Reborn on the Internet: Starting with Games

Chapter 293 New Love
"Dear World of Warcraft gamers:
Thank you for your continued attention and expectations for the World of Warcraft game. During this period, Century Interactive Entertainment has been doing its best to communicate with Blizzard, hoping that both parties can reach an agreement.

We had no choice but to communicate. Blizzard unilaterally rejected our communication in various ways, so we were unable to reach an agreement with Blizzard on some of the cooperation terms proposed by the other party.

We are very sorry that Blizzard unilaterally announced the cessation of cooperation first, and we will have to accept this decision.Century Interactive Entertainment will continue to perform its duties and do a good job in dealing with the aftermath.

However, Blizzard's unilateral announcement to terminate the contract was a breach of contract, in addition to the US$3000 million liquidated damages stipulated in the contract.

It also includes, but is not limited to, our previous purchase of Blizzard's servers, agency licensing fees, marketing expenses already invested, and related remuneration paid to Blizzard's employees in Century Interactive Entertainment, etc.

The total of zero and zero amounts totaled US$4769 million, plus liquidated damages, the total amount was US$7769 million.

We have sent a letter to Blizzard to respond and handle the corresponding breach of contract liability within ten days, otherwise Century Interactive Entertainment will initiate relevant litigation procedures. "

As soon as Century Interactive Entertainment's announcement came out, public opinion improved somewhat, but it was limited.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Other online game manufacturers have been suffering from Century Interactive Entertainment for a long time. When they saw Blizzard and Century Interactive Entertainment fighting each other, they laughed crookedly. According to their estimates, half of Century Interactive Entertainment's cash flow was wasted. It is extremely difficult to get the money back from these foreigners.

How could one miss such a good opportunity? The naval forces raised privately by each family were dispatched one after another, carrying the rhythm everywhere.

Under their fire, many World of Warcraft players still refuse to give up.

"Why does Blizzard refuse to communicate? The reasons behind it are intriguing."

"Blizzard, which can produce classic games in the Diablo series, StarCraft series, and Warcraft series, is definitely not an unreasonable company. Century Interactive Entertainment must have avoided the important and covered up part of the truth."

"All in all, Century Interactive Entertainment must have neglected Blizzard, which has angered others. Now they are licking their faces and asking for communication. Century Interactive Entertainment owes us Blizzard players an apology."

At the same time, Magic City and Ninetowns Network.

Century Friendship Network appeared a few months ago, and in just a few months it became the number one social networking site in China. Not only did it defeat QQ Space, but it also forced Ninetowns Virtual Community, which was doing well before, into a corner.

Looking at the booming Century Friendship Network, this was the social network he wanted to build in his dream, but it was accidentally realized by Century Interactive Entertainment.

This feeling was like using all kinds of means to pursue a goddess who was perfect in all aspects. In the end, the goddess smiled at him, turned around and fell into someone else's arms, making Zhu Jun feel uncomfortable and wanted to vomit blood.

This other person was none other than Century Interactive Entertainment. Coupled with the previous defeat in the World of Warcraft agent competition, new hatreds added to old hatreds, but Zhu Jun hated Chen Hao to death.

Without his appearance, he believed that Jiucheng would be able to represent World of Warcraft and soar into the sky.

In the middle of last year, the "Sword of Excellence Online" represented by Ninetowns could only be said to be barely breaking even, and it didn't even make it into the top ten.

He knows his family's financial situation well, let alone revenge, even self-protection is now a problem.

The sky is the limit. Two days ago, the media broke the news that Century Interactive Entertainment and Blizzard were breaking up?It seems that life is not easy for the goddess either.

Zhu Jun saw an opportunity, and when opportunities appeared, they were prepared for those who took the initiative to fight for them.

What's more, he saw the popularity of the launch trial held by Century Interactive Entertainment some time ago and was greedy in his heart.

He quickly found the contact information left by the executive who had originally negotiated for World of Warcraft, and made a call directly.Emphasize that Ninetowns is still the best agent candidate for World of Warcraft, and they are full of sincerity and all conditions are easy to negotiate, especially the last "every thing" tone.

Just one day later, a pie fell from the sky. The president of Blizzard personally called and would send a team to discuss matters related to the World of Warcraft agency.

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Jun jumped three feet high, mumbling something full of ambition.

If there is a will, things will come true, the cauldron will sink the boat, and the hundred and two Qin passes will eventually belong to the city;

A man who works hard, but God will not let him down, he will eat his courage even though he is on firewood, and three thousand Yue Jia can swallow them up!

A few days later, the Blizzard team arrived at Ninetowns headquarters to negotiate for the World of Warcraft agent.

In Zhu Jun's eyes, these harsh agency terms are nothing to worry about. He is secretly happy to be able to represent World of Warcraft.

Blizzard is also aware of the current situation in Ninetowns. It is still somewhat embarrassing to operate World of Warcraft. It generously provides servers and personnel training in advance and agrees to some fees and then pays them formally. It has only one goal, and that is to do everything it can to operate World of Warcraft well. world, while oppressing the living space of the martial arts world as much as possible.

It can be seen that as much as Blizzard hates Century Interactive Entertainment, it loves them.

On this day, The employees looked at their boss and smiled like a flower from time to time.

Although I know Blizzard's consistent moral character, the other party may not be able to cooperate, but now that the person in charge of Blizzard is Mike Mohan, not the fat and profit-seeking businessman Cowdick, maybe things can turn around.

In the next few days, Chen Hao did not wait for Blizzard's response to the breach of contract.He finally gave up the illusion. It turned out that it had nothing to do with the leaders, but the inherent arrogance and unreasonableness of Western companies.

As a former Blizzard fan, there is still a certain emotional element, but now this trace of emotion has finally been eliminated.
Chen Hao was a bit self-deprecating, business is business, there is no emotion at all, Chen Hao, Chen Hao, you are still too naive.

After the Century Interactive Entertainment statement was issued, the media did not wait for a response from Blizzard. Some ruthless people went directly to Blizzard's headquarters on the other side of the ocean to chase and intercept Blizzard's president.

Mike Mohan didn't know where the other party got his whereabouts from. From the beginning, he patiently said he had no comment, but later he became unbearable and turned a blind eye to it without expression. He let the bodyguards clear the way to avoid the media's pursuit and interception. Foreign bosses also appreciate the persistence of Chinese media people.

However, through some clues and insinuations, these media still found some breakthroughs. Through what they observed and some mental associations, articles gradually took shape in their minds. As for the evidence, is it important?
In the past two days, news has been spreading back to China.

"Blizzard is preparing to abandon the Chinese market": Due to the popularity of World of Warcraft in other regions around the world, Blizzard may look down on the Chinese market and prepare to focus on overseas markets.
"Blizzard Secretly Makes a New Love": According to insiders, Blizzard has restarted negotiations, targeting previously unsuccessful companies such as NetEase, Shanda, Ogilvy, and The, but does not rule out the possibility of other Internet companies.
"Blizzard softens its attitude and prepares to reunite with Century Interactive Entertainment" "Blizzard has no choice but to start operating World of Warcraft personally"

Wait until rumors spread.

The truth and falsehood are confusing for a while, and every news that appears will set off an upsurge of discussion. This plays into the hands of the media people. The truth of the news is not important, but the traffic and popularity are important. This is what they want.

Whether you play games or not, whether you are a Blizzard player or a century user, this month has made the majority of netizens indulge in gossip.

These people are more or less paying attention to the love-hate drama that took place in Blizzard this month, and this drama is gradually reaching its climax.

On January 1, Blizzard, one of the parties involved, finally spoke out again, not in response to Century Interactive Entertainment’s inquiry.

Instead, it appears with its "new love".
(End of this chapter)