Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

As the former CEO of Lierda who was ousted, he naturally harbors resentment towards the current Lierda and will not allow his game to be listed there, no amount of money will change that.

Suri Electronics and Yuxing Electronics Entertainment have both harassed many game developers in the United States with lawsuits, and these developers dislike these two game companies, at least for now.

So unless they manufacture their own game consoles, they may only have the PC as their only option.

However, other game companies do not pay much attention to PC games.

They believe that playing games on a PC is a waste of their money.

But Zhu Youxing suddenly acted out of character.

He should have been the biggest beneficiary of the game console, but he suddenly switched tracks.

Honestly, very few people can predict what Zhuyouxing will do.

Actually, it's just that the real-time strategy games that Takeyusei wants to play can only be best experienced on PC.

He just wanted a better gaming experience.

Losing one or two games in terms of revenue is not a big deal.

Besides, who says you can't make money on a PC?

This time, in addition to the release of StarCraft, another platform software was also launched simultaneously.

This software, which Zhuyouxing directly refers to as the Battle.net system, is simply a combination of platforms like Steam and Battle.net from its previous life.

These people still believe that piracy will lead to poor PC sales.

But they never imagined how terrifying the spread of pirated games could be.

Now, the FC, SFC, and GB machines have begun to be marketed all over the world because they are open source.

The FC was the first to surpass 100 million units sold, followed by the GB handheld console, and the SFC is also about to surpass 100 million units sold.

Just think about it: the first product that comes to mind for these hundreds of millions of users is Youxing Electronics Entertainment. When they have stronger purchasing power, Youxing Electronics Entertainment will be their only priority choice.

Zhuyouxing has never viewed piracy as a scourge. It has its pros and cons. As long as it's within their financial means, a little more piracy isn't a big deal. Expanding the user base is also a way to make money.

The Battle.net platform is Zhuyouxing's next project.

By firmly controlling the mainstream sales channels on the PC platform, any newcomer attempting to catch up would likely have to pay billions or even tens of billions of dollars. This demonstrates the importance of early planning.

People only saw that he logged into an exclusive game on PC, but they overlooked the Battle.net platform that hosted the game.

Of course, Zhu Youxing couldn't tell anyone about this; he just needed to wait quietly for the platform to bear fruit.

On the first day, after Morgan Group's press conference ended, the news of the powerful alliance between Youxing Electronic Entertainment and Morgan Group had already spread all over the internet.

Breaking news: Morgan Group has announced a deep partnership with GameStar Electronic Entertainment to further solidify its gaming empire and eliminate all competitors.

Breaking News! Morgan Stanley is suspected of acquiring GamerSky Entertainment, with the deal estimated by Wall Street to be worth at least $10 billion.

Is the US acquiring a Japanese company? Another defeat for Japan at the hands of the US?

Clickbait headlines are prevalent in any country; they are not unique to any one country.

In order to attract attention, the media will naturally exaggerate as much as possible, as long as it can draw people's attention to their media.

Anyway, our report only says "rumored," not "our own news." Even if we are sued, at most we'll just delete the news. It's a very cheap way to get clicks and viewership.

Because of these messages, Zhuyouxing's phone kept ringing after he left the exhibition that day.

Takeyusei picked up his phone and saw that most of the numbers were from Japan.

He also left his name on a few of them.

Telephone number for the Minister of Finance of Japan.

They came knocking on our door so quickly?

He had no choice but to answer the call, which came from a high-ranking Japanese government official.

He also knew the purpose of the other party's call.

It's simply because of some outrageous news that suddenly broke out in the United States.

They probably really thought that Yusei was planning to sell Yusei Electronic Entertainment.

That's not acceptable.

Yusei Electronics Entertainment is now a flagship product of the Japanese government.

As a leader in the gaming industry, it currently holds 85% of the global market share, and its annual profits are estimated to be at least one billion US dollars.

It is absolutely impossible for such a top-tier company to be directly acquired by an American company.

Even if an acquisition were to actually happen, the Japanese company would take over first. If the US wanted to buy it, it would have to do so gradually; it's impossible for them to buy such a top-tier company outright.

The government can fund the acquisition first.

However, the government is not stupid. They also believe that Zhu Youxing would not do such a foolish thing, so it was just a minister who called to inquire.

Zhu Youxing quickly dispelled the other party's doubts by explaining the situation to them in a very simple way.

This is part of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment's strategy, and the cooperation agreement with Morgan Group is just fulfilling a cooperation agreement.

Having received the answer he wanted, the minister didn't say anything more, only exchanging a few pleasantries with Zhu Youxing and hoping to have a drink together sometime in the future.

Zhu Youxing laughed it off and then hung up the phone.

Then came several more phone calls.

This also includes Hayakawa Ueto's private phone number.

When they contacted each other about the game engine, they exchanged personal phone numbers.

The two sides are sometimes competitors, but at the same time they also have areas of cooperation.

Large corporations are driven by profit; cooperation and competition are perfectly normal.

However, Zhu Youxing didn't need to answer these calls and explain everything to them; whether the other party could guess anything was none of his business.

Finally, he simply turned off his phone, went back to his hotel, and ignored everything else.

He only told two or three close people, including Tsukino Aya, about his trip, so that they could keep an eye on things at the company. He kept the rest a secret.

It's nice to come here like this once in a while; consider it a vacation.

"Father, Zhuyou's phone is off."

Inside a Tokyo house spanning over 2,000 square meters, Hayakawa Ueto holds his phone with a complex expression.

Opposite him was Kentaro Hayakawa, the president of Surui Electronics, who was dressed in a Japanese formal suit.

Kentaro Hayakawa closed his eyes, his face expressionless, seemingly lost in thought.

Hayakawa Ueto couldn't help but say, "Father, this collaboration between Yusei Electronics Entertainment and Morgan Group seems to have grand ambitions."

Kentaro Hayakawa opened his eyes and looked at his child: "What are you thinking?"

Chapter 364 The Successor

Kentaro Hayakawa now looks somewhat aged, and his once vigorous eyes have gradually become cloudy.

Approaching eighty, he was already showing signs of being unable to keep up with the demands of running the company.

After several years of growth in the game division, Hayakawa Ueto has made the video game industry one of the pillars of Surrey Electronics, generating more than one billion US dollars in revenue each year, and making about one hundred million US dollars in profit after deducting development and operating costs.

Moreover, as the game's popularity grows, the profits from derivative products are also rising steadily.

Now, Hayakawa Ueto is qualified to take over as the new president.

By now, Hayakawa Ueto is no longer just in charge of the game division, but also serves as the deputy head of the electronic development division, as evidenced by the fact that the game division has started to receive more and more funding.

Faced with his father's question, Hayakawa Ueto thought for a moment and then said, "The Morgan Group has terrifying market resources. Takeyusei must have its eyes on the Morgan Group's market. Moreover, the operating system of the GS1 game console was also provided with technical support by the Morgan Group. It is obvious that the two sides had the intention to cooperate a long time ago."

"Have you ever thought about making Su Rui Electronics' games available on computers?"

Hayakawa Ueto shook his head decisively: "At least I won't consider such a thing now, because our game console user base is not large enough. We only estimate over 20 million users so far. We haven't completely secured our position in the game console market yet, and we need to continue to expand our influence."

“Okay.” Kentaro Hayakawa nodded. “Then let’s do it. Don’t let other companies’ actions affect you.”

Hayakawa Ueto paused slightly, "Dad, you..."

"I'm getting old and will become confused, so I won't give you directions anymore. I just want to hear your thoughts, and you will decide your future path."

Hayakawa Ueto opened his mouth, then suddenly felt a sense of loneliness.

My father is getting old.

He was one of the younger of his father's children, born in middle age, but he was the most promising of them all.

This is why Kentaro Hayakawa placed such high hopes on Ueto Hayakawa.

Throughout his journey, he was guided by his father, sometimes with direct and straightforward instructions, and sometimes with subtle and ambiguous guidance. Hayakawa Ueto had become accustomed to this kind of guidance.

But eventually, my father will grow old.

But he needs to keep going.

Now his father can certainly continue to guide him, but doing so indefinitely will definitely create a sense of dependency, and his father doesn't want to continue doing so either.

Whether he can manage the company well in the future depends entirely on himself.

"I will announce my retirement in a few days. I'm almost eighty years old and need to take a good rest. The rest is up to you."

The new shareholders' meeting is in a few days, and it will probably be around that time that Kentaro Hayakawa will inform us about this.

He suddenly realized why the department head who had a good relationship with his father had become increasingly close to him recently.

They must have known something beforehand.

However, he was already prepared for this.

He nodded: "I understand."

At that moment, he suddenly felt that the matter of Youxing Electronic Entertainment was no longer important.

……

In the United States, the following day, the enthusiasm for the entertainment and consumer expo showed no signs of diminishing.

Today, in particular, is the scheduled date for the Youxing Electronic Entertainment press conference.

Countless people had already flocked to the Youxing Electronic Entertainment press conference venue in the early morning to wait.