Initial contact, the atmosphere on both sides was very good, Alan Adhan did not say anything, just invited Zhang Yi before leaving, and when it was convenient, he could visit Blizzard.

Zhang Yi happily accepted the invitation.

You know, in the minds of gamers, Blizzard is definitely a monument in the history of gaming.

A visit to Blizzard is a capital that hardcore gamers can boast of for a lifetime.

The next day, the two brothers took Jingjing, who had little interest in games, to visit the local Chinatown.

And Zhang Yi, with Luo Bingyun, officially visited Blizzard.

For Blizzard, Zhang Yi, who has played StarCraft for twenty years and World of Warcraft for ten years, is very familiar.

In the early days, Blizzard was very difficult to operate, and even for a while, it had to rely on the two founders, Alan Adhan and Mike Mowami, to max out their personal credit cards to pay employee salaries and rent.

At that time, the pressure was very high, and from the perspective of capital flow, they were almost at the end of their day.

Blizzard's headquarters is not large, but the décor is full of fantasy, and the walls are full of characters from Warcraft.

For the arrival of Alan Adhan, the company's employees were not honestly afraid, but still did their own thing.

There are those who are wearing slippers and sleeping sloppy. There are also those who call friends to play games. There are even people who are feeding their pets. In short, to describe this place as anything is fine, but it doesn't look like a serious company.

Luo Bingyun looked at all this in surprise, she didn't expect that the office scene of a company that produced so many good games would be like this.

Alan Adhan was not surprised, a breezy look.

Zhang Yi has long heard that Blizzard's office environment may be the freest in the world.

Before Luo Bingyun came, she had done some homework, and she herself loved to play computer games, and when she saw this scene, she couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Mr. Allen, won't playing games during work hours affect work?"

"Beautiful lady, I can introduce you in detail!"

"First of all, we are a game company, so the main criterion for recruiting employees, in addition to being highly educated and knowing how to code, is that they must be able to play games and love to play games. Even, when our HR director evaluates personnel, he will play a game with the recruitee to determine whether this person really likes games and is proficient in games!"

Oh, hearing this, Luo Bingyun opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Seeing her red and glamorous lips and a coquettish look, Zhang Yi took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention, and pinched her plump buttocks, which felt very good.

He smiled wickedly at her.

Luo Bingyun rubbed his aching buttocks and gave him a blank look. The smoky and flattering demeanor made Zhang Yi's heart tickle. This woman has allowed herself to develop and enter the most seductive maturity period.

"At Blizzard, the employee job hopping rate may be the lowest in the industry! Of course, there will also be a situation where the game producer wants to start his own business, and we will actively support it, and even provide financial support to employees who lack funds, respect their entrepreneurial ambitions, and the company has always maintained friendly exchanges with them. ”

After a pause, he continued, "Developers in the games industry, whether artists or testers, are proud to work for Blizzard. Game makers who have worked for the company for five years will receive a medieval sword to keep as a souvenir. ”

The tone was full of pride, overflowing with words.

Luo Bingyun seemed to be deliberately making trouble, pointing to an employee who played a game and said: "The game he plays is half a life! As far as I know, it's not your company's game!

"Absolutely, even though the game is a product of our competitor, the Villefort company, it is very popular with players. As game developers, we need to learn more about our players' preferences to enrich our game offerings, so that we can learn from each other's strengths, make our games more playable, and make players more loyal to our games. ”

Zhang Yi deeply believes that the secret of Blizzard's success is not only its attitude of striving for excellence in making games, but also its inclusive mentality.

Now this is just the beginning of the first glimpse, and in the next decade, Blizzard's games will take the gaming market by storm, creating one miracle after another.

The acquisition of Blizzard is not only for economic interests, but more importantly, it is an obsession in his heart, he wants to push Blizzard to a position far beyond his previous life.

As Blizzard advocates in World of Warcraft, this is a virtual world where anything is possible.

Casual browsing and casual visits also made the chat atmosphere between Zhang Yi and Alan Adhan more and more relaxed.

In terms of games, Zhang Yi didn't want to point fingers before he joined Blizzard.

You must know that in the previous life, Blizzard changed hands several times, but never gave up the independent game development rights, no matter how many changes in the holding company, Blizzard has always fully controlled the game development progress and content, and no investor has ever been able to change its concept of making games.

"I'm also making software, and I'm also making online games, I don't know, as the founder of Blizzard, what do you think the current Blizzard lacks the most, or what is the company's needs that can't be met?" Zhang Yi asked Alan Adhan on the side.

Hearing this, Adhan lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

He understands that this is the other party, as an investor, gradually understanding Blizzard in depth. I also want to know what wishes I have to satisfy as the founder.

"At present, the company is preparing to build a battle.net system, and the investment will be very large, and the amount of funds also determines the size of the audience and the satisfaction of the user experience. In fact, we didn't think about building a costly Battle.net system. However, we had to do it, and Villefort had already started to build a battle net and was ready to put half-life on the platform to operate. This is a very big threat to us. ”

After thinking for a while, he continued: "The company is advancing the research and development of Diablo 2 and Warcraft 2, but due to the shortage of personnel, the development progress is very slow. ”

Looking at Zhang Yi, he hesitated for a moment, and finally clasped his hands, and said as if he had made up his mind: "What I'm talking about next is the company's secret plan, please two, you must keep it secret, is it okay?"

As soon as Luo Bingyun heard the secret, she immediately blushed with excitement, women like gossip by nature, and when she heard the other party say that it was a secret, the soul of gossip in her mind burned brightly.

Thinking about the end of 1999, this time period, Zhang Yi instantly understood, what is this secret plan that Adhan wants to say?

It should be the one who will rule the online game world in the future, and it has already begun to be developed!