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Chapter 128: I'm short of money

When Andy and his group walked out of the airport with their checked luggage and three air boxes with pets, San Francisco was already shrouded in the darkness, and the airport lights illuminated the entire night sky.

Blair had been waiting for a long time. After Andy and the others got into the car, the car slowly started and galloped on the wide road full of street lights.

In the car.

Andy looked at the witch and Kuaiyin who were standing upright in the trunk of SVU from time to time to lick him on the back of the seat, and reached out and touched their heads. There was no discomfort during the upset along the way. Only the delicate little Laura lay on Andy's thigh and meowed from time to time. Andy could only caress its head to comfort it.

Blair handed Andy a bottle of mineral water. Andy unscrewed and took a few sips, then began to feed Little Laura carefully.

"How have you prepared these two days?" Andy asked while feeding little Laura.

"The advertising company has made the first version of the advertisement, and has used a lot of in-game scenes and trial effects to display. After Bill and his development team have watched it, they feel pretty good. After you confirm the boss, we can advertise." Blair answered seriously about Andy's inquiry.

"Where is the game disc production?" Andy was very concerned about the launch of the trial version of "Minecraft". He understood how fascinating this game was. Although it took a lot of time and talent to master it, ordinary people were not good at architecture, but there was no problem with destruction.

"Boss, don't worry, I'm watching this matter myself. After all, this is the first product of our company, and I will supervise every link throughout the process." Although Blair, as the CEO of this new game company, has worked hard to repackage and sell some of the games left behind before, prompting the company to make profits to achieve the company's normal daily balance of income and expenditure, the effect is really not significant. After all, the previous games were not very good.

This "Minecraft" is not only developed according to the boss's creativity, but also he is very optimistic about the prospects of this game. After all, he is from a sales background, so he is really clear about the quality of the product.

Andy looked up at Blair with a strange look, and found that he was frowning and thinking about something, and couldn't help but ask, "Blair, have you encountered a problem?"

"It's indeed a bit troublesome. I think once "Minecraft" is launched, even if it's just a trial version, it can bring huge profits to the company. I think we should start to reserve talents. After all, the version of this game needs to be improved as soon as possible, and relying solely on Bill's current team is still not enough. But the company's funds are already in short supply. After all, the game's publicity work still costs a lot of money." Blair told Andy's inquiry and directly told him the problem that troubled him.

Andy smiled. To be honest, the money in his account is only less than 5 million US dollars. Some time ago, I felt that he had made a lot of money, but every transaction had its place to go, and he still owed a bank loan. Although he bought most of the money in Apple stocks and the profit was also very considerable, as long as he did not sell the stocks, Andy could only watch the numbers and be silly happy.

Perhaps my investment strategy needs to be adjusted.

Andy pondered for a while and said, "Tomorrow I will inject $2 million into the company. When "Minecraft" is successfully launched, I think the game company will no longer need me to live with blood transfusions."

When Blair heard Andy's words, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, in addition to the quality of the game itself, the sales of a game must also be in good publicity. Whether it is TV advertising, online advertising, or newspapers and magazines, it requires money, especially soft articles, creating topics and forming trends, and all aspects require money.

To be honest, if you really want "Minecraft" to become popular in the United States and around the world, millions of advertising fees are absolutely not enough. Fortunately, the game is just a trial version now, and there is no need to fully deploy advertisements at present.

But his next words were a bit stumped Andy, and he still wanted money!

However, the money I asked for this time was not a small amount, but tens of millions, because Blair was attracted to a physics technology development studio and a 3D game company. He wanted to acquire these two companies to increase the company's development capabilities to fill the company's shortcomings. After all, the game market in the United States is mainly based on TV console games, and online games are mostly 3D games.

But now Mockingbird Games does not even have a decent 3D game engine. Developing 3D games almost requires starting from scratch. The best and easiest way is to acquire a 3D game company.

There are many such game companies in Silicon Valley, and there are also many game companies that have technology but poor operations or lack funds to face bankruptcy. To be honest, there are really many such companies in Silicon Valley. Some companies can get out of the most difficult entrepreneurial stage with a creative game, while more people go bankrupt and close down.

Andy made games in his previous life. Although it was a mobile game, he knew very well the shortcomings of his game company. The main purpose of his start buying this company was to do mobile games. However, he was really hesitant in the face of the huge TV hosting market in the United States.

Of course, the most important thing is that he can't afford that much money now. At present, only hundreds of millions of funds lying on Apple stocks can be used. Yes, that is, hundreds of millions of funds, to be precise, more than 120 million. Apple stocks are currently in a period of fluctuation and consolidation, with some slightly falling, but the overall upward trend has not changed. If you withdraw funds now, the loss is certain, but the game company is currently on track, and it is imperative to expand and improve.

The 3D game engine is also a key point. Andy has many games in his mind. Among the mobile games with the largest downloads in his previous life, there is a game that is popular all over the world, which requires a 3D engine - "Temple Escape".

This 3D third-person escape adventure parkour mobile game has received 500 million downloads worldwide, which shows its influence. In particular, the 3D effect gives people a super realistic dynamic experience.

Of course, the 3D picture and its music in the previous life of "Escape from the Temple" are definitely rough and simple. It will make people feel boring over time. The bigger reason is that the game is difficult.

Andy's philosophy of making games is to make players easy to get started, but it is difficult to master. "Temple Escape" is undoubtedly the best embodiment of this concept. It is suitable for both young and old, and can be easily learned, but it is really not very good to play.

Blair did not disturb his boss's thinking. He thought the boss was considering whether to spend money to expand the company. In fact, he knew that Andy wanted to grow the game company now, but he couldn't afford that much money now. Of course, it was not that he didn't have money, but that he was reluctant to give up the huge profits that could be easily obtained.

The car soon arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel in the center of San Francisco. To be honest, why most online articles in the previous life liked to write about the protagonist entering the Four Seasons Hotel. Andy really couldn't figure it out when she was in the Celestial Empire, but after she came across it, she chose Four Seasons Hotel because of several curiosity. After staying in the expensive presidential suite with Ivana in New York, Andy, who had been upgraded to a Four Seasons Hotel VIP customer, understood the reason.

In addition to the excellent hardware conditions of Four Seasons Hotel itself, the most important point is service. They will establish detailed customer files, various small habits, preferences, food preferences, etc., and everything is recorded in detail. As long as customers enter any Four Seasons Hotel in the world, the hotel can provide customers with more considerate and comfortable service based on the records.

Andy chose a business suite. Although it is OK to live in a presidential suite alone, there is no need. He is not really a big deal of money, and he does not need to hold on to 13 cubicles. People who are truly awesome don’t need to prove how awesome they are!

When he arrived at the hotel, Blair did not rush to leave, but wanted to continue to discuss the company's development ideas with Andy. Andy was also a little helpless and could not dampen his CEO's mood. He was a little hungry, so he called the hotel and asked the hotel to prepare a dinner for six people. I think four bodyguards would not like the plane meals.

For the bodyguards who are close to each other, Andy is still willing to use some favors to bring them into their relationship. Although they protect Andy for the sake of Americans, people are emotional animals and will always be slowly changed and moved inadvertently. This is undoubtedly very important for Andy's safety issue.

The ancestors said it was right, "Eat people with short mouths, and use short hands!" It is also the only way to win people's hearts.
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