Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 108 Blizzard Established, "Men's Gang" Sells Like Hotcakes

One hundred thousand US dollars was a considerable sum of money in the United States in the 1990s.

Although Mo Huaimi and others were reluctant to part with 70% of the shares, having $100,000 in funding was a good opportunity for the company to grow.

Mainly, they were genuinely curious about Cao Jian's game ideas.

Changing the company's shareholding ratio was not difficult and was completed in just two days.

Cao Jian also transferred $100,000 to the company's account.

And so he became the real behind-the-scenes boss of the game company that developed World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, and Hearthstone.

At the new shareholders' meeting, Cao Jian sat in the middle and began to plan the company's development.

Wang Fei didn't want to be separated from her boyfriend for even a moment, and as the "boss's wife" and the boss's secretary, she also attended the meeting.

"First, this place is too dilapidated. We need to find a better office location immediately and then hire employees."

"Secondly, the games you mentioned before can be put on hold. Once we move to a new office, we'll start developing those two games immediately."

As Cao Jian spoke, he threw the two documents on the table.

Mo Huaimi and the others quickly opened the file, which contained not only the game's introduction and settings, but also the gameplay and even the character designs.

Cao Jian can draw comics, so drawing cartoon characters is nothing to him.

The game's name was none other than "The King of Fighters," which would become a worldwide phenomenon a few years later, and "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs," also known as Dinosaur Island.

Mo Huaimi, still the general manager, looked at "The King of Fighters" and said, "Boss, this game is a bit like 'Street Fighter,' is it really worth tens of millions of US dollars?"

"Go ahead and do it boldly. I'll give you a year; you must develop two games!"

Cao Jian was too lazy to explain; he was the boss now, and they just needed to do their jobs properly.

After issuing the orders, he continued, "Once these two games are developed, I have new tasks for you. Follow me and you'll be rich."

"it is good."

Hearing about getting rich, the group nodded despite their doubts.

According to Cao Jian's plan, they could start with arcade games.

Since they can create Warcraft with a team of fifteen, they can create anything, like Red Alert or Age of Empires, as long as they have a large team.

After discussing the first two points, Cao Jian concluded, "Thirdly, for the company to develop, it needs a good name. Your name, 'Silicon and Neural Bond,' lacks appeal and doesn't align with the company's development. Therefore, it needs to be changed!"

"Change your name?"

Mo Huaimi and the others were stunned for a moment.

The name was changed right after the new owner?

But the Chinese man in front of them was the company's largest shareholder, and they couldn't object to his suggestion to change the name.

I just hope the new name won't sound too awful.

Cao Jian glanced at the three people, then took out a piece of paper with a strange logo made up of letters on it. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be "Blizzard".

"This is Blizzard? The logo looks pretty good, and the name does seem better than the previous one."

Mo Huaimi and the other two carefully considered the new name their boss had given the company, and then all looked at Cao Jian.

This Chinese man, a year younger than them, not only came up with excellent game ideas, but also managed to think of such a great name.

Working for a boss like that might actually lead to a promising future.

"Since everyone is fine with it, let's call the company Blizzard Entertainment from now on."

Cao Jian noticed the admiring looks on everyone's faces and smiled, "Leave the rest to Mo Huaimi. I'm going back to China in a few days. I hope that when I come back next time, the two games will be almost finished."

"Let's try our best!"

The three of them quickly expressed their support, looking very enthusiastic.

With a new name, a new office, and the need to recruit talent, it seems like it's time to really upgrade.

With Blizzard dealt with, Cao Jian successfully completed his two tasks during his trip to the United States.

Each of these two things will allow me to be "approachable and friendly," and more importantly, it is also my first step in developing my career in the United States.

My goal is to create entertainment.

You shouldn't eat too much "Western fast food," but if you don't eat it for a while, you'll crave it.

If you open an entertainment company in the US, there will definitely be a lot of "Western fast food" options, and you can eat whatever you want whenever you want.

This time, Cao Jian stayed in the United States for a few more days, until January 10th, spending a full ten days with Wang Fei.

The magazine is already on the market; he's going to check it out.

I wonder how many copies "Goodbye Kiss" has sold. More importantly, I don't know if Cao Wei has succeeded, and as for that kid Ni Zhen, who knows how he is doing.

He said goodbye to Wang Fei at the airport and promised to come and pick her up in July to take her back to Hong Kong.

Wang Fei is mainly studying music this time, so she only needs to stay for a year.

"Honey, you must come pick me up in early July."

"No problem, don't worry."

On January 11th, at Los Angeles Airport, Wang Fei reluctantly kissed Cao Jian goodbye.

Fortunately, this is the United States, and there are many people kissing goodbye at the airport, but it still reminded Cao Jian of the movie "Kiss Goodbye".

More than ten hours later, Cao Jian finally landed in Hong Kong again.

As soon as he got off the plane, he went to a newsstand and found that "Men's Health" magazine was placed in the most conspicuous place. The sexy Angelina Jolie on the cover attracted the attention of everyone who passed by, including women.

He picked up a magazine and deliberately asked, "Boss, this magazine is pretty good, how much is it?"

Eighteen Hong Kong dollars.

The newsstand owner didn't even look up, so he naturally didn't recognize Cao Jian, who was wearing sunglasses.

Eighteen? That's so expensive!

Cao Jian set the market price at HK$15, but the price at the airport was 20% higher.

"This is expensive?"

The newsstand owner laughed and said, "This magazine is very popular in Hong Kong right now. Look at the cover girl and the content inside. It's all things men like. I heard that it has already sold more than 150,000 copies."

"More than 150,000 copies?"

This number surprised even Cao Jian.

His goal was 100,000 copies, but he didn't expect to exceed his goal in just ten days.

Ni Zhen's "YES!" only had 100,000 views at its peak, but the first episode of "Men's Gang" surpassed "YES!".

It seems that men all like sexy women.

With these sales figures, advertisers will naturally come knocking.

"It's still too expensive."

Cao Jian still pretended to be disgusted, then picked up the "YES!" magazine with only half of the cover showing and asked, "How much is this?"

"The owner of this magazine has become a eunuch. If you want to buy 'Men's Health,' I'll give you this copy of 'YES!' for free."

The boss naturally wanted to do this business.

Selling a copy of "Men's Club" yields a profit of eight Hong Kong dollars.

That guy surnamed Ni has almost become a laughing stock in Hong Kong. His magazine is being boycotted and sales are dismal. He can only give it away as a bonus, just to avoid it becoming unsellable.

"Become a eunuch? How did that happen?"

Cao Jian was even happier to hear this news than when "Men's Gang" became a bestseller.

The third brother certainly didn't disappoint him.

And is YES! really doing so badly now? It's become a freebie?
"It's said that he was targeted because he was too promiscuous. Not only was one of his legs broken, but his manhood was also kicked out of shape."

"So bad? Who did this?"

"If even the police can't find out, how would I know?"

"Oh, I see. That's quite pitiful."

Hearing this, Cao Jian felt relieved once again.

Since the police had no clue, they naturally couldn't suspect him.

Unexpectedly, the newsstand owner said, "He's pitiful? He only has himself to blame. It's said he's ruined a lot of girls, and now he's getting his comeuppance. He deserves it!"

"Hehe, I didn't expect the boss to be so upright."

Cao Jian chuckled, took out twenty Hong Kong dollars, and said with a smile, "Then take both of these for me, keep the change."

The boss was a little stunned, holding twenty Hong Kong dollars.

Didn't you just complain about the price? How come you don't need to give me change all of a sudden?

This young man is really strange.
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