Chapter 119 The acquisition of Modong Industry
It is not a good idea to fly around the world on the third day after the game is released.
However, Luo Bai had no choice. Negotiations started as early as half a year ago regarding the acquisition of Modong Industrial Studio, which has come to an end.
At this point, he, the original founder, had to fly across the ocean to have a good business relationship with the boss of Modong Industry.
As a loser who entered the gaming industry, the boss Andrew didn't have many ideas. After Luo Bai accepted his offer, the conversation between the two parties was very pleasant.
At the wine table, he expressed his sincere admiration and encouragement for his original intention to enter 3D large-scale production.
Modong Industry is one of many game studios in the entire Lighthouse Country. However, compared to most independent game studios on the market, because the boss Andrew's own capital is rich enough, he targeted " A game of this level as a "AAA masterpiece".
After purchasing a large amount of equipment and tapping a large number of talents, the final product sold poorly.
Not to mention that the studio fell apart in the end, anyway, the main business departments were also cut down. In the end, the entire studio only retained the most basic "CG production", "character modeling", "motion capture" and other departments.
Now the main business on weekdays is to outsource 3D game CG to some small factories.
It's not that no one wants to pack up the remaining Modong Industry, but the conditions given are really unsatisfactory to this guy who has lost everything.
The conditions given by Luo Bai were quite kind, but Andrew, who had been supporting Magic Industries for more than a year, was also disheartened. After the two parties hit it off, the last shortcoming in the entire original game was finally filled. .
"Luo, it turns out that starting a business is not a good decision. At that time, I was so drunk that I might not be able to spend all the money in my life..."
Andrew was drunk and complained to Luo Bai, and Luo Bai just responded with a helpless smile.
At the end of the dinner, this guy who was so drunk that he could no longer stand, reminded Luo Bai at the last moment when he was being carried away:
"Luo, the people in the department below are very dissatisfied with my selling Mo Dong to you. If you want it to be put into operation as soon as you buy it, you may need to think of some ways. ”
"Thank you for your advice."
Luo Bai responded.
The next day.
I have to say that Andrew’s reminder is still very reasonable.
In the face of Luo Bai's arrival, although the dozens of employees currently in Modong Industry expressed their welcome to the new BOSS, they asked Luo Bai about the main work currently at hand among the team, and the core ones in the studio at present. Regarding technical issues, he seems to be taking things too seriously,
Regarding this, although Luo Bai's heart was filled with anger, he did not get angry on the spot. After finally completing the visit to Magic Industry, Luo Bai shook hands with An Zhui, the current person in charge of Magic Industry, and left. Got here.
"I don't understand why Andrew sold Magic to that damn yellow guy? It's really terrible."
It wasn't until Luo Bai's taillights disappeared from sight that An Zhui's deputy, Green Lan, muttered dissatisfiedly.
"Hey, be careful what you say. After all, Luo is our current boss. What's more, he is also a game producer himself and the winner of the TGA Game of the Year Award."
An Zhui bumped Andrew's side with his elbow,
“The reason why we acquired Modong this time is because we want to enter the 3D game market.
Andrew suffered a heavy loss last time. The reason why he didn't disband Mo Dong on the spot was because he was unwilling to do so. ”
"Come on, we all know how lucky Ori was to win that award. What's more, he has no experience in making 3D games.
Now he wants to make this studio fully operational and can only rely on us. ”
Greenland curled his lips indifferently, still full of disdain for Luo Bai.
This time, An Zhui didn't say anything more.
Essentially, his thoughts were the same as Greenland's. Yes, in his eyes, Luo Bai was just a lucky guy who developed several hit games. He had no previous experience in making 3D games.
There is actually not much difference from the previous Andrew.
If he doesn't want the Magic Industry he just spent a lot of money to buy to become an empty shell with only equipment, then he can only rely on him and Greenland.
……
"Luo, it seems that your trip is not going well."
Andrew happily opened a bottle of good red wine for Luo Bai.
Can you feel bad after just getting rid of a mess?
"It's not going well. All the employees are quite repulsive towards me as the new boss. Looking at the faces of An Zhui and Green Lan, I really want to fire them directly."
Luo Bai smiled helplessly and spoke calmly.
"No, no, no, Luo, you can't do this. If An Zhui and Greenland are fired without reason, all the employees will cause trouble.
When the time comes, the union will definitely get involved in this matter. As a Yanguo native, you may face large fines and some things you don't want to see at all. ”
Andrew directly denied Luo Bai's rough behavior, and then poured Luo Bai a drink,
"You need to find some small reasons to chase this guy, and then let a professional lawyer protect your property."
Coming.
Ever since Andrew reminded himself yesterday, Luo Bai knew that he would definitely come to visit him again, and Andrew also knew this in his heart.
Although I don’t know what the other party’s demands were, after all, I only saw the business level of Modong Industry that met my requirements at that time, and did not consider that there would be such a huge hidden danger within this studio.
Moreover, because of the possible intervention of the labor union, the original idea of resolving everything directly and re-recruiting people has also come to nothing.
Take it one step at a time.
"Mr. Andrew, can you tell me in detail?"
Luo Bai asked sincerely.
"It's like this, Luo. Since my last project failed completely and I shrunk Magic Industry from the original 'game studio' to the later 'outsourcing studio', the initial revenue was actually okay. .
Because of the heavy investment in the past, Modong's technology can be said to be very good in terms of CG production and motion capture.
There are still many small factories that are willing to seek our help.
But then the revenue gradually began to decrease, gradually reducing to a point that I couldn't bear.
On the one hand, this is because the game industry here has gone bankrupt due to reports, complaints and other related factors, which has affected our business volume.
On the other hand, I suspect that An Zhui is using the studio's resources to bypass the company to do some outsourcing business he has received, and this has also affected the company's normal business delivery. ”
Andrew didn't tell the truth, but told Luo Bai directly.
Such frankness still made Luo Bai feel very comfortable.
But...
"Mr. Andrew, with all due respect, if you really want to investigate, this kind of thing shouldn't be difficult to investigate.
Whether you start with the employees below or the game companies on the market, there are too many ways to find evidence. ”
Luo Bai was right.
If it is true as Andrew said, An Zhui's job is too rough.
As long as you want to investigate, you will definitely be able to find evidence.
"I just don't think it's necessary."
Andrew shook his head helplessly,
"An Zhui is a smart man. He saw that I actually didn't want to mess with this mess for a long time, but after all, I can still make money through outsourcing. If I really send him in, the entire studio's business will collapse. Then the magic price will be even lower.
What's more..."
Having said this, Andrew exhaled,
“I don’t have many connections in the gaming industry, and I don’t want to owe such a big favor for such a small thing.
At present, many people in the team have directly or indirectly received benefits from An Zhui, and no one will report An Zhui specifically for this kind of thing. ”
Whether it is the East or the West, it is actually a human society.
It's just that they added a nice term "letter of introduction" to cover it up.
Luo Bai could understand Andrew's helplessness, he just wanted to leave the game safely in the end.
I also understood why An Zhui was so confident.
MoDong Studio is a studio that Luo Bai just spent a lot of money to buy. As long as Luo Bai doesn't want the studio to stop, he can only hold his nose and admit it, and admit that An Zhui is inside MoDong. Dominance.
Moreover, what is worse than Andrew's situation is that Luo Bai's nationality makes him naturally vulnerable when facing this kind of thing.
"Mr. Andrew, can you take a look at the outsourced information and specific profits that Momentum is currently handling through your hands?"
"Of course." Looking at the smiling Andrew, Luo Bai suddenly understood why this guy would choose him instead of another beautiful state-owned enterprise that had the same price as his original intention.
He probably took a fancy to his connections within the gaming circle.
Even though he had an idea in his mind, Luo Bai did not make his own decision. Instead, after separating from Andrew, he made a special call to Xiao Weirui and informed him of the problems here.
"Mr. Luo, I will contact a professional lawyer for you right away..."
Xiao Weirui was interrupted by Luo Bai before she finished speaking:
"Mr. Xiao, no need. I still have some connections in the gaming circle here, but I may stay here longer than expected, and I need you to pay more attention to the hole. Knight related trends
In addition, I remember to implement all the plans I made before while I was away. ”
Xiao Weirui was silent for a while, then simply replied yes on the other end of the phone.
After ending the call with Xiao Weirui, Luo Bai opened his mobile phone address book and looked at it for a long time before calling Robert.
"Oh, my dear Luo, this phone call you gave me is disturbing me from playing Hollow Knight!
how? Is the acquisition of Modong Industrial going smoothly? How about we go have a drink somewhere today? ”
This point was obviously during working hours. Luo Bai knew that Robert was just joking with him, but this joke did make people feel happy.
The fact that Luo Bai came to Lighthouse Country to acquire Magic Industries could not be hidden from interested people in the industry, especially when the emergence of the Hollow Knight further enhanced Robert's rating of Luo Bai and his original intention.
"The acquisition went very smoothly. There was just a little trouble. I couldn't explain it clearly on the phone. Are you available? Robert, I need your help."
Luo Bai didn't have any twists and turns. He knew that Robert didn't like this.
"Of course I'm free, let's have a drink tonight, I'll find a place.
But first, let me make a chair and save it in a file..."
"No way, are you really playing Hollow Knight?! I thought you were teasing me!"
Luo Bai exclaimed.
"Oh my god, Lo, are you kidding me? Of course I'm playing Hollow Knight. It's much better than I thought. Damn it, it's just too difficult."
"But challenging yourself can make you stronger, right?"
"Yes, you are right, just like your next step is to enter the 3D field."
The banquet in the evening was very pleasant. After learning about some of the internal situations of Modong Industry from Luo Bai, Robert promised Luo Bai that he would find out the specific flow of An Zhui's private work as quickly as possible. And get the evidence.
For a while, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves.
In this matter, Luo Bai was not embarrassed with Robert.
Things like connections should be used at critical moments.
The reason why Robert tried so hard to help him was because he saw the huge potential in him.
Both sides want something, and it’s a win-win situation.
After the dinner with Robert, Luo Bai got on the plane back to the home of Magic Industries.
After a brief sleep on the plane, it was already dawn when we got off the plane.
Luo Bai's comeback was once again welcomed by all employees of Modong Industry headed by An Zhui, at least on the surface.
After greeting An Zhui, they both came to the office. An Zhui gently closed the door, but he still had such a relaxed look on his face.
"An Zhui."
An Zhui, who received Luo Bai's call, nodded gently:
"BOSS, please call me to the office. What can I do?"
This time, Luo Bai didn't hold back any longer. He stared straight into An Zhui's eyes and asked:
"An Zhui, I heard from Andrew that you are secretly using the company's resources to do some private work, and thus delaying the company's normal business operations. I would like to ask, is there such a thing?"
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In response to Luo Bai's question, An Zhui didn't show any panic on his face. He just pretended to be confused:
"BOSS, what are you talking about? I can't understand."
"Then just pretend you don't know about this."
Luo Bai sat on the boss's chair, crossing his hands and looking at the stubborn guy in front of him,
"I know why you hate me. It's just that in Andrew's hands, you can make some small moves unscrupulously. He is afraid that this will affect his ability to sell Magic Industries. Plus, although he doesn't make much, he still makes money. So turn a blind eye to your behavior
But my taking over will undoubtedly bring certain changes to your wonderful life now. ”
"BOSS, your groundless speculation is an insult to my character. If you still say that, I think I will sue you!"
An Zhui had a cold face and showed great anger at Luo Bai's "slander".
"Let's talk about other topics, An Zhui, about Modong Industrial's future business."
Luo Bai stared into An Zhui's eyes for several times, raised his head high, and gently let go of the topic.
Now Robert's side is still collecting evidence, and he can't do anything to the guy in front of him with his empty talk.
An Zhui's face softened slightly and he smiled again:
"BOSS, what are your orders?"
"In the days to come, Modong Industry will cut off all outsourcing business to the outside world. From now on, it will only be responsible for connecting with my 'Original Heart Game Studio' in Yanguo. Modong Industry will be regarded as the original heart game work Look at the 3D business production department of the studio
Moreover, Chuxin Game Studio is about to launch a 3D game plan recently. Modong Industry needs to focus on this plan to complete the game development needs for the second half of this year and even the entire next year. ”
Luo Bai's calm explanation made An Zhui's expression change.
Yes, this is the real reason why he hates Luo Bai's acquisition of Modong.
Not only Luo Bai, he hates all the guys who want to acquire Modong Industries.
Because these guys will definitely have an impact on his good idea of hiding in the dark and making money secretly. He needs to make money.
"BOSS, are we moving a little too fast?
With all due respect, there is currently no formal communication between Modong Industry and your original game studio in Yanguo, and it will take time for the two parties to cooperate with each other.
Isn’t it a little bad to cut off all outsourcing business in such a hurry? ”
An Zhui gave a convincing enough reason.
Cooperation is cooperation, but the outsourcing business cannot be lost.
"It doesn't matter."
Luo Bai calmly looked at An Zhui in front of him,
"IHaveDollar!"
Fake squid!
At this moment, An Zhui had already greeted Luo Bai's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart.
If you really cut off all outsourcing business and then directly declare to the outside world that you will never do it again, what the hell am I going to do?
He had a cold face:
"If Boss you are so authoritarian, I have nothing to say. I can only say that this is not the working environment I want. I feel that there is no future at all in such an unfree working environment.
Please allow me to resign. ”
Resign? Is this angry talk? Or do you want to threaten me to retreat in order to advance?
But how could you be asked to resign? Your mouth is full of oil after eating from behind. How could I let you run away easily without feeding it to you?
"I hope you can consider it, An Zhui..."
Luo Bai's sudden softening of words made An Zhui, who had just been a bit rude due to his anger, breathe a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that Luo Bai would just ignore him and fire him. At least for now, there was still the possibility of negotiation between the two parties.
Now that the conversation was over, both parties no longer had much desire to chat. Luo Bai just waved his hand, and An Zhui left the office in a wise manner.
Luo Bai asked An Zhui to go back and think about it carefully, and things seemed to have eased up.
But all this is just the calm before the storm, and there may be some kind of turbulence behind it.
Sitting in the office, Luo Bai touched the ceramic body armor he was wearing, leaning against the sofa and thinking about the other person's next reaction.
(End of chapter)