Chapter 264 - Retaliation From Distributors (1/2)

“Price war?”

“Yeah, he’s trying to out compete them using a low price. Just like the App wars with free apps. First they spend money to get all designers, games and players over then raising the price, harvesting the fruits of their labour after they take up a huge chunk of the market.”

“Tsk… Is Chen Mo really planning to do that?”

“I don’t know what he’s planning, but I think that is highly likely. Think about what kind of person Chen Mo is. He’s not a charity. Why would he take twenty to thirty percent when he can take fifty?”

“That’s true. He’d lose so much money based on how many users Thunderbolt Gaming Platform had.”

“Well, there’s quite a lot to take in then.”

“Isn’t this a perfect example that the seller knows better than the buyers? There’ no way Chen Mo made a mistake here being as smart as he is.”

“Yeah, why would he go through the trouble of killing off all the distribution platforms in China if it weren’t for his personal gains?”

“Geez, whatever. I don’t care what he thinks. But in the short term, this will be a great plus to us video game designers. If the distributors are going to fight the price war, us designers will surely benefit from it.”

“That’s true. It’s a war among gods, us peasants will just have to stand back and watch.”

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Emperor Dynasty Entertainment HQ.

Xu Xiaojun was reporting to Lin Chaoxu about some important statistics related to Thunderbolt Gaming Platform as well as a few high priority reports regarding Chen Mo’s announcement.

Lin Chaoxu didn’t do too good as he was visibly upset, yet managed to control his temper and was thinking in silence.

After some time, Lin Chaoxu finally said, “What do you think Chen Mo is trying to do?”

Xu Xiaojun replied in a few moments, “I think Chen Mo’s intentions are clear, the same as when he made Thunderbolt Tabletop, trying to gain players through a more competitive price and expand Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s influence to beat down on the other platforms.”

Lin Chaoxu nodded and muttered, “This kid sure is stubborn.”

Xu Xiaojun added, “Brave too.”

Lin Chaoxuo seemed to have something in mind, “That’s one thing that separates him from other designers, he always looked out for the long term. He knows the difference between a short term gain and a long term day clear as day, and always managed to suppress temptations in front of his eyes.

“How much would he lose with the three to seven split based on Thunderbolt Gaming Platform’s current performance? It’s amazing for someone as young as he is to let so much money go.”

Xu Xiaojun asked, “What do you mean, Mr Lin?”

Lin Chaoxu sat in silence for a few seconds before replying, “First, we’ll need to try and hold onto the indie developers on our platform, and cut down on our split or have exclusive contracts as a last resort. Basically, don’t let go of too many of the other designers.

“Then we’ll need to do some things on public opinion. You should know what to do by now, I’ll leave you to it.

“If these plans fail… There’s nothing else to do but let in and fight the price war. We don’t have to be too quick on that either as Ding Xing at Fantasy Gaming Platform is probably more worried than we are, they probably won’t sit and do nothing.”

Xu Xiaojun nodded, “Alright Mr Lin, I’ll do as you ordered.”