Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 294: Jackals! Vivendi and Cornick are ready to make

They were definitely in trouble.

The entire Golden Wind.

The reputation of the "Golden Bull Challenge" quickly spread far and wide.

Whether it was the overseas profit of Tiansi Bull skyrocketing by 500 percent or Golden Wind's explosive seven-day profit tripling, the frenzy of earning crazy amounts of US dollars shocked both sides' respective industry circles.

Gu Sheng had no idea how things were going on the Bull side.

But as for Golden Wind, the number of invitations and related negotiations they had received recently was countless.

So wanted to cooperate, so wanted to invest, so wanted to help them go public, and so wanted to join them as underlings...

Among these, those wanting to invest and assist with their IPO were the majority.

Gu Sheng clearly understood their intentions.

It was simply because Golden Wind’s business was booming now, with profits growing crazily over the past three years, so they wanted to jump in quickly to latch on and get a share.

This was a money tree!

And it was a money tree that had already grown big!

Because in this world, including China, most countries worldwide require companies to have three years of profitability before applying for an IPO.

Therefore, Golden Wind was currently at the perfect ti to go public!

Dostic and foreign investnt banks and trust institutions sent lobbyists one after another, persuading Golden Wind to seize the current hot trend, pull in investnts, enter the stock market, stir up the business world, and open a new chapter in China’s gaming industry.

Gu Sheng rely smiled and brushed it off.

Here it was necessary to briefly ntion why companies go public.

Simply put, there were two main reasons:

First, it helps so companies (especially those needing long-term investnt) acquire sufficient funding to maintain competitiveness.

Second, it allows the core team of the company to obtain capital gains beyond their operations and also gives long-term external investors an opportunity to exit profitably.

One side has demand, the other has supply.

Companies need more investnt to speed up growth and expand production and operations — essentially, inflating a balloon.

External investors need to fill that highly stretchable balloon with cash air so they can harvest more profits from it.

With corporate demand and capital supply combined, going public becos the inevitable path for most companies once they reach a certain scale.

Except for Golden Wind.

Over these three years, perhaps Shen Miaomiao, as CEO, had grown and changed a lot.

But no matter what, two principles had never changed — slacking off at work and absolutely no intention of going public.

Gu Sheng didn’t understand why Little Nezha was so opposed to going public, but it was undeniable that he himself wasn’t keen on it either.

After all, other companies going public were about raising investnt, expanding scale, and making bold moves.

But Golden Wind didn’t have that need.

Now, the production efficiency of the two studios, Golden Experience and Steel Chain Fingers, was already enough for them to produce gas.

And in terms of capital needs, Golden Wind’s current profits could healthily and orderly supply them.

One must understand, sotis having too much money is not a good thing.

Indeed, if Golden Wind announced a fundraising IPO now, given their current reputation, they could easily get listed not only on the relatively lenient Nasdaq but also on the New York Stock Exchange.

But!

What would they do with the hundreds of millions or even billions raised?

Investors wouldn’t allow them to just deposit such huge sums in Chinese banks for fixed interest!

They had to spend all the money!

Use it to generate profits and create greater value!

But the problem was that once such a vast amount of capital was injected, it would inevitably disrupt Gu Sheng’s existing plans for ga production to so extent.

At that ti, the entire company’s developnt plan would beco a ss, with projects scattered here and there. The two studios would beco confused and forced to rge long-term, jointly handling projects worth hundreds of millions or even billions.

Making big strides is tempting.

But don’t forget,

If the steps are too big, you’re likely to screw up badly.

Of course!

Not wanting to be hijacked by capital was only one part of the problem.

Gu Sheng was even more worried about...

...

“rgers and acquisitions.”

“If Golden Wind chooses to go public, we can attack their new projects during this period, drag down their stock price, and then launch a takeover through equity acquisition.”

United States.

In the executive office of the CloudPower Group.

Barber Konik, chairman and CEO of the group, was sitting on one side of the reception sofa, smiling broadly and speaking respectfully, even with a hint of flattery, to the middle-aged woman seated opposite him.

Konik was just over fifty years old, slightly overweight, with a big nose and small eyes, brown slicked-back hair, a broad forehead, and deep frown lines shaped like the Chinese character “几” whether he smiled or not. Born on Long Island, USA, he was a typical Arican businessman.

As for the woman opposite him, she also looked around fifty but was very well-maintained, with blonde hair, a bright pink suit jacket on top, and a well-tailored pencil skirt. Though not stunningly beautiful, her aura was exquisite, with every gesture radiating noble elegance.

From Konik’s attitude, one could tell her identity.

Sarah Gascony — vice chairwoman of the Vivendi Group board, with one-quarter Gaul noble bloodline.

Listening to Konik, Sarah’s expression remained unchanged as she nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

Konik went on:

“Five years ago, the acquisition of Ubsoft was worth a total of 800 million dollars, and we ultimately erged victorious.”

“To this day, series and sequels under Ubsoft such as 'Crazy Rayman,' 'Speed God,' 'Sky Eagle,' and 'Origin Island' have brought us nearly ten tis the profit.”

“However, Ubsoft’s vitality has recently been less optimistic. One reason is their slower pace in innovating motion-sensing pods, and the other is that those IPs have been milked almost dry.”

“I plan to directly list the team for sale this year, which will bring us a considerable inco.”

Exactly!

This was the key reason why Konik and Vivendi had been unrivaled across the Western Hemisphere for many years!

Unlike China's "Great Demon King" Xunteng's copy-paste and borrowing fusion, or Asia's dominant Kora’s patchwork profit-driven cash grabs with sequels,

As the world’s largest comprehensive ga company, CloudPower-Vivendi’s operational model rged the “strengths” of both Xunteng and Kora, becoming an international powerhouse.

Take Ubsoft, for example, as Konik just ntioned.

Five years ago was a critical turning point for Ubsoft.

With nearly twenty years of industry experience and keen sensitivity to the gaming era's evolution, Ubsoft seized the rise of motion-sensing pods and planned to relaunch the forrly popular PC-era IP "Origin Island" on this platform.

Ubsoft prepared extensively and invested heavily.

Though not as bold as the rising star Golden Wind’s Shen Miaomiao, who bet the entire company,

Ubsoft still poured most of their liquid capital into producing "Origin Island 2" for motion pods and even had to issue additional shares for refinancing to raise more funds.

And Konik seized this opportunity.

He first attacked "Origin Island 2," shaking investor confidence.

Simultaneously, he invested heavily to produce a "Void Ga" that copied all the settings and innovations of "Origin Island 2."

The reason Konik called his ga a "Void Ga" was that the ga itself didn’t actually exist.

All of Konik’s expenses went into CGI and so-called “live demonstrations,” but no actual ga was developed.

As a result,

The outco was predictable.

With the technology at that ti, Ubsoft’s real promise was no match for the alluring big promises drawn by Konik’s tech.

Ubsoft’s stock price plumted, coupled with Konik and Vivendi’s massive acquisitions.

Eventually, CloudPower-Vivendi beca Ubsoft’s new majority shareholder.

Then!

The most cunning move ca.

Konik shalessly claid the empty promises he made were rged into "Origin Island 2’s" developnt.

Thus, "Origin Island 2" was smoothly released. Though its quality was slightly better than Konik’s earlier empty promises, Ubsoft’s strength was formidable, and the ga sold well, bringing rolling profits into CloudPower-Vivendi’s pockets.

Konik called this a "rger and acquisition."

But anyone who understood Konik’s operation knew that this so-called rger was a dirty trick.

It wasn’t a "rger and acquisition."

It was a "hostile takeover."

Of course, if Ubsoft’s behavior had ended there, despite the dirty ans, the hostile takeover wasn’t too harmful to Ubsoft overall. In fact, relying on Vivendi’s financial strength was good for Ubsoft’s future ga developnt.

But the problem was—

Konik’s profit-extraction thods were far more ruthless than anyone imagined.

The year after Ubsoft’s hostile takeover, Konik’s ruthless milk plan began.

Almost every ga under Ubsoft that had ever earned on the market was exploited.

Sequels were churned out wherever possible, mobile gas produced as fast as possible, cash grabbed until the IPs were ruined.

Within just four years, Ubsoft, a gaming company with over twenty years of history, was tortured into a ss like a female warrior trapped in a goblin cave.

The studio’s reputation plumted, even reaching the point where everyone wanted to denounce it. No one wanted to buy their gas anymore.

But!

That wasn’t the end.

As Konik just said,

Though Ubsoft had rotted to the point of no return,

The personnel in those studios were still top talents.

With a simple restructure and resale, they could still squeeze out one last wave of value.

“If this is the case for Ubsoft, how much more if we acquire Golden Wind?”

At this point, Konik’s eyes flickered, even faintly glowing a sinister red!

Like a vicious dog slling at, a man-eating shark sensing blood!

“They are just too tempting....”

Konik’s fierce gaze shone with dog-like greed.

Left 4 Dead sequel!

Titanfall sequel!

Escape from Hell sequel!

Sekiro sequel!

Escape sequel!

Just these four gas alone, if they could produce three or four sequels each within two or three years,

Then!

The sky-raining-gold-level profits would converge like rivers and seas, endlessly flowing into the company’s accounts!

What? You say Golden Wind is just a dium-sized company now? Two studios can’t handle that many projects?

Are you crazy!

What is "restructuring" for?

Once in our hands, we just tear it apart and assign teams: those who make Sekiro make Sekiro, those who make Titanfall make Titanfall!

Tear it apart! As long as the gas get made!

Anyway, what I want are those enticing IPs and the nearly flawless enthusiastic reputation!

Just slap on the na "Golden Wind"! Plus our huge marketing power!

There will definitely be tons of players willing to pay for those sequels!

As for those mini-gas, those that should be mobile gas beco mobile gas, and we grab the cash skins all at once!

Like "Overcooked"!

Is it too much to release pay-to-win skins?

Is it too much if pay-to-win skins increase cooking speed?

Mobile gas need stamina, right?

If stamina runs out, paying for more isn’t too much, right?

Later, we can cross-promote with other Golden Wind gas, launch so lottery events to get stronger characters and items.

Like BT’s ch skin, Sekiro’s healing gourd item, Plants vs. Zombies’ sunflower pet.

Not too much, right?

What? Too much?

Play separately then, because there are always people willing to spend!

Moreover!

Once these IPs are milked dry, how much value will teams like Golden Experience and Steel Chain Fingers still have?

Even top executives like Gu Sheng and Moriya Tetsuya won’t sell well.

But those directors and managers in Golden Experience and Steel Chain Fingers can still fetch top prices!

After all!

They were the designers who once created dazzling brilliance, even defeating Kora!

Just thinking about this made Konik genuinely excited, even his fat body slightly trembling!

So thrilling!

How much money would one Golden Wind bring them?

One billion? Three billion? Five billion?

Or even more....

Konik took a deep breath.

Compared to how long it took to milk Ubsoft, he felt it was sowhat too slow.

If he could take down Golden Wind, he was confident that within two years he could squeeze all usable value from the company and then sell it off smoothly!

Not to ntion returning over ten billion dollars in two years, at least several billion was guaranteed!

Konik was in a hurry.

After all, as Golden Wind’s ga lineup grew, the entire gaming market was becoming increasingly prosperous.

Especially in China.

Following Golden Wind’s footsteps, companies like iying Technology, Qunfeng Gas, Qingniao Gas, and others were gradually rising.

These cute little peanuts were just waiting to be crushed and milked dry!!!