Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Takeyusei watched Hayasawa Airi leave until she disappeared from sight.

"Alright, now it's time to head to the office."

Zhu Youxing looked at a star mark on the map; that was the office space he had prepared for his company.

Chapter 17 Company Address

In Japan, the process of registering a company is not complicated.

If you are a local resident, you can register a company even with just one yen.

Of course, it is generally not recommended to do this.

Zhuyouxing isn't too stingy in this regard; it's not like the registered capital can't be used.

About three weeks ago, Zhu Youxing had already asked his father, who had this physical attribute, to help him sort it out.

The father of the body in which Zhu Youxing is inhabiting has a wide network of connections. For such trivial matters, there is no need to go to the father; one can simply call an uncle he knows and everything will be taken care of.

When the other party heard that I wanted to register a company for fun, they didn't waste any time and, after briefly understanding my basic information, took care of everything, even the registered capital.

The registered capital was ten million yen, and the uncle took care of everything, including the company seal, identity documents, company address, notarized articles of association, and some pre-paid handling fees.

Two days ago, after all the procedures were completed, the document was sent to Zhuyouxing via express delivery.

The money didn't seem to mean much to the uncle; he valued his friendship with his father more, so Zhu Youxing didn't stand on ceremony.

Of course, Zhuyouxing also guaranteed the other party a share of the original shares.

To the other party, this amount of money was like a drop in the ocean, something they didn't care about at all. Even if Zhu Youxing lost everything, he wouldn't say a word to Zhu Youxing's father.

Of course, the most important point is the patent registration for the game console and its dedicated game cartridges. Moreover, registering this together with the company will grant preferential policies and reduce some of the registration fees.

Since it's the company's early stages, it's essential to save this kind of money, even if it's only enough to pay one employee's monthly salary. It's worth doing.

With all the prepared paperwork and keys in hand, Zhu Youxing drove another inexpensive car to the company's entrance.

The entire company is a standalone three-story building.

One of the basement levels is being used temporarily as a warehouse.

The house looked quite old, with some crumbling walls on the outside. As you entered, a chilly wind swept in, and it was hard to tell how long it had been since it had been rented out.

The rent for this building is 200,000 yuan per month.

That's right, it's cheaper than renting a game machine slot in those arcades and shopping malls.

At that time, Zhu Youxing rented those places entirely in order to forcibly occupy territory through a money offensive.

Then, just last night, some arcade owners, like the first arcade manager, expressed interest in buying game machines.

Because this thing is just too profitable.

On average, you can earn at least 15,000 to 16,000 yuan a day. If you encounter a few new players, you can earn even more.

Because they die faster.

For anyone wishing to purchase a Takeyusei, the price is a flat 200,000 yen, not a penny less.

After initially making a lot of noise, the other party gritted their teeth and agreed to the terms.

In this way, Zhu Youxing was able to gather another five or six million in funds.

Of the total, over three million was a refund of the rent, and the remaining two million was the price paid for the acquisition of game machines from some of the entertainment halls.

In the end, only four units remained, placed in the aisles of several large supermarkets.

Although it's very popular and attracts a lot of people, and some are envious, it's clear that no one can immediately imagine how much money this thing can actually make.

Zhu Youxing walked out of the office building again and looked up at the old and worn-out sign above.

Those were left behind by the companies that used to operate in this building.

It is said that the company was doing very well before the bubble burst.

Even an ordinary employee here can commute to and from get off work in a luxury car that costs several thousand yen per day.

That was truly a crazy era.

Then, after the bubble burst, the company collapsed almost instantly due to excessive consumption and the owner's real estate investments going wrong.

No one has visited this building since.

There are countless houses like this throughout Japan that no one is interested in.

In Japan, real estate has transformed from an investment commodity into a purely consumer good. No one dares to buy or rent houses casually anymore; they just want to satisfy their daily needs.

When Zhu Youxing first secured this location, the building's management staff were so excited they couldn't sleep for several days.

When the salesperson took over the building, he even thought that no one would rent it again until the building collapsed naturally.

Zhu Youxing took a retractable ladder from the back of the car, placed it at the doorway, and then climbed up little by little while holding his company signboard.

After removing the nameplate of the deceased company, Zhu Youxing silently mourned for the company for a minute.

Finally, he hung up his plaque.

GameStar Entertainment Inc. (Tokyo)

The moment the plaque was placed, Zhu Youxing felt as if something had been changed.

My mind was empty for a moment.

He then climbed down the retractable ladder and threw it back into the back of the truck.

Next, I need to clean up my office building for the next few years.

Of course, such trivial matters did not originally require Zhu Youxing to handle them himself.

In this depressed era, even hourly jobs are sought after by many.

However, apart from the chilly wind, the building was actually quite clean, so there was no need to hire someone else to clean it.

Even so, it took Zhu Youxing until the afternoon to get the third floor looking somewhat decent.

"Excuse me, is this Game Star?"

Just as Zhu Youxing was about to go out to find something to eat, a somewhat cautious voice came from the doorway.

Upon hearing this voice, Zhu Youxing immediately perked up.

He quickly emerged from the corner.

"Hello, yes, this is GameStar. May I ask who you are...?"

The person who came in was a woman.

Judging from his appearance and attire, he should be in his thirties.

"Ah, hello, my name is Honda Rimi. I saw that you posted a job advertisement, and... there are no gender restrictions."

A woman named Honda Rimi pulled a job advertisement out of her pocket.

That was exactly what I had given Airi Hayazawa that morning to post at different job placement agencies.

Zhu Youxing blinked.

Honestly, he hadn't expected that the first employee who came to him wanting to join would be a woman.

And she looks like a woman in her thirties.

At this age, she should already have children and a husband.

This would be quite normal in other countries.

But this is Japan.

Once a woman becomes a housewife, she almost never returns to the workforce.

This is due to the prevailing social atmosphere.

Even with the introduction of the so-called "Equal Employment Law for Men and Women," it still couldn't change social values.

If a woman becomes a housewife and then goes back to work, outsiders will think that the man in the family is useless, that she will cause her husband a lot of trouble, and that she will not be able to hold her head up in society.

However, this has nothing to do with Zhuyouxing.

He doesn't care about gender when it comes to employees.

Chapter 18 A Different Kind of Housewife

Honda Rimi is a housewife.

Just as Zhu Youxing had guessed, a woman like her would never have been able to come out in the first place.

Given Japan's closed-off customs, it is extremely difficult for housewives to go out and work.

Unless there are some exceptions.

She is one of the special cases.

Her husband had previously committed suicide by lying on the railway tracks.

The bursting of the bubble caused the family's standard of living to plummet.

Moreover, previous investments had resulted in huge mistakes, leaving the family with no savings and a considerable amount of debt.

Finally, unable to bear the psychological pressure, the man in the family decisively chose to commit suicide.

Simply put, he walked away, leaving his children and wife with a huge mess.

She still needs to repay her debts, and she also needs to take care of her children.

However, as a mother, she couldn't find a job that suited her taste no matter what.

This meets my expectations, which means the salary level is quite good.

Before becoming a housewife, Honda Rimi was a woman with some professional skills.

She only gradually withdrew from the workforce and became a full-time housewife after marrying her senior colleague.

This society is cruel.

It doesn't favor you just because your life is miserable.