Episode 82: A futile trip to the United States
On July 15, 2003, Zheng Xiyi was threatened by Shen Yuanhao with the nuclear weapon of Lin Xiyin and came to RELOAD Korea again.
He didn't want to bother managing the company at all, Shen Yuanhao happened to have technical strength and management ability, so he naturally dragged Shen Yuanhao to take the pot. Shen Yuanhao brought Zheng Xiyi to discuss it every three or four months, because Zheng Xiyi always had some strange ideas in his head, which inspired him very much.
"Oh, I said brother-in-law, what are you calling me to do here, the demo hasn't come out, when will the Multiverse be able to run and call me again. Zheng Xiyi was lying on the sofa complaining without an image, Shen Yuanhao ignored him, picked up the phone and asked the secretary to bring in two cups of iced coffee.
Waiting for the secretary to put down the coffee and turn around and go out and close the door casually, Zheng Xiyi, who had been watching the secretary go out, sat up and stared at Shen Yuanhao, making a strange sound in his mouth, "Tut, brother-in-law, are you choosing a secretary or a beauty pageant?" That figure, that long legs, that chest...... Aren't you afraid that my sister will find out and throw you down this floor?"
Shen Yuanhao still didn't look at him, took a sip of iced coffee, "I seem to remember who told me when I was in the United States that if the secretary doesn't choose a beautiful woman to hang in front of him every day, then what good mood can the boss have when he comes to work? If the boss is in a bad mood, he will scold his subordinates, how can his subordinates have a good mood? How can his subordinates do a good job if they don't have a good mood?"
"Ah, did anyone say that to you? But when you think about it, it makes sense. Brother-in-law, what are you looking for me?" Zheng Xiyi decided to skip it quickly, and if Lin Xiyin came to ask in the future, he would resolutely refuse to admit that he had instigated Shen Yuanhao to find a beautiful secretary.
Shen Yuanhao didn't bother to bother with him, and went straight to the point, "Bill Roper left BLIZZARD at the end of last month, and the three founders of BLIZZARDNORTH, Enrique Skaiff, Marcos Skaif and David Breivik, left with him. ”
Zheng Xiyi raised his eyebrows when he heard this, although he didn't remember the specific time, but he naturally knew these four people who had been in the game industry for most of his life in his previous life. After leaving Blizzard, they founded the flagship studio, but the flagship didn't make sail and collapsed within a few years.
"What, brother-in-law, do you want to talk to them?"
"It's not that I want to talk to them, it's that they want to talk to you. ”
"WTF! Why are you looking for me?" Zheng Xiyi almost jumped up from the sofa, shouldn't it be looking for Shen Yuanhao?
Shen Yuanhao kept reviewing the documents in his hand, raised his head and glanced at Zheng Xiyi, "This circle is so big, do you really think that no one knows that the elf world was created by you?"
"What am I doing? I just came up with some ideas, and I didn't do anything practical, and I was looking for eggs. ”
"They think your game philosophy fits them well, and there are a lot of things in the elf world that they wanted to do but didn't do when they were in BLIZZARD, so they want to talk to you. ”
Zheng Xiyi frowned, "If it's just a chat, it's okay to make a phone call, or write an email, is it necessary to ask you, brother-in-law, to notify me?"
Shen Yuanhao put down the pen, closed the folder, and turned the swivel chair to face Zheng Xiyi, "Of course it won't just be a chat, if you talk about it well, they may become an independent studio under the company." ”
"Uh...... Isn't it......" Zheng Xiyi began to feel a headache. If you look at people alone, these four are naturally well-known figures in the industry, although in this life, RELOAD company started with Zheng Xiyi, a big cheater, but after all, the foundation is shallow, and when it comes to industry influence, the entire company of RELOAD is not as good as these four.
Shen Yuanhao was surprised by Zheng Xiyi's reaction, "Don't you want them to join our company?"
Zheng Xiyi waved his hand, leaned back on the sofa, set up Erlang's legs, put his hands on his knees, and began to tap his fingers rhythmically, Shen Yuanhao knew that this was a habitual action that he wanted to think about, so he didn't ask any more questions, picked up the folder and walked out of the office to the secretary, and then sat back in his position and began to look at the email.
Zheng Xiyi really doesn't want Bill Roper and them to join RELOAD, to be precise, he doesn't want the flagship studio to join. "Hell's Gate: London" has always been the hit in the list of games that players are most looking forward to, but in the end this game disappointed players, and then the flagship studio slowly fell into a financial dilemma, and finally sold "Hell's Gate: London" and "Mythos" still under development to Hanguang Software and closed the studio.
Zheng Xiyi is very aware of the abilities of these people, but he is also clear about the problems of these people, just like all the top masters, they are stubborn, have firm beliefs, and are extremely persistent in autonomy, even if they join RELOAD, they will never let Zheng Xiyi or Shen Yuanhao interfere in the flagship studio, but Zheng Xiyi has no willingness to pay for "Hell's Gate: London". It's just that if these people can join RELOAD, it will be of great benefit to RELOAD's improvement in the industry, at least it won't make people think that RELOAD is a nouveau riche anymore, and as the creators of the classic game "DIABLO", if the Skaim brothers can join the development of "Multiverse", Zheng Xiyi himself can rest assured that he will leave it alone, although he doesn't care much about it now.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zheng Xiyi still couldn't make a final decision, and the key to everything was whether he could convince Bill Roper and the four to give up "Hell's Gate: London", but he knew in his heart that it was basically impossible.
"Brother-in-law, do you think there's any hope of convincing Bill that they join the development of Multiverse first, rather than working on their own project first. Zheng Xiyi rubbed his temples and sat up.
Shen Yuanhao pushed away the keyboard and thought about it, "Although I don't think there's much hope, let's talk about it first, what if they like your idea very much after listening to it?"
"HEHE, YOU REALLY THINK OF ME,......" ZHENG XIYI SMILED BITTERLY TWICE, IF HE CAN MAKE A TOP PERSON IN THE INDUSTRY LIKE BILL CHANGE HIS MIND AND BE CONQUERED BY THE GAME CREATIVITY OF A FAMOUS ACTOR, THEN ZHENG XIYI CAN GO TO THAT BILL FROM MICROSOFT AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT GIVING UP WINDOWS AND DEVELOPING IOS SYSTEMS. It doesn't matter if the concept is correct or not, it's just that everyone at the top of the industry can't give up on their own idea because of a concept that sounds great.
After thinking hard for a long time again, Zheng Xiyi still couldn't think of a clue, and finally gave up, he simply lay down on the sofa, "Oops! Oops! Why should I be an actor to think about such a troublesome thing! I don't care! I'm just an actor!"
Shen Yuanhao watched him roll around on the big sofa, with a smile on his face, only at this time Zheng Xiyi showed a youthful atmosphere that matched his age, "You don't care, it's no problem, but since people invite you to chat, you can't refuse, Xiyin has already booked the ticket for you, and it will fly to San Francisco the day after tomorrow." ”
Zheng Xiyi's jaw almost hit the ground, "Ah? Why did you two even buy me plane tickets and ask me to come? Tossing me for so long has killed so many brain cells! You are doing this to seriously destroy the flowers of the motherland, do you know it! I won't go! I won't go!"
Shen Yuanhao turned around and continued to look at the email on the screen, "Your sister said that you are staying at home except for going to S.M to mess around with little girls, so take advantage of the fact that you are not filming now, and send you to the United States quickly, lest you always go to S.M to harm female trainees." ”
Zheng Xiyi almost vomited blood, "Shen Yuanhao! You tell Lin Xiyin, I can sue her for slander if you are familiar with each other! Brother-in-law, why are you embarrassed with my sister to help and abuse her? You weren't like this before, what a kind and simple young man you were when you first came to my house, how did you become as bad as my sister in just a few years of hard work." ”
"I'll ask her this question for you when I get home today, tomorrow morning...... Oh no, I think your sister will tell you herself tonight if she's a wolf or a wretch. ”
Zheng Xiyi immediately bounced up from the sofa when he heard this, "Brother-in-law, I was wrong, you just thought I didn't say anything just now." I'll go home and pack my luggage, and I'll go to San Francisco the day after tomorrow, don't worry, I must have fooled those foreigners into a lame, I'm leaving, no need to send them. After speaking, Zheng Xiyi turned around and rushed out of Shen Yuanhao's office, and disappeared like lightning under the puzzled eyes of the beautiful secretary.
On July 25, 2003, at Incheon International Airport, Zheng Xiyi stepped off the plane and let out a long breath, this time he went back to the United States for a whole week, stayed in San Francisco for two days and talked with the four Bills, and then went back to New York to stay with his parents for four days.
The conversation with Bill and the four did not achieve results in the end, and Zheng Xiyi had already expected in his heart that this conversation was just a dead horse as a live horse doctor. Although Bill was very interested in the various systems and innovations that would be used in the Multiverse, they were still firmly convinced that their path was the right one, and Zheng Xiyi finally had to politely reject the proposal that the flagship studio become an independent studio under RELOAD, and even the proposal to invest in shares. Although online games are definitely profitable in this era, RELOAD had a revenue of 300 million US dollars last year, and the profit margin was as high as 70%, Zheng Xiyi knew that there would be more places to use money in the future. OTHER INVESTORS MAY BE CONFUSED BY THE FAME OF THE BILL FOUR, BUT ZHENG XIYI IS BY NO MEANS ONE OF THEM, AND IT IS BETTER TO BUY A STAKE IN BLIZZARD WITH THE MONEY.
Zheng Xiyi, who was about to leave the baggage claim hall while recalling his futile trip to the United States, inadvertently swept his eyes to the girl standing by the luggage table next door.
Dressed in a very Japanese style, her long dyed maroon hair is tied in a high ponytail hanging behind her head, which looks very refreshing, but her eyes are not focused on looking ahead. There was only a big gift box left on the luggage table, which was slowly sliding in front of the girl, and Zheng Xiyi looked up at the electronic billboard, Tokyo to Seoul. Raised his hand and looked at the watch on his wrist, July 25, 2003, hehe, sure enough, it was the land of South Korea, and it had just started a bloody plot as soon as it stepped on it.
Zheng Xiyi stretched out his hand and hugged the oversized suitcase that turned in front of him again, and pushed it in front of the girl, "Anihasse, this is your luggage, right? ”
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