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Inside the Armani boutique, Mo Yuqing selected two suits and several shirts and ties for Su Yi, and insisted on paying for them. Su Yi originally wanted to pay, but couldn't argue with Mo Yuqing's insistence, and seeing that she seemed genuinely about to get angry, he immediately gave up.

Then, Mo Yuqing excitedly pulled Su Yi into a department store and picked out two pairs of leather shoes for him, which she paid for herself.

After buying all their things, the two of them felt a bit tired. Because she had taken care of Jin'er for dinner, Mo Yuqing hadn't eaten much either. As they walked to the street corner, they saw a ramen shop sign. Remembering the scenes of people eating ramen that often appeared in Japanese dramas, they couldn't resist going in to try Japanese ramen and see how it differed from Chinese ramen.

Su Yi was even more curious about a custom in Japan where people are told they must make a lot of noise while eating noodles, and the louder the noise, the more delicious the noodles are considered. He wondered if this was true.

As it turns out, the Japanese psyche is indeed something that normal people find difficult to understand...

Back at the hotel, Jin'er was still fast asleep. After Su Yi and Mo Yuqing said goodnight to each other, Su Yi returned to his own room.

Lying in bed, Su Yi's heart remained restless. The image of Mo Yuqing's gentle charm outside the Armani store kept replaying in his mind. Unlike at other times, he wasn't able to rationally control his emotions. After all, experience in matters of the heart couldn't be simply learned.

He had always believed that his true love was An Jing, and that she would only ever love him. But now, another figure lingered in his heart. Faced with this question, Su Yi was unsure and confused. However, the rapid heartbeat and rising body temperature he had felt at that moment were undeniable. His mind was in turmoil, so Su Yi decided to stop thinking about it and silently practiced the techniques of manipulation to calm himself down.

At this moment, sleep comes rushing in like a tidal wave...

The next day, as arranged, Su Yi and Mo Yuqing, mother and daughter, visited Sony's headquarters in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo.

Sony was founded in May 1946 and has been around for nearly sixty years. During his visit to the headquarters, Su Yi was most impressed by Sony's historical archives. These archives contain a wealth of information about Sony from its inception to the present day.

In particular, the AIBO robot dog that she saw when she first entered the museum fascinated Xiao Jin'er. This intelligent pet, which was first launched by Sony in 99, is a symbol of Sony's technology.

This archive shows every step Sony has taken, which inspired Su Yi to strive to create such a great company for the first time.

At the end of the visit, as they were leaving, the Sony representative unexpectedly presented Su Yi with a gift—their latest AIBO robot dog. Seeing Jin'er's delighted expression upon receiving the gift, Su Yi admired the thoughtfulness of Sony's public relations team. This must have been a spur-of-the-moment decision made after seeing Jin'er's fondness for the robot dog pet.

As the car started moving, Su Yi looked back at Sony's headquarters and the prominent "SONY" logo, feeling somewhat conflicted.

This is perhaps similar to the feeling of your rival getting a scholarship... Of course, for now, Dream International and Sony are cooperating quite well, but beneath the calm surface, are there many undercurrents surging?

That evening, Su Yi and his mother, Mo Jin'er, dressed in their finest attire, attended a welcome reception specially held for him by Sony's headquarters in Japan. At the reception, high-ranking officials from Sony's headquarters, along with their families, were also present.

While Dreamworld is already quite influential in the global IT industry, it's not enough for a behemoth like Sony to give it such a grand welcome. Sony's gesture demonstrates their appreciation for Dreamworld's potential and conveys a desire for multifaceted cooperation.

The reception was held at a villa in Tokyo's most bustling district. The fact that such a large villa exists in Tokyo's prime real estate speaks volumes about its owner's wealth and power.

Led by Sony's entourage, Su Yi and his group stepped into the picturesque villa and saw that the party had not yet started, but there were already quite a few people waiting and chatting inside.

Sony Vice President Yoshino Aso, who had already met Su Yi, came over to greet Su Yi and introduced him to the top executives of Sony one by one. These people were all powerful figures in Sony.

Although he had a good memory, Su Yi still had a bit of a headache getting to know so many people at once. However, the one who interested Su Yi the most was Ikeya Morita, the general manager of Sony's game division, because this young man in his twenties was actually the grandson of Akio Morita, one of the founders of Sony.

Sony's predecessor was the Tokyo Communications Research Institute, founded by Dai Fukai in 1945. Akio Morita joined the company the following May, and it was reorganized into Tokyo Telecommunications Industries Co., Ltd., which was the original Sony Corporation. It wasn't until 1958, for international expansion, that the name SONY was adopted. Akio Morita, one of the two original founders of Sony, made invaluable contributions to the company's development, and he passed away just 99 years ago.

Su Yi had specifically studied Sony's data. Just like other Japanese companies, companies like Sony, which developed so rapidly, could not avoid being absorbed by conglomerates. Now, Sony has been taken over by the Mitsui conglomerate, one of Japan's four major conglomerates. The Morita family's shareholding in Sony is no more than 17%, but the family still has considerable influence over Sony.

Because Sony's chairman, Nobuyuki Idei, was visiting the United States, the reception was hosted by Vice President Yoshino Aso. Shortly after the reception began, Su Yi was invited to a special meeting room, where Yoshino Aso and Ikeya Morita were waiting for him. There, they first celebrated the success of their previous collaboration with Su Yi, and then subtly expressed their hope for another partnership, bringing Dream Games' *Mechanical Civilization* to the PS2. They stated that the terms of this collaboration would remain the same: Sony would make this game a key promotional title for 02.

Su Yi understood that they wanted to finalize this matter before Microsoft made its move. Since Fantasy International no longer relied entirely on game profits, he didn't mind if the profits increased. Now, he was considering something else entirely.

After final negotiations, a cooperation agreement was reached. Dreamworld International would guarantee the porting of *Mechanical Civilization* to the PS2 platform, and Sony agreed to provide necessary assistance to Dreamworld International in the development of its Lechang gaming platform. It seems that Blizzard's initial games were released on the PS2, so through its relationship with Sony, Dreamworld International could at least maintain a somewhat amicable relationship with this influential game company among players.