After talking about the production and sale plan of the cube machine, Wu Ming began to order another important project.

Wu Ming's expression was very serious, and although he was young, he still looked a little majestic.

"Minister Zhou, from now on, your platform technology development department will be divided into three groups. One group is the handheld development team, which continues to optimize the block computer until there are not many obvious bugs. At the same time, those mini-games are ported to the block machine to make game cartridges. One group is the arcade development team, which continues to port the mini-games that have been developed to the arcade. The last group is the most important project for the next phase of our company, the development of home consoles, and this group will be the home console development team from now on. ”

As soon as Wu Ming's words came out, there was a lot of discussion below.

A group of people in the platform technology development department were even more excited, and they heard from their boss Wu Ming on the first day they came that they would develop home game consoles in the future. I didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

Zhou Liang stood up excitedly, clenched his fists, and asked, "Boss, are we really going to develop a home host?"

Wu Ming tilted his head sideways and sat directly on the conference table, sitting on the chair and not being able to see everyone's faces clearly.

"Yes, we do develop home consoles. Now the prospects of the game market are very clear, and now the market has reached hundreds of millions of dollars, and it will definitely become a sunrise industry with billions or even tens of billions of dollars in the future. ”

Wu Ming's voice increased a little again, and he said a little impassionedly: "And now this industry is still a fertile soil, waiting for people to develop." Atari, the boss of the gaming market, is still a small company, and it is not unattainable. As long as we work together, we will definitely surpass Atari and become the leader in the game market. ”

"Bang bang bang!"

The applause was thunderous, and everyone was aroused by Wu Ming's bold words.

After the applause stopped, Wu Ming continued to talk about his plan.

"Like the home consoles on the market today, we are going to develop an eight-bit console. As for sixteen, that's too far away from us, so it's better for us to be down-to-earth. Our company is called Star Entertainment, so in the future, our company's home console will be named 'Phantasy Star Box', and the English name will be 'Phantasy Star Box', referred to as 'PSB'. By the way, Uncle Jianning, have you applied for the 'cross key' patent I asked you to apply for?"

Huo Jianning nodded and said, "We have applied for international patents all over the world. ”

"That's good, the 'D-pad' thing is just a small idea, but it's not a small one. It can make it easier for players to operate, even if it is other game companies, they will have to adopt our design in the future. ”

Huo Jianning said with some concern at this time: "Boss, although it is a good thing for our company to develop home consoles, it costs a lot of money to develop home consoles, such as Atari allocated 100 million US dollars. Although we are latecomers, we can learn from those home consoles on the market, but there will be no less. ”

"Even if the arcade machines of "Great Wall Cube" and "Snake" open up overseas markets and can earn a steady stream of profits, it is estimated that it will not be enough for the 'Phantasy Star' to consume. You could have had enough money to sell the block machine earlier, but you just said that you want to maximize the profits. ”

Wu Ming put his chin in his small hand and pondered, he knew the potential of "Great Wall Cube", others didn't know, they just thought that it was another game like "Space Invaders", although it could make money, but it was not enough to support the development of a home console. In fact, "Great Wall Cube" alone is enough to support the development of "Phantasy Star". It's just that although he can push it strongly, there will definitely be gossip in the company.

The others were also silent at this time, although they also wanted to become the hegemon of the game market all at once, but the company's lack of funds was also a matter of no choice.

Wu Ming thought about it at this time, and the big move "electronic pet machine" that he had always kept appeared in his mind, and his brows gradually relaxed.

"Uncle Jianning, you forgot about our 'electronic pet machine'. ”

Huo Jianning was reminded by Wu Mingyi, and also remembered that the "electronic pet machine" has been saving up for so long, and it has not been officially put on sale.

"Our 'Electronic Pet Machine' will not sell less than the Cube Machine, and if it goes on sale now, it will be enough to support the development of the 'Phantasy Star'. Uncle Jianning, how much do we have in stock of 'electronic pet machines' now? ”

"In addition to the initial order, we have added another batch of orders later. Now we should have 600,000 yuan in inventory, and we still owe tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in OEM fees to Tole Toys!"

Speaking of this, Huo Jianning also smiled bitterly. Now they Xingchen Entertainment are insolvent, but fortunately, they owe a debt to Dole Toys, and the family is easy to talk to. If you owe debts to other companies and see the current development potential of Xingchen Entertainment, it is estimated that you will have to put forward some excessive conditions.

Wu Ming pursed his lips, and then laughed happily: "Uncle Jianning, don't complain, when the 'electronic pet machine' is popular all over the world, you should complain about why I don't place more orders." “

"The problem of funds has been solved, and the product launch of the 'electronic pet machine' is scheduled for next Saturday. In the name of Tole Toys, you can find some media from Europe, the United States and RB, after all, our 'electronic pet machine' costs nearly 200 Hong Kong dollars, which can't be sold much in Xiangjiang, so you can only rely on overseas markets. ”

Now Xingchen Entertainment can be said to be worthless in Europe and the United States and RB, and the media don't want to come all the way to Xiangjiang to report on the product launch of a small company. Wu Ming had no choice but to pull up the banner of Dole Toys Company as a tiger skin, after all, now Dole Toys Company has become world-renowned for its two products, Rubik's Cube and roller skates.

In particular, the recent new yo-yo from Dole Toys has awakened people's memories of playing old-fashioned yo-yos in the United States, and has once again set off a yo-yo craze. If you hold a new product launch, you will definitely have a lot of followers.

Huo Jianning nodded, and said with a smile on his face: "Indeed, with the current salary level of Xiangjiang, there are too few people who will spend money to buy an 'electronic pet machine' after all." Then I'll go to Tole Toys tomorrow to find someone to hold a joint product launch. ”

The other people in the conference room were relieved to see that things had taken a turn all of a sudden, and the development plan of the home host "Phantasy Star" did not need to be stopped. At the same time, I also felt strange how the boss Wu Ming and the president Huo Jianning attached so much importance to the "electronic pet machine" and could actually support the development of home consoles. You know, that's tens of millions of dollars, to say the least.

Even the three groups of people in the platform development department were surprised, although they were the developers of the "electronic pet machine", they really didn't play the "electronic pet machine" much.

When Huo Jianning started, he didn't understand what fun that little "electronic pet machine" was. In order for Huo Jianning to support him wholeheartedly, Wu Ming asked Huo Jianning to bring two sets of electronic pet machines home, and let him and his wife play with electronic pet machines every day.

It's okay if you don't play, but if you play, something will happen, Huo Jianning's wife is a fan of electronic pets. Every day, I am busy taking care of small pets, feeding small pets, helping small pets bathe, and taking small pets for a walk. I am so busy every day that I don't care much about Huo Jianning.

Huo Jianning also tried to play it himself, although he was not as fascinated as his wife, but he also found it very interesting. At this time, he understood why Wu Ming was so sure that this "electronic pet machine" could catch fire. Even the adults are addicted to it, not to mention the children and teenagers. You must know that the positioning of this product itself is developed for children and teenagers.

Later, Huo Jianning wholeheartedly helped Wu Ming implement the development plan and production plan of the "electronic pet machine".

"Then the development of Phantasy Star starts next week. Minister Zhou, how your platform technology development department is grouped is decided by your own department, and the list will be handed over to Uncle Jianning next week. That's all for today's meeting, adjourned!"

After speaking, Wu Ming left the conference room first.

In the president's office, Wu Ming and Huo Jianning discussed other things again.

"Uncle Jianning, when you go to Duole Toy Company tomorrow, remember to place another batch of orders, in case the sales are too hot and there is no inventory. ”

"Got it, I'll add another 400,000 orders. When the time comes, the chairman will have to complain to me again. Hehe......"

Speaking of this, Huo Jianning couldn't help laughing.

Wu Ming also shuddered when he thought of his father's resentment, and smiled.

"Also, how did you talk about the chip with MOS Technology? At that time, if the output of chips cannot keep up, our 'electronic pet machine' may be out of stock. When the time comes, people won't be able to buy our genuine copies, so they will probably have to buy those pirated copies. ”

Huo Jianning's expression became serious when he heard Wu Ming's words.

"MOS Technologies' stock is now almost gone, and most of what is being produced on the production line has been booked. We don't get much at all, and they don't take our orders anymore. ”

Wu Ming frowned at this time, obviously very dissatisfied with the news. If there are not enough chips, wouldn't they Xingchen Entertainment Game Company follow in the footsteps of Bandai Company.

"What about other companies, in order to occupy the market, didn't MOS Technology license the 6502 chip to many companies? Although other companies are a little more expensive, there is no way. ”

Huo Jianning replied with a wry smile: "Other companies either ask for too high a price, or the production capacity is already insufficient. We can't find a single one in the whole of North America that meets our company's requirements. ”

Wu Ming was also a little speechless when he heard Huo Jianning say this, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and remembered that in addition to North America, RB should also have licensees.

"Uncle Jianning, in addition to the companies in North America, have you looked for the companies in RB?"

Huo Jianning was stunned for a moment, and replied: "This is really not, I'll find someone to find out which companies RB has that produce chips." ”

After speaking, Huo Jianning left the office in a hurry.

Wu Ming also smiled when he saw Huo Jianning looking so anxious, it seemed that there was still hope.