Chapter 256 Damn it, original P! So you also play Genshin Impact? 【Please subscribe】
Although today's MiHoYo has not yet become the giant that it will be in the future, it has already gained tens of millions of new registered users with the [Honkai Impact] series IP. The total revenue of the [Honkai Impact 3] game has exceeded 1.1 billion+ , the company is basically no longer particularly short of operating funds.
The reason why we are looking for financing at this time is that in addition to increasing research and development and launching new games as early as possible to gain traction faster, we also have high requirements for new capital investors.
These capital parties must bring a lot of help to MiHoYo, otherwise MiHoYo will not be able to agree to invest in the company no matter how rich it is.
For example, the new projects that MiHoYo is currently developing require a large number of top talents in all aspects. Most of these relevant talents are found by investors for MiHoYo!
To put it simply, miHoYo has gotten rid of the most basic single financial requirement!
Lin Yuyu was just a bitter analyst in his last life. He knew a lot about the general direction of many things. If he wanted to brag, he could brag about it, but he really didn't know much about the details.
And the key is that it’s now 2018, and many of the trends have passed.
He was already prepared. If there was no other way, he would use all his money to buy liquor and BYD Auto stocks.
He had never been exposed to stocks before, and he didn't know many details at all. He knew that as long as he held these two stocks for a few years, he would definitely be able to make money.
As for how much he would earn, he wasn't sure.
The reason why he asked Principal Wang about MiHoYo was mainly because he saw PDD on Douyin in his previous life and said that he once had an opportunity to invest in MiHoYo. He only needed to invest one million, and by 22 years it would be worth almost Reaching hundreds of millions.
He just asked casually, without thinking much about it, and later forgot about the matter.
Because he searched for information about MiHoYo on the Internet and found that MiHoYo has now begun to take shape.
At this time, let’s not talk about the rate of return. Whether you can enter the market is a big question.
But what Lin Xuanyu didn't expect was that after today's game, Principal Wang suddenly contacted him and said that MiHoYo wanted him to come and negotiate in person.
Although Lin Yuyu was confused along the way, he did not ask Principal Wang for details. Everything would become clear when he arrived.
Today's game is the opening game of the Spring Split, so it's relatively early, but even so, when they came to MiHoYo Company, the lights were already in full swing.
Principal Wang made a phone call after arriving downstairs at MiHoYo's company, and soon a man came to the door of the company building.
"Mr. Liu, we meet again!"
"Hello, Principal Wang, hello!"
Principal Wang and the man reached out to each other from a long distance away.
Lin Yuyu couldn't help being slightly shocked when she saw the man. This man...
Isn’t he Liu X, one of the co-founders of miHoYo?
He only invested tens of millions. Even if they were willing to give him a quota for Principal Wang's sake, he wouldn't come to receive it in person, right?
"Is this Lin Yuyu?" After Mr. Liu and Principal Wang exchanged greetings, they took the initiative to reach out to Lin Yuyu.
"Mr. Liu, hello!" Lin Xuanyu quickly stretched out his right hand and shook it.
"Today's battle at Tianwang Mountain should have been successfully won, right?" However, what Lin Yuyu didn't expect was that Mr. Liu asked a question that surprised him.
"Ah...huh?" Lin Yuyu was stunned for a moment, and then asked tentatively: "Mr. Liu is asking about the LPL game?"
"Hahahaha... I forgot to mention that I am also a player of LOL, but I am pretty good at it. Last year, all members of our company went to watch the World Championship in Magic City!" Mr. Liu laughed and said, "I experienced the scene a lot. The atmosphere is really contagious ”
"I really didn't expect that Mr. Liu is also a LOL player!" Lin Yuyu said in amazement, then smiled and said: "IG won today's game."
"It must be another neat 2:0, right?" After complimenting Lin Yuyu, Mr. Liu said: "Let's go up first and talk as we go!"
"Okay!"
"Please..."
"Won the game 2:1 today!"
"EDG is so strong? Can they actually score a point? The director's rhythm is explosive?" Mr. Liu was obviously surprised.
"Why can't it be Uzi's super performance?" Principal Wang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.
"Uzi is really good, but it's still difficult to gain a matchup advantage in the hands of Jian Jian, right?" Mr. Liu laughed heartily: "Compared to laning, Uzi is less interesting in teamfighting! Uzi is less interesting in teamfighting! I don’t even have an advantage in laning, so it’s even harder to fight in a group!”
"Uzi is really good in the lane, and it's actually hard for me to get an advantage in his hands." Lin Xuyu naturally couldn't brag at this time, so he said more modestly.
"You are a typical champion fan..." Principal Wang joked.
I have to say that Mr. Liu does have something good. After a few words, the relationship between the two parties has been drawn closer without realizing it.
Mr. Liu took Principal Wang and Lin Yuyu directly to MiHoYo's canteen. He had already ordered someone to prepare a sumptuous dinner.
Under Mr. Liu's greeting, Lin Yuyu and Principal Wang sat down at the dinner table.
The two parties chatted with each other in all directions at first. After both parties had finished drinking and eating, Mr. Liu casually asked Lin Yuyu: "I heard from Principal Wang, Brother Jianjian, do you want to invest in our company? I'm actually a little curious. , Brother Jianjian, why do you have the idea of investing in our company? ”
"Since I can sit here and have dinner with Mr. Liu today, Mr. Liu should have a certain understanding of me!" Lin Yuyu hesitated for a moment, then decided to get straight to the point: "I haven't read much, and I don't have any high level knowledge. Culture.
Thanks to God’s blessings, I have some talent in gaming. I am not very sensitive to other things, but I have played two of your company's games and I think your company's games are very good. That’s why I want to invest in your company..."
Hearing Lin Yuyu's words, Mr. Liu also smiled and nodded slightly, and then asked: "In that case, let me get straight to the point. Brother Jianjian, it is not impossible for you to invest in our company, but we have a requirement!"
Coming!
Lin Yuyu knew that the critical moment that determined success or failure had come.
"Mr. Liu, tell me!" Lin Xuanyu calmed down and said with a smile.
"That means you need to become the spokesperson of our company for free and sign an exclusive contract!" Mr. Liu said loudly: "In other words, you cannot participate in the activities of other game companies except League of Legends in the future!"
Hearing Mr. Liu's words, Lin Yuyu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
Free image spokesperson?
The request made by Mr. Liu seems to be that he wants to prostitute Lin Yuyu for free, but this is based on the current logic.
Just like celebrities endorsing some small brands, they naturally have to charge endorsement fees!
But if you endorse some big brands or even luxury goods, it will be a good thing that can increase your celebrity status and net worth.
If we look at the current situation of MiHoYo, Lin Xuyu will definitely be the loser, but what if it happens in a few years? Instead, the beneficiary will be Lin Yuyu!
However, Lin Yuyu did not show any expression of surprise on his face, but looked at Principal Wang with a troubled expression.
"What do you want me to do?" Principal Wang shrugged: "I can't give you any advice!"
"Generally speaking, Mr. Liu's request involves my management contract!" Lin Yuyu said to Principal Wang.
"You don't really want to agree, do you?" Principal Wang couldn't help but frowned: "Do you understand how much you have to lose? It's not just the endorsement fee. If you sign a new contract after your current contract expires, , your value will definitely be greatly affected, and the LPL is about to become a league this year, and it is very likely that there will be restrictions in this regard.”
I have to say that Principal Wang is indeed a very good person. He was the one who brought Lin Yuyu here today. Naturally, he must explain the stakes to Lin Yuyu clearly. Otherwise, in the future, if Lin Yuyu feels that he has been cheated and blames him, then he is simply They are not human inside or outside.
As a reborn person, Lin Yuyu naturally knows the specific rules of this year's LPL alliance better than Principal Wang.
After the LPL becomes a league, all business choices for players will be in the hands of Tengjing.
To put it simply, if you want to play in the LPL, you must entrust all relevant rights to Tengjing, and Tengjing will also share a part of the players' commercial income.
As the name suggests, Tengjing will try its best to help players and clubs get more sponsorships as long as it has a certain share of the share!
But whether clubs and players can get commercial contracts is actually all decided by the league.
As long as the alliance makes an offer that the other party cannot accept, the other party will naturally withdraw.
There are only so many sponsors in total. If the club's offer is too high, the other party will naturally choose a club with a lower price!
Take BLG in S12 as an example. This team uses Uzi, one of the largest traffic players in the LPL, as a cover.
On the surface, Uzi was signed in the name of bringing Uzi back, but the real purpose was just for Uzi's live broadcast appointment.
But Tengjing believed in BLG and gave all the 7-point prime time slots in the S12 regular season to BLG. However, BLG only allowed Uzi to play a small game.
This caused Tengjing to waste a lot of prime time traffic, which was a huge loss!
After S13, Tengjing took action against BLG and increased all its sponsorship offers by half.
As a result, BLG obviously had very good results in S13, but it had the least sponsors among the top teams.
Tengjing relied on its share of high sponsorship fees to make up for S12's losses.
But that was after the LPL became a league. The current LPL has not yet completely become a league.
Lin Yuyu clearly remembers that when Tengjing became an alliance, it stated that all contracts previously signed between the club and the players were valid.
After all, the contracts between most clubs and players basically only last one or two years, or three years at most.
This is actually not a big problem for Teng Jing. If he wants to sign it after the contract expires, Teng Jing will have to nod his consent.
There is absolutely no problem for him to sign with MiHoYo at this time, but if it is later, he might not have the chance!
"If I agree, how many years will the contract be signed?" Lin Yuyu did not answer Principal Wang's words, but asked Mr. Liu hesitantly.
"Every three years!" Mr. Liu stretched out his right hand and made an OK gesture: "It's better for both of us!"
"Principal Wang, what if I say that I really want to invest in MiHoYo? What does IG say?" Lin Yuyu looked at Principal Wang again.
"Isn't this simple? I heard from Principal Wang that you want to invest 5000W? Can't I give Principal Wang another 5000W investment quota?" Before Principal Wang could finish speaking, Mr. Liu spoke in advance.
If someone else had invested, MiHoYo would have been hesitant and might have refused, but with the investment of Principal Wang, who is now in full swing, MiHoYo can even say that he made a profit!
"Haha..." Principal Wang suddenly laughed out loud and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
Do you think you are Zhang Yiming? When Zhang Yiming said this, he might think about it.
However, Principal Wang's words came to his lips, but in the end he did not say them out.
"If your company can extend the contract period to five years, I will communicate with the club!" Lin Xuyu said again.
It is now 2018. If you sign for five years, it can last until the end of 2022. That time is also the peak of MiHoYo and Genshin Impact.
If he can really sign for five years, Lin Yuyu will make a lot of money by then!
Imagine that you can see Lin Yuyu as long as you log in to Genshin Impact. What would that be like?
"Every five years? I'm curious why you made this request?" Mr. Liu asked obviously surprised.
Principal Wang also showed a surprised look.
"Since Mr. Liu has also watched LPL games, he naturally knows that the life span of e-sports players is extremely short!" Lin Yuyu said seriously: "I brought traffic to your company in the first three years, and in the next two years, I brought traffic to your company. The company feeds me back.”
"You have so much confidence in our company?" Mr. Liu was very surprised.
"I still think I have some talent and vision when it comes to gaming. I believe your company's future development will definitely not disappoint me!" Lin Yuyu said with great certainty.
"I need to communicate!" Mr. Liu pondered for a long time before saying.
"Okay, I also need to communicate with the club!" Lin Yuyu nodded.
Mr. Liu stood up and turned to leave.
As soon as he left, Lin Yuyu said impatiently: "Principal Wang, I will invest 5000W, and you and Boss Zhu can each invest 2500W!
I can sign a betting contract with you. If this 25 million W investment loses money after two years, I will buy it for 25 million W. If you make a profit, you can do whatever you want!
Of course, if you still decide not to invest, then please lend me 2500W, and I will repay it in installments according to the bank's highest interest rate! ”
It is naturally impossible for MiHoYo to lose money on this investment. If it weren't for insufficient money, he would have wanted to take all the 100 million quota.
Although his total income in two years is 100 million, except for the signing fee, the remaining money is salary that needs to be paid monthly, and he simply cannot afford so much money now.
"Are you so optimistic about this company?" Principal Wang's eyes widened when he heard Lin Yuyu's words.
Does Lin Yuyu dare to sign such a contract?
Once MiHoYo goes bankrupt, Lin Yuyu will lose hundreds of millions!
"In terms of games, I think I still have some say. This company has a certain characteristic that will definitely explode one day!" Lin Yuyu said confidently.
"Well... let me think about it. You should call Ed Zhu first! Forget it, let me go and make the call!" Principal Wang said and got up and walked to a deserted corner outside the door.
Lin Yuyu waited quietly. He had done everything he could, and the next step was to see fate.
He has given such minimum guarantee conditions to Ed Zhu and Principal Wang, so their problems should not be big.
As for MiHoYo, it is obvious that this time it comes because of the popularity of LPL championship. Although the overlap between LOL game players and [Honkai Impact 3] players is not high, they are both games after all. Even if the overlap is not high, please Lin Yuyu's results are much better than others.
Principal Wang came back soon.
"I didn't really want to vote at first, but Ed Zhu decided to vote, so I will vote with you!" Principal Wang shrugged his shoulders and persuaded again: "You have to think clearly, how much will you lose if you lose money?" Years of hard work have been in vain, it’s not too late to regret it now!”
"It's definitely not a loss!" Lin Yuyu showed a bright smile when he heard Principal Wang agreed.
Shortly after Principal Wang came back, Mr. Liu also came back.
They also agreed to Lin Xuyu’s request to sign a contract every five years!
Done!
Lin Yuyu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated!
Both parties agreed!
Once the general direction is determined, the next step is to negotiate specific contract terms!
Asking for a monthly ticket! Asking for a monthly ticket! [There won’t be too many related plots, it’s a reasonable explanation of the money earned]!
MiHoYo’s 2017 IPO prospectus stated that its net income in the first half of 2017 was 588 million! But because it relies too much on a single IP in the Honkai Impact series, the valuation is not high, only about 3 billion!
Does anyone know what the valuation will be in 2018? I checked around but found no relevant information! Orange cats really don’t understand this!
(End of chapter)