Chapter 262 Good for Kuaibo.com
Qin Shaoyan and Zhang Pingyi spent a day sightseeing in the world-class mansion "Future House". They not only visited Bill Gates' private library and luxurious home theater.
The two also selected two luxury cars in the large underground garage and drove them around. When they stayed overnight, they also experienced the future world created by smart homes.
For a well-informed veteran like Qin Shaoyan, the so-called smart home is just that.
In a dozen years, it will be possible to create a smarter home system at a lower cost, with more functions than this.
But for Zhang Pingyi, this concept was very lethal, and his thinking was greatly impacted.
It turns out that scenes in science fiction movies are so close to reality, and people are so close to the future for the first time.
Until the two of them said goodbye and left, Zhang Pingyi could not calm down for a long time. He sighed repeatedly: "Bill Gates is so amazing."
"It is indeed amazing. He was able to spare no effort in the 1990s. , using the most advanced technology at the time to create his own smart home system," Qin Shaoyan commented very objectively, "The concept of smart home has been realized, but this thing has no other meaning to him except for decoration, so he can only do it. "It's a failure."
"Huh?" Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised, "How can you say it's a failure? You saw it, this thing is very powerful."
Qin Shaoyan said lightly: "Functionally speaking, it only meets the most basic requirements and is still far from a real intelligent system."
"In terms of cost, it is very expensive. After spending so much money, On the basis of this, integrating existing technology into a system is equivalent to spending money on the research and development of a smart home system.” No more.”
“We have spent all the money to build a system. Shouldn’t we continue to study how to start mass production and bring it to the market?”
Zhang Pingyi thought for a while. It seemed like this, and he said hesitantly: "Maybe this set of things is too expensive."
"Isn't it what businessmen should consider how to reduce costs?" Qin Shaoyan smiled, "Of course Bill Gates can be regarded as a technical talent, but for being able to make Microsoft so big, he is also a successful businessman."
“Now it seems that this businessman is a little unprofessional.”
Zhang Pingyi coughed, “Wouldn’t it hurt him a little too much to say this?”
“It hurts... ..." Qin Shaoyan also coughed, "It's really rude to comment on a host who entertains us like this."
"But his smart home system does have something, we can study it later."
"If Bill Gates can transfer money to me directly."
"Transfer money?" Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised, "Are you trying to trick Bill Gates behind my back again?"
"How is that possible?" Qin Shaoyan denied casually, "You were present the whole time when we were chatting."
"I wanted to fool him, but he interrupted me right at the beginning."
“He didn’t invite us here just to listen to what I had to say. He was eyeing Facebook and YouTube and wanted to acquire them.”
"Acquisition?" Zhang Pingyi suddenly realized, "Are you going to cheat Microsoft again?"
"What do you mean by cheating?" Qin Shaoyan began to complain, "I didn't want to cheat Bill Gates, he really wanted to buy me I'm afraid he won't be able to pay that much, so he'll use stocks to pay for it." "Hey, do you really want to sell it this time?" Zhang Pingyi was a little confused.
"Well, the heat is almost there." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "You should hurry up. If you find it troublesome, you can give me a power of attorney and I will help you deal with it."
"Okay." Zhang Pingyi agreed without hesitation, "I'll sign the power of attorney when I get back."
"I'll get the money for you, so don't worry about spending it." Qin Shaoyan warned, "You can buy less stocks for the long term and buy a few houses to keep. Don't worry about building a mansion. It's really a waste."
Zhang Pingyi frowned, "What should we do with so much money?"
"You can invest with me." Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, "I will use part of it, and the entire investment fund will follow Xiong Xiaoge's example. Venture capital."
"Put it down." Zhang Pingyi shook his head, "If I meet an entrepreneur like you, it would be better not to invest."
"Then I have another way. The risk is a bit high, and the path is not easy, but if it succeeds, it will be very profitable." Qin Shaoyan asked with a smile, "Will you follow?"
"What way?" Zhang Pingyi asked.
"I want to invest in cutting-edge technology, mainly because I want to do some business." Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, "Smartphones, new energy vehicles, drones, artificial intelligence."
"Eh ?" Zhang Pingyi's eyes lit up, "Are you excited by the things in Bill Gates' mansion?"
"No way," Qin Shaoyan said with emotion, "I don't think you can do it with money. It’s good to just squander it and enjoy it while making some contribution to the scientific and technological progress of human society.”
Zhang Pingyi said in agreement: “As expected of Mr. Qin, his ideological level is high.”
"Just go ahead and do it, I'll follow."
"As long as you say this, it will be done." Qin Shaoyan smiled and looked at the mansion fading away.
The future is not in the house, the future is in my hands.
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Qin Shaoyan was not in a hurry to go back after visiting Bill Gates in Seattle, but went to V Agency.
G Fat was surprised by Qin Shaoyan's arrival, and asked very happily: "John, what good news have you brought me again?"
"There is no good news." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Modern Warfare It's still under development and won't be available until next year."
"Don't you have any new games?" G Fat complained, "I thought you came with your newly developed work?"
"Sorry, I've been a little busy recently." Qin Shaoyan shrugged, "If Bill Gates hadn't invited me to be a guest, I wouldn't have come to Seattle this time when I came to the United States."
" Don’t you have any respect for the game?” Fatty G said angrily, “Have you even forgotten about the selection?”
"Selection? What selection?" Qin Shaoyan was stunned for a moment.
“Of course it’s the selection for the Golden Keyboard Award!” Fatty G said dissatisfied, “John, you established this award, how could you forget it?”
< br>"Oops!" Qin Shaoyan couldn't help feeling a little guilty in his heart.
He has been so focused on how to swindle money lately that he has really forgotten all about it.
"Isn't it still early to award the award?" Qin Shaoyan asked with some confusion, "Isn't it too early to make the selection now?"
"Buy it!" Fatty G collapsed a little, waving his fist and said angrily, "How long has it been since you read the email I sent you!"
"Of course I read it and replied to it. " Qin Shaoyan argued, "I just can't remember it at the moment. You know, I still manage several companies." "Xie Te!" Fatty G complained, "That can't be done. I forgot about this matter. I am also very busy and cannot help you take care of the Golden Keyboard Award."
"We have an old saying in China, which is that those who are capable work hard," Qin Shaoyan said with a smile. In fact, it means that with great ability comes great responsibility. You are so good, it is God’s arrangement to bear these responsibilities.” "I don't believe it." "You are a liar! John!"
Qin Shaoyan changed the topic directly, "Let's talk about the golden keyboard."
"Oh, where did we talk about just now?" Fatty G rubbed his hair.
“It’s about the selection time.” Qin Shaoyan reminded, “It’s not even March yet.”
“After discussion, everyone felt that the last selection was too irregular, and the votes were all Random voting on the spot is not rigorous at all," Fatty G said seriously, "After discussion, our selection committee decided to improve the selection rules."
"The best game products of the previous year are selected every year, and the awards are selected through voting by the jury."
"Starting in January, game manufacturers will sign up themselves instead of being nominated by the selection committee."
“The selection committee will evaluate and score the registered products, and the final decision will be made through voting.”
“The voting results will be announced in the media, and an award ceremony will be held in May.”
“ John, do you have any questions or additions to this set of rules?" Fatty G asked.
"Oh, no." Qin Shaoyan shook his head, "This set of rules is very good. I will study it carefully when I go back and see if there are any loopholes."
"Then you'd better hurry up, and let me remind you. "It's almost March." G Fat rolled his eyes, "But we haven't received any registration from the Chinese game manufacturer yet."
"Ah?" Qin Shaoyan said seriously for a moment. , "I will deal with this matter immediately. It is too shameful. The Chinese manufacturers are too procrastinating in their work efficiency. I will seriously criticize them."
"Registration ends on March 15th, leaving you some time." Not much more." Fatty G added.
There are indeed not many. It takes time to tell the manufacturers to compile the selection materials, familiarize themselves with the rules, and delve into the loopholes.
While Qin Shaoyan was making calculations, Fatty G asked again: "John, this is not the most important thing."
"Do you have an estimate of how many stand-alone games China will release on the steam platform this year?"
"Huh? Estimate?" Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised, "How can I estimate this? I can't control the project establishment of Huaxia Game Company."
"You promised me back then. ." G Fat said dissatisfied, "Every year, we provide a large number of games to the steam platform, but the number last year was far from enough. There were only more than a hundred games."
"I need at least 300 games this year. And the content of the game cannot be reduced.”
"We must attract users as much as possible and play the game for longer on the platform."
"Well, I will try my best." Qin Shaoyan promised, patting his chest, "I will let them work hard to create creations more suitable for North America. When games come to the market, they are still a little uncomfortable in the North American market in the first year."
"It will get better in the future, and it will get better and better," Qin Shaoyan comforted, "There are also many North American companies on Steam. "There are more than a dozen games." G Fat sighed, "Most companies are more accustomed to the previous publishing methods, and only some small companies and small studios come to cooperate with us. . ”
“But the effect seems to be good now, and the companies and studios we have cooperated with have expressed their willingness to continue cooperation for a long time. ”
"This shows that the steam platform is better than the traditional distribution method. This is a good phenomenon." Qin Shaoyan said happily, "Be happy, Gabe, we are on the way to success."
G Fat is obviously in a better mood. , no longer harassed Qin Shaoyan, and began to discuss the changes in the game market.
Qin Shaoyan had no time to study the changes in the game market. He started talking based entirely on the development and changes of later generations of games.
G Fat couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Qin Shaoyan's prediction of the future market. He felt that Qin Shaoyan had a deep understanding of the game market, so the more we chatted, the more speculative he became.
The two chatted all morning. Qin Shaoyan declined Fatty G’s invitation to lunch and left in a hurry.
Fatty G is left alone and has some unfinished things to say. It would be a pity to let him go now. Who knows when we will meet again next time.
But it seems that I have forgotten something very important, why can't I remember it.
......
Qin Shaoyan, who ran out from Fatty G, wiped cold sweat and secretly rejoiced, "Fortunately, Fatty G didn't think about Counter-Strike OL, otherwise I might have left today. It won’t fall anymore.”
Zhang Pingyi said sarcastically: “If you walk too much at night, you will always encounter ghosts. Sooner or later you will trap yourself.”
Qin Shaoyan coughed slightly awkwardly, "We have to go back to China quickly before Fatty G remembers it."
Of course, returning to China is not just a matter of time. Qin Shaoyan has to wait for other employees to come over and talk to him. Meet up and confirm the itinerary.
In addition, Qin Shaoyan also wanted to inform Xiong Xiaoge and urge him to return home as soon as possible.
Without Mr. Xiong present, the rest of the play would not be possible.
Xiong Xiaoge was a little surprised after receiving Qin Shaoyan’s call, “Have you finished your affairs in the United States so quickly?”
"It went smoothly this time." Qin Shaoyan said reservedly, "So it's time for us to make the next step."
Xiong Xiaoge asked curiously: "Is the YouTube acquisition case over like this? Then you and Yahoo How should I explain it?"
"I don't have to worry about this, Microsoft will take care of it," Qin Shaoyan said easily, "It's easy to enjoy the shade with your back."
Xiong Xiaoge felt weird. "Microsoft has only invested in YouTube, and is only a minority shareholder in terms of equity division. How can it work so hard to protect you?"
"Of course, this is what Mr. Bill Gates assured me face to face. ." Qin Shaoyan said calmly.
Xiong Xiaoge was even more surprised, "Have you met Bill Gates?"
"He invited me to his home." Qin Shaoyan said in a low-key tone, "I visited the House of the Future and the environment is really good. ”
If it were someone else, they might ask a few questions out of curiosity, but Xiong Xiaoge doesn’t care at all what Bill Gates’ mansion looks like. He thinks there’s something fishy about it.
It’s okay. Why did Bill Gates see Qin Shaoyan?
“What did Bill Gates want to talk to you about?” Xiong Xiaoge asked seriously.
"He wants to buy YouTube." Qin Shaoyan replied without any concealment. "He is very optimistic about the development prospects of YouTube and is also very tempted by Microsoft's plan to acquire YouTube."
"What's more important is that Bill Gats is better than Yahoo!" More generous and more sincere."
"Microsoft wants to acquire YouTube?" Xiong Xiaoge was very surprised. "What does Bill Gates think of the valuation of US$1.2 billion?"
"I said. "After that, he is very optimistic about YouTube's development prospects." Qin Shaoyan emphasized seriously, "There will be some premium during the acquisition. I estimate it will be around 1.5 billion US dollars, and it may be higher."
" 1.5 billion US dollars!" Xiong Xiaoge was even more amazed, and then said happily, "Bill Gates is indeed courageous, and it seems that the video website industry has great potential, which is good news."
"Mr. Xiong is right." Qin Shaoyan agreed, "The fact that YouTube has such a high valuation is very beneficial to Qvod." ?”
(End of this chapter)