Back To 1995

   Chapter 226 Spying

When Song Yang returned to the office, he saw the SEMA modified car competition held in Las Vegas. Gallo, who had rushed back, was squatting in front of the computer, crackling on the keyboard, and the dog-headed military advisor Evan Spit beside him. Gerr is still in command.

   "Song!"

   Gallo, who was busy pressing the keyboard, saw Song Yang coming in, raised his head and shouted, then lowered his head and pressed it cracklingly, mumbling, "This is what Internet companies should develop!"

Song Yang glanced at it and saw that Gallo was playing "Warcraft 2" released by Blizzard last year. This is also what established Blizzard's status in the game industry. In addition, the concept of "Fog of War" that has swept the game world in the future is this game. first made.

That is, the player can only see a very small field of vision near him, but not the opponent's field of vision, which increases the gameplay. If you have to explain it in human words, you can refer to the "Three Sisters of the Grass" in a certain game, or a Three big men popped out of the grass, e-sports does not require vision, etc., all of which are played by Blizzard first.

Looking at Gallo playing games with great interest, it is not surprising that Gallo, who is not very interested in computer software on weekdays, can be so interested. Like Gallo, countless people are probably the first to understand computers. At the beginning of the game, the game is more attractive than the boring programming...

   "Tonight, prepare a party to welcome Snow Mountain, Blizzard, and Valve to join ICQ!" Song Yang explained to Gallo and Evan Spiegel.

   As soon as they heard that a party was going to be held, Gallo and Evan Spiegel became interested all of a sudden. Compared to games, these two party creatures liked parties the most.

  Since Gallo and Evan Spiegel got together, San Jose, which was originally dominated by technology and Internet companies, has significantly increased the number of parties. Now the two are well-known in San Jose.

   "Song, don't worry, I will definitely hold a party today that they will never forget!"

   Gallo said in a hurry, and Evan Spiegel on the side nodded again and again, then went out to pick up the phone, and started to talk about it, don't be too familiar.

  Song Yang gave Evan Spiegel a suspicious look, just nodded, and said nothing more, turned to look at Gallo, and remembered the Siebel car that participated in the modified car race.

   "How did Sibel perform on the SEMA modified car?" Song Yang asked casually.

   Hearing this, Gallo couldn't help showing a little embarrassment on his face, "Not bad!"

Seeing Song Yang's scrutiny, Gallo had to say, "Sibell Cars debuted in SEMA modified cars, and it still attracts a lot of attention. In the ranks of sports car modifications and concept cars, Sibel's speed is higher than that of Honda and BMW's modified sports cars. The speed is even faster, and the speed has reached the same level as Lamborghini, Porsche and other sports cars!"

Gallo first touted the amazing performance of Siebel when he appeared on the SEMA modified car, and then he said vaguely, "It's just that the car media and car critics' comments on Siebel are not very good. , think Siebel is too "like" to Lamborghini!"

Song Yang can see the things, not to mention those old guns in the auto industry, the Siebel car that debuted for the first time, there are indeed some amazing things in terms of speed, just in terms of appearance design and style, It's too "like" with Lamborghini. This kind of imitation style should not be too much in the automotive industry.

Especially for emerging car brands, this is nothing. After all, the auto industry should not "learn" from each other too much, but because of this, the auto industry does not care too much about "imitations", because imitators are very It is difficult to form your own style, but if you can't go out of your own way and imitate it blindly, you may be a little famous at first, but in the end it will definitely be lost to everyone!

Song Yang was not surprised, he just said to Gallo, "Tell the Siebel Automobile Club over there, I want to see Siebel's own style for the next car, otherwise, either the Siebel Automobile Club will close or Anduran will be closed. , Stewart and the others are leaving!"

Song Yang did not ask for Siebel, it immediately surpassed many old sports cars or something, but it must have its own style and brand, and can't wear the hat of "imitation", Song Yang does not want to be snarky and mean. The media commented on the rumor that "Internet upstart invested in a used car" company.

When Gallo heard Song Yang's words, he felt relieved. Although it was an ultimatum, it meant that Song Yang was not ready to let Anduran and Stewart leave the Siebel Auto Club, and he still threw money to let them go. They went on to develop the next new Siebel new model.

   And the opportunity for the Siebel Automobile Club will be next time. If Song Yang cannot be satisfied next time, then the entire Siebel Automobile Club will probably inevitably be turbulent.

In a villa in San Jose at night, the Blizzard trio, Gabe Newell, Harrington, the Hauser brothers and others, when they walked in, they heard a burst of deafening music, accompanied by the music, it was A group of girls dressed in cool clothes shuttled through the villa, and there were many models and the like playing in the swimming pool.

Gallo, who is pretending to play discs on the stage, wears a pair of sunglasses at night and wears this year's most popular big gold chain around his neck. Hip-hop and rap have exploded in America this year, and this kind of dress has begun to follow that. Helping singers became popular.

   "Welcome to America's game geniuses, they are all future billionaires!" Gallo on the stage, saw Mike Morhaime and the others who came in, and shouted.

   After a while, Mike Morhaime, Gabe Newell, and others became the focus of the crowd. The girl who came to the party, like a wolf who saw its prey, embraced Morhaime and the others.

When Song Yang and Irene arrived, the scene was already noisy. Mike Moraimy and the others were a little unfamiliar, but they were surrounded by many girls. Fat G, who had not gained weight, was leaning against him in his arms. two girls.

The most active ones were the Hauser brothers. The two people who were bored in the conference room today completely let go. As if they were back at home, they ran to the pool with Gallo and Evan Spiegel. inside.

  Ken Williams, the Roberta couple, also came to participate, but instead of tossing along, they sat down in a corner and tasted the party food.

   "Yes, I'm back in Snow Mountain, Steve, you can't imagine that Bruno Song is a genius who will change the entire game industry!"

Ken Williams was on the phone with his old friend Jobs, and Jobs saw the news report. Although it has not been officially announced that the Williams and his wife will return to Snow Mountain, the two were invited to San Jose, and they were sensitive to the recent acquisition of Snow Mountain. During the period, there were naturally all kinds of news, and Jobs also called Ken Williams.

Jobs, who was about to return to Apple, heard what Ken Williams said, and could feel that Williams was in a very good mood at the moment. In the past two years, he has rarely seen Williams in such a mood. Williams touted Song Yang like this, and Jobs couldn't help but feel a little curious, "It seems that Bruno Song has done something to make Ken, you feel special!"

  Ken Williams laughed a few times, didn't reveal much, just said, "Steve, you're going to see a brand new Snow Mountain soon, and I promise, it will surprise everyone."

   Jobs listened to Ken Williams talking on the phone for a while, and then asked, "In the future, will Xue Leshan continue to be Apple's friend as before?"

Obviously, Jobs' phone call was not just to greet old friends. In the past, Xue Leshan was an ally with Apple. For the games released, the preferred PC platform was Apple Computer, and even some games were exclusive to Apple Computer, and Microsoft was the last choice. system computer.

Now ICQ has acquired Xue Leshan. As we all know, Song Yang, the founder of the Internet from ICQ, has a closer relationship with Microsoft. Before Song Yang teamed up with Microsoft and stabbed Netscape, it is still one of the landmark events of the American Internet. .

   When Steve Jobs asked this, Ken Williams was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that his current identity has also changed.

   "Steve, what I can guarantee is that the Apple system, like the Microsoft system, is the most important partner of Xue Leshan. The products and games released by Xue Leshan will also launch two versions at the same time!"

Ken Williams said to the phone that as the president of Xue Leshan, all he can do is to develop two versions of the game for Apple and Microsoft at the same time. As before, blatantly. It's not impossible to stand for Apple, but it requires Apple to pay a lot of money to let Xue Leshan publish Apple's exclusive games!

  For this result, Jobs, who is busy selling NEXT to Apple and preparing to return to Apple, is already very satisfied, and being able to pull Xue Leshan to cooperate with Apple is also a bargaining chip for him to return to Apple.

"So, Steve, just like the rumors, are you going to return to Apple?!" Ken Williams asked Jobs about Apple, and asked him, after 12 years, if Jobs would A return to Apple would definitely be blockbuster news for the tech industry.

   Jobs also laughed and did not say it directly. After all, he was only in contact with Apple, and it is still unknown whether he will return in the end.

   "Apple found Larry and asked Larry to persuade me to return to Apple, I'm still thinking about it!"

Jobs mentioned another friend, Larry Ellison, another big thorn in the technology industry. Larry Ellison is persuading Jobs to return to Apple. Of course, by the way, the NEXT system that has not been developed for several years, Package it and sell it to Apple, and let Apple take over this mess.

Larry Ellison doesn't deal with Microsoft, but he gets along very well with Jobs. Jobs has a better relationship with Larry Ellison than the Williams and his wife. "Congratulations to you, Williams, for me. Hello Roberta!"

   "It's Jobs!"

   Ken Williams, who put down the phone, saw Song Yang sitting in front of him, and said directly to Song Yang that he didn't want to give the new owner the impression of eating inside and out.

   (end of this chapter)