Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Sometimes it's about a celebrity suing his wife, and other times it involves social and political news. He's gradually gotten used to checking the trending topics every day to keep up with the times.

After reading the trending topics, he usually checks the social media feed to see if anyone is sharing new ideas.

But just then, he saw the highlighted mark that was the fourth most searched topic.

'Claude, try a little harder.'

This sounds like a request from someone to someone named Claude.

If you don't know this person named Claude, then seeing this trending topic will probably be a bit confusing.

But when Alvin saw this trending topic, his heart skipped a beat.

Claude.

He was very familiar with that name.

This is the main character in the game Final Fantasy VII.

The protagonist went through many tumultuous adventures, and the death of the beautiful and quirky Alice had a profound impact on Alvin at the time.

That was the first time he had ever felt such intense emotion towards video games.

When he first saw video games at the International Consumer Electronics Show, he simply thought they were fun, and he did indeed become addicted to them.

But it was just for fun, nothing more. He didn't have any deeper feelings about it; at the time, he simply regarded video games as a form of entertainment.

It's like playing tennis or golf when you have free time, or watching a movie.

But after playing through the entire Final Fantasy VII series, his opinion on video games changed dramatically.

It turns out that video games can also be very deep.

The plot is actually very simple; it's just an adventure story about a spiky, blond-haired hoodlum.

However, this story also incorporates the currently popular issue of energy, making people realize from another perspective that the abuse of energy is not entirely a good thing.

Of course, these things can only be considered as positive guiding behaviors at most. They can only be said to add some legitimate connotations to this story of a blond thug's adventure, which can be praised as having some depth or a little bit of social responsibility.

These words alone were not enough to move Alvin. What truly moved him was the gradual unfolding of the plot, the changes in the villain Sephiroth's mindset, the growth of each character, and the tragic death of Aerith.

It can be said that every character in Final Fantasy VII draws a beautiful arc, and no character is superfluous; they all have their own unique personality traits.

That's precisely what makes the whole game story so moving.

Sometimes, simply portraying each character in the most basic and unpretentious way is enough to move everyone.

Playing such a game is like watching a wonderful movie or reading a serialized adventure novel, leaving you wanting more.

When the game's story came to an end, and everyone worked together to prevent the meteorite from falling and causing everyone's destruction, he still felt a slight sense of regret.

How wonderful it would be if this story could continue!

He was also very much looking forward to the release of Final Fantasy VIII, hoping to see more of the story to come.

Unfortunately, there was no follow-up story.

Merchandise related to Final Fantasy VII was immediately released and began selling like hotcakes.

The most iconic of all are the figurines of every character from Final Fantasy VII.

In the US, a well-maintained, posable action figure like this could sell for over $500, enough to buy about ten game consoles.

Even so, the figures were sold out immediately.

It's said that Star Entertainment has earned at least hundreds of millions of dollars just from figurine sales, but it's unclear whether that's true or not.

Anyway, this stuff is definitely extremely profitable.

However, others can only envy them; they simply cannot participate because they have not yet been able to develop a game of the same caliber as Final Fantasy VII.

Now, several years later, he suddenly saw a familiar name on the trending topics list, and he clicked on it almost without hesitation.

At this moment, he was thinking that there was probably another group of people reminiscing about the game Final Fantasy VII.

He also missed it very much, otherwise he wouldn't have clicked in directly.

However, after clicking in, he realized something was wrong.

This is a new link, not a separate discussion forum like other trending topics.

The largest and most prominent part of this page is the video playback module at the top center.

This module is currently loading, and the loading logo is still the Final Fantasy VII logo.

With current network speeds reaching 100 Mbps, loading a video naturally wouldn't be too slow, and he quickly saw the video content.

That was the trailer for the Final Fantasy VII movie.

However, unlike the previous trailer which only had a very short clip, this trailer features Alice, Tifa in a brand new bodysuit, and a host of other characters who look even more attractive.

He watched the entire Yuxing Electronic Entertainment Carnival live, so he naturally knew that the Final Fantasy VII movie was released at the end of the carnival.

He was quite excited at the time, feeling that his prayers had finally worked and that Yusei Electronics Entertainment had started producing a sequel to the series.

It's just a pity that this is a movie, not a game.

As for the movie, it's passable.

Moreover, he became even more dismissive after learning that the entire film was created using CG.

He's a proponent of practical films, but he doesn't object to adding special effects to movies.

However, he simply couldn't accept animated films that were entirely CG.

If it weren't for the allure of Final Fantasy VII, he probably would have closed the page long ago.

Animated movies are just for kids.

While doing other things, he was watching the video preview intentionally or unintentionally.

The trailer for this Final Fantasy VII animated film is a full five minutes long, and it has revealed almost all the key plot points of the film.

The movie takes place in Shinra City after the meteorite impact is prevented.

Mako is no longer being mined, and Shinra Corporation is gradually declining.

The previous president is dead, and the current president is the former president's child. However, this president also seems to have some problems, as he covers himself up and doesn't want others to see his face.

From the few words in the trailer, we can learn that many people in Shinra City seem to be suffering from a strange illness.

Children are the most affected by this condition.

This condition is collectively known as star-scar disease.

Then, the scene slowly changes, and Cloud officially appears, wearing a brand new, cool outfit and holding a brand new greatsword.

This greatsword looks even cooler than the previous one, and it seems to be detachable.

Then Claude sped across the Gobi Desert on his brand-new motorcycle.

Immediately afterwards, the screen began to flash rapidly, and scenes with large-scale special effects appeared. The mysterious trio suddenly blocked Cloud's path and staged an exaggerated motorcycle 'duel' with Cloud.

The outcome of the duel was never revealed.

It certainly whetted the audience's appetite.

Alvin, who had initially paid no attention and was doing other things while watching the video, had somehow stopped what he was doing and was now staring intently at every detail of the animated film.

This trailer has more content than before, and the visual quality looks much better.

When the trailer stopped at the most crucial moment, Alvin was stunned for a moment, thinking that there was a problem with the video link. He hadn't finished watching it yet, so why did it suddenly stop?

So he subconsciously refreshed the page and then watched the trailer again carefully.

Then the trailer stopped at that crucial moment.

Who is this?

Who is so heartless?

Why aren't the trailers finished?

It's so close, probably less than a minute long, can't you just show the whole thing?

Damn it!

Alvin is now extremely anxious.

Although he knew that in the end Claude would be safe and sound.

The protagonist at least won't die.

Moreover, judging from the protagonist's cool outfit, he doesn't seem like he's going to lose.

However, knowing the general ending and wanting to see the ending can coexist.

He hurriedly started refreshing the page again, seemingly still somewhat unwilling to give up.

However, the result was the same; the ending just stopped at the most crucial moment and didn't play, which was very annoying.

After trying this a few times, Alvin finally gave up.

However, his resentment did not end in the slightest.

At this point, he finally had the patience to start looking at the other content on this brand new page.

This appears to be a brand new video section recently launched by Facebook, where you can find some familiar movies and TV shows. You need to pay a fee to see more videos.

Alvin wasn't particularly interested in this before.

But when he saw that he could get more Final Fantasy VII trailers as soon as he subscribed, he clicked on the paid page without hesitation and bought three years' worth!

Chapter 497 The Most Ridiculous Thing

Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA.

Located in the northwestern suburbs of Los Angeles, this area boasts stunning scenery and a pleasant climate, nestled amidst mountains and water.

Numerous film companies have established themselves here, making it the world's largest film production center.

As long as a movie has the Hollywood name attached to it, it will inevitably attract a lot of attention from viewers who are willing to spend money.

This reputation is the result of many years of work and countless excellent films by people in the film industry.

Alfonso Jeffries is a filmmaker with a certain status in the Hollywood film industry.