Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

But some of these factories couldn't wait any longer.

If the industry continues to be sluggish for another year or two, they will probably really go bankrupt.

"Three months? President, with our current reserves, we can buy them directly now without any problem. Moreover, if possible, I can even lower the price. There's no need to wait for them to go bankrupt on their own."

Zhu Youxing said, "I just don't want those fat capitalists to make a quick buck and run away."

Matsuhashi Minoru immediately understood, and then thought about it seriously: "It's not impossible if we really want to do it, but it would require some unethical methods."

Zhu Youxing waved his hand: "Whether it's moral or not doesn't matter, you tell me first."

“We are very popular right now. We just need to spread some rumors, such as that we will be considering a new game console development plan, and that the new game console will use flash memory technology as the main storage method. Then we need to subtly remind them that this will be a one-time order in the tens of millions, and only those who can handle these orders can participate. This will indirectly force them to take out loans again to invest in the production line. Then, after a month or two, we can announce that the production plan is indefinitely postponed because the sales of GS1 are too good. There is no need to produce a new game console. Under the new debt pressure, these small factories will almost immediately go bankrupt. That will be the best time to acquire them.”

Zhu Youxing wiped his nose, thinking that this was indeed quite mean.

However, these small flash memory manufacturers weren't much better off back then. It was just a case of fighting fire with fire. In business, there's not much to consider regarding ethics. Moreover, the closure of these factories didn't mean that all the employees would immediately lose their jobs, because they would take over immediately. The only ones who would suffer were the few bosses who were burdened with debt and forced into poverty.

A world where only bad guys suffer has been achieved.

"Then you can operate it. I'm not a professional at this."

Zhu Youxing only asks for a result. If time is fast enough, he might even be able to make it in time for his own tenth anniversary celebration. At that time, he can also announce the acquisition of some flash memory companies and related patent technologies, officially entering the flash memory industry. However, this industry will only serve him. After all, the cartridge business is still quite profitable, and it would be very good to buy at the bottom while the flash memory industry is in a slump.

Matsuhashi Minoru also estimated that three months should be more than enough time, and that it would be fine to hand over the matters in the United States to his deputy within three months.

So she immediately took action, quickly gathering a group of lawyers and consultants specializing in various acquisitions to discuss how to set a trap for these flash memory companies.

Matsuhashi Minoru only gave Takeyusei a general overview; the actual execution would inevitably be extremely complex.

After about six months of development, Monster Hunter has finally become a semi-finished product.

This world already has a very rich ecosystem, which can even be used directly as experimental samples for scientific research.

An ecological environment built in a virtual digital world is a topic worthy of study.

This also greatly surprised the professors who came to serve as consultants.

This was an unexpected bonus; they could easily use this consulting opportunity to write several papers.

Zhu Youxing readily agreed to their request, asking them to write some papers and reports on the ecological environment world built in the virtual world. In return, the professors would do their best to help add more details to this world, and they would be willing to do this part without any further compensation.

However, Zhu Youxing is not a stingy person in this regard, and he will still give the money he is entitled to.

Thus, a vibrant Monster Hunter world was created. All that remained was to throw the pre-modeled monster images into this ecological world and then make adjustments.

This is the ongoing testing phase for game vulnerabilities.

The testing process will inevitably be very long, because it is necessary to ensure that the game does not have any serious bugs. Sometimes, even a good game can have its reputation ruined by unexpected and serious bugs.

Besides conducting vulnerability testing, the most important task is to continuously adjust and test the monster's action values.

This is also very time-consuming and requires constant monitoring by employees, like searching for a needle in a haystack, constantly looking for the set of action data that best suits the monster from a series of values.

Ogawa was one of the employees who did this; he was a very patient person and loved games.

He graduated just as Youxing Electronic Entertainment was rising in popularity. Originally a hotel management major, he chose to join Youxing Electronic Entertainment without hesitation, even though his major was completely unrelated to games.

In the end, he got his wish. Youxing Electronic Entertainment also welcomes people who persevere, as they have a place where they can shine.

Then he took on the responsibility of constantly testing the monster's action values.

By evening, there were hardly any people left in the company.

I heard the president is still around. He's such a hard-working person. He's already at the pinnacle of the industry. If he were to rest on his laurels, no one would criticize him, because no one is more capable than them.

But the president is always looking for new inspiration and creating new games.

The monster action values ​​he's monitoring now come from the new game.

Although he hasn't had the chance to experience the full game yet, just looking at the cool shapes of these large monsters and their increasingly realistic movements after continuous optimization, he felt that this must be an incredibly fun game.

Of course, just staring at the screen all the time would be quite boring, so he also played with his latest GSL handheld console, which he could play multiple games in one night.

Just then, the server used for testing the values ​​emitted a crisp sound, indicating that the monster's action values ​​had completed another round of adjustments, and the next step was to record these values ​​as usual.

Ogawa subconsciously looked up at the monster's movements on the screen, then prepared to look down at the game again.

But he suddenly froze, staring blankly at the monster on the screen.

Chapter 469 Stay tuned for the future!

On the screen, the classic giant bird-like creature is leisurely strolling through a rainforest.

Its dynamics are so natural, so natural that it seems to have truly existed in this world, leaving no sense of artificiality.

Although it's impossible for current game consoles to achieve 100% realism.

But that terrifyingly mimicking giant bird was truly astonishing.

Moreover, this strange bird also roamed the rainforest map while performing some very human-like actions.

For example, it might yawn occasionally, or it might suddenly attack small animals for food.

With its enormous size, the giant bird naturally occupies the top of the food chain, and apart from dragons, other species can hardly pose a threat to it.

It strolled leisurely around the area as if it were its own territory.

At this moment, in the middle of the night, Takeyusei stood in front of the screen, staring at it with wide eyes, just like Ogawa.

This giant bird looks even more realistic than the giant bird in the Monster Hunter series from the previous game; the action is truly flawless.

When he saw the Great Jaggi's animation on the screen, he almost instinctively thought that this was the perfect Great Jaggi animation.

There probably isn't a more perfect set of action stats.

"Xiaochuan, is this the data from tonight's tests?"

Ogawa nodded vigorously: "That's right, this is the value that just appeared tonight. When I saw the giant bird on the screen, it felt like it was really alive."

Zhu Youxing frowned: "But I remember that we didn't have so many rules in the numerical values ​​before. Look, the Great Monster Bird has many very subtle movements. For example, it will occasionally shake its leg, which seems to be some kind of biological habit. It will also sneeze suddenly without any pattern. These don't seem to have been added to the initial rules. So why are these movements included in the numerical values?"

Bamboo Star is very strange.

He initially set some basic rules for the giant bird.

For example, what is the Great Bird afraid of? Can the Great Bird lose its tail? Under what circumstances will the Great Bird become weak and fearful? When will it become lethargic?

These are the basic rules for monsters in Monster Hunter.

Sneezing, leg shaking, and even the occasional sudden banging of the hard beak against the wall seem to be to strengthen the hardness of the beak, paving the way for the Great Bird's original move of slamming the ground with its beak.

These are all very detailed things.

It is precisely these details that, when piled together, create an amazing chemical reaction.

This huge, strange bird really looks like it's alive.

However, this suddenly increased the overall development pressure on the game.

In the numerical lab, the numerical value of just one creature, the Great Bird, exceeds 500MB, which is truly terrifying.

At that time, few games were larger than 1GB, but now the numerical value of just one creature exceeds 500MB, and most games in later generations probably won't be able to do that.

"President, can we put such a creature into the game? This creature is amazing, I have never seen such a lifelike game creature before."

At this moment, Ogawa looked at Takeyusei with a hopeful look in his eyes.

Zhu Youxing glanced at Xiao Chuan, then shook his head.

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid it won't work. Given the current scale of handheld games, these are already beyond the limits of the handheld console's capacity."

The GSL handheld console's performance is roughly equivalent to a slightly higher level than the PSP.

The game size is at most around 5GB. It's not impossible for it to be larger, but the development cycle would be extremely long, which is not suitable for the current development status.

Therefore, Zhu Youxing had no choice but to give up this point.

Zhu Youxing shook his head and could only say regretfully to Xiao Chuan.

Ogawa was also slightly disappointed.

The shape of this giant bird is absolutely perfect.

However, after working at Yuxing Electronic Entertainment for so many years, he has gradually come to understand the game development process.

This job is not as simple as it seems; on the contrary, it is quite complicated.

Every step is crucial; any oversight could bring the entire game development process to a standstill.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment's ability to develop games so smoothly is largely due to its very mature development process.

Zhuyouxing has established several basic standardized development processes within the company.

Now, as long as any type of game is developed according to this standardized process, it can at least be guaranteed that the quality of such a game will reach three stars, which is a passing grade.

To improve the game to a more enjoyable level, which is around three and a half to four stars, you'll need to put in a lot of hard work.

This kind of hard work could be a flash of inspiration from the producer, or it could be a collective effort by many developers to create a game with an astonishing amount of content.

Now, Surui Electronics is relying on both large investments and manpower to strive to produce at least a batch of games that can reach the four-star level.

Once you reach four stars, the game can actually break even.

The rest is up to us to see if we can make this game a best-selling hit, which is largely a matter of luck.

This is similar to clicking on an industry; you really can't accurately guess what the audience's sensitivities are. Film companies' business strategies are often to cast a wide net. Even if they lose money on ten films, as long as one of them is successful, they may reap ten times the return, which can immediately make up for the losses of the other films.

There's actually a similar trend in the gaming industry now.

However, there are some patterns to follow in the game industry. As long as you develop according to Zhu Youxing's steps, you can at least avoid losing too much money. Whether you make a profit or suffer a small loss depends entirely on the developers' abilities.

Seeing Xiao Chuan's somewhat disappointed expression, Zhu Youxing knew what he was thinking, and he patted Xiao Chuan on the shoulder.

"Alright, you've worked hard today too. If you're a little tired, take a nap. You've already exceeded expectations tonight, and this score won't be easily lost. Although it's not showing up yet, it will shine in the future."

"Really?" Ogawa's eyes lit up again.

He's already looking forward to what future games will look like.

That was his biggest wish when he came to this company: to participate in the production of top-notch games.

That would make him very proud.

Zhu Youxing nodded again: "Really, believe me, and that future shouldn't be far off. Please look forward to it."