Chapter 206 There Is No Difficult Business in the World Version 3.0

Of course Roland knew that they were not from Blizzard!

Phew!

After two personnel expansions, after absorbing Blizzard North through acquisitions, Roland didn't even know a few people from Blizzard!

But after seeing the two faces hiding in the crowd, showing curiosity and constantly looking around, the memory of the previous life that Roland was about to forget suddenly reappeared.

More than seven years have passed, and he has almost forgotten what should be a vague memory.

The only ones who can wake him up suddenly are those who were famous in their previous lives.

Either they are outstanding in appearance, impressive and unforgettable, or they are rich and powerful, and are often exposed by the media.

For example, Hui Chuang Ali Jack Ma, Ma Huateng from an ordinary family, Areyouok Rebs, will step down as the owner of Matcha tomorrow.

But awakened is awakened, and familiar is familiar. The two people in front of them are obviously not the kind of guys who can make Roland call people by their names directly.

Because of his appearance, he doesn’t have too many characteristics, and after hearing what Mike Mohamy said, he was even more puzzled—‘Stanford? its not right! I don't remember the names of Lawrence and Sergey! '

Unable to figure out the situation, he asked, "Mike, you said they are from Stanford? What's their full name?"

"full name?"

Mohamy didn't know why Roland would ask this suddenly, but since it happened, he would explain.

What's more, the purpose of these two guys is actually related to Roland's own industry.

"The one on the left is Lawrence Edward Page."

"I usually call him Lawrence, or Larry."

"The one on the right is Sergey Mikhailovich Brin, you can just call him Sergey..."

Damn it!

These two guys are Larry Page and Sergey Brin?

Isn’t this the founder of Google?

After hearing the names Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the smile that froze on his face burst into glory again.

Of course, compared with the state when he heard about the project "Home Alone" on January 1, 1990, Roland is not too surprised now. After all, he has seen it a lot...

Regardless of whether it's Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, or Jeff Bezos, doesn't he just see him now?

When you have a hundred yuan, you will pick up a hundred yuan on the ground, and you will have a great surprise, and you will even use it as an after-dinner conversation, but when you have two billion...drop a hundred yuan on the ground You won't pick up a hundred yuan anymore.

Of course, if there is a Google on the ground, he will definitely still look at it.

For him now, this is still a small goal, right?

Cough cough cough...

"Are they your classmates?"

When greeting other Blizzard employees, Roland also asked sideways: "I remember you are not from Stanford!"

"Oh, it's not a classmate, it's purely a business relationship." Mohami didn't hide it.

"My relationship with them is actually not as close as your relationship with them..."

"Didn't you buy Cole Needham's IMDb? Now IMDb has hundreds of thousands of entries. If you let everyone browse through them one by one, it will definitely be exhausting. In terms of keyword search , The plug-ins they wrote themselves are not easy to use, because they have already been commercialized, they can’t collect codes from members as before, so...they openly recruited.”

"That Larry Page participated in the bidding of IMDb and rewrote the retrieval system of the website's data detection."

"Not only that, due to the surge in the number of users, IMDb also needs a plug-in that can identify user messages and distinguish user tastes. That Sergey Brin solved this problem."

"The plug-in he wrote can roughly screen users and classify them according to user taste..."

"Because IMDb is headquartered in the UK, Cole didn't have time to come over to identify and communicate, so he entrusted us in Los Angeles to help him with their acceptance and docking. Anyway, Blizzard Entertainment and IMDb are both your industries. Let's help each other..."

"Everyone is not an outsider."

"The reason why they came here today was also arranged by me. I wanted to take advantage of the free time before the annual meeting to settle the matter before you came, and to show these two talents the working atmosphere of our company. If it is possible in the future, I will directly absorb it, but... there are still some differences."

When Mike Mohamy finished all this to Roland, the smiling Roland was full of **** in his mind.

'Damn it! Mohamy this guy is really good! '

'Damn it! Why is this business so easy to do? '

'Damn it! I'm obviously not interested in money! But why does it have to go into my pocket? '

'do not! Don't come in! I don't need you anymore, okay? Get out! Don't tarnish me! '

Okay, Roland is yelling.

You know, after the time loop came out that year, among the major events he recorded on the computer calendar was Google.

After investing in Yahoo, he remembered that he hoped that Yahoo would acquire his own Google, but it was already on his must-have list.

Especially during the trip to New York, after seeing Eric Schmidt next to David Shaw, Roland even felt that Google was sure of everything. mixed up.

However, he never thought that Google, which was officially established in 1998, would meet him now!

The point is, it's through IMDb!

According to Roland's vision, the best time for him to intervene in Google is naturally when the two founders of Google want to sell the company to Yahoo.

Giving strong support when they need help will make them remember for life!

But what is the situation now?

Neither of them founded Google, so they confronted themselves first?

Could it be that Hong Shiyong is causing trouble?

Feeling strange, Roland carefully looked at their eyes, and found that the two had been staring at him with hope, then smiled and beckoned for them to come over; such behavior made the two who were standing aside and looking at each other happy. He raised his eyebrows, and at the same time he approached quickly, he also actively stretched out his hands, wanting to show his eagerness to Roland.

"Hi Roland, I'm Larry Page. I didn't expect to meet you here. It's really a surprise!"

"Hi Roland, I'm Sergey Brin, I'm your fan, and I like your "Terminator 2" the most!"

Roland is no stranger to such an enthusiastic attitude.

After all, he's been stopped by strangers more times than he's **** in the past seven years.

The initiative of the two actually saved Roland a lot of work. After shaking hands with them friendly, Roland also used Mike Mohamy's words as a shield and asked about their current situation.

If you don’t ask, you don’t know. I’m startled when I ask.

It turned out that after they met in 1995, they had already cooperated to research and develop things like search engines. This time, receiving the IMDb list was just a test of water applications.

"In 1990, Archie came out, it can search files in FTP, it is the earliest search engine; in 1993, the first WEB search engine WorldWideWebWanderer came out, with it, we can crawl other websites; in October of the same year , the second search engine ALIWEB appeared, and not long after that, Infoseek was established..."

"Although the search engine has been around for seven years, its capabilities are still being explored. In 1993, there were web crawlers, and then Robin Li, a senior consultant of Dow-Jones, developed hyperlink analysis. These two This technology allows search engines to process some data more accurately, but there is still room for improvement in the algorithm, and we are researching this aspect. Last year, we wrote BackRub, which is currently running on the Stanford intranet.”

"Of course, any research needs funding, so we tried to do it after seeing that IMDb was raising plugins. We didn't know that IMDb was your company, nor did we know that Blizzard Entertainment was your company, let alone Knowing that I can meet you in the company, this is really..."

"What an honor..."

Even if you have a good reincarnation, you cannot become a natural boss. All industry bosses have certain characteristics, either with amazing technology or brilliant tongue.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin are obviously the former.

Although Roland didn't read books in the traditional sense and had beaten James many times, he still envied those who could get a Ph.

Of course, strong ability does not mean success; without the cooperation of capital, outstanding talent is also the life of wage earners.

Roland understood what they meant.

For a guy doing research, an investor like himself is simply a big money maker with a lot of money.

You must know that when Larry Page and Sergey Brin received an email from Cole Needham asking them to bring things to Blizzard Entertainment to discuss projects, this internal linkage method that only exists in small companies, But it surprised them.

When I came to Blizzard Entertainment, I saw those engineers writing code while petting cats, and thinking about ideas while stomping dogs, and they were deeply attracted by this super relaxed working atmosphere.

And when they learned from Mike Mohamy that the company's annual goal is to develop fun games...

They were cursing madly in their hearts!

The annual goal of a company with nearly 100 employees is to develop fun games instead of profit?

Isn’t this **** old age?

At that time, they wanted to know which stupid investor could do such a thing.

But when they were in the middle of the negotiation with the Blizzard Big Three, when they were negotiating the final price of the two optimization plug-ins, the Blizzard Big Three answered the phone and told them sorry that the boss is here, and the negotiation is temporarily on hold.

If it were the past, they would definitely have complaints.

But when they thought that the two of them would see Sha Que immediately, the unhappiness in their hearts dissipated a lot.

But when they saw Roland, the cloud in their hearts disappeared immediately, because his uncle voted for Yahoo!

And Yahoo, now very successful!

Just like fairies don’t know how to fart, successful people fart, it’s all good. Now that Yahoo has such a successful experience, Roland is right to use any means to treat Blizzard Entertainment and IMDb.

What's more, both of them are profitable!

Not only that, when the cloud dissipated, they also wanted to meet and talk to this kind of knowledgeable guy.

What they are researching now is search engines, and if the research and development is successful, the easiest way to occupy the market is to be accepted by Yahoo, so...it would be better if they can build relationships!

Of course, the one who had the same idea as them was Roland who knew what Google would become.

In the case of each having their own ulterior motives, the two sides are simply **** and mung beans, and they see each other directly!

"Larry, I won't talk to you about the company's affairs. I promised them that I would let them raise these children with their own hands. Therefore, I respect every idea they have."

"However, I am very interested in the search engine project that you just told me, and I also surf the Internet. I know how troublesome it is to remember the URL, so my uncle voted for Yahoo. We all think that this can bring people For convenience, and the search engine you mentioned, I think it is good, after all, no matter how many URLs Yahoo has gathered, it is troublesome to find, and your research can save people a lot of time and trouble.”

"So, I decided to sponsor you 100,000 yuan in my own name. I hope you can research and develop it with peace of mind. If there is any result, it is of course a good thing. It will benefit mankind. If not... then come to me again, and I will still I can help you, I believe in the vision of Cole and Mike, since they recognize the plug-in you made, then I firmly believe that you will succeed..."

"Temporarily encountered a problem, that can be overcome!"

When Roland signaled his assistant to sign a check for 100,000 to Larry Page and Sergey Brin, both of them were a little confused.

They are not actually civilians.

Larry Page's parents are both computer professors at Michigan State University. When many poor children don't know what a computer is, he can already repair machines.

Under the influence of his parents, he certainly knows that the development of any technology is inseparable from financial support.

Professors in the school also have applications for research funding!

The same is true for Sergey Brin. His father is a professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland, and his mother works at the Space Flight Center of the American Aeronautics and Space Administration. However, the teacher who taught him has only seen the business jets in the school.

It is precisely because they have their parents as role models, and because they know that their status today is hard-won, they will be extremely surprised when they see Blizzard Entertainment's relaxed office environment.

This is the research guy's favorite place to stay!

This feeling of free allocation of funds is what all researchers yearn for the most! !

As for the 100,000 sponsored by Roland?

This made them extremely excited!

It's not that they don't have money. If they want to start a business, they can get millions of angel investment in minutes (ask their parents for it), but the reason why they don't talk about it is because they have no face when they don't have a product. Go ask for money!

They do research because they feel that their skills are no worse than those of their parents who teach in schools. Compared with the high-sounding rhetoric that benefits mankind, they just want to prove themselves!

Selling technology to IMDb is proof!

Getting a sponsorship of 100,000 yuan based on the concept alone is also a proof!

The psychological goal of almost all entrepreneurs at the beginning of their business is to prove their abilities to their parents, relatives and friends. As long as they achieve this point, they will be very happy. As for becoming bigger and stronger?

That's for later.

That's why Jack Ma said that when he was paid ninety-one yuan, it was the happiest time for him.historical

Because these guys couldn’t have read the reference answers like Roland did, they didn’t know who to trust, and they needed to do everything themselves during the development process, and it was this kind of hands-on doing that made them physically and mentally exhausted and lost their happiness.

But now...

It makes them very happy to be recognized for what they didn’t achieve.

"Thank you very much, really very much..."

The two who received the check thanked them repeatedly. Roland, who also didn't discuss any business with them, was also very happy, and waved: "It's okay, my biggest hobby is to help others realize their dreams."

"I was able to help Mike and Cole back then, and I can help you now..."

"Since there are differences in business, let's not talk about it for the time being. It just so happens that the next week is the time for fun at Blizzard's annual meeting. If you are interested, then stay and participate. Although your research directions are not uniform, But the relaxed environment actually helps everyone think.”

After Roland, who pretended to be a dream ambassador in front of the two, left with Mike Mohamy and the others, he left.

While leaving, Larry Page and Sergey Brin also heard their conversation.

"What's going on this year?"

"Same as last year, it's still an internal battle between "Warcraft" and "Spider-Man."

"What about the prize?"

"Same as last year, cash rewards."

"Mike, you can't do it. This year's revenue is at least four times that of last year. How can you just make money and not spend it?"

"After the annual meeting, the project teams of "Warcraft", "Diablo" and "Spider-Man" all granted a one-week vacation to go out for fun. Where they want to go, the project team decides by themselves, and all expenses are reimbursed by the company. Let’s go for a walk, the field of vision has been broadened, and the story background and scene design when making the game, don’t you have a lot of material!”

"The money is spent to make better money. Also, allow them to bring their immediate family members. After a year of busy work without rest, I feel tired for you!"

With such words, Larry Page and Sergey Brin looked at each other.

Damn it!

Is Roland so forthright?

As expected of a superstar born in Hollywood!

This is really not taking money as money!

And if Roland knew what the two of them were thinking, he would definitely laugh to himself.

It's really cool to pretend to beep in front of them with their office concept!

Blizzard Entertainment's open office, isn't it just learned from Google in the previous life?

This is the life they longed for, and now they are amazed, it is normal!

And with the same operating philosophy, Roland is not afraid that these two people will not take the bait at all!

I spend a lot of money and don't care about it. Such a good behavior, come and kill me!

Note: ①Google has been around since 1996. It was running on Stanford's intranet at that time, and the name was BackRub. ②Sergey Brin and Larry Page did not start from scratch. The most fundamental purpose of their search engines was to prove their abilities to their parents. At that time, Sergey’s father hoped that his son would inherit his mantle and conduct mathematics Research, Page started with data mining. The so-called gifted teenagers are those who can already use computers to program at home when they are six years old. At that time, personal computers were not popular, and more than 90% of them had never even seen a computer. ③The so-called rejection by Yahoo was confirmed by David Ferro. The two of them did not want to raise funds at all, but wanted to prove to their own people that the technology they worked out was fine. After being rejected by David Ferro After refusing, the two of them cried loudly in Yahoo's coffee room, and then... went back and asked for 100,000 yuan from their mentor, and then, their parents raised a million for them... and Like Amazon's Jeff Bezos, it's too difficult, and it's all made by myself. ④ At the Google I/O conference in 2013, Page publicly admitted that he wanted to participate in the robotics conference. He mentioned it to his father the night before, and his father helped him get tickets for him the next day and took him there. The financing has reached 25 million, but it's just investing in my own people. ⑤Sergey's mother did work in NASA, so Google was able to beat other search engines to get government projects in the early stages of development.

(end of this chapter)