Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

It's really hard to imagine that this is a company that is still on the rise and should be in the expansion phase. Logically speaking, it shouldn't have much working capital.

Is it possible that video games are really that profitable, allowing such a company to have so much savings?

The amount of money his company had in its bank accounts was a confidential matter, so Matsuhashi Minoru naturally wouldn't tell them.

However, she also inadvertently revealed, "I can only say that paying this amount in one lump sum is not a big burden for us."

Chapter 559 Taking the Initiative

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This person is truly very wealthy.

This was the shared thought of several officials present.

So, we can still discuss raising the licensing fee.

"Since your company is so wealthy, we think you're even more determined to get this license, right? Our demands aren't high. If your company is willing to pay $450 million upfront, we'll choose you for exclusive licensing, how about that?"

At this moment, these people have seen the data and information that Matsuhashi Minoru provided to them.

Regardless of the veracity of this data, making simple inferences based on the data provided by Matsuhashi Minoru seems quite plausible.

So they felt it might be necessary to give Yuxing Electronic Entertainment a second consideration.

The contents of the file are related to YOO.

The data in the document was collected by Matsuhashi Minoru himself, but the arguments and points were put forward by Takeyusei.

This content represents YOO's crisis, or rather, the current crisis of the Internet of Things.

The internet in this world has not experienced any major setbacks; it rose very quickly and became popular very fast.

But this was actually a hidden trap.

For the first time, countless investors have witnessed the internet's explosive expansion capabilities.

Previously, when traditional brick-and-mortar businesses expanded their user base, it was usually only a few tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, or at most a million.

But in the internet sector, the numbers jump straight to hundreds of millions.

This left Wall Street investors speechless; it was the first time they had ever seen user growth so rapid.

In traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, expanding the user base translates directly into profits.

Capitalists who don't yet understand the internet are subconsciously transferring some of the practices of traditional businesses to the internet.

This has led to a surge in the stock prices and valuations of many internet companies.

Facebook, for example, has already grown to a market value of tens of billions of dollars, and this growth trend has not slowed down.

This growth rate was achieved even with Zhu Youxing constantly reminding Bob to be careful. If Zhu Youxing hadn't told Bob to take it easy, the market value growth rate would have been even faster.

In this world, capitalists have not yet been badly burned by the false bubble of the internet.

However, similar internet bubbles have occurred several times in the past, and the reasons for the formation and bursting of bubbles are almost the same.

The reason is simply that the rapid expansion of internet users has not brought much benefit; the increased users are just increased users.

This also led to the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s and the subsequent Silicon Valley bubbles.

It wasn't until new profit growth points were gradually discovered that the internet industry gradually stabilized.

Currently, most internet companies in the world are only thinking about expansion, but have hardly considered the profitability that follows.

Especially YOO.

This guy invests and acquires everywhere, as if money isn't money. This kind of big spending model has made YOO grow rapidly, but it's really unrealistic.

Zhu Youxing sees all of this from the perspective of someone who has experienced it firsthand, so he sees it very clearly.

But the people of this world cannot see through it yet.

Or perhaps those who saw through it all were already preparing to flee.

Before Takeyusei mentioned it, Matsuhashi Minoru was unaware of this.

However, after Zhu Youxing mentioned YOO's current situation several times, whether intentionally or unintentionally, she felt that what Zhu Youxing said made more and more sense.

However, if these words were to get out, many people would probably laugh at Zhu Youxing for being jealous.

Since he has no opportunity to make money in the internet industry, he can only bitterly say that the future of this industry is uncertain.

Only a few people can truly see through everything.

Now, Matsuhashi Minoru is combining what Takeyusei once said with her own summarized data to show these FIFA organizing committee members.

This data is very detailed. Even laymen who read it can't help but say that it is very well-organized and makes a lot of sense. It seems that the Internet is really very unreliable.

However, they lack foresight and are currently only half-believing and half-doubting.

Upon hearing the organizing committee's offer of a one-time payment of $450 million, Matsuhashi simply smiled and then decisively shook his head in refusal, saying, "I'm sorry, everyone, although we don't lack this money, we are not willing to be taken advantage of. We can make another concession and offer a one-time payment of $350 million. At the same time, we will continue to abide by our previous commitment to close cooperation. This is our bottom line, and it cannot be higher."

The organizing committee officials remained silent for a while, then huddled together and whispered among themselves. Matsushita patiently waited for them to finish their discussion.

"Shiraishi."

"exist."

A young subordinate of Matsuhashi Minoru immediately came to Matsuhashi Minoru's side respectfully.

"Give me a GSL. It seems these officials will be discussing this for a long time. Let's wait and see."

This time, Matsuhashi needs to maintain a calm demeanor as much as possible, but he also needs to show his desire for the FIFA brand when necessary. Even if he can't get it, he can still create the illusion that he needs the brand, making YOO mistakenly believe that he really wants it.

Meanwhile, in secret, Matsuhashi had already instructed another of his capable assistants to contact the organizing committees of several major European football events, including the English Premier League and the Champions League.

If we can't get FIFA's authorization, getting authorization for local competitions is acceptable, and in fact, that's the most important thing right now. FIFA isn't that important anymore.

The man named Shiraishi quickly took a GSL handheld console out of his bag and handed it to Matsuhashi Minoru.

As a manager at a game company, she at least plays some games.

It's just that I'm usually too busy to play those overly complicated games, so playing games like Fruit Ninja or Tetris is a good way to pass the time.

Matsuhashi Minoru was very calm and composed, even somewhat absorbed in the game.

The officials, however, were starting to get restless.

They whispered to each other for about ten minutes before sitting down again.

"Ahem, Ms. Song Qiao, we have finished our discussion."

Upon hearing this, Matsuhashi Minoru immediately turned off the handheld console and casually put it aside.

Then she smiled and said, "Gentlemen, our products are excellent. Cooperating with a company like ours, which has a dominant position in the industry, is far more valuable than short-term gains. We focus on long-term cooperation, not just a few years of cooperation opportunities. Not to mention that a ten-year cooperation agreement with a certain company may be an empty promise. Once their money runs out, they simply cannot afford the subsequent licensing fees."

“Yes, Ms. Matsushita is right.” The officials echoed in agreement.

Unbeknownst to many, the initiative seems to be slowly returning to Matsuhashi Minoru's side.

Chapter 560 Quietly, without making a sound

560

These people are now somewhat puzzled.

Yusei Electronics Entertainment has truly found a treasure of a character. Matsuhashi Minoru is like an SSR character in a game, able to control the situation and take the initiative in any situation.

Matsuhashi Minoru's aura was truly overwhelming, making them all turn their heads in surprise.

This kind of woman is remarkable.

Seeing that these people were still hesitant, Matsuhashi Minoru immediately added, "How about this, we can promise to double the penalty for breach of contract to show our sincerity in cooperating. I can't concede any more."

These people immediately hesitated.

Is it only 350 million?

It's so hard to choose.

Before Matsuhashi Minoru provided this information, they were not really willing to consider giving money to Yusei Electronics Entertainment, which had a smaller budget.

But now... they're finding it hard to choose.

"How about this, Ms. Matsushita, please allow us to consider it further. But this time it certainly won't take too long. How about this?"

They plan to have a proper discussion with the other members of the organizing committee.

Matsuhashi Minoru nodded readily: "Okay, we are very sincere, but we really can't compromise any further. We are also willing to wait until you give us a definite answer."

This meeting also ended without any results.

However, unlike before, Matsuhashi Minoru has taken the initiative more.

Previously, the two sides were on relatively equal footing.

Then, when YOO intervened, Matsubashi clearly lacked confidence in front of these people.

However, after this meeting, Matsuhashi Minoru regained the initiative, which was a great success.

We'll have to wait and see how things develop.

This wait lasted for a whole week.

During this period, Matsuhashi Minoru continued to have his assistant frequently contact FIFA's organizing committee to inquire whether they had reached a conclusion.

However, the other party's responses always seemed somewhat perfunctory.

However, Matsuhashi Minoru was very patient and not in a hurry, but simply had his assistant convey his more anxious mindset.

However, she has already secretly and successfully contacted the organizing committees of several European events, including the English Premier League.

These organizing committees are actually subordinate groups of FIFA.

However, they each maintained their self-discipline, only sometimes needing to cooperate with FIFA in joint actions.

When it comes to matters involving interests, these local competitions disregard FIFA's wishes.

Making their own money is what matters to them. What their superiors think is none of their business, since the money ends up in their pockets anyway, so they care a lot.

Furthermore, after proposing the collaboration, Matsuhashi specifically requested that these local events be kept confidential, stating that if the information was leaked, he would refuse to cooperate with these events in the future.

Matsuhashi also intentionally or unintentionally brought up the consequences of a certain Japanese baseball league not cooperating, or the consequences of a certain car brand initially looking down on Yusei Electronics Entertainment and refusing to cooperate, making the organizing committees of these local events take it very seriously.