Hu Zhengming was surprised. What surprised him was that the thesis written by the other party was similar to the thesis written by a doctor who had gone through long-term academic training.

Even if Zhang Zhongbo were to write this paper, it would not be better than Zhou Xin's.

Generally, even if there are a large number of papers for reference, some mistakes that newcomers should make cannot be avoided.

"It's very good. I can't find any faults. I'll put my name on it and submit it to IEEE's Solid State Circuits Magazine.

I also published my MOSFET model in this magazine before."

Zhou Xin nodded and said: "Okay."

Hu Zhengming has always known that Zhou Xin's talent is very high, but the other party's talent is still beyond his expectation.

Exams, paper writing, and scientific research abilities are all impeccable.

The only questionable thing is the hands-on ability, that is, the ability to do experiments.

In the field of integrated circuits, experiments are a must.

But after all, Riot Games is just a start-up company.

At this time, two months have passed since Zhou Xin went to Microsoft for an internship.

(I really can’t find specific data for 1998, so I can only rely on estimates.)

For Ashish and Stephen, it would be no problem for them to pay all of the two thousand.

"We now need to discuss how the game will be released.

In the past two months, Zhou Xin got to know Stephen and Ashish, who are programmers and UI designers respectively.

By 1998, game companies fully realized that an excellent game producer is the key to the survival of game companies.

As avid video game enthusiasts, Ashish and Stephen know this very well.

Thinkpads of that era already had little red dots.

Stephen seemed less confident: "Newman, I know this game is great.

"Go to Microsoft and work hard. Of course, we have to agree first. If Microsoft wants to keep you, even if Microsoft is willing to give you a work visa, you can't agree. You have to come to study for my doctorate."

When Google was founded in 1998, Sergey Brin and Page rented a garage in Menlo Park for $1,700.

This was the Hu Zhengming he was familiar with. Zhou Xin smiled: "Professor, don't worry, it won't happen.

Of course, what Hu Zhengming fears most is that after interning at Microsoft, he will be qualified to become a full-time employee because of his outstanding performance.

Needless to say, Microsoft's treatment goes without saying. What if Zhou Xin can't resist the temptation and gives him up?

It is not easy to recruit a doctor, and it is even more difficult to recruit a doctor with such a high talent.

Silicon Valley has always had a tradition of entrepreneurship, and workshop entrepreneurship is particularly popular.

Yes, Zhou Xin directly used the name of Riot Games. If Blizzard hadn't been established as early as 1991, Zhou Xin would have snatched the name Blizzard.

It’s just that I didn’t know it until I started doing it myself. As soon as I started doing it, Zhou Xin was dumbfounded. The monthly rent for a garage in Silicon Valley was around US$2,000.

Hu Zhengming couldn't understand this joke at all, let alone how integrated circuits are part of life.

The rent was shared equally among three people, and then the computers at home were moved over. Zhou Xin used an IBM ThinkPad 560X bought from the second-hand market.

If my favorite game before was Fallout, then it has become it now." Ashish was equally excited.

Zhou Xin, Ashish and Stephen were able to rent a garage for US$2,000 a month only because of Stephen's personal connections.

Because Microsoft's status in 1998 has basically remained unchanged from 2015.

Both of them are typical technical nerds. Besides working, they also play games, and they have always hoped to make a game of their own.

Therefore, the two may have different opinions on the proportion of shares, but in the end they both accepted this proportion.

Under Zhou Xin's plan, it took them two months to complete the first dozen or so levels.

The main reason why Zhou Xin occupies the majority position is that he is a game producer.

I think we need a little trick!

We shouldn’t go to game publishers, we should let game publishers come to us!”

Hu Zhengming was not in a hurry. The other party would graduate with a bachelor's degree in about four months. He would make corresponding demands on the other party after Zhou Xin came to study for his doctorate.

There are only 10 levels, which for a puzzle game cannot support a complete released game."

The game is too complicated for three people to handle.

They rented Stephen's father's garage.

In a place like this, a garage could be rented for US$1,700 a month in 1998.

This is true. There was nothing about the Internet products in 1998 that could give Zhou Xin a sense of freshness.

Yes, the concept of game producers has been around for a long time. This concept already existed as early as 1982.

Development is not difficult.

Ashley nodded: "Yes, and more importantly, we need to perfect it.

"I'm sure we will succeed!" Stephen waved his hand vigorously.

Of course, the two of them also want to be game producers, but during their daily conversations, Zhou Xin is too far ahead of them in terms of game concepts.

Zhou Xin further explained: “My interest in integrated circuits is far greater than my interest in the Internet.”

And based on his understanding of Zhou Xin's abilities, it would not be difficult for him to stay at Microsoft.

The idea Zhou Xin came up with was Angry Birds.

Zhou Xin nodded and said: "This is just the first step of RIOT!"

"I think so too, this game is very interesting, it's very special.

Riot Games, also known as Riot Games, Zhou Xin holds 70% of the company's shares, while Ashish and Stephen each hold 15%.

The local internship salary of Microsoft America in 2015 was 3.5k US dollars per month. Based on the conversion of America's per capita GDP, it was estimated that the internship salary of Microsoft in 1998 was 2k per month.

So with Zhou Xin's intentional acquaintance, the three quickly formed a three-person team that was inseparable at Microsoft.

After a long discussion, they decided to start their own business in their spare time.

We can also see this from the trial play.

The Internet is work, and integrated circuits are life.”

After the first draft of Angry Birds came out, the two of them had no opinion on the equity allocation.

I think we still need to go to game publishers with demos."

There are still too few levels now.

Something like Angry Birds is very suitable for this era.

This price is very expensive for Zhou Xin. After all, his internship salary at Microsoft is only US$2,000 a month.

Registering a company is much simpler than registering a patent.

We don’t have the capital to communicate with channels yet.

You must know that Menlo Park is a very remote county in southern California, with a population of about 30,000.

"Is there a possibility that we don't necessarily have to make money through the game itself?"

The free ones are the most expensive. As a player who has experienced the baptism of Goose Factory, Zhou Xin understands this sentence deeply.

"You mean?"

"We can build our own official website and put it on the official website for everyone to play for free."
Chapter completed!