Luo Caiwei, the boss of Mi You, was sitting in his office sighing.
According to the financial report, if he couldn't find anyone to invest in his project this month, his Mi You would likely go bankrupt.
This was the first company he had founded, and the game he was currently working on was also his first conceived project.
He didn't want it to end like this.
Yet, he also didn't want unscrupulous capital to tarnish his work.
Just as he was racking his brain, unsure of what to do, there was a knock on his office door.
He casually told the person to come in.
To his surprise, the visitor was Zhu Sheng, who had resigned some time ago.
"Why are you here?" Luo Caiwei frowned upon seeing him.
Zhu Sheng had worked for him for over a month and then resigned without any warning.
His sudden appearance now made Luo Caiwei wonder what business he had.
"Mr. Luo, sorry to disturb you."
Zhu Sheng called out to Luo Caiwei awkwardly from the doorway, then shifted his body to let another person in.
"This is the founder of my current company, Ya Qin Network, Mr. Qin Xuan."
"He's here with me today to discuss something with you."
Zhu Sheng's wording was very subtle, and Qin Xuan directly took over.
"Hello, Mr. Luo. I'm here today because I'm very interested in the game 'Yuanshen' your company is developing."
"Therefore, I'd like to invest and acquire your company directly."
Qin Xuan got straight to the point without any hesitation.
At the same time, his eyes glanced at the financial report on Luo Caiwei's desk.
Although the report's contents weren't openly displayed, for Qin Xuan, this was not a problem.
"Financial report, what does it say?"
He mentally asked the financial report, and its inner voice was transmitted to Qin Xuan's ears.
Financial Report: Mi You Company's expenses this month were 500,000 yuan, profit was 0 yuan, remaining development funds were 235,602 yuan, estimated support time, 12 days...
Qin Xuan rejoiced.
So, Mi You was already on the verge of bankruptcy.
This way, his chances of a successful acquisition should be much higher.
"You want to buy my company?"
Hearing Qin Xuan's words, Luo Caiwei's brow furrowed even tighter.
This company was his life's work.
The game Yuanshen was conceived and planned by him alone.
Now, with a so-called Mr. Qin suddenly appearing to acquire it, it was difficult for him to accept.
"That's right. Zhu Sheng was involved in the development of Yuanshen. He told me that your game is absolutely the most top-tier existence he has ever played."
"My understanding of games is similar to Zhu Sheng's, so I believe your game should align well with my goals."
"But I don't want to sell," Luo Caiwei waved his hand.
"Firstly, I appreciate your affirmation of Yuanshen, but I'm very sorry."
"This game is my life's work, my child, I really can't..."
"I'll offer twenty million Dragon Coins," Qin Xuan smiled and interrupted Luo Caiwei.
Luo Caiwei was stunned.
Just as he was about to speak, Qin Xuan preempted him again.
"I've done a brief understanding of your company. It's composed of a small team of eight people."
"Excluding one finance person and two designers, only five people are actually involved in coding."
"You yourself are a programmer, so you should know that these people are not enough to realize the complex ideas you have in mind."
"Even if Yuanshen can be completed one day, it certainly won't be as you imagined."
"And I also asked Zhu Sheng, and he said your company hasn't attracted any sponsorships, nor has anyone invested."
"All the budget has been personally funded by you."
"You are very young, in your thirties, and if I'm not mistaken, you're not a second-generation rich, are you?"
"In that case, I wonder how much more capital you can invest in this project?"
"Can you hold on until your project is completed?"
"And can you support the subsequent operations of the entire project?"
Hearing Qin Xuan's words, Luo Caiwei felt as if sharp knives were piercing his heart.
Because everything the other party said was precisely the problems he was facing.
With a limited development budget, the work naturally couldn't achieve the results he desired.
And the current development progress was much slower than he had anticipated.
According to Luo Caiwei's own preliminary calculations, to successfully complete the Yuanshen project and enter the testing phase, at least another two to three million would need to be invested.
And this did not include the subsequent maintenance, promotion, and advertising of the game.
Three million yuan, even if he sold his house, it wouldn't be enough.
Moreover, to start the company, he had also applied for hundreds of thousands in loans from the bank.
If Yuanshen couldn't be launched, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Even so, Luo Caiwei still didn't want to sell his game.
Just as he didn't want to seek sponsorships from so-called capital.
He didn't want such good gameplay and design to be ruined by other project teams.
He also didn't want a garbage game wearing the skin of Yuanshen to insult his dream in the world in the future.
Just as Luo Caiwei made up his mind to reject Qin Xuan, the latter's voice sounded again.
"I'll offer thirty million."
Qin Xuan had increased the offer by a full ten million this time.
Thirty, thirty million?
Luo Caiwei admitted he was tempted.
As Qin Xuan said, he was not a second-generation rich, nor did he have much savings.
Starting this company was a desperate gamble for his dream.
But clearly, his gamble had failed.
If no more funds came in, let alone his dream, even he himself would likely vanish like smoke.
However, if Yuanshen could be sold for thirty million, not only would his dream of making money from Yuanshen be realized, but he would also gain substantial seed funding to develop other games.
It would be killing two birds with one stone, achieving two goals with one action.
"Are you, are you serious?"
"Fifty million to buy your entire company, and simultaneously hire you as the head of Mi You Studio under Ya Qin. All work related to Yuanshen will be decided by you."
"The parent company will only be responsible for funding and other operations, and will not interfere with any operations related to the game content itself. How about that?"
Before Luo Caiwei could even finish his sentence, Qin Xuan smiled and spoke again.
And this time, he made an offer that Luo Caiwei could no longer refuse.
To personally nurture his game to fruition and have complete control over all its work?
This was simply the ultimate dream of every game developer!
"I, I agree!"
Luo Caiwei jumped up from his chair, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
Qin Xuan, as expected, also stood up and extended his right hand.
"In that case, I wish us a pleasant cooperation."