Silicon Valley

Henry found a very interesting thing. Outside the technology exhibition, there were five or six people playing "Super Mario" around a computer!

The PC version of Super Mario?

Henry approached and asked, "Who did you port Super Mario to the computer?"

If you want to transplant scrolling games to the computer, but also achieve a smooth horizontal version effect, this requires certain skills!

"This is what I did!" At this moment, a thin young man with glasses said.

"What's your name?"

"My name is John Carmack!" the young man replied.

"John Carmack? A very familiar name..." Henry murmured, after thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered that he was young, technical and bunker, and his name was John Carmack, except for the founder of id software company Who else could it be?

id software company is mainly engaged in the development of computer games and game engines. The company's work Doom (DOOM) launched in 1993 completely changed the computer game industry and had a milestone significance at that time. In particular, the well-known FPS masterpieces "Half-LIfe" (Half-LIfe) and "Counter-Strike" are produced using the Quake engine developed by id software company! ! !

John Carmack was a super genius in computing, and Carmack was practically self-taught when it came to programming! Before finishing his freshman year, some of the small games he wrote were bought by many software companies, and he himself became a part-time programmer of several software companies!

Now I am in my second year of sophomore year, but I am not yet 20 years old, but it is so great that even IBM wants him to join its own company!

Although John Carmack did not join IBM later, he chose to port Nintendo games on the IBM-pc platform and developed a PC display technology called EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter, the prototype of 3D graphics accelerator card). This is a 16-color display mode. Later, he designed screen refresh technology to improve the speed of game graphics display.

So, Henry saw a group of people playing "Super Mario" around the IBM computer!

Niang Xipi's, this is a real genius! ! !

Only nineteen years old, already so awesome!

"Damn it! Genius should be used by me, I can't let him go!" Henry was so hot in his heart, looking at John Carmack was like looking at a pile of shiny gold!

Carmack, the father of the 3D engine, hurry up and join the organization! ! !

Henry suddenly laughed, and that smile was as bright as a flower!

"Carmack, I am the chairman of Firefly Games, and I sincerely invite you to join us!!!"

John Carmack was slightly startled, but quickly relieved. There are so many companies that want to invite him to join, nothing to be curious about! John Carmack was surprised that Henry, much younger than him, was the chairman of a game company!

He stroked his glasses and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, my friend John Romero and I are preparing to start a company together! This time I participated in the technology exhibition to try my luck and see if any venture capital companies liked it. Our technology, willing to invest in us!"

Henry smiled lightly and said, "Maybe you still don't know what kind of company Firefly Games is. This company does not conduct game research and development itself, and its main task is to publish games. However, it has several game subsidiaries. All companies are quite independent and have the right to develop their own games. If you are willing to join Firefly Game Company, you can also set up a subsidiary company and own some shares in the subsidiary company! In addition, we Firefly Game Company and Weifeng Capital invest The company is a strategic partner, and you can also enjoy the treatment of venture capital!!!”

The conditions sounded good. John Carmack asked with interest: "If my friend and I set up a subsidiary of Firefly Games, how many shares will you give us?"

"40%!" Henry thought for a while and said, "Firefly Games will invest one million dollars to develop the company, you can just come to work!"

"So good? According to you, as long as someone comes and joins Firefly Games, it is equivalent to getting $400,000!!!" John Carmack was surprised.

"You can say the same!" Henry nodded, "Because our company attaches great importance to talents, we are willing to spend any money!!!"

John Carmack nodded, a little moved, hesitated for a while, and said, "I'll discuss it with my friend and then answer you."

"No problem, this is my business card, call me when you think about it." Henry handed him a business card with only his name and phone number on it.

"Okay." John Carmack glanced at the card and put it in his pocket.

Henry smiled and said goodbye to Carmack. After walking a short distance, he made a phone call: "Kelina, I found another target! Firefly Games will add a new subsidiary, and then I need Prestige Capital to invest. , dilute their shares!"

"Why are you so cunning?!" Kelina teased.

"How can you make money to support you without being cunning?" Henry laughed.

Kaelina was too lazy to talk to him about this, and asked, "How much money do you want Prestige Capital to invest?"

"It's not clear yet, try to dilute their shares to less than 30%, I will inject a million dollars into the newly established subsidiary, but use Noah's Ark for servers, Cisco MCI for networks, and Dell for computers. Recruiting a large number of top and high-paying talents, I think it will not take long before the subsidiary company's money will be spent, and by then, Prestige Capital will come to invest again!"

"Okay! If you're okay, hang up!" Kaelina said, "I'm busy here..."

"Okay!" Henry hung up the phone and started wandering around the tech fair again.

In the afternoon, John Carmack called Henry and said that he and his friend had decided to join Firefly Games. Henry was not surprised when he received the call. The conditions are so good, it would be strange if you don't join!

Big people are small people before they become big people. They can't imagine what kind of glory they will achieve in the future, so they are no different from ordinary people! Henry took out a million dollars, and although he asked for 60% of the shares, they could get 40% of the shares without paying anything. This is simply a pie in the sky! ! !

With such good things, who wouldn't do it?

Moreover, Henry also explained the mechanism of Firefly Game Company. Subsidiaries have great independence. Unless a major decision is made or the company faces huge losses, the parent company will not control it. This sheep-herding management method is most suitable for people who have no money but like to start their own businesses! ! !

With all kinds of conditions, even a genius has to kneel! ! !

The next day, John Carmack brought his friends and colleagues John Romero, Tom Hall, and Adrian Carmack to the place they had made an appointment with Henry.

All four of them are employees of Softdisk's software distribution company, with John Carmack working part-time. Henry soon noticed a middle-aged man dressed in a very maverick and hip-hop style, because when John Carmack introduced him, he said he was John Romero!

John Romero is also self-taught, known as the godfather of FPS (first-person shooter), and has a great talent for designing games!

The combination of two Johns created the legend of id software company!

Henry had to pay special attention to him!

But Henry's face remained calm, and he signed the contract with them first. Henry's money is not easy to get! If you leave within three years, the shares will be cancelled, and you will not be able to engage in game-related industries within three years; if you leave within five years, the shares will belong to individuals, but you will still not be able to engage in game-related industries within three years!

If you just want to come in and make a fortune and leave, then hurry up, or don't blame yourself for pitting yourself! If they really want to do things and grow the company, then the agreement does not bind them at all!

After the four of them read the contract, they discussed it with each other, and finally decided to sign an agreement with Henry! (Ask for a ticket and a collection!!! The author has built a book group: 424930141, everyone is welcome to join...)