Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Because he had just heard the term "Youxing Electronic Entertainment".

Now he is quite sensitive to this word, because it was the company that made him look bad back then, but he has also begun to seriously examine the company.

His grandson often talked about Youxing Electronics Entertainment in his ear, which left a deep impression on him.

"Uh, yes, sir, but it's not a particularly fun game. Our games are excellent."

The waiter's smile looked somewhat stiff at this moment.

"Hey Gene, I'm leaving for a bit. Metal Gear has been released, I need to go buy the game."

A salesman wearing a Surui Electronics uniform approached Abston and his companion, and while taking off his own clothes, said with a hint of excitement, "Finally, we've restocked! I've been waiting for this for so long!"

Abbeston: ...

The salesman named Gene: ...

The two men stared silently at the salesman who had taken off his work clothes, then tossed the clothes to Gene.

“Um…you…” Gene still felt somewhat uneasy and wanted to make his colleague pay attention to the current situation.

"Huh? What?" The person paused for a moment, then immediately realized and said, "Oh right, you told me you wanted to buy one too. Don't worry, I'll buy an extra one and bring it back for you!"

Gene: "..."

The man quickly left the sales area of ​​Surui Electronics and headed straight for the surging crowd, leaving Abston and Gene standing there in silence for a long time.

"You just said that your games are similar to those of Youxing Electronic Entertainment, but it doesn't seem to be the case."

Abbeston isn't stupid.

The fact that the competitors' employees are particularly enthusiastic about it speaks volumes about the product's quality, given that it has won over the competitors' employees.

As an economist, he is very familiar with this.

“Um… sir, I can explain.”

Abbeston shook his head and said, "Let's wait a bit. I'll go check out the latest games from Youxing Electronic Entertainment."

Abbeston put the game disc he was holding back on the counter and then prepared to leave.

Gene clearly wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't open his mouth. Instead, after hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth.

"Sir, please wait a moment, we are willing to offer an even more favorable price!"

Abbeston didn't stop there. Compared to the discounted price, if his grandson wasn't satisfied, that would be the biggest failure.

Abston then left the sales area of ​​Surui Electronics.

But after walking only a few dozen meters, Gene's voice came from behind again.

"Sir, please wait a moment."

Abbeston turned back, intending to dissuade the young man from trying to persuade him any further; he wouldn't listen...

"Huh? Your clothes..." Abston, who had just turned around to say something, suddenly noticed that Gene's Suri Electronics work clothes had also been taken off.

"Well, to be honest, I really want to buy that game too. Of course, it's not that ours isn't fun, but as you know, the games from Yusei Electronics are the best."

Abbeston looked at Gene strangely.

Is Yusei Electronic Entertainment really that influential? It's hard to believe they can completely win over even the employees of their competitors.

Chapter 638 Being Occupied

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Early in the morning, at a film shooting location in the desolate countryside, Job stretched and walked out of the prefabricated house where the group lived.

He groped for his toothbrush and toothpaste by the pool with bleary eyes, and then began to brush his teeth lazily.

"Hey Job, you're holding my toothbrush."

Halfway through the swipe, someone patted Job on the shoulder from behind, which made Job slightly more alert.

He took the toothbrush out of his mouth, looked at it carefully, and then reluctantly handed it back to the other person.

"Sorry, I didn't notice."

"It's okay, it's not much money anyway. But speaking of which, are you still adjusting to this kind of life?"

"This kind of life? What do you mean?" Job was a little confused.

"That's the life of an extra or supporting character, after all, you used to be quite popular."

The person who spoke to Job in the morning was also a minor supporting character in the film crew.

They would be slightly higher in status than the extras, but it wouldn't be much better.

However, he didn't have the same good luck as Jobs; he struggled at the bottom all along.

Listening to what the other person was saying, Job seemed to have already calmed down.

He replied, "There's nothing to get used to or not; it's just about doing what I love. I love acting, and I'm willing to give up everything for it."

Originally, Job could have given up his acting career after the car accident and become a behind-the-scenes worker, or even opened a shop and became a shop owner.

He will definitely live a life of plenty.

However, he still chose to continue being an actor, perhaps because his fame made him unwilling to give up easily, so he chose to spend all his wealth to repair his face.

However, the scars on his face were too deep, and it was almost impossible to completely repair them given the technology available at the time.

Then, after spending all his money, he didn't improve at all, and his status was greatly diminished. Now he can only stay in the crew's dormitory with a group of extras and supporting actors, waiting to be transferred at any time.

In fact, whether he was working or resting, people would stare at him with strange eyes, and occasionally he would see people whispering.

Even worse, some people would show expressions of schadenfreude.

There will always be those people in this world who enjoy watching others suffer misfortune.

At first, he really couldn't accept it and was depressed for a long time, but now he has really gotten used to it. He even seems indifferent to others' impolite direct exposure of his wounds. He just still regrets that he can't continue to make progress in his acting career.

But come to think of it, I should actually have a little money now.

More than half a year ago, he received a salary for a third-rate actor to play the lead role in a motion capture script filmed at Youxing Electronic Entertainment. For him now, it was a real lifesaver.

So he doesn't necessarily have to live in these communal prefabricated houses. If he spends a little more money, someone in the crew will be willing to arrange a relatively clean small room with his own space for him to rest.

However, he felt it wasn't really necessary. After all, he didn't have many scenes in the film, and he could finish working on it in about a month. There was no need to waste too much money for a little bit of a better environment.

He was once rich, and then he fell into poverty and destitution.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Experiencing poverty after being wealthy will make him see many things clearly and will also make him cherish every penny he has earned.

The toothbrush and toothpaste he bought were cheap products.

"Ah, actually I still envy you, Job. At least you had your glorious moments, you were just unlucky."

The man sighed, but he didn't truly feel regret; he just felt a tiny bit...smug.

Look at you now, a big star like you, aren't you now in the same circle as us? Being a big star isn't a big deal. Famous people are just lucky, while unlucky ones are like Steve Jobs.

Job could hear the slight sarcasm in the other person's words, but he was already quite calm and simply smiled and said, "Yes, it's just bad luck."

"Hey! The show starts in ten minutes! Everyone get dressed! Get in line now!"

Just then, the assistant director's irritable voice came from outside.

The assistant director could scold these extras and supporting actors at will, and such a loud voice was justified; he didn't see anything wrong with it.

Job then discovered that his toothbrush had fallen to the ground sometime during the day, and the area around the sink was a complete mess, littered with other people's toothpaste and toothbrushes.

Job hesitated for a moment, then picked up his toothbrush from the ground, rinsed it under the tap, quickly washed up, and immediately put on his costume and went out.

"This guy is still so serious. Why is he so serious? He's only playing a minor supporting role now. Does he really think he's still the big star he used to be?"

The group of people were somewhat displeased to see Job leave the room early, feeling that he was trying too hard to show off.

"It's probably because he still has the airs of a former big star. These things are definitely hard to change."

"That's true..."

As usual, Job followed the big villain around as a henchman.

His acting skills are indeed superb; they are the result of solid fundamental skills honed through continuous hard work and practice.

Sometimes his acting even surpasses that of some more important supporting actors, drawing more attention to this minor supporting character.

Within the same social stratum of extras and supporting characters, people would only ridicule him and wouldn't do anything else. After all, they were all just trying to make a living and wouldn't really go too far.

However, as major supporting characters who already hold a certain status, they obviously wouldn't be happy to see Job's shining moments.

Your moment of glory has arrived, but our brilliance has been overshadowed.

What's going on here?

And so, a familiar scene unfolded on set.

During filming, Jobs would sometimes be deliberately sabotaged by people, and at lunchtime, someone would accidentally knock over his lunchbox. Usually, these people would just offer Jobs a simple apology and that would be the end of it.

Job also acted as if he were completely harmless, not taking these people's underhanded tricks to heart at all.

Even while eating, he was still thinking about the content and effect of the next few performances, striving to be fully prepared for each performance.

When he was at the height of his fame, he somewhat overlooked these important things. At that time, he always believed that he could stay popular forever, even if his acting skills were a little lacking.

But now, he must work hard to master the basics.

If he spills his food, he'll just get another one. If someone tries to sabotage him, he'll just reshoot the scene. He doesn't seem to care when the director or assistant director scolds him; he's more focused on filming and performing.

And the more he does this, the more people become dissatisfied with him.

Oh right, as Job was thinking, he suddenly remembered that the game called Metal Gear was released in the last few days, right?

Unfortunately, the filming location here is too far from the city, and communication is not very reliable. I don't know how the game I'm starring in will turn out. I hope I won't ruin such a big-budget production.

He didn't know how much it would cost to produce such a game before he participated.

After he finished performing his part, he learned that the development and marketing costs of a game like Metal Gear exceeded two hundred million US dollars, and that at least five million units needed to be sold to break even.

This really surprised him. He didn't know anything about video games before. Did he know that video games were so expensive to produce?

This is more extravagant than the development cost of a typical movie.

After that, he became somewhat worried about whether his performance was worthy of a game developed for $200 million.