Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Using the Final Fantasy VII movie as a conclusion is a very good strategy.

The players' enthusiasm was reignited.

The players who were initially reluctant to part with the game no longer have any regrets.

Under these circumstances, the carnival officially came to a close.

The trailers for the future of the Final Fantasy VII Advent Children story will be released gradually over the next period of time, keeping players on the edge of their seats.

The development of Monster Hunter is now more than halfway complete, but it will take about another six months before the finished product is released. This time, the numerical development is more rigorous than ever before.

However, the production efficiency of the Final Fantasy VII animated film could be faster.

This is also part of the Bamboo Star's vision.

His plan was to first try promoting the film in theaters, and then sell it through his own handheld game cartridges.

Zhu Yuxing remembered that in his previous life, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children had a mini disc version for PSP, and it sold very well. This was because the movie's animation effects were top-notch at the time, making it a great audiovisual experience for players.

Traditional game CGs usually only last a few minutes, but this one is the length of a movie. There's really nothing more exciting than that.

If we can use this opportunity to gain wider acceptance of cassette tapes as a medium, then we will have succeeded.

However, Yusei doesn't intend to give up on the CD format, as CDs are the most traditional medium for movies.

However, they certainly won't sell Blu-ray discs from Surui Electronics, but rather another disc standard used by the GS1 console. This could also have some impact on Surui Electronics.

Even if CDs continue to dominate the market in the future, we absolutely cannot allow Surui Electronics to have a monopoly.

After the carnival ended, the average number of visitors over the three days stabilized at 71,000, while the adjacent esports arena contributed an average of over 40,000 spectators.

This is quite a small miracle for a newly emerging industry.

However, Zhu Youxing still felt that this was not enough.

With the rise of the internet in later generations, live streaming viewership can easily exceed 100 million, which is much more impressive than traditional television stations that would be overjoyed if they could only achieve 20% or 30% of the viewership in a country.

How many televisions does Japan have in a country? Fifty million? Sixty million?

Even if everyone turned on their TVs at the same time to watch game-related programs, it would only amount to tens of millions.

But later on, the internet reached a scale of hundreds of millions, and that was the real future.

Hayakawa Ueto was deeply moved after watching the live stream; it would be a lie to say he wasn't envious.

I never imagined that Youxing Electronic Entertainment has grown to such an extent.

This is only a company with a ten-year history, which is really young compared to countless other companies.

Doodle.

Just then, Hayakawa Ueto's phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was from YOO portal's Nagao Ame.

"Hey, Hayakawa-san, the Yusei Electronics Carnival is over. Now we should be able to promote our products more vigorously."

Hayakawa Ueto nodded: "Yes, I had the same thought, but I'm puzzled as to why Takeyusei would announce an animated movie at the end, as it seems to be a key project promoted by Takeyusei Electronic Entertainment."

"Isn't it easy to guess?" Changweiyu replied casually. "It's obvious that the growth of Youxing Electronic Entertainment has started to slow down. This guy must want to use other methods to attract more users to pay attention to them. But to be honest, if we really compare user base, we are not weaker than him at all. My YOO portal has a huge number of users, with more than 70 million registered users at home and abroad."

When talking about these things, Nagaoyu couldn't help but reveal a smug tone.

There are very few portal websites of his scale in the world today. Counting them on one finger might be an exaggeration, but he can definitely be considered one of the top 20 websites.

It is precisely because of his massive user base that he has been able to attract so much investment.

After listening, Hayakawa Ueto felt that there was nothing seriously wrong with it, but he still felt that something was not quite right, and he had a feeling that it was not as simple as it seemed.

But right now he really can't imagine how much influence a movie could have.

Even if this is the Final Fantasy series, which is considered the best role-playing game, it probably won't attract many real players.

Nagao Ame seemed to sense Hayakawa Ueto's worries, and he immediately had a flash of inspiration and said, "Actually, if you are worried that the movie released by Takeyusei might bring some unexpected situations, I have a good suggestion for you."

"Suggestions? What suggestions?"

"That is to leverage your company's strengths."

"Advantages..."

Hayakawa Ueto was stunned for a moment, then he seemed to remember something and immediately showed a look of realization.

"You mean that? It does seem like a good method that could create some obstacles for Youxing Electronic Entertainment, or even cause the movie to fail outright."

Long Tail Rain sneered, "Hehe, looking at the special effects of that movie in the live stream, it's probably a special effects movie with a budget of at least 100 million. This Zhu Youxing is really rich and powerful. If such a movie flops, he'll probably be very heartbroken."

Hayakawa Ueto nodded, and said somewhat impatiently, "I'll contact the US right now and get this sorted out as soon as possible. By the way, how's the progress of your game studio's various games?"

Long Tail Rain said happily, "Several studios have already finished developing their games and can release them on schedule. Don't worry, I will definitely provide you with a crazy supply of games and will never let your console run out of content!"

Surui Electronics and YOO are now partners.

Furthermore, YOO also controls more than a dozen game development studios of varying sizes, many of which were once well-known third-party game development studios under Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Bringing these studios under their control greatly boosted their strength and gave Hayakawa Ueto a lot of confidence.

"That would be best. Then we can release the game at our own pace, and everything will depend on the quality of the game."

"Don't worry," Nagao Ame assured Hayakawa Ueto repeatedly before hanging up the phone.

At Youxing Electronic Entertainment, although the carnival has ended, the work has not been relaxed at all.

Because Carnival makes quite a few empty promises.

Although most of them are games that Zhu Youxing is familiar with from his previous life, unless some programming bugs occur during development and cause the development process to be hindered, nothing else will stop Youxing Electronic Entertainment's progress.

The carnival had just ended, and Surui Electronics went on a crazy advertising blitz.

A series of cool game trailers began to circulate on the internet and in the streets, covering almost all genres, clearly aiming to compete with Zhuyouxing.

However, if Su Rui Electronics had planned to use a large-scale offensive against him a long time ago, Takeyusei really wouldn't have been able to do anything about it, because his appeal at the time was certainly not strong, unless he worked day and night to develop a large number of games from the Famicom or Super Famicom era.

Games from these two eras were relatively easier to develop, much simpler than the large-scale 3D games of later generations.

Otherwise, there really isn't a good way to deal with Surui Electronics.

But now, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment has caught up with the times. In addition to its first-party works, it also has a group of very capable subordinates. Even though a small portion of its subsidiaries were forcibly acquired, its overall strength is still quite formidable.

So it can withstand the pressure.

During this period, both companies released high-quality video games almost every month. These games were all developed by people from this world, and the two sides fought back and forth in this area.

Surrey Electronics' games have better graphics quality because they have more advanced processor chips, which allow the game graphics to run better, giving them an advantage over both handheld and home consoles.

The visual spectacle certainly attracts many interested players.

However, third-party titles from Yuxing Electronic Entertainment have an advantage in terms of overall gameplay creativity.

Years of development experience have enabled them to consistently produce a series of works at the three-star level or higher.

These games may not be masterpieces, but they can still keep players interested in playing them.

In terms of sales volume, the third-party manufacturers of Surui Electronics and Youxing Electronics Entertainment are roughly the same.

However, Surui Electronics' game development costs are higher than those of Youxing Electronics Entertainment, so Youxing Electronics Entertainment's third-party games can earn more when sales are similar.

At this moment, Takeyusei is focused on the development of Monster Hunter, while he occasionally oversees Final Fantasy VIII to ensure that the overall direction is not problematic.

Finally, there's the plan for the Final Fantasy VII movie premiere.

When Tukalev learned that Takeyusei was making an animated film, he took the initiative to handle the distribution in North America and Europe.

He is definitely more professional in the film industry, and the two have been partners for a long time with mutual trust. So Zhu Youxing felt at ease letting him handle the publicity and distribution, while he only needed to be responsible for the production progress of the animated film.

However, Zhu Youxing is not the director of the film. The director is a professional story planner who loves games and has worked at Youxing Electronic Entertainment for many years.

This person originally majored in directing and had directed a few works of average quality. Later, he joined Youxing Electronic Entertainment because of his passion for games.

He never imagined that coming to the game company would one day lead him back to directing.

Yusei Takeshi is skilled in game development, but he knows almost nothing about film production and directing.

Even though game development and film production have many things in common, Zhu Youxing didn't want his non-professional status to affect the creation of such an excellent film.

So they brought in a skilled director as a recruit, with the director in charge of overall management and control, and Zhu Youxing constantly providing creative ideas.

This film production method is somewhat strange, as the director is not the main manager of the film; there is a commander-like figure above him.

However, this young director did not object; on the contrary, he was pleasantly surprised to be able to participate in such a top-notch animated film.

If production continues at this pace, Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will likely be released simultaneously. A movie plus a Monster Hunter game specifically designed for handheld consoles should be quite successful.

However, at this moment, Tukarev, who was in charge of distributing the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie in the United States, sent some bad news.

Several major cinemas in the United States have refused to screen Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

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In fact, it wasn't just mainstream cinemas in the United States; many mainstream cinemas in other countries also refused to screen this film in their theaters.

"Refusing to release? What's going on? Is there some misunderstanding in the revenue-sharing agreement?"

Zhu Youxing couldn't quite understand.

There shouldn't be any major problems with a movie being shown in theaters.

It was Tukarev who told Zhu Youxing about this. It was nighttime in the United States, and he was sitting in his office in a bad mood, but he couldn't help but call Zhu Youxing.

During this period, his subordinates have been trying to distribute the film.

In the past, things have gone quite smoothly, and even the last time I was targeted, it didn't affect my movie being released in theaters.

However, this time they encountered considerable obstacles.

He sent his subordinates to negotiate with several chain cinemas, but the results were not good.

Tukarev explained while uttering Russian profanities: "It's not a problem with the revenue-sharing agreement. They refused without even discussing revenue sharing with us. It's obvious that someone is behind this."

After saying that, Tukarev let out a few more classic Russian curses.

"Someone's pulling the strings behind the scenes? Pulling the entire film industry alliance around, that's quite an influence," Zhu Youxing remarked with a click of his tongue.

"This is something that at least the top ten film groups should be able to do. They all have their own influence in the cinema guilds, and I think it's possible that more than one film group is exerting influence. Mr. Zhuyou, I'm afraid someone is targeting me, and it's also possible that they're targeting you as well. I'm very sorry to have affected the release of your film."

Tukalev's previous release of his own Starry Night film in the United States certainly offended some of his peers.