Chapter 524: The East Is Not Bright and the West Is Bright

Shi Qianxue was able to propose the idea of ​​the Internet Summit because she was actually afraid of shortcomings and omissions in the process of her research and investigation.

In fact, it is almost inevitable.

You can't just find a name to visit at home, and they will tell you everything in your heart, right?

In addition, among the pioneers of the Internet industry, there is a lack of centralized exchanges and collisions in the game industry, and differences of opinion and even conflicts also exist.

But from Wang Dong's point of view, the so-called small bosses in the Internet industry are just small-time bosses. No matter in terms of foresight or insight, how can they compare with their own bosses?

If that's the case, isn't it a bit too serious to invite you to a meeting with great fanfare?

But Wu Tao knows that whether it is Wang Zhidong from Sitong Lifang, Zhang Chaoyang from Aitexin, or even Ding Shisan, who he often jokes and jokes, they will all be big players in the Internet industry in the future.

Even though their current wealth is not as good as their own, their knowledge and understanding of the Internet industry must be stronger than their own.

After all, there are specializations in the art industry.

Moreover, the Internet industry is, after all, a new type of industry. In front of this industry, everyone is a blank slate.

It doesn't matter if the ideas are immature, the communication will be mature; it doesn't matter if the general development trend is unclear, the discussion will be clear.

The initiation of the Internet Summit in the previous life probably also had this intention in it.

It's just that I didn't expect that in this life, I would have contributed to the early launch of this prosperous summit.

Immediately decided decisively: "Brother Donglai, the so-called listening will tell you. Although these Internet entrepreneurs are not well-known at the moment, their deep cultivation and understanding of this industry are still worthy of our reference. At least they can be regarded as industry experts, right? "

"...This time you will treat them as experts and learn from them, which will also facilitate you to enter this industry faster."

Wang Donglai nodded in agreement, "Then the convening and initiation of this matter?"

Wu Tao immediately made a decision and said, "I'll leave this matter to Shi Qianxue, and initiate it in the name of Tianqi Investment. She has just visited the other party and is familiar with it."

That's fine.

After the Thai baht sniper battle, Apocalypse Investment is now considered to have a reputation in the domestic investment industry.

Coupled with the natural attraction of capital investment companies to Internet start-ups, they are not afraid of others not giving face.

After sending Wang Donglai away, Shi Qianxue occupied the study in a hurry and went to make a phone call.

Although she still has no name or role in her work now, she can't stand her full of interest and motivation.

On the contrary, Wu Tao just sat down on the rattan chair on the balcony, and couldn't help thinking about it.

Now the game company's domestic affairs are taken over by Wang Donglai, with the help of Shi Qianxue, it is basically straightened out. At least he doesn't need to worry about specific affairs.

However, as the core of the game company, the progress of Qiu Xiaotian and Wu Yingying in California is still slow.

It can even be said that it is difficult to move forward.

After half a year, Qiu Xiaotian and Wu Yingying have not made any breakthrough. Even if a newly established game development company in Silicon Valley managed to recruit a development team from Blizzard Entertainment, it still did not shake Alan Adhan's determination to refuse the acquisition.

Looking back, Wu Tao thought about it carefully, and he was right!

After all, people now want money and money, people and people, and ideas and ideas. Why should they accept acquisitions for no reason?

Thinking of this, Wu Tao suddenly realized his misunderstanding all along.

This is the difference in values.

If you are a Chinese, if the company you have worked so hard to build is acquired by an outsider at a premium, as long as the price is right, there is nothing wrong with it.

On the contrary, these foreigners all have the drive to do things well. What they seek most is not money, but their own career and achievements.

So at this time, money is not everything.

Thinking of this, Wu Tao probably knew that the plan to acquire Blizzard Entertainment might fail.

The next call came to Wu Yingying. Even though it was early morning, the call was answered quickly.

"Hello?"

"it's me."

Wu Yingying immediately responded, "Boss, do you have any new instructions?"

Wu Tao was silent for a while, and then asked directly: "Based on your experience, is the acquisition of Blizzard Entertainment a dead end?"

"Frankly speaking, yes." Wu Yingying's words were clear and firm, "It's just that Mr. Qiu still wants to fight for it."

"Then, that's the end of the plan to acquire Blizzard Entertainment." Wu Tao ordered decisively, "It's really not possible. We will recruit talents and develop our own games!"

When Wu Tao said this, it wasn't all to save himself a way out.

In fact, he is indeed available for some game ideas. For example, Ideas such as Counter-Strike and Plants vs. Zombies, at worst, others will do it for one year, and we will do it for two years.

It's just that in Wu Yingying's ears, developing her own game always seems a bit angry.

So he tentatively suggested: "Boss, may I suggest that we consider other entrepreneurial game companies? In the information that Ms. Shi brought back, there is a small company of Valve Software, which I think is not bad. The company is opened in Seattle. Not very well known."

"Valve?" Wu Tao sounded familiar, and immediately flipped to the part of Valve, Valve Software Company, which is designing and developing a game called Half-Life.

half life? Wu Tao's eyelids twitched faintly, isn't this the company that created Counter-Strike?

It's just that this information is all about the Half-Life game, and there is no mention of Counter-Strike at all.

Wu Tao's heart skipped a beat, the opportunity has come!

This is really the west is not bright, the east is bright!

"Yingying, fly to Seattle immediately after dawn and contact me with a Chinese-American named Li Ming from Valve."

"Li Ming?" Wu Yingying was puzzled immediately, "Boss, if we want to acquire Valve, we'd better contact their founders Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington directly, which will be more sincere. "

Wu Yingying thought that once Wu Tao came up, he would go the same way as Qiu Xiaotian poached Blizzard Entertainment, so she specially reminded her.

Wu Tao laughed immediately, "Yingying, you misunderstood me. In fact, my goal is not in Valve. Because I guess Valve, like Blizzard Entertainment, has no chance now, and we can't take advantage of it. "

"...The person I asked you to find, he should be able to give us some new inspiration and help in terms of games."

Li Ming, Chinese-American, nicknamed Gooseman, is known as the father of CS (Counter-Strike). Counter-Strike, a classic game beyond Half-Life, is actually his first casual practice at Valve, as an internal game for colleagues to relax and have fun.

But what I never expected was that it was unintentional.

After Half-Life was actually launched, this unintentional work was also posted on the Internet, but it received extraordinary downloads and attention.

Therefore, Counter-Strike was naturally developed by Valve as a strategic focus, and Li Ming also rose because of this.

But these things should happen two years later, Li Ming should be just a young man in Valve.

In this way, he will have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

"But boss, how do you know Li Ming? And you know that he is from Valve." Wu Yingying noticed this keenly.

Wu Tao was taken aback, and then he laughed and said, "When I went back to the United States last time, I met on the plane, and we talked a lot..."