Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Midea's corporate headquarters.

The industrial computer bought back from IBM has been installed in place, and the entire host is installed in an isolated air-conditioned room, and the larger computers of this era need additional cooling equipment, but fortunately, it is not at the level of the server, and a high-power air conditioner is enough to solve all the problems.

The signal cable of the main unit is linked from the air-conditioned room to a monitor outside, and on the surface of the screen, a picture that is extremely familiar to later generations is running, but it is extremely fast, and the eye will not be able to catch it if you don't pay attention.

Xu Zhi, He Guoyuan and a group of software engineers are testing the operation mode of Xiangjiang Cube.

Xu Zhi asked one of the engineers, "How many times is this speed now our usual game speed?"

The engineer replied, "Almost ten times, and now we're checking if there's a problem with the software logic." ”

He Guoyuan on the side said with a smile: "In fact, under normal circumstances, people who play the game will not play at this speed, nor will they play this progress, but as the developer of this game, we must set up a set of core running programs that belong to us, which can ensure that these blocks can be eliminated when they fall and will not pile up higher and higher, and finally fail to break through the level." ”

Xu Zhi asked again: "Doesn't this design mean that some players can pass the level all the time?"

He Guoyuan nodded and said: "Yes, according to the program we are doing now, it is indeed theoretically possible, but in reality, when people play, in the later stage, the speed will be faster and faster, and we are not computers, there will always be mistakes."

What's more, this set of algorithms is owned by the laboratory, after confirming that there is no problem, the program will be changed in the products I sell in the future, we can follow this original program, every hundred times to change one or several of the shapes, which will cause difficulty to the game, can also set difficult, simple mode. ”

Xu Zhi smiled: "I thought that this block game only relied on speed to control the difficulty. ”

He Guoyuan shook his head: "Although this block game is simple, the logic is to decide what the next one is according to the shape of the blocks stacked below?" ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, how long will it take?"

He Guoyuan said: "It's hard to say, Xu Sheng, don't look at the only one program on the screen now, in fact, this computer is running 20 sets of Xiangjiang cubes at the same time, we have been testing for two days, 6 of which the cube game failed, and the programmer is also optimizing according to the data, it is difficult to say when it will be good, it depends on how high Xu Sheng's requirements for this are." ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Then let's continue the test, if there is no problem for 7 consecutive days, it will be about the same." Also, what's going on with Snake?"

He Guoyuan said: "The procedure of the snake is much simpler, and when the test of the Xiangjiang cube is over, we can test the snake again, but it shouldn't take long, after all, the Xiangjiang cube can cut off the bottom layer, and the snake can't, it will always be stuck." ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, then test it slowly first, is there anyone at work at night now?"

He Guoyuan shook his head and said: "No, there are usually a few people who will work overtime until 8 o'clock." ”

Xu Zhidao: "This is a waste of time, Lao He, you communicate with these programmers, arrange a few people to work overtime at night, anyway, just look at the screen, and you can give more salary." ”

He Guoyuan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand." ”

Lin Siqi suddenly asked on the side: "I've played Xiangjiang Square a few times, it's fun, why do we have to do this kind of test?"

He Guoyuan explained with a smile: "Players naturally don't need to use this kind of program, and even if there is a bug, I am afraid that it will not be discovered, but we are a research and development company, and we must understand all the features and possibilities of this game."

7 kinds of blocks fall down, theoretically can form countless trillions of possibilities, so when to drop what must have a set of programs to control, in fact, this is not complicated, according to the shape below you can edit the program, but the program is just a program, since we want to make it into a game, there may be bugs in it must be paid attention to, so this set of operation logic that will never be stuck is very important, and the current test is also to reduce unnecessary trouble in the future. ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said: "Yes, after this set of procedures is determined, we can easily change a few points in the future, which can increase the difficulty of the game, so that players can also have more choices." ”

Lin Siqi nodded and said, "Understood." ”

Xu Zhi asked He Guoyuan: "How is the arcade hardware prepared?"

He Guoyuan said: "We still plan to adopt the production model of crane machines, our factory is only responsible for the final assembly, and everything else is purchased from outside. ”

"Yes, that's how it should be, we're a small company after all, and this model is the most realistic. Xu Zhi nodded.

In fact, if it is not still in research and development, it is impossible to find an outside company to be responsible for many aspects, as long as you ensure a certain production capacity, in other aspects, a better decision should be outsourced, not only to save a bunch of trouble, but more importantly, your company does not have this kind of large factory management experience and a series of talents.

Talent can be recruited, but the team can't, a small factory may not have a few cutting-edge talents, but everyone cooperates with each other, production, quality, technology, none of these people are considered great talents, but years of industry experience enable them to make the best products.

Xu Zhi asked again: "What happened to the dealer of the crane machine RB, it has been delayed for too long now." ”

He Guoyuan nodded and said: "It's almost over, Sato is willing to give up 25% of the shares, this is already the limit, and the first batch of orders is 1,000 units." ”

In just a few months, there are no less than 20 factories in Xiangjiang doll machine, and various price wars have been overwhelming, although the United States has firmly locked the high-end market, but life is not easy, and the future still has to rely on RB and the European and American markets to survive.

Xu Zhiya smiled: "Okay, then settle it, but I didn't expect this Sato to actually pull his original company in." ”

After Sato Koichi resigned from Ito-Yokado, there has always been a problem in the negotiations with He Guoyuan, that is, the principal is not enough, and He Guoyuan has always demanded that it must be paid in full first.

Sato, who had no choice but to bring Ito-Yokado in, set up a joint venture company together, and with the addition of a top RB supermarket, not only orders and future channels were guaranteed, but also funds were no longer a problem, so Sato's attitude became tough again.

From an investment point of view, Ito-Yokado joined in, the shares are almost 30%, and it is naturally impossible to give more than 40% of the shares to Midea, so after several negotiations, the three parties have decided on an agreement of intent, and the equity distribution is 45% for Sato-Yokado, 30% for Ito-Yokado, and 25% for Xu Zhi, and the three parties will use Xiangjiang's low cost, Ito's internal logistics and some of Sato's resources to cooperate with each other to jointly develop the RB market.

"Ding Ding ......" The office phone rang, and Lin Siqi walked over to pick it up.

After a while, he hung up and said, "Xu Sheng, this is a call from Goldman Sachs, Gao Yada has something to look for you." ”

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, then you can make an appointment with Yao Mingcheng, and we will go together in the afternoon." ”