The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

86. Genius (2)

There are many people called geniuses in the world.

There are geniuses in each field, but when discussing geniuses in the programming world, the name that is always mentioned without fail was John Carmack.

In addition to the ingenious and wild imagination, the diligence and passion to invest most of the day in programming, and the outstanding skills that support them.

In particular, John Carmack was often mentioned along with Hoyeong in his previous life.

This is because both of them were known as legendary programmers among programmers, and there were many rumors that they had similar personalities and tendencies.

‘I’ll finally see you.’

Arriving at Richardson, in the car heading to id Software, Ho-young recalled his past life.

In his previous life, he had had enough of John Carmack to meet him, but he deliberately avoided him.

Hoyoung thoroughly lived a life of mysticism, and John Carmack was active in community activities during that time.

It was clear that if the two of them met, they would make a loud noise in the world, starting with the fact that the never-seen Ho-yeong went to meet John Carmack, and that the two geniuses had finally met.

Now, however, neither Hoyoung nor John Carmack had such a reputation.

But Hoyoung was really interested in him.

Before entering SoftDisc, the predecessor of id Software, John Carmack was a single-minded geek who only knew programming.

Even so, his thoughts were so outlandish that when his parents refused to buy him a computer because he was against studying computers when he was young, he made chemicals and melted school windows to steal an Apple computer. it made me laugh

“boss. entered Texas. Did you know Texas is different from the air?”

“ha ha ha. Don’t joke.”

“Really. Texas has a lot of pollen in the air, so people from out of town often suffer from allergies.”

“Is that so?”

“yes. However, what is interesting is that allergies occur similarly even in large cities where there are no flowering trees around, such as Dallas or Houston.”

“Hoo. That’s really amazing.”

“haha. So the old people even called it the curse of Texas.”

Hoyoung laughed.

“Is there even something that can be called a curse with allergies?”

“Boss doesn’t seem to have suffered from severe allergies. If you suffer from allergies properly, rhinitis, asthma, conjunctivitis, etc… Life itself becomes difficult.”

“okay.”

“yes. But did you know that this Texas Curse also has another meaning?”

“What does it mean?”

“It’s a term used even among businessmen.”

Hoyoung made an interesting expression.

“Oh… I didn’t know there was such a thing.”

“Well, it’s a term used by Dallas natives like me, but foreigners who come to Texas to do business say it’s a nickname given to them because things aren’t going well.”

Hoyoung grinned at Smith’s words.

“Then that doesn’t apply to me.”

“How can you be so confident?”

“Smith, have you already forgotten the first time we met years ago?”

“yes?”

“It was in Dallas and Austin that I won the lottery and signed my first contract with Dell Computer.”

Smith is short ah! and exclaimed.

“Have you ever heard of this? Texas is the land of opportunity made of flesh and blood.”

Smith nodded, but was surprised at Hoyeong’s insight.

Ho-young was telling the story of the 19th century, when the United States won the war with Mexico, won the Republic of Texas, and incorporated it into the Union.

At that time, Texas, which became a federal state, was crowded with people who wanted to get their share by moving as quickly as possible.

“Haha, the boss knows everything, right? It’s a history that most Americans don’t even know. Where did you hear that?”

“Have you not heard that books are the teachers of all people?”

“I heard that you do a lot of work, and that you don’t neglect as a developer. By the way, do you have time to even read a book?”

Smith looked at Hoyoung and stuck out his tongue.

Seeing Smith like that, Hoyoung just shrugged.

While talking about this and that, Miru’s car arrived in front of a small two-story building.

“Sir, we have arrived.”

“thanks.”

Hoyoung got out of the car and looked around the shabby building.

‘This is the building where Doom is born.’

Ho-young felt a little excited when he thought he was entering the building where Doom, the game that is credited with establishing the modern FPS method, was made.

Since it was a small company of six people, there was no information desk, so I opened the front door and went up to the second floor.

“Excuse me-“

As Hoyoung greeted and opened the door, several employees working inside paid attention to Hoyoung.

“How did you get here?”

A man walked out of the farthest desk and answered Hoyoung’s words.

He had a manly face.

‘This is John Romero.’

Hoyoung recognized John Romero at a glance.

Currently, id Software did not have a representative position, but he was a person who could be called a leader who actually leads them.

“hello. I’m Yoon from Gaia Investment. I know you promised to meet me today.”

“ah! okay. nice to meet you I heard that you were coming, but I didn’t know the exact time, so I neglected to treat you as a guest. This is John Romero. It’s very shabby, but would you like to come inside?”

John Romero responded skillfully.

He has excellent programming skills, but he also has excellent skills in dealing with people and attracting investments.

Hoyoung followed John Romero in and sat down at a table inside.

Like a game company that values a free atmosphere, it didn’t seem very formal.

“To begin with, in fact, we are not in such a hurry to receive investment.”

John Romero had a confident expression.

“Is that so?”

“yes. So, if you ever propose to invest in us, you will have to offer pretty good terms.”

“Are you already investing in something else?”

“Not like that. However, we each saved up enough money to cover our living expenses, and if the game we are working on is released next year, we won’t be worried about money anymore.”

It was an attitude that went beyond self-confidence and even seemed arrogant.

But Hoyoung didn’t like that.

“Are you planning a great game?”

“The planning is over. Now all that remains is crafting and level design.”

Hoyoung nodded.

Hoyoung already knew what game John Romero was talking about so confidently.

‘It must be Wolfenstein 3D.’

Wolfenstein is the third game made by id Software, and it has almost all the elements of a modern FPS.

For now, elements such as the ability to use multiple weapons in shocking graphics are all inherited from Wolfenstein.

Besides, Wolfenstein was also commercially successful.

As John Romero predicted, as Wolfenstein became a hit, he was able to create his own funding system.

“okay. So if you don’t really need any investment, it seems I don’t need to be here any longer.”

Hoyeong jumped up from her seat, and Romero’s expression wavered for a moment.

‘Isn’t this?’

Romero’s consistent appearance of confidence was to gain an advantage in investment negotiations.

Of course, it was true that he was confident in the game to be released next year, but he was also a human being, so he couldn’t help but feel some anxiety.

So, while accepting the investment, he tried to bring the most advantageous conditions in case Wolfenstein, which is currently being produced, becomes a hit.

“It’s a pity, I came here because I thought there was a possibility after seeing the games that had been made since the days of the soft disk. You don’t need any investment.”

Hoyoung said, shaking his head slightly from side to side.

Because of what John Romero had said, he stood hesitantly unable to catch Hoyeong.

Then Hoyeong spoke softly.

“Oh, and I’ve heard rumors about two genius Johns. I really wanted to see you two, Mr. Romero is seeing you right now, and I really wanted to see Mr. John Carmack too. Too bad.”

“I’ll be back in a little while, would you like to meet me? Let’s talk a little more about business.”

When Hoyoung brought up the name of John Carmack, Romero said he was right and called Hoyoung to his feet.

“Where is John Carmack?”

“Once John starts coding, he never gets out of bed until he is satisfied. So it stays up for several nights. This time, I spent two nights programming, so I forcibly let it into my house yesterday. It will be time to come soon.”

When Hoyoung heard the story, he smiled.

For some reason, it was as if he was listening to his own story.

“Hmm. Shall we wait a moment then? It’s not like I can come here often. And what about talking a little bit more about business? Didn’t you refrain from investing?”

“haha. It was actually bounced. sorry. Let’s talk again.”

John Romero apologized as if he had fallen over a wall and continued his story.

Hoyeong smiled and sat back down at the sight of him who spoke frankly and casually.

“zone! I thought about it at home, but I think the Wolfenstein we’re going to make should probably be made for Kronos. Now, the era of Cronus rather than DOS will come!”

After talking with John Romero for a while, someone burst the door open and came in screaming loudly.

Bushy hair and thick glasses.

It was John Carmack.

“zone. Wait a moment. A guest is coming.”

“Oh yeah? sorry. So, consider Even if there are guests, my thoughts won’t change.”

John Carmack had nothing to say and sat down in his seat.

Romero looked at John Carmack and Hoyoung alternately and put on a troubled expression, but Hoyoung chuckled.

It was a look that showed his tendency of my way at once.

“Mr. Romero. I’d like to have a little talk with John Carmack, would that be all right?”

“sure. Anything. Please wait.”

Romero jumped up and went to John Carmack’s seat at Hoyoung’s request.

As they chatted for a while, Romero instinctively sensed that Hoyoung was not an ordinary person of wealth, so he was ready to do whatever Hoyoung asked for.

After a while. John Carmack trudged over to the table.

John Romero persuaded John Carmack, ‘Why should I go? Isn’t that your job?’ It sounded like a conversation, but Hoyoung found it interesting.

“uh···. Well···. You said you wanted to talk to me?”

“I want to hear more of what you said when you came in a moment ago.”

“What words… ah! Are you saying that the era of Cronus rather than Dos is coming?”

“yes. That’s it. Why did you think that?”

said John Carmack scratching his head.

“Well, there is no specific reason. Do you like it just because you use it?”

“haha. okay?”

“yes. In fact, if you want to, you can hack and peek at the source, find out how it is structured, and remodel the parts that are lacking right now if necessary, but it’s annoying to do that.”

John Carmack glanced at Hoyeong to see if he was speaking correctly.

Then, seeing Hoyoung’s bright expression, he was relieved and continued talking.

“Now I am a game and engine developer, not an operating system developer, right? I just said that because it’s more convenient and easier to use from the user’s point of view. That’s the nature of an operating system, right? comfortable and fast In fact, Kronos is really well made. To the point where I want to meet the developer once.”

Hoyoung smiled happily.

“Then, Mr. Carmack, if the developer of Kronos comes and explains the structure and source of Kronos in detail for a few days, would it be helpful for game development?”

“I don’t think so, but if that happens, it will help tremendously, especially for engine development, right? Well, actually, it might not make much of a difference in speed, but it could make the game incredibly lightweight and make it more optimized.”

Current computer specifications are very poor compared to the future.

So lightweighting and optimization were not recommendations, but essentials.

No matter how interesting the game is, if it is not optimized and does not run on the PC, all the efforts made will be in vain.

“Uh, but haven’t we met somewhere?”

“no. It’s a first meeting.”

“Iknow, right. I’m not the type to know a lot of Asian people… I think we met somewhere…”

John Carmack, who pondered Hoyoung’s face for a moment, applauded! He shouted and pointed his finger at Hoyeong.

“Kh… Chronos!”

Hoyoung nodded with a relaxed expression.

“Is H&H’s Yun Ho-young you? Yoon! That’s right!”

“Do you know me?”

“sure! At the ECEC site last year, I was there too!”

John Romero looked bewildered, not understanding what was going on, and John Carmack jumped up from his seat, apparently excited.

‘I never thought that John Carmack would know me. ECEC is very helpful in many ways.’

Hoyoung smiled in satisfaction.