Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

After a few minutes, the man's gaze became somewhat vacant.

"So? Is this Easter egg real?"

"It's...it's true!"

The exact same lines from that post are now appearing on this person's screen; they are lines from Alice.

This Easter egg is hidden so well that unless you're a seasoned programmer or have an obsessive love for the game, you probably wouldn't be able to find it.

The guy who posted this must have thoroughly examined the game from the inside out, including the game program itself, to find even the slightest clue.

There really is a hidden ending!

"No, perhaps it's not a hidden ending. It might be some hidden opportunity. I suspect it could be a Final Fantasy movie or something."

"Or... could it be a novel?"

"Anything is possible, but could it be a new Final Fantasy VII game?"

"No...no way, it doesn't seem like it!"

After a long silence, Murakami Kazuo suddenly said, "Why don't we just contact Yusei Electronic Entertainment directly?"

"Yes! Contact Yuxing Electronic Entertainment directly!"

The call was quickly connected to the official media contact number for Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

However, the phone line was already busy at that moment.

Clearly, people have already started inquiring about Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

"It really is a story related to Final Fantasy VII! And it could very well be a story that changes the final ending!"

"Even just a novel would be fine! I really want to see the perfect ending for Final Fantasy VII!"

"Yeah, yeah! This game has brought me so many regrets, I really want to see a perfect ending!"

The group was now completely excited about the topic.

They are all now very curious about what Youxing Electronic Entertainment is trying to do.

Chapter 871 It's Not a Difficult Task

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For fans of the Final Fantasy series, this Easter egg message that suddenly appeared on the forum was like a small bomb.

However, many people still find it hard to believe, or they think that this is probably just a spin-off project that Yusei Electronic Entertainment plans to release.

To date, the Final Fantasy VII series has not received a decent sequel.

Crisis Core merely supplements the original backstory; no one considers it part of the main storyline.

Furthermore, the Final Fantasy series has never had a sequel specifically for the story of a particular work; at most, there have been animated films like Advent Children.

But... it seems like this is fine too.

Give it a perfect ending.

Just like NieR: Automata.

The NieR: Automata game gave an open ending at the very end, and everyone was saddened by this open ending for a long time.

Finally, Yusei Electronics Entertainment hosted a stage play as part of the five million NieR: Automata sales celebration.

The segment concludes with a live dubbing performance by the voice actors for 2B and 9S from NieR: Automata, depicting a story where artificial intelligence and androids finally live happily ever after.

The stage play's run also boosted NieR: Automata sales by a million copies, making it a very cost-effective promotional method.

Therefore, it's not surprising that many people think this might also be a stage play.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the information revealed by this Easter egg alone might lead to a change in the ending, and even that would be satisfying.

Meanwhile, at Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, their media relations department is currently overwhelmed with calls.

Many media outlets want to get first-hand information from Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

Meanwhile, the group of people in the department responsible for media liaison were completely bewildered.

They had absolutely no idea about this beforehand.

In fact, the Easter egg wasn't officially announced, but rather by a user on a forum. Unexpectedly, it caused such a strong reaction, which made the people in this department marvel at the magic of the Final Fantasy series, which makes so many people care about this matter.

"President! President, have you seen the message on this forum?"

Yuki Uesugi, the leader of the fifth development team, quickly arrived at Takeyusei's office floor. He seemed very anxious, and what he wanted to talk about was naturally the post that had suddenly appeared on the forum.

Zhu Youxing had anticipated his arrival and nodded directly, saying, "You want to talk about the Easter egg message that a user released, right?"

"That's right, President! Is it true? There really will be some new stories? One that might have a happy ending?" Uesugi Yuki asked excitedly.

He is an old man who has followed Takeyusei since the early days of Final Fantasy's development, and is also one of the well-known game producers today. For him, Final Fantasy is like his own child.

What he is most proud of is Final Fantasy VII.

First, this game was the first to break the 10 million mark in sales for a single title in the series. Second, he was also saddened by this story for a long time.

During development, he suggested more than once that Zhu Youxing rewrite the plot to create a perfect ending instead of such a sad one.

However, Zhu Youxing did not back down on this.

"It's true. I didn't expect someone to have already discovered this Easter egg. I actually wanted to wait a little longer before announcing the game because we've been quite busy with work lately."

"Announcing a game... wait, President, do you mean the Final Fantasy VII series will have a new story?"

Even Yuki Uesugi, upon seeing the messages on the forum, could only immediately think of derivative novels or animated films.

He perked up several times the moment he heard Zhu Youxing's words.

Aya Tsukino rolled her eyes.

Saying they didn't expect anyone to discover the Easter egg? No normal person could possibly find this kind of Easter egg!

However, she couldn't directly expose Zhu Youxing in front of his subordinates, so she could only watch him perform here.

Zhu Youxing smiled and said, "There is indeed a new story project in progress. Now that the Easter egg has been discovered, we should do something about it. I just don't know if your team has the time. I remember your team is planning to make a new game series recently, and I'm quite looking forward to it."

Yuki Uesugi answered almost without hesitation: "President! Let me take charge of this new Final Fantasy VII project! I will definitely fulfill all your requirements. I have no other needs. I just hope that this will be a happy ending story."

"So what projects are you currently working on...?"

"No problem! Our team can handle it! It's just a new game development project; adding another project won't be an issue either!"

In order to take on the development of the new Final Fantasy VII title, he has even begun to consider expanding his workforce.

If Zhu Youxing hadn't explicitly written the rule against working overtime into the company's written regulations, he probably would have driven everyone on the team crazy and made them work overtime immediately to complete the new task.

He asked for nothing more than to be able to create a new story for Final Fantasy VII himself, and for a happy ending.

Given Yuki Uesugi's strong request, Takeyusei had no reason to stop him. He simply handed over the Final Fantasy VII Remake project that he had already prepared to Yuki Uesugi.

"Let's create a truly explosive game CG trailer before Carnival, to show the world that the story of Final Fantasy VII is far from over."

"I see!"

Yuki Uesugi straightened his back; at that moment, all he could think about was how to make this game better.

Yuki Uesugi left Takeyusei's office floor with the project proposal and returned to the floor where his fifth development team was located.

At this moment, hundreds of employees were already standing in front of the elevator, and they immediately gathered around when they saw Yuki Uesugi appear.

"Minister, what did the president say? What are the plans for Final Fantasy VII?"

"Minister, do we need your cooperation? Will this new story have a perfect ending?"

What kind of animated film CG do we want to make?

"Minister, my writing skills are quite good. I'm perfectly capable of writing a perfect ending for Final Fantasy VII!"

"Get out of here. It can't be just a novel. It must be an animated film on the same scale as Advent Children."

Seeing the group discussing amongst themselves, Yuki Uesugi stopped keeping them in suspense and said loudly, "Everyone, the president has just given us a new task, which will be a great test for us."

Yuki Uesugi took a deep breath: "We... are preparing to create a remake of Final Fantasy VII. This remake is not just a simple remake of the game with brand new graphics. This remake also includes a complete remake of the story, which means that the story will take a new direction!"

"A new... game?" someone asked again, somewhat uncertainly.

Yuki Uesugi nodded.

"Wow! That's great! We can make a new story game about Final Fantasy VII now!"

"Let me tell you, I joined the Fifth Group because of Final Fantasy VII. It finally gives me the opportunity to rewrite the story myself, which is fantastic!"

Everyone present had once been a dedicated Final Fantasy VII player.

Even those employees who weren't die-hard gamers also highly praised Final Fantasy VII.

When they learned that they would be able to recreate such an era-defining role-playing game, they felt no pressure from the daunting task, but rather excitement.

"Minister! Let's get to work now! We can't afford to be idle!"

"That's right, the new game project needs to be finished quickly too!"

Yuki Uesugi immediately emphasized, "No, no, no, we still need to take the new game project seriously, otherwise the president definitely won't be happy. But I think even if we handle two large game projects at the same time, it shouldn't be difficult for us, right?"

"That's right! It's not difficult!"

Hundreds of people shouted in unison, even causing a brief resonance.

The other employees nearby seemed to be infected by this excitement, and they all became exceptionally excited.

Chapter 872 Esports Stars

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It's impossible for outsiders to get any news about Final Fantasy VII from Yusei Electronics Entertainment.

This has been classified as a top secret by Yusei Electronic Entertainment, and no one is allowed to reveal any information about it before the official CG trailer is released.

People outside the industry still believe that this is just a derivative work of a stage play or a novel or film/television series, created to satisfy the regrets of players.

But they didn't know that this was actually an even bigger bombshell.

The department responsible for external media relations gave a tacit, unified response that the company was unaware of this Easter egg, and that further details would be released by the company later.