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Brandon Baker ’s studio created the globally popular "League of Legends", which triggered a global esports fever. According to raptr data, this moba game has been the most popular work in the PC game field in Europe and the United States. Before Andy crossed, 27 million players would experience the game every day.

Bunny ’s online games are all pits, especially the fat penguin family. (Ahem, do n’t be angry with the family!) Andy also likes to poke a few, but then the age of indulging in games is long pastime and nothing more. Time, not for the skin, cards desperately throw money, oh, for the qualifying, crying and running, crying and insisting on playing, while sending this person ...

Andy looked at the big beard Brandon Baker in front of him, and he was filled with emotion, not knowing that he was completely regretted by the fat penguin's 100% control. After all, the fire in "League of Legends" is real, not just in the rabbit country .

Andy also knows that if there is no previous dota to do the groundwork and no fat penguins spare no effort to promote, "League of Legends" may still be hot, but it is difficult to say in time. Of course, no one can ignore "League of Legends" is a very good competitive online game.

Although Andy is not a **** fan, but such a profitable game is in front of him, saying nothing will be let go.

When Brandon Baker expressed his intentions and handed him a thick stack of information, he was still a little excited, after all, it was the original text and turned the game back story.

"In the land of runes, magic is everything.

Here, magic is more than a mysterious concept of energy. It is a materialized substance that can be guided, shaped, shaped, and manipulated. The magic of Runeland has its own laws of nature. The result of random changes in the source ecological magic changed the laws of science.

Runeland has several continents, but all life is concentrated in the largest magic continent, Valoran. The Waroland continent is located in the center of the Rune Land, and is the largest continent in the Rune Land ... "

Alliance History, War College, Noxus, Demacia, Bandar City, Ionia, Freoldzold, Piltwaff, Bill Givert, Zouan, Titan Peak, Shurema, Shadow Island.

Sketches and renderings of Jing Mei are constantly turning in Andy's hands.

Matching system, talent system, rune system ... Hex technology loot library.

There are also some renderings of heroic characters. Andy saw it quickly. He did not expect that the fist company was already prepared to this extent for the game. Of course, it might just be implemented on paper. After all, it is necessary to find investors. The information is pretty beautiful.

"So, Mr. Baker, how much do you want? How many shares can I get?" Andy closed the information, pressed his right hand on the top cover of the information, and asked directly.

"We value our company at $ 10 million and are willing to raise 50% of our shares for financing ..."

Brandon Baker himself also knows that he is a big lion. To say that the current fist game company is worth 10 million is a nonsense, but the team of several of their founders is still very confident and they want to develop There is also huge confidence in the future of the game.

However, to raise funds, it is necessary for investors to believe that it is not easy to identify with what they think is valuable. Before that, he also found a lot of investors, and the results obtained made him very disappointed.

Investors who understand the game see similar to the "dota" real-time strategy game launched by Pingwa last year. At the same time, the creators of the fist game company have a background of dota game development, which has to make people question the final one. Game development may be a copycat.

Then the game of the cottage is also very risky, and the investor's money is not brought by the wind. Naturally, this project will not be optimistic. Brandon Baker also understands that "League of Legends" is difficult to get rid of similar to "Dota" "Suspect, when he previously invested, he tried his best to get rid of the trace of blood with" dota "through explanation, but later found it useless.

In the face of Andy, an investor who also owns a gaming company, Baker also knows that a lot of the inspiration for League of Legends comes from the turret (no need to dispute this, the designer of lol acknowledges this.).

In general, lol has omitted the details of dota, simplifies, speeds up the rhythm of the game, and increases the intensity of the game.

However, in terms of the two games, who is better or worse, Andy feels that although the two games are similar, they still belong to two different games, each with its own strengths, and there is no need to compare.

Andy naturally understands that this was a controversial issue in previous lives, but when it comes to this, Andy has become interested in the ice frog in Brandon Baker's mouth. After all, the low-key and mysterious nature of the ice frog for many years has made people Still curious.

But before that, let ’s take down the fist game company and let ’s talk about it. Andy is not bad at it. Of course, the price that Brandon Baker said is definitely not acceptable to him. As a businessman, in the future "League of Legends" will Very hot, but unfortunately that is the future, not the present.

Do not take advantage of the fact that it is not worth the money to drive down the price, that is a good opportunity to send you home.

"5 million, 70% of the shares, I am not investing in this game, but you are an excellent team, I also have a game company, and it is operating well. As a member of the industry, I I believe that good teams can create great games. Your game is still a concept. I don't know if it will generate profits in the future, but I am willing to invest in your team ... "

Andy's price reduction is what Brandon Baker had long thought about. To be honest, developing games is not just a story, someone can do it, they need funds, they need enough funds to operate, and no one can't even eat meals. If you don't look back and stick to your dream, that idealist will die on the eve of success.

Although Andy's investment plan is a bit harsh, but within the scope of acceptance of their fist companies, when the money is bought for the pot, they can't help them pick and choose. Of course, this needs to go back to the meeting to discuss.

Before Brandon Baker left, Andy spoke to him again, which was the main reason for Brandon Baker to finally go back to convince other founders and teams to agree with Andy's investment plan.

"It's true that a good team can create great games, but does the company's board of directors, investors, shareholders, and executives understand this concept?" Andy asked Brandon with a smile, without waiting for his answer, and then He added: "This issue is caused by a lot of corporate accounting standards, which only recognize the IP, tangible assets and total assets of a company, because these are related to stock prices and valuations.

There is no equivalent way to measure how a company attracts, motivates, and retains good teams. This is the problem facing the gaming industry. I am willing to believe in the value of your talents. I am also willing to invest in your talents. I bring not only funds, but also trust and encouragement, instead of restricting your freedom. Believe me, we will work together for a career! "

Watching Brandon Baker's departure, Andy's mouth slightly tilted, he knew that this matter was basically successful. For them, Andy really knew their thoughts too well.

He doesn't commit the wrong game corporate values ​​of using talents as merchandise and making games masterpieces as treasures, which is why he is willing to give some of the copyright to the development team who laughs at Bird Games.

Sure enough, Andy did not expect it. In the afternoon, I received a call from Brandon Baker. After discussions between the founder and the team, they accepted Andy's investment plan, a five million dollar 70% stake.

The reason why Andy did not directly acquire all the shares is because it is not necessary at present. At present, as long as the purpose of completely controlling the fist company is achieved, it is necessary to ensure that the company's founder owns the shares in the company and eating alone is not good for the business.

Andy didn't know that in 2008, the fist company raised 8 million yuan from three parties including investors including Fat Penguin. How much money did Fat Penguin get to get 5% of the shares. Behaviour also expresses understanding.

At that time, "League of Legends" had already begun to seize a certain market. As a fat penguin, naturally, it would not use its huge resources to promote a game company as a small shareholder.

Since it was decided to acquire, and it is still an overseas company, to be honest, it is difficult to believe that Laomei will not assemble any moths without changing the management structure of the original company. It is better to buy out directly and then take out a little soup The water turned back to feed them safe and secure.

Even if you want to operate the management, you do n’t need to solicit opinions from other shareholders. A paper at the headquarters can directly control the game company. Of course, the reason why the fat penguin has been eating alone in the rabbit country for so many years is not excluded.

Now that "League of Legends" is in your hands, if you have no interest in Ice Frog's turret, how can it be possible? The problem is that this Ice Frog is a difficult person. If you don't remember correctly, Ice Frog itself is still An employee of Villefort Software, which developed the game Half-Life.

Low-key, mysterious, indifferent to fame and fortune ...

The problem is that there are a lot of map makers in Dota. If you want to acquire it completely and form a company to operate it, the price and time paid are not acceptable to Andy.

At present, the only thing that is feasible is to set up a company with Ice Frog to develop Dota 2 to form a project and register the Dota trademark. Dee isn't worried. Blizzard is dry up and can't pose any real threat.

Well, it shouldn't be a problem for Brandon Baker to introduce himself to the mysterious Ice Frog.

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