Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

At least for the players, it has no impact whatsoever.

Why can't you guys listen to what I say?

Damn it, if you won't listen to us, then all our previous investments will have been wasted.

However, the commentator on the TV program soon continued to stubbornly argue his point.

The Super Baseball Tournament's sales boom was only temporary, as many players are unaware of the game's lack of professionalism.

Once they learn the true nature of this game, they will surely be furious and condemn Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Then, a week passed, and nothing happened.

Only occasionally do a few players raise professional questions online, but that hardly makes a ripple.

A week after the game's release, Zhuyouxing gave them a return gift, which was the first return gift Zhuyouxing had given them.

Super Baseball Tournament: Hot-Blooded Major League Baseball surpassed 200,000 units sold in its first week, officially entering the ranks of popular games.

See that? A bunch of idiots at the TV station, do you really think you can influence anything by suppressing us through public opinion?

Let me tell you with facts, it has absolutely no effect!

This was just the first return gift from Zhu Youxing to make them feel bad.

Next, there will be a second return gift.

Chapter 150 The Fall of a New Star (1)

In a luxury apartment, a young man in his early twenties is lounging on a sofa, with athletes' clothing and sports equipment such as baseballs and bats displayed nearby.

He was an athlete who distinguished himself in the Koshien High School Baseball League.

He was immediately recruited by a well-known team after graduation, and his excellent performance in the game made him a substitute player very quickly.

His future can be described as bright. He now has a fan club online and has more than 10,000 fans.

Recently, he has also had the opportunity to frequently appear on television programs, which has further increased his influence.

According to the agent, the number of fans is growing rapidly and is trending towards exceeding 20,000.

He felt quite good whenever he thought about these things.

Then, as if remembering something, he picked up the phone and dialed his agent's number.

"Hey, Kuroki-san, are there any TV talk shows these days? I haven't been training lately, so I can take some time to appear on TV again."

On the other end of the phone, agent Kuroki said helplessly, "Sato, you promoted Surui Electronics' games during the live broadcasts on those four TV stations last time. That was a taboo for them, and they don't want to invite you to participate in interviews anymore."

Sato frowned: "It was just a brief mention, wasn't it? Besides, it was also a request from Surui Electronics. They offered me over five million yen just for saying a good word about them on TV. That's a very rare thing."

Agent Kuroki said, "Of course I know that. So since you're after that money, you'll definitely be excluded by those four TV stations. They're very averse to video games and see them as a scourge. In short, those four TV stations will definitely not invite you to their interview programs again."

Sato was somewhat dissatisfied: "These old guys at the TV station are so conservative. I only said a few insignificant things."

"There's nothing we can do about it, but don't worry, it's not a big deal. Once you've really grown up, you'll still be a guest of honor at these TV stations. It's not a big problem."

"What about the other two TV stations? TV Tokyo and NHK. Aren't these two stations supposed to be okay with video games? NHK even advertises for Suri Electronics all the time. Could I participate in one or two talk shows on these two stations? Or some variety shows would be fine too."

Ever since he tasted success with his last live stream, Sato felt he should put more effort into this area, hoping it might bring unexpected surprises.

"Well... let me ask. NHK might be a possibility, but as for TV Tokyo, Sato, forget about it. TV Tokyo seems to be deeply tied to Yusei Electronics Entertainment, and the two have a very deep cooperative relationship. You'll definitely be turned away if you go to TV Tokyo."

Sato said nonchalantly, "TV Tokyo? That's garbage. They say it's the sixth largest TV station, but it's not even worthy of shining the shoes of the five stations ahead of it. If we can't go, we can't go."

"Please be careful what you say, Sato. It's fine for the two of us to say these things when we're chatting, but you absolutely cannot say them in public. Even though TV Tokyo is relatively weak, it's not something we can afford to mess with."

"Okay, okay, I got it. Oh, by the way, have any fans contacted me recently? I mean, the pretty ones." Sato suddenly changed the subject, asking his manager with a slight smile.

"No." Kuroki's manager gave a direct negative answer, then said, "Sato, I have to remind you of this. You are no longer a junior high school baseball player, but a professional athlete. You must correct your previous bad habits!"

"Yes, I will be careful."

Sato was very unhappy.

You're my agent, I'm the one who pays you, so why should the employer who pays you be under your control?

Forget it, this guy is unreliable. Looks like I'll have to find someone myself.

The fan club's fan base is growing recently, so it's possible it'll be quite successful.

As he thought this, he walked to the computer and casually opened a forum webpage.

That was a fan forum specifically set up for him, with many fans who idolized him.

Every day, this forum sees hundreds of posts, some discussing Sato's matches, others constantly praising him; it's quite lively overall.

But in reality, about 70% of the excitement here is exaggerated.

In today's internet world, an industry chain of online trolls has gradually emerged.

In order to increase his exposure, he decisively spent a sum of money to increase the traffic on his forum every day, so that more people would pay attention to him.

Even if the remaining 30% are true fans, that's already pretty good.

Not long ago, he was lucky enough to find a nice girl here and dated her for a while. Recently, he's gotten a little tired of her and is planning to try something different.

Just as he was enthusiastically browsing the forum updates, a notification email appeared.

The email's subject was: "Sato, look at all the bad things you've done! Do you still dare to call yourself a pure athlete? Trash."

Sato frowned when he saw the email.

what happened?

What bad thing did I do?

Before Sato could react, he instinctively opened the email, which contained a compressed file.

The name of the compressed file startled him.

That was a name he knew very well.

She was his childhood sweetheart from junior high school.

The two were once deeply in love and their relationship was so close that they were almost ready to get married right after graduation.

However, as Sato became more and more successful, he became arrogant and was caught cheating on his partners on several occasions.

The two gradually drifted apart, and their relationship could never be the same again.

He hurriedly opened the compressed file, which contained some old photos and some written records about being caught cheating.

Phew... It doesn't seem like a big deal. Written records are meaningless. I can just say that some people are making things up and maliciously slandering me.

As for his childhood sweetheart, he had given her family a sum of money a long time ago, strictly forbidding her from revealing his past, or else he would cause her social death. His agent handled this matter.

Looking at these photos, some of which included sweet pictures of him and his childhood sweetheart, he felt only disgust at the sight of them.

Could it be that my childhood sweetheart is trying to disgust me? Or is she trying to extort some money?

That won't do. If things continue like this, something bad could happen at any time. He needs to call her family and warn them again.

He casually intended to delete the files, but suddenly found that he could no longer control his mouse.

And then the mouse started moving on its own.

Chapter 151 The Prelude to Disgrace

Sato had never seen anything like this before; he had no idea why his computer mouse would move on its own.

At this point, he even found it a bit amusing. Could it be that there was some kind of program malfunction in the computer itself?

He didn't take it too seriously yet, and just watched the mouse show with curiosity.

Then very quickly, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

The mouse operates extremely fast, quickly downloading multiple data packets from the network.

Then the data packet is decompressed, and inside is a whole bunch of various small programs.

Then, these mini-programs began to divide up the tasks and perform their own operations.

Some were quickly browsing data on their computers, while others were logging into various platforms using Sato's account and starting to post photos and remorseful apology letters.

The apology letter reads: "I am very sorry, my fans, and everyone in the industry who has expectations of me. Due to my inner unease, I must disclose the various sins I have committed and also expose the mistakes made by some of my teammates. I hope to receive your forgiveness and find peace of mind."

As for those photos, they are all things that absolutely cannot be made public. Even releasing just one of them would be enough to ruin Sato forever.

And that's not all. In addition to himself, these photos also include many scandalous photos of his club teammates or other club members, and even taboo things like underground casinos.

Photos of numerous athletes watching a game together in an underground casino and then making deals with each other.

At this moment, Sato stared wide-eyed at the computer screen in disbelief.

If we simply unplug the power now, everything can still be salvaged, since these emails haven't been sent yet.

But he can't remember it at all now.

In today's world, the internet has emerged, and there are also related claims about internet virus intrusion.

However, it's really rare for ordinary people to encounter such a thing. Most people encounter malicious programs that cause their computers to freeze or crash, but there are almost no advanced programs that forcibly seize control of your computer.

"Damn it! Damn it! Give me the mouse!"

Sato was furious. He grabbed the mouse in a fit of shock and anger, and then forcefully ripped the mouse cable off.

However, this action had no effect; the computer mouse continued to operate.

The emails were sent out at an extremely fast speed, while another program was rapidly searching his personal computer.

The program quickly found multiple recordings on his personal computer.

When he saw the names of those videos, his brain went blank as if nothing had happened.

"no no!"

Those videos were his perverse hobby, a hobby based on some dirty things he had done, and also his treasured possessions.

To preserve these items, he deliberately changed their filenames and hid them within dozens of folders, thinking that no one would discover them, and no one would suspect that such items were on his computer.

but……

With just one search program, all these things will be exposed.