OBS Chapter 968 Danger and Opportunity Are Twins
Chapter 968 Danger and Opportunity Are Twins
Chapter 968 Danger and Opportunity Are Twins
The lobby of the New Classic Hotel.
The secretary called Chen Tianqiao immediately after meeting Qin Hao and his party.
"Mr. Chen, he's back."
Chen Tianqiao hung up the phone, feeling angry and depressed.
In fact, at the beginning, he was very interested in the cooperation proposed by Haoran Technology in the email. At that time, Shanda did not have its own point card sales channel. The cost of selling physical point cards was actually very high. In addition to the cost of making the cards, point card dealers at all levels had to take a commission.
Although he has always wanted to bypass the point card dealers and establish direct contact with Internet cafe owners, this not only takes time, but also costs a lot of money. Not to mention, if he wants to cover Internet cafes across the country, the monthly salary of the sales staff alone is a huge expense.
However, when Chen Tianqiao saw the so-called "Mr. Qin" of Haoran Technology and his assistant, his first impression was that they were too young and might not be reliable.
Originally, Chen Tianqiao thought that since they were two college students with little social experience, delaying the process would put some pressure on the other party and allow them to take the initiative during negotiations.
He never expected that Qin Hao did not play by the rules at all. Not only did he not visit him three times, but he also gave him a heavy punch in the face.
This completely stunned Chen Tianqiao.
In order to obtain the domestic agency of Legend, Chen Tianqiao spent 9 yuan and even had no money to buy servers, so he had to rent them. Legend started its public beta in September, but the official charging started on November 11, so it has only been a month and a half.
Although Legend made money, the time was too short and it was not even enough to pay off his previous debts. Once Legend went bankrupt, Shanda Network would basically go bankrupt as well, and he would go bankrupt with it.
"Chen Tianqiao, you must hold back. No matter what conditions the other party proposes, you must agree to them first and let Shanda survive!"
Just as Chen Tianqiao was constantly preparing himself mentally, Qin Hao and his group had already arrived in the corridor.
He forced himself to squeeze out an ugly smile and said to Qin Hao: "Boss Qin, nice to meet you."
Qin Hao ignored the hand that Chen Tianqiao extended to him.
"How happy are you?"
Chen Tianqiao's already stiff smile could hardly be maintained, and he could only keep repeating it in his heart.
"Impulse is the devil."
After forcibly calming down, Chen Tianqiao awkwardly withdrew his right hand: "Boss Qin is too ruthless to kill people, and I have already paid the price for my mistakes. When it comes to doing business, it is better to be harmonious and make money."
Seeing Chen Tianqiao's humble attitude, Xiao Qianxi felt very relieved, while Xu Lin looked indifferent. It was estimated that when she saw the news that Chen Tianqiao became the richest man in mainland China a few years later, the expression on her face would be very interesting.
Wang Ying stood aside without saying a word. Although she knew that if she continued to suppress the situation, both sides would suffer losses. However, she did not speak. Instead, she wanted to see how Qin Hao would handle it.
"Mr. Chen, are you threatening me?" Qin Hao said contemptuously.
Chen Tianqiao clenched his fists, then bowed deeply to Qin Hao in front of everyone's surprised gazes.
"Boss Qin, I apologize again for my offense. If you still feel unsatisfied, you can put forward any conditions, but please give Shanda a chance to survive."
When the secretary saw this scene, he quickly turned his back and cursed himself inwardly for coming here to join in the fun instead of just staying in the lobby.
"Well, since you still have some sincerity, come in and have a chat."
Qin Hao opened the door and Chen Tianqiao hesitated for a moment and then quickly followed.
Xiao Qianxi and Xu Lin were a little hesitant about whether to follow in, but Wang Ying had already walked past them.
The secretary only dared to hide outside the door, listening to the noise inside, and dared not show up at all.
Qin Hao and Chen Tianqiao sat opposite each other.
"From north of the Yellow River to the northeast, all of Shanda Network's point card sales are handled by Haoran Technology."
Faced with the first condition proposed by Qin Hao, Chen Tianqiao agreed without hesitation.
"The agency period is five years, during which Shanda Network cannot change the contract for any reason, otherwise it will have to pay ten times the point card sales as liquidated damages."
Chen Tianqiao gritted his teeth and said, "This condition is too outrageous."
"Since Mr. Chen has no sincerity in cooperating, forget it. You can go back."
Qin Hao interrupted directly and made a gesture of invitation.
Chen Tianqiao was so angry that he almost overturned the table, but when he thought of the debt he was carrying, he could only suppress his anger.
"Okay, I agree to this one, but before we sign the contract, you have to show me your bargaining chips!"
Qin Hao smiled slowly and said, "Don't be impatient, Mr. Chen. I haven't finished my conditions yet."
"What other conditions do you have?" Chen Tianqiao said, almost gritting his teeth.
"It's simple. We need to take a 35% commission from the sales of the point cards."
Chen Tianqiao almost jumped up from his post: "Impossible, even physical cards don't have such a high commission rate."
"Is it okay for Mr. Chen to bully me because I'm young and ignorant?"
Qin Hao sneered: "As far as I know, Shanda charges 100 yuan for a 60 yuan point card to provincial agents, which means the commission rate is as high as 40%, not including the cost of making the point cards."
Chen Tianqiao was exposed in front of him and was speechless for a moment. He took a breath and said immediately: "It is because the agent's price is too high, so we are studying to set up our own sales channel. Even if I agree to your commission rate, other senior executives of the company will not agree to it."
"Mr. Chen, what you said is meaningless. Hasn't Shanda always been ruled by you?"
After saying that, Qin Hao changed the subject: "I don't get all of this 35%. I have to give the Internet cafe owner a cut, right? Otherwise, why would they sell cards for me?"
"There are also the company's sales staff salaries and various channel development costs. 35% is just enough for me to break even."
Chen Tianqiao almost yelled, 35% commission is just enough to break even? If he didn't know how much money he could make from a month of legend, he would have almost believed it.
"35% is absolutely impossible, the maximum is 25%, and this is the last condition, there can be no other additional clauses!"
Just these three conditions made Chen Tianqiao's heart bleed. He was afraid that if Qin Hao continued talking, he might really have a heart attack.
"30% is my bottom line. If Mr. Chen doesn't want to, then forget it. Just pretend we've never met. I'll be back in Beijing tomorrow."
Qin Hao said in a firm tone.
"Okay, 30% is 30%, but I have to see your cards first!" Chen Tianqiao said gritting his teeth.
Qin Hao looked at Xiao Qianxi who was standing beside him. The latter took out two contracts from his backpack and handed one of them to Chen Tianqiao.
Flipping through the contract in his hand, Chen Tianqiao couldn't help but feel a chill on his back.
I seem to be being led by the other party all the time.
Seeing that Chen Tianqiao refused to sign, Qin Hao casually signed his name on the contract and then spoke slowly.
"Mr. Chen, let me be frank. Apart from Legend, what else does Shanda have to show for itself? If Legend is over, what's the point of me holding this piece of paper?"
Chen Tianqiao said calmly: "A contract cannot be signed casually. I have to let the company's legal department take a look first, right?"
"of course."
Chen Tianqiao shouted to the outside of the door: "Secretary Qian, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and call someone over."
Secretary Qian shuddered and forced a wry smile out of embarrassment.
"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll call right away."
Qin Hao did not forget to add: "Ask the person in charge of your technical department to come as well."
The secretary didn't react for a moment.
Chen Tianqiao shouted impatiently: "Do as he says!"
The secretary shrank his neck and hurried to make a phone call.
Qin Hao saw that Xu Lin and Wang Ying looked exhausted, so he said to them, "Why don't you go take a rest? A room has been opened for you. It's next to Qianxi."
"Hey, Qianxi, you're calling me that very intimately. It looks like there's been some progress on this business trip." Xu Lin said with a wicked smile.
Xiao Qianxi was so embarrassed and angry that she pushed Xu Lin out.
Wang Ying took Qin Hao's room card, but had no intention of leaving. She wanted to see how Qin Hao would solve the problem caused by the plug-in next.
Not long after, the heads of Shanda Network's legal and technical departments arrived.
When the legal officer saw the commission rate on the contract, he looked at Chen Tianqiao with wide eyes.
"Take a look at the other terms and see if there are any that are disadvantageous to the company." Chen Tianqiao said impatiently.
The legal department immediately began to review the contract word by word.
Chen Tianqiao said to Qin Hao: "Can you tell me your solution now?"
Qin Hao took out his laptop and said, "Log in to your server."
The head of Shanda's technical department took out his notebook directly from his bag.
"In fact, it is very simple to solve the problem of plug-in legacy. According to my understanding of the plug-in source code, the refreshed levels and equipment are different from the original legendary code. It is equivalent to a disguise. Now you only need to perform a server maintenance and delete these codes, and the players' levels and equipment will return to their previous state."
Chen Tianqiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Although this process made him feel very aggrieved, as long as the problem could be solved, it was fine.
At the same time, after the legal department reviewed the contract and found no problems, Chen Tianqiao hesitated for a moment, but finally signed and stamped it.
After Qin Hao and Chen Tianqiao exchanged contracts, the head of the technical department said with a bitter face.
"But with so many players' data, if the wrong one is deleted, the players will probably go crazy."
"If you are afraid of trouble, there is another way."
"any solution?"
"Roll back the server data. Return all server data to before 10 o'clock this morning. The problem will be solved naturally."
Chen Tianqiao frowned: "If this happens, won't the equipment and levels that players have worked so hard to obtain also disappear?"
"Moreover, even if there is no error in deleting the data, will those players who have experienced the top-level equipment and levels find it boring?"
"You can rest assured about that."
Seeing Qin Hao so confident, Chen Tianqiao couldn't help but ask in confusion: "What do you mean?"
"Because, at this stage, Legend is the only choice for players."
Qin Hao smiled secretly. He guessed that even Chen Tianqiao himself could not have imagined how attractive the game Legend was to players. Even after 2001 years, the game Legend still had a strong ability to make money, not to mention , the wild era of online games.
Chen Tianqiao looked at Qin Hao with some suspicion. This young man in front of him was so optimistic about Legend.
"In fact, this cheating incident can also turn into a good thing for Legend."
Chen Tianqiao almost laughed out loud: "This is simply a disaster!"
If he hadn't just signed the contract, he would even want to go back on his word.
Qin Hao said slowly: "Danger and opportunity always go hand in hand. The key is how you use them."
Xiao Qianxi and Wang Ying unconsciously focused their eyes on Qin Hao. The calmness and composure emanating from his bones was something they had never seen in men of the same age.
After this encounter, Chen Tianqiao also realized that the young man in front of him was unusual.
"How do you use this method?"
Now that the contract has been signed, the more popular the legend is, the more he will earn, so Qin Hao will naturally not be stingy.
"Players will inevitably become dissatisfied with Shanda after they obtain top-level equipment and levels for a short period of time and then lose them again. At this time, you need to use some rewards to retain players. For example, you can give all players a pill that can directly increase their experience level by one level, which is the experience that players value the most."
"As for equipment, you can also give all players a piece of random Zuma equipment. This way, not only will players not quit the game, but it will also attract some players who were originally planning to quit to continue playing the game."
Chen Tianqiao's eyes lit up when he heard this: "That's a good idea."
The head of the technical department sighed in his heart, thinking that tonight was destined to be a sleepless night and he would have to work overtime all night.
"Boss Qin, we are friends after fighting. I hope we can have a happy cooperation."
Before leaving, Chen Tianqiao hesitated for a moment, but still extended his hand to Qin Hao.
This time, Qin Hao shook his hand directly: "Happy cooperation."
The two of them met and laughed away their grudges.
After closing the door, Qin Hao waved the contract in his hand towards Xiao Qianxi and Wang Ying.
"We made it!"
"Do you know how much wealth this contract will bring us?"
"There are so many banknotes that you can never count them all!"
Xiao Qianxi and Wang Ying were also aroused and started screaming to vent their anger.
Before they knew it, the three of them were holding hands together.
About five minutes later, Wang Ying realized something was wrong and pulled her hand back unnoticeably.
"It's rare to be so happy today, shall we have a drink to celebrate?"
"We have to celebrate. Today we can vent our anger and make a deal. It feels great!"
Qin Hao smiled secretly. Xiao Qianxi looked weak on the outside, but he didn't expect that she was a little wild inside.
Afterwards, Qin Hao went to a nearby supermarket to buy beer and snacks, and the three of them started drinking and chatting in Qin Hao's room.
Xiao Qianxi had the worst alcohol tolerance. After drinking a bottle of beer, he started to pour out his true feelings, talking about everything from his poor family to the harassment he suffered from the mayor's son when he was in high school.
Wang Ying's alcohol tolerance is relatively better, but that is only relative. It is not good enough in front of Qin Hao. She talks more and more as she drinks.
"Old Qin, you know, ever since I can remember, our family has always been well off. To what extent? As long as I want something, I can get it. Even if I don't want something, they have arranged it for me in advance."
"When I was in fifth grade, the school organized a recitation competition. My throat was uncomfortable that day, and I was very depressed after I stepped off the stage. Do you know what I heard backstage? The principal told my uncle: Director Wang, don't worry, even if Wang Ying doesn't say a word today, she will still be the champion of the recitation competition."
"Isn't that ridiculous? In a recitation competition, you can win without speaking."
“I haven’t competed in any competitions since then.”
"I really hate those hypocritical faces, but what can I do?"
"After all, they are all doing this for my own good!"