Reborn on the Internet: Starting with Games

Chapter 551 Activision Blizzard (X) Century Blizzard (√)

Mike Mohan came out of the conference room, and the smile that had remained on his face disappeared instantly.

Everyone is an excellent masker in the workplace.

As soon as I returned to my office, my chair was not yet warm, I heard a report from the following person, "The four-year agency for World of Warcraft China is about to expire. Ninetowns wants to renew the contract. At the same time, NetEase, Shanda, and Tencent all expressed their desire. Agent’s interest, boss, we need to make some preparations.”

Mike Mohan rubbed his brows and waved his hand, "Be prepared and let them wait. We'll talk about it next month. Go out, I want to be quiet."

After a while, a look of struggle appeared on his face, and he finally chose to take out his personal mobile phone and make a call.

Since then, a traitor has appeared in Blizzard.

This weekend is very lively,

First, media reported that Vivendi’s president personally visited Blizzard’s headquarters to take charge of the overall acquisition.

Later, it was reported that Vivendi had frequently contacted Activision and was suspected of agreeing to the other party's proposal to acquire Blizzard.

This is not over yet. News of a meeting between senior executives of Activision and Vivendi spread on the Internet. The two parties have initially reached a cooperation intention.

The final round of negotiations between Vidhivan and Century will also be held next Tuesday.

At the same time, the media revealed that relevant personnel of Century Zongheng visited Activision headquarters, and the two parties met and initially reached an agreement on cooperation matters.

The Blizzard acquisition case is so turbulent that it doesn't stop even after the weekend. Countless news is filled with it every day, whether true or false.

Century Zongheng first tried to acquire Blizzard, but the progress was unfavorable. On the one hand, it continued to negotiate with Blizzard, and on the other hand, it flirted with Activision, intending to acquire Activision.

Activision wants to acquire Blizzard, but the progress is also unfavorable. They are flirting with Century Zongheng, which highlights a watery role.

Vivendi belatedly opened its philanthropic mind, welcomed and sent, and frequently contacted Century Zongheng and Activision, focusing on sharing the rain and dew.

As far as the eye can see, there are all scumbag men and tea girls. A drama of falling in love and killing each other, full of twists and turns, is unfolding passionately.

For a time, countless people who paid attention to this matter fell into confusion. The development of the plot was beyond everyone's expectations, making them all feel a little indigestion.

If it really doesn't work, the three of you will be tired of cutting wood together. Wouldn't everyone be happy? What else are you fussing over?

On Monday, Activision suddenly announced that it had given up its plan to acquire Blizzard. Media speculation may have something to do with Century Zongheng’s surprise visit to Activision headquarters over the weekend.

Another professional intelligence media revealed more details, and even photos of Chen Hao and Caudick signing a cooperation agreement appeared in the report!

At 14: on Tuesday afternoon, negotiations between Century Zongheng and Vivendi officially began.

With Activision out, Vivendi has no choice or room to maneuver.

The turmoil in the stock market has made Vivendi even worse.

Blizzard has internal pressure on the opponent, and Chen Hao has first-hand internal information about the opponent and knows himself and the enemy.

Many conveniences and advantages are mine!

So when the negotiations started, Chen Hao went out of his way and directly laid out his plans, straight to the point, using carrots and sticks, and the whole army attacked.

“我方的收购条件很简单，1、暴雪拥有独立控制权外加100亿美元，不过通过40%、30%、30%分三年付清。

2. Blizzard has independent control plus a one-time payment of US$80 billion.

Choose one of the above two options and refuse to bargain. "

When the opposite party finished translating Chen Hao's words, everyone at Vivendi was in an uproar. Some even stood up and glared angrily, mumbling something.

Chen Hao directly interrupted the translator. He was not interested in listening and continued to speak at his own pace, "Of course you have a third option. The negotiation broke down. Although Century Zongheng has limited influence in entertainment, in the game field it will be Blizzard's. It is still possible to launch a global campaign. The method is very simple: throw money at the market.

For example, World of Martial Arts is announced to be permanently free. How many players are there in World of Warcraft, which is Blizzard’s biggest profit maker?

Or you can expect loyalty from World of Warcraft players."

Speaking of this, Chen Hao saw Levi whispering something to Mike Mohan next to him, and the latter shook his head at him.

He smiled slightly and continued, "In terms of scale, we may not be as big as Vivendi, but in terms of cash flow, Century Zongheng is very powerful.

Levi, when talking about business, don't be affected by your childish emotions. You don't want to let the blizzard hit you, right?

Of course you can also pass away~

War or peace? A matter of words. "

Coupled with his strong speech and his willingness to bring down the emperor even if he was willing to kill himself, even Levi, who had been in business for many years, did not dare to take a gamble.

In the past few days, he had also investigated the other party's experience, because he knew that this Oriental was really capable of killing a thousand people and injuring himself by a thousand dollars.

And Vivendi can't afford to gamble now.

In the end, after half an hour of repeated communication with Vivendi, Levi chose option 2 and cashed out directly. This shows that their group's financial situation is now in distress.

At about 16: p.m., Vivendi and Century Zongheng announced simultaneously that Century Zongheng would acquire Vivendi’s gaming division Blizzard and would establish Century Blizzard. The specific acquisition conditions are unknown and the amount is a mystery.

It is speculated that the acquisition amount will not be less than 10 billion US dollars.

With the joint announcement by both parties, the dust has settled and the curtain has fallen on Blizzard's ownership.

Many media began to review the entire incident and found that the outcome was a win-win outcome for all parties.

Vivendi sold Blizzard to regain blood, and can survive the current financial crisis of the group without losing money.

Although Activision did not acquire Blizzard, by cooperating with Century Zongheng, the game business has more possibilities to enter China. Without spending a single soldier, the stock has risen, but it has made a small profit.

Century Zongheng's acquisition of Blizzard has made the already huge game territory even more powerful. It can only be said that it will not make a profit but will not lose any money.

When the news spread back to China, it shocked the entire Internet circle and domestic player groups.

"What? Blizzard was acquired by Century?"

"This means that Blizzard games will be domestic games in the future?"

"The people above are overthinking it. According to reports, Blizzard is still controlled by foreigners, but it is indeed domestically produced in terms of properties."

"Damn it, I'm just going to add some World of Warcraft point cards to cheer you up!"

"Don't be impulsive, everyone. If you recharge money for World of Warcraft now, it will be earned by the garbage dog city. Wait for TBC. I have been playing abroad for more than a year, and there is no movement at home. When Century Acquisition is completed, the agent of World of Warcraft will change hands. Let’s recharge.”

"The century is here, is TBC still far away? Always believe in Dad Chen Hao!"

For a time, "Promote our country's prestige, Century is awesome" became a hot topic on Century Weibo. Affected by it, the data of all Century's products experienced a wave of increase.

Especially it coincides with the sensitive node where the agency rights for the Chinese region of World of Warcraft are about to expire.

Some World of Warcraft players are even speculating that Century Zongheng did this dumpling just for jealousy.

Chen Hao looks at the reports and comments at home and abroad, you know what he is doing~

The Century Game Platform exclusively owns the Blizzard series of games. Today's Diablo series, StarCraft series, World of Warcraft series, and later Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch. Without Caldick's quick success, maybe we can still see it. The legendary Titan!

With Century Blizzard in the future, our development will only be better.

Furthermore, if the worst is not enough, if Blizzard is packaged and sold to Microsoft ten years later, then it will be no problem to at least increase it tenfold.

You may not lose money, but I will always make a lot of money!

As he thought about it, Chen Hao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a capitalist's evil smile.

(End of this chapter)