William smiled and looked at everyone present without saying anything. He knew that he had said almost everything. Those who had been in the game for a lifetime knew how much wealth games could create, so there was no need for him to say anything more.
EA and Ubisoft are both among the top independent publishers in the world. They can both independently publish games and game peripherals, and Blockbuster is now the largest DVD and game publisher and seller in the United States.
Now the Plants vs. Zombies game discs alone can sell for at least 70 million pounds, and new versions of the game can also be released, which will make another huge amount of money.
Coupled with the fact that game peripheral products can sell several times or even ten times the price, it would be strange for these game companies and agents not to want this game.
Moreover, now Bestway is about to IPO (go public). As long as it can become popular in the United States, it will be of great help to its listing next year. 1 times the profit is equal to 20 times the market value increase. The timing of selling things is very important.
The person in charge of Bestar couldn't help but speak after a short while. "Well, now we know that you will sell the full copyright of the game, Mr. Devonshire. You said so much just to tell us that this game has a bright future. Let me guess, well, maybe you want to sell the game so much because you want to make a lot of money when the market is good. If you invest in the stock market, it may double in less than a year. Ha, congratulations, William, you are going to be a millionaire, but I still hope you will tell us how much you want to sell the full copyright of the game for."
"Starting from £100 million"
"Hua La Hua"
Although everyone was mentally prepared, everyone in the conference room still became noisy when William mentioned 100 million pounds.
Some game agents even shouted, "Are you crazy, Mr. Devonshire? One hundred million pounds, are you crazy about money?"
William ignored the shouting of these people and stared into the eyes of the person in charge of Blockbuster and said, "I think if Blockbuster can make back more than 300 million pounds in business after spending 100 million pounds, it will definitely agree. It will even be of great help to your plans for next year, right, Mr. Wood?"
Wood Morris' heart skipped a beat when William looked at him, and he thought to himself: "Does this bastard know something? That's impossible. The board of directors of Blockbuster just agreed to go public next year. How could this guy know that?"
But Wood Morris was still startled by the words that suddenly came out of William's mouth. He looked at William with evasive eyes. He felt that his plan was clearly seen by William.
William, staring at Wood Morris's eyes, knew that his bet was right. Bestada is now planning to go public. In the original time and space, they were going to go public next year.
In this era, Blockbuster is truly unrivaled throughout the United States. Naife was almost acquired by Blockbuster several times, but Blockbuster was too arrogant and the acquisition price was too low. These guys underestimated the development speed of online shopping and had no shortage of money. However, after March this year, it may not be the case anymore.
"I still need to report Blockbuster's offer to the company's board of directors. I can't make the final decision on the £100 million. Mr. Devonshire, I think we'll leave it at that for today.
Well, let's talk about it in a few days." Wood felt uneasy when Eric looked at him, so he quickly changed the subject.
William smiled at Wood Morris and said, "Okay, let's leave it at that for today, gentlemen. See you in three days. I'll be waiting for your good news, Mr. Wood Morris."
After saying this, William greeted everyone in the conference room, ignored the game agents who wanted to get him to sign up for game agency today, and left with Anthony, the senior partner of Yuelida Law Firm, and his team.
William and his group of six went directly to the business suite he booked at the Hilton Hotel. This business suite, which cost 600 pounds a day, has an office area of more than 40 square meters.
Anthony looked at the young man sitting in front of him who was less than 20 years old. According to the information, William Devonshire was born on December 7, 1980, and is now only 19 years and 2 months old. Anthony suddenly had an idea that it would be great if my son could be like William Devonshire in the future.
"Congratulations, Mr. Devonshire. I think you will soon become the youngest billionaire in England. This is all incredible. William, you have successfully refreshed my view of young people in the New World. You are awesome, William, congratulations," Anthony exclaimed.
After taking the wine glass Anthony poured for him, William smiled and said, "Thank you, Anthony. I think we should sign a new contract now. I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. Our battleground will be in three days. I received news that Best Buy is planning to go public. I need your law firm to fully cooperate with me now. Make a good plan, release the news, and attract more potential clients. Often, things that are snatched up by others can be sold at a better price."
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Anthony nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Devonshire, the current hourly contract is no longer suitable. You need our Yuelida Law Firm to provide you with a full range of services. We will help you make all the preparations."
"Ok, this matter involves more than 100 million pounds. I think a commission of 1% should satisfy your Yuelida Law Firm. Any higher would be inappropriate. And if this business can be completed successfully, I will hire you as my personal lawyer. What do you think, Anthony?" William said, looking into Anthony's eyes.
Anthony thought about it and realized that it was more than 1 million pounds. Although Yuelida Law Firm was one of the best law firms in England, he was not the only partner in the firm. There were dozens of senior partners and hundreds of ordinary partners in the firm. Their firm would not come across many such easy cases for 1 million pounds in a year, and even if there was, it would not be his turn. Moreover, the price of his private lawyer was 300,000 pounds a year. Such a good opportunity did not come every year.
Anthony didn't think for long before nodding and saying, "No problem, Mr. Devonshire, our firm has taken the case."
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Anthony," William extended his hand.
"It's been a pleasure working with you, Mr. Devonshire," Anthony said, shaking Eric's hand.
William picked up his glass, clinked glasses with everyone else's, and drank the Scotch whisky in one gulp.
William sighed in his heart, "I never thought I'd become a billionaire so soon. With this 100 million pounds, my plans after March this year will be much smoother to execute."
After William and Anthony re-signed the contract, Anthony said, "Mr. Devonshire, since I am your lawyer now, I need to remind you of one thing."
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"I think you should let the banks and insurance companies get involved now. With such a large amount of money, you need the insurance companies to guarantee the safety of your money. And you should also think about the issue of reasonable tax avoidance. Should you receive the money in England or in other countries?"
"Is there any difference between these?" William asked doubtfully
"Yes, Mr. Devonshire, if you want to get the money as soon as possible, then spend some money to find an insurance company to insure it. If the buyer fails to pay within the time specified in the contract, the insurance company will pay you first, and the other insurance companies will handle it themselves."
"Then there's the receiving bank. If you set up your account in England, you'll have to pay tax on the money. If you set it up in a confidential bank or tax haven like Switzerland or the British Virgin Islands, you'll basically not have to pay tax. England can't collect taxes globally like the United States."
"It's just that it would be difficult to repatriate these funds to England. If you really want to repatriate them to England, the cost will not be lower than paying corporate income tax honestly. The only advantage of doing so is that it will not affect your future consumption and investment outside England."
"But the biggest drawback of this method is that if people learn that you haven't paid a cent in tax, your reputation in English society will be severely affected, and could even be fatal. Many people are investigated for not paying a cent, and even if they can't find out about you in the end, it will still be very troublesome if it drags on for a few years."
"My suggestion is that you can register a company in the British Virgin Islands and transfer half of your company shares in England to the British Virgin Islands company, so that your company in England can pay half the tax."
"Add to that the fact that small and medium-sized companies can receive a 15-fold tax rebate on their product development costs. How much money have you spent on game development, Mr. Devonshire?"
Is there such a good thing? William scratched his head and said, "It's really hard to say. Apart from food and electricity, I don't think I spent any money. I did everything by myself. I designed the game, I programmed it, and even designed and drew the plants and zombies."
After hearing what William said, Anthony looked at William as if he saw an alien. He thought that the development cost of the game Plants vs. Zombies must be tens of millions of pounds.
Now you tell me I didn't spend any money, go to hell, Anthony now felt a headache.
"Okay, William, I know you're a genius, but I didn't expect you to be this talented. I'll sort out some other reasonable tax avoidance methods and report to you in a few days."
William looked helplessly at Anthony, who was looking at him like a monster, and said, "Okay, I only have one request, and that is that everything must be legal."
Anthony nodded and agreed. "Of course, Mr. Devonshire, I guarantee that everything is legal and reasonable. No one can find loopholes in these tax avoidance methods. This is what our law firm specializes in."
"That's good. By the way, Anthony, I need you to help me pass on some of the data we discussed in the conference room to the public. Of course, I don't need to mention the final price." William whispered to Anthony.
"That's no problem, William. As long as you're not afraid of being followed by a bunch of paparazzi when you go out, I'm happy to help you."
William laughed and said, "Haha, I'm probably ready to be surrounded by paparazzi and have my photos taken crazily. I can't keep what happened today secret for long."
Anthony said, "William, it's good that you're prepared. I was just trying to figure out how to comfort you. You don't look like a 19-year-old at all. God bless you. I just hope the outside world doesn't find out too quickly. We're not ready yet. No one expected Blockbuster to be so interested in this game. William, do you know anything?"
"Yes, I didn't expect that Beststar had really made plans for the IPO. Everything happened so suddenly, and I wasn't ready yet.
"Damn it, Anthony, I think we should have finished the British Virgin Islands company thing this afternoon. I have a feeling we don't have much time left to arrange it." William said worriedly.
Junior Mage William's mental power was faintly telling him that something unfavorable to him was about to happen.
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