To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 450 - 267 Provocation and Counterattack (Part 1)_2

Chapter 450: Chapter 267 Provocation and Counterattack (Part 1)_2

Watching his trusted aide, Landick asked the other people to leave the meeting room and then seriously inquired, “Tell me honestly, how impressive is this thing?”

“Why don’t you try it out yourself?” his trusted aide asked in confusion.

“I don’t want to waste my precious time on games,” Landick said. “You know, for me, the development of the company is more important. I must focus on higher endeavors, not on games.”

“…It’s very impressive. It’s a revolution in the gaming industry. I estimate that in less than three to five years, we will all be done for.”

“I see…”

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After pondering for a while, Landick confidently told his trusted aide, “I have two plans…”

When Landick’s plans were sent to the representative in Prussia, the representative was dumbfounded when he saw the proposed Plan A and Plan B.

It’s been almost ten days, and this is all you give me!

A feeling of despair permeated the representative’s heart, making him realize it was better to switch jobs as soon as possible.

However, before moving to another job, he still maintained his professional ethics and found Fang Cheng Studio, which had finished packing and was ready to start their trip to North America.

In the hotel room, he met Fang Cheng, Xu Qingling, and Gao Tianyun.

What surprised him was that both individuals were young, but who would have imagined that the gentlemanly young man was a gaming genius, and the other was a console genius.

Compared with the young people of his own time, who are still immersed in LGBT parades and various leaves, the representative felt a strong sense of helplessness.

He sighed and said in a hoarse voice while holding the water glass in front of him, “It’s a pleasure to meet you both, I am a representative from Druid Entertainment. I have come to discuss a business deal with you.”

“Is it to buy more consoles?” Gao Tianyun asked excitedly, “How many do you want this time? If it’s over a hundred units, I can offer you a discount.”

“No, I can’t afford it. What I mean is, we want to buy you out.”

Fang Cheng and Gao Tianyun exchanged glances, feeling incredulous.

Even Fang Cheng couldn’t understand why the representative had suddenly made such a move.

After reflecting for a moment, Fang Cheng asked, “So, what’s your offer for the acquisition?”

“1.3 billion…”

“US Dollars?”

“Renminbi… of which 600 million will be paid with Druid Entertainment stocks of equivalent value…”

Xu Qingling sighed, feeling that this affair was far too childish.

The representative had already heard Xu Qingling’s sigh but continued to say, “This includes all the patents for the gaming pods and all the game copyrights of Fang Cheng Studio.”

Xu Qingling turned her head and said to Fang Cheng, “Boss, let’s go. I don’t think there’s any point in talking.”

“Just a moment,” the representative raised both hands, giving a formal Gaulish military salute, “I personally really didn’t want to proceed to this step, but the higher-ups in my company instructed me to pass along a message. If you don’t agree to the acquisition, then we will have to take necessary measures.”

Fang Cheng looked at him, suddenly felt inspired, and started calculating with his fingers.

After calculating, he frowned.

Is that all?

Shaking his head gently, he said to the representative, “It doesn’t matter. Please, as you were.”

At that moment, the representative suddenly felt a chill.

He felt as if all his thoughts had been seen through, all plans had nowhere to hide, and all his secrets seemed to be laid bare, instilling in him a profound sense of panic from losing his privacy.

What scared him even more was the confidence shown by Fang Cheng.

To Fang Cheng, the coming onslaught seemed inconsequential, as if the whole affair were not worth mentioning.

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Frightened, he stood up and stammered, “Mr. Fang, this was not my intention, I personally really like your games, I…”

“I said, it doesn’t matter. Xu Qingling, Gao Tianyun, let’s go. It’s time to return home.”

Watching the three leave, the representative wanted to explain further, but he couldn’t find the words to speak.

He sat down dejectedly, thinking Landick was really to blame.

Why did you have to provoke them!

Meanwhile, Fang Cheng decided to end the team-building trip early and took his employees back home ahead of schedule.

As soon as Fang Cheng got off the plane, he received a call from Mr. Shen.

On the phone, Mr. Shen asked in confusion, “Fang Cheng, what exactly did you guys do overseas?”

“Nothing much, just the usual participation in a game expo.”

“Then why has North America delisted all your games?”

“They probably couldn’t afford to play anymore, I guess.”

“…How can you be so nonchalant about it?”

Mr. Shen sighed, feeling that Fang Cheng hadn’t grasped the severity of the situation.

Fiddling with his hair subconsciously, he said to Fang Cheng, “Fang Cheng, you might not realize it, but the North American game market is huge. You plan to venture into virtual reality, and the costs for that aren’t low; you need globalization to break even. Losing the North American market is a big loss. I suggest you seriously investigate this issue.”

“The costs are not high at all, I can assure you of that. And I never cared about the North American market, so it doesn’t matter.”

“Really not high?”

“Rest assured, it’s not a problem for me at all.”

“Alright, I believe you. But if there’s any problem, make sure to contact me in time. I might not have much else, but I do have some connections.”

“Thank you, I will.”

After hanging up, Fang Cheng found another call coming in.

Upon answering, Fang Cheng heard his father’s voice, “Fang Cheng, have you been sanctioned?”

“…What do you mean?”

“I heard your games have all been delisted in North America. You didn’t create a game you shouldn’t have, did you?”

Fang Cheng looked at his phone, finding the news spread quite rapidly.

He hadn’t expected even his own father to know about it.

He thought his father had called to comfort him, but Mr. Fang then excitedly said, “Now you have a reason to act, right? I’m not asking for much—just shrink the North American gang’s territory by 99%, that’s all!”

“…This kind of thing would happen even if I didn’t lift a finger. And as I’ve said before, I prefer to solve problems with gentler methods.”

“That’s good, just do your best. This matter really makes me proud.”

After hanging up, Fang Cheng felt there was something off with his father’s focus.

Why do you seem happy about me being sanctioned?

Afterward, acquaintances started calling one after another to inquire about the situation and promised to help.

Tang Mo, Chen Rang, Wang, Coach Lin, Hoffman, and even the new CEO of Tianyi all made calls to inquire about the state of affairs and assured their support.

Having finally explained the situation, Fang Cheng realized that he had, unknowingly, made quite a few acquaintances.

Opening the webpage of Game Inn, he found forum discussions buzzing about the incident.

North American players were the first to discover that “Heavenly Demon” had been taken down, followed by all Fang Cheng Studio’s games disappearing from the Steam platform in North America with the reason being “due to policy reasons, this studio’s games will not be displayed.”

Even those who had previously downloaded the games couldn’t play normally, leaving many overseas players asking what exactly happened and what these “policy reasons” were, sadly without any response.

Latter, a North American player leaked that someone had lobbied the North American game review board. The game “New World” was banned for promoting red ideology, and subsequently, all of Fang Cheng Studio’s games were taken down.

The ban was so strict that even if players switched regions, as long as it was in North America, they would not be able to see any of them.

Players had no choice but to look for pirated versions, but unfortunately, they couldn’t find any.

Although he sympathized with the plight of North American players, domestic players were more concerned.

With the loss of the large North American market, Fang Cheng Studio’s game sales were bound to be discounted, and the entire studio’s revenue would also drop significantly.

But Fang Cheng was indifferent.

Games were his tools for proving his path, money didn’t matter, and he never had plans for going overseas in the first place.

However, he wasn’t going to let the other party off.

Turning to Huang Ping, he asked, “What’s the most important game IP for Druid Entertainment?”

“The ‘Dark Dungeon’ series,” Huang Ping quickly responded. “They’ve already released the fourth installment.”

Then, as if realizing something, he excitedly asked, “Boss, are we possibly…”

“Yes, our next game will be a competitor to that one.”