Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

"I'm working on a project proposal."

"A business plan? You're finally planning to sell your product? Let me tell you, this thing is really popular with kids, it's sure to be a huge hit!"

"That's hard to say," Zhu Youxing shook his head.

In this world, there are not many competitive peers.

However, the other entertainment industries in this world are quite powerful, attracting the attention of the vast majority of people. Zhu Youxing cannot guarantee that it will be smooth sailing if he wants to get these people out of the original entertainment industry to play their games.

Therefore, he needs to find ways to make the game more appealing.

First, we need to simplify and reduce the difficulty to enhance the enjoyment.

In the early days, games on the Famicom were generally quite difficult.

If we were to draw an analogy with large-scale games from the 21st century onwards, the games of the Famicom era would probably be equivalent to the difficulty levels of later games. This excludes nightmare-level games like Devil Village, which are simply not for human players.

"Is it hard to say? But I see those kids having a lot of fun playing games, and actually I've been playing them myself lately."

These past two days, when Airi Hayazawa had some free time, she finally remembered to try out Super Mario.

She helped make it, so we should at least try it out.

Then, she quickly fell for him.

Chapter 8 Overwork

At first, Airi Hayazawa thought these games were nothing special.

She didn't find any of this fun at all.

She just wanted to give it a try.

However, as she delved deeper, she found herself becoming somewhat unable to extricate herself.

The little man jumping around on the TV screen, stomping on monsters one by one, and then clearing the level again and again, all of these actions give your adrenaline a shot.

This is a very unique feedback.

Each time you pass a level, you immediately feel a sense of accomplishment.

Each time she dies, Airi Hayazawa feels a pang of regret, constantly reflecting on her mistakes, and then starting all over again.

And so, before she knew it, Airi Hayazawa had spent most of the day immersed in it.

It was only at this moment that Hayazawa Airi suddenly realized what was happening.

It seems... this thing is really interesting.

This is something that you're fine if you don't experience it, but once you do, you'll never forget the feeling.

Zhu Youxing said, "These children are surrounded by too much entertainment now. I can't guarantee that I can take away their time from all that entertainment. So, we can only take it one step at a time. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Next, we should study the plan for small-scale mass production."

"Small-scale production?" Hayazawa Airi, who had been somewhat immersed in reminiscing about the Mario levels, suddenly became alert.

"You don't mean to mean..."

Zhu Youxing nodded with a 'kind' smile.

"That's right, just like you think. We'll probably need to work hard for a few days to try and make another twenty of these game machines within a week, and then sell them all to the nearby arcades."

Airi Hayazawa was dumbfounded. Twenty channels a week?

It took her and Zhu Youxing almost a week to finish the first one.

Of course, a lot of time was spent on continuous revisions and corrections.

Having learned from the experience, manufacturing another one shouldn't be so difficult.

But it would be too difficult for the two of them to make ten more units in such a short time, wouldn't it?

"Takeyu-san, could you make it a little less?" Hayazawa Airi looked somewhat pitiful.

Seeing Hayazawa Airi's pitiful appearance, Takeyusei nodded and said, "Okay, you've worked hard too. I'll take care of the rest. Anyway, I have plenty of energy."

In his previous life, Zhu Youxing died suddenly at his post.

He certainly understands the pain of working 996.

If you're working hard for yourself, then staying up all night to put in the effort is nothing to worry about.

But to put it bluntly, Airi Hayazawa is just an employee.

Zhu Youxing was really embarrassed to say that because of his boss's 996 work schedule.

"Oh? You agreed so readily? I thought you would talk to me again about paying me more money to work for you."

Hayazawa Airi was somewhat disappointed.

Zhu Youxing shook his head: "You can't earn all the money in the world. Of course, I can't just keep giving you more money and making you work like crazy. You should rest when you need to, but of course, you can't relax during normal working hours!"

Airi Hayazawa immediately straightened up and saluted.

"Yes, sir!"

Zhu Youxing pondered for a moment.

With my current skill level, producing thirteen or fourteen units a week shouldn't be a problem.

It would be even better if there were a mature production line.

However, he doesn't have much money left. His parents in this world have some money, but they're not extravagant. There's a limit to his allowance.

Moreover, I still need to save some money for future preparations, and I don't have any extra money to find a factory to produce it.

Unless this batch of game consoles sells out quickly, I won't have the opportunity to consider finding a factory to manufacture them for the next batch.

Takeyusei has already planned everything. He plans to sell all of the dozen or so units to different entertainment venues in Tokyo, then promote them to the children, telling them where they can have fun. After that, everything will fall into place.

The so-called entertainment hall is actually a comprehensive entertainment area.

There are areas for children to play, as well as places resembling gambling machines, and a few scattered arcade games.

However, the quality of those arcade games was quite poor, to the point that everyone disliked them.

The most popular machine in the arcade is probably the pachinko machine.

To put it bluntly, this thing is a gambling machine.

In the midst of economic depression, pachinko machines have become incredibly popular in Japan, taking over streets and alleys and becoming the only form of entertainment for many destitute people.

In its previous life, Japan was indeed similar, but it wasn't as crazy as this world.

Perhaps because the game console industry is almost non-existent, or something else, Zhu Youxing, who didn't study economics or humanities, couldn't quite understand the reasons behind it.

Let's see how much profit we make by placing some of these game machines in this kind of entertainment hall.

Then, for the next week, Zhu Youxing stayed indoors and didn't leave the house.

At least Hayazawa Airi would go out to buy something to eat during her breaks.

Takeyusei provided room and board and paid a high daily wage, which made Hayazawa Airi cherish it very much. So she was a little afraid that Takeyusei, her boss, would suddenly die on the spot, so she would buy more delicious food and supplements. In fact, Takeyusei's weight increased slightly during this week.

A week later, the fifteen decent-looking game consoles were finally completed.

Looking at the fifteen Famicom consoles already wrapped in cheap plastic, the overwhelming sense of familiarity moved Zhu Youxing.

"Phew, it's finally over, Zhuyou Sang. Can you take a break now? I can tell you haven't slept for seven days and seven nights."

"Hmm? Take a break? Oh, we can wait a bit, we have something else to do today."

Even with Zhu Youxing's boundless energy, dark circles still appeared under his eyes.

However, Zhu Youxing felt it was all worthwhile.

Airi Hayazawa was a little worried.

Zhu Yousang is really hardworking!

"Hey, you don't need to drive, I'll drive. Just tell me where you want to go."

Zhu Youxing stopped refusing and took out a map.

The map shows the locations of several entertainment venues that he had already scouted in advance.

"Right here."

Hayasawa Airi and Takeyusei together carried the game console and the prepared TV into the minivan, and then Hayasawa Airi drove the car to the first target location according to the map.

As for Zhu Youxing, he seemed to finally succumb to drowsiness and slowly closed his eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

He was indeed a little sleepy.

Chapter 9: Miracles Happen with Force

"Zhuyu-san? Zhuyu-san?"

After Hayasawa Airi drove to the first entertainment hall location that Takeyusei had specified, she nudged Takeyusei in the passenger seat.

However, Zhu Youxing seemed to be sleeping very soundly and did not wake up immediately.

Hayazawa Airi blinked, hesitated for a moment, and then decided not to disturb Takeyu-san in his current state.

He really hadn't slept for several days.

Although I don't know why Zhuyou Sang has so much energy, it seems that even people have their limits.

Let him sleep like that then. Watch me go out and give him a good performance, showcasing my professional skills.

I haven't been able to work properly for you these past few days, but you've still managed to pay me on time, which makes me feel a little embarrassed.

With that in mind, Airi Hayazawa got out of the driver's seat and began to lift a television and a game console.

The TV and game console weren't too heavy, and even though I'm a girl, I could manage to lift them.

Then, she entered a nightclub in Tokyo for the first time.

In the past, she was a relatively conservative girl.

Whether in elementary and middle school or in college, she was always the typical well-behaved girl, diligent and eager to learn.

She also believes that learning can change one's destiny and allow one to live a leisurely and wonderful life.

However, as she grew up, she gradually realized that as a girl, she seemed destined to never have a truly free and wonderful life.