Han Chudong's business is very diversified and has strong resistance to shocks.

However, although Atari helped Bushnell earn a lot of cash, Atari, which can be called a "cash cow", had a fatal flaw - its products were too single and lacked truly monopolistic patents.

In the afternoon, Han Chudong obtained Atari's recent sales forecast data. According to the report, Atari's arcade sales have declined rapidly since the third quarter of last year. It was mainly relying on orders from the first two quarters that created the illusion of continued prosperity.

There are emerging arcade game companies led by Japanese companies, and a number of best-selling arcade brands have also emerged in the United States. Take a look at the "Ping Pong" game, it is indeed pitifully simple, and the second tank game did not cause the same level of discussion as when "Ping Pong" came out.

Based on the information already known, he speculated that the reason why Bushnell did not conduct an IPO and directly planned to go public through a backdoor listing was mainly because he wanted to cash out quickly and leave.

Looking at Bushnell again, this guy's face suddenly turned ugly. Hearing that his own Atari company was going to be attacked, he lost his previous rogue attitude and said in a deep voice: "Are you blackmailing me?"

Knowing that the current recorder was too big to be hidden on Bushnell's body, Han Chudong still thought it was better to be cautious and decisively refuted: "I'm not blackmailing you, but if you insist on thinking that way, then I can't do anything about it. One million US dollars in exchange for 51% of Aurora Games' shares, and the extra amount is your compensation to me. Aurora Games's three game licenses were taken away by you for no reason, and I, the second largest shareholder, suffered a huge loss."

"I said I would pay the licensing fee!"

"But I don't care about the licensing fee. I just want new games that haven't been released yet, and use them to expand the home game console market."

Han Chudong saw that Bushnell was instantly annoyed, and most of the thoughts in his mind were ridiculous, as if the other party took the game license without saying a word and released it through Atari without notifying him, which was actually reasonable.

He frowned, stared at Bushnell, and continued, "Please use your brain before you act. You've messed with the wrong person. Who do you think I am? A small character who can be bullied by you at will? If you have the guts, leave now. I swear I will fund your competitors tomorrow and publish articles in the Los Angeles Times or the New York Times, saying that your plan to go public with Atari is a complete scam, and that you are launching new products by robbery and deception. In fact, you haven't received any big orders for half a year, and you are going public to cash out and run away.

You want to destroy Aurora Games, I don't care. You want to continue fighting me, I don't care. From now on, every thirty seconds, I will deduct $100,000 from the quotation. Please do as you please."

As the first company to take the plunge, Atari had already successfully made a lot of money before Han Chudong started paying attention to it.

This made Han Chudong lose interest in it. The investment was too large, but the return was limited. Not investing in Atari at that time was the right choice now, otherwise the asset scale would probably not have reached the current level.

Aurora Games' business is focused on home game consoles, which have a broader market and greater development potential.

Today, he took the opportunity to confront Bushnell, and also wanted to use the information gap to try to gain more benefits in the future. Otherwise, Han Chudong might have really "declared war" on Atari in a rage. Fortunately, there are still interests involved between them, and he felt that the benefits would probably be considerable, so he had the situation tonight.

The decisions between businessmen often depend on the amount of profit, and there are few emotional actions.

Just like now, even if Bushnell was angry and wanted to stab Han Chudong's chest with a dinner knife, he still quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind. While estimating the revenue of Aurora Games, he calculated how much loss he would suffer if the negative news was really published in the newspapers before the listing.

When Bushnell realized that the loss was too great to bear, he immediately asked, "How do I know that you won't buy the shares from me first and then release false information to attack me?"

"We can sign a confidentiality agreement. I believe you know better than me whether it is fake news or not." Han Chudong glanced at his watch and continued, "I still have $900,000 left in my offer. Think about it carefully. People have estimated the value of Atari to be as high as $500 million. Do you want it to be $200 million, or even less?"

In a moment the quote lost $100,000.

Bushnell didn't care about the money, but he cared a lot about being humiliated. He was furious and hated it so much that his teeth were itching.

As negative news spread, the company's rating might be lowered and its valuation price might fall. He even had the urge to punch Han Chudong's smiling face.

However, he didn't dare to do so. As Han Chudong said, his losses might really be as high as hundreds of millions of dollars. In addition, he would face a lawsuit from Han Chudong, which would have a huge impact on both him and the company.

When Bushnell realized that he couldn't do anything to Han Chudong, he immediately thought of giving in and said, "Okay, $900,000. After the contract is signed, this damn Aurora Games company will be all yours!"

After getting an inch further and figuring out Bushnell's attitude, Han Chudong pointed at his watch and said, "Another thirty seconds have passed. It should be $800,000. I'll have my lawyer come find you tomorrow, or I'll arrange a room for you nearby. You can go back to Silicon Valley after signing the contract?"

Bushnell slammed the table and stood up. When he left, he overturned the empty table next to him. He also raised his right hand and gave him the middle finger, cursing under his breath. He didn't have the demeanor of a man worth hundreds of millions.

Of course, he didn't care about the price of one night's room. Just when Han Chudong was wondering if it meant the deal had fallen through, Assistant Arthur walked in.

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Arthur first looked at the overturned table and the stunned crowd, then said, "Boss, Bushnell asked me to tell you that he doesn't want to see you again and to send a lawyer to the company to sign a contract with him. What's going on?"

Han Chudong breathed a sigh of relief and didn't rush to explain the cause and effect. He crossed his legs and held the wine glass, and said loudly to the onlookers: "Sorry, sorry, my friend has a broken heart. As compensation for his impoliteness, all your expenses tonight will be charged to my account, but you are not allowed to order expensive drinks, OK?"

It’s a very high-end restaurant, and including drinks, the average consumption per person is over US$100.

Most people who can dine at such an occasion would not care about the cost of the meal. However, when they heard that Han Chudong was paying the bill, many people laughed and applauded, and some even shouted for the waiter to bring caviar, French foie gras, and Italian white truffles.

The waiter knew who Han Chudong was, so he didn't care about an overturned table and several sets of tableware. He came over happily, helped to clean up the things on the ground, and gave him the Tomahawk steak.

After saying that, Han Chudong pointed to the opposite side of him and said to Arthur's assistant, "Sit down and eat together. It's my treat. Otherwise, let's eat this steak. It tastes delicious."

Assistant Arthur didn't hesitate, he sat down directly, and said with a smile: "Wow, you didn't fight with that guy, he had a really ugly expression when he left..."