Is it not a galgame?

Chapter 638 542. Zhuge never takes risks in his life
December 2001, 8.

Kyoto.

Rentian Headquarters.

Shigeru Miyamoto was sitting in the conference room, listening to the report from the marketing department, his eyes glazed over.

The content of the report made by the marketing department is actually similar to what Kazuma Takahashi told Pokeni a few days ago. It is also an analysis of Pokeni's performance in the first half of the year, focusing on the dismantling of the reasons behind "Border Online" and "Yu-Gi-Oh!" profit mechanism.

It's just that the data is definitely not as comprehensive as within P agency.

Part of the data comes from Rentiantian's own analysis department, while most of the other data is market research and statistics entrusted to third parties.

Although it is not that precise, we can still get a rough idea. The most important thing is that the upward trend of online games is very obvious. This is an objective fact.

"Online games have their own natural advantages. They can almost get rid of players' dependence on consoles and entities, and they can enjoy the fun of interaction without having to meet other people.

Under such circumstances, many potential users have also been discovered.

In fact, no need for Takamura to say it, Miyamoto Shigeru himself knew very well that the reason why pokeni has been able to expand until now is that he has cards in his hand and goods in his stomach.

If Shigeru Miyamoto and the others jump in this time, you won’t know whether it’s an empty city tactic or a trap in a urn.

This vacuum is not called a vacuum at all. "

The most important reason why Qing Zhiyuan can give people the feeling of being scheming, wielding soldiers like a god, and Little Zhuge is alive is that he really does not take risks and always has cards in his hand.

I once had such an opportunity in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. I regretted it until I lost it.

"Okay, I understand, then... let's break up the meeting first, Gao Cun, you stay."

So it is destined to form a vacuum.

"If we had struck hard at that time and launched NGC, and coupled with a bunch of new games, would we have been able to seize the pokeni market? Just like they launched DC during the vacuum period from Sony PS to PS2?"

Heartache.

I just felt a sense of despair in my heart.

Gao Cun hesitated and pushed the glasses on his face with his hand, "It's actually hard to say."

After the colleagues in the marketing department finished their analysis, they looked back at Miyamoto Shigeru.

And it’s a trump card that you can’t see through.

There was a knot in my chest, and finally a thousand words got stuck in my throat, turning into a bitter smile.

"All in all, players' willingness and ability to pay are much higher than we imagined. And there are great prospects for development."

......"

When he thought of this, Shigeru Miyamoto couldn't help but feel a little disheartened, feeling like he was being mercilessly crushed, and he just had to shout out the sentence "How can you be bright when you are beautiful".

Not to mention the subsequent releases of “Border Online” and “Yu-Gi-Oh!” which continued to rise and regained control. "

During this period of time, there are actually no games filled into pokeni, and the influence will naturally decline.

So everyone looked a little worried, and each took their own notebooks and stood up to leave. After the entire conference room was emptied, only Shigeru Miyamoto and Yosei Komura were left.

Miyamoto Shigeru's eyes stopped for a moment, and then moved.

Komura paused. Although Miyamoto Shigeru's face was already very ugly, as a market researcher, it was his job to tell the truth. Only by knowing the enemy clearly can he make correct judgments and responses.

"Well...this is it."

So Sima Yi planned the empty city.

However, this opportunity is not visible to anyone except pokeni.

Hearing these words, Miyamoto Shigeru couldn't help but close his eyes.

Unless you have enough courage to fight in.

"So, in fact, there is a good opportunity for us in the first half of this year, right?" Miyamoto asked bluntly.

It hurt like hell.

Mr. Miyamoto, if you think about it, P Club already had two cards, "Shenmue" and "Warcraft 3" last year. "Border Online" was also a product that was announced to be released a long time ago, but the specific degree of completion is unknown.

In the words of Sima Yi in the Three Kingdoms: Zhuge never takes risks in his life.

Qing Zhiyuan never fights an unprepared battle.

In other words, pokeni has opened up a new market this time, but it may not necessarily erode the existing market.

So he bit the bullet and said, "The vacuum in pokeni now looks more like Qing Zhiyuan's intention.

“Yes, actually from December last year until May this year, P had a short vacuum period in the entire game market.

He explained, “Sony’s vacuum period is an obvious one that can be easily seen by others. The frequency of changes between two generations of game consoles cannot be that fast.

But the vacuum of pokeni…”

Shigeru Miyamoto smiled, shook his head, and sighed:
"The time window is too short."

Komura Yosei hesitated for a moment, looked at Miyamoto Shigeru's eager eyes, and finally chose to tell the truth and nodded with difficulty.

Takamura is the name of the speaker just now.

But in this case, they just held back and did not make any moves in the first half of the year, just to catch them all by surprise later.

Maybe there has been an opportunity before, but this opportunity is fleeting and no one can imagine it.

If you missed it, you really missed it.

But after analysis, there is nothing to be unwilling to do.

If there is anything to be upset about, it's just that his skills are inferior to others.

……

On the other side, Sony Kutaragi Ken also had a similar expression.

In fact, as soon as pokeni's trump cards were played, everyone immediately smelled something unusual.

Even ordinary small game companies have felt the earth-shaking changes and began to study their online games.

How could a major manufacturer like Sony not prepare for analysis early?

Therefore, the relevant operations department collected the corresponding information and compiled it into a detailed report and sent it to Kutaragi Ken.

He didn't sleep all night.

I read the report twice and held a meeting with people from the operations department overnight. In the end, I was more than shocked.

Qing Zhiyuan is an unfathomable person.

Unexpectedly, this time he was deceived by his empty city strategy.

Rentendao can say that it does not have enough cards in its hand to survive the pseudo-vacuum period, but Sony is different. They are the current dominant player in game consoles, they also have many third parties, and their own games are also good.

I actually had quite a lot of cards in my hand, but I failed to seize this opportunity.

Not only was pokeni given a buffer period, but he was also severely beaten.

If Miyamoto Shigeru is Zhou Yu, then Kutaragi Ken is completely Sima Yi at this time.

In the end, I could only close my eyes and look at the ocean and sigh.

Zhuge never took risks in his life, why did he engage in hunger marketing this time? !
It’s uncomfortable! It’s uncomfortable!
pain!
It hurts so much!
At the same time, Kutaragi Ken realized a very terrible problem——

This time, the moat built by Sony was completely bypassed by pokeni.

In the past, everyone fought on the game console platform, but now P Company has directly opened up an online battlefield. P Company is the only one on this battlefield, and other companies have not yet passed.

So the situation is one-sided, with pokeni being the only player in the field of online games.

No matter what Sony says, it has become a chaser.

From the leader to the laggard, it only took a few months.

This can't help but make Kutaragi Ken feel even more heartbroken.

But when they really reviewed it, they discovered this -

No solution.

Who could have imagined such a thing as online games? It's equivalent to playing a closed deck in Hearthstone. You don't have to worry about what cards the opponent plays. I just play my own. As long as I get it together, it's a bad card.

When playing stand-alone, pokeni is not affected by the outside world at all. If you can't predict P's future strategy, you won't be able to form an effective blockade.

But is it possible to know?
impossible.

P Agency proposed the concept of free in July last year, but a lot of people couldn't understand it after research.

How to follow the trend?

How to snipe effectively?

How to defend?
So there is no solution.

……

Rumble.

There was thunder and heavy rain outside.

Lightning flashed across the sky, like a terrifying white light tearing through the black curtain, making people tremble with fear.

In the barbecue restaurant, Hattori Hiroyuki raised his head and glanced out the window, feeling worried.

"Qingsang, did you bring an umbrella?"

"It's okay," Qing Zhiyuan smiled and took out two umbrellas from the bag next to him, and put one of them at Hattori Hiroyuki's feet.

"Be prepared for a rainy day. I checked the weather forecast when I went out today, so I'm prepared."

"Hahahaha," Hiroyuki Hattori laughed heartily, like a big drum, roaring.

"As expected of Qingsang, we have already prepared a perfect plan."

Qing Zhiyuan just smiled indifferently and silently accepted Hattori Hiroyuki's compliment.

"But..."

Hattori Hiroyuki picked up a piece of pork belly, put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, swallowed it and took a sip of wine.

He blushed, leaned towards Qing Zhiyuan, and said with a smile, "What pokeni did this time was a bit scary. I was completely shocked."

"President Hattori, you are joking again, you don't look like you are shocked. And I'm afraid you have foreseen today, right?" Qing Zhiyuan responded with a smile.

Hattori Hiroyuki didn't cover up and just laughed heartily.

"All of this is thanks to Qingsang. Without your advance notification and the entrustment of the sales of point cards, I would never be able to sit here and drink and eat meat as calmly as I do now."

"You don't know, after the online game came out this time, how many game dealers were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They were completely confused and even desperate, fearing that they would be replaced by the Internet in the future."

In fact, if Qing Zhiyuan hadn't given Hattori Hiroyuki reassurance and told him that the rise of online games was inevitable in the future, but game consoles and game carriers would always exist, Hattori Hiroyuki would have jumped right now.

Maybe he would go directly to Qing Zhiyuan's house and yell at him.

Thinking about how I helped you tide over the difficulties back then, I also prayed to the trash can god every time, otherwise you would have gone bankrupt long ago.

He would probably say something like this, Hattori Hiroyuki thought to himself.

Although he might not actually do it, he did have similar thoughts.

……

Qing Zhiyuan is quite tolerant and understands the fear of these dealers.

When facing the wheel of the great era, anyone always seems extremely small, and is always full of vigilance and worry about unknown things.

Especially if it is really possible to have an impact on your own industry, you will be even more worried.

They are not Qing Zhiyuan and cannot see the future 20 years from now.

It’s precisely because you can’t see it that you’re afraid.

The two communicated for a while, chatting and laughing with each other. After drinking for three rounds, Hattori Hiroyuki's old face became even redder.

"A new era is coming." Hiroyuki Hattori sighed.

"No, a new era has arrived." He added, his eyes were red, and he didn't know if he was drinking, but he was still a little excited.

Or maybe both.

Last year, everyone was still nervously fighting against the game consoles. In fact, up to now, the battle between Sega DC and Sony’s PS still has no winner.

However, it always feels like the era is over.

The era when console platforms are king is coming to an end.

This was Hattori Hiroyuki's first feeling.

But the era of game consoles will not end, this is what Qing Zhiyuan told him.

"Let's go both ways. If you're not sure how to go, President Hattori, you can follow me." Qing Zhiyuan winked and gave him a wink.

Hattori Hiroyuki was suddenly stunned.

This feeling is extremely wonderful.

He suddenly recalled today, 10 years ago. At that time, Qing Zhiyuan was still very young and his face was so immature that water could flow out of him when squeezed.

At that time, Qing Zhiyuan was still hanging out with them under the leadership of Tsuda Nao. The dealer was the boss and had the right to speak.

Unexpectedly, 10 years later, the status and relationship between the two people would be reversed.

Hattori Hiroyuki couldn't help but was stunned.

This sense of déjà vu is as if two scenes and spaces were suddenly put together.

The power of time!

It's really amazing.

……

"Then, I'll leave it to President Hattori for the new game. Please take care of me." Qing Zhiyuan's words pulled Hattori Hiroyuki out of his hallucination.

He looked down and saw the word "Bullfighting" written on the gift box handed over by Qing Zhiyuan.

"You're welcome, I just want to ask pokeni to take care of me in the future."

……

Leaving the barbecue restaurant, Hiroyuki Hattori got into the car.

Then we drove through the streets of Tokyo with ease.

He looked at the feasting and entertainment around him and found that although times were changing, some things seemed to have remained unchanged.

Wait until the driver pulls the car to the side of the road and stops.

Hattori Hiroyuki then opened the door and got out of the car, carrying the gift box in his hand to the trash can.

He religiously put in the CD of the new "Bullfighting" game.

Looking at the dark trash can, I suddenly felt a little dazed again.

Is this trash can like a black hole, with the other side connected to some unknown time and space?
……

However, the next second, Hattori Hiroyuki laughed, feeling somewhat relieved.

If there really is another time and space on that side, the people who live there should be immortals, right?

In the midst of change and immutability, it is the destiny of human beings to seek the truth and move forward towards the goal.

Hattori Hiroyuki smiled and put his hands together.

"God bless the trash can, the game will be a hit!"

"God bless the trash can. If a new era comes, please bless Dongrun to continue to live!"

……

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(End of this chapter)