Xia Cheng smiled, exuding a natural confidence that wasn't overly aggressive.
The recruitment attempt failed, so the two then proceeded to discuss the contract for Minecraft to be listed on the Aijia platform.
Sincerity is sincerity, and interests are interests.
General Manager Xia was very professional when negotiating, pointing out the game's shortcomings in profitability in detail.
Mingyan and he fought two rounds, and the two sides were evenly matched. They negotiated the commission to be between 12% and 13%, and wanted to continue to talk about the decimal part.
Mingyan's gaze lingered on Xia Cheng's young and arrogant face. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he said, "President Xia must come from a wealthy family. I didn't expect him to be so petty about trivial matters, just like us poor farmers."
Xia Cheng's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Young masters like this never haggle when buying things, sometimes not even looking at the price tag. Once their generous spirit takes hold, they unconsciously begin to resist the tedious, drawn-out negotiations of older women.
The assets represented by one percentage point are probably just a drop in the ocean for them, and there's no need to waste their precious time on them.
Thinking of this, Xia Cheng said, "Then forget it, 12% it is."
When everything was settled and Ming was about to take his leave, Xia Cheng seemed to suddenly realize something.
He was tricked and his character flaws were exploited!
—What Mingyan said is completely different from business negotiations. Xia Cheng essentially gave Mingyan this 1% for free.
Xia Cheng's lips pursed in anger, but he still politely got up to see Mingyan off.
Mingyan couldn't help but chuckle when she saw his expression: Although Xia Cheng's expression was very serious, a small dimple had slightly sunken into his taut left cheek.
Everyone else shows their dimples when they smile, but this person only shows them when they're angry.
This is so unique!
Mingyan was in a good mood, and before leaving, he noticed a small cabinet in the office.
There were some trophies in the cabinet, and in the very center was a rather inconspicuous trophy for third place in a wilderness survival club.
Mingyan thought about it again and realized that the trophy placed in the middle must be the one he was most proud of. It seems that this young master is quite the enthusiast of wilderness survival.
“I didn’t realize Mr. Xia also enjoys wilderness survival?” Mingyan said politely, “You are truly a man of both literary and martial talents.”
Mingyan thought to himself: After bullying someone and getting benefits in return, I should at least be a little sweet-talking.
Xia Cheng smiled and said, "I'll invite you to the next club event."
He stated clearly, "No, I—"
“Designer Ming, you don’t need to be polite to someone as petty as me, otherwise I’ll get angry over trivial matters,” Xia Cheng said. “There will probably be an opportunity next month, and I will treat you well, so please don’t worry.”
Clearly stated: "..."
Hey, you're pretty vengeful.
In any case, the cooperation was finalized.
Twenty days later, after the exclusive launch period on Feiyang ends, Minecraft will be officially launched on the IPP platform.
With Xia Cheng's support and protection, there's basically no need to worry about the necessary resources.
In addition, Ming said that when he left the Aijia branch, the other party also gave him a gift, which he said was a "signing fee".
Big companies make things very comfortable. When Mingyan opened the gift, he found it was an electronic pen made by one of Aijia's internal companies.
The pen cap was gleaming gold, reminiscent of Young Master Xia's lion-like curly hair.
The repercussions of this incident were far from over; a few days later, news of it somehow got out.
When Atlas learned that Minecraft had signed a contract with IPP, they finally couldn't sit still any longer and decided to try and get back together with the platform.
A new manager arrived and immediately said to Mingyan, "Designer Ming, I'm very sorry. The temporary employee who contacted you last time didn't have the right attitude, which caused a minor unpleasant incident. On behalf of Atlas, I apologize to you in advance. Please forgive his rudeness."
Mingyan laughed: "It's nothing, haha."
Throughout history, those who make mistakes have always been temporary workers; it seems they haven't evolved even in the interstellar age.
After apologizing, the manager from Company A got down to business: he offered 15%.
At that time, before Minecraft was officially launched and before the champion was announced, Mingyan made an offer to Company A.
Now the tables have turned, and the other party is cautiously returning to ask for clarification.
That's going too far. Saying, "That was the price at the time; it's not that cheap now," is really inappropriate.
"...So what's your current price range?"
Mingyan was being incredibly greedy, saying, "10%. By the way, my contract with Aijia is for 12%."
"Are you sure?"
“Confirmed.” Ming said. “Those of you in the market should understand the importance of timing. If we miss the best opportunity, the second batch of speculators will miss out on the profits.”
There was a long silence before the other party said, "I'm sorry, this is beyond my authority. We need to consider it for a few days and will get back to you later."
This "later" was actually thirty days later.
Family A must be furious, feeling that Mingyan was being unreasonable, so they haven't responded since.
Ten days ago, Flying's exclusive launch period officially ended, and the official version of Minecraft has spread to various platforms.