Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Evan suddenly felt that Youxing Electronic Entertainment was really on its last legs.

A new era for video games is about to begin.

Perhaps... I could consider entering the field of video game development?

Should we seize the market while Yuxing Electronics Entertainment is gradually declining?

At the same time, he began to fantasize about the moment when he would replace Yusei Electronic Entertainment as the new god of games.

However, he had no details about game development in his mind.

He only knows some popular games and has a general understanding of game development experience, but he is completely incapable of supervising the entire game development process.

But what does it matter?

Game development isn't a one-person job; he could hire professionals at high salaries to do what they do best. All he needs to do is build a platform.

Speaking of platforms, he was somewhat envious of Youxing Electronic Entertainment's Battle.net platform.

This platform offers the best experience in the world.

Moreover, this platform has been operating for many years and has reached a point where game developers are still willing to release their games on the Battle.net platform even without offering any discounts.

Such platforms are definitely money-making machines.

You can make a fortune by simply taking a 30% cut.

Ivan straightened his suit.

This time, he was dressed much more formally.

He hasn't been without progress over the past few months.

Lately, the people he has been in contact with most are all kinds of successful people.

And he is gradually becoming a successful person like them.

Only in this way can he more easily integrate into upper-class circles and more easily obtain more investment.

After all, not everyone can do the feat of Bamboo Star.

One man is an army, an invincible army in the business world.

After straightening his suit, he confidently stepped into the elevator.

His demeanor today is completely different from before.

His mental state is much better now.

He believed that he could now successfully gain the trust of successful people like Zhu Youxing.

He felt that the reason Zhu Youxing had rejected him so decisively was probably because he seemed too casual and unserious at the time, which greatly reduced his credibility.

About a minute later, he arrived at Zhu Youxing's office.

At this point, he couldn't help but marvel once again at Zhu Youxing's status and wealth.

It's so luxurious for one person to occupy an entire floor of office space.

If this were a typical joint-stock company, any president or CEO who dared to occupy an entire floor as office space would likely be ousted by the shareholders. But Zhu Youxing would be completely unaffected.

Being your own boss is really awesome.

"Hello, Mr. Zhuyou, it's great to see you again."

Today, Ivan's smile looked more confident and more formal.

However, it also felt more stiff.

Zhu Youxing, as usual, was quite casual in his attitude.

"Hello, Ivan, what brings you here today? Is it still related to game encryption?"

"Of course, this is our flagship product. I think you rejected me last time because you didn't realize the huge changes happening in the video game industry. But I think your views have changed recently, and you should realize that they have changed. This is another good opportunity for me to recommend our product to you."

Chapter 997 You're Too Naive

997

"I think you might have misunderstood something."

Ivan worked hard on his sales pitch.

This time, he believed he was absolutely certain he could persuade Zhu Youxing.

After all, he had recently learned through various channels that Youxing Electronic Entertainment's revenue had decreased.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment generally does not proactively disclose its business information, but it still needs to perform normal tax filing with the government, and naturally some information will be leaked during this process.

There are also official sales statistics reports from the Battle.net platform.

This feature was left over from the original plan to compete with Surui Electronics, and it has never been removed since.

This later became a reference for many people. Game industry professionals would check the sales charts to see what current trends they could make next to generate more revenue.

Players who don't have a strong preference for a particular game genre can also choose games that are popular with the general public based on sales figures.

Zhu Youxing interrupted Yiwen's rambling, then pointed to a clock on the wall and said, "You have two minutes left."

"Forehead……"

Ivan paused for a moment, then said, "Mr. Zhuyou, do you still think our product is no good? Recently, our product has brought greater value to many companies, and their game sales have increased significantly. On the other hand, your company's game products are experiencing a sharp decline in sales due to this piracy storm."

Zhu Youxing narrowed his eyes: "From what you're saying, it seems like I have to buy your product to encrypt the game, otherwise our game's sales will keep decreasing in the future?"

"No, no, no, that's absolutely not what I meant. Mr. Zhuyou, your video games are fantastic. First of all, I always buy the latest games you release as soon as they come out, and sometimes I even buy a collector's edition of the game to keep as a memento."

“Thank you so much for liking my game,” said Zhu Youxing.

Evan immediately said, "It is precisely because I realize that Mr. Zhuyou's game products are so excellent that they need to be carefully protected, and my encryption products are a means of protection."

Zhu Youxing said, "However, as I said before, if your product has performance issues when the game is running, then I will not use your product. Are you here this time to try to persuade me again? Or have you already solved this problem and can ensure that your program will never consume game performance during gameplay?"

"This...this problem is still unresolved, or rather..."

Or rather, this is simply an unsolvable problem.

Encryption systems are essentially meant to operate throughout the entire process of a video game.

This is to protect the integrity of video games to the greatest extent possible, and can detect piracy from beginning to end.

However, if, as Zhu Youxing said, the encryption program does not consume the game's resources and performance during gameplay, then it loses its greatest function.

Therefore, Zhuyouxing's requirements are somewhat contrary to the principle of this encryption program itself.

At least with current game encryption programs, these two requirements conflict with each other.

Zhu Youxing shrugged: "Then we have nothing more to say. Alright, you have one minute left."

"Mr. Zhuyou, I can tell you frankly that if you don't properly protect your video games, the value of your game products will definitely be further reduced. Players are a group that loves to get a good deal. If they can play the game for free, they will never spend money. It is very unwise to completely abandon the encryption program for a small performance loss when running the game."

Zhu Youxing said with a hint of mockery, "You're also a video game player, and what you just said made you mock yourself as well. I think you're really underestimating the attitude of video game players. It's true that everyone likes free things, but most players also have a moral compass."

Just like Takeyusei himself, when he grows up, has an independent personality, and has the ability to spend money, he will think about buying back the pirated games he used to play.

This behavior isn't actually about buying the game to play it again, but rather a kind of... peace of mind?

Or something else.

And people like Zhu Youxing are not uncommon.

More and more people, like Zhu Youxing, are starting to buy tickets after they reach adulthood and have their own spending power.

This behavior has also brought some of the world's oldest games back to life.

In his world, large-scale games would certainly be very popular.

Niche games found a niche market in the presence of this group of players who have a unique passion for video games.

Back then, independent game developers didn't have any game encryption programs to help them. Sometimes, their games would be uploaded and, before the official game platforms had even finished reviewing them, their games would already be appearing on pirate platforms.

Even so, these games still achieved the results and profits they deserved, thus giving these niche game companies room to survive.

However, this statement by Ivan is indeed a bit of a generalization.

It seems he's become somewhat obsessed with promoting his product.

"Mr. Zhuyou, it seems you are really outdated. Just watch, your video games will be gradually devoured by pirated games, and you will gradually decline. I really regret that such a big game company as yours is about to go to its end."

Outdated?

Obviously, the people of this world could not possibly know that Zhuyouxing had experiences in another world.

In that world, Zhuyouxing had already witnessed and experienced the entire process of game development in the present world.

Zhuyouxing has experienced everything: the trend of pirated games, the trend of politically correct games, the trend of exclusive games, and the popularity and widespread condemnation of this game encryption program.

To others, Zhu Youxing's behavior suggests an unwillingness to accept new things.

However, in his eyes, these things were already things he was tired of seeing.

"Alright, your time is up. I also have my own things to do. You don't need to come to my company anymore, and my company will no longer welcome you." Zhu Youxing stood up, ready to let this guy leave.

However, Zhu Youxing also caught some clues in Yiwen's painting.

"By the way, what you just said seemed a bit threatening. From what you're saying, it seems you're very confident that I'll be defeated by piracy. So what's your connection to piracy?"

"No, I have absolutely nothing to do with it. I was just offering a friendly reminder. How could I possibly have anything to do with piracy?" Evan quickly denied.

However, he had a very smug look on his face.

"However, even if there is a connection, Mr. Takeyu, you can't just accuse me on this ground, can you? You have no evidence."

"Evidence?" Zhu Youxing raised an eyebrow. "If I really wanted some evidence, it would actually be quite easy."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Zhu Youxing smiled: "It seems you may not really understand my Youxing Electronic Entertainment. Do you know how many people in our company are proficient in internet technology and computer research technology?"

Ivan frowned.

He didn't understand why Zhu Youxing would suddenly ask such a question, but he suddenly had a vague sense of unease.

“In my company, there is a top-notch AI team, as well as an even more top-notch programming and computer technology research team called the ‘Stanford Legion.’ In addition, we also have connections with many universities. Do you really think I have no means to deal with your little tricks?”

Ivan was slightly taken aback.