Chapter 446: Visiting the Bullfrog
"Yes, RTS games, you should know that I will be making at least three different RTS games in the next three years, and this will be the one game genre that I will put the most effort into in the next few years."
Jester smiled and nodded.
The people in the game workshop looked at each other, and although their expressions showed that they were very moved, it was obvious that they couldn't make up their minds for a while.
At this point, Jester stood up and held out his hand to the people in the game workshop.
"Actually, this is just our first contact, and I didn't think that I could get such an important authorization in the first contact, but I think our meeting is still very pleasant, you can go back and think about it, I will leave London in three days, before leaving, if you can make a decision, we can meet once."
Jester smiled, and his tone was very sincere.
The people in the game workshop were embarrassed, after all, it was Jester who gave them a step, so they immediately stood up and stretched out two hands to shake one of Jester's hands: "Thank you so much, we will definitely give you a clear answer in three days." ”
These three days were very free for Jester, Claudia had to take over her own work, and there was not much time to spend with him, and what he had to do seemed to be meeting with the people in the game workshop, and now that the meeting was over, Jester felt a little bored.
He had been sitting in the café at the Four Seasons Hotel, quietly drinking his coffee, and at the same time thinking about what else he could do.
Thinking about it, Jester really remembered a studio of his own, and it seemed that he should go and check it out.
The studio is owned by Mars Entertainment Europe, and at Christmas last year, one of the studio's games was strongly recommended by Jester. specially took out the promotion resources of "Thor's Hammer" to recommend it, and this game is "God is also crazy".
And this piece of studio is the bullfrog.
Because of the success of last year's "God is Crazy", the original little-known studio has become famous, and it has become a little famous throughout the United Kingdom, and even throughout Europe.
Moreover, Claudia is even more impressed by her vision because of her acquisition and support for Bullfrog Studio, which is not just relying on Jester's aftermath. to be able to gain a foothold in the world of video games.
Jester dialed Mars Entertainment's European branch and asked for the address of Bullfrog Studio, and asked the driver to drive him there.
For the boss of a company, visiting a subordinate studio of Wèn's own company, Jester's move was still a bit rushed, although the incident happened suddenly, but Bullfrog Studio was notified by the European branch of Mars Entertainment as soon as possible.
When Jester's car arrived at the Bullfrog Studios station, Pete. Molineux was already in front of goal.
The previous residency of Bullfrog Studios was very modest, but since its fame. They have also moved to London's business district, which is far less prosperous than Los Angeles' as the oldest cosmopolitan city in history.
Last year, Jester only had a hurried meeting with Molineux, a designer who was destined to become a legend in the future. Jester is full of admiration, but unfortunately last year because of time, there was not much in-depth contact, this time. Just to make up for some of my regrets at that time.
Molineux is in his Chinese New Year's Eve, which is not a young age in the video game development world, which is dominated by people in their twenties.
But he's very capable. Extremely energetic.
In the reception room of Bullfrog Studios, Jester quietly listened to Molineux tell him about the changes in Bullfrog Studios over the past year, as well as their new games released this year, but Jester was not very interested in these, and in his eyes, the most valuable thing about Bullfrog was the person in front of him.
So, in the middle of Molineux's words, Jester interrupted him with a smile.
"Pete, I call you that, you don't have a problem, right?"
And Molineux heard Jester say this suddenly, the expression on his face was also slightly stunned, and then he also smiled and nodded: "Of course not, my friends call me that." ”
However, hearing that he was only the big boss he had met for the second time, and that he called himself so intimately, Molineux always felt that something must be something.
"I actually have a reluctant request, I want to ask, do you have any plans to work in Los Angeles, which is the headquarters of Mars Entertainment, or let me ask you, do you have any ideas about relocating Bullfrog Studios to Los Angeles?"
Jester smiled and uttered something that made Molineux stunned.
Los Angeles is now the heart of the video game industry, almost half of the world's games are developed here, and being able to go here and enter the heart of the world's video games is certainly a dream for any game developer.
But for Molineux, if someone invited him before the bullfrog became famous, then he wouldn't hesitate at all.
But now, Bullfrog has done well with his own efforts, and the pressure of working in London is far less than that of Los Angeles, and he can do this step in London, if he moves Bullfrog to Los Angeles, he is worried that these young people in his studio will not be able to withstand the pressure of the headquarters of Mars Entertainment.
In London, these people are arguably the best gaming talents, and Molineux, who knows them well, knows that these people are often arrogant in normal times.
There are even times when they are dismissive of some of the games in the Mars Entertainment Headquarters, feeling that the games they make are not much better than their own, and the reason why they can sell so much is just because of the resources they occupy.
If the headquarters is willing to allocate enough resources to promote their own games, then our bullfrog's sales may not be lower than theirs.
Although, whenever someone said this, Molineux would shout at them to stop being so arrogant, but as the bullfrog became more and more famous in Britain, this phenomenon of unbridled rhetoric did not decrease, but showed signs of increasing.
Of course, Molineux can also see that this place in London is too small, and it is indeed a little too small to fit the current bullfrog studio.
Jester didn't know about Molineux's concerns, and he saw that after hearing his question, Molineux's face first showed a hint of joy, but it quickly turned into a melancholy and difficult to make a decision, which made him very curious.
After the inquiry, Molineux did not hide it, and immediately told the truth.
"Are you worried that these employees under your command may not be able to withstand the pressure of working at headquarters?" After Jester heard Molineux's words, his expression was a little shy, but he thought about it, and it was indeed the case, after all, the people who could establish themselves at the headquarters in Los Angeles were all elites in the industry.
However, the words could not be said directly, and Jester only muttered a little before he had an idea.
"Pete, let's be honest, you're thinking a little redundant."
Jester said lightly, and then Molineux's face showed a puzzled look, he didn't know why Jester would say such a thing, and even faintly, he was a little uncomfortable in his heart.
After all, he values these employees under him very much.
"In fact, it is very simple, if these employees under your command can withstand the pressure of working in the headquarters, then for them, it will also be a reborn growth, if they can't withstand it, then they are indeed limited in ability."
Jester said, his voice suddenly changed: "For example, "God is also crazy 2", I attach great importance to your series of games, after all, the first work of this game, I have recommended it in front of countless players, but for more than a year, I have asked Claudia several times about the news of the second game of this game, and she has told me that "God is also crazy 2" has been established for more than a year, and the results of pre-research and development have not satisfied you? ”
This kind of question will naturally make Molineux embarrassed, but he can only nod and admit it.
"Yes, several times with research and development, I found that the ability of my subordinates is still a little different from my requirements, a lot of my ideas, let them to complete, always complete the essentials." Moliniux was a little discouraged, and he took a sip of the water on the table, moistening his throat.
"Actually, I wanted to let the headquarters provide some technical support before, but some of my people always felt that their level was the best in the world, if I looked for support from the headquarters, I would look down on them, and I also felt that they might lack experience, so I wanted them to train for a year, and then start the development of "God is Crazy 2" next year."
Saying that, Molineux looked at Jester very seriously: "Boss, they have grown a lot this year, and it can be seen from the games that our bullfrog released this year, so I think I am very confident that I will complete "God is Crazy 2" next year." ”
Jester just listened quietly, and this time he didn't interrupt Molineux suddenly.
It wasn't until Molineux had finished saying these words that Jester smiled and spoke.
"There's a question I don't know if to ask." (To be continued......)