Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

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While being scolded.

Ma Xiao also experienced a twisted sense of exhilaration.

He glanced at the contract.

I felt a mix of emotions.

"This is like a windfall."

The contract, written in black and white, is very clear.

Giant Bird Studio sold its Auto Chess game to Tencent, which then set up a studio to independently operate the Auto Chess project.

This was Zou Huaide's plan.

Giant Bird Studio currently has two shareholders: him and Yuan Shouqing.

He is the major shareholder.

However, they couldn't sell the company because the development department was run by Yuan Shouqing.

So he chose to take drastic measures.

He directly used his status as a major shareholder.

The entire Auto Chess IP was sold to Tencent.

In this way, the step of selling the company is bypassed.

His rights as a major shareholder allow him to easily package and sell game IPs.

After selling the IP, Auto Chess came under Tencent's ownership.

He can also bring people directly to Tencent's studio.

Although it's called a studio, according to the contract it signed with Tencent, it's actually more like a subsidiary, only needing to hand over 30% of its profits to the parent company each year.

It seems like a lot, but Zou Huaide himself only holds 70% of Giant Bird Duoduo's shares.

For him, this was a matter of the left hand guiding the right.

They replaced Yuan Shouqing, the person who kept greeting people, with a penguin.

After some operations.

Zou Huaide essentially handed an empty shell to Yuan Shouqing.

Zou Huaide's earnings from this IP remained unchanged, and he even became the sole person in charge of this subsidiary.

Furthermore, Tencent has promised to drive traffic to Auto Chess.

By then, I'll have complete control of the company, and Tencent will be driving traffic to me.

Zou Huaide couldn't help but laugh just from imagining it.

This move can be described as extremely ruthless.

He took all the benefits for himself.

This is equivalent to completely erasing Yuan Shouqing's 30% stake.

Yuan Shouqing can only get a share of the proceeds from the sale of the IP, and there are many other ways he can do that.

For example, the price at which it was sold.

In short, just one day later.

Just as everyone was mocking the penguin.

Tencent Games officially announced.

They have bought the entire IP of Auto Chess from Drodo Studio.

Meanwhile, the newly established...

Penguin Duoduo Studio will release the official version of "Duoduo Auto Chess" within a month.

Finally, all mods currently available on the Spark platform will be removed within a week.

Regarding player data, Tencent Games is currently in communication with Spark.

Tencent will do its utmost to ensure the security of player data.

Chapter 252 Another plot twist?

A series of announcements from Tencent.

Did this completely stun the players?

The media was also confused.

At first, many players thought it was a joke.

Just two days ago, Giant Bird Studio's producer, Yuan Shouqing, issued an announcement.

Didn't I say I'd rather die than go to the penguins?

How come it's only been one day?

Did the wind change direction that quickly?

Just as the players were wondering...

Someone took a picture of the office of the giant bird, Duoduo.

The Giant Bird Dodo, which was packed with people the day before, had now mostly emptied out.

The entire gaming industry was in an uproar.

Many media outlets have compared this incident to Kantai Collection and Girls' Frontline back in the day, noting that both were small-scale operations, both experienced overnight success, and both suffered from internal divisions.

Like, so similar.

Classic, so classic.

This analysis attracted a large number of onlookers.

It's worth noting that since the Girls' Frontline scandal in 16, the gaming world hasn't had any major scandals for a long time.

This makes eating so much more enjoyable.

Many people who don't even play Auto Chess have also turned their attention to it.

I started paying attention to this matter.

And at this time.

Yuan Shouqing, a frontline observer of gossip.

He stared blankly as the moving company staff carried away the company's belongings.

His mind was completely blank.

In fact, from the moment I received Zou Huaide's call...

It has been confirmed that the company has sold the entire "Auto Chess" game to Tencent for 1000 million yuan.

They also signed a non-compete agreement, promising that Giant Bird Studio would not make similar games in the future.

At first, Yuan Shouqing found it extremely absurd.

So absurd that he once wondered if he was dreaming.

However, all of this is true.

Zou Huaide did indeed sell "Auto Chess" to Tencent.

"How dare he!"

Yuan Shouqing has always been a very stable person, but this time, he really couldn't hold back anymore.

Just one day.

For him, it was like a landslide and the earth splitting apart.

Zou Huaide went too far in this matter.

But all his procedures were legal and compliant.

This feeling is just too frustrating.

Those who had been recruited by Zou Huaide completed their resignation procedures overnight.

What they are moving now is their workstation.

It is said that Zou Huaide is actually still the head of the new Penguin studio, and even the location of the studio is still in Tianfu.

but.

All of this was meaningless to Yuan Shouqing.

After years of hard work, all he got in return was three million in copyright revenue sharing and shares in a company that had become an empty shell.

"You son of a bitch, Zou Huaide, I'll f*** you."

He cursed verbally.

But after he finished cursing, Yuan Shouqing was truly at a loss for what to do.

In anger, he posted a long article on Weibo.

However, once his emotions were released, all that remained for him was endless emptiness.

Yuan Shouqing's eyes were vacant.

He watched as the bustling office gradually became deserted.

Looking at his large group of subordinates, who were still typing on their keyboards, their eyes were already glazed over.

Others were looking around.

I reckon it won't be long before they come to him to resign.

At this moment, Yuan Shouqing was filled with mixed feelings.

Just yesterday, the office was filled with laughter, arguments, and even complaints from people working overtime. Now, there is only deathly silence.

"Brother Yuan, is there still hope for us? The guys down there are all asking if the update package that was supposed to be released tomorrow will still go through..."

Xiao Zhang from the programming team interrupted his thoughts.

Yuan Shouqing sighed.

"Go on, stand your last post..."

No sooner had Yuan Shouqing finished speaking than another voice emerged from the office.

"Mr. Yuan, I think we shouldn't go on. Who knows when Tencent might shut down the game servers?"

Yuan Shouqing was speechless.

Normally.

Within the production team, his word was law.

It's been less than a day since the penguin made its announcement.

Not just this one.

Many other people share similar opinions.

"Yeah, I think it's unnecessary too..."

There were even those who advised Yuan Shouqing to surrender.

"Why don't you talk to CEO Zhou, Brother Yuan? We could go to Tencent too..."

The saying "When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter" is absolutely true.

Yuan Shouqing was also in despair.

Faced with these voices, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Finally, he opened his mouth.

"Then...let's not rush to update..."