Pokémon, but cultural invasion

This is detrimental to the overall development of Yuhong City.

Lijia's desire for him to locate the shop in Dongcheng District was undoubtedly an attempt to reverse the district's decline and a desperate attempt to revive it.

From a purely business perspective, it would be foolish to place a shop in Dongcheng District, which has the lowest population density.

But this was never a business collaboration. Quanshu's goal was not to make a profit, but to gain Rika's assistance.

"No problem, provided that you, Master Lijia, grant me one request."

After careful consideration, Quanshu decided to take advantage of the situation and get some freebies.

Lijia's eyes lit up.

Once the Tingxiang Player Center is located in the East District, it will surely attract a huge flow of people.

It's impossible for so many people not to shop or eat.

All shops around the player center, and even most of the roads from the outskirts of Yuhong City to the East District, will benefit.

She took a deep breath, as if making a firm decision: "What are the conditions?"

"I need you to do a live broadcast simultaneously on the internet and Yuhong TV, scheduled for the day before the opening of Tingxiang Game Center."

"The game is basically a fruit-cutting game. Don't worry, it's very simple."

Quanshu picked up the flower tea and took a small sip.

After the movie was released, he had been preparing the mini-games needed for the Tingxiang Game Center, and Fruit Ninja was one of the products.

As the Gym Leader of Celadon City, Rika has always presented a dignified image to the public.

It's hard to say what will happen with online live streaming, but the contrasting image on Yu Hong TV will definitely attract many locals.

"Live streaming...I'm not very good at it."

Lijia was worried about whether she could successfully complete the live broadcast.

Quanshu said nonchalantly, "Isn't there a veteran in the live streaming industry over there?"

"what?"

Qi Shu, busy eating flower cake, looked up.

"I?"

Chapter 73 Second Cycle

The decision to emulate the franchise model from his previous life was the result of careful consideration by Quanshu.

There are two reasons. First, the number of human employees in Tingxiang is too small and they each hold important positions, making it impossible for them to take care of the store managers of physical stores.

Secondly, he himself was completely clueless about offline physical stores and had no time to spare for games and movies.

To maximize the potential of various movies and games, physical stores are essential.

Physical stores are important promotional platforms and experience centers for Tingxiang Township.

For example, if a spinning top animation is released prematurely, children whose attention is focused on battles may not be interested.

But if they played with spinning tops at the Tingxiang Game Center for a while, the situation might change.

Not only children, but adults can also sit in front of the large-screen console and experience Tingxiang's electronic games for free, or form groups to play board games.

Since it's a shop selling authentic merchandise, as long as Tingxiang's influence continues to grow, there's no need to worry about customer traffic.

The only problem is that this model requires a certain level of business acumen from the shop owner.

When it comes to physical game stores, regular events and competitions are essential, and the store owner's ability to manage the event directly determines whether players have a good experience.

Therefore, Izumi will only cooperate with Rika for the time being, making use of the high-quality talent provided by her family.

If you read the business plan carefully, you'll find that Tingxiang, as the brand owner, has a lot of power, including sourcing, store owner evaluation, and revenue sharing...

Ordinary businessmen would find it difficult to accept such unequal terms, and it just so happens that Lijia, as a businesswoman, is not so pure.

The two, each wanting what they needed, quickly reached an agreement.

"I'll send you the shortlist of potential shop owners tomorrow. How about we set up the shop at No. 25 Shuishan Street?"

Shuishan Street is a commercial pedestrian street. More than ten years ago, it was the most prosperous street in Dongcheng District. Now it has gradually declined. Although the road surface was renovated a few years ago, it is still difficult to hide the decline.

Quanshu checked the map and saw that the Metasequoia Street was easily accessible, and the commercial district just a few hundred meters away offered everything from food and drinks to entertainment.

"no problem."

After officially deciding to cooperate, Rika didn't hesitate to ask Kiki for advice on live streaming.

While enjoying the specially made flower cake, Qi Shu honestly said, "First of all, the most important thing for live streaming is facial expression management..."

After Rika lowered her stance and respectfully sought his advice, Kiki went from being reluctant to speaking eloquently.

This guy... is really easy to handle.

Izumi picked up her phone and saw that Maple and Minami from Hoenn had sent her thank-you messages.

"Maple Rain Bell: Thank you very much, Mr. Izumi. Xiao Nan and I have completed the game and are ready to go together. We will soon participate in the Gym Leader test set by Daigo. If we pass successfully, we will thank you again."

Nan: Thank you for the game, I had a lot of fun, that's all.

Both of them possess extraordinary potential, and it's only a matter of time before they pass Daigo's test.

Quanshu thought that he should find some time to remind the two of the importance of protecting Songshen Mountain.

There's no need to worry yet; Team Lava and Team Ocean haven't even figured out where the orb that summons the two idiots is.

Compared to the Rocket Team, which keeps a low profile, and the Plasma Team, which is disguised as a religious organization, the Hoenn criminal organizations are far inferior.

Team Magma is an extremist human organization that believes coexistence with Pokémon is detrimental to human development and is considered crazy by many.

Team Aqua is an extreme Pokémon protection organization that believes humans have deprived Pokémon of too many habitats and wants to expand the ocean area to return their home to Pokémon.

As for what to do with Pokémon and humans on land, sorry, that's not within Team Aqua's considerations.

Because the guiding philosophies of both teams were too advanced, there were actually very few members who believed in the dogma. Most people joined them mainly for the purpose of committing crimes, murder, and robbery.

As a result, Team Magma and Team Aqua are wanted by the Hoenn League and are having a tough time.

Besides the news about Xiaofeng and Xiaonan, calm calculations finally completed the last piece of the puzzle for the two of them to travel together.

He also submitted information and a promotional video for the new game to the gaming platform.

Nintendo was very accommodating, immediately changing the various banners and game recommendations on the platform, and increasing the revenue share of games from the initial 70/30 to 80/20.

More than a month later, the new game "Tingxiang" was released again, and its popularity soared to the top of the platform's rankings.

......

After finishing his flower tea, Qi Shu's mouth was dry from talking.

"The insights of the Master of the Strange Tree Pavilion are truly profound; I have benefited greatly from them."

Lijia was satisfied, and she poured Qishu another bowl of flower tea.

Seeing her raise her hand, Qi Shu immediately stopped her: "Well, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do at home, so I won't bother you any longer."

Just kidding, an hour of practical instruction had already drained Qishu dry. He had to rack his brains to maintain his expert image, otherwise he would have been exposed.

"What a pity, then this young lady will not keep you any longer."

Lijia smiled sweetly.

Quanshu always felt that a dark and heavy secret was hidden beneath her dignified smile.

Leave Yuhong Dojo.

Qi Shu felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders; it was the first time she had ever been asked for advice to the point where she no longer wanted to teach anyone.

"Can you take me to the Kureha Port Police Station using the Great Electric Seagull?"

"You want to turn yourself in?"

"..."

"Kidding."

The awkward silence was broken by a wink from the strange tree, who tried to get by.

"Well, I guess you could say it's a coincidence."

After finalizing the production of the animated short film, Izumi added recruitment notices for illustrators to job fairs in the Kanto region and on his own game.

He received many resumes over this period, and one particular resume caught his attention.

Jasmine, thirteen years old, is currently traveling in the Kanto region and hopes to find a part-time job, preferably related to drawing.

The photo is exactly the same as the little girl that Izumi met in Koye Port.

Although people in this world start traveling at the age of ten and thirteen is not considered child labor, her meager resume destined her to have a hard time finding work.

Izumi remembered that Jasmine should have returned to the Alola region with Officer Jenny's help, and worried that something might have happened, so he asked the Navigator.

It turns out that Jasmine was unwilling to give up and planned to repeat her studies (crossed out) and travel for another year.

Some rookie trainers who fail to collect all eight badges and participate in the tournament will choose to try again the following year.

Unfortunately, based on Izumi's experience, the gym leaders in the second playthrough are particularly ruthless, so I don't really recommend choosing this path.

Therefore, most people fail in their first year of travel, realize they are not cut out for it, and choose other professions. Very few people continue to pursue their dream of becoming a trainer.

Jasmine was not a battle fanatic in his mind.

With continued questioning and suspicion, Jasmine finally revealed the truth: the year-long trip was just to appease her parents.

During her travels, she discovered that she preferred painting, and stayed in Guanthu because it had a variety of paints, brushes, and paper that she couldn't buy in the Alola region.

Artists spend a lot of money, which is why Jasmine wants to find a part-time job.

...

As you board the electric swallow, its throat sac, which stores electricity, swells and emits a buzzing sound of electricity.

Its huge, yellow and black wings spread wide, and it soared upwards on the wind.

Feeling slightly weightless on the swallow's back, with the wind whistling, Qi Shu shouted, "Do you remember, the two-person game live stream you promised me?"

"anytime."

"Then tomorrow night."

Chapter Seventy-Four: Two People Can't Do It

Golden light swept across the clouds, and from a thousand meters above, Kuye Port appeared as a matrix of blocks made up of deep red and indigo containers.

The 100-meter-long cruise ships resemble white paper boats, moving back and forth between the matrix.

"There are no flying taxis in the Kanto region, so the feeling of having the sky all to myself is amazing."

Qishu rode in front, arms outstretched as he faced the horizon where the sea met the sky, his pink and blue ponytail fluttering in the breeze.

Quanshu shrank back; he had a premonition that being hit would hurt terribly.

The giant petrel began to descend, passing a flock of long-winged gulls gliding in a V-formation, one of which was carrying a box of French fries and looked drowsy.

"Hey, you're eating fries without ketchup?"

The sudden sound of voices from high above startled it awake, and it almost opened its beak and dropped the fries.

"Hahaha--"

By the time the long-winged gulls were ready to retaliate, the electric petrels had already disappeared.

At the entrance of the Kuye Port Police Station.

Practice makes perfect; a swallow in a good mood alights from a spring tree.

"Then I'll go back and prepare the live streaming equipment."

The large electric seagull could not fit three people, so Qishu left first.