After walking around the street for a while, Zhang Lexing rented a car and drove back to the hotel. As soon as he returned to his room, Zhang Lexing immediately picked up the phone and made a long-distance call to Hong Kong, contacting Hua Ziqing, the general manager of Oriental Holdings, and asking him to arrange for people from Oriental Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd. to come to the United States immediately to prepare for the acquisition of New World Computing. After that, Zhang Lexing called Russell Market Research and asked them to immediately arrange for someone to conduct an investigation on New World Computer.

After doing these things, Zhang Lexing poured himself a glass of water, and after taking a few sips, he looked at his watch, and it was already a quarter past five in the afternoon, almost time. Zhang Lexing drank the remaining water in the cup, then put down the cup, walked out of his room, and took the elevator to the parking lot downstairs. Sitting in his rented car, Zhang Lexing started the car on fire, got out of the parking lot, and drove towards the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus.

Unlike when he first came, he couldn't feel the direction at all, although Zhang Lexing was still very unfamiliar with the whole of Boston, he was still very familiar with the area of MIT, and it didn't take long for him to drive the car to the downstairs of Chen Zishan's dormitory. After parking the car, Zhang Lexing took out his mobile phone and turned on the power, and then dialed the number of Chen Zishan's dormitory.

"Hello, I'm Susan!" Chen Zishan's voice came from the phone.

"Hey, I'm already here, it's downstairs in your dormitory, is it convenient for you to come down now?"

"Oh, then you wait a minute, I'll come down right away." After speaking, Chen Zishan hung up the phone in a hurry.

Zhang Lexing put away his mobile phone, adjusted the seat back to make himself sit up more comfortably, and then sat in the car and waited slowly. Sure enough, it took more than half an hour for Chen Zishan to finally come down "immediately". It can be seen that she has been dressed up deliberately today, with a little light makeup on her face, her hair is draped casually, she is wearing a red long-sleeved tunic dress, a black handbag in her hand, and a pair of black high heels on her feet.

Seeing Chen Zishan walking out of the dormitory building, Zhang Lexing rolled down the car window, stretched out his hand and waved at her. When Chen Zishan saw it, a smile appeared on her face, and she also stretched out her hand and waved it to the side of the car.

When Chen Zishan was about to get to the car, Zhang Lexing got out of the car first, helped her open the car door over there, and made a "please" gesture. After Chen Zishan sat down, Zhang Lexing also returned to the car and sat in the driver's seat.

"The manager of the hotel introduced a nice place for us to have a big meal today!" Zhang Lexing started the car as he spoke.

"Okay, let's go!" Chen Zishan stretched her fist forward and made a cute move.

Zhang Lexing stepped on the accelerator, and the car drove forward quickly. Just after Zhang Lexing's car started, two black Chevrolet Tahoes not far behind also started one after another, quietly following behind.

After driving for more than ten minutes, the car came to the port area located on West Porter Avenue. I don't know if it's because of the weather or other reasons, today's port area seems deserted, and there are hardly any people to see along the way. Drive along West Porter Avenue for about a minute, then turn into a street on the left, and not far to your destination "NoName".

After parking the car next to it, Zhang Lexing and Chen Zishan came to the gate of the restaurant together, pushed the door and walked in, and they were greeted by the restaurant's signboard, a lifebuoy with the words "NONAME" and "BOSTON" written on it. The dining place in the restaurant is upstairs, and the two walked down the red and black stairs to the second floor, and the first thing that catches their eyes is a room full of people, as if the entire port area has arrived here, Zhang Lexing couldn't help but sigh: "Business is really good!" ”

The waiter greeted him warmly, and at the request of Zhang Lexing, the waiter took the two to a table by the window, and graciously brought the menu, and then waited quietly beside him. Zhang Lexing took a closer look at the menu, consulted Chen Zishan's meaning, and then ordered a Boston lobster, a seafood platter, a fried cod, and a Boston lettuce salad.

Taking advantage of the time to serve the food, Zhang Lexing took a look at the surrounding environment. Outside the window was Boston Harbor, but for some unknown reason, I didn't see a few boats. Looking out of the window, Zhang Lexing turned his gaze indoors, Chen Zishan was lowering his head at this time, carefully studying the illustrated stickers of "how to eat lobster step by step" on the dining table.

Not long after, the waiter came back with a plate, but this time it was not the food that was ordered, but two disposable aprons with cute lobster patterns printed on them, which were prepared to prevent splashing on the guests because the juice squirted out when the lobster was peeled. Chen Zishan really likes this kind of apron

After waiting for a while, the dishes I had just ordered were served one after another, in addition to a pre-dinner bread, a small plate of French fries and a small plate of fried platter. The lettuce salad is beautiful and crisp, the pan-fried cod is delicate and fresh, and the seafood platter is all-inclusive. The finale Boston lobster lives up to expectations, a whole red lobster, with a glass of sauce and half a cut of corn, the meat of the lobster is delicious and tender, even if it is not dipped in any sauce, it is still very delicious.

After dinner, the two drove the car for a while, enjoying the night view of Boston, and then Zhang Lexing drove the car back to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, and after parking the car, Zhang Lexing followed Chen Zishan to her dormitory. Chen Zishan also has a roommate, but she won't be coming back today, so she specially asked Zhang Lexing to help her look at the computer.

"I don't know how to do it, why can't the computer be on the Internet?" Chen Zishan said this in the car before going upstairs.

Chen Zishan's computer is a laptop given to her by Zhang Lexing, and now it is running KylinWindows95 system, so it stands to reason that it should not be difficult to set up if you want to surf the Internet. As soon as he entered the dormitory, Zhang Lexing walked to the desk, opened the notebook and checked it, but he didn't find any problems.

"Shanshan, this computer seems to be able to access the Internet?" Zhang Lexing felt very strange.

"Ah, is it? Maybe it's something else, you see. Chen Zishan said casually, and then walked into the bathroom with a large bag of things, and it didn't take long for the sound of gurgling water from inside.

Zhang Lexing had to check again, but still didn't find any problems, and even logged in to VS company's FTP and downloaded an ICQ software in order to test whether the download was normal. As a result, there were no problems until the ICQ was downloaded, and Zhang Lexing had to install the ICQ easily, and then closed the notebook, intending to wait for Chen Zishan to come out.

After a long while, the sound of water in the bathroom finally stopped, and Chen Zishan walked out wearing a huge bath towel, and her hair was wrapped in a towel. Seeing that Zhang Lexing was still sitting at the desk, she smiled and said, "It's a little hot, you can go wash too." ”

"But I didn't bring anything?"

"It's okay, I'll get it ready for you, you just have to go in and wash."

Zhang Lexing had no choice but to take off his coat, put on slippers, and walked into the bathroom, but he didn't expect that a set of bathrobes and towels were really prepared inside. Zhang Lexing quickly finished taking a shower, put on a new bathrobe and walked out of the bathroom, at this time Chen Zishan had already dried her hair and was standing in front of the mirror outside the bathroom combing her hair.

Seeing Zhang Lexing come out, Chen Zishan put down the comb and turned to face him. Looking at the beauty in front of him, Zhang Lexing couldn't help but take two steps forward and hugged her, and the lips of the two slowly pressed together. Unconsciously, the bath towel on Chen Zishan's body slipped quietly, revealing a snow-white ...... below

The next morning, there were bursts of birdsong outside the window, Zhang Lexing slowly opened his eyes, and the soft feeling in the crook of his right arm was still the same. Zhang Lexing turned around and pasted it, and his left hand also hugged the jade man in front of him. Chen Zishan closed her eyes and muttered, "Don't make trouble, let's sleep again." ”

Zhang Lexing slowly rubbed his body, his hands were also very dishonest and wandered around, the body of the jade man in his arms slowly reacted, and his mouth began to moan, and the spring light in the room gradually became stronger......

After having lunch together in a restaurant outside, Zhang Lexing sent Chen Zishan back to school, and then drove back to the hotel. When passing through the hotel lobby, Zhang Lexing met the messenger of Russell Market Research and obtained the investigation report about New World Computer.

Back in the guest room, Zhang Lexing opened the investigation report and looked at it: "...... Founded in 1984, New World Computer is a game development and publishing company with just three employees: Joe Wan Canchem, Michaela Wan Canchem and Mark Calderville......

New World Computer currently has an office address at 6418 Selma Avenue in Hollywood and employs 36 people, including Joe Wan Canchem, who currently holds the position of chairman of the company, is the majority shareholder of the company, holding 75% of the company's shares, and another shareholder, Mark Calderwell, holds 25% of the company's shares and currently serves as general manager......

The preliminary estimate of the total assets of New World Computer is about 6.8 million US dollars, considering the current evaluation and popularity of "Heroes of Might and Magic", the value of New World Computer still has room to rise, and the purchase price is expected to be between 10 million ~ 12 million US dollars......

According to the survey, Joe Wan Canchem is more focused on game development than good at sales and distribution, and New World Computer does not have employees who are capable in this area, so the acquisition difficulty rating is E......"

After reading the report, Zhang Lexing recalled that it seemed that the JVC master sold the company to Hawkins' 3DO in order to be able to focus on game development, so that he would have the opportunity, and I believe that as long as the conditions are right, there will definitely be no problem in winning New World Computer.

In the afternoon of the same day, a group from Oriental Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd. came to Boston, and at this time, Zhang Lexing learned that they were not from Hong Kong, but flew directly from Seattle, and they also brought the good news that they had completed the formal signing of the acquisition of Wizards of the Coast, and the final purchase price was $170 million. After dinner, Zhang Lexing took out the information about New World Computer and asked the group of Dongfang Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd. to study the acquisition strategy overnight.

The next morning, Oriental Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd. and his party took a plane to Los Angeles, originally such a small amount of acquisition did not need Zhang Lexing to check, but in order to see what the real person of the JVC master looked like, Zhang Lexing still found an excuse to join in the fun.

……

Just when the plane that Zhang Lexing and others were flying on had just taken off, CEO Thomas Slater had just walked into his office at Hasbro's headquarters in Portucket, Rhode Island, about 70 kilometers southwest of Boston.

"Mr. Slater, it's not good." Les rushed in panting with a stack of materials.

"Rice, I've told you many times, knock on the door first when you enter, and be calm, don't be so flustered, and say something slowly." Thomas Slater sat down in his soft chair and said calmly.

Rice took a few deep breaths to calm himself down as much as he could, then put the document in front of Thomas Slater and said, "Mr. Slater, Wizards of the Coast has been acquired by someone else. ”

"What!" Thomas Slater was in a hurry, this Wizards of the Coast Hasbro has been observing since last year, and has been included in the list of potential acquisitions, how can it be bought by someone else for some reason. Thinking of this, he glared at Rice angrily and shouted: "What's the matter, didn't you let you watch, why didn't you get the news until now." Well, do you know who the other party is? ”

"Now it is only known that the acquirer is an investment fund from Hong Kong, but the details of the specific acquisition are not clear, and the specific amount needs to be further investigated. This time, the main reason was that the other party was too fast, and the meeting with Wizards of the Coast was going on in secret, so ......," Rice explained.

"I don't know anything, so I don't want to check it out quickly, and what Hong Kong foundation is going to investigate for me." Thomas Slater roared.

"Mr. Slater," he said, looking at Thomas Slater, who roared like a lion, and Rice felt his heart beat faster and faster, and he said with a fixed concentration, "There is one more thing." ”

Thomas Slater asked angrily, "What's the matter?" ”

"That...... Larami was acquired. Rice replied cautiously.

"What!" Thomas Slater stood up excitedly, this Larami company is this year he has determined the target to be acquired, and even sent an offer, but he didn't expect to be preempted again, how can he not be angry.

However, Thomas Slater was not an ordinary person, he quickly stabilized his mood, sat down again, and asked in a calm tone, "Who did it this time?" ”

"As far as we know, it was acquired by a company called Jiamei Toys from Hong Kong, but the specific price was not disclosed by both parties, and further investigation is needed."

"It's Hong Kong again." Thomas Slater felt that things were not so simple, maybe a competitor was sniping at him, and the so-called Hong Kong company was a cover, so he waved his hand to let Rice get closer, and said: "You arrange for someone to find out about the recent movements of the top toy companies, especially Mattel, understand?" ”

"Okay, Mr. Slater, I'll do it right away!"

With that, Rice turned to leave, while Thomas Slater leaned back, and the whole person fell into deep thought.

……

At noon, the United flight taken by Zhang Lexing and others landed smoothly at Los Angeles International Airport, and as soon as they walked out of the terminal, everyone saw Activision (Activision) employees who came to pick up the plane, led by Bey Yarez, the director of Activision's distribution department. After a short break, we got into a rented car and headed for New World Computer at 6418 Selma Avenue in Hollywood. There was a bit of traffic jam on the road, and it took more than 1 hour to drive for everyone to come downstairs to New World Computer, but fortunately it did not exceed the appointment time. Dongfang Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd. came to the United States this time by the general manager Hong Mingjie directly led the team, originally to New World Computer should also be led by him, but the appearance of Zhang Lexing made him have to take a back seat. As a result, Zhang Lexing took the lead and led everyone to the fifth floor where the New World Computer was located.

Joe Wan Campham has been living inexplicably these days, and the unintentional "Heroes of Might and Magic" has been sought after by many computer game magazines, and yesterday I received a fax asking for business cooperation, and I also made an appointment to meet this afternoon. But Joe Wan Canchem didn't know what to talk about, and he couldn't figure it out after a morning of studying with his partner Mark Caldwell, so he simply didn't want to do it, and went to study his own Might and Magic instead. But now that the appointment time was approaching, Joe Wan Campham could no longer calm down and play his game, so he had to walk around the office at will, clearing the inexplicability in his heart, and before he knew it, he walked near the gate.

After coming to the fifth floor, Zhang Lexing looked at the sign, and then turned to the right according to the prompts above, and saw the big sword of the New World Computer and the Logo of the earth, through the glass door, Zhang Lexing also saw the legendary JVC master, he was wearing a gray T-shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans, and short chestnut hair, just like the photo attached to the investigation report yesterday. Pushing open the door, Zhang Lexing and his entourage rushed in together.

Joe Wan Campham was standing at the gate thinking about what was on his mind, when he looked up and saw an eastern face appear outside the gate, and then the gate was pushed open, and a large crowd of people poured in at once. Joan Wan Campham was startled and quickly asked, "What are you here for?" ”

"Hello, Mr. Campham, we made an appointment with you yesterday." Zhang Lexing said with a smile.

"Oh, there are quite a few of you here, so let's go to the conference room and talk." Joe Wan Canchem tilted his head and led the way to the conference room.

The sudden appearance of more than a dozen people attracted the attention of the employees of New World Computer in the office, but most of them just glanced up and then continued their work.

Arriving in the conference room, Joe Wan Campham made a gesture and said, "Gentlemen, sit down and want to have something?" ”

Zhang Lexing shook his head, found another seat and sat down, and the others immediately shook their heads, and then sat down next to him, Joe Wan Kanchem shrugged his shoulders and sat down as well.

"Gentlemen, what kind of business cooperation do you want to discuss here?" As soon as he sat down, Joe Wan Canchem couldn't help but say the question he had been holding back for a long time.

"Mr. Canchem, I've played your Might and Magic and Heroes of Might and Magic 1, which has only been released for a short time, and both games are wonderful, not only do I like them, but many of my friends also like them."

Zhang Lexing didn't say what he meant directly, but started with the game. Everyone loves to listen to compliments, and Joe Wan Campham is no exception, he couldn't help but feel a little proud when his work was praised in person, and forgot his doubts for a while, and turned to chat with Zhang Lexing about "Might and Magic" and "Heroes of Might and Magic". Zhang Lexing's experience is more than Joe Wan Kanchem, after all, he has even played the future "Might and Magic" and "Heroes of Might and Magic", although it is impossible to remember all the details, but combined with the homework done yesterday, he can also say that he is the first to say, and he was soon introduced by Joe Wan Kanchem as a confidant, and the two almost became brothers.

It was only at this time that Zhang Lexing felt that the heat was almost over, and he said his true intention this time: "Qiao, we are very optimistic about the game production strength of New World Computer, so we hope to acquire your company's ......."

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