Is it not a galgame?

"What?! Pokeni Festival?!"

It sounded like a normal thing, but Kutaragi Ken shouted loudly as if he was hard of hearing.

The secretary Xiao Yuan who was standing next to him was startled by him and seemed a little uncomfortable.

"Boss, I think... holding a music festival is pretty normal, right?"

"Yes, yes," Kutaragi Ken finally came to his senses and apologized, "I overreacted a little."

Ever since Pokeni open-sourced the engine, Ken Kutaragi has become a bit of a frightened bird.

When I heard that Qing Zhiyuan was going to make some big move, my first reaction was to wonder if there was some big conspiracy hidden behind it?

Holding music festivals is a common practice for Japanese game manufacturers, and there seems to be nothing wrong with Qing Zhiyuan holding it.

If there is anything really unusual, it would probably be -

"Pokeni is only starting to hold a music festival now?!"

It's really a bit unexpected.

"It should be that President Qing hasn't considered this direction before?"

Without considering this direction, Ken Kutaragi believes that this possibility is unlikely.

Think about it, someone who could find Joe Hisaishi and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra to perform at an exhibition obviously knows the importance of music to a game company.

The only explanation is -

Pokeni may have felt that the cost-effectiveness was too low before, so it has never been held.

Now I guess they have made the analysis and know that they want to hold a music festival only if it is profitable.

Qing Zhiyuan, this fox, has no good intentions.

……

Qing Zhiyuan's move can be considered a belated conspiracy. After all, concerts have already been tried by many game manufacturers.

The form of the performance is more important than the actual benefits, and basically only core players will come to the concert.

However, the advantage of Pokeni is that

They have so many well-known IPs, and each big IP has a large number of core fans around the world.

What’s more important is that Paradox’s music is really good.

Whether it is Atsushi Shirakawa's warm and healing type, the classical style, or the combination of Yoko Shimomura's and Shimomura's other styles, the elf-like music that has reached perfection, apart from the game itself, can occupy a place in the field of music.

Therefore, even if a concert is held from a purely artistic perspective, there will still be a large number of listeners attending.

Then the benefits that Paradox can obtain by combining its own strength will naturally be continuously magnified.

This is also something that colleagues are quite jealous of.

"Damn, aren't there too many music gods in POKENI? Atsushi Shirakawa alone can support all the healing games, and Yoko Shimomura has a variety of styles. They are all top music figures in the game."

"Well, how should I put it? This kind of thing can't be envied. The talents under Pokeni have achieved the ultimate in various fields. I can only say that Qing Zhiyuan is really lucky."

Now, apart from pokeni, card drawing games have not become popular yet, otherwise people would be surprised to find that -

How come Qing Zhiyuan only got SSR? !
"However, big companies and famous works basically don't fall behind in music. All major game companies have their own very good music producers."

"What I'm thinking now is, is Hisaishi considered a pokeni?
If Paradox holds a music festival, will games like "Spirited Away" and "Princess Mononoke" also have Master Joe Hisaishi conducting on the spot?
That’s quite amazing.”

"It's possible. You know what, this possibility is quite high. After all, even an exhibition like the Electronics Show, which is not about music, can have Hisaishi attend. So it's normal to spend a little more money to invite him to a serious concert."

"Oh my, what do you think is going on? Pokeni has collaborated so closely with Ghibli, and Hisaishi Joe is Hayao Miyazaki's exclusive music master, which makes people think that Hisaishi Joe is a member of Pokeni."

"Hahaha, Master Hisaishi really does feel like a non-staff member of Paradox."

……

After hearing the news that Pokeni was going to hold a music festival,

The players were having a blast.

The time and venue of the music festival have not been finalized yet, but the official has just released some relevant information on its homepage, and countless fans have been begging for the ticket sales to go on sale as soon as possible, even if there is no online payment, tickets can be sent by mail.

Mainly because the games made by pokeni are so good.

Not only is the game well made, but the music is also world class.

Take any game, even the oldest 8-bit electronic music, and the experience of listening to it live will be completely different after being reinterpreted by Yoko Shimomura.

Games have some thresholds and barriers, but music is something that is truly borderless. It does not require words or special language. The rhythm alone is enough to shock people.

This is the charm of music.

"Honestly, Qing Zhiyuan is really confused. He should have held a music festival a long time ago. He could make a lot of money just from the tickets every year."

"That's right, why not just hold a music festival? Why not just have a world tour and show off all the game music that Pokeni has developed over the past decade?"

“Ahhh, the thought of being able to hear a live orchestra play my favorite game music makes me tear up.”

"Indeed, even though it hasn't started yet, I can already imagine the scene of the music festival in my mind. On the stage, Onmyoji's songs are played, and on the big screen, a clip of Yuuki dying to save the world is played...

I guess everyone will cry at the scene.”

"Don't say any more, I can't help but feel like crying now."

“I can only say that Paradox’s games are too classic. It would probably take more than ten days just to play the music.”

"Looking forward to it! I hope Pokeni can be finalized soon and the tickets can be sold quickly."

……

For a music festival to have such a strong influence on the Internet was beyond Qing Zhiyuan's expectations.

Although the pros and cons have been analyzed before, music festivals, especially offline fan-oriented events, are more used for publicity and to enhance the image and value of one's own brand.

In this world, once anything is turned into art, its quality will naturally improve.

The same is probably true for concerts.

But looking at the comments from players, it feels like a long-awaited rain.

Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help but click his lips and sighed, "I didn't expect so many players would want to come and listen to music."

Ayase Akane smiled and said, "To be honest, President, I want to do that, too. Please give me two more tickets when the time comes."

"Ok?"

Qing Zhiyuan glanced at the secretary who was nearly 40 years old but still had some looks. "Why, you finally found a boyfriend?"

Ayase Akane frowned fiercely, "President, if you continue like this I will beat you up."

"What are you doing? Do you want to be beaten for showing concern?"

"You just always try to poke at other people's sore spots. And..." Ayase Akane gritted her teeth, feeling as if she wanted to eat Qing Zhiyuan alive.

Qing Zhiyuan was frightened by her eyes and took a step back, saying, "Don't be impulsive!"

"Besides, President, I'm so busy every day, how can I have time for a relationship?!"

Ayase Akane said angrily.

She is now considered one of the world's top female entrepreneurs. As the secretary of the board of directors, Ayase Akane was also given some equity by Qing Zhiyuan.

In other words, Ayase Akane is now at least a wealthy woman with a net worth of over 100 million US dollars.

However, the bigger Pokeni became, the more money she made, but she found that she was getting busier at work and had less time for love. Just preparing for meetings, managing the chairman's schedule, sorting out relevant information and handling some administrative affairs every day made Ayase Akane overwhelmed.

The position of secretary to the board is actually quite tiring. It is equivalent to doing the work that the chairman does not want to spend time on, and finally simplifying it into a report and handing it over to Qing Zhiyuan for him to make the final decision.

From big decisions of the company's strategy to small matters like who Qing Zhiyuan will meet today or what meeting he will attend tomorrow... all are arranged and managed by Ayase Akane.

Externally, he is responsible for the company's information disclosure and investor relations management; internally, he is responsible for equity affairs management, corporate governance, equity investment, preparation for the board of directors and shareholders' meeting, and ensuring the company's standardized operation.

To describe it in one sentence is -

Busy as a dog.

At this point, Ayase Akane began to understand Tsuda Nao a little bit.

The reason why the sister acted so decisively at the beginning was probably because Tsuda, as the president, was in a very lonely position and had no time to slowly fall in love and get married.

Only the fool Qing Zhiyuan was easily fooled and taken advantage of.

Hey.

Ayase Akane felt so bitter in her heart.

How can I meet a man like this?

"Okay, okay, I'll give you a few more tickets for the music festival," Qing Zhiyuan said. "Not only will I give you a few more tickets, but if you want to take a leave, just let me know. I'll give you a month-long vacation."

"Really?" Ayase Akane was overjoyed and said happily:

"Boss, you said this!"

"Yeah, no problem."

but……

To be honest, Ayase Akane herself was a little worried. She didn't know why, but she felt a little overwhelmed and panicked when she heard that the vacation would be more than a week.

It’s over, it’s over. Could it be that I have been brainwashed by the president and turned into a ruthless work machine?

……

……

While Pokeni is busy preparing for the music festival at the end of the year, other related matters are also progressing in an orderly manner.

The whole year of 2002 can be said to be the year of Qingzhiyuan.

In this year, Paradox released the game "Mushishi 2" produced by Qing Zhiyuan, and another company founded by Qing Zhiyuan, Yuehe Company, released "Voices of a Distant Star"

Then came the release of Violet Evergarden.

The launch of the game "Spirited Away" also set a new game sales record.

At the same time, Yuehe has been making continuous efforts. In the first half of the year, the "Harry Potter" movie swept the box office worldwide and became the box office champion in February. So far, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" has created a box office miracle of 2 billion US dollars.

From this movie alone, Moon River earned nearly $3 million, which is higher than the revenue of many Paradox game blockbusters.

By August, Yuehe Company had created a new miracle:

The TV series "Game of Thrones" produced by Moon River is broadcast on the HBO cable pay TV station.

It set a viewership record on the day it was broadcast, with a real-time audience of 1180 million. The first episode basically laid the foundation for this drama to become the best drama of the year.

Just like the Iron Throne in Game of Thrones, the TV show feels like being crowned king.

"Game of Thrones" received a high score of 9.4 on IMDB, achieving great success in both ratings and reputation.

HBO's top executives couldn't stop grinning.

When Ichibashi Bunei came to Yuehe and hoped to broadcast the film on their TV channel, HBO was a little hesitant because it was a Japanese production company.

Can a Japanese company really produce TV series that will appeal to Europeans and Americans?
Although the books of "A Song of Ice and Fire" are indeed very popular, it also depends on who is going to make the film. If someone who doesn't know the business makes the film, it will be a complete waste.

However, after they watched the first two sample episodes sent by Yuehe, everyone almost dropped their jaws.

This is not just a very good film, it actually restores all the images in the novel A Song of Ice and Fire. The magical world becomes real and the texture of the film is also superb.

The various special effects can be said to be among the best in the world today.

How much does this cost to make?!

Totally unimaginable.

It was not until then that HBO's top executives realized that they had underestimated these Japanese people.

So I signed it immediately.

As expected, it became a huge hit as soon as it was aired.

……

The TV series was produced 10 years earlier than the previous Game of Thrones, so many classic actors, such as Dragon Mother, Jon Snow, and the younger generation of the Stark family...

It is impossible to use the original team.

The scale of this drama is quite large, and the actors are required to make certain sacrifices. Many big-name Hollywood actresses backed out when they saw the script for the role of the Mother of Dragons.

Another reason is that the production company is Yuehe, which always seems unreliable.

So out of desperation, Yuehe finally found a complete newcomer.

Her name is Gail Winter.

Even Qing Zhiyuan has never heard of it.

However, the image of the heroine is quite consistent with his impression of the Dragon Mother.

She has a sweet look and a great figure.

Especially when she puts on the silver wig, she looks pure and sexy, and when she puts on the white long dress, there is a sense of holiness in her.

Jon Snow and some other young characters were basically filmed by newcomers.

Fortunately, the final effect was quite explosive, and with the support of Paradox's special effects technology, some costs were saved, and the expressiveness was not bad either.

The audience couldn't stop watching.

In fact, George Martin's books are relatively abstract, telling the same story from different perspectives of multiple characters while advancing the plot line.

First it was Eddard Stark, then his wife...

You have to keep changing perspectives when reading the book, and the sex scenes are not as exaggerated as those in TV dramas.

Yuehe has perfectly inherited the HBO tradition by inviting a large number of special professionals to play some roles, so some shots in the entire TV series are performed vividly and nothing is hidden at all.

Both male and female audiences could only swallow their saliva when watching it.

The hormone-filled TV series makes people's blood boil.

It's really exciting to watch.

……

After the first episode was over, the audience finally realized what was happening at the end.

"Watfake?! This is actually Yuehe's work?!"

...(End of chapter)