Just turned over a new leaf and became a wise and intelligent student

Chapter 170 Who is in favor? Who is against? (13)

"Indecisiveness leads to disaster."

Xu Qingshan tapped the table twice with his fingertips, signaling Lin Chenhua to adjust his thinking.

"The more traces we leave now, the easier it will be to track us down when we get rid of them."

“Remember, our goal has always been to be acquired last.”

Lin Chenhua nodded.

"Ah."

"Take these two months to clear out your things on Lu Island, and come with me to the capital in September."

Xu Qingshan continued to make arrangements.

"Going to the capital?"

Lin Chenhua was stunned again.

"Well, I'm going to send grandma to Beijing Union Hospital for treatment to get her body cured thoroughly. By then, I'll be busy with my studies and grandma will need someone to take care of her. I'll hire a confinement nanny, but she'll also need help around her. You're the best choice."

Xu Qingshan looked up at him.

After listening to this, Lin Chenhua's eyes changed from confusion to determination.

"Ah."

"Tomorrow I'll buy some clothes and go to the bank. I'll take out 8 million from the demolition compensation and use it for other purposes. The rest will be enough to stabilize the situation and spend money. That should be enough."

Xu Qingshan's tone was not one of negotiation.

"enough."

Lin Chenhua remained taciturn.

Ye Xincheng on the side was learning very hard. He thought programming was quite interesting. Anyway, Xu Qingshan only required him to understand it, not to learn it thoroughly.

"Okay, then you go to bed early."

Xu Qingshan patted his uncle's shoulder.

"it is good."

Xu Qingshan glanced at Ye Xincheng, who had been wearing headphones and learning programming, and thought about his next goal.

It is impossible for him to play the game himself.

His purpose of learning programming languages ​​and Xcode is to temporarily save the money of high-end technical experts, and he is also deeply studying the field of machine learning.

At most, he could offer a simple solution.

However, the simple solution he wants to provide is also the core highlight of game production.

Just like the one in front of him.

[Various fruits keep appearing on the screen - watermelons, pineapples, kiwis. Players see the thrown fruits, aim and move their fingers across the screen, and then they can cut the fruits like a ninja swordsman. They must be cut down quickly before the fruits fall. There will be negative props such as bombs mixed in with the fruits.]

[Game mode settings: Classic mode, Arcade mode, Zen mode]

[Score setting, special props, expansion ideas, operation ideas]

hard to imagine.

Someone actually used two sheets of homework paper to simply write out the complete concept of a game.

Moreover, this idea is easy to implement.

"Is this the game you were planning to have made by the studio you mentioned?"

Ye Xincheng watched from the side with great interest.

"Well, you just need to follow up when the time comes. I don't have enough manpower right now, so I have to ask you, Mr. Ye, the great scientist, to be the product manager."

Xu Qingshan smiled and took out another plan.

"This game is called Fruit Ninja? What about this one?"

Ye Xincheng came over to take a look curiously.

"2048."

Xu Qingshan answered, and then pulled out another stack that was obviously thicker.

"There are so many more? Are they all these little games?"

Ye Xincheng has been playing games recently after the college entrance examination, but there are not many games playable on iOS at this time, and only Plants vs. Zombies is interesting.

"No, this is a game that we will start producing after Fruit Ninja and 2048 can be monetized. But by then we will need more manpower, so let's keep it for now."

"Do I have to follow along then?"

Ye Xincheng scratched his head.

He just likes playing games, not making them.

"No, you just need to help me monitor the behavior and characteristics of each member of the game studio for one and a half months so that you can understand the programming code and also so that you can tell if anyone is slacking off and whether you can accept the project."

Xu Qingshan explained patiently.

His energy is limited and he cannot do everything by himself. His core energy will be focused on academic work.

Machine learning can only be regarded as an expansion attempt of his.

If he wants to go deeper, it will take a lot of time. He has no intention of delving deeper into this for the time being. He just acts on his inspiration and goes with the flow to add some honors to his resume.

Therefore, he himself is not very interested in participating in the ICML conference.

"alright, I got it."

Ye Xincheng scratched his head.

"I am just a power bank, plug and play, a little bulky."

Xu Qingshan glanced at him.

"Don't underestimate yourself. It's time to wash up and go to bed, Ye Da Power Bank."

Ye Xincheng is not from the gaming industry after all.

He couldn't understand the charm of these two simple plans.

But he couldn't understand.

It doesn’t mean that others can’t understand.

The next day.

Gulangyu Industrial Incubation Base.

This Internet project incubation base purchased by Cai Wensheng is filled with various project teams.

Many teams have been cleared out recently, but the building is still bustling with people.

In a small and cramped office in a remote corner of the building, seventeen people were crammed into a space of just a few dozen square meters, making it difficult even for them to turn around.

“Are we really going to be the ones to make these two games?”

You Jianlong looked at the two business plans in front of him that seemed like child's play. Although he only glanced at them briefly, he could already see their ingenuity. He swallowed and looked at the young new boss in front of him in disbelief.

For Longyou Studio.

Ten minutes ago, the angel investor of their studio was still Cai Wensheng, Mr. Cai.

But ten minutes later, their angel investor turned out to be a high school student.

To be precise.

Is a prospective college student.

"Of course, since I spent money to get the shares from Brother Cai, I want you to make games."

Xu Qingshan was wearing a simple suit, the same one he wore in Beijing.

"But I've got this one now."

"You now own 45% of the studio. That's not right. You name your price. I'll take %, you %, and the employees will take %. The exact amount can be determined by yourselves."

Xu Qingshan is very domineering.

But You Jianlong began to think seriously.

Apart from anything else, the fact is that Longyou is about to be disbanded and the project has not been able to make a profit. Otherwise, the 55 yuan that Mr. Cai took at the time and the additional yuan later would not have accounted for % of the studio.

These seventeen people basically do this for love.

The electricity hasn’t been generated yet and our home is almost ruined.

"Brother Long, this is inappropriate, 80% of the time, then what's the point of us doing Longyou?"

An old man in the studio stood up with a frown on his face.

"rest assured."

Xu Qingshan nodded and smiled at the man.

"The name Longyou also needs to be changed, no need to think about the meaning."

"you!"

The man stood up angrily and wanted to argue with Xu Qingshan.

"If I don't sell it and Longyou goes bankrupt, I can just treat my money as a waste and just listen to the sound of the water. It just saves me the money to open another studio." Xu Qingshan had a calm face and looked a little arrogant.

"It's okay. I'm not short of money."

"Of course, there are also some shortcomings. If you leave, I can just recruit new people, and your Longyou will be gone as usual."

"Remember, I'm not here to do charity."

Xu Qingshan's words pierced everyone's heart coldly.

He came to acquire the company and to carry out the project. As the big boss, Xu Qingshan must have absolute say.

Otherwise, why would he make games?
Xu Qingshan's indifference and dominance made these guys uneasy, but You Jianlong hesitated for a moment, then looked up and asked.

"Then, Mr. Xu, how much money can you invest in the studio? My shares are not worth much, but I want to see how far we can go."

You Jianlong gritted his teeth, somewhat unwillingly, but turned back to look at his brothers and sisters behind him.

"Preliminary, one million."

"besides."

Xu Qingshan looked at the small office and smiled.

This smile seemed a bit contemptuous in the eyes of some people.

Xu Qingshan stretched out his hand and raised his index finger.

"First, you don't have to stay here any longer. I will buy an office floor in Guanyinshan Business Center. When the time comes, you can move in and I will waive your rent."

He extended his middle finger.

"Second, your startup team will be provided with food and accommodation, five insurances and one fund. The salary standard is based on the 4399 next door, plus project bonuses and performance."

Then, without changing his gesture, he raised his ring finger.

That's a weird "3".

"Third, I still have many plans. Believe me, in a few years, each of you will be a millionaire."

Xu Qingshan said, keeping his fingers.

He pointed at his three fingers, which looked like the Chinese character "川".

"Longyou Studio will be renamed Shanchuan Games from now on."

"Okay, I'm done."

Xu Qingshan put down his hand and glanced at everyone with a sharp gaze.

"Now, who's for? Who's against?"

Xu Qingshan remained calm and composed.

Some people looked angry but did not show any anger, some were lost in thought, and some had intentional movements on their faces. Everyone saw it all.

He spoke again.

"If you object, come over and sign the termination agreement, collect your settlement salary, and you can leave."

After Xu Qingshan finished speaking, Ye Xincheng beside him took out a wad of money and a dozen resignation contracts from his bag.

At the same time, Xu Qingshan also took out another agreement.

"Stegosaurus, you can sign now."

He came prepared. You Jianlong opened the agreement contract and read it for a while, then looked back at his partners, and resolutely picked up the pen and signed the contract.

This means that Longyou Studio has completely become a thing of the past.

"Grass!"

An old studio employee with a somewhat bad temper came over, took a resignation contract, signed it, received the money, packed up his things and left on the spot.

If someone takes the lead, others will follow.

You Jianlong did not stop them, but just stood aside with his head lowered. He only spoke when someone said goodbye to him.

Even if his friends called him a coward, he would never talk back.

Fortunately.

Perhaps it was You Jianlong's personal charm, or perhaps it was the conditions offered by Xu Qingshan that were very attractive to the embarrassed generator who was doing it for love.

Five of the seventeen people left.

Although one-third of the people were missing at once, the remaining twelve people were enough for Xu Qingshan.

"Okay. Today and tomorrow, Jianlong, you will be responsible for handling the studio contract and the confidentiality and non-compete agreement. Xincheng, you keep an eye on it."

Xu Qingshan made no secret of his distrust.

"The day after tomorrow, I'll move to an office building and start making games."

"is that OK?"

"no problem."

The people in the studio were a little afraid of this young boss who had just started three new acquisitions.

This kind of attitude of sticking to one's own opinion and ignoring emotions.

It really makes people feel secretly happy and submissive.

A normal person would not have much resistance when faced with a boss with such a bad temper who is rich and offers benefits.

Whatever the boss says is fine.

However, the few who left felt that You Jianlong and his team had betrayed their original ideals and principles of making games for the love of power generation.

But does Xu Qingshan care?
He doesn't care.

What he wants now is to make money, and then talk about his ideals after making enough money.

Otherwise, the ideal is just an empty shell.

With Ye Xincheng watching over Shanchuan Games and You Jianlong as a professional in charge, Xu Qingshan felt more at ease.

He just needs to take some time every day to check on the progress and situation.

Perhaps it was the cash reward of back pay that gave these people, who had been hungry for who knows how long, a sense of long-lost motivation.

Xu Qingshan discovered that these twelve people, including You Jianlong, were actually very efficient and enthusiastic at work.

Fruit Ninja and 2048 aren't very complex games in themselves.

They mastered Xcode much faster than Xu Qingshan imagined.

On the third day, after moving into the office and using MacBooks, they had already started to make some rough prototypes.

You Jianlong patted his chest and assured Xu Qingshan that the development task would be completed within four weeks.

Only then did Xu Qingshan feel relieved and let them do their best.

During the first four days of arriving at Lu Island, Xu Qingshan, Ye Xincheng and Lin Chenhua were all very busy.

Lin Chenhua was busy taking over the shoe business.

Ye Xincheng is busy supervising the production of the game.

Xu Qingshan was busy with various chores. He transferred the core funds to himself, helped Lin Chenhua and Ye Xincheng to buy clothes, and spent more time on the advanced theories of algebraic geometry.

He found that his current academic research was actually interrelated.

Machine learning is linked to probability statistics, machine learning is integrated with computer graphics, and computer graphics in turn is linked back to algebraic geometry.

This further extended his knowledge system.

Algebraic geometry, in turn, led him to algebraic topology, giving him the impression that he was about to move towards topology.

Xu Qingshan regarded running around looking for locations and investigating market conditions during the day as work, and studying in the afternoon and evening as entertainment. Unknowingly, his attainments in algebraic geometry became more and more profound.

But the most important thing.

Or maybe it’s because of the big guys he’s in contact with now. Jiang Baiju and Sun Jiaguang are both very optimistic about this young successor.

In particular, Jiang Baiju had already read Xu Qingshan's mathematical papers and answer sheets.

The contact information left by Jiang Baiju and Sun Jiaguang helped Xu Qingshan to have a clearer idea of ​​his direction in topology and computer graphics.

So much so.

Recently, Xu Qingshan always felt that he was about to catch a glimmer of inspiration, but that glimmer was vague.

That light only appears when I am deeply studying mathematics.

But when I deliberately look for it in that direction, it disappears immediately.

This troubled him a little.

However, this distress did not last long.

Because there is news about Chen Dayue.

The connection worked! As long as Xu Qingshan went to Beijing on July 7 to apply for a fast-track special passport, and then went to the Canadian consulate to apply for a special visa, he would be able to board a plane to Canada on the 12th to attend the ICML international conference.

And December 7th.

Just today!

(End of this chapter)