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"My uncle works here and I can't find him."

She spoke poor Chinese, afraid that others would not know she was a foreigner.

"uncle?"

The guy was even more confused and asked, "How do you know where your uncle is?"

"Go upstairs, just now..."

"Oh, you mean the one who just came upstairs? That's Director Cheng who is in charge of art. She's a girl. You must have seen it wrong!"

"No!" Ai Li answered stubbornly.

"Ah? Is that the guy next to Director Cheng? Is your uncle's last name Bao? Is that the leader of the copywriting team?"

"No..." Ai Li shook his head disappointedly.

"Wow, I don't know. Do you remember what game your uncle was in charge of developing?"

"Baldur's Gate is fun."

"Hey, it's fun, right? Ahem, how about you wait a minute and I'll go up and ask for you?"

"Thank you, big brother!"

The call of "big brother" melted everyone's heart. The little brother immediately said that he would take care of the matter, and little Reggie just had to rest assured.

After saying this, people are in high spirits, just like winning the Nine Lotus Lanterns by playing mahjong or catching a 20-jin catch by fishing.

After the people left, a while passed.

Ai Li turned around and found David still at the front desk, and the smile on his face disappeared.

She said in English with a thick accent, "I've found out everything. Baldur's Gate's development director is still Xu Qiusheng, the art director is a lady named Cheng, and the main writer is Mr. Bao... Remember to investigate these people when you go back to see if you can dig them up with the Rock."

Seeing David still standing there in a daze, Ai Li frowned slightly, "What are you still doing there? Go to the front desk and introduce yourself. We are going to meet Miss Gu Qingshi."

David took a deep breath, his tone full of doubt, "Boss, Fanxing and the others... don't seem to have a receptionist?"

Chapter 147 [Star-Rock Non-Aggression Treaty]

First floor, small meeting room.

Gu Qingshi and Ai Li sat opposite each other, with Li Xiaomeng and David sitting next to them respectively.

"Aili Heinrich, current chairman of Rock Entertainment. This is my development director, David Gutman."

"It's our first meeting. Thank you for your guidance in the future."

Ai Li stood up and spoke fluently in the imperial dialect. The two sides exchanged business cards and exchanged pleasantries.

To be honest, if it was just a business negotiation, there was no need to make it so serious. We could just chat and laugh and then go around the table and the deal would be done.

But this time things are different.

The chairman of the opposite side actually came to Fanxing’s studio in person!

This is like when two countries are at war, and the matter can be resolved by sending an envoy to submit a document, but the emperor of the enemy country and his prime minister personally come to our army's central military tent!

This is enough to show how much importance Panshi Entertainment or Rewi Alley attaches to this matter.

Gu Qingshi was not impressed by Rewi Alley's complicated domestic negotiation routine, and asked directly: "Ms. Heinrich, since you have come all the way to Fanxing, I'm afraid you are not just here to chat with me, right?"

"Hmm, that's true."

Ai Li said: "We at Rock have decided to abandon all plans to promote Lexington in your country."

After hearing these words, Gu Qingshi and Li Xiaomeng were both stunned.

Abandon the promotion plan for "Lexington"! ?

NGI's huge investment in horse bones this time has opened the door for Rock and Lexington!

Not to mention the convenience of various policies, just looking at the recommendation column, almost all the major recommendations in December were given to "Lexington"! Otherwise, "Baldur's Gate" would not have been released in advance!

As a commercial company, Panshi will never throw away the fat meat in its mouth.

Gu Qingshi leaned forward, crossed her hands and supported her chin, assuming Commander Ikari's classic sitting posture, and spoke in a faint voice.

"What's the price, then, Heinrich?"

The chestnut-haired girl opposite was amused and she leaned back in her chair, covering her mouth and giggling.

"What's the price?" Ai Li thought about it, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He said jokingly, "How about staying with me for a night? It's a good deal, isn't it?"

"Forget it then."

Gu Qingshi refused immediately.

Don’t do pornographic transactions! Say no to pornography, gambling and drugs, start with you and me!

"That's a shame."

Ai Li shrugged and said, "As a bargaining chip for us to voluntarily withdraw from your country's CRPG field, Fanxing is not allowed to develop any fast-paced tactical competitive FPS or add any new content to existing games within five years."

"Similarly, Panshi Entertainment cannot develop any large-scale military games within the next five years. In other words, Panshi will not enter the Battlefield track, and Fanxing will not enter the Assault track."

"At the same time, Panshi and Fanxing have reached a cooperation on the anti-cheating system and are jointly committed to the formulation of new anti-cheating standards."

Very tempting chips.

The most important thing is that Fanxing has not yet developed tactical competitive FPS such as "CS" and "Valorant".

Moreover, Gu Qingshi has always been trying to build an anti-cheating alliance. This cooperation with Panshi is a good attempt - because Fanxing just lacks the ability to develop its own anti-cheating system.

However, Gu Qingshi did not intend to take this sugar-coated bullet.

Gu Qingshi tapped the table lightly and said calmly: "I can accept a treaty of non-interference in each other's tracks, but this is not enough."

"Oh?" Ai Li looked at the girl in front of him curiously and smiled.

"If Baldur's Gate is officially released, Fanxing will need your help in publishing it."

Gu Qingshi's voice was crisp and powerful.

David, who was next to Ai Li, frowned immediately and tried to get up, but was held down firmly by a small, white and tender hand.

David cursed in a low voice:

"Aili, wake up! They want to open up the Citigroup market!"

"Oh, but what does that have to do with us?"

Ai Li looked at David speechlessly.

"I never thought that you, my development director, are actually a patriot."

Since 80 years ago, the United States has had a law restricting the import of cultural products, which strictly limits the import of cultural products from hostile camps.

This of course includes video games.

Normal games have to go through years of review by Citi bureaucrats before they can obtain distribution rights, but by that time the money is gone.

Therefore, Citi has always been ridiculed by industries in various countries as the "graveyard of foreign cultural products."

"We are businessmen first, and Citizens second. The United States is a free land blessed by God. Freedom, you know, David? It's written in the charter, the natural right of all citizens."

Ai Li laughed.

"Then it is of course our freedom to assist foreign games to enter the market." Ai Li's voice became slightly louder so that Gu Qingshi and the others could hear it clearly. "The premise is that we businessmen can make money, right? Miss Gu Qingshi?"

Gu Qingshi could not deny it and just smiled.

"Eighty-twenty split."

"Not enough. To obtain the distribution rights, we need to deal with those government parasites."

"Then we'll split it 70-30. We'll split 70 and you'll split 30."

“Yes, but the Citi version cannot be issued before May next year.”

Aerie's meaning was very clear. Baldur's Gate could be released, but it could not prevent our Lexington from making money in the market.

Once we’ve squeezed the players’ wallets, we’ll cooperate with any release you want.

"What about the cooperation on the anti-cheat system? From what I've heard, the cheating problem in Battlefield seems to be getting worse?"

"You're right." Gu Qingshi openly admitted the current problems of "Battlefield".

There is nothing to hide about this matter; a little investigation will reveal the truth.

"But there is a question we need to discuss carefully. Ms. Heinrich, who has the leading power in the development of the anti-cheating system, and who should own the ownership of this system?"

Ai Li frowned slightly.

Gu Qingshi's words directly pointed to Panshi's core interests. The anti-cheating market is a huge pie that can be seen with the naked eye, and the ownership of the anti-cheating system is the sweetest part of this pie.

Once Fanxing and Panshi, the two giants in the FPS field, reach a cooperation, their anti-cheating systems will occupy nearly half of the FPS game anti-cheating market share.

As long as we keep a firm grip on the anti-cheating system, we can continue to occupy this huge market with great potential in the future before the next iteration of anti-cheating technology.

In this regard, the Rock will never give in.

"Panshi must obtain the ownership of the anti-cheat system. To this end, we can assist in the release of Baldur's Gate in the United States free of charge, and we can also accept the clause that the five-year non-overlapping track of Starry and Assault will be reduced to two years."

But Gu Qingshi shook her head slightly and blinked, indicating that she could not accept it.

"My suggestion is to set up a new company to hold the ownership of the anti-cheating system, with Star and Stone each holding 50% of the shares."

This condition...

Ai Li frowned tightly, then slammed the table and shouted, "Impossible!"

"Then just pretend I never said anything. There's no need to discuss this issue anymore."

Ai Li immediately turned off the engine, even a little dazed. He looked at the smiling girl opposite him in confusion and gritted his teeth secretly.

Mistake!

To be honest, she was just trying to bargain...

I didn't expect Gu Qingshi to give up directly...

Gu Qingshi asked with concern: "We at Fanxing cannot accept the last item, the anti-cheating system. The other conditions can be carried out as you said. Do you need me to draw up a contract now?"