My rebirth is different

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"No, it's our local player." The secretary replied.

"Are they crazy? We are compatriots. They came to our headquarters to demonstrate for a foreign game company! Call the police, and I will drive them all away!" Richard was furious.

What happened today, everything is not going well.

Of course, calling the police was out of anger, but in the end the assistant went out to appease the demonstrators, saying that they would negotiate with Blizzard and solve all the problems properly.

A lot of good things to say can be considered to coax the players away.

"Okay, okay, let's talk to Alan and Mike and see what conditions they want." Richard said wearily.

Now, he feels that his acquisition of Blizzard is not a very good deal. After so many years of acquisition, he has not seen much profit, but there are a lot of troubles.

For the American company, he has learned a lot. The salary and treatment are world-class, and the employees have a lot of demands. Every time is a vacation, every time is human rights, and they can do things as they please.If you are dissatisfied even a little bit, you dare to yell at your immediate boss, there are no rules!

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The result of the communication between the assistant and Alan and Mike was not very smooth. The people at Blizzard killed them all at once. They had had enough of Vivendi’s management. Either Vivendi quit Blizzard, or they left to form a new one. game studio.

And Allen also threatened that the new Southern Blizzard will also produce games similar to Diablo, Warcraft, and StarCraft to compete with the old Blizzard company.

After hearing the assistant's report, Richard almost jumped up again.

However, after a period of calm thinking, Richard also wanted to understand that the matter had developed to the point of irreversibility, so it was useless to be angry.

The best way now is to consider how to reduce the impact.

"If they all go away, let's not think about the competition for their new game, because it will take a long time to make. How many people do we need to hire to maintain the normal operation of Blizzard and the normal progress of the game under production? How long will it take for these people to be recruited?" Richard asked seriously.

What he is thinking about now is to let those damned people die, and then recruit a new batch of obedient employees to let Blizzard continue to operate normally.

Although he is already considering selling Blizzard, if he wants to sell at a good price, he must make the company look good on the books, right?

You probably don't have any capital, so you want to buy a company that has no employees at all...

"This... Blizzard is the top game company in the world. It is really difficult to recruit employees who can replace Allen and the others." The assistant said awkwardly.

"In this way, you fly to the headquarters of Blizzard in the United States, and immediately release the recruitment information in the game industry. In addition, you can quietly let the wind out, saying that Blizzard is going to sell, and see if there is any company willing to take over. If the price is right, Blizzard is It can be sold." Richard said through gritted teeth.

Originally, he didn't buy Blizzard for long-term operation, because it didn't conform to Vivendi's philosophy.

After acquiring a company, how to quickly and maximize arbitrage is the habit of Vivendi.

Chapter 548 $12 Million

The reason why Blizzard has not been sold in the past few years is because Blizzard has been going uphill these years. In Richard's eyes, it has not yet reached the maximum benefit, so he is not willing to sell.

But the situation is different now. Blizzard has made such a big disturbance, and its valuation has already been damaged.

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"Have you heard that Vivendi is going to sell Blizzard, and now it has spread in the circle, and they have even asked if our company has any intention to acquire it. Damn, who would dare to buy Blizzard now, all the old employees have run away , There is only an empty shell left. Just like this, Vivendi still dares to open his mouth and ask for a sky-high price. Haha, let them have a headache slowly."

"Of course I know, the current Blizzard is a hot potato, no one will take over."

This is a conversation between two employees of a pension investment fund company.

Things like this are very common in American investment circles in recent days.

After Richard's assistant Jackson flew to the Blizzard headquarters in the United States, according to Richard's instructions, he openly recruited various game master planners, programmers, artists, etc., and secretly contacted many investment companies to ask if they had any Intention to acquire Blizzard.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. This matter involved the famous Blizzard company, so the matter spread quickly.

But Jackson didn't care. If it spreads, spread it. The more investment companies know about it, the higher the chances of encountering interested investment companies.

There is still no result in recruitment, but several investment companies have contacted him, asking about Vivendi's quotation for Blizzard.

Although Blizzard's current situation is very bad, after all, the company is still very valuable because it has a few god-level game IPs.

If it can be won at a relatively low price, there must be many companies willing to acquire it. Unfortunately, Vivendi itself is a company that is good at mergers, acquisitions, splits and sales.

This has caused many investment companies who want to pick up cheap investment companies to take advantage of the excitement and leave in disappointment.

"How is the situation recently? Is there any reliable investment company?" Richard asked with concern as he was on the phone with his assistant.

"I contacted a few companies, but the bids were too low. The highest one only offered [-] million US dollars. There was even a company that came up and said that it would buy Blizzard with [-] million US dollars. I kicked it out immediately." Assistant Jackson said angrily Said.

This is really deceiving!

When did Blizzard become worth [-] million U.S. dollars? Even if all the old employees are gone, it can’t be less than [-] billion U.S. dollars. Those American investment companies are really like jackals. Seeing that Vivendi is in trouble, I just wanted to gather around and take a bite of meat.

"If there is no bid of more than one billion US dollars, then there is no need to talk about it. I would rather Blizzard rot in my hands than sell it at a low price! Of course, if there is a company that is more sincere and can accept an offer of more than one billion US dollars, you immediately Inform me, and I will fly over and talk to the other party in person," Richard ordered.

He said that he would rather be rotten in his hands than sell, but this is just angry words.

If someone's bid is within the acceptable range, Richard doesn't mind having a good talk with the other party.

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Blizzard and Vivendi are in chaos, while on the other side of the ocean, in the distant magic city, Yu Wenfei and Effie have been closely watching the changes.

Even Softbank took action, through the relationship in the industry, to inquire about all the news about Vivendi's sale of Blizzard at any time, and passed the news to Yu Wenfei as quickly as possible, so that he could make a decision.

"Okay, you and Brian go to the United States, contact Jackson first, quote a price of [-] million US dollars, and see his reaction. If the other party refuses firmly, then offer another [-] billion US dollars!" Yu Wenfei calmed down. arrange way.

Effie nodded to express her understanding, and immediately went back to pack her luggage, preparing to fly to the United States with Brian.

Although Effie looks calm on the surface, she is still a little uneasy. This is a large-scale merger and acquisition of more than one billion US dollars. Converted into RMB, it is tens of billions!

I also want to start participating in this kind of project, life is really like a play.

A year ago, I wouldn't have dared to think so even in my dreams!

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Of course, Yu Wenfei didn't mean to hand over the M&A case to Effie, and he wasn't that big-hearted either. Effie's ability is not enough to support this kind of large-scale M&A involving billions of dollars.

When it comes to the critical moment of negotiation, he will go out in person.

Moreover, people from Softbank will help behind the scenes.

Don't underestimate Softbank's ability. Even in the European and American Internet and investment circles, Softbank has a wide range of influence and contacts.

This is why Yuwenfei introduced such a strategic partner.

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"How much? [-] million..." Jackson looked at a man and a woman opposite him, hesitating a little.