Is it not a galgame?

After Qing Zhiyuan left the meeting room, Ishino Mika and Maeda Jun looked at each other, and both of them showed expressions of extreme shock on their faces.

"Oh my god, I didn't expect the president to be willing to reveal his vest."

"Didn't the president say that he was determined to retire?" Maeda Jun said uncomfortably.

"What do you mean by retirement? He just stopped making games and focused on being the chairman, right?" Ishino Mika blinked, "After all, the president is so busy. You can see from his recent work on Mushishi 2 and Violet Evergarden that the progress has been delayed a lot.

How can the president have so much time to serve as a producer?

The company's meetings almost take up all his time every day."

"Well, it's all the same. After I stop making games, Tsubaki Guyuan is really no longer in existence."

Maeda Jun looked depressed, as if the lamp hanging in the sky that had supported him all the way to this point was about to go out.

When you look up, the person you have been pursuing is gone.

That's probably the feeling.

Whether it is Qing Zhiyuan or Gu Yuan Chunqiu, the president is my teacher who always guides me.

And now-

When Qing Zhiyuan revealed the identity of Furuhara Tsubaki and announced that he would no longer make games, then Mr. Furuhara no longer existed, right?
Many people actually don’t quite understand why the higher the position, the further away from the original dream one deviates. This is exactly the case with Maeda Jun.

“I entered this industry with my passion for games, but why is it that as time goes by, I have less and less time to pursue my dream?
Instead, it became farther away.

Isn't this a very strange thing?

If I can’t make games after getting promoted, I’d rather be a script writer for the rest of my life.”

Seeing Maeda Jun's serious look, Ishino Mika felt touched.

She stretched out her hand, wanting to comfort him, but pulled it back halfway.

"You and the president are both very talented people. I am the one who is forced to move forward. I can't really say whether I have a passion for games or not.

But it’s really fun to work with people like you who have such a great passion for games.”

Ishino Mika let out a soft sigh.

Maeda Jun raised his head and looked at her with red eyes, "No, it's not true. You have always been very capable."

"In fact, the president is also helpless."

Shi Ye smiled sweetly and said calmly, "This is the reality. When you first start making games, you only have the game in your hands. You have to go all out and put all your passion into it.

But as the company grew bigger, there were more things to worry about.

In addition to games, the president also has to consider game platforms, the Internet, game consoles, underlying technology, as well as film and television, comics and light novels...

For him, meetings have become the most efficient work. "

When we were young, everyone hated meetings and couldn’t understand why so many bigwigs on TV liked to hold meetings.

Isn't it a waste of time to hold meetings?
And it's a waste of a group of people's time.

The key is that they all say some irrelevant and empty words.

However, after Ishino Mika served as the supervisor and slowly followed Qing Zhiyuan through many experiences, she finally understood——

For senior management, holding meetings is actually the most efficient way of working.

In one meeting, many backlog issues can be resolved and the general direction can be determined. The remaining details can then be handed over to the people below to complete. This is equivalent to the president producing 10 or even more games at the same time.

If you invest time into the details, then like Mika Ishino is doing now, a pure producer can only produce two games at the same time per year at most.

It's exhausting.

"So, my opinion is exactly the opposite of yours. I don't think the president has abandoned the game."

Ishino said with a smile, "Even if the president doesn't make games himself anymore, the platform he built and everything he did are actually to pave the way for Pokeni's games and strive for a broader living space.

Then let more outstanding producers come, such as Hidetaka Miyazaki, Kinoko Nasu, Gen Urobuchi...

And you, Maeda-san."

Ishino Mika called out Maeda Jun's name softly, and the latter's whole body trembled.

“Let you, the newcomers of the future, shine on the stage he has built.

so--"

Ishino laughed, his eyes sparkling, "The president gave up making games himself because he loves games, and he knows how to hand over and pass on the legacy.

Even if the president doesn't make games anymore, don't we still have us?"

Hey?
Maeda Jun was completely stunned.

He carefully thought about what Ishino Mika said, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"I love games... so I have to leave games... I see."

Maeda Jun smiled happily, "Thank you, Ishino-senpai."

Thank you, Mr. Furuhara.

Even if Furuhara Tsubaki really retires, the game development environment created by the president will continue to nourish future game developers.

Maeda Jun's heart was suddenly filled with hope again.

I just felt that the rain had stopped and the sky cleared up, and the light outside the window suddenly became brighter.

It seems as if there is an invisible force pushing it, causing it to continue to spread and spread.

The dewdrops on the leaves sparkled in the sunlight, and the outlines of the buildings in the distance gradually emerged.

The light is constantly growing stronger, illuminating the entire world and bringing a vibrant atmosphere.

……

Whether he is passionate or not, Qing Zhiyuan does not think he is so noble.

People always have to make trade-offs.

Hayao Miyazaki is undoubtedly happy because he doesn't have to worry about anything else except painting because Toshio Suzuki is doing it.

But Qing Zhiyuan can't do that.

Even if he was going to retire, after becoming the chairman, he would only release part of the affairs in his hands and hand them over to Iwata Satoshi, Mikami, Hitohashi Fumie and others to take care of.

But important decisions still need to be made.

People's time is limited, and they can only make choices about the work at hand in a constant state of change.

He also didn't think of what Ishino said about "creating a better gaming platform for future generations".

Qingzhiyuan’s original intention was to focus on making the company bigger and stronger.

On the basis of completing the task of making money, I would be satisfied if I could make more contributions and leave some works for people to think about, like Hayao Miyazaki.

To put it bluntly, Qing Zhiyuan positions himself as a down-to-earth businessman who has a bottom line and knows when to advance and retreat, and what is right and wrong. He has certain ideals but not many.

It starts with the game and ends with the game.

This is what Qing Zhiyuan thinks.

It seems that not much has changed from 12 years ago to now.

Although Qing Zhiyuan has decided to make "Tears of Mermaid" the retirement work of Qing Zhiyuan and Furuhara Tsubaki, the news was kept strictly secret, and Maeda Jun and Ishino Mika also signed a confidentiality agreement.

As for when to make it public, Qing Zhiyuan said he would find a suitable time.

It's more important to make the game first.

As the work that brings an end to a gaming career, "Tears of the Mermaid" still needs a sense of ritual.

This game is still a galgame, Qing Zhiyuan is thinking——

Since Furuhara Tsubaki's first game became famous as a galgame, it would be perfect if it ended with a galgame as well.

Although there is a high possibility that he will be scolded badly by the players and even be sent a lot of razor blades, Qing Zhiyuan has already made sufficient preparations and awareness.

……

On the pokeni side, Kazuma Takahashi is quite efficient and has quickly prepared for the pokeni music festival at the end of the year.

The time and venue have also been decided. It will be a week-long music carnival starting from December 12st and ending on December 1th.

The festival is held at the prestigious Suntory Hall, Tokyo's largest music venue.

It can accommodate more than 2000 people in total, and the on-site sound recording effect is also the best. Combined with the equipment brought by Paradox, the special effects on the scene can become more explosive.

After the time and venue were finalized, Paradox began pre-selling tickets for the music festival.

There are three different ways to purchase tickets for Pokeni's music festival:

The first is to purchase on-site, which means a few days before the festival. There will be a special ticket window at the entrance of the concert where you can get physical paper tickets.

The second way is to buy tickets by mail.

Maybe many young people in the future will find this incredible, but in the era without the Internet, everyone just emphasized integrity:
You put the money for the ticket in an envelope and send it to the organizer by mail. After the organizer verifies the money, they send the ticket back to the address filled in by the purchaser.

Now, Paradox has launched a new way to buy tickets:

Purchase tickets online.

The online ticket purchasing service provided by pokeni is also divided into two types. One is the new official website created by P Club for each year's music festival. On this website, you can not only know the latest first-hand concert information.

Including which concerts will be held at the festival, what is the theme of each concert, how long it will last, who will be the conductor and the orchestra...

The information is very detailed, and the seat numbers on site will be simulated and displayed in different forms of 3D and 2D.

The main focus is on being considerate and making guests feel at home.

Then after you select the region, the corresponding official selling price will appear, and you just need to follow the link to pay.

Thanks to Masayoshi Son and SoftBank, Japan's online payment function has made a significant breakthrough. It has been promoted gradually since three years ago and has basically been popularized in Tokyo, and is still being popularized in other regions.

However, the user base in Tokyo alone is already quite large.

So after everyone got used to online purchases through online banking, corresponding online purchase service functions began to appear, and it was natural for Pokeni to launch online ticket purchases.

In addition to online bank payment, Pokeni also provides another [alternative] way to buy tickets:

Purchase tickets on Dandelion Game Platform.

Tickets to the festival can be purchased using Dandelion Coins.

……

After the ticket sales channel was opened, all the festival tickets were sold out in less than a day.

"Damn it! I really want to attend Pokeni's music festival, guys. Do you have any extra tickets? Can you give me one? I can get more than the official ones."

“Aaaah, I want to go to Pokeni’s music festival too.

I read the official information and this time there will be a special show of Pokémon that I really like.”

"In fact, the really amazing thing is the Sega special concert. Just think about it, after Sega was acquired by Pokeni, holding a special concert has such extraordinary significance.

Especially in the pre-Sega era, before it was acquired, there were many classic works. "

"Yes, yes, yes! Sakura Wars! Sonic! Streets of Rage! Super Ninja! So many classic memories. I want to go to the music festival now."

"It's amazing! On the Dandelion platform, you can not only buy games, but even concert tickets!"

"Hahaha, Paradox's move is quite impressive."

"I can only say that Qing Zhiyuan is a very thoughtful president who fully mobilized the resources at his disposal."

“But to be honest, it might be better to sell it on the gaming platform, after all, this music festival is aimed at hardcore gamers.

If you really treat it as a music concert, it might just backfire."

“I quite like the operation of Paradox. The information on the official website is so detailed. It clearly states what will be performed in each show, what the theme is, and who will conduct and perform.

Moreover, the venue information simulation diagram provided is so thoughtful, just like reading a guide for playing a game.

Pokeni is indeed a game developer, and he has taken the players very seriously.”

“Maybe after the music festival becomes popular, it will really attract a lot of non-gaming listeners. I feel that Pokeni’s operation is very strong. He started warming up in September and continued until December. He has gained popularity and fame.

And it also looks very stylish.

By then, many tourists and listeners will be attracted and converted into a wave of game players.

Win the game, pokeni. "

"And this is just the beginning. Maybe in the future, Pokeni will take advantage of this wave of music festivals to promote other online ticketing services."

"What about buying tickets for the Moon River Cinema? It's entirely possible."

"Hahaha, you guys told Qing Zhiyuan what he thought. Won't Paradox sue you for leaking trade secrets?"

……

In short, this wave of popularity was indeed firmly grasped by Pokeni.

The future will depend on how this music festival is organized and whether it can achieve a shocking effect.

Not only must it meet the players' expectations, but it must also exceed their expectations and present the most exciting music festival to the players.

This is what Qing Zhiyuan wants.

……

...(End of chapter)