Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 551: Tengxu’s Trouble

"What’s the matter exactly?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"Tencent’s new game being developed has been sued in North America, and we need someone who can use personal connections to contact them and see if we can settle."

Wu Changxun said casually.

Chen Yiyang immediately realized the trouble was significant.

Tengxu is a multinational giant, and its connections in various countries are only greater than, not less than, Chen Yiyang’s.

Now they’re coming to him for help with this issue.

That can only mean one thing: the opponent is formidable, and Tengxu doesn’t have the confidence to win.

Moreover, to avoid being caught out, Tengxu can’t have any official or connected individuals contact the other party privately.

Otherwise, the other party would keep records and use them as evidence in court.

"Who are they suing?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"Sony." Wu Changxun said.

"Oh boy." Chen Yiyang instantly understood why Wu Changxun approached him.

Though Sony, also a multinational giant, is not as prosperous as before,

it is still a large multinational corporation, especially in Japan and the United States, where it’s considered Sony’s base.

Tengxu being entangled by Sony in North America likely means they’ll lose.

If it were in the domestic market, it wouldn’t matter much to Tengxu.

No need to mention the Nanshan Pizza Hut situation, even if they lose, the reputation hit isn’t significant.

But abroad, Tengxu values maintaining its reputation as a White Knight.

"How are you sure I can mediate for you?"

Chen Yiyang was somewhat puzzled.

He remembered he didn’t have strong enough connections at Sony.

Sony has already sued, and without strong connections, Sony won’t easily give up.

"Don’t you have a gaming company, Yingkumi?"

"Yes." Chen Yiyang nodded.

The second dimension money is easy to earn, Yingkumi now has a monthly revenue of several billion, and both its data and player numbers are increasing.

This made Yingkumi leap from a small factory to one of the big factories, second only to Tengxu and NetEase.

"I heard Yingkumi’s profitable games have all launched on Sony’s PS platform, but furthermore, they’re negotiating with Microsoft’s Xbox platform, preparing to launch on it.

If you agree to make Yingkumi’s games exclusive to the PS platform, Sony will definitely compromise."

This time, Wu Changxun came prepared.

He’s even brought a solution.

Yingkumi’s games, especially the open-world second dimension game Yuanchao, occupied the top three spots on the PS platform’s paid charts for several months after launching.

Such a game that can bring stable revenue to a console platform is naturally desired to be exclusive by any console platform.

But exclusivity also means losing some users.

Therefore, Yingkumi has been actively promoting the launch on the Xbox platform and does not intend to be exclusive to the PS platform.

If Yingkumi is willing to compromise on this matter, Tengxu’s minor lawsuit won’t be a problem.

Then the question is, why should Chen Yiyang do this?

"Brother Wu." Chen Yiyang said directly, "We’ve been friends for so many years, let’s skip the pleasantries.

If I help Tengxu this time, the revenue loss for me can’t be simply calculated in billions. How does Tengxu plan to compensate me?"

Talk benefits first, then emotions.

This is the correct way in business.

Chen Yiyang couldn’t possibly give up billions in expected revenue just for personal friendship.

"We can offer a discount on Yingkumi’s advertising fees at Tengxu." Wu Changxun said.

"Not enough." Chen Yiyang immediately shook his head that this was insufficient.

"In the automotive industry, Tengxu’s intelligent driving technology can also support Yiyang Automobile."

"I also don’t need that."

Yiyang Automobile’s intelligent driving technology, besides its own technology, has deep collaboration with Fei Peng Automobile.

Although Fei Peng is a competitor to Yiyang Automobile in the automotive sector.

But Fei Peng’s autonomous driving technology is independently developed, hoping for more customers.

Yiyang Automobile naturally is a quality client.

If Fei Peng can’t sell cars in the future, it can still thrive by relying on collaboration with Yiyang Automobile’s intelligent driving technology.

So, Chen Yiyang is not lacking in the accumulation of intelligent driving technology, and Tengxu has no unique technology to offer.

Chen Yiyang naturally isn’t interested.

"In the film and television sector, we can also establish some collaborations."

"Video platforms, I currently hold Bilibili, and film production companies, I’ve already made partnerships with some production companies.

Besides, I’m mainly investing in the film and television sector; Tengxu doesn’t have anything crucial for me to acquire." Chen Yiyang declined as well.

Being rejected by Chen Yiyang time and again.

Wu Changxun suddenly realized.

The young man in front of him, in a certain sense, has already become a ruler of a massive business empire.

His enterprises cover various fields, without any obvious weaknesses.

Although his cash reserves are not so ample, that’s because Chen Yiyang has never sought external financing.

If he were willing to relinquish his absolute control over the business empire, he could instantly raise several billion.

Although knowing Chen Yiyang’s character, Wu Changxun felt he wouldn’t do so.

But now, Wu Changxun faced a problem: it seemed Tengxu couldn’t offer any attractive conditions to make Chen Yiyang help them.

"If not, you can propose a condition." Wu Changxun could only say helplessly.

"No rush." Chen Yiyang felt using Yingkumi’s exclusivity to settle Tengxu’s infringement lawsuit was too costly.

"I’ll go to Japan soon and probe the situation for you. If there are other solutions, it’d be best; if not, we can discuss further, okay?"

"Alright." Wu Changxun could only agree.

Because there was no other choice.

Tengxu itself couldn’t utilize any connections or relationships to seek Sony.

The main issue is that their actions weren’t decent.

They imitated the style and art of another game first, and the game was almost finished before seeking collaboration.

Typically, with past experiences, Tengxu’s practice, though not decent, compensating the other party usually leads to a tacit agreement.

However, this time, Sony refused negotiation with Tencent outright, immediately proceeding with litigation.

If Tengxu uses private connections to negotiate, it can easily worsen the situation.

So now, all they can do is see if Chen Yiyang can help.

And the reason Chen Yiyang mentioned going to Japan isn’t just for Tengxu’s petty lawsuit.

The main issue is Yiyang Automobile’s promotion in the Japanese market.

Before the roll-on/roll-off ships ordered by Yiyang Automobile are built, transporting new energy electric vehicles to Japan is cumbersome and expensive.

This directly eats up what little profit remains.