Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Chapter 979 Madness in Paradise

979

At this moment, Youxing Amusement Park has become the envy of countless amusement park owners.

The prime minister of a country is promoting it extensively, especially during a time like the Olympics.

This promotional campaign is already at its maximum scale.

This kind of publicity is not guaranteed even if you pay money.

They imagined how happy they would be if their amusement park had such a promotional scale.

The Japanese Prime Minister's promotion of the Olympics drew criticism from the organizing committee.

They believe that this event, which symbolizes public welfare and peace, has been turned into a profit-making tool.

But all they can do is grumble and express their dissatisfaction in some media outlets; there's nothing they can do about it.

Ultimately, the Olympics is a business. The organizing committee hasn't survived for nothing; it needs to make money.

However, they did not expect that a high-ranking Japanese prime minister would personally promote an amusement park; this is truly absurd.

Are video games really that popular now? Could they really make the Japanese Prime Minister do this?

At this moment, some members of the Olympic Organizing Committee have begun to re-examine the company, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

It seems that this company is somewhat different from what I expected.

At this moment, Youxing Electronic Entertainment is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary.

On that very day, search terms related to Yuxing Electronic Entertainment began to surge online.

Many people are frustrated that Yuxing Electronic Entertainment is not listed on the US stock market.

If they go public, they will definitely drive up the stock price of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment like crazy.

A company recognized by the state like this must have extraordinary capabilities.

At the same time, the number of visits to the amusement park's related lucky draw events also began to increase exponentially.

Previous lottery events typically only had an average of 30,000 to 50,000 participants, with only a few dozen first-day tickets up for grabs.

Now the number has skyrocketed to hundreds of thousands.

However, only a few out of these hundreds of thousands of people will meet the selection criteria of Youxing Electronic Entertainment; at most, it will be around two thousand.

Those lotteries obviously have a greater element of luck involved.

However, players still yearn to experience the Starry Sky Park.

Since we can't witness the opening of the first game-themed amusement park on the first day, we might as well settle for the second day.

Immediately afterwards, tickets for the second day of the amusement park were also sold out within half a day.

There are a full 100,000 tickets available for the second day.

This means that the number of visitors on the second day will be twice that of the first day, and the waiting time for various areas will also increase by an average of 100%, but this still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the players.

And it's not just those who couldn't get tickets on the first day who are scrambling to buy tickets for the second day.

Even players who win a ticket on the first day will choose to play for another day on the second day.

Since I've already been to Japan once, how can I only spend one day there now that I've come all this way?

Back in the day, the Starry Night Carnival would last for several days.

Many gamers choose to buy multi-day passes.

Tickets for the second day sold out in half a day, followed by tickets for the third day; all 100,000 tickets were sold out in one day.

Tickets for the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and so on up to the fourteenth day were sold out in just one to two days on average.

Players' enthusiasm has also reached a certain level.

Upon seeing this, the theme park management department of Yusei Electronic Entertainment immediately sought help from the Tokyo government.

The number of customers has become so large that it is difficult for the staff of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment to maintain order.

Then let's just ask the Japanese government to help too.

The arrival of so many tourists meant that a lot of money would flow into the government's pockets. They were so excited when they heard the information reported by Yusei Electronic Entertainment that they almost jumped for joy. They then organized a group of park staff to maintain order overnight and urgently summoned experienced staff from many places to Tokyo.

The salary for these newly recruited service personnel will be substantial, and the Tokyo government also provides them with an additional allowance.

Furthermore, they assured that if they wished to continue working at the park in the future, Star Entertainment would give them priority in hiring.

In an instant, players, tourists, service personnel, Japanese government officials, and others flocked to Tokyo.

City governments in other places were completely dumbfounded.

Is this park really that magical?

Why didn't the theme parks they brought in through investment promotion have such great magic?

Their amusement park looks significantly larger and has more attractions than the Starry Sky Park.

However, what they didn't know was that such a massive number of tourists wasn't achieved overnight, but rather through more than 20 years of operation in the video game market.

Every gamer dreams of the birth of a true video game paradise.

Moreover, when they learned that the creator of this amusement park was none other than the undisputed king of the gaming industry, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, the players' excitement was hard to contain.

"To be honest, the number of visitors to the amusement park is much higher than I expected."

Zhu Youxing looked at the newly updated data with some emotion.

There are now two days left until the opening of the Starry Night Park.

In just a few days, tickets have already been sold out for half a month in advance.

And people are still buying tickets like crazy.

Because the number of tickets available later on was no longer limited and anyone was eligible to buy them, the number of people buying them suddenly increased significantly.

At first, there were also some scalpers who wanted to take advantage of the situation and make money by reselling tickets.

However, after Youxing Electronic Entertainment introduced measures that required users to bind their identity information when purchasing tickets and prohibited the transfer of tickets by the purchasers, these scalpers almost disappeared.

While it's still difficult to completely prevent scalping, it has effectively eliminated the possibility of scalpers spreading their influence, allowing more genuine fans of the amusement park to purchase legitimate tickets.

Beside Takeyusei, a marketing manager sighed and said, "President, it seems we were too conservative. I think we should press our advantage and organize more events and programs."

"Event program?"

"Yes, events like meet-and-greets with game developers or concerts featuring game theme songs are definitely ways to increase player engagement."

"Hmm, that's a good idea. Go ahead and implement it. It'll be a good opportunity for the actors who have worked for us before to make cameo appearances. Don't worry about the money."

Zhu Youxing is in a good mood now.

Seeing that so many players enjoy the theme park format makes the construction of this theme park meaningful.

Chapter 980 Winning the Prize

980

"Oh dear, what bad luck! Why didn't I win a ticket again!"

Inside the small villa where Kazumi, Otoko, and Aiko lived, Kazumi stared at the computer screen and kept complaining.

While eating takoyaki, Yin Jiang said, "Don't even think about winning a ticket. Didn't Professor Takeyu already say that we can go on the first day? After all, we are well-known game producers."

He Mei was somewhat unhappy.

She was angry with herself, feeling that her luck was really bad.

She knew, of course, that she didn't need to worry about the tickets.

She just enjoys the thrill of drawing cards.

However, the situation of hundreds of thousands of people vying for a single ticket is really not much different from winning the lottery.

Kazumi's idea was actually very simple. She wanted to give away a ticket to the players who liked her game from the beginning for free if she won one in the lottery. She didn't have any ulterior motives; she just wanted to thank the players who supported her back then.

But... I'm just really unlucky.

"Aiko, can you draw one for me too? Your luck seems pretty good." Kazumi pushed the laptop towards Aiko.

Aiko is currently curled up on the sofa, writing something in a notebook.

That's her inspiration notebook. She jots down any ideas she has in her daily life, so she can use them immediately if she develops a game in the future.

Right now, she's looking at her inspiration notebook, pondering if she has any inspiration she can use for her next game.

Upon hearing Kazumi's words, Aiko calmly replied, "There's no such thing as luck in this world, and I never participate in lotteries. It's meaningless."

“Aiko, you still hold that atheistic view, but I want to tell you that there must be gods in this world. Look at our teacher Takeyu, he is definitely a god descended to our world to bring the best game to this world.”

Yin Jiang nodded in agreement, saying, "I really agree with that. Teacher Zhu You's talent in game development is truly amazing. Many industry professionals have conducted numerous tests. Apart from Teacher Zhu You, there is no one else in the world who can produce so many games while maintaining such high quality. The only explanation is that Teacher Zhu You is a god."

"Look, look, Oto-chan thinks so too."

Aiko shook her head: "No, that's because you don't understand how terrifying a true genius is. Only by reaching that level can you understand how big the gap between people really is."

Aiko has always felt that she lacks talent in game development.

There's only one reason she's able to persist in working in the field of game creation: it's where she can find the greatest sense of accomplishment.

Other industries are either already established and their social classes have become rigid, or they are simply not suitable for a son.

Video games are an emerging industry, and they just happen to suit Aiko's tastes, so even though she's not good at creativity, she still persists in developing in this industry and has gained a foothold.

However, despite Aiko's seemingly unremarkable creative talent, her learning and comprehension abilities are already those of a rare genius.

She could be considered to have barely entered the ranks of geniuses.

Only by joining this group could she truly understand that there are worlds apart from geniuses.

Some people are born with the ability to create many novel things.

Some people can create gears in ancient times, while others can create paper and gunpowder.

In modern times, some people can create light bulbs, and others can create electricity and use it as an energy source.