American Fortune Life
Chapter 137 Choice
When Blair regained his excitement, he handed Andy a few documents. “Boss, this is the planning for the next phase of some of my company. With the success of" My World ", the two remaining development teams in the company are obviously a little anxious to get people from me. I am ready to recruit a new group of employees. At present, the" My World "development team has more than 50 people, plus the other direct reports are almost 100 people. ”
Andy looked over at Blair's plan and smiled up and said: "After all, the company already has a successful game product, but don't draw developers from My World, then optimize and upgrade the product, the number of people in this group may need to be expanded. ”
I understand, boss. ”Blair replied happily.
“These are all good things, and this is the first game that's ever been put into operation, and you want to swallow this 3D game company and this physics technology development studio? Oh, I'm a little anxious. Besides, the company's current funds are not enough to acquire the two families at the same time. I think it's better to wait. At present, the funds returned to the cage will still be used for the promotion of My World. ”
Andy looked at the sales report in hand and sold a million sets in just a few days. Although it had been a huge success for a new game, he knew that it was totally incomparable with the true value of My World, but he clearly remembered that by 2014, the game had sold 122 million sets globally, which was just the beginning, and that its promotion and brand effects must be increased.
“But boss, these two technologies are really what the company needs right now, and they're all very good. Especially the game engine of this 3D gaming company, which is definitely the best engine that can be bought right now. The Snowstorm sold 2 million 3D engines in '04. If we miss this opportunity, we don't know how much it will cost next time.” Blair explains with some urgency that he has been preparing for the acquisition of the two companies for a long time, especially the host gaming company, whose owners are in desperate need of funds and are looking everywhere for buyers for millions of dollars, which is definitely a good price.
By codifying this company, the Mockingjay Gaming Company is now well placed to fill the gap in host game development, especially the 3D game engine. If the company develops itself, both human and material, it requires dedicated investment, the key is time, and in an age where time represents money, it is really important to step forward and one step at a time.
Actually, Andy knows all about these things, and he understands Blair's anxious mood, but he really doesn't have any money. Well, he still has about $3 million in his account, which he spends on his own, and even if he takes it out, it's not enough to acquire both companies at the same time.
I had to frown slightly and think about it and say, "Well, the millions of dollars that the company currently accounts for, you should first advertise" My World, "get the newspaper to write a soft spell, open an area on the official website where players can upload videos of their gameplay, let other players vote, select the best gameplay architectural videos, and reward $10,000. ”
Blair couldn't help but brighten his eyes after listening to Andy. This is a good idea. After all, "My World" freedom is really too high. At present, as a stand-alone game, it takes a long time for players to tap into the potential of the game. Without external stimuli, it is obviously a little unrealistic. After all, most players still prefer to play games to destruction rather than construction.
Once this event opens, it will definitely give players enough curiosity about the game to have enough patience to experience the real fun of the game and increase the stickiness of the game.
“As for the two companies you said... You can talk to them first, I will solve the problem of funds. I will not withdraw funds from the company until the company is fully developed and grown. I don't think the company will need me to invest more money in the future until another" Planting Zoom "is listed for sale. ”
Andy thought about it for a long time, and ultimately absolutely accepted Blair's takeover application for those two companies. Although many games studios would be bankrupt after the subprime mortgage crisis, and many excellent studios could be compiled at that time, but it was a little too long in time. Relying on those game ideas in his mind, these two years would definitely save more money than he would have saved in the future.
Blair was a little excited to look at Andy: "Thank you, boss! ”
“Oh, there's nothing to be thankful for. This company is also my work. Besides, I'm not bad for money. I just wanted to see if we could be a legendary company like EA or Snowstorm!” When Andy was talking, he thought of companies in his past life that had made billions of dollars worth of money from one game, 2.5 billion dollars of My World knives acquired by Microsoft, billions of dollars of rigid plants, and billions of dollars of Angry Birds.
Now he's just taking out two of those games that can run across the platform, waiting for the big picture of the smartphone era to open, and, hey, Andy won't let go of any game ideas from previous life's download leaderboards, when EA's 40 billion market value might be challenging.
“By the way, isn't the company's brand marketing officer here? Have a management meeting later, and brand marketing in the company will be in place from now on. Also, the company's burning Mockingjay logo animation is too rough and needs to be recreated with a unique birdsong, and I hope that every player who sees the logo or hears the birdsong will think of all the games that our company runs in the future. ”
Blair listened carefully to Andy's every request and was very fond of the boss's emphasis on brand marketing. After all, he was from sales and a good marketing plan would definitely drive sales growth, so he was also very concerned about the new department.
“Boss, do we need to set up some overseas branches? After all, with the promotion of" My World, "there will be other brands asking for advertising. Our game is a very liberal open game and will definitely be favored by some brands.” Blair suddenly asked Andy.
“Hmm? Overseas Division... That's a good idea, but it doesn't take much to create an office in some important countries and regions that combines brand licensing, ad placement, and focus on piracy.” Andy said his thoughts after a moment of silence.
“Okay, boss, I'll let you know we're having a meeting...” Blair took a sip of his own coffee and smiled and stood up and said to Andy.
“Well, call in the other two important members of the game development team, and I need to understand the progress of the development, and in terms of the staffing ratio, Blair, you have to treat them equally, and don't focus on them because My World is already profitable.” Andy smiled.
“Oh, don't worry, boss, they all have infinite potential, how can they thicken each other.” Blair smiled.
Andy watched Blair open the door and tapped his finger gently on the boss chair armrest, pondering for a moment, picking up the phone on the table and calling out.
“Hello, Bud. How's the company these past few days?” Andy will eventually have to use the money in his stock market, but until then, he needs to know about the recent stock market.
“Hello boss, the company is normal, the company staff has been screened, the investment is in order, it has started to make profits, recently the crude oil has fallen, before OPEC can react, there is only too little money, our total funds to contract value ratio can only use 5 times leverage, so the risk is increased, the profit will not be very rich. ”
Andy squeezed his frowns and listened to a series of financial professional terms that Budderstone squawked on. He sort of understood, saying a bunch of summaries, “Boss, there's too little money to work with! Look, give me more! ”
Andy had to laugh with the microphone. He knew Bud had been staring at his Apple stock for a long time, and he asked helplessly, "What about Apple stock now? ”
“No, during the shock collation, I analyzed the data, there was a downside possibility, and I collated and analyzed all the data on Apple stock after Jobs' return, and I found a big problem, and I speculated that it would fall after this adjustment, and I advised the boss that you should throw away the stock in your hand first... ”