Game Development Giant

Carly Terry kept the phone call she had just received echoing in her mind until she got off work.

A gaming company in California called Mars Entertainment wanted to hire herself to head a new company that specializes in publishing games. Yes, letting herself be the CEO of this company was something she had never done before. The challenge was also the opportunity she had dreamed of.

Although the current video game boom is not very prosperous, Carly Terry has still heard of the name of Mars Entertainment. In fact, no matter which new company can rely on one product in a month, If it gets an order close to 100 million US dollars, it will be known to everyone.

What's more, the game called "American Cube" designed by this company has become popular in the United States, and Washington is certainly no exception.

In fact, in Carly's mind, she had just ended a marriage that had lasted seven years and had no children. She now had nothing, no bonds, no worries. She might not want to leave Washington and go to the West Coast to change jobs to relax.

But do you really want to leave the place where you have lived for seven years?

Carly is not sure, and she also thinks that she has good prospects for development in att. AT\u0026T, the largest company in the world, has more than one million employees and has footprints all over the states. This kind of company is far from just a new company. Silicon Valley companies can be compared.

Hesitantly, she walked to a phone booth on the side of the road, put in a coin, and dialed a familiar number.

This is her best friend in ATT and also her boss in the office. He gave her a lot of guidance and encouragement when she first arrived at ATT.

"Hello?"

After three beeps, the phone was connected, and a gentle female voice came from the receiver.

"Carol, it's me, Carly." Carly hesitated whether to tell her friend the truth. After all, she was planning to leave the company, and she was her boss, but she thought about it on the phone. It seemed too impolite to ask such an important question, so she changed her focus. She paused and said, "Can you come out for a cup of coffee? I have something private that I would like to ask you for help with."

The female voice on the phone agreed without any hesitation. They agreed on a meeting place and arrived in half an hour.

This is a coffee shop called "Forest", not far from the att headquarters in Washington, and the decoration style is very elegant.

Carly only sat there for more than ten minutes, and then saw her friend Carol Spurrier hurriedly walking over through the window glass.

Carol Spurrier is a middle-aged woman about forty years old. She acts very strictly and rigidly, but she is a good person and has a good reputation among her colleagues.

She was wearing a black business suit, with an anxious look on her face, and her steps were hurried. As soon as she entered the coffee shop and saw Carly Terry, she walked over quickly.

"What's wrong with you?" Before she could sit down, her voice rang out. Her tone was very anxious and caring. She knew that Carly had just divorced, and she was afraid that the other party would do something stupid because she couldn't think of it. Although she knew that in the past, With the other party's character, the possibility of doing something stupid is not more than 1 in 10,000.

"It's not what you think." Carly could only show a helpless expression and explained, "There is a company that wants me to be their CEO."

Carol's mouth opened in surprise after hearing this. She looked at Carly Terry in disbelief. Although she believed that her friend's future was limitless, she never thought that it would happen so soon. A company took a fancy to her talent - after all, she was just an ordinary middle-level employee in AT\u0026T.

"Which company is it? Isn't it some little-known company?" Carol had a worried look on her face and immediately asked impatiently.

"It's a small company, but it's not an unknown company. It's the Mars Entertainment company that makes "American Cube". You even scolded them last week." Carly Terry explained with a smile, Carol My son has just entered middle school. Last week, Carol discovered that he skipped school and went to the arcade to play games, and he played "American Cube."

"Is it them?" Carol's voice suddenly rose an octave, and a look of disgust appeared on her face. She had no good impression of the company that designed "American Cubes" that made her son addicted.

But her best friend is looking to her for advice, and she can't judge by her own likes and dislikes.

"They are a game company. Although the first game they made was excellent, it was just a game company. Carly, you know, the future of video games is not very promising now." Carlo I thought carefully for a while before speaking patiently to Carly Terry.

After listening to her friend's words, Carly Terry also fell into deep thought. In fact, this was the main reason for her hesitation.

Although she had a premonition from the popularity of "American Cube" that the future video game industry is likely to be promising, this is just her own speculation. After all, the current mainstream, even those Wall Street investors, are not optimistic about video games. The future prospects of the industry.

But the other party really made an offer that she could hardly refuse, hiring her as CEO, and even giving her partner treatment if her work satisfied the other party.

In other words, she is no longer a wage earner, but is truly working for herself.

Before she went to graduate school, she felt that it was impossible for her to become a CEO. She felt that the position was very sacred, and every decision would determine the future of countless employees. She felt that she was completely unable to bear such a major responsibility.

But when she was a graduate student, she was fortunate enough to be classmates with the presidents and CEOs of many companies, including many large companies whose names she had heard of. Through getting along with her, she felt that some people there were indeed better than her in terms of ability and experience. There are many, but there are also many people who are simply not as good as themselves.

So, this gave Carly Fiorina an idea, why can those who are inferior to me do it, but I can't?

This question wrapped around her heart like a poisonous snake.

In fact, she is also a person full of passion, dreams and ambitions. She will almost never give up to achieve her goals. For business, she will not hesitate to break into the 'President's Club' - a club that is only spread among the upper class. Strip club.

She could even take off her stockings on the podium at a banquet, and then yell at those who looked at her strangely because she was a woman: Now we are the same.

Moreover, her abilities are indeed extremely outstanding and she has all the qualities necessary for success.

Carly Terry saw different ambitions from this small company called Mars Entertainment. A small company that had just released a game, the first thing that came to mind after its success was to establish its own distribution network. It is not a matter of saving money. To establish a distribution network covering the United States, it may not be enough to invest all the money they make this time.

She likes this kind of enterprise that is full of ambitions, ideals, and pursuit of success, which makes her feel full of vitality and a strong and irrepressible vitality.

And att... yes, in Carly's eyes, it is just a hobbling old woman with a rigid system and complicated structure, but to challenge these difficulties is also a very fulfilling thing in her eyes. In fact, Not long ago, he did a good job and even received a commendation from the headquarters.

On one side is an unclear future, which may be brilliant or bleak, but on the other side is a clear career path. I may be able to reach the top of att - the positions of CEO and president are definitely impossible, because att has been more than a hundred years old. There is no precedent in the history of having a woman as their helmsman.

Carly has trouble making her own decisions.

Carol also discovered this. Emotionally speaking, she didn't want Carly to leave Att. In her mind, a small company far away on the West Coast simply couldn't compare with Att, which has a glorious history. You know, att is the oldest member of the Dow Jones Industrials.

She thought about it, but couldn't think of any better excuse to convince her friend, so she said bluntly: "If you really want to go, then you should talk to your future boss and take a look at him. It also lets you know whether he is worthy of you working for him."

"You're right." Hearing Carol's words, Carly Terry made up her mind. She must meet and chat with the boss of Mars Entertainment. If he can convince her, then she will follow If he can't go to the West Coast, then he'd better stay at Att.

Jester received a notice from the headhunting company that Carly Terry wanted to meet with him to talk about the future of the publishing company he mentioned.

This made Jester a little overjoyed, but it also made him worried. He was afraid that he would not be able to convince this woman who was very independent and talented in speaking. Even though she was only thirty years old and her career had just started, she still had a lot of trouble. Not the legendary CEO who was described as a man of steel by US Weekly.

But Jester still had a very deep impression on this woman. He still remembered the anecdotes he learned when reading her autobiography "Brave Choices".

When she was still a salesperson at AT\u0026T, she once went to South Korea for business. Faced with the heavy drinking, socializing, and flattery that her male colleagues had to deal with, Carly handled it with ease. At first, she was afraid that she would be lost because of her lack of consideration for her gender. The negligent Korean staff praised him greatly afterwards.

Carly recalled, "They changed almost all the adjectives. The 'beautiful', 'beautiful', and 'grace' at the beginning were all gone in the end...".

Maybe many people have never heard of Carly Tyree, but Carly Fiorina’s name should be known to everyone—the only female chief executive among the former Fortune 500, and was named by Fortune The magazine has selected the fifty most powerful women in the world three times and topped the list twice.

However, she had just divorced her first husband and had not yet married Frank Fiorina, who was later the vice president of AT, so she had not yet changed her surname to the well-known 'Fiorina'. , but changed back to her original surname - Terry, and her father was named Joseph Terry.

This is what Jester learned about the other person's experience from her autobiography "Brave Choices". This is Carly's in-depth analysis of her life experience in the past few decades. In other words, in fact, in a certain period of time, To a certain extent, Jester, who has read her autobiography, understands her own heart even better than she does.

Jester immediately got on the phone with Carly Terry. He had never seen photos of Carly Terry when she was young. All he had seen were photos of her after she was in her fifties, but he could still learn from her. You can feel that temperament in the other party's capable short blond hair, firm and confident eyes, and resolute face like a knife.

I can’t say whether she was pretty or not when she was young, but her temperament must have been outstanding and she stood out from the crowd.

And Jester also believes that a woman with outstanding temperament will never be ugly.

From Carly's voice on the phone, Jester couldn't hear her resolute and determined character. Her voice was soft and comfortable, like an acquaintance chatting, giving people a friendly feeling. a feeling of.

After making an appointment to meet, Jester immediately booked a direct ticket from Los Angeles to Washington with Pan American Airlines after hanging up the phone. The earliest would be 4:30 tomorrow morning, and then Jester silently calculated It takes about five hours to get from Los Angeles to the East Coast, and we can arrive almost before noon.

If nothing else happened, he probably couldn't miss the meeting with Carly Terry. This also gave Jester some peace of mind. After booking the flight, he would drive to Los Angeles immediately, and he would have to think carefully on the way. How to Convince Carly Terry.

This is not an easy thing. In Jester's memory, unless it was Carly Terry's decision, there was no precedent for her being persuaded.

Compared to Carly Terry, Margaret Whitman was much easier to convince. Her job at Bain Consulting was not very satisfying to her. It was not a job she liked very much. If her husband had not been interning at the University of California, she would not have followed her husband to California and left the marketing job at Procter \u0026 Gamble that she loved.

So, when Jester found her, explained to her why he was here, and was willing to pay twice her salary at Bain Consulting, and let her continue to work in her favorite marketing job, she almost thought a little bit. He agreed immediately.

In fact, this is also thanks to the fame of Mars Entertainment and "American Cube" in California. As the most eye-catching new company in California this year, it is also engaged in the development of video games that everyone is not optimistic about. It is only a short one. In just a few months, they received an order worth US$100 million, which was enough to make them a household name.

Margaret Whitman, a top student at Harvard and the future legendary CEO of eBay, had of course heard rumors about this company, and even heard about the owner of this company and the producer of the popular game in the United States. It's the same person, a student who is only nineteen years old and still studying at UCL.

In fact, it was the confidence that Jester portrayed in the future of video games that convinced Margaret to agree to join when she met with her.

Margaret is now just a 26-year-old young man. She has also experienced the rise, prosperity, and decline of Atari. She has witnessed the rise of countless emerging companies in Silicon Valley. Countless people may have made millions with just a thought. net worth.

She thought, why can't she do it? My academic qualifications are no lower than anyone else, and my ability is no worse than anyone else. Maybe this time is an opportunity.

When Jester met Carly Terry in a coffee shop in Washington with two panda eyes, the other party almost laughed out loud.

The first time she saw Jester, there was a look of surprise in Carly's dark gray pupils. Although she had learned that the founder of Mars Entertainment was very young, she still didn't expect him to be like this. young.

Almost as big as her brother.

Although Jester is tall and looks extremely strong, his slightly immature face has given him away.

"Did you not sleep well yesterday?" Carly Terry ordered Jester a cup of coffee, and then asked with some concern.

This reminded Jester of his sister before she was reborn. Carly Terry was not a very beautiful woman, but she had a fierce temperament that was rare among women, like a sword. Like a sword, she couldn't help but attract other people's attention just sitting there.

Including Jester.

"I came here early in the morning to catch a flight." Jester always showed his expression when facing Carly Terry, a language master who inherited the talent of her father who was a lawyer and has a lot of skills in language. There was a sense of restraint, but just a simple sentence from the other party brought him into the other party's rhythm.

In fact, Jester didn't think about how to persuade Carly Terry. The more he got to know the other party, the more Jester felt that the other party could not be influenced by the opinions of outsiders at all.

At first, neither party got into the main point of the meeting, they just chatted about some trivial matters. Jester had seen rumors about Carly Terry's sharp words in the past, but it was completely different when he actually chatted with her. .

Carly Terry's talent in language always seems to make people think that the other person is a very close friend of hers. Under the guidance of the other party, Jester becomes less reserved and even tells a few jokes from time to time. Jokes to liven up the atmosphere.

When Carly Terry was observing Jester, Jester was also thinking about how to persuade the other party, but after thinking about it, he could never think of any suitable words. What he could say was the thing in front of him. A woman can imagine that since she is willing to meet with her, it means that she also has a premonition that the career of video games may be promising. Otherwise, the other party will not even meet her.

Finally, Carly Tyree took the lead on the subject.

"So, young Mr. Chairman, I would like to know. The headhunting company should have provided you with many lists. Maybe most of them have much more brilliant qualifications than me. Then why did you choose me, who is famous but not famous? , what about a woman with no qualifications?" Carly Terry's voice was soft and pleasant, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, revealing a smile.

"Can I say young?" Of course Jester couldn't tell the truth. I come from later generations and know how outstanding your abilities are and how brilliant your future will be. He could only think about it a little and try his best to make his There are not so many loopholes in the words to make people convincing.

"Actually, among those lists, you are the second youngest. I don't really like working with people who are half buried in the ground. I think a young company should have a youthful temperament, especially Whether we are engaged in video games that are not favored by others, it is impossible to succeed without a spirit of giving up on others."

With that said, Jester raised his eyes and glanced at Carly Terry, shrugged slightly, and said in a very serious tone: "Maybe my words will make you angry, but in fact, if you are a few years older, Years old, maybe I won’t look for you.”

After listening to Jester's words, Carly Terry's eyes did not show the slightest anger, but looked at Jester with a strange expression. She smiled, and then started her second Question: "So, I don't believe you appointed me as CEO of your publishing company just because of my age? Why not find someone younger than me?"

Jester smiled. After the first question, he also regained some confidence and kept organizing his words in his mind: "Actually, the person who is younger than you has agreed to come to this company." Kezi doesn’t even have a publishing company - because I haven’t registered yet. Like you, I am also a female. I graduated from Harvard University Business School. She was excellent in marketing when she was at Procter \u0026 Gamble. As for why I chose you to be my new boss? CEO of the company, because you performed very well at att not long ago."

A recent work experience, especially her outstanding performance in leading a certain department, and her department has become the star team of the entire group. This is indeed the work that Carly Terry is most proud of in her career. However, because she and her husband ended their seven-year marriage during this period, she was always reluctant to look back on this experience.

This marriage also gave her a clear understanding. A woman, especially a woman who is competitive, dare not admit defeat, and always wants to be the best, must either not get married, or find someone who is better than herself in all aspects. A strong husband, otherwise, what awaits you will only be deception, betrayal, pain and tears.

Thinking of this, Carly Terry's eyes were lonely for a moment, and they disappeared in a flash.

"So, the last question, why did you choose me, a woman who is eleven years older than you, to be the CEO? You know I am a woman, and there are several people who can be called big companies in the United States. Hundreds of companies, but none of their CEOs will be women." This time, there was no smile in Carly Terry's eyes, and there was no expression on her face. Jester looked at the other person's face, It's like looking at a piece of steel.

Jester knew that this issue would determine whether the other party would agree to join.

But he didn’t know how to answer. He still couldn’t tell the truth: because you are the most suitable candidate I can find at present. I know how outstanding your future will be. You will become the senior vice president of att, and you will become HP. CEO, you will... because it is impossible to convince the other party.

His mind returned to Carly Terry's autobiography, "Brave Choices."

He remembered what Carly herself had mentioned in the past about why she married her second husband. She herself said that it was the words of the other party at that time that touched her heart.

Of course, this is not a romantic talk, and Carly Terry is not a superficial little girl.

Jester took a breath, looked up at the future legendary CEO he wanted to get, and said seriously: "Before I came to see you, I was unsure, but after meeting you, I am extremely sure that I choice. Ms. Carly Tyree, you were born to run a company, not to lead a group - this should not be your battlefield because it is too small to use your talents if you want to , the CEO position of my new company is vacant."

Jester clearly remembered what Carly Terry said in her autobiography: "When Frank said this, I couldn't help but laugh and said it was impossible. But I believed in my heart that this was possible. I seemed to have fallen in love with him at that moment because he believed in my ability so much. No one had ever believed in my ability so much before..."

Then Jester suddenly saw a smile on Carly Terry's not-so-pretty face.

She stood up and held out a hand to Jester.

“A pleasure to work with.”

Jester also stood up and reached out to shake hands with Carly Terry.

“A pleasure to work with.”

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