Game Development Giant

Moreover, the difference is still huge.

At that time, "Diablo" was delayed for Battle.net because long-term preparations for Battle.net had already begun. The situation Blizzard faced at that time was simply because these preparations were not completed as scheduled.

And I am now building a battle network from scratch.

Of course, times are different, and it is impossible to compare with the network technology six years later. Naturally, the early Battle.net that Jester envisioned was far inferior to what Blizzard wanted to do in "Diablo" So great, what he wants now is to make a prototype of Battle.net and reserve technology for the future.

At least for now, Jester has no plans to officially launch the battle network he conceived within the foreseeable three years.

But not officially launching it doesn't mean that it won't do it, don't test it, and no one will use it - only by using it can problems be discovered. Moreover, in the past three years, he can continue to increase the number of testers to carry out In future game testing, stress testing will inevitably be done.

The more I think about it, the more excited I become.

Jester simply threw away the pen in his hand and stood up.

The release date of "Age of Empires" is set for Christmas, and it is already late November. If you want to make changes and add content about Battle.net in the current completed version, it may be too late. As for Jace In particular, if you want to add it, then the delay is inevitable.

This is a bit of a no-brainer, as it is just a test after all.

Picking up the phone, Jester quickly dialed a number. After the call was connected, Jester said into the receiver: "Jade Xiujun, charter a plane, and then you can ask the headquarters about "Age of Empires" "The main creators of the film, including Sid Meier, will come to Japan tomorrow. I have very important things to discuss with them."

Jester will go to junior high school next month, and he doesn’t want to spend too much time on the plane during his break before going, so he decided to ask the creator of "Age of Empires" to come Japan, in Japan, he had a good talk with these creators to see how to deal with this problem.

Instead of him flying back.

After all, he is the boss of the company. Of course, you can use some of the privileges you want and want, and this is understandable.

After putting down the phone, Jester thought for a moment, and he seemed to have made a decision. He made another call to Yuxiu Yoshiro: "Yuxiu, please contact Oracle in Japan and express my wish to contact you." What does it mean to meet Larry Ellison? As for whether Larry Ellison will meet or not. You don’t need to care."

The next day, while Jester's charter flight was still crossing the Pacific, he received an unexpected phone call.

The caller was none other than Larry Ellison.

Jester once met Larry Ellison at a charity party. But Larry Ellison is really not a big shot now. In Silicon Valley, there are not many companies with annual revenue of hundreds of millions of dollars. But there are quite a few. For example, his Mars Entertainment has a yearly turnover of nearly 10 billion US dollars.

In the eyes of Larry Ellison. Jester is truly a giant in the industry.

In fact, when he just received the report from the Japanese branch, he had just spent the night sleeping with a few third-rate Hollywood porn stars. He was a little sleepy. Originally, he was a little angry and wanted to yell at the person who called. However, when he heard that it was Jester who wanted to meet him, he suddenly woke up.

Of course he knows about Jester Lee. In the United States in recent years, he has become a legend who does not compromise. Even Bill Gates, the former man of the hour, has to shy away in front of his light. It’s not that Bill Gates relied on the release of the series this year, the stock price soared, and his net worth surpassed Jester. I am afraid that Jester will continue to be the richest diamond king in the world.

However, as far as he knows, although Bill Gates is not married yet, everyone in the industry knows that he is having a heated relationship with a woman in his company, and has basically reached the point of discussing marriage, and the marriage is about to begin. Within one or two years. Jester Lee's private life is relatively private. Except for people close to him, few people know anything about his private life.

However, he still said that Jester Lee also had a girlfriend, but she was British.

These are all trivial details. Although Larry Ellison is arrogant, what he likes most are those like him who dropped out of college and did not get a degree, but have achieved extraordinary achievements. And Jace Te, exactly the standard kind of person.

Moreover, he also knew that Jester had a close relationship with Sandy Weill, who had been doing very well on Wall Street recently, especially after Black Monday, and Sandie Weir had become quite a predator. Plans are being made to reorganize the company, and Jester is very likely to hold a large number of shares in this company.

This is the big man he has to look up to.

Although he is indeed thinking about how to cheat JPMorgan Chase, he only dares to do it secretly. He deeply knows that he is still far behind these real man-eating predators.

Of course, such days won't last long.

As long as the thing he is planning now can be completed perfectly, and he can get the shares that originally belonged to him from JP Morgan, then Oracle, the company, will completely belong to him, as long as Oracle is in hand , oneself have the greatest capital.

The investment experts at JPMorgan Chase cannot see the potential of Oracle in the future. That is because Oracle7 is still under secret development. As long as Oracle7 can be successfully developed in the future, even if Oracle's stock falls completely next year, Even if he reaches rock bottom, he will not be worried or scared.

Because he knows that as long as there is oracle7, Oracle will definitely make a comeback in a very short period of time.

But, for Larry Ellison, why did Jester Lee want to see him?

For business?

The question is, how big a business does a video game company need? If his company needs to build a database, then just talk to the branch directly. It's not a big deal, so there's no need to see him.

But this time, the other party wanted to meet him by name, and it was definitely not for something as simple as business.

Of course, this was just what Larry Ellison was thinking about in a short period of time. After he got dressed and left the bedroom, he came to the garage and drove the latest Ferrari he just bought to the company at a high speed. , he made his own decision.

See.

After arriving at the company, he immediately contacted Oracle's Japanese branch. After asking for the phone number of Mars Entertainment's Japanese branch, he personally called the other party.

So there was the scene where Jester had an accident before.

"Mr. Jester Lee, this is Larry Ellison. Although it is a bit presumptuous to call you suddenly, I am really curious. Logically speaking, although we both work in software, But what I make is a database, and the game you make, the chance that the two can be linked together is not very high."

Inside the receiver, the sound is somewhat distorted because of international long distance calls.

Jester had heard Larry Ellison's voice. Although the sound in the receiver was a little distorted, he could still tell that it was somewhat similar to the Larry Ellison's voice he had heard before.

However, Larry Ellison's voice was very humble. He seemed to be placing himself at a relatively low level. He was not at all as arrogant and arrogant as in the rumors. You can understand it if you think about it. Those who can prosper in Silicon Valley certainly know what kind of people they should lower their profile in front of, and what kind of people they should be arrogant in front of.

After hearing what Larry Ellison said, Jester frowned.

He didn't know how to tell Larry Ellison about this matter and directly expose the dirty tricks that the other party was doing now? Threaten him that if he doesn't cooperate with you, you will snitch on JPMorgan Chase and make him miserable?

The thought just flashed across his mind.

In less than half a second, Jester drove it out of his mind.

He is a capitalist, and a big capitalist at that. Apart from the influence of personal likes and dislikes, everything he does is based on interests.

For example, when I threaten Larry Ellison, it is not worth the gain, because even if Larry Ellison is completely crippled by JPMorgan Chase, he will not get the slightest benefit, and all the benefits will be lost. JP Morgan took it away, so why should I meddle in such nosy matters?

After thinking about it, Jester felt that it would be a better choice to explain his purpose directly to the other party.

Therefore, Jester just paused for a moment, and these thoughts quickly flashed through his mind: "Mr. Larry Ellison, actually this is just a private matter. I am personally very optimistic about the future of Oracle." , Therefore, I want to meet with you and discuss with you that I want to invest in Oracle..."

But before Jester could finish speaking, the voice from the other side of the receiver suddenly became sharp.

And this time, Larry Ellison's tone was no longer as respectful as before.

Instead, it had an unceremonious taste. (To be continued...)