Vol 2 Chapter 1021: Blizzard merger

Chapter One Thousand and Twenty One

Blizzard merger

Because of StarCraft: Ghost, the two sides have differences. On this issue, neither side is wrong. One is for the quality of the game and the other is for the financial situation. Everyone has their own reasons. If the game is not good, it will not sell good sales, and it will also destroy the company's brand. But if the company has no money, naturally there is no money to develop games.

In game development, whether to focus on game quality or cost is like having the chicken or the egg first.

At present, due to the tough attitude of Alan Adehan and others, Vivendi’s request has been temporarily rejected, but the financial crisis of Vivendi is obvious to all. Blizzard originally hoped to ease the financial crisis of the parent company through World of Warcraft, but at this time Lin Feng stepped in, which changed things a lot.

No matter how good World of Warcraft is, now that Lin Feng is here, Alan Adhan and others have no confidence. Once Lin Feng really launched a sniper on World of Warcraft, it would be hard to say. This is a big deal. With Lin Feng's current appeal and strength in the online game market, other companies are hard to beat. Of course, what Alan Adhan is most afraid of is that Lin Feng adopts the most crude and barbaric methods, such as making trouble in the game to destroy everyone's enthusiasm for playing World of Warcraft.

Once Lin Feng is really big money to destroy the game, it will be a disaster for World of Warcraft. And judging from Alan Adhan's understanding of Lin Feng, Lin Feng definitely did it.

Kill the threat in the cradle-this is what every successful person respects.

So Alan Adhan has concerns, not to mention that he really wants to change investors now so that Blizzard is not dragged down by Vivendi. We must know that Vivendi’s financial statement loss is as high as 34 billion U.S. dollars. In order to fill this gap, it has begun to sell and close down those bad businesses, including the game industry, Vivendi will deal with it at its discretion. Blizzard is the most powerful bargaining chip in Vivendi's hands. Alan Adehan is worried that if Vivendi cannot solve the financial crisis, he might sell Blizzard someday.

Vivendi's ability to tolerate some of Blizzard's "bad habits" does not mean that other investors will also tolerate it. At that time, if you encounter a wealthy but impatient purchaser, it will really be a disaster. Rather than just wait and die, it is better to make a living on your own. Lin Feng is a potential investor that Alan Adhan is optimistic about. But Alan Adhan has been observing, he must be sure that Lin Feng will not put pressure on Blizzard's work attitude due to financial problems or other problems, forcing them to launch immature works.

"Mr. Lin, are you really sure? You know, I just invested tens of millions of dollars in another game outside, because we are not satisfied, and terminated its development. Are you sure you can really accept such a thing?" Allen -Adhan asked again.

Lin Feng laughed when he heard the words.

"Mr. Adhan, I just want to say a little bit about this question. Do you think I am a poor person? Not to mention tens of millions of investment scrapped, it is an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, as long as the game is not perfect, don't say you It’s not allowed to go public, and I won’t allow it! My philosophy is the same as your company, that is, the games must be high-quality!" Lin.

Alan Adhan smiled helplessly when he heard the words. This is the advantage of the rich. With Lin Feng's financial resources, the loss of tens of millions of dollars in this area is indeed negligible. But this also made Alan Adhan feel a little more fond of Lin Feng. Indeed, if the investor behind the company is the richest man in the world, then they will also be able to get more time for game development. Of course, correspondingly, they will also give Lin Feng a more generous return. Alan Adhan believes that Blizzard has this ability!

Immediately, Alan Adhan asked the second question.

"Mr. Lin, if you really acquired Blizzard, can you give us absolute game development autonomy!" Alan Adehan asked.

Hearing this, Mike Mohuaimi's eyes also lit up.

Absolute independent game development rights, this is what all game studios dream of. But this happens to conflict with the investors. The investors often ask the studio to develop which game based on the market conditions, which creates disagreements. If it's not possible, the studio will disappear. You know, as long as a talented game designer has a more stubborn and persistent personality, he will not compromise easily. But needless to say, the investor will not compromise when he has strong financial resources. This is the reason why the four senior executives of the Northern Blizzard Studio have collectively resigned.

Alan Adhan wanted to know whether Lin Feng would give them this right.

Lin Feng frowned slightly. From the perspective of Blizzard in the game industry, there is generally no problem, and the games they develop will set off a frenzy in the game industry. But Lin Feng is not exaggerating to say that in the history before the rebirth, Blizzard has not launched any games since it launched World of Warcraft in 2004. This is not that Blizzard is lazy or satisfied with the status quo, but that several of its games have died. As for the reasons for the premature death, in addition to some technical problems, there are also reasons for their own misjudgment of the game's prospects.

However, Lin Feng has the memory of the next few years, knowing which games will be popular in the game industry in the future, and it makes no sense to watch Blizzard develop some games that are not his expertise and will obviously fail, wasting time. What's more, Lin Feng has been expecting StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 to be listed as soon as possible. This is the expectation of all players.

After thinking about it, Lin Feng decided to detour a little bit.

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"Mr. Adhan, before I tell you the answer, I want to ask you a question." Lin Feng smiled slightly and said confidently, "Mr. Adhan, do you think I am successful or unsuccessful in the game industry?"

Alan Adhan was taken aback for a moment.

"Success, if Mr. Lin is not successful, then there will be no successful person in the game industry!" Alan Adhan did not understand why Lin Feng would ask such a question, and replied instinctively.

"Then do you think my judgment on the prospects of the game industry is accurate?" Lin Feng asked again.

Alan Adhan already understood what Lin Feng wanted to say. But if this is the case, then I am afraid that the two sides will not be able to negotiate. Indeed, Lin Feng is very successful, and he is extremely accurate in judging the development trend of the game. He also promoted the development of online games. But this does not mean that Alan Adhan will accept Lin Feng's intervention in Blizzard. Blizzard has its own set of acting styles and guidelines, and will not be bound by anyone.

Seeing Alan Adhan's face, Lin Feng knew what he was thinking.

"Mr. Adhan, I am afraid you have misunderstood a bit. I don't want to interfere with any decision of Blizzard. I just want the right of a special adviser. I want to know what kind of game Blizzard is going to develop. As for the rest, everything is up to you. After all, as long as you can develop games that players like!" Lin Feng said with a smile.

Alan Adhan didn't expect Lin Feng to make this request. If this is the case, then the two sides will have no differences.

"Also, Mr. Lin, regarding ‘cloud computing’, I have a bold request. I hope that World of Warcraft can use ‘cloud computing’!” Alan Adhan said eagerly.

Without changing the existing structure of World of Warcraft, adding "cloud computing" will increase the online capacity of the server. Of course, there is also the "Dynamic Ignore and Compensation Technology" of the "Second World", which will reduce World of Warcraft's requirements for computer performance.

Lin Feng smiled.

"Of course, everyone will belong to the same company in the future, and these will naturally be shared!" Lin Feng said.

Alan Adhan and Mike Mohuaimi looked at each other and smiled. With "cloud computing" and "dynamic ignore and compensation technology", World of Warcraft is perfect!

"By the way, after I acquired Blizzard from Vivendi, I will merge with the Northern Blizzard Studio, and everyone will work together at the "Second World" headquarters "Century Light"." Lin Feng said.

Alan Adhan and Mike Wyme were taken aback for a while, but they didn't expect that they would actually see the merger of Blizzard Entertainment and Blizzard North Studios. For a long time, although both parties are Blizzard, they belong to two separate departments, and they were both dissatisfied with each other and competed with each other before. This is why they are both in the same department but not working in the same place.

But now because of Lin Feng's acquisition, the two studios have to work in one place, which is really interesting.

"By the way, how do we deal with the headquarters of our two studios now?" Alan Adhan has no opinion on relocating to "Century Light". Being able to work in the world's first skyscraper is also a pleasure. In particular, I heard that the interior decoration of "Century Light" is also quite humane, as if it is not a company, but a leisure center. This makes Alan Adhan quite curious. However, for the current headquarters, Alan Adhan and Mike Mohuaimi are really reluctant.

"Hehe, well, naturally I have to keep it. As for what I will do, I have a plan, but it's not mature yet, so I need to keep it secret for the time being!" Lin Feng smiled mysteriously.

Alan Adhan and Mike Mohuaimi looked at each other helplessly. It is really speechless to keep this secret.

"Well, Ellen, Mike, you guys are ready to pack everything and go to Shanghai, I will go to negotiate with Vivendi!" Lin Feng's eyes were full of longing for the future.

World of Warcraft is here, Blizzard is here, what's unsatisfactory in life. In the future, the biggest rival in the online game industry will now become a studio under its own company, and the "Second World" will become a true "Second World".

As for negotiating with Vivendi, Lin Feng really didn't think there was any difficulty. With Blizzard willing to join and Vivendi fell into a debt crisis, everything is no longer a problem.