Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

After the contract formalities were almost completed, it was already noon. Matsuhashi Minoru took the initiative to invite Takeyusei to find a place to eat something.

I'm quite familiar with Matsubashi in Minato Ward.

Before becoming an employee of Yusei Electronic Entertainment, she worked for a company in the port area, so she naturally knew where to find good food.

"President, regarding the plans for overseas business expansion, do you have any candidates for agents to handle future overseas expansion? Or do you plan to select suitable managers locally in the United States?"

Matsuhashi Minoru drove the car, while Takeyusei simply sat in the back seat, deep in thought.

Hearing Matsuhashi Minoru's words, he snapped out of his reverie: "Not yet. What? Do you have someone to recommend?"

"Yes... there is."

Takeyusei looked in the rearview mirror and met Matsuhashi Minoru's gaze. Matsuhashi Minoru was also observing Takeyusei in the rearview mirror at the same time. After noticing Takeyusei's gaze, she immediately looked in another direction.

"Tell me about the people you recommended. I actually trust the people you recommended quite a bit."

Matsuhashi Minoru has always been a very capable woman. He hardly had to worry about personnel recruitment. He only needed to tell Matsuhashi Minoru his requirements for recruiting employees, and she could complete the task almost perfectly.

It must be said that Matsuhashi has a very unique eye for people.

"Actually... I want to recommend myself. If possible, I would like to go to the United States in person. I... I want to realize my own ideals."

Matsuhashi Minoru suddenly became a little nervous at this moment.

She shouldn't be nervous at this time.

Given her experience and professional competence, she shouldn't be nervous either.

But now I just can't quite control myself.

People tend to get nervous about the things they care about most.

Matsushita is currently exhibiting such behavior.

Zhu Youxing was surprised: "You want to develop your career overseas?"

"President, in Japan, you should understand that women basically have no future, right?"

Matsuhashi Minoru sighed softly.

Zhu Youxing nodded slightly, "That's true."

Even if Takeyusei truly only chooses capable people and doesn't care about gender or anything like that, Japanese society as a whole will still inevitably look at such oddballs with strange eyes.

Matsuhashi Minoru is a typical successful career woman.

If she were in her twenties now, she would still be considered an outstanding woman.

Some people will admire her, and some people will envy her.

But she is already in her thirties.

She herself has no intention of getting married or finding a husband, but people around her often point fingers and gossip about it.

She could say she doesn't care at all what others say, but that's just talk.

No one can truly be indifferent to what others think.

Matsuhashi Minoru was very grateful to Takeyusei for always treating him with equality.

But she knew that in Japan, she had no way out, and that not getting married and being a housewife was the greatest sin.

Overseas markets might present an opportunity.

She wanted to see if she could make a name for herself.

At this moment, Matsuhashi Minoru was a little worried that because of his outstanding abilities, President Takeyu would not let him go and hoped that he could stay by his side forever.

If that were truly the request, Minoru Matsuhashi would have no reason to refuse.

"Okay, I think I'll feel more at ease if you go."

Zhu Youxing revealed a smile that appeared to be very happy.

And the heavy weight of unease in Matsuhashi Minoru's heart was instantly lifted.

Chapter 170 Plan Summary

In the United States, women's status is also not high.

But compared to Japan, it's much better.

At least women here can work normally, and not many people will point fingers.

In Takeyusei's view, Matsuhashi Minoru is a very capable tool, and he has always been very conscientious.

Furthermore, she has some alumni and friends in the United States, who could also be a resource to help expand into the US market.

So Zhu Youxing agreed to her idea of ​​going to the United States to work hard.

As for myself, I'll stay in Japan, and at most occasionally go to the US to keep things under control.

However, he still plans to attend the International Consumer Electronics Show in person.

He wanted to see firsthand what level of technology the world had reached, and he hoped to glimpse some future trends at the consumer expo.

Since Pokémon began to sell steadily, the sales of the Game Boy have also been climbing steadily.

The team that initially developed Pokémon was somewhat frustrated.

They felt that the game they created was somewhat of a failure.

But unexpectedly, the game quickly became a hot topic and a very popular thing among children.

Moreover, this is not limited to boys; many girls have also joined in.

Because Pokémon Bamboo Star added more training elements, it basically brought all the training features from Tamagotchi to the Game Boy Pokémon.

This also leads many girls to buy game consoles because they like the Pokémon raising and nurturing features.

At the same time, all employees of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment also arrived at the new office location.

The office environment here is much better than the previous company, and the average office space has also increased. The overall atmosphere is also fantastic.

All the employees who had just arrived at the company immediately fell in love with the new office space.

What excites these employees is that there is a film and television agency upstairs, and they can see all kinds of celebrities coming and going every day, which is a privilege they have never had before.

Even if we can't talk to each other up close, it's still nice to occasionally ride the same elevator.

The news that a company with amazing potential had moved into the building also spread throughout the building, and many people looked on with curiosity at this big tenant who had just rented five floors.

What does this company do?

"I heard they make games."

"Making games? You mean those really popular video games? Which company is it?"

"It's that most popular company, the one that made the GB, Famicom, and Super Famicom."

"Wow! It's that company? We're so lucky to be in the same building as them. Has anyone asked about their hiring requirements?"

"Don't even think about it. You're a mechanical engineer and you have absolutely nothing to do with those who work in high-end electronics."

After all the employees had almost finished moving, Zhu Youxing called a meeting with the key employees.

This time, we're going to reconfirm the progress of the work we need to do now, and at the same time, arrange the next game development plan.

Currently, there are six game development teams within the company, numbered from first to sixth.

There are still only two groups specializing in the research and development of game consoles and peripherals, but the total number of people in both groups has expanded over the past period of time.

The meeting was held on the afternoon of the day the move was completed, and the heads of each group and several additional departments gathered together.

Zhu Youxing asked each of them to report on their current work progress.

The primary research and development focus of the first engineering development team is the development of a new 32-bit game console. This is the company's most important project, and also its most confidential.

Apart from the heads of each group, no one else knew the research and development progress of the First Engineering Development Group.

The goal is to finally make a stunning announcement.

The second engineering development team was researching an extended version of the GB handheld console, namely the color backlit version of the GBA.

This Bamboo Star is expected to be released around this time next year, providing a boost to the branch offices that have just entered the European and American markets, allowing them to conquer new territories with a more powerful handheld console.

The first of the six game development teams, which is responsible for the development of Dragon Quest IV, is now nearing completion. Zhu Youxing arranged for them to check for more bugs in the game and then release Dragon Quest IV as a launch title when European and American game consoles are released.

The fifth team was responsible for the simultaneous development of Final Fantasy Parts 3 and 4.

Because the Final Fantasy series is characterized by almost no connection between the stories of each game, Takeyusei could easily skip the second game and complete his challenge of never making a sequel.

The simultaneous release of the third and fourth installments was intended for release on future GBA and SFC game consoles, respectively.

The third installment is a crystal mythology story that leans more towards medieval legends. It will be exclusively released on the GBA, and like Dragon Quest, it will be among the first titles released in the US market.

The fourth installment will be released a little later, launching on the Super Famicom. After the Dragon Quest craze has subsided somewhat, Final Fantasy will immediately follow suit, delivering a series of powerful moves.

Judging from the market share of game consoles in the United States disclosed by Surui Electronics, there are likely to be some strong competitors in the US market.

That's quite normal. The development of programmers in the United States started the earliest, and they are more creative in program development. In the first two decades of the 21st century in my previous life, the United States was almost unrivaled in the software field.

There are also plenty of talented programmers over there.

Having a programming genius like Aya Tsukino under your command is already a rare breed, but there are many like her in the United States, and some are even more outstanding.

Therefore, Zhu Youxing dared not be careless. He planned to make a few big moves as the first step in entering the US market, otherwise he might not be able to make any waves.

The reason why Nintendo was able to dominate the United States for so many years in its previous life was simply because the United States had just experienced a video game winter, and a game company, Atari, single-handedly destroyed the entire US video game market.

Later, Nintendo seized the opportunity and forcibly occupied the vast majority of the market share in the United States, eventually establishing an extremely stable position.

As for himself, he probably won't have that kind of good luck; he might have to face several strong competitors from the United States right from the start.

Aside from the first and fifth groups specializing in their respective game series development, the sixth group has just released Pokémon, so they need some time to catch their breath and allow themselves to mature before unleashing another big surprise after the GBA is released.

The second, third, and fourth teams are currently engaged in short-cycle game development, each lasting three months. In the past month alone, they have produced several classic games from the NES and SFC.

There are one game each of Galaxy Storm, Mario RPG, football, and basketball, as well as a golf game and a Go puzzle game developed in collaboration with the Japan Go Association.

Most of these games sold around 200,000 copies in their first week, and then sales gradually decreased in the following weeks.

Since these games don't have very high production costs—basically any game that Bamboo Star can make with just an idea—they can generally break even with around 100,000 sales, making them all relatively profitable games.