The richest man

Chapter 96
Zhang Jun is not reconciled to being cut off by the Intel company like this.

Therefore, the acquisition of MOS Technology to speed up the research and development of the 6502 processor has become a top priority.

"Boss, what is so good about this company that we should buy it?"

"The company's other businesses are mediocre, but their chip design team is very good. They are all elites who jumped over from Motorola, especially an electronic engineer named Bill Mensch. He is very good and is definitely the top circuit layout expert in the industry. !"

In this era, Bill Mensch relied entirely on handwork to complete the circuit design and layout of the almost impossible chip, which is unbelievable.

This is a tech god!
What a mess!
The next day, Zhang Jun and his team came to MOS Technology again.

Matthew Holt introduced several major shareholders, and then started a new round of negotiations.

MOS Technology's business is not bright, and it has its own small fab, mainly for people to do wafer foundry.And there are many companies like this in the United States.

However, due to the impact of the RB electronics industry, many chip companies in the United States are struggling.

Several shareholders also wanted to sell the company outright for cash.

The two sides hit it off.

After two days of negotiations, Zhang Jun spent US$650 million to fully acquire MOS Technology.

After completing the acquisition, Zhang Jun convened the processor design team.

"Hello everyone, starting today, I am your new boss, and I will strongly support the work of your microprocessor design and development department! Design a sufficiently cheap and reliable microprocessor as soon as possible!"

Pai Duo, the head of the design team, said excitedly: "Boss, we still need to add manpower and equipment to expand our team to 50 people!"

"no problem!"

With a swipe of his pen, Zhang Jun injected $200 million into the company to support the design and development of the 6502 chip.

After dealing with MOS Technology, Zhang Jun still had to face a question: whether the Legendary Game Company purchased the intel 8080 processor at a high price.

Wool comes from sheep.

Since chips are expensive, arcade machines should also be more expensive.

The 6502 processor will not be released until at least next year, and Zhang Jun cannot afford to wait for the one-year interval.

Just after everyone returned to the hotel, Intel Corporation called, wanting to restart negotiations and obtain an order from Legendary Game Company.

Zhang Jun asked Shangguan Muye to talk to Intel, because Intel would definitely not lower the price easily, so Zhang Jun was too lazy to talk.

He himself is going to Hollywood.

When George Lucas and Steven Spielberg learned that he was coming to the United States, they all wanted to ask him to meet.

Zhang Jun arranged the meeting place at Industrial Light and Magic.

……

"Where's Mr. Zhang, isn't he here?"

Intel CEO Gordon Moore glanced at Shangguan Muye's negotiating team, frowning slightly.

Shangguan Muye shook his head and said, "Boss, he has other things to do, and I will be in charge of the rest of the negotiations."

Gordon Moore's heart skipped a beat, did he go to another chip company?

"Legendary Game Company plans to launch 5 games this year. The number of chips required is huge. The price of 200 US dollars is unacceptable to us!" Speaking of this, Shangguan Muye showed confidence on his face, paused, and said, "Our company The sales volume of every game from Atari will far exceed that of Atari's Pong. As long as you have played the arcade machines of our legendary game company, you will never be interested in Pong again!"

When Gordon Moore heard the words, he couldn't help but speak in secret. The Atari Pong arcade machine is popular in the United States. How could Legendary Game Company have such a big tone.

Seeing everyone's disdain, Shangguan Muye said indifferently: "Our company has shipped a batch of arcade machines to the United States. If you don't believe me, you can try it out."

What Shangguan Muye was talking about was "Hong Kong Cube", even with a poor chip, it could barely run.

"I heard you say the game is so good, of course we have to see it!"

Gordon Moore and others readily agreed.

Everyone then drove to the branch of Legendary Game Company here.

As soon as I walked into the company, I saw a row of game arcade machines placed against the wall.

"This row is all the same game - "Hong Kong Cubes", which is activated by inserting coins." Shangguan Muye introduced, and while asking people to bring coins over, he began to demonstrate the gameplay to everyone.

The gameplay of "Hong Kong Cubes" is very simple, that is, to move, rotate and place all kinds of cubes automatically output by the game, so that they can be arranged into a complete line or multiple lines and eliminate the score.

As the score increases, the speed at which the blocks fall increases.

Gordon Moore and others were amazed and amazed.

Shangguan Muye: "I've already demonstrated the gameplay to you, so go and experience it yourself."

Hearing this, some young people from the Intel company couldn't wait to take a box of coins handed over by the staff, then walked to the arcade machine and started to insert coins.

Gordon Moore also came to a "Hong Kong Cube" and began to try it out.

Good guy, everyone can't stop once they play.

Someone played to the end of more than 1 points, triggered the easter egg mechanism, and a picture and a line of words popped up on the screen.

The picture is of Transformers Bumblebee talking, which reads: "Wow, you are amazing, please keep up the good work!!!"

The player couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the easter egg: "Wow, there are still surprises after [-] points!"

After a slight pause, the Intel player kindly suggested: "It would be even better if the easter eggs were replaced with beauties in bikinis..."

Shangguan Muye nodded subconsciously when he heard the words.

Bikini beauty is more attractive~
Do you want to mention it to your boss?

(End of this chapter)