Jinshan Zou: The Chemistry department game Big CAF once let lei feel despair

In the media's eyes, Zou has always been a word, there is material on the explosion of character, but the candid behind but also has a lot of contradictions and entanglements. He was born in the chemistry department, but he joined the IT industry for the game. This black horse to share this article 17173, for Zou, Lei is undoubtedly a special existence, and in the description to Lei, he used "also teacher also friend" four words, but he also once let Lei feel that is in Jinshan Knight most desperate time! In the media's eyes, Zou has always been a word, there is material on the explosion of character, but the candid behind but also has a lot of contradictions and entanglements. He's a chemistry department, but he's a part of the IT community for games; But in a coincidence under the opportunity to join online games, "Jian Net 3" research and development 6 years to make him miserable, he said he did not want to make money too fast and addictive; In the interview process, this Jinshan veteran smoked more than 10 cigarettes, recalled in jinshan years of dedication and hard work, The mouth spits out a layer of smoke rings. Knight born a Made "Jinshan Ranger 2" chemistry students. Perhaps few people know that programmers are born in Zou, and college students are learning chemistry. Zou is not a good student in the traditional sense when studying in Nankai University. All day truancy, performance countdown, often bubble in the school room and game companion, he still remember the wisdom of the Crown "the Kingdoms" inside the lines, also for the "Chinese paladin" the outcome of tears. Also because of the game, Zou fell in love with the program, just graduated from the financial constraints of his, in order to study the computer, often ran to the bookstore to rub books, a look is a whole day. In order to play a good game, he developed a game for himself to modify the device, and this has become the "Jinshan Ranger II" in the embryonic form. After graduating in Tianjin after several companies, with excellent technical strength, Zou recruited into the Jinshan. In the word PA group as "Jinshan Ranger II" software, an ordinary programmer. At that time, "Jinshan Ranger II" is the company hired to outsource the production of a product, after reading this software, Zou mind only three words: "Weak burst." Take out their own script to write the game modifier demo, Lei excited to Zou only said three words: "hurriedly do!" Thus, "The outsourced version" of "Jinshan Ranger II" was overthrown, replaced by the Zou code as the core development of the new version of "Jinshan Ranger II". In April 1999, Zou's first commercial product, "Golden Hill Ranger II", was listed for three consecutive months as the winner of the Volkswagen software rankings. Industry insiders comment on this software: "Windows platform game modifier, is Jinshan Ranger world." "First into the West Mountain" to play the personality of the game is relatively strong, bad tube "2003, SARS outbreak." Empty malls, the already depressed software industry has put on a layer of heavy haze. At that time, the success of games such as the legend has already let the IT industry smell the wind change. Jinshan set to enter the new strategy of online games, Lei wps, Jinshan Poison PA, PowerWord three major departments of technical director have been redeployed to the online game front, Zou was transferred to Beijing Operations Department, to assist Wang Feng, Zhang Zhihong to do operationsWork, Wanli, Chen Feizhou directly to the West Hill home write program. In order to go all out, Jinshan abandoned in the domestic motherboard listing opportunities. By the end of 2003, Zou transferred to the West Hill, responsible for the game studio research and development work. Suddenly to be transferred to Zhuhai, his heart is very touching bottom. Even a Beijing colleague told him, "the people who play the game are relatively strong personality, bad tube." 28-Year-old, has never done the Zou of the game, need to be able to serve the public, but also to bring the morale of the entire team. "I think I am the thread that strung the pearls." "First into the West Hill, Zou inertial thinking to pick up the keyboard, do the work of the programmer." Soon he found that the program, although nervous, but he did not come to write code, the problem of the West Hill is not in the program. In order to understand the real foci of the West Hill, Zou spent a lot of time into the team, "basically is to eat with everyone together, a week to go home to wash clothes" during that time, he and staff often eat and drink, "sometimes a week to carry back several times." Many of the colleagues who fought together so far are still very good friends with him. Zou (left) into the team, Zou found that the most central problem is the lack of confidence and no real management team. In those years, the West Hill Habitat frequent change of leadership, Qiu left after Dompo, Zhang Zhihong, Lei also personally Tong. Team morale is difficult to condense, combined with the first time to do online games, the company encountered a lot of problems all day busy a bag, tired. "So I understand that I have to play the role is to let everyone believe that I have the ability to manage the Western hills, and really need to make achievements to convince everyone." "Zou began to try to build leadership authority. At that time, there were often employees who were talking about problems, and they were like, Ray always look at "words," from the management point of view, the department heads if they can not directly decision-making on the department specific things, that management can not really effectively unfold, "Zou said," I think I am not to do puppets, but to solve specific problems, "so , Zou to his colleagues at that time did not put down malicious words: "West Hill after the matter to me this is the head, seek general, Ray always that I go to communicate, do not believe you try." "And in this matter, seek Baijun and Lei also fully embodies the use of doubt, the suspect does not have the style, after communication, Zou got their clear authorization, to the affairs of the West Hill has the absolute decision-making power." "Some people can't sparkle like pearls, but he is a line that can put those pearls up and make a dazzling necklace." "Recall the reimpose West Hill morale of that period of experience, Zou think with Liu's this paragraph describe the most appropriate," I think I was strung the pearl of that line. "Lei's wrath" that is my most desperate time in Jinshan "for Zou, Lei is undoubtedly a special existence, and in the description to Lei, he used" also teacher also friends "four words. From a small programmer, to the general manager of the Word PA division, and then to the West Hill home research and development in charge, Lei has been a tolerant and patient image exists, never to the research and development staff angry. But Zou didn't think, LeiHe will be scolded by his nose one day. June 2004, "Sword Net 1" new version "siege" open. The new version of the 50M update volume, for many people who are still using the telephone line to the Internet, it is a disaster. The number of games from the public survey of more than 60,000 people suddenly fell to more than 30,000 people. At that time has been brewing a long time marketing program is being implemented, the channel Department of the national Internet cafes in the forefront of the promotion of information tablets, Lei always to the Internet cafes inspection work, did not expect a nationwide blackout. Just took over the West Hill habitat soon encountered such a Waterloo, for Zou is undoubtedly a huge blow. "It was the most hopeless period of my time in Jinshan, and it was the least of my confidence." "In desperation, Zou called the team, discussed the sword Net one of the revision plan, this action later by the West Hill home called" 716 Revision "(revised on July 16, 2004). Determine the scheme, the company all up and down crazy work, hungry ordered lunch box, sleepy sleeping company, procedures, testing, planning shifts, day and night. However, faced with the number of people who have already fallen badly online. Some internal leaders do not agree with the risk of too big revision plan, Zou told them "revision and not revision, one is dead end, three days five days after death, another is a possible way to live, but also may die two days early, you will choose Which?". Baijun and Lei for the revision also have some concerns, but ultimately, but also respect the Zou decision. "Brother, you did it!" July 16, the revised release, to August 7, Zou and then the main planning jilei to Beijing and Lei explain the details of the reasons for the revision and future expectations. At this point, "sword Net 1" online number has been restored, but did not arouse the attention of the Thunder Army. "August 7, my general interview, Ray always promised to see me at 10 in the morning, give me half an hour, Ray always have a habit, talk about the time will bring a notebook, important details will be recorded, the morning he saw me, nothing to take, only a pack of cigarettes, I know he is to give me face to see me, and did not intend to really listen to me say anything. "One into the office, Lei sat on the sofa smoking smoke, see Zou walked in, Lei pointed to Zou said:" I am too disappointed with you, the West Hill in despair. " "This is the only time I've ever been accused by LEI for more than 10 years." Later, Zou very frankly and Lei chatted for two hours, explained the benefit of this revision. "I told him it must have been 100,000 by the end of August. "By August 30, only more than 20 days after the promise was made, the number of games was more than 107,000," he said. August 31 Night around 11:30, Lei called, the microphone that came from the voice of some excited "brother, you did!" This sentence, Zou remember all his life. "Jian Net 3" six years: Do not smell the river Lake cast green front "as long as I can feed myself, let me do it." "If there is no Warcraft appearance, sword nets three now may be a 3d version of the legend," Zou Not taboo sword net three and Warcraft relationship, but also revealed from the "sword Net 3" research and development process of the bumpy and great changes. Game development in the six years, "sword Net 3" SutraMany changes have been made, from a locked perspective to the full open, "sword nets 3" on the redo once. "World of Warcraft" appeared, subversion of a lot of traditional online games, some of the ideas, sword Network 3 borrowed a lot of Warcraft success, and readjust a lot! At the end of 2003, sword Net Two and sword net three almost at the same time project, sword net two 05 release, sword Net three but full developed six years only to market, "at that time decided to be at the end of 05 to be on-line, I didn't expect to end up so late. Although know that the era of 3d will certainly come, but we were really weak market awareness, do not understand the importance of the day, missed the first wave of the era of 3D games. In the middle of this, the sword nets three teams feel great pressure. Knowing that the era of 3D online games is coming, the project team has not been able to take out the finished product on time. The company was proposed to cut off the project, but Zou or insisted that "as long as the West Hill home can support themselves, let the sword net three do." "As long as you have perseverance and courage to do it, I will always support you" "Jian Net 3" to do 05 years, the company's internal pressure is growing. "There were too many ideas at the time, but too little to do, all day in the meeting to discuss." "To be able to get the project done on schedule, Zou the producer into the Guo Weiwei who returned from abroad. Born in Guangdong Meizhou, 15-year-old to the United States to study the Guo Weiwei, in the eyes of Zou has excellent basic quality, "work norms, with large project management capacity" This is the Zou 06 pretty Guo Weiwei reason. The sword net three of the main strategy replaced by Guo Weiwei, was Zou described as "to the sword Net 3 own made the most important contribution." "August 2009," The sword nets three finally the public test. However, 6 years of research and development in exchange for a few 200,000 of the online population, the official charges up to less than 150,000, and the number has been dropped. Inside the company, a lot of criticism has pointed to the producer, many people suggest to replace Guo Weiwei, even Zou are almost tempted. "But after careful deliberation and investigation, found that no one can replace him, sword nets 3 need a perfectionist plot of the production, and at that time the team only Guo Weiwei is still the best candidate, this is again pretty Guo Weiwei reason, scold him because the game is not good, fine art, the procedure is very stable, had to scold planning. Later, Zou Guo Weiwei called to the office, the situation is very much like that because of the revision of the matter Lei called him to the office that time, Zou Hand also holding a pack of cigarettes, nothing else. The difference is, this time is Guo Weiwei first, the tone with a little uneasy and playful: "Boss, you will not kill me?" Zou very calmly said to him: "As long as you have the perseverance and courage to do, I will always support you." "Heart is more important than IQ, ability is no longer stick, let him go." "This is a lot of old people left after Guo Weiwei led the Sword Net 3 Zou came to the conclusion." From 2006 to carry out the main planning, Guo Weiwei is responsible for "sword Net 3" project has nearly 7. The game achieved a 100% annual growth in the online population in 2012. 2011, lei the Golden Hill reins, the three major business of Jinshan to start MBO, Xishan became the first subsidiary of MBO, West Hill elders will this mbo described as the West Hill home to redeem themselves: "In the survival of the key to save the West Hill, to avoid the core of the loss of large areas, stable morale, inspire the morale, embarked on a new journey" Now Zou has two dreams, a small dream, Hope that one day I can be a producer, really hands-on to do a game; a big dream, hope that the future of Chinese games in the world on the stage of light, but he thinks this is not a manufacturer, a game can do things, not even a generation or generations can do things, he is willing to the dream as a paving stone. has gone through 16 years of the West Hill, at this moment is still under the baptism of time, and Zou will continue to accompany the West Hill to walk in this road, in order to shoulder this burden, Zou had to put down their little dream to chase bigger dreams. Zou Words Jinshan favorite period of Jinshan: the most like Jinshan is in 99--05 years that period, dare to fight, vibrant, have ideals, but now it seems immature, pure. The understanding of Jinshan combat style: Every fight we will find an enemy, then the goal is to be sure to kill each other. How to see the outside of the accusations and criticism of Jinshan: I am very confident of Jinshan. A good enterprise, it should be scolded over, a bad business is not a boast. Think oneself calculate is not a standard Jinshan person: I think I am a more straightforward person in Jinshan, do not tell the rules, do not like to fawn. The future of the West Hill habitat: The Future of the West Hill Games will embark on a development and operation of the integration of the road, including geographical location and the integration of the development and operation process.