Regarding upgrading the Battle Cry Cup to an international event and allowing players from all over the world to participate, Hao Yun has actually always had this idea, but it was just because Warcraft was released globally not long ago, so it has never been implemented.
Right now, overseas players are launching a petition, hoping to participate in the War Cry Cup competition for the 5 million bonus, so why not just take advantage of this opportunity
Presumably when those players saw that the official responded to their voices, they would be excited and grateful.
As for who will host this competition...
To be honest, Hao Yun hasn't thought about it yet.
Not just any company has the ability to host such a large-scale event. This will be a huge test for a company's management and organizational capabilities.
But just when Hao Yun was thinking about whether to spread the word and see how overseas markets would react to the news, someone came to the door.
This man's name is Karens, and he is the chairman of Bulldog Company.
In the past few months, tribal conflicts have continued to be popular in the North American market, and Karens, who has tasted the benefits, has completely become the number one licking dog of Yunmeng Group.
As soon as he smelled any disturbance, he immediately took the initiative to look for it.
Because they had met him once before, Hao Yun was not a stranger to him.
"... My old friend, I recently saw that many players have signed a petition on Facebook, hoping that the War Cry Cup can treat players from North America and other regions equally. I wonder if you have noticed this."
Hao Yun nodded and said.
"I think I've heard about this."
At this time, his assistant Zhou Ruining came over and poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.
Karens thanked him politely, then continued to look at Hao Yun with an eager look on his face, and continued with a concerned tone.
"Although you may not care, consumer discrimination is a big problem here. I think it is better for us to seriously consider the suggestions of players."
When saying this, Kelens shamelessly used the word "we", although Warcraft has nothing to do with his Bulldog company.
Almost guessing what he wanted to say next, Hao Yun smiled lightly and said.
"What's your suggestion?"
"My suggestion is that we'd better organize a game for players in other regions, at least one for players in North America!"
"If you can't allocate so much energy to do it, we are happy to serve our most trustworthy partners... You don't need to worry about anything. All the expenses of the competition and even the payment of bonuses can be taken care of by us. Provided. As long as you can give us an official authorization and recognize us as part of the War Cry Cup."
When he said this, the expression on Karens's face was quite cunning, as if he was sacrificing himself for others and suffering great losses for his partners.
However, this set of immature acting skills was obviously of no use in front of Hao Yun.
Even Karens, a foreigner, could clearly see the commercial value, and it was naturally impossible for Hao Yun to not see it.
On the surface, it seems that they spent a lot of money to represent this game. However, in fact, the broadcast rights and tickets for the game itself are enough to cover all costs.
And this doesn’t include promotion fees.
The financial industry currently values the brand of Aka Niu functional drinks at 200 million, and this is just the value shown in one competition.
What the War Cry Cup will look like in the future, there is simply no limit to the imagination behind it.
Not to mention making a steady profit without losing money, even if you lose a little money in the first year, there are countless companies willing to compete to win the agency right.
Hao Yun smiled and said in a teasing tone.
"I'm so sorry. You all think so much about us. We can't let our most trustworthy partner suffer this loss."
Seeing that Hao Yun didn't agree, Karenston became a little anxious and sat up straight.
"It's okay, it's okay, actually I don't mind."
"But I mind," Hao Yun looked at him and continued, "What we need more than the benefits of a game is a trustworthy partner."
Karens was silent.
After hearing Hao Yun's words, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that his little thoughts had been seen through.
After a long time, his shoulders relaxed slightly and he said with a helpless expression on his face.
"Okay... Let me get straight to the point. We hope to get the agent for the North American division of the War Cry Cup. I can assure you that we are making this request with sincerity. If you are willing to hand over the game to us , I can assure you that we will do our best to make the game to your satisfaction.”
Hao Yun didn't look at him and said lightly.
"Mr. Karens, you are a smart man. You should know that many people want to get agents from us."
"I know," Kelens nodded, and continued, "I apologize for my self-righteous cleverness. In addition to bearing all the expenses of the North American Division, we are willing to pay an agency fee of 50 million for each competition, and our request is also There was only one thing, and that was my original request.”
"Fifty million agency fees and 30% of the total profit of the competition," Hao Yun said, "If you agree, we can leave it to you."
After hearing Hao Yun's proposal, the expression on Karens' face became obviously ugly.
"Fifty million plus 30% of the total profit? This... are you serious? With the added cost of 50 million, whether we can make a profit is a question. You still have to take 30% of the total profit? Sorry, we can't accept it. …”
"That's a pity," Hao Yun sighed and said with regret, "We still prefer to cooperate with powerful partners. Even if they don't do as well as we do, at least they shouldn't be too far behind. … The representation of the Warcry Cup will not affect our cooperation in World of Warcraft, so that’s the end of it.”
Seeing that Hao Yun was about to end the topic, Karen suddenly panicked.
As Hao Yun said, if Yunmeng Group releases news that it intends to find agents for competitions in other divisions, I am afraid that the competitors he will face will not only be North American companies, but also local Chinese companies. Will be interested in bidding.
After gritting his teeth, after a battle between heaven and man, Karens finally felt relieved.
"I promise you... However, I hope to sign a three-year contract. At least for three years, the War Cry Cup can only be represented by us!"
"Of course, but the premise is that you can satisfy the players," Hao Yun finally said with a happy smile on his face, "If you fail to do so, we reserve the right to revoke the qualifications of the organizer."
Karens blushed, but finally nodded.
"make a deal!"
An agreement was reached quickly.
After the contract was confirmed by the lawyer, both parties signed their names on the contract that day.
Seeing Karens turning around and leaving with brisk steps, Hao Yun suddenly had a sudden thought in his heart.
Speaking of which, does this count as a kind of cultural export
It should be considered so.
If one day in the future, the games of Yunmeng Group are popular all over the world, it would be quite exciting to think about it.
"Mr. Hao, I still don't quite understand."
Hearing the assistant's voice, Hao Yun asked casually.
"Don't understand what?"
"Why don't we just release the news and let North American companies compete for this opportunity?" Zhou Ruining tilted his head and asked incomprehensively, "If there were more competitors participating, wouldn't the price we can get be higher? Okay?"
"Theoretically, this is true, but what I consider is not only the profit, but also the success of the War Cry Cup and making it an international event that is not inferior to the People's Federation Basketball League or the Football League."
The wool comes from the sheep. As much profit as the Yunmeng Group squeezes out from the organizers of the competition, the organizers of the competition will earn back the money from those enthusiastic players.
Compared to finding a combine harvester to cut all the leek seedlings for him, Hao Yun prefers long-term benefits.
In a sense, this is also a trade-off.