Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 194 A Fleeting Chance
After flying in the sky for six hours, Hanyu Hideki and his party finally arrived at Honolulu International Airport.

There is no need to leave the airport, just change the terminal, transfer to an on-island flight, and continue flying towards Maui.

The hotel they booked for this trip was the Hyatt Resort in Maui.

When the group arrived at Kahului Airport in Maui.

When I went out, I saw the staff of the Hyatt Resort holding a sign with the name of Yunshang Yineng written on it.

After checking the information, boarded the sightseeing car, and the group headed towards the reserved Hyatt Resort.

The Hyatt Resort Hotel was built in 1980 and fully opened in 1981.

Therefore, both the appearance and the facilities are very brand new.

The hotel is located on Maui's famous Kala Napali Beach.

This beach is the first artificial beach in Hawaii, with a total length of kilometers.

The narrow and beautiful beach stretches all the way along the rippling coastline, with coconut trees along the way, showing the tropical scenery.

After Hanyu Hideki and his group entered the hotel, the hotel staff began to introduce them to the hotel facilities.

In addition to the signature spa, there are also SPA service centers, different styles of internal restaurants, pool clubs, and natural water parks.

Listening to the introduction of the hotel staff, looking at the beautiful scenery inside and outside the hotel.

Hanyu Hideki has no intention of playing at all, he just wants to sleep now.

Because of the time difference between Tokyo and Hawaii.

It is the afternoon scenery of Hawaii at the moment.

It should be late at night in Neon.

But he didn't want to play, and the others couldn't care less about the fatigue of the journey, and were excited to start activities.

Especially the girls, they couldn't wait to play after hearing the hotel staff introduce the various facilities of the water park.

Led by the waiter, Hanyu Hideki came to his room.

The room he reserved was, of course, the highest class in the resort.

The room is not only well-equipped, but also has its own infinity private pool, large outdoor jacuzzi and so on.

Looking out from the terrace where the swimming pool is located, there are endless beaches and coasts, lush greenery and coconut trees.

The scenery is extremely beautiful.

Ever since Hideki Hanyu made money, he has never treated himself badly in terms of enjoyment.

After looking at the room, put away your things.

Hideki Hanyu spoke to Marco who was guarding the door in English.

"Marco, no one knows me here, don't have to follow me all the time, go and relax."

"Yes, sir."

After seeing off Marco, Hanyu Hideki was about to take a hot bath and go to sleep when he heard someone knocking on the door outside.

"Who?"

Hanyu Hideki opened the door and saw Genki Girl and Akina Nakamori standing outside.

"Ms. Hanyu, let's go play in the water together." The girls extended an invitation.

However, unlike when they came here, the girls all changed into swimsuits at this time.

It's just that compared to the bikinis of foreign women on the beach, the girls are wearing very conservative one-piece swimsuits.

Especially Akina Nakamori, who also tied a scarf around her waist.

Seeing Hideki Hanyu looking at the scarf around her waist, Akina Nakamori blushed inexplicably, and lowered her head a little shyly.

Seeing this, Hideki Hanyu thought to himself that these girls were really well protected by the firm.

Shy in a bathing suit.

But he was really not in the mood to play, "You guys play, I want to take a rest."

The girls didn't want to, so they pulled him to act like a baby again.

But how could Hideki Hanyu, who has been "tested in the field", be bluffed by this small scene.

He coaxed and lied to send the girls away, and then went back to the room to wash and rest.

He didn't know how long he had slept, but he was woken up by the ringing of the bell.

Looking up at the glass door facing the coast, I found that it was completely dark, and I could only see a little bit of light in the resort.

Looking at the alarm clock next to the bed, it was already eight o'clock in the evening, Hawaii time.

Standing up and rubbing his face, he heard a familiar voice before he could ask who it was when he walked to the door.

"President Hanyu, it's me, Iwata Satoru."

Hanyu Hideki opened the door and saw Iwata Satoshi who had changed his suit into casual clothes.

"Is Iwata-san looking for something so late?" Hideki Hanyu asked.

"President Hanyu, the hotel staff said that Mr. Yoshihiro Yata has arrived." Satoru Iwata replied.

On the plane when he came, Hideki Hanyu had already told Satoshi Iwata about Yoshihiro Yada.

"Yada-san is here, where is he now?"

"Eating in a restaurant."

"Iwata-san and I went to meet him and had dinner together. After sleeping for so long, I'm a little hungry."

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he came to an internal restaurant of the resort under the leadership of Satoru Iwata.

Entering the restaurant, you can see the strong Latin American decoration style.

You can guess without looking at the menu that this restaurant's main focus must be South American cuisine.

At the same time, Hideki Hanyu also saw Yoshihiro Yada who was eating.

I haven't seen Yoshihiro Yada for a while, and I don't know if he has been in California for a long time. Compared with before, his skin is obviously darker.

When Hanyu Hideki saw Yada Ryohiro, the other party also saw him.

"Mr. Hanyu." Yada Ryohiro hurriedly put down the food, stood up and said hello.

Hanyu Hideki pressed his hand, "Sit down and talk."

After speaking, he greeted Iwata Satoru, and sat at a table with Yada Ryohiro.

"Mr. Hanyu, I brought all the materials and put them in the room. Do you need to read them now?" Yada Ryohiro said.

"Don't worry, eat first, I'm a little hungry after sleeping for a long time."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, a restaurant waiter came over and asked Hanyu Hideki what he wanted to eat.

The waiter introduced that in their restaurant, Argentinian barbecue, Chilean empanadas, and Mexican Taco are all signatures.

"A roast and an empanada, please."

While the food was being served, Hideki Hanyu asked about America's recent situation.

Although Yoshihiro Yada didn't bring any information, after several months of investigation, he already knew some information by heart, so he opened his mouth and spoke briefly.

"After Atari and the sellers buried the game cartridges, the game market in America fell into a complete slump, and players seemed to lose interest in the game all of a sudden."

Hearing Yada Ryohiro's explanation, Hanyu Hideki tapped his finger on the table lightly and continued to ask.

"What's going on with game development companies?"

"The game industry has come to a standstill, game development company projects have basically been suspended, and mass layoffs and bankruptcies have begun."

Speaking of this, Yoshihiro Yada emphasized again.

"Warner Communications has already begun to split up Atari, and major layoffs are also going on."

"What about the seller?" Hideki Hanyu asked.

"The situation is even worse. When I was investigating in New York, some shops that originally sold game cartridges have already sold cosmetics part-time, and..."

When Yada Yoshihiro introduced, the waiter also brought the meal just ordered.

Hideki Hanyu listened to Yoshihiro Yada while eating.

From time to time, ask a topic of concern.

As a result, I was stunned for a meal until the restaurant closed.

Although Hideki Hanyu still wanted to continue the chat, seeing Yada Ryohiro's look of exhaustion, he decided to wait until the next day.

Hideki Hanyu returned to the room, because he just woke up and knew the current situation in the North American market, so he couldn't wake up.

Simply lie down in the large jacuzzi on the terrace.

His body is enjoying the water massage.

But in his mind, he was thinking about how to launch operations in North America.

When he was in a state of ecstasy, there was another knock on the door.

Glancing at the moon in the sky, it seemed that it was already ten o'clock, and anyone who had nothing to do would come to him.

Hanyu Hideki put on his clothes, went to the door and opened it.

Then I saw Akina Nakamori standing outside the door.

The girl was wearing a floral dress with a white background, and her long black hair was draped over her tender white shoulders.

A gust of evening wind blew, and the girl's skirt and hair fluttered.

That little pale face with no makeup applied was reflected in the dim light.

A little cool.

A little weak.

"Mingcai sauce? Why are you looking for me so late?"

"I see that the light in Mr. Hanyu's room is still on, and I wonder if Mr. Hanyu has encountered any troubles."

The girl's voice was soft and soft.

After finishing speaking, he quickly explained, "I didn't peek on purpose, I was not careful."

"Thank you Ming Caijiang for your concern. I have nothing to worry about. I just slept through the day and can't sleep at night."

"So I couldn't sleep, please wait a moment, Mr. Hanyu."

The girl turned and trot away after she finished speaking.

He trotted back soon, but he had an extra wine bottle in his hand.

Looking at the packaging, it is still neon sake.

The girl raised the bottle and said, "Let me drink with Hanyu-sensei so that I can fall asleep."

"Akina-chan knows how to buy wine." Hideki Hanyu frowned unconsciously.

Although the alcohol content is not high, if a singer wants to maintain his state, he must not be addicted to alcohol.

Seeing Hideki Hanyu's expression, the girl hurriedly explained.

"No, I found this at the shop in the resort this afternoon and bought it for my father."

"So it is."

"Then let me have a drink with Hanyu-sensei."

"Ming Caijiang wants to drink with me, so don't get drunk first."

Hanyu Hideki joked.

He felt that it didn't matter if he drank a little, it was just to help him sleep.

I really don't have a good rest tonight, and I won't have the energy to talk about things tomorrow.

"No, Hanyu-sensei, have you forgotten? I am the owner of the bar."

"Then I want to see Ming Caijiang's drinking capacity."

On a big night, in order to avoid misunderstanding, it is of course impossible for Hanyu Hideki to take the girl to drink in his room.

The two went all the way to the beach and sat on a bench.

While drinking slowly, while chatting.

"Ming Caijiang's business in Kiyose's bar is like..."

After an unknown amount of time, when Hideki Hanyu wanted to ask the girl how the bar business was going, he felt his right shoulder sink before he finished speaking.

Turning his head to look, the girl had fallen asleep at some point, resting her head on his shoulder.

Hideki Hanyu smiled helplessly, and said softly, "It turns out that the owner of the bar has this capacity for drinking."

Slightly tilt the right shoulder to make the girl lean more comfortably.

Under the bright moonlight, on the bench by the sea, the girl leaned on the boy's shoulder.

The boy looked at the dark sea and thought quietly.

The shadows of the two people are just connected together.

……

the next morning.

Hanyu Hideki woke up from the bed and stretched greatly.

After sitting by the sea until midnight last night, he woke Xiaopangcai up and sent him back to his room.

After coming back, with the help of alcohol, I had a good sleep.

I just feel very energetic at the moment.

After breakfast, he took Iwata Satoshi to Yada Yoshihiro's room.

Under the introduction of Yoshihiro Yata, I looked at the materials collected by Yoshihiro Yata during this period.

"These are the hardware developers that Mr. Hanyu brought to my attention, and they have either been laid off or are about to be laid off."

Yoshihiro Yata pointed to a name on the document.

"For example, this David Morris, who used to be a core employee of Atari's hardware R&D department, was just laid off two weeks ago and now lives in San Francisco. I have arranged for someone to contact him."

"This Bill Green..."

Hideki Hanyu listened to Yoshihiro Yada's introduction.

While writing comments on the materials with a pen.

When Yoshihiro Yata finished talking about the technicians, he talked about some companies that suffered turmoil in the Atari collapse.

Hanyu Hideki also listened while recording.

Although Iwata Satoru had nothing to do, he listened carefully from the side.

And from time to time, he also records something that he finds useful.

In this way, the three of them spent most of the day busy in the room.

During the period, even the lunch was brought in by the hotel staff and settled in the room.

So busy until the afternoon, Hanyu Hideki finally checked the information collected by Yoshihiro Yada during this period.

Hanyu Hideki put down his pen, turned to look at Iwata Satoshi who had been listening carefully.

"Iwata-san, do you know what I'm going to do?"

Iwata Satoru didn't expect Hanyu Hideki to ask him this suddenly.

He thought about what Hideki Hanyu asked him to bring, and then thought about the information he saw today, and tried to answer.

"Chairman Hanyu wants to open up the market for electronic pets in America."

Hanyu Hideki nodded first, then shook his head.

"I want to sell electronic pets, but I don't just want to sell electronic pets."

Hideki Hanyu continued to ask, "Iwata-san heard so much from Yada-san, what do you think of the game market in America now?"

Iwata-san replied, "It has almost stagnated."

Who would have thought that Hideki Hanyu shook his head in denial, "No, the stagnation is just a sign, and it's only temporary."

Then he went on to explain.

"As long as the audience for video games exists, the market will remain."

Hideki Hanyu knew that what the Atari crash destroyed was actually only the video game market.

The entire North American game market stagnated along with it, but it was hit by a measure, and it didn't react for the time being.

Players' demand for electronic entertainment has always existed.

And due to the stagnation of the TV host market, everyone can only look for other entertainment methods.

So when the time comes to 1984, America's game company will start to stop the bleeding by relying on the Commodore 64 computer platform.

In 1985, Nintendo entered the American market, and only the TV host platform was reactivated.

It's just that the TV host market is too large, making everyone ignore the PC platform.

And what Hideki Hanyu wants to do is to seize the short-term opportunity under the impact, use the electronic pet, and find a new way out.

Of course he couldn't say anything about the future.

But what to do next needs to be explained clearly.

He picked up a document with company information on it, "Yada-san, please tell me about the current situation of this company in detail."

"Automated Simulations, founded by John Connery and Joan Freeman five years ago, has good hardware and game development capabilities, and has an independent game distribution channel.

Automated Simulations previously relied on a game called 'Temple of Apasha' to support its profitability.

However, the performance has declined severely in the past two years, and the two founders have sold most of their shares to investment funds.

Due to the company's continuous losses since the third quarter of last year, after the investment fund acquired all the shares of the two founders, a new CEO, Michael Katz, was appointed.

The new CEO has previously worked in the retail industry and served as the marketing director of Mattel's game console division.

However, his luck was not good. When he took office, Atari suffered a major collapse. He wanted to invest more money in hardware.

And want to acquire a game development company called Starpath to strengthen the game development capabilities.

But because investment funds are not optimistic about the current game market, they have already looked for buyers for the company in the market, and they can't care about supporting his decision. "

Yada Ryohiro finished the latest news he knew.

Hanyu Hideki helped him fill in the follow-up information in his heart.

After Automated Simulations changed hands, Michael Katz finally completed the acquisition of Starpath, and got a group of young and experienced game developers.

And after the acquisition, Michael Katz renamed Automated Simulations to Epyx.

With the help of newly joined programmers, Epyx developed two games, "Summer Games" and "Mission Impossible", which were sold on the Commodore 1984 computer platform in 64.

In addition to games, Epyx is also developing very well in the field of hardware research and development under the leadership of Michael Katz.

Relying on its excellent graphics processing chip research and development capabilities, Epyx even developed a color game handheld Handy at the end of the 80s.

However, due to the excessive investment in research and development, the capital chain almost collapsed. In the end, this handheld was sold to the dying Atari before it was launched.

Atari changed the name of Handy to Atari Lynx and launched it to the market in 1988, becoming the world's first color handheld.

That is, the Atari Lynx known to domestic players.

After Michael Katz helped lay the foundation for Epyx, he turned around and joined Atari after the split.

Finally, he served as the president of Sega's American division.

There are excellent managers, hardware and software research and development capabilities, and independent distribution channels.

In the view of Hideki Hanyu, the current Automated Simulations is the perfect execution platform for his plan in America.

Thinking of this, he pointed to the information and said to Yoshihiro Yada.

"Our first target is it. Yada-san helped me contact the investment fund behind it. I want to buy Automated Simulations."

"Yes."

Yoshihiro Yada did not forget to emphasize, "It is best to meet CEO Michael Katz once before the acquisition, we need him to stabilize the situation."

"We're leaving for California early tomorrow morning, and Yada-san will help me make an appointment with Michael Katz."

"Yes."

At this time, Hideki Hanyu picked up another list full of technical personnel information, and said to Iwata Satoshi.

"Iwata-san, after you go to California, please go with Yada-san to visit the people on the list and invite them to join the North American R&D department of Spirit Entertainment."

Iwata Satoru heard Hanyu Hideki's words, and said a little strangely, "Spirit Entertainment North America Branch?"

Hideki Hanyu laughed, "Not yet, it will be when I buy Automated Simulations."

"I understand." Iwata-san said.

"Although I have indicated the relevant treatment and conditions, Iwata-san needs to adapt to the situation when negotiating."

Hideki Hanyu continued to emphasize, "The most important thing for us now is time, so we must be quick. If you encounter someone who is more troublesome, you would rather give up than waste time."

"I understand." Iwata-san said.

"The next work is very important, please everyone."

Hanyu Hideki's tone was calm, but his heart was full of fire.

waited so long.

Not just for the fleeting opportunity now.

He must take the first step before the American game market can be revived on the PC side.

As for how to take the first step, we still need to wait for the acquisition to be completed and the recruitment to be completed.

　Thank you for the five hundred book coins from Slow Travel Books
　　The age is too long, I really can't find the addresses of these companies, let's put them all in Silicon Valley first, everyone knows

　　
　
(End of this chapter)