Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Olympic Games-themed games, simply put, are games that incorporate many standard Olympic events directly into the game.

For today's Youxing Electronic Entertainment, the development difficulty of this kind of game is quite low. If some departments want to develop it seriously, they can even complete the entire development of the game in just six months.

If the president intends to further refine the development, it should be completed within a year at most.

If Japan successfully bids for the Olympics, developing an Olympic-themed game could at least break even.

"An Olympic game? I almost forgot about it if you hadn't mentioned it. That's something we could consider, but we can talk about it in 2019. There's no rush for games like that. I'm just thinking about other things."

At this moment, Zhu Youxing suddenly recalled the scene when he first saw the Tokyo Olympics promotional video online.

That was the final scene of the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

As is customary, the host country of the next Games will conduct some promotional activities at the closing ceremony to generate buzz for the next Olympic Games.

Meanwhile, Japan, which was originally a world leader, promoted the 2020 Olympics in a way that surprised everyone.

That is to bring together all the most popular games, anime, and movies in Japan at the time.

Super Mario is considered the center of attention.

The Japanese Prime Minister, dressed as Super Mario, opened a water pipe from the Japanese mainland to Rio, then appeared in the center of the main stadium of the Rio Olympics wearing a red hat.

At the time, Zhu Youxing was quite excited when he saw the promotional video.

This is because it is the first time that a major event like the Olympics has promoted video games in a positive light.

Super Mario became the centerpiece of the Olympics, marking a milestone in video game development.

Even though video games have never been included in the Olympic Games, the fact that video games have appeared at the Olympics already indicates that society has gradually accepted the value of video games.

He remembers his father being just as excited as he was, and the two even made a promise to watch the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics together to see how Japan would present their proudest video games and anime to everyone.

However, the ideal is full, the reality is skinny.

The Tokyo Olympics, which was planned with a huge budget, was ruined by the pandemic and some of Japan's own reasons.

Even the final opening ceremony turned into the most hellish Olympic Games opening ceremony in the world.

That thing would scare a child to tears if shown to them.

It's hard to imagine what the Japanese opening ceremony director was thinking.

If possible, Zhu Youxing would really like to see an Olympics filled with game and anime elements.

That's a milestone, too.

In the original world, of course, I had no ability to change anything.

But what about in this world?

Is it possible for him to change?

It's at least easier to change than your original self in the world.

"Alright Jiang Chuan, you can go back to your work. You need to put more effort into Sekiro. I hope Sekiro can be more unique, but of course, the fun of the gameplay should not be reduced."

"Yes, President."

Rin still had some questions he wanted to ask, but the president seemed a little distracted.

Is it related to the Olympics that the president just mentioned?

So how exactly does the president intend to use the Olympics for publicity?

Jiangchuan Linren couldn't think of anything for a moment.

The president always manages to come up with something unusual at strange times.

Wait a minute.

The president just said that Japan is going to win the bid for the Olympics?

But it's only April, isn't it? He remembered that the results hadn't come out yet.

How did the president know the result?

Hmm...maybe the president has a good relationship with the Japanese government, and the government has already secretly leaked the results to the president in advance.

After all, hosting the Olympics may seem like a competition between several countries, but with the arrival of the new era, fewer and fewer countries are willing to host the Olympics, and the competition is becoming less and less intense. Japan has a history of hosting the Olympics, so it shouldn't be surprising that it won the bid again.

You should keep it a secret and not tell others about it.

It wouldn't be good if it affected the president's plans.

Chapter 906 Olympic Games Promotional Methods

906

Regarding the Olympics, Japan and several other countries have now reached a crucial stage.

Japan is extremely enthusiastic about hosting the 2020 Olympics, far more so than other countries that want to host the Games.

Since the economic downturn of the 1990s, the entire Japanese population has been developing in a very negative social environment.

No matter how hard each government tries to boost the national economy, it is still difficult to make up for the serious impact caused by the bursting of the bubble.

The current Japanese prime minister then came up with another possible way to boost the national economy.

Of course, this may be the only solution Japan can think of, so Japan is doing this both in the original world and in this parallel world.

This may also be partly due to the inevitability of historical development.

In short, the last few months have been the most crucial period, with both the Japanese Prime Minister and his ministers actively lobbying and promising the International Olympic Committee that Japan is fully capable of hosting another Olympic Games.

It's practically a done deal now. All that's left is the voting in July. Japan just needs to get as many votes as possible during that period to win the Olympics.

Because of this incident, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, which had always maintained close ties with Yusei Electronics, stopped its cooperation with Yusei Electronics in promoting Japanese culture.

When Takeyusei took the initiative to approach Shizuoka Jiro, the current Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Shizuoka Jiro thought that Takeyusei wanted him to pay more attention to the cooperation between their department and Yusei Electronic Entertainment, and to increase the investment in publicity, etc. However, what Takeyusei said surprised him.

"You mean, you want to be involved in the organization of the Olympics?"

“That’s right, this would be a great publicity opportunity,” Zhu Youxing nodded.

Shizuoka Jiro's expression turned serious: "Mr. Takeyu, the Olympics are not child's play. Promoting Japanese culture and the Olympics are two different things. We cannot use the Olympics as a promotional tool for your company."

"I know, I know. What I mean is that the promotion won't be limited to our games, even though our games are the most numerous and famous. But what I mean is that I hope to make video games an important element of the Olympics."

"You mean you want to make video games an element of the Olympics, to make video games a sport? That seems like a possibility..."

Takeyusei interrupted, "No, I have no interest in including video games in the Olympic Games. I simply hope that the opening ceremony of the Olympics can have video game elements. Of course, it's not just about video games. I think Minister Shizuoka should know what Japan's greatest strength is right now."

Shizuoka Jiro thought for a moment, then immediately realized: "You mean... anime, games, and all cultural creations related to them?"

"That's right, that's exactly what I think."

"It's a bit risky to use video games and anime as the main content of the opening ceremony. We were originally looking at using classic Japanese traditional culture as the opening ceremony."

Takeyusei said decisively, "Then I must say something to Minister Shizuoka right here: doing this will easily discourage more people and make them hate Japanese culture. Minister Shizuoka, you probably don't know the current state of the Olympics, do you?"

"This... I really don't know."

Jiro Shizuoka was in charge of cultural dissemination, and he simply used the Olympics as a tool for cultural promotion. However, he didn't really understand the current state of the Olympics itself.

Takeyusei said, "What used to attract people to the Olympics was the youthful energy and the clash of civilizations between nations. Similarly, the Olympics can also be considered a form of entertainment. I think Minister Shizuoka would agree with that, right?"

Shizuoka Jiro nodded: "I can't deny that."

"Now, Minister Shizuoka, you should see that the internet and media entertainment are becoming increasingly abundant. People spend far more time online than on television or on sports programs every day. Even baseball, Japan's most popular sport, is seeing a dramatic drop in average viewership compared to ten years ago. This is a reality. The same goes for the Olympics. The popularity of the Olympics is constantly declining. You can tell from the fact that countries that are willing to host the Olympics are not so enthusiastic these days. Hosting the Olympics is now a losing proposition. If it weren't for showcasing national power and other political factors, the Olympics would actually be a burden."

At first, Shizuoka Jiro didn't think much of it, but after hearing what Takeyusei said, he felt that it actually made some sense.

Indeed, the countries that compete with Japan for hosting the Olympics are not actually that eager.

They seemed to be going through the motions, at most not showing any negativity, but rather an indifferent attitude towards hosting the Olympics.

"Now we've entered a crucial stage in the Olympic bid. To persuade the IOC, I think we can take a different approach. Video games, anime, and other cultural elements are what Japan is most proud of, and they are also what young people like most right now. I believe we should deeply integrate these cultural products with our Olympic Games to attract young people. With young people, the Olympic Games will have a future."

"I need to think about this carefully."

Zhu Youxing wasn't in a hurry. He said, "You can think about it slowly. Before long, you'll know that what I said is correct. At that time, I only have one hope."

"What hope?"

"Let Super Mario be the embodiment of the Prime Minister. As for other publicity, I won't ask for anything else. I just hope that after the Rio Olympics, we can use Super Mario as a publicity tool. And when the publicity ends, you will definitely find that this kind of publicity is worth every penny."

Zhu Youxing didn't need to say anything more.

This is still a long way off; he's just temporarily painting a rosy picture for Shizuoka Jiro, convincing him that video games are one of Japan's future development directions.

All that remains to be seen is whether Shizuoka Jiro can accept this line of reasoning.

After discussing this matter, Takeyusei returned to the company. He had other things to attend to, and whether he could actually persuade Shizuoka Jiro to use video games and other means to promote the Olympics and his country's culture was beyond Takeyusei's control.

However, if we follow the historical trajectory, the chances of Zhu Youxing succeeding in his own persuasion are still quite high.

Chapter 907 My only enemy is myself?

907

September has arrived, and the sweltering summer days have quietly passed.

The electronics industry was experiencing its most rapid growth during this period.

Moore's Law steadily proclaims to the world, in its own way, that technology is still developing rapidly.

Every year, new electronic products are introduced, and it seems that the performance of electronic products is greatly improved every year.

This advancement is roughly the same as the technological development speed of the original world of Zhuyouxing, except that the technology is ten years ahead overall. The current technological development is already more advanced than the original world in Zhuyouxing's memory.

At the same time, the AI ​​industry is developing at an astonishing pace.

The launch of various artificial intelligence products, conquering one industry after another, is both frightening and exciting.

Among these, video games have also developed very rapidly.

Since Mikefun announced its official entry into the video game industry and increased its investment in game development, top internet and electronics companies around the world have joined the video game development market.

This has indirectly led to a more vigorous development of the game industry, and its scale is about to surpass the scale of video game development in the original world of Bamboo Planet.

Zhu Youxing was quite happy because he finally experienced the feeling of endless video games in his original world in this world.

After entering the second half of 2013, the statistics for the video game industry in the first half of the year were already released.