AWB Chapter 149: Convenient Noodle Talk
Chapter 149: Convenient Noodle Talk
"Okay, then I'll wait for you at Tomson Yipin." Lu Jingyao's tone was full of helplessness.
Xu Youyou felt strange after hanging up the phone. Lu Jingyao was always concise and to the point, but why was he speaking so dryly now? It was like the kind of person who would force himself to say something even if there was no topic to talk about.
This thought just flashed through Xu Youyou's mind for a moment before being thrown out of her mind. She continued to immerse herself in Mr. Zhang's book review manuscript.
Xu Youyou still took a private plane on her return trip, but this time she had a lot of luggage. She asked someone to pack all the old man's manuscripts and bring them back to Shanghai.
Not long after the plane took off, someone found the shantytown in the old alley.
"What did you say? Your father is gone? Then where are his room full of books?" The person who was speaking was of the same generation as Mr. Zhang, but because he had lived a life of luxury for many years, he looked much younger than the deceased Mr. Zhang.
Whether it was his meticulously combed-back hair, his well-tailored tailored coat, or the expensive watch on his wrist, he looked so out of place in this dirty and messy alley.
The middle-aged man who had previously blackmailed Xu Youyou looked at the watch on the old man's wrist with envy, and explained with a shudder, "Uncle Wang, I sold everything my father left behind."
"Sold it? Are you so short of money?" Wang Qianshu's voice suddenly became higher.
Middle-aged man: "I think the price is right..."
Wang Qianshu was so angry he nearly fainted. He'd only been abroad for a week of academic exchange, only to find he'd already been cremated and all his belongings gone. Unable to contain his anger, he cursed, "Do you even know what you sold? You loser!"
The middle-aged man still felt aggrieved. He started cursing as soon as he arrived and didn't even pay the gift money. He spat fiercely at Wang Qianshu's back as he left angrily: "Stingy guy, you still want to take advantage of my dad? Dream on!"
The car drove all the way back to Tomson Yipin. The housekeeping ladies had already filled the bathtub with water and even lit the incense.
Someone is already waiting at home.
Xu Youyou packed up the important items she had with her by herself and handed the rest to the nanny. The professional document copier she had ordered earlier also arrived. Without letting anyone else handle it, she personally photocopied a copy of the manuscript and handed it to Lu Jingyao.
Lu Jingyao was overjoyed.
After Xu Youyou took a shower to shake off her fatigue, Lu Jingyao was still staying in the small reception room of her house, staring at the photocopied manuscript intently.
Lu Jingyao suddenly asked, "Has Peter contacted you recently?"
Xu Youyou was stunned for a moment before she remembered who this person was. When she was abroad, she invested in a gaming company. In order to purchase shares, she also borrowed Lu Jingyao's negotiation team.
After returning home, Peter would occasionally contact her, but he was like a son going to college. Every time he took the initiative to contact his parents, he had only one thing in mind: to ask for money.
Xu Youyou made several more transfers, and her investment increased from the original 20 million US dollars to 50 million US dollars. Her shares also increased a little, but she never saw any results. If she hadn't known that Peter had been successful in his previous life, Xu Youyou would have almost thought that she had encountered a pig-killing scam.
"Peter's game was launched three days ago." Lu Jingyao said.
Xu Youyou looked down at her phone and found out that about five days ago, Peter had sent her an email telling her that the game was about to be launched.
"Although it has just been launched, the user retention rate is very high. It is now spreading like wildfire on foreign social media. The last game to achieve such results was "Island Survival" three years ago," said Lu Jingyao.
Xu Youyou seemed to have heard of this game. At that time, she was busy working part-time to earn money for her studies, but the classmates around her seemed to be crazy about it.
Lu Jingyao explained the game's popularity in a more accessible way: "Island Survival's peak monthly revenue reached US$160 million."
Xu Youyou:!!!
Lu Jingyao continued, "My company is planning to secure the exclusive domestic agency rights for this game."
Xu Youyou immediately asked, "Do you want me to help connect them?"
Lu Jingyao nodded gently: "If you are willing, it would be great."
He had also thought about getting a stake when he was abroad, but because Xu Youyou brought it up first, he was afraid that if both parties joined in at the same time, Peter would take the initiative, so he did not take any action.
Xu Youyou's phone suddenly dinged.
She received another email, which was actually from Peter.
"You don't have to talk to Peter. He just sent me an email asking me to be responsible for the domestic agency matters." Xu Youyou said.
Lu Jingyao didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.
"I don't know anything about games, so you can just make a bid." Xu Youyou said casually.
Lu Jingyao immediately became serious and said, "Business is business, and personal relationships are personal relationships. They can't be mixed together."
Xu Youyou was troubled. She had not played many games in her two lifetimes combined. She only knew that this game was very popular, but she had no idea about the market situation. It seemed that it would not be easy to find professional talents in the short term.
Although she had intended to give Lu Jingyao a break just now, she trusted Lu Jingyao's character and knew that he would definitely not give her a low price.
Lu Jingyao suggested, "Why don't I talk to Xie Ran about this."
Xu Youyou's eyes lit up. In her eyes, Xie Ran was a hexagonal warrior, and there was nothing he couldn't handle.
Xie Ran returned to Shanghai earlier than Xu Youyou. He lived nearby and arrived at the door in twenty minutes.
Xie Ran did not disappoint Xu Youyou's expectations. He was quite knowledgeable about the gaming industry and tried to speak in a non-judgmental tone:
"Currently, there are two giant game distributors in the domestic gaming industry: Qihang Games, a subsidiary of the Lu Group, and Xingyao Games, a subsidiary of the Star Diamond Group. While some smaller distributors may be backed by large companies, their promotional efforts in the gaming industry are not as strong as these two."
When Xu Youyou heard the word "Star Diamond", she immediately frowned and said, "I won't consider Star Diamond."
As soon as she finished speaking, her cell phone rang.
"Hello, Miss Xu. I'm Li Huairen, Director of Xingyao Games' Overseas Games Department. I'd like to discuss the domestic distribution rights for the game 'Peak Battle' with you. Are you in Shanghai now? Would it be convenient for us to meet tomorrow morning at 10:00 AM? We'll be in the conference room on the 15th floor of Xingyao Building. I hope you'll remember to come."
Xu Youyou frowned slightly. The other party's tone seemed polite, but there was a sense of unwillingness in his words.
"Not interested." Xu Youyou replied.
"Ms. Xu, you might not have heard clearly. We are Xingyao Games, backed by the Star Diamond Group. No one in China can offer a higher price than ours..."
Before the man could finish his words, Xu Youyou hung up the phone, turned to look at Xie Ran, and said, "I rejected Xingyao's offer. You should talk to Mr. Lu."
Xie Ran's voice was hoarse: "You don't even ask the price?"
Xu Youyou said in a matter-of-fact tone: "There's nothing to ask. I won't sell him to anyone else."
Xie Ran felt like a ball of wet cotton was stuck in his throat. Xingyao was a giant in the domestic gaming industry. If it weren't for the disputes between him and Xingyao's parent company, Xingzuan, Xu Youyou would definitely not have refused so bluntly: "Thank you..."
Xu Youyou patted his shoulder vigorously and said, "Why are you being so polite to me? Your enemy is my enemy! Even if I lose money on the agency rights, I won't sell it to Xingyao!"