Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Since video games are so popular and enjoyed by people all over the world, they should be properly promoted and encouraged, instead of being criticized by those boring people.

What do they know about games?

What do they know about the national economy?

You don't even understand, what are you talking about?

As long as this thing can boost the national economy and seems to have almost no negative harm, it's the best thing.

Next to Fuyumi is Asakusa, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

He was also a former subordinate of Bu Gong, and this time he brought this old man along to see the grand carnival.

Asakusa said, "Actually, video games have been around for thirty or forty years. However, before Takeyusei appeared, the industry was still in a state of exploration. But after Takeyusei appeared, the industry was completely activated and began to conquer the world at lightning speed."

This world is indeed not a video game created by Zhuyouxing; the people in this world are not incapable of developing video games.

Initially, no one realized that this thing would bring entertainment. The person who created the video game was just conducting an experimental project at a university, and after the project ended, there was no further news.

Later, some people tried to commercialize it, but because the games they developed were not very fun and did not make much money, the industry has been neglected.

One reason for this is that other cultural industries in the world are so developed that people don't have the time to pay attention to an emerging industry, unless that industry can truly produce unimaginable works from the very beginning, stunning people at first glance and making them unable to extricate themselves from it.

Before the emergence of Bamboo Star, the gaming industry was largely ignored.

Then came Super Mario Bros., Tetris, Dragon Quest, and so on.

These top-tier games, which were all classics and enduring favorites in their previous lives, were like a bombshell dropped into the barren landscape of gaming culture in this world, turning the entire desert upside down.

The gaming industry began to flourish from then on.

Upon hearing Asakusa's explanation, Ayumi was even more impressed: "This child named Takeyusei is indeed extraordinary."

For two people who are both over sixty years old, Zhu Youxing can indeed be considered a child.

At this point, Asakusa suggested, "Ayumi-senpai, I think we can increase our promotion and investment in the video game industry, just like the anime industry. This could become a pillar of our future, and at the same time, a good opportunity to promote our culture to the world."

"Yes, this is a good idea and we can move forward with it. I will also propose this in the next Senate meeting."

Asakusa was pleased that her suggestion had received clear feedback, and the next step was to figure out how to increase the promotion of video games.

Based on just the industry estimates from the past few days, Yuxing Electronics Entertainment has already generated at least 20 billion in related economic revenue. The spending power of these foreigners is truly astonishing, reminding him somewhat of the era before Japan's bubble economy burst.

That was truly a wonderful time, but unfortunately, it's gone forever.

These government officials stood out in the crowd, but were not so noticeable in the context of the tens of thousands of square meters of carnival space.

Meanwhile, there were also several people in the crowd who had once been competitors of Youxing Electronic Entertainment. They felt quite disappointed as they watched Youxing Electronic Entertainment develop to this state.

They belong to the defeated, and can only look up to the victors standing at the peak, looking down on everything.

Of course, there are also those who are not willing to give up. They want to challenge Youxing Electronic Entertainment again, develop their own good games, and shake Youxing Electronic Entertainment's position.

Beep beep beep, beep beep beep.

Just then, someone in the crowd had their phone alarm ring.

The man appeared to be a professional, wearing a shirt and tie, and seemed somewhat dazed in the crowd.

The alarm clock kept beeping until someone nudged him.

"Let's go, the time has come, we have no choice but to face it."

The dazed man snapped out of his reverie, turned to look at the person behind him who had reminded him, and then nodded somewhat absentmindedly.

These people were all wearing matching business shirts, and their identities could be confirmed by the badges on their chests.

They are a flash memory chip manufacturer.

In this round of competition between Youxing Electronics Entertainment and Surui Electronics, in addition to the two companies constantly vying for the top spot, many upstream and downstream industries have also been affected.

The most affected are some small and medium-sized flash memory manufacturers.

Optical disc storage technology has a very broad market now, as evidenced by companies like Surui Electronics and Yuxing Electronics Entertainment.

Both companies sold far more game consoles that used optical discs than those that used flash memory cartridges.

This has led more consumers to choose optical disc storage, with cassettes becoming a secondary consideration.

Larger flash memory manufacturers can also rely on enterprise orders to produce enterprise-grade flash memory products.

The market still exists and will not change due to fluctuations in the personal consumption sector.

However, small and medium-sized companies are finding it difficult to withstand the pressure.

They are unlikely to snatch many enterprise-level production orders from large companies.

They can only survive by relying on the consumer market.

Especially in Japan, labor costs have remained stubbornly high, and the bursting of the bubble has left many people heavily indebted.

The owner of this flash memory manufacturer was already heavily in debt due to failed investments caused by the bursting of the bubble. If he hadn't been able to slowly repay his debts by relying on his factory, he probably would have hanged himself long ago.

However, things took an unexpected turn, and flash memory technology was no longer favored in the consumer market.

He has regretted more than once that raising prices caused him to lose flash memory orders from the large company, Yuxing Electronics Entertainment.

He simply wanted to earn more money to pay off his debts, but it was foolish of him to shift the costs onto a company like Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

Then, when the flash memory manufacturer was on the verge of collapse, Yuxing Electronics Entertainment stepped in and gave them a final, and only, option.

That means selling the company and all its technology patents to Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Yuxing Electronics Entertainment does have some need for flash memory production, so it would be very worthwhile to acquire a flash memory manufacturer at a lower price to produce its own cartridges.

At this point, the boss had no other choice but to agree.

Otherwise, he would be immediately crushed by debt. Selling it now will at least allow him to pay off all the debts and leave some money for himself and his children to live a relatively decent life.

We must cut our losses immediately.

Therefore, Youxing Electronic Entertainment agreed to have a final discussion with him at the carnival on the day of the carnival.

The timing was perfect; it had just ended shortly after the concert, and the flash memory factory owner and several of his trusted employees headed toward the business negotiation area.

Chapter 490 The Era of Cartridges Arrives

490

"Gentlemen, I have been waiting here for quite some time."

As soon as they entered the conference room, a capable-looking woman stood in front of them.

Upon seeing this woman, the owner of the flash memory factory felt a tremor in his heart.

They knew this woman very well.

Now they see him as a demon.

This woman persuaded the owner of the flash memory factory to increase production lines with her flowery words. At the time, Yuxing Electronics said that it wanted to expand another batch of cartridge production lines and urgently needed a new contract manufacturer. Therefore, Yuxing Electronics was willing to put aside past grievances and continue to cooperate with them as long as the original price was maintained.

This pleased the owner of the flash memory manufacturer, because at least he was able to overcome his immediate difficulties.

However, he has to pay a price in advance, namely, to increase the number of production lines.

So he gritted his teeth and took out the money he had saved up, which he had only intended to use when he ran away, to increase the production line.

He believes the return on this order will be several times the initial investment once it is fulfilled, so he thinks it is well worth it.

However, he never imagined that this would be a trap.

Just as he was excitedly setting up a new production line and preparing to make a big splash, Matsuhashi Minoru suddenly said that because of the booming sales of GS1, the company's senior management believed that optical discs would be the new medium of the future, and that cassette tapes would probably become obsolete, so the plan to produce cassette tapes would be put on hold indefinitely.

These words immediately stunned the owner of the flash memory manufacturer. He frantically contacted Yuxing Electronics Entertainment and finally received a definite reply that no more cartridge production lines would be added. He then began to curse Yuxing Electronics Entertainment and became its number one hater.

However, such business practices are unlikely to make much of a splash, especially given the numerous accolades associated with Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Japanese government officials even approached the owner of the flash memory factory to persuade him to stop being so stubborn. They argued that his failure was simply due to easily believing what others said, without the other party even providing a written guarantee.

This shows just how eager the owner of the flash memory factory was to make money again.

But it was precisely because of this that he was blinded and completely fooled by Matsuhashi Minoru.

Then, unsurprisingly, this flash memory manufacturer prepared to declare bankruptcy because of this incident.

If the new production line doesn't get new orders, it's basically just scrap metal, practically worthless. In a fit of anger, he decided to sue Youxing Electronic Entertainment, ready to give them a good legal battle.

He has completely forgotten his smug look when he tried to maliciously raise prices, and now he only thinks of himself as a victim.

Then, Matsuhashi Minoru reappeared and made an acquisition offer. The price Matsuhashi Minoru paid was just enough for the flash memory factory owner to pay off about 95% of the debt. As long as he worked hard, he would have a chance to pay off the remaining 5% of the debt in his lifetime.

He went from being rich to being penniless in an instant, but that was still better than becoming a debtor and having creditors knocking on his door every day, forcing him to jump off a building to atone for his sins.

So he eventually dropped the lawsuit against Yuxing Electronics Entertainment and agreed to the acquisition.

By this point, the ultimate goal of the plan had been achieved.

With the acquisition of the cheap flash memory factory needed by Zhuyouxing completed, the owners of Zhuyouxing Electronics Entertainment, who had maliciously raised prices to rip people off, have received their due punishment.

Of course, they don't deserve to die; they should just obediently live as ordinary people.

All that's left is to begin the acquisition process.

"Come, please sit down."

Matsuhashi made room for him, and only then did he realize that there were already two or three people sitting in the seats behind him.

He knew these two or three people; they were all small to medium-sized flash memory manufacturers in the same industry.

At this moment, how could he not understand what had happened?

Business competition.

Ultimately, it's still about business competition.

It was only at this moment that he realized that Youxing Electronic Entertainment seemed to be a young company, and their boss was also a young man.

But that doesn't mean this company is easy to mess with.

The fact that they could survive in the US market without being kicked out and continue to dominate this major market and rake in huge profits is something that most Japanese companies can't do.

There are very few Japanese companies that have the same market position in the United States as Yusei Electronics Entertainment.

Ultimately, I developed a fixed mindset and regarded Youxing Electronic Entertainment as a minor player.

The other two flash memory factory owners, who had already taken their seats, also suddenly realized what was happening, and felt a little sad and regretful.