Rebirth 1984: Starting with the development of Hanka

"I need to set up a game development team for "Calabash Brothers". If any of you are willing, please sign up!" Zhao Ye looked around and said.

Many people are interested in "Calabash Brothers" and want to replicate the sales miracle of "Super Mario".

For a time, people who wanted to participate in this project raised their hands to sign up.

Zhao Ye took a look and found that the "Pokemon" project team had the most people raising their hands, accounting for almost one-third of the project team.

Damn it, are you people so dismissive of "Pokemon"?

Zhao Ye had black lines all over his head and was speechless.

There has never been a game like Pokemon before.

Because these elves are so cute, even Nintendo was not optimistic about it in its previous life. When the game was first released, it did not spend much resources on promotion.

However, "Pokemon" became popular in RB with lightning speed, beyond everyone's expectations.

"Has everything been decided?" Zhao Ye asked.

"It's all decided!" Those who raised their hands responded one after another.

Zhao Ye nodded: "Okay, then you can join the "Calabash Brothers" game development team! As for the original game development team, if there is a shortage of people, we will recruit people from the society!"

Subsequently, Zhao Ye appointed the RB game developer Yuki Inoue who just spoke as the leader of the development team of "Calabash Brothers".

After making arrangements, Zhao Ye turned to the hardware department.

Wang Jizhi has returned from the Netherlands. Philips is too tough and unwilling to lower prices.

Therefore, Zhao Ye simply asked Wang Jizhi to come back first.

Wujiang Group is not so urgent to develop CD game consoles at the moment.

Besides, CD is only a game storage medium. Whether the game console is powerful or not really depends on the CPU.

16-bit game consoles are naturally more powerful than 8-bit game consoles.

Loongson Design Company has not yet designed a 16-bit Kirin 2 chip, so there is no need to develop a new generation of game consoles.

However, Zhao Ye approached Wang Jizhi to develop a new game hardware.

After Zhao Ye came to Wang Jizhi's office, he exchanged a few words with him and then went straight to the point: "I need you to develop a palm-sized game console as soon as possible - the handheld game console Gameboy!"

Wang Jizhi was stunned when he heard this. After a pause, his eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "Boss, you are so awesome. You can put the game console in the palm of your hand. If this game console can be carried around, it will definitely become popular all over the world!!" !”

Zhao Ye smiled and asked: "Are you sure you can develop it?"

Wang Jizhi thought about it carefully. Developing a game console is no longer simple. Now he has to shrink the game console to the size of a palm. This has suddenly become much more difficult.

Wang Jizhi gritted his teeth and said: "Although the technology is difficult, in theory, it can be developed. So, as long as our team is given some time, we will definitely be able to make it!!"

Zhao Ye patted Wang Jizhi on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't worry, I will also participate in the development this time!"

The boss is also involved in the development?

Wang Jizhi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

A technical master like the boss is also involved in the development, so what should I be afraid of!

"Boss, as soon as you joined the project, I was immediately confident. At this moment, I am even a little impatient!" Wang Jizhi said with a smile.

Zhao Ye couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

"By the way, Mr. Wang, before developing handheld game consoles, you go to Europe again and buy back the game "Tetris". I want all the copyrights! This game can not only be played on a computer; Ported to multiple platforms such as TV game consoles, handheld game consoles, and arcades.”

Wang Jizhi's expression was startled, he was going on a business trip again...

"Boss, can I not go? I'm not good at negotiating." Wang Jizhi said with a bitter look on his face.

"Well, it seems that you don't need someone who is proficient in technology to buy "Tetris". I just asked Lu Maoshi, the director of Wujiang Investment Department, to send someone to do it."

Zhao Ye was thinking at this time whether the company should form a professional negotiation team and send negotiators to the technology patents or companies it wanted to purchase in the future.

"Mr. Wang, you are now starting to form a handheld game console development team. On Children's Day, June 6 next year, our handheld game console Gameboy must be launched!" Zhao Ye was just about to stand up and leave when something suddenly occurred to him and he reminded him immediately.

"Okay, no problem!!!" Wang Jizhi nodded solemnly.

……

Investment.

"Mr. Lu, there is something that your investment department must complete as soon as possible!"

"Boss, please give me your orders!"

"Alexey Pajitnov, a mathematician working at the Computer Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, invented a casual game called "Tetris." The basic rules of the game are to move, rotate and place the various objects automatically output by the game. Blocks are arranged into one or more complete rows and eliminated to score points. You send someone to Europe as soon as possible to buy all the rights to "Tetris" from Alexei Pajitnov!"

Zhao Ye paused and said with a serious expression, "This game is related to whether our company's products can become popular. It is very important. We must win the copyright!"

Lu Maoshi was shocked when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, boss, I will go there personally this time and I will ensure that the task is completed!"

"Well, I'm waiting for your good news!" Zhao Ye nodded and smiled.

"Tetris" was only ported to personal computers in 1985, and now its popularity is not high.

If Zhao Ye hadn't known that this game was a masterpiece, he wouldn't have bought it.

Speaking of which, Zhao Ye was actually quite upset.

When he was reborn, he even forgot to develop "Tetris". Instead, he let the Russians take the lead. This game was only developed in June 1984. Zhao Ye had every chance to cut off the game before then and make it ahead of schedule. apply for patent.

Pity!

However, Alexei Pajitnov may not know the value of "Tetris", and Wujiang Group may take the opportunity to buy the game rights.

Zhao Ye didn't know at this time that Lu Maoshi's trip to Europe to negotiate was not easy. Pajitnov had authorized the copyright of "Tetris" to the Computer Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Lu Maoshi went to discuss "Tetris" Copyright is tantamount to negotiating with the Soviet Union.

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Computing company.

Yanagawa said excitedly: "Domestic newspapers should soon report the news that our Computing Institute Company has obtained a Motorola digital BB machine. I wonder if Zhao Ye will be furious after hearing this news! Haha, our Computing Institute Company By acting as an agent for Motorola digital BB machines, Wujiang Group will no longer be able to make money so comfortably!"

For some reason, Yanagawa would feel happy as long as he could hit Zhao Ye and Wujiang Group.

Otherwise, he would always feel like he was living in Zhao Ye's shadow.

Now, although he has led the Computing Institute to develop very well, compared with Wujiang Group, it is simply a world of difference.

He also came from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Others only remember Zhao Ye, but they don't know Yanagawa.

Yanagawa was extremely unhappy.

I'm a lot older, but I can't compare to a kid?

The next day, major domestic newspapers reported that the Computing Institute had become the exclusive agent of Motorola digital BB machines in China.

Zhao Ye read the newspaper, only showing a faint smile, not even the slightest bit furious. Yanagawa Yukawa Computing Institute was completely ignored. A company with no technical content was not worthy of being an enemy of Wujiang Group.