The richest man

Chapter 197 "Dune" and the Internet Cafe
After the horse racing, a charity auction took place.

Zhang Jun took a picture of a precious diamond necklace and gave it to Zhu Mingyue.

The two have been dating for a long time, but Zhang Jun and Zhu Mingyue are both busy with their careers, and they spend less time dating.

In the evening, Zhang Jun sent Zhu Mingyue home and stayed overnight.

The next morning, Zhang Jun came out of Zhu Mingyue's house, and went to the company to order his subordinates to go to Turkmenistan to buy sweat-blooded BMWs.

Then he began to focus on the computer industry, because this morning, as soon as he came to the company, he received a report from his subordinates that IBM planned to enter the personal computer market.

Zhang Jun was of course very concerned when he heard the news.

At this time, Legend Technology Company also moved to the Legend Group Center in Central. Zhang Jun made a phone call and informed Shangguan Muye to come to his office.

Zhang Jun drank tea, while waiting for Shangguan Muye, while meditating.

"IBM is the overlord of the computer industry. If it enters the field of personal computers, it may cause a change in the entire computer industry! In the previous life, IBM was like the leader of the martial arts, and the computer standards they launched have also become industry standards. Wang An Computer Bull , but because it was not compatible with IBM PCs, it ended up being a complete failure!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Jun couldn't help frowning.

He doesn't know what kind of standard IBM will introduce in this life, and whether he wants to be compatible with it.

In the current personal computer market, the Hongmeng computer industry dominates, accounting for almost a quarter of the market.

Apple in the previous life did not appear because Jobs stayed at Atari Game Company.

It's the butterfly effect.

After a while, Shangguan Muye arrived.

Zhang Jun waved to him and motioned him to sit opposite the sofa, and the secretary then poured him a glass of water.

"I called you here this time to discuss IBM's entry into personal computers!" Zhang Jun said.

"Hmm!" Shangguan Muye nodded and said, "As the dominant player in the industry, ibm has too much influence. Even though we already have the largest share in the personal computer market, we still can't compare with the giant ibm to the outside world! "

Zhang Jun nodded and said: "Yes, the current situation is obvious. Most manufacturers will support ibm. standard!"

After a slight pause, Zhang Jun continued, "It would be best if the IBM personal computer could use the Hongmeng operating system and the Kunpeng chip!"

The Hongmeng operating system and the Kunpeng chip are the advantageous products of Legend Technology.

At present, it can be said that these two products are the most advanced in the world.

Zhang Jun's investment in operating systems and chips far exceeds that of other companies in the world.

At present, no company is able to realize how important the operating system and processor are!

Even if it is realized, there is not so much money spent on research and development.

Although Intel developed an 8-bit processor earlier than Legendary Technology, Legendary Technology has surpassed Intel when it comes to 16-bit processors.

The timing of Intel's real rise, like Microsoft, embraced IBM's thigh.Because ibm purchases the products of their two companies, other computer manufacturers also purchase.

In this life, if the legendary technology company can cooperate with IBM to win orders for the operating system and processor, it will definitely take off immediately!
Zhang Jun raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice, "Even if the price is lower, we should try our best to reach a cooperation agreement with IBM!"

"Boss, I understand!" Shangguan Muye nodded. IBM is the target of wooing. Right now, Legendary Technology can't wrestle with IBM in the computer industry. It's better to be in a relationship of both competition and cooperation.

Right now, precisely because Legendary Technology also produces personal computers, IBM may not be willing to cooperate with Legendary Technology.However, fortunately, both Hongmeng Computer and Kunpeng chips are in leading positions in the world.

When ibm launches personal computers, it will never use outdated products, which will make ibm lose face and damage its brand image.

Therefore, the possibility of cooperation between Legend Technology and IBM is not small.

Specifically, it may still depend on the negotiations between the two parties.

"IBM is going to launch a personal computer, and our Hongmeng computer is not far behind... It can be updated!" Zhang Jun asked, "By the way, has a discrete graphics card been developed yet?"

"It has been developed, but the engineers believe that the performance can still be optimized and enhanced, so they don't plan to launch it for the time being." Shangguan Muye replied.

"Give them time, but the independent graphics card must be developed before ibm launches ibm personal computer." Zhang Jun said in an emphatic tone.

Discrete graphics card is a big move, if you want to compete with IBM personal computer, if you don't have core competitiveness, how can you do it!

"Okay, boss, I'll urge them!"

"Ah."

Zhang Jun thought for a while, and then said, "The main purpose of developing independent graphics cards is to allow personal computers to play computers. Therefore, the development of computer games must be accelerated! In addition to transplanting games from Kunlun home game consoles, it is also necessary to develop and use keyboard and mouse to operate computer games, so as to enjoy a better gaming experience!"

When Shangguan Muye heard this, he suddenly smiled wryly. He was at a loss for computer games that are more suitable for playing with keyboard and mouse.

However, he still promised that he would go back to a meeting to study it.

Zhang Jun waved his hand and said: "There is no need to waste time in meetings. I will design a few computer games for you first. After making these games, you will learn to develop similar games."

Shangguan Muye couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, and immediately said: "With the boss, you play the game yourself, it must be an excellent game!"

In fact, the games that Zhang Jun asked them to develop before: "Three Kingdoms", "Three Kingdoms Warriors" and "Resident Evil" can all be adapted into computer games.

However, Zhang Jun also wants to develop a very cool game that can only be played with a keyboard and mouse.

"CS Counter-Strike"?
Forget it, both hardware and software are too technically difficult, and may not be developed at present.

Then it seems difficult to develop a low-profile version of the shooting game.Shooting games belong to 3d or 2.5d.

It is relatively simple to develop 2D games, such as real-time strategy games "Dune", "Age of Empires", "Red Alert", "StarCraft", "Warcraft" and so on.

"Boss, if it's okay, I'll go back first." Seeing that Zhang Jun was deep in thought, Shangguan Muye could not help but say goodbye.

"Okay." Zhang Jun nodded at him.

As soon as Shangguan Muye left, Zhang Jun murmured: "Let's develop "Dune" first. Compared with other games, "Dune" naturally has its own traffic and is a super IP. It is adapted from the American science fiction master Frank He Burt's famous science fiction novel "Dune" was unfortunately published in 1965, otherwise Zhang Jun would have plagiarized it. This book is so awesome that it was selected as Amazon's "100 Books You Must Read in a Lifetime" and BBC's "Most Popular Books in the UK". 100 Most Welcomed Books', NPR's 'Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels' and many other lists. It is also the first work to win the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award at the same time. The crown of the novel, has a high reputation all over the world!"

"As long as this novel is adapted, it will naturally have a huge number of fans, and it can also be adapted into a movie! In the previous life, the famous director David Lynch adapted the novel "Dune" into a movie in 1984. The gorgeous shooting skills caught everyone's eyes. As soon as I shine, I am also curious about the majestic scene of the yellow sand in "Dune"! If I let myself invest, the effect will definitely be better, and maybe the box office will be even higher!"

Zhang Jun turned on the computer and began to write the "Dune" game plan on a word file. This kind of real-time strategy game has never existed in the world before, so Zhang Jun wrote it in detail.

As for details such as the game's unit style, architectural style, and game value balance, it is up to them to do it themselves.

Zhang Jun typed very fast. In less than half an hour, he wrote the game plan for "Dune".

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jun recalled the movie version of "Dune" he had seen online in his previous life.

After thinking for a moment, I modified some plots in the film to make the plot smoother and added more special effects and big scenes, making people feel as if a Hollywood blockbuster is coming.

In nearly two hours, Zhang Jun finally finished writing the script of "Dune", with a smile on his lips, very satisfied.

I looked at my watch, and it was already past 3:[-] in the afternoon, and it was two or three in the morning in the United States, so I should contact Disney in the evening.

But Legendary Technology can do research on the "Dune" game plan first.

Zhang Jun got up, went downstairs with the planning plan, and moved his body by the way. After sitting for too long, his body was a little tired.

The Legend Group Center in Central is 315 meters high and has a total of 72 floors.

Legend Technology alone occupies 5 floors, ranging from 66 to 70 floors.

Zhang Jun came to Shangguan Muye's office, handed him the "Dune" game design plan, and told him to form a development team as soon as possible.

""Dune" is a sci-fi masterpiece. I will arrange for someone to buy the copyright. In addition to being developed into a game, it will also be adapted into a movie."

"Boss, "Dune" will be filmed as a big Hollywood production?"

"Well, I will make it a classic, and the investment is at least 2500 million U.S. dollars. So, don't let me lose the chain here. If the game development is not fun, you will be scolded to death by fans!"

"Boss, don't worry, the development team will definitely be very attentive, and "Dune" is the first real-time strategy game in the game industry, and it will definitely be liked by countless players!" Shangguan Muye said in a slightly excited tone, seeing him, It seems that he is more confident than Zhang Jun.

Hearing this, Zhang Jun couldn't help but smile.

At this time, Shangguan Muye had roughly read the game plan, and couldn't help sighing: "Boss, I can't bear to play "Dune" now. Real-time strategy games should be my favorite type of game. But the game plan It only writes about man-machine battles, it would be even more exciting if people can fight against each other!"

Zhang Jun was taken aback when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Shangguan Muye more.

"Shangguan, your idea just now is very good. Human-to-human battles will definitely be more attractive than man-to-machine battles. However, the current users who buy personal computers are all single households and cannot connect to the Internet, so..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Jun suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

At this time, personal computers were very expensive. Even in the United States, few families bought computers, and the penetration rate was very low.

In this era, if you open an Internet cafe, it should be very profitable.Unfortunately, the Internet is not yet popular.Even if it is connected to the Internet, it is also a local area network.Moreover, the protocol of the local area network may not be perfect yet.Common protocols include: TCP/IP protocol, IPX/SPX protocol, NetBEUI protocol, etc.IPX/SPX is more commonly used in LAN.If the user accesses the Internet, the TCP/IP protocol must be added to the network protocol.

Without an agreement, even if you connect two computers with a network cable, the two computers cannot communicate.

Zhang Jun can't help recalling that there is actually a LAN standard now. In 1975, the Ethernet standard was jointly developed by Xerox Corporation of the United States and Stanford University.

Today's personal computers usually don't have a network card. If you want to connect to the Internet, you can insert a network card and a network cable through the expansion slot.

The network card is integrated into the motherboard, and the operating system has its own LAN function.

Of course, if you want the game to be able to connect to the local area network, you must also develop related functions.

Shangguan Muye sighed slightly, "Oh, it's a pity, it's a pity, a family usually only buys one computer, how can it be possible to conduct person-to-person battles, this online battle function is a bit tasteless..."

Zhang Jun smiled and said: "It's not necessarily tasteless, I think it's pretty good! You know the arcade game hall, so why can't we open a computer game hall? We will develop a few more games that can be played online, and we are not afraid of computer games." Isn’t it popular? We can develop real-time strategy games similar to “Dune”, we can also develop shooting games against police and robbers, and we can also develop MOBA multiplayer online tactical arena games, that is, action real-time strategy games! These games must be connected to the Internet It’s fun to play, and there are so many people who can’t afford to scold the computer, so the computer game hall has a lot to do!”

Shangguan Muye's eyes lit up when he heard the words, the idea of ​​a computer game hall was a stroke of genius, why didn't he think of it?Maybe it's because there are relatively few computer games now, and computers are mostly used for office work, so I didn't think about the game hall!

"Boss, I can understand shooting battle games. What kind of game is this action real-time strategy game?" Shangguan Muye asked.

Zhang Jun explained with a smile: "The gameplay of an action real-time strategy game is actually very simple. Players are divided into two teams, and then the two teams compete with each other on a scattered game map to kill each other. Each player passes through an RTS-style interface. Control the selected character. This 'RTS' is the abbreviation of real-time strategy game. Players can control their characters like operating the arms in "Dune". Killing mobs and player opponents can get money rewards, and money can be brought Buy equipment, increase strength, and finally judge the outcome by destroying the opposite crystal base!"

After hearing this, Shangguan Muye had a general understanding of MOBA games.

Zhang Jun said: "You let the game designers and developers start to make original designs based on these three game types. If I am satisfied, then start the project."

"Okay, boss."

Later, Zhang Jun held a meeting to discuss the establishment of a chain of Internet cafes, or a computer room (game hall).

At present, personal computers are not popular all over the world.

There was no computer room either.

This is a blank market!
As long as the computer games are powerful, computer rooms can be opened all over the world! ! !

It's unbelievable that I opened an Internet cafe that can't connect to the Internet so early.

In fact, there were many computer rooms in the mainland in the early days. Like Zhang Jun’s, they couldn’t connect to the Internet.Because at that time, the Internet fee was too expensive, and the owner of the computer room could not afford so much money.

However, it is this kind of computer room that cannot be connected to the Internet, and the business is booming all day long.

How similar is this era to the early 90s in the Mainland...

Therefore, Zhang Jun decided that if he wanted to open a chain of Internet cafes, he would definitely make a lot of money. When Zhang Jun thought of this, he felt an inexplicable confidence...

(End of this chapter)