Is it not a galgame?

……

As soon as Qing Zhiyuan came on stage, the whole audience was boiling.

To be honest, the games produced by many major game companies this year are very poor, and the most disappointing company is Square Enix.

Sony's games seem to be of mixed quality.

And Pokeni has become everyone's biggest hope.

If Paradox performs poorly this year, there won’t be any good games to play.

Originally there was an XBOX in the previous life, and the exciting news was that Microsoft had entered the market. However, in this timeline, due to Qing Zhiyuan's efforts, XBOX no longer existed. Until now, Ed Fleiss, the head of Microsoft's gaming department, still hates him to death.

Microsoft made a lot of money. Qingzhiyuan eliminated a potential huge competitor with just a few words and turned it into its partner. This kind of small effort to achieve a great result really shows its solid skills.

Therefore, in this life, the biggest highlight of the 2002 E3 Electronics Show was focused on the giant Pokeni.

……

Moreover, as soon as Qing Zhiyuan came on the stage, he threw out a trump card -

"Spirited Away"

Before the game was introduced, Qing Zhiyuan first invited Joe Hisaishi to the stage to conduct. As the red curtain at the back was opened, the entire Tokyo Symphony Orchestra sat in the back.

And on the left hand side, a woman with her hair tied up, revealing her slender white neck, wearing a white long dress, looking particularly dignified and elegant, was sitting there, holding a lyre in her hand.

When seeing her, many viewers didn't take it seriously at first, but just instinctively thought she was pretty.

However, a voice rang out: "Ah, this is, this is Kimura Yui!"

Kimura Yumi is the composer of the ending theme song "Forever Together" of "Spirited Away".

"Spirited Away" is rich in musical elements and sophisticated in expression, showing Joe Hisaishi's consistent solid and exquisite style. The combination of local atmosphere and Western music even surpasses "Princess Mononoke".

Kimura Yumi, who is good at folk songs, used her understanding of Japanese folk music to create the essence of the theme song "Together Forever".

Yes, this song is widely circulated and can even be regarded as a musical classic among all the works of Hayao Miyazaki. It has been covered by singers from countless countries. The composer is actually not Master Joe Hisaishi, but Kimura Yumi.

Moreover, the ending song of "Spirited Away" is also the theme song, which was not only composed by Kimura Yumi, but also sung by her.

It can be said to be quite excellent.

……

The whole place was dark, with only the bright light on the stage, which highlighted the entire orchestra like the bright moon in the night sky.

Joe Hisaishi was seen standing on the podium in the middle with a bald head and a confident smile on his face.

The hand was raised slightly, and the music started playing.

At the same time, Kimura Yui sang into the microphone while playing the lyre:
[Although sadness is repeating itself, I still have faith

We always pass each other but I can't do anything about it】

……

The song has an uplifting, resolute and inspiring power.

Just like the lyrics say:
Even if the lens is broken, it will reflect a new view

Even if dreams are shattered, beautiful memories will remain
I still believe that I will meet you somewhere

Even if I encounter difficulties, I will not give up easily.

Hearing such a performance on the spot, many people's eyes were red without them realizing it.

Even though most people don’t know the meaning of the lyrics, they still sing along softly, as if a power like a spring is surging in their hearts.

Although weak, but firm.

Enough to penetrate stone.

……

After the song was over, the whole audience was silent, as if they were still feeling a little unsatisfied.

On the stage, Joe Hisaishi turned around and bowed to the audience.

There was warm applause at the scene, and everyone realized that it was over.

However, isn't it a bit of a waste to ask Master Hisaishi to play a song?

Then someone in the audience started to shout, "Encore!!!" (Encore, meaning one more)
Then the others followed suit and shouted, "Encore! Encore!"

You know what, the shouting is quite rhythmic.

Qing Zhiyuan was a little dumbfounded.

Wow, you guys are having a concert here, right?

It is quite common to shout "encore" at a concert or concert, but shouting "encore" at a game launch conference, isn't it a serious illness?
The music was the opening remark, serving as an introduction to what Qing Zhiyuan wanted to say later. I didn't expect the appetizer to become the main course. You guys are really creative.

Joe Hisaishi was also a little embarrassed standing on the stage.

Qing Zhiyuan communicated with him urgently and felt that since the audience had already come, it would be hard to refuse their kindness, so he might as well perform one more performance.

So I urgently added a song "Princess Mononoke"

Kimura Yumi said that although it was a little difficult, it was not a big problem.

The theme song of Princess Mononoke was sung by a female tenor artist like Miichi Miura. In fact, the key is more suitable for girls, so there is no sense of incongruity when Kimura Yumi sings it.

As soon as the music of Princess Mononoke started playing, the crowd immediately became excited.

It feels like I'm back to the scene a few years ago when Pokeni brought Princess Mononoke to meet everyone at the Tokyo Game Show.

At that time, many foreign players expressed their hope to see and hear Princess Mononoke's singing at the E3 Electronics Show in the future. Unexpectedly, it would be today.

All I can say is that time is a boomerang. When you were 20, you fired a shot and it hit your 35-year-old self.

This time, being able to sing Princess Mononoke live at E3 can be said to have satisfied the players' wishes in a sense.

It's just not the same players.

Qing Zhiyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head. He should have known better than to invite Hisaishi to come. He turned the POKENI game conference into a Ghibli promotion. However, Qing Zhiyuan felt very relieved to see so many people love the works of Hayao Miyazaki.

Some beautiful things will never fade with time. They will be engraved in people's hearts and will become more and more fresh as time goes by.

Qing Zhiyuan hopes that his game can achieve the same.

……

After "Princess Mononoke", Joe Hisaishi also led the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra to perform related songs from "Monster Hunter", "Violet Evergarden" and "Harry Potter", which caused screams from the audience.

"Aaaah! What kind of lucky day is this? I can actually hear Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke live... I thought there would be no chance of Princess Mononoke playing at E3."

"Yes, yes, I am satisfied. I am so satisfied."

“Monster Hunter is also very nice to listen to. It has a majestic feel. When I listen to the music, all I can think of are the various scenes of hunting in the wilderness.

It was really shocking.”

When the music of "Violet Evergarden" sounded, some players couldn't hold back, their whole bodies shook, and their eyes became dull, as if they were suddenly pulled back into the game.

As I listened, tears began to fall.

"Ah! Damn it, why is it Violet Evergarden?"

"I couldn't hold back my tears when I heard the music. It really touched my heart and I couldn't stop crying."

"When this music started, I thought of the Major, the damn Qing Zhiyuan, and I wanted to rush up and beat him up so that he would give us a clear answer -

Is the Major dead or not?"

"Ahhh, give me back my Major."

……

After about half an hour, the performance came to an end. No matter how the audience shouted for an encore, Qing Zhiyuan said it was impossible.

Maestro Joe Hisaishi and everyone in the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra have worked very hard and need a rest.

Under such circumstances, the audience stood up reluctantly and gave a long and warm applause.

"It was so beautiful, really beautiful. I bought a package ticket and not only did I see the electronics exhibition, I also got to attend a concert for free."

“If there are similar concerts in the future, I will definitely go and support them.

Hisaishi Joe's music is really amazing."

"I feel like if Hisaishi Joe were to give the command, I could listen to him all day long."

“The difference between listening to a live performance and listening through headphones is huge. I didn’t feel this shocking when I listened to Spirited Away in a movie theater before.

As soon as the music started, I couldn’t help crying.”

"Me too. It's really nice to listen to the live performance. I can be completely moved by the music. Even if I don't understand the lyrics, I can still empathize with them."

“Isn’t this the charm of music?”

"I came at the right time today. I knew that after the release of Spirited Away, Paradox would definitely do this at the E3 exhibition. I predicted Qing Zhiyuan's prediction."

"Did you notice that Joe Hisaishi even played Harry Potter? Does this mean something?"

"Oh yeah, there's only the movie out now, why is Harry Potter being played at the game launch?"

"I remember that Pokeni seemed to be promoting the game recently."

"Eh? Is this true? Isn't this the "Violet Evergarden" that's being advertised?"

"Violet has been on the shelves for a long time. From what I saw in the official promotion, the next game seems to be "Harry Potter". In addition to Harry Potter, there should be Spirited Away, otherwise Joe Hisaishi would not be able to play Spirited Away here."

"Pokeni's skills are improving visibly, getting better every year.

But I am more concerned about -

Miss 2B from Paradox has been drawing the pancake for two years.

Why hasn’t it been done yet?”

Before leaving the stage, Hisaishi hugged Qing Zhiyuan and jokingly said, "Remember to pay more when the time comes. We are performing oversubscribed."

Qing Zhiyuan hugged him and patted Hisaishi Joe's back gently, "No problem, just ask for as much as you want."

The two of them laughed very happily, and then Joe Hisaishi reluctantly led the orchestra away.

The whole audience stood up again and applauded.

……

Qing Zhiyuan saw Hisaishi Joe off, put on a headset, walked back to the center of the stage calmly and confidently, and then showed his signature calm and confident smile.

"I believe you smart people have already guessed that the game we are going to bring is -

"Spirited Away"!"

Qing Zhiyuan raised his voice and raised his right hand.

The large screen at the back also lit up.

Corresponding to the performance just now, it is still the theme song of Spirited Away that has the upward power.

The only difference this time is that what appears on the big screen is no longer an animation clip, but a real game scene:

Yubaba's oil house, located among green mountains and clear waters, looks abrupt and shocking.

Every little detail can be captured with the naked eye.

This work looks very powerful at first glance.

……

The audience below the stage exclaimed in admiration:

"As expected of Pokeni! The God of Games!"

...(End of chapter)