An Expert Is actually By My Side

Chapter 282: Karens Facing Difficulties

The downstairs of the magic box culture office building.

Wu Junxian personally sent Karens and Wood, who came from afar, to the door of the company.

Looking at the two people who got into the car, he waved his hand with a smile and said "go slowly".

The security guard sitting in the guard booth noticed this scene, gave his colleague a hand, and whispered gossip.

"It seems that the overseas version of this Clash of Clans is going to be launched."

"You know all this?"

"You are stupid, when did our company have overseas business? Now two foreigners suddenly came here, not for the tribal conflict, but for the cool Silk Road overlord?"

"You have a big brain," the colleague gave him a sideways look, and said with disbelief on his face, "How can you, a security guard, know if the negotiation is over?"

"Is this still a deal? Look at the expression on Mr. Wu's face. Could it be that the talk has collapsed?"

Seeing that the two were about to get in the car and leave, the security guard quickly took out his mobile phone and secretly took a photo.

Just taking a photo was not the end of the job, I saw him poking his finger at the screen while grinning and muttering in a low voice.

"No, I can't eat this melon alone, I have to post it on Moments."

At the same time, sitting in the taxi to the hotel, Wood had an expression on his face that he wanted to say something but didn't know how to speak.

Glancing at the calm expression on the face of the boss next to him, he finally made up his mind and said.

"boss."

Kellens, who was looking at the first draft of the agreement in his hand, looked sideways slightly and said in a relaxed tone.

"What's wrong?"

After deliberating the words in his mind for a while, Wood spoke cautiously.

"I didn't expect you to agree to their terms."

As if expecting his subordinates to ask this question, Kellens smiled faintly, and continued without any change in tone.

"The share of four or six is ​​really harsh, especially if we are four, but if the total income is considerable, this share ratio is not unacceptable. And not having to pay 100 million at a time is actually a good thing for us, at least Our publicity budget will also be more generous."

"I think the problem is not the share ratio, but their additional clauses," Wood continued with a hint of resentment in his tone, "There is a guarantee agreement on the basis of the 40-60 share, and they have almost lost all the risks. Gave it to us!"

It's fine if it's just a sharing agreement, and almost any agency will happily accept these terms without paying extra agency fees.

After all, for them, the pure sharing agreement is almost guaranteed to make money.

If you make money, you will distribute part of it to overseas manufacturers. If you don’t make money, you don’t have to worry about losing agency fees. The server is everything, and the IP is not your own anyway, so you don’t have to worry about it.

Except for Xia Kingdom and some European countries, the protection of virtual property in most countries of the People's Federation is not so strict that the game cannot be shut down even if it hits the street.

However, the problem is that the magic box culture has added a guarantee agreement on the basis of the share agreement, and it is agreed that if the annual share income is less than 50 million, the part less than 50 million will be made up by Bulldog Company.

This agreement can no longer be described by the Overlord Clause, it is simply a rogue.

That is to say, if the share income exceeds 50 million, then the money will be divided according to the ratio of 46, if it is less than 50 million, it will be 50 million, and after two years, it will be 100 million. Let them carry it.

When he heard that Wu Junxian put out this clause, Wood almost couldn't control his emotions and flew into a rage on the spot, flipped the table and left.

He thought the boss was in the same mood as himself, but he didn't expect Kellens to nod in agreement after thinking heavily.

"I can understand your confusion, but what you must know is that doing business itself is a risky thing."

Looking at her old friend who has worked with her for many years, Karen paused and continued.

"If it was any other game, of course I wouldn't talk nonsense with them for so long, but this game is different. In the largest player exchange forum in North America, hundreds of topic groups about Clash of Clans have been registered, and the players in it would rather like With delays as high as hundreds, agents who pay tens of dollars a month also want to play this game, and update their strategy experience in the topic group with enthusiasm... Do you think we can live up to their expectations?"

Wood looked dumb, not knowing how to answer.

Looking back at the first draft of the agreement in his hand, Kellens smiled faintly, and his relaxed tone remained unchanged.

"Let's be serious. Before I came here, I was only 80% confident that this game would become a hit in the North American mobile game market, but now it's 90% confident."

"...May I ask the reason?" Wood couldn't help asking, "Is it just because...they insist on sharing?"

Karens shook his head and said.

"How is it possible? There are quite a few game companies who are extremely confident. How could I influence my judgment because of their subjective feelings about their games? The one who really caught my interest was Mr. Hao from Yunmeng Group."

"...Mr. Hao?"

"That's right, the man who was praised as a genius by Xia Guo's netizens," Kellens said with a faint smile, "Six months ago, my understanding of this name was in a paper in a professional computer journal, which mentioned A study of magic numbers."

"You mean... the genius who forcibly improved the performance of the hardware by modifying the underlying functions?" Wood whispered with a surprised expression on his face, "I thought it was the same name."

"It's not the same name, it's the same person," Kellens continued. "Of course, his genius is not only in the field of programming, but also his incredible investment vision and talent for designing games. I have studied this person carefully. In less than a year, the valuation of Yunmeng Group reached hundreds of millions, this guy's experience can be described as a legend."

"But... what does this have to do with the game we want to represent?" The expression on Wood's face became more and more confused, and he gradually began to have some trouble understanding what the boss was trying to say.

"The relationship is too big," Kellens sighed softly, and continued, "Do you still remember the change in attitude of Wu Junxian, who has been communicating with us about the agency agreement for the past two days? I remember very clearly. When I first made an offer of 100 million yuan, his reaction was so close to saying the word "sell the deal" on the spot."

"However, after communicating with the parent company, his attitude changed 180 degrees. Not only did he start to pick up on the sharing agreement, but he also proposed a guarantee contract that almost no one would agree to."

"What made his attitude change 180 degrees? I thought about this issue for a long time, and finally came to only one conclusion."

"That's when Mr. Hao first designed this game. This game was prepared for the international market. The domestic release of Xia Guo was just a practice. In other words, the plan for the overseas version of Clash of Clans has always been in Mr. Hao's It’s just that I didn’t inform Magic Box Culture in advance.”

"So what kind of guarantee agreement, 46% of the share, is just to drive us away."

Wood couldn't help but continued.

"Since they don't want to see us at all, why should we put hot faces on cold asses?"

"That's what I call risk. Of course, it might be more accurate for them to call it variable."

Facing the half-comprehensive eyes of his subordinates, Kellens said slowly with a bright smile on his face.

"After seeing that agreement, normal people would retreat...but I'm not the kind of person who plays cards by routine."

There was a glint of brilliance in his eyes, and he continued to speak in a sharp tone.

"Since Mr. Hao has made a decision, we will retreat after seeing this harsh agreement."

"Then I'll be a variable in his plan."