Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

"Give us a week, give us a week."

"Okay, then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

Both of them stood up and shook hands.

Chapter 547 The Steve Jobs of This World

547

Matsuhashi Minoru immediately relayed the news to Takeyusei, and when she spoke with Takeyusei, she didn't hide her emotions much.

She said happily, "President, it seems that this collaboration should be basically without any problems. The rest is for you to organize the manpower to develop the game. Are there any difficulties in developing the game, such as manpower issues? If there is a shortage of manpower, I should be able to find a way to help."

Matsuhashi Minoru now has a very wide network of connections and has already established collaborations with several world-class universities.

It's not just business people who are interested in video games; university students are too.

Adding a completely new major is equivalent to adding a new career path.

Therefore, Songqiao can now recruit employees from multiple universities with just one phone call.

Now, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment is a company that many people dream of working in because it has the best working environment and the most relaxed atmosphere. No one would want to leave such an environment easily.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment is now a prime example of a high-paying, low-stress, and close-to-home lifestyle.

Zhu Youxing said, "This can definitely be put on the agenda. It will also give the team more experience and prepare them for larger-scale games in the future. Oh, by the way, I have another question for you."

"President, please speak."

"Have there been any recent developments from Surui Electronics or other companies, I mean, besides game development? Do they have any new game console development plans?"

"Well... as far as I know, there isn't one yet."

Matsuhashi Minoru shook his head.

Having fought in the business arena for many years, she is well-informed about all kinds of news. If Su Rui Electronics and the other companies make any moves, she will know immediately.

Matsuhashi Minoru smiled and said, "President, actually we have a huge advantage right now. There are hardly any people who can catch up with us. The cost of developing a game console is not something that ordinary companies can afford, so I think that no other company will venture into this field in the short term."

Zhu Youxing thought for a moment and asked, "What about the Morgan Group? They haven't made any moves?"

Matsuhashi Minoru paused, thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, they probably don't have that idea either. At least for now, there's no news of it. President, they are our partners, and so far, we have a very good working relationship. They shouldn't be considering entering the game industry and competing with us, right?"

Matsuhashi Minoru believes that Morgan Group must be well aware of the strength of Yusei Electronics Entertainment. After competing with the electronics giant Surrey Electronics for so many years, it has made little progress and has always been overshadowed by Yusei Electronics Entertainment. Morgan Group cannot be unaware of how difficult it is to compete with Yusei Electronics Entertainment in the gaming industry.

Only Yuxing Electronic Entertainment has remained successful for so long, staying at its peak for ten years and never being surpassed. It would be unwise to go head-to-head with Yuxing Electronic Entertainment now.

Even if Morgan Stanley really wanted to do this, wouldn't they at least need to assemble a game development team first?

According to current information sources, there has been no movement from the Morgan Group, which continues to focus on its operating system business.

Zhu Youxing thought about it and figured that Morgan Group must have considered competing with him.

In its previous life, Microsoft was equivalent to the Morgan Group in this world.

At that time, Microsoft was taking a passive defensive stance after Sony threatened to conquer the home market, and developed the Xbox to counter it.

Upon arriving in this world, Morgan Group gained an ally specializing in game development from the very beginning due to its own existence. This meant that Morgan Group had no worries about the game market. Yuxing Electronic Entertainment had also been very prudent in not venturing into too many areas, always keeping itself within the scope of the game market and not posing a significant threat to Morgan Group's operating system market. Therefore, it seemed that Morgan Group really had no reason to launch another passive defense by developing a game console.

However, Morgan Stanley is a very wealthy and powerful company, and it's hard to say what they might do.

Don't be fooled by their current status as very good allies. In business, there are never permanent friends. Just like on the battlefield, it's only when interests align that both sides stand on the same side.

It's hard to say when the two sides will part ways in the future.

"President, did you hear some news?" Matsuhashi asked tentatively.

Sometimes she was very curious, and the president would occasionally make some strange predictions.

And these prophecies are sometimes so accurate that they seem almost prophetic.

However, Zhu Youxing himself did not benefit from these prophecies; they seemed more like casual remarks.

Matsuhashi Minoru felt that Takeyusei's sudden question about this matter was probably because he had activated his mysterious prophetic abilities again.

Zhu Youxing shook his head: "No, I haven't heard any news. I was just asking casually. It would be great if there were no competitors, but it would also be quite boring. Su Rui Electronics is still not quite up to par right now."

Matsuhashi Minoru was somewhat speechless.

Isn't it better to have no competitors, so you can occupy an absolute dominant position and seize the greatest benefits?

However, the president's mindset is different from other entrepreneurs. In his mind, success is about developing excellent games, while whether the company can become number one in the world is secondary.

Matsuhashi Minoru smiled and said, "President, I will report to you as soon as there is any news. Can you rest assured now?"

"It's not that I'm worried or not, it's just that things have been a bit too uneventful lately, it seems..."

Suddenly, Zhu Youxing remembered something.

In fact, it's 2004 now. If we consider that the technology in this world is ten years more advanced than that of the original world, this period should be a time of technological explosion, with smartphones and the internet gradually conquering the world.

With the help of smartphones, the internet has become an integral part of people's lives at an astonishing speed, to the point that people feel something is missing from their lives if they don't have the internet.

Judging from the development of technology, smartphones should have already exploded by now.

Then, Zhu Youxing remembered someone.

The guy was very similar to Steve Jobs in his original world, except that he was younger and didn't seem to have any serious illnesses; he was in very good health.

That guy was Myron Case. After he left Red Fruit Company, Red Fruit Company went bankrupt completely. The Apple Company of this world was gone, but Myron Case was still alive.

Where is this guy now?

"By the way, Matsuhashi Minoru, do you know anything about Myron Case?"

Chapter 548 The New Era Has Arrived?

548

Who is Myron Keyes?

This was the first question that came to Minoru Matsuhashi's mind.

However, she quickly remembered that this was the CEO of a company that had once competed with Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

That company seems to have gone bankrupt, right?

Minoru Matsuhashi had almost forgotten the name of the company.

This company was once quite legendary. Myron Case and a few partners started the company in a garage and grew it into a large enterprise in the electronics industry. However, the company eventually faded into obscurity.

There are too many companies like this, so it's normal that Matsuhashi can't remember them all. Only those companies that have a long history and remain strong can be remembered.

Matsuhashi asked in surprise, "President, you still remember this person? I had almost forgotten about him. Why do you want to know about him?"

Zhu Youxing said, "I remember his new company had previously developed a portable music player that was very small, so I was quite impressed with it."

"President, do you think that small portable player poses a threat to us?"

It wasn't the little thing that threatened him, but rather Myron Case's grander vision.

However, Zhu Youxing couldn't say it directly, because doing so would make him seem like a charlatan.

"It's just a feeling. Could you help me find out about this person? No, no need. I think I can find information about him online. You just need to investigate whether his company has any secret projects."

In business, all's fair in love and war.

While it is certainly difficult for ordinary people to obtain confidential information in the business world, there are not so many barriers between large corporations. Large corporations have plenty of means and methods to learn some key information about their competitors.

Otherwise, why would Microsoft and Sony, who were originally the world's leading game console manufacturers, always be able to release products with comparable performance at the same time?

Why do Nvidia and AMD always seem to take turns launching their products, even though they're both fairly evenly matched and the differences between their releases aren't too dramatic?

For top companies, some company secrets are nothing special, unless they are key technical secrets that are impossible to find out. However, it is not a big problem to find out about the future business plans of competitors.

After all, they are all listed companies, and they will inevitably have to disclose some data and information.

Matsuhashi Minoru still didn't quite understand Takeyusei's idea, but since it was Takeyusei's request, she obediently carried it out. This wasn't a big problem for her now, and she could easily find a way to solve it.

Zhu Youxing immediately turned on his computer and began searching for information related to Myron Keyes.

This is a key figure.

If he is comparable to Steve Jobs in his previous life, then Myron Case is probably already planning a new era of change.

Zhu Youxing vividly remembers the scene when Steve Jobs pulled out their first mobile phone during the product launch.

The groundbreaking touchscreen, minimalist design, and meticulous attention to industrial electronics have made the iPhone a super product that has influenced the industry for decades.

A smartphone also made Apple the most profitable company in the world in later generations.

They eventually managed to earn an average of over two thousand dollars per second, a rate that even criminal activities couldn't match Apple's earning speed.

After turning on the computer, Zhu Youxing searched for news related to Myron Case in the search window.

The relevant information was quickly presented.

Myron Case, former CEO and founder of Red Fruit, was ousted from the company by shareholders due to ideological differences. He later started his own company, Mikeford, which focuses on fashion electronics.

Currently, Mikefu's main products are several portable audio devices and a home computer.

Several portable audio products are very compact, with the smallest being only the size of a thumb. They can be clipped to clothing or carried anywhere on the body, making them very convenient. Thanks to the rapid development of storage technology, such a small product can easily store thousands of songs, allowing users to listen to music anytime, anywhere.

According to the latest market research data, several audio playback devices have sold over a million units, making them truly popular products.

Mikefu's personal computer product line was newly launched. It is said that they recruited all the veteran developers from the original Red Fruit Company and formed a new team. This is a very experienced team. They developed a home computer with independent intellectual property rights in just one month and successfully achieved mass production within a year.

Moreover, many core hardware components, including the processor, were developed entirely independently by this team, demonstrating their formidable R&D capabilities.

The more Zhu Youxing looked at it, the more he felt that Myron Case really was Steve Jobs reincarnated.

This guy is definitely something else.

Indeed, although the worlds are parallel worlds and the people may have different names, the trajectories of history are always very similar.

I am merely a tiny butterfly that slightly shakes the trajectory of this world, and the storm I stir up can only have a temporary impact. The mainstream trajectory of history is difficult to shake.

Look at Myron Case now; he has re-established a new company and is showing signs of resurgence.

Zhu Youxing immediately realized that the era of mobile internet was about to arrive.

If we're talking about how mobile internet has affected us, it's probably in our handheld gaming business.