Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 282 The Elf Game Platform
After the construction of Elf Entertainment's new office building started, the hardware R&D department was relocated to the factory in Ota Ward.

Although the R&D department will move back after the new office building is completed, if you want to see the prototype at this time, you still have to go to Ota Ward.

After Aragaki Tetsuya came to inform, Hanyu Hideki was not in a hurry.

After discussing the work arrangements with Reiko Uemura, I set off for Ota District with Tetsuya Aragaki.

Ota Ward.

East China Sea area.

Elf Entertainment Donghai Factory is located here.

This is also the largest production base of Spirit Entertainment, covering an area of ​​more than square meters.

The first-generation electronic pet Tamagotchi, the second-generation electronic pet Pokeball, and Pokeball 2 handhelds and arcade motherboards are still on sale today.

More than 50.00% of the output of these products are assembled here.

When Hideki Hanyu arrived, it happened to be time for work in the afternoon.

A large number of workers wearing uniforms are returning to the factory.

Watching security escort a Mercedes into the factory, workers realize the arrival of a big shot and make way for the cars.

The vehicle drove all the way to the northeast corner of the factory area, and came to a building that looked like a small factory building in white.

This is not the first time for Hideki Hanyu to come here.

Knowing that this seemingly ordinary factory building is the hardware research and development department with various equipment.

After entering the hardware research and development department, because the working hours had not yet arrived, he and Tetsuya Aragaki went to the office on the second floor.

After entering, I found that there were already many people inside.

The director of the sales department, Maemoto Masao, was chatting with the director of the production and quality supervision department, Junzhong Kusamura.

Eri Kitahara stood at the window, and Iwata Satoru, who had not returned to America after the New Year, stood at the window, looking outside and discussing something.

"Good afternoon, everyone, you are all here early." Hideki Hanyu said after entering the door.

"President Hanyu..."

"President Hanyu..."

After saying hello, Hideki Hanyu came to the window and asked Satoshi Iwata first.

"When is Iwata-san going to America?"

"Mr. Michael Katz asked me to learn more about the details of the new arcade so that we can formulate a sales strategy in America."

Iwata Satoru replied.

Although Fairy Entertainment's arcade machines have only been sold in America for more than a year, their market share is gradually increasing.

The American branch also attaches great importance to the new generation of arcade machines developed by the Neon headquarters.

"So that's how it is. That's just right. Let's go to America together after I finish dealing with the second-generation arcade."

"Okay, President Hanyu."

After talking with Satoru Iwata, Hideki Hanyu looked out the window and asked Eri Kitahara curiously.

"Is Kitahara-san looking at the workers?"

Eri Kitahara nodded, and said in a worried tone, "Yeah, I've been having a headache for them recently."

"Is something wrong?" Hideki Hanyu asked.

"The labor club recently sent people to showdown, demanding to improve workers' treatment."

Eri Kitahara's words made Hideki Hanyu couldn't help looking at the workers outside the window.

These workers in the uniforms of Elven Entertainment, on the surface, work for Elven Entertainment.

But in fact, the vast majority of people are workers provided by third parties, which belong to the nature of labor dispatch.

This is not what Elf Entertainment wants to do.

The main reason is that after the factory was established, it was rushed to start production, and the shortage of workers was too large, so it had to cooperate with a professional third-party labor club.

Don't look at it as a third-party dispatch, but because of the support of the guild, the salary, benefits and other treatment are completely on the same level as regular employees.

After all, today's neon export market is booming, and there is a huge labor gap.

As long as the treatment is slightly worse, the workers will not come to work in the factory of Elven Entertainment.

It is also because of this that labor clubs frequently demand higher remuneration.

This is not the first time that Eri Kitahara said such a thing.

But Hanyu Hideki also understands that this situation won't last long.

Because after the signing of the Plaza Accord, Neon seems to have entered a period of brilliant bubble economy.

What has been brought about is that labor costs remain high, resulting in higher production costs and severely damaged exports.

Capital chooses to vote with their feet, and would rather transfer a large number of industries overseas than lose money in Neon.

And compared with the real industry with long cycle and slow income.

Capital prefers real estate transactions, where the financial market is easy and quick to make money.

Therefore, a large sum of money abandoned the industry and entered the real estate and financial markets instead, turning from real to virtual.

Therefore, behind the bright bubble, there is a gradual decline of a large number of real industries.

Industrial workers, who are still enviable today, will have a harder time by that time.

Real estate agents and stock traders have become popular in the eyes of ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu asked Eri Kitahara, "Does Kitahara-san still remember my guess?"

"Of course I remember." Eri Kitahara replied.

"Grasp the overseas layout and make preparations for industrial transfer. As for the requirements of labor clubs, make appropriate concessions, but follow-up contracts are mainly short-term."

Hanyu Hideki ordered.

"I know how to do it." Eri Kitahara replied.

When the two said this, Aragaki Tetsu also came in suddenly to inform everyone, "Everyone is here, we can go down."

"Okay." Eri Kitahara agreed.

Then he walked downstairs with Masaaki Maemoto and Junzhong Kusamura.

Hanyu Hideki and Iwata Satoru were at the end.

But after the few people in front left the office, Satoru Iwata suddenly asked Hideki Hanyu.

"Is Chairman Hanyu not optimistic about Neon's economic development?"

Hideki Hanyu showed doubts, "Why did Iwata-san say that?"

"I heard what President Hanyu and President Kitahara said just now, sorry, I didn't mean it." Satoshi Iwata said.

"It doesn't matter. In fact, on the contrary, I am very optimistic about the neon market in the next few years."

Hideki Hanyu saw his words made Iwata Satoru look puzzled, and said with a smile, "Let's take a look at the prototype today, and it's not too late to talk about some things another day."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he continued to walk out of the office.

But he couldn't help feeling in his heart that he deserved to be the future Brother Cong.

Just based on a few words between him and Eri Kitahara, some of his thoughts can be guessed.

It seems that the two years of training in the American branch were not in vain.

Under the leadership of Tetsuya Aragaki, everyone came to the workshop on the first floor.

Then they saw a special arcade machine.

In the era when wooden frames are commonly used in arcade machines, this arcade machine uses hard plastic materials in many places on the wooden frame.

The joysticks and buttons are arranged on the left and right, and the console where they are located is made of hard plastic.

The hard plastic surface has been polished. Through the smooth and translucent surface, you can also see the LOGO of Elf Entertainment and various game image graffiti.

Red rocker handle, colorful game buttons.

Unprecedented combination of plastic and wood frame.

It is equipped with a 21-inch color monitor customized by Sony with Trinitron technology.

Although the arcade has not yet started, it already gives people a "sci-fi feeling".

Tetsuya Aragaki did not turn on the arcade machine immediately, but pushed the arcade machine and turned it so that the back of the arcade machine rushed towards everyone.

At this time, Tetsuya Aragaki also took out a key with a unique shape, inserted it into a keyhole on the back of the arcade, and opened the back panel after twisting it.

Then everyone saw wires of various colors and plugs of different styles.

"Next, I will demonstrate how to install the game board on this arcade machine."

Tetsuya Aragaki carefully took out a substrate filled with semiconductor components from the box next to it.

He lifted the base board horizontally, put it in from the open back panel of the arcade machine, and pushed it into a metal groove that looked like a track.

Then pull a few metal fasteners, and with a click sound, the substrate is fixed on the metal slot.

Immediately afterwards, he skillfully inserted the plugs connected to the circuit onto the board one by one.

After confirming that the plugs were all plugged in, he closed the back panel again and turned the key to lock it completely.

Finally, turn the arcade machine to face everyone, and turn on the power switch at the top.

Accompanied by the colorful Elf Entertainment LOGO screen appearing on the screen, and the hard plastic on the upper part of the frame is lit by lights.

The board installation of this arcade machine is considered complete.

From start to finish, substrate installation takes no more than 5 minutes.

Even counting the time to remove the original substrate, 10 minutes is definitely enough.

"As you can see, the board replacement of this arcade machine is so simple that even a person without any experience can operate it after a short period of learning."

Aragaki Tetsu also told everyone.

But in the end, I still don’t forget to remind, “Of course, this arcade only supports our dedicated game substrate.”

Seeing this, Qian Yuan Zhensheng, the head of the sales department, said with surprise on his face.

"Minister Aragaki, this arcade machine is so perfect! I just want to know when it will be released?"

In fact, it's no wonder Qian Yuan Zhensheng was so excited.

In today's arcade market, the biggest headache for arcade hall operators is the trouble and high cost of replacing arcade machines.

Because each manufacturer's arcade boards, frames, and even displays are not suitable.

If they want to change the game, the old arcade machines are difficult to use and can only be sold to recyclers at a low price.

You must know that the frame, display, and other hardware devices are not cheap, and the combined price is not much cheaper than a substrate.

This has led arcade hall operators to be very cautious when purchasing new games, and are not easily willing to change games.

But in the face of players who like the new and dislike the old, they don't want to lose in the competition, and they have to spend a lot of money to replace the new arcade.

High operating costs make arcade hall operators miserable.

Now the appearance of the second-generation arcade machine of Elven Entertainment, although it can't solve all the problems, it can at least solve half of the problems.

Just buy this arcade machine from Genie Entertainment.

There is no need to eliminate the original hardware to replace the game, and the cost is reduced by at least half.

Compared with the huge cost advantage, it is easy to replace, and you don't need professional on-site service, you can solve it by yourself, but it is a trivial matter.

Facing Maemoto Masao's question, Aragaki Tetsu answered with a slightly helpless expression.

"Ex-Minister Yuan, what I need to explain is that this arcade machine was developed according to President Hanyu's idea of ​​modularization.

In more than a year, we have spent more than million yen in R&D expenses, and the results we have achieved are not limited to making the game board modular. "

Aragaki Tetsu also seemed to feel that the language was difficult to explain, so he started to operate directly.

He called a subordinate to cooperate, and easily disassembled and installed the joystick, buttons, stereo, and even the screen in front of everyone.

"All the accessories provided by these third-party manufacturers can be easily replaced. Therefore, it is not just our business to launch such an arcade machine. All manufacturers must cooperate."

He also emphasized, "The most important thing is that although the modular design seems to be convenient, it indirectly increases the production cost. Therefore, the cost price of this arcade machine is higher than that of the old-fashioned arcade machine."

Iwata Satoshi couldn't help but sigh with emotion at Tetsuya Aragaki's words.

"The future is bright, but production and promotion are problems."

Production Minister Junchu Kusamura then said, "If there is no sales in the early stage, those third-party manufacturers may not be too active."

"There are also those arcade hall owners. No matter how good you talk about the future with them, as long as the price is raised, the prospects will be useless." Qian Yuan Zhensheng said.

As the head of the sales department, he is well aware of the habits of those small bosses.

Seeing that everyone looked sad, Eri Kitahara looked at Hideki Hanyu calmly.

According to her understanding of Hideki Hanyu, Hideki Hanyu would never fight unprepared.

Since Hideki Hanyu asked Mae Moto to develop this kind of arcade machine, he would definitely take these issues into consideration.

Who would have thought that Hideki Hanyu, who had been staring at the arcade screen in front of him, said something that no one expected under the gaze of Eri Kitahara.

"Game looks good."

Everyone at the scene was a little confused by Hideki Hanyu's words, and they couldn't help looking at the arcade screen.

On the screen is the game screen that the arcade machine will automatically display when no one is using it.

Two little squirrels with similar appearance are breaking through the game scene full of life props.

When they face the enemy, they can not only throw various fruits or forks.

You can pick up the wooden box and throw it out, or buckle the wooden box directly on yourself, and there are two cute peeking eyes on the box.

The most interesting thing is that the things they throw can not only attack the enemy, but also attack teammates.

You can even directly pick up your teammates and throw them out.

Just looking at the demo, it feels like a very fun game.

"Insert coins for me. Since you said try it out, just to see how it works, you must play it yourself."

Hideki Hanyu said to Tetsuya Aragaki.

Tetsu Aragaki didn't understand why Hideki Hanyu suddenly wanted to play games at this time, but he still invested a special game coin into it.

"I didn't expect Toshihiko Nakago to develop Squirrel Wars so quickly. I thought it would take a while."

Hanyu Hideki sighed while playing.

"Nakago-san just finished developing it, knowing that I was testing a new arcade machine, so he asked me to test the game along with it."

Aragaki Tetsu also explained.

"It turned out to be like this, and it feels pretty good." Hideki Hanyu said.

He felt that although this squirrel war was slightly different from the previous version, it was slightly different.

But the overall style, as well as the feeling of operation, are not much different.

Just playing alone, you can't experience the "mutual pit" characteristic gameplay in the game at all.

So after playing for a while, he let go of the joystick, got up and asked the people around him, "What do you think of this game?"

When everyone heard Hideki Hanyu's question, question marks appeared in their minds.

Didn't you come to try out the arcade machine today?How to talk about the game.

How does it feel like I'm here to evaluate the game.

"It looks very interesting." Only Iwata Satoshi gave the answer.

Facing everyone's suspicious eyes, Hanyu Hideki pointed to the little squirrel on the screen with a smile on his face.

"I know what you're thinking, this arcade machine is really good.

But I want to remind everyone that the advantages of the modular design of this arcade machine are only beneficial to the operators.

There is only one group that can really determine its success, and that is the players.

When we didn't have this arcade machine before, didn't the game substrates sell well?
So in my opinion, we can't just think about hardware, but ignore the advantages of our software. "

In Hideki Hanyu's heart, although hardware performance is very important.

But he believes that if a game company wants to bring happiness to players, it always depends on the game itself.

In the original time and space, those host manufacturers who fought for hegemony in the golden age of games.

At its peak, it could compete with Nintendo, or even overwhelm Nintendo.

But it was still Nintendo who had the last laugh.

Even when the global game market is gradually sluggish in later generations, Nintendo's profits have bucked the trend and increased instead of decreasing.

What does Nintendo rely on? Is it the performance of the Switch game console that was ridiculed as a "little bully"?
No.

It relies on a game that players are willing to pay for.

These people in front of him are the top management of Elven Entertainment, the helm of Elven Entertainment, and he hopes that these people will realize this.

Of course, after expressing what he thought, he had to return to the real question.

The production and marketing of this arcade machine.

Eri Kitahara guessed right, for these questions, Hideki Hanyu did have an idea in mind.

He didn't change the place, asked the staff to help move the stools, closed the door, and started a temporary meeting directly in this studio.

"Everyone has already seen that, if all goes well, this arcade machine is likely to unify the non-directly operated arcade machine market.

At that time, not only will our games sell better, but we will even be able to act as an agent for games from third-party game developers just like consoles. "

When Hideki Hanyu said this, he didn't give an answer himself.

He still hopes that everyone can think together instead of relying on him for everything.

So lead the inquiry first.

"If you want to achieve this, what do you think is the most important?"

Facing Hideki Hanyu's question, Satoshi Iwata answered first.

"Speed, we must achieve a certain market share as quickly as possible, and we cannot give other manufacturers time to react."

Aragaki Tetsu also said, "It took us a long time to develop the mainframe, but starting from scratch is different from imitating the finished product directly. As long as our arcade machine is on the market, I am afraid that similar products will be developed within half a year. "

After listening to what the two said, Hideki Hanyu continued to ask.

"But if we want to quickly reach a certain market share, we must have a large amount of stock, and we must quickly let the arcade market accept our arcade machines."

Having said that, Hideki Hanyu asked everyone again.

"So, how do we convince suppliers to supply in large quantities? And how do we get those bosses to accept our arcade machines?"

As the head of the production department, Junchu Kusamura answered the first question after hearing Hideki Hanyu's question.

"In the absence of sales volume, if you want suppliers to supply large quantities, unless you sign a guaranteed production contract with them."

"The bottom guarantee means that we bear all the risks of developing the market, so there must be a discount on the price. After all, once the market opens, they will also be the beneficiaries." Eri Kitahara added.

Hanyu Hideki nodded in satisfaction.

The answers of the two were basically similar to his in terms of operation, but they were still a little timid in terms of restrictions.

"It's not enough just to have a favorable price. Once our arcade machine opens the market, they, as the profiteers, have the responsibility to protect the market share of this arcade machine, so an exclusive supply agreement must be signed."

In Hideki Hanyu's view, although the exclusive agreement of the partner cannot completely stop imitators, it will greatly slow down the speed of imitation.

In any market, as long as you can occupy a monopoly position, you can definitely make more money than if you have both.

I believe that as long as those partners are not stupid, they will know how to choose.

However, they can only give a rough idea here, and the specific details still need to be discussed in detail by their subordinates.

And solving production is only the first step, the most critical thing is how to promote it.

Hideki Hanyu looked at Masaaki Maemoto, "Maemoto-san, if you have enough stock, is there any way you can complete the distribution quickly?"

To be directly named by Hanyu Hideki, Maemoto Masao really did not expect.

But he was the head of the sales department, so it was only natural for Hideki Hanyu to ask him this question.

It's just that he was asked to answer suddenly, and he really couldn't think of any good way.

I can only say with a wry smile, "President Hanyu, I haven't thought of a way to quickly distribute the goods yet."

"After calculating the cost and profit of this arcade machine, the selling price is at least 40 yuan. If you want to distribute the goods quickly, unless you give it to the arcade hall owners for nothing."

Eri Kitahara joked.

But as soon as she finished speaking, she seemed to think of something, and looked at Hideki Hanyu incredulously.

"Hanyu-san, don't you really want to give it away for nothing?"

Hanyu Hideki heard the words, and said helplessly, "Kitahara-san, do you think I've been taken advantage of?"

But at this point, Hanyu Hideki continued, "It is impossible to give away for nothing, but the cost problem that arcade hall operators are most worried about is not impossible to solve."

"How to solve it?" Kitahara Eri asked curiously.

"For those who lack funds, or have no confidence in our arcade machines, we can choose to rent the arcade machines to them.

If they want to buy after leasing, the rent they pay can offset a certain percentage of the purchase price.

Even those who choose to rent for a long time, after the rental time reaches a certain period of time, the rented arcade machines can be given to them for free.

Of course, under such circumstances, the rental fee must be greater than the purchase price.

As for how to price the rent, how to calculate the offset ratio, the price of rent-for-purchase, the lease deposit, the maintenance fee during the lease period and other details, the sales department needs to formulate it by itself. "

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, everyone fell into deep thought.

In their view, the method proposed by Hideki Hanyu is highly feasible.

If you choose to lease, the cost problem that arcade operators are most worried about will be completely solved.

Anyway, if it is unpopular, the big deal is not to rent it, and it is nothing more than a loss of rental fees.

Compared with the purchase price of hundreds of thousands, the cost of trial and error is simply negligible.

In Hideki Hanyu's heart, he was equally confident in this method.

After all, this is a method that Capcom came up with in order to promote the third generation of arcade machines in later generations.

It's a pity that the arcade market had declined at that time, and Capcom's funds were limited, so it was impossible to distribute goods on a large scale.

So the final market share is not too high.

It is also impossible to attract third-party developers to join their arcade platform.

But even so, Capcom still relies on this trick to support them to enter the home console market in the face of the decline of arcade games.

Even after failing to enter the home console market, it lingered for many years.

Now this matter is done by the rich and powerful Hideki Hanyu.

It was also in the era when arcade games were still in their golden age.

Once Elven Entertainment succeeds, relying on this platform alone, I am afraid that it will be able to lie down for decades of money.

If this model can also be successful overseas, the profits that Spirit Entertainment can reap are simply unimaginable.

Even before the decline of arcade games, they will not lose to handheld and home consoles at all.

After a while, Qian Yuan Zhensheng spoke first.

"Chairman Hanyu's method is very feasible, and I will immediately formulate relevant lease implementation details with the sales department."

Maemoto Masao looked at Hanyu Hideki with eyes full of admiration when he was speaking.

Their president will always come up with ideas that will amaze others.

"Do a good job of keeping it secret." Eri Kitahara on the side urged.

"Yes, President Kitahara." Maemoto Masao replied.

At this time, Satoru Iwata said, "I think Chairman Hanyu's method is very good, but I still have one question."

When Satoru Iwata said this, everyone looked over.

They all wanted to know what problems Iwata could find with Hideki Hanyu's idea.

Who would have thought that what Satoru Iwata said next would not be about the promotion of arcade machines at all.

He pointed to the arcade machine in front of him and asked, "I want to know, what's the name of this arcade machine?"

Iwata Satoru's unexpected question really stumped the people present.

When they saw this arcade machine for the first time, they all looked at Tetsuya Aragaki.

After all, this arcade machine was developed by Tetsuya Aragaki.

Facing everyone's eyes, Aragaki Tetsu also scratched his head in embarrassment.

"We've been calling it Test Machine No. before, but we haven't had time to name it yet."

"Hanyu-san, this arcade machine was developed according to your ideas. Don't tell us, Hanyu-san, I haven't decided what to call it yet."

Eri Kitahara said with a smile.

"Hey……"

Hanyu Hideki didn't know what to say.

He really didn't think about what the name of this arcade machine should be.

But as the president, when Eri Kitahara said what he said, everyone looked at him expectantly.

If he couldn't name him, it would somewhat damage his image of being wise and mighty as the president.

So I can only think of one temporarily.

Looking at the arcade machine in front of him, a certain kind of ambition quickly grew in his heart.

"How about Game Platforms? For Genie Entertainment, it is the first generation product, so it can be called GP ONE or GP1 for short."

After Hideki Hanyu finished speaking, he thought that luckily it was GP ONE, otherwise the two letters would be reversed, and the high and low would be a hip-hop song.

Of course, this idea is just a joke.

His real ambition is that this arcade machine can become a real arcade game platform and dominate the arcade game industry.

Even after the decline of the arcade market, it can further transition to an online platform like Steam.

"Game Platforms, Elf Game Platforms (elf game platform), would it be better to add our prefix."

Eri Kitahara suggested.

"EGP? It's not bad, it's an indirect help for Elf Entertainment's promotion."

Hideki Hanyu thought to himself, if it is called EGP, at least the first generation product will not be associated with someone.

After discussions between Hideki Hanyu and Eri Kitahara, this new-generation arcade machine from Elf Entertainment was officially named Elf Game Platforms.

The abbreviation is EGP ONE.

After the production plan, the distribution strategy of renting and selling is determined.

Next, the production department and the sales department only need to complete the specific operation rules.

Hanyu Hideki no longer needs to be involved.

But he set a deadline for everyone.

That is to complete all the preliminary work before the start of the third "Tokyo Electronic Entertainment Exhibition" in 1985.

The best release stage for EGP ONE is at the Tokyo Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Due to time constraints, Eri Kitahara had to give up again for the sake of EGP ONE, and went to America with Hideki Hanyu to witness the itinerary of Elf Entertainment home console testing.

But even without Kitahara Eri, the lineup of Spirit Entertainment going to America this time is very huge.

There is a hardware team led by Tetsuya Aragaki.

There is the "Game Base" team led by Takita Koji.

There was Iwata Satoru who went to America together.

And Hideki Hanyu brought along his new assistant, Tomoe Ishihara, for the convenience of work.

He originally wanted to bring Uemura Reiko, but Uemura Reiko was planning to get married in March.

In addition, he is also worried about handing over the work of Neon to a newcomer.

1 month 7 day.

Two days after the end of the trip to Ota District.

Hideki Hanyu is sitting in his office at Yunshang Culture.

Tomorrow morning I have to fly to America.

Today he comes to handle the final work.

When it was almost noon, the work that should be dealt with was almost done, and Hideki Hanyu was about to leave.

Uemura Reiko came in to report to him.

"Mr. Hanyu, Mr. Koichi Koichi of Fuji TV has confirmed that he has time tonight, so let me ask where to meet."

"Help me make a reservation for the ** teahouse in Shinjuku. Let's go to Koichi-san at seven o'clock in the afternoon." Hanyu Hideki replied.

"One more thing, that Ms. Liu from Huaxia said that she will ask for leave this afternoon to go to the apartment in the port area."

"I see." Hanyu Hideki said.

The Miss Liu that Uemura Reiko spoke of was naturally Liu Xiaoli.

Since the beginning of school, because of the school's regulations, international students must live in the international dormitory in the first year of school.

That is, dormitories specially set up for international students.

Therefore, in addition to calling, the two only have the opportunity to meet on weekends.

But today is Monday, and the other party asked for leave suddenly, so he probably has something to say.

Hideki Hanyu decided to take a look.

After calling Koichi Minato first, and agreeing to meet in the evening, Hideki Hanyu drove to the Minato area.

Open the door and enter the apartment.

Before he could change his shoes, the beauty he hadn't seen for a long time threw himself into his arms.

After the tenderness, Hanyu Hideki embraced the beauty and asked, "Suddenly asked me to come over on leave, maybe it's just for this."

"Not at all."

"Isn't it? What is it for?"

"I have something to ask you."

"what's up?"

"My parents want to take advantage of the neon lights to visit me during the Chinese New Year, and I want to invite my cousin to come with me. Can you help them deal with the invitation procedures?"

"Small things, just give their information to my assistant."

Hideki Hanyu continued, "You know I'm going to America soon, and when your family arrives at Nihong, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back to accompany you."

"It's okay, your work is important, and with my current language level, it's no problem to take them to play in Neon."

"That's good. If you take them to play, if you don't have enough money, go to my assistant."

"Enough is enough, I can't spend all the money you give me every month, and I have saved a lot."

"It's not because it's a rare time for your family to come here. You must treat your cousin well. Girls like beautiful clothes. With the money I give you, you can't buy a few clothes in Ginza."

Hearing this, the beauty embraced Hideki Hanyu happily, "You are really thoughtful."

"By the way, have you been in touch with that little Xu recently?"

"I haven't contacted for a while, and I'm also very busy with my studies."

"I thought you wouldn't let it go."

"Didn't you say, don't care too much about some people? And even if I don't care about that kind of people, they will have their own problems. "

"You just understand."

……

At seven o'clock in the afternoon, Hideki Hanyu arrived at the tea house in Shinjuku District on time.

By the way, I took Liu Xiaoli with me.

After all, the beauty had been busy with him all afternoon, so it would be inappropriate to leave her alone and stay alone in the vacant room.

But because he was too busy with the beauty, it was already seven o'clock when he arrived.

As a result, he came, but Koichi Koichi was still nowhere to be seen.

The reason why he chose the tea house in Shinjuku was because it was relatively close to Fuji TV, so it was convenient for Koichi Koichi to come over.

Who would have thought that even so, Koichi Koichi was late.

He guessed that the other party must have something to do, otherwise, with Koichi Koichi's character, such a rude thing as being late would never happen.

It happened that the physical exertion was too much in the afternoon, so Hanyu Hideki simply ordered some Japanese refreshments after ordering tea.

Before Gang Haoyi came, let's fill his stomach first.

In this way, Hanyu Hideki and Liu Xiaoli ate snacks while drinking tea.

Koichi Koichi finally arrived at 07:30.

After entering the box, Koichi Koichi immediately bowed and apologized.

"I'm very sorry, there was a little unexpected situation in the recording of the program, and I had to deal with it."

"It doesn't matter. I know how busy the TV station is. Has Hao Yisang had dinner? If not, there are still snacks here."

Hideki Hanyu made the invitation casually.

Then Koichi Koichi saw a pile of snacks in front of Hideki Hanyu and his female companion.

He thought to himself that if you are so hungry, it would be better to book a restaurant directly, how can you go to the tea house to eat.

However, Gang Haoyi hurried over after finishing his work by himself, and he was indeed hungry.

After Hanyu Hideki's invitation, he sat down and ate unceremoniously.

But when filling his stomach, Gang Haoyi didn't forget the business and asked directly.

"What's the matter with Hanyu-san suddenly asking me to meet?"

"Koichi-san should know about the satellite channel cooperation rights of the Broadcasting Association."

"I know, is Hanyu-san interested?"

As soon as Gang Hao put down the dim sum in his hand, he persuaded him sincerely.

"I advise Hanyu-san not to be too concerned. NHK TV station has lost more than one billion yuan in half a year for the trial broadcast. I have already found several TV stations before, and no one is interested. Otherwise, how could I give up the right to cooperate."

As soon as Gang Hao said this, he showed a mysterious expression.

"Tell Hanyu-san one more thing. Now several forces have united to apply for the right to cooperate. But they..."

After Gang Haoyi mentioned the names of several forces, he continued to persuade with a tone of kindness for Hanyu Hideki.

"Although Yunshang Arts is developing well, it's better not to provoke these people."

Facing Minato Koichi's persuasion, Hanyu Hideki smiled.

He came to Gang Haoyi today just to poach someone.

So tell Koichi Koichi directly.

"The forces that Hao Yisang mentioned are cooperating with Yunshang Entertainment, but they won't announce Yunshang Entertainment until they win the satellite channel."

"what!"

Gang Haoyi was shocked by this news.

He stared at Hanyu Hideki, and asked in surprise, "Hanyu-san likes satellite TV."

"That's right, and I have some operating philosophies that are different from NHK's."

However, it is impossible for Hideki Hanyu to disclose the specific operation before Koichi Koichi joins.

"Why did Hanyu-san tell me this?" Gang Haoyi asked.

"How can someone as smart as Hao Yisang fail to guess my thoughts? Although I have confidence in Yunshang Entertainment's production capabilities, we lack someone who is familiar with the TV industry and can coordinate the overall situation."

"Hanyu-san wants to invite me to join the satellite channel?"

Hanyu Hideki's words moved Koichi Koichi's heart.

Coordinating the overall situation is equivalent to being the president of a national TV station.

Isn't this his dream?
But NHK stumbled in the test run of the satellite channel, which made him hesitate.

The satellite channel failed, Hideki Hanyu still has a way out, Yunshang Entertainment still has a way out, and those big forces also have a way out.

But as long as he left Fuji TV, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

There is no retreat at all.

Although based on his relationship with Hideki Hanyu, it is definitely no problem to continue working in Yunshang Entertainment.

But it will definitely have nothing to do with the TV industry in the future.

At this moment, Hideki Hanyu spoke.

"When there is news from the satellite channel, the recruitment information will be released to the outside world. If Koichi-san is interested, you can come and participate in the individual application."

Hideki Hanyu didn't answer Koichi Koichi's question directly, but applying for the job alone was a promise that as long as Koichi Koichi came, he would be successful.

Gang Haoyi is not an idiot, so he naturally understands that Yunshang Entertainment does not want to have conflicts with Fuji TV.

So it's up to him to decide.

If you are willing to be the boss, then take the initiative to give up the business of Fuji TV.

If you don't want to, don't expect Yunshang Entertainment to offend Fuji TV for him.

　Thank you for the reward from Lianyoubaa's father who was recommended by Mei Yuyou.

　　It's released, thank you Wutong.

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