Chapter 196 Kawasaki’s cooperation again
Half an hour passed quickly.
Wearing a black suit and a short and thin figure, Eikichi Kawasaki came to the door on time.
"Xu Sang, we meet again."
"Mr. Kawasaki's style is even better than before. It seems that SNK has been developing well during this period."
"Compared with the increasingly powerful Hongmeng, SNK is still in deep quagmire and needs to be rescued by excellent collaborators like Mr. Xu."
"Mr. Kawasaki is too polite, please sit down."
"Please."
The two sat down and the secretary served tea.
Xu Liang got straight to the point.
"Mr. Kawasaki, can you tell me your cooperation conditions now?"
"Of course."
After nodding affirmatively, Kawasaki Eikichi handed over the information he had prepared in advance. come over.
“Xu Sang, please take a look.”
Xu Liang took it and read it quickly.
"I know that Hongmeng has plans for games, comics, music and other projects, and its business covers East and Southeast Asia markets, so I think our cooperation should not be limited to games, nor should it be limited to the Japanese and South Korean markets..."
While listening to him speak, Xu Liang also read through several key clauses.
Put down the contract in your hand.
"Mr. Kawasaki must have a good idea. SNK publishing rights and 20% of R&D funds are like half of the rights?"
The online version of "The King of Fighters", in addition to the characters, The rest will definitely need to be re-developed.
This is tantamount to developing a new game under the skin of King of Fighters.
It was time-consuming and labor-intensive, but he could only get half of the rights. Of course Xu Liang was unwilling to do so.
"Xu Sang, this is just the game rights, the income generated from the comic and animation adaptation, I can give away 70%, and I can give you all the rights and interests in Southeast Asia."
Xu Liang smiled. Except for Singapore and Malaysia, it is unknown whether other markets in Southeast Asia can make money.
“I’m sorry, Hongmeng cannot accept such conditions.”
Kawasaki Eikichi smiled and said: "It's normal to have differences. Xu Sang can tell you your conditions."
Xu Liang was not polite either.
“We don’t need R&D funds from you, we only need copyright investment. If it succeeds, we will get a 19% share, and we will get 90%.”
All he wants is the copyright of "The King of Fighters".
"Impossible! Xu Sang has too many demands."
19%, even if it succeeds, how much money can SNK make?
The two sides clashed many times, but the differences were too great.
Eikichi Kawasaki only accepts a 50/50 share, while Xu Liang does not want to accept investment from SNK other than copyright. Once the power of both parties is equal, if Eikichi Kawasaki does something fancy again, he will be the one who suffers the loss. .
He had already suffered a loss when he was in Japan last time, and he would not do it again this time.
“Xu Sang, SNK and I are really sincere about cooperating with Hongmeng this time?”
Kawasaki Eikichi saw Xu Liang's caution and said helplessly.
"I believe in Mr. Kawasaki's sincerity, but I'm sorry, I cannot accept your cooperation conditions."
Seeing his stubbornness, Kawasaki Eikichi stood up helplessly.
"Xu Sang hopes you will think about it carefully. If you change your mind, please call me."
"I will."
After a perfunctory sentence, Kawasaki Eikichi was sent out of the company.
After watching him leave, Sun Mingzhen came over after receiving the news.
“I think his conditions are pretty good, do you really want to refuse?”
“This person is very scheming. If I can’t get the absolute dominance of the project, I would rather not participate.”
Sun Mingzhen nodded clearly.
——
Back at the hotel, Kawasaki Eikichi sat on the sofa and played with the mobile phone in his hand.
After a while.
Bang.
Throwing the phone away suddenly.
"Baga."
This time he moved from Japan to South Korea. He was really sincere about cooperating with Hongmeng, but Xu Liang's caution made him unable to accept it.
Moreover, not only Hongmeng, but also South Korean companies NCsoft and NEXON, which he is optimistic about, have refused to cooperate with SNK.
The only one who agreed to him was the South Korean arcade company EOLITH.
But he also knows that arcades have gradually become a niche in South Korea and Japan, and online games have increasingly become the mainstream of the game market. If SNK wants to rise again, it must seize the opportunity of the rise of online games.
But SNK has no experience in this area.
Unfortunately, his actions in Japan allowed SNK to get rid of a heavy debt burden of nearly 40 billion yen, but it also ruined his reputation.
No company is willing to cooperate with a company that is dishonest and deceptive.
SNK has been reduced to the point where it only has classic copyrights, but no one cares about them. It is also his own fault.
“If I can’t find a partner, I will recruit people to make it myself. With the audience before “The King of Fighters” as the basis, I don’t believe that I can’t make a successful game.”
The secretary came over at this time.
"President, Director Oda called from Osaka. ARUZE Company wants to settle with us off-site."
Eikichi Kawasaki was shocked and quickly answered the phone.
He asked nervously.
Cooperating with companies such as Hongmeng is a small matter. It is a big deal to completely get rid of 40 billion yen of debt, let SNK start operations lightly and create greater glory again.
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“Brother-in-law.”
Sun Yanzhen greeted respectfully.
"Yan Zhen is here, sit down wherever you want. We will have dinner in a while." Xu Liang said with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, do you need my help?"
"No, the vegetables are almost done. I can do it alone." Xu Liang said with a smile.
"Brother-in-law, why didn't you see Ernie?" "She went out to buy things and will be back soon."
Looked at the white slim-fitting knitted dress The considerate and youthful temperament has begun to reflect a hint of mature Sun Yanzhen.
“How have you been at school lately? Have you received any good roles?”
"I just accepted the lead role in a TV series."
Sun Yanzhen couldn't help but share the good news.
"Really? Then you will become famous."
Xu Liang smiled.
"Not necessarily. You have to star in excellent TV series to gain some fame." Sun Yanzhen said.
"What TV show?"
The sudden words attracted their attention.
“Onie, you are back.”
Sun Yanzhen ran over quickly.
Xu Liang smiled and said: "Yan Zhen accepted the role of the heroine of a TV series."
"Really, Yanzhen?"
Sun Yanzhen nodded, "The name of the TV series is "Two Sisters of Enmity". I am one of the two heroines, and I play a girl named 'Shen Shanji' in it."
“Practice your acting skills if you have the chance.” Sun Mingzhen said.
Sun Yanzhen was a little surprised. Her sister was most opposed to her becoming an actress, but this time she actually encouraged her to act well?
Sun Mingzhen didn’t say much. After putting away the things she bought, she went to the kitchen to help Xu Liang cook.
After dinner and accompanying the two sisters until eight o'clock, Xu Liang entered the study to handle work emails.
Although he does not interfere with the operations of various subsidiaries, as a boss, he has to know many things, especially financial documents, and he has to interrogate them one by one.
If he fools, the people below will fool him.
The company is finished.
Time passed little by little, and Sun Mingzhen, who had changed into silk pajamas, knocked on the door and walked in.
Put down your coffee.
Naturally, he walked behind Xu Liang, gently moved his head back, placed his slender white fingers near his temples, and kneaded them gently.
Xu Liang enjoys this relaxing moment with the warm fragrance of nephrite.
"Is Yanzhen's TV series your work?"
"No. The company has just been registered. I'm still looking for scripts, so I haven't paid attention to Yanzhen yet."
"So she found this opportunity by herself?"
"I've already asked, Yan Zhen didn't do anything shameful." Sun Mingzhen said.
"Yan Zhen is a good young talent, hurry up and sign her to our company, she will become our pillar in the future."
"Are you so optimistic about her?"
"What's in her There is an aura that many actors do not have." He paused and said, "There is one more thing you have to remember. In addition to self-produced dramas, Hongmeng Film and Television also has a very important business, which is to acquire the online copyrights of major TV series. .
Buy out as much as possible, especially popular dramas like "My Sassy Girl" and "Dae Jang Geum", where you can add money. "
The current Internet speed is not enough, so it is not an opportunity to develop streaming media.
But Xu Liang can reserve copyrights in advance.
"I will explain it. "
"Hmm. ”
After pressing for a while, Xu Liang stood up, drank the coffee on the table, turned around and picked up Sun Mingzhen's plump, tall and soft body, and walked towards the bedroom.
In the room, Sun Yanzhen was reading the lines of "Two Sisters" when suddenly an exciting voice came over.
Having experienced it several times, she instantly understood what was going on.
"Alas, I didn't get any sleep tonight. Really, O'Neill can't bear it. But my brother-in-law is so awesome."
Time passed slowly while Sun Yanzhen was thinking wildly.
The next day, Xu Liang was already in high spirits.
Sun Mingzhen is also very good, but Sun Yanzhen yawns all the time, obviously not sleeping well.
You don’t need to ask to know what’s going on.
"Yan Zhen, when you go back later, you can rest in the car for a while." Sun Mingzhen said.
Sun Yanzhen nodded, walked quickly to her side, and lowered her voice.
"Unnie, is my brother-in-law really that powerful?"
"Didn't you hear everything?"
At this point, Sun Mingzhen couldn't help but blush.
"The key is that the time is too long. Is that really the time that a man can achieve?"
"Your brother-in-law is different from ordinary men."
If it's just that it takes a long time, that's it. The most important thing is to recover quickly, which is very fatal.
"...Okay, let's eat quickly. After dinner, we will go back to see our parents."
"Yes."
I accompanied the two sisters back to their hometown in Daegu. Later, Xu Liang stayed in South Korea for another week before taking a plane to Japan.
In fact, in the more than three months since he last left before New Year's Day, he has been to Japan four or five times, but his stay was not long each time.
Come out of the station.
"Xu Jun!"
Along with the voice of surprise, a voice wearing a red coat and long hair shawl rushed into his arms like a tired bird throwing itself into the forest.
Feeling the attachment of the beautiful woman in his arms, Xu Liang's heart was also filled with strong joy.
Among all the women around him, the only one who truly loves him wholeheartedly without asking for anything in return is Fukuda Xinmei.
"Okay, get up quickly, there are many people watching."
After a few words of comfort, Fukuda Xinmei stood up from his arms, but her arms still held his left arm firmly. .
(End of this chapter)