"I need to form a 'Calabash Brothers' game development team. Anyone who is willing can volunteer!" Zhao Ye looked around and said.

Many people are quite interested in "Calabash Brothers" and want to replicate the sales miracle of "Super Mario".

Immediately, people eager to participate in the project raised their hands to sign up.

Zhao Ye glanced around and noticed that the Pokémon project team had the most hands raised, nearly a third of the team members.

Holy crap, do you guys really have such a low opinion of Pokémon?

Zhao Ye was speechless, completely exasperated.

There were no games like Pokémon before.

Because these sprites are so adorable, even Nintendo didn't have high hopes for it in its previous life, and didn't spend much resources on promotion when the game was first released.

However, Pokémon became a sensation in Japan with lightning speed, catching everyone off guard.

"Have you made all the decisions?" Zhao Ye asked.

"It's all decided!" the people who raised their hands responded one after another.

Zhao Ye nodded: "Okay, then you can join the 'Calabash Brothers' game development team! As for the original game development team, if we need more people, we'll recruit from outside!"

Subsequently, Zhao Ye appointed Inoue Yuki, the Japanese game developer who had just spoken, as the leader of the development team for "Calabash Brothers".

After making the arrangements, Zhao Ye went to the hardware department.

Wang Jizhi has returned from the Netherlands. Philips is too stubborn and refuses to lower the price.

Therefore, Zhao Ye simply let Wang Jizhi come back first.

Wujiang Company is not in a hurry to develop a CD game console at the moment.

Besides, CDs are just one type of game storage medium; the true power of a game console depends on its CPU.

A 16-bit game console is naturally more powerful than an 8-bit game console.

Loongson Design has not yet designed the 16-bit Kirin 2 chip, so there is no need for them to develop a new generation of game consoles.

However, Zhao Ye sought out Wang Jizhi to develop a new type of gaming hardware.

After Zhao Ye arrived at Wang Jizhi's office, he exchanged a few pleasantries with him and got straight to the point: "I need you to develop a palm-sized game console as soon as possible—the Gameboy handheld game console!"

Wang Jizhi was taken aback upon hearing this, then his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Boss, you're amazing! You've brought the game console to the palm of your hand! If this kind of game console could be carried around everywhere, it would definitely be a global phenomenon!!!"

Zhao Ye asked with a smile, "Are you confident you can develop it?"

Wang Jizhi thought about it carefully. Developing a game console was already difficult enough, but now he had to shrink the console to the size of a palm, which greatly increased the difficulty.

Wang Jizhi gritted his teeth and said, "Although the technology is quite difficult, it is theoretically possible to develop. So, as long as our team has some time, we will definitely be able to make it!"

Zhao Ye patted Wang Jizhi on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll be participating in the development this time too!"

The boss was also involved in the development?

Wang Jizhi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

With a tech genius like the boss involved in the development, what am I afraid of?

"Boss, the moment you joined the project, I was filled with confidence. At this moment, I'm even a little impatient!" Wang Jizhi said with a smile.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Ye couldn't help but chuckle.

"By the way, Mr. Wang, before developing the handheld game console, could you go to Europe again and buy back the game Tetris? I want all the copyrights! This game can not only be played on computers, but it can also be ported to multiple platforms such as TV game consoles, handheld game consoles, and arcades."

Wang Jizhi's expression froze; he was going on another business trip...

"Boss, can I not go? I'm not cut out for negotiations."

"Alright, it seems that purchasing Tetris doesn't require someone with technical expertise. I'll just have Lu Maoshi, the director of Wujiang Investment Department, send someone over."

Zhao Ye was thinking that the company should set up a professional negotiation team so that it could send negotiators to purchase any patents or companies it wanted to buy in the future.

"Mr. Wang, you should start assembling the handheld game console development team now. Our Game Boy handheld game console must be launched on Children's Day, June 1st next year!"

“Okay, no problem!!!” Wang Jizhi nodded solemnly.

...

Investment Department.

"President Lü, there's something your investment department needs to get done as soon as possible!"

"What are your orders, boss?"

"Alexey Pajitnov, a mathematician working at the Computer Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has invented a casual game called Tetris. The basic rules of the game are to move, rotate, and place various blocks automatically generated by the game to form one or more complete rows and eliminate them to score points. You should send someone to Europe as soon as possible to buy all the copyrights to Tetris from Alexey Pajitnov!"

Zhao Ye paused, then said with a serious expression, "This game is crucial to whether our company's product can become a huge hit. It's extremely important, and we must secure the copyright!"

Lu Maoshi was startled upon hearing this, and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, boss, I'll go personally this time and guarantee to complete the mission!"

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news!" Zhao Ye nodded and smiled.

Tetris was only ported to personal computers in 1985, and it is not very well-known now.

If Zhao Ye hadn't known that this game was a masterpiece, he wouldn't have bought it.

To be honest, Zhao Ye was quite annoyed.

When he was reborn, he forgot to develop Tetris. Instead, the Russians beat him to it. The game was not developed until June 1984. Zhao Ye had a good chance to snatch the game before then and apply for a patent in advance.

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