Chapter 205 The Dawn of the Second Dimension
Chapter 205 The Dawn of the Second Dimension
11:00 AM, Jinling Zijinshan Manor.
The summer sun shone through the gaps in the blackout curtains, casting a dazzling golden line across the carpet.
The air in the luxurious, oversized master bedroom still lingered with the scents of last night's decadence.
Li Feng was fast asleep on the large bed.
Over the past few days, with all the major projects of the group progressing smoothly and no urgent matters requiring his personal approval, this tyrant, who had a rare moment of leisure, could be described as utterly absurd.
For three consecutive days, Li Feng was engrossed in the game of Link-Link.
However, even the most exciting games eventually come to an end.
After several days of absurdity, Li Feng's initial excitement gradually faded.
For someone like him who is used to being in control, occasional curiosity is just a form of relaxation. What truly makes him feel comfortable and relaxed are, in the end, those old friends who have been with him for a long time.
So, Liu Shishi, who had served him last night, was curled up in Li Feng's arms, her delicate face flushed with satisfaction, and her breathing was long and quiet.
"Knock, knock."
The oak door to the master bedroom was knocked on gently and then carefully pushed open.
Zhang Xinyu walked silently to the bedside.
She glanced at Liu Shishi, who was fast asleep nestled in the boss's arms, her eyes showing no emotion. She simply leaned down slightly and whispered in Li Feng's ear:
"Boss... Boss, it's time to wake up."
Li Feng frowned slightly and opened his eyes somewhat groggily.
Waking up from his sleep, he was instinctively a bit grumpy, but when he saw it was Zhang Xinyu, he knew that she would never dare to disturb him at this time unless it was something important.
"What is it?" Li Feng rubbed his temples, his voice still hoarse from just waking up.
"Boss, the acquisition project you specifically asked us to do before, the results came out this morning," Zhang Xinyu said in a low voice.
Li Feng's mind paused for half a second.
He personally instructed Zhang Xinyu to write down more than a dozen key items in the memo, and for a moment she really couldn't figure out which one it was.
"Which project?" Li Feng asked thoughtfully.
Zhang Xinyu parted her red lips slightly and uttered three words:
"Mihayu".
Upon hearing this name, Li Feng was wide awake.
"Oh? Those college students are willing to sell?"
Zhang Xinyu opened the encrypted file in her hand and quickly reported to her supervisor:
"Yes, boss. Those young guys had this so-called 'tech geeks saving the world' dream and absolutely refused to sell control of the company, only willing to accept financing."
"But the investment department has been blocking them and has even contacted major venture capital firms to cut off their other sources of income."
"Recently, they were developing a mobile game called 'Honkai Impact 2,' but their funding chain broke down, and they can barely afford to pay for the servers."
Zhang Xinyu's tone was brimming with the smug satisfaction of capital dominance: "Just two hours ago, those founders finally couldn't take it anymore. In order to make the game and fulfill their dreams, they agreed to our full acquisition plan!"
"Ten million RMB to buy out 100% of their company's shares! However, as a condition, they still require that they retain independent control over future game development."
Ten million! 100% controlling stake!
When Li Feng heard this number, he almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.
This isn't an acquisition, this is outright robbery!
Buying all of Mihayo's shares for ten million is absolutely the greatest operation Li Feng has ever made in his life, bar none!
"Well done."
Li Feng didn't hold back his praise, "Give them the independent development rights! As long as they can make the game, they can do whatever they want with it!"
"Notify the finance department to double the year-end bonus for the project team responsible for this acquisition!"
After reporting the good news, Zhang Xinyu turned to the next page of the memo, her expression becoming somewhat strange.
"Okay, boss, but there's one more thing."
"Last night, Type-Moon, the Japanese company behind the company, sent a legal representative to contact our overseas copyright department."
Zhang Xinyu pouted: "They said they wanted to offer a high price to buy back the exclusive mobile game adaptation rights for the 'Fate' series that we had bought out."
"Buy it back?" Li Feng couldn't help but sneer.
Back when he swept through Tokyo with US dollars, the Fate IP wasn't even worth mentioning.
Now that the mobile internet is gaining momentum, these Japanese are only belatedly realizing the potential of the mobile game market and want to take back the licenses to make their own games.
There's no such thing as a free lunch!
"You don't need to report these kinds of brain-dead questions to me anymore."
"Tell the overseas copyright department that Haofeng will not be giving back a single penny of the IP he's taken in!"
Zhang Xinyu understood immediately and wrote it down in her memo.
Just as she was about to close the document, Li Feng called out to her.
"etc."
"Xinyu, go and inform Feng Yi!"
"Get it approved immediately, and start a new, key project team!"
"I've already thought of a name for the game: Fate/Grand Order, or FGO for short!"
……
at the same time.
Tokyo, Japan, Type-Moon headquarters conference room.
"Bang!"
A senior executive at Type Moon slammed a legal reply faxed from China onto the conference table, trembling with rage!
"Damn it! Those damned capitalists from Tokyo!"
The executive was furious and yelled, "They not only rejected our request to redeem the Fate mobile game license, but they even sent a warning letter! They said they'd sue us to death if we develop any Fate-related games on mobile!"
The faces of the Japanese creators and legal staff present were extremely grim.
"This is robbery! This is our own hard-earned IP, why can't we use it ourselves?!" one of the creators protested angrily.
"Because... we signed the contract three years ago."
The legal director of Type-Moon spoke with despair and helplessness, "It's all in black and white, crystal clear. Haofeng Networks holds the absolute exclusive rights to adapt and distribute the Fate series on mobile devices (including smartphones, tablets, etc.) in Greater China and globally."
"What if we force it?!" the executive asked through gritted teeth.
The Minister of Justice shook his head bitterly:
"President, don't get your hopes up."
"Haofeng Network's legal team is notoriously strong; they have applied for countless patents and copyright protections worldwide. If we dare to develop infringing content on mobile devices, not only will we be removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play globally, but they also have the right to apply for cross-border asset freezes. The probability of us winning this lawsuit is... [0%]."
Upon hearing this despairing verdict, the conference room fell into a deathly silence.
Impotent rage!
This is the only thing they can do right now.
Actually, it's not just Type-Moon.
At this very moment, in the conference rooms of major conglomerates such as Shueisha and Toei in Tokyo, the same lamentations and regrets are playing out one after another!
With the widespread adoption of smartphones, the mobile game market has demonstrated a revenue-generating ability far exceeding that of PC games.
These Japanese conglomerates have finally realized that their mobile game titles, such as Naruto, One Piece, Bleach, and Dragon Ball, are all golden goose eggs that can lay golden eggs in the mobile game market!
but!
As they excitedly prepared to tap into the mobile game market, they suddenly discovered:
These top-tier IPs, which have accompanied countless people through their youth and are worth a fortune, had their souls on mobile devices completely hollowed out by that Chinese man at a bargain price years ago!
"We were scammed by that Chinese man! He tricked us!"
Sato, the head of the copyright department at Shueisha, was in his office, pounding his chest and stamping his feet in regret!
"President...is there really nothing we can do? Are we just going to watch those Chinese people make a fortune using our IP?" an employee asked unwillingly.
Sato slumped in his chair, his eyes vacant.
"The only solution? It's to develop PC online games, or to develop games for Sony's PSP and Nintendo's handheld consoles."
"In the contract, he only locked out the mobile licensing for smartphones and tablets..."
"But how many young people these days are willing to spend all day in front of a computer and a mainframe?"
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