Game production: I really have landed

Chapter 119 The Acquisition of Magic Industries
Flying around the world on the third day of the game's release is really not a good idea.

However, Luo Bai has no other choice. The negotiation started half a year ago, and the acquisition of Magic Industry Studio has come to an end.

For this reason, he, the original founder, had to fly to the ocean to have a good business connection with the boss of Modong Industry.

As a loser who entered the game industry, the boss Andrew didn't have too many ideas. After Luo Bai accepted his offer, the conversation between the two parties was also very pleasant.

On the wine table, he even expressed his sincere admiration and encouragement for Chuxin's idea of ​​entering 3D large-scale production.

Magic Industry is one of the many game studios in the entire Beacon Country, but compared to most of the independent game studios on the market, because the boss Andrew himself has enough capital, he aimed at " A game of this level.

After purchasing a large amount of equipment and digging out a large number of talents, the sales of the final product were dismal.

Not to mention the disintegration of the studio in the end, anyway, the main business departments were cut seven or eight, and in the end the entire studio only retained the most basic "CG production", "character modeling", "motion capture" and other departments.

Now the main business on weekdays is to do outsourcing of 3D game CG for some small factories.

It's not that no one wants to take away the rest of the magic industry, but the conditions given are really not satisfactory to this guy who has lost everything.

The conditions Luo Bai gave were quite kind, and Andrew, who had been struggling to support Magic Industry for more than a year, was also disheartened. The two sides hit it off, and the last shortcoming in the current Chuxin game was finally filled. up.

"Luo, it really wasn't a good decision to start a business. At that time, I was obsessed with life and death, and I might not be able to spend all the money in my life..."

Andrew poured bitter water on Luo Bai while he was drunk, and Luo Bai just responded with a helpless smile.

At the end of the dinner, this drunk guy who couldn't even stand on his feet reminded Luo Bai at the last moment of being dragged away:
"Luo, the people in the lower department are very dissatisfied with my behavior of selling Magic to you. If you want to put it into operation as soon as you buy it, you may need to think of some ways. "

"Thank you for your advice."

Luo Bai responded accordingly.

The next day.

I have to say that Andrew's reminder is very reasonable.

In the face of Luo Bai's arrival, although dozens of employees currently existing in Magic Industry expressed their welcome to the new boss on the surface, but Luo Bai asked about the main work at hand in the team, and the core ones in the studio Regarding technical issues, he seems to be out of touch,
In this regard, although Luo Bai's heart was full of anger, he did not explode on the spot until he finally finished his visit to Magic Industry. Luo Bai shook hands with An Zhui, the current person in charge of Magic Industry, and left. here.

"I don't understand, why did Andrew sell Modong to that damned yellow man? It's really terrible."

It wasn't until seeing Luo Bai's taillights disappearing from sight that An Zhui's deputy, Greenland, muttered in dissatisfaction.

"Hey, be careful what you say. After all, Luo is our current boss. What's more, he is also a game producer himself, and he is also the winner of the TGA Game of the Year Award."

An Zhui pushed Andrew's side with his elbow,

"The reason for acquiring Modong this time is because we want to enter the 3D game market.

Andrew paid a lot last time, and the reason why he didn't disband Modong on the spot was because he was not reconciled. "

"Come on, we all know how lucky Ori was to win that award, not to mention, he has no experience in making 3D games at all.

Now he wants to make this studio fully operational, and he can only rely on us. "

Greenland curled his lips indifferently, still full of disdain for Luo Bai.

This time, An Zhui didn't say anything more.

In essence, his thoughts are the same as Greenlane's. Yes, in his eyes, Luo Bai is just a lucky guy who has developed several popular games, and he has no experience in making 3D games at all before.

In fact, there is not much difference from the previous Andrew.

If he didn't want the magic industry he just bought with a big price to become an empty shell with only equipment, he could only rely on him and Greenland.

……

"Luo, it seems that your trip is not going well."

Andrew cheerfully opened a bottle of good red wine for Luo Bai.

Just got rid of a mess at hand and can't be in a bad mood?

"It's not going well. All the employees are quite repulsive to me as the new boss. Looking at the faces of An Zhui and Greenland, I really want to fire them directly."

Luo Bai smiled helplessly, speaking very frankly.

"No, no, Luo, you can't do this, if Anzui and Greenland are fired by you for no reason, all the employees will make trouble.

At that time, the trade union will definitely get involved in this matter. For you, a person from Yan Kingdom, you may face a large fine and some things you don't want to see at all. "

Andrew directly denied Luo Bai's rude behavior, and then poured Luo Bai a glass,
"You need to find some tricks for Ann to chase this guy, and then let a professional lawyer protect your property."

coming.

Ever since Andrew reminded himself yesterday, Luo Bai knew that he would definitely come to him again, and Andrew also knew this in his heart.

Although I don't know what the other party's request is, after all, I only saw the business level that Modong Industry met my requirements at that time, and I didn't consider that there would be such a huge hidden danger in this studio.

Moreover, because of the possible intervention of the trade union, the original idea of ​​re-recruiting all the hot-headed ideas directly and violently also fell through.

Let's take a step by step.

"Mr. Andrew, can you tell me in detail?"

Luo Bai asked sincerely.

"It's like this, Luo, since my last project failed completely, and I contracted Magic Industry, from the original 'game studio' to the later 'outsourcing studio', the initial revenue is actually still good. .

Because of the huge investment before, Modong's technology can be said to be very good in terms of CG production and motion capture.

There are still many small factories willing to ask us for help.

But then the revenue gradually began to decrease, and gradually decreased to an unbearable point for me.

On the one hand, it is because the game industry here has closed down a lot due to related factors such as reports and complaints, which has affected our business volume.

On the other hand, I suspect that An Zhui is using the resources of the studio to bypass the company to do some outsourcing business that he has received, and this has also affected the delivery of the company's normal business. "

Andrew didn't keep it secret, but directly told Luo Bai the whole story.

This kind of honesty made Luo Bai feel very comfortable.

but……

"Mr. Andrew, with all due respect, if you really want to investigate, this kind of thing should not be difficult to investigate.

Whether it's from the employees below or the game companies on the market, there are too many ways to find evidence. "

Luo Bai was right.

If it was really like what Andrew said, what An chased this guy did was too rough.

As long as you want to investigate, you can definitely find evidence.

"I just don't think it's necessary."

Andrew shook his head helplessly,
"An Zhui is a smart man. He can see that I don't want Momo to move this mess for a long time, but outsourcing can still make money after all. If I really send him in, the business of the entire studio will collapse. In that way, Modong will not be able to sell the price even more.

not to mention……"

Having said that, Andrew exhaled,

"I don't have many connections in the game circle, and I don't want to owe such a big favor for such a small matter.

Right now, many people in the team have directly or indirectly accepted the benefits of An Zhui, and everyone will not report An Zhui specifically for this kind of thing. "

Whether it is the East or the West, it is actually a humane society.

It's just that a nice term "letter of introduction" was added there as a cover.

Luo Bai could understand Andrew's helplessness, he just wanted to leave safely in the end.

I also understand why An Zhui is so confident.

Modong Studio is a studio that Luo Bai bought with a big price just now. As long as Luo Bai doesn't want the studio to stop, he can only pinch his nose to recognize this matter, and admit that An Zhui is in the part of Modong dominance.

Moreover, what was worse than Andrew's situation was that Luo Bai's nationality made him naturally vulnerable when facing such things.

"Mr. Andrew, can you take a look at the outsourcing information and specific profits that Modong can pass through your hands?"

"of course can."

Looking at the smiling Andrew, Luo Bai also suddenly understood why this guy chose himself instead of another beautiful Chinese company with a price that was almost the same as that of the original intention.

He probably took a fancy to his connections in the game circle.

Even if he had an idea in his mind, Luo Bai didn't make his own claim, but after he separated from Andrew, he made a special call to Xiao Weirui to inform him of the existing problems here.

"Mr. Luo, I will contact you with a professional lawyer right away..."

Before Xiao Weirui finished speaking, Luo Bai interrupted:
"Mr. Xiao, no need, I still have some contacts in the game circle here, but the time I stay here may be a little longer than expected, and I need you to pay more attention to the void Knight's related movements.

In addition, remember to carry out all the plans I made before when I am not around. "

Xiao Weirui was silent for a while, but simply answered yes on the other end of the phone.

After finishing the call with Xiao Weirui, Luo Bai opened his phone address book and read it for a long time before calling Robert.

"Oh my dear Lo, this phone call from you is interrupting my Hollow Knight game!

how?Is the acquisition of Modong Industry going smoothly?How about we find a place to have a drink today? "

This point is obviously due to working hours. Luo Bai knew that Robert was just joking with himself, but this joke really made people feel happy.

The fact that Luo Bai came to Lighthouse Country to acquire Modong Industry this time could not be concealed from those interested in the industry, especially since the appearance of the Hollow Knight further enhanced Robert's rating of Luo Bai and Chu Xin.

"The acquisition went very smoothly, but there was a little other trouble, which may not be clear on the phone, are you free, Robert, I need your help."

Luo Bai didn't have any twists and turns, he knew that Robert didn't like it.

"Of course I'm free, let's have a drink tonight, I'll find a place.

However, let me make a chair and save it for a file..."

"No way, are you really playing Hollow Knight?! I thought you were kidding me!"

Luo Bai exclaimed.

"God, Lo, what are you kidding, of course I'm playing Hollow Knight, it's a lot better than I thought it would be, hell, it's just too hard."

"But challenging yourself makes you stronger, doesn't it?"

"Yeah, you're right, like your next move into 3D."

The banquet in the evening was very pleasant. After learning about some internal situations of Magic Industry from Luo Bai, Robert even assured Luo Bai that he would find out the specific flow of An Zhui's private affairs as quickly as possible. And get the evidence.

For a while, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

In this matter, Luo Bai was not embarrassed with Robert.

Things like contacts should be used at critical times.

And the reason why Robert helped him so wholeheartedly was because he saw the huge potential in him.

Both sides want something, it's a win-win.

After the dinner with Robert was over, Luo Bai boarded the plane back to the hometown of Magic Industry.

After simply sleeping on the plane, it was already dawn when I got off the plane.

Luo Bai's comeback was once again welcomed by all the employees of Modong Industry headed by An Zhui, at least on the surface.

Greeting An Zhui, the two parties came to the office, An Zhui closed the door gently, but his face still had such a relaxed look on his face.

"An Zhui."

An Zhui, who was called by Luo Bai, nodded lightly:

"Boss, please call me to the office, what can I do?"

This time, Luo Bai didn't hold back either, and stared straight into An Zhui's eyes and asked:

"An Zhui, I heard from Andrew that you are secretly using the company's resources to do some private work, and this has delayed the company's normal business operations. I want to ask, is there such a thing?"

Regarding Luo Bai's questioning, An Zhui didn't show any panic on his face, he just pretended to be puzzled:

"Boss, what are you talking about? I can't understand."

"Then pretend you don't know about it."

Luo Bai sat on the boss chair, crossed his hands and looked at the stubborn guy in front of him,
"I know why you hate me. It's just that in Andrew's hands, you can make some small moves unscrupulously. He is afraid that this will affect his sale of Magic Industry. In addition, although he doesn't make much money, he still makes money. So turn a blind eye to your actions.

But my taking over will undoubtedly bring certain changes to your current beautiful life. "

"Boss, your groundless speculation is an insult to my personality. If you still say this, I think I will sue you!"

An Zhui had a cold face, showing great anger at Luo Bai's "slander".

"Let's talk about other topics, An Zhui, about the future business of Modong Industry."

Luo Bai stared into An Zhui's eyes for several times, held it up high, and gently let go of this topic.

Now Robert is still collecting evidence, and he can't tell what to do with the guy in front of him.

An Zhui's face turned pale, and a smile appeared again:
"Boss, what are your orders?"

"In the days to come, Modong Industry will cut off all the outsourcing business facing the outside world. From then on, it will only be responsible for connecting with my "Chuxin Game Studio" in Yan Kingdom, and Modong Industry will be regarded as Chuxin Game Work From the perspective of the 3D business production department under the studio.

Moreover, Chuxin Game Studio is about to launch a 3D game plan recently. Modong Industry needs to focus on this plan to complete the game development needs in the second half of this year and even the whole year of next year. "

Luo Bai's calm explanation made An Zhui's face change.

Yes, this is the real reason why he hates Luo Bai's acquisition of Modong.

Not only Luo Bai, he hates all the guys who want to buy Modong Industry.

Because these guys are bound to be a shock to the good thing he's been stealing and making money from, and he needs to make money.

"Boss, are our steps too fast?
With all due respect, there is no formal communication between Modong Industry and your Chuxin Game Studio in Yanguo at all, and it will take time for the two parties to cooperate with each other.

Isn't it a bit bad to cut off all the outsourcing business in such a hurry? "

An Zhui gave a sufficiently convincing reason.

Cooperation is cooperation, but the outsourcing business cannot be lost.

"It doesn't matter."

Luo Bai calmly looked at An Zhui in front of him,
"I have Dollar!"

Fake squid!
At this moment, An Zhui has already greeted all eighteen generations of Luo Bai's ancestors in his heart.

You really cut off all the outsourcing business, and then directly announced that you will never do it again, what the hell am I going to do?
He has a cold face:

"If BOSS is such an autocratic boss, I have nothing to say, I can only say that this is not the working environment I want, and I don't think there is any future in working in such an unfree working environment.

Please allow me to resign. "

Resign?Is this angry talk?Or are you trying to threaten me to retreat?

But how could it be possible for you to resign?Your mouth is full of food behind your back, how could it be possible for you to run away so easily if you don't give it to you?

"I hope you can still think about it..."

The sudden softening of Luo Bai's words relieved An Zhui, who was a little outspoken just now because of his anger.

He was really afraid that Luo Bai would resign him without hesitation, at least for now, the two sides still have the possibility of talking.

After talking about this point, the two sides didn't have much desire to chat, Luo Bai just waved his hands, and An Zhui also left the office tactfully.

Luo Bai asked An to go back and think about it carefully, and things seemed to have eased up.

But all of this is just the calm before the storm, and there may be some kind of turbulent waves in the dark.

Luo Bai, who was sitting in the office, touched the ceramic bulletproof vest he was wearing, and leaned back against the sofa chair, thinking about the other party's reaction next.

(End of this chapter)