Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Then, the camera slowly moved to the scattered Dragon Quest III cartridge case, and the image gradually zoomed in. The cartridge case was crumpled and stained with a little blood.

Meanwhile, the cursing in the video had not yet ended.

The final image freezes on the blood-stained cassette case, followed by the signature opening sound effect of Fuji Television.

Several people who looked very academic sat on the sofas in the studio, while the good-looking host sat upright to one side.

As the camera zoomed in, the host smiled and began to speak.

"Viewers at home, we apologize for the sudden interruption of our program. It was just a sudden event, and our television station, in the spirit of being responsible to society, felt it was necessary for us to speak out."

"I'm sure you viewers have already seen the video that was shown before the show started. It was submitted by an anonymous person who showed us footage from the day a certain product was launched."

"People fought each other over the ownership of a product, resulting in the arrest of several people and serious injuries to several others. Moreover, this was not just one scene, but several scenes in different places."

"You viewers are probably curious about what could have caused such a violent fight. Well, let me tell you. The product is a video game, which is quite popular right now. And it's this that caused the fight in the video."

Chapter 101 One Against Four

"Mr. Matsuo, you are a sociology professor at Kyoto University. What are your thoughts on this?"

"Ahem... This has to do with sociology, which we are familiar with. In certain situations, people will fight for resources that are precious enough; it's a human instinct."

"And video games amplify this violent instinct in humans, don't they?" the host asked with a smile.

"That's right, that's exactly it."

"What about that mulberry tree? You're a psychology professor, do you agree with what Matsuo-san said?"

"Oh, yes, there are indeed related discussions in our psychology discipline..."

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Click.

With a serious expression, Natsume Yasutaka took the remote control and turned off the TV, then looked at everyone in the conference room.

He bowed deeply and said, "I'm sorry, everyone. I've caused you all trouble. I should have anticipated this."

Zhu Youxing was sitting to the side, deep in thought, and no one knew what he was thinking.

He remembered the information he had read in his previous life.

It seems that similar events have indeed occurred in the history of video game releases.

The enthusiasm of gamers for video games was so intense that video game cartridges became scarce, and many people tried every means to get their hands on them as soon as possible.

If they cannot obtain it, some people may resort to extreme measures and do something insane.

But in reality, this is a matter of probability.

Forget video games, there are plenty of fanatical fans who are even crazier than that.

This kind of thing can be big or small, and it's really nothing.

But clearly, the TV station is deliberately targeting video games.

They control the media's mouthpiece, and video games, which are now stealing their viewership, have naturally become a thorn in their side.

Previously, these TV stations all hated video games. Anyone who dared to broadcast even a little bit about video games would be fired immediately, for fear of bringing popularity to video games.

However, if they have the chance to criticize video games, they won't hold back. They will definitely find ways to discredit video games, and ideally, they would completely destroy them so that their ratings can return.

However, they were being too naive. The decline of television media was an inevitable trend, and their belief that they could salvage the situation was nothing but self-deception.

Sayaka Takenaka, who is in charge of the company's daily legal affairs and public relations, said seriously, "President, we have to deal with this, but the TV station will definitely reject our explanation. We have limited channels to speak out, which is a bit troublesome."

Zhu Youxing looked up: "How many TV stations are reporting on this now?"

Sayaka Takenaka picked up the documents and said, "All four of them, except for NHK and TV Tokyo, are temporarily inserting commentary programs about this video game fight incident, and they are all scheduled to air during their respective prime time slots. They are trying to maximize the impact."

Are all four mainstream TV stations broadcasting this? Being hated by four major mainstream media outlets at the same time, it seems that my development has been a bit too rapid, surprising these giants.

There has always been a lot of infighting between these TV stations, but since they are in the same industry, they tend to be relatively restrained and try to save face for each other, since they see each other all the time.

But Zhu Youxing is a newcomer, and his field is completely unrelated to theirs.

That's something they can't tolerate.

Moreover, since the rise of the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System), its sales have approached two million units, which means it will occupy a full two million televisions.

They can't tolerate having two million TV viewers snatched away from a TV station all at once.

Previously, since they couldn't find any leverage, they could only counter by blocking video game advertising channels.

However, they believe that by controlling the most mainstream media outlets, they can suppress video games.

But that's still too simplistic.

Video games have not been curbed; on the contrary, they have developed at an even faster pace.

To date, the highest viewership rating for any top-tier program has only reached around 30%.

This is a decrease of about four or five percent compared to last year.

Or has the overall level decreased by this much?

This is going to kill them.

Now that they've finally found an opportunity to hack video games, they're absolutely ecstatic.

Putting aside the question of whether video games will actually be suppressed, given their current influence, they still have a certain voice, and people are more willing to believe what they see on television.

Apart from the four TV stations that were obsessed with black video games, the other two TV stations were not involved, which Zhu Youxing did not understand at first.

However, he later realized that NHK was equivalent to CCTV in China, holding a very high position and being the eldest among the six television stations. It probably couldn't bring itself to fight with the other stations, as it would be beneath its dignity.

As for TV Tokyo, they didn't participate when video games were banned before, which is probably related to their laid-back attitude. As long as people are content to continue broadcasting their programs and can barely make a living, they might as well continue to be laid-back.

As for the current situation, dealing with these four television stations is indeed a bit of a headache.

"Ask TV Tokyo and NHK if they are willing to accept our interview program. We should at least retaliate with the same tactics on TV. Then, we should make good use of online media platforms."

Takeyusei looked at Tsukino Aya, who was sitting in the corner the whole time.

She is not considered a senior executive in the company at present.

However, recently she has been working as Takeyusei's assistant, and any issues related to software, networks, etc., can be handled perfectly by Tsukino Aya.

Perhaps it's fair to say that they are indeed university students from prestigious institutions of higher learning; their abilities are truly remarkable.

Even now, Aya Tsukino is still dressed very conservatively, so that people can only see her face and have no idea what her figure is like.

Most people still think she is a girl with a stunning appearance, but she is very fat.

However, she is now slightly different from the one she used to be.

That means the dark circles under my eyes, which used to look like they were from smoky eye makeup, have significantly improved, which means I've been getting normal sleep lately.

"Tsukino Aya, we might need to trouble you with things online. We can pause the game development for a while. Matsuhashi Minoru will help you find some online trolls. Together, we can spread the game's influence online and prevent the TV station from suppressing us."

Although the internet is not yet the world's only internet, the number of internet users has already reached more than 30 million.

It's still a considerable number compared to the 80 million internet users in Japan in later years.

It is equally important to control the direction of this group.

It seems the online trolls' plans need to be brought forward.

Tsukino Aya nodded silently. This was her usual way of responding to Takeyusei, and Takeyusei was already used to it. He had never had to worry about the things he entrusted to Tsukino Aya, and she was a trustworthy partner.

Chapter 102 Aya Tsukino is very angry, and the consequences will be severe.

Aya Tsukino is very angry.

I'm so angry!

Those old fogies actually slander video games like that.

This is clearly a generalization based on limited information.

Even if Zhu Youxing hadn't asked her to reduce the impact through the internet, she would have taken the initiative to find ways to solve the problem herself.

So Aya Tsukino went home early today.

Upon entering her home, she even forgot her daily routine of taking off her clothes as soon as she got home.

It seems she forgot this habit at this moment.

Aya Tsukino walked straight to her computer, then plopped down in the chair, her eyes seeming to be shooting flames.

I'm going to show you old fogies at the TV station what I'm capable of!

For Aya Tsukino, video games were a world she had always dreamed of.

It is a world that deserves to be carefully cherished, where she can realize any of her dreams.

You can be a hero, a painter, an adventurer, a race car driver, a soldier on the battlefield in the world of video games...

I will not allow you to destroy this world!

She started typing rapidly on the keyboard.

Three of the six screens rapidly pop up several websites from different languages.

These websites all look quite normal; some are shopping advertising websites, some are learning websites, and some are music portal websites.

However, after Aya Tsukino typed hundreds of keys on these websites, the websites began to change rapidly.

The dark web, the shadow web, or, as some might call it, the hidden corners.

This is a gathering place for many hackers who operate on the fringes of the gray market.

Of course, the dark web is not limited to this; there are also some relatively normal niche networks within it. It's not to say that the entire dark web is associated with anything gray or sinful.

Hidden corner forums from several different countries were presented to Aya Tsukino.

She quickly searched for information within the forums and soon identified a specific section among them.

She clicked to enter, but a series of randomized program password input boxes popped up.

Aya Tsukino looked disdainfully at the selection boxes that resembled a puzzle game, solving the riddles one by one.

In just a few minutes, she solved all the puzzles.