Although he only had a few brief words with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Roland's mood was actually as excited as these two young men who were fledgling and had not yet made a name for themselves.

It's not how valuable Google is, or how much benefit investing them can bring to Roland, but to put it mildly, with 4.68 million Yahoo shares, 15 percent of Amazon's equity, and 10 million Microsoft shares that are about to be held and the ambition to swallow a tenth of Apple, isn't money just paper?

Just like the happy wind man, as long as I am fast enough, the question mark of my teammates can't catch up with me.

As long as Roland donates a little slowly, none of the guys on the Forbes list will be rich in the future.

But to be honest, after buying 20,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway, continuing to make money is one of Roland's goals, but it is definitely not his primary goal, and the fundamental thing he strives for is to make himself comfortable, comfortable in all aspects.

Now he is giving profits to those film companies in exchange for the media giants behind the film companies.

Roland doesn't want to make headlines every day, and the media giants get his wish.

But with the advent of the Internet era, the Internet of Everything has officially entered the information age, and the rise of the mobile Internet has made the source of information extremely mixed.

Then I have to be the father of those Internet giants......

The next hot search? Take down the headlines? Qi banned? Blocking an account?

These methods are far less useful than stifling the sending of news from the source!

Compared with the market value of horror, what Roland cares about is the control of information.

He doesn't want the people to know about the news related to him, so the people don't need to know about it.

I don't want to make it public, so no one wants to check me!

It is true that whoever controls oil controls all countries; Whoever controls the grain controls the human race; Whoever has the right to issue money controls the world; But if this set of rhetoric is placed in the information age, then one sentence must be added-

Whoever controls the information controls the mind.

In the case that News Corp is at risk of being sued, Comrade Chuan Jianguo, who has lost his propaganda channels, can only slam the air in a frustration, and on Facebook he is incompetent and angry at CNN who does not obey orders and FOX who suddenly turns against the water; And the Voice of America, which was born to serve the United Front, was angry by the White House because it released news that was contrary to the will of the president.

Traditional media is too late to intervene, and if you want to enter, the most you can do is buy Disney, but the Internet - if Roland gives up, then he will be a fool.

It is the great goal of enjoying life carefree and freely tinkering with hobbies, and after meeting Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the smile on Roland's face has never been relented.

Because he can clearly feel that every second, his strength is growing.

It's nice to be able to defend life with your fists.

…………

After greeting all the employees at close range, under the leadership of Mike Mohamie, Roland and everyone came to the stage of the venue on the second floor of the company, two months of preparation, although there is no way to change the overall pattern of the building, but the layout of the venue, it is like that, compared with the premiere that Roland has seen, it is indeed simple, but the conference attended by his own people, warm.

After greeting everyone to sit down, Mike Mohami also came to the stage with a hand card, no casual outfit of suits and leather shoes, short-sleeved jeans, representing the R&D attitude of the entire company, and his speech was also very casual.

“…… Last year, Warcraft 2: The Dark Gate was released, selling 1.2 million units and becoming the best-selling PC game, and in the same year, PCGame magazine named it the best multiplayer game and C|Net named it the best online game. ”

"But shortly after the release of Dark Gate, Diablo also came out, and thanks to the E3 promotion, the game sold a million copies in just 18 days, and then successfully surpassed Dark Gate to become the best-selling PC game of all time, we ...... Defeated himself ......"

When Mike Mohami on the stage of the venue proudly said his words to defeat himself, the employees sitting below all burst into laughter, and with the appearance of the photos of the Big Four of Northern Blizzard on the screen, the scene resounded with eager applause, and the Big Four who received this honor turned around and waved, echoing the heroic hymns in their ears, making them smile excitedly.

In the previous life, there was indeed a contradiction between Northern Blizzard and Blizzard headquarters, and the root cause was disclosed by themselves-

Money.

Because when developing Diablo, the R&D funds given by Blizzard's headquarters were not enough, so Northern Blizzard could only embezzle funds from other projects to complete the development.

And after the listing, "Diablo" defeated Blizzard headquarters' fist product "Warcraft", so the two sides of the beam came to an end, Northern Blizzard felt that its R&D strength was higher than that of the headquarters, and the headquarters felt that this kind of misappropriation of funds seriously violated the company's regulations, so the two sides quarreled.

Now......

Blizzard, which is backed by Roland, is not short of money, and there is no shortage of channels, even if "Diablo" is a great success, it is also the insight of the three giants of Blizzard, and Northern Blizzard is also a hit developed with the full support of Blizzard headquarters.

Of course, even if Warcraft 2: Dark Gate broke the PC sales record, and Diablo broke it a few months later, they weren't the best products the company had ever produced.

When the venue was quiet again, Mike Mohami continued: "However, the best game we sold last year was the 4 million copies of Spider-Man, and I'm sure everyone knows that a large part of the success of this game is due to the charisma of our boss, who was there and ...... What do you think, it's up to him to tell me, okay? ”

"Good!"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

"Whew ↗↘↗"

Before the words were finished, there was a cacophony of whistles, goodwill cheers, welcome applause, and even Roland's name.

In the expectation of everyone, Roland, whose butt was not yet hot, walked on the stage, and while taking the microphone, Roland, who was standing at random, also looked around the venue, taking everyone's current state into his eyes; Looking at the excited smiling faces, Roland said: "I'm just here to attend an annual meeting and play, why do you want me to speak on stage?" ”

"The point is that they didn't prepare a speech for me at all, and I don't know how to blow you up."

"The three of them didn't do their jobs well and deducted their money."

"The year-end bonuses are all gone, and whoever applauds me later, the money will be awarded to whomever I want."

As soon as the casual words appeared, the guys below were happy.

Some guys played games with Roland last year, so it's no surprise that Roland has such an attitude of what he thinks of and what he says, while those newcomers are happy with Roland's openness.

As for the Blizzard Triumvirate?

The three of them fell to the chair with a wry smile and shook their heads again and again!

After everyone had laughed, Roland continued: "Well, since I'm here, I'll say a few words. ”

"A big part of the success of Spider-Man is due to the careful design of the project team, and if the game is not fun, then no one will continue to buy it."

"The reason why it sold four million copies is also related to the loyal fans that Marvel has cultivated over the years, the fans who support me, and Sony's marketing methods, but these are all success factors that can be cultivated and achieved slowly."

"Our goal at Blizzard Entertainment is to provide players with the best gaming experience, as a nascent game company, we may not have a history of Marvel, we don't have a huge fan base, and we don't have Sony's classic marketing strategy, but as long as we aim to 'develop games that players can play', then one day, we can also gain a bunch of loyal fans."

"The Warcraft series is a good start, and the development of a sequel to Diablo is a continuation of loyalty, and I believe that with your love for the game, one day in the future, I will be filming the story of our own home."

"At that time, it was not Blizzard Entertainment that developed an adaptation of the game with the theme of "Spider-Man" starring Roland Allen, so the financial statements were extremely eye-catching, but Blizzard Entertainment and Roland Allen brought their games to the screen, touching countless gamers."

"Today you make a game based on the movie I made, and tomorrow I will make a movie based on the world you have created, which is not a mutual achievement, let alone mutual benefit, but a world created with heart."

"I hope that in ten years, you can tell me that Warcraft, with its 100 million players, can try to make a movie."

"If you don't let me play it when the time comes, I have to act."

"I'm sure you can create a world that players will be amazed and fascinated by, and I'm looking forward to that day."

"Thank you......"

Whoa......

When Roland smiled and waved and jumped off the stage, the venue of nearly 100 people burst into enthusiastic applause.

Blizzard Entertainment now has three fist products, but the sales of the two games "Warcraft" and "Diablo" together are not as much as "Spider-Man", everyone knows that this is a collision between the old IP and the newborn product, and there is no shame in losing, but - the members of Blizzard Entertainment are all young people, they gather together because they love games, they can accept the facts, but there will always be unwillingness in their hearts.

But when Roland said this now, their hearts were much more comfortable.

That's right! No matter how well "Spider-Man" sells, isn't that the product of its own boss?

This game is not adapted because it has a good foundation in comics, but its own boss wants to shoot related movies, so there will be a gamification strategic arrangement!

It's not Marvel that they're losing to, it's their own boss!

And in this case, their own bosses are looking forward to the games they make to be filmed?

Isn't this a disguised recognition of their achievements!

This kind of recognition is more exciting than giving money and benefits!

Because these guys are not old oilers who have families to raise, since they are gathered together because of the goal of loving games, the root that can impress them is the recognition inside and outside the industry.

Although Roland doesn't make games and can't make up plans, he is a big copyright collector in Hollywood!

The copyrights that can be favored by him are the first in the industry!

And he believes that Blizzard's games can be filmed by him, that is, he is telling everyone -

I believe you guys can make the best game in the world!

For young people who are just starting out in the industry and want to prove themselves, this is already the best encouragement!

"Their company atmosphere is really good." Larry Page, who had been sitting in the back row watching, felt the excitement coming from the Blizzard employee next to him, and a hint of envy appeared on his face, "Maybe this is the company culture, right?" ”

"Company culture? Right? ”

Sergey Brin nodded and said approvingly: "I asked them before, the first criterion for Blizzard Entertainment to recruit people is to love games, they are gathered together because of the same dream, so there will be a strong sense of identity, although everyone's preferences are different, but the company's standard is to join the company for five years, after participating in the development of two or more game projects, you can submit an application to the company to establish research and development with your own creative ideas, during this period, the company does not interfere with their ideas, only after research and development, The proposed price can be sold to the company, this kind of relaxed conditions and generous treatment can be opened by a Hollywood superstar like Roland who is not short of money, after all, his annual film and television copyright income is enough to support all the team expenses of the entire company, not to mention, Blizzard Entertainment has begun to make a profit......"

"Hah...... Then it seems that Roland is really a good investor! Larry Page said with a smile.

"Yes, you can see from the interoperability between Blizzard Entertainment and IMDb." Sergei Brin said with emotion: "It is unimaginable that such a random mutual promotion of projects within the group company is simply unimaginable......"

In between words, they instinctively reached for the check in their pockets.

When the hands of the two touched each other, they all smiled knowingly as they leaned back on their seats.

No entrepreneur likes to listen to investors and their own beeps.

No.

Isn't angel investing an investment dream?

Entrepreneurs have dreams, and they want investors to have good expectations.

And if Roland knew what they thought, he would definitely be speechless.

Is Blizzard a gaming company?

Bullshit!

Isn't the full name of the Blizzard Studios that 'makes CG with heart and games with feet'?

I'm just stating a fact, how do you have good expectations?

Of course, the speech at Blizzard's annual meeting didn't last long, everyone wanted to relax, who wants to listen to your beep?

In this year's battle, Roland also participated in the whole process, but unlike last year's LAN battle, Blizzard, which has already studied the battle network, can allow everyone to be online throughout the whole process.

And then......

The whole company became an Internet café.

Unlike last year, when everyone watched in front of the big screen, this year they all watched the game in twos and two with the computer.

This also made Roland secretless, and all the advanced tactics were stolen by them.

At first, he was able to surprise him and win a few handfuls, but then-

If you use tactics in front of the developers, isn't that looking for death?

As a result, Roland was still far ahead in points for the first two days, but after that, he ......

The hand speed couldn't keep up with the developer, and his body was hollowed out, so he directly hit GG.

"No more playing! Don't play anymore! You guys are cheating, okay! ”

The annoyed Roland looked at everyone and laughed, but after the end of the battle in "Warcraft 2: Dark Gate", "Spider-Man", he couldn't reach the top after being blocked by a bunch of people.

It's like, 'Don't force me to withhold your wages!' 'Your annual leave is gone!' 'Give me a year-old toilet cleaning next year!' Under the threat, Roland scored in the top ten, and after he scolded and gave awards to the top three, and personally announced the annual leave, emphasizing that he could bring his family to participate, the company's headquarters, suddenly resounded with happy laughter, and a group of people shouted-

"Thank you boss!"

Roland's wave of thanks was like a tide, and if it was a moving female voice, he would even wonder if he had gotten into some large venue, and after finding that those guys were all staring at him with excited eyes, he came back to his senses and waved his hand magnificently, "Don't say these are useless!" ”

"When you come back, you must pay attention to the development of StarCraft!"

"And a sequel to Diablo!"

"Of course, if you find any game companies with good atmosphere and technology, you can also report it, as long as it is a group of people who love games, we can propose to buy it! You know, Mike's goal, that's a thousand! ”

When Roland left Irvine in good health and set out on his way home, Kate, who had been with him for a week at Blizzard headquarters, was twisting her head and looking at Roland with curiosity, "Do you like games?" ”

"I love games." Roland corrected her statement.

"Same as a movie?"

"Of course!"

"That's what you mean by enjoying life?"

Upon hearing this, Roland shook his head again and again, and denied: "No, no, no, whether it's a movie or a game, it's a part of life, I will take the time to enjoy them, they are an integral part of my life, but it will never be all ......"

"Really? What else is there in your life? Looking at Roland's chicken nest hair, Kate asked with a smile.

"And ......"

Roland paused, then looked into the other party's eyes and said, "Help the guy you like realize your dreams." ”

"Hey......" Kate pursed her lips, turned her head, and ignored Roland.

Seeing this, Roland also leaned there with a smile, took out his mobile phone, and found Spielberg's phone......