Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

In interviews on four major television networks, active baseball players also personally shared their experiences.

They meticulously recounted the blood and tears of Japanese baseball to the public, suggesting that every baseball player in Japan has grown to where they are today through continuous hard work, and almost every one of them is incredibly inspiring, making them role models worthy of emulation.

"We have all struggled and fought hard to win, to win fair and square, and we have given everything we could."

"In the end, we achieved the glory that belonged to us, but a video game is slandering us, discrediting our industry as a sport that only uses underhanded tactics. This is something I absolutely cannot tolerate!"

A baseball player angrily denounced video games during an interview.

The host looked at the baseball player with great sympathy.

“You guys are really great, every single one of you, constantly striving for your dreams, but some people are questioning your sport. I can understand your anger right now.”

The athlete calmed himself down and then said sadly, "I don't expect others to understand our pain. I just hope that they will at least not insult us. That's our bottom line."

Then, he changed the subject: "However, I believe there are still truly responsible people in this world, and not all video games are so bad. For example, the Koshien baseball league game released by PN game console is very professional. Our coach has already recommended that we try this game, and it is even more professional."

When Zhu Youxing, who was watching a TV series, saw this scene, he almost couldn't help but spit out his water.

This advertisement was incredibly awkward to the point of being poorly executed.

The TV presenter also looked embarrassed.

This interview was broadcast live, and any unexpected events could be difficult to remedy.

This baseball player's initiative to promote another company's baseball game here clearly indicates that he did not communicate with the TV station.

It seems that Surui Electronics really spent a lot of money; it's not easy to force an athlete to promote a game on a TV show.

"So, if you want to experience a more realistic baseball game, you can try the Koshien Baseball League game. I really like it."

"Alright everyone, that concludes today's program. Thank you very much to our baseball player for sharing his experience. Next, we will discuss the downsides of video games in more detail."

The host promptly stopped the interview program, and the screen immediately switched to an advertisement, leaving viewers confused.

Chapter 145 What did I do wrong?

Television stations still wield some influence, and after a series of interviews, they focused on the merits of video games.

However, most of the athletes interviewed seemed to be targeting Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, rather than condemning it outright.

The audience isn't stupid; they know what those TV stations are up to.

However, they believed about 70-80% of what the athletes said.

They previously thought this spin-off game of the Super Baseball Series was somewhat interesting.

The main advantage is that this game is more relaxed and humorous than the previous one, making you smile involuntarily while playing.

However, when the whole society was criticizing the game's irresponsible behavior, even those who liked the game dared not speak out anymore.

At this moment, a composer who was once somewhat famous also stepped forward; his name was Ken Nagano.

He began publishing his condemnations in some newspapers and online.

"I think Yuxing Electronic Entertainment is a very irresponsible company. They always question the professionalism of other industries and force others to accept their demands!"

"This also made me start to doubt video games, to wonder whether they are right or wrong."

He also started his own blog online, where he began to denounce the exploitative practices of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment from beginning to end, recounting everything that happened during his time at Yuxing Electronic Entertainment. Of course, most of the articles were embellished and modified by him.

In the article, he claimed to be a somewhat well-known composer. Initially, Yusei Electronics approached him, but he did not accept (in reality, he immediately agreed because he saw the money to be made). Later, Yusei Electronics became increasingly persistent, frequently bothering him, hoping to compose music for their games, which even affected his life.

In the end, he had no choice but to accept the other party's invitation to help write a few songs.

However, after joining their company, he was met with all sorts of difficulties. The company didn't just want him to compose music; they also wanted him to learn programming and managed him like one of their own employees. They influenced his creative process from all angles, making it difficult for him to create excellent songs. In the end, he decided to leave.

He now believes that leaving was absolutely the right decision, because the company was a terrible company from the very beginning.

Perhaps it's because this company has grown too fast that they've become arrogant and clearly lack respect for other industries. Such companies that disrespect other industries should be condemned by the entire society!

After the article was published, there were some dissenting voices in the comments section of his blog.

For example, if you were harassed in the beginning, why didn't you call the police?

Furthermore, when I searched your name online and elsewhere, I found that you were only slightly famous five or six years ago, and you're long past your prime now. I've also listened to your compositions, and I can only say they're so-so. It's clearly unreasonable that Youxing Electronic Entertainment Company is still willing to keep hiring you.

One or two comments were from programmers who shared their experiences, explaining that the current programming and structural patterns of video game production have inherent flaws, forcing composers to learn some programming skills.

Because most programmers don't know how to compose music, they can help write a tune like do-re-mi.

However, music is not just about do-re-mi; it has many complex timbres and reverberations. Sometimes, a slight difference in the timbre of a piece can affect the overall effect. Only composers are most sensitive to this, and it is most appropriate for them to create music themselves using programming.

This is like a top pianist not playing the piano himself during a performance, but having a novice play for him, only providing the sheet music – that's absurd.

However, such questioning and defense comments cannot last long.

Comments either get deleted directly or are quickly pushed down by other comments, making them hard to notice.

Most people commented to express their sympathy.

Because of previous television interviews with athletes, it seems that more and more people are siding with the seemingly weaker party.

They all joined in the suspicion against Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

I've developed a sense of aversion towards the Famicom and Super Famicom that I already bought, but after thinking about it, I realized that I paid for them myself, so I decided to just throw them in the box and never touch them again.

This is not over yet.

In addition to these accusations, an official from a minor baseball league also spoke out, saying that Yusei Electronics' game vilifies athletes and is extremely unethical. He argued that the game's release should be strictly restricted, or even banned altogether.

"President, we should think of a way to deal with this. Just like the public relations efforts last time, we have more enemies this time. If necessary, we can back down and take a step back."

Takeyusei looked up at Natsume Yasutaka: "Are you going to take a step back this time, and then continue to take a step back when you encounter difficulties in the future?"

Natsume Yasutaka hurriedly said, "President, this time is different. This time we've messed with baseball, which is a behemoth. The previous TV stations couldn't compare at all."

Takeyusei simply shrugged indifferently and said, "Baseball is indeed a behemoth, but you see, it's not the entire baseball industry that's boycotting us; it's just a few baseball players and a minor league."

This small alliance is just a self-organized group in a certain region, and its status is roughly the same as that of a writers' association in a certain region of China.

They certainly have status, but they are definitely not influential enough to affect the entire society.

Natsume Yasutaka is in charge of publicity on a daily basis, and he also handles marketing and public relations, mainly because he happens to be good at this.

Normally, they would have proactively appeared in front of the media, bowed deeply, and apologized to the public for their irresponsibility regarding the professionalism of baseball.

But Zhu Youxing is not the kind of person who apologizes.

If I have truly done something wrong, then I am willing to apologize.

However, Zhu Youxing has never been a professional in the baseball industry, so it's normal that he doesn't understand baseball.

Zhu Youxing believes that what he should do is take responsibility for the quality of the game. While ensuring the quality of the game, it is not a problem to also pay some attention to the professionalism of the industry involved in the game itself.

However, if we abandon the entertainment aspect of games because of this, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

He makes games, not does charity.

Moreover, is it really true that there are no instances of people sabotaging their opponents after a game in the game?

Even if you beat Zhu Youxing to death, he wouldn't believe it.

Those who took the initiative to stand up and criticize seemed more like they were furious.

So, don't even think about getting him to apologize for this, because he doesn't think he did anything wrong.

Chapter 146 An Unexpected Invitation

Faced with suppression from multiple sides, Zhu Youxing is ready to fight back.

Those guys from the TV station clearly didn't learn their lesson last time; they weren't taught a lesson.

This time, he'll make them suffer properly.

"President, there's a phone call for you. It's from a business manager at YOO Network. Would you like to answer it?"

Just as Zhu Youxing was pondering how to retaliate, his assistant called over the intercom.

YOO Network?

After a brief moment of thought, Zhu Youxing immediately remembered this company.

This is an internet company that started as an internet portal website in the last two years.

This company has risen to prominence at a remarkable pace, comparable to its own rapid growth in the video game industry.

After four or five years of hard work and struggle, it has now occupied almost half of the Japanese internet portal websites.

Its status is roughly equivalent to that of hao123 in the early days of China.

"Let's connect the phone," Zhu Youxing said.

"Ok."

Zhu Youxing picked up the phone, and soon a very polite voice came from the other end.

"Hello, President Takeyu, I am a business manager at YOO named Nakamura Rinto. I usually handle investment and business cooperation projects. It is a pleasure to communicate with you by phone."

"Hello Mr. Nakamura, is there something you need from me that you're calling?"

"That's right. Has President Zhuyou been having a lot of trouble lately?"

Zhu Youxing said, "You mean the attacks by baseball players and television stations?"

"That's right, this is it."

"Yes, there is. What's wrong?"

“We want to help President Zhuyou because I think we should be on the same side, and helping you will also benefit us.”

Zhu Youxing frowned: "Why do you say that?"

"Because if we help you suppress television media, or even newspaper groups, you can get rid of trouble again, and we can take advantage of the weakness of television media to expand our influence."

"Well, that would certainly be advantageous to me, but even without me, you would definitely find a way to suppress television media, right?"

"That's true, but we can't really decide whether to go head-to-head with the television media because there are still some risks involved. However, if it's about helping President Zhuyou and your company solve your problems, then we might be able to make up our minds."

Zhu Youxing asked, "What is the price? You helped me, so it seems I should pay some price."

"For 40 billion yen, we will acquire 20% of your company's shares. We will also help you resolve your current troubles. Furthermore, you will receive strong support from the internet portal in the future, which will be very beneficial for both publicity and future online development."

Zhu Youxing understood immediately after hearing this.