Reborn Tokyo Golden Age.

Chapter 211 An Accident in My Hometown

In the turbulent December, the console infringement case that the video game industry has been concerned about has finally come to fruition.

With Gaode Co., Ltd. losing the lawsuit, it was reverse acquired by Shirakawa Electric.

The so-called anti-monopoly alliance formed by those counterfeit manufacturers with their own minds was directly defeated.

First, a group of people were scared away because of huge claims, and another group ran away after Gao De changed his surname.

In the end, with the private settlement between Masudaya and Nintendo, the few remaining handheld manufacturers finally disappeared.

Yes, Masudaya has bowed to Nintendo.

The lawsuit between the two is the second battleground for the mobile phone infringement case.

Although Masudaya's handhelds are very similar to Nintendo's products.

But because Nintendo does not have any patents on the handheld, the lawsuit has been stalemate.

However, with Shirakawa Electric's victory and defeat already divided, Masudaya, who was under tremendous pressure, also asked Nintendo for peace under some shady means.

Although I don't know how much compensation was paid, Masutaya's compromise directly made the remaining counterfeit manufacturers lose confidence.

So a few months ago, the grand scene of more than a dozen counterfeit handhelds on the market no longer existed.

Some continued to do their old business of making toys or slot machines, while others simply disappeared.

Currently, the only handheld brands left in the market are Shirakawa Electric and Nintendo.

Oh no, there is also Casio, which is harmless to humans and animals.

This is the status quo of the newly born handheld market in Japan in 1980.

Will there be any changes in the handheld market in the future?

of course!

The ascendant field of video games will only attract players one after another.

The future handheld wars may no longer be limited to Neon.

International players are on the other side of the ocean, and they are also brewing their own unique secret weapons.

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1980 was a year of robust growth for Baichuan Electric.

At the beginning of the year, the Walkman was launched locally, and in the middle of the year, it went overseas.

At the beginning of the second half of the year, it stepped into the handheld market again. After that, the SIC building was completed, the new factory in Kanagawa was put into production, and the planning of the headquarters was finalized, and so on.

Turning around in these things, a year passed quietly.

In addition, in the last month of the year, I unexpectedly accepted Gao De's unplanned achievement.

Speaking of Gothe, Bai Chuanfeng has no special plans for the time being.

At present, it is under the umbrella of Shirakawa Holdings, and its business scope remains unchanged for the time being. It is still in the field of toy models.

Bai Chuanfeng didn't have high demands on it, let's talk about it after surviving.

So he casually wrote down a few anime names that would shine in the past two years.

And handed it to the person in charge of Baichuan Electric who took over Gaode, and asked him to pay attention to the situation of these animations.

It is best to be able to win the copyright of toys in advance, not to mention self-sufficiency in other things, there is no problem in living a nourishing life.

And you don't have to wait until the broadcast starts to find a TV station, you can directly contact the comic publishing house.

Shueisha, Kodansha, etc., they all hold a large number of animation copyrights.

Leaving aside film and television copyrights, we can always talk about toy copyrights.

You see, the business in the next few decades, isn't this coming.

Of course, this is only a preliminary plan. In the future, Gao De can also be responsible for the production of hand-made game characters under the name of Shirakawa Electric.

Look, it is another complete industry chain of the game industry.

Game content production, game machine production, game peripheral industry production, perfect~

But these things are still far away, and there are more important things waiting for Bai Chuanfeng to do.

"Korataro, hurry up. Don't bring those red wines."

Bai Chuanfeng knew that this guy had committed an old problem again, and when he saw something new and good, he couldn't help but search for it in Akita's hometown.

"Hey, Xiaofeng." Kotaro, who was stuffing things into the suitcase, raised his head in confusion.

"They say that red wine can warm the body, and it happens that it's snowing heavily in my hometown, so my uncles and uncles must be warmer with it."

Hearing his words, Bai Chuanfeng directly put his hand on his forehead.

"Kataro, do you know where we are from?"

"Akita!" Kotaro looked at Bai Chuanfeng with the eyes of a fool.

"That's right, it's Akita. Do you know what Akita is famous for besides rice?"

Before Kotaro could answer, Bai Chuanfeng told him the answer directly.

"It's sake, Kotaro. Uncles don't need it to warm up. The sake in the cellar at home can't be finished."

"Uh" Kotaro scratched his head in embarrassment after realizing it, "it seems so".

"Forget it, I bought everything, bring it with you. It's okay to let uncles try something new."

Bai Chuanfeng waved his hand, motioning for Kotaro to continue.

"Xiaofeng, you still understand me. I think so too." The cheerful Kotaro continued to keep busy with his head down.

They were packing up and saluting, preparing to rush back to Akita's hometown.

Although December is not over yet, there is still more than a week until the New Year.

But this year's situation is special, Bai Chuanfeng can't wait so late, and plans to fly back to Akita today.

The reason why he was in such a hurry was because he was busy with Shirakawa Electric and hadn't been back for almost two years.

After being away from home for so long, things in the club are on the right track again, so I should go back no matter what.

The second reason is the heavy snow in my hometown.

If it is normal, it is normal for Akita to snow heavily.

But it's not normal to download it a month in advance.

Bai Chuanfeng also contacted his family before, about the crops, needless to say.

Those who did not have time to harvest all suffered disasters.

The only thing that comforts him is that both his family and Tiger Taro's family are no longer relying on farming.

The money they sent back one after another in the past two years is enough for them to live a worry-free life all year round.

But other families in the same village were not so lucky. Half of the annual harvest was covered by heavy snow in the fields.

For farmers who make their living from farming, the economic situation in the coming year is worrisome.

Fortunately, there is still surplus food from previous years at home, so eating and drinking temporarily is not a problem.

Therefore, knowing that this year's heavy snow was abnormal, Bai Chuanfeng was not too anxious.

At least at the end of the year, everyone can live comfortably. As for the coming year, Bai Chuanfeng already has some concerns about his hometown.

But the heavy snow has continued, and the situation is no longer the same.

The snow season in Akita usually lasts from December to January and February of the next year, usually about three months.

But this year, because of the heavy snow, it has been falling for three months.

At this time, it is the severe winter season, and the heavy snow will not stop for a short time, and it will even last for a long time.

So whether it is the climate or the heavy snow itself, it will be a severe test for my hometown.

Can the old people survive the severe cold, and can the cedar bark roof withstand the continuous snow cover?

These things are too far away for the metropolis, but for farmers in remote areas, it is a matter of survival.

So worried, Bai ChuanFeng and Kotaro returned to Akita ahead of schedule.

For Shirakawa Electric's business, it can be produced step by step as usual.

At the end of the year, the major clubs also began to gradually have holidays, and the busyness of the business was significantly reduced.

So it won't be a big problem to leave for a while.

The two packed their bags and went straight to Haneda Airport in Ota City.From here, fly to Akita, which takes just over an hour.

At ten o'clock in the morning, when Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro appeared in front of the plane again, the place to get off the plane had been changed to Akita Airport.

Bai Chuanfeng, who just got off the plane, was shivered by the cold north wind before he could speak.

"Xiao Feng, it's really cold in my hometown." Even the muscular Kotaro was shocked by Akita's low temperature.

Bai Chuanfeng raised his head to look at the gray sky, clusters of snowflakes fluttered and scattered, swirling and falling to the ground, silently.

"The snowflakes are also much bigger than before." Bai Chuanfeng stretched out his hand, a snowflake entered his palm and disappeared.

The cool touch made him withdraw his bare palm unconsciously.

"Hey" Kotaro raised his head and turned around, "Even the snowflakes have grown up."

"Let's go, hurry back to Xiaolu."

Grown snowflakes may not be a good thing, Bai Chuanfeng sighed, dragging his luggage to the airport exit.

There is still more than 100 kilometers to go from Akita City to Kazuno City where the deer is located.

Three hours later, after a long and difficult journey, Bai Chuanfeng and Tiger Taro finally stepped on the railway tracks outside Xiaolu Village at the foot of the mountain.

Because the Xiaolu Station has ceased operation, the shadow of the railway tracks can't be seen when the white snow is removed.

Looking at the village again, everything is silent, except for snow, which is still snow.

After careful discrimination, the outline of the house can be vaguely seen.

Tiger Taro put down his luggage with a heavy breath, and with his hands on his hips, he raised his head and let out a loud cry as if he wanted to go home the year before last.

As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was covered by Bai Chuanfeng beside him before he could shout out.

"You guy, the mountains are full of snow, don't you know that bad things will happen if you shout?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

In this way, Bai Chuan let go of his hand, allowing him to regain his freedom.

In fact, things are not that exaggerated, not to mention that Xiaolu Village is still a little far from the hillside.

Just the forest and sea covered with mountains and plains is enough to block all impacts.

But be careful, there are no bad things. The old wooden houses in the village are hundreds of years old and cannot stand any trouble.

Because there is no tram, they all walked here from the next station.

After resting for a while at the increasingly dilapidated Xiaolu Station platform, Shirakawa Feng and Kotaro picked up their luggage and continued to go to Xiaolu Village.

The long-lost countryside is just around the corner.

Although he didn't grow up here in essence, the memories of his predecessor are preserved.

At this moment, Bai Chuanfeng looked at the village in the distance, and even felt more timid than being close to his hometown.

But returning home, I may still be more looking forward to and excited in my heart.

Just look at Kotaro beside him, his face is flushed, and there is unconcealable excitement in his eyes.

The two walked for more than ten minutes, humming and humming, and finally arrived outside the village.

However, the scene of Xiaolu Village in front of them made Bai Chuanfeng and Tiger Taro's hearts go cold.

The wooden houses in the village, which were originally quite old-fashioned, now have a large skylight on a small half of the roof.

In some serious cases, half of the wall was directly tilted to the side, and the household items in the house could be seen clearly.

Bai Chuanfeng and Kotaro looked at each other, dropped their luggage at the same time, and ran to their respective homes.

(End of this chapter)