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Chapter 139 Skin Soundtrack? Revenue Sharing? [26 Updates]

The World Finals are in full swing, and what happens next is no longer relevant to Xia Shen and Zhou Yumeng, as their mission has been completely accomplished.

Xia Shen originally intended to go straight back and had no intention of staying in Beijing.

However, Riot Games and Tencent Games kept him on, saying they had important matters to discuss with him.

Therefore, Xia Shen's trip to the capital had to be postponed.

At this moment, it was the second day of the opening ceremony. Xia Shen arrived at the headquarters of the company in Beijing and met with the person in charge of the China region who had previously signed a cooperation agreement with him.

Although Tencent Games owns all rights to Riot Games, Riot Games has long been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tencent, having been acquired by Tencent long ago.

It's not a malicious takeover, but a normal acquisition within the normal scope. Riot Games can still retain their decision-making and operational rights. Tencent will not interfere in these matters, but will only own the property rights and occasionally set the direction in the grand strategy.

Therefore, since it concerns League of Legends, Xia Shen will naturally only contact Riot Games, while Penguin will only be an observer.

“Mr. Johnson.” Xia Shen extended his hand to the seemingly amiable middle-aged white man.

"Oh! My World's Top 100 Partners! Our mission was completed very well this time, and this is all thanks to you."

Johnson smiled slightly and said in slightly broken Mandarin, "Of course, this also proves that our judgment in music was correct. Working with you, Teacher Xia Shen, was a great choice. It was a very good job, and it made my thumbs spin like crazy."

"Mr. Johnson, you flatter me." Xia Shen said with a touch of modesty, "I just wonder what brings you here today, Mr. Johnson?"

"Of course it's about cooperation. I like to get straight to the point. In your Chinese parlance, it would be like this idiom: Anyway, efficient communication is beneficial to everything. We are all very busy people, and time is very valuable."

"That's right. As you've seen, with the start of the finals, the game's popularity is steadily rising. Launching some projects now will achieve the best results."

Johnson said, "For example, the victory of the first LPL match greatly stimulated the return of players to the Chinese server. Recently, our daily active players have reached 10 to 20 times the original number, and this number is still rising continuously."

I'd like to ask you a question: have you ever played our game before?

"Of course." Xia Shen nodded.

As a typical Gen Z, he naturally played League of Legends when he was young and was a loyal player.

He was even playing it not long ago.

However, as his work became increasingly busy, his focus gradually shifted to life, and he lost much of his enthusiasm for games that lasted more than twenty minutes at a time.

There's nothing we can do about it. His considerations have changed, and for various reasons, he no longer plays this game, perhaps like other veteran players of similar age.

However, as Johnson said, as a player, seeing your team win in a match is definitely a very exciting thing.

If someone asked him to go online and play a couple of games to relax, he would be more than willing.

Maybe when he wins the championship, he'll go up and reminisce about the past.

As a seasoned player, he should have a general understanding of what Johnson was saying and be able to comprehend what the other person meant.

A familiar feeling from veteran players wafted over.

What Johnson said next proved that Xia Shen's idea was correct.

"So we plan to take advantage of this momentum and launch a new skin."

Johnson stated confidently, "In fact, you could say it's a skin plan we've had for a long time, and it's almost finished. It could even be the ultimate skin of the year!"

However, this skin is a little different from others. Although it's almost finished, it's not going to be released immediately because it's still missing some things.

"Oh?" Xia Shen was taken aback, and a hint of interest appeared in his eyes.

Ultimate skin?

"This skin is related to music, and it's so closely connected that without the right music, the skin wouldn't work. That's how important it is!"

Johnson stated earnestly, "We originally considered many musicians and approached them, hoping to collaborate with them. However, unfortunately, many of the musicians and artists who were suitable in our plans said they couldn't spare the time and wouldn't consider the collaboration. Those who could collaborate didn't achieve the desired effect, so the plan was shelved. But we still invested a lot of resources in developing and designing this skin, that's an undeniable fact."

This project is huge; only musicians of sufficient stature can handle it. In other words, they must be among the world's top 100!

“I understand,” Xia Shen nodded.

After all, it's Riot's ultimate skin, and it's related to music, so it's normal to have high expectations.

After all, he's a gamer himself and knows what kind of company Riot Games is.

You can doubt whether their designers actually play games, or you can doubt whether their designers are even tech-savvy.

But you absolutely cannot doubt their eye for and skill in choosing songs!

After all, it has been said that this is a record company disguised as a game company.

Next, Xia Shen also learned about this plan and why it had to be one of the world's top 100.

"This skin belongs to Sona, also known as the Maven of the Strings. Of course, although this champion's strength is currently being criticized, we will buff her after the skin is released."

This skin has three forms.

Johnson held up three fingers: "That means you need three songs. You can rest assured about our pricing. We will give you a suitable price based on your ranking in the world's top 100, and based on your ranking, it will be $500,000 per song."

To show our company's sincerity, we will double that number and give you 100 million US dollars per song!
In addition, as stipulated in the producer contract we signed, you will have a 10% commission on the sales of this skin!

With these conditions laid out, Xia Shen had no reason to refuse.

Because the conditions offered by the fist were indeed good, very generous.

Considering the unpredictable crises that may occur in the future, if he really wants to realize his ideas, then now is the time when he needs money.

He needs money! Lots and lots of money!

Even the cost of a custom song, which costs $100 million, is not the most important factor.

The most important thing is the 10% commission on skin sales.

This is the biggest of the big shots! Compared to this, three songs and three million dollars are nothing.

If he can make more money during this period, he will have a better risk tolerance for the unknown situations he will face in the future.

As he said before, he has not earned enough money yet, and he has other dreams in his heart.

"I wish us a pleasant cooperation!" Xia took a deep breath and extended his hand.

"It's a pleasure working with you," Johnson said with a smile.

Conditions met!
A week has passed.

While the World Championship is in full swing, the Chinese team has shown amazing momentum, overcoming all obstacles and achieving new highs in results!

This has made the game more and more popular, and now you have to queue to get into the game!

Then, as the game's popularity was boosted by the competition, Riot Games, League of Legends, and the tournament organizers jointly released an announcement.

The League of Legends Universe will collaborate with Xia Shen, one of the world's top 100 DJs and top 100 producers, to release the ultimate skin of 2026.

DJ-sona!

The music was personally composed by SKYINDEEP, one of the world's top 100 artists!

The promotional video was also released simultaneously, and even simultaneously on all servers worldwide!
This directly caused a huge uproar!

(End of this chapter)