"All cultural products' licensing!" Hearing this condition, Iwata Satoru felt somewhat reassured. At least the terms regarding IP licensing were easy to discuss. Yamauchi Hiroshi, that tyrant, had never restricted the business of IP licensing. As long as the price was right, all of Nintendo's IPs could be licensed out.
However, the method of this licensing needed to be confirmed.
"Mr. Huang, I need to confirm with you, are you referring to licensing, exclusive licensing, or outright sale of the IPs?" Iwata Satoru countered.
"I want to buy. Are you willing to sell?" Huang He gave him a sideways glance and then said, "I know your company's stance, so I'm not expecting exclusive licensing. I only request licensing for all cultural products under your company."
"You can license to me, or you can license to others. Without paying any price, your company can obtain incredibly low-priced chips. If you are still dissatisfied with such terms, then there is truly nothing more to discuss!" Boss Huang said with a cold smile.
"That is natural. We can discuss this condition!" Iwata Satoru said, then began to calculate. Nintendo had quite a few IPs, with the most valuable undoubtedly being Mario, Pokémon, Zelda, and a series of other game-related IP products.
However, Nintendo's game IPs were a case of feast or famine.
For IPs like Pokémon and Mario, thousands of manufacturers wanted to purchase licenses every year. As for some less famous game IPs, there were very few inquiries.
Sixty percent of Nintendo's game IPs did not have any manufacturer purchasing them in a year. In total, regarding IP sales, it could bring in around tens of billions of Japanese yen in sales annually for Nintendo.
However, if this deal were to be reached, calculated based on a procurement of no more than 100 million chips, a saving of 60% would translate to an average saving of about 400 yen per chip. In total, this would be a procurement cost saving of 40 billion yen. This figure already exceeded Nintendo's total annual IP licensing revenue.
Of course, this figure was the absolute maximum, and it was unlikely to be reached in reality. But Iwata Satoru was confident that he could save at least 20 billion yen in costs. In that case, this deal was undoubtedly extremely profitable.
"Mr. Huang, for how long would the licensing you are requesting last?" Iwata Satoru continued to ask.
"Fine, I'll make things clear for you once and for all!" Boss Huang said, "The IP licensing period will be the duration of our storage chip cooperation. For as many years as you sign for IP licensing, I will provide you with storage chip discounts for that many years. However, this discount can only reach 60% at present. Because the market will change in the future, chip prices will continue to fall, and our profit margins will continuously decrease. At a 60% price reduction currently, we are already incurring significant costs."
"If overall costs increase in the future, but market prices decline, then this 60% discount cannot be sustained and needs to be renegotiated and re-signed. Therefore, both parties have the right to terminate the cooperation at any time for the following year and renegotiate the relevant terms! By the way, I can only offer 500..."
"Reporter!" Boss Huang's expression shifted slightly, then he smiled, "Since it's a fellow reporter, don't treat them so roughly. Let him come over!"
Upon hearing Boss Huang's words, the bodyguards released their grip. Mutou Yuugi hurriedly straightened his wrinkled clothes and removed various leaves and debris stuck to the surface of his attire. He even found a caterpillar on his sleeve before walking up to Mr. Huang He and saying, "It is a great pleasure to meet you, Mr. President. I am Mutou Yuugi, a reporter from 'Game Tsushin' magazine, and I am very happy to have the opportunity to interview you!"
Mutou Yuugi had a very skillful way of speaking. Boss Huang had not agreed to his interview, but in his words, it had already become a done deal.
"Mutou Yuugi?" Boss Huang was stunned for a moment, then looked at his hair and smiled, "Your hair isn't that cool either!"
"If you require it, I can make it all stand up tomorrow!" Mutou Yuugi quickly grabbed his hair and pulled it upwards, like a duck holding its own neck, looking quite amusing.
"Hahaha!" Boss Huang couldn't help but laugh a few times, then said, "Ask whatever you want to ask. I'll try my best to answer your questions. However, my time is limited, you only have three minutes!"
"Yes!" Mutou Yuugi nodded vigorously. While waiting outside the door, he had already meticulously organized the questions he wanted to ask several times. Then, he opened his mouth and said, "Are you Chairman Huang He of China's Jiangnan Group and Chairman of 00 Game Center?"
The first thing Mutou Yuugi wanted to do was confirm the other person's identity. Although he had already asked his colleague to search online using a blurry photograph he had taken, which led to the astonishing identity of the Chairman of Jiangnan Group, this was still just a blurry photograph and required actual confirmation.
"It is I!" Boss Huang admitted.
"Then, President Huang, are you here in Fusang specifically to attend the launch event for Nintendo's DS?" Mutou Yuugi asked.
"More or less!"
"Then you must be a loyal player of Nintendo and a great admirer of the games developed by Nintendo!"
"I actually haven't played many Nintendo games, but I think many of the games produced by Nintendo are indeed excellent!"
"Then why did you specifically come to attend the launch event for Nintendo's DS? Do you know that you are the only president of a multibillion-yen enterprise present here today? This is unique." Mutou Yuugi asked.
"Oh, President Iwata of Nintendo actively invited me..." Boss Huang replied with a smile, answering questions very concisely, which greatly satisfied Mutou Yuugi. When he interviewed prominent figures in the past, none of them had ever answered questions so straightforwardly.
He then asked several more questions related to the DS. As the three minutes were about to expire, Mutou Yuugi, with determination, asked, "I believe Nintendo specifically invited you to attend this launch event with other intentions. Is your company perhaps planning to expand cooperation with Nintendo?"
This question directly involved company secrets. Although Mutou Yuugi asked it, he felt that Huang He would likely not answer. Then he heard Huang He say, "Well, President Iwata is very interested in our group's Blizzard Entertainment games. We've discussed many issues regarding all products under Blizzard Entertainment being released on the console market..." Boss Huang said with a smile.