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Chapter 179-0176 [Korean Company to Distribute Three Kingdoms Kill] (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Eucalyptus Pineapple)

"President Ren, hello!"

"Hello, Mr. Chen."

As soon as the summit forum ended, Chen Guiliang immediately contacted Ren Yuxin. This man is currently the head of QQ Games and will soon become the executive vice president of Tencent Interactive Entertainment.

When two people from Sichuan met, they immediately started speaking in their local dialect.

“Lianzhong is still a huge company, and we need to join forces. This is an opportunity,” Chen Guiliang said.

Ren Yuxin nodded: "Indeed."

"Let's get started today," Chen Guiliang said.

"I'll try my best," Ren Yuxin said.

After discussing it for a few more minutes, they each called back to their companies.

That afternoon, Tencent's homepage featured a news article strongly condemning the Lianzhong representative for insulting Chinese people. Meanwhile, users of Renren and Kaixin began spreading the news of what had happened that morning.

……

Beijing, headquarters of Lianzhong.

Lianzhong founder and CEO Bao Yueqiao stormed into Vice President Wu Guoliang's office, slamming his fist on the table and shouting, "Look at what those Koreans have done! Don't they have brains?!"

"What happened?" Wu Guoliang was completely baffled.

He was formerly the business director of Hong Kong Telecom. He was recruited by NHN of South Korea as the co-president of the China region and was responsible for facilitating the acquisition of Lianzhong.

Currently, Wu Guoliang serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Lianzhong.

To put it bluntly, it's about helping the South Koreans control Lianzhong's finances, while also monitoring Lianzhong's senior management and coordinating personnel between China and South Korea.

Bao Yueqiao leaned over Wu Guoliang's computer, quickly searched for Tencent's website, and clicked on it: "Look at what he's done! Even an elementary school student wouldn't do something like this!"

After carefully reading the Tencent News article, Wu Guoliang took a deep breath and said, "I can't understand it either."

"No normal person could understand this. I even suspect that he has been bewitched!" Bao Yueqiao's facial muscles trembled with anger.

Wu Guoliang said, "Let's contact a few media outlets. We'll say that the Korean is not proficient in Chinese. He didn't mean it that way; it's just that there was ambiguity in his expression."

“Who do you think would believe that?” Bao Yueqiao asked.

Wu Guoliang said, "We have to find a way to back down."

Bao Yueqiao said, "I need to contact the South Korean side. These dozens of South Koreans who came to China are good for nothing but causing trouble. I demand that they all be removed!"

“As soon as one batch leaves, a new batch will arrive,” Wu Guoliang cautioned.

Bao Yueqiao was furious: "I don't care, this bastard must get out of Lianzhong!"

Wu Guoliang said, "I can only help make the contact."

"immediately!"

Bao Yueqiao couldn't wait even a minute.

Wu Guoliang could only call NHN headquarters and speak in broken English. After hanging up, he said, "NHN will recall Park Heon-joo to South Korea for questioning."

"Just an interrogation?" Bao Yueqiao said, dissatisfied.

Wu Guoliang nodded: "Yes."

"You bastard!" Bao Yueqiao stormed off.

Lianzhong originally had three founders, but the other two have been forced out, leaving only Bao Yueqiao to carry the company on.

At the beginning of last year, NHN invested $1 million to acquire 50% of Lianzhong's shares, and the three founders each received $1400 million in cash.

At the time, they were quite pleased because Lianzhong had long been acquired by Haihong, which wasn't very professional in the gaming industry. Meanwhile, South Korea's NHN was highly professional. With the support of a South Korean company and the acquisition of $1 million in funding, Lianzhong was sure to experience rapid and rapid growth.

But they were quickly dumbfounded when NHN sent dozens of South Koreans to take over the mid-level management positions at Lianzhong.

Most of those guys don't speak Chinese, making daily communication extremely difficult, and they frequently pull off some outrageous stunts. They even forced Chinese employees who made mistakes to kneel down!

In just over a year, a large number of key personnel from Lianzhong left the company, and even the two founders left.

Sitting in his office, Bao Yueqiao silently smoked one cigarette after another.

He has decided that if this group of South Koreans leaves and is replaced by another group of mentally ill South Koreans, he will also resign as CEO of Lianzhong.

I quit.

Since I've already cashed out over $1000 million, I can always start a second business and do something else.

His two friends, after leaving Lianzhong, both started their own companies. Aren't they doing quite well? And they don't have to put up with the Koreans' rudeness anymore!
Opening Tencent News again, Bao Yueqiao seemed to be wearing a mask of pain: How could there be such a stupid person in the world?
……

"I find it hard to understand how such a person could exist."

Chen Guiliang is currently being interviewed by 17173.

This is the truth; he really finds it hard to understand. It's as if the other person has been given a mental debuff.

“We have no grudge against him, and his words do him no good or benefit Lianzhong. After thinking it over, there is only one possibility.”

"what is the reason?"

“Those were his true feelings, and he said them without any reservations. He really thinks Chinese people are fools.”

"Is Yuke really not going to distribute Korean games anymore?"

"I keep my word."

"A while ago, ByteDance apparently acquired a startup game company." "Yes. This game company is very popular on your 17173 forum."

Do you think this company's game will be successful?

"I've tried it myself, and I believe it can succeed."

What are Youke's future plans?

"Of course, we should focus on perfecting the Three Kingdoms Kill game first..."

……

The afternoon activities included various press conferences and signing ceremonies.

Both single-player and online games took the opportunity to showcase themselves at this exhibition. Major international companies such as EA and Sony, as well as some South Korean companies, also came to display their products.

Representatives from several South Korean game companies sat together and chatted after lunch.

"Did you know that an NHN guy stationed in China made some outrageous remarks at the summit forum?"

"That guy is so stupid. Even if it's the truth, he shouldn't say it in public."

"If someone comes from NHN, I think it's normal for them to do anything."

"I really hope NHN goes bankrupt."

"..."

These representatives from South Korean manufacturers, while not siding with the Chinese, were still mocking and even cursing NHN.

Because NHN is a universally disliked entity in the South Korean internet industry.

It boasts South Korea's largest portal website, largest search engine, largest casual gaming platform, as well as its own blog and online community.

Starting several years ago, NHN has been using its search engine monopoly to maliciously lower the search rankings of its competitors. Anyone whose business competes with NHN's will be subjected to search engine suppression.

Chen Guiliang's Youke Interactive Game Platform agreed to help list "Blade & Sword: Demon Seal" for sale and take a 25% cut from the development company.

NHN's gaming platform also lists games from other companies for sale. How much of the revenue does the platform take?

More than 80%!

You heard right, 80% are from the platform.

They've already monopolized the Korean gaming platform; you can only choose YES or NO.

NHN also likes to acquire emerging game companies, and then forcibly dissolve them after the acquisition.

They shut down a game without ever offering refunds or even informing users beforehand.

Within the company, however, the 996 work schedule is actually a blessing for NHN's programmers. They practically work 007, averaging over 80 hours a week. Even if they're exhausted, they voluntarily work overtime.

Park Heon-joo was a complete pushover at NHN headquarters, suffering from chronic depression, but he completely let loose once he arrived in China.

One of the Koreans complaining about NHN walked straight toward the Youke booth.

Today, only industry professionals and media were present; ordinary people will have to wait until tomorrow to enter. Therefore, there weren't many people at the GameSpot booth; most people went to see World of Warcraft.

Several mainland and Hong Kong/Taiwan distributors are currently playing "Three Kingdoms Kill," which recently released a new pack of general cards.

"Is there anyone who understands English or Korean?" Shin Yoo-bin asked the staff at the Youke booth in English.

Immediately, someone came over and shook his hand: "Hello, I speak English."

Shin Yoo-bin said, "I am the representative of Frenchic Software, a South Korean company that focuses on distributing overseas games to the South Korean market. The Korean version of 'JX Online' is one that we distribute."

These days, there are actually South Korean companies that distribute Chinese games.

Not only does "JX Online" have a Korean version, but "Daojian Online" also has a Korean version. However, due to poor localization and fierce market competition, both games failed in South Korea.

Shin Yoo-bin said, "Please explain to me how to play this game."

The staff member said, "This is a card game with identity cards, general cards, and strategy cards... The current ruler is Guo Jia, and Da Qiao in position eight is very likely a rebel because Da Qiao's skill is..."

Shin Yoo-bin became more and more interested as he listened. In the current Korean online game market, the competition in MMORPG games is too fierce, and Lineage 2 has suppressed other games to the point that they can't even raise their heads.

Last year, when they brought "JX Online" to South Korea, it was completely crushed by "Lineage 2".

They could easily find another way, such as introducing "Three Kingdoms Kill" to South Korea, thus avoiding direct competition with "Lineage 2".

A representative from Formosa Softstar Entertainment, after playing a few rounds of the game, stood up and said to the staff, "I'm interested in distributing 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' both the online game and the physical card game. Who should I speak to?"

"Please come this way," the staff member said with a smile.

Shin Yoo-bin immediately grabbed an empty seat and said, "I want to try it myself."

The staff member who spoke English said, "Click here to enter the room. This is to prepare for battle... Now you're in the game. Your current role is the spy. This account is a premium member with five candidate generals. You can choose one... Dian Wei's skill is... Sun Shangxiang's skill is... There's not enough time, so just choose Sun Quan..."

After playing three rounds in a row, Shen Youbin remained seated and asked, "How much do you charge?"

The staff member explained, "First, there's the membership system. Basic members get one more selectable general, while advanced members get two more, and also receive more experience points and silver than regular users, as well as other consumable items. Look at this user avatar; we call it the Three Kingdoms Show. The advanced Three Kingdoms Show is mandatory… These generals also have different skins…"

Shin Yoo-bin listened attentively; he had already decided to bring "Three Kingdoms Kill" to South Korea.

A staff member brought over a box: "These are physical cards for the card game 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' so you can play with your friends offline."

“The craftsmanship is exquisite,” Shin Yoo-bin said. “Where is your negotiation coordinator?”

"Please come over here."

(End of this chapter)