Super Game Empire

On April 29, at the month-end regular board meeting of the British Pearson Publishing Group, a middle-level manager in charge of the computer department reported an incident. A small overseas studio under Pearson Computer Application Management Company privately applied.

TSR Company, a private partnership with S, plans to jointly initiate a lawsuit with them, accusing China Longteng Entertainment and Game Company of infringement.

Pearson is the world's largest publishing group, with dozens of publishing and related subsidiaries. Its publications cover economics, finance, mathematics, physiology, biology, biochemistry, physics, astronomy, education, psychology, society, human justice, history, religion, philosophy, and politics.

In other fields, the most well-known among Chinese people is Longman Publishing House, which popularizes pure English to all parts of the world and is composed of the world's top printing companies and book distribution companies.

However, its computer application management company is a new company that has just been established a few years ago. Its original status in the group is not high. It is a small game studio with total assets of less than 2 million U.S. dollars.

Not only was there a judicial dispute involved, but it was also a world-renowned gaming company in China. Such a small request was not taken seriously by the senior management of the board of directors, and it was not qualified to be on the board of directors.

After a brief discussion, the senior management of Pearson's board of directors gave the final guidance order to abandon the lawsuit against Longteng Entertainment and Game Company and not pursue it. If TSR, which controls the orthodox DND rules, makes more excessive demands, Pearson Group would rather let S privately compete with TSR.

Abandoning cooperation could even allow Pearson Computer Applications Management to sell off Private Studio.

In 1996, the relationship between China and Britain was very special. The Queen and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom visited China. China also sent its Deputy Prime Minister to visit the United Kingdom. On May 10 this year, British Deputy Prime Minister Heseltine will lead a delegation to visit China and will hold bilateral talks.

Economic and trade, science, technology, culture, education and military exchanges and cooperation, and will continue to maintain in-depth contact with the return of Hong Kong.

Pearson Group is also a member of this delegation to China. Their board of directors attaches more importance to scientific, educational and cultural cooperation with mainland China. Therefore, for a mere game, they offended the leader of China's game and animation industry and the leading enterprise of China's IT industry.

It is very unwise for entertainment and game companies to go to court.

S's request to file a private lawsuit against the group company was rejected. This news disappointed many people.

At the Australian private headquarters, Chuck Hawkins put down the phone. He walked out of his office and went to the small living room next door. He shrugged to the two people sitting there waiting for news and said regretfully: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, the group refuses."

After receiving this proposal, I think S Private may not be able to make any statement, and TSR Company can only fight alone."

These two people are none other than David, the marketing manager of TSR (tactical-studies-le) paper game design company. The other is Robert, the president of EA Company. They flew from the United States together and planned to personally persuade S.

The company joins the team to fight against Longteng Games.

"No, Chuck! The Chinese have copied our dnd rules many times. Many of their arcade games are selling like hotcakes, but they haven't given us a penny in royalties. We can't let Longteng go so easily! Now they are about to

Launch "Diablo". This is a game that is not authorized by our company, and we caught it. This is the best chance to make a comeback!" David was very excited, grabbed Chuck's arm and shook it.

Robert is also lobbying: "Zha. Apply to your supervisor again, and tell him the interest relationship. We stand at a legal point this time and we will definitely win! With our EA provided financial support, we will provide financial support, and then we provide financial support. Then

Coupled with the copyright owner TSR, coupled with your direct victim S, our United Lawyer Group can definitely give Longteng paying a painful price of ten or 100 times! "

Are you a fool when you are private? Chake sneered, the person in charge of Peisheng Group conveyed the opinion of the headquarters on the phone, and inform some part of the information they collected.

Wisdom, Pei Sheng cannot be used as a gun.

Chake was a little impatient: "David, we are also old friends who have cooperated for a few years. Can we tell me the real situation? We have privately participated in the lawsuit, just to get a little bit of infringement compensation costs?"

David stunned: "Isn't it that? He infringed our games and rules. Of course, we have to obtain the compensation of the deserved compensation through litigation ..."

Chake sneered: "Do you only see the money? To put it bluntly, although your TSR company has covered the game, card, novel, surrounding dolls, how big is the scale? Is the market value exceeding $ 1 billion?

I don't think so, don't you know how much the market value of Longteng Entertainment Game Company?

Looking at the two people obliquely, Chake revealed a weird expression: "David, maybe there are some things, you are hiding from me? Although S private has no autonomy, the person in charge is still me. I want to know your true real.

idea!"

David's face was shocked, and he was silent for a long time. He had nothing to say.

Robert was noisy next to him. His face was a little embarrassed, and the scene was quiet.

Chake took two steps back, pulled over a rotating seat, leaned down at the conference table, and smiled: "David, Robert, if you really grasp it as you said, the TSR family is enough .EA and this.

There is no relationship between things at all. Why do you need to insert a hand? Is there any thing that we S private does not matter, and why do we pull our Peizheng Group? S private is the authorized provider of the DND rules, but in the face of Long Teng, this is the opponent.

At that time, I would rather give up this exclusive authorization contract! "

"What!"

David can't believe his ears. If he wants to fight against Long Teng, S would rather give up an exclusive authorization contract?

The deepest thing in his heart was touched, and his mind quickly turned.

TSR and S have signed a three -year DND rule PC game adaptation right. This is an exclusive authorization. Half of the income brought by any DND games in S private will belong to TSR companies.

It's worth so much money.

In the past few years, TSR companies, which are increasingly increasing, are going downhill. Their business has shrunk and lost a large number of markets. Under the attack of Longteng desktop games, more and more people like the three kingdoms, Wanzhi cards, pocket monster card collection and collection

These types of battle, their desktop game market share has fallen very much.

The DND rule is the core content of their TSR, a patent registered, and even some monster images have been registered, and there are a large number of loyal players in Europe and the United States.

Then, then, then

This year, TSR has reached the critical moment of life and death. Their newly appointed president proposed a reorganization business. In the case of the shrinking board game market, they planned to enter the collection card game, that is, the CCG game market.

In the game market, the real well -known games are Longteng's Magic and Pokemon. TSR wants to take the opportunity to change.

Looking at the dilemma of TSR companies that used to be high in the past, other game crocodiles staring at their other games in the world are watching and salivating.

The strongest person is of course EA Company. They are a pure European and American game production company. They are very interested in Western magic, dragon and dungeon.

Planting DND games has rich design experience. If EA wants to acquire TSR, this will not feel the Tang Dynasty.

Robert invited David to Australia at his own expense instead of the TSR branch of the British TSR branch directly to the person in charge of the Peizheng Group. He also had his own secrets.

Robert is very clear that any company that plans to fight against Longteng must first weigh whether he has this strength. TSR and S private jointly accused Long Teng.

The lawsuit, because he believes that with the savvy of Yang Yun, he will never leave such a large flaw. Yang Yun cannot allow other companies to easily defeat Longteng!

EA digs a pit to TSR and digs a private pit for SR. The only purpose is to acquire this endangered TSR.

If TSR fails, they will be retaliated by Longteng Storm, and will directly accelerate death. It is just bought by the DND rules by EA and handed over to Ximu Studio for development.

If the TSR victory, EA pays just a little money. You can watch the enemy who makes them hate with a lot of money, EA's heart is also very smooth.

The same is true of David's mind. They fail and will not become worse, but if they win, they can get back through this speculation.

Market, let TSR be renovated.

This is the real reason why Dai Wei and Robert have come together. This is also the secret that the two cannot tell, nor is it secret. Chake has guessing seven or eight points, but it has not exposed it in person.

David sighed, and some words could not be concealed. He had to say: "Okay, since you say this, then I will no longer go around.

And if you are willing to solve the exclusive authorization of the DND rules, I am willing to go to the court alone with Long Teng alone! "

Chake sneered: "To unblock with us peacefully, and then grant the DND game adaptation right to EA? David. Maybe I will tell you the other two things, you will definitely dispel this stupid idea!"