Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

At night, Hayasawa Airi dragged her tired body back to the house with Takeyusei.

"I'm so tired, Zhuyou-san, please don't tell me you have important work to do tonight. If you do, I'll go crazy!"

Looking at Hayasawa Airi, who was lying on the tatami mat on the first floor like a corpse, he shook his head.

"No need for today, you've worked hard. Here's today's pay. Please keep up the good work tomorrow!"

Upon hearing about salary, Airi Hayazawa's ears perked up first, and then she sprang up from the ground like a spring, her fatigue vanishing instantly.

Today I earned 15,000 yen, which is 50% more than the previous few days. If I keep going, it won't be long before I can show off to my mother that even if I don't get married right away, she can still live the life she wants!

Seeing Hayazawa Ai's money-obsessed look, Takeyusei counted the banknotes and casually added another thousand yen.

"Today's bonus."

Wow! Thank you, boss! You're so kind!

"Now you're calling me Zhuyousang?"

"Hehe, of course I have to call her that too, but Zhuyou Sang is still the most affectionate."

Zhu Youxing waved his hand: "Alright, go to sleep quickly. We have the same work to do tomorrow. We won't be able to relax these next few days."

"These next few days? Zhuyou Sang, are you really going to continue this kind of promotion? I thought one day would be enough."

"Of course not. Only a few children will know about it in one day, which is not enough. We don't have enough manpower right now, so the only thing we can do is try to spread the word as much as possible ourselves. Tomorrow will be the second park!"

"OK then."

The thought of having to spend the whole morning getting ready made her lose all interest in taking a shower.

Of course, a fresh graduate like her still needs to look her best, so even though she was exhausted, she still went into the bathroom.

As for Zhu Youxing, he entered the pavilion again with great energy.

Today, Super Mario is still not enough, and he is considering making a second game when he has some free time.

The next morning, Hayasawa Airi, who was still comfortably sleeping in bed, was dragged out of bed by Takeyusei. While putting on the headgear, she was quietly snoring until they arrived at a brand new park, where Hayasawa Airi finally woke up in a daze.

Just like yesterday, we first attracted the children to come over and play games with prizes, and then quickly left after all the toys were distributed.

And so, Takeyusei and Hayasawa Airi went out for more than a week, visiting almost all the nearby parks that were somewhat famous and popular with children.

Meanwhile, a legend began circulating among children: an older woman and a younger brother were loitering around the park, and anyone who fulfilled their requests could receive a free Koshien Superman or Barbie doll.

Of course, another story also circulated at the same time.

There's something really cool called Super Mario. If any kid owns it, they'll instantly become the center of attention and the king of the kids.

"Dad, have you ever heard of Super Mario Bros."

In a reasonably well-furnished detached house, the young father, Hirohito Tomoda, was drinking in front of the television, thinking about the recent performance of the factory.

But suddenly the child, who hadn't been seen for several days, appeared and asked him a strange question.

Hirohito Tomoda's train of thought was interrupted, and he could only turn around and glance at the child.

"Super what?"

Super Mario Bros.!

"Oh, what kind of toy is that? Don't even think about it, I won't buy it for you. We already have enough toys at home."

Hirohito Tomoda ruthlessly rejected the next request his son, Otoshi Tomoda, wanted to make.

"No, no, no, Daddy, it's not a toy, it's something much more interesting. Trust me, Daddy, if you come into contact with it, you'll definitely love it too!"

"Not toys? What else could you be interested in besides toys, kid?"

Hirohito Tomoda also seemed interested.

He knows his son very well. So far, apart from toys, there is nothing that interests him. Sometimes, he can cry and make a fuss for three days and three nights without rest just to buy a rare Koshien Superman doll.

"Have you changed your ways, kid?"

"Hehe, Dad, you look a bit out of touch! You don't even know Super Mario? It's a video game where you control a little character on the TV. It's really fun!"

Hirohito Tomoda imagined a tiny figure he could control at will on a television, but it didn't seem like a big deal.

The fact that video games haven't become popular in this world doesn't mean they don't exist; it just means that video games haven't been interesting so far.

In addition, the bombardment of products by film and television media leaves children overwhelmed and unable to explore other fun things.

It wasn't until Tomoda played Super Mario Bros. for the first time in the park.

That plumber with the big nose wasn't exactly good-looking, but he had a unique kind of charm.

"Tell me how much it costs. I'm telling you, kid, if it's too expensive, you can go to your grandpa, but it won't do you any good. I absolutely won't buy it for you."

"Um... I don't actually know how much it costs." Zhida scratched his head.

"Where did you see it?"

"In...in the park, an older brother and an older woman set up a play area for us to play with."

Upon hearing this, Hirohito Tomoda fell into deep thought.

Chapter 7 Development Planning

Hirohito Tomoda is a salesman at a well-known circuit board manufacturing plant in Tokyo.

In the previous few years, their company had been doing very well.

Orders were pouring in like snowflakes.

At that time, Japan's national economic level was changing every day, rising like a rocket.

At the same time, people's demand for a high standard of living is becoming increasingly strong.

This spurred the rapid expansion of industries such as personal computers, televisions, and mobile phones.

In addition, the technological level of this parallel world in the 1990s was equivalent to that of Zhuyouxing's previous life ten years later. Small mobile phones had become widespread, and various flip phones were already common on the streets during this era.

Companies that specialize in producing circuit boards for various products will naturally thrive and make a fortune.

This is how Hirohito Tomoda and his family became middle class.

However, these good days did not last long.

Although technological advancements were made ten years ahead of schedule, history remained largely unchanged.

The Japanese bubble that occurred on Earth, the previous incarnation of Zhuyouxing, also erupted at the same time in this world.

From that moment on, the people were filled with sorrow and grief.

They are no longer obsessed with their past high consumption and have begun to cut back on spending in every aspect of their lives.

In the past, personal computers, high-end televisions, mobile phones and other products were no longer necessities for people.

The profits of circuit board manufacturers also began to plummet, and they could only survive on a small number of orders from high-end automated machinery and equipment.

The faster the rockets rose in the past, the faster they crash now that rockets have exploded.

He, as a salesman, is also on the verge of going out of business.

Thanks to the lifetime employment system of Japanese companies, he was able to have a decent job. In addition, his family has always been relatively conservative and did not make any reckless investments, so they were not hit too hard by the bubble. He is one of the luckiest families among thousands.

However, people have less and less demand for high-end consumer goods, and electronic products are the kind of things that are most dispensable.

Even with a lifetime employment contract, his current salary as a salesman is pitifully low, barely enough to support his family and cover basic expenses.

Especially recently, their superiors have been relentlessly assigning them orders and tasks. If they don't complete them, they'll be forced to kneel in reverence and subjected to four hours of verbal abuse from their superiors every day.

He is under immense pressure right now, and only seeing his happy children and considerate wife at home can ease his mood and make him realize that the humiliation and scolding at the company were worthwhile.

So even though the situation is quite bad now, he will try his best to save money to buy his child the things he likes, so that his child can be all smiles.

However, today my child suddenly said he wanted something completely new, and it sounded like it was related to television.

Even this salesman, who had been tormented by his boss for almost a week, couldn't help but start thinking.

“Come here, son, tell me what exactly happened, and what this little person moving around on TV is doing.”

Hearing that his father seemed very interested, Tomoda was even happier.

It looks like Dad will be able to grant my request again this time!

"Dad is like this..."

At this moment, Takeyusei and Hayasawa Airi have been out exploring for more than a week, and they have basically covered all the nearby parks.

Zhu Youxing actually wanted to visit more parks, but it seems that he was already being watched by police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department yesterday. They warned Zhu Youxing that he could not set up a stall anywhere and that he had to go to a designated free market if he wanted to set up a stall.

Therefore, the plan to continue promoting the game had to be temporarily suspended.

However, after traveling to so many places, video games have basically started to spread among children.

It even has a touch of urban legend about it.

This had basically met Zhu Youxing's requirements, so he changed his approach and prepared for the next step: to try to recruit more people and see if he could find an electronics manufacturing company to test some of the original Famicom game consoles.

Zhu Youxing couldn't help but sigh that he had come at just the right time, catching the last train of the opportunity to get rich quick in a small electronics workshop.

In the 1970s and 80s, Steve Jobs assembled a personal computer with just two people in his garage, and Nintendo created the first prototype of the Famicom with only three or four people.

Even more remarkably, Bill Gates learned the Basic programming language at the age of 13 and was able to earn several thousand dollars with just two people.

If this were two thousand years from now, it would be impossible to develop without a research and manufacturing team of several hundred people.

The myth of getting rich and famous overnight is becoming increasingly rare.

The Famicom in front of him had some experience from Zhu Youxing's previous life, plus a simple game system he had written using the Basic language, which he had little experience with in his previous life, and an employee with a decent background in electronics. So, they managed to put it together, albeit with some difficulty.

Of course, this is also mainly because the requirements for game console systems are much simpler than those for personal computers, and they can be set up without requiring such complex knowledge.

However, it is simply impossible to develop such a product with only a prototype.

He needs to produce more game machines; at least, he needs to manufacture a batch that can be used in the arcade.

"Zhu Yousang, what are you doing?"

Airi Hayazawa, who was finally able to rest, felt like she was dreaming these past two days.

She was paid her salary every day; all she had to do was check the prototype for any bugs.

She was drinking juice through a straw while curiously watching the computer screen in front of Zhu Youxing.