Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 490: Go with the Flow
"I refused only because Tenda couldn't give me the price I wanted. What about this time? I'm quite curious about the price Tenda offered..." Zhou Dongsheng asked with interest.
After all, we are from the same hometown. We even had dinner together at a banquet in Wuzhen last time. There will definitely be many opportunities for us to deal with Tengda in the future...
Of course, these are all Zhou Dongsheng's ideas of flattering himself, but his curiosity about the price is indeed real.
"Tengda Investment Department's request is to take over all of our shares, and the price they offered is also fair, valuing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds at more than 1 billion..."
Zhou Dongsheng's calm demeanor further deepened Lu Sifang's image of an "investment genius" who was able to plan and strategize, and he couldn't help but speak with admiration.
"Renminbi?" Zhou Dongsheng asked casually.
"Yeah..." Lu Sifang was shocked. What the boss meant was... this game is worth more than 1 billion US dollars? That's nearly 7 billion RMB.
Even Tengda Investment, which has , would definitely not give such a high valuation.
After all, no matter how rich Tengda is, he will not choose to be a sucker...
The willingness to give a valuation of 1 billion only means that the game is in the hands of Tenda, and Tenda is confident that it can extract more profits from this game.
After all, when it comes to game operations and profitability, Tenda has no rivals in China and is definitely among the best even internationally.
"Forget it. Maybe there will be opportunities . Let's decline it." Zhou Dongsheng said in a very relaxed tone.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has just completed its public beta and can only be considered to be in its emerging stage. The low valuation given by Tenda is understandable.
After all, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was established less than a year ago. Apart from the support of a large company like QQ, it is just an ordinary gaming company in every way.
On the one hand, this valuation is based on the gorgeous public beta data, on the other hand, it may also have some credit from the pig factory, but of course it is more based on market feedback.
Perhaps in the eyes of Tengda Investment Department, this price is already very fair. With an investment of tens of millions in less than a year, they can directly cash out hundreds of millions in cash, earn dozens of times the profit, and then walk away...
No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win deal, and it will also add another brilliant achievement to the record book of Zhou Dongsheng, the "investment genius". Isn't it double happiness?
However, in Zhou Dongsheng's opinion, even if the future potential and premium of the game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" are not considered, this price is still slightly low.
After all, the last game "Blade & Soul" to have millions of players online simultaneously in China was represented by Tenda, and the agency fee was a whopping 50 million US dollars!
This is just the agency fee, not to mention the other things. Even though the fledgling "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" cannot be compared with the famous "Blade & Soul"...
But if it is sold at this price, it is still a bargain, not to mention that Zhou Dongsheng is very clear about the future value of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds"...
If he were to cash in now, Zhou Dongsheng would indeed be able to "leave his name in history", but this reputation would obviously be on par with that of Mr. Li.
Compared with the drama of recognizing pearls with a discerning eye, it is obvious that the general public would prefer the drama of not being able to recognize gold and jade, and the latter is much more topical than the former.
"Okay, boss!" Lu Sifang responded in high spirits, and his heart was full of expectations for the future. Although he could not become an investment genius with outstanding talent in the investment industry...
However, being able to follow an investment genius like the boss and serve him seems to be a good choice. At least you can also appreciate the wonderful things.
For example, I have rejected Tengda Investment Department twice, and it felt pretty good.
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In Zhou Dongsheng's view, this was just a trivial episode, which he could just casually explain and it would be over. All he had to do next was to look forward to how much profit "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" would generate when it was officially launched.
However, the pig factory apparently got wind of it from somewhere and learned that Tengda Investment Department was planning to poach employees.
When Wang Yi at the pig factory received the news, he became a little uneasy. If Tengda really took advantage of this, wouldn't their pig factory be making wedding clothes for others?
What if Zhou Dongsheng, a young man, couldn't resist the olive branch thrown by Tengda? As the matter was of great importance, Wang Yi did not neglect it at all and reported it directly to Ding Sanshi.
After all, it was President Ding who made the decision to support the young man Zhou Dongsheng, so it was obviously necessary to seek President Ding's opinion on how to take action.
After receiving Wang Yi 's call, Ding Sanshi laughed heartily, "Don't worry, this guy is very smart. He won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit. How can he let go of the stall that he has set up with great difficulty?"
After interacting with the young man Zhou Dongsheng, Ding Sanshi felt confident that he was quite good at judging people and believed that Zhou Dongsheng was not so short-sighted.
What's more, even if they want to cash out their shares, the best way is to raise the price and drag QQ and Tencent into the game, so that Tencent and Tencent, two major game companies, can compete with each other, which will inevitably raise the price...
Instead of selling it directly to Tenda unilaterally, what is the purpose? Is it for the sake of friendship?
Unless Lao Ma is willing to offer a price that is irresistible, but based on Ding Sanshi's understanding of him, this idea can basically be ruled out.
Therefore, Ding Sanshi was completely confident and not panicked at all.
What's more, even if it was true, so what? For Ding Sanshi, there was no loss. At most, it could only be considered a mistake.
"Then Mr. Ding, what do you think we should do?" Wang Yi felt relieved. Since he had already spoken, he might as well test Mr. Ding's attitude so that he could respond flexibly and take the next step.
"This is a great gift from Tengda. There is no reason for us not to accept it. Let's just exaggerate and promote it." Ding Sanshi laughed and said happily.
Wang Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Ding Sanshi meant. He blurted out, "Boss Ding, that's a great idea!"
Ding Sanshi smiled without saying anything, then hung up the phone.
"I didn't expect this kid to be so capable of doing things, and he can always make a name for himself for everything he does. It's really interesting." Ding Sanshi thought happily.
It can be said that his repeated efforts to add fuel to the fire were not in vain. Ding Sanshi couldn't help but look forward to it. Will this young man whom he is optimistic about create any unexpected surprises?
After all, youth is the greatest asset of young people, Ding Sanshi couldn't help but sigh, but then he didn't take it to heart and went about his own business.
As for Zhuchang Games, after receiving Ding Sanshi's "oral instructions", Wang Yi naturally did not neglect it at all. He immediately mobilized Zhuchang's external publicity resources and began to spread the news.
"Shocking! Even Tengda couldn't sit still for this public beta game and spent a huge amount of money to acquire it but failed!"
"The negotiation broke down! This game flatly rejected the acquisition by Tenda, just because..."
News like this suddenly filled every corner of the Internet, undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", which was already in the promotion stage.
Moreover, the publicity effect of the scam by Tengda was unexpectedly good!
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