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"Blair, do I really give people the impression that they are very short of money? Why do they think that I will sell Minecraft, give up sustainable development, and choose to kill chickens and eggs?

It seems that I not only give them the impression that they are short of money, but also that they have the impression that their brains are faulty ... "

Hearing the boss ’s self-deprecating trough, Blair's forehead had a black line, and he shook his head a bit awkwardly. He saw the sneer in the boss's mouth in the video. He naturally saw the boss's disgust at Microsoft's harassment several times. .

"Boss, in fact, they also know that the hope of acquisition is slim, but these big companies, they always think, do n’t try, how to know if it is possible? Maybe this time they refuse, because the bid is lower, the next time it is higher Try again.

Some giant companies, when their professional projects develop bottlenecks, will wield cheques that they can't refuse to make acquisitions, investments, penetrations, and extend their tentacles horizontally to carry out industrial diversification.

Because the mocking bird game company is the owner and your own private property, these talents will be anxious and make temptations again and again. After all, the development and profit of the mocking bird has made too many people jealous. "

"This group of people always think that they are too smart, and they are too stupid to see others. In the future, such things as the acquisition of" Minecraft "should not be returned." Andy said with a sneer, to be honest, he was a bit Hate that others are stinging his assets.

The game of "Minecraft" is not only described by magic in the eyes of players, but also considered a masterpiece in the eyes of Andy, because this game can be completed and looped from the player as long as it is simple. Lay money.

Since there are no fixed missions and fixed maps in the game, even if the new version is updated, the changes are not great. You only need to fix some bugs and add some trees, animals, rocks ... It is roughly the content of the game version changes.

But for players already obsessed with Minecraft, different versions may have different fun. In their view, as long as it is not a bug that will cause the game to crash, it is a rule that can be used. They are willing to spend time searching and researching, and the more research, the more fascinated they will be.

"So what else?"

When Blair heard the boss's inquiry, he no longer struggled with the previous events, but instead took out some video screenshots and showed them to Andy in front of the camera, and began to explain.

"Boss, this is a classic chessboard online game called" Crossing the Campus "to siege the city. Compared to typical online video games," Climbing the Campus "is more like a school or inter-school sports. Individuals or small groups of sports are competing.

The "Through Campus" team can consist of hundreds or even thousands of players. They can fight on behalf of real-world bedrooms or schools, compete for hegemony on campus or specific maps, and occupy the scenes of hostile school games. Real-world competition is displayed online.

I think this online game is a bit interesting and represents a new type of game that can unite participants in community activities in the real world to a common online cause.

The rules of this game are quite simple. The game system will assign a certain amount of troops to each player every day, and this player must coordinate attack operations, dispatch troops and defend with teammates. Players can mobilize the army once a day, and the game software uses algorithms to calculate the conflict results and give the defenders a little "discount".

Although the game is currently rough in all aspects, the core idea of ​​the game is very desirable. "

Looking at some rough game screens displayed on the big screen, army squares composed of villains, and the explanations made by Blair, Andy couldn't help but lightly touched his chin and narrowed his eyes slightly. .

"Haha, it's interesting. Someone happened to agree with some of my ideas. Blair, do you show me this game? Do you have any ideas?"

"Yes boss, this game was developed by 4 Yale undergraduates and a Columbia undergraduate. At present, two schools in Yale and Columbia are brutally fighting on this game. Players will gather offline to make a battle plan, choose a commander, hire players from other schools, discuss strategies and how to spy on the enemy.

I think this game has the potential for fire among American colleges and universities. I want to acquire it and then upgrade it again. Whether it is graphics, military, props, maps, systems are optimized, and then promoted in American colleges, The game operates for free and is profitable by advertising placement. "

Blair looked at the smile on his boss's face, and the words that coincided with his thoughts before, knowing that his boss was also interested in this game.

"Oh, good idea, five people cooperate to develop ... Well, how much do you think the five people would agree to sell this game?" Andy asked with a smile on his face, looking at Blair with interest.

"Between 2 million and 3 million, if the other party doesn't agree, we will develop a new game to compete with them!" Blair said lightly, and there was a hint of slyness in his eyes.

"Oh, to be honest, in fact, I also have a creative of this type, but my game is a mobile game, which is also connected to the Internet, but I pay more attention to the competition between individuals, and I have the name of the game Think about it, called "Tribal Clash."

And this "Crash Through the Campus" is really very interesting. No construction is needed. You only need to go online every day to get a team. Then you can kill one person alone or between dormitories and dormitories. Colleges and colleges, Schools and schools, if the promotion is good, even the world famous schools can be slaughtered. Yes, it is very provocative. I agree with your acquisition intention, and can even absorb these five people directly into the company and be responsible for the subsequent development of this game. . "

"Boss, has your" Tribal Conflict "plan been written? If you can, I think we can start this project now." Blair asked eagerly, knowing that the big boss's game plan is simply a money-saving tool Which of the previous games is not a hot game, almost all of them are banknote printers.

"Not yet. I'll get it out as soon as possible. You start with the acquisition of" Crashing Through the Campus ". I need to plan carefully for" Tribal Conflict ". Don't worry ..."

To be honest, Andy really doesn't want to throw out the project of "Tribal Conflict" so early. After all, the popularity rate of smartphones is not high. Although the Android system has been opened to the market, the first Android phone It has not yet been born, and it is still Apple's dominant smartphone market.

Moreover, on June 10th, three days later, Jobs will also hold an annual global developer conference at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco. At that time, the second-generation 3D iphone will be launched at the conference. To Jobs' personal invitation.

To be honest, Andy and the current Apple company have almost torn their faces, after all, their peers are the enemy.

Of course, the direct focus of competition between Andy and Apple is mainly on the app store. Although Apple has not completely closed the port of the Free City app store, it has also breached the contract by giving the embedded icon of the Free City app store to the initial mobile phone. The program was deleted, leaving only Apple's own sales platform.

The Liberty City app store only received a USD 100 million liquidated damages paid by Apple, but the impact on the Liberty city app store is undoubtedly fatal.

As a result, some excellent iso system software development programmers set their sights on Apple's official platform.

And the Android-based app software is not without its rivals. It is rumored that Google also wants to build an official Android sales platform, but this idea has not been implemented for the time being because no Android phone has been released yet.

But Andy knows that it is a matter of time before Google comes to grab market share. After all, Google makes Android public and is free for global mobile phone manufacturers. It is not really a saint. Google will still charge a patent fee.

Of course, this patent fee is no longer exclusive to Google. You must know that when the alliance was formed, Andy let several of its IT companies participate in it and obtained some rights for the sake of precaution. Google used patent barriers to crack down on Andy's Liberty City app store.