Rebirth 1984: Starting from the development of Hanka

Chapter 141 World Electronic Sports Competition (big chapter)
The salesmen of the Wujiang flagship store all get a commission, the more they sell, the more they earn.

If Kono Dalang’s wallet was not empty, the salesperson would recommend more products to him, such as buying more “officially designated batteries”. Other battery brands are not produced by Wujiang Group, so they will not be as good as Gameboy. Adaptation not only consumes a lot of power, but may...may cause damage to the Gameboy, so users are strongly advised to purchase "officially designated batteries".

As soon as users heard that other brands of batteries would cause damage to the Gameboy, they asked him how to choose?
User: Do I have a choice?
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Akihabara, Japan.

"I finally found out that playing "Tetris" with Gameboy is the most enjoyable!!!" A Gameboy player exclaimed excitedly.

Friends around me, each with a Gameboy, and infrared online at the same time, you can compete when playing "Tetris". After that, there are rankings and rankings.

"Indeed, it's really fun. It's exciting and exciting to play. In the end, the cubes fall faster and faster, and the eyes can hardly keep up. It all depends on the feel of the game. Kinoshita Ye, you are so good, you can go to participate in the Wujiang Group The "Tetris" global competition. Players with more than 10000 points have the capital to sign up for this game, not only the prize money is as high as more than 10 US dollars, but also has the opportunity to win a mysterious prize!!!”

"Yeah, Kinoshita wild, you can participate in the competition, maybe you have a chance to get No.1!"

Several friends looked at a shy little boy with freckles on his face.

Kinoshita shook his head shyly and said: "I, I'll forget it, I can't compare to others."

"Kinoshita Ye, you are too humble. I have never met such a talented master like you. The points in "Tetris" are as high as 2.4, which is far beyond the requirements of the registration competition. You will definitely win the prize!"

"Okay, let me try..."

……

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At this time, with the popularity of Gameboy, "Tetris" also exploded.

Wujiang Group has even prepared to hold a world-class Gameboy "Tetris" competition at the end of the year.

The prize money for the champion of the competition is 10 US dollars, the prize money for the runner-up is 5 US dollars, and the prize money for the third place is 3 US dollars.

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lunch break.

"Oh, the game is over again~ Boss, "Tetris" is so difficult to play, I only got 8989 points!" Liu Yinyin said distressedly.

Zhao Ye glanced at the little secretary with disdain, Xiaocai b, after playing for so long, I only got 8989 points, and my highest score is 3.3.

Withdrawing his gaze, Zhao Ye's mind was running fast, and he continued to control the cube, finding a suitable place to deform and land.

On the screen, the left side is almost all piled up, except that the rightmost vertical line is still empty.

At this time, a long horizontal block appeared on the screen. Zhao Ye was overjoyed when he saw it, and quickly pressed the button to erect it, and then quickly moved to the far right.

"Woooooooo!!"

This will eliminate a lot of it.

Hearing the sound of the cube being eliminated, Zhao Ye felt so refreshed.

And this is the charm of Tetris.

Even boss Zhao Ye likes to play this kind of game.

In the previous life, "Tetris" has been popular for decades, selling 5 million copies, and there is also a real-life movie about "Tetris" based on the copyright battle of the "Tetris" game.

"Damn it, I died again!" Zhao Ye regretted.

At this time, the cube reached the top of the screen, and the game ended. This time, he only got 2.6 points, which was not as high as his highest score.

Probably because there are women around.

As the saying goes, "If you don't have a woman in your heart, you will be a god if you draw your sword!"

"It must be the little secretary's chattering, which has affected my performance!" Zhao Ye cast a disgusted look at Liu Yinyin.

The little secretary didn't see Zhao Ye's gaze, and complained to herself: "Tetris is so difficult to play, you have to have a quick eye and a quick hand, I'm afraid my brain can't keep up with the speed of the falling cubes."

"By the way, boss, how many points do you need to pass the level?" Liu Yinyin turned to look at Zhao Ye and asked.

"5 million points!"

"It's inhuman, can anyone achieve such a terrifying score?"

"I don't know, maybe there is. After all, there are so many people in the world, and there are always some people who have outstanding talents in playing games!" Zhao Ye replied after thinking about it.

"Boss, what happens after the game is cleared?" Liu Yinyin asked curiously.

Zhao Ye was busy fighting again, restarting the game, and when he heard Liu Yinyin's question, he replied casually, "Maybe it's a short dance of a blonde beauty..."

He really doesn't know what will happen after the game is passed.

However, many games in the previous life have similar settings. After all, after the game is cleared, there is no color, and it may be difficult to attract players...

Liu Yinyin felt shy when she heard the words, her ears turned red, she secretly glanced at Zhao Ye, but saw that Zhao Ye was engrossed in playing "Tetris", and didn't even notice the change in her expression.

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"Damn, there are competitions in "Tetris", why is there no competition in the fighting series? It's not fair! We ask Wujiang Group to hold a fighting game competition!!!"

"That's right, if Wujiang Group ignores our request, we will smash the "Qongqi Game Console", "Gameboy" and game cassettes to pieces! "A fat boy of twelve or thirteen shouted angrily.

As soon as these words came out, some people nearby looked at each other in blank dismay, they were so scared that they didn't even dare to speak.

At this time, as the "Tetris" competition became more and more popular, many fans of the fighting series couldn't help it, feeling that Wujiang Group discriminated against fighting games.

As a result, they spontaneously gathered at the gate of the Japanese branch of Wujiang Group to demonstrate.

As everyone knows, this is the strategy of Wujiang Group.

With so many people gathering in front of the company to demonstrate, the enthusiasm came all at once!
Well, Wujiang Group didn't take this into consideration. Who would have thought that so many players would come to their door to do this?
The reason why Wujiang Group did not announce the holding of fighting competitions is because the company will launch arcade machines later.

Using arcade machines to hold competitions, wouldn't it be possible to promote arcade machines smoothly?
Moreover, playing fighting games with an arcade machine is much more enjoyable than playing fighting games with a handle.

Seeing more and more people gathered outside the company.

The employees of the Japanese branch of Wujiang Group were a little panicked.

"Here, there are a lot of people outside, won't they rush in and beat us?" A little girl said in fear. She just graduated and entered the society, and she has never seen such a battle.

A young male colleague next to him patted his strong chest, and said confidently: "Miss Chiba, don't be afraid, with me, Ishida Yango, protecting you, you will never be harmed. Most of the people outside are a group of small It’s just a fart, I, Ishida Yoo, can kick one over with one kick!!!”

As soon as the words fell, Ishida Yangwei was reprimanded by his supervisor: "Ishida Yangwei, you beat children very well. If you dare to move your finger, the company will fire you immediately. These people outside are all from our company Users, users are God, you dare to fight God, do you want to live?"

Hearing the director's scolding, Ishida Yangwei was so frightened that he didn't dare to move his fingers.

Not long after, more than a dozen executives from the Japanese branch of Wujiang Group hurried outside the company to appease many players.

"Everyone be quiet. I am the general manager of the Japanese branch of Wujiang Group. Regarding the fighting competition you mentioned, Wujiang Group has already made plans. As for when the competition will be held? How much is the prize money? Just go back and wait for the news. In short , Wujiang Group will not let everyone down!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone was relieved. They only wanted one result. Since Wujiang Group has a plan to hold a fighting competition, it will be fine.

Then one by one they gradually left.

Not far away, the reporters filmed this scene, and it was broadcast on the evening news on the TV station that night.

Newspapers take a little longer to publish until the next day.

This wave of enthusiasm quickly caused a sensation in the player circle.

All the players are very excited, and some of them will practice their skills hard from now on in order to win prizes in the competition.

But some people also bought fighting game cassettes to play because of curiosity, and then became addicted to it, unable to extricate themselves.

With the help of this wave of popularity, "Qongqi Game Console" has become a big seller again, and its active players have surpassed the number of users of "FC Game Console".

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At this time, Zhao Ye also knew the news that Japanese players were besieging the company's gate.

He thought for a while, and said to Liu Yinyin who was beside him: "Inform the reporter, just say that Wujiang Group will hold a press conference at the company at 8 o'clock tomorrow night!"

"Okay, boss, but what kind of news will be released at the press conference? The colleagues who are preparing for the press conference should be prepared."

"About game competition."

"Okay, boss, I understand." Hearing this, Liu Yinyin quickly turned around and went to arrange work.

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8 o'clock sharp the next night.

Reporters from major media around the world came to attend the press conference of Wujiang Group.

Wearing a black suit, Zhao Ye walked slowly to the center of the stage of the press conference.

"Welcome everyone to come to the press conference of Wujiang Group."

"Two days ago, Japanese players gathered in front of the group's Japanese branch to demonstrate because Wujiang Group didn't announce a fighting game. Today, I'm here to briefly announce the plan of Wujiang Group to the global media."

"At the end of this year, probably starting on December 12th, Wujiang Group will organize multiple game competitions. In order to organize these competitions, Wujiang Group will create an event. The full name of this event is called 'World E-Sports Competition'. 'World Cyber ​​Games', referred to as 'WCG'. "Tetris", "Street Fighter", "King of Fighters" and many other games are among the competitions."

"Wujiang Group will be committed to building WCG into the world's most influential international e-sports peak event. In the future, the event will cover more game projects, so stay tuned!"

"I hope that one day, the WCG event created by Wujiang Group will become the fourth largest sports event in the world, comparable to the World Formula One Championship (F1), the Olympic Games and the World Cup!"

"Okay, that's the end of my speech. Next is the reporter's questioning session. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me now!"

At this time, everyone was shocked.

It's fine for the Wujiang Group to hold the competition. With the strength of the Wujiang Group, it is the most qualified.However, Zhao Ye said that it is wishful thinking and a daydream to hope that the WCG event can be compared to the world's three major sports events!
Many people couldn't help laughing in their hearts, this young technological genius uttered wild words.

Subsequent reporter inquiries showed that everyone was very contemptuous of Zhao Ye's unrealistic ideas.

In fact, Zhao Ye just said that he hoped that one day, and he didn't know how long it would be before that day.

In fact, in the future, the influence of e-sports will definitely not be inferior to that of other sports, and even many game players can easily earn over [-] million yuan a year.

If Wujiang Group can master a top event, it will be equivalent to mastering the traffic code in the future.

That's why Zhao Ye is so keen on building a good WCG now.

In the previous life, WCG was founded in 2000 by Hanbit Soft Inc., a Korean game development company.

In the first few years, wcg had a huge influence in the industry.

This event was once a symbol of e-sports.However, with the North American MLG League, the start of many European competitions, and the vigorous development of individual game world events dominated by game manufacturers, the influence of WGC on the global e-sports market has been weakened, and WCG is no longer the only one in this field. .In addition, the number of participating countries in the WCG Olympic Games mode is more than 50, but the e-sports market in most countries is very small, resulting in unsatisfactory brand communication and sponsorship fees for the organizers, which overdraws the brand value of WCG.

Secondly, the strategy of Samsung, the title sponsor and the owner of WCG, has changed. At that time, Samsung was fully developing mobile products, such as mobile phones. WCG is a game competition, and it cannot be effectively combined with Samsung's mobile products in a short period of time, resulting in Samsung having no motivation to continue sponsoring WCG.

But if Wujiang Group owns WCG, the situation will be completely different. It will definitely make WCG the world's most popular and influential global e-sports peak event.

In addition, mastering the top competitions has a huge effect on the promotion of our own games. After all, which game can become a game competition event is not my decision.

This has virtually established Wujiang Group's dominance in the game industry.

If the event becomes popular, the broadcast fee alone can make a fortune; the second is advertising revenue.

All in all, there are many benefits to mastering top events.

In the face of everyone's incomprehension and ridicule, Zhao Ye will only use his strength to slap his face!

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The next day, what Zhao Ye said at the press conference spread around the world at a fast speed.

Soon, players all over the world were excited, as if in a carnival, talking about WCG.

Immediately afterwards, Wujiang Group released another news at this time. WCG has individual competitions and team competitions. Players who sign up for the competition can be individuals, small game teams, or game clubs.If you participate as an individual, you cannot participate in the team competition.

All of a sudden, the WCG competition was unprecedentedly hot!
"Brothers, stop playing Nintendo games. No matter how good you are, you won't be able to participate in WCG. It's better to play Borderless Games with me. At the end of the year, the three of us will form a team and become famous in WCG together! Besides, Nintendo What kind of game can participate in WCG. The three of us sign up for the "Street Fighter" game project together, so that the world can know that Tokyo's No. [-] elementary school "Three Tigers" is invincible!" Three elementary school students in Japanese elementary school were so excited, unexpectedly Discussing going to participate in the WCG competition.

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A teenager smashed his piggy bank, took the money in a hurry, and rushed to Akihabara, "Wujiang Group is about to start the 'World Electronic Sports Competition WCG', so exciting! As a competitor of Wujiang Group, Nintendo And nothing. I will never play Nintendo again!"

The boy immediately came to Wujiang's flagship store, then walked up to the saleswoman and said loudly, he actually read more than a dozen game names in one breath: "Sister, I want to buy a "Qongqi game console", and by the way, "Tetris" ", "Pokemon", "Street Fighter", "King of Fighters"..."

As soon as the saleswoman's eyes lit up, she liked such customers. "Okay, little brother, my sister will get it for you right away~" The young lady spoke in an unusually gentle voice, and the young man was shy and embarrassed, and lowered his head and said "um".

At this time, affected by the popularity of WCG, "Qongqi Game Console" and "Gameboy" both exploded!
"President, the popularity of WCG is unprecedented, and Wujiang Group's "Qongqi Game Console" and "Gameboy" are on sale.On the other hand, the sales of our "FC game console" have dropped sharply recently, and many stores are empty. "Yamauchi Pu's secretary cautiously said to Yamauchi Pu in a low voice.

Hearing this, Yamauchi Pu was dumbfounded.

At this moment, he seriously suspects that Wujiang Group's holding of WCG is actually just a cover. The real purpose is to hype Wujiang games and increase the sales of "Qongqi Game Console" and "Gameboy"!
"Wujiang Group is simply too treacherous..." Hiroshi Yamauchi thought bitterly, cursing endlessly.

(End of this chapter)