Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen lbzhh for the clue delivery! Blizzard recently announced the expiration of its cooperation with NetEase, which caused a sensation in the domestic gaming industry by suspending most of its Chinese mainland game services, including World of Warcraft and Legend of hearthstone, according to previous media reports. According to previous media reports, several companies are considering taking over Blizzard's game agency in China, but it is still inconclusive.

According to mammoth news, Nine cities do not rule out retaking Blizzard World of Warcraft. Sources said that Nine City is negotiating with Microsoft at the total price of 1ap5. Zhu Jun, the owner of Nine City, returned from Singapore yesterday with a screenshot of his Wechat showing that he has arrived in Shanghai.

CTOnews.com learned that Nine cities had previously won the agency of Blizzard games in China. On April 1, 2004, City 9 won the exclusive agency for World of Warcraft in China. In 2009, Nine cities issued a notice to bid farewell to World of Warcraft.

Data show that Nine cities, whose full name is Ninth City computer Technology Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., is one of the largest online game developers and operators in China. In July 2002, Nine cities won the exclusive mainland agency for the game "Miracle MU" developed by South Korea's WEBZEN Company, as the favorite online game for Chinese mainland players at that time. Nine cities take advantage of this to become the only company in the industry that can compete with the grandeur of the agent "legend". Zhu Jun, the 37-year-old chairman of Nine cities, ranked 66th on the Forbes China Rich list with a net worth of US $150 million, becoming the second person in the Chinese gaming industry to make the billionaire list after Shanda Chairman Chen Tianqiao. In April 2004, Nine cities won the exclusive agency in China for World of Warcraft (WOW) developed by Blizzard (Blizzard) for a price of US $1300, which once again became the center of attention of players. In the same month, Nine cities acquired a 20% stake in the target software for $4 million and won the priority to choose the Chinese operation right of the online games developed by the target software in the next two years. The online games being developed by the target software include "Tianjiao Ⅱ" and "proud Online". On December 15, 2004, Nine cities officially listed on NASDAQ in the United States, becoming the ninth and last Chinese company to be listed on NASDAQ in 2004.

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