Video Game Empire

"Have you really thought about it?" Ma Lin's calm eyes flashed with regret.

"Yes!" Although Li Xuan felt that he had lived up to the expectations of the old principal, he still nodded firmly, "I haven't spent much time outside of school this semester. The company will start to focus on it soon. To develop the North American market, I will often travel to the United States for a long time, and I really don’t have any extra energy to take care of my studies!”

"Since you've made a decision, I won't stop you any more! Take a break from school for two years. Maybe the choice you've made now may not be the right one. Give yourself a chance to think carefully and decide in two years. Should I continue to go back to campus to complete my studies, or really drop out!" Ma Lin said with a sigh.

Li Xuan looked at the principal staring at him, and finally nodded in compromise.

Walking out of Mr. Ma's office, Li Xuan let out a long sigh of relief, and his third period of university time ended like this. After returning from the UK, he thought for a few days and finally made the decision to drop out.

Although Mr. Ma only agreed to leave school instead of dropping out, this is actually a step for each other. For CUHK, Li Xuan is by no means as simple as an ordinary student. Behind him is tens of millions of scientific research funds.

The reason why CUHK was able to slightly overpower Hong Kong University in the process of cooperation with Dongfang Electronics was largely due to the fact that Li Xuan was a CUHK student. So Zhongtian didn't want him to drop out of school now.

But for Li Xuan, whether it's taking a leave of absence or dropping out, he basically won't go back to campus and continue his life in the ivory tower. The green campus paths, the warm and united Bethlehem dormitory, the sweaty football field, these are the best memories left by CUHK.

In fact, he really hopes to spend four years of pure and happy studying on campus. He usually attends classes, does homework, and plays a hearty ball game with his roommates in the afternoon. If he is interested, he can also participate in some things such as singing A variety of community activities such as competitions and debate competitions are held.

It's a pity that everything didn't go as expected. Although Dongfang Electronics has Han Peng and other senior executives in charge, many things still have to be decided by his boss. His college career in less than a year has been very rushed. Most of the interesting activities in the school have been missed, and he can only leave a lot of regrets.

Li Xuan didn't return to the dormitory. He didn't like that kind of farewell and felt like a deserter. As for the items left in the dormitory, a special assistant will come to help him organize them in a few days.

After leaving the CUHK campus, Li Xuan immediately returned to the company. His recent itinerary was full, and he didn't have much time to make him sad.

After Dongfang Electronics acquired the British company Ikon, it officially sounded the clarion call to enter the personal computer market. In Li Xuan's view, the Atom personal computer that Aikang is now selling still has many flaws.

The real main personal computer of Dongfang Electronics in 1980 will be the puter which will be listed three months later, abbreviated as ABC. ABC will be modeled on Atom, with a 2MHz 6502 processor as the CPU, memory from low-end to high-end, there are 16K, 32K, 64K three grades for users to choose.

The storage device for the ABC personal computer can be equipped with either a cassette tape drive or a 5.25-inch floppy disk drive. ABC computer has a brand-new East-DOS operating system compatible with the CP/M operating system, and Dongfang Electronics has started to develop various application software for the East-DOS operating system.

"Young Master Xuan, your mission to the United States this time is very heavy!" CEO Wang Ying said with a smile while holding the schedule.

"I've been a boss for so long before. Now that I've dropped out of school, I should share some of the responsibilities!" Li Xuan sat down in his seat and said, "Tell me, what tasks need me to complete!"

"Our "Pac-Man" arcade has just been launched in the United States. After you go to the United States, you need to visit a few major agents first!"

"I'm definitely good at eating and drinking!" Li Xuan said with a big smile.

Although Dongfang Electronics has established a sales branch in the United States, it is not in a hurry to expand its arcade sales network. Previous work has been focused on the GameBoy handheld game console, and then it will start preparing for the launch of ABC Computer in the United States.

Therefore, Dongfang Electronics' arcade promotion work is still handed over to a group of agents in the United States. This is also related to the scarcity of arcade games at Dongfang Electronics. So far, Dongfang Electronics has only sold “Hong Kong Cube” and “Tank Wars”. “Pac-Man” has just been launched, and “Mario Brothers” is estimated to wait until the end of the year.

Dongfang Electronics has too few arcade games, and it is not economical to maintain a huge distribution network by itself. Moreover, Li Xuan knew that the golden age of arcade machines in the United States was actually very short-lived, and he was not very interested in spending energy on this area.

On the contrary, in the Japanese market, the branch of Dongfang Electronics has been quietly setting up, and has begun to establish direct contact with many game hall owners. The arcade market in Japan was still quite large in the 21st century before Li Xuan's rebirth.

"In addition, you have to make a trip to DRI (Data Research Company) to discuss the licensing of the CP/M operating system with DRI." Wang Ying continued.

Under the guidance of Li Xuan, Dongfang Electronics Software Department has just developed its own East-DOS operating system, which is a completely new 8/16-bit operating system, maintaining the most mainstream operating system CP/M in the American market. compatible. However, in order to avoid disputes, the legal department of Dongfang Electronics suggested that the company had better obtain the relevant authorization from DRI first.

"This is to be handled by Brother Peng, he is better than me!" Li Xuan pointed at Han Peng and said. Han Peng will also fly to the United States later.

In fact, Li Xuan has a lot of things he needs to deal with when he goes to the United States this time.

Li Xuan woke up in the first class cabin of Cathay Pacific's direct flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco~www.readwn.com~ and found that the assistant Zhuang Erjing sitting next to him was reading a book very seriously.

He couldn't help but have a hint of teasing the other party, just as he stretched out his finger, he was caught by Zhuang Erjing who raised his head.

"Hey, you're not serious about reading!" Li Xuan, the villain, complained.

Zhuang Erjing angrily gave him a pair of hygienic eyes. He was too lazy to pay attention to his boring behavior, and continued to read with his head down.

Zhuang Erjing is reading an English introduction material for electronics majors. Since she became Li Xuan's assistant, she has felt a lot of pressure. She studied in a bilingual middle school in middle school. Her English grades were actually pretty good, and she passed the test in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

But inside the Dongfang Electronics Company, when writing daily documents, English is more common than Chinese. Her, the assistant you choose, has to deal with a large number of documents with electronic English terminology, which is completely beyond her original ability. .

Zhuang Erjing had to take the time to recharge silently. Although she didn't need to be an electronics expert, she could at least understand the topics she had dealt with in various documents. When Li Xuan asked her to find a specific document, she must be able to answer it quickly.

"Sir and Ladies, this flight is about to arrive at San Francisco International Airport. Please pack your personal belongings, fasten your seat belts, and prepare for landing!" The flight attendant in first class stepped forward and said to everyone with a smile.

The long journey of more than ten hours is finally coming to an end.

PS: Today or tomorrow, the title of this book will be changed to "The Rebirth of the Electronic Empire", but don't worry everyone, Skye still writes according to the original outline.