Silicon Valley

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Henry shook his head, "I have received the news that the ISO International Organization for Standardization and the IEC International Electrotechnical Commission will launch the MPEG-1 standard by the end of 1992. At that time, many companies such as Philips and Sony will support this format and launch VCD technology. !"

Jiang Wanmeng was stunned when he heard this. Obviously, he had found the right target when he sought cooperation with C-cube. Jiang Wanmeng immediately regretted it in his heart. C-cube made MPEG-1 compression chips, while RealNetwork didn't... But, luckily, they haven't signed a contract yet!

Jiang Wanmeng was silent for a while, and in the subsequent conversation, he was always absent-minded, and soon said goodbye to Henry.

Henry watched him leave with a half-smile but didn't say anything.

After Jiang Wanmeng left, he reported the situation to the company behind the scenes.

"MPEG-1 is about to become a standard, so C-cube is our best partner. They already have mature technologies and products, and we can launch VCD players soon!" Jiang Wanmeng said.

"Is that so?!" The company behind the scenes thought about it, and finally accepted Jiang Wanmeng's opinion and said, "Okay, you go to contact C-cube now!"

At this moment, in Henry's office, Sun Yansheng, the chairman of c-cube, is talking to Henry, but his identity has changed from chairman to CEO. After Henry met Jiang Wanmeng, he immediately ordered someone to acquire the c-cube company. The c-cube company was only a small company, and there was no pressure to acquire it. It took almost only one afternoon to complete the acquisition with lightning speed.

The most outstanding technology of c-cube is the MPEG-1 compression chip, but it has not yet found a profitable direction.

Sun Yansheng came to report C-cube's technology to Henry: "The architecture of C-cube's MPEG-1 compression chip belongs to the ARM+MPEG-1 video compression unit, and the technology is currently in the leading position in the industry!"

Henry gave him a slight smile and nodded knowingly. Although the c-cube company is small, it specializes in the technology industry. It is no wonder that later generations can monopolize the Chinese VCD decoding chip market. How can this be done without two brushes?

Sun Yansheng looked at the young face in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a sense of reverence and even awe. He was originally the chairman of c-cube. The number of shares held is 30%, but in a blink of an eye, 51% of the company's shares were acquired by Henry Williams, and then a board meeting was officially held to himself and other shareholders at the meeting. Henry Williams officially joins the c-cube company. Served as chairman, then raised $100 million, diluted everyone's shares, and finally, Henry Williams personally held more than 85% of the shares!

Henry Williams' strength makes everyone very helpless, but when he thinks that the company has received a huge capital of 100 million US dollars and can get his support, maybe the company can grow and become a company with a market value of tens of billions!

Think of it this way. The crowd was unaware and excited.

Especially when they thought that the market value of many companies under Henry's name exceeded 10 billion US dollars, they couldn't help but think that C-cube might also have this potential...

Henry invested 100 million US dollars, not only simply to acquire c-cube company, dilute other people's shares, and more importantly, he wants to lay out for DVD. VCD uses the MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses the MPEG-2 standard. Clearly, C-cube has the potential to become a DVD standard-setter! ! !

The so-called first-class enterprises make standards, and second-class enterprises make brands. Third-rate companies make products.

How can a company that makes a product compete better than a company that makes a standard?

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...

The next day, Jiang Wanmeng rushed to the C-cube company non-stop.

"Hello, I'm Jiang Wanmeng. I want to discuss things with your chairman!" Jiang Wanmeng said to the lady at the front desk after walking into the c-cube company.

"Hello, please wait a moment, I'll call the chairman!" The lady at the front desk said with a smile.

"Okay!" Jiang Wanmeng nodded.

After a while, the lady at the front desk hung up the phone and said to Jiang Wanmeng, "Please come with me, the chairman happens to meet you sometime!"

Jiang Wanmeng observed the c-cube company as he walked, because he found that the c-cube company suddenly had many new faces. The last time he came, the number of employees was less than half the number here. Jiang Wanmeng couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

When I came to the door of the chairman's office, the lady at the front desk knocked on the door, and then pushed the door open. She smiled at Jiang Wanmeng and said, "Mr. Jiang Wanmeng, please come in, I won't accompany you!"

Jiang Wanmeng nodded and walked in. After entering, he first saw a back. Thinking it was Sun Yansheng sitting on the office chair, he greeted him, "Hello, Mr. Sun Yansheng!"

At this moment, the office chair was turned around, and Jiang Wanmeng opened his mouth in surprise.

"Wei, Mr. Williams?!!"

Henry smiled at him, "What's the matter, Mr. Jiang Wanmeng, you're surprised to see me, aren't you?"

Jiang Wanmeng was stunned for a while before nodding. At the same time, his expression seemed very unnatural!

He had already talked with Henry at first, but in a blink of an eye he came to the C-cube company again, with obvious intentions! How can he not be embarrassed when he sees Henry again, especially at the C-cube company?

Jiang Wanmeng was puzzled, there were many questions he wanted to ask, but he couldn't open his mouth.

"Please sit down!" At this moment, Henry beckoned to him.

When Jiang Wanmeng heard the words, he walked forward slowly and sat on the chair opposite the desk.

"Mr. Jiang Wanmeng, why did you come to C-cube?" Henry asked deliberately.

Jiang Wanmeng blushed and was speechless.

Henry smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang Wanmeng, are you wondering that you didn't see Sun Yansheng here, but saw me?"

Jiang Wanmeng nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Hehe, it's actually very simple, because I have already acquired C-cube!"

After Henry finished speaking, he looked at him with a smile.

Jiang Wanmeng couldn't help showing a shocked expression.

"Mr. Jiang Wanmeng, it seems that you still have no confidence in me, otherwise, you would not have come to C-cube company..."

Jiang Wanmeng smiled awkwardly. "Mr. Williams, I'm so sorry I didn't expect to meet you at C-cube today. Shame on me! You know, after hearing you say MPEG-1 is going to be the standard, obviously C-cube is going to be better A good partner, and. The company behind me also decided to cooperate with C-cube. But now, since Mr. Williams has also acquired C-cube, it happens that the content we talked about before can remain unchanged. If If you want, we can sign it now, lest you worry about us changing our minds again!"

Henry smiled without saying a word.

Is there anything so cheap in the world? If you want to cooperate, cooperate, if you don't want to cooperate. Kicked off with one foot. When everyone else is asking you?

Looking at Henry's expression, Jiang Wanmeng couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Mr. Williams, what do you think?" Jiang Wanmeng asked again.

"Hehe, I'm sorry, I'm no longer in the mood to invest in your newly established VCD company!" Henry laughed mockingly, "However, don't worry, the decoding chip will still be sold to you!"

Henry has decided to start over.

Now that China has allowed foreign capital to set up companies directly there. There is no need to make compromises and take a stake in a Chinese company.

Jiang Wanmeng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, as long as the decoding chip was provided, the rest didn't matter.

Jiang Wanmeng left after chatting for a while, staying here makes him very uncomfortable!

...

Henry merged C-cube into Williams Electronics, and then used the power of the group to speed up the research of VCD and strive to develop the whole machine as soon as possible. Then apply for a patent. Since Jiang Wanmeng doesn't pay attention to the patent of the whole machine, then he is welcome.

In China, this patent may not be useful. But out of China, without paying the patent fee, can you still sell it?

By August, the steam platform has been established.

Firefly Games immediately convened its partners for a meeting. At the meeting, the steam platform plan was officially announced. Henry also attended the conference this time. The importance of the steam platform is self-evident. It will be the first platform for countless new games to be released, and it will also be the platform with the most games in the world. It may even earn more money than Firefly. More platforms!

Firefly Games has established itself as the undisputed number one in the computer game world with its gaming platform and two games.

This time alone, there were thousands of participants, and most of the world's game companies were invited, including Firefly's rival, EA Games.

Henry walked slowly to the front of the stage in a handsome suit.

"Welcome to this conference held by Firefly Games. This conference is very intensive and has invited all powerful game companies in the world. You must have been very puzzled, what exactly is Firefly Games holding such a conference for! Now, let me tell everyone!"

Henry smiled and said loudly, "Everyone should be familiar with the Firefly game platform! Previously, many game companies wanted to launch games on this platform, but due to certain factors, Firefly Game Company did not Yes. But we will try our best to meet the customer's request. Therefore, we have developed another game platform - the steam platform!!!"

"The steam platform relies on the Firefly game platform and can be regarded as a sub-platform of the Firefly game platform, so you don't have to worry about losing popularity! Our company aims to create two game platforms, the steam game platform is like the NBA draft, while the Firefly game platform The platform is like the NBA. Under normal circumstances, new games are released to the steam platform. If the game is very popular, you can enter the Firefly game platform! You must know how popular the Firefly game platform is. Once you enter the Firefly game platform, you can definitely make money. earned a lot!!!"

Henry's voice just fell, and the group of people below suddenly talked a lot.

Many people's faces showed moving expressions. Obviously, for them, this decision has more advantages than disadvantages!

But there are also some people who show jealous expressions, and the representative of EA Games is one of them.

After waiting for them to discuss for five minutes, Henry stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "Joining the steam platform, we will charge 20% of the publishing fee; entering the Firefly game platform. We will charge 25% of the publishing fee! This release Compared with the offline game publishing company, the cost is more than several times less! Therefore, join our company's game platform. You will earn more!!!"

"At present, more than 15 million people have registered firefly game platform users, that is to say, as long as you enter the firefly game platform, you will have 15 million potential users. Over time, platform users will More and more. I might as well tell you here that there are as many as 11.5 million users who have purchased the registration code of the "Doom" game, and 9.8 million users who have purchased the registration code of the "Warcraft 1" game! This month alone! , Firefly Games made over $400 million in revenue!!!”

As soon as Henry finished speaking, the bottom was like a frying pan. Raise up.

"My God. It's too profitable. It made $400 million in a month!!!"

"Yeah, Firefly Games has dug up a golden mountain! Have you ever wondered what the net profit is?! Except for the operating expenses of the game platform, which are even less than $1 million, everything else is net profit. profit!!!"

"Oh, my heart can't take it anymore! This is so exciting for me!"

"Hehe, if any company's games can also log on to the Firefly game platform, I'm sure that they will make a lot of money!"

"The steam platform is also good. Since it is a sub-platform of the Firefly game platform, it can naturally attract the popularity of the Firefly game platform."

"Not only that, after logging in to the steam platform, it is possible to log in to the Firefly game platform. If it were me, I would definitely be willing to publish the game to the steam platform!"

"Alas, the Firefly game platform alone is already enviable. Now, Firefly Games has found another cash cow!!!"

"Do you think anyone can own a cash cow? You try to develop a game platform and see how many companies are willing to publish games on it?"

"Hehe, my company is incapable of owning a cash cow game platform, but other companies do!"

"You mean EA Games? Hehe, the founder and CEO of ea, Tripp Hawkins, is already ashen. I'm afraid he hates Firefly Games. Presumably with the launch of the steam platform, many game companies All will be transferred to Firefly Games!"

"Hehe, that's right! In addition, Firefly Games has also invented disc encryption technology. Even offline sales have an advantage over EA! Anyway, I have decided that I will embrace Firefly Games in the future!"

"Hold your thighs together!"

"..."

Henry coughed twice on purpose and pressed his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

Henry's influence was not touted, and the audience suddenly became quiet, waiting for his speech.

"If the game is released on the steam platform, the offline distribution rights must also be handed over to Firefly Games, so as to facilitate management and create greater value! Otherwise, if the distribution is not unified, it will cause heavy losses. Offline distribution, our channels are gradually improving, Firefly Game House is all over the United States, and will also establish branches in Europe and even around the world! It is rude to say that we have the financial resources to build the largest sales channel in the world, and we have the ability to Create maximum profits for our customers! Today, you are proud of Firefly, and tomorrow, Firefly will be proud of you! We believe that under the Firefly game platform, there will be games like "Doom" and "Warcraft 1" Such an incredibly popular game!!!"

clap clap clap! ! ! !

Suddenly, a burst of applause suddenly sounded, one wave after another, and many game company representatives showed extremely excited expressions on their faces!

Henry raised his hand, and the audience was suddenly silent.

"After the conference, the steam platform will officially attract investment; a month later, the steam platform will be officially released, and those who are interested will sign up quickly!!!"

clap clap clap! ! !

Another round of applause.

After Henry finished speaking, he bent down and bowed before walking off the stage. The conference also ended, and the staff of Firefly Games began to organize other game companies to sign contracts.

At the end of the day, more than 600 game companies signed contracts with Firefly Games. In other words, in the future, there will be at least 600 games on the Steam platform!

At this time, the homepage of the Firefly game platform also began to promote the steam platform.

Even game companies that have not received an invitation can understand the situation on the steam platform, and they can also release games through the steam platform after signing the contract!

The success of the Firefly game platform has made many game companies envious and jealous, and the current steam platform has touched their nervous nerves! These companies have followed suit and are also launching their own gaming platforms! However, these companies do not know that the sky is high, and most of them will end in failure!

At this time, the long-prepared "Doom" and "Warcraft 1" game discs have been deployed from the factory to each Firefly Playhouse.

Countless players are already hungry and thirsty, and Henry can no longer hang their appetites.

On the second day after the investment promotion conference on the steam platform, it was officially released all over the United States!

In order to inform players, it was specially promoted on the Firefly game platform. It is believed that this news will soon spread throughout the United States. In fact, after the major media in the United States saw the news, they reported the news as soon as possible!

Soon, there was a long queue outside the Firefly Game House!

On this day, the truancy rate across the United States has increased by 10%, and almost every school has people in groups to buy game CDs! ! !

In some schools, more than half of the students even skipped classes to buy game CDs. Looking at the empty classrooms, the principal smiled wryly. In desperation, he could only announce the day off!

Countless people flocked to the firefly game house full of people!

In the game experience center of the game house, a new game arcade was placed at this time. People originally came to buy the game CDs of "Doom" and "Warcraft 1", but they went to play arcade games because of curiosity. It's amazing at once!

You can't stop playing this new arcade game! ! !

This arcade is a new game "The King of Fighters 1992" developed by Capcom Co., Ltd. It will be released globally in early August!

"The King of Fighters 1992" is more cool than "Street Fighter 2", with many characters, strong balance, many moves, and various combinations of moves emerge in an endless stream. It has a strong sense of operation!

Firefly Game House took advantage of today's high traffic and released "The King of Fighters 1992" along the way. Now there is no need to publicize it, and the game has already spread among American players! It won't take long for it to be popular all over the world!

And after the end of the day, in addition to the fame of "The King of Fighters 1992", 1.5 million "Doom" game discs were also sold, and 1.1 million "Warcraft 1" game discs were sold. Shocked the world!

Countless people are jealous and envious, and at the same time have brought huge influence to Firefly Game Company!

"Unbelievable, in one day, you can sell so many game discs!"

"These two games are really good, and because they need to be online to play, many players are itching because they can't play them. After waiting for a long time, they finally waited for the day when the game CDs were released, and everyone had to buy them urgently. Otherwise, it is impossible to create a miracle of releasing so many game discs in one day!!!”

"Yeah, that's right! Everyone is about to suffocate!"

"In addition, CD encryption is probably also one of the main reasons for the popularity of this sales!"

...

Firefly Games CEO Simon Hodge called Henry and said: "Chairman, Firefly Games House is now overcrowded. As more game companies choose to let us publish, we must build bigger and more game houses to meet the requirements!"

"Well, then step up and build the Firefly Playhouse!"

(To be continued ~^~)