Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Link and the Sun Knight had both completed their tasks, but they did not leave. Instead, they stood quietly in front of the torches they had just lit, waiting for something.

Because Mario is the Prime Minister of Japan, his position makes it impossible for him to participate in the entire Olympic opening ceremony. Therefore, he was removed, and only Luigi was retained to complete the subsequent tasks.

Behind it is an image from a classic Japanese anime.

I don't recognize this Bamboo Star. It's a classic image from this world. Some people at the scene would shout excitedly when they saw it, just like the players would when they saw a familiar game character.

Previously, some people questioned whether the opening ceremony, dominated by Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, would become a one-man show for video games, and that the Olympics might become a promotional tool for video games.

But in reality, Yusei Electronics Entertainment isn't that narrow-minded, and Ono Saeji's side is too embarrassed to do something that would damage their image.

He has his own principles and will not allow himself to be manipulated by Youxing Electronic Entertainment. He will absolutely not agree to become a promotional tool for Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Therefore, anime and traditional Japanese culture also occupy a very important place in the opening ceremony.

He might shift his focus slightly towards video games out of personal motives, but that's all; he definitely won't go any further.

Anime characters and images of traditional Japanese culture will also appear in the following performances.

There were twenty-two small torches in the center of the venue, surrounding the giant torch.

The Legend of Zelda, Solar Knight, Metroid, Suri Electronics' 3D racing cars, a mecha similar to Gundam in a certain mecha anime, and sumo wrestlers in traditional Japanese culture.

In short, it has everything, and each one is very representative.

In the end, there were a total of twenty-one characters.

Video game characters occupy nine spots, anime characters occupy seven, and traditional Japanese culture only has five.

The main reason is that Japan is a rather small place.

There are only so many things that can give the public a basic impression, and it's not good to show too much of them, because some of them are completely imitations of the culture of ancient China, and it would be embarrassing to show them now.

Things like ninjas, sumo wrestling, and haiku are things that Japan has evolved into its own through continuous development, and they can still be showcased.

Satisfied.

In any case, the majority of viewers were satisfied.

They don't care whether traditional culture occupies a smaller place; they only care about what they like to see.

Who dares to say that video games and anime aren't part of traditional Japanese culture now?

If we really have to nitpick, everything presented at the opening ceremony can be considered part of traditional Japanese culture.

Finally, all twenty-one small torches lit up, and twenty-one rays of light shone on the ceiling above the stadium, forming a complex star pattern with the twenty-one points of light as fulcrums.

Then, a man appeared in the sky and fell from the sky.

That man is a national treasure-level actor in Japan, and even the Japanese Prime Minister respects him greatly.

Zhu Youxing had some impression of him, but they had never had any contact in the past.

His ability to become the final torchbearer for this Olympic Games was due to his identity, and also because he and Ono Saneyuki are good friends. Ono Saneyuki did have some personal motives in the preparation of the opening ceremony, allowing his close friends to participate in the opening ceremony as well.

However, no one had any objections; they all thought it was a normal thing.

The actor himself is a big enough star to be the final torchbearer, so there's nothing wrong with him.

He descended from the sky, then flew through the air for a while using wires before arriving at the torch in the very center of the arena.

At this moment, the figures from twenty-one different cultures all looked at this national treasure-level actor.

The national treasure-level actor exuded a powerful aura at this moment. Holding the torch, he walked step by step to the huge torch, and his hands were trembling slightly.

Even as a national treasure-level actor, he had never seen such a spectacle before.

Having the opportunity to be an Olympic torchbearer and light the torch once in his life, he should have no regrets.

Then, as if he had made up his mind, he held the torch and aimed it at the huge torch in the center.

boom!

As the torch was lit, the twenty-one illuminated star-shaped lights above the stadium began to burst into dazzling fireworks.

The music begins, a melody that blends video games, anime, and traditional culture.

The Olympic Games have begun.

At this moment, in the hearts of all the audience members at the scene and all the viewers watching the live broadcast, they all believed that this was the best opening ceremony in their memory, and the most unique opening ceremony ever presented, different from others and in line with the trend.

Chapter 1163 A Terrible Olympics and an Unforgettable Olympics

After watching the opening ceremony, most Olympic viewers thought: If the opening ceremony is so beautiful and cool, then the actual competitions must be very exciting too.

But in reality, it's still somewhat different from what I imagined.

In the actual competition, there are no fancy tricks; everything is about results.

Of course, most people were prepared, just wondering if there would be any other new surprises besides the opening ceremony at this Olympics.

There are certainly some new tricks, but there are also quite a few bad ones.

As it turns out, although Zhu Youxing arrived in a parallel world, and this parallel world looks better than the original world, there are still not many changes in essence.

Deceit and treachery abound, along with all sorts of unpleasant things.

The disastrous Tokyo Olympics in its previous life wasn't just the opening ceremony in the underworld.

Zhu Youxing could save the opening ceremony of this Olympic Games, but he couldn't manage the operation and development of the entire Games.

Moreover, he didn't want to get involved, because it was truly pointless.

In some shooting competitions, the equipment provided by the Japanese side to the athletes was substandard, which caused many athletes to see a significant drop in their scores in official competitions compared to previous years.

Furthermore, in basketball games, the Japanese referees, due to their lack of professionalism, often made some inexplicable calls, which greatly displeased the athletes. They wanted to argue with the referees, but in the end, their anger was suppressed.

Furthermore, the water quality during the swimming competition seemed to be quite poor, with situations similar to the previous life, such as competing in a muddy ditch, drawing criticism and ridicule from audiences both at home and abroad.

Zhu Youxing could only sigh that even in a parallel world, none of these ridiculous things were missing.

Without his involvement in the preparation and execution of the opening ceremony, it is estimated that the Olympic Games opening ceremony would have been a failure.

This Japanese prime minister is a very ambitious person, but he clearly lacks control over his subordinates, and various problems, both large and small, have arisen in all aspects of the preparations for the Olympics.

What should have been a good opportunity to showcase national strength has instead become a platform to expose our ugly side.

The Summer Olympics lasts for 21 days, with a very tight schedule of events each day.

Logically speaking, even if most people have lost interest in the Olympics, there should still be some sports enthusiasts who are willing to support the hosting of the Olympics.

But even these people were completely offended. They had specifically set aside time to watch a thrilling Olympic Games, but due to some external factors, the Games turned out very poorly, which was as unpleasant as swallowing a fly.

Many people originally expected the opening ceremony to be the starting point, followed by a smooth and joyful Olympic Games.

However, in reality, it started strong but ended weak.

The Olympic opening ceremony stirred up everyone's enthusiasm, even those who had no interest in the Olympics were drawn in to watch.

The organizing committee will certainly be very happy with this result.

However, the guys from the Japanese Olympic Organizing Committee later completely ruined the popularity that the opening ceremony had managed to build up.

It can only be said that these people are really hopeless, and in the end they were criticized by the public for a long time.

In the end, all people remembered was the spectacular opening ceremony of the Olympics and the unforgettable process of the Games.

Then came a series of scandals involving the Olympic Organizing Committee, but that had nothing to do with Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment has already gained a lot of attention thanks to the Olympic Games opening ceremony, and now it's time to reap the rewards. It doesn't matter which direction the Olympics take.

Perhaps when one of the unlucky souls from this world is reborn in another parallel world, he might want to do something similar to Zhu Youxing, to save this disastrous Olympics.

That would probably be a different story.

The closing ceremony follows all the events of the Summer Olympics.

This segment was again spearheaded by Yusei Electronic Entertainment, with director Ono Saeyuki personally overseeing the program. This should be considered a last-ditch effort to salvage the remaining reputation of the Olympics.

Ono Sayuki lived up to expectations, and the key was that the money was generous enough to allow him to put on a truly outstanding closing ceremony.

The closing ceremony featured various classic Japanese cultural figures leaving the competition venue one by one with the torch. Then, the host city of the next Olympic Games was announced, and representatives from the host city personally presented the content of the Games they would be hosting.

The closing ceremony helped boost viewership and salvage some of the Olympic Organizing Committee's image.

Once the Summer Olympics ended, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment began compiling data statistics.

The first statistic to be compiled was the sales figures of all games featuring characters from the Olympic Games.

The Mario series saw the biggest surge in popularity during this period.

Secondly, there's the Pokémon series.

Both series saw an average sales increase of at least 30 percent during the Olympics.

Moreover, these 30% are all brand new users, fresh off the press.

This means that the player base has expanded considerably because of this Olympics.

This is something even more gratifying than increased game sales.

These new users will consider purchasing more gaming experiences in the future; they certainly won't be satisfied with just one or two games.

This gave Yuxing Electronic Entertainment an opportunity, and also gave the entire video game industry an opportunity.

Then there's the overall sales of game consoles, which didn't see such a significant increase, rising by about five percent in the past month.

Most of the increase in users was concentrated on PCs.

Nowadays, almost every household has a computer, unlike in the past when computers were a luxury item. Game consoles, on the other hand, are a cheap form of entertainment.

Playing games on a computer is now the cheapest way to spend money.

The increase in the number of users on the Battle.net platform clearly demonstrates this.

As a result, sales of some games that were on sale at the time on the Battle.net platform also surged.

New players may not yet know which games are fun.

However, upon entering the Battle.net platform, they saw many games with good reviews and discounts of 75% or 90% on the first page, and bought them without hesitation.

Whether they actually played with it or not was another matter, but it would be a huge loss not to take advantage of the bargain. This was probably the thought of most of these new players at the time.

Once they've bought the games, they'll re-evaluate whether they're actually fun, but by then it's already too late; they've already become hooked.

The game developers who received these discounts must be laughing all the way to the bank.