Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

"The God of Games!"

The three girls each have a different name for Zhu Youxing.

Zhu Youxing felt that perhaps in a few years, his reputation would surpass that of Longma.

Hi, it's been a long time, it's nice to see you all.

Seeing the surprised yet slightly excited expressions on the three people's faces, Zhu Youxing responded by smiling and waving to them.

"It really is Takeyu-san! I never thought I'd have the chance to meet her again!"

Kazumi seemed happier than the other two.

At this moment, Aiko finally came to her senses and quickly bowed deeply to Takeyusei, saying, "Takeyu-san, I am also very happy to see you again."

Zhu Youxing smiled and gestured, "Please sit wherever you like. Are the three of you here today to watch the press conference?"

Kazumi immediately nodded seriously: "Yes, that's right. We came here to watch the press conference. Of course, we also hope to communicate more with other colleagues, but I haven't learned English yet, so I can only let Aiko help us communicate."

Aiko seemed a little embarrassed when she turned the page, as if she had been feeling uneasy ever since seeing Takeyusei.

However, Zhu Youxing didn't seem to notice much; he simply smiled and nodded, "So? How was our press conference?"

Kazumi is now a die-hard fan of Takeyusei. As soon as Takeyusei asked her a question, she nodded vigorously without hesitation: "Super awesome! Especially that civilization game you released, Takeyu-san. What kind of game is it? Is it a farming game?"

"I guess so, but it's more about strategy. Farming is just one means to an end. That's all I can say for now. I'll reveal more later."

He Mei immediately expressed her understanding and did not ask any further questions.

Then Yin-chan asked, "Is that game called Titanfall the work that you, Takeyu-nii-san, are focusing on the most this time?"

Takeyusei looked at Oto-chan in surprise.

I never expected the other person to address me in such a unique way.

This is also a very good question.

Zhu Youxing didn't deny it, saying, "Indeed, this is my main work this time, and it's probably the one I've poured the most effort into recently. Are you interested in first-person shooter games?"

Yin-chan replied, "I'm fine. Kazumi probably isn't very interested. As for Aiko, she's only interested in finding the most popular games right now."

"What do you mean?"

Yin-chan looked directly at Aiko and said, "You should just talk to Takeyu-nii-san directly. We won't help you."

Takeyusei then looked at Aiko, who was the smartest and probably the most beautiful of the three.

Aiko hesitated for a moment, then answered frankly, "This time, I want to develop a game that is popular enough, but I haven't been able to find a suitable game genre. Mr. Takeyu, would you be willing to give me some advice?"

Chapter 662 Let's work together!

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Aiko's pursuits have always tended to be more utilitarian.

Her only goal was to achieve success.

She hopes to achieve success in her studies, in her life, and in the career she is striving for.

This is what she most wants.

So once she decided that she would focus on developing games from now on, she kept thinking about how to be more successful.

When she felt lost, she thought that the game required a large investment to succeed.

She didn't mind needing to accumulate some experience beforehand, but at the time she really couldn't find a direction to succeed.

But later, Zhu Youxing personally demonstrated to her that even without much money, one could still achieve extraordinary success in game development.

Stardew Valley is now a benchmark for indie games. According to real-time sales data released by the Battle.net platform, Stardew Valley has now topped the sales charts on the platform, becoming one of the most popular games on Battle.net.

This is only the result of sales on personal PC platforms.

To date, there have been many voices hoping that Stardew Valley can be released on the GSX console and GSL handheld.

Since almost no one knew who the user "Nintendo is the world's ruler" was, Surrey Electronics had extended olive branches multiple times, hoping to obtain the distribution rights for the Stardew Valley console. In return, Surrey Electronics was willing to offer a 2:8 split on physical sales and a 1:9 split on digital sales.

This can be described as a very sincere effort, as Surui Electronics will hardly make any money from this game.

However, as the developer of Stardew Valley, Bamboo Star would certainly not give his opponents an advantage.

Such success was exactly what her son had longed for.

She hopes to achieve the same level of success as Stardew Valley.

However... she does lack creativity. She has strong talent, but her lack of creativity is probably her biggest weakness.

Therefore, her main purpose in coming to this exhibition this time should be to find Zhu Youxing and see if she can get some inspiration and advice, a suggestion that can lead to success.

Takeyusei saw through Aiko's core problem, because Aiko had exhibited a similar behavior last time.

Zhu Youxing raised his hand and gestured, "Sit down first. We can actually have a good talk about your question."

"Do you have a solution, Zhuyou Sang?" He Mei asked, her eyes sparkling.

My good friend Aiko has been looking worried about this lately, and Kazumi is also a little concerned. She would be very happy if her friend's troubles could be resolved.

Zhu Youxing nodded: "Indeed, I have some ideas, and they happen to coincide with some of my own."

"A coincidence?"

“That’s right,” Zhu Youxing said. “I recently came up with a new idea for developing an independent game. However, it would probably take quite a long time for me to develop it by myself. But if the three of you are interested, perhaps we can develop an independent game together.”

The three girls are no longer considered outsiders.

The three girls are very much favored by their wife, Aya Tsukino. Aya Tsukino especially praises Aiko and sometimes gives her a lot of pointers on programming and other knowledge. It can be said that the three girls are Aya Tsukino's apprentices.

The three girls can now call Tsukino Aya "Master" without any problem.

As for myself, I should be considered a half-master, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to train my apprentice.

Moreover, since Aiko has already called him "teacher," he has even more reason to help these three girls a little.

Of course, these relationships are not public. Apart from the core members of Youxing Electronic Entertainment, not many people know that the three girls have such a hidden network of relationships.

As for why Yusei chose to develop an independent game with three girls, it's because they felt that having their own company's people develop an independent game with them would raise suspicions, making people wonder if the person who is the "world ruler" of Nintendo is actually an insider at Yusei Electronic Entertainment.

Zhuyouxing still hopes to keep this alt account relatively neutral. This alt account is more inclined to be self-indulgent, and it doesn't matter if it produces some works that don't sell well, as it won't affect Youxing Electronic Entertainment itself.

Finding three girls as partners for the development of this new game is just right.

Aiko perked up slightly after hearing Takeyu's words and asked, "Teacher Takeyu, what new game development ideas do you have?"

Zhu Youxing said, "The game I want to develop this time is actually quite similar to the two series we created before, one is Castlevania and the other is Metroid. I plan to take the essence of these two games and then create another new and unique game, which I would like to call a Metroidvania game with random maps."

Previously, Takeyuusei had already created a certain degree of randomness in Castlevania, making it closer to modern roguelike games.

However, that was just a simple random event, without any further development, because the story structure of Castlevania itself is not well-suited to overly random plots.

Roguelike games were once very popular in gaming history, becoming a favorite among many indie game enthusiasts.

The most famous of them should be Dead Cells, and this time, Takeyusei plans to create that game.

The three girls had gathered around Zhu Youxing, watching intently as he wrote and drew on the paper.

Randomized maps, fragmented narratives, and the exhilarating feeling of different equipment combinations under random conditions.

These are some of the features of this game.

Then, Zhu Youxing wrote down his name.

"Dead...cells?"

The name sounds rather strange.

The combination of death and cells seems to carry a naturally slightly eerie connotation.

He Mei seemed somewhat hesitant upon seeing this.

However, Aiko began to think and make associations based on the keywords proposed by Takeyusei.

Zhu Youxing said, "It's definitely impossible to fully explain the entire game's structure just by using a few keywords. Anyway, I'll explain the general framework of the game to you first, and then you can consider whether you'd like to collaborate with me to develop an independent game. After the game is released, we'll split the profits equally, and the credits will start with my alternate account and your three studios. Both of you are relatively well-known independent game creators and teams, so I think that should be quite appealing."

The three girls looked at each other, seemingly discussing whether or not to accept the collaboration.

Zhu Youxing waited patiently to the side.

Not long after, Aiko spoke up, "Teacher Takeyu, can we work together from now on?"

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The three girls didn't really hesitate much.

Collaborating with the god of games to develop a game is a rare opportunity that many people would kill for.

Even if Zhuyouxing offered to split the profits 50/50, and they didn't want a single penny, the mere opportunity to have their names credited and collaborate with Zhuyouxing would be enough to make many game developers flock to them.

It was only natural that the three girls agreed.

Having received an affirmative answer, Zhu Youxing said again, "Then, you should go back and prepare well. I'll take a look at your creative ideas about Dead Cells and see how creative you are. I'll see if you can create a sufficiently attractive game based on the key features I've given you. As for the time limit... I'll set it at one week. I'll contact you after one week to see your answers."

This is almost like a teacher assigning homework to students.

The three girls who received the assignment had different expressions.

Kazumi was the least willing. She disliked scary things in the first place, and when she saw the words "Dead Cells," she subconsciously thought it was a horror game. But the opportunity to cooperate with the god of games was really easy.

Or... how about I first imagine some cute images of dead cells?

But how can the words "death" and "cell" become cute?

She became somewhat distressed.

Yin Jiang, on the other hand, seemed eager to try. She was good at music production and also knew a little programming and drawing. She felt that the assignment given by Zhu Youxing was a challenge that was perfect for her to unleash her creativity.

As for Aiko, she has begun to think about how to represent the relationship between death and cells through programming, which seems to have led her into another misconception.

However, Zhu Youxing didn't care about these details; he just needed to wait for the three of them to give him their answer a week later.

The three-day exhibition has come to a complete end.

The company that garnered the most attention this time was Youxing Electronic Entertainment, whose O-Game products became the stars of the show.