Chapter 177 Trip to Shanghai (6)

Style: Gaming Author: Meow Mori AoiWords: 2043Update Time: 24/01/12 04:03:00
In 2013, smartphones had just become popular, and mobile game companies were still exploring charging models. There is no monthly pass, no pass, no guarantee, and no garbage room.

Mobile game monthly cards are undoubtedly advanced in this era.

"That makes sense." Luo Yuhao nodded.

He is responsible for "product commercialization" among the trio and does more market research. Although "Diffusive Million King Arthur", the "originator of two-dimensional mobile games", does not have a national server agent, he still played the Japanese server for a period of time.

After playing for half a year, my most intuitive feeling is that I am both angry and excited. Five stars keep coming out, and I can't blink my eyes. Cards come out quickly and combat power increases quickly.

If you want to rely on your liver to become stronger, you must buy recovery items, and buying recovery items costs money. Before I finish playing a character, the next stronger character appears. There is a gulf-like gap between mid-Krypton and micro-Krypton players and heavy Krypton players.

Many non-Kryptonian and non-cooking players give up after not persisting for long.

"Medium and micro-Krypton players inevitably rely on monthly cards and activities to earn money. Once you get used to paying for monthly cards, you will gradually get used to more paid items." Amamiya Shiori continued, "For example - 'Pass'."

"What is a pass?" Luo Yuhao was very curious.

"The pass is similar to a task progress line, which usually lasts for one game version. It is divided into several levels, such as level 60, level 100, etc. There will be rewards for each level reached, and players can complete specific tasks or pay for it during the game. to unlock new levels.

The rewards given by the pass can be crystals, tokens, skins, weapons and other in-game props. The price of the pass can be positioned within 100 yuan, which not only allows players to have the goal of playing the game, but also makes players feel that they will make money instead of losing blood by buying, thereby increasing player payment rates and activity. "

Amamiya Suga smiled and looked at the three people in front of him who were listening and thinking.

The online game pass mechanism originated from the "interactive guide" launched by Dota2 during Ti3, which is also commonly known as the Dota2 book. It is still a few months away from its actual launch.

Taking the initiative in the conversation with a slightly advanced concept, Amamiya Sori is very satisfied with the current situation.

"Are there any disadvantages to this pass?" Amamiya Shiori's words made sense. The three of them thought about it for a while and felt that it was indeed the case. However, Luo Yuhao put forward a different view, "If the reward for the pass is too generous, it will It will not cause dissatisfaction among players who spend a lot of money. For example, if a weapon that originally maintained its value can be obtained through a pass, it may cause dissatisfaction among some players who originally spent a lot of money to obtain the weapon."

"Well, it depends on how you balance the pass rewards and costs. In the early stage, you will definitely give crystals, tokens and materials. In the later stages of the game, player losses will be serious, and you will consider adding some more 'precious' things when you need to ensure the retention rate. "



The discussion in the morning focused on MiHoYo’s self-introduction. Some of the industry-leading concepts put forward by Amamiya Shiori greatly expanded the three people's horizons and deepened their understanding of the charging methods of second-dimensional krypton gold mobile games.

How could you have such a groundbreaking idea without having been deeply involved in online games for more than ten years? Even if Amamiya Sugawara is a "genius" as said on the Internet, but his age is there.

Although it is a bit like the plot of a certain urban novel, MiHoYo and the others are more willing to believe that she is the daughter of a certain entrepreneur, and they only have such insights under the guidance of others. The rich father gave his precious daughter a sum of money to practice investing, and it happened that MiHoYo became her first investment target.

This explanation is quite reasonable. After all, Japan has invested a lot in China in recent decades. Maybe MiHoYo impresses others with its uniqueness?

Little did he know that Amamiya Sugawara used all his "hard-earned" "hard-earned money" and had no one to guide him. He relied solely on his "future vision".

At noon, Amamiya Shiori proposed to invite everyone in MiHoYo to dinner. She understood that as the locals do as the Romans do, Chinese people discuss business at dinner parties.

It made a group of senior men who were going to Shaxian Hotel feel embarrassed.

We had lunch at a nearby time-honored restaurant. Amamiya Shiori was not from Shanghai, so I didn’t know if it was authentic or not, but the price was not cheap.

Eaters are soft-mouthed, but takers are short-handed. After a good meal and a drink, Amamiya Sugawara had a friendly discussion with the trio during the formal discussion on the letter of intent and the terms of the agreement in the afternoon.

The most critical part of the letter of intent is the proportion of shares transferred.

During MiHoYo’s angel round of financing, it received 1 million and transferred 15% of its equity.

With the angel round financing agreement documents laid out, the focus of the dispute between the two parties in the afternoon focused on the amount of investment and equity ratio of Amamiya Shiori.

Amamiya Shiori proposed to use 2 million to purchase 30% of MiHoYo's equity, which seemed to be proportional to the angel round financing, but it didn't take much thinking to know that MiHoYo would not accept it.

With 45% of the shares not owned by the trio, it’s unclear who the company will listen to in the future.

Amamiya's move was just to use the window opening effect to force the trio to accept relatively less harsh conditions.

Their idea is to sell 10% of the equity for 2 million. In this way, the three people accounted for 75%, and Amamiya Shiori accounted for 10%.

As for Amamiya Sori, she just wants to get as much equity as possible, and 10% is still a bit small for her.

After discussing for an afternoon, the three decided to sell 18% of the shares to Amamiya Shiori at a price of 3 million RMB.

This ensures that three people control 67% of the shares, and one of them has a relatively controlling share. As long as the three of them have no differences, it will be difficult for Amamiya Shiori to interfere in MiHoYo's decision-making on major matters.

Of course, Amamiya Shiori himself never thought about how to intervene. He spent so much time preparing the investment for so long. Isn't it just for the sake of fighting for power and profit? Wouldn't it be nice to just get the dividends?

Of course, we do not rule out the possibility of our company cooperating with miHoYo for publicity and engaging in foreign service agency in the future. But it’s still early days, and it’s important that “Honkai Academy 2” is released to public beta as soon as possible.

After reaching a consensus, Amamiya Shiori and MiHoYo signed a new investment letter of intent in the evening, stipulating the rights and obligations of both parties.

The formal investment agreement is also written by an entrusted lawyer.

During this period, Amamiya Shiori spent a few days in Shanghai.

It was not until the fifth day of stay in Shanghai that the signing of the investment agreement and various necessary procedures were officially completed, and 3 million was transferred to MiHoYo's bank account.

Carrying a bag and dragging a suitcase, Amamiya Souri walked into Hongqiao Airport feeling refreshed and waved goodbye to the three people who came to see her off.

Mai Shiraishi has been talking to her on the phone every night for the past two days, asking her why she hasn't come back yet, and she can't wait to share the joy with her.