Super Tycoon

Alan Adhan, the president of Blizzard, just received a call from the boss of the holding company DA, saying that he had something to discuss with him.

Allen thought it was the other party who heard that they were going to acquire Condor and wanted to ask. However, when accepting DA's acquisition of holdings, it was agreed that DA cannot intervene in Blizzard's independent management rights.

That is to say, whether Blizzard wants to acquire other companies or develop any games, it does not need the consent of DA, the parent company.

But after arriving at the DA company, he met a strange Asian young man in the office of his boss Howard, who was drinking coffee with Howard.

"Alan, come, let me introduce you. This is Yang Zhangzhang from Huaxia Zhiduoxing Company. Your company also makes games, so you should be familiar with the brand Zhiduoxing."

Allen stretched out his hand and shook Zhang Yang, but he still didn't understand, what is this guy doing here? If you want to buy the copyright of the game, you can just go to him directly, and the DA company cannot interfere with any business decisions of Blizzard.

At the beginning, Blizzard accepted DA's acquisition and holding because Blizzard needed money. At the same time, DA is also a well-known publishing company in the United States, which can help Blizzard's games to be released throughout North America.

"Alan, I have something to discuss with you. This Mr. Zhang wants to acquire the shares of Blizzard in the hands of DA. According to the contract between us, your Blizzard has the right of first refusal, so what is your attitude?"

Allen was stunned that DA actually wanted to sell the shares of Blizzard Entertainment. Last year, Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft 2 sold more than 500,000 copies in just a few months, and it is still growing rapidly.

This year, PC GAME magazine rated Warcraft 2 as the best multiplayer online game of the year, and it was also rated as the best online game of the year by some magazines, and there are some small honorary titles.

These all show that Blizzard's move is right, and it has earned enough profits for DA. In this case, DA wants to sell the shares of Blizzard Entertainment?

Nobody wants to sell a stake in a profitable company unless the offer is too good to refuse. Even if you need money to do something else, you can mortgage your shares for a loan.

"Zhang, you want to buy all of Blizzard's shares?"

Zhang Yang nodded: "Yes, I want all 60% of the shares."

Originally, Zhang Yang thought about how to persuade Blizzard to accept his shareholding. However, after investigation, it was discovered that Blizzard's holding company at this time turned out to be DA Company.

So he directly bypassed Blizzard Entertainment,

I contacted the DA company and offered a price that the other party couldn't refuse. After a week of negotiations, the other party was successfully persuaded.

Now the second step is to convince Allen to let them agree that Blizzard will be controlled by Zhang Yang, otherwise Blizzard will buy back part of the shares, and Zhang Yang will only be a minority shareholder.

Allen was very uncomfortable at this time, because the negotiation between Blizzard Entertainment and Condor was going well, and it was close to the official announcement. After the acquisition of Condor, Condor will be renamed Blizzard North, and Blizzard will have the strength to develop two games at the same time.

The advantage of this is that once a certain game fails to sell, there is another game that can be launched to the market, which greatly increases the company's ability to resist risks. At the same time, it can also turn some ideas into works as soon as possible, so that other competitors will not Got ahead.

If he uses the current funds to buy back some of Blizzard Entertainment's shares, what about Condor?

This incident was so sudden that he was not prepared at all.

Zhang Yang saw Alan's hesitation, and he asked with a smile: "After my acquisition, the previous agreement between Blizzard and DA is still in effect, which means that Blizzard still has the final say between you and Mike. I only participate in dividends and own Blizzard at the same time." pre-emptive right of refusal of shares.”

"And I also have shares in several game production companies. I can also facilitate exchanges between you, and at the same time prevent them from competing with Blizzard for the share of such games."

"I know that Blizzard is planning to acquire Condor, and it has almost been negotiated. I am also optimistic about this acquisition plan. If there is insufficient funds, I can still provide part of it."

"And I have some distribution channels in Asia and Europe, and I can help Blizzard's games land in those markets and play on consoles."

Allen suddenly looked up: "What if Blizzard's games run on other brands of game consoles instead of Zhiduoxing's game consoles?"

Zhang Yang crossed his legs and leaned on the sofa: "You have the final say on the management of the company, and of course I respect your decision."

In the previous life, Blizzard also transplanted StarCraft to the N64, but only sold tens of thousands of copies. Neither Nintendo nor Blizzard made any money.

This kind of game is actually not suitable for porting to TV game consoles, and it is more suitable to play with mouse and keyboard, including Diablo, which also did not meet expectations on PS1.

Zhang Yang also didn't intend to let Blizzard's games appear on Zhiduxing G. However, with the popularity of Blizzard's games, some derivative works can be launched on TV game consoles or handhelds to develop games in depth.

Allen was very surprised by Zhang Yang's answer. A game console manufacturer actually allowed a controlling game company to cooperate with other game console manufacturers?

"Don't be surprised, I'm serious. Because I think the games developed by Blizzard are more suitable for the computer side. And our company can also obtain the authorization of VCD, so that your games can be released on VCD discs, which are better than floppy discs. It is easy to use, it is not easy to be pirated, and the cost is lower.”

"Nowadays computers are mainly promoting VCD drives. You know this too, right? Floppy drives are about to be eliminated, or replaced."

"To put it simply, agreeing to this acquisition is of great benefit to you. Blizzard is still your Blizzard, but it can be noticed and liked by more players."

"And Blizzard Entertainment is going to implement Battle.net, which allows players to fight online. I like this idea very much, and I also support it."

"Maybe I can still provide some help or some small suggestions for the development of Battle.net."

Allen looked at Zhang Yang suddenly, and developed Battle.net. He didn't seem to have told Howard about this. Where did Zhang know about it? Inside the company, people with rules?

But these are not important anymore. If Zhang is really willing to continue to retain the terms of Blizzard's independent management rights, there is nothing wrong with changing shareholders.

"Zhang, I only have one question, how do you ensure that Blizzard's game distribution will not be affected?"

Zhang Yang looked at Allen and said with a smile: "Because I agreed, after acquiring the shares of Blizzard Entertainment, the North American game publishing rights will still be handed over to DA."

And not only Blizzard Entertainment's games, but also some other product agency rights will also be handed over to DA. It is this condition that really impresses Howard.

Allen stood up: "I'm going back to discuss it with Mike. Zhang, Howard, I'll give you an answer tomorrow."