"We won't sell the game copyrights, but we can cooperate with them."
"If they're willing, I can give them an idea for free, guaranteeing it will generate a substantial amount of additional revenue."
Zhou Chen didn't rule out any possibility of a deal. After all, Tencent is a listed company, and there's no benefit in offending it. It's better to lay the groundwork for future cooperation by giving them an idea for free.
Given Tencent's talent advantage, it won't be long before they develop the same technology. By sending it out ahead of time, they can gain some benefits, so why not?
Seeing this, Su Jiajia didn't say anything more.
The company was run by Zhou Chen; she was just an employee. However, she admired Zhou Chen's ability to remain unmoved in the face of millions.
At least, if it were her, she would definitely sell it.
Right now, they're rejecting the behemoth that is Penguin, offering creative ideas in exchange for cooperation. I wonder if Penguin is interested.
What kind of creative idea could make a large company like Tencent willing to cooperate with a small company like theirs?
Judging from Zhou Chen's tone, he seemed very confident.
Never mind, let's just follow Zhou Chen's reply for now. As for what the idea is, we'll find out soon enough.
Right after ending the call with Zhou Chen,
Su Jiajia relayed Zhou Chen's words to the penguin representative.
The penguin representative was surprised, not expecting that seven million couldn't buy a small game, and felt that the other party's boss was a bit greedy.
However, since the other party expressed interest in cooperation and was willing to offer an idea, he was curious and wanted to hear it.
Su Jiajia didn't know what Zhou Chen's idea was, so after communicating with him, she had the two of them talk directly. She sent Zhou Chen her phone number and gave him a brief explanation.
Zhou Chen took the initiative to call.
He didn't waste any words, because he knew the penguin representative must be unhappy about being rejected, so after a few simple pleasantries, he revealed his creative idea for the penguin.
The penguin enclosure is being formally decorated.
Penguin Space is like a small home. If the space page is no longer monotonous, but has a beautiful interface and pleasant music, it can effectively increase fun and user stickiness.
After hearing Zhou Chen's idea,
Qi Tianlei, the general manager of the game development team, felt a surge of emotions.
You should know that this project is something the company is currently working on, and it's impossible for it to get out under the current confidentiality measures. I didn't expect Zhou Chen to have thought of that.
Qi Tianlei didn't think Zhou Chen could offer any good ideas, since it was free and couldn't be that great. He was just curious and listened casually. Unexpectedly, Zhou Chen mentioned a project that the company was secretly developing.
Qi Tianlei admitted that Zhou Chen was quite capable.
but,
Unfortunately, someone else had thought of this idea before Zhou Chen.
“Mr. Zhou, your idea is indeed good. However, we have already started this project and will launch related products soon, so it is of no use to me.”
Qi Tianlei said calmly.
Is Tencent also doing space customization?
Zhou Chen was slightly taken aback. This was something he hadn't expected, because opening the current Penguin Space was a very simple process. He had thought Penguin hadn't thought of it, which was why he had brought it up. It turned out he had underestimated Penguin.
Since the idea of decorating a space is outdated,
Zhou Chen had an idea, so he took out another one, which he assured was something that Penguin hadn't thought of yet, because this idea wouldn't come about for several years.
"Manager Qi, now that the space decorations are already done, are you working on the penguin pet project?"
Zhou Chen slowly revealed his idea for a penguin pet.
Actually, he wanted to bring out Penguin Show, but unfortunately, Penguin had already made it and launched it two years ago.
As a last resort, we had to resort to Penguin Pets.
Qi Tianlei was intrigued by the words "penguin pet." He had a feeling that Zhou Chen on the other end of the phone had indeed provided a great idea.
"Mr. Zhou, could you please elaborate?"
Qi Tianlei hurriedly pressed for an answer, his tone somewhat anxious.
Hearing the urgency in the voice, Zhou Chen immediately knew that, as expected, Tencent had not yet started this project, nor had any ideas emerged.
Since that's the case, he's going to start showing off now.
Zhou Chen explained how to play with the penguin pet from beginning to end. Qi Tianlei listened quietly the whole time, almost never interrupting, until Zhou Chen finished speaking before asking a few questions.
“Mr. Zhou, you’ve given me such a creative idea for free. I, Qi Tianlei, will remember this favor.”
Qi Tianlei was already impatient to get started on the penguin pet project, because the idea was just too novel. Raising pets on a computer was absolutely brilliant. He really didn't know how Zhou Chen came up with the idea.
At this moment, Qi Tianlei felt both admiration and gratitude towards Zhou Chen.
Because Zhou Chen's idea will definitely boost Tencent's revenue, adding another glorious page to his resume.
"Manager Qi, this idea is great. If we could add the game 'Happy Match' to the game store, that would be ideal. We can discuss the revenue sharing."
Zhou Chen laughed and said that it was worth it to receive Qi Tianlei's thanks.
It will be easier for him to launch another hit product in the future by collaborating with Tencent.
"Of course, I can do my best to help make this happen."
Qi Tianlei agreed, said a few words, and then hung up the phone.
Su Jiajia assumed that Qi Tianlei had stopped responding, and that the matter had probably fallen through. She thought that Tencent definitely didn't like the idea Zhou Chen had given them, and the cooperation was unlikely to succeed.
Unexpectedly,
The very next day,
When Su Jiajia received Qi Tianlei's call, she was stunned because Qi Tianlei told her that they needed to discuss the cooperation between Happy Match and Tencent Games Mall in person.
After hanging up, Su Jiajia immediately called Zhou Chen.
"Zhou Chen, Manager Qi wants to discuss cooperation with me in person. Tencent is willing to include Happy Match in its game store. That's great! We really succeeded."
Su Jiajia said excitedly.
Zhou Chen remained calm and simply hummed in response.
Realizing she had lost her composure, Su Jiajia then noticed that Zhou Chen was much calmer than her, as if it were a trivial matter.
This guy did it on purpose, didn't he?
He was definitely suppressing his happiness, not wanting to embarrass himself in front of her.
"By the way, how did you manage to do that? Tencent rarely puts external games into its game store."
Su Jiajia said.
However, she froze as soon as she finished speaking, because she remembered Zhou Chen's suggestion to give a creative idea to the penguin.
Could it be...?
"Manager Qi really liked my idea."
Zhou Chen said calmly.
However, Su Jiajia, on the other end of the phone, couldn't help but feel a huge wave of emotions.
Zhou Chen submitted his creative ideas to a listed company and they were taken seriously. Just how novel must his ideas be to make a giant like Tencent willing to cooperate with a small company like theirs? That's a huge honor.
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