Rebirth of the Internet: Starting from Games

Chapter 547 Hedong and Hexi don’t need thirty years

In the same way in the past few years, Bobby Caudick worked hard and took advantage of Vivendi's financial crisis to finally wait for the opportunity.

He took the opportunity to repurchase Activision Blizzard's stock, and through some capital operations, he quietly took over the power of Activision Blizzard.

In hindsight, Blizzard discovered that he had just left the wolf's den and entered the tiger's mouth again. The life had not changed and was even more miserable. In the past, he was eating grass and milking cows, but now he could not even eat enough grass.

Vivendi, who sold Activision Blizzard, later regretted it, but it was too late to regret it and could only find new goals.

Later, they set their sights on another gaming giant, Ubisoft. This was another grudge match and I won’t go into details here.

But now the merger of Activision and Blizzard has created many complications, and sudden changes have changed the direction of the original story.

There is a dragon in the far east. It appears in the clouds and mist, revealing its sharp fangs.

This consortium from the mysterious East made Mike Mohan's heart flutter with its initial offer of US$100 billion + independent control rights, but it became a thorn in Activision's side.

This also attracted Vivendi, who had no profit and could not afford to be early, and the capital cancer began to enter the game and control the market.

Since then, Blizzard's acquisition has changed from a two-tiger rivalry to a three-nation battle for hegemony. It has attracted great attention in the industry, and relevant news is frequently reported.

And Vivendi, the brothel's top Blizzard, was originally just a prostitute, but now it's reduced to prostitution, with no dignity at all.

It has become a commodity at the mercy of capital.

On the morning of March 3, the Blizzard headquarters in California was bright and sunny.

Blizzard employees who came to work found several company executives making a rare appearance at the entrance of the park, as if waiting for something.

Not long after, a convoy of several Mercedes-Benz cars drove slowly from a distance and stopped at the entrance of the park.

A group of oriental-looking thugs in suits got out of commercial vehicles and stood on both sides of the road. Their movements were well-trained and uniform.

At first glance, this specification makes people mistakenly think that the head of state of some country is visiting Blizzard for inspection.

Two assistants came to the boss's car, one held an umbrella and the other opened the door.

Then Chen Hao, wearing a suit and leather shoes and sunglasses, appeared in front of everyone, looking very stylish.

After getting out of the car, he stretched first, and then his assistant put a black trench coat on him. Surrounded by people and stars, he walked slowly forward, like a gangster with an unparalleled aura.

Faced with a possible financial backer, Vivendi's executive responsible for business docking took the initiative to introduce himself. Chen Hao stretched out his hand and just touched it, then left as soon as he touched it, and then said, "Lead the way."

When everyone passed by a wolf cavalry statue in the square, Chen Hao stopped and looked at it for a while, as if he was remembering something.

As he paused, the crowd around him also stopped spontaneously.

The last time I visited one of the companies that is probably the best at making games in the world with a feeling of nostalgia, but I came here again to acquire it. I have to say that things are unpredictable.

After two blizzards, things have changed and people have changed. Is this the Hedong and Hexi that I mentioned before?

Arriving at the large and bright reception room, Chen Hao's shoulders shook and his windbreaker fell. Before landing, he was caught by the sharp-eyed assistant behind him.

He walked up, shook hands with Blizzard President Mike Mohan, and said "Long time no see, I miss you very much."

In addition to Blizzard, Blizzard’s parent company Vivendi also sent representatives, with Mike Mohan introducing them on his behalf.

The other party seemed to be Vivendi's second-in-command, with a long list of names and positions. Chen Hao didn't remember it and didn't bother to remember it, so he gave him the nickname "Wei Er" out of convenience.

Then the two parties sat down on both sides of the rectangular conference table, clearly distinguishing themselves.

Chen Hao suddenly made a gesture, and Wei Erzao, who was directly opposite him, was stunned. What's the situation, why do you want to take a group photo without even talking about it?

Then he discovered the misunderstanding, and saw an assistant in front of him skillfully took out a cigar, lit it, and put it on the other person's outstretched hand.

Chen Hao took the cigar box smoothly, ignoring the man opposite him, and pushed it along the smooth tabletop to Old Mike who was diagonally opposite. He raised his chin slightly to indicate whether he wanted to smoke or not.

<divclass="contentadv">Mike Mohan smiled and shook his head, then pushed back.

Chen Hao didn't do much research on whether Montecristo cigars were good to smoke. They were not expensive, only a few thousand yuan each, but that meant he liked them very much.

It is said to be synonymous with confidence and masculinity, just like a successful man, full of masculine aura. When you first come into contact with him, you will feel his coldness, but when you get close to him, you will find that he is like a loving person. Like a father, he cares deeply about you.

Before the negotiation, Mike Mohan looked at Chen Hao's full of style, thinking about the contact a few years ago, and said with emotion, "My friend, you have changed so much that I can hardly recognize you."

Chen Hao was noncommittal, "Have I become taller or stronger? But you have also changed. You have become older. Once people get older, they tend to be weak and hesitant. This is not good."

To ordinary employees, he is a kind and generous boss; to senior executives, he is Principal Chen who guides the country; to Wang Xing and Zhang Yiming, he is a life mentor who is both a teacher and a friend; but to a group of foreigners, he does not mind being a mentor. Go back to pretending to be a criminal!

We are all capitalists, and no one needs to coddle anyone else.

Subsequently, Century Zongheng Group and Vivendi launched a new round of negotiations on the acquisition of Blizzard.

The two sides went back and forth, and the verbal battle started again.

Xu Pengkun's team on the left is the main force, responsible for firepower output, and the legal team on the right is responsible for assisting. The two sing and work together seamlessly.

Chen Hao, who was sitting in seat C, was smoking a cigar expressionlessly, listening to the translator behind him and observing every move of everyone on the other side through the hazy smoke without saying a word.

Two hours later, perhaps Chen Hao's arrival made Vivendi finally make a symbolic concession to save face, lowering the price by 2 billion from the 130 billion US dollars.

But it is far from the 100 billion quoted price of Century Zongheng.

He frowned, not because he was short of 2 billion in funds, but because the old boy Wei Er's condescending attitude made him very unhappy.

After observation, it was discovered that Vivendi and Blizzard each have their own Xiao Jiujiu.

Because in the second half of the negotiation process, Old Mike asked him for a cigar, and he kept his thoughts in mind.

Chen Hao estimated that the other party's bottom line was about the same.

Since there is no point in continuing the discussion, Chen Hao asked the translator to leave a sentence, "Next Sunday at the same time, we will talk one last time!"

After speaking, he said to Wei Er, "Next time if you want to talk, ask your president to come in person and make a deal. If it succeeds, forget it if it doesn't!"

After saying that, he stood up first and left without even saying hello.

Mike Mohan watched Chen Hao leave with a lot of emotions in his heart. A few years ago, this guy was just one of the candidates for the game agent in the Chinese region of World of Warcraft. Now he has become the protagonist at the negotiation table, while he can only be the one to wait. Slaughtered fish.

Life is indeed full of miracles.

Paris, France, Vivendi headquarters.

When President Jean Bernard Levy heard on the phone the details of the negotiations with Century Zongheng from his deputy.

When he finally heard that the other party asked him to fly over in person in the next round before he was willing to talk, he snorted.

"What kind of person actually wants me to talk to you in person? Oriental people are so crazy just because they have a few steel coins in their pockets. It's just nonsense. What's the background of the other party?"

"Well, he turns out to be the richest man in China. I have to give him some face, but don't reply yet. Wait for the last two days. You can continue to refine the price according to the 120 billion plan and the price will remain unchanged!"