"Mr. Liu, how much should we ask for the naming rights fee? Our company is currently experiencing some financial difficulties and doesn't have much money to spare."
"Fifty million, I've tried to give you the lowest price possible, otherwise our cost pressure is also very high."
Hmph, An Rou was right after all. That old geezer is really wicked. Fifty million? I wouldn't give him a single cent.
Lin Chen said with difficulty, "Oh dear, Mr. Liu, I really can't come up with that much money. Let's talk about it later. Thank you for your help."
When Liu Neng heard that Lin Chen was not going to pay, he immediately became anxious.
"Oh, Mr. Lin, I went to great lengths to get this deal done for you. How can you just back out like this?"
"But I really don't have that much money. I can't just sell the company, can I?"
Liu Neng gritted his teeth: "Alright, I've made the decision. I'll give you a discount to 30 million. This is the final price."
“I can’t come up with 30 million either, Mr. Liu. I won’t make things difficult for you. Let’s leave it at that for now. I’ll go make some money and come back to you when I have it.”
After saying that, Lin Chen hung up the phone.
Liu Neng stared at the phone that had been hung up on, cursing under his breath.
"Damn, a leading company, huh? Can't even come up with 30 million? What a poor bastard."
But three days later, when China Mobile and China Telecom announced that they had partnered with Shanghai-based internet leader Xingchen Technology to develop two targeted data cards, Xingdong Card and Chenxin Card, Liu Neng was completely stunned.
The rates for calls, text messages, and internet data on these two cards are similar to those of regular cards, except for an additional 10GB of dedicated data for the Star Technology exclusive app.
Including Huasuan.com, Huasuan Pay, Mixin, Panda TV, Ele.me, Meituan, and... Genshin Impact Prequel: Gods and Demons War, which was released today along with two targeted data cards!
"Huh? What game is this?"
"Lin Gou has released a new game again?"
"The name sounds really cool, but I hope it doesn't just turn into a stick figure battle."
"Haha, upstairs, you know how to be funny."
"Guys, I've downloaded it! Holy crap, this game is amazing! Go download it now, or you'll regret it."
Soon, the download count of "Genshin Impact: The Prequel" started from zero and then rose faster and faster!
Honestly, back then, mobile games weren't parkour games; they were just simple swipe-to-play games. Nobody had ever seen such an amazing MOBA mobile game.
In a short time, the battle data in the background increased rapidly.
The three of them, including Dawei, were extremely excited, as this was something they had never experienced before when making mobile games for otaku.
After all, the audience for MOBA mobile games is much larger than that for otaku mobile games.
However, Lin Chen made a pop-up reminder every time he opened "Genshin Impact: The Prequel - Gods and Demons War".
"Friendly reminder: This game requires real-time internet connection for data interaction and consumes a lot of data. Please play the game in a WIFI environment. Also, you are welcome to purchase Star Card and Chenxin Card for dedicated data and play anytime."
A single game can consume about 10 megabytes of data, and in this era where data charges haven't decreased, some people might only use 30 megabytes of data per month.
Therefore, without reminders, it is very likely that high charges will be incurred due to exceeding data limits.
Even so, some people still forget about it while playing, and then tragedy strikes.
"Waaaaah, guys, I forgot to turn on WiFi. I played three games and my phone is already out of credit."
"Me too. My son suddenly unplugged the power to my WiFi, and I ended up owing more than 100 yuan after playing for half a day."
"Upstairs, Little Sunflower Classroom is in session! If a kid is naughty, he's probably just asking for a beating; a good spanking will do the trick."
"No, none of you have gotten that targeted data plan? It's 10GB of targeted data for Xingchen Technology apps, you can use it as much as you want, and it's only 39 yuan a month."
"Really? I'm going to get one. There's a China Mobile store downstairs from my house."
Soon after, the explosive popularity of "Genshin Impact: The Prequel" boosted sales of Star Card and Chenxin Card, making the CEOs of China Mobile and China Telecom extremely happy.
Liu Neng was furious, gritting his teeth. Just now at the China Unicom senior management meeting, two vice presidents stood up at the same time to question him about why he had taken it upon himself to charge Xingchen Technology a naming fee.
Liu Neng: Can't I, as a general manager, make decisions on business on my own? Besides, isn't the naming rights fee I negotiated also a source of profit for the company?
The senior executives rolled their eyes in unison. They thought, "Making money for the company? Look, they've just pushed people to their old rivals, China Mobile and China Telecom."
The key point is that this booming SIM card activation scene between China Mobile and China Telecom should have belonged to them. Just think back to when Lao Zhang was in charge, he signed an exclusive sales agreement for Xiaomi mobile phone contract phones, which was incredibly lucrative.
Although Genshin Impact: The Prequel only had 16 initial heroes available at this time, it did not dampen the players' enthusiasm at all.
On Christmas Day, Lin Chen started his first wave of money-making... oops, I mean, new hero launch event, along with two Christmas-exclusive skins for the new hero.
One is for the marksman Xiaogong, and the other is for the top lane warrior Diluc.
The moment Xiaogong appeared, it was as if he had captured the hearts of countless male players.
Buy, buy, buy! Top up your account, top up your account, top up your account!!!
What? You mean you can get the Night Palace for free by participating in an event?
That stupid event requires fourteen consecutive days to complete. I'm about to have my wife, Xiaogong! Lin Gou, here's the money, Xiaogong is mine now!
Even Lin Chen was shocked to see the recharge volume soaring.
Wow, as expected of a combination of two major pay-to-win mobile games from my previous life, its money-making ability is simply unmatched.
On Christmas Day, the total revenue from recharges for "Genshin Impact: The Pre-Sequel - Gods and Demons War" reached an astonishing 300 million!
Although Star Technology did not publicly announce this amount, professional organizations still made estimates and calculations through various channels. When the calculation results appeared on the mobile phones of various big names in China, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Little Ma (Ma Huateng) naturally also saw this crazy number.
Looking at the amount in front of him, Brother Ma recalled what Lin Chen had said when they had dinner together in Shenzhen.
"...I hope mobile games can explore more new technologies and gameplay, instead of solely relying on methods like pay-to-win and skin-based monetization to make money..."
Damn it, Lin Chen, is this what you meant by not spending money on skins?
Sigh, it seems I didn't fully understand what Lin Chen said back then.
Although Tencent is making a fortune from casual mobile games like Dou Dizhu, Mahjong, and Double Deduction, it's still not this lucrative! That's 300 million a day!
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