Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 328: Wealth Limits Your Imagination, My Dear

Surprise.

After listening to Gu Sheng's explanation, Shinji Mikami's first reaction was surprise.

Just as Gu Sheng had said, this installnt of Resident Evil was different from previous ones.

There was no massive crisis of nuking Raccoon City, nor the overwhelming danger stemming from rescuing the president's daughter.

The story takes place entirely on a small farm in Louisiana.

This is where the story begins, and where it ends.

The protagonist nad Ethan, an ordinary person, learns that his long-missing wife is currently at this farm, so he decides to journey to Louisiana to rescue her.

It's a simple story like this—though without world-ending crises, it's equally heart-pounding and filled with constant danger.

Even more!

Because the perspective shifts downward to an ordinary protagonist, it creates an even more terrifying atmosphere throughout the ga.

And this.

Is exactly what Gu Sheng called the key to returning to classic horror.

"...And when it cos to horror gas, I think we're still quite confident."

After speaking, Gu Sheng smiled and nodded.

Hearing this, Shinji Mikami took a deep breath inwardly.

He knew Gu Sheng's words weren't empty boasting.

The confidence he spoke of wasn't blind arrogance.

Currently, looking globally, those who can make horror gas to Golden Wind's level can be counted on one hand.

It's not even an exaggeration to say that if Kora hadn't been so greedy, so arrogant and proud back then, and had been willing to collaborate with Golden Wind, then the Silent Hill IP would never have reached its current awkward situation, and very likely could have progressed alongside Resident Evil as another classic series IP.

Although to date, Golden Wind has only produced two and a half horror gas: Phasmophobia, Escape, and Silent Hill PT.

But just from these two and a half works, Shinji Mikami could easily judge Golden Wind and Gu Sheng's mastery over horror gas.

And now, this newly launched "Resident Evil 7: Not a Hero" also showed him Gu Sheng's ingenious concept of taking a different approach within the Resident Evil universe by focusing on ordinary little people.

Moreover, from so details revealed in Gu Sheng's project proposal, he could also taste the flavor of "classic Resident Evil."

"It seems our previous discussions weren't in vain,"

After a mont of silence, Shinji Mikami took a deep breath, smiled and nodded:

"Then let's get down to business and discuss the copyright fee price."

These words!

Made both Gu Sheng and Moriya instantly alert!

Both knew that once these words were spoken, it ant the matter was 90% successful.

After all, before this, no one had ever reached the copyright fee discussion stage with Shinji Mikami—most were simply turned away at the door and that was the end of it.

"What acquisition fee is your company offering?"

Shinji Mikami asked.

This was a difficult problem.

Gu Sheng had actually been worried about the Resident Evil series IP copyright fee issue for a long ti.

This thing's price was already hard to asure with actual money.

Gas, movies, rchandise, toys...

There were too many related things, and the copyright price had long beco astronomical.

The problem was, while the copyright price was astronomical, the money Golden Wind could offer was limited.

Although Shinji Mikami claid he had earned enough money for three lifetis and didn't care about money at all.

You still couldn't casually offer so random hundreds of millions to brush him off—that would show disrespect both to him and to the copyright itself.

Thinking of this.

Gu Sheng opened his mouth, pondered for a mont and said: "$425 million?"

Then imdiately added:

"Of course, this price is just our initial offer—the specifics still need to respect Mr. Mikami's opinion."

It was too low.

Actually, before the acquisition, Gu Sheng had roughly checked the copyright acquisition transaction prices in this world.

Logically speaking, for a global-level ga IP like Resident Evil, discussing copyright acquisition should start at least above $500 million.

And that was just the starting price.

$425 million was clearly too low.

Gu Sheng didn't want to offer such a low price either, but mainly because they really didn't have that much money!

After all!

Since Garden Warfare raised their disposable net assets to 1 billion yuan (approximately $142 million), Golden Wind had taken massive strides and began charging wildly across the international market.

Look at these projects they produced after becoming a mid-sized ga company—

Sekiro, cost $181 million; Peak Kingdom, cost $89 million; Overwatch, cost $138 million; It Takes Two, cost $212 million.

In just three quarters!

Four titles from their three studios had burned through $620 million in costs for Golden Wind!

They were basically earning money just to burn it!

Although the profits were indeed massive, and following this montum, future profits would keep growing and rolling in.

The problem was, these gas hadn't been released for very long yet, and capital recovery accumulation wasn't that fast yet.

Plus the expenses from the challenge competition collaboration with Tiansi Bull and the acquisition of Ubsoft.

All these reasons combined ant that although Golden Wind's current profits were extrely impressive, their disposable net assets were only just over $500 million.

Yes.

"Only."

Three quarters, while their fixed market value skyrocketed, the company's disposable net assets also increased from the original 1 billion yuan to about 3.5 billion yuan.

In less than a year, disposable net assets increased 3.5 tis.

If this were any other ga company, achieving such results would probably make the boss laugh hysterically.

But for Golden Wind, $500 million in disposable funds was actually sowhat insufficient for acquiring the Resident Evil copyright.

So, the $425 million price was truly all of Golden Wind's sincerity.

It wasn't that they didn't want to offer more—they simply couldn't offer more.

After all, after buying the ga copyright, they still needed to keep so foundation for early developnt work, right?

Gu Sheng couldn't possibly empty the entire company treasury for one copyright, could he?

...

Why couldn't he?!

Huh? Why?!

Spend it! Isn't all the company's money yours? Why aren't you spending it!

Regarding this! Shen Miaomiao beat her chest in frustration!

Spend money, you silly husband! You're such a big fool! How can you not properly seize such a great money-burning opportunity?

$500 million!

If we spent all that, plus developnt costs, the total price for one Resident Evil 7 would easily reach $700-800 million at minimum!

Do you know what that ans?

This fucking ans that even if Yiyou and XunTeng combined forces, selling through both motion-sensing pods and PC platforms together, working together until sparks fly, they still couldn't recoup the costs within the specified ti!

And by then, even with just 10x returns!

We could easily lose a couple hundred million and get returns of over a billion, even tens of billions!

Ai—ya—

Shen Miaomiao's heart ached terribly.

You silly man really don't know that our family's money increases the more we spend!

So infuriating!!!

That's right.

After the morning discussions ended, Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao left the company, taking half a day off in the afternoon.

They needed to go to the housing authority in the afternoon—Gu Sheng wanted to add Little Nezha's na to the property deed.

Although theoretically, given Miss Shen's wealth, she definitely didn't lack this hundred-plus square ter apartnt.

But hearing that Old Gu wanted to add her na, Shen Miaomiao was still overjoyed, nodding happily and following along eagerly.

During lunch, Shen Miaomiao asked Old Gu how the copyright acquisition went that morning.

And then!

Got this heart-stopping answer!

Shen Miaomiao almost choked on her atball soup, her little face turning red from suffocation.

"So?"

Finally managing to swallow the soup by patting her chest, Shen Miaomiao wiped her mouth and asked:

"Did they think our price was too low and call it off? Should we contact them again? Say we're willing to increase the price, raise the overall purchase price? Or just let them na their price?"

Such a great spending opportunity—Shen Miaomiao absolutely didn't want to miss it.

Although the current price seed sowhat strained for Golden Wind.

But she still had Lao Shen!

At worst, she could borrow money from Lao Shen!

Now they were independent from Shen Capital, so they could just apply for a capital loan from Shen Capital in Golden Wind's na. Anyway, she could repay it eventually, and presumably Lao Shen wouldn't refuse such a formal loan.

However, Gu Sheng shook his head:

"No, we eventually reached a deal."

Hearing this.

Shen Miaomiao was slightly stunned, then breathed a sigh of relief.

Not bad, not bad.

Although the price was a bit low, at least they made a deal—still acceptable.

"$425 million?"

Shen Miaomiao asked:

"Your electronic succubus charm is really sothing—not even eting the starting price, yet they gave you the copyright, tsk tsk..."

However!

Gu Sheng still shook his head: "Didn't cost that much."

Shen Miaomiao: ?

The fuck???

Are you a dog, Gu Sheng?

Originally poor and shaless, couldn't et their starting price, yet you're still bargaining—are you even human?

The most ridiculous part... this guy actually succeeded in bargaining?

"Not costing that much ans...?"

Shen Miaomiao grinned, giving him an inquiring look.

Thinking to herself: please don't tell you halved it? That would be too despicable? Please accumulate so virtue for our future child?

As she asked!

She saw Gu Sheng extend one finger.

Shen Miaomiao's heart and lungs stopped!

Holy shit!!!

You're truly a dog!

You didn't halve it—you were even more ruthless than halving!

"One hundred million?!"

Shen Miaomiao was shocked:

"$425 million offer you... how poor did you pretend to be to bargain the final price down to $100 million?!"

Don't tell you threatened Shinji Mikami?!

But!

What Shen Miaomiao didn't expect was that after hearing her $100 million quote, Gu Sheng still held up his finger and shook his head:

"Wrong unit."

Shen Miaomiao's little face instantly froze!

Translate this for .

What... the fuck... is called... wrong unit?

"...Ten million?"

After a long silence, Shen Miaomiao tentatively asked, thinking to herself: Gu Sheng, don't be too outrageous.

But Gu Sheng still shook his head, indicating he was indeed this outrageous:

"Wealth limits your imagination, my dear,"

"One dollar."

Shen Miaomiao: .....

Shen Miaomiao was dumbfounded, completely and utterly dumbfounded.

The "one dollar" from Gu Sheng's mouth felt like a knife stabbed into her brain.

From hundreds of millions of dollars to one dollar.

"So did you follow the internet cable and stab Shinji Mikami?"

Shen Miaomiao blinked her completely blank big eyes:

"Old Gu, we can't do threatening people stuff, that's illegal..."

Now it was Gu Sheng's turn to be speechless.

He sotis really couldn't understand what went on in Miaomiao's little brain—she always said shocking things, jumping to these fantastical imaginations.

Massaging his forehead speechlessly, Gu Sheng waved his hand: "It was Mr. Mikami who proposed it..."

Yes!

Just as Shinji Mikami himself said!

For him now, Resident Evil wasn't really a money-making tool anymore.

Without any exaggeration, he didn't have much desire for money anymore.

After all, he had no family and no children—middle-aged with both fa and fortune, his biggest wish for the second half of his life was to take his fishing rod to the Pacific for sea fishing.

What he cared about was only one thing: "Who can do Resident Evil justice."

He had even prepared to permanently shelve this work forever.

And right at this mont, Gu Sheng arrived, bringing the greatest enthusiasm and respect for Resident Evil, presenting him with a refreshingly new story of ordinary people in the Resident Evil universe.

Mikami liked this story, and looked forward to experiencing what bizarre and dangerous story an ordinary person would go through on a small farm.

And so, Shinji Mikami decided to give Golden Wind a chance to showcase their talent—

He authorized Resident Evil to Golden Wind for the price of one dollar.

Yes, authorized.

Because according to Gu Sheng, his Resident Evil sequel would be presented in two parts.

In this authorization, Shinji Mikami only took one dollar and was willing to be credited as special ga advisor.

If this ti, Golden Wind could break through with the Resident Evil IP and be reborn at E3, then later he would transfer the copyright entirely to Golden Wind at a mysterious price, letting them finish telling this ordinary man nad 'Ethan's story.

And he himself would happily retire to beco a fisherman in the Pacific.

But if this ti, Golden Wind continued the decline of Resident Evil 5 and 6, then henceforth, Resident Evil would be permanently sealed, never to appear again, until it accompanied Mikami into his coffin.

A price light as a feather.

A test heavy as Mount Tai.

Shinji Mikami wanted to find a worthy ho for the IP he painstakingly created, like his own child.

And Golden Wind was currently his only, and very likely his lifeti's only choice.

He chose to believe in Golden Wind, chose to believe in Gu Sheng.

So now.

It was Golden Wind's turn.

The once brilliant IP needed to see daylight again, to let biohorror descend upon the gaming world once more with an unparalleled new appearance.