Under the persuasion of Lu and Yang Dong, Chen Ba finally changed his mind.

Embezzling 99% of the production budget was indeed too much, it might damage his image and reputation if word got out, and also...

The original 1% of the budget might be too little to create satisfactory results. 5% should be a good option!

Of course!

5% is not a small amount; it’s a full twenty million US Dollars! Using this money to make a fighting game is a piece of cake.

As for the remaining money, most of it went into Chen Ba’s pocket, and the other small part was used to acquire shares in Zhonghai Shenglu Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.

That’s right, they agreed!

The plan proposed by Tianba Studio was indeed irresistible to Mirage Electronics, it was too tempting.

If they rejected the acquisition from Tianba Studio, their products would have no market or fame, and the investors were already on the brink of giving up. It was obvious that the outcome would be very tragic.

If they agreed to the acquisition, they could develop a "Peripheral Set" specifically for the game "Star Emperor 2", which not only guaranteed sales but also positioned them as an exclusive peripheral sponsor for the GAL League.

With this opportunity, Mirage Electronics could definitely take off, and their reputation would spread quickly both domestically and internationally!

Moreover, it was a choice for both parties...

If they didn’t agree, Tianba Studio could still negotiate with other companies, since they weren’t the only ones making such interactive peripherals.

But if they missed this opportunity, it would be very difficult to find another chance to latch onto something big, get on board with the GAL League bandwagon, and secure a cash-rich investor.

So, both sides were interested.

The two parties quickly reached a preliminary consensus within a few days; all that was left was for Chen Ba to go to the other company to sign and then release a handshake photo to the public.

There wasn’t much dispute over the price.

The fixed assets, patented products, and technological advantages of Mirage Electronics were known to everyone. With just a mutually acceptable valuation and 5% of the shares reserved for the management, the deal could be done.

In any case, the final price did not exceed a hundred million!

It was indeed difficult to break a hundred million, as Mirage Electronics was too small; after understanding more, Chen Ba realized that apart from designing and producing various interactive peripherals, their profits relied entirely on making "game controllers".

Exactly!

The main business of Mirage Electronics was bleak, with very low sales and a long history of losses. So they expanded into a secondary business, working on producing various game controllers and mechanical keyboards, among others.

They were barely getting by!

Fortunately, they still had a factory and some technological and patent advantages, otherwise Chen Ba wouldn’t have been willing to spend this money? A few hundred thousand probably would have settled it!

"President Chen, look..."

Upon arriving in Zhonghai, Chen Ba received a warm welcome from the management of Mirage Electronics. Aside from the necessary welcome banquet, he was also taken to visit the factory.

Amusingly, while Mirage Electronics’ headquarters was located in Zhonghai, the factory was located several kilometers away, not far from Jiangning, leaving Chen Ba speechless.

"This is our latest generation product, integrated with the most advanced sensor system currently on the market, capable of simulating various hand feedback responses..."

"This product can be appropriately adjusted and modified according to needs, and if you are not satisfied with this design, we can also redesign the appearance."

"No need, this one is quite good."

Chen Ba picked up a thick glove, wore it on his right hand, and made a punching motion, and the figure on the large screen mimicked a similar action.

Great, this works!

About the delay, Chen Ba specifically asked, due to the wireless connection, the delay was slightly high, but if a wired connection was used, the delay would be basically acceptable.

The only possible issue was that this set of equipment, namely two gloves, two knee pads, and a vest, had a total cost of over 600 yuan.

And the guide price from Mirage Electronics was already a sincere 1099 yuan, without excessively high pricing, it was intended to quickly open up the market.

Even so, Chen Ba felt it was too expensive.

Not to mention the suggested retail price of 1099, just considering the cost price of more than 600, Chen Ba felt that 99.9% of players would be reluctant to buy it.

"Indeed that’s the case..."

Yang Dong, who came along with Ba for the contract signing, nodded and said: "A mechanical keyboard costing over 600 might attract interest, a controller costing over 600 might also sell, but a 600-plus peripheral set collecting dust, probably no one would buy."

The issue wasn’t the price; it was the lack of confidence from the players in this thing.

Frankly, spending the same amount on a set of keyboard and mouse or controller could at least provide some enjoyment. But spending money on this novel product, used only once or twice then put aside, was indeed too wasteful.

If the price was reduced to a couple of hundred, even if it would most likely collect dust at home, people would still be interested in trying it!

Over 600 yuan is not going to work...

"There is still room to compress costs. If we slightly control the material usage, it can be brought down to three to four hundred. If cost isn’t a concern, even dropping it to one or two hundred is possible!"

However, compressing the cost to such an extreme level would mean the materials and sensors, among other things, wouldn’t perform very well.

Overall, you get what you pay for!

The consequence of low cost is severe, at least the user experience won’t be very good, and the product quality will be worrying.

"That’s enough!"

Chen Ba thought for a while, and gave Mirage Electronics an idea, which was to strip down different versions of the product.