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But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

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“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”But when Tencent passed, calling his novel mix of stylized designs and free-play too risky, it was the smaller NetEase Inc. that swooped in. Founder William Ding flew all the way to San Francisco and spent hours with Chen to seal the deal, unheard-of back then for the reclusive Chinese billionaire. 

“He struck me as a product manager, not a banker,” Chen said last month. “NetEase looked at my game from a creator’s perspective, and Tencent cared more about the business aspect of it.”