Chapter 6 Black Cloud Gaming Company
While He Mingcheng and Bao Zixuan were discussing the formation of the company, they called the front desk as a temporary secretary and began to record the content and minutes of the conversation between the two.
He Mingcheng: "Your Uncle He, although he is a small lawyer, he can still help you solve some legal problems, what kind of game company you want to establish, but as far as I know, RB and American companies have advantages in this regard, and there is no company in this area in Xiangjiang, and game development talents are not easy to find." ”
Bao Zixuan: "Don't worry! Uncle He, I am a talent in this field, I will handle the early development by myself, and I will recruit people according to the company's development in the future." ”
He Mingcheng: "It's good if you have confidence, okay, what do you need me to do?"
Bao Zixuan: "The main reason is that I want Uncle He to help me register the company, if I come by myself, it will be too slow, and the patents generated during the development period need Uncle He to help me register them worldwide." At present, the most important thing is that Uncle He needs to help me find the factory, and the relevant staff also need Uncle He's cooperation in recruitment. ”
He Mingcheng: "You kid will find something for me to do; But what do you ask for the factory, and how much do you plan to invest!"
Bao Zixuan: "At present, as long as you can assemble an arcade machine, let's see the development in the future! 50-1 million Hong Kong dollars." Personnel, you look at it, just put up the office shelves first. ”
He Mingcheng: "What is the name of the company?
Bao Zixuan: "The name is Heiyun Game Company, but you also have to help me register Heiyun Electronic Technology, Heiyun Entertainment, Heiyun Real Estate, Heiyun Medicine, etc., that's all for now!"
He Mingcheng: "Your kid is not very ambitious! I'll see if you have the ability! Don't let me down! Mr. Bao!"
Bao Zixuan: "Why Uncle He has now entered the role of a lawyer! But my brother is settling accounts, and I have a lot of trouble for you this year, so we will sign a one-year agency contract first." As the legal counsel of our company in one year, the basic fee is 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the commission is based on the contract amount, how about it!"
He Mingcheng: "Forget the contract commission, it's not easy for you to just start, if the development is good, just give me a red envelope." If you don't need 100,000, it's 60,000. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Then I'll thank Uncle He." Then prepare the contract!"
He Mingcheng: "You kid, it's really good to come with me!" After speaking, he asked the temporary secretary to change the contract according to what he just said, mainly to add the amount from the new.
After Bao Zixuan saw that the contract amount was fine, he immediately wrote a check for 30,000 Hong Kong dollars and handed it to He Mingcheng. After seeing him hand over the check, He Mingcheng naturally received it in his hand. This is business, lawyers sell services, and no matter how good the relationship is, they must act according to the rules. However, He Mingcheng did not receive a commission from the contract, which made him regret it countless times in the following year.
After talking to He Mingcheng, Bao Zixuan refused He Mingcheng's invitation to lunch; a person was going to go to the computer market to have a look, and no matter how good the idea was, it would not become a reality without equipment. In this era, home computers have not yet become popular, and Apple only launched the Apple 2 computer in April this year, that is, three months ago, which can be said to be the first personal computer in the true sense of human history. However, there is still no sale in Xiangjiang. And to make games, especially games that require computer programming, there is one company that has always been an unavoidable topic - IBM, the absolute hegemon of this era. Although Apple has developed rapidly in the era of smart phones, the current Apple and IBM cannot be said to be rivals at all, and they simply think too highly of Apple.
Bao Zixuan asked the address clearly and came to IBM's sales outlets in Xiangjiang, although there are very few industries that use computers in Xiangjiang at present, and the sales in Xiangjiang are very general, but IBM's sales outlets in Xiangjiang are still in the most prosperous area of Central. Looking at the 2,000-square-foot hall with a few computers, I felt IBM's wealth at this time.
When Bao Zixuan walked into the exhibition hall, a blonde and blue-eyed beauty immediately walked over, and it seemed that IBM's sales still gave priority to recruiting Europeans and Americans. Since the salesperson speaks English, he can only speak in English.
In his previous life, Bao Zixuan stayed in London for 13 years, and in this life, he also has two years of living experience in London. Moreover, most of the engineers and executives of Rolls-Royce are British, so Bao Zixuan's English naturally has a strong London accent. Not only English, but also German, French, Japanese, and Russian. If you look at the translations, you can't keep up with Rolls-Royce, and the aero-engine papers are concentrated in these few languages.
After hearing Bao Zixuan so authentic with strong London accent English, the salesperson felt that the opportunity had come. The person in front of him must be a Xiangjiang man who has lived in the UK for a long time. In this era, very few people in Xiangjiang bought computers, and the main sales were foreign companies in Xiangjiang. But it's not the same when they come back from abroad, and they're also a potential buyer.
Hearing the salesperson's introduction to the performance of computers in this era, Bao Zixuan felt a little broken. The performance of the most advanced mainframe computer here is only 6/10,000 of the laptop computer in his previous life, but in this era, IBM can meet its own requirements! After watching it for a while, he spent $16,000 to buy a small computer according to his actual needs, and it will be delivered to his home in a while. In addition, I spent more than 40,000 US dollars to order a medium-sized industrial computer! It is still a simplified version. It takes about a week to get to Xiangjiang. And the price is only calculated in US dollars, but Bao Zixuan still brought the airline to pay 10,000 pounds, and they still received it. The pound sterling in this era is very recognized. In this way, according to the exchange rate, he only needs to pay about 200,000 Hong Kong dollars.
I spent more than 400,000 yuan in half a day, and it seems that my money is still not enough to do anything. When he left the IBM sales showroom, Bao Zixuan had an extra note in his hand, which was the contact information of the saleswoman. But I don't have the energy to think about this at the moment, so I politely put it in my pocket and leave.
After the IBM people loaded the computer into the truck, they saw that Bao Zixuan did not drive and politely took him with them! After all, there are very few people who can spend more than 400,000 Hong Kong dollars at a time in this era. According to Bao Zixuan's command, he soon arrived downstairs in the Taikoo Shing Community, and the two staff members used a small cart to move the computer to his room. Bao Zixuan refused to install it, after all, he was the one who installed a mainframe computer in his previous life. It would be a joke if such a little guy couldn't handle it, but he still gave 100 Hong Kong dollars per person as a service fee.
When the two of them left, Bao Zixuan began to unpack the computer box, and followed the installation instructions step by step to complete the installation, he didn't want to capsize in the gutter. The computers of this era are still very different from those of later generations, but the basic operating principles are still the same. So in less than an hour he had installed everything he needed and debugged it.
When you start writing some useful software when you are familiar with the performance of your computer, you forget to pack it up. When Li Yulin returned home and saw that the living room was full of boxes, she knew that her baby son must be back, so she put the boxes in the utility room without complaint. After Li Yulin moved to Taikoo Shing, she gave the master bedroom, which is the largest room, to Bao Zixuan to live in. She always thinks that if the child gets married in the future, it will be more troublesome to move around, which shows that a mother is always thinking about her son.
It wasn't until seven o'clock in the evening, when Li Yulin was making dinner, that she knocked on the door and asked Bao Zixuan to eat, and before that, she couldn't bear to disturb him!