Global Monopoly of Technology

Chris couldn't help feeling anxious when he heard this, but he didn't show it, but asked calmly, "Mr. Yao, what solution does your company have that can satisfy both parties?"

At this moment, Yao Jianhong was also thinking about this matter in his heart.

Ubisoft's people took the initiative to talk, which shows that the initiative is in the hands of the C么te d'Azur. In business, Yao Jianhong is a man who fights for every inch of profit, and he will never let go if he can win a penny of profit.

The console is clearly on the trend now. It is only a matter of time before the Cote d'Azur becomes the world's top first party. The meaning is completely different. If Ubisoft takes the initiative to discuss this matter before the console is released, Yao Jianhong will graciously agree without hesitation.

But now it's different, it's easier to attack and defend.

Chris is also very patiently waiting for the other party's reply.

At this time, Yao Jianhong suddenly came up with a bolder decision, one that may very likely make Microsoft's interactive entertainment department soft, and take the initiative to present a really fragrant drama of the "Halo" series on the platform.

At the end, Yao Jianhong finished thinking, and then commented on Chris, and said with a smile: "In this way, I have a plan here, Ubisoft must be tied to Deepin, co-existence, and all console games under your company must be exclusively owned by the platform. , and as a condition, from the date of signing the contract to the next two years, all the games released by your company will be subsidized by 50% of the retail price of the games sold from the release date."

On the one hand, the C么te d鈥橝zur is not bad for this amount of money. Last year鈥檚 annual sales were close to the $100 billion mark. Even if Ubisoft died within two years, the game would be subsidized by a maximum of $23 billion.

But if you want to get the treatment of companies such as R star and CDPR, it is impossible. The Cote d'Azur is rich now, but it is not caused by strong winds.

If it wasn't for taking the opportunity to crack down on rival platforms such as Microsoft, Yao Jianhong would not have agreed at all, and he would not have given any subsidy, because he was certain that even if Ubisoft had no subsidy, he would definitely wait for the console's sales to pass the 30-40 million mark. Will come up and lick.

No, it's already here.

It's all like this, why do you still need subsidies? Too much money can't be given so blindly, right? You can't just open this kind of bad head, people's desires can never be satisfied.

Chris was stunned for a moment and said, "This... Mr. Yao..."

Yao Jianhong immediately raised his hand and interrupted the other party's words: "Refuse to bargain, this is my bottom line."

Chris: "..."

After recovering,

Chris said, "Sorry, I'll go to the bathroom first, excuse me for a while."

Yao Jianhong nodded with a smile: "It doesn't matter, turn left and go straight to the left."

This operation is obviously to go to the bathroom and call Ubisoft headquarters. This is indeed a decision that Chris can't make up.

...

"What? Are you sure?...OK, I get it, wait for my message in half an hour."

Far away in Europe, Ubisoft President Ives Gillum was woken up in the middle of the night by Chris's phone call, but the communication was quickly ended, and then all the company's executives were woken up for an emergency conference call.

"That's it, what do you guys think?"

"It's crazy. This is undoubtedly the life of the family, and it is completely tied to the chariot of the blue coast."

"Imagine from another angle, the third parties acquired by Luo Sheng are now more nourished than each other. Although they are bold and high-risk, the returns are also attractive."

"It is too hasty to make a decision so quickly. It must be voted on by the entire board of directors and judged carefully."

"agree."

...

Soon, the conference call was over, and Ives Guillam again contacted Chris, who was negotiating with the C么te d'Azur ahead, to inform him of the headquarters' decision.

Yao Jianhong waited in his office for about ten minutes, Chris came back here, and said with an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry Mr. Yao, this matter is a big matter for Ubisoft, and the headquarters has not considered it fully. The board needs time to think about it."

Yao Jianhong nodded happily: "No problem."

Chris Erli took the initiative to step forward and shook hands with him politely. After a few words, he said goodbye and left, but he did not leave Sioux City.

...

Three days later, Chris met with Yao Jianhong again, this time in the reception room.

"Mr. Yao, we agreed." Chris said bluntly as soon as he arrived.

These words made Yao Jianhong stunned for a while, but it only lasted for less than two seconds, and he said with a smile, "Then sign the contract."

But this time, Chris added: "But we need an additional condition."

Yao Jianhong said calmly, "I would like to hear the details."

Chris: "The board of directors hopes to conduct a financing according to Ubisoft. The current market value of 11% of the equity will be taken over by your company, but your company must not interfere with Ubisoft's daily operation and management."

Obviously, Ubisoft's rhythm is endless, and it is determined to completely hug Luo Sheng's big thick legs.

Previously, Luo Sheng made a financial investment of US$1.8 billion in Ubisoft in the name of Bluestar Technology last year, thus avoiding a hostile takeover by Vivendi. The so-called financial investment means not interfering with the operation of the company, not assigning directors, only Posted financial auditors.

If C么te d鈥橝zur takes over 11% of the equity, it means that Luo Shengjian has become the largest shareholder of Ubisoft.

Yao Jianhong thought about it for a while and nodded very simply: "According to the current market value, it is 1.375 billion US dollars in financing. Well, no problem, the Cote d'Azur accepts it, and it will be in the form of financial investment."

For C么te d鈥橝zur, this investment is a small amount of money, and Ubisoft, as one of the top ten third-party game developers in the world, is not a loss in terms of investment alone, and Ubisoft鈥檚 games are also very rich. , which is of great help to the building of the host ecosystem.

Chris is in high spirits, and now he just wants to sign the contract as soon as possible. The request for the Cote d'Azur investment was proposed by the president of Ivers Gillum to the Ubisoft board, and his reason is that with this money, Ubisoft can have Sufficient funds to release multiple masterpieces one after another in the next two years, and even develop new ones.

You must know that the cooperation with Cote d鈥橝zur in the past two years is a prime time. During this time, you can get 50% of the subsidy from Cote d鈥橝zur for every game you sell, so why don鈥檛 you have to launch a game?

This time, I want to go on multiple lines and make as much money as possible within the past two years. Launching multiple masterpieces at the same time requires a huge development budget. A 3A-level major project requires a development budget of hundreds of millions of dollars, which Ubisoft does not have. With such a rich capital chain, the US$1.8 billion invested by Luo Sheng Finance at the end of last year was used to fight against Vivendi's hostile mergers and acquisitions. There is not much money left, and the investment in games such as the new "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" has not been returned.

An hour and a half later, the contract was signed, very quickly. After seeing the signature, Chris was satisfied and handed the contract to the accompanying assistant for collection.

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

The two sides shook hands again, and Chris didn't stop. After a few polite words, he left with someone.

Just after coming out of the headquarters of the City of Galaxy, Chris immediately called Ivers Gillum to report the situation here.

This trip is complete.

On the second day, Ubisoft's then-president Eves Gillum personally hosted a media conference. The major news announced to the industry caused a sensation in the global game industry at the beginning of the new year. Other old-fashioned first-party manufacturers felt a huge crisis, because they found that the Cote d'Azur is a drunkard and not a drink.

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