Game Development Giant

You guys are completely famous this time. At the headquarters of Fengxing Publishing Company in Los Angeles, Nakayama Hayao smiled and threw the latest Wall Street Journal on the table. He spoke in Chinese, and Jester listened very well. Understood, but Carly sitting on his side was a little confused.

Jester was also a little surprised that Hayao Nakayama, a Japanese, could speak Chinese so well that he could hardly hear the convoluted Japanese accent.

Nakayama Hayao also saw Jester's surprise, but he did not explain it.

Since Nakayama Hayao understands Chinese, he is happy to communicate with the other party in Chinese. At the banquet before, Nakayama Hayao's fluent Japanese English really made Jester confused.

Since they can communicate in Chinese, the two of them don't need a translator.

It just made Carly on the side look a little confused. She didn't understand Chinese.

Jester picked up the Wall Street Journal that Hayao Nakayama threw on the table. He just glanced at it and smiled bitterly. Most of the news reported on it was true, but the hateful thing about these media is that they misrepresented most of the true information. After being disrupted and reorganized into their own words, the meaning completely changed.

This report is accompanied by a photo of the current vice president of popular publishing, Adam Edgar.

This Wall Street Journal article stated that in the video, the first person to use U.S. dollars to purchase license plates from those who had received them was a senior executive of a newly established game publishing company. Moreover, this publishing company is closely related to The boss of Mars Entertainment is the same person, Jester Lee.

There is no information in this report that is false, and the person who wrote this article did not use speculation or inducement to make readers think that the Mars Entertainment video tape was deceptive and fake.

But it is reports like this that are the scariest. They allow all readers to make their own judgments. And based on the information they gave, the conclusions that can be drawn are self-evident.

Mars Entertainment cheated.

Following the lead of the Wall Street Journal article, which was mostly true but had no authenticity at all, countless newspapers and periodicals began to criticize Jester for making false claims.

It is said that Jester is a villain who is trying to deceive the players who trust him and lead him into another Atari collapse.

It was so loud that it was only slightly weaker than Henry Stuart's racial discrimination.

There are even some people who are aggrieved for Henry Stuart, saying that they can be forgiven for saying ugly words out of anger when they encounter such naked deception. This kind of remarks even has some supporters.

Jester was somewhat unexpected about the current situation. Who would have thought that Adam Edgar's unintentional act at the time would cause his game company to fall into a crisis of trust almost instantly.

However, it was impossible not to explain the situation publicly. Jester had to spend a lot of money again to have Adam Edgar hold a press conference to explain the situation of the day. As for whether the media believed it or not, this was not Jester. I can manage it.

But what makes Jester gratified is that many players spontaneously came to Costa Mesa to cheer for Mars Entertainment.

When he saw these players holding up the sign of 'We believe in you', Jester even felt a little itchy in his eyes. Facing these players who came to support him, all he said was thank you. Except, there is nothing else to say.

He was really moved and wanted to cry.

If there are players like this, what more can I ask for?

Mr. Zhongshan, I am confident in my game. I have a large number of players who support me. When the dust settles, all untrue remarks will fall into the sand in the face of the iron facts. You should understand this. . Jester put the newspaper in his hand on the table and said to Nakayama Hayao in a neither humble nor condescending manner.

Okay, let's not talk about these unpleasant topics. I came to the United States this time to firstly complete the contract for American Cube with you, and secondly to talk to you about Bejeweled and Zuma , licensing issues for the three Bubble Bobble games.

Nakayama Hayao obviously did not want to continue talking about this issue. He waved his hand, then straightened his face and spoke seriously.

That's exactly what I meant. Jester nodded. He didn't want to think about this problem that had already made him anxious. He couldn't think of any good way to break the situation with the opponent's method of overwhelming others. However, as long as his trial session at the end of the month is a great success, all the rumors that are not good for him will stop.

Of course, when the formal negotiations started, the two of them could no longer talk in Chinese, but switched to English. Neither party had any objections about American Cube. After all, Suzuki Yu had already discussed it with Jester before going to the United States. , but in the negotiations for the three games Bejeweled, Zuma and Bubble Bobble, the two parties had objections.

I heard that Mr. Suzuki Yu didn't come this time because he joined the R\u0026D department and is developing a very special game? Jester asked calmly.

These words were heard in Nakayama Hayao's ears. The expression on his face remained unchanged, but his eyebrows jumped sharply. He took a deep look at Jester. Suzuki Yu said before that Jester was in Japan. The news was extremely well-informed, and he still didn't quite believe it, but this time he believed most of it.

Because Yu Suzuki is indeed leading the development of a very special game, which is what Sega believes will be its biggest trump card in next year’s Jedi Counterattack. This is also the company’s biggest secret. Apart from himself, Yu Suzuki and the software and hardware engineers who are participating in the research and development, Even the other directors in the company are not very clear about this.

Although Hayao Nakayama believed what Yu Suzuki told him, he was still not sure whether Jester really knew about the game his company was currently developing.

He was about to deny it, but Jester's next words stopped him from denying it.

I heard it's a motorcycle game. The gameplay is very different from the mainstream methods we know now. Jester smiled and said this sentence, which made Nakayama Hayao silent for five minutes.

Five minutes later, Nakayama Hayao looked up at Jester, and his tone became extremely rude: Mr. Li, this game is the secret of our company. If you want to get the authorization for this game, Then we have nothing to talk about.”

No, no, President Zhongshan, you misunderstood. I don't want to get this game, but I want our two countries to cooperate. Jester still had a smile on his face and said his plan, We We can license the arcade versions and even home console versions of the three games Bejeweled to you in Japan and Europe at the same price as American Cube, but the condition must be that you agree to send us a piece of hardware. R\u0026D team, let’s work with you to develop that special motorcycle game.”

This... Nakayama Hayao, who originally wanted to directly say that this is impossible, just said this, and then seemed to think of something temporarily, and suddenly stopped speaking, without saying the next words.

He just looked at Jester with his sharp sword-like eyes, as if he wanted to understand what the other person was thinking, but Jester just looked at Nakayama Hayao calmly, with nothing but the expression on his face. There is no other expression besides the smile.

Mr. Li, since you have heard about this game, you should know what this game represents to us at Sega. Nakayama Hayao didn't see any useful information from Jester's face, and he could only speak calmly. So said.

Of course. Jester nodded.

Then you should know that it is impossible for me to agree based on the conditions you mentioned. Nakayama Hayao continued to say in a deep voice.

After a moment of silence, Jester also knew that it was impossible to obtain Sega's technology without investing some blood, so he nodded and said straightforwardly: Mr. Zhongshan, tell me directly what conditions are required.

Then Hayao Nakayama's already cold face showed a smile again. He kept tapping the fingers of one hand on the table and said: The home console of American Cube...

Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Jester's expression changed and he said decisively: Absolutely impossible.

Nakayama Hayao didn't expect Jester's answer to be so straightforward. Did he really not know how important the game Sega was developing was? If it weren't for the brand-new home console that he will launch next year to open up the market to compete with the current Nintendo, then even if Jester offered ten American Cubes in exchange, he would not be able to agree.

Because this game is too important to Sega.

Mr. Li, if you want real cooperation, you need to be sincere. Nakayama Hayao's face darkened again. He was very dissatisfied with Jester's refusal without hesitation just now, and his tone became a little angry. , Don't always think about taking advantage of others. There is no such thing as a good thing in this world.

Faced with Nakayama Hayao's angry accusation, Jester unexpectedly laughed.

You want to open up sales for Sega's new console. Then, he stated Nakayama Hayao's purpose in a very plain tone.

So what. Although Jester guessed what he was thinking, Nakayama Hayao's expression did not change at all. He was still sullen and said angrily.

In this way, I promise to launch a game that I personally designed for your new console platform, and I can guarantee that the total sales of this game in Japan will not be less than one million units within a year. If I do If not, the home console copyright of American Cube will be given away for free.

Then, Jester smiled and said something that shocked Hayao Nakayama.

What! The surprised Hayao Nakayama stood up from his seat. His sharp eyes stared at Jester without blinking, but as before, he couldn't see anything special.

Are you serious? Suppressing the shock in his heart, Nakayama Hayao even expected to become more impatient than ever before.

One million sets of games means at least one million home consoles, which is really important to Sega now.

It can be written into the contract. If there is a breach of contract, American Cube will be given with both hands. Jester put his hands behind his head, leaning back on the chair, with a smile on his face, and his tone was extremely conclusive.

Okay! Nakayama Hayao stared at Jester for a full minute before spitting out this word.

Hearing this word made Jester feel relieved, and even gave him a faint feeling of excitement. He knew how important the arcade game Sega was developing would be in the future.

But now Jester can completely let go.

hang-on, got it.

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ps2: Hang-on is the world's first somatosensory game, which simulates the frame of a motorcycle. The advent of this arcade machine directly gave birth to the birth of large-scale arcade machines. Since the advent of this game, Sega has always been a leader in this type of arcade machine. They were able to fight against Nintendo on home consoles repeatedly because of the blood transfusion of large-scale arcade machines.