Chapter 38 A $200 Million Gambling Agreement
Suzuki Yu thoughtfully took back the Poké Ball and started playing again, and time passed little by little.
Although Liu Zhiyuan has determined that there is nothing wrong with the Poke Ball, Suzuki Yu's attitude is very important, which involves the issue of promotion efforts.
If Yu Suzuki only reluctantly passed because of the other two games, then Sega's promotion efforts must not be strong.
Bandai's Tamagotchi became popular all over the world even though it did not put much emphasis on promotion, but the result? It was not replaced by the Poké Ball. This is an era where channels are king.
A product without any technical content is popular all over the world. Do you think those giant companies will watch it? One step is slow, one step is slow. Once the Poké Ball appears on the market, it must quickly occupy the entire market.
He can't wait for those big companies to react, otherwise he has already seen how ruthless the capitalists are. Hello, me, everyone, no, they will go crazy and eat people clean even to the bone.
"Liu Jun, you are truly a genius with unconstrained powers."
Suzuki Yu sighed heavily. He no longer looked at the settings of this game, nor did he care about the gameplay. After simply trying it out, he discovered the charm of this game.
"I have to say, I really made a mistake."
He was also misled by Liu Zhiyuan's previous games. The games developed by Liu Zhiyuan in the past were either unprecedented innovations or huge settings.
When he used the same idea to review the Poke Ball, there were naturally a lot of problems.
"This will indeed become a phenomenal game. I can already see students discussing Poke Balls in their spare time, I can see the excitement of white-collar workers in their spare time, and I can see the comforting smiles of elderly people."
"But..."
Suzuki Yu's face looked a little heavy.
"Sega is a listed company. To put it nicely, I am the backbone of Sega, but in fact I am just a pawn under many shareholders. Just because I am optimistic about it does not mean that they are also optimistic about it."
Liu Zhiyuan nodded. He naturally understood how complicated a listed company was inside. This was why Liu Zhiyuan wanted to get 50% of the shares. He had to be the leader of the Han Dynasty.
Otherwise, all kinds of capital will pour in in the future. Once Liu Zhiyuan's ideas are inconsistent with theirs, it is basically certain that the Han Dynasty will definitely be in civil strife, and there is a high possibility that Liu Zhiyuan will be kicked out of the Han Dynasty.
"Let's prepare 1 million Poké Balls first. I can still do this at Sega."
Suzuki Yu thought again and again and gave Liu Zhiyuan this sentence.
"Impossible!" Liu Zhiyuan sounded a little excited.
You're kidding! One million units are enough for what he can do. He dares to agree to it, and the Poké Ball will do nothing to him!
Take a look at Bandai's Tamagotchi. Because they didn't have high expectations for Tamagotchi at the time, they released it haphazardly. As a result, it was hard to find a single chicken on the market, so Bandai hurriedly worked overtime to produce it.
However, in the same year, Nintendo developed Pokemon. Although Tamagotchi took the lead and became popular for a while, it was Nintendo who reaped the benefits in the end.
Liu Zhiyuan dares to swear to God that as soon as 1 million Poké Balls are released, Nintendo will be able to produce something similar. This is Nintendo's specialty!
"Thirty million units!"
Liu Zhiyuan looked at Yu Suzuki and said a number.
Suzuki Yu did not rush to refute Liu Zhiyuan and spoke slowly.
"Liu Jun, although I don't know the cost of the Poké Ball yet, the cost of about 5 US dollars should be about the same. 30 million units is 150 million US dollars, plus other promotion and production line construction costs, 200 million US dollars. Sega
It’s impossible to agree to it.”
"Even for me, applying for $200 million at Sega is very, very difficult."
Liu Zhiyuan found that his thinking was too simple. He couldn't just pick up a later classic and easily be recognized by others. He couldn't shout to Suzuki Yu, I came back from time travel, and I am sure that the Poké Ball can become popular all over the world.
"I can sign a betting agreement with Sega."
"If you bet that Poké Ball can sell 20 million units by the end of this year, let's bet on Heroes of Might and Magic."
"If the sales of the Poké Balls are not good, Heroes of Might and Magic will be given to Sega for free."
Suzuki Yu was surprised. He didn't know where Liu Zhiyuan got his confidence. In his opinion, Heroes of Might and Magic was much stronger and more valuable than the Poké Ball.
"Liu Jun, has anyone ever said that you are too gambling?"
Liu Zhiyuan smiled confidently.
"You're not the only one, Mr. Suzuki, but I win every time."
If Liu Zhiyuan didn't understand the popularity of Poke Balls in the future, he wouldn't dare to bet. However, he has seen the popularity of Poke Balls before. Why wouldn't he dare to bet on this kind of almost guaranteed win?
Suzuki Yu looked at the confident Liu Zhiyuan and said helplessly.
"Okay, Liu Jun, even if you decide that the Poke Ball can become popular all over the world, it's not enough."
Suzuki Yu's expression became serious.
"The finished version of Heroes of Might and Magic is worth the price, but the current one is not."
"This game hasn't even been officially developed yet. As a game producer, you don't understand how difficult it would be to develop a game with such a huge setting, right?"
"I can even assert that your Han Dynasty is not capable of developing this game on its own."
Liu Zhiyuan indeed does not have the ability to develop Heroes of Might and Magic, and he has no intention of developing it independently. This kind of game that can be developed by a random development team in later generations cannot be made by non-top game development teams in this era.
"Isn't this also Sega? Sega's development team should be able to develop it."
Suzuki Yu nodded.
"Sega can indeed do it, but even if it is a game jointly developed by Han Dynasty and Sega, it is not worth 200 million US dollars."
Liu Zhiyuan expressed his understanding and said it was called joint development. In fact, Sega was developing and Han Dynasty was learning, but this was also his purpose.
In this era, the world's top game developers are all gathered in Japan. He can't recruit them even if he wants to, so he can only rely on this curve to save the country.
"Coupled with the monster battle, is this enough bargaining chip?"
Suzuki Yu admired Liu Zhiyuan very much. He didn't want to see Liu Zhiyuan fail miserably and eventually decline, so he persuaded him.
"Liu Jun, there is really no need to go to this level. Monster War and Heroes of Might and Magic, these two games are enough to ensure that the Han Dynasty will not be short of funds for a few years. There is no need for you to take risks."
It seems that Yu Suzuki still can't see the future market for Poké Balls, but that's right. Except for people who have traveled through time, no one would dare to believe that something like a toy would end up costing the world tens of billions of dollars.
"I firmly believe that Poké Ball can become a hit game. Mr. Suzuki, I understand your good intentions and there is no need to persuade you any more."
"If Sega does not agree to these conditions, then I will find other companies."
When Suzuki Yu saw Liu Zhiyuan saying such things, he realized that his advice was useless.
"Okay, I'll tell President Zhongshan about it later."
"Then please ask Mr. Suzuki to convey my words to President Nakayama."
"I, Liu Zhiyuan, have already made a big gamble, so Sega can't stumbling upon me. It must be the company's highest-level promotion treatment."
Chapter completed!