Chapter 170 Tetris Second Update

The Computer Research Institute received a letter from Zuo Zhen yesterday afternoon.

The letter was quickly sent to the agency's administrators.

After the other party took a look at the above content, he decided to see Zuo Zhen himself first.

It wasn't the words on the letter itself that struck him.

It was the last string of codes that Zuo Zhen left on the paper.

That string of code is actually equivalent to a way of greeting programmers, and it can also be regarded as another form of language.

If you can have this kind of programming ability, then your own level is still very good.

But the other party still expressed his willingness to cooperate with them for a win-win situation out of a sense of justice, and he, the manager, became a little excited.

So he sent someone to find Zuo Zhen early the next morning and pick him up.

What surprised him a little was that Zuo Zhen was so young.

Although his eyes looked so mature, like an experienced adult in his thirties or forties standing in front of him.

But his appearance is still a little too immature.

I'm afraid he's not even twenty years old, right?

Such a person would actually come to them and propose the idea of ​​cooperation.

"Hello, are you Comrade Zuo Zhen?"

Although he was surprised by Zuo Zhen's apparent age, he, the manager of the computer institute, still expressed a calm attitude.

"Yes, sir, I am Zuo Zhen. I am glad that you can accept my request to meet."

"After all, your programming skills are quite good, and the relationship between us has always been very good. It doesn't matter if we meet each other."

In this process, translators have always been responsible for solving language problems.

Soon the manager took Zuo Zhen to a reception room.

This reception room is decorated in a very cold and hard style.

It is already October, and it has already snowed several times in Maozi Country, which makes this room feel even colder.

"Comrade Zuo Zhen, I don't know what the specific content of your cooperation with our organization is when you came here this time. If possible, we would like to know more details."

"Of course, please take a look below."

Zuo Zhen nodded slightly, and then took out a copy of some code he had written last night.

These are programs written using some programming concepts from later generations in Zuo Zhen's memory.

The procedure itself is as simple as in the previous letter.

But after a simple guess, you can feel that this program should be a program similar to saying hello.

This made the manager slightly surprised.

Zuo Zhen is really prepared.

In order to meet myself, I prepared these things.

"Comrade Zuo Zhen, I have already recognized your computer skills. Then, I would like to know Comrade Zuo Zhen what specific content you want to cooperate with us."

"I wonder if you know the popular video games in Europe, America and Japan right now?"

The other party fell into deep thought, and after waiting for a long time, he replied: "I have some understanding, because some people from Europe and the United States came to us to do some business before, and they had some business dealings, and they also bought some from us. Copyright of stuff.”

"The copyright of something?" Zuo Zhen was moved, and then asked, "Is it Tetris?"

The Tetris that Zuo Zhen mentioned is actually just a translation in China.

The name of this game overseas is actually the spelling of the word tennis.

The reason why this name is used as the name of Tetris is actually Pajitnov's own hobby.

He liked tennis, so he simply adopted the name.

After Zuo Zhen said the name, he didn't need a translator to help, and the manager showed an expression of astonishment.

"How did you know about this game? It seems that we have never had any communication, right? And there is no public channel for this transaction."

Zuo Zhen smiled: "It's not convenient for me to say more about the source of the news. In short, what I want to say is that I know Tetris very well. Is this the game you just mentioned?"

"That's right." The other party nodded, "The other party bought the copyright of the game's hairstyle for US$100,000. Speaking of which, this is actually an unexpected gain."

The manager was a little emotional when he said this.

The birth of Tetris was very ordinary.

It was Pajitnov who got inspiration from a game similar to Huarongdao that he played as a child, and thus created Tetris.

Later, his games began to become popular in the Computer Research Institute, and even developed to the extent that they began to affect work.

Then people from official organizations noticed such an entertainment product.

Later, the game began to be banned in some areas, mainly because it affected work.

Then, a businessman from Europe came to Maozi and discovered Tetris, and then offered to buy the copyright to the game for $100,000.

At that time, the top management of the Computer Research Institute was very happy.

One employee's unintentional move created a profit of 100,000 US dollars.

This became a legend for a long time, and the managers of the organization also encouraged people in their units to work hard, and maybe the next $100,000 will come.

However, it never appeared again.

"One hundred thousand dollars?..." Zuo Zhen muttered.

"What's wrong? Comrade Zuo Zhen, are you interested in this game? Or do you want to get the authorization?"

"I do have this idea. This is one of the purposes of my visit this time."

"That's a bit sorry." The other party shook his head regretfully, "We have already authorized the copyright. I'm afraid you can no longer obtain the copyright for this game."

Zuo Zhen said: "Sir, please don't worry. I want to ask first what the contract you signed before is like?"

"Signed contract? It may not be convenient for me to show this to you."

Zuo Zhen said: "What I want to say is that you may have been fooled by this European businessman. Tetris does not only have that little profit. The profit this game can bring far exceeds the one hundred thousand US dollars."

"Huh? How did you know?"

Zuo Zhen spread his hands: "Because I have personally experienced that game abroad, and I have also seen the popularity of this game. One hundred thousand dollars? Haha, multiplying this number by one hundred is not an exaggeration."