As the plane landed at Korea Incheon International Airport, Zhou Dongsheng's first trip abroad was completed in such an understatement.
To be honest, when I looked around at a group of Asians with the same skin color and similar appearance, except for the difference in language, I thought they were going abroad.
Those who don’t know it might think it’s just a dialect from a small place in the country, but although Goryeo is a country, it’s really just a small place.
After all, when going abroad in a broad sense, I always feel that I have to go to an area where there are a lot of black and white people with blond hair and blue eyes in order to experience the exotic customs.
Although Goryeo only had a small area and was once a vassal state in history, the development of Goryeo in modern history is indeed unique.
Whether it is the Asian entertainment industry led by the Korean Wave, the many games produced in Korea, or the popular e-sports today, this small place has always been far ahead in terms of cultural output, not to mention in fields such as technology.
We can despise it strategically, but we still have to pay attention to it tactically. At least when we are catching up, this gap has narrowed rapidly, and the upper limit of Koryo is already there.
And our upper limit is still unfathomable~
"How about Dongsheng, how do you feel about going abroad for the first time?" Principal Wang on the side joked with a smile.
"It feels like leaving a province." Zhou Dongsheng said lightly.
"Hahaha, I love hearing what you said. We have a plan! Let's go to the hotel where we are staying." Principal Wang laughed.
In addition to Principal Wang, who brought a few people from Pus Investment and Panda Platform, Zhou Dongsheng also brought Li Jiana and Lu Sifang.
"I'm unfamiliar with this place, but it all depends on you." Zhou Dongsheng said to Li Jiana with a smile.
"It doesn't matter boss, as long as you have money, you are not afraid of traveling all over the world." Li Jiana smiled playfully.
Although Lu Sifang on the side didn't know why his boss wanted to take him with him, since he could "travel abroad at public expense", he didn't want to do it for free.
Zhou Dongsheng smiled casually, isn't that the truth? Now Zhou Dongsheng's assets are indeed enough for him to travel all over the world without fear, but it is only limited to traveling all over the world.
"Lao Lu, how is your Korean?" Zhou Dongsheng asked casually.
"Well, boss, I only speak English, but I'm not very good at Korean." Lu Sifang blushed and said embarrassedly.
"That's okay, it doesn't matter. We can probably talk in English." Zhou Dongsheng said thoughtfully.
After the group got on the bus, Principal Wang turned to curiously asked: "Dongsheng, what new goals do you have for coming to Korea this time?"
"However, it is not easy to talk about investment in companies in Korea. You have to be mentally prepared," Principal Wang said cheerfully, obviously knowing the ropes quite well.
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." Zhou Dongsheng said he was all ears.
"It's nothing, just cooperate with them. It's much easier than investing in them. Getting shares of their company is a very difficult thing." Principal Wang said casually.
"It all depends on people. How can you know if you don't give it a try." Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile, a little disapproving. Is it possible that a xenophobic person doesn't even want money?
"I know you are a person who never looks back until you hit the wall. Just try it and you will know. I'll wait and see." Principal Wang didn't care either.
"When you get to the hotel later, you can go shopping around first. I have made an appointment with the Korean female anchor to discuss the contract, and I will take you shopping in the evening." Principal Wang explained his itinerary.
"It's okay, principal, you are busy with your business, we can move freely." Zhou Dongsheng said with a casual smile.
The scenery outside the car window was extremely prosperous. Even in the small capital, it was still very bustling and lively. After admiring the "exotic scenery", the group went to the hotel and checked in before going their separate ways.
Zhou Dongsheng called Lu Sifang and Li Jiana into his room to discuss business matters. If he wanted to invest in others, he must at least understand them clearly first.
"Lu Sifang, please get to know Blue Hole Studio well first, and then it's up to you to talk to their boss to see if there are any opportunities for cooperative investment." Zhou Dongsheng kicked the ball to Lu Sifang.
When he heard that it was related to work, Lu Sifang also cheered up, took out his work computer, connected to the Internet, and started to understand the relevant situation. If he couldn't find it on the Internet, he could also use his personal connections to ask.
Speaking of Blue Hole Studio, it is a well-known company. It was independent from the Korean game giant [Ncsoft]. This company has produced a series of well-known games, such as the "Lineage" series, "Blade and Soul"
", "Tower of Aion", "Guild Wars" series, etc.
President Jin Changyujin who founded Blue Hole Studio was previously responsible for the development of the "Lineage 3" series. However, because the design concept did not agree with his boss's, he immediately led a large group of cronies and chose to start his own business and developed a game called "Lineage 3".
TERA" game.
This game is said to be a huge investment, with an investment of more than 50 billion won, which is a huge investment of nearly 300 million yuan. It created the highest investment in global games that year. Even "World of Warcraft" was only 45 billion won.
And this game lived up to expectations. As soon as it was launched, it became the first of the four kings of Korean games. Even the former employer's "Blade and Soul" could not compete with it. It was unparalleled in the limelight for a while.
However, it was not necessarily a good thing that the first fire was too strong. At that time, many game companies were competing for the game market of Huazhongjia, and faced the agency requirements of Tenda and Zhuchang.
Blue Hole Studio offered an agency fee of up to 40 million U.S. dollars. Such a price made the wealthy Tenda and Pig Factory stay away.
Perhaps it was precisely because of missing this golden period of entering the flower grower game market that the famous Blue Hole Studio missed the opportunity to grow. Even "Sword and Soul", which was not a rival at the time, made a lot of money in the flower grower game market.
The bowl is full.
By the time Blue Hole Studio, which was belatedly aware of the situation, chose to compromise and re-enter the flower grower game market under the name of "Oracle of War", it was already the same thing.
However, the arrogant Blue Hole Studio did not think that it was a problem of its own strategic decision-making. On the contrary, it felt that it was a problem of the game players who were gardeners. It was a problem of "boars can't eat fine chaff".
Therefore, a crude mobile game "Devil's Contract" was launched, in an attempt to take advantage of the trend of gold-based mobile games and make a fortune in the flower gardener game market.
Then... naturally there is no more.
The two consecutive projects failed to seize the opportunity of the times, making Blue Hole Studio like a bright meteor in the industry, which is quite a bit like thunder but little rain.
Therefore, life at Blue Hole Studio was not going very well at this moment, and it had become the laughing stock of the industry. It was only after meeting Brandon Green that it made a turnaround.
After Lu Sifang's understanding and narration, Zhou Dongsheng also gained a deeper understanding of the company Blue Hole Studio. Perhaps this was the company destroyed by pride and prejudice.
Lu Sifang also said a little puzzled: "Boss, although this game company has a rich resume, its recent results are very average. In my opinion, the investment value is not great..."
Lu Sifang gave professional investment advice, but Zhou Dongsheng said indifferently: "Let's try to talk about it. It's time for you to show your talents."
Although he didn't know the boss's intentions, as a subordinate, it was enough to implement the boss's decision. Lu Sifang patted his chest and said, "No problem, boss, I'll take care of it."