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"Li Weixi? President Li? Right, you're absolutely right. How about this, I'll set an example for the gaming industry. We currently have 7 million players. At your Tencent's acquisition cost of about 50 per user, that's 350 million. I'll give you a discount. Today, it's a flat price of 300 million RMB. What do you think?"

"I, this...you..."

Lee Wei-hee almost choked on his own breath.

On the way here, he and Ma Xiao had discussed and considered that Xinghuo would ask for money.

They also prepared a budget of up to 50 million.

But I never expected Lin Li to ask for such an exorbitant amount!

He immediately set three small goals.

Ma Xiao was so angry she almost laughed.

"President Lin, we have come with sincerity."

Lin Li gently tapped the table.

"Mr. Xiao, we only issued that announcement with sincerity. Otherwise, we could have just launched a Spark Auto Chess game."

"Mr. Lin, this puts us in a bit of a difficult position."

Lin Li laughed heartily.

"Difficult to handle? Shall we go eat? After all, you've come all this way, Xinghuo should treat you to something."

This is a trick that Lin Li learned from China Film Group.

After all, it's a business matter. It would be too undignified to just say, "If it's difficult, then let's not do it."

The same meaning.

Instead, say "invite me to dinner," that sounds much better.

Ma Xiao, after hearing this...

I had a headache; this was really a difficult problem to solve.

Tencent originally didn't plan to do this, but now that Spark has issued this announcement, they've been put in a difficult position.

Chapter 255 One sentence made Penguin spend an extra 300 million

Ma Xiao thought it was expensive.

But he also understood the unspoken meaning behind Lin Li's words.

That is, what Spark is selling is not just data, but also a hidden clause that it will not make auto chess.

But even so.

Three hundred million is outrageous! They're trying to fleece us penguins like fat sheep!

Fifty million and three hundred million.

This is a price that is significantly different from Penguin's target price and Linli's quoted price.

Normally, hearing a price like this means there's no room for negotiation.

How dare they humiliate a penguin like that? Ma Xiao turned and left.

There will be absolutely no hesitation whatsoever.

Can...

This is at Xinghuo.

Auto Chess is another straw that Penguin just managed to pull in.

If you only buy the data.

It certainly doesn't seem worth the money.

But if spending this money can keep Xinghuo silent, it doesn't seem like a completely unacceptable amount.

Moreover, the figure of 700 million also greatly appealed to Ma Xiao.

These 700 million all belong to players on the Spark platform.

Even if there are some losses, Penguin will still make a huge profit.

Calculate it this way.

Three hundred million, doesn't seem like an unacceptable amount?

After all, that is indeed a real figure of 700 million.

And at this time.

Lin Li also provided an assist.

"If you hadn't won Auto Chess, if it weren't for the players, we wouldn't sell this data no matter how much money you offered."

“The cost of acquiring new customers within our Spark organization is also quite high.”

And so, the negotiations continued.

The time came to three o'clock in the afternoon.

Tencent executives and Lin Li bid each other a reluctant farewell.

Su Shanshan stood beside the towering trees, sighing repeatedly.

"Everyone says it's getting harder and harder to make money these days, but I see you make money quite easily. Just by opening your mouth, someone sends you 300 million."

Yes, that's the final outcome of the negotiations.

Penguin didn't cut a single penny.

They were forced to pay 300 million.

Because if the penguins cut even a penny, Lin Li would treat them to a meal.

Faced with Lin Li's unyielding attitude.

Ma Xiao was also at a loss.

Ultimately, for the sake of 700 million data points and Spark's hidden promise not to develop auto chess, Ma Xiao still paid the money.

3 billion.

Even penguins feel a bit of a pinch.

After hearing Su Shanshan's words, Lin Li laughed heartily.

"Penguins' money isn't money."

Then I thought about it again.

At this time, the meme about making a man spend 18 yuan on me in three sentences had not yet become popular.

I wonder if, after this incident, a meme will circulate that he made a single sentence that cost Tencent an extra 300 million?

~~~

By the time Ma Xiao returned to the company, it was already evening.

It took two or three days of effort.

Although Ma Xiao spent money, he can finally sleep peacefully.

They also acquired shares in Giant Bird Studio.

We also obtained the data from Xinghuo.

After confirming that both matters had been resolved satisfactorily, Tencent issued an announcement immediately.

They stated that they had completed the full acquisition of Giant Bird Studio and reached a data transmission agreement with Spark.

Going forward, the original team behind the game will bring players an authentic gaming experience.

As for saying.

Just how much of the original cast is there? Only heaven knows.

This announcement quickly spread throughout the country.

Originally, many people were waiting to see if Spark would release its own auto chess game after acquiring a portion of Giant Bird Studio's shares.

As it turned out, the penguin was gone in the blink of an eye.

They bought the remaining shares as well.

Not only that, they also obtained player data from Spark.

such a result.

It makes people realize once again that a penguin is still a penguin.

However, at the same time, there are also rumors.

It's said that the penguins paid protection money to get the data.

Furthermore, even after issuing the announcement, Tencent's reputation was not very good.

Many players are still worried that Tencent will turn Auto Chess into a pay-to-win game.

Fortunately.

anyway.

Tencent still acquired Auto Chess.

Ma Xiao wanted to maintain her reputation.

They even granted approval, allowing "Auto Chess" to not pursue revenue this year, but only to boost its popularity and increase WEGAME's traffic.

In his opinion, this request was really not high.

~~~

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Recently.

Yuan Shouqing was riding high.

The calls I received throughout the day basically all started with "Brother Yuan," then probed with "How much did Brother Yuan earn on Tencent?" and ended with "Give me a hand sometime in the future."

At first, Yuan Shouqing found it interesting.

After all, he had been in the Tianfu gaming circle for several years and had never encountered this situation before.

However, I received more phone calls.

That would be pointless.

He was actually more looking forward to the announcement tomorrow than that.

Another market reversal.

The next day.

Yuan Shouqing posted a message on his Weibo account.

A celebratory message.

What are we celebrating?

To celebrate, his company received an investment of 300 million RMB from Xinghuo.

To celebrate, the first game from his new studio has been officially released.

This game will be in open beta in a month.

Star Chess

Also released were some early design sketches of the game, as well as a half-hour video.

Soon, this Weibo post was discovered by countless players.

Countless players who were already worried about the future of Auto Chess after Tencent suddenly announced that it had acquired the game instantly flooded in.

"Holy crap, that fast?"

"Public beta test in a month?"