The next day, Mr. Jonathan's face twitched for a moment as several proposals were placed in front of him. I don't deny that taking all the information is a little bit to let this rich second generation retreat, but it took a week to read it, and he didn't pay attention to the excellent alternative projects that he put above each box, and After picking out a bunch of such strange things, Mr. Jonathan just doesn't know what expression to use to face this Chinese boy!
After reading the few documents that were not too thick for several times, Jonathan finally sighed and raised his head. "Have you really considered choosing these?"
Although the blond man's voice is still gentle, but the loss in his tone can't be concealed, Chen Yuanming smiled with a good temper, "Of course, I think these ideas are quite good, if the company's employees are also reliable, it will be a good investment target."
Jonathan moved his lips lightly, and finally closed the folder in his hand. "I will contact them one by one. Two of them are based in Silicon Valley, one is still studying at Stanford University, and the latter game company is set up in the southern city of Erwan. It may take 2-3 days to get in touch with them..."
"Of course, I have enough patience to wait." Chen Yuanming simply nodded, indicating that there was plenty of time.
Seeing that the other party had made up his mind, Mr. Jonathan couldn't say anything, so he stood up helplessly, and after thinking for a long time, he added, "Although in your opinion, the money may not be worth mentioning, but for entrepreneurs, it is not worth mentioning. It is very precious. So, please also use them on people who really need the money. The reason why angel investors are called 'angels' is precisely because of this precious spirit and belief."
This is obviously beyond the scope of what a partner should say, but Chen Yuanming did not get angry, but sat up straight, "Thank you for your advice, but I also believe in my own vision, this is not a waste of money."
Seeing the rare serious expression of the young man, Mr. Jonathan was only slightly startled, and then looking at the materials in his hand, he couldn't help but be a little confused. Does this child really think that they are profitable projects? Hey... what about him, politely stood up, "I'll give you an answer."
Mr. Jonathan is indeed not slow. On the second day only, two companies agreed on a time. The young man who developed the sB interface had a team of four. This group of people was definitely prepared. They did not choose to hold a bunch of adapters or a few. Computer, but prepared a set of pretty explanatory diagrams, explaining the benefits of the general sB interface from the principle level. He also took out a square prototype machine and handed it over to investors for circulation.
Jonathan couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he got the interface. Of course, the idea is good, but the actual production value is not high. Compared with the barriers between several major computer giants, their efforts are too insignificant to compete with them at all.
Chen Yuanming listened with great interest. These young men showed considerable business acumen. Nowadays, there is no concept of "universal serial port" on the market. In this era, PCs from different manufacturers seem to be products from different planets, which are very different, and there is no compatibility plan at all. However, there are more and more computer-related products, and the demand for compatibility will naturally become more and more urgent. This sB concept is quite close to the finished product of later generations, but the size is a bit outrageous. If the shape is improved to match the classic models of later generations, then it will be a big company. When it comes to setting standards, it is obviously more convenient to acquire a company that has direct access to off-the-shelf technology.
It's not a company that can hold on to itself, but that doesn't mean it can't bring wealth. After thinking for a while, Chen Yuanming smiled and asked his own question in the face of several anxious young people.
"I really appreciate this idea, but there are two questions that must be said. First, is there room for improvement in this product, such as reducing the size of the socket, which may make it less conspicuous on the host. Second, do you have the confidence to obtain patent rights? , and make it work on most systems."
Although the two issues have nothing to do with the technical core, they are quite straight to the point. The people on the opposite side were obviously stunned, but the red-haired boy in the lead calmed down and answered calmly. "According to the design plan, these will be our main goals in the next step. At present, the chip has been roughly determined, and it only takes time. Give us half a year, and we will deliver surprising results."
Whether it is a product or a team, this combination is enough to satisfy Chen Yuanming. After the contract was successfully signed, 20,000 US dollars were invested in advance to support the other party's research and development. The investor owns 5% of the company's shares, and does not involve team management. Before the next financing, the staged results must be presented.
The next two C language design teams were unsatisfactory, and the product goals were not clear. The instant messaging software research team also had similar problems, but their programming level and ideas were obviously in line with future development. After careful consideration, Chen Yuanming finally invested $10,000 in it, but the company must further integrate and consider software compatibility issues. The next step is to talk about continuing financing.
After discussing the four projects, 2 wins and 2 losses, the investment is not large, but Jonathan is really impressed. Although it is impossible to confirm the selection criteria of this Chinese teenager, but when he actually invests, he appears to be very sophisticated, no less than any mature venture capitalist.
And what he is concerned about is not the introduction of the hype in the plan, but to set a landmark for these ignorant small companies, so that their illusory ideas can be implemented on the ground, and it is possible to realize them. It's not that Jonathan has never seen this kind of amazing technique, but it is often only used by those senior industry veterans. Now it is used by this young man who obviously doesn't have much computer knowledge, and the shock is self-evident.
Compared with Jonathan's surprise, Chen Yuanming was a little apprehensive at this time. In fact, the "Silicon and Neurobond" company plan has not only invested in one venture capital company, but has also been rejected by more than one company. Just like the unspoken rules of venture capital, "bearishness" will affect the selection criteria of other investors. There is no secret in the industry. Being rejected by many people means that the potential purchase value is very low, but what kind of reputation will "that" company be in the future? How could it have grown to such a scale without any investment
This kind of uneasiness slowly fermented over time. Compared with other companies, the reaction speed of "Silicon and Neurobond" was as fast as a snail. It was not until the weekend that they finally set an appointment time, and the meeting was scheduled for Monday morning.
Early in the morning, Chen Yuanming flew to Shashan Road in his soft-top Land Rover, but someone came earlier than him. Outside the parking lot outside Aaron's company, an old Ford car was leaning pitifully on the side of the road, and two young men were squatting beside the car, one nervously holding a computer, the other holding a large pile of documents, washed. Some white jeans paired with a wrinkled pickle-like T-shirt, a pair of desolate and inferior to the Silicon Valley IT dog.
Hearing a car approaching, the curly-haired boy holding the computer raised his head lazily, his eyes lit up, "Wow, Land Rover! Land Rover! Cool! Look Ellen!"
The short-haired boy on the opposite side didn't want to lift his head, "Mike please, can't we wait until 9 o'clock? I've been driving all night, just to save the money for those two hotels..."
"It wasn't me who cried poor before!" The curly-haired boy put his head on the computer in frustration, "I wonder if Aaron has those kind of treat cookies, I'm so hungry..."
This conversation is really unique, Chen Yuanming was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled.
"Are you also coming to Aaron to try your luck?"
A voice interrupted the conversation between the two, and Mike raised his head again, looking at the boy in front of him with a little curiosity. This is an oriental guy who doesn't look old - crap, all eastern guys look like minors - also dressed casually, just looks rich...
rich people. A little hurt inside, Mike sighed, "Yeah, we're the bosses of Silicon and Synapse... Uh, Ce, come here and find an 'angel' to throw money at us."
"Actually, I think I can handle it even if I hold on to it." Alan complained bitterly, "You also know the temper of the tech nerds and rich owners in the venture capital company. They don't look down on gamers at all... Anyway, "The Lost Vikings" "It's also finished. When we find a seller, we will definitely get the start-up capital, so what are we afraid of."
"I'm afraid that if I eat pickled cucumbers again, I will become the Hulk!"
With a puff, Chen Yuanming laughed. "What game are you playing, are you interested in telling me about it?" Seeing the tired and defensive expressions of the two of them, he added, "There is an IhP muffin house not far away, how about I invite Do you have a light meal?"
He responded with two loud belly sounds. Alan swallowed, "Isn't there an hour left? I think it's a good idea to chat!"
It is.
In the cramped seat, Mike tried to stuff the muffins into his mouth like a starving ghost. The muffins sprinkled with special maple syrup were so delicious that one could swallow their tongues. Alan had already wiped out an entire plate of beef and hash browns. Filling my mouth with egg pancakes.
"Why do you have to choose computer games? Isn't sFC quite popular?" Sitting aside, Chen Yuanming drank coffee in his spare time and continued the topic just now.
sFC is the follow-up version of Nintendo's red and white machine. The sales in Europe and the United States are very amazing. It is the current mainstream TV game console.
Mike took a big sip of coffee and flushed the muffins down his throat. "We all think that PC games will be the king of the gaming world in the future. Game consoles will be eliminated sooner or later, but computers will not. And with the upgrade of computer equipment, Its expressiveness will only become more and more amazing, just like the "Dune Castle" that Westwood launched before, it's just fascinating, isn't it?"
"But our 'Warcraft' will be better than 'Dune'!" Alan interjected, "Frank is working on the Dune core, he thinks he can make a great game engine, we have already contacted a few friends, as long as the studio When the lineup is expanded to 2 people, we will definitely be able to create something that attracts the world's attention!"
"I think the cost for 2 people is a bit too much..." Mike interjected weakly, "Is 15 enough?"
"Cough, it would be great if "Lost Vikings" could sell for 20,000, well, 150,000. You can skip the meal, but you have to add something..." Angrily scratched the short hair on his head, Allen muttered, "Everyone thinks we won't succeed, but our Rock Racing is really well received. If these two games can't raise enough money, we must continue to develop the game, and the Warcraft project must be followed up. Yan... If only we could be as rich as Ximu!"
"How long has Ximu been established, how about you?"
"Haha." With two dry laughs, Allen, like a Viking warrior before the battle, drank the remaining coffee in his cup in one gulp and slammed the cup on the table, "Who cares, it's all on Shashan Road anyway! This is the first The Angel Club responded to us this time!"
"That's right!" Mike proudly raised the coffee cup in his hand, "Cheers to that angel's 'wisdom eye'!"
Chen Yuanming smiled and raised the coffee cup in his hand, and gently touched the other side, "Cheers to his eyes."
The two young people seemed to have finally regained their original fighting spirit. When parting, the curly-haired boy quietly slipped a floppy disk to Chen Yuanming, saying it was the Ds version of "Rock Racing", and he was welcome to enter the silicon and nerve keys together. game world.
Holding the floppy disk, watching the two of them stand straight with their backs straight, Chen Yuanming had mixed feelings in his heart. Back then, he went to Zhongguancun to sell computers, just two years after the Internet began to become popular, and the computer industry developed a turning point. At that time, who had never played "Warcraft", who did not know "Diablo", these two pirated discs in the computer city. Sales have been pretty consistent, and when Diablo 2 hit the market, hardcore gaming fans were all over the place to tell them about it.
Although he is not a person who is obsessed with games, but for this company, who has experienced the computer budding era, who can not feel sad
Now he is holding this floppy disk presented by Mike Mohami... Gently flipping the disk, Chen Yuanming smiled.
Behind the seemingly elite partner, Mike whispered to Alan, "After I go in, I'll find a socket to connect the computer first, and you can show them the blueprints, yes, those awesome orcs. The blueprints, and the structure of the story, stabilize them first, and after I open "Lost Vikings", we can have a battle. Let's not talk about contacting Nintendo to buy software, so we can talk more ask for money…”
"Okay Mike! I've listened to it eight hundred times!" Allen kicked the other side, "Make sure you don't break the computer and don't make a mess!"
It seemed that in just an instant, they walked to the door of the conference room and took a deep breath. The two bravely stepped into the door as if they were facing the dragon and Viking warriors. Who would have guessed that they had not waited for the plan to split up and sat on the main seat. The figure made them open their mouths...
"You..." Mike felt a little confused, but isn't this the Chinese boy who invited them to dinner today
Allen hugged the data book in his arms tightly, recalling in horror what he had said when he was eating just now.
The scene fell into a terrifying embarrassment for a while, and finally Mr. Jonathan introduced the responsibility, "These two are the heads of Silicon and Neurokey, Mr. Alan Yadham and Mr. Mike Mohami."
The smile on Chen Yuanming's face did not diminish by half, "Yes, I am quite familiar with these two gentlemen. However, the application amount in the proposal makes me a little suspicious. 30,000 does not seem to be a particularly appropriate number."
"I... we..." Mike's forehead was sweating. Did he just brag about selling the Vikings to Nintendo? Now that only 20,000 is still enough...
Looking at the panicked expression of the other party, Chen Yuanming's smile deepened, "Your company is better than I expected, I'm afraid 10,000 is the correct price. But..." A little bit of wickedness stretched the ending, he was not worried Not slow to say, "Silicon and Neurobond is such a terrible name, you are not going to change it.
The author has something to say: Westwood, the full name of Westwood Studio, is an American game software company. The company was founded in 1985 by Brettsperry and LisCastle, and is known for its Command and Conquer works. The company launched the computer game Dune Castle in 1993, which was the first real-time strategy game on the computer.
Wipe my tears, I haven't finished proofreading, let's go ahead, I'm sorry for being a little late today QAQ