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Chapter 96 I want pixels
Seeing that He Jingmei didn't speak, Qin Shaoyan knew that the other party must be tempted, and he was just hesitating at this time.

"Mr. He." Qin Shaoyan sighed with emotion, "Taking a step back, I will be the one who will suffer the most if the cooperation fails."

"I am willing to spend more than 10 million to make a free online game to accompany Sohu in gambling. What do you have to hesitate about?"

He Jingmei waved her hand, "That's not what I said. There are costs to operating a game, such as distribution, servers..."

Qin Shaoyan interrupted her, "We can try it out for three months in the early stage and test the situation in Internet cafes in several cities. This won't cost much."

He Jingmei was still a little hesitant, "For free games, I'm afraid that a large number of players will come in without spending any money, which will put pressure on the server, and the server cost is not low."

"The more free players the better, don't think of them as a burden." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "These are our players."

"They are all part of the services we provide to wealthy players!"

"..."

"Mr. He, can you please give me a nice word?" Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "If it doesn't work, I'll call the Penguin people back."

He Jingmei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Okay, just because Mr. Qin is the number one player in Chinese games, we Sohu will follow."

"Mr. He has a sharp eye." Qin Shaoyan smiled, "Sohu will definitely be happy for today's wise choice in the future."

"We'll talk about the future later." He Jingmei shook her head, "I just want to know what the price is?"

"all of these."

"Ah?" He Jingmei was stunned for a moment.

"I mean we can sign a short-term cooperation agreement first, and then sign a long-term contract based on the performance of the game." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Everyone can make money by being harmonious, and it's easy to negotiate a proportional royalty share."

"That's all?" He Jingmei looked at Qin Shaoyan with suspicion, "Is there nothing else?"

"Of course." Qin Shaoyan rubbed his hands, "I have a small condition."

"What conditions?"

"I want pixels!"

Qin Shaoyan said with a serious face.

"Pixels?!" This request was really beyond He Jingmei's expectation. She frowned for a moment, wondering why Qin Shaoyan made this request.

"Yes, it's Pixel." Qin Shaoyan repeated again, "Sohu holds 40% of Pixel's shares. I'll pay to buy this part of the shares."

"Of course, I will not interfere with Sword World, which has been signed by Sohu and Pixel, and we can continue to cooperate."

He Jingmei thought for a while and said, "Let's go back and discuss this matter, and then give an answer to Mr. Qin."

"Okay." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "But you have to hurry up. I'm going to the United States in April. I don't know when I will come back. Don't miss it."

"Okay." He Jingmei nodded, pondered for two seconds and then suddenly asked, "Don't you have any other conditions?"

"Hmm?" Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, "About today's matters regarding Nine Cities and Blizzard, Mr. He, please keep it a secret."

He Jingmei was stunned, "I can keep it secret, but other people..."

"It doesn't matter, I just need your promise." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile.

He Jingmei was a little confused about what Qin Shaoyan wanted to do, so she asked curiously: "Is Mr. Qin serious about Blizzard's World of Warcraft topic today?"

"No, I lied to Shanda." Qin Shaoyan said simply, "How can we talk without deceiving them?"

He Jingmei smiled and said nothing, stood up and said goodbye to Qin Shaoyan.

With the departure of Sohu, Sentinel Technology became empty again.

As the New Year is approaching, most of the employees have gone home to celebrate the New Year, leaving only a few people maintaining the website server.

Qin Shaoyan breathed a sigh of relief. Although people in the online gaming industry today are rough in style, they are still simple in thought and easier to fool.

If it were another generation, everyone would be well-informed and well-informed, and they wouldn't be so easy to deceive.

While Qin Shaoyan was sighing with emotion, Hong Fei suddenly opened the door of the small conference room and poked his head in to take a look.

"Is everyone gone?"

"Well, they're all gone." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "Teacher Hong, if nothing happens, go back. The Chinese New Year will be in four or five days."

"Why should I go?" Hong Fei glared at Qin Shaoyan, "There is someone over there waiting for you to meet him."

"Oh shit, I almost forgot about him." Qin Shaoyan stood up quickly, "Call Boss Liu over quickly."

During this busy day, I forgot about the real owner.

Soon Liu Kun walked in with an uneasy mood, then sat down in front of Qin Shaoyan, and asked with some confusion: "Mr. Qin, do you have anything to do with me?"

Qin Shaoyan said with a smile: "Nothing, just a casual chat."

"Ah?" Liu Kun was confused by these words. What does casual chat mean?
“How much funding is left for Pixel?”

Qin Shaoyan's words made Liu Kun's heart sink. Pixel's funds had always been tight.

"Sword and Demon Sealing Record" did not make much money. In order to raise money for online games, he had to sell part of his shares to Sohu, which allowed the company to survive.

"Fortunately." Liu Kun smiled, "The online game we are cooperating with Sohu will be launched soon, so we will have income."

Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, "I am a straightforward person, Mr. Liu, please don't mind."

Liu Kun immediately sat up straight and said, "Mr. Qin, please speak."

Not only for the keyboard of the "No. 1100 player in Chinese games" behind Qin Shaoyan, but also for the sake of the million sales record.

What's more, several major game industry giants have to look at Mr. Qin's face, and people of Liu Kun's level can only listen.

"I watched the demo of World of Swords. It's really good. It's a hard-core battle mode and pays attention to operability." Qin Shaoyan first praised, "But this thing will be very difficult to get started and is not friendly to ordinary players. "And given the current network speed, this battle mode is very unfriendly."

Liu Kun nodded, "We have considered this situation. I will actively improve the combat experience, including the issue of combat delay. The combat method is the characteristic of the Sword series and our selling point."

"Sohu is not a good partner." Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "They are listed companies. They don't care about the reputation of the game for the sake of good financial reports. They will extremely squeeze the potential of your game."

Liu Kun hesitated for a moment, "It's okay to make a little bit, we are not greedy, as long as we can save funds for the next project."

Qin Shaoyan was a little speechless, Boss Liu was a bit out of touch.

But this is what he appreciates about Liu Kun, his persistence.

Stick to making your own games and keep building a good reputation for your games.

However, in the wave of online games, this persistence is a burden in the eyes of operators.

It is also because of this persistence that Pixel has a rough life experience.

Qin Shaoyan simply showed off his cards, "I just talked with Mr. He of Sohu and planned to acquire the shares of Pixel from them."

"Huh." Liu Kun was a little surprised and confused, "You want to buy shares of Pixel?"

Qin Shaoyan nodded solemnly, "I am very optimistic about the potential of pixels."

"The domestic online game market can be without pixels, but stand-alone games cannot be without pixels."

Liu Kun was shocked when he heard these words, and he felt like a confidant when he looked at Qin Shaoyan.

"Mr. Qin, I..."

"Next April, you and I will go to the United States to visit V Agency." Qin Shaoyan continued, "I will help pixels open the way. If the domestic stand-alone market cannot continue, we can go to the international market."

"I will inject capital into Pixel to protect your R&D funds. Pixel will be an independent subsidiary from now on."

Liu Kun was stunned for a few seconds, looking a little struggling, "Mr. Qin, thank you for your kindness, but the sword world in our hands is not finished yet."

"It doesn't matter. You guys will do it first in Sword World to gain experience." Qin Shaoyan added with a smile, "I will ensure your maximum freedom after I invest."

Liu Kun thought for a while and asked tentatively: "How much freedom does this have?"

"Let's make a gentleman's agreement." Qin Shaoyan sat up straight, "In the future, every time Pixel helps me develop a game, I will allow you to make a game of your choice at the same cost."

"How about exchanging games for games?"

"Of course, bonuses will be distributed as per normal practice after the game becomes profitable."

"Game for game?" Liu Kun's eyes lit up, this mode is good.

It can not only protect R&D funds, but also make things you like.

"Can this condition be written into the contract?" Liu Kun asked with expectant eyes.

"Okay!" Qin Shaoyan said solemnly.

"Okay!" Liu Kun felt that he was full of energy and wanted to sign immediately. It was not easy to find such an unjust boss.

"Mr. Qin, just ask us to do whatever you want us to do."

Qin Shaoyan nodded with a smile, "Let's make an online game, but a real fighting online game."

Liu Kun's eyes lit up. The more he looked at Mr. Qin, the more he felt that he was interested in him.

"Fighting online games are great. Mr. Qin, please tell me more about them."

Qin Shaoyan thought for a while and asked: "Have you ever played War of the Three Kingdoms?"

Liu Kun was stunned for a moment and nodded, "I have played."

"Let's go." Qin Shaoyan stood up, "I happen to have a Three Kingdoms arcade machine in my company for everyone's entertainment. Let's go and reminisce about our youth."

Liu Kun also became interested and followed Qin Shaoyan to the game room.

Qin Shaoyan also called Hong Fei and Zhang Minyi over, and the four of them sat in a row.

"Who knows how to use Zhuge Liang?"

"I'll come, I'll come."

"I want Zhao Yun!"

"I use Ma Chao!"

"Get out of the way and don't fight for the fire sword with me."

"Why can't you grab it? The game design mechanism stipulates that Ma Chao can pick it up. Why don't you let it go?"

The four people crowded together noisily, passed the level all the way, and defeated Cao Cao with unlimited game currency.

Although the operation is a bit awkward, the gameplay is still very enjoyable.

Qin Shaoyan turned to look at Liu Kun and asked, "How are you doing? Do you feel anything?"

Liu Kun looked at the settlement screen of the Three Kingdoms War, thoughtfully.

"Do you want to make a side-scrolling fighting online game?"

　Yesterday, readers called me stupid, and I apologize to everyone. I have been really busy lately. I don’t know when this book will be on the shelves, but it will probably be soon. I need to save the manuscript, and the old book has to be finished in a hurry, and its condition is not good.

　　Today's two chapters are 3,000 words each, which is considered compensation.

　　
　
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