Chapter 642: First Encounter
may feel that he misunderstood Hong Tao, and Pierce intends to compensate these guests who came from afar, but almost all the places that have nothing to do with the company's trade secrets take Hong Tao and the three of them around, including Diablo, StarCraft, Warcraft's studios, customer service offices, and even went to the recording studio that dubbed Warcraft. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
In Pierce's eyes, Hong Tao and the three of them were curious about everything they saw and had to ask, but in addition to all kinds of exclamations and giggles, they didn't know much about the details of game production, so there was no possibility of leaking company secrets.
But some things are not so simple in Hong Tao's eyes, and the reason why Blizzard can be unique among game production companies around the world and continue to produce high-quality products is actually rooted in these ordinary work details.
The first is the working atmosphere, and after this circle, Hong Tao felt that he was not visiting a game production company, but at a small game expo.
Whether it's a hallway, a lounge, an office, or a toilet, there are statues of game characters, pictorials, books, and game consoles everywhere.
Blizzard employees, regardless of their position, can be seen everywhere they are serious about playing games, and they simply ignore the presence of a corporate vice president with a guest. Pierce didn't criticize either, and even supported the staff and had in-depth exchanges with the staff about playing games.
In the past, when Pierce went to visit the mantis shrimp company, Qi Rui and others bragged that the employees of the mantis shrimp liked to play games, and now Pierce is not bragging, he didn't say it, but Hong Tao himself saw it all, and other employees were indeed playing. It's only through play that you're inspired, and maybe you'll be able to play with an idea that will put your company ahead of others.
In fact, Pierce said that Blizzard has a hard requirement when hiring for any position, which is to be passionate about gaming. You don't want to play Blizzard's games, but you have to be a game fan, otherwise no matter how highly educated or capable you are, you won't be hired if you look for money.
Isn't this the first of Blizzard's eight principles, embrace your true self, and brainstorm ideas, and they are really running their business according to these principles. And their business is to play, not only by themselves, but also with all the game fans around the world.
Another thing that made Hong Tao secretly envious and jealous was the enthusiasm of Blizzard employees for their work, he specially asked several Blizzard staff in different positions, and it turned out that at least they had worked in the company for four years, and the rest were more than seven or eight years.
One of the game webmasters has been a GM for three games for nine years, and he sometimes goes to work part-time as a post-dubbing job for the game, and his annual salary is obviously not high in this position. I can't find any other reason for this than the love of games.
"The employees I want are like them, you look carefully, ponder carefully, don't let go of the slightest, and the mantis shrimp company will be like this under your leadership in the future. Don't learn from Diane, her set doesn't work for your company. ”
Hong Tao just wants this kind of atmosphere, but he also knows that this is not something that can be achieved overnight, but from now on, he will work hard to catch up, and he will succeed one day. Of course, you can't copy Blizzard's model 100%, different national conditions, different cultures, and different characteristics, take the essence and remove the dross.
"Rui Rui, since he has spoken, then you can show him, first raise two cats in the office. Don't you like to have cats, this is also a hug of your true self, right, my big boss?" Diane was dismissive of Hong Tao's words, and she couldn't ignore it, so she had to do it on purpose.
"Hee-hee-hee...... Can you really raise it?" Qi Rui also pretended to be confused, and with Diane supporting her, she immediately became bolder.
“…… "When you meet such two people, and they both have an intimate relationship with yourself, Hong Tao can't be anxious, so bear it."
"Yo Yo Yo, this is angry! Don't be so stingy, Rui Rui and I have already discussed, I'll go back and help you find employees with dubbing talents, and then train and train first, and then get you a game recording studio later. Seeing Hong Tao's unhappy face, Diane began to coax again, she knew very well what Hong Tao wanted, and scratched the itch.
"That's pretty much it...... But don't try to fool me with futures, let's have some cash trading. I have done the best in the domestic foreshadowing, whether I can go back with a bright future, it is up to you now. ”
Coming out of Building 1, Pierce took three people back to Building 3, there was a conference room next to the screening room, and before he entered the door, Hong Tao saw a few figures shaking inside, it is estimated that the dry goods should come, hurry up and cheer them up.
Blizzard's style is indeed unique, they participated in the first negotiation of a total of five, except for Lamberz, there seems to be no pure administrative or business staff, all of them are engineers with technical titles, it seems that not only their employees have to specialize in multiple positions, but also the management has multiple positions.
But don't really underestimate these high-tech, they think about problems from a more diverse and persistent angle, and there are many of them who are cunning, dig a small pit for you to jump if you have nothing to do, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will fall into their tricks.
Diane also has a headache when she encounters these guys who don't play cards according to common sense, and her pure business negotiation skills can match Lambberts, and the remaining four can only be topped by Hong Tao and Qi Rui.
Fortunately, the time for the first confrontation was only a little more than an hour, and soon it was lunch time, and both sides could take the opportunity of the meal to discuss countermeasures again and see how to unify the tone of the afternoon negotiations.
Or fast food, Blizzard actually used a takeaway to send Hong Tao's three guests from afar, and the place of the meal did not change, the eight people ate at the conference table, chatting while eating, and switched from a negotiation opponent to a gathering of game enthusiasts in an instant.
"They themselves are used to this style, and outsiders must be confused when they come. As soon as the mood is unstable, it is easy to get out of the basket in the afternoon negotiations. Who says that technicians are not good at business negotiations, learn hard, these people are very good at taking advantage of their own advantages. Since it was a small talk, then Hong Tao didn't care whether he was polite or impolite, and directly communicated with the two women in Chinese, and the other party liked to understand and understand.
"I don't think you're in a hurry at all, I was quite addicted to talking to them about the story just now, and I didn't say a few serious words. Diane didn't look down on Hong Tao's negotiation method at all, and Hong Tao was really not angry, and the time before lunch was all nonsense with the other party, and it was quite good to talk about the background story of World of Warcraft.
"It's not easy for me to help you drag them down, but they still have to ask us about the operation plan. Rui Rui, that thing is yours to prepare, think about it, the afternoon will be your job. ”
Hong Tao is really not in a hurry at all, he knows very well that there will be no final result in this negotiation, the scale of a company like Blizzard, and there is a Vivendi parent company behind it, and it will have to be reported at the level when it encounters a major matter, and it is impossible to give a conclusion immediately. No matter how diverse Blizzard is, there are some rules that it has to follow.
But this kind of thing can't let Qi Rui know, and he has to pretend to be very nervous, just to put pressure on her and make her even more nervous. Not only nervous, but also have to do their own work under the premise of tension.
This is not a prank with Qi Rui, Hong Tao wants to use this rare opportunity to exercise Qi Rui's business ability, he can't always follow her to fight around, Diane can't help her for a lifetime, some things must be mastered by herself.
There will be such occasions in the future, and the more critical the moment, the more she has to be on top. I'm not afraid of failure, as long as I can exercise my real skills, it doesn't matter how many times I fail. This is what distinguishes me from others, and it is also my greatest reliance.
For ordinary people, it is a rare opportunity, and if you can't grasp it once, you may never meet it a second time in this life. But as long as I think about it, I don't dare to say that the opportunity follows one by one, and it is not bragging to come twice a year. But his biggest shortcoming is that there is no one, it is useless to just see the opportunity, who will reach out to grab it?
"......" Hong Tao can bluff Qi Rui into trembling, but it is useless to Diane, she even knows the nature of the negotiation better than Hong Tao. However, she never worked against Hong Tao on the issue of training Qi Rui, and now she was not thinking about whether Hong Tao was desperately training Qi Rui to take the lead in order to replace herself, but she was very curious about how selfless Hong Tao would be.
It is said that this kind of ability that can benefit people for a lifetime should be taught to the people they trust and are closest to, and Qi Rui will not be Hong Tao's most trusted and closest person at any point.
Qi Rui and Hong Tao basically have no possibility of getting married, how long can the relationship last on lovers alone? This question can be calculated by Diane herself without asking Hong Tao. But all Hong Tao's performances so far show that he is really giving his money, and he spares no effort to support him, and he does not even seek a controlling stake in Qi Rui's company.
This is a bit puzzling, isn't he afraid that Qi Rui will suddenly meet a prince charming one day? At that time, the mantis shrimp company will not be Hong Tao's, and a woman in love can do anything.
After spending so much effort, really don't seek to maximize benefits? Diane didn't believe it anyway, not only did she not believe Hong Tao's attitude towards Qi Rui, but she didn't even fully believe in his promise to herself.
Speaking of which, his situation seems to be inferior to Qi Rui, but Qi Rui's family can provide financial support to Hong Tao, and this time he simply sent the mansion directly, and his own family is obviously not as happy as Qi Rui's family in this regard. There must be demons when things are abnormal, and Diane wants to see if Hong Tao is a demon or a fairy.