Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

She is now the head of two game development teams and the vice president of the game development department.

Upon seeing Aya Tsukino appear, the president's assistant quickly stood up and said, "Director Aya Tsukino, the president hasn't been to the office recently."

"He hasn't been here recently? Where did he go? We haven't seen him in the game development department either."

Previously, if Takeyusei wasn't in the president's office, he would spend most of his time in the game development department, or occasionally check on the game console development department.

But she had just gone to Hayasawa Airi's place to discuss game hardware compatibility issues and didn't see Takeyusei. So where did he go?

"The president has been in the United States for some time and hasn't returned. Two new development teams have been established there."

After thinking for a moment, Aya Tsukino said, "Is it the special effects team and the engine team?"

"Yes, if you have any urgent matters, you can contact the emergency number directly."

Aya Tsukino said decisively, "No need, I'll just take a plane to find him."

After saying that, Tsukino Aya turned and left.

Tsukino Aya herself didn't realize that she was increasingly enjoying sharing the details of game development with Takeyusei. Every time, Takeyusei could give her the most reasonable and efficient answer, allowing her to avoid many detours, which had even become a habit.

The president's assistant watched Tsukino Aya's departing figure. Tsukino Aya had now become a powerful figure in the company, and her personality seemed to have changed significantly.

In the past, Aya Tsukino was an eccentric person who liked to keep herself completely hidden and refused to let anyone get close.

Of course, there are quite a few eccentric people in the company, but Aya Tsukino is a bit different from the rest.

But as time went by, Aya Tsukino seemed to gradually accept the team and integrate into the company. At least within the company, she no longer wore thick clothes to protect herself as she used to. Now she can wear normal clothes.

People then discovered that Aya Tsukino was a very beautiful woman with a great figure. It is rare for a woman like her to become a powerful figure in a company through her own abilities, especially in a society like Japan. As a result, she became the object of admiration and pursuit for many people, who hoped to achieve the same success as Aya Tsukino.

Furthermore, there have been recent rumors that Aya Tsukino has a deep relationship with both Hayasawa Airi, a director in the engineering department, and Takeyusei. If these two were to suddenly take a long leave of absence one day, and then suddenly announce that they have adopted a child, it wouldn't be surprising.

People in the company usually have nothing better to do, so these rumors naturally spread even faster.

She flew to San Francisco and arrived in the United States around noon. Then she took a taxi to the offices of her two new teams.

The new office is not far from the US branch, where many of the current young elites in the US are gathered. These are all talents that Zhuyouxing has recruited through various channels.

This also included several of Aya Tsukino's graduate students, who were recommended by Aya Tsukino.

Upon arriving at the office and walking to the door, Aya Tsukino could hear a heated discussion inside, including the voice of Yusei Take.

It seems to be discussing things like special effects and movies.

She then pushed open the door and entered, and Zhu Youxing's gaze immediately turned towards her.

"Huh? Aya Tsukino? What brings you here?"

Zhu Youxing was surprised.

"I'd like to see what you've been up to lately, and I also have some new game ideas that I'd like to discuss with you in person."

Zhu Youxing glanced at the employees around him and said, "As you can see, I'm currently busy with game engine and special effects production."

"Is this the direction you envision for games in the future?" Aya Tsukino asked.

"More or less, but I can't guarantee 100% accuracy. Also, I'm preparing to take on a big job."

"Big job?"

"A film company is going to make a science fiction movie, and I happen to be planning to let these people practice and gain experience with other people's money. This kind of opportunity is rare."

After saying that, Takeyusei thought of something else and said to Tsukino Aya, "Since you're here, maybe you can help out and learn about special effects production as well. I hope that our video games can have better game animations in the future."

Aya Tsukino did not refuse. She nodded and said, "Anyway, you are the president. I can only do whatever you ask me to do. But I am curious why you suddenly want to make movie special effects for others."

"Well... well, it's not a long story, let me just tell you briefly."

Takeyusei gave Tsukino Aya a general overview.

One of the team leaders in the special effects team is himself a science fiction movie fan.

He usually enjoys following the developments of movies and sometimes helps outsource special effects work. After joining Youxing Electronic Entertainment, he did not stop doing this. Recently, a small film company in the film industry wanted to develop a new movie but lacked special effects technology and hoped to find an outside help.

So the group leader went to Zhu Youxing to report the matter, and Zhu Youxing studied it carefully.

He discovered that the company itself was small, but it had big ambitions and wanted to create a blockbuster movie.

Because of the group leader's connections, he received part of the script in advance, and Zhu Youxing felt it looked very familiar at a glance.

The movie is called Starry Sea, and it's an ensemble adventure science fiction film.

Its general storyline is very similar to the Star Trek series I watched in my previous life.

Moreover, the world of Starry Sea Infinite just happens to have a TV series as its foundation. However, this IP has been dormant for ten years and is not very valuable. This small company picked it up by chance and wanted to do a big project and make the special effects better.

Unfortunately, this small company lacks technical expertise in special effects and has to seek external assistance. However, most special effects production companies are quite expensive these days, which they cannot afford.

Having ambition but lacking financial resources is basically a no-go; very few science fiction special effects movies don't require a large investment.

However, the special effects from Yusei Electronic Entertainment take a different approach.

They prioritize high efficiency and low cost, which may result in slightly lower quality, but it's roughly equivalent to using four-tenths of the manpower to produce nine-tenths of the special effects, saving a lot of money compared to those who use ten-tenths of the manpower to produce ten-tenths of the special effects.

Chapter 280 Extremely High Costs

"Zhuyou, it seems you want to use movie special effects to depict some of the game's storyline in the future. But wouldn't that be too different from the actual gameplay visuals? Wouldn't that easily create a sense of disappointment for players?"

After listening to Takeyusei recount the entire process, Tsukino Ayaya raised her own questions.

So far, Zhu Youxing has only been optimistic about the field of special effects.

Most of the cutscenes added to games nowadays are still 2D animations, similar to cartoons.

Such animations are easier to integrate with the game itself.

If you force a cutscene with great special effects on it, it will still feel somewhat out of place.

Takeyusei smiled and said, "I'm not preparing for the current game, I'm preparing for the future game. By the way, you should have seen the Final Fantasy VII project that I posted on the company's intranet before, right?"

Aya Tsukino recalled for a moment and nodded: "I've seen it. You plan to use a full 3D engine to make this game. Are you planning to use special effects for this?"

"That's right. My idea is that in 3D games, it's essential to use newer and more advanced technologies and better visual effects and animations, while 2D games should, of course, continue to use 2D animations."

Aya Tsukino nodded; she seemed to have a general idea of ​​what the situation would be like.

The Final Fantasy VII project, released on the internal network, is the most detailed project planned by Takeyusei to date.

With an estimated 300 participants, it will require the collaborative efforts of at least three game development teams.

Furthermore, some repetitive tasks need to be outsourced to save time.

Then there are more than ten people needed for music production, etc...

Bamboo Star has pushed almost every imaginable configuration to its current limit in every aspect.

To date, most companies still maintain a team size of less than 100 people when making games, and no one has thought about making big-budget games. But Zhuyouxing is one of the pioneers who wants to try something new again.

Tell those companies that are interested in making games and have a lot of money.

Want big-budget movies that make big money? No problem, video games can fulfill your wishes too, so join us and let's expand the video game industry together.

The development of Final Fantasy VII also included a special effects team. Takeyusei's requirement was that everyone be mobilized, and the special effects team in the United States would go all out to assist in the production of Final Fantasy VII.

The development budget alone is two hundred million US dollars, which is the entire development budget for the game, including marketing costs.

Two development teams are now in the preparatory stage, waiting for other staff to join and for game development to get on track.

Previously, all of Youxing Electronic Entertainment's game development projects were considered high-risk, high-reward ventures.

Because of Zhu Youxing's highly insightful mind, game development can save a lot of time and avoid many detours. Zhu Youxing knows what is the best way to do things and will not encounter any major problems.

This time, it seems they really want to go all in, investing two hundred million US dollars, which is almost one-fifth of the current reserves of Youxing Electronic Entertainment, all of which is invested in a game, which has a gambling mentality.

Two hundred million US dollars is more than the original cost of Final Fantasy X in the original world. Takeyusei's ambition is to create a game that is close to or even higher than Final Fantasy X, so that the world can truly see the charm of games.

To this end, Zhuyouxing has also specially upgraded the performance of the GS1 game console to a higher level.

This time, the game console itself probably won't make much money, unlike in the past when it could double the profit. But as long as the games can keep making money, it's profitable. The game console is ultimately just a medium. In order to sell more game consoles in the future, game console companies will need to sell at a certain loss to expand the user base and get more people to spend money to buy games.

Tsukino Aya obviously won't understand why Takeyuusei suddenly invested so much manpower in the short term.

Judging from the current state of game development, it is still entirely possible to continue making games with a small budget but potentially high returns. However, from the player's perspective, it would definitely be better to have a more enjoyable gaming experience.

"Alright, you can help out during this time too. That film company wants us to produce a one-minute sample within three days to see how our results are. If the effect is really good, they will use our technology to provide data for our future game special effects."

Zhu Youxing clapped his hands, signaling the other employees to get to work.

Everyone immediately got to work. Ayaya Tsukino temporarily put aside her new idea and worked with Yusei Take to create a one-minute special effect.

Three days later, in a temporary film studio eight or nine kilometers away from Zhu Youxing's office, some film crew members were chatting idly.

They had just finished a day of filming.

Starry Sky Unlimited is an ambitious project for their film company, aiming to use this film series to break into the upper echelons of the film industry.

The awkward thing is that there's not much money.

Fortunately, a new company suddenly appeared that was willing to help create special effects at a lower price. They decided to have the company make a one-minute pilot clip to see the effect. If it didn't work, they would consider borrowing money to find a better company to do the special effects.

The assistant director asked, "What level of special effects do you think that new company will produce?"

The director shook his head: "I don't think it will work. We all know that special effects are very expensive. They're willing to do special effects at a very low price. How good can it be?"

"But I heard that it's a very famous game company, and they assured the film company executives that they could produce decent special effects."

The director said helplessly, "Those executives aren't professionals. They just think about saving money, which is a complete waste of time. I'm actually worried about whether they can finish a minute of special effects in three days. If they can't, I can just refuse to work with them."

Just then, a member of the film crew rushed over.

"Director, a car has arrived outside. They claim to be from Youxing Special Effects Studio."

"Huh?" The director was taken aback.

The person arrived right after he finished speaking?

They actually managed to produce the special effects within three days, which is quite efficient, but whether they'll be up to standard is another matter.

"Let's go take a look."

Since the other party has already arrived, the director naturally needs to greet them; this is a basic courtesy that must be observed.

Chapter 281 He is our CEO