Chapter 308: Acquisition of the Old Boss

《Yunwei announces that its well-known game studio "Ubisoft" is up for sale》

"The failure of High Energy Pioneer is indeed tragic enough. Yunwei announced yesterday that it would sell Ubisoft."

《Ubisoft, owned by Yunwei, starts selling to the public for a total of $89.2 million, including copyright》

《……》

Not much news.

Even though Gu Sheng took great pains to search various gaming forums and media news at home and abroad, this was all he could find.

What?

What's the other news, you ask?

See for yourself—

"A global hit! Overwatch's first-day sales are out!"

"480,000 copies sold in a single day! Overwatch may be the shooting game with the highest first-day sales in history!"

《$19,872! The price of Overwatch pre-order number sets the highest transaction record on Youbei.com! 》

《9.8 points! SNG Chief Editor Simon praised Overwatch for its groundbreaking nature! He also claimed in a private account that he originally wanted to give it a 10! 》

"On the first day, the number of global online users exceeded one million! According to the data summary, Overwatch was released yesterday, and the peak number of players online at the same time exceeded one million!"

"Cross-platform play is unprecedented! As the first game jointly released by Yiyou and Xunteng, Overwatch has achieved the feat of cross-platform play between the two major platforms for the first time!"

"Let me see who's doing this! Data shows that in the largest porn website in the United States, searches for 'Overwatch' ranked in the top three!"

《……》

So varied!

Some talk about sales, some talk about ratings, and some talk about the number of players.

There are also people who are specifically looking at the pre-order numbers and P stations...

At once……

It's quite weird.

However, in Gu Sheng's opinion, this information is no longer of much value.

It can even be said that it started from the moment he was sure that Yun Wei had indeed stolen the "High Energy Pioneer" that he had prepared in advance, and wanted to use this crappy plan that he had specially prepared to compete with him.

The current popularity is foreseeable.

Actually, speaking of this, he really has to thank Yun Wei.

You know, theoretically, major game manufacturers rarely release games in the first half of each year.

But with so many game manufacturers around the world, there will definitely be some works appearing.

In addition, FPS is a major category of motion sensing cabin games, so even if Overwatch chooses to launch at a less popular time, it is inevitable that it will collide with some other games.

It’s not that I’m afraid of not being able to win.

The key point is that in this way, Overwatch's sales will be more or less divided among other companies.

but!

Yunwei is here!

Get ahead of them and show your determination to dominate the motion sensing cabin FPS game market in the first half of the year!

The publicity was done with loud gongs and drums and firecrackers.

When the large and medium-sized manufacturers saw this trend, no one wanted to release their own flagship shooting works in the first half of the year.

That is to say.

Yunwei’s high-profile publicity actually helped Overwatch build momentum and eliminate a wave of opponents.

And now!

Yun Wei seemed to be unsatisfied.

It seems that just giving Golden Wind a wave of market gifts is not enough.

When it was in urgent need of recovery, it even voluntarily gave up its ownership of Ubisoft and officially put it up for sale in the market!

and!

Including copyright, Gu Sheng’s former employer in his previous life is only worth $89.2 million in total.

Not even 100 million.

Oh, of course, to say 'not even 100 million' is pretty arrogant.

But in fact, such a large amount of money is a considerable expense for Golden Wind today.

"…That's why I asked you to come here to see what the chairman thinks."

Not long after, Gu Sheng appeared in Shen Miaomiao's office with a harmless smile on his face, even a little flattering.

to be honest.

He's a little greedy for Ubisoft.

Moreover, he could even say shamelessly that he just wanted their bodies.

joke!

Rayman! The Crew! Eagle Shoots!

These are all well-known IPs under Ubisoft in his previous life!

Who knows if this former company, now a studio, still has things like the Golden Apple, Hammer 80, and the Homeland Security Agency hidden in it.

89.2 million dollars!

This is more than just a low price.

This is the ultimate promotion sale!

Hearing this.

Shen Miaomiao looked Gu Sheng up and down with interest:

"Hey, why is the address changed to 'you' today?"

"Didn't you say 'Shen Miaomiao, massage my shoulders' or 'Shen Miaomiao, massage my legs' yesterday?"

"Hey - hey hey hey - "

Gu Sheng waved his hand and smiled, then stood up consciously and stretched out his hand towards the sofa where he was sitting:

"Wouldn't that make us seem like we have a good relationship? Right! Come over here and we'll talk slowly!"

"Ouch--"

Shen Miaomiao stood up, twisting her neck, and sat next to Gu Sheng:

"My neck..."

Not finished yet!

Gu Sheng's warm hands grasped Shen Miaomiao's smooth and slender neck, kneading it evenly:

"You have to pay more attention to the problem of your cervical spine. The chairman is very busy and has countless things to deal with every day. You must take good care of your body...your body!"

"Gu Sheng, if you keep being sarcastic I'll go shopping!"

Shen Miaomiao turned her head and glared at Gu Sheng.

“Hey, don’t, don’t…”

Gu Sheng hurriedly put on a smile:

"Yes, I know. Ubisoft is not doing very well right now... uh... not very good... not very good... um... pretty rubbish..."

Gu Sheng tried to deceive himself every time he chose his words, but he found that he really couldn't do it.

after all.

Ayu's current reputation in this world is really——

Too! Bad!

Think about it!

This group of unlucky guys are under the control of Vivendi and are madly overdrawing their capital.

Four years of shitty sequels and rubbish spin-offs!

The reason why it has not completely closed down is simply because it is still under Yunwei!

It’s not even an exaggeration!

If we take TYG, which is led by Yamamoto Tsuna and has just produced a bunch of top-notch blockbuster works, and compare it with Ubisoft led by Connor.

Then Ubisoft still has the upper hand!

After all, TYG just produced a bunch of shit.

They have been the Eighth Happy Chef for four years!

There is even a saying that is now widely circulated in the gaming circle.

That is, "If Konami is compared to a private toilet, then Yunwei is a chain of public toilets, and Ubisoft is the dry toilet in this chain of public toilets."

This metaphor has to be said...very dirty.

But very sincere.

"ah?"

Shen Miaomiao was greatly shocked.

My old swan...

I originally thought that Konami's Yamamoto Studio and Koizumi Studio were already the worst teams in the world.

I never expected that there are so many strange things in the world.

There is actually such a person in this world...

Top team waiting for my digging!!!

Wow!!!

Shen Miaomiao's eyes suddenly lit up, she turned around and looked at Gu Sheng with burning eyes!

"Tell me more about it?"

"Uh...oh..."

Gu Sheng was startled by little Nezha's expression and was slightly stunned.

Then, he told little Nezha everything he knew about Ubisoft.

Yes, in all cases.

Most of them are negative news about Ubisoft (after all, there hasn't been much positive news about them since they joined Yunwei).

In fact, Gu Sheng really wanted to take over his old employer.

He could also just make up stories, saying that Ayur has unlimited potential, and as long as we take Ayur at a low price this time, the profits it will bring to us in the future will definitely be countless, and we will make a lot of money.

But then I thought again.

Love is love, and work is work.

Although Nezha has now completely resigned from the position of president and takes the position of chairman, theoretically he has the right to decide all matters of the company, big or small.

It's not even an exaggeration.

Every day when they get home from get off work, what they say at the dinner table is the opinion of the Golden Wind’s top board of directors.

As for little Nezha, he has always listened to him and regarded him as the pillar of the family and himself as a mascot.

But the more so.

Gu Sheng could not overstep the line.

After all, Nezha still holds the majority of shares in the company.

The decision on acquisition plans worth 80 or 90 million yuan must be made by little Nezha.

And I also have the obligation to fully explain to her the risks of this acquisition.

"… That's basically the situation,"

After Gu Sheng introduced the situation of Ayu in this parallel world, he even had some self-doubt. He wondered whether he should acquire such a studio that everyone hated, and whether they were worth acquiring:

"It is foreseeable that after this studio is listed like this, basically no one in the industry will buy it. After all, its prospects cannot be said to be slim, but it can only be said that you are blind."

"Ah?" Hearing this, Shen Miaomiao closed her eyes: "And then?"

" Did you see it?" Gu Sheng asked.

"What do you see?" Shen Miaomiao shrugged: "I can't see anything?"

"That's right," Gu Sheng nodded.

Stunned for three seconds!

Shen Miaomiao opened her eyes, her pupils sparkling, revealing an expression of sudden enlightenment like a teddy bear:

"oh--"

then.

A clap of hands!

“Then we must acquire it even more!”

Shen Miaomiao's eyes lit up!

"It would be a waste of resources if such a game studio was put in Yunwei's hands. You also said that,"

"And in this case, if they can shine again in our hands, or more directly in your hands, wouldn't it help our reputation in the international gaming community to rise even higher?!"

puff--

Speaking of this.

Shen Miaomiao herself almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

Glowing and giving off heat?

Please, if you buy it, its life will be just like Gu Li's, rotten and smelly.

You must know!

Today's Golden Wind is no longer at the stage where Gu Sheng alone can produce high-quality games!

Once upon a time, he, Lu Bian and Dajiang, together with outsourcing, were able to produce high-quality games.

But now, with the expansion of the company, games like "Sekiro", "Peak Nation" and "Overwatch" are definitely not something that just a few of them can play.

In addition, with Konami and Yunwei eyeing the project covetously, confidentiality became particularly important and the scope of outsourced projects was further reduced.

Now when they release games, they are absolutely inseparable from the two major studios, Golden Experience and Steel Chain Fingers!

Gu Sheng's saddle is indeed a diamond horse, but at the same time, the two major studios are definitely BMW horses!

A good horse with a good saddle can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

But now!

Ubisoft shows up!

This is a fighter in the public toilet!

The ultimate garbage that failed in both word-of-mouth and subject matter!

The lame donkey and broken cart that everyone wants to beat!

When the game is released, let alone players not buying it, the greater probability is that it will be like the current high-energy pioneer -

Buy - Spit - Refund!

How can I give up such a 'good general'!

Buy! Must buy!

Shen Miaomiao's attitude obviously surprised Gu Sheng.

But I felt more happy, and a little...laughable.

The former employer is now about to become his own studio.

This feeling is quite wonderful.

but!

Even more amazing is...

From this moment on, the gears of Golden Wind's reverse acquisition of Yunwei seemed to have started turning!

Confirmed to receive!

Gu Sheng no longer had any worries, and immediately arranged for Moriya to use his connections to inquire about Ubisoft's sale details in the name of a medium-sized Japanese game company.

The main purpose is to confirm what copyrights come with Ubisoft's acquisition.

You wouldn’t know until you ask, and once you ask, Gu Sheng is really shocked!

"There's no need to mention the games that Ubisoft has produced over the years, such as Rayman Crazy, Speed Racer, Skyhawk, and Origin Island,"

After the consultation, Moriya reported to Gu Sheng:

"And on top of that, they have the rights to the series,"

"It is said that the copyright of this series was originally bought out by TOX Publishers before they were acquired by Yunwei,"

"It's the copyright of a series of books,"

"It's just that over the years, Yunwei has never given them enough resources to allow them to produce this series of games."

"after all……"

Speaking of this.

Moriya shrugged and smiled:

"Yunwei acquired them because they were attracted by their previous works,"

"For a brand new series of projects like this, the investment is high, the returns are unknown, and the production cycle is long. A businessman like Kodick would definitely not agree to the project."

Oh——

Hearing this.

Gu Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly.

He seemed to have guessed what this "series copyright" that Moritani mentioned was, but he still couldn't be sure.

So he slowly opened his mouth and asked:

"So what is the name of this series copyright...?"

"The famous American anti-terrorist thriller master Thomas Lyon Clancy series of books, including "The Hunt for Red October", "The Nuclear Network", "Patriot Games" and "The Pursuit","

After taking a sip of water, Moriya continued:

"And "Splinter Cell", "Rainbow Six", "Ghost Recon", "The Division" and so on..."

Awesome!!!

Gu Sheng almost jumped up from his seat!

Making a fucking fortune!

I knew it! I knew it!

Even if it is a parallel world!

Ayurvedic “Tom Clancy” series is definitely one of their specialties!

"Oh, yes,"

Speaking of this, Moriya remembered something:

"According to them, in addition to these, they seem to have some abandoned projects, which seem to be called "Guard Dogs" and "Assassin"... But these don't seem to be very important, so they didn't count these abandoned projects as copyrights. They said that as long as someone buys them, they can take them away."

Bang!

Here, Moriya had just finished speaking when he heard a loud noise behind the desk opposite!

He saw his Gu Sang actually jumped up from his seat and walked towards the door!

"Gu Sang you...?!"

Moritani was shocked. He had never seen Gu Sheng have a seizure before.

Gu Sheng waved his hand:

"Next week, you and Lao Lu Dajiang will be in charge of the Overwatch Live Invitational. We are counting on you."

"ah?"

The situation came so suddenly that even an experienced person like Moriya couldn't react:

"and you……?"

"Mr. Shen and I are flying to the United States,"

As he spoke, Gu Sheng opened the office door, turned his head towards Moriya, and smiled slightly: