Seeing that Actoz's attitude did not change and he had no way to raise more funds for the time being, Chen Tianqiao was ready to go home.

Unexpectedly, before Chen Tianqiao returned to China, he actually received a call from Chen Zairong, who wanted to discuss with him the agency rights of "Legend 2".

When Chen Tianqiao asked around, he found out that Chen Zairong was actually the prince of Samsung. He couldn't help but have higher expectations for Chen Zairong.

Chen Zairong and Chen Tianqiao made an appointment to meet at a bar in Itaewon. When Chen Tianqiao arrived at the bar, Chen Zairong was admiring the passionate dance of the beauties in the bar.

Chen Zairong greeted Chen Tianqiao, "Mr. Chen, right? Please take a seat." Chen Tianqiao sat up, "I feel that Itaewon is more lively than our New World in Puhai."

"Really? There is no shortage of beauties in places where rich people gather. Mr. Chen, what would you like to drink? I'll treat you today." Chen Zairong was not in a hurry and would observe Chen Tianqiao first. If Chen Tianqiao was not capable enough and could not cause trouble to Song Yi, there was no need for him to take action.

"Water is enough, thank you." Chen Tianqiao greeted the bartender calmly. The agency rights of "Legend 2" had not been finalized, and he was not in the mood to have fun, and he was not afraid of the waiter's contemptuous eyes.

Chen Zaiyong nodded, "We at Samsung are also shareholders of Actoz. I heard that Mr. Chen's company wants to be the agent for Actoz's online game "Legend 2". Are you having some trouble?"

Chen Tianqiao nodded. "To be honest, Representative Cui has already rejected our company. He is not very satisfied with our agency fee."

Chen Zairong understood, "Xinya Network proposed a two-year agency plan of $1 million. Your company's $300,000 a year is indeed a bit too little."

Chen Tianqiao knew what was going on, and he had also inquired about the background of New Asia Network. Behind New Asia Network was a medium-sized media group that was involved in advertising, music, film, network, and investment, and it was indeed not something that Shanda Network could compete with.

Chen Tianqiao didn't mind exposing his own shortcomings. "I can think of a way to get the funds, but I'm worried that if I raise the agency fee to 500,000 or even 600,000 US dollars a year, and New Asia Network raises the price again, we at Shanda will be left with nothing to do."

Chen Zairong picked up his glass and clinked it with Chen Tianqiao. "Mr. Chen seems to be very optimistic about the game "Legend 2"?"

Chen Tianqiao took a sip of water. "The Internet market in the mainland is developing very fast. Now there is at least one Internet cafe in almost every county. The users of Internet cafes and online game users are highly overlapped, and they also have purchasing power and are willing to pay for games."

"I also play online games at home. When I was working at China.com, I was optimistic about the development prospects of online games in the mainland market. Before coming to Korea, I played all the online games on the market in Korean Internet cafes and finally chose "Legend 2". For this online game, I have a complete set of operation and promotion plans." Chen Tianqiao talked freely.

Chen Zairong had a good impression of Chen Tianqiao. At least he was a very pragmatic person.

"So the strategy for deploying troops is to surround them when there are ten of them, and to attack them when there are five of them. According to my estimation, if you want to offer a price that New Asia Network cannot match, it must be ten times their offer, which is 5 million US dollars a year." Chen Zairong expressed his thoughts.

Chen Tianqiao smiled bitterly, "I can still think of a way to get $500,000, but $5 million is too difficult for me."

"According to the information I have obtained, it seems that New Asia Network is only willing to increase the quoted agency fee and is not willing to share profits with Actoz. This is an opportunity for your company," said Chen Zairong.

"Mr. Zai Rong wants me to significantly increase my share of the profits?" Chen Tianqiao understood immediately.

"Yes, Shanda can propose a tiered profit-sharing plan, and we can use $2 million as the dividing line."

"That is to say, below 10 million US dollars, Actoz's share ratio is higher than Shanda's, and after exceeding 10 million US dollars, Shanda's share ratio is higher than Actoz. I believe this plan will impress Representative Cui. Because as long as Shanda's annual revenue from the agency of "Legend 2" is greater than 10 million, Actoz's income will be far more than 5 million US dollars." Chen Zairong drank a glass of wine and said calmly.

Chen Tianqiao was a little hesitant. With this profit-sharing plan, Shanda Network would undoubtedly have to bear great risks, while Actoz could just sit back and reap the benefits.

If the annual revenue of "Legend 2" is less than 10 million US dollars, Actoz will not suffer any loss and can still get the lion's share. Chen Tianqiao cursed in his heart, these Koreans are really ruthless.

"Mr. Rong, even if our company obtains the agency rights for "Legend 2", we may not have the funds to promote it. After all, renting servers and paying employees' salaries all cost money, and we can't make a loss to gain publicity," said Chen Tianqiao.

Chen Zairong nodded, "That's right. How about this, if Mr. Chen is willing, Samsung C&T can invest $200,000 in Shanda Network in exchange for part of your company's equity. I can help you negotiate, and Shanda will settle the profit with Actoz every six months. In this way, Shanda will have 6 months to operate "Legend 2". After the public beta is over, it can be launched online immediately to charge players. What do you think?"

When Chen Tianqiao heard what Chen Zairong said, if Samsung C&T invested in Shanda Network, with Samsung's endorsement, it would be easier for Shanda Network to obtain financing from investment institutions such as IDG.

If the profit sharing is settled every six months, including the two months of the game's public beta, Shanda Network still has four months to charge players. For Shanda Network and Chen Tianqiao, they can only fight to the death.

Chen Tianqiao said: "If Samsung can inject capital and settle the profit sharing every six months, we at Shanda can accept the profit sharing plan proposed by Mr. Zairong."

Chen Zairong was very happy. "You have to sacrifice to gain. Mr. Chen is indeed an excellent CEO. Then I will tell Representative Cui about your intention. If Actoz is optimistic about the revenue prospects of "Legend 2" in the mainland, this plan should be able to impress Representative Cui."

Chen Tianqiao couldn't help but ask Chen Zairong, "Mr. Zairong, you and Samsung have no connection with me before, why are you willing to help me?"

Chen Zairong took a sip of wine, his expression unchanged, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. There are some people I really don't like."

Chen Tianqiao now understood that there seemed to be some grudges between Chen Zairong and Song Yi, the founder of New Asia Entertainment. He now admired Song Yi a little. Being able to survive the hostility of the Samsung prince, Song Yi was indeed quite capable.

Shanda modified its plan, and with Chen Zairong's endorsement, Actoz had to reconsider Shanda's profit-sharing plan.

Park Guanhao of Wemade was somewhat attracted by Shanda's proposal and suggested Cui Xiong to accept it, but Cui Xiong disagreed with Shanda's proposal.

"It seems that Shanda's profit-sharing plan can help us earn more income, but if Shanda operates poorly, we can only get $300,000 in agency fees. What's the point of a higher profit-sharing ratio?" Cui Xiong complained.

Actoz is preparing to go public in August, and Cui Xiong hopes that "Legend 2" can bring more revenue to Actoz and make the company's financial statements look better. Cui Xiong would rather Actoz get $2 million now than $5 million in the future.

The current situation is that Park Guanhao of Wemade prefers Shanda, while Cui Xiong of Actoz prefers Xinya, hoping that Song Yi can increase the agency fee. Cui Xiong and Park Guanhao have a disagreement again, and neither of them can convince the other.

Actoz holds 40% of Wemade shares and has the copyright of the game "Legend 2". It is impossible for Park Guanhao to cooperate directly with Shanda without Choi Woong's consent, so the matter came to a stalemate. 　First post, more later

(End of this chapter)