Chapter 73 (Overhauled, please collect it first, and read it later)
This family has no record of being arrested, not even traffic tickets, and no drunken trouble. So, after the California and federal review, you can legally buy a gun.
Lin Yi greeted everyone: "It will take about ten days for the gun license to come down." Let's not be idle, let's go to the club to practice guns. Don't wait to buy a gun, but hurt yourself. ”
However, the people who are most devoted to shooting are not a group of big men, but the beautiful girl Lin Zhilan! The club goes every day, and the gun target seems to be the enemy, and he wants to use hot bullets to vent the hatred in his heart!
In private, Xiang Yanghua said a guess: "I heard her talk on the phone, it may be a family dispute." Lin Yi comforted his girlfriend: "This is someone else's privacy, let's not ask." ”
When the girl heard this, she laughed instead: "Before I came to the United States, I really didn't understand what privacy was! If I feel that my friend is sad, I should take the initiative to help." ”
"Eager to help people, it's not popular here. My friend took the initiative to say that he was asking for help, and if he didn't squeak, then let's not mix. ”
Both of them were very busy, and they only went to practice guns every other day. But in the shooting range, friends are not alone. Zhen Yingjun, the messenger of the flower protection, will never be absent!
Adults are getting busy, and children are doing their homework. In terms of homework, Dafang can't tutor the new boy. But like the Buddha, he can firmly suppress Sun Wukong.
Paradise Games, the tasks for the next three months, are all full. But before the Olympics, Julie had successfully completed the tasks that had been assigned. Lin Yi couldn't practice guns to his heart's content, just to listen to the report.
Instead of going to the office, he went into the recreation room. Odyssey, ELECTRO TENNIS, Atari HOME PONG, looking at the game console samples, it is more vivid and understandable than ppt.
Touching a new machine, Lin Yi asked his subordinates: "This cassette game machine is a new product of Fairchild, right?
Julie muttered: "It's true that it's not time, but there are already stocks in various places." We used some means to get the samples in advance. ”
Lin Yi didn't care, he gave her a thumbs up instead, praising her for being smart and clever.
Tom, the person in charge of the game, picked up the words: "The name of the product, called Fairchild F-Wave, completely discarded the tape. And the dedicated microprocessor takes color and music to the next level. But to be honest, the game is not fun at all, no wonder you want to buy our rights. ”
The enemy of the arcade market, Lin Yi is more concerned: "The tape host, the crown is Atari's." And the crown of the cassette host was taken away by Fairchild. As the first person in the game, Nolan can't be unresponsive, right?"
Julie, this chick, is still so characterful. If you don't reply to the boss, just follow your own ideas: "Radio Corporation of America (RCA) has announced that its console, Studio II, is scheduled to be available in two months. ”
If you have a character and are incompetent, the boss will not get used to it. But Julie is outstanding and can make a lot of money for the boss, of course Lin Yi is more tolerant: "Haha, isn't this just telling consumers, don't rush to buy F waves?
Of course, Lin Yi can laugh, in the game of chess, Heaven has not yet entered the game. And the actions of Fairchild and RCA can be regarded as indirectly helping him.
Julie returned to the topic: "There are wolves in front and tigers in the back, and Atari is in a hurry." According to the Davis Group's intelligence, their new host is called the 'Stella' system. ”
Tom interjected, "The name seems to be derived from a bicycle?"
Lin Yi glared at him: "When it comes to the key, Julie, you continue." ”
"To speed up the development of the main engine, there must be sufficient funds. But intelligence shows that because the early ambition is too big, the cash flow has been squeezed out. So, now Atari is starting to borrow at high interest rates. That's why the news came out. ”
Lin Yi slapped his thigh happily: "I originally thought that Nolan's object of affection had become a video game console, and he was not interested in arcade machines, so he let us run amok." Unexpectedly, Phelan really guessed correctly, the first person in the game did have no money. ”
Tom, a freak, also has an insight: "I think Atari is right about turning its focus to video game consoles. Because Bell is widely licensed, the arcade platform can be used casually. Someone comes up with a good game, and the copycat will rush up. ”
Lin Yi instantly grasped the key: "The host is a platform that the inventor can monopolize." It can't be authorized, and copycats can't share it at all. Compared with Fairchild and RCA, Atari has a much thinner foundation. Willing to compete with huge sums of money, here's why!"
The red and white machine I played with as a child instantly filled my mind. Lin Yi wanted to know immediately how much money it would cost to develop this system? Send away the person in front of him, recruit Wang Jie alone, and throw the problem to him.
The other party was full of hesitation: "Boss, violating the confidentiality agreement is a crime." In the future, I won't be able to do it in this business. ”
Lin Yi comforted: "If you can stick to the principles, I dare to reuse it with confidence, so of course I won't force it." Due to borrowing for research and development, Stella has leaked. According to the general framework, help me calculate the R&D expenses, and I will never break the law. ”
Seeing the name of the new host and being called out by the boss, Wang Jie was finally relieved: "8kb memory, 128*64 image, 8008 microprocessor, almost any component, Atari uses the best." By the time I left, Nolan had already invested $50 million!"
Lin Yi smacked his lips: "This number, our Heaven Game, should be able to afford it." ”
Wang Jie immediately shook his head: "This is not the end, the new CPU processor, TV processing chip, random access memory, input/output chip, in order to overwhelm everyone, all the core components, there must be independent innovation." Nolan is ambitious, and he wants a cross-era product!"
Lin Yi was dizzy: "This development cost, I'm afraid 100 million US dollars can't be stopped!"
"No, it can't be stopped!"
Wang Zhuo's words in front of the door made Lin Yi fall into deep thought. For such a major matter, of course, it is necessary to consult many parties: "In the next three months, sales are expected to be 360 million. Do you think it's feasible to take 100 million from it?"
As the CEO of the company, Phelan certainly understands the overall situation: "But the final net profit may only be 50 million." With the previous surplus, it is at most 70 million. ”
"As long as the development is successful, the gap can be filled quickly. ”
"What if you fail? Make good use of the soldiers, don't worry about victory, think about defeat first! I guess, you already have a good idea, that's why you have this idea. ”
"Hmmm......"
"But you have to know that the console wants to achieve a lot more complicated than the game. Even if the plan is very good, if the technical route is stuck and the product cannot be released in time, the cash flow will be cut off!"
Lin Yi hung up the phone and gave up his adventure plan. However, it was not the above reasons that convinced him.