This time in California made a very good impression on Louis.

Whether it is the team atmosphere or Zhou Xin's solution ideas in terms of products, he has been inspired a lot.

So he replied without hesitation: "Okay, boss, happy cooperation." ”

Of course, as a Guatemalan immigrant, salary is just as important.

What Zhou Xin didn't know was that Bill Gates had spent forty-five minutes trying to convince Luis to work for Microsoft.

Zhou Xin shook hands with him, then turned to Stephen and Ashley: "We need to expand the staff.

After making money, we need a more subdivided division of labor.

My short-term goal is to expand to about 10 people.

At present, I only need one person for game planning, and then I need two artists, four developers, and three more operations.

I give you the recruitment authority, you don't need him to know how cutting-edge the technology, our needs are generalists.

It is desirable for a person to be able to have multiple skills and be able to take on different functions.

Because we also have a lot of work to do.

The first is the launch of DLC, which is an expansion of the game.

For example, Christmas is coming, and we can launch a Christmas-themed extension.

Add Christmas-themed decorations to the birds, as well as Christmas-themed decorations to the pigs.

The level background also changed from hot summer to winter, and the background was decorated with Christmas trees and streamers.

Of course, the content of the level needs to be designed separately.

This is the DLC expansion, which is not enough to support the second installment of a series, but it is able to bring freshness to the player. ”

The concept of DLC was also introduced by Sega in November '98 after the release of the sixth-generation console Dreamcast in Neon.

"Susie, I'm going back to Berkeley for a Ph.D. soon, and I don't have time to continue my internship at Microsoft.

It is a pleasure to work with you during this time, and I hope to join Microsoft after graduating with my Ph.D. in the future. "The first thing Zhou Xin did when he returned to work was to resign.

The intensity of the internship at Microsoft is very low, and Zhou Xin is a little embarrassed.

Susie glanced up at the other party inexplicably, and then motioned for Zhou Xin to go to the corridor with him to chat a few words.

Susie Dink is the head of Microsoft's product manager team in Silicon Valley, and because of the flat management and emphasis on equality, even though he is a supervisor, he still doesn't have a separate office.

Microsoft is still full of energy and enterprising spirit in this era.

After arriving in the hallway, Susie looked the other party up and down: "Newman, you are very good, unlike all the Chinese I have met before. ”

Zhou Xin realized that the other party knew that he was the founder of Riot Games, "Everyone is excellent in different places.

I just have a sharper sense of smell for the Internet than the average person. ”

Susie shook her head: "No, it's talent, not everyone has this talent."

Recognizing a problem and quickly coming up with a solution is not something that the average person can do.

The payment system behind Riot Games is excellent, surprisingly good.

I can't keep you, but someone can keep you.

Tomorrow night, Mr. Gates will be in Silicon Valley, and he wants to have dinner with you. ”

Susie's tone is clearly discussed, but in fact, it contains a meaning that cannot be refused.

Zhou Xin didn't want to refuse, Bill Gates, who was the richest man in the world when he grew up, and more importantly, Microsoft has a lot of money in hand and has a lot of opportunities for cooperation.

After thinking for a moment, he realized that Microsoft's XBox was released in 2001, and it would take at least three years for a hardware product to go from internal feasibility analysis to production.

That said, at least this year, there's been talk of venturing into video games within Microsoft.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to meeting Mr. Gates as well."

"You kid has the talent and ability to make enough amazing products, maybe by the time you finish dinner with Mr. Gates, you'll have a higher position at Microsoft than I do." Susie teased.

But it's possible.

When Bill Gates was at the helm of Microsoft, he never minded giving the best treatment to real geniuses.

"The specific time and address of Mr. Gates will be sent to you by email, you remember to check the mail in the past two days, just read it once a day."

......

"Zhou Xin, how did you feel during your internship at Microsoft?" The summer vacation is about to pass, and Zhou Xin is about to start his doctoral career.

Before the start of his doctoral career, Hu Zhengming planned to have a good chat with Zhou Xin and let him pay attention.

Hu Zhengming rarely bothered him throughout the first half of the year, even if Hu Zhengming originally recruited Zhou Xin to directly let him start his doctoral work.

This made Zhou Xin feel that Lao Hu was still kind, even if he didn't act according to his wishes, he would not take any other means.

You must know that when some Chinese professors face their Chinese international students, various PUA methods emerge one after another.

Zhou Xin nodded and said, "Microsoft is worthy of being a giant.

There are a lot of talents in it, and any one of them is from a prestigious school.

The overall atmosphere is also relaxed and the work is result-oriented.

Since I was only an intern there, I don't know if Microsoft's promotion mechanism is also results-oriented.

However, from the perspective of Microsoft's managers, the ability to work is indeed very strong.

The summary is to realize that there is a lot of room for improvement in terms of work methods and work ability.

Internet thinking can also be applied to the integrated circuit industry.

The underlying logic of problem solving is the same. ”

Zhou Xincai was only twenty years old to have such an understanding, which made Hu Zhengming once again verify the idea that the other party was a genius:

"It's good that you're able to recognize your shortcomings.

A Ph.D. at Berkeley is very demanding, and unlike an undergraduate, a Ph.D. requires you to make breakthroughs in the field of integrated circuits.

So I can't do an internship at Microsoft and do a PhD here at the same time.

The scholarship offered by Berkeley is more than enough to cover your normal expenses in San Francisco.

When you graduate from Berkeley, there are many opportunities to make money, which is not at all comparable to this internship salary. ”

Zhou Xinmiao understood the other party's subtext: "I have already proposed my resignation to Microsoft."

But when I was doing my PhD at Berkeley, I probably couldn't put all my energy on that. ”

Compared with Microsoft's messaging capabilities, Hu Zhengming, who stays in the ivory tower, is obviously much worse.

After Zhou Xin told the other party in detail about his business during this time, Hu Zhengming opened his mouth wide:

"You're saying you made a game one summer and the game sold for four million dollars?"

"It should be five million by now.

So my company is recruiting during this time, and I will focus some of my energy on company management.

Also, Mr. Bill Gates invited me to dinner, and I hope you will come with me.

I'm not very good at this kind of occasion. ”