Chapter 327 Mysterious Man's Super IP

It’s Monday in a blink of an eye.

When Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao walked hand in hand into the golden wind, the whole company was in an uproar!

Everyone seemed to be well prepared and came to the company early, waiting for the two to arrive.

And when the electric door opened, there were two popping sounds, and colorful ribbons suddenly sprayed and floated in the air.

Then, Dajiang in the crowd shouted:

"Laba garlic!"

Everyone shouted in unison:

"Lock it—"

"Laba garlic!"

"Lock it—"

“Wuhu——!!!”

Gu Sheng: ...

Shen Miaomiao: ...

After a long silence, Shen Miaomiao turned her head to look at Gu Sheng and twitched her lips:

"This was arranged by... Your Excellency?"

Gu Sheng's face was full of rejection:

"Do you think I look like that?"

The two of them looked at each other, and then couldn't help but burst out laughing.

This is really nonsensical .

But fortunately!

The two of them were not ignorant people. Since everyone was so enthusiastic, they were not stingy and kissed each other on the spot to show their respect.

Suddenly, there was laughter and applause in the company, and everyone started to make a noise -

"One more!"

"Eat sugar on the spot, highlight the immersive feeling!"

"Boss Gu is awesome! Boss Shen is awesome!"

"The boss is generous——!"

“…”

For a moment, the company was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

After all the laughter and jokes, Moriya also shared the latest progress of his trip to Japan:

"Things are going well..."

Coming to the president's office with Gu Sheng, they both sat down, and Moriya made tea while reporting.

Yes.

Just as Melancholic Blues was preparing to go as a duo to complete the Overwatch Gold Experience, Moritani brought Sato and Yuki back to Japan to contact a mysterious person about the next step of IP development.

The reason why Golden Wind mobilized so many people was that it even sent out the company's vice president and studio executives to jointly carry out commercial activities.

The fundamental reason is that this time the IP is really too big.

It is no exaggeration to say that you must have heard of this IP as long as you play games.

Even if you have never played the game, you may have heard of this IP.

As a flagship of a gaming genre, this series of IPs was once so popular that it could kill any god or Buddha that stood in its way.

However, later on, because the director who led the development retired to the second line, the series gradually began to go downhill.

but!

Although the director at that time is almost sixty years old now, the copyright of this series of IP is still in his hands.

Moritani and his group went to discuss this matter.

They need the IP in the hands of this director to revive the series in the somatosensory cabin and use it as the main masterpiece to participate in the E3 game show in Los Angeles in September.

"...In fact, the other party was quite hesitant at first,"

Moriya said:

"If our Silent Hill and Outlast weren't so successful, they wouldn't even think about negotiating."

Hearing this.

Gu Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Is it so hard to get? Is it because of our size?"

"That's not the case,"

Moriya shook his head:

"On the contrary, for him, the price of this IP is actually insignificant."

"To put it bluntly, from the beginning of the creation of this IP to now, the money that the IP has brought him is enough for him to use for three lifetimes. The copyright fee has more symbolic significance to him than monetary significance."

"In other words, this IP is already a sentiment and has nothing to do with the bid."

Um--

Gu Sheng nodded slowly.

If this were said to someone else, he might sneer and say that the pretentious dealer is done with and that it’s time to spend the money.

But this IP and this person...

Gu Sheng smacked his lips and thought to himself that what he said was true.

After all, if this director is really like Kotick, everything is about money.

Then it is definitely not their turn to acquire this series of IPs.

Konami or Yunwei would have purchased it long ago.

Thinking of this, Gu Sheng nodded:

"Then what?"

Moriya took a sip of tea and continued:

"Then our two-person trip was announced, and coincidentally, it was announced the day before our last visit to him."

At this point, Moritani laughed.

He shook his head and said:

"I guess he must have seen the two-player game content, or simply played it himself,"

"The last meeting was a pleasant one,"

“That’s why we have today’s conference call.”

That’s right!

The result of Moritani and others’ trip to Japan is today’s video conference!

The success or failure of the super IP purchase negotiation depends on this one move!

Looking at the time, it was already 8:50 in the morning, Gu Sheng nodded.

Then, he briefly looked through the plan in front of him:

"Let's go together later."

"good,"

Hearing this, Moriya also nodded and drank the tea leaves:

"As you say."

Speaking of.

The two of them adjusted the background of the video and their seating positions together.

Nine o'clock in the morning, Zhongjing time!

A video call from Tokyo, Japan, marked the beginning of this IP acquisition.

As the phone is connected!

In the video, there appeared a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and side-parted hair.

The middle-aged man looks very upright, even a little bit unlike a Japanese. Although he is nearly sixty years old this year, he looks in good shape and looks very young.

At this moment, the middle-aged man was sitting in the office of his villa, bowing slightly to Gu Sheng and Moriya on the video:

"Good morning, Gu Sheng-jun, good morning, Moriya-kun."

On this side, Gu Sheng also nodded and smiled slightly:

"Good morning. I have heard a lot about you, Mr. Shinji Misho."

good!

This time, the super IP that Golden Wind wants to acquire is the world-renowned "Resident Evil" series!

All along, the mysterious man that Moritani and others have been in contact with is the man known as the father of Resident Evil - Shinji Misao!

Yes.

Although there is no Hideo Kojima, no Hidetaka Miyazaki, and no Hideki Kamiya in this world.

But there is Shinji Misho! There is Resident Evil!

Starting about twenty years ago, with the release of "Resident Evil 1", a biochemical craze was started by Shinji Misaki and his studio.

That’s right, Shinji Misho Studio.

Due to changes in the world line, it seems that Capcom, the master of remakes in this world, has never been born, and the Resident Evil series has always been produced by San Shang Studio.

From the first to the fourth part, the reputation of Resident Evil became more and more famous, and it even became the undisputed dominant IP in horror games.

Movies adapted from Resident Evil have also been making a lot of money one after another.

but!

Since "Resident Evil 4" starring Leon, Shinji Mishang, who was at the peak of his career, announced his retirement and resigned as the chief director of Mishang Studio. When the era of the somatosensory cabin came, he retired at the height of his career and lived a life of ease and comfort.

Therefore, without the leadership of Shinji Misaki, the Resident Evil series embarked on a crazy downward spiral, and there was no way back.

It was from then on that the Resident Evil was no longer the Resident Evil that Gu Sheng was familiar with. Leon, Chris, Ada Wong, Jill and others all "retired".

The biochemical IP entered the era of the somatosensory cabin, first with "Resident Evil: Killing", and then stepped into a new field under the banner of Resident Evil 5.

But they made a fatal mistake. They actually continued the over-the-shoulder perspective that has always been the focus of the Resident Evil series in the somatosensory cabin, allowing players to use the first-person experience in the somatosensory cabin to control the protagonist in the third-person over-the-shoulder perspective.

The result is naturally predictable, it was a complete mess.

After that, the team learned from their mistakes and released the sixth film in the Resident Evil series two years later, called "Resident Evil: Sting".

This time, they improved the perspective problem, made the game fit the somatosensory cabin, and adopted a first-person perspective.

However, due to the change of the main characters, the story line was too complicated and huge, and the strength was not enough to carry the ambition, which led to continuous failures, and it was even worse than the previous step.

It was also that year that San Shang Studio announced its dissolution.

The world-renowned super IP "Resident Evil" has also become Shinji Misaki's personal property that is kept secret.

Although during this period, many manufacturers wanted to invite Shinji Mishang to come back or purchase the copyright from him.

But without exception, they were all turned away.

As Moritani said, there are only a handful of manufacturers like them who can sit down and negotiate face to face with Shinji Misho over the years.

Golden Wind was the first manufacturer that could have detailed discussions with him on many occasions.

"... Mr. Gu's creativity is amazing, and his attitude towards games is admirable,"

After a brief introduction, Shinji Mishang got to the point first:

“I have played some of your works, and I can say they are very amazing.”

"Thank you, Mr. San Shang, for your compliment."

Gu Sheng smiled slightly:

"Compared with flagship super game IPs like Resident Evil, we still have a lot of room for improvement."

"Hahaha, Gu Sang is too modest,"

Hearing this, Sanshang Shinji laughed and waved his hand:

"Gu-san has a game library, and he can turn his wild ideas into reality without too much hassle . He won't be like me, living off his past success."

hiss--

actually!

What Shinji Sanshang said was just a metaphor.

After all, from the establishment of Golden Wind to the present, the games they have produced are truly diverse.

Shooting, action, tower defense, role-playing...

Everything you need!

Gu Sheng's brain is like an inexhaustible treasure trove of inspiration. He can always make breakthroughs in his field and make people's eyes light up.

Golden Wind doesn't need to count by 2 because they can't even count by 1!

Shinji Mishang: This is a flattering metaphor.

How would he know!

This isn't even a metaphor!

There really is a treasure trove of games in Gu Sheng’s mind!

and!

Just as he said, this treasure house is inexhaustible to Gu Sheng, and he can’t even produce 1 out of it!

Gu Sheng couldn't help but feel his heart beating fast.

Although he knew San Shang was speaking metaphorically, he still laughed a little:

"Haha, ha, Mr. San Shang, you're overpraising me. I just get... sudden inspirations occasionally."

"The Chinese are truly humble in their bones, and we can never learn from them no matter how hard we try to imitate them."

San Shang nodded repeatedly, obviously moved by Gu Sheng's unpretentious humility, and his favorable impression of him doubled.

God knows!

If Gu Sheng knew what he was thinking at the moment, he would probably laugh out loud.

I'm sorry, Brother Sanshang, I'm not being modest, I really don't dare to take credit for it.

These things you see are all games from my previous life.

And what I am about to show you is the continuation of your IP from your previous life.

Although it wasn't made by you, it is also known as the most successful next-generation Resident Evil series that returns to the horror atmosphere.

Thinking of this, Gu Sheng's smile became even weaker.

To be honest, this feeling is pretty outrageous. It's like picking up someone else's phone, formatting it, and then selling it to the original owner.

"I heard from Mr. Moriya that in order to acquire the copyright this time, Mr. Gu had already sorted out the general outline of the new Resident Evil."

San Shang Zhensi did not notice Gu Sheng's hidden awkward smile, and still spoke politely:

"A brand new Resident Evil with a Golden Wind flavor?"

"Well, sort of,"

Gu Sheng nodded and admitted shamelessly:

"After all, in this Resident Evil, we will use a brand new protagonist,"

"And the perspective will also be "

"oh?!"

Hearing this.

San Shang Zhensi's eyes lit up: "Gu Sang, please tell me in detail?"

"OK."

Following Gu Sheng’s nod.

He slowly opened the business plan that had been prepared in front of him and said: