Zhang Lan finally failed to reach an agreement with the five founders of Big Bird Duoduo Studio. They wanted to consider it for a week before giving Zhang Lan a reply.
She could almost guess what they meant. They just wanted to meet V Agency within this week and hear their terms.
Then compare the conditions offered by the two companies and wait for the price to sell.
"Okay, then just a week."
Zhang Lan had a faint smile on her face. Anyway, she had persuaded what needed to be done, and given the conditions that needed to be offered. The rest would be left to God's will.
If she made an offer of one billion or eighty million, she would be very confident that she would directly acquire Giant Bird Duoduo.
But in this case, the investment risk is too great. Even though Dota Auto Chess currently ranks first in the market, its foundation is actually unstable and it will face competition from other major manufacturers in the future.
Auto Chess has only been around for two months, so it’s hard to say how long it will be popular.
Although people on the Internet are saying that it is expected to become the next "chicken eater", they are just making noise. From the perspective of professionals, further observation remains.
Back at the company, Zhang Lan reported to Zhang Yida what he had learned from his trip. Wang Xinwen happened to be there too and listened together.
After listening, Zhang Yida frowned and said: "People who are too greedy will eventually have nothing."
"Yes," Zhang Lan nodded and sighed, "I overestimate my abilities. Success comes too easily, and I lose myself easily."
Wang Xinwen said: "It's a pity that we don't have any big IP MOBA games at hand, otherwise we could have launched our own auto chess game."
Zhang Yida nodded. Neither Lilith nor Blue Hole had much knowledge. Unlike Riot Games, which has League of Legends, or Valve, which has Dota 2.
It’s too late to create an auto chess game alone, and it’s difficult to attract players without the IP halo.
"Okay, if you can acquire it, buy it; if you can't, just give it up!"
Zhang Yida quickly made a decision. For today's sharp game landscape, one more Auto Chess game is just the icing on the cake, not indispensable.
In addition to sharp direction, penguins are also extending an olive branch to the giant bird Duoduo.
But the five arrogant young men still rejected Penguin and embarked on a trip to the United States for business talks.
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“The Minister of Information Technology of the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu suggested blocking Musical.ly in the state on the grounds that Musical.ly is becoming a platform that helps intensify conflicts and spreads Sex content.”
Accompanied by a colleague from the international public relations department, Ma Jun walked into Zhang Yida's office and reported the latest international developments monitored.
With the expansion of its business territory, Ruixiang has also established an international public relations department, which is responsible for monitoring unfavorable remarks about Ruixiang's products in various countries, and is also responsible for speaking out on behalf of Ruixiang Group internationally.
Zhang Yida behaved relatively calmly and asked: "Then what? Have officials from other Indian states or higher-level officials come out to express their stance?"
Ma Jun shook his head, "That's not true. We will continue to observe the further development of the situation."
Zhang Yida remembers that Musical.ly was punished by being removed from the shelves in India, and the losses were quite heavy.
Could it be this time?
"Ask Nikhil to go take a walk and find out what's going on."
The Nikhil Zhang Yida was talking about is the director of Musical.ly India and Musical.ly’s top local figure.
He meant to understand things clearly first so that if something really went wrong, he could take precautions in advance.
Ma Jun nodded, "I have arranged for him to do it, and the latest information will be sent back to the headquarters soon."
Ma Jun asked another staff member to go out first, and then started chatting with Zhang Yida about the planning in India last month.
"Generally speaking, it feels like most overseas markets are not very friendly to Chinese investment."
Ma Jun sighed, "I had a misunderstanding last month. Looking at it now, maybe I really need to create another product and put it into the overseas market like Mr. Zhang said."
After Zhang Yida pondered for a moment, he said: "Building products must be built, and it is best to penetrate the equity like BBPay.
You see, BBPay’s small and micro finance bank license is now in sight, and there is a high probability that it will be approved.”
Ma Jun nodded, but he inevitably felt a little pity and redundancy in his heart.
It's a pity that because of this, we must find an Indian spokesperson and give away part of the equity for free.
Even if the Indian pays for it, Ruixiang will still teach him step by step and even inject some resources to put the newly founded company on the fast track.
As for the Indian spokesperson, they basically just take advantage of it and take advantage of it.
The redundant feeling is that if you do this, you will undoubtedly make enemies for yourself, and a large part of your resources will be wasted.
"Are we looking for an Indian? Or an Indian-American?
There are many Indian-origin executives in Silicon Valley, and they also have practical experience.
As for native Indians, if they come from a political family, they can play a certain role when encountering political difficulties."
Zhang Yida frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "What if we find two people? One is from an Indian political family, and the other is an Indian executive from Silicon Valley."
Ma Jun nodded, "That's okay, but it will take time to find the right candidate."
"There's no rush with this, you can choose slowly."
Ma Jun asked again: "What about the direction of starting a business? If it is exactly the same as Musical.ly, in addition to wasting resources, we must also beware of the other party turning to customers."
Zhang Yida smiled and said, "You are right, so when selecting people, we need to pay more attention, brighten our eyes, and choose people with good character and who can obey orders.
Of course, people are good at pretending, and it is impossible for people with ability and resources to be completely obedient.
Therefore, we need to tie them up with some benefits and at the same time make them inseparable from Ruixiang’s support.
In addition, they cannot be on the same track as us.
You can learn from Vmate launched by Ali UC and build a short video community.
This company is just a precaution for us. As long as the Indian government doesn't cause trouble, Musical.ly's leading position will basically be fine.
On the contrary, if it is taken down by the Indian government due to certain political factors.
We will support this company to capture the market left behind by our departure.
Although it’s not as satisfying as swallowing it all in one gulp, it’s not as if you’ve caught nothing and all your hard work has been in vain.”
Ma Jun roughly understood the idea. He wanted to leave a secret in India just in case.
“What about the U.S. market?”
Ma Jun gestured, "Currently Musical.ly's largest revenue source is the United States, and India is the market with the largest number of potential users. Both are important. Shouldn't we also make a secret plan?"
Zhang Yida scratched his head. The last thing he wanted to see was that Musical.ly was torn into pieces. Each country had one company, and the global giant was turned into an ordinary regional Internet company.
But what Ma Jun said makes sense. The United States can sanction Hua Wei, so why can’t it sanction you, Musical.ly?
"Take a moment and wait and see what the latest situation is."
Zhang Yida had imagined the worst-case scenario in his mind, which was to penetrate the equity and make Musical.ly USA an independent company.
Even so, as a major shareholder and a Chinese national, Zhang Yida is still likely to be made things difficult for him.
The worst-case scenario is to sell his shares and let Americans control and manage Musical.ly USA, turning it into a completely American company.
But in this case, the imagination space of Ruixiang Stock is very small, and the only advantage compared with Penguin and Ahri has been offset.