Game Development Giant

With a slight vibration, Jester felt that the plane was continuously climbing under the influence of the updraft.

Through the porthole next to him, he could see that the brightly lit Los Angeles at night was gradually getting farther away. Jester closed his eyes. He knew that in another thirteen hours, he would return to his place in this time and space. motherland.

But Jester's mood was very calm at this time, and he was not as excited as expected.

"Maybe it's because it hasn't arrived yet." Jester could only think like this.

The previous Civil Aviation Administration official had left, probably because he still had something to deal with. After a few minutes, the plane's climb ended and stabilized. Jester felt someone touch his shoulder, and there was a A familiar voice sounded.

"Mr. Li."

Jester opened his eyes and saw that it was the commercial counselor he had met before, Yang Hailong.

"Are you going back to China this time?" Jester was a little curious about this. It stands to reason that a newly dispatched commercial counselor is unlikely to return to China so soon.

Yang Hailong nodded, sat down in the empty seat next to Jester, and whispered back: "Yes, I came here mainly for Mr. Li's investment group. The people from the Ministry of Economic and Trade just made a casual estimate. , the amount of investment this time is likely to exceed 100 million US dollars. If I don’t go back, hehe..."

At the end of the sentence, Yang Hailong snorted twice. He didn't finish his sentence, but Jester already knew what he meant.

If he doesn't go this time, then some of the political achievements that should belong to him may be taken away by others, even if his family members don't contribute, because the amount of investment this time is too huge, and I don't know how much he will give up. People are jealous.

"By the way, have you decided where to invest? Yes..." Yang Hailong was silent for a while. Seeing that Jester didn't speak, he became a little anxious and took the initiative to ask. In fact, after he returned to China, he had to go to his Uncle Jiang as soon as possible to report everything about this investment, especially Jester's investment destination.

Jester looked at Yang Hailong with some deep thoughts. He thought about it and felt that there was nothing to hide about this matter, and it was impossible for the other party to spread it around after returning to China. Obviously he was asking someone to make sure that he Fang's news.

To be honest, in today's mainland, my investment amount of at least tens of millions of dollars is enough to be personally received by the leaders of national brands. The favor of a ministerial-level official may not really be very important.

Moreover, if Jester had not known about the future achievements of the Minister of Electronics Industry, then he would not have made any changes to the original plan. After all, Shenzhen is now in a disadvantageous position in all conditions, especially in the electronic processing industry. , because of its proximity to Hong Kong, it is much superior to all other domestic cities.

But he knew that the minister who valued him would be more than just a senior official at the provincial and ministerial level in the future, so Jester made his decision not long after Yang Hailong told him about it.

But now, Jester doesn't want to completely reveal his true purpose in front of Yang Hailong.

He pondered for a moment first, as if he was thinking. He put his hands together on his lower abdomen and moved his fingers from time to time. After about five or six minutes, when Yang Hailong was waiting a little anxiously, Jester finally spoke. .

"I have thought about it for a long time. The geographical and policy advantages of Shenzhen Town are incomparable to other cities. Brother Yang should also know this."

Hearing Jester's words, Yang Hailong's face also darkened. However, what Jester said is indeed true. Even if other cities can give the same treatment, the geographical advantages are indeed incomparable to other cities. Yes, but Shanghai is the city with the smallest gap compared to Shenzhen in China.

He was about to speak and wanted to persuade again, but he just saw Jester wave his hand. He knew that Jester had not finished speaking, so he temporarily suppressed his words and waited for Jester's next words.

Jester continued: "However, since you talked to me last time, I have thought about it carefully and asked people to collect current domestic information. I think it is not impossible to invest in Shanghai, but now I still There is no specific decision. We have to wait and see the specific conditions after arriving in China. After all, you ask me to say now, I don’t even know what is going on in China, and I don’t know whether the supporting industries in Shanghai are suitable. It is impossible to be hasty. made the decision."

"It should be." Yang Hailong heard that what Jester said was reasonable, and he had nothing to explain. Moreover, judging from the other party's tone, it seemed that he was very optimistic about Shanghai. He knew that everything has a problem of degree. Then the words of persuasion he had just thought of rotted away in his stomach.

At least, with Jester's words, he could be regarded as completing the task assigned to him by his uncle Jiang.

The two parties briefly chatted for a few more words. The main one, Jester, asked about some of Qin Shuyao's hobbies and interesting stories. The conversation lasted for nearly an hour. Although Jester had slept for a few hours before coming, after all, at night he was still Feeling sleepy, I yawned involuntarily.

Seeing this scene, Yang Hailong also felt that the time was almost up, so he said goodbye and left.

Jester really wanted to sleep. After all, he hadn't had a good rest in the past few days. He just closed his eyes and fell asleep soon.

I don’t know how long I slept before Jester woke up.

As soon as he opened his eyes in a daze, he smelled an aroma and sniffed his nose. It seemed to be the strong aroma of wine and grilled lobster.

And after smelling the fragrance, Jester suddenly felt hungry. He raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist. He hadn't adjusted the time yet. It was still 4:20 AM Western Pacific Time. There are still almost five and a half hours left before arriving at Beijing Beijing International Airport.

He followed the scent and saw a scene that surprised him greatly.

Not far from his seat, there was a small dining table. On this dining table was not only an opened bottle of Maotai, but also a huge lobster about one meter long.

Several Chinese businessmen whom he had met several times were gathered around, drinking from small cups and chatting in low voices.

This surprised Jester. It was just a lobster. Although it was a little bigger, he was not surprised to see it on the plane. But this was the first time he saw Moutai being used as a drink on the plane.

He had also flown on a plane in his previous life. He remembered that it was forbidden to drink hard liquor on flights. Even after drinking alcohol, you were not allowed to board the plane. On the plane, not to mention Moutai, there was very little beer. According to his understanding, in his In the previous era, at most some first-class cabins would be served with some red wine and low-alcohol beer, and hard liquor was absolutely impossible.

Although he was a little confused, he also felt hungry now, so he also called the flight attendant.

The stewardesses of this era are as beautiful as the stewardesses of later generations. In fact, there is no such thing as a stewardess now, and they are generally called flight attendants.

This flight attendant is about 20 years old. She is wearing a white half-sleeved shirt and a white printed midi skirt. Her hair style is the kind of fluffy permed short hair that is very common in China in this era. She is about 1.6 meters tall. Five, wearing light makeup, her voice is gentle and respectful.

"Sir, how can I help you?"

Jester smiled and said: "I'm a little hungry. Could you please ask if you have anything to eat? By the way, I'm just curious and want to ask, do all your flights have liquor? Or is it only this one? ?”

The flight attendant smiled and nodded at first: "Okay, please wait a moment, I will get you the menu." Then after hearing Jester's second question, the flight attendant's face first showed a puzzled look. After thinking for a few seconds, she understood what Jester meant.

So, she smiled and said: "Yes, you mean the Maotai over there? This is our state banquet wine, which was specially approved by Premier Zhou. Our international flights will provide free drinking of Maotai, and you On this flight, each passenger will also receive a bottle."

After hearing the explanation, Jester nodded and thanked her, and the flight attendant left to get the menu.

This answer really surprised Jester. He really didn't expect that mainland flights would be so generous these days. They even offered Moutai for free. If you couldn't finish the drink, it would be given away for free after you got off the plane.

In fact, Jester doesn’t know much about the history of China’s civil aviation. Moutai has been served on international flights since 1975. At that time, every passenger taking an international flight would be given a free bottle of Moutai. Of course, at that time, people who could take international flights could The passengers on the flight were not ordinary people. Later, in the early 1980s, it was changed to Moutai for free. It was not until the late 1980s, after China's civil aviation integrated with international standards, that this benefit of providing strong alcoholic drinks stopped.

However, the benefits of free Moutai should have been changed long ago. This free gift is obviously specially provided for investors from the United States like Jester.

Less than a minute later, the stewardess from before returned and handed Jester a not-too-thick menu.

The menu is printed in full color, using coated paper which is very rare in China.

Each dish is equipped with exquisite illustrations. As Jester looked through it, the beautiful stewardess next to him continued to explain: "These are all specially prepared by the national special chef for this flight, whether they are Western food or Chinese food, everything.”

Jester pointed to the nearly one-meter-long lobster on one side and asked in disbelief: "Is it a lobster that big?"

This time the stewardess shook her head and explained with a smile: "That's not the case. There are only fifteen lobsters of that kind, and there are still seven left. If sir, I can make them for you right away."

Jester nodded, but he didn't ask for it because he couldn't eat that much. He looked at the menu and casually ordered two simple stir-fried vegetables and a portion of rice as a midnight snack.

As for liquor, Jester didn't ask for it either. He didn't like drinking hard liquor, so he just asked for a glass of juice.

After finishing the meal, Jester was no longer sleepy. With nothing to do, he also began to think about his experiences in the past few months. Unexpectedly, it didn't matter if he didn't want to think about it. After thinking about it, he made a somewhat shocking discovery, I have done so many things in just a few months.

First, he established the game R\u0026D company Mars Entertainment, and then established the publishing company Fengxing Publishing, acquired the Illusion Studio that drew "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", invested in He Guoyuan, established ATI, and also invested in Dell Computer, and with Howard, The barrister established a law firm, a game magazine, and a branch of Mars Entertainment in Japan...

A total of more than a dozen arcade games have been released and are being produced. Through advance payments, production for the next six months has been pre-sold, and the company has successfully received more than $500 million in advance payments.

There is also a handheld copycat of the Pokemon Pet Machine. Although it was only sold in Japan, in just twenty days, the total sales in Japan exceeded the 500,000 mark. According to one unit, it is equivalent to 99 In U.S. dollars, that's about $50 million.

And according to the sales curve analysis sent back by Tamahide Yoshiro a few days ago, the hot sales of Pokemon pet machines will continue. By the end of the month, the total sales volume is likely to reach 800,000 units. If the new pocket pet machines that my handheld R\u0026D department has just designed are launched, it is very likely that the sales volume will exceed one million by the end of the month, and even more Needless to say, sales will explode soon after it is officially released in the United States...

As for the others, including the 16-bit base version of the arcade machine, the dual-PPU eight-bit machine, and the completely self-designed new handheld machine named Gameboy by Jester, they are all being developed in an orderly manner.

It can even be said unceremoniously that Jester and his Mars Entertainment are currently more influential in the field of American video games than Atari, which is now in decline. They are living a good life in the field of PC games. It is the nourishing Snow Mountain, EA, and Wei Zhen. As for Activision, which is still in its infancy, it is not qualified to make comparisons now.

In other words, he and his Mars Entertainment are now at the forefront of the entire American video game industry.

"I didn't expect my career to be so big."

Jester was also a little shocked by this. He himself did not expect that in just a few months, he would have reached this stage.

ps: Please vote! ! In addition, drinking Moutai and eating meter-long lobster on international flights in the 1980s is not something I made up, it is true. If you don’t believe it, you can use Baidu keywords like Moutai, lobster, and flights.