one million! Change your name! ! ! Mike narrowly missed the computer in his arms. how is this possible? They just had a meal just now, why did such a heroic investor suddenly pop up? Could it be some kind of Chinese magic? !
Standing aside, Jonathan was obviously surprised, and asked a little uncertainly, "Mr. Chen, they seem to have just entered the door."
"I had a light meal with these two gentlemen before, and what they said was really charming. In order to live up to these 'wisdom eyes', I plan to give it a try."
"But..." Alan finally squeezed out a sentence behind the back, "...but you haven't even played our game, I mean "Lost Vikings", it... It's done really well, we can definitely sell it Lose… "
Mike's chin almost hit the ground. At this moment, he couldn't be sure who was crazy. This little Chinese boy in front of him chose such a stupid partner!
"Okay, don't you bring your computer, let's play together?" Chen Yuanming answered happily, even a little eager to try.
After standing there for a long time in embarrassment, Mike finally gritted his teeth, ran to find a socket, and turned on his precious computer. Around the small screen, the Viking warriors started their own adventures. This little thing has all the classic elements of the red and white machines of the year, a bit like the Nordic version of Super Mario. Chen Yuanming even played two games himself, and also aimed at the difficulty of the level. Posted some reviews. As time passed, the atmosphere between the three became more and more heated.
Standing behind the three young people, Mr. Jonathan was deeply helpless. A few days ago, he was still amazed at this Chinese young man and was attracted by his unique investment method. However, after only a few days, the child was yelling at a game like those two little devils, and had a lot of fun. almost. Did he think highly of this kid, or did he think too complicated about simple things
With two original creators, the game time is still short after all. After clearing the level, Chen Yuanming smiled and leaned back on the back of his chair, "It's really an interesting game."
At this time, the two game madmen also woke up, it seems that it is not the same as the "show" in the plan! Stiffly turned off the computer, Mike turned his head and asked uncertainly, "Do you really want to give us money? A full one million?"
Chen Yuanming nodded, "Yeah, I think "Warcraft" will be a good game, so naturally I dare to pay the money, but do you dare to ask for it?"
These words seemed to be poking into the heart, and the two young people fell into silence for a while. They are really a little panicked about this kind of pie in the sky. Although VCs are basically pie in the sky, some people have paid a terrible price for it.
After hesitating for a while, Allen finally spoke first, "I think we should look at the contract first. You have invested so much, what do you want from us? Let's talk about it first, we are only interested in making games, the kind of excellent, The perfect game, not the hype or the media. We want to build our brand with strength and unparalleled charisma, and money is a good thing, but it's not important."
The corners of Jonathan's mouth twitched behind the station, and he almost didn't utter a word. This was the first time he had heard such a rhetoric at a venture capital firm.
But Chen Yuanming didn't mean to laugh at all, but nodded seriously, "In any industry, integrity is more important than making money, it determines the height of a company's standing, and this kind of achievement is not measured by money. In my eyes, Gaming is not just a means of monetization, but also a culture that can change the pop culture of this era.”
"What about the money?" Mike asked back. At this time, he looked very serious, even the little curly hair on his head was a little serious. "Ideal can support a lot of things, but not without money. What if we can't bring you enough money?"
Chen Yuanming smiled, "It's your business to make games, and it's me to make money. As long as I do my own thing well, it's enough. I'm already rich, and I'm richer than anyone in this room. I will also have a lot of wealth, but these are not all, and spending them where I feel is worthwhile is the key."
"I believe that you can make good games, and do you believe that I can support your company until it becomes brilliant?"
This sentence made the hearts of both of them couldn't help, didn't they imagine that they were rich - like winning the 5 million lottery or something - what would happen? With the money, they can do so much without worrying about the money for tomorrow's meal or hiring those great producers. After two years of hard work, they really understood that bread and love are inseparable. But handing over your company to a stranger and trusting him to say everything can be scary enough. One million is not a small amount, what do they need to pay for it...
Seeming to understand the entanglement between the two, Chen Yuanming smiled, "Of course, this money is not for you to squander, I will hire a professional to join your team to supervise the use of this money and ensure that it is all used for game development. At the same time, I will also own 35% of the company's shares, not purely listed preferred shares, but to enter the management as a shareholder. I will not interfere with your game development, but you must retain some voting rights on distribution and major personnel issues. This will be a loose With limited cooperation, I look forward to seeing a superior return on this money, not just money, but the birth of a world-class game masterpiece."
It's unknown if this remark moved anyone else, but it did move Alan and Mike. Exchanging glances, the pair of friends saw the same determination in each other's eyes. Glancing at the "Rock Racing" floppy disk on the table, Mike scratched his brown curly hair, "To be honest, this is an expensive floppy disk I sold."
Chen Yuanming smiled, "Is that so? I thought it was a gift. But as I said before, the bad name must be changed. We need a brighter and more powerful company name..."
Seeing the three people in front of him negotiating such a big deal so easily, Mr. Jonathan simply didn't know what to think. However, he did not persuade this young kid to join the venture capital industry, because what he did was exactly in line with the fundamental elements of an angel investor—swipe checks to those who are very optimistic about them and who really need projects. Although it seems sloppy, there is something in the eyes of these three young people that makes him a little excited. Maybe Chen Yuanming is not wrong, but his standards are completely different from those of the old-school Silicon Valley elites.
With the cooperation agreement, the rest is easy. It only took a few days for Chen Yuanming to contact the Yongan Accounting Firm and hired an auditor to be responsible for the audit and financial consultation of silicon and nerve bonds. After reassuring that they would come up with a reliable name, the two young Ces embarked on the road to return to their hometowns. In addition to their lack of enthusiasm, they also had a solid backing.
Sending away the rising star of the game industry, Chen Yuanming is inevitably a little emotional. For him, investing in Blizzard is by no means just a past life memory projection and remembrance, but an important part of his own development plan. In the next few years, all kinds of game studios will start to flourish with the popularity of personal computers, and those wonderful world-class masterpieces will not only represent the sales of millions of discs, but the entire game industry.
Peripherals, film and television copyrights, professional exhibitions, and even the upsurge of personal computer upgrades driven by the improvement of game cores... On this shiny golden avenue, there will be hundreds of sub-studios, thousands of downstream manufacturers, and It is a group of hundreds of millions of consumers, and it is a wave enough to trigger a turbulent wave of change in the times.
Now that this deeply hidden vein has been laid foreshadowing, what about the other one far away from China
Chen Yuanming was anxiously looking forward to it, but Professor Yan finally brought back the good news he needed. In July 1993, the world's first VCD was finally successfully developed.
Can't wait, Chen Yuanming left everything in the United States and returned to China with Professor Yan. In that still very humble studio, a prototype was lying quietly on a clean table. The silver-gray body has a thickness similar to that of an ordinary video recorder, and every button is flawless. In front of the fuselage, there is a silhouette of a swallow, so light and beautiful, it seems that it is about to spread its wings and fly to the sky.
Meng Lisheng's eyes were bloodshot, but his expression was extremely happy. He took out a CD and handed it to Chen Yuanming, "Try it?"
CD-ROM, VCD player... These two things should be very familiar, but now Chen Yuanming felt a little unfamiliar and frightened. Suppressing the unspeakable emotion in his heart, he took a deep breath, pressed the open button, and put the CD in.
There was a sway on the TV screen, and the unfamiliar shooting technique took a long time to focus the camera, and a man appeared on the screen, talking with an excited smile.
"This is how we developed the VCD machine!" The man clapped his hands and said with a smile on the prototype machine. "After the establishment of China, it was the first home appliance product designed by Chinese people! After so many years, we can finally stop imitating and arguing with others. After picking up the leftovers, it is completely self-developed from the idea to the finished product. Although this is just a small player, the technology content is not worth mentioning, but it contains enough things to make me and all my colleagues proud!”
The screen shook slightly again, and there were some cheers and applause. The man seemed to be affected by the booing and cheers around him, and his cheeks were slightly flushed.
"And, it is only our first step. Along this road, we will be an era of video carriers and playback devices. How magnificent this era contains, we don't know yet, but just like Haiyan, we We will go up against the wind, stand on the top of the waves, and move forward bravely. As the saying goes, the spring is coming, and I hope this brand can become our true 'announcement bird' and lead us into this different era!"
The shooting tools are very simple, and the person being photographed is extremely unprofessional, but just such a small video made Chen Yuanming's eyes feel a little hot.
Beside him, Meng Lisheng was very embarrassed and coughed lightly, "It's all the idea of the guys below, saying it's for the actual test equipment. I also recorded a karaoke K disc, you can plug it in and try it... "
"No need." Chen Yuanming shook his head, couldn't help but stretched out his hand and lightly touched the flying silhouette on the logo. "A great short film, just what I wanted."
Professor Yan also smiled and said, "Yeah, Lao Meng, I didn't expect you to have a good sense of the camera lens. It's an excellent promotional video when you take it out. Now that the prototype is available, we should make some prototypes and apply for industries in various countries. Copyright, just VCD disc thing... "
"Leave it to me." Withdrew his finger on the DVD player, Chen Yuanming showed a relaxed smile. "I know someone, someone who can definitely make this swallow soar into the sky!"
The author has something to say: Did you catch a surprise so early? But this is really not a double-drop rhythm, it's just that I'm going to watch a movie in the afternoon la la la la
Cover your face, just give the nest a half-day leave, people have not read a book or watched a movie for a long time, they will dry up and wither>_
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