Reborn Millennial Gamer

"Lu, Mr. Lu."

Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu followed Zhang Lei to a cafe near the venue. When they saw the man's face, they couldn't help but feel excited and nervous. When they came in front of them, they were even more at a loss.

"Sit down."

Lu Feiyang raised his hand and said, "Whatever you want to drink, just call it."

Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu felt flattered. They each ordered a latte and cappuccino, and then sat down.

"I've read your 'Virtual Idol Project' proposal. If you want to build MiHoYo into a world-class original animation company, I'm afraid the tens of thousands of yuan in prize money from the entrepreneurship competition will definitely not be enough. What are your next plans? "

Lu Fei took a sip of coffee.

"Mr. Lu, that's what we think."

Liu Wei sat upright, "An animation company is MiHoYo's ultimate goal, but before that, we want to solve the problem of profitability first. We plan to rely on Two-dimensional cute mobile games to accumulate enough funds and technology, and then feed back the animation business. In this way, games and animation complement each other and jointly develop virtual idol IP..."

When Lu Fei asked, Cai Haoyu was responsible for technical answers, and Liu Wei was responsible for answering operations and planning. They chatted until the coffee was served.

I, Mr. Lu, voted for this project!

After Lu Fei asked, he blurted out.

"Mr. Lu, do you want to invest in MiHoYo?"

Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu looked at each other. They were excited, but also had doubts. It was obvious that during the entrepreneurship competition, Mr. Lu was not interested in MiHoYo, and he didn't even bother to talk during the question session.

Why did you suddenly find them after the game?
"Do you know how to hunt for antiques? The more valuable it is, the more you have to pretend it is just an ordinary object in front of others. In this way, the fewer people will pretend to be a treasure." Lu Fei joked.

Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu were surprised and delighted. Mr. Lu actually said that MiHoYo was a treasure. This evaluation made them feel more excited than having invested hundreds of millions.

"I'm going to hold 20% of the shares in MiHoYo's angel round. Tell me, how much do you want me to invest?" Lu Fei asked.

Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu whispered, discussed for a while, then stretched out five fingers and said "5" hesitantly.

"50? Are you sure?" Lu Fei shook his head and laughed.

All Cai Haoyu could think about was spending all the investors' money to make a game he really liked, while Liu Wei pretended to be calm on the surface although he was unsure.

"The cost of the mobile games we develop is not high. Once completed, they will be launched on Apple and Android malls. You can download and play them for only 6 yuan, as long as the number of paying users can exceed..."

"Don't overthink the results first. When starting a business, you have to consider the worst case scenario. You have to rent space in Shanghai and develop games. Plus daily expenses, 50 won't take long. What if you develop a mobile game?" If it failed and sales were bleak, wouldn't MiHoYo have no chance to turn around? My investment would have been in vain." Lu Fei looked at the innocent two people with a smile.

"No! The games we make are of high quality, and people will definitely be willing to pay! We can definitely make money!"

Cai Haoyu is full of confidence.

"What if someone just doesn't want to play?" Lu Fei asked.

"If you like to play, don't play, our games are only for people who like miHoYo games!" Cai Haoyu made another outrageous comment.

Liu Wei's head was covered with black lines and he rolled his eyes angrily.

"It's a good thing to have confidence in your own products, but you can't run a company like this. When I founded Feigou.com, the first angel fund was 150 million. Let's do this. I'll give you two-thirds, 100 million." Lu Fei extended his hand With one finger, "50 is too little. If you fail once, you may be in jeopardy. Wouldn't it be a waste of investment? I'll give you one more chance to try and make mistakes."

"hiss."

Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu were stunned. It was not that they had never seen investors before, but they had only seen investors who lowered prices, not those who took the initiative to raise prices.

He only had 50, but he forced us to have 100 million!
"You think it's too much money?"

Lu Fei took in all their expressions.

The model of paying to download mobile games is tantamount to courting death in China, an era where game piracy is rampant. Although Penguin has initially built an ecosystem of paid games, it does not include mobile games.

However, he did not deliberately correct Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu from abandoning this death-seeking payment model, because during the startup period, the tuition fees must be taught. Only by letting MiHoYo hit the wall will they realize that paid mobile games It's simply not possible at home.

Only then can we obediently implement the "free content + in-app purchase service" model and move towards the development of "fuck, original".

After all, the two-dimensional otaku is pure and stubborn and refuses to listen to persuasion. Once the persuasion fails, it will easily backfire.

"No, it's just too unexpected!"

Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu are in exciting moods. They are indeed our idol, Mr. Lu! You are our God!
"Don't be too happy. This extra 50 yuan is conditional. That is, Penguin must have the priority overseas agency rights of MiHoYo Games. That is, under the same conditions as other companies, Penguin must To represent the overseas business of miHoYo mobile games, of course, the specific profit sharing will be discussed in detail.”

Lu Fei smiled and said, "What do you think?"

Overseas agency?
Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu didn't think about such far-off things at all. As long as their games could become popular in China, they would be satisfied. As for overseas, it would be great to have Father Penguin taking care of them.

Boo!
The regret of being a penguin in his previous life is over. MiHoYo is no longer Sony's biological son, but has become a penguin.

Lu Fei stood up with satisfaction, "If anything goes wrong or you need technical assistance, you can contact Zhang Lei and he will make arrangements for you. Of course, it will not be free of charge."

"Thank you, Mr. Lu!"

Liu Wei and Cai Haoyu took Zhang Lei's business card and Lu Fei's personal phone number. When they left the cafe, their footsteps were light and their minds were blank. They thought they had a dream.

But when I saw the gold-encrusted business card, I realized it wasn’t!

"It's not a dream! It's not a dream! It's real!"

"Tear apart the darkness and rush toward justice!"

The two of them were leaning on each other, looking like crazy.

"Mr. Lu, I think investing in them involves a lot of risks." Zhang Lei reminded him secretly.

"When Zuckerberg founded Facebook, he was only in his sophomore year. How is Facebook doing now? I think they are pretty good. They understand games, Two-dimensional, and Generation Z."

Lu Fei smiled and said: "I invested in Station B for Generation Z and invested in MiHoYo. Of course, it was also for Generation Z. Do you want to make a bet that you will feel lucky to invest in MiHoYo today?"

"Mr. Lu is interested, and I am happy to accompany him."

Zhang Lei laughed and got into the car.

After a while, the car drove to Zhangjiangkou Technology, where China's top semiconductor companies such as Fuxin, Yangtze Memory, Huawei, SMIC, AMEC, and Mentor International were all gathered here.

Sun Hongjun, Liang Mengsong, Yin Zhiyao and others were all waiting at the entrance of the Logic Artificial Intelligence Experimental Base. According to the pre-arranged itinerary, they first went to China Microelectronics Semiconductor. In addition to visiting the photolithography machine, it was the newly developed 45nm dielectric etching machine.

Catch up with the world's first-class level faster than photolithography machines!
"Dr. Liang, you don't have to worry about the lawsuit with TSMC. Things have been developing in our favor."

Lu Fei comforted Liang Mengsong as he walked.

"Yes, Dr. Liang, according to the feedback from the legal team, as long as you respond well to this summons and find no flaws that can be attacked, we are very likely to win the first instance verdict." Sun Hongjun smiled, TSMC's largest The mistake, as Mr. Lu said, was to choose the battlefield in the American courts.

The result was the same as Samsung's, the situation gradually turned one-sided.

"That's good."

When Liang Mengsong received the summons from the American court to testify in court, he was nervous and had trouble sleeping and eating. But when he heard their tone of victory, he felt relieved.

"Maybe, after a while, TSMC will come to us and admit defeat and seek peace." Lu Fei said with a smile.

Liang Mengsong, Yin Zhiyao and others were all confused.

"Because landlords are running out of food, Apple's orders cannot support TSMC's business."

Lu Fei raised the corner of his mouth, "Old Sun, you went to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Is there any news there?"

"It has been made clear that a restriction order on Apple's iPhone 4s will be issued in a few days. The content is very different from that in the EU. Apple phones produced in Tianzhu are also strictly prohibited from entering the Chinese market unless they can pass health and epidemic prevention inspections."

Sun Hongjun showed a gloating smile.

"What about the other thing I asked you?"

Lu Fei's eyes shone brightly.

"The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology does intend to promote the unification of charging interfaces, but there is a slight difference. Their ideas are the same as those of the European Union, and they promote USB interfaces." Sun Hongjun said helplessly.

"USB? This interface has long been outdated."

Lu Fei frowned.

Although USB has been recognized by some organizations and industry associations as a "unified interface standard" for mobile phones and even mobile devices since its birth, in fact, it has lagged behind "one version" of hardware design and cannot truly fully satisfy consumers. Not to mention the restrictions on data transmission and fast battery charging, the appearance improvements made solely for the sake of "unplugging and plugging stability" have made the plugging and unplugging feel even worse.

"I have also told the leaders about this, but they have considered that although Logic and Shenzhou have large sales of mobile phones and tablets, after all, our type-C interface uses too few brands. If we want to unify the standard, we must get the support of other international brands. .”

Sun Hongjun said seriously.

"That's why I'm planning to hold an internal Android camp meeting before the logic launch."

Lu Fei said with a smile: "We must first reach a consensus within Android. It is best for Android phone manufacturers to move closer to the type-C interface. In this way, even if you buy mobile phones from different manufacturers, you do not need to prepare extra data cables and chargers. Head."

"At this current meeting, basically no member of the Android Open Alliance is absent." Sun Hongjun replied.

"Oh, Samsung is here too?" Lu Feili said happily.

"That's right, and very positive. Maybe he saw that the situation in the second trial was not ideal, and he wanted to show his good intentions again." Sun Hongjun looked sideways, "Do you think they will agree?"

"The general trend of the world is that those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish. What is the hottest topic in the world today, especially in Europe and the United States?"

Lu Fei said in a serious tone: "Environmental protection!"

Then he stopped and asked, "If mobile phones, tablets, and even other smart devices in the future can all use Type-C interfaces, how much electronic waste can be reduced?"

"Use your spear to attack your shield."

Sun Hongjun and others suddenly realized that this was equivalent to using magic to defeat magic and holding high the banner of environmental protection to defeat "anti-environmental protection".

"We can't just shout slogans. These people in the Android camp are thieves and will never do anything that is not beneficial."

Lu Fei touched his chin, "So as long as members are willing to join the type-C camp, I think they can share Logic's fast charging technology, some patents, and internal authorization."

Sun Hongjun smiled and said: "No wonder Mr. Lu arranged fast battery charging technology on logicX5. It turned out that he wanted to attract them..."

"If we don't demonstrate fast charging technology, how can Samsung, Nokia, Xiaomi, and HTC follow up? If they don't follow up, how can they be willing to accept the type-C interface? If we don't accept unified interface standards, how can we take advantage of the general trend and force Apple Woolen cloth?"

The corner of Lu Fei's mouth raised slightly.

"Mr. Lu, I really didn't expect that you could find a breakthrough for Apple in the interface." Sun Hongjun was impressed. Apple insisted on using the Lightning interface, but it turned out to be a fatal weakness.

“How could this interface be Apple’s breakthrough?”

Liang Mengsong and others looked at each other in confusion.

"Because Apple has to equip its Lightning interface, charger and data cable separately, it has formed its own unique industrial chain, which continues to generate revenue for Apple every year."

Lu Feiyan explained concisely and concisely.

If the type-C interface is adopted, it will be tantamount to cutting off a sustainable profit point for Apple, which will be more uncomfortable than losing money!
Therefore, in the past life, Apple insisted on insisting on the Lightning interface no matter what, and even did not provide a charger in the name of "environmental protection".

Fake environmental protection, no charging head.

True environmental protection, unified type-C interface.

"So, unifying the Type-C interface has no harm at all. It can reduce resource waste, protect the environment and save energy, and reduce electronic waste. But Apple will definitely not agree to anything, and may even block it in every possible way."

Sun Hongjun showed an evil smile.

"Then it depends on whether there is enough pressure on Apple!"

As soon as Lu Fei said this, everyone agreed.

If most of the world's mobile phone manufacturers use the logic-driven type-C interface, it will be like passing school uniforms in class. You, Apple, are the only one who is independent and insists on dressing up. This violates the ironclad concept of "environmental protection". Laws and regulations also attract the hostility and dislike of business partners, consumers, and environmentalists.

There are only two ways in front of Apple——

If you cooperate, you will fall into Master Lu’s scheme!

If you don't cooperate, you will fall into Mr. Lu's scheme. With Lu Fei connecting the dots, the European Union, the Middle East and China will eventually accept the unified standard for the type-C interface. At that time, Apple will not be able to issue fines just because it wants to deal with the stubborn Apple. Fines, if you want to restrict imports in the name of "environmental protection", just restrict it, you can take advantage of apples at will.

"Mr. Lu, when will you leave for the United States?"

Sun Hongjun cast an inquiring look.

"I am traveling with Dr. Liang. I will go whenever he goes." Lu Fei solemnly requested that Liang Mengsong's security work be strengthened. "Dr. Liang's personal safety must be absolutely guaranteed. How he went to the United States, he will come back safely." !”

Liang Mengsong felt that it was making a mountain out of a molehill, but he couldn't help but be moved in his heart.

"Yes, Mr. Lu!"

Sun Hongjun vowed.

"In such troubled times, I may or may not go to the United States in the future. Fortunately, after this year, the location of the overseas press conference will be changed to Germany in Europe." Lu Fei looked up at the sky, and there was something in his words.