For example, on such a heavy topic, Jester and the others never thought that they could discuss it all at once, so the first discussion was just to avoid controversial points and determine the non-controversial parts first.

For example, if you refer to Hollywood's movie classification method, although EA disagrees with it, but it is all trivial, there is no opinion on this point of reference, this time the permanent directors were invited by Jester to participate in the second Mars Entertainment Carnival, and this meeting is only convenient.

Jester knew before that EA was also interested in getting involved in console platforms, after all, anyone who aspires to achieve something in the game industry would not be blind to the benefits of console platforms. In his memory, Hawkins united with a number of giants, including Microsoft and Panasonic, more than two years later, established 3DO and produced 3DO as a host.

But now he has joined forces with Sega and Sony to form the World Video Game Association, forcibly controlling all the rights of the game platform in his hands, and anyone who wants to enter the industry without authorization and develop his own console must face the threat of his own three alliances, which basically has no way to crack it.

Because as long as there are three of them, the company that occupies the vast majority of the market will block it, then the third-party company will not develop the game for new competitors.

is still the previous sentence, without the participation of third-party competitors, any game platform is also a pile of scrap metal.

Even Nintendo retreated, and Jester didn't believe that the current EA would have anything else to think about.

Three days later, the opening day of the carnival will be held, and tonight, it will be Jester who invites Rob. It's time for Pardo to have dinner.

By the time Jester arrived at the dinner spot, Rob. Pardo has arrived.

Jester's subordinates had taken him over beforehand, and he couldn't let his boss, one of the thirty richest men in the world, waste his time waiting for an inconsequential brat.

Li ...... Mr. Lee. ”

You can see that Rob. Pardo meets Jester. He was extremely excited, and almost immediately stood up, his face flushed, obviously caused by the excitement of his blood surging, but Jester looked like usual, and waved his hand casually to let the other party sit down, so he didn't need to be so nervous.

Jester first asked Rob. Pardo took a small sip of wine and told him to calm down before asking.

"You're only twenty years old. It's a junior? ”

And Rob. Pardo also nodded modestly: "I had good grades in middle school, so I skipped a grade, but I didn't have any interest in mathematics, so my grades in college were not very good." ”

Hear Rob. When Pardo said this, Jester's expression moved, and he continued to ask, "Not interested in math?" So what are you interested in? I read what you said in that letter, and you should have a good idea of how to design a game. ”

"Uh......"

Hearing Jester praise himself like this, Rob. Pardo was also a little embarrassed. Slightly embarrassed, he blushed, and then continued: "Actually, I usually study software development part-time, and I am confident that I will get a double bachelor's degree when I graduate." And I also do a little game on the PC every day, so I think a lot about this. ”

Nothing to hide, Rob. Pardo spoke truthfully.

"Oh? Do you also make some mini-games yourself? Jester's eyes lit up when he heard him say this. It seemed that he was interested, so he asked casually, "Did you send it to a magazine or a game company?" Let them see if they can sell it? ”

"Nope."

Rob. Pardo shook his head a little unconfidently: "I think my game is too far off. ”

This time. The waiter had already started to serve the food, and Jester wanted to say something, but when he saw that the food was served, he didn't continue, but ate the appetizer first.

After eating the appetizer, Jester said with a smile: "Actually, there is no need to be presumptuous, I can see your talent from your letter, and I have invested in a game company established by two high school students before, he values their talent very much, and now their names are not obvious, but I believe that in the near future, their company will definitely be eye-catching." ”

Jester said it very calmly, but in Rob. Pardo listened with some enthusiasm.

Dare to invest in a game company with just two high school students? Is this true or false? But Rob. Pardo thought about it, he was just an ordinary person, and Jester was a big man in the industry, so there was no need to deceive himself at all, so he immediately dispelled his doubts, but he was still very interested in the game company that Jester talked about, so he took the initiative to ask.

"This company ...... What is the name of the studio? ”

"Huh."

Jester chuckled lightly and drank a glass of wine before he said the name of the company: "It's called Naughty Dog, I still helped them choose the name, they have actually developed a few small games, both on the console platform and on the PC, although there are no particularly eye-catching works, but there is always a little achievement...... By the way, they recently decided to make a big zuò, which is an RPG game, and I have seen their development plans before, and I think they will definitely be able to make this game a big success, but unfortunately ......"

Rob. As soon as Pardo heard that people younger than him had developed a number of games, and that he could be so praised by his idol, he suddenly felt a little yearning, and thought that he only knew how to talk on paper, and the games he developed were afraid of failure and did not dare to show them to people, just when he was a little ashamed, he heard Jester say pity, so he didn't continue.

This immediately aroused his curiosity, and deep down it seemed that there was a snake biting him, so he almost blurted out: "What is a pity? ”

Jester sighed first, then shook his head and said, "After all, they are young, and they will go to college after this summer, and they are different universities, so it may not be possible to continue to develop games together, so after the game they are working on now, they decided to abandon this company for the time being." ”

This time the dinner was not very long, only forty-five minutes.

By the thirtieth minute, the meal was almost finished, and dessert was served, a creamy strawberry ice cream.

Jester doesn't have much of a sweet tooth, so he just tasted it a little, and then stopped tasting it. Pardo's expression didn't belong - in fact, from the beginning of the chat, Jester noticed that the other party seemed to have something on his mind, and he should have something to say, but he didn't know what he was worried about, so he didn't speak.

Besides, he also wanted to ask the other party, so he spoke: "Rob, I seem to have something to say, but I am worried—if it is related to me or I can help, you need not worry, just say it." ”

Rob. Pardo did have something to say.

It's no secret, in fact, he wants to ask Jester if he can get an internship at Mars Entertainment during his senior year, after all, it is his biggest dream to become a game maker, and to be able to intern in the best game company in the world, it is best to have the best game designer in the world as his mentor, then naturally it is perfect.

But he was worried that after he took the initiative to ask, he was rejected by the other party, which would be too embarrassing.

Seeing Jester take the initiative to ask him why he didn't look, Rob. Pardo's expression hesitated for a moment, as if he was considering whether he wanted to say what was in his heart, but seeing Jester's sincere gaze, Rob. Pardo suddenly plucked up the courage to feel that he had to try it no matter whether the other party agreed or not.

At least I won't regret being rejected like this, and if I don't even have the courage to give it a try, I'll definitely sigh and sigh constantly, saying that I didn't seize this opportunity.

So, Rob. After a fierce ideological struggle, Pardo finally made his own decision.

"Actually, it's nothing, I just want to ask if I can get an internship at Mars Entertainment - if possible, if I can be under your staff and fully participate in the development of a game." ”

After saying that, Rob. Pardo's eyes were filled with longing.

What he wanted most was to hear the other person say yes, agree, this kind of approval from Jester's mouth.

However, after Jester heard his words, he couldn't see anything on his face, his face was still so indifferent, with a warm smile, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

Jester smiled first, and he stared at Rob, who was slightly nervous, with a pair of piercing eyes. Pardo glanced at it before he spoke: "It's not too difficult to ask, just with that letter about RTS, you can get enough of an internship at Mars Entertainment, and I can even tell you that your understanding of RTS games is even deeper than those who made a Age of Empires with me, and you have a talent for it." ”

Hearing Jester say that, Rob. Pardo's face suddenly showed joy, he knew that since Jester said so, it meant that his previous plea was not far from ten. (To be continued......) R1292