay are not acceptable to Andy.

At present, the only feasible way is to form a company with Icefrog to develop Dota 2, form an independent project, and register the Dota trademark, just like Valve Software. Di wasn't worried. Blizzard was just howling and couldn't pose any real threat.

Well, it shouldn't be a problem for Brandon Baker to introduce himself to the mysterious ice frog.

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