117: Jarvis and Penguin Group face off against the fearless Suihuo Technology

Boss Ma fell silent at the words. He didn't know how to respond to that.

After a moment's pause,

He forced a smile onto his face.

“Haha…”

“Jarvis, you truly are a witty person; even your jokes are so humorous.”

Jarvis mimicked Boss Ma's smile, but it looked stiff, no matter how one viewed it.

He was an artificial intelligence, and coupled with his robot body, it was naturally difficult to perfectly replicate a human smile.

“Boss Ma,”

“Speak,”

“What brings you to the Hive?”

Boss Ma's mouth twitched at the question. You're just an intelligent butler; what's the use of telling you? You don't have the authority to make decisions.

“Jarvis, I’m here to discuss game acting issues. I wonder if you could introduce me to your boss.”

“No, my boss is very busy and can't see you.” It was unclear whether Jarvis was trying to prank Boss Ma or something else.

At this moment, Jarvis's performance was truly a terminator of conversations.

He then added,

“However,”

“Telling me is the same.”

“I can make decisions on some minor matters for Suihuo Technology.”

“As for major issues, although I can't make decisions, I can consult my boss,” Jarvis declared confidently.

In reality, he just wanted to find an excuse to chat with Boss Ma a bit longer.

Of course,

He wouldn't tell Boss Ma about this idea.

Boss Ma hesitated for a moment before finally stating his purpose for the visit.

“It's like this,”

“I came here to discuss game acting rights and related cooperation issues with your boss.”

“Our Penguin Group, if not the number one game platform in the country, is at least among the top three. We have a lot of promotional resources. If you let us handle your game's acting, it will definitely achieve its full potential.”

“You won't lose out by cooperating with us.”

Perhaps fearing Jarvis's refusal, Boss Ma added after speaking,

“Of course,”

“We will pay a substantial acting fee, as well as a high percentage of game revenue.”

“Ahem… If I'm not mistaken, our game only launched yesterday, right? You haven't even had time to test our game or conduct market research, have you?”

“Are you so eager to purchase game acting rights from us? Aren't you afraid of losing money?”

“Personally, I have more faith in Suihuo Technology. From a company perspective, Suihuo Technology has a good reputation. Plus, I saw your company's game's first-day traffic, and it's excellent, with the potential to become a huge hit.” Boss Ma sat opposite Jarvis, glancing at the teapot beside him, perhaps wanting a drink to moisten his throat.

However, there was no one there to pour him tea.

Boss Ma had to do it himself… In summary, Boss Ma said one thing: I believe in Suihuo Technology's reputation.

Ha ha!

You think highly of us.

“I'm sorry!”

“We plan to go it alone and will not sell game acting rights to anyone.”

“Alternatively, you can ask other game companies if they can give you acting rights. For example, Jiuyou Games… they are very reputable.” Jarvis chuckled dryly, directly refusing.

In the gaming industry, the winner takes all.

Only by becoming a leader in this industry can one make big money.

The reason Lu Xingye established the game division was to snatch users from Penguin Group, so it was naturally impossible to give the acting rights to Penguin Dad again.

“…”

“…”

The scene fell silent for a moment.

After a moment,

“Jarvis, is there really no hope at all for game acting rights?”

“Not a single shred of hope.”

Listening to Jarvis's voice, Boss Ma's face darkened, even showing a hint of displeasure.

He had already humbled himself, even feeling a sense of bowing and scraping, yet Suihuo Technology still had no intention of giving him the acting rights.

This was truly infuriating.

However,

Boss Ma continued to endure, not letting the emotions bubbling up inside him show.

“Alright then!”

“A gentleman doesn't take what others cherish.”

“How about this!”

“Mr. Jarvis, I wonder if you have any interest in working for Penguin Group?”

“Salary and benefits can all be discussed.”

“A monthly salary of ten million, luxury homes, luxury cars, and beautiful women will all be provided for you.”

One plan having failed, Boss Ma resorted to a roundabout approach. Jarvis was the lead designer for these ten games, and if he could poach him,

Then he could also achieve his goal for this trip.

What was Penguin Group's biggest advantage?

Its biggest advantage was its massive user base and huge traffic!

If they poached Jarvis and then developed ten games similar to Suihuo Technology's, and then used their massive traffic to drive users,

This way!

Their group would no longer fear Suihuo Technology.

“Ahem…”

“I will not betray my boss.”

“Boss Ma, let's not talk about this anymore. Can you tell me how you started from scratch?” Jarvis rejected Boss Ma, and then immediately started speaking eloquently again.

“…”

Boss Ma lost all enthusiasm at the words, and the scene fell silent once more.

He was here to discuss cooperation, not to chat idly.

He didn't have time to talk about stories of starting from scratch.

“Please forgive my frankness.”

“In the gaming industry, it’s not enough to just develop good games. You also need corresponding distribution channels.”

“And our Penguin Group possesses the largest resources nationwide.”

“Cooperating with us, you won't be at a disadvantage.”

“If you don’t cooperate with us, then none of these resources will be available to you. We might even remove your game from our game platform, WeGame.”

This statement carried a hint of threat.

Or rather,

Boss Ma had run out of ideas, having no choice but to resort to threats.

“Then please do.”

Jarvis said indifferently.

He had originally wanted to chat with Boss Ma, but he didn't expect the other party to be such a utilitarian person.

If he didn't cooperate with him, they couldn't chat happily?

Even if they couldn't chat happily, you're still threatening me?

Jarvis felt a bit bored.

He naturally wouldn't take the threat to heart.

He was an artificial intelligence, currently mainly responsible for game development.

If Penguin Group angered him,

He would directly release a hundred games, letting Penguin Group experience what fear was.

Of course… if even that couldn't eliminate Penguin's market share,

Jarvis also had other methods, such as releasing game VR pods, fully entering the era of virtual reality.

What right does a mere game platform have to threaten me?

As for promotional channels?

Jarvis felt that wasn't an issue either.

As long as the game quality was good, it could break through.

If a game was well-made, even without platform promotion, it could still become a hit based on its own reputation.

Besides… do you think Suihuo Technology wouldn't create its own promotional channels?

Your Penguin game platform is called WeGame.

Then we'll create a Game Box.

Let's go head-to-head and see who's stronger!