For this question, Jester did not hide from the media this time.

He was soon interviewed.

As for the outside world's claim that he spent a huge amount of money to acquire a large number of shares in Apple, he is not optimistic about the performance of Mars Entertainment, and Jester directly refutes this point.

"It's just a joke...... Although I have acquired a lot of shares in Apple, this is because of my trust in Mr. Jobs, before the acquisition, I had an in-depth discussion with Mr. Jobs, about the future of Apple, to be honest, I was completely moved by the blueprint that Mr. Jobs described, we have found a suitable path for Apple to go on, although Apple is at the lowest point now, but I believe that in the near future, he will be the most watched company in the world. ”

As he spoke, Jester's tone became unceremoniously.

"And, to say something that offends my new Apple colleagues, but I don't mean to say that, many people say that I am not optimistic about the future of Mars Entertainment when I buy Apple's shares, especially before the Dreambox3 is released, in fact, we Mars Entertainment is an unlisted private company, so our financial information is never disclosed to the public, but I will give you an analogy, if we are a public company, you see our financial statements, You're going to pay the same price for our stock as Microsoft, which means we're a company with a bright future and a very strong financial outlook, which is very different from Apple today. ”

"So, I don't understand very much, what do you mean when you say that I invest in Apple because I don't trust Mars Entertainment, do I put an extremely bright company and don't look at a company whose market value has fallen to the bottom?"

"Actually, my investment in Apple has nothing to do with Mars Entertainment, it's just a very simple investment for the future that belongs to me. I had a lot of faith in Mr. Jobs and his philosophy, and from the moment I met him, I insisted that he was the best product manager in the world, that he was worth a billion dollars, and that it was as simple as that. ”

"Of course, I'm talking about the potential that Apple has and their loyal user base at the moment, and I'm just as confident that Apple's market value will return to its peak in the future — not where Apple used to be. I'm talking about the real pinnacle, and if I had to give an example, it's ExxonMobil or Citibank. ”

Jester's words caused the reporters at the scene to burst into laughter, and they all thought that Jester was joking.

No one would believe that Jester's apple could reach the value of ExxonMobil or Citibank, because these two companies are so big and so big that they are almost the symbol and symbol of the whole of America.

"Let's talk about Dreambox3."

But Jester doesn't care what reporters think about what he just said, the future of Apple is indeed a miracle in business history, and now tell people. It's just going to be treated like an alien or a psychopath, and no one would believe that a company that just sells computers can have a market value of $1 trillion, which is simply impossible.

"I have a lot to say about Dreambox3, and it's only a few days before Tower actually meets you. I was so excited, like watching my daughter of 18 years get married......"

Jester said with great confidence, "Moreover, we are fully prepared for the release of the Dreambox 3 this time. In terms of marketing, we expect to spend $300 million on Dreambox 3 by the month after its release. We're not just spending so much money just to get it down, and I, and all my colleagues, are confident that Dreambox 3 will continue to be a success, and in fact, we've never been less confident than were. ”

When I heard Jester talk about 300 million US dollars, there was a sudden gasp at the scene, in this era, not all companies can get 300 million US dollars in liquidity.

A company of three or four billion dollars may not be able to mobilize three hundred million dollars at any time, let alone spend it on the promotion of a product.

This also proves the strength and prosperity of Mars entertainment now.

However, when the reporter heard Jester say so confidently and politely, he immediately captured many points worth asking and asked questions.

"So, Mr. Li, don't you think it's a problem that you're now behind your rivals in sales of millions of units?"

"Huh."

Hearing the reporter ask this, Jester first gave a trademark chuckle, and reporters who are generally familiar with his style immediately knew that Jester was going to start a merciless taunt, and sure enough, after the chuckle, Jester stretched out three fingers, shook his fingers in front of the reporter who asked the question just now, and then said unceremoniously: "To be honest, I've never worried about it, even for a second." ”

"You don't know anything about what we have, and even in your eyes, you think that my Dreambox3 is similar to my rivals, like Sega's Saturn or Sony's PS2 - even if it's a little better, it's actually a first-class product, so in this case, you are not optimistic about our future, and I can understand that you lack enough useful information to make an accurate judgment."

"Actually, if I were in your position, I might make a judgment that is not much different from yours, it's not a difference in ability, it's just because of the asymmetry of information, when a few days later, after you know what our product is, you will know that any assumptions you made about us, even for those who praised us, are a little premature, and Dreambox3 is a work that is completely beyond your imagination."

"You think he's the same thing as any other product, but in fact, you're very wrong, as to why I say that. When you play Dreambox 3 for yourself, you know why I say that. ”

After Jester unceremoniously finished this sentence, it seemed that he was about to end the posture of this interview.

However, a reporter quickly asked the question, which made Jester change his attention on the fly.

"Mr. Li, do you have anything to introduce about the game that will be released soon? I just don't understand why you're so interested in your launch game, IMHO, even though your previously announced game is a little bit better than the other two. But apart from your "Heroes", the other games really don't have any epochal lead over the other two, and, as we all know, "Heroes" is the only project, even if it is your company or yourself, it is difficult to make such an attempt. ”

Jester didn't answer directly, he first glanced at the reporter who asked the question, and then smiled: "Okay." I'm answering the last question of this interview, which is what this reporter just asked. ”

He was right about one thing, and that was that the game was a great attempt, and that was not replicable. Because this is very stressful for the company, if I am not the creator of Mars Entertainment, or even if I don't put at least a third of the money into it myself, I think. Those colleagues of mine will not be voted for by the unified development. ”

"But there was one thing he was very wrong about. That's that he doesn't think our other games have an advantage over our direct competitors - in fact, our advantage is very large, I'll just take a game that is very popular with skinny players, Kazunori Yamauchi, our genius racing game producer's game "Gran Turismo " to briefly mention - in fact, there is nothing worth saying, the biggest difference between this racing game and those previous racing games is that we strive for realism, we have spent a lot of money to build a powerful physical collision engine, If you actually play it, you think, how can this game be done so badly? ”

Hearing Jester say such humor, the reporters at the scene also laughed.

However, Jester was not finished yet, and after a slight pause, he continued: "Actually, we will immediately work with some Japanese and American car companies, such as Mitsubishi, Toyota, Nissan, and General Motors, and of course, all other companies, in the middle of next year there will be an event about Gran Turismo, the name of the event is "GT Academy", the purpose of this event is very simple, that is, we want to choose the real people who love racing from the players who like "Gran Turismo". , funding him to become a real race car driver. ”

"That's what I thought about when I was talking to Kazunori Yamauchi about racing games, and Mr. Yamauchi was very excited about my decision, because his dream was to develop a real driver with GT - of course, our plan was a little different from his idea, but it was enough to satisfy him."

Jester's answer immediately caused an uproar at the scene again~ waves.

Pick a professional racer from among the players?

It's crazy!

Seeing the look of surprise on the faces of the reporters at the scene, Jester just smiled, this is the effect he wanted to achieve.

In fact, the original history of the GT Academy was a collaboration between Sony and Kazunori Yamauchi and some car companies, and it really produced a group of real racing drivers.

But soon, the reporters came back to their senses from Jester's surprising answer, and they asked incredulously: "How can an ordinary person become a race car driver?" You must know that racing drivers have very high requirements for all aspects, not only need a strong ~ healthy physique, but also need a strong spirit, as well as skilled driving skills......"

Although Jester had said that the question he had just asked was his last answer, he thought about it for a while and decided to answer it.

"I can't say too much, this is a project that we are still improving internally, but just for the question you just asked, I can answer that our racing driver selection plan this time will be very strict, and the training will be extremely strict, limited to confidentiality, so I can't disclose the content of the assessment for the time being, but I can simply say what training we will get after the assessment is completed."

"First of all, there is a lecture on sports psychology, and then there is a GT4 group racing driving training and test, GroupN group racing driving training and testing, and a go-kart driving make-up class, which must be made up, because they are all amateur backgrounds, driver-specific fitness courses, media public relations maintenance training, etc., and strive to obtain an international C-class racing license by participating in a series of small-scale events within a few months, and strive to complete their debut on the professional racing track in the international arena the following year."

"For those who can pass all the training and tests, they will officially sign up to become a member of the Nissan or Toyota team, or the team of other partner manufacturers, or our sponsor driver, if you are good enough, we can even sponsor you to complete the Dakar Rally, and all this, all the costs, are contracted by us."

After answering the question, Jester bowed slightly to the reporter, who was still stunned by the news of his GT Academy, and left.

It wasn't until more than a minute after Jester left that reporters at the scene recovered from the shock they had just had.

"Gran Turing Academy? Turning an ordinary player into a professional racer? It's a crazy idea...... "This may be the only thought in the minds of many reporters, but in fact, when Kazunori Yamauchi and Sony really decided to carry out the GT racing project in their original world, they were also ridiculed by many people.

However, after continuous efforts, their GT Academy has really produced real professional racing drivers, and for Jester, what he cares about is not whether the GT Academy has achieved results in training, but whether it has caused a sensation in publicity - for now, his original purpose has been achieved. (To be continued......)