The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 122 Penguin’s Olive Branch

Luo Ming had a strange expression after hearing Lin Shuwen's words.

He didn't expect that Lin Shuwen would get a new job as the Chinese New Year was approaching, and it was in a field that she had never been involved in before.

"Luo Ming, I will leave the decision to you this time. If you think it is too hard, I will refuse."

"The recording of the program is next week, not the week after, right?" Luo Ming asked.

"Well, Gao Lan said it will be next week."

"You don't have any basic skills at all?"

"No, it almost hurts when I practice by myself."

Luo Ming scratched his head. To be honest, he had been exposed to a lot of Lin Shuwen's work since he and Lin Shuwen were intertwined. It was a bit fresh at first, but now it is really boring. As for dancing, a new field, Luo Ming still has some interest. of.

It's not that Luo Ming has masochistic tendencies, it's mainly that Luo Ming has always wanted to see Lin Shuwen dance. Lin Shuwen's long legs are so suitable for dancing.

Furthermore, as Lin Shuwen's body flexibility has improved, will she have the opportunity to unlock some special positions in the future?

Thinking of this, Luo Ming cleared his throat and said, "Ahem! Since Wenwen is good for your career development, I think you should go."

Lin Shuwen felt warm in her heart after listening to Luo Ming's words. Luo Ming really cared about her. Even though she knew that she had no foundation and it would be tiring and painful to practice, she still agreed directly because dancing would help her career.

Luo Ming has said this, so naturally Lin Shuwen will not back down: "Okay! Then practice, I will work hard tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. If I practice a little longer, you will suffer less when you come here on Monday."

Luo Ming's expression was a little unnatural when he heard this, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

But the next second, Luo Ming's slight sense of guilt was overwhelmed by the temptation of the special position.

For the sake of future happiness, just suffer for yourself next week!

In the next two days, Lin Shuwen spent most of her time in the company's dance practice room, practicing basic moves in addition to working on the album.

By Sunday afternoon, Lin Shuwen felt that these movements were no longer so painful.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, or just like Gao Lan said, her body flexibility is really good, and she is relatively talented.

At the same time, Luo Ming did not lie down at home during the weekend. Instead, he was called to the company by a call from Zhao Ningyuan.

Rong Mu also received a call from Zhao Ningyuan. His home was relatively close to the company. When Luo Ming came over, Rong Mu was already there.

Seeing Zhao Ningyuan calling Rong Mu over, Luo Ming couldn't help but look a little more serious.

"Senior Brother Zhao, is there anything wrong with you being so anxious to have us come over?" Rong Mu asked directly when he saw Luo Ming coming.

"Mr. Luo, Mr. Rong, my former boss contacted me today."

"Senior Brother Zhao, your former immediate boss, are you talking about the Penguin side?" Luo Ming was stunned for a moment and then asked with a surprised look on his face.

"Correct."

"Senior Brother Zhao, Penguin dug you back?" Rong Mu asked.

Zhao Ningyuan shook his head: "Mr. Rong, you misunderstood. In my situation, even if I make a good turnaround, Penguin will never let me go back."

"What does penguin mean?"

"Senior Brother Zhao, if I guess correctly, Penguin should want to invest in our company, right?" Luo Ming looked at Zhao Ningyuan and said.

"Yes, Mr. Luo, you are right, that's it."

Seeing Zhao Ningyuan's affirmative answer, Luo Ming couldn't help but sigh.

When Penguin treats emerging game companies that have made some achievements, they usually adopt the form of wooing them. They first offer to invest in shares. If they refuse, Penguin will take some measures, such as restricting the company's games from sending links on Penguin's chat software. Or simply block the link directly.

Rongmu was dumbfounded. The current penguins are simply not something that Zhuoguang can fight against. The games launched after Zhuoguang, whether it is Xiaoxiaole or "Clash of Clans", have social attributes. If they reject Penguin, let Penguin start to fight against him. If Zhuoguang suppresses it, it will be a disaster for the company.

Luo Ming also thought of this. After thinking for a moment, he asked Zhao Ningyuan: "Brother Zhao, how much of our shares does Penguin want?"

"Penguin wants to buy 3.5% of our company's shares for 34 million."

Luo Ming frowned. Penguin had a bigger appetite than he thought, and he actually wanted the right to vote.

"Er Ming, we absolutely cannot give so many shares to Penguin."

"I know, don't worry, Mu Mu, let's listen to Senior Brother Zhao's opinion first. After all, he has stayed at Penguin for several years and knows the situation there better than we do."

"Mr. Luo, Mr. Rong, to be honest, I tend to cooperate with Penguin. Of course, 34% of the shares is impossible." Zhao Ningyuan said.

"What's the reason?" Luo Ming asked.

“First of all, Penguin’s social software is absolutely unavoidable when we promote games. No matter what method we use, we cannot avoid QQ and WeChat.

Even if it can be circumvented, without these two channels of promotion, it will have a great impact on the promotion of our game.

Just imagine that after our Xiaoxiaole is launched, we want to promote the game through friends giving each other physical strength, or inviting friends to donate physical strength. Without QQ and WeChat, where would our game friends come from?

If we add friends by sending a link, we reject Penguin’s financing, and Penguin directly blocks our link, what should we do? "

Rong Mu fell silent upon hearing this. What Zhao Ningyuan said was indeed very reasonable.

Luo Ming looked at Rong Mu, then at Zhao Ningyuan and said: "Senior Brother Zhao, we all agree on this, please continue!"

“In addition to game promotion, the second problem we face is that if we don’t accept Penguin’s financing, Penguin can completely reskin our games and publish them through their own channels.

We have no way to do publicity, but Penguin has huge publicity channels. No matter how good the game is, it will only die in this situation. "

"Then what should we do according to your wishes, Senior Brother Zhao?" Rong Mu asked.

"Accept Penguin's financing, but try to keep the shares as low as possible. Just control it at 10% to 15%. It must not exceed 15%."

"Would Penguin agree?"

“Based on what I know about Penguin, Penguin rarely interferes with the companies it invests in, which means that the veto power is actually not that important to them.

Penguin most likely just sees that our "Plants vs. Zombies" is selling well, and our previous game 2048 was also quite successful. After Penguin's evaluation, it feels that our company has potential in mobile games, and wants to invest now and get a share later. Just soup. "

"Senior Brother Zhao, what can we gain by cooperating with Penguin?" Rong Mu asked.

“If we cooperate with Penguin, we can first take this opportunity to ask Penguin to push QQ and WeChat for Happy Xiaoxiaole, and use Penguin’s social software to help us open up the market faster.

If our Happy Game can make money, we won’t need to find Penguin for the follow-up “Clash of Clans”. Penguin itself will come to us and actively promote it to us.

Secondly, Penguin’s network can help us pass some reviews faster. The last and most critical point is that Penguin only cares about money. As long as we can make money, they will not have any interference in the company's operations. We don't have to worry about the company's autonomy. "

"What about the disadvantages?" Rong Mu then asked.

"The disadvantages! First of all, Penguin's reputation in the gaming circle is not very good. Once many players hear that our company is involved with Penguin, they will subconsciously resist our company.

Secondly, Penguin will not interfere in the company's operations, which means that apart from dividing money, they rarely provide any help to the companies they invest in. Especially when they can't make money, Penguin will not hesitate to abandon companies with no potential.

Finally, Penguin is now competing with other Internet giants for the market. By accepting Penguin’s investment, in a sense, we are siding with each other. "

After Zhao Ningyuan finished speaking, he stopped talking. He told everything he knew about the situation. Then it was time for the two bosses to make a decision.

"Mumu, I have an idea here, do you think it would work?" After a while, Luo Ming broke the silence.

"Er Ming, if you have any ideas, tell me!"

"I have been thinking about turning Bingzhou's Zhuoguang into a game department of Zhuoguang, and then build the headquarters of Zhuoguang in a larger city.

That being the case, why don't we carve out the gaming department now? Let the games division become a subsidiary of Burning Light now.

If Penguin wants to take a stake, let them take a stake in Burning Light Games. It would be fine if our head office does not accept their stake. "

Rong Mu's eyes lit up when he heard this, this is indeed possible!

If Burning Light Games is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Burning Light, Penguin's investment in Burning Light Games will not have any impact on Burning Light.

"That's okay! I'm going to split the game department out tomorrow. Brother Zhao, you can help me with the Penguin side for two days. We'll wait until our new company is registered and enters the review process, and then we'll notify them to come over.

Anyway, the purchase of shares cannot be negotiated in a day or two. Once the negotiation is completed, the company split should be completed. "Rong Mu said.

Zhao Ningyuan nodded to express that he understood.

Then Zhao Ningyuan did not shy away from Luo Ming and Rong Mu and directly dialed a phone number and then turned the phone on speakerphone.

"Old Zhao, how are you?" A rough male voice came from the receiver.

"Fat brother, our boss doesn't agree to buy shares."

After hearing Zhao Ningyuan's words, the person on the phone was silent for three seconds and then asked: "Don't agree? Why?"

"34% is too much."

"Hey! Lao Zhao, you have only left the company for a few days! Why don't you just forget it! You used to be stubborn. I told you something was wrong with that woman a long time ago and you still don't believe it."

When Luo Ming heard this, he secretly glanced at Zhao Ningyuan's expression.

Zhao Ningyuan was not angry, but rather grateful.

Luo Ming immediately understood that this "fat brother" had most likely helped Zhao Ningyuan when he was frustrated, and these reminders were true.

Penguin found this person to talk to Zhao Ningyuan most likely because of this.

"It's a big company after all!" Luo Ming sighed in his heart.

"Fat brother, tell me how many shares you plan to acquire in Zhuoguang, so I can tell our boss."

"Let's put it this way! Lao Zhao's company's principle is that 10% is never too little, and 34% is never too much. Do you understand?"

"I understand, I'll go talk to my boss."

"Wait! Old Zhao, don't tell this."

"Then I tell my boss that the company plans to acquire 20% of the shares?"

The fat brother was silent for more than ten seconds this time, and then said: "Okay, Lao Zhao, don't say that brother doesn't miss you. If you can help get more than 10% of the shares this time, I will fight for you personally." 1% of the shares will allow you to become a shareholder of your company. In the future, when the company becomes bigger, you will also be able to get rich overnight.”

Zhao Ningyuan suddenly became excited when he heard this: "Really? Thank you so much, fat brother!"

"Of course it's true. We brothers have been working together for more than three years. When did I ever fool you?"

"No, no, Fat Brother treats me with all his heart. Then Fat Brother, I'll go tell the bosses."

"Well, let's go!" After saying that, the other party hung up the phone, and Zhao Ningyuan's excited expression instantly calmed down.

"Senior Brother Zhao, it would be a pity if you don't sing face-changing." Luo Ming said with a complicated expression. He really couldn't learn this skill.

"This is my personality on the Penguin side! In their eyes, I am an honest person."

"Senior Brother Zhao, are you still creating a character?"

"I didn't mean it. I went to Penguin because the web game company I worked for at the beginning went bankrupt. At that time, I had no confidence in myself and even had some doubts about my abilities.

After I went to Penguin, I was immersed in work and didn't dare to talk much. As I gradually became familiar with them, the label of honest person also fell on my head.

As for Fat Brother, he is quite nice. When the company found out that I leaked secrets, it was not just as simple as firing me, but also asked me to compensate the company for its losses.

It was Fat Brother who helped me deal with the situation, and in the end he didn’t let me work all these years in vain. He did persuade me many times, saying that my ex-girlfriend was not very good. I even alienated him for a while because of this. Now that I think about it, I feel sorry for him. of. "

"Then you just returned it"

"Everyone is their own master! And Fat Brother is also playing tricks on me. He said that if Penguin succeeds in buying shares, he will give me 1% of the shares. I believe that this share will really be given to me.

But now that this share is in my hands, what will Mr. Luo and Mr. Rong think of me? Will you think that I am trying to match Penguin for this 1% share?

The price for me to get this 1% share is to lose the trust of my boss and leave the company.

This share can be regarded as pension money for me, and it is also the compensation given to me after Fatty cheated me. "

"Senior Brother Zhao, why did he try to trick you?" Luo Ming asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Oops! Don't you understand, Er Ming? Senior Brother Zhao will be useless after the acquisition is completed. Penguin will never believe Senior Brother Zhao who has leaked confidential documents at Penguin.

In addition, this time Senior Brother Zhao was persuaded by a few words and helped Penguin complete the investment, which shows that Senior Brother Zhao is still the soft-hearted person before.

How can Penguin be reassured that such a person serves as a senior executive in a company in which Penguin has a stake? "

After hearing Rong Mu's words, Luo Ming suddenly realized. He looked at Rong Mu and then at Senior Brother Zhao and sighed. He was really not good at being sociable!

(End of this chapter)