Chapter 18 Finally Don't Have To Worry About Money
On February 15, William got up early, put on the formal suit that had been ordered by a private tailor on Oxford Street a few days ago, and tied his tie with the help of his mother Lina. Hilton Hotel employees had already driven to pick him up.
The whole of England is paying attention to the game auction today. How could the Hilton Hotel give up on such a concern? In addition to the leakage of the recording in their hotel last time, the Hilton Hotel will not accept charges today so that William can continue to hold meetings in their hotel.
William paid him one pound, sent a car and bodyguards to pick him up for free, provided him with a free cocktail party after the auction, and also gave William a 40% off platinum card for Hilton hotels around the world.
Since Hilton is so sincere, there is no need to bother looking for other venues, and there is nothing to keep secret about today's auction.
Fortunately, bodyguards came, otherwise it would be difficult for William to leave home easily and go to the Hilton Hotel. More than ten bodyguards almost failed to protect William when he went out. The reporters today were very irritable. Everyone wanted to get first place with William.
Hands news.
After arriving at the Hilton Hotel, Anthony's law firm has helped William contact the auctioneer, and the hotel staff are making final preparations. William does not need to go on stage to say anything today. After the media's bombardment in the past few days, today's
Everyone knows about the auction.
Companies that are interested in the game will definitely send people here. Now everything has to rely on strength to decide the fate of the game copyright, even if William says he won't sell it.
He has signed a contract with the law firm. The company that came to the auction today has also signed a contract with the law firm. Unless no one bids 100 million pounds today and the game fails to be auctioned, it is impossible. The company that comes today is better than the previous one.
The number of days increased more than ten times. According to what William learned from Anthony, many medium-sized companies have joined forces and are planning to divide the agency rights on a continent-by-continent basis.
William met a lot of people at the hotel venue, and everyone was still very optimistic about William. After all, this young man alone could be worth dozens of elites.
After 9 a.m., the auctioneer came on stage to greet today's bidders and the auction officially began.
"Good morning, gentlemen and ladies, I am Christie's Gold Medal Glove. I will serve you today. I am very happy to host this auction. Alright, gentlemen and ladies, the auction has officially begun."
After speaking, the auctioneer picked up a document bag and raised it to everyone and said jokingly: "This is a bag of paper worth more than 100 million pounds. Each piece of paper in it is worth 3 million pounds. I really hope that all of you sitting here will
You won’t feel shortchanged after getting it.”
"Hahaha," everyone in the venue laughed heartily. They knew that the bags contained copyright books, but they were indeed a bag of paper.
"Okay, just kidding, gentlemen, the document in my hand is a letter of commitment jointly issued by three major law firms in London, guaranteeing that the full copyright of the Plants vs. Zombies game is in the hands of Mr. William Devonshire, and there is no copyright.
The dispute is completely in the hands of the owner, and this transaction will be insured by England's largest insurance company to ensure that the buyer pays off the money within 7 days after the auction. If there is a default, the insurance company will claim compensation for 2 times the auction amount. Mr.
Do you have any questions?"
The auctioneer waited for a minute, and when no one had any objections, he picked up the auction hammer and said loudly to everyone in the venue: "Ladies and gentlemen, the most exciting moment has arrived. The starting price for the full copyright of Plants vs. Zombies is 100 million.
Pounds, shooting starts now.”
"Ladies and gentlemen, the starting price is 100 million pounds, please bid."
After the auctioneer finished speaking, someone raised a placard, "One hundred million."
The auctioneer looked at the person holding the placard and said loudly: "Mr. No. 19 bids 100 million pounds, is there anyone else bidding?"
"One hundred and five million"
"One hundred and ten million"
The price was already 110 million after just a few rounds. William sat in the seat at the bottom and was happy with his wit. This was all due to what he said to reporters the day before yesterday.
"One hundred and twenty million." William saw that the people from Bestac had quoted another price.
The guy from Disney offered "125 million"
At this price, the buyers hesitated to bid. William saw that the person in charge of Jiarefu didn't even bid, as if he was just watching the fun. At the venue just now, he swore to William that their board of directors was
Authorize him, and Jiarefu will fight for the ownership of the game with all his strength. Does this mean that he will use all his strength? He has no intention of showing off, and this little money will scare you?
"One hundred and thirty million." The Beststar representative gritted his teeth and looked at the disco guy.
This time the person holding the sign at Disney stopped for a long time. The assistant next to him kept talking on the phone and seemed to be reporting to the headquarters.
"If there are still no bids, bid the first time and bid the second time."
Before the final bid of "133 million", Disney finally raised the price.
Everyone in the audience could see that the people at Best Star now looked at the people at Disneyland as if they were enemies. The appearance of Disneyland made them spend a lot more money.
Gritting his teeth, Bestac reported "135 million"
This time, despite repeated hints from the auctioneer, Dishi still didn’t bid again. Dishi was not convinced that he would win this case.
The auctioneer shouted "Third bid, deal done" and with a "bump" of the auction hammer in his hand, the auction was considered a success.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all. This auction is officially over, thank you." The auctioneer thanked everyone and left the stage.
William happily shook hands with the person in charge of Best Star and took a group photo. The people at Best Star still seemed very happy.
Under the guidance of the lawyer, the two parties came to the signing table and sat down. William signed the contract under the guidance of the lawyer. Then William and Bestac also signed an insurance contract and a capital transaction contract with the insurance company and bank respectively.
Bestac's money will be divided into two parts, 40% of the money will be remitted to William's account in England, and the other 60% will be remitted directly to the offshore company account in the British Virgin Islands.
This time the insurance and bank guarantee will cost William 4% of the amount plus 1% from the law firm. It will cost him a total of 6.75 million pounds. William feels that he can still accept it. Spending several million can guarantee that the money will be received within 7 days.
, if it is delayed until after March, the variables will be too great.
If Bestac's money cannot reach William's account within the stipulated time, the insurance company and bank will have to compensate him directly, and the insurance company and bank will chase the money owed by Bestac.
After signing the contract, everyone took a group photo together and then started a cocktail reception at the Hilton Hotel.
William had dealt with some charities and some beauties who had no idea how they got in. He really wanted to communicate with the beauties, but there was no one he liked in the scene.
William was choosing food alone at the buffet table. He hadn't eaten since he got up in the morning and now he was really hungry. When he was eating happily, William heard a voice behind him.