Reborn Tycoon Rise

Midea's headquarters in Kwun Tong, Kowloon.

The industrial control computer bought from IBM has been installed in place. The entire host is installed in an isolated air-conditioned room. Older computers in this era require additional cooling equipment. Fortunately, it is not at the level of servers. A high-power air conditioner Enough to solve all problems.

The signal line of the host computer is connected from the air-conditioned room to a monitor outside. On the surface of the screen, a picture that will be very familiar to later generations is running, but the speed is so fast that the eyes will not be able to catch it if they are not paying attention.

Xu Zhi, He Guoyuan and a group of software engineers are testing the operation mode of Xiangjiang Cube.

Xu Zhi asked one of the engineers: "How many times is this speed now our normal game speed?"

The engineer replied: "Almost ten times. Now we are testing whether there are any problems with the software's computing logic."

He Guoyuan on the side laughed and said: "Actually, under normal circumstances, people who play games will not play at this speed or progress, but as the developers of this game, we must set a set of our own The core operating program can ensure that these blocks can be eliminated when they fall and will not pile up higher and higher, and ultimately fail to pass the level."

Xu Zhi asked again: "Doesn't this design mean that some players can always pass the level?"

He Guoyuan nodded and said: "Yes, according to the program we are doing now, it is indeed possible in theory, but in reality, when people play, the speed will become faster and faster in the later stages, and we are not computers, so we will always make mistakes.

More importantly, this set of calculation procedures belongs to the laboratory. Once it is confirmed that there is no problem, the procedures will be changed in the products I sell in the future. We can follow this set of original procedures and change one of them every hundred times. Or several shapes, which will cause difficulty to the game. You can also set difficulty and easy modes. "

Xu Zhi laughed and said: "I thought this block game only relied on speed to control the difficulty."

He Guoyuan shook his head: "Although this block game is simple, the logic is to determine what the next one will be based on the shape of the stacked blocks below? In fact, the game is almost out now, and you can play it, but in order to make it more perfect in the future To control the rules of the game, these tests are now required."

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, how long will it take?"

He Guoyuan said: "It's hard to say, Xu Sheng, please don't look at the fact that there is only one program on the screen. In fact, this computer is running 20 sets of Xiangjiang cubes at the same time. We have tested it for two days, and 6 of the cube games failed. The programmer is also based on the data When it comes to optimization, it’s actually hard to say when it will be good, it just depends on how high Xu Sheng’s requirements are for this.”

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Then continue the test. If there are no problems within 7 days in a row, it's almost done. Also, how is Snake?"

He Guoyuan said: "Snake's program is much simpler. Once the test of Xiangjiang Cube is over, we can test Snake again, but it shouldn't take long. After all, Xiangjiang Cube can remove the bottom layer, but Snake cannot. , will always get stuck.”

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Okay, let's test it slowly first. Is there anyone working at night?"

He Guoyuan shook his head and said: "No, usually a few people will work overtime until 8 o'clock."

Xu Zhidao: "This is a waste of time. Lao He, please communicate with these programmers and arrange for a few people to work overtime at night. Anyway, you only need to look at the screen. You can pay more."

He Guoyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

Lin Siqi suddenly asked from the side: "I have played Xiangjiang Cube several times. Is it fun? Why do we need to conduct this kind of test?"

He Guoyuan explained with a smile: "Players naturally do not need to use this kind of program. Even if some bugs occur, they may not be discovered by others. But we are a research and development company and must understand all the performance and various possibilities of this game. sex.

The 7 types of blocks falling downward can theoretically form countless trillions of possibilities, so when and what falls must be controlled by a set of programs. In fact, this is not complicated. You can edit the program according to the following shapes. But a program is just a program. Since we want to make it into a game, we must pay attention to possible bugs in it. Therefore, this set of operation logic that will never get stuck is very important. The current test is also to reduce unnecessary errors in the future. trouble. "

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, once this program is finalized, we can easily change a few points in the future to increase the difficulty of the game, so that players can have more choices."

Lin Siqi nodded and said, "I understand."

Xu Zhi asked He Guoyuan: "How are the preparations for the arcade hardware?"

He Guoyuan said: "We still plan to adopt the production model of claw machines. Our factory is only responsible for the final assembly, and everything else is purchased from outside."

"Yes, that's how it should be. We are a small company after all, and this model is the most realistic." Xu Zhi nodded.

In fact, if it were not still under research and development, it would be impossible to find outside companies to take care of many aspects. As long as you ensure a certain production capacity, in other aspects, the better decision would be to outsource it. Not only will it save a lot of trouble, What's more important is that my company does not have such large factory management experience and a series of talents.

Talents can be recruited, but teams cannot. A small factory may not have a few cutting-edge talents, but everyone cooperates with each other in production, quality, and technology. None of these people are considered great talents, but their years of industry experience enable them to create The best product.

Xu Zhi asked again: "How is the situation with the dealer of the claw machine RB? It has been delayed for too long now."

He Guoyuan nodded and said: "It's almost the same. Sato is willing to give up 25% of the shares, which is the limit. At the same time, the first batch of orders is one thousand units."

In just a few months, there are no less than 20 claw machines manufacturing factories in Xiangjiang, and various price wars have become overwhelming. Although Midea has firmly locked the high-end market, life is not easy, and it still has to rely on the future. Only the RB and European and American markets can survive.

Xu Zhi also smiled and said: "Okay, let's settle it, but I didn't expect that Sato would actually bring his original company in."

After Koichi Sato resigned from Ito-Yokado, there was always a problem in the negotiations with He Guoyuan, that is, the principal was not enough, and He Guoyuan always demanded that the full amount must be paid first.

As a last resort, Sato actually brought Ito-Yokado in and established a joint venture together. With the participation of a top RB supermarket, not only orders and future channels were guaranteed, but funding was no longer a problem, so Sato One's attitude became tougher again.

From an investment perspective, Ito-Yokado joined in, with a stake of almost 30%. Naturally, it was impossible to give more than 40% of the shares to Midea, so after several negotiations, the three parties reached an agreement of intent, and the equity allocation was for Sato 45%, Ito-Yokado 30%, and Xu Zhiyang 25%. The three parties will use Xiangjiang's low cost, Ito's internal logistics and some of Sato's resources to cooperate with each other to jointly develop the RB market.

"Ding ding ding ding ding..." The office phone rang, and Lin Siqi walked over and picked it up.

After a while, he hung up and said, "Xu Sheng, this is Goldman Sachs' number. Gao Yada wants to see you if he has something to do."

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Okay, then make an appointment with Yao Mingcheng and we will go together in the afternoon."