Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Actors usually don't care what specific projects they participate in, whether it's film, television, or video game performances, as long as they can make money and increase their fame.

Jobs is now a prime example of someone whose fame plummeted but then suddenly rebounded; he's the model they want to learn from.

Jobs cautiously indicated that he would inquire with Yuxing Electronic Entertainment about these requests, but would not give a definitive answer.

He's incredibly lucky to have landed a role like Snake, and he doesn't want any bad behavior from Yuxing Electronic Entertainment to create a negative impression of him.

For the next period of time, Job and the other actors began touring the world, attending all kinds of player meetups, big and small, and interacting with countless players face to face.

To Job's delight, players seem to be quite attached to the character.

If they like a character, they will show a very enthusiastic attitude, even to an excessive degree.

This also garnered him a group of loyal fans who were willing to watch many of Job's previous works just for him. Even though some of the works were of really bad quality, and he, as a mere extra, could not possibly change the quality of the plot, the players would still carefully edit out all the scenes featuring Job and post them online so that other players could enjoy them more easily.

As a result, Job began to accept more performance projects, but he knew that his fame was entirely due to video games, so he dared not forget his roots. He would make an extra request to any company that signed a contract with him.

That means if Youxing Electronics Entertainment needs him to develop games, he will prioritize serving Youxing Electronics Entertainment without affecting the filming of the production crew.

Many film and television companies expressed dissatisfaction with this particular requirement.

But Jobs is currently very popular, so it's understandable that he might have some special requests. Considering that the other party can bring them benefits, they tolerated it.

……

In Japan, Takeyusei felt refreshed after a week-long vacation.

He and Aya Tsukino enjoyed a wonderful time together.

Ayaya Tsukino, who also loves video games, took an unprecedented leave this time, which was naturally approved by Takeyusei himself.

For a week, the two completely ignored work-related matters, leaving any trouble to be dealt with after a week.

Unless it's a major event that will affect the future direction of the entire company.

This week's relaxation was also very precious; the two of them spent the last two days at home playing a lot of video games together.

The two met through video games and have maintained a tradition of playing a couple of games together whenever they have time.

The two whole days were quite enjoyable, and even though they are now in their thirties, Takeyusei and Tsukino Aya are still full of energy.

Then, on the third and fourth days, the two casually strolled around some tourist attractions in Japan.

The last five, six, or seven days were their sweet little life together, which is something that cannot be told to outsiders.

Anyway, Takeyusei was in a pretty good mood after her vacation ended.

Then, the thought of developing even more games made him even more energetic.

On his first day back at the company, a number of things were immediately placed on Zhu Youxing's desk in his office.

That's what many games are currently facing development bottlenecks and are waiting for Zhuyouxing to provide answers or solutions.

Zhu Youxing planned to let the development team solve some simple game development problems themselves. It was impossible for him to handle everything, otherwise he wouldn't be able to take care of even ten of them.

Previously, Zhu Youxing took on everything because the company needed to expand, and Zhu Youxing had the simplest path to advancement. In order to save time and expand its advantages, Zhu Youxing chose this more direct approach.

But now, the company's foundation is incredibly solid, so it's perfectly acceptable to let the people under us waste a little time and let them figure out how to forge their own path step by step.

In fact, it takes a long time to develop a qualified large-scale game, often three to five years.

Perhaps 70% of that time is spent figuring things out step by step.

Some particularly interesting game projects were born during this process, but many more failed. However, this is something that everyone has to go through sooner or later; it's a kind of growing pain, even though Youxing Electronic Entertainment's strength is undeniable.

Chapter 647 The New Era Arrives

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The Titanfall project is the only one that Bamboo Star is most concerned about in this phase. The entire development process requires detailed reporting, and if any development problems arise, Bamboo Star will definitely solve them as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the development of Titanfall proceeded very smoothly, without any major problems.

Of course, the time travel gameplay aspect still needs some time to be tested in terms of programming design, and it certainly can't be done in a short period of time.

But now that Aya Tsukino is here, if you really encounter a problem in program development, going to Aya Tsukino is definitely the right choice.

Next, Matsuhashi gave a market report summary on the European region.

The European gaming market is now very stable.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment occupies approximately 60% of the market.

The remaining 40 percent is owned by local gaming companies and Surrey Electronics.

This market share is already quite good.

This is no longer the era of absolute dominance.

Back in the FC and SFC era, Yusei Electronics' games were truly top-notch, while their competitors were generally quite weak.

However, this situation changed with the advent of the GS1 game console.

Suri Electronics' game consoles have become more powerful, and more companies are starting to develop high-quality games for Suri Electronics' latest game consoles.

At this point, market share is no longer significant; as long as players continue to enjoy playing games, it's still a positive factor for the entire industry.

The European market has remained relatively stable with few fluctuations and a consistent player base.

They are particularly enthusiastic about shooting, racing, and sports games.

Football games are the best-selling category, with Super Soccer Tournament having sold over ten million copies worldwide, half of which came from Europe.

Counter-Strike has also surpassed 10 million copies sold and is approaching 20 million.

Need for Speed ​​is slightly worse, with global sales not yet exceeding ten million, but it's not far off.

Next, Zhuyouxing plans to make Titanfall a hit again.

Without top-tier titles like Call of Duty and Battlefield, Titanfall has a very high chance of conquering European players.

Then, the Super Football Tournament will launch a New Year's product development system.

Have a dedicated team of 500 to 1,000 people develop a super football tournament every year.

It can both train the team and maximize the benefits.

Takeyusei briefly reviewed the documents and then set aside the business information sent by Matsushita Minoru.

Next, he provided feedback on some information he was interested in.

The first company name that appeared before him was one that Zhu Youxing was very familiar with: Mikefu.

This company is a technology enterprise, primarily engaged in mobile communications, chip development, personal computer business, and entertainment electronics products.

The CEO of this company is an old friend: Myron Case.

A parallel world of Steve Jobs as seen through the eyes of a bamboo-loving star.

But he is younger than Jobs, and is only in his early forties.

Moreover, judging from his physical condition, he is quite healthy and it seems unlikely that he will encounter the same misfortune as Steve Jobs.

So in other words, this guy will probably become a formidable rival.

So when Takeyusei saw the company name Mikefu, he immediately focused his attention.

He turned to the second page and carefully examined its contents.

The above is a recent investigation into the situation in Mikefu.

These investigations include some public ones, and of course, some more private ones.

This includes current products from Mikef, as well as products that will be announced soon.

We are already very familiar with the current product, Bamboo Star.

Among the upcoming products, Zhuyouxing saw several things he had anticipated for a long time.

Mobile smartphone.

Simply put, it's the iPhone.

Myron Keyes has finally come to this.

After several years of meticulous refinement and training of the team, Myron Case finally had the confidence to develop his own first mobile smartphone.

In fact, mobile smartphones should have been invented and became popular much earlier.

However, because people in this parallel world have so many entertainment options, they don't focus on smartphones as much as they did in their previous life.

Just like when I first came into this world, even though this world already had relatively advanced technology, there was no market for video games at all. Later, I was the one who developed the market.

However, regardless of whether they developed the game market themselves, the game market itself would rise sooner or later.

People's need for entertainment cannot be ignored by video games.

The demand for entertainment hardware products like smartphones is the same; it will inevitably become popular sooner or later, but it has been slightly delayed for various reasons.

The materials already provide a detailed overview of the products Myron Case is about to release.

To date, Mikefu has placed a large number of OEM and manufacturing orders.

It's impossible for any step to be completely airtight.

It may seem quite mysterious to the average person, but for large corporations, investigating the details of a company's product releases is not a difficult task.

Zhu Youxing glanced at it and mentally estimated the phone's performance and capabilities. He then discovered that the phone had already reached roughly the performance and quality of an iPhone 4s from the start, and the engineering prototype's appearance was also very simple, making it the kind of entertainment product that the general public would like.

If nothing unexpected happens, this product should sell very well in the future.

Zhu Youxing was not surprised by this.

Even he himself would probably buy it and use it.

Everyone needs to use a mobile phone; it's a landmark product of the new era, and no one can escape its use.

At the same time, Takeyusei also understood that this thing would have a very strong impact on handheld consoles in the video game industry.

So, should we advance or retreat?

Should we fight tooth and nail against smartphones, or take a step back?

From a business perspective, retreating is the most reasonable and profitable option.

Maintaining market share in the home console market is enough to ensure survival.