Chapter 316: MiHoYo Shares Obtained
Luo Yang was careful not to reveal his intentions.
".Haha, my first thought was very simple. I wanted to start a college student entrepreneurship project so that I could get proper care during the final exams, and I would have a legitimate reason to ask for leave."
"Mr. Luo, you are honest enough!"
Cai Haoyu was amused by this undisguised expression.
"Later, I became a little famous for it, and interest replaced playfulness, so I started to take it seriously."
Luo Yang smiled and continued, "Of course, the school also gave me a push, otherwise I don't know if I would have made it through the first year and a half."
"Yes, starting a business will indeed encounter various problems."
Cai Haoyu resonated with this: "Sometimes we are pushed forward. If we relax for a moment, we might give up. By the way, Mr. Luo, can I ask a question?"
"We are all students, there is no need to be so polite, you can just call me Luo Yang."
"A drone project costs a lot of money to develop. How did you persevere without a market to sell it?"
Luo Yang showed an embarrassed expression on his face: "I also have another profitable business, so I don't have much pressure on funds."
"what?"
Cai Haoyu didn't expect this answer and was stunned for a moment.
"Want to drink milk tea?"
"Ok!"
“I founded Naixue.”
Luo Yang smiled and said, "It can be considered a cash cow that I cultivated."
Cai Haoyu: “.”
"Why, you are facing such a problem now?"
If he couldn't even seize such an opportunity, Luo Yang might as well go back to school early.
"It's hard to describe in words!"
Cai Haoyu used his own falsh engine "Misato" to develop a web flash game.
This game also became the champion of the campus group of the "Mahjong Flash Game Development Competition".
Because of their hobby, his classmates Liu Wei and Luo Yuhao got together in January this year and co-founded MiHoYo Studio.
In the early days, the entire team of developers were students from the Computer Science Department of Jiaotong University.
Currently, they are in the process of product development. Their team will not produce their first mobile game until October - "Fly Me 10 the Moon". It will be launched on the IOS platform with the help of the release of Apple smartphones and will be priced at 2 yuan.
But sales are not optimistic and the future is bleak.
So let alone now, even by that time, no one in the entire team, including Cai Haoyu, knows what the future of miHoYo will be.
This uncertainty did not change until 2012.
Relying on the features of "linear game + mixed elements", they brought games with complete stories to overseas markets.
It is precisely because of this feature, coupled with the almost pressure-free and relaxed overseas market, that MiHoYo rushed into the flock of sheep like a wolf.
Then they in turn attracted domestic players and successfully filled the huge gap in the domestic mobile game market.
This led to the establishment of miHoYo.
After listening to Cai Haoyu's complaints, Luo Yang was not in a hurry to reveal his intentions.
"What game are you playing?"
Instead, he chatted with the other party enthusiastically about several popular games, like a college student.
As he spoke, he took out his iPhone from his trouser pocket.
"I heard that this phone will be sold in China at the end of this month. It would be great if we could put some fun games on it!"
Luo Yang smiled and said, "There's no need to say much about the environment in the Internet cafe. It's smoky and full of the smell of instant noodles and sour feet. If there's no beauty to accompany you, who would be interested in hanging out there?"
Cai Haoyu also laughed after hearing this.
Then he described the game that miHoYo is currently designing.
“It feels good.”
Luo Yang said with anticipation: "When is it expected to be completed? I will definitely give it a try!"
“The progress is a bit slow.”
Cai Haoyu smiled bitterly: "It's not because of the technical reasons, it's mainly because..."
"Funding problem?"
Silence means consent.
Luo Yang hesitated for a moment.
“Maybe that was presumptuous”
He said sincerely, "I can sponsor several hundred thousand."
Cai Haoyu was stunned for a moment and looked at Luo Yang in surprise.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't understand technology at all."
Luo Yang smiled and waved his hand, indicating the interview going on at another table: "Professional matters should be left to professionals. In fact, when it comes to drones, I don't understand any of the professional technology involved, not even management, because I majored in civil engineering!"
"what?"
Cai Haoyu was even more surprised: "Civil engineering?"
"Yes, I am an expert in real estate development, but I am a novice in technology research and development and corporate management!"
Luo Yang smiled and said, "I just feel that I have a good relationship with you. I will sponsor you a few hundred thousand yuan. You can decide on the shares. I won't ask about management or anything like that. But there is one thing I want to make clear in advance!"
"what?"
Seeing Luo Yang's serious expression, Cai Haoyu couldn't help but ask.
"As long as it's a new game you release, I must be one of the first beta testers!"
Cai Haoyu: “.”
Are you really investing money just because of fate and your love for games?
“Not involved in management?”
"I'm busy here, so how can I have time to interfere with you?"
“Not interfering with miHoYo’s development direction?”
“I don’t know how to develop games.”
Luo Yang smiled and said, "You can write these conditions into the agreement."
Cai Haoyu pondered for a moment and looked at Luo Yang and said, "I still need to discuss this with the other two partners."
"OK!"
Luo Yang gestured: "Of course, I'll wait for your news!"
So the two sides exchanged phone numbers.
"that."
Cai Haoyu noticed from the corner of his eye that his friend Tu Haiping had stood up at another table, and it looked like he was about to finish the interview. He asked, "How many hundreds of thousands is the maximum investment?"
Gee.
Not to mention hundreds of thousands, even millions would be no problem!
But Luo Yang was afraid of scaring Cai Haoyu away, so he shrugged and said, "Four or five hundred thousand shouldn't be a problem. Naixue is also expanding outwards, and we don't have much cash on hand."
Not having enough cash is just bullshit.
He will be participating in the judicial auction this Friday, and it will cost nearly 3000 million just to buy the house in Tangcheng Yipin.
But for MiHoYo at this stage, Luo Yang thinks this number is just right.
As for how many shares he can get, 10% is not too little, around 20% is just right, and if it is more, he will refuse it.
The logic is very simple. They want Cai Haoyu and the other three entrepreneurs to think of themselves as the bosses so that they will have the passion to make miHoYo bigger and stronger.
It would not be good for Luo Yang to disband the original team.
This incident, which happened in a coffee shop near the main campus of Jiaotong University, did not attract anyone's attention, including Song Wan, who had no idea that her boss had discussed an investment so close to her. Fortunately, Luo Yang suppressed the urge to laugh out loud.
Until he came to Naixue with a smile on his face.
"Boss, this is a document that needs your approval in the near future."
Because Luo Yang was in a bad mood before, Naxue had a backlog of matters that needed his attention.
Looking at the flamboyant brush strokes and the unknown melody he was humming, even the dumbest person would know how elated Luo Yang was.
"Boss, how do you regulate yourself?"
An Ying was very curious.
“Haha, I figured it out!”
After all, Cai Haoyu hasn't responded yet.
And now, apart from himself, who can know the future potential of miHoYo?
This kind of happiness that only oneself can understand is not thorough enough, so Luo Yang put on a faint pretentious look and said: "If I get it, I'm lucky, if I lose it, it's my fate!"
Now An Ying is certain that her boss must be very proud.
"Did Kunpeng receive a big order?"
She tried to guess that it could be considered a kind of supporting role, which was one of the essential skills for an assistant.
"The total business orders of 300 million are not enough to fund the newly established R&D team."
Luo Yang curled his lips and said: "We have to use the income from future business to make up for it. They are all bottomless pits."
"The loan has been received. Have you bought the foreclosed property at Tomson One?"
An Ying continued to guess: "And the price is unexpectedly cheap?"
“The foreclosure is on Friday.”
If he didn't tell her, An Ying might never have guessed it.
"We discussed an investment today. If it succeeds, the future benefits will be huge."
"Boss, does that mean you are going to the capital this time for an investment?"
Just by revealing a little bit of emotion, An Ying was able to guess his purpose based on the related information. She was really smart.
"Okay, take it."
After four or five minutes, Luo Yang had finished reviewing all the documents.
“The first flagship store of the new brand Lemon CC will open before the end of the month.”
After helping her boss vent his emotions, An Ying immediately went back to work: "Do we need to invite Mr. He, Mr. Liu, and Mr. Cai to attend the opening ceremony?"
"Just let them know."
Luo Yang also returned to normal: "When will Naixue's loan be approved?"
"Director Xu said the loan will be available before the 15th."
After replying, An Ying continued: "The purchasing department is currently negotiating with raw material suppliers, hoping to reduce costs through large-scale purchasing."
"It's time to hurry up."
Luo Yang thought for a moment and said, "According to the business plan decided at the last meeting, we will open at least 300 stores in six provinces and one city in East China by the end of the year. We will ask the purchasing department not to focus on one supply chain. Considering the pressure of logistics and distribution in the early stage, we don't have to make centralized purchases!"
"Understood. I will pass your opinion to the purchasing department."
An Ying nodded and said, "Boss, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."
"Well, go and do your work."
Luo Yang waved his hand, and his cell phone rang at this moment.
The caller ID shows Cai Haoyu.
"Help me close the door and don't let anyone disturb me."
Luo Yang rarely looked so serious. An Ying immediately turned around and left, closing the door behind her.
"Haoyu?"
He waited until the door was closed before answering the phone. His serious expression immediately turned into a cheerful one: "I'm sorry, you just had something to do. Why are you back to school so soon?"
"Well, I went back after leaving the cafe. Two classmates happened to be there, so I discussed the matter you mentioned."
Luo Yang's heart was in his throat at this moment.
But he had to keep steady, and he replied softly: "Yeah!"
".Does what you said before count?"
"Everything I say can be written into the agreement."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "Including the shareholder voting rights, they are all entrusted to you!"
"The three of us discussed it and decided that if you invest 50, we can give you 15% of miHoYo's shares."
In fact, Cai Haoyu was not in a good mood at the moment. He paused and said, "There is another plan. If you invest 100 million, I will give you 20% of the shares."
“Two options.”
Although he was ecstatic, Luo Yang was still thinking rapidly.
He thought for a moment and replied, "Since you mentioned the number of one million, it proves that your team's funding needs are about this amount. How about this, I'll take out 80 and only want 15% of the equity, what do you think?"
It was such an unexpected surprise.
Cai Haoyu was stunned on the phone for half a minute before replying: "Mr. Luo, then, how can I be so embarrassed?"
"From now on, we'll be partners and friends. Just call me Luo Yang."
Luo Yang smiled and said: "I just have a small request"
"Well, you said."
"If you continue to raise funds in the future, 15% of my 5% stake will not be diluted. Do you think this is okay?"
This sentence implies Luo Yang's promise that he will not participate in subsequent financing and will not seek more shares.
There was silence on the phone for a moment, and then the voice of Cai Haoyu talking to someone else was heard.
Less than a minute later, a response came: "Sure, whether we raise funds once or twice in the future, 5% of your shares will not be diluted."
"Hahahaha, from now on I will also be a shareholder of a gaming company,"
Luo Yang smiled and said, "You promised it yourself. From now on, I will be one of the first beta testers for every game released by the company."
"Hahaha, definitely, definitely!"
Cai Haoyu's happy laughter came from the phone.
"That `s a deal."
Luo Yang smiled and said, "I happen to be going to Pudong to do some things this Friday. I have time in the afternoon. Can I go directly to your school to find you?"
"Okay, see you on Friday!"
Cai Haoyu smiled and said, "I'd like to introduce two of my classmates to you, and take you around our school. There are many beautiful girls here!"
"Tsk, next time you come to Songjiang University Town, we are called the City of Beauties!"
Luo Yang counted them off: "Shanghai International Studies University, Donghua University, East China University of Political Science and Law. Just walk a few steps and you will be unable to take your eyes away."
"Okay, I'll definitely go see it when the time comes!"
After the two parties agreed on a meeting time, they chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.
"Yes!!!"
Luo Yang held the phone in one hand and clenched his fist with the other, gesturing several times, his excitement evident.
MiHoYo shares are in hand!
What about the monthly ticket?
If Xiao Luo is not bright in the east, he will be bright in the west. Please encourage him by giving him some monthly tickets!
(End of this chapter)
