Los Angeles.
John Veche, Brian Fette, and Jason Kapalka, upon receiving the invitation, immediately set off from Seattle and rushed to the headquarters of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group in Los Angeles.
Currently, the three of them were waiting in the conference room.
"Brian, Jason, do you think I'm dreaming?" John asked in a daze.
Brian immediately slapped John on the forehead and laughed, "Buddy, I can tell you clearly, you're not dreaming. We are really at the headquarters of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, and we will soon have a personal meeting with Mr. Kyle."
Jason also chimed in, "John, stop playing dumb with me. Don't forget, the plane tickets, food, clothing, and accommodation were all paid for with my hard-earned money. Don't try to get out of it."
Upon hearing this, John's face was filled with black lines.
Was he the kind of person who would go back on his word?
The reason he was in a daze was not because he wanted to renege on his debt, but because being at the Golden Dawn Entertainment Group felt unreal, like a dream.
Although John always prided himself as a gaming genius with superb computer skills, he was still self-aware. Looking across the entire United States, there were many people who could rival him or even surpass his level.
"How did Mr. Kyle know about us?"
"What does he value about us?"
"Does he really just value our talent?"
"Even so, it definitely wouldn't warrant a personal meeting with Mr. Kyle."
"I, Brian, and Jason, the three of us, to put it bluntly, are just nobodies in the eyes of many."
"The reality is that he not only wants to recruit us, but he also promised us the position of chief designer for the newly formed gaming company."
"Oh my God! This is too unreal!"
John Veche had always been an unreliable and unprincipled individual, but he had one strength that many lacked: a very active mind. Otherwise, he would not have become a billionaire who rose from the slums in the future.
In his anxiety... Brian and Jason were not so conflicted.
They were both very optimistic and big-hearted. They weren't thinking too much at the moment; they were only looking forward to meeting Kyle as soon as possible.
Kyle, a legendary figure who started from scratch!
...Soon after.
Kyle arrived at the conference room.
Accompanying him were Chief Assistant Alexander, Group Finance Director Sister Martha, and a total of 6 people.
"Mr. Kyle~"
Upon seeing Kyle arrive, John, Brian, and Jason immediately stood up, their emotions a little agitated.
"Sit, everyone sit, I hate these formalities the most," Kyle said with a wave of his hand and a smile.
Immediately, John and the other two felt that Kyle was very kind.
Alexander and the others on the side couldn't help but curl their lips.
Their boss is kind?
Fake, it's all fake!
No one knew Kyle's true colors and personality better than them: stingy, petty, miserly, hot-tempered, foul-mouthed... a whole basket of shortcomings, too many to count.
Of course, Kyle had one major advantage!
He dared to boldly promote new talent and dared to delegate power. In this regard alone, Kyle did much better than many other bosses.
"John Veche, I know you. You are a genius in gaming. My goodness, when you were 19, you earned over a hundred thousand dollars by making games. That's incredible."
"Brian Fette, I've heard about your grades at Purdue University. You were ranked first in the Computer Science department for two consecutive years, leaving many other geniuses behind. In this regard alone, you are much stronger than many people."
"Jason Kapalka, I know you too. Don't forget, I'm a shareholder in Apple. As far as I know, you are proficient in all the popular games on the market!"
Commercial flattery, for student Kyle now, was completely effortless, flowing out of his mouth without any awkwardness.
Kyle had truly been longing for a gaming company for a long time.
It's worth noting that his Page Pictures owned numerous film and television copyrights. To say nothing else, just from the animated film "Finding Nemo," Kyle earned at least 40 million dollars through game licensing.
If... he had his own gaming company, the profits would undoubtedly be even higher!
"Spider-Man" and "Harry Potter" two movies are about to be released.
With the future popularity and explosive performance of these two films, as long as the designed games aren't too bad, they can definitely make audiences willingly open their wallets and spend money.
"Very good~"
As long as it's making money, no matter how much, student Kyle always felt a spiritual enjoyment... In the time that followed, Kyle continued to use his eloquence, chatting heartily with John and the other two, getting them incredibly excited.
John: "Mr. Kyle, rest assured, we will definitely achieve results."
Brian: "Please believe us too, we won't let you down."
Jason: "One word, Mr. Kyle, you point and I'll strike. I completely obey your decisions."
Upon hearing this, Kyle showed a kind smile and said, "Since you trust me so much, I will definitely not treat you unfairly. Your positions in the new company will be Game Director and team leaders of Group One and Group Two, respectively. Your salaries and benefits will surely satisfy you. At the same time, as long as you achieve results, I will never be stingy with company shares~"
High positions, high salaries, high benefits... and stock options if they perform well... Although John and the other two were all highly skilled talents, at the moment they were just poor nobodies. Faced with the temptations Kyle offered, how could the three of them maintain their composure?
The three were incredibly excited, their adrenaline surging!
"Alexander, has Mr. Dave Roberts arrived?" Kyle turned and asked.
"Boss, Mr. Roberts is already waiting in the reception room," Alexander replied.
Kyle nodded: "Then quickly invite him over."
"Yes."
Dave Roberts, who was he?
John and the other two weren't stupid. Since he was being invited at this time, it must be related to the newly formed gaming company.
Soon after, Dave Roberts, in his 30s, was brought to the scene.
Kyle immediately stood up and introduced him, "John, Brian, Jason. This is Mr. Dave Roberts. He has worked at the blue giant IBM and Microsoft, and is a professional manager with rich experience. I recruited him through a headhunting company. He will serve as the CEO of the newly formed gaming company. I hope you will cooperate well in the future."
CEO of a gaming company?
For a moment, John and the other two were quite displeased about having another leader above them, but faced with the high salaries Kyle offered, the three of them didn't say much at the moment.
"Alas~"
Kyle thought to himself, "I've truly put in a lot of effort to establish PopCap Games! You know, in the original timeline, although PopCap Games was founded by John and the other two, the person who truly guided PopCap Games from a makeshift setup to a legitimate company was Dave Roberts."
John, Brian, and Jason were undoubtedly talented in game design and planning, but they were too pure. They were very poor at company management and corporate planning.
PopCap Games was founded in 2000, but it wasn't until 2004 that the entire company had only 15 employees, and its market valuation reached 60 million dollars. However, they were completely clueless about future development plans, just haphazardly doing things.
It was the appearance of Dave Roberts that truly transformed PopCap Games into a planned and promising gaming company.