Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

August 15, 1977.

Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport.

Lin Baicheng, Liu Yihui, Wu Jianjun and Lei Dashi were waiting at the airport exit. They were here to pick up the plane this time.

Lin Baicheng and his party did not wait too long because they had calculated the arrival time of the plane and arrived at the airport about ten minutes early.

"Mr. Lin, it's Yamada and Xiao Li who are here."

Yamada is Yamada Hideyoshi, and Xiao Li is one of the two employees sent to RB by Xiangjiang. With them are three RB people, two men and one woman.

"President!"

Although Yamada Hideyoshi had never met Lin Baicheng, he knew that Lin Baicheng would come to pick him up today, and he knew Liu Yihui, and Wu Jianjun and Lei Dashi were standing behind him. If he didn't know which one was Lin Baicheng, then he would be too blind.

"Very good, you did a good job this time. Please introduce to me the three people from Taitung Co., Ltd."

Lin Baicheng patted Yamada Hideyoshi on the shoulder and looked at the other three RB players.

"Yes, President!"

Yamada Hideyoshi could speak some Cantonese, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to work part-time, and the former factory wouldn't have hired a translator just for him. In the same way, the same is true in the United States. The employee also speaks Cantonese.

"President, this is Akio Nakanishi, the general manager of Taito Co., Ltd., the person next to him is Section Chief Sato Ishihara of the sales department, and the last person is Ms. Mainami Nohara, who is in charge of translation."

"Hello, Mr. Nakanishi."

After hearing this, Lin Baicheng reached out to Nakanishi Akio, knowing that the other party was the person in charge of this negotiation.

Yamada Hideyoshi translated Lin Baicheng's words.

"Hello, Lin Sang!"

Akio Nakanishi stretched out his hand and shook Lin Baicheng's hand. He spoke in Japanese and was simultaneously translated by Ma Nami Nohara.

Lin Baicheng said aloud: "Mr. Nakanishi, I have already booked a hotel for you. I think you are also tired. Please go to the hotel to have a rest first. I will treat Mr. Nakanishi to a few drinks in the evening and we will discuss business tomorrow. how?"

Yamada Hideyoshi translated, but Nakanishi Akio did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

The group left the airport. Lin Baicheng and others first sent Nakanishi Akio and the others to the hotel before returning to the factory. Yamada Hideyoshi was also left to rest in the hotel by Lin Baicheng. He was also responsible for being the intermediary to contact Nakanishi Akio and others and convey their needs.

This time, Akio Nakanishi from Taito Co., Ltd. and his team came to Xiangjiang to negotiate with Galaxy Games about the agency rights of Xiangjiang Cube in RB. Yamada Hideyoshi did not have the authority to make the decision, so Akio Nakanishi and others came to Xiangjiang.

Lin Baicheng was a little surprised when he learned about this. Because there had been no news from RB for several days, he thought those companies either looked down on the game Xiangjiang Cube or just wanted to buy it.

Unexpectedly, a twist came. Taitung Co., Ltd., currently the largest game company in RB, wanted the agency rights for the entire RB and was willing to come to negotiate. This shows that there is a chance, and there may be another big deal.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng warmly received Akio Nakanishi and his party, hoping to negotiate a cooperation that would satisfy both parties.

That night, Lin Baicheng and the others served as hosts to entertain Akio Nakanishi and his entourage. They had dinner first, and then walked around the night view of Xiangjiang. They did not go to places like saunas. Lin Baicheng himself did not like that kind of place.

the next day.

Galaxy Game Factory, in the boss’s office, formal negotiations between the two parties began.

Galaxy Games is represented by Hayashi Baicheng, Yanagi Ikki and Yamada Hideyoshi, while Taito Co., Ltd. is represented by Nakanishi Akio, Sato Ishihara and Nohara Maonami.

After the two sides exchanged a few polite words, they got down to business.

"Lin Sang, the Xiangjiang Cube developed by your company is indeed a good arcade game. We at Taitung Co., Ltd. are willing to pay a high price to buy the copyright of this game from RB and then re-produce it."

Akio Nakanishi spoke aloud, and Nami Nohara translated.

"Mr. Nakanishi, it is indeed possible for your company to buy the permanent arcade copyright of Xiangjiang Cube in RB, but I don't think you will be able to accept that price, Mr. Nakanishi."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but smile after listening to the translation. Of course he didn't want to sell the entire RB copyright at once, but as he said, if the other party was willing to accept his price, he wouldn't mind selling it at all and getting a large sum of money at once. money.

"Lin Sang, how much do you want to sell it for?"

Akio Nakanishi asked hurriedly after listening to Yamada Hideyoshi's translation.

"$75 million, no price!"

Lin Baicheng's price was based on calculations. The selling price of an arcade machine abroad is 1,500 US dollars. After deducting the cost, tariff, etc., he can make about half of it, which is considered to be 750 US dollars, and the price he offered is 100,000 arcade machines. profit.

Lin Baicheng has investigated that after three to five years of sales in RB, a popular arcade game can sell approximately 200,000 to 300,000 units, which is a market of one to two billion US dollars.

At first glance, Lin Baicheng's bid is not very high, but the premise is that the popular arcade game, whether Xiangjiang Cube will be popular in RB, is unpredictable now, and there is an element of gambling.

"$75 million? This is impossible! The price is too high!"

After Nakanishi Akio heard the quotation, he immediately shook his head and rejected it without thinking.

The price is not low, but in Lin Baicheng's view, it is not without sincerity. After all, what is being sold is the permanent copyright of the arcade machine. Taitung Co., Ltd. can definitely sell it for more than ten years. With the long-lasting characteristics of Xiangjiang Cube, there is no problem with this. .

Of course, it's just the permanent copyright of the arcade machine, otherwise Lin Baicheng would definitely not have offered only $75 million.

"Mr. Nakanishi, I told you that the price I offer may not be acceptable to you."

Lin Baicheng smiled and refused to take the cake. After all, he had no intention of selling the permanent copyright, so he changed the subject: "Mr. Nakanishi, let's talk about agency cooperation. I think your company should have There’s no second plan to buy out the copyright, right?”

"Of course, let's talk about agency cooperation."

Akio Nakanishi nodded and stopped talking about buying out the copyright. It was really because the price offered by Lin Baicheng was too different from their company's base price. Lin Baicheng's price was US$75 million, while Taitung Co., Ltd.'s base price was US$20 million. The former was almost four times the latter. Obviously, the psychological expectations of both parties were very different, and there was no need to negotiate.

"Regarding the agency of the Xiangjiang Cube game in RB, we are willing to grant a three-year authorization, which can be produced by your company. The price cannot be less than 1,500 US dollars. After the contract expires, you will have priority to renew the contract under the same conditions. right."

"We have one more requirement, that is, the game motherboard must be copied at our factory in Xiangjiang. If there are no problems with these, we can discuss the price."

Lin Baicheng first mentioned the conditions on his side, which were the main conditions he and Liu Yihui discussed.

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