The next day, Lu Maoshi and his group met Kasper Ferguson, a high-ranking official of the Soviet electronic export company, through Zhou Quan's introduction.
Kasper Ferguson was somewhat surprised by the purpose of Lu Maoshi's visit.
Some companies even came to the Soviet Union to buy game copyrights?
The Soviet Union did not engage in exchanges with the West or Japan. Neither American Atari game consoles nor Japanese Famicom (FC) game consoles were found in the Soviet Union.
It's quite surprising that a Chinese company would travel all the way to Moscow to buy the game's copyright.
Kasper Ferguson told Lu Maoshi and others that they would wait until they had studied Tetris before negotiating further.
Right after Lu Maoshi and the others left, Caspar Ferguson and the others hurriedly investigated what Tetris was.
But they were soon disappointed.
"For such a simple PC game, someone actually paid to buy the copyright?" Kasper Ferguson stared at the game interface on his computer, his expression one of utter astonishment.
Anyway, he doesn't really understand it.
The others were also completely confused.
"How much do you think this game will cost? The other party says they want to buy all the rights to the game," Kasper Ferguson asked, looking at everyone.
One official laughed and said, "I think this little game could be a huge profit if it sold for a few hundred thousand dollars! China is dirt poor right now, with an average wage of only a few dozen yuan. If we quote too high a price, we might scare them away. Right now, the Soviet economy isn't doing too well, so a few hundred thousand dollars, though a drop in the bucket, will at least be of some use."
After he finished speaking, many people present nodded in agreement.
After returning, Lü Maoshi immediately contacted Zhao Ye and reported the current situation.
“Boss, Tetris isn’t well-known in the Soviet Union. Very few people know about it. If we hadn’t offered to buy it, they wouldn’t even know it existed,” Lu Maoshi said with a smile. “The Soviet Union was a gaming wasteland. The government couldn’t see the value in games, so I think we had a pretty good chance of buying Tetris.”
"Yes, that would be best!" Zhao Ye was delighted upon hearing this. Then, thinking of the enormous impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union a few years later, he couldn't help but come up with a plan. The idea of extracting the remaining value from the Soviet Union came to mind.
"Instead of giving money directly, we should give supplies. This will provide an opportunity for both sides to establish a stable trading system. Will I be the one to create the legend of trading canned goods for airplanes in the future?"
"Of course, trading canned goods for airplanes is nothing special; the main purpose is to take the opportunity to acquire Soviet personnel, technology, and advanced production equipment."
"Perhaps you could also speculate on the ruble. For example, you could borrow rubles from Soviet banks and then use them to buy Soviet resources or exchange them for foreign currency. Especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the Soviet Union adopted shock therapy, sure enough, the Soviet economy collapsed within a few years, and the ruble depreciated to nothing. You could then exchange a very small amount of US dollars for a large number of rubles and then repay the loan. In the process, you would have made a fortune!"
Zhao Ye chuckled somewhat unkindly. Western countries were making a fortune in the Soviet Union, so why shouldn't he do the same? It's always better for wealth and talent to come to him than to go to the West!
"General Lü, next time you talk to the Soviet representatives, you can tell them that we are willing to pay for the copyright of Tetris with goods, and that we are willing to establish good trade relations with the Soviet Union and provide them with various goods, including clothing, canned goods, food, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, and a large number of other light industrial products..."
In the 1980s and 1990s, many state-owned enterprises in China had poor sales of their products, resulting in large quantities piling up in warehouses.
Wujiang could buy these materials for a very low price and then resell them to the Soviet Union at a high price.
This not only saved Wujiang Company a lot of money, but also revitalized domestic enterprises.
In the future, they could also exchange some technology or production equipment with the Soviet Union, which would be a huge profit.
Lu Maoshi was taken aback for a moment, but quickly understood Zhao Ye's intention. The Soviet Union was currently experiencing an economic downturn and a shortage of goods. Prices of many commodities, such as clothes and bread, were rising frequently, so they were more eager to obtain "cheap" goods.
After the conversation ended, Lü Maoshi felt more confident.
The next day, the group returned to the Soviet Electronics Export Company.
The two sides quickly arrived at the conference room and began the first round of negotiations.
Kasper Ferguson spoke first: "After research and discussion by our professional team, Tetris is a very classic PC game with enormous commercial potential. How much is your company willing to spend to acquire this game?"
Lu Maoshi said calmly, "These days, very few people can afford a personal computer. With such a small user base, what market is there for a casual game like Tetris? Besides, users will get tired of it after playing it a few times. Our company bought it just for a bit of hype, basically to give away the game software when users buy a computer."
After a pause, Lü Maoshi said, "So, our company plans to offer $300,000 to buy Tetris! However, our company intends to pay with $300,000 worth of goods, including food, clothing, toiletries, etc... I wonder if the Soviet Electronics Export Company can accept this?"
Kasper Ferguson and the others exchanged glances. They were naturally delighted with the idea of payment in the form of food, clothing, and other material goods. However, they were not entirely satisfied with the price.
So the two sides began to bargain.
Kasper Ferguson and others believe that the fact that the Chinese representatives traveled all the way to Moscow to buy Tetris shows that they have a strong desire to purchase the game.
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