The next morning, Lin Hao woke up very early. It was rare for him to get up so early, as he hadn't exercised during this period. After washing up, he prepared to go to the hotel's gym.
Arriving in the living room, he found that Lin Yuner was already awake. Upon seeing Lin Hao, she immediately stood up from the sofa excitedly. She hadn't slept well all night, her mind filled with scenes of herself being dragged by her hair by the blond guy, about to be forced to drink, and Lin Hao descending like a god to save her.
At 12 years old, her mind was filled with scenes from Korean idol dramas all night. The scene in the bar last night perfectly matched, and Lin Hao was her Prince Charming. The more she thought about it, the more excited she became, leading to insomnia.
"Oppa, good morning." Lin Yuner quickly walked up to Lin Hao.
Although Lin Hao didn't understand Korean, he could guess what she meant.
"Good morning," Lin Hao said in English. As expected, Lin Yuner could understand.
Seeing Lin Hao speak English, Lin Yuner immediately started chatting with him using her not-so-fluent and slightly awkward English, gesturing with her hands and feet.
"Oppa, what are you doing up so early?" Lin Yuner asked Lin Hao haltingly.
"Going to exercise, hit the gym."
Hearing Lin Hao's words, Lin Yuner's eyes lit up, and she followed behind Lin Hao to the gym.
After doing some warm-up exercises, Lin Hao walked straight onto the treadmill, set it for 5000 meters, and started running.
As a trainee, Lin Yuner had very strict requirements regarding physique, and physical fitness was also of utmost importance. To be able to dance and sing on stage for one or two hours, good stamina was essential.
Seeing Lin Hao running, she warmed up and started running on the treadmill next to him.
At 1000 meters, both looked normal. At 2000 meters, Lin Yuner was already sweating on her head, and her back was drenched. Lin Hao was slightly panting. At 3000 meters, Lin Yuner couldn't run anymore and stopped, breathing heavily.
Seeing Lin Hao still continuing, she walked to the side and started practicing other exercises. The competition among girl groups in South Korea was very brutal; trainees could spend many years without ever getting a chance to debut, so it was training, training, training every day.
Watching Lin Hao not stop at 3000 meters, and still not stop at 4000 meters, she couldn't help but wonder what Lin Hao's limit was. By the time he reached 5000 meters, little stars were practically popping out of Lin Yuner's eyes.
"Oppa, you're amazing." Lin Yuner stopped her own training and immediately ran over when she saw Lin Hao stop.
"This is amazing? It's only 5 kilometers." Lin Hao patted the head of the loli Lin Yuner.
Lin Yuner enjoyed being patted on the head by Lin Hao; she was like a little kitten, her eyes narrowing.
Lin Hao rested for a while, then did 100 push-ups, and then trained on the seated chest press, pull-down machine, etc. Lin Yuner, the little fangirl, kept cheering Lin Hao on from the side.
An hour later, after exercising and showering, he took Lin Yuner to have breakfast together.
"Uncle Biao, arrange for someone to send Lin Yuner back."
Lin Yuner didn't go back last night. Fortunately, she had taken leave, but she couldn't not go back today.
Lin Yuner was a little reluctant to leave, but she couldn't not go. "Oppa, will we meet again?"
"Of course we will. I'll be staying in South Korea for a few more days and will visit you if I have time. Plus, you have my contact information, we can keep in touch by phone."
"Then it's a promise. You must come see me, and don't ignore my calls either."
Lin Yuner left, and Lin Hao's ears finally had some peace.
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"Lin Shao, after we left Webzen yesterday, they immediately contacted people from The9." Yang Qian'er said as she walked into the living room.
Yang Qian'er and the others had previously hired a local consulting firm to understand Webzen, and this information was provided by them.
"Let them contact them. The9 can't possibly come up with 20 million us dollars, unless The9 is willing to give a high revenue share of over 50%. But if they really give 50%, after deducting game operating costs and various company expenses, they wouldn't make much money. In that case, it would be better to find other games to represent."
Lin Hao wanted to buy Miracle MU precisely because he didn't want to give a revenue share. Knowing it was a golden goose, there was no reason to share it with others. Moreover, not holding the copyright oneself, but merely acting as an agent, carried significant hidden dangers. Shanda was an example; after Legend became popular, the South Korean company was not satisfied with the previous revenue sharing agreement and wanted more, resulting in several years of lawsuits with Shanda.
Another point was that he couldn't control the source code, which made it easy for game quality issues to arise, and it was also easy for cheats to proliferate.
"Lin Shao, so we just need to wait?" Yang Qian'er asked, puzzled.
"Just wait, they will come looking for us."
Lin Hao said leisurely, then started watching a South Korean variety show on television. He had to admit, there was a reason why the Korean Wave could sweep across Asia and have a certain market in Europe and America in later years.
Although Lin Hao couldn't understand what was being said, wasn't there Shen Yuxuan as a translator? He pulled her to his side and occasionally managed to take a little advantage.
Two days later, Kim Soo-ah called Lin Hao and said that there were two people looking for him at the hotel front desk, one surnamed Li and one surnamed Jin.
Hearing Kim Soo-ah's words, Lin Hao smiled slightly. They couldn't hold back anymore. He thought they would endure a bit longer, but he didn't expect them to come looking for him as soon as the time was right.
At the hotel lobby front desk, Li Junxiu and Kim Tae-woo were waiting anxiously. After talking with Lin Hao last time, they immediately went to find people from The9.
They immediately used the price Lin Hao had offered and started negotiating with The9, proposing 10 million us dollars and a 50% revenue share. Li Junxiu didn't really want to sell Miracle MU. The great success of "The Legend of Mir" in China made him fantasize that Miracle MU would also be a huge hit in China.
"Mr. Zhu, another company is now offering 20 million us dollars to buy Miracle MU, but I still want to cooperate with you. The terms I'm proposing are already very low."
But when Zhu Jun heard the new terms, he immediately jumped up. This was a truly outrageous demand! They had already made concessions before, and now not only did the agency fee increase to 10 million, but the revenue share also rose to 50%. After finding out, Zhu Jun of The9 immediately thought the South Koreans were crazy and were treating him like a fat sheep. He seriously doubted that this new company was fabricated by Li Junxiu.
Zhu Jun had long been fed up with Li Junxiu. Negotiations had been going on for several months. If it weren't for the fact that Miracle MU was the most popular game in South Korea last year, he would have stopped dealing with Li Junxiu long ago. This person had average ability but quite a large ambition; he wanted everything.
Zhu Jun directly rejected Li Junxiu's new proposal and began contacting other South Korean game companies. This left Li Junxiu dumbfounded; this wasn't what he had expected.