Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 335 The complaining kitten

Cloud Satellite TV’s online concert was an unprecedented success.

After the concert ended, paying users called the customer service phone number in the middle of the night, asking for another try.

Of course this is impossible.

Inviting so many stars at once.

Even Cloud Entertainment will only hold such an event once during the New Year.

However, the planning department of Yunshang Satellite TV has already expressed its imagination and said that it can consider expanding a dedicated channel.

Specifically used to hold paid online concerts.

As long as the user is willing, he can use the payment card on the receiver to open the concert time of this channel.

Watch an online concert of a favorite singer.

Do so.

Not only did the audience pay less, they were able to watch the concert without leaving home.

It is also convenient for singers. They do not need to travel around or spend huge sums of money to set up the venue. There is theoretically no upper limit to the number of people in an online concert.

For free TV, it is very troublesome to set up such a channel alone.

But for digital satellite channels, it is extremely convenient.

But this proposal has just been submitted.

Even before he came to Hanyu Hideki, he was rejected by Minato Koichi.

Let’s not talk about the disadvantages of this idea.

For example, there is no interactivity, and the picture effect is far inferior to that of the scene...

But the most critical reason for the rejection is actually that doing so is breaking the rules.

The stakeholders of offline concerts include record companies, brokerage firms, organizers, venue providers, and even local governments.

Let’s not talk about whether the online model can be successful.

As long as you do it, you will definitely offend others.

Not to mention cloud satellite TV, even cloud entertainment cannot withstand the backlash.

After Hideki Hanyu learned about this incident, he also supported Koichi Minato's decision.

I won’t say whether it’s a backlash or not.

With the current level of technology, it is definitely not possible.

Even in later generations, when the Internet is so developed, online concerts still have not developed.

However, this idea from the planning department reminded Hanyu Hideki of another thing.

That was in another time and space, after Nintendo's SFC console was launched, it launched a peripheral called "Nintendo Satellaview".

It is also called "Star Vision" by Nintendo players.

What is the function of this "Star Vision" peripheral?

To put it simply, players can use this peripheral to directly connect to the satellite network.

In the 90s, the gaming industry still relied on cassettes as the main game storage medium.

Even if a disc is used to store the game later, once a BUG occurs in a preset game, it is basically impossible to solve it.

Especially after entering the sales stage, bugs are discovered in the game, which often has a huge impact on game sales and reputation.

However, Nintendo players can use the "Star Vision" peripheral to download games directly to the memory card that comes with the peripheral.

There are even exclusive games for the "Star Vision" peripherals.

Once any BUG occurs, you can update the patch online at any time through "Star View".

Even in addition to patches, you can also download subsequent expansion packs for the game, which is now DLC.

This is also the earliest game DLC.

But this is not the most powerful thing about "Star Vision".

The most powerful thing about "Star Vision" is that Nintendo has built a virtual community through satellites.

In this virtual community, players can not only watch game-related news and broadcasts.

You can watch game guests online guide the game and dub it.

You can also race and battle with other players in interactive games, upload your own game points rankings, and have anchors provide real-time explanations.

In the 90s, Nintendo used the "Star Vision" peripheral to initially build the prototype of online games.

It can be called a "black technology".

However, like the disk drive, this so-called black technology ultimately failed.

There are many reasons for failure, but in summary they are just a few.

The price is expensive, and the price of a peripheral is almost the same as that of the host computer.

Then there's the issue of installation. Nintendo is just a gaming company after all.

If you are not involved in satellite operations, you need to cooperate with satellite operators.

The operator first charges money once for the receiving equipment and is not even responsible for the installation.

If you want to install it, in addition to the equipment fee, please pay an installation service fee of more than [-] yen.

Nintendo has no control over this and can only let the operators rip off players.

Also, the operation is complicated.

As a game company, Nintendo does not have enough service sites. All "Star Vision" peripherals are delivered to players by mail.

How to connect and debug with the receiving device requires players to explore and operate by themselves.

It’s expensive, difficult to operate, and the satellite operators are cheating.

Even if "Star Vision" does a good job, it will be difficult for players to accept it.

It happened that at this time, the Internet revolution came.

In the late 90s, the emergence of the Internet, which was far more convenient than satellite, completely made "Star TV" no longer cost-effective.

Therefore, this peripheral "Star Vision" full of black technology failed to cause any splash in the end.

but……

The failure of "Star Vision" does not mean that it has no reference value.

Hideki Hanyu owns Elf Entertainment and Cloud Satellite TV.

It's easier to do this than Nintendo.

First of all, the satellite TV receiving equipment on the cloud can be used directly.

Moreover, Elf Entertainment has “Elf SHOW” all over Neon.

Satellite TV on the cloud is also constantly laying out service sites.

This makes it easier for users to use satellite networks and debug equipment.

The most important thing is that in this era, we are still far away from the arrival of the Internet.

However, if we want to do it now, there are many technologies that cannot meet the requirements.

But Hanyu Hideki is not in a hurry.

The rice can be eaten one bite at a time, and the road can be walked step by step.

It's simply unrealistic to directly bring out peripherals or something.

It is absolutely no problem to first plan to let the cloud satellite TV expand a game channel alone.

Hire anchors to play games online and provide strategies for players.

Then set up satellite networking equipment in various Elf SHOWs, where players can compete online.

It can be anything like racing, mahjong battles, fighting, etc.

Even the e-sports competition that Elf Entertainment has been planning can be arranged to be broadcast on this channel.

Considering that he wants Game Base Publishing to be listed, Hideki Hanyu even plans to play a big game.

With "Game Base" as the organizer, we will directly organize a world-class e-sports competition.

WCG was born ahead of schedule, which will definitely tell a beautiful story in the securities market.

And now "Game Base" magazine has been published in Asia, North America, and Europe.

In this case, there is no more suitable organizer than Game Base.

As for learning from Nintendo to develop "Star Vision" peripherals.

If you don’t want to suffer the same losses as Nintendo, you must have a prerequisite.

That is to have your own communications satellite.

Otherwise, you will definitely be tricked by the operation to the point of vomiting blood.

In this day and age, ordering a satellite and launching it into geostationary orbit is not cheap.

It is better to wait until cloud satellite TV is launched and there is no shortage of money before doing it.

Anyway, they are all transitional products that are destined to be eliminated. When the time comes, Elf Entertainment can just use the satellite and use it. There is no need to launch it by itself.

After thinking about the plan, Hanyu Hideki told Kitahara Eri and Takita Koji, the team member of "Game Base" magazine, about the idea.

Let them communicate with Yunshang Satellite TV to determine how to cooperate.

When he finished all this, it was already January [-]th.

Cloud Satellite TV, which has been online for four days, is in good condition and running stably.

With good reputation and targeted publicity, the number of paying users has successfully exceeded 20.

Even though there are 20 users, it is still unable to maintain the operation of satellite channels and requires several shareholders to continue to burn money.

But at least things are going in a good direction.

At this time, there was no need for Hanyu Hideki to continue staring.

After explaining the work at hand, he prepared to go to Sendai City to pick up his family and go to America.

In a house in Shirokanedai District.

Hideki Hanyu was packing his luggage, but there weren’t many things.

He never likes to bring things that can be bought directly.

While packing his luggage, he also arranged for Ishihara Chie to help him take care of Nakolulu.

The little female cat's gastrointestinal condition has not been very good recently.

In addition to paying attention to your diet, you should also go to the pet hospital for regular check-ups.Hanyu Hideki is not in Tokyo, and Ishihara Chie's main job is to take care of Nakolulu.

Seeing that everything is almost ready.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Chie Ishihara went out to check, and returned with a strange expression after a while, whispering a few words to Hideki Hanyu.

Hanyu Hideki also showed a strange expression.

"Why is she here?"

Hanyu Hideki's words were not asking Ishihara Chie.

So after finishing speaking, he ordered, "Let her come in."

"Ok."

Ishihara Chie agreed, then went out and brought someone in.

This is a young girl wearing a white sweater and jeans.

The girl's unpainted face is delicate and beautiful, and she has a pair of very distinctive eyebrows.

It’s no one else, but Shizuka Kudo, who is currently at the top of the popularity rankings in “Kitten Club”.

Hanyu Hideki didn't ask how the girl found his home.

Instead, he asked directly, "Why did Ms. Kudo come to see me?"

Kudo Shizuka glanced at Ishihara Chie and the bodyguard Marco standing at the door of the room, but hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Chie Ishihara said with a wink, "Teacher Hanyu, let me help you put your things in the car first."

Hanyu Hideki waved his hand indifferently, "No need."

Then he looked at Kudo Shizuka, "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

It was obvious that he did not intend to be alone with Kudo Shizuka.

The girl in front of me was famous for her green tea in later generations, and her thoughts were not as simple as those of ordinary girls.

If the other party does something wrong.

Although it may not necessarily have any impact on him, trouble is inevitable.

And what he hated most was trouble.

Kudo Shizuka said, "Kitty Club's decision to arrange for a member to independently release a record was determined by the voting coupon attached to the photo album."

"I know about this." Hanyu Hideki said.

"I got the most votes, but the producers planned to let Nitta Eri debut first."

When the girl spoke, her face was full of unwillingness.

Hearing this, Hanyu Hideki understood that Kudo Shizuka was coming to complain to him.

"How do you know you got the most votes?" Hanyu asked.

"I just know." Shizuka Kudo said firmly.

Hanyu Hideki asked, "Then you are here to complain?"

Kudo Shizuka had a stubborn expression, "I just want fairness. Since we have agreed that the person with the most votes will be the first to release a record, we can't keep our word."

When Hideki Hanyu heard this, he grinned.

This little girl actually dared to come directly to him to complain.

If the production team of "Kitten Club" and Yasushi Akimoto find out, what awaits her will definitely not end well.

fair?

There is no absolute fairness in this world.

But it is probably this unwillingness to admit defeat that made the other party the only member to continue to be popular after the Kitten Club disbanded.

But even though he admired the other party's enthusiasm, Hanyu Hideki still said to Kudo Shizuka.

"Go back, I won't care about this."

Just relying on Shizuka Kudo's words, it is impossible to judge whether her words are true or false, and whether she really has the most votes.

And since Yasushi Akimoto chose Eri Nitta to launch the film first, he naturally has his reasons.

He has not participated in any operation of "Kitten Club", and rash intervention will only disrupt the arrangement of the program team, which is absolutely harmful and unhelpful.

"I……"

Seeing that Hanyu Hideki didn't want to care, Kudo Shizuka panicked.

After all, he is just a 15-year-old kid.

When she came to see Hanyu Hideki, she was already prepared in every possible way.

He even made up his mind to pay some price in order to achieve his goal.

But when she really saw Hideki Hanyu, she felt a little regretful and shouldn't have been so impulsive.

Now Hanyu Hideki refused directly, which made her even more panicked.

She is a smart girl and naturally knows that once this matter gets out, everything she has gained in "Kitten Club" will disappear.

Seeing this, Hanyu Hideki probably guessed what the other person was thinking.

But based on his status.

Since I don't plan to care about this matter.

He was even less interested in asking Qiu Yuanyasu to make a small report.

So he looked at Kudo Shizuka and said calmly, "Don't worry, you leave here and I will pretend that this never happened."

As soon as Hanyu Hideki said this, he immediately calmed Kudo Shizuka's panic.

The girl quickly bowed and thanked, "Thank you, President Hanyu, I will take my leave now."

"Goodbye."

After the girl left, Hideki Hanyu thought about it and called Yasushi Akimoto.

It has nothing to do with Kudo Shizuka, I just want to know about the current situation of the show.

"Akimoto-san, how's the show going?"

"We are already planning the first member to release a video, which should be released in the middle of the month."

"Have you decided on the candidate?"

"The original candidate was Nitta Eri, but the one with the most votes was Kudo Shizuka. We discussed it several times and finally decided to let Kudo Shizuka get her hair."

When Hanyu Hideki heard this, he immediately felt amused.

I think if Shizuka Kudo knew about this, her expression would be very exciting.

Hideki Hanyu did not express any opinion on Akimoto Yasu's decision.

He just said, "In the next period of time, I won't stay in Neon, and I will leave the show to Akimoto-san."

Yasushi Akimoto said, "This is what I should do."

After ending the phone call with Yasushi Akimoto, Hideki Hanyu told Marco, "It's time for us to set off."

……

Hideki Hanyu took a car to the airport, preparing to pick up his family in Sendai and take them to America.

At the same time, Shizuka Kudo, who said goodbye to Hideki Hanyu, returned to the show recording site with a feeling of trepidation.

Although Hanyu Hideki has made it clear that he will not tell anyone about her complaint.

But she couldn't control the big man's thoughts.

If Hanyu Hideki doesn't keep his promise, the ending waiting for her is unimaginable.

After all, her contract with Akimoto Yasushi's office will not end for another seven years.

If she was banned for seven years, her career would be completely over.

And banning an artist like her with no background or value is nothing to the entertainment industry.

In this way, as soon as Shizuka Kudo, who was feeling anxious, entered the studio, she saw a staff member walking towards her.

Then he said to her, "Kudo-san, the producer wants you to go to the office first."

The moment I heard the staff’s words.

Kudo Shizuka's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be?Hideki Hanyu didn’t keep his promise!
At this moment, the anxiety in Kudo Shizuka's heart had turned into panic.

She didn't even know how she walked into the office building of Yunshang Satellite TV.

After Shizuka Kudo knocked on the door and entered the program office of "Kitten Club".

His face was pale and he looked dazed.

Standing in front of Akimoto Yasushi, he was like a criminal waiting to be sentenced.

At this time, she seemed to have decided that Yasushi Akimoto already knew about her going to Hideki Hanyu.

In this case, when Yasushi Akimoto said to Shizuka Kudo, "Kudo-san, the agency has decided that you will be the first member of the Kitty Club to release a record alone."

Kudo Shizuka even felt that she had heard wrongly.

She asked in disbelief, "President Akimoto, are you saying that I am going to release a record?"

"That's right, so you have to work hard in the next period of time. In addition to recording the show, you also have to seize the time to record the record. We plan to release it in the middle of this month."

As Akimoto Yasushi said, he noticed something was wrong with Kudo Shizuka's expression.

Then he asked again, "Is Kudo-san feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm fine." Shizuka Kudo said quickly.

Although I don’t know why she was the first person to release an album.

But she didn't want to lose this hard-won opportunity because of her health.

"That's good. This release of the film is very important to you and the Kitten Club. Hanyu-san called just now to show concern about this matter, so there can't be any problems."

After Yasushi Akimoto finished speaking, he asked Shizuka Kudo to go back to the studio first.

After Shizuka Kudo walked out of the office.

I couldn't help but whisper softly, "President Hanyu called. Could it be that he helped me?"

　Not feeling well today, that's all I can say, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)