game trailblazer

Chapter 56

In 88, Zhang Lexing still stayed at the Friendship Hotel, listening to the feedback from the coast every day. Except for an occasional trip to Sunshine Software, he rarely went out. He only went to Tiananmen, which had just opened recently, on weekends. Watchtower.Zhang Lexing went to Tiananmen Square once in his previous life, and that was when he was in college. Now that he stands at the same place again, his mood is completely different.

In mid-January, Zhang Lexing saw on TV that after China and Britain signed a joint statement more than three years ago, China and Portugal also formally signed a joint statement on Macau. Since then, the countdown to the return of Macau has entered.

At the same time, Zhang Lexing originally planned to set up a research institute for learning machine hardware in Shanghai, but because of a sudden hepatitis A epidemic, it came to naught. At this time, the outpatient clinics of Shanghai hospitals were unprecedentedly crowded. Companies are full of hospital beds, and the streets are full of rumors and gossip.The Hong Kong man who was planning to return to his hometown to start a black and white TV production factory encountered this situation when he first arrived in Shanghai. He was so frightened that he didn't even leave the airport, but went home directly. Zhang Lexing asked him to find a place suitable for setting up a research institute. It can only be postponed.

After the Lantern Festival, Zhang Lexing couldn't stay any longer, because after a long period of testing, Kylin 4.0 could be launched on time. In order to expand its influence, VisualSystem specially prepared a grand press conference. Of course, Zhang Lexing could not miss.

On March 3th, the fourth day Zhang Lexing returned to San Jose, the new product launch conference of VisualSystem was held as scheduled in the Marriott Hotel Convention Center.At 12:9 in the morning, media reporters and manufacturer representatives who participated in the press conference began to enter the venue one after another. As hard-core allies, companies such as Intel, Compaq, and Dell attached great importance to this conference, and the people who came to participate were at least CEOs or CTOs. Such important things, out of courtesy, IBM was also invited. Of course, IBM will definitely not send any important people, at most it will send an ordinary employee to deal with it.Taking advantage of the large number of people entering the arena, Zhang Lexing dressed in casual attire, with the ID of the manufacturer's representative, followed in. He was not interested in enjoying the "enthusiastic" attention of the media with the large group.In fact, from the beginning of the company's operation, Zhang Lexing paid great attention to keeping a low profile and did not accept interviews from the media. Therefore, in the eyes of media reporters, the star figure of VisualSystem is Yang Xinxin, a Chinese female CEO who led the company to grow from scratch. , Steve Ballmer, a born sales star and speaker, Bill Joy, the chief scientist of the company, Kildare, the father of the disk operating system, etc., but Zhang Lexing, the chairman of the company, has always been a mystery Ordinary characters, Shenlong sees the beginning and the end, and few people have even seen their appearance.

Following the crowd into the arena, Zhang Lexing chose a seat in the middle and sat down. Next to him was a young man with brown hair. He was looking through the promotional materials of the press conference boredly. When he heard someone sitting down, he turned his head and nodded. He nodded as a greeting, and then continued to immerse himself in the promotional materials in his hand.Zhang Lexing glanced at the sign on his chest, unlucky, he was from IBM.Zhang Lexing got up and looked around. Except for the first two rows of seats, there were either people in other places or they were right next to the media reporters. Forget it, it’s better to hide here. Anyway, this IBM guy probably doesn’t know him.Zhang Lexing turned his head and looked towards the entrance. Some media reporters with cameras or microphones were waiting here, probably waiting for people from VisualSystem to enter the venue, trying to dig out some breaking news.

At 9:50, Yang Xinxin, Ballmer, Kildare, Grove, Harris and others appeared at the entrance of the venue. White lights flashed continuously, and the sound of clicking was endless. Yang Xinxin and others who reached out to the core of the crowd. "Miss Yang, there are rumors that IBM intends to abandon the Kylin system, how would you comment..." "Professor Kildare, will you continue to update your own CP/M system after joining the Kylin system development team... ...", "Mr. Grove, Mr. Harris, it is said that you have secretly formed an alliance with VisualSystem to fight against IBM. Is this true?", "Mr. Ballmer, will Mr. Gates participate in today's meeting?" The press conference..." One sharp question after another was thrown out.Seeing the crowd struggling forward amidst the flashing lights, Zhang Lexing couldn't help secretly rejoicing for the wise move of acting alone.

At 10 o'clock, Ballmer finally got rid of the entanglement of the media and walked onto the stage. With his speech, "Gentlemen and ladies, welcome to come here...", the Kylin4.0 conference officially began.

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This month's schedule is very tight, just after attending the Kylin 4.0 press conference, and still had time to take a good rest, the next day Zhang Lexing and his entourage boarded the plane again and flew to RB Kyoto to attend Nintendo's 88 Spring Heart Meeting.Originally, Zhang Lexing seldom participated in meetings like this. Usually, KF-Panda Company only needs to send a representative to go. He sent an invitation letter. It seemed that there was something important to discuss. As an important partner of Nintendo, Zhang Lexing certainly couldn't refuse.

Walking on the streets of Kyoto, Zhang Lexing once again felt the simple and elegant, without the influence of the industrial society at all. Even if the whole RB was enveloped in some kind of frenzy, it seemed to have missed this place.Driving to the ANA Hotel where the Chuxinhui was held, Zhang Lexing met Nintendo's receptionist Yuko Nagai.

Yuko's recent life is very good. Since she lost a good opportunity because she didn't know English, she began to study foreign languages ​​and reception etiquette. Slowly promoted from the initial front desk to the reception manager, coupled with the stock market rising every day, Yuko's life is getting more and more prosperous.Today's task is to receive the company's important partners. Yuko knows that she will not make the same mistakes as before. She has to perform well at this important moment, and maybe she can seize new opportunities.

"Mr. Zhang, hello. Welcome to Kyoto. I am Yuko Nagai, the reception manager of Nintendo. I will serve you next. Do you need to go to the guest room to take a rest?" Yuko bowed deeply and spoke proficiently in English greeted.

"Okay, you lead the way." After sitting for a long time, even though he had slept on the plane, Zhang Lexing still felt a little unwell, so it would be nice if he could take a rest.

"Mr. Zhang, please come this way." Yuko very respectfully signaled Zhang Lexing and his party to go to the elevator.

Zhang Lexing nodded and walked forward, the entourage followed closely behind, and Yuko followed on the left, introducing as he walked.

"Mr. Zhang, the opening time of the Chu Xinhui will be tomorrow morning at nine o'clock in the large conference room on the third floor of the hotel. I will inform you when the time comes. Your room is on the west side of the eighth floor of the hotel. It is just right from the viewing window of the guest room. You can see the famous Nijo Castle in Kyoto, especially at night. Not only can you enjoy the charming night scenery of Kyoto, but you can also have a panoramic view of the bright lights of the castle. At this time, we Nintendo specially selected it for you. We hope you will be satisfied.

There are seven restaurants and bars with different styles in the hotel. If you want to taste the traditional cuisine of Kyoto, you can go to the Unkia restaurant downstairs, where you can also enjoy the beautiful view of the Japanese tea garden. Private Japanese-style rooms are also available.If you want to experience specialty steaks, you can go to the Nijo restaurant. In addition to steaks, there are also delicious Kobe beef.If you want to taste traditional Chinese dishes, you can go to Jialin (Karin) restaurant, where you can choose a la carte or set menu.If you want to experience French cuisine, you can go to the Rose Home..."

With the end of Yuko's explanation, Zhang Lexing and others also came to the guest room on the eighth floor.After distributing the room keys in her hand to the entourage, Yuko carefully opened the door of a suite with the last key, and said respectfully: "Mr. Zhang, this is your room."

Zhang Lexing nodded, and walked into the room with her luggage. When passing by Yuko, she presented the room key with both hands, and said more respectfully: "Mr. Zhang, this is your key, please keep it. If you have If you need anything, you can find me, I will wait outside your room."

"Okay, I'll take a break first, you are busy with other things first, and call me after dinner." Zhang Lexing took the key, walked into the room, and closed the door smoothly.

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Tomorrow is the day when the Chu Xinhui will start. Representatives of game developers from all over the world and wholesalers who have channels in their hands have almost all arrived.When Zhang Lexing woke up and went to the restaurant led by Yuko, he saw many familiar people in the industry, and even saw Yuji Ori and Hironobu Sakaguchi from Sikewell Company.The two people were flushed and reeked of alcohol. They staggered out of the restaurant with each other's support. It seemed that they had drunk a lot.

"Big boss... Do you want to go out to play at night? My mother Sang, who is familiar with the well, has a new introduction." Sakaguchi with a mustache recognized Zhang Lexing, and greeted Zhang Lexing inarticulately.

Seeing the two drunk people approaching, the bodyguards became nervous. Zhang Lexing waved his hand to signal the bodyguards to relax, and then said to Sakaguchi, "Go, be happy, we haven't had dinner yet."

After dinner, Zhang Lexing asked Yuko about the nightlife in Kyoto. Only then did he realize that the nights in quaint Kyoto are not as bustling and lively as he imagined. It is just to see the night view of the city or enjoy the outdoor performance occasionally if he is lucky. I don't know where the Oi Sakaguchi duo went to have fun.

Under the leadership of Yuko, Zhang Lexing and others first went to Nijo Castle next to ANA to see the night lights, and then drove to Pontocho, which is said to have an authentic Kyoto flavor, to taste the furnishings along the street in the mysterious interlacing of ancient and modern , and then tasted local snacks in the winding alleys, Zhang Lexing and his party returned to the restaurant.Outside the hotel, Zhang Lexing noticed that the rooms of Dujing and Sakaguchi were still dark, and it seemed that they might not come back tonight.

(End of this chapter)