I want to make a game

In a conference room at Oracle, Liu Zhiyuan was having a heated debate with Larry and Ellison. This cooperation meeting on ORACLE has been going on for a week.

"Larry, Oracle's current financial situation is not as healthy as you said. The ORACLE project cannot be exchanged for Han Dynasty's shares."

The plan to cooperate with Oracle was both simple and difficult. It was simple because Ellison agreed to it without any effort from Liu Zhiyuan.

The difficulty is that Ellison actually wants to exchange shares with the Han Dynasty. There is no way he can agree to this, because what Ellison is exchanging is the shares of the Han Dynasty's parent company.

"Liu, as long as you only have 5%, 5% of the shares, OARCLE failed last year, but before that, it doubled its income every year. I firmly believe that the difficulties are only temporary."

Looking at Larry Ellison's very confident expression, if Liu Zhiyuan hadn't known this man from history, he might have thought that he was also reborn.

Oracle's market value plummeted by 80% in 1990, but rebounded strongly again in 1992. A normal person would have been in a hurry, but Ellison really couldn't seem to be anxious at all.

In 1995, Oracle was once again in turmoil due to Ellison's involvement, and it had conflicts with a series of partners, and later even launched a hostile takeover of its peers.

This is also a very famous lawsuit in the industry. After 18 months, Ellison succeeded, and then Oracle's subsequent development began to follow the matryoshka model.

Acquiring BEA Systems, acquiring SUN, acquiring AcmePacket, acquiring Douyin International Edition, and relying on the profits from ORACLE, the flagship product, Ellison continued to spend money to acquire companies around the world.

Oracle's future status is due to Ellison's acquisition. It can be said that what Ellison will do in the future is what Liu Zhiyuan himself will do in the future.

If a company wants to become a flagship company in the same industry in a short period of time, it needs not only its own core products, but also continuous expansion.

The fastest and most effective way to expand is to acquire an already successful company, or a company that can be successful in the future.

"Larry, this is my last negotiation with you. If we can't reach a consensus today, I will leave."

If Larry Ellison really wants to kill 5% of the shares of Han Dynasty's parent company and refuses to let go, then he really has to leave and is just wasting his time here.

"I know what I said may sound uncomfortable to you. Oracle is not the only database company in the world, and there are several others that are even stronger than Oracle."

This sentence is not just to scare Ellison. ORACLE is indeed the most powerful relational database in the world, but it does not mean that other companies cannot develop it.

It's just that each company's business focus is different. There is no conflict between wells and rivers. The database market cannot be occupied by one company.

"3%?"

Larry Ellison heard the determination in Liu Zhiyuan's words, he frowned and said another number.

Liu Zhiyuan shook his head.

"Larry, I'm not bargaining with you. Even 0.1% is impossible. There is only one way to get the shares of the Han Dynasty's parent company. Let Oracle join the Han Dynasty. Are you willing?"

Of course Ellison is unwilling. Although Oracle's market value has plummeted, sales of ORACLE's flagship product are still good.

He firmly believed that when ORACLE 7 came out, Oracle's market value would rebound strongly. Joining the Han Dynasty at this time would be equivalent to selling Oracle at a low price.

"Okay, Liu, tell me your bottom line."

If Oracle hadn't had this big crisis, he wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to Liu Zhiyuan at all.

No matter how high your status is in the gaming industry and how powerful you are, it has nothing to do with the computer software industry, but now...

Although he firmly believed that ORACLE7 could succeed, Oracle did have a big financial problem. The Han Dynasty would help Oracle overcome this difficulty and successfully usher in the release of ORACLE7.

"USD 500 million, plus help me train a group of relevant technical personnel."

"The gaming industry is so profitable. You really can't bring me to join the gaming industry?"

Liu Zhiyuan's face almost turned dark when he heard this kind of answer that didn't answer the question, even though Larry Ellison has been described in history as an unreliable entrepreneur.

But actually experiencing this scene personally, Liu Zhiyuan almost couldn't hold it back.

"Okay, okay, Liu, don't be angry, US$500 million is US$500 million, but you can't use this technology to make a profit."

It seems that Ellison said it very easily, but this US$500 million is Oracle's profit in the past few years, and his statement that he wants to enter the gaming industry is not nonsense.

"I will only use ORACLE's technology in industries related to the Han Dynasty. This can be written into the contract. Is your industry very profitable?"

Now it was Ellison's turn to be embarrassed. He knew that the Han Dynasty was very profitable, but why did he want to hit someone after hearing such words?

"Also, Ellison, that's $500 million. Don't talk about it so easily."

Ellison raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"Okay, okay, Liu I finally realized that I will retaliate, and I admit defeat."

Liu Zhiyuan was ready to continue discussing the details of cooperation, but Ellison changed the subject again and insisted on inviting Liu Zhiyuan to dinner.

"Let's save the meal until tonight and finalize the contract quickly, otherwise I won't have the appetite."

"Okay, Shermi, let's have a fierce confrontation with the world-famous Legal Department of the Han Dynasty."

Liu Zhiyuan's eyes twitched when he saw this middle-aged man named Shermy. This is not only outrageous, it is simply outrageous. Is Ellison God or an illegitimate child?

This kind of personality is not popular in formal business negotiations. It not only makes people think that he is unstable, but also makes the other party feel that he does not respect him.

Especially when the details of the next cooperation were finalized, Ellison seemed not to take the US$500 million cooperation seriously at all, and kept dragging Liu Zhiyuan around.

This led to Liu Zhiyuan leaving Oracle.

"Any questions about the details of the contract?"

Liu Zhiyuan didn't see that Ellison was still as frivolous as before. He looked at Shermi expressionlessly.

"That is the legal department of the Han Dynasty. You must be careful. US$500 million is a lot, but US$500 million is not enough to buy ORACLE's technology. It is far from enough."

Shermy seemed to have known about his boss's contrasting personality for a long time, and was not surprised at all.

"There are no traps, except that there may be some problems with user data, but this is the bottom line of the Han Dynasty. If you don't agree, the Han Dynasty will not sign."

Ellison listened carefully to Shermy's every word.

"What does Liu Zhiyuan want with this data? Let the company set up a team later to study Liu Zhiyuan's purpose."

He thought for a while before continuing.

"Are you sure that the Han Dynasty will not enter the computer software industry with OARCLE's technology?"

Shermy shook his head.

"What the Han Dynasty ensures is that it will not enter the data storage industry with ORACLE technology. Computer games are also considered computer software. It is impossible for the Han Dynasty to agree to this condition."