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Chapter 648: Chapter 276: Men Smell So Good Ah Ah Ah

Eat, and then leave.

Zheng Yi thought Li Yang wanted to talk at the dining table, but Li Yang didn’t bring it up at all.

Are they really going to drop the updates that cost tens of millions to prepare?

Are they just not going to collaborate?

After going back, he thought about it carefully and realized he had overlooked one issue.

That is, Li Yang is not short of money.

He may have created Aurora Studio purely out of a hobby, and nominally transferred the studio due to his status as a player.

Essentially, he can still control the life and death of Aurora Studio.

No matter the loss, how much money can this project lose?

Compared to Extreme Shadow Cars, it’s just tiny.

With Jiang Banxia backing him, he also has the confidence to refuse.

Thus, the usual negotiation tactics with other companies don’t apply; Li Yang clearly wants benefits and can’t be handled like a beggar.

Typically, NVIDIA only leaves a 10% margin for the terminal stage, but this approach with Li Yang wouldn’t even get a look.

Zheng Yi didn’t leave empty-handed this time; at the very least, he learned that Li Yang was willing to spend money.

At the same time, he needs to be given a chance to make money.

Once NVIDIA increases production, it’s impossible to easily lower capacity again; seeking markets is most important.

Half of NVIDIA’s shipments each year are in the Asia-Pacific Region, and they have their own agents there, with tangled interests involved.

If too large of a discount is given to Aurora Studio, it would impact the market of other agents, making the situation difficult to handle.

Unless... Aurora Studio is willing to sign a long-term contract and agree to other conditions.

Zheng Yi didn’t leave immediately; after resting for a night, he watched the second phase of the PCL Grand Finals on-site.

There are a total of two phases, each lasting three days.

He doesn’t like playing games; at his age, he’s simply not interested.

No matter how good the game is, it doesn’t come close to the high threshold brought by money, power, and women.

However, watching PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds matches is quite enjoyable – even those who haven’t played games can understand it.

He could see that Li Yang genuinely enjoys playing games and savors the match experience.

He didn’t hesitate to express his emotions when the camera focused on him.

After that day’s match ended, Zheng Yi extended another invitation to Li Yang.

Unfortunately, Li Yang declined because he needed to prepare for the next day’s match.

Zheng Yi just waited, continuously waiting until the PCL Grand Finals concluded, with Koala Team winning the championship with a significant margin...

He sent a congratulatory message to Li Yang, and that evening, they met again.

Zheng Yi became increasingly convinced that Li Yang took gaming very seriously; he wouldn’t let this game fade away easily.

"President Li, congratulations, congratulations. The esports you all pursue nowadays is like our generation’s pursuit of the World Cup and the NBA; you are already the most outstanding esports player of this era."

Zheng Yi offered a flattery.

Li Yang replied, "President Zheng, you’re too kind. That statement would be more apt after winning the World Championship this year."

"Hahaha..."

Zheng Yi didn’t find Li Yang particularly arrogant.

It’s just a little esports event; even if they didn’t win, bragging a bit isn’t a big deal.

Compared to other industries, he doesn’t need the esports player’s identity.

It’s like a billionaire boasting about buying a house, but not buying due to purchase restrictions; no one would laugh at him for not being able to afford it.

Even if Li Yang didn’t win this time, wouldn’t it be easy for him to win next time? He certainly has the means to form the strongest team, he could disregard any costs.

After all, gaming in esports doesn’t lose as much money as manufacturing cars.

After chatting for a while, Zheng Yi said straight to the point: "I talked with the headquarters, and they still very much want to cooperate with Aurora Studio, but regarding conditions, I had shown much sincerity before – there’s very little room for us to lower further."

Li Yang thought for a moment and said, "You’ve worked hard these days, staying in Jiangbei, so I’ll be straightforward too. I can provide fifty billion US dollars in orders per year, but I want a 30% profit margin."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yi knew his persistence these days hadn’t been in vain.

Fifty billion US dollars in orders...

NVIDIA’s whole annual sales was just 120 billion US dollars last year.

This year has seen a gradual decline, with sales in the second quarter only 20 billion US dollars.

Fortunately, the first quarter’s sales exceeded 30 billion US dollars; otherwise, this year’s performance would drop by 50%.

If Li Yang can indeed provide that 50 billion US dollars in orders this year, even if it affects other markets, at least this year’s performance would be stable.

Wall Street loves linking stock prices to performance; this 50 billion in orders, even with a 30% profit margin surrendered, is an irresistible temptation for the entire company.

They inherently have high product premiums because of their technical advantage.

Even if some companies spend huge sums to catch up technologically, they will always lag behind in terms of cost.

Isn’t business all about outweighing competitors on costs?

With Li Yang’s conditions known, the rest of the negotiation became much easier.

NVIDIA also needs to add some conditions, just as Li Yang will need to add some conditions.

For instance, NVIDIA wants a five-year contract, and during those five years, they will sponsor PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds with fourteen billion dollars. However, Aurora Studio’s order volume cannot fall below fifty billion annually.

And unlike other agents, while other agents help NVIDIA sell goods and take commissions based on shipment volume,

working directly with Aurora Studio means deducting profit margins and embedding them in the factory price.