Chapter 623: A trip to Ubisoft
Founded in France in 1986 by the Guillemot brothers, Ubisoft publishes and distributes educational software and game software.
Between 1989 and 1990, Ubisoft opened its first overseas branch, and at this time Ubisoft was still exploring its own path, but Ubisoft was very well positioned for the market, and in one fell swoop, it entered the three major Western game markets: the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, and quickly gained a foothold.
In 1990, the five brothers decided to start their own game, so they began hiring young technicians in large numbers.
In 1994, Ubisoft created its own game studio in France.
Mark Ansel, a talented designer, was gradually recognized, and the game he developed, Rayman, became one of the most famous games in the future.
Since then, Ubisoft has been unstoppable, and there have been frequent big moves around the world, and later it aimed at the film and television market, developing games for players, and the visual shock brought by Hollywood's special effects technology can be applied to the game, and it is a different feeling to control the heroes in the film and television.
In 2004 and 2005, Ubisoft announced its foray into Hollywood, signing a series of licensing deals with major Hollywood companies: an agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to develop a game of the same name based on the remake of three-time Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson's King Kong.
Signed a contract with Sony Pictures Pictures Consumer Products to develop the first game based on Sony Pictures Animation's computer animation special effects. Signed a licensing agreement with LucasArts to produce the Star Wars Prequel III: Revenge of the Sith handheld game.
At this time, Ubisoft was still a very small company, neither listed nor acquired by a local old man like Vivendi, who was despised by players.
Vivendi's reputation in the game industry is much worse than EA's. After many game companies were acquired, it didn't take long for Vivendi to be killed and disabled.
Later, Blizzard, why did it sell itself as a rich goose? Because ...... It's to get rid of Vivendi! Owners like Vivendi are probably the least popular owners in the game industry.
"It's really time to catch up, the world is unpredictable, and no one could have imagined that Ubisoft would grow into a world-class game company. Lin Qi sighed silently in his heart.
"Mr. Lin, Ubisoft has already contacted us, and their person in charge said that we are welcome to visit at any time. "After answering a few phone calls, I came to confirm the time with Lin Qi.
Lin Qi did not reveal any information about the acquisition of Ubisoft, which was not big at this time, and it was not difficult to acquire it, and at a time when they were groping for expansion, the new venture was a huge ship with an absolute direction in the world of the game.
However, when the news of Lin Qi's investment in the winery was published by the newspaper, game companies of all sizes were already ready to move, but wherever Lin Qi walked, almost all of them would leave the footprints of new entrepreneurs, and on the basis of their own production of games, new entrepreneurs invested in the acquisition of large and small game companies around the world, which was already widely advertised.
"Agree on a time, tomorrow morning, we're going to visit Ubisoft. Lin Qi gave less than a clear amount of time, and he knew about the acquisition of Ubisoft.
However, most of such an enterprising entrepreneurial team is very business-minded, and there will be no shortage of investment in the general development process. Coincidentally, most of the business acumen who generally make games are average, and they will only stay in the company to make games, so many of these companies, some of them go bankrupt, and some have to accept the investment and management of giants in order to survive.
Originally, Lin Qi should not have bought such a small company as Ubisoft, but because he was curious about the current Ubisoft, Lin Qi decided to go on a personal trip.
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The next morning, after Lin Qi and Xiao had breakfast, they went into development.
An hour later, the two met the fabled game empire, where the five Gilmot brothers rented a factory of less than 300 square meters, and there was no isolation, with six tables at the door, employees testing several small programs, and several computers testing the first children's game, Donald Duck, which did not bring much profit to Ubisoft.
In a separate compartment at the back, three desks were placed, clearly the offices of the five brothers.
Less than a little surprised, this situation is worse than when he collected information, the whole office decoration is extremely simple, and the staff's working meals are still thrown on the table.
"Mr. Lin, you are very welcome to come, please here. ”
As soon as Lin Qi and Xiao Xiao appeared, the five brothers greeted them, very enthusiastic, and even a little nervous, and welcomed the two to the office.
Although the other employees were still working, almost all their eyes secretly converged on Lin Qi and the others, discussing in a low voice.
"Matt, do you think it's strange that the newly started Boss Lin will come to our small company?"
"Who knows, it's not going to be our first game. Oh my God, I don't believe it! They can develop games like Avalon, CS, Red Alert, and Resident Evil, and they are the top giants in the industry!"
"To hell, I'm going to throw up in this playtest, and to be honest, I don't think it's fun at all. ”
"I can't say that, although we are small now, but perhaps because of this, we are seen as having the potential to grow. ”
"Let's see if we have any special merits that we have overlooked. ”
More attention of female employees is on Lin Qi, the handsome and handsome figure makes their hearts ripple.
Working here is arguably the most boring thing to do, and game production at this time, like other game developers, is much the same, although the five brothers have gathered a lot of employees, it is still a workshop-style production.
The question of the employees is also the question of the five brothers, there are many large and small game companies in France, and there are many bigger than them, what is the charm that has won the favor of Mr. Lin.
"I appreciate your drive, but at the same time, I'm bullish on the French gaming industry. In the game industry all over the world, I will lay out the layout, and France will also settle down, invest in localized game companies, and enhance our game category and style. ”
After a short greeting, Lin Qi threw out the words, the five brothers were very enthusiastic, secretly speculating about Lin Qi's meaning, hearing Lin Qi say this, their hearts were still a little gloomy.
However, they are far from being comparable to new ventures, and there are no works like "Red Alert" and "Resident Evil 1", there is a world of difference between the two.