American Fortune Life

When Andy and his group walked out of the airport with their checked luggage and three air boxes containing pets, San Francisco was already shrouded in darkness, and the lights of the airport illuminated the entire night sky.

Blair had been waiting for a long time. After Andy and the others got into the car, the car started to move slowly, speeding on the wide road full of street lights.

in the car.

Andy looked at the witch and Quicksilver who stood upright and lay on the back of the seat to lick him from time to time in the trunk of the svu, and stretched out his hand to touch their heads. Laura lay on Andy's lap, meowing from time to time, and Andy could only stroke its head to comfort it.

Blair handed Andy a bottle of mineral water, and Andy unscrewed it and took a few sips before carefully feeding little Laura with water.

"How are you preparing these two days?" Andy asked while feeding little Laura.

"The advertising company has already produced the first version of the advertisement, using a large number of scenes in the game and the demo effect display. After Bill and his development team have seen it, they feel pretty good. After you confirm it, the boss, we will Advertisements can be launched now." Blair replied seriously to Andy's inquiry.

"What about the production of game discs?" Andy is very concerned about the launch and sale of the trial version of "Minecraft". He understands how fascinating this game is, although it takes a lot of time and talent to master it. , but ordinary people are not good at architecture, but destruction is still no problem.

"Boss, don't worry, I am personally watching this matter. After all, this is our company's first product, and I will supervise every link." As the CEO of this new game company, Blair has worked very hard Some of the remaining games were repackaged and sold to promote the company's profit to achieve the company's normal daily balance of payments, but the effect was really not significant, after all, the previous games were not very good.

And this "Minecraft" is not only developed according to the boss's idea, but he is also very optimistic about the prospect of this game. After all, he is a salesman, so he is very clear about the quality of the product.

Andy looked up at Blair strangely, and found that he was meditating with a frown, so he couldn't help asking: "Blair, have you encountered a problem?"

"It is indeed a little troublesome. I think that once "Minecraft" is launched, even if it is only a trial version, it can bring huge profits to the company. I think it is time to start a talent reserve. After all, this game needs to be developed as soon as possible. To complete the version, it is not enough to rely on Bill's current team size. It is just that the company's funds are already stretched, after all, the promotion of the game still needs to spend a lot of money." Regarding Andy's inquiry, Blair directly addressed the problem that troubled him. Speak up.

Andy smiled. To be honest, he only has less than 5 million US dollars left in his account. Some time ago, he felt that he made a lot of money, but every penny has its place. He still owes a loan from the bank. Although he bought most of the money in Apple stocks and the profits are very considerable, as long as he doesn't sell the stocks, Andy can only look at the numbers for fun.

Maybe I need to make some adjustments to my investment strategy.

After pondering for a while, Andy said: "Tomorrow, I will inject 2 million US dollars into the company. When "Minecraft" is successfully launched and sold, if I want to come to the game company, I will no longer need my blood transfusion to live."

Blair couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief when he heard Andy's words. To be honest, apart from the quality of the game itself, the sales of a game must be well done in publicity, whether it's TV commercials, online advertisements, or newspapers and magazines. It takes money, especially some soft articles, to create topics, to form trends, all aspects cost money.

To be honest, if you really want "Minecraft" to become popular in the United States and the world quickly, the advertising fee of several million is definitely not enough. Fortunately, the game is just a trial version now, and there is no need for full-scale advertising at present.

But what he said next stumped Andy a bit, he still asked for money!

But this time the money is not a small amount, but tens of millions, because Blair has taken a fancy to a physics technology development studio and a 3D game company, and he wants to acquire these two to increase the company's development capabilities. To fill the company's shortcomings, after all, the game market in the United States is dominated by TV console games, and most of the online games are 3D games.

But the current Mockingjay game company doesn't even have a decent 3D game engine. Developing a 3D game is almost a matter of starting from scratch. The best and easiest way is to acquire a 3D game company.

There are many game companies like this in Silicon Valley, and there are also many game companies that have technology but are poorly run, or lack funds and are facing bankruptcy. To be honest, there are really many such companies in Silicon Valley. Some companies can rely on a creative game. Break out of the most difficult stage of entrepreneurship, and more of them are closed.

Andy made games in his previous life. Although it was a mobile game, he was very aware of the shortcomings of his game company, and the main reason he bought this company was to make mobile games. However, facing the huge American TV In the host market, he was really hesitant.

Of course, the most important thing is that he can't afford that much money now, and currently only the hundreds of millions of funds lying in Apple stocks can be used. Yes, it is hundreds of millions of funds, more than 120 million to be exact. At present, Apple stock is in a period of shock consolidation. There are some slight drops, but the overall upward trend has not changed. If you withdraw funds now, the loss is Certainly, but the game company is now on the right track, and expansion and improvement are imperative.

The 3D game engine is also a key point. There are many games in Andy's mind. Among the most downloaded mobile games in his previous life, there is a game that is popular all over the world that requires a 3D engine-"Temple Run".

This 3D third-person perspective escape adventure parkour mobile game has received 500 million downloads worldwide, which shows its influence. Especially the 3D effect gives a super real dynamic experience.

Of course, the 3D graphics and music of "Temple Run" in the previous life are definitely rough and simple, but it will make people feel boring after a long time. The bigger reason is that the game has a certain degree of difficulty.

Andy's idea of ​​making games is to make it easy for players to learn, but difficult to master. "Temple Run" is undoubtedly the best embodiment of this concept. It is suitable for all ages and can be learned easily, but there are really not many good players.

Blair didn't bother the boss's thinking, he thought the boss was considering whether to spend money to expand the company. In fact, he didn't know that Andy wanted to grow the game company now, but he couldn't afford that much money now. Come. Of course, it is not that there is no money, but that it is not willing to give up the huge profits that can be easily obtained.

The car soon came to the Four Seasons Hotel in the center of San Francisco. To be honest, Andy really couldn’t figure out why most of the online articles in his previous life liked to write about the protagonist entering the Four Seasons Hotel when he was in Tianchao. After Ivana lived in the expensive presidential suite, Andy, who had been upgraded to a customer of the Four Seasons Hotel, understood why.

In addition to the excellent hardware conditions of the Four Seasons Hotel itself, the most important point is the service. They will create detailed files of customers, various small habits, various preferences, food preferences, etc., and everything is recorded in detail. As long as a customer enters any Four Seasons Hotel in the world, the hotel can provide more intimate and comfortable services to the guest based on the records.

Andy chose the business suite. Although he can live in the presidential suite alone, it is not necessary. He is not really rich and stupid, nor does he need to stick to 13 grids. A real 13 person does not need to prove himself How awesome 13 is!

When he arrived at the hotel, Blair was not in a hurry to leave, but wanted to continue discussing the company's development ideas with Andy. Andy was also a little helpless, he couldn't beat his CEO's mood, he was also a little hungry, so he called and asked the hotel to prepare a dinner for six people, thinking that four bodyguards would not like plane meals .

For the personal bodyguards, Andy is still willing to use some small favors to draw in the relationship with each other. Although they all protect Andy for the sake of Meidao, people are emotional animals, and they always inadvertently. Will be slowly changed and moved, which is undoubtedly a very important point for Andy's safety.

The old ancestor's words are correct, "Eat people's mouth is short, and people's hands are short!" It is also the only way to win people's hearts.