Chapter 207
Chapter 207 People Carrying People on Flowery Sedan Chairs
As the former big brother of the game industry in America, Sierra Mountain was also very beautiful. However, the life of the global game industry has not been easy in the past few years. There is absolutely no such thing as the development of a popular game in the later generations, which can be eaten for ten years. Counting money to the point of hand cramps.
The game development department of Sierra Mountain has not developed any outstanding games in recent years. It is mainly supported by the release of games. It is also one of the most important game publishers in America. It has a strong presence in America and Europe. The distribution channel of the game, that is, the discs made of the game, etc., are sold on the shelves of the game store.
Xue Leshan's acquisition of Blizzard is also to allow Blizzard to support Xue Leshan's game development capabilities. So far, the effect is really good.
Xue Leshan, which is recovering, will definitely not sell Blizzard easily, unless the dollar is given more...
The game industry has been turbulent in the past few years. Not only is Blizzard embracing its thighs, but Xueleshan, which acquired it, is also embracing its thighs. Two years ago, Xueleshan sold itself to CUC International, and it also relied on In the past two years, Xueleshan has acquired many companies under the influence of CUC International.
However, Xueleshan is not doing well. The two founders have been kicked out because of their relationship with CUC, and Blizzard has also been asked by CUC International to develop "more profitable" games. The relationship between the two parties is also tense.
The people in the conference room heard that Song Yang wanted ICQ to buy Xueleshan, and there was silence for a while. For a Blizzard, even its parent company? !
CUC International is not short of money. It mainly focuses on tourism, real estate, and marketing. It has more than 30,000 employees worldwide. Xueleshan sold itself to CUC International because it took a fancy to the latter's big dog.
Irene also didn't expect that Song Yang would give Xuele Mountain to the same pot. This is not a small acquisition, but I also know that if it only buys Blizzard, CUC International may not necessarily sell it. After all, it sold Blizzard. Only Xueleshan, the issuing company, may not be that valuable.
Song Yang's acquisition of Xueleshan is not a coincidence. Xueleshan, which has not been spoiled, still has strength. In addition to the strong distribution channels, the game research and development department also has a few brushes.
If it is bought, companies such as Blizzard, V Agency, and R Star will be mainly responsible for developing games in the future, and Xueleshan will also specialize in distribution and promotion, and will also operate game platforms, e-sports events, etc., specializing in technology , There is no need for Blizzard and Xueleshan to mess around.
"The funds are provided by the American Global Investment Foundation, this matter should be completed as soon as possible!"
Preparing to enter the game industry, Song Yang didn't want to delay any longer. It would not be so easy to complete the acquisition after the rise of Internet games or being targeted by other shit-stirring sticks.
After Chen Chu made a decision, the rest of the people dispersed, leaving only Song Yang and Ai Lin. Ai Lin walked towards Song Yang, sat down and looked at Song Yang and said, "Xue Leshan, Blizzard, Valve, R Star is really worth buying?!"
Irene is still a little hesitant. These few are either freshly released, or have been changed hands several times. Except for Blizzard, the rest of Irene is really afraid to buy them and lose them.
"Everything has risks, always try, what if it works!"
Irene slapped Song Yang's hand away, but was embraced by Song Yang again. Looking at the door of the meeting room, Irene felt nervous. If someone came in, then she would lose her role as a professional woman. Gone.
"The acquisition of Xuele Mountain is not a small fee. If you lose money..."
Struggled for a while, unable to break free from Song Yang, Irene could only let Song Yang hold her, but tried her best to push away Song Yang's mischievous hand.
Irene is still a little worried about the large-scale acquisition and investment in the game industry. The game is different from other industries, just like the film industry, which is completely unpredictable.
Sometimes a lot of money is invested, and there may be no pants left in the loss. Sometimes there is no hope, but it may be a big upset. Even a famous director may stumble sometimes, and the game industry is similar.
For ICQ, if this investment in the game industry fails miserably, it will be impossible to enter this industry again within a few years at least.
"This is an opportunity for ICQ. When there are more and more ICQ users, it needs to be realized. The advertising industry alone cannot support ICQ!"
The scene is not the future. The world has entered the era of smartphones. Whether it is e-commerce or social networking, it is all based on advertising fees to make money. It will take more than ten years to survive until then.
After Song Yang left the meeting room, after a while, Irene, who had finished packing her clothes, left the meeting room with a red face. Seeing that there was no one outside the meeting room, Irene felt relieved. He glared at Song Yang who was looking over.
Song Yang came to ICQ today to ask Irene to free up an office for the development and use of the PayPal payment platform.
Like the development of ICQ, the development of the PayPal platform also needs to be kept secret, but this time it is not the counterparts in Silicon Valley, but the banking industry in America.
If the bank finds out that Song Yang is planning to develop such a tomb-digging tool for them, I am afraid that they will attack them in groups in an instant. Don't make those bankers harmless to the people and animals who think about it. Yes, they can do anything.
After the development of PayPal is completed, it will still play the same way before America Telecom. There is room for PayPal to survive.
The market is so big, the cake is so small, there will always be people who can't eat, this is inevitable, and PayPal will never have a foothold without cooperation with a few big banks. Only when they are tied to the PayPal chariot can they be in the market After eating the American market, go to the overseas market to seize the market.
Looking at the office that was starting to be tidied up outside, Song Yang thought about recruiting and forming a team to develop the PayPal platform. Wesley, who has become the technical president of ICQ, must no longer be able to use it, and needs to change tools.
Willis is easy to use, but now that he is in a high position, so many people are staring at him, and he has not appeared in front of everyone for a long time, anyone knows that he must be tossing something again. After eating Song Yang once, he lost to Silicon Valley , but now they are watching this side very closely, just for fear that Song Yang will take out another thing and catch them by surprise.
Willis is no longer available, and Song Yang couldn't help thinking about who to find to be the person in charge of PayPal. To choose a person in charge for PayPal, in addition to understanding technology, the most important thing is to have an understanding of the banking industry. The developed platform avoids the major risks.
As for the security of the payment platform, we have Fortinet Security Company in place, so it is natural to hand it over to Fortinet to be responsible for PayPal's security business!
Just like the development of Double-click and ICQ, the development of PayPal does not require a strong technical expert, but at least a qualified tool talent is required.
After thinking for a while, Song Yang called the headhunting company he had been cooperating with. After more than an hour, several documents appeared on Song Yang's Hotmail account.
Money can turn ghosts around. Double-click, ICQ, America Telecom, and Hotmail have maintained cooperation with several headhunting companies all year round. The annual fees for these headhunting companies are more than one million dollars. , and the cost is calculated on a single basis. After Song Yang's request for personnel, several headhunting companies naturally started to operate at the fastest speed.
Song Yang looked at the several documents in the mailbox. There are technical executives who are biased towards traditional banks and are engaged in security systems, and there are also people who have worked as managers in Wall Street institutions. Now they have switched to Internet companies. The information of these people is enough to show that the headhunting company also spent a lot of money.
After looking through it, what attracted Song Yang the most was not those experienced executives, but the information of a "newcomer".
Aaron Swartz, 26 years old this year, is currently working as a technical consultant for a start-up Internet company in Silicon Valley. What attracted Song Yang was that when Swartz was 13 years old, he taught himself programming and established a non-profit information website. This site is almost a prototype of Wikipedia.
However, the concept was too advanced, and the Internet was far from emerging at that time. Not surprisingly, this website could not last for more than a year, and it was closed directly.
At the age of 18, he was admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After the Department of Computer Science, he took further financial courses. After graduation, Swartz had no difficulty and was directly recruited by Citigroup. However, after staying in Citigroup for two years, Swartz left.
This year, I joined a small Silicon Valley company as a technical consultant, and I also work on a website that makes Internet news.
Song Yang looked at Aaron Swartz's information for a while, and finally replied an email to the headhunting company that provided Swartz's information.
After the beginning of the new year, what is the most exciting thing about America's Internet industry, Silicon Valley and Wall Street, except for listing, there is nothing else!
Especially after entering April, the atmosphere began to be pushed to the top. From April 1st, after Lycos successfully logged on Nasdaq, Excite also logged on three days later. In less than a week, Yahoo also logged on. The announcement of listing made this frenzy start to be completely pushed up.
In comparison, the battle for Yahoo's IPO was even greater, with TV stations, newspapers, and magazines being bombarded one after another, and the title of Chief of Yahoo resounded even more.
Song Yang also began to prepare to go to New York to support Yahoo. People in bridal sedan chairs will carry people. Next month it will be Yahoo's turn to support Double-Click.
The day before going to New York, Song Yang met Aaron Swartz who was invited by the headhunting company.
(end of this chapter)