I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 616 - 193: The Ambitious Man Who Wants Players to Experience a True Masterpiece! _2

Chapter 616: Chapter 193: The Ambitious Man Who Wants Players to Experience a True Masterpiece! _2

And among the conditions Ke Jin proposed,

what intrigued Simon the most was that ’even after the acquisition, Wonderland could still retain 100% of its original company activities, and any revenue from games produced by its own company would belong to Wonderland.’

What Wonderland would have to give up in return was its stock shares and the control of the Nplay platform.

Simply put,

if Wonderland was previously the holder of the Nplay platform,

once they agreed to the conditions of Number One Player Company,

they would be downgraded to a game merchant releasing games on the Nplay platform.

However, compared to other game manufacturers, Wonderland wouldn’t need to go through a publisher, as Nplay platform would waive all cuts for them and take care of their publishing matters.

"I have to say, Mr. Ke, this offer is really tempting, it’s the best I could hope for in these desperate times, but..." Simon hesitated for a moment, "I still need to discuss it with the company’s senior management. As you know, from starting Wonderland from scratch to achieving what we have today, I couldn’t have done it without the employees who have dedicated their heart and soul to the company. This is an achievement we built together, and I can’t make the decision alone."

Ke Jin expressed his understanding.

He also invited Simon to come to Huaxia Nation to play if he had time, to try out Number One Player Company’s new game which was about to be completed.

"I will, and thank you very much for giving Wonderland the opportunity to choose," Simon nodded.

Three days after this call ended,

Ke Jin received a second call from Simon.

In the call, Simon reported the current situation.

Hope Flute’s shareholding ratio had started to approach 40%, and they were still gradually devouring the shares held by individual investors.

Currently, he himself held 25% of Wonderland’s shares, while the veteran senior executives held a combined 15%.

That is to say, another 20% of the shares were scattered as individual holdings (i.e., among stock market investors).

"I’ve convinced 70% of the employees with shares to agree to Number One Player’s request, but there’s still the remaining 30% of diehards who think..." Simon was a bit troubled.

Three days ago, after bringing Number One Player’s conditions back, Simon held a meeting.

As expected, the meeting room was filled with heated debates among the executives.

Despite Simon’s efforts to persuade everyone, there were still 30% who thought that Number One Player was nothing more than ’Hope Flute in disguise.’

After all, both companies wanted to acquire the remaining 40% of Wonderland’s shares.

Why should we believe that Number One Player is considering the future of Wonderland?

Do you have any proof?

Anyone can talk. What else can you do?

Having no choice, Simon had to report the situation back to Ke Jin.

After hearing this, Ke Jin did not say much.

He simply strongly invited Simon to come to Huaxia Nation, to visit Number One Player Headquarters.

Talking more was of no use.

Let the quality of our new work speak for itself!

Show you what Number One Player is doing right now, and you’ll see if we’re sincere.

Under Ke Jin’s cordial invitation, Simon made arrangements to go.

Soon, a few days later,

Number One Player welcomed the first player of Elden Ring!

After a brief playthrough of "Elden," Simon’s eyes bulged like copper bells.

His heart stirred up a storm that did not subside even after leaving the Number One Player Company.

Shocking!

Unparalled shock!

If before his visit, Simon had his doubts,

then by the time he left,

he was certain.

If this game maintained the quality he experienced in the demo from beginning to end,

perhaps it would... no,

it definitely would!

It could definitely elevate the Nplay platform to an unprecedented new height!

"I’m very sorry I even doubted before... After experiencing ’Elden,’ I now understand the shortsightedness of my staff and myself. Without exaggeration, I think ’Elden’ will become the greatest work in the history of Blue Star!" Before leaving, Simon gave Ke Jin a warm hug, his face alight with excitement, and added.

"With ’Elden’ endorsing us, I have reason to believe that Number One Player is vastly different from Hope Flute! They are capitalists, and you, my friend, you are an ambitious visionary! You have the ambition to let all players experience truly top-tier games!"

"This time back, I will thoroughly convince the remaining 30% of the stockholding employees. In at most three days, Mr. Ke, you will become the largest shareholder of Nplay, the current biggest shareholder of Wonderland!"

"Whether we can withstand the pressure from Hope Flute will now depend on Number One Player," Simon said.

"Yes, I will," Ke Jin replied with a smile as he shook hands with Simon, and ordered the chauffeur to drive Simon directly to the international airport.

After saying goodbye to Simon, Ke Jin also began to prepare the funds for the acquisition.

Everything discussed before was about whether Wonderland was willing to sell its shares.

Now that they were willing,

what about the money?

Ke Jin now had to hurry to raise the funds.

Wonderland, as the largest game company and game platform in Gaul,

had a most recent valuation of around 50 billion RMB.

And the stake being sold to Number One Player was 41.78%

That meant Ke Jin now needed to come up with 20 billion in cash or an equivalent loan to purchase these shares.

Ke Jin took inventory of his assets at hand.

Number One Player currently had about 5 billion in stock.

Although they had signed a 5 billion development project with East Intelligence,

the money could be paid to East Intelligence gradually, as construction also took time and there was no rush to pay in one lump sum.