Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

{Time: August 13, 2004}

{Location: Maple Country-Ontario United States-California}

On the morning of August 13, Li Ying brought Jennifer and Zhang Miaoying to Toronto.

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario, the country of Maple, and the purpose of their coming here this time is for the acquisition of qnx company.

"Hi, Li... you are finally here. Come... let's sit down and talk."

Li Ying walked up and took the two people next to her to sit down. The person opposite her was the team responsible for acquisition negotiations at Vega Law Firm. The leader was named James, a person who Li Ying felt had poor senses. Because, this name

James' man is not as gentleman as he appears.

However, this man only showed his ugly side in the middle of the preparations for the acquisition negotiations. This made her hate meeting this man, but she had to appear here again.

Today is the day that qnx company agreed to be acquired. They must come to Toronto to negotiate the details of the acquisition with the founder of qnx.

But she would always feel uncomfortable with this man who disgusted her. Especially when he first met them, he not only showed "admiration" to her, but also looked at Jennifer and Zhang Miaoying who had followed her to Toronto.

all over!

But this person's eyes didn't look like Ning's normal "appreciation", which made her feel a little unbearable.

"Messrs. Li, Gordon and Dan have agreed to the acquisition invitation we submitted. After all, qnx now has US$248 million in debt, which makes every step they take now difficult."

James tried his best to appear more gentlemanly than usual. After all, the sponsors sitting opposite were three beauties with different styles.

Their combination of Eastern and Western styles was rarely seen at his level. So he couldn't help but look at them a few more times, and even thought of something that made his blood swell.

Seeing that James on the opposite side was getting more and more aggressive, Li Ying felt uncomfortable all over her body. She couldn't help but move slightly. But as soon as she made this movement, she had to suppress the idea in her heart.

After all, when faced with such a dirty-thinking person, the more you show your discomfort, the more likely they will take advantage of you.

nqx is an important step for him. She cannot let nqx's acquisition be delayed because of her impatience.

Li Ying tried her best to calm down, nodded and took the document handed over by James, but then a pair of hands touched her face. Looking along the arm, Li Ying happened to see Jennifer's springy eyes.

Jennifer held Li Ying's face with one hand, and put her other hand on her forehead to explore.

After some actions, Jennifer said sympathetically, "Dear~~Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want us to go back and rest first, and we can talk about the acquisition another day?"

Jennifer looked worried, which made Li Ying slightly stunned, but she quickly pouted and shook her head.

"It's okay, I can hold on."

"Oh~~Then if you can't hold it anymore~~tell me~~I don't want you to work so hard~~Dear~~"

"Well, I know~~Dear~~"

Seeing the two partners beside her acting in a lace scene with tacit understanding, Zhang Miaoying was filled with joy under her calm expression.

I don’t know where Jennifer came from with so many weird ideas. After giving her such a show of pity, the disgusting man opposite looked at them in a strange way. Then with Li Ying’s sweet words

"Dear" he replied, and the disgusting man suddenly frowned.

…

"Hahahaha~~Jennifer~~How do you come up with so many tricks? I saw that person's face changed twice after he used that trick just now."

With Jennifer's actions and Li Ying's "eager" response, the review before the acquisition at noon was completed very quickly.

Now back in the hotel suite, Zhang Miaoying is still laughing at the scene at noon while waving her fork.

Zhang Miaoying smiled brightly, but Jennifer curled her lips indifferently, but the faint smile hanging on the corner of her lips gave her away.

"Beautiful women always encounter various problems. Those who appear to be gentlemen can deal with them easily. There are always some restricted areas that they are most afraid of touching."

Zhang Miaoying was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then what if your method doesn't work?"

Jennifer was stunned for a moment, but quickly shrugged.

She put down the knife and fork in her hand, stood up and walked to Zhang Miaoying. While her eyes widened, her fingers had already lifted Zhang Miaoying's chin.

"That's it, if you cooperate, I can kiss you~~"

Zhang Miaoying's eyes were originally round, but Jennifer made her face turn red again.

On her crimson face, a pair of black eyes were filled with the word "reject".

"No~~I still can't accept too much intimacy between the same sex~~"

"Haha~~ If the boss is changed, you will be willing~~"

"I didn't~~I'm not~~Don't talk nonsense~~"

The two of them immediately got into a quarrel, and they were no longer as capable as they usually were. Li Ying watched them having fun, with the corners of her mouth raised, and she unconsciously thought of Ning Zimo.

This situation has never happened every time they went to discuss business work with him before, but since last year, they have to deal with these things alone. Especially after the establishment of Spark, they will face more such scenes.

No way, women will still run into all kinds of troubles outside of work in the mall.

Therefore, the current Xinghuo must quickly become stronger.

Because the stronger you are, the less trivial troubles you will have.

"Okay, okay~~ Stop making trouble, let's finish processing the information of Weijia Office and take down qnx as soon as possible, so that we won't fall too far behind the boss."

"Okay~~"

…

Ah sneeze…

Ning Zimo sneezed suddenly, and the fat man opposite him quickly handed over the tissue box.

The fat man's name is Gabe Logan Newell, and he is the founder of Valve. He does not dare to neglect the young man in front of him at all. Because he has a platform like Wegame in his hand, which is

Valve must be learned.

On June 1st this year, Wegame launched a number of games including "World of Warcraft". Among them, Valve's free "Half-Life" mod - "CS", has enjoyed a rapid streaming experience on the Wegame platform.

The experience of red.

Newell registered a Wegame account on June 1st to experience it. The gmail email he registered seems to have a cooperative relationship with Wegame. As long as you use your gmail email, you can quickly log in to the Wegame platform. It has to be said that for users

For people who have a gmail email address, this is a very quick way.

After logging into Wegame, Newell quickly experienced the popularity of "CS" on Wegame, and through painstaking research, he also found an important reason why "CS" is so popular.

Since the battle server of the Wegame platform is quite stable, "CS" had 150,000 people online at the same time on the day it was launched. Nearly 7,000 servers and the distinctive "Quick Join" function overturned the "CS" battle server that was unbearable in the minds of players in the past.

image.

"CS" has become popular, and today the founder of Wegame came to Valve in person for the agency rights of "Half-Life 2".

It's just that Newell is not willing to hand over the network agent of "Half-Life 2", which is still under development, because their Valve company also has a steam platform similar to Wegame.

More importantly, since "CS" is popular because of Wegame's "Quick Join" function, why can't they develop a similar function on Steam?

Ning Zimo took the paper and wiped his nose, and within 3 seconds of throwing the paper into the wastebasket, he could clearly sense G Fat's intentions.

Yes, Fatty G is the Fatty Monla Lisa in her previous life, and the fat man in front of me whose real name is Gabby Logan Newell.

If Ma Yun in the previous life was the man who made women who were beauties to pay obediently, then Fatty G is the man in the gaming world who made men obediently open their wallets.

It's just that the fat guy who expanded rapidly in his previous life encountered him as a stumbling block in this life. Therefore, Steam is still standing still, unable to move forward.

But no matter how unstable Steam's development is now, Ning Zimo still feels that it is not enough. Because in addition to being a cash cow with huge potential in his plan, Wegame also carries considerable weight in the cultural ecological chain.

There is no room for failure in the development of WeGame, and the easiest way to eliminate the potential competitor of G Pang is to take away the "Half-Life 2" currently being developed by the G Pang team.

But after going around and talking about the afternoon, G Fat still didn't let up. It seems that the popularity of "CS" on WeGame has strengthened G Fat's determination to develop Steam?

Thinking of this, Ning Zimo decided to give it a final try.

"Newell, we have been talking for a long time since the morning, and I also elaborated on Wegame's various policies for inviting "Half-Life 2" to the platform. I have always believed that Wegame must be the largest online sales platform now.

So, I need you to give a positive answer now, whether "Half-Life 2" can be released on the Wegame platform. After all, this is the main purpose of my visit this time."

Ning Zimo acted extremely indifferently, which made Newell feel that it might be easier to speak out the words in his heart.

After thinking about it, Newell still smiled and said, "Ning, I sincerely thank you for your attention to our Valve. It is precisely because of the popularity of our "CS" on the WeGame platform that our "Half-Life 2"

It’s recognized by you.”

Are you recognized by me? But you don’t even mention the popularity of “CS” on Wegame and its potential impact on “Half-Life”?

Ning Zimo smiled secretly in his heart. If he couldn't understand what Fatty G said, he would be a ghost, but he still listened to Fatty G's next nonsense with a normal expression.

"But... Ning... we have our own steam battle platform under the name of Valve. We released this platform more than half a year before wegame. Steam is a dedicated "Half-Life" game update server that we provide to our players. This means

If we hand over Half-Life 2 to you, our Steam team will have nothing to do."

Hearing this, Ning Zimo raised his eyebrows and said, "Actually, if you don't mind, after "Half-Life 2" is handed over to us at Wegame, we can integrate your Steam team into our Wegame team.

In this way, your game developers can concentrate on the development of the "Half-Life 2" game. And after the steam team is integrated into wegame, it will also reduce Valve's team costs. In this way, "Half-Life 2" will get the maximum benefit

With more investment in development, wouldn’t it be easier to produce high-quality products?”

Ignoring the frozen expression on Fatty G's face, Ning Zimo continued, "Perhaps you and I can use the plan we implemented once with Blizzard again."

Newell couldn't help but frown, but for the sake of the next step, he still forced a smile and said, "That's not necessary. After all, I had 1 million start-up capital in the early days of the establishment of Valve Company, which already belonged to the game development company.

A rich company. Even though I have invested a lot of development costs in Half-Life 2, I still have enough money to support the company's development."

As a game development company with ample funds, does Blizzard count?

So what is the plan that Blizzard has implemented?

That’s US$900 million to acquire 68% of the shares!

Ning Zimo didn't take the initiative to mention this matter, and Newell almost forgot that the person in front of him was Blizzard's largest shareholder. But so what about Blizzard's largest shareholder, Steam will one day surpass Wegame.

Newell cut the young man in front of him to pieces in his heart, but said with a smile, "Ning, this is my attitude. I welcome you to come to our valve for inspection or talks, but for the future development of the valve company and the steam platform,

Our team still wants to hold on to its autonomy."

Doesn't Blizzard have autonomy? Even if he holds 68% of Blizzard's shares, Ning Zimo has always given the highest degree of freedom to the Blizzard team. As g fat summed it up, it seems that there is really no need to go

Let’s talk next time.

Ning Zimo stood up, stretched out his hand and shook it with Fatty G, "Newell, I understand what you mean. Since cooperation cannot work out, I can only sincerely wish the valve better and better."

"Ning, thank you. I also believe that we will get better and better." Newell also smiled.

Letting go of his hand, Ning Zimo walked toward the door of the valve company under Newell's guidance.

That’s it for today’s results. Fatty G obviously has greater ambitions.

But it doesn't matter, it just means that the simplest way won't work.

But, how could he not have a way out?

Moreover, how could Fatty know?

Was he the one who led the development of Nuwa?