Chapter 20: Digging into Nintendo's roots
If an enterprise wants to develop rapidly, it is inseparable from the support of talents, and the rise of a new force will inevitably step on the corpse of the old overlord, which is the law of natural development. The development of enterprises must also capture the market share of other enterprises, and they must snatch food from other people's mouths. This is especially true in the game market, where the children of each family are fixed, and the more time they spend playing black cloud games, the less time they have to play games with other companies, or even not playing.
Bao Zixuan knows that in the future 80s and 90s, the rise of a game giant has caused huge repercussions around the world, and that is the RB game giant Nintendo. Founded at the end of the 19th century, the card factory has grown into a gaming giant, and in addition to the extraordinary ability and vision of the business leaders, it is also inseparable from the performance of two geniuses.
Yokoi Junhei and Miyamoto hat, one swept thousands of troops in hardware production, and the other sought defeat alone in game development. Now these two people have not performed particularly prominently, and it is a good time for Bao Zixuan to start. So after signing the contract with Taidong Co., Ltd., Bao Zixuan gave Xiao Jiade a task, that is, to forcibly dig Yokoi Junhei and Miyamoto hats, and now there are some eyebrows, it is Bao Zixuan's turn to appear, and he wants to personally persuade the two to join.
Miyamoto has only just graduated from college for two years, and he is still a Nintendo who entered through his father's relationship, and he is still just an ordinary game designer, with a very average salary and treatment. It's relatively low within Nintendo.,When Xiao Jiade explained his intentions,I heard that it was Xiangjiang Company that was not interested at first.,When I learned that it was the production company of Xiangjiang Cube and Pac-Man.,Especially when the other party's boss, that is, the game developer, wanted to meet him, he still readily agreed.。
In order to avoid the people of Taidong Co., Ltd., Bao Zixuan chose a high-end café in Tokyo to meet him. When Xiao Jiade came in with his Miyamoto hat, he introduced the two parties and chose to leave, because he wanted to keep the client confidential. When Miyamoto looked at this former person who was a few years younger than himself and was already a famous designer in the industry, he was still very envious. After everyone said hello, they began to get to the point.
Bao Zixuan: "Miyamoto-kun, lawyer Xiao has already introduced my intention to you, although our company has just started, but the current two games are selling very well in Asia, and I also intend to increase the development of new games, so I hope Miyamoto-kun joins, we can create brilliance together." ”
Miyamoto hat: "I'm just a little game designer, why did Bausan invite me. I don't quite understand something. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Looking at a person's development should look at the long-term, not only to see fame, but also to look at his talent, the game industry pays more attention to a designer's love for games, otherwise everything is empty talk." I've seen some of Miyamoto's works at university, and although some of them are not very mature, they are full of creativity. And your attitude towards the game is something I admire. ”
Miyamoto: "What position will I get if I join your company and how much I will be treated accordingly?" ”
Bao Zixuan: "You will become the head of the game development department of our entire Heiyun company, with an annual salary of $120,000, an annual increase of 5%. For games developed by your department, you get a 3% commission on profits, and you will also have the company's option rewards. Working in Hong Kong gives you the opportunity to return to RB twice a month on weekends, and the first-class company will reimburse you in full, including your family. ”
Miyamoto: "It's a salary package that you can't refuse, but I have a lot of power as the head of game development, and I know that Bausan is the best at game development. ”
Bao Zixuan: "You can take full responsibility, and I'm going to study in the United States soon, and set up a North American branch there." I'm just going to talk to you about ideas, I don't care about anything else, I have other businesses to manage. ”
Miyamoto: "Can I bring someone over from RB?" ”
Bao Zixuan: "That's your business, after you join, all the personnel in the development department will be in charge of you, and I will only ask the company to arrange their logistics and salaries." ”
Miyamoto hat: "The boss is happy to work with. After speaking, he stretched out his right hand, and Bai Zixuan also stretched out his right hand when he saw it, and the hands of the two were held together. Bao Zixuan called Xiao Jiade, and after a while, Xiao Jiade finished preparing the contract, and when he saw the 10-year contract, he was a little unhappy, and the amount of liquidated damages was also quite scary, but the others were very satisfied, and he hesitated and signed.
Bao Zixuan's heart that hung when he saw Miyamoto Hat signing, finally let go of half of it, and handed over the check of $100,000 that had been prepared long ago to Miyamoto Hat, "This is your signing fee." "Regarding your contract with Nintendo, Lawyer Xiao will help you get it out. And when Bao Zixuan returned to Xiangjiang three days later, Miyamoto Hat would go back with them. After a few people had lunch at the café, both parties were satisfied, and Miyamoto left with a smile.
After sending away the Miyamoto hat, Bao Zixuan asked, "When will Junpei Yokoi arrive?" ”
Shaw: "It's about 3 p.m., and there's 45 minutes left. "After waiting for about 40 minutes at the café, we finally saw Junhei Yokoi. Unlike new employees like Miyamoto, Junhei Yokoi is now a middle manager at Nintendo.
After Xiao Jiade introduced everyone again, he left the private room.
Yokoi Junhei: "It turns out that Bao Sang is so young, it seems that I am really old." ”
Bao Zixuan: "Yokoi-kun is only in his 30s, how could he say such a thing!"
Yokoi: "I don't know what advice Bao Sang has given me when he asks an employee of a rival company to come over. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Today is an opponent, tomorrow is a friend." ”
Yokoi Junhei: "I already know the reason why Bao Sang called me, but why did I give up my stable job and go to Xiangjiang with you, a company that doesn't know when I will see hope! I am not a game developer, and a company can develop a good game console without developing a few good games." ”
Bao Zixuan: "The platform I can give you is something that no company or individual can give, and working with me for a year is equivalent to working for Nintendo for 5 years or more." Heiyun is not a listed company, and there is no board of directors to restrict the salary, and our revenue may exceed $100 million this year. And I will provide no less than $10 million for your console development department every year for R&D, and I will only send one financial person to oversee the accounts, and you will decide the rest. At the same time, you have to complete the task I have given you. I didn't plan to make money for the first three years, at least in your console development department. ”
Junhei Yokoi: "What kind of treatment can I get?" ”
Bao Zixuan: "The annual salary is 600,000 US dollars, increasing by 10% every three years, and the 3% commission on the profits of your development products is valid for a long time, as long as you work in Heiyun until retirement, your family will always enjoy the benefits brought by this part, unless Heiyun goes out of business." And there are also future option awards. There are two opportunities to return to RB for the weekend twice a month, and the first-class ticket is fully reimbursed, including your family. ”
Junhei Yokoi: "I still have contractual constraints in the company, so I can't leave easily. ”
Bao Zixuan: "The lawyer will take care of everything." After the two people shake hands, you can boldly recruit the talents you need. It's up to you for that, Yokoi-kun. ”
In fact, Junhei Yokoi was not very happy at Nintendo during this time, and some of his developments required a lot of capital. And unlike games, which can bring immediate revenue, hardware products can't be profitable until a certain number of them are sold, so the pressure on the board of directors and company management is very high. After comprehensive consideration, Junhei Yokoi still agreed to accept Bao Zixuan's invitation.
It's still a ten-year contract, Yokoi Junhei didn't say anything, after signing it, Bao Zixuan handed over a check for $300,000 to Yokoi, looking at this huge amount of money, Yokoi Junhei was completely relieved. And what is even more reassuring is Bao Zixuan, because after bringing Yokoi Junhei and Miyamoto hats to Xiangjiang, it is not so easy for Nintendo to rise.
A check for 10 million yen was signed and handed over to Xiao Jiade, and Xiao Jiade was officially hired as the legal counsel of the RB branch of Black Cloud Company. The first task given to him was to register some patents for the hardware, the most important ones being important hardware patents such as the shape of the handle and the D-pad. Although He Mingcheng has been entrusted to register in Xiangjiang, the speed is not very fast, and Xiao Jiade in RB will also have to take on the work of registering patents in the future.