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In the study.

Zhen Yu, Ning Yaxian, Sun Wanran, Ning Lu, Gu Zanli, and Yao Yao were all there.

Zhen Yu is preparing Yahoo-related materials, and Ning Yaxian is reading emails.

Ning Lu was taking notes, while two newcomers, Gu Zanli and Yao Yao, were studying beside them. Sun Wanran was holding a prepared material and reading some of its contents.

"In the last five games of Manchester United, they have only achieved two wins, two draws and one loss. The team has suffered a large number of injuries, including nine players including Robben, Van Persie, Giggs, Lahm, Park Ji-sung, Ferdinand and Carrick. Players have suffered from injuries, and some people on the board of directors questioned the coaching staff’s excessive training..."

Sun Wanran was interrupted before he finished speaking.

Zhou Buqi put his feet on the desk, wearing a gown-like nightgown, lying on a leather swivel chair with half-squinted eyes, "Send an internal public email to Klopp in my name to express support for him." !”

"Next thing." Sun Wanran avoided this matter, "Mattrick reported that the acquisition of Outfit7, a game studio in Cyprus, has been completed, and the transaction volume is expected to exceed US$650 million."

"Can."

Zhou Buqi responded simply and neatly.

Ning Lu was taking notes nearby.

It was the first time for Gu Zanli and Yao Yao to feel the working atmosphere of the big boss so closely. Everyone also had a copy of the materials in their hands and took notes with pen and paper.

Sun Wanran continued: "Manchester United has initiated the case of repurchasing the 5% shares held by Zhu Jun for US$66.66 million."

Zhou Buqi closed his eyes to rest and said, "Land as soon as possible."

“The IPO application of social gaming company Zynga has been officially approved and will be listed within this month!”

"Oh?" Zhou Buqi was very interested in this, "Do you have any further information?"

Sun Wanran pursed her lips, "All parties are responding positively. Zynga should have bought a lot of media to follow up. However, the effect does not seem to be very good. A few months ago, Zynga's valuation reached 20 billion US dollars, but The IPO price this time was only US$10, corresponding to a valuation of only US$7 billion. Not only that, in order to ensure that the stock price rose after the listing, Zynga also gave up the 15% discount commonly provided by underwriters, which seems to be a lack of confidence.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "What's the mainstream media's reaction? The Wall Street Journal?"

Sun Wanran put down the materials in his hand and said with a smile: "None of them are very optimistic. Several investment banks are bearish. Among the IPOs of American technology companies this year, Pandora rose by 31% on the first day, and LinkedIn rose by 31% on the first day. An increase of 109%, but the liquidity of these companies is relatively low, and the issued equity is only 5%-9% of the total equity. Zynga is relatively short of cash, and this ratio is 15%."

Ning Lu next to him added: "Even the valuation of US$7 billion is a bit high, with a static price-to-sales ratio of 7 times and a price-to-earnings ratio of 95 times. Many analysts believe that the current gaming industry has a bleak future, even if The price-to-earning ratios of Changyou and Blizzard are only about 25 times, and EA's has dropped to 20 times. The prospectus shows that Zynga's revenue includes the ebook platform. Although everyone believes that social games are an emerging potential game direction, Zynga is too It’s controlled by Facebook.”

Zhou Buqi then asked: "What about Changyou's stock price? Has it fluctuated?"

Ning Lu said: "It's relatively flat. The listed companies in the gaming field are basically the same. The capital market seems to be waiting to see the effect of Zynga after it goes public. If Zynga's stock price rises sharply after it is listed on Nasdaq, what will happen to the gaming industry? It’s a big plus. If the serve is broken, I’m afraid it won’t be optimistic.”

Zhou Buqi pondered for a moment and reacted, "Tell Mattrick not to rush the negotiation with outfit7 until Zynga goes public! If you should lower the price, you have to lower the price!"

He had already judged it.

Social gaming is no longer viable and has entered its twilight period. It is conceivable that Zynga will be hit hard by the market soon after it goes public.

As a very representative game company in the industry, once Zynga is underestimated by the market, the entire game industry will fall into a new round of low ebb.

Capital capital will be cold.

At this time, if Changyou spends more money to acquire outfit7 studio, it will be able to get a more affordable price.

Zhou Buqi continued: "Send an email to Ren Yuxin and tell him that the downturn in the game industry will come soon. Seize the time and quickly buy several Korean and Japanese game studios. Especially the ones in Japan, Zi Didn't MSI help build up all the connections? Let him act quickly!"

There were a lot of arrangements in a row, so Ning Yaxian took over and said with a smile: "I'll contact Ren Yuxin, you guys are busy with other things."

Gu Zanli and Yao Yao looked at each other, both a little frightened.

I was confused and couldn't quite understand.

I just have a feeling that the efficiency between the big boss and several big assistants is really high. Such a big matter can be settled in a few words, and then the arrangements are made by sending an email.

What a style!

Not to mention the big boss, even the second assistant Sun Wanran and the third assistant Ning Lu have a strong aura, and they have the air of a strong woman.

This is not over yet.

Sun Wanran said happily: "As of yesterday, all EA shares have been cashed out. The total income is US$1.27 billion, tax deducted is US$32.43 million, and the net income received is US$1.24 billion. It is more than the US$1.17 billion at the time of transaction. $70 million."

Zhou Buqi breathed a sigh of relief and was very satisfied, "Very good, this operation deserves praise. Send a letter of praise to Jones, and the performance in the fourth quarter can be given full marks. If it were later, wait until Zynga goes public, don't say If you can make tens of millions of dollars, it would be good to stop the loss at a loss of $100 million."

Sun Wanran chuckled and said: "After completing the cash-out of EA shares, Ziweixing International now has available cash flow of US$2.5 billion in its accounts, and can participate in Yahoo's case..."

Zhou Buqi was a little amused, "With 2.5 billion US dollars, you want to be involved in a case as big as Yahoo?"

"Ah?" Sun Wanran was slightly surprised, "Can't you?"

The two little girls Gu Zanli and Yao Yao were even more shocked as if they had been struck by lightning.

2.5 billion US dollars, how much is that?

It's like an astronomical figure.

But in the eyes of the big boss, it seems that he is not enough to participate in the Yahoo case.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Yahoo's matter is very complicated. Let's move on to the next one."

Sun Wanran pouted, rolled his eyes at him angrily, and said another thing about the gaming field... In fact, Zhou Buqi has a lot of things to do here, but recently his main focus is on gaming, "This is Mattrick's suggestion."

"What did he say?"

"He said that the value of IP is increasing, and he suggested acquiring Dark Horse Comics. Dark Horse Comics owns more than 300 intellectual property rights, and many of its contents have the potential for game adaptation, especially lightweight mobile games."

"Well, that's a good idea."

Zhou Buqi nodded.

The logic of many lightweight games is similar to that of commercial movie production, and they rely on brand continuity to attract consumers.

For example, in tower defense games, well-known figures such as "Guan Yu", "Yue Fei" and "Bai Qi" are arranged in China. If they want to hold their positions, players need to spend money to buy more famous generals to defend.

The United States has little history and little cultural heritage. Comics are a good outlet. For example, arrange heroes such as "Spider-Man", "Iron Man" and "Captain America" ​​to defend, allowing players to spend money to buy superheroes to gain the advantage of passing the level.

Now Baokai Studio is using Marvel superheroes to develop a tower defense mobile game, where superheroes defend and comic book villains attack. This game is expected to be launched next year. It will be released to take advantage of the popularity of the "Avengers" movie, the first issue of Marvel's superhero assembly.

Zhou Buqi thought of something, "Dark Horse Comics is very famous. Has it been adapted into many movies?"

Sun Wanran said crisply: "There are many, the well-known ones include "Geeks in Disguise", "Spartan 300", "Hellboy", "Spacetime", "Sin City" and so on. A few years ago, when Marvel did not rise, , the movie adaptation of Dark Horse Comics is second only to DC, and much better than Marvel."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Then we will launch an acquisition of Dark Horse Comics in the name of Ziweixing Global. It can be adapted into a game or a movie. Let Mattrick focus on acquiring game companies."

…

From 9 o'clock in the evening, I was busy until 11:30 in the evening.

Zhou Buqi was also a little tired. He came to the United States from Australia and didn't have a good time to catch up on the jet lag, so he wanted to call it a day and go back to his room to rest. Naturally, I wanted to go to Senior Sister Zhen Yu’s room.

This is the task he has recently set for himself, to get Zhen Yu and Shi Jinglin pregnant.

Unexpectedly, Zhen Yu refused, please go to another room.

"Um?"

Zhou Buqi was a little puzzled.

Zhen Yu was a little embarrassed. After all, it was her first time to experience this kind of thing. "I didn't come this month. Maybe... maybe I'm pregnant."

"real?"

Zhou Buqi had a look of surprise on his face, and a sense of accomplishment suddenly came over him.

Ning Yaxian seemed as happy as him, "When did it happen? Why didn't you tell me earlier? Have you tested it with a test strip?"

Zhen Yu shook her head slightly.

Zhou Buqi was very anxious, "Let's take a test. How about going to the hospital?"

Ning Yaxian rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "Okay, go and do your work. You don't understand this kind of thing. I will take care of her." Then, she made an arrangement, "You go... Guzanli, will you accompany your boss tonight?"

Guzanli immediately blushed and said in a low voice, "Okay, everything is okay."

Zhou Buqi deeply agreed and thought it made sense. He waved to Gu Zanli and said, "An immortal has calculated it for me and said that every time I lose my virginity, good luck will come. Then come with me tonight. , maybe there will be good news tomorrow."

Gu Zanli was ashamed and embarrassed, and said softly, "Boss, why are you still superstitious?"

Zhou Buqi sighed, "There are all kinds of wonders in the world. Some things are better to be believed than not. Let's go, Yaoyao, go back to your room first, don't worry, sometimes something must happen in life, it should be you It’s yours.”