Henry found it interesting that outside the tech show, there were five or six people around a computer playing Super Mario!

Super Mario on PC?

Henry approached and asked, "Who did you port Super Mario to the computer?"

If you want to port a reeling game to your PC and achieve a smooth side-scrolling effect, you need a certain amount of skill!

"I did it!" said a thin young man with glasses.

"What's your name?"

"My name is John Carmack!" replied the young man.

"John Carmack, what a familiar name...... Henry muttered, thinking for a moment, and suddenly remembering that he was young, technological, and a bunker, and his name was John Carmack, who else could there be but the founder of ID Software?

id Software, which specializes in the development of computer games and game engines, was a landmark at the time when the company launched DOOM, a game that revolutionized the computer game industry in 1993. In particular, the well-known FPS blockbusters "Half-LIfe" and "Counter-Strike" were made using the Quake engine developed by id Software!!

John Carmack is a genius in computing, and when it comes to programming, Carmack is almost self-taught! Before he finished his freshman year, some of the little games he wrote were bought by many software companies, and he himself became a part-time programmer for several software companies!

Now he is a sophomore, but he is not yet 20 years old, but he is so good that even IBM really wants him to join his company!

Although John Carmack did not join IBM, he chose to port Nintendo games on the IBM-PC platform and developed a PC display technology called EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter, the prototype of the 3D graphics acceleration card), which is a 16-color display mode. Later, he devised screen refresh technology to improve the speed of game graphics.

So, Henry saw a group of people playing "Super Mario" around IBM computers!

Niang Xipi, this is a real genius!!

I'm only nineteen years old, and I'm already so awesome!

"Damn, genius should be used by me, I can't let him go!" Henry's heart was on fire, and looking at John Carmack was like looking at a pile of glittering gold!

Carmack, the father of the 3D engine, hurry up and join the organization!!

Henry burst out laughing, and his smile was as bright as a flower!

"Carmack, I'm the chairman of Firefly Games, and I invite you to join !!"

John Carmack was slightly startled, but quickly relieved. There are so many companies that want to invite him to join, and there is nothing to be curious about! John Carmack was surprised that Henry was much younger than him, and he was actually the chairman of a game company!

He stroked his glasses and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, my friend John Romero and I are preparing to start a company together! This time I participated in the science and technology exhibition to try my luck and see if any venture capital companies have taken a fancy to our technology and are willing to invest in us!"

Henry smiled faintly and said, "Maybe you don't know what kind of company Firefly Games is, this company itself does not carry out game research and development, and its main task is to publish games." However, it has several game subsidiaries, all of which are quite independent and have the right to develop games independently. If you are willing to join Firefly Game Company, you can also set up a subsidiary and own part of the shares of the subsidiary! In addition, our Firefly Game Company is a strategic partner with Weifeng Capital Investment Company, and you can also enjoy the treatment of venture capital!!

The conditions sound, it seems good. John Carmack asked with interest, "If my friend and I set up a subsidiary of Firefly Games, how many shares would you give us?"

"40%!" Henry thought for a moment, "Firefly Games will inject a million dollars into the company, you can just come to work!"

"So good, according to you, if someone comes and joins Firefly Games, it's the equivalent of 400,000 dollars!!" John Carmack was surprised.

"You can say that!" Henry nodded, "because our company values talent the most, and we are willing to !! whatever it takes."

John Carmack nodded, a little moved, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I'll discuss it with my friend before I reply to you." ”

"No problem, here's my business card, call me when you've thought about it. Henry handed him a business card with only his name and phone number on it.

"Okay. John Carmack will look at the business card and put it in the pocket of his coat.

Henry smiled goodbye to Carmack, walked a short distance, and made a phone call: "Karina, I have found another target! Firefly Games will add a new subsidiary, and I will need Prestige Capital to invest and dilute their shares!"

"Why are you so cunning?!" Karina teased.

"How can I make money to support you if I am not cunning?" said Henry.

Karina didn't bother to talk to him about this and asked, "How much money do you want Prestige Capital to invest?"

"It's not clear yet, try to dilute their shares to less than 30%, I will inject a million dollars into the new subsidiary that is about to be established, but the server uses Noah's Ark, the network uses Cisco MCI, and the computer uses Dell's, recruiting a large number of top high-paid talents, I think it won't be long before the subsidiary's money will be spent, and at that time, Weifeng Capital will come to invest again!"

"Okay, if it's okay, hang up!" said Karina, "I'm very busy here......"

"Okay!" Henry hung up and began wandering around the tech show again.

In the afternoon, John Carmack called Henry and told him that he and his friends had decided to join Firefly Games. Henry was not surprised to receive the call. The conditions are so good, it would be strange if you didn't join!

The big guy is the little guy before he becomes the big guy. They can't imagine what glory they will achieve in the future, so they are no different from ordinary people! Henry took out a million dollars, and even though he asked for 60% of the shares, they didn't have to give anything, and they could get 40% of the shares, which was a pie in the sky!!

With such a good thing, who wouldn't do it?

And Henry also explained the mechanism of the Firefly Game Company, the subsidiary has a lot of independence, unless there is a major decision or the company is facing huge losses, otherwise, the parent company will not care. This kind of sheep-herding management method is most suitable for people who have no money but like to start their own business!!

All kinds of conditions are prescribed, even geniuses have to kneel!!

The next day, John Carmack took his friend and colleague John Romero, Tom. Howl, Adrian. Carmack, come to meet Henry.

All four of them were employees of Softdisk's software distribution company, with John Carmack working part-time. Henry soon catches his eye on a middle-aged man who is dressed as a maverick and has a strong hip-hop style, because John Carmack introduces him to him as John Romero!

John Romero is also self-taught, known as the godfather of FPS (first-person shooters), and has a talent for designing games!

The combination of the two Johns has created the legend of id Software!

Henry had to pay special attention to him!

But Henry's face remained unmoved, and he signed the contract with them first. If you leave your job within three years, your shares will be cancelled and you won't be able to engage in game-related industries for three years, and if you leave your job within five years, your shares will be personal, but you won't be able to engage in game-related industries for three years!

If you really want to do things and want to develop and grow the company, then the agreement has no constraints on them at all!

After the four of them read the contract, they discussed it with each other, and finally decided to sign an agreement with Henry! (Ask for votes and collection!! author Jun has built a book friend group: 424930141, everyone is welcome to join...... ）

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