Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

"It's not exactly troublesome, but I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

"You said, we don't need to be so formal with each other, we can say whatever we want."

The American on the other end of the phone became serious.

"Pele, do you guys have any plans to develop film and television special effects recently?"

"Hmm? Why are you asking about that?"

"Answer my question first."

“Of course there is.” Bailey nodded as he spoke. “Special effects in film and television have become increasingly important in the past two years. In the past, many special effects were achieved using special photography techniques, which were very costly. However, computer-generated special effects can save a lot of costs. We will definitely develop in this direction as well. Why?”

"I've come across a very interesting project. A company is selling its own software that can help with game development and also with film and television special effects. I think we might be able to collaborate and jointly purchase this software."

"Software? It can help with film and television development? I've already purchased a few and am currently training people on them. But buying one more wouldn't be a problem. But could I ask what software it is? From what you're saying, it seems to be quite versatile."

Bailey's Detroit Film Group is under the jurisdiction of Surrey Electronics, but it is more like an independent subsidiary. As long as a certain percentage of the money is handed over, the company's jurisdiction is completely unrestricted.

Pele has a lot of influence in this regard, and he can do more than Hayakawa Ueto.

Hayakawa Ueto had previously invited several talented people from his side to help produce trailers and music, which was just a matter of a word from Bailey.

"This software is called Unreal Engine."

Hayakawa Ueto tried his best to describe the general form of the software using adjectives, and Bailey on the other end of the phone became more and more surprised as he listened.

"This software is really interesting. If it's as good as you say, then it's definitely worth buying. By the way, what's the price exactly?"

Hayakawa Ueto replied, "The other party did not specify the price, but I can tell you directly that this is software developed by a competitor, and they will probably ask for an exorbitant price."

"Did I hear that right? You said it's software developed by a competitor? And they're willing to sell it to you and me?"

"At least their president said it himself, but the requirement written there is that the contract must be for at least ten years, but the payment can be made annually and does not need to be paid in a lump sum."

"This... is indeed a very strange condition. However... if this software is really as magical as you say, then it's not unacceptable. But why would they be willing to sell such a unique software to you and me? It doesn't make sense. It's actually a loss for them."

"I'm not quite sure either," Hayakawa Ueto said, shaking his head.

Zhu Youxing's ambition to monopolize massive amounts of data is not obvious, and no one has noticed it yet. If Zhu Youxing did not have more than 20 years of foresight, it would be difficult for him to deduce anything.

Data monopoly in the chip industry only began to emerge after 2018, and by then it was too late for those who came later to catch up.

Zhu Youxing wanted to gain an absolute first move; money was secondary.

Bailey suddenly realized and said, "I see. You realize that the price will probably be far beyond your means, so you want to get me involved to share the burden?"

“That’s right, that’s exactly it.” Hayakawa Ueto didn’t need to hide anything from his own people and was very straightforward. “But this thing is also very useful for film and television special effects production. What I’m thinking now is that you want to help me cover some of the costs. If you don’t want this software in the future, I will try my best to make up the difference to you later.”

"No need for that. I can afford some financial loss, and from your description, I also think it's a worthwhile investment."

"That's great." Hayakawa Ueto was quite excited. "Then I'll try to contact the company president right now and negotiate a specific price."

"Well, you can make the decision yourself. We're all in the same boat, so we share the same fate. I'll definitely help you. This little favor will help you get a promotion, which will also help me."

"Hehe, Pele, you're as blunt as ever."

"That's just something we guys say," Bailey replied casually.

At this moment, he had already begun to think about how to use a new film and television special effects software.

I happen to have a few experimental science fiction film projects recently, so I decided to use this software to see how the results are.

Having found someone willing to co-invest, Hayakawa Uehito felt much relieved.

So, the next thing we need to face is something else.

Go and meet that young president.

That legendary figure who led the booming development of the gaming industry.

People in the same industry are naturally envious of each other, and it's quite difficult to take the initiative to talk business with them.

Chapter 273 Epic Meeting

Previously, Surui Electronics was the strongest competitor of Youxing Electronics Entertainment.

However, there was no back-and-forth between the two sides; it was only Surui Electronics that was unilaterally chasing after Surui Electronics.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment is developing too rapidly. Even though Su Rui Electronics has a large enterprise backing it, it is difficult to keep up with the development speed of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

This is incredible.

This made Hayakawa Ueto realize that game quality is the real core.

Otherwise, there's no reason why their more sophisticated game consoles wouldn't be popular.

This can be considered the first piece of good news he received from the competition with Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Later, Surui Electronics seemed to lack offensive power, but the competitive relationship between the two sides never ended.

In some economic media news, and on the currently popular One Man Games website, there are always people hotly debating who will ultimately win between Surui Electronics and Youxing Electronics Entertainment.

I'm afraid that my attendance at this course hosted by a competitor has already been photographed by someone with ulterior motives.

However, Hayakawa Ueto wasn't afraid of losing face because of this; he was never one to care about such trivial matters.

As long as it achieves its purpose, it is acceptable to do any kind of thing.

However, when it came time to actually meet with Yusei Take, the president of Yusei Electronics Entertainment, he surprisingly began to feel a little apprehensive.

This is strange.

Hayakawa Ueto himself didn't understand why he had this reaction.

When the lecture ended and he made his request to meet with Zhu Youxing alone, he began to worry that he would be rejected.

However, he maintained a calm and composed demeanor on the surface, showing no signs of the anxiety he might have felt inside. He simply sipped his tea in silence, waiting for the other party's response.

Ten minutes later.

At this moment, a young man walked over. He was Takeyusei's temporary assistant for this lecture, helping Takeyusei prepare various things for the lecture. He smiled and said to Hayakawa Ueto, "Hello, Mr. Hayakawa, our president just responded. He agreed to meet, and if it is inconvenient for you, you can arrange the meeting place."

Hayakawa Ueto perked up: "Convenient, convenient for me no matter what. Let's meet at a coffee shop, any one will do."

"Okay, how about the business conference room downstairs in half an hour?"

"No problem. Does President Zhuyou have any more courses to teach next?"

The other party shook their head: "No, it's because your appointment was a little late. Some people had already made appointments with the president before you to discuss some business, so you'll just have to wait."

Hayakawa Ueto immediately understood that those guys also realized the value of this game engine at the first opportunity, and wanted to have the development rights for the game engine as soon as possible.

Therefore, he cannot afford to slow down.

Even if it means paying a lot of money to competitors, we must be the first to have this game engine.

This is the only option now; there are no better alternatives.

Honestly, if Zhu Youxing hadn't been willing to license his game engine, he probably wouldn't have been able to achieve such efficient game production in a short time. In that case, he would have just been able to watch other game companies grow rapidly.

"Okay, I'll wait here for half an hour."

Hayakawa Ueto sat down again and continued drinking his still-little cup of coffee.

He stood up from his seat at exactly 30 minutes past the hour, with precision down to the second, and then went down to the business conference room.

At this moment, Zhu Youxing had already sent most of the people away.

Negotiating with these business owners who are interested in the game engine is not troublesome. Since a price has already been given and they can accept it, it is just a simple process of confirming the agreement. Then, the legal departments of both companies will confirm the contract details and the game engine can be licensed to each other.

Takeyusei also knew that the real main event wasn't these guys, but Hayakawa Ueto.

The fact that Hayakawa Ueto was the first to want to contact him and obtain the game engine license shows that Hayakawa Ueto is indeed a very visionary person.

Furthermore, the fact that he doesn't mind this kind of animosity from his competitors makes him a respectable competitor in a way.

After the last person left the meeting room, Hayakawa Ueto politely knocked on the door and then entered with Takeyusei's permission.

Zhu Youxing also stood up from his seat. This should be the first formal meeting between the two parties. Their previous competitive relationship had prevented them from ever meeting, so this was quite a rare opportunity.

If paparazzi were to capture this meeting, it would probably become the hottest news story of the day.

The gaming industry is booming, especially in Japan, where it is no longer an insignificant sector.

Video games also stimulated people's consumption desires after the bubble burst. Although they did not achieve the goal of truly improving people's livelihoods, they did bring a little bit of vitality and vigor, making the environment less stagnant.

The Japanese government even sent people to thank Yusei Electronics Entertainment for their contributions, which was a very positive publicity opportunity at the time.

Of course, this was also influenced by various forces, which led the Japanese government to recognize the status of video games.

Otherwise, if video games are prematurely categorized with comics and anime, they might immediately become something that everyone condemns and guards against.

The result is pretty good.

So young.

Hayakawa Ueto had only one thought when he first saw Takeyusei.

Now, Zhu Youxing is probably only twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

Zhu Youxing also looks much younger than she does in some newspaper and online photos.

After all, there aren't any beauty cameras available now, and photos are generally still quite blurry.

"President Takeyu, it's really a pleasure to meet you." Hayakawa Ueto greeted him directly.

“Mr. Hayakawa, I am also very happy to meet you. For the past two or three years, we have been competing with each other, but we have never had the opportunity to meet. This has always been my regret. Now that we have met, I have no regrets.”

After exchanging a few polite words, they stopped talking nonsense.

"President Zhuyou, I've come here for the Unreal Engine. I want to know if you would be willing to grant me, a competitor, the right to use this engine."

Zhu Youxing shrugged and said, "Why not? I welcome anyone to use our engine."

Hayakawa Ueto asked, "I want to know why you were willing to authorize this. If you needed money, you wouldn't just ask for installments; you would ask for a lump sum payment."

Chapter 274 Bringing Great Games to Players

"Please allow me to keep this a secret, but I'm sure you'll be able to guess it in the future."

In response to Hayakawa Ueto's straightforward question, Takeyusei simply gave a slightly mysterious smile and then made no attempt to answer.

He also harbors ambitions to achieve a data monopoly, so naturally he wouldn't easily reveal these thoughts to the other party.