Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

/*From this chapter onwards, in order to facilitate reading, I have continued to use Chinese dialogue.*/

{Time: February 9, 2004}

{Location: Irvine, California}

The morning of February 9th is another new Monday. For Glass Slag Entertainment in Irvine, California, this day is definitely a special day.

Last month, it had been some time since Glass Slag was completely out of the Vivendi game, but today the company that bought 68% of Glass Slag's shares is finally coming.

Early in the morning, three people gathered in the president's office of Michael Morhaime. They were Frank Pearce, the co-founder and executive vice president of product development, and Frank Pearce, the co-founder and former president.

Current Chairman of the Board of Directors Allen Adham.

At this time, they were sitting in the president's office looking a little sad, because they had no idea who would come to the door today, and there was no news from Vivendi.

Sitting on the stool just like that, Alan Ed suddenly recalled the meeting 13 years ago. At that time, he used his persuasive power to bring Frank and Michael together. For the uncertain dream, Michael

I even borrowed a start-up capital of US$1.5 million from my grandmother to start this journey.

Although they seem to have good results now, the twists and turns in the first half of the past decade or so have cast a shadow on the current road. If it weren't for a change in the middle, they would not have sold their shares in exchange for some development funds. And that's right.

It was that incident that forced them to face the embarrassment of being sold back and forth.

…

"... When the three founders jointly founded Silicon & Synapse, the predecessor of Glass Slag, this informal-looking loan note was solemnly kept in the glass of the company's headquarters in Irvine, California.

In the Glass Slag Museum, starting from that loan note, Glass Slag has embarked on the road of legend.

In 1994, the three decided to change the name of the company to Chaos Studio. But the company with the same name sent the three people an email saying: Gentlemen, if you want to use this cool name

, give us tens of thousands of dollars, and we will be happy to let you use your name.

Of course the founders were very happy when they heard this, so they decided to name the company Blizzard Entertainment, and released "Warcraft: Humans and Orcs" in the same year, and an explosive development began.

Also in this year, the company was acquired by dealer Davidson & Associates for US$6.75 million. After being acquired by Davidson & Associates, the glass slag changed hands several times.

First, Davidson was acquired by Sierra Online, which in turn was acquired by CUC International in 1996. Then in 1997, CUC merged with hotel, real estate and car rental dealer HPS to form Cendant.

In 1998 Sundart sold his software divisions, Sierra Online and Glass Entertainment to French publisher Havas. That same year, Havas was acquired by Vivendi. Since that time, both Sierra and Blizzard Entertainment have

Becomes a division of Vivendi Games, part of the Vivendi Group."

Zhang Miaoying tilted her head and watched the handsome boss reveal the tortuous history of the company they were about to go to.

Zhang Miaoying felt that he looked very masculine when he was serious, and he was totally masculine when he occasionally joked around. They were two extremes.

At the same time, Zhang Miaoying felt very curious.

The information they spent 1 million to learn did not include the tortuous history of glass slag.

That,

Big boss,

How did you know?

Ning Zimo paused, frowned slightly and said, "Actually, it's difficult to comment on what this series of changes of ownership means to Glass Reggae, but it seems that it was the intervention of capital that allowed Glass Reggers to leave from that time.

On a path of development.

In 1996, the well-funded Glass Slag acquired a company called Condor Games in San Mateo, California. Since then, Vulture Games has been developing the Diablo series for Glass Slag, and the Vulture Game Company was renamed Northern Glass Slag, and

Developed the famous "Diablo" series of games.

This game was officially launched in January 1997, and at the same time as the action role-playing game "Diablo", the biggest gift that glass shards brought to single-player players in that era - the online game service Battle.net (

).

On January 15, 1998, Glass Slag launched the classic real-time strategy game "StarCraft". This game became the largest-selling game in the world that year.

Last year, in 2003, Glass Slag launched "Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne", which reached a peak that is difficult to reach for real-time strategy games. The foundation and gamers built by this game over the years allowed them to start the project early.

"World of Warcraft," the future hit game."

Even though she was just sitting next to the headmaster, Zhang Miaoying still caught the gleam in his eyes!

Although she rarely stayed with him on weekdays, the time she had contact with him was mostly during working hours. So Zhang Miaoying knew that the light exuded by the boss was what made him interesting.

He found it interesting,

Is it World of Warcraft?

Zhang Miaoying, who got out of the car behind Ning Zimo, still couldn't figure out why for a while.

…

When there was a knock on the door, Alan Aide came back to his senses. The person who answered the door and walked in was Miss Claire, the company's front desk person.

Although the faces of several bosses were not very good when she saw them, Claire had to do what she should do.

"Boss, the other party's people have arrived."

"People are here?"

Alan Aide grabbed the handle of the stool and stood up. He just took a step, but stopped and asked, "How many people are there?"

"There were two men and one woman, two of them were very young Asian faces, and one was a lawyer representative of Elon Musk."

"Very young Asian face?"

Seeing Claire nodding, Alan Aide was stunned.

What is going on?

Seeing the three bosses staring at each other, Claire couldn't help but remind her, "Boss, I have arranged for them to sit in the conference room..."

After hearing Claire's reminder, Alan Aide came back to his senses and greeted his two partners, "Guys, let's go."

After saying that, he quickly straightened his clothes, but found that the suit he wore specially today seemed to have nothing to take care of. So he raised his head, only to find that Frank and Michael were doing the same thing.

The three of them smiled awkwardly, patted each other's arms, and followed Claire towards the conference room.

Until he stood at the door of the conference room, Alan Aide didn't know how he should face this scene now.

Although you may have faced such a scene several times, this time it is different.

"World of Warcraft" is about to be launched, and this game that has been developed by most of the company's staff is almost ready to be harvested.

What impact will the change of ownership have on the game at this time?

Claire opened the door and turned back to find that the three bosses were stunned, but Claire could understand their behavior. Because when she saw the talker who came to the door this time, his expression was definitely more serious than the three bosses.

surprise.

Who would have thought that the transaction volume involved in the glass slag was as high as 900 million US dollars, but the speaker did think that he had an incredibly young oriental face?

Ning Zimo, who was dressed in casual clothes, looked at the four people outside the door with interest, and immediately connected the three relatively young co-founders of Glass Slag with the people in the photo who had vague memories in his mind.

Seeing the stiff expressions of the three of them, Ning Zimo simply took two steps forward and said with a smile, "I thought that in a fun company like Glass Slag, everyone would wear casual clothes to work. It seems that I am wearing the clothes I am traveling with today.

The dress is a little out of place."

As Ning Zimo took the initiative and the other two took second place, Alan Aide finally understood.

Today, they were going to meet the major shareholder. It turned out to be this young man who looked very young.

"Welcome, welcome," Allen took the initiative to extend his hand and shook it, "I am Allen Aide, and these two are my co-founders, the president - Michael Molem, and the executive vice president Frank Pierce."

"I am Ning Zimo"

After shaking hands, Ning Zimo returned to his side, and then signaled to Richard beside Zhang Miaoying.

"Let's get started."

Richard Green nodded, took out a document from his briefcase, walked over and handed it to Alan Aide and the other three people and said:

"Hello, three gentlemen, I am Richard Green, Mr. Elon Musk's legal advisor. The document I am showing you now is signed by Mr. Elon Musk, proving that he signed the glass slag share transfer contract on his behalf.

Among them, 63% of the shares of Glass Slag are personally held by Mr. Ning Zimo."

Seeing the doubts on the three people's faces, Richard Green further explained:

"The Mr. Ning Zimo in front of you is the founder of skrpe who spread the hottest news in Silicon Valley and Wall Street last month. Since he was busy handling the 5.6 billion acquisition of skrpe some time ago, I asked my boss Elon Ma

Mr. Sk, signed the contract to repurchase the shares of Glass Slag from Vivendi Games on his behalf."

Seeing the surprised looks on the faces of the three founders of Glass Slag, he met their gazes.

Richard Green nodded and said, "Gentlemen, Mr. Ning Zimo is the actual owner of 63% of your shares in Glass Slag."

…

Richard Greene left here after completing his mission, but his words still seemed to echo in the conference room.

Alan Aide smiled bitterly and exchanged glances with the two partners next to him, then turned to look at the young man who made them unable to calm down, but could only smile a little awkwardly on his face.

Ning Zimo could understand their embarrassment.

Maybe it's because he was sold again,

Maybe it's because of my youth.

But when he came here today, he had a lot to talk about. He couldn't tolerate such an awkward atmosphere, so he simply opened the door and said:

"Okay, everyone, let me get straight to the point. After all, I have been a fan of Glass Slag since StarCraft in 1998."

Ning Zimo took the initiative to express his good feelings, which made Alan Aide and the other two people suddenly feel happy when they heard it.

Satisfied with the reactions of the three people, Ning Zimo continued, "I like Glass Slag very much because I think Glass Slag has become a company with a very rich cultural heritage through its accumulation over the past few years.

Therefore, as a fan of Glass Slag, I am very determined that after I get rich, I will take back the shares that you have dispersed from a money-grubbing group and concentrate them in my own hands. In this way, I not only realize my dream, but also make money.

Get more money.”

More money?

How much more?

$5.6 billion is not enough!!!

How old is he to be so rich?

The three founders of Glass Slag looked at each other in confusion.

They felt that the major shareholder across from him had a nonchalant look on his face when he talked about acquiring his company.

That's 900 million. Telling him that was as easy as going downstairs and buying a big bottle of Coke?

Ning Zimo saw all the changes in the application of the founder of Glass Slag, and immediately found it very interesting.

But he still has important things to do.

"I'm here this time, on the one hand, to meet with you, and on the other hand, to discuss with you how to allow you to develop freely?"

As soon as Ning Zimo said this, Frank's arm resting on the table shook unconsciously. Michael's body beside him was even slightly trembling.

Free development?

What does this mean?

Alan Aide not only noticed the actions of his two friends in his peripheral vision, but he was also a little unsure.

"Sorry," Alan Aide couldn't help but pause. He adjusted and continued to ask, "Ning, what do you mean by self-development?"

Seeing that he mentioned the word "freedom", the three people opposite him finally relaxed. Ning Zimo kept the slight smile on his lips and said:

"Starting from "Diablo" in 1997, "StarCraft" was created in 1998, and then "Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos" was launched in 2002. Glass Slag finally has three real blizzard brands.

culture."

Standing up and walking out, Ning Zimo said softly, "I feel that your journey has not been easy!"

Alan Ed suddenly felt that his nose was a little sore and couldn't help but want to move it, but found that Michael beside him was rubbing his nose faster than him, so he could only grin at Ning Zimo.

He didn't have time to think about how the young major shareholder saw this, but this sentence really touched him deeply. It also made him feel that the young man opposite him was no longer so strange, and seemed to have become very close.

"I admire people who insist on doing what they want to do for ten years. This is a very valuable quality. I think I know better than anyone else how you put your works into the glass slag to this day.

Care like a child.

So what I mean by free development is that my shares in Glass Slag are just an investment, a guaranteed investment that allows you to continue to create good works. This guarantee comes from me.

Let’s start today by walking into Glass Slag’s office.”

Ning Zimo's face was indifferent, but he expressed his meaning very clearly. As his topic unfolded, the faces of Allen and the three of them became rosy, and their expressions looked even more unbelievable.

That's 900 million, 900 million US dollars.

If you throw this money away, everyone will have to find their own sense of existence.

But what did this young man say?

Isn’t it incredible?

Why?

Facing the confused look of the three people, Ning Zimo smiled and added, "My investment will grant you the greatest degree of freedom in your projects, including the establishment and direction of the project, the appointment and dismissal of personnel, etc., except for what you want."

I want nothing more than to gather the best talents to produce the best work."

After walking for two steps, Ning Zimo stood still, spread his hands and said to the three of them:

"This is the biggest purpose for me, a fan of glass slag, to make this investment."

Seeing the young man, Allen came back from the shock, twisted his somewhat "stiff" neck and looked at his other two partners.

But he found that his two partners were doing the same movements as him. Even the expressions on their faces were the same as what he wanted to express in his heart.

"A 900 million transaction, really, is that all?"