Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

the next morning.

Lin Baicheng learned from his personal secretary Qin Lan that Zhao Yazhi hoped to speak to him. Huang Hanwei could not accept that his apology to Lin Baicheng was broadcast by the TV station to the people in Hong Kong. He could only accept the apology to Lin Baicheng through the newspaper.

Knowing that it was because of this incident, Lin Baicheng showed no interest in Zhao Yazhi, and immediately asked Qin Lan to reply to Zhao Yazhi, either asking Huang Hanwei to accept an apology through the TV station, or waiting for Lin Baicheng to teach Huang Hanwei a profound lesson.

After that, Lin Baicheng ignored the matter and handed it over to Qin Lan. He believed that Qin Lan would give him a satisfactory result.

Lin Baicheng was originally planning to focus more on Ocean Import and Export Trading Company. After all, this company had just been established, and it had just acquired the foreign trade business from Hutchison Whampoa. It was in the process of receiving it. He wanted to pay more attention to it. That's it.

However, at this time, good news came from Galaxy Games Company. The company's game console development was completed.

After hearing the good news, Lin Baicheng immediately put aside other things and headed to Galaxy Games Company.

When he arrived at the game company, Lin Baicheng went directly to the R\u0026D room of the hardware R\u0026D department to find Junpei Yokoi.

"Mr. Lin!" "Chairman!"

Seeing Lin Baicheng's arrival, the R\u0026D staff including Junpei Yokoi greeted him in unison.

Because the company has employees in Hong Kong, Japan, and the United States, Lin Baicheng simply asked his employees to call him "Mr. Lin" or "Chairman" to avoid a large number of different titles.

"This is our host, right?"

Lin Baicheng looked at the two machines on the table. One was blue and black, and the other was blue and white, both decorated with stars. The controllers are all the same, of course there are cross keys, and all the technologies involved in the host must be patented. Needless to say, these are all.

"Yes, Mr. Lin."

Yokoi Junpei nodded and said: "According to your request, we have produced two machines with different configurations. One is a host made after cost-effective calculation. The configuration is better than Atari VCS, both in terms of running speed and graphics. The quality will be higher than that of Atari VCS, and the cost will also be higher. Based on the production volume of 1 million units, the cost of each unit will be about US$215 after the company inquires with the parts supplier.”

"The other is a console with the highest configuration. Its performance is better than that of the other console, but the performance is limited. However, because it is a high-configuration console, if there can be a production volume of 1 million units, then the production volume of each unit will be The cost is about US$260. However, if the production quantity is less than 100,000 units, the production cost will be as high as US$280. ​​The smaller the quantity, the higher the production cost.”

"With a production cost of US$215, this is quite acceptable."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but nodded slightly after hearing this. As for the cost of high-end configurations, they were not taken into consideration. After all, high-end equipments would only be produced in small quantities and sold to a few people who were not short of money.

"You must have tried both of these devices, right?"

"We have all tried playing games such as Super Mario Bros., Vacuum Boy, and Gold Miner several times, and no problems have been found."

Yokoi Junpei replied, if they had not tried it, they would not have reported to Lin Baicheng that the equipment had been made. After all, if there was a fault but reported that it was done, they would be the unlucky ones.

"Okay, let me come and play."

Lin Baicheng used to like playing this type of game very much, and playing it now makes him feel like he was recalling his childhood.

There is a TV in the R\u0026D room. The console is connected to the TV, the cassette is inserted, and the game selection interface appears.

Because of the limited memory nowadays, a cartridge can only store one game, so if players want to play a certain game, they must buy a cartridge.

The current cassettes sold by Atari cost 45 US dollars each, which can be said to be quite expensive. Atari's profit on cassettes may not be less than 50%, which is a profit of no less than 20 US dollars. This profit can be said to be quite high. .

Lin Baicheng first played the game "Super Mario Bros." which he had played many times before. The classic image of Mario appeared on the TV screen. Regarding Mario's image, Lin Baicheng did not make any changes. He still has the image of a big nose, a hat, overalls, and a beard.

Although Lin Baicheng could change the character image, Lin Baicheng did not do so because he did not want his changes to make the game uncertain. Although this possibility is very small, with the success of the original version, why would he bother to do so? Asking for trouble.

Bounce, eat mushrooms, avoid monsters, and hit rectangular rocks

Every scene was so familiar, and Lin Baicheng played it with great enthusiasm. Unfortunately, he hadn't played it for many years, and his memory was no longer so clear, so the character died soon after.

Each game character has three lives, and after the three lives are over, they have to start from the beginning.

In the early days of the game's release, it is certainly impossible to create an infinite life version. That would lose the fun of the strategy, which is very undesirable.

"Not bad, very good."

After playing several other games, Lin Baicheng put the controller aside and ended the trial.

Lin Baicheng said with joy on his face: "Yokoi, you did a good job, I'm very satisfied."

"As long as you are satisfied, Mr. Lin."

Yokoi Junpei breathed a sigh of relief: "The company has invested so much money in research and development. If the equipment produced cannot satisfy Mr. Lin, then we will have failed."

Lin Baicheng said to everyone: "As for the awards for your hardware R\u0026D department, I will let people confirm them as soon as possible. After the product sales results appear, once the results meet expectations, the company will give you additional bonuses."

"Thank you, Mr. Lin!" "Thank you, Chairman!"

The R\u0026D staff couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard this. After all, everyone's work is not just to make more money.

Lin Baicheng did not stay in the hardware R\u0026D department for long. He went to his office and asked his secretary to contact the company's senior management to hold a meeting.

More than half an hour later, the company's senior executives who were away also came back, and the meeting was held in the conference room.

The current management of Galaxy Games is different from before. Lin Baicheng is the chairman and president of the company, Lin Shufang is the financial manager, Li Rongyan is the personnel manager, Liu Yihui is the production manager and factory director, and Charlie Yuan is the sales manager. So Miyamoto is the manager of the game R\u0026D department, Yokoi Junhei is the manager of the hardware R\u0026D department, Ma Yuan is the manager of the purchasing department, and Pan Jiaxu is the manager of the quality management department.

Wobb Wilson, the company's vice president, is an American and was born in 1935. Lin Baicheng was looking for a professional manager last year. Because the main market for the company's game consoles is the United States and other Western countries, Lin Baicheng specifically sought out professional managers from the United States, who have a better understanding of the American market and operating methods.

Wobb Wilson is only the vice president of Galaxy Games in name only, but Lin Baicheng rarely manages the affairs of Galaxy Games, so in terms of rights, he is the president of the company.

Lin Baicheng spoke up and said: "Everyone, I am holding this meeting today to tell you some good news. The host that the company has invested heavily in research and development has been successfully developed."

"Great!" "The research and development is considered a success!" "After spending so much money, it should be a success."

Everyone here knows that the company has invested heavily in the research and development of TV consoles. The total investment has exceeded 100 million US dollars. Knowing that the research and development has been successful, they can't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At least the company will not invest heavily in research and development in the future.

After raising his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, Lin Baicheng said: "Next, the company must provide services for the sales of consoles and fight this battle well."

Lin Baicheng turned to his sister Lin Shufang and asked: "Manager Lin, how much available funds are there in the company's account now?"

Lin Shufang replied: "There are more than 800 million Hong Kong dollars in the company's account, but the available funds are about 750 million Hong Kong dollars. Any more will affect the company's daily operations."

"If the company produces one million machines, each machine costs US$215, and the total production cost is US$215 million, which is a little over HK$900 million."

After Lin Baicheng heard this, he calculated that this was only the production cost of the product. Publicity also costs money. After the product is produced, it will be sold in the United States and Japan at the same time, so the publicity cost will only be higher, and 20 million US dollars is not a lot.

The total cost is calculated at 1 billion Hong Kong dollars. Although it is not necessary to transfer the entire amount to the parts supplier immediately when placing an order, the total cost of 750 million Hong Kong dollars is actually completely sufficient. However, it is still necessary to prepare more funds. After all, Galaxy Games Company still has the console.

Lin Baicheng said to Wobb Wilson and Ma Yuan: "The company places an order with the parts supplier based on the production volume of 1 million machines. You can talk to the parts supplier again and see if you can get them to lower the price. If you can reduce the cost even A little bit is good.”

Wobb Wilson said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Lin, according to your request, the memory and chips will be ordered to Galaxy Semiconductor according to the market price. It is already difficult for other parts manufacturers to lower prices. I can only say that I will try my best. "

"Just try your best."

After hearing this, Lin Baicheng did not embarrass Wobb Wilson and Ma Yuan. He knew that they had tried their best.

The reason why Lin Baicheng asked Galaxy Games Company to hand over the order to Galaxy Semiconductor at the market price instead of asking Galaxy Semiconductor to give a preferential price was because Galaxy Games Company was going to go public sooner or later, and he decided to give Galaxy Semiconductor a higher price first. Only by placing orders will there be more room for price reductions in the future.

In the same way, after the consoles of Galaxy Games are sold in physical stores of Starlight Company and Zhiyin Comics, the channel fees will be relatively high, which also leaves more room for price reductions.

The reason for this is that after Galaxy Games is listed, Lin Baicheng's shares will be reduced. Of course, he will take care of other companies in which he holds 100% shares, so as to create more profits for himself.

"Ma Yuan, your purchasing department first purchases the accessories needed for a thousand machines, and gives them to Factory Director Liu to produce them first, and then hands them to Yokoi's hardware R\u0026D department. The R\u0026D department conducts trial experiments on each product to see if there are any. There are no mistakes that we haven’t discovered yet. If there are any problems, it’s best to find them out before the products are mass-produced. Don’t wait until the products start selling before you tell me where you find bugs or other problems.”

Lin Baicheng gave instructions to the relevant personnel. The game console was very important. He would never allow mistakes to be made and would rather delay the launch of the product for a few days.

The few people who were called responded immediately and all expressed their understanding.

"Miyamoto, the task of your game R\u0026D department is not light. In addition to developing arcade games, you also need to develop console games. The number of console games is still a bit small at present. Your task is very heavy. Try to develop as many interesting console games as possible. come out."

Lin Baicheng then told Miyamoto that in fact, several of the company's current games can be converted into console games. This workload is not large, but the sales of arcade machines will definitely be affected. At the same time, the arcade machines that have been sold will The impact of mainframes has led to a decline in popularity, and the result is that channel vendors are less profitable.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng was unwilling to convert arcade games into console games within three years of the launch of arcade sales unless necessary. Only by allowing channel dealers to make more money can every arcade game developed by the company be favored by channel dealers and make a lot of money.

The prime time of an arcade game is almost three to five years, so it is already very good to convert arcade games into console games after three years. Lin Baicheng cannot give up converting arcade games into console games. After all, it is a popular classic There are only so many games, and it would be a waste not to convert them into console games to make another fortune.

"Wilson, I will go to the United States to negotiate a loan for the company, and at the same time conduct preliminary publicity for the company's products. During the time I am away, the management of the company will be handed over to you. You must do a good job in console sales. this work."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I will definitely do a good job in the relevant work."

"Then I'll wait and see."

Lin Baicheng then handed over some work and ended the meeting.

Lin Baicheng did not leave Xiangjiang immediately that day. He explained the work in Xiangjiang, and it took two days before leaving Xiangjiang and flying to Los Angeles.

In the past two days, Lin Baicheng's revenge against Huang Hanwei has begun, and Qin Lan is handling the matter. She first investigated Huang Hanwei's situation thoroughly, and then asked Lin Baicheng how far he wanted to take revenge. Lin Baicheng asked her to only target Huang Hanwei himself, not Huang Hanwei's family, and then she took action.

Qin Lan first contacted the bank to ask for a loan from Huang Hanwei. He approached the bank for a loan to open his own clinic. Of course, the bank would give Lin Baicheng face. Then there is the matter of Huang Hanwei's medical license, but this will take some time. Lin Baicheng has not yet completed it before leaving Xiangjiang, but it will not take long.

Lin Baicheng only paid a little attention to this. In order to let Qin Lan do this well, he did not even let Qin Lan go to the United States with him. Instead, he left Qin Lan in Xiangjiang and let Qin Lan continue to target Huang Hanwei until Huang Hanwei was willing Until I apologize through the TV station.