Tokyo: Being coveted by my wife, I just want to play games

Chapter 172 Get more geoducks
Sekiro's scheduled promotional video at the TGS Winter Show was very effective. Coupled with the joint publicity campaign of NTsoft and NICO, as well as Fuyukawa Cheru's signature, Sekiro currently has more than 100,000 pre-orders on OTTO and NICO's console platforms. One and a half million people.

What is this concept? Sekiro's production costs plus publicity costs are estimated to add up to close to 1.3 million, and the median selling price for each platform and region is US$53.

In other words, including platform commissions and tax deductions, Sekiro would be able to recoup its capital by selling 5 million units, but now 1.5 million units have been pre-ordered and sold.

The attention and subject matter have hit the market's pain points. As long as the quality is not completely compromised, there is absolutely no problem in making money back. And for these employees who have worked with Tetsu Fuyukawa for a year, they have absolute confidence in Tetsu Fuyukawa's works. !

Normally, Light Bird Studio should be very excited at this time. After all, big sales of the game equals huge dividends. However, as the day of Sekiro's launch gets closer, Light Bird's employees are becoming more and more uneasy and nervous. .

Da da da da——

At ten o'clock in the morning, as a series of crisp and familiar footsteps entered the area where Guangniao's office is located, many employees put down the work at hand, turned their heads one by one, and peeked into the corridor through the office windows.

Under their nervous gaze, the energetic Fuyukawa Che walked quickly through the window and towards the elevator shaft, followed by Miyano Miwa, Sayoko, Aunt Nogi, Kawaguchi boy and many light bird backbones.

The momentum is as strong as a group outing!
"Oh my God! The group is out?! It looks like something big is going to happen!"

"It's been a long time since I've seen the team leader look so serious. Could it be that he's going to find the president to force him to marry him?!"

His eyes gradually changed slightly, showing shock and emotion.

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Eyes facing each other.

The employees of Light Bird were chatting and discussing, but it was not just the employees of Light Bird.

In other words, one pair of eyes to a dozen pairs!
Feeling the chilling atmosphere, Nobi was stunned for a moment, but soon he came to his senses, his eyes widened slightly, and he looked at Fuyukawa Che in disbelief.

"Not that much."

He didn't expect Nobi to talk to him at this time, and Fuyukawa Che was also a little surprised. However, it didn't matter anymore. He looked at the numbers on the elevator going down, nodded, and said with a smile: "Minister Nobi, are you reluctant to let me go?"

Strictly speaking, this was one of the few conversations the two had, and it was also the first time Fuyukawa Che spoke to him in a playful and relaxed tone. As a serious man from Showa, Minister Nobi looked awkward, but in the end, as the elevator door in front of Fuyukawa Cheru slowly opened, he took another deep look at Fuyukawa Cheru, "I hope that next time we meet, you can still maintain your current attitude. state."

Facing the stares of countless pairs of eyes, he did not feel timid, but walked towards the position side by side with Fuyukawa Che in full view of everyone.

As a veteran who has been in the workplace for more than 40 years and is the backbone of NTsoft, how could he not know what Fuyukawa Che was going to do when he mobilized his troops?
Shocked, but beyond shock.
Looking at the group of young people in front of him who had a solemn atmosphere but whose eyes were full of fighting spirit, he then glanced at the front of the crowd, Fuyukawa Che whose temperament was as sharp as a sword unsheathed.

He Nobi had indeed competed with Fuyukawa Che before, and even once hated Fuyukawa Che, but human nature is a very complex thing, and it will continue to change with changes in environment, time, and experience.

Nowadays, in the entire gaming industry, it is impossible for anyone with a little exposure to the stage who has not heard of Fuyukawa Tetsu's name, let alone within NTsoft. Many employees regard him as a god, and now, at ten o'clock in the morning on Monday, Fuyukawa Cheru leads a large number of employees to the president's office!
Is things going to change? !

"Yeah, even though the team leader is more tolerant towards you newcomers, he is actually very vindictive. Of course, this is not a bad thing. It is better to follow a ruthless leader than an indecisive leader. .I just don’t know what he wants to do this time.”

This year, his perception of Fuyukawa Che continued to change.

"Why not? Now Sekiro's finishing work and publicity work have all been handed over to Minister Koharu and Minister Komiya, and we have nothing to do. If you insist on saying it, they are picking our peaches! You joined the company relatively late, and you have never seen the scene where the team leader angrily criticized the deputy chief Yamanaka at the company meeting. Tsk tsk, the most powerful deputy chief in the four movies back then was directly frightened to the ground by the team leader."

From disdain to dissatisfaction, from dissatisfaction to anger, from anger to confusion, and then from confusion to relief, a kind of relief like watching the sun rise at sunset.

From when I was released by a beautiful woman [a little kid with bad luck] to when The Binding of Isaac was released [Is this kid really that good? ], then when Sekiro released a promotional video at the TGS Summer Exhibition in the middle of the year [You kid has completely angered me], then to [.Si Guoyi] when Diver Dave was released, and finally to the video released some time ago. [? ? ? 】.

He saw Miyano Miwa's movements, but Minister Nobi didn't say anything. He just walked to the elevator door next to Fuyukawa Teru, shook his collar, and said, "Are you leaving?"

Feeling the gazes of many employees, Fuyukawa Che said nothing and just led everyone towards the elevator shaft. What's interesting is that he just came to the elevator door, and Minister Nobi, who had some grievances in the past, just walked out of the corner.

Kawaguchi frowned and was about to reach out to stop him, but was stopped by Miyano Miite.

Now, in his sixties, his ambition is gradually fading, and he has no hostility towards Fuyukawa Che, but more of a feeling.

"Lend your auspicious words."

Hearing a little melancholy and a little blessing in Minister Nobi's words, he was a little surprised, but not too surprised. Fuyukawa Che smiled and nodded, and then led the group into the elevator. It wasn't until the elevator door closed and he looked at the numbers jumping up that Minister Nobi shook his head and stepped into the elevator.

"It's a pity that NTsoft can no longer retain such characters."

Minister Nobi was a little emotional, but he was right.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Fuyukawa Che led a large team to the president's office.

No one knew what the conversation was about.

The employees of NTsoft only knew that at three o'clock in the afternoon, President Asai was furious, and when the female secretary came out of the office, there was a slap mark on her face; they only knew that at four o'clock in the afternoon, Asai and Xiaohe held an emergency shareholders' meeting at the same time. ; They only knew that at five o'clock in the afternoon, Fuyukawa Cheru, Miyano Miwa and Sayoko had already dragged their suitcases and walked out laughing and chatting under the extremely shocked gazes of countless employees and the sweet and expectant greetings of Miss Hatano at the front desk. The front door of NTsoft.

Resigned! ! !
Cheru Fuyukawa has left NTsoft! ! !

Big earthquake! ! !
Everyone knew that Cheru Fuyukawa was leaving, but no one could have guessed that this day would come so quickly, and even before Sekiro was released!
Will you leave your job before Sekiro is released? !

puzzled!

The employees were confused.

But soon, even more explosive gossip spread!
Not only did Fuyukawa Cheru resign, but two-thirds of the entire Kotori Studio staff, led by Kawaguchi and Nogi Auntie, submitted their resignations to NTsoft at the same time, and the company approved them!

Two-thirds of the entire Light Bird Studio was poached, and almost all the backbones were gone!

Scared, all the employees were scared! They don't want dividends?
I don’t understand, but this confusion is mainly caused by the grassroots employees who don’t know much about the inside story.

Cadres above the ministerial level all know that these employees, including Fuyukawa Cheru, still retain Sekiro's dividend clause.

Although Sekiro has not yet been released, the pre-order results and the popularity of discussions in the market during this period have led NTsoft's executives to attach great importance to this game. But unfortunately, in order to convert the Sekiro IP into the company's IP, Asai was too ruthless and directly excluded Fuyukawa Cheru from the TGS Winter Exhibition. Not only did Asai not mention Fuyukawa Cheru's name in the announcement, he even hired The water army deliberately set the pace!
Although they did not attack Cheru Fuyukawa, after all, attacking Cheru Fuyukawa at that time was equivalent to shaking things up, but they also spent a lot of money to downplay Cheru Fuyukawa's role in this product and completely transformed it into that of the company NTsoft. Credit!
This has many benefits for NTsoft and Asai, but at the same time, it also leaves hidden dangers.

Now if Che Fuyukawa jumps out and fires, NTsoft will fall into a passive position. Of course, Fuyukawa Cheru's current financial resources are completely inferior to NTsoft, and he will probably be sprayed to death by trolls. But if the scandal comes out, it may have an impact on the sales of the game.

Sekiro has already invested US$7000 million in development costs and US$3000 million in publicity costs, with the total investment cost exceeding US$1 million!
NTsoft does not dare to take risks, and there is no need to take risks to prevent the wave of resignations of Guangniao.

Not to mention, the dividend clause is something that should be given to employees in the contract. If they stay, they will still be paid dividends, and
The background of Light Bird Studio is actually very shallow. A year ago, including Che Fuyukawa, it was still a four-person studio, and most of the people later recruited by Che Fuyukawa himself were marginal figures in various departments, or some newbies. Employees who have been employed for three or four years.

In addition, although Sekiro is now famous, it has not been released yet. The brand name of Light Bird Studio has not actually been launched yet, and players do not have much impression of this studio. Therefore, in the eyes of NTsoft's senior executives, the current Light Bird is far from being considered NTsoft's signature product. At most, it is a 3-person studio with AAA production experience.

It is easy for NTsoft to recruit such employees due to its reputation. In fact, many NTsoft executives and shareholders think that this can "reduce costs and increase efficiency", which is a great thing. Except for Asai, who is a little aggrieved. Except, there's no downside.

However, it is obvious that for many company executives who are out of touch with the front line, they do not understand that a studio led by Fuyukawa Cheru with the blueprints and concepts of works such as "Dark Souls", "Bloodborne" and "Old Man Ring" , how difficult it will be to reproduce it in the future.

It's like Pinocchio is also a soul game. Pinocchio's studio has obviously studied Hidetaka Miyazaki's works in depth, but they just can't fully restore that pure feeling.

It’s hard to draw a tiger’s bones!
However, these things have nothing to do with Fuyukawa Che.

"Finally. I left."

Standing in front of the NTsoft building, throwing the suitcase into the trunk of the BMW, Fuyukawa Che clapped her hands, while beside her, Sayoko stared blankly at the NTsoft building.

Fuyukawa Cheru only worked at NTsoft for one year, and Miyano Miwa worked at this company for two or three years, but she, Sayoko, worked here for seven years.

Seven years later, I have more memories here than high school and junior high school combined.

Although she had known she was leaving for a long time, she still felt a little emotional at the moment when she was actually leaving.

Walking forward and hugging her shoulders, Fuyukawa Che smiled and said, "Are you reluctant to let go?"

"It's not that I can't bear to part with you. Well, it's a somewhat complicated emotion that I can't explain."

She turned around and hugged Dongchuan Che's waist, rubbing her little head in her arms, and just when Dongchuan Che was about to say something, she raised her little head and said with a charming smile: "But, the more emotion is relaxation. I have worked here for seven years, but most of the time it was actually painful. Only after meeting Mr. Che did Sayoko feel that life became meaningful."

"What kind of sensationalism is this in the afternoon?"

"Hmph, let's just say that this is Sayoko's true feelings."

"Okay, okay, I love you."

Smiling and pinching Sayoko's little nose, and then gently kissing her lips, Fuyukawa Teru put his arms around the smiling woman and got into the car. only
Under normal circumstances, although Fuyukawa Che was the one driving the car, the two women usually liked to sit in the back seat, watch dramas, chat, etc. But this time, under the snickering gaze of Miyano Miba, Sayoko climbed up Get in the passenger seat. Fuyukawa Che had just liked the seat belt, and her little head lay under the steering wheel.

"Che Jun, drive well and don't get distracted."

"You girl. Hey, slow down, I'm afraid my feet will become stiff if it's too intense."

"I don't know."

Hemming and hawing.

Feeling the familiar touch that still made his scalp tingle, Fuyukawa Che raised a smile on his lips, released the brakes, and drove the car out of the parking lot.

When the vehicle came to the main road, looking at the vehicles passing by in front of him, Fuyukawa Che couldn't help but become more excited. At this time, Miyano Miba, who had been packing luggage in the back seat, stepped forward. She leaned over and gently patted Sayoko's big peach, causing the latter to twist her waist slightly. She smoothed the hair hanging down in front of her forehead and said with a smile: "By the way, are you going to let me go directly?" Is Stardew Valley coming to SBOX and Shanmu’s handheld consoles?”

"Well, Fate wants to come too."

Fuyukawa Che held the steering wheel with his left hand, stroked the big peach with his right hand, slid down the track, and continued: "There is no need to be too hasty. It will still be some time before the next-generation consoles and handheld consoles of several companies are released, and after all, they are on SBOX and Whether it’s Shanmu’s handheld console or other platforms depends on the situation. However, we can also take a short vacation.”

I left NTsoft not only because I had been ousted by Asai and there was no point in staying at NTsoft. Not only was it most advantageous to negotiate with NTsoft at this stage, but it was also because the next-generation consoles and handhelds were about to be released!
Not to compete with NTsoft.

Just like NTsoft has long ago bound Sekiro to NICO's new console, and NICO is also promoting the release of Sekiro.

When each new generation of consoles and handheld consoles is released, these major manufacturers will vigorously promote their games, and this is a rare ride for him, Cheru Fuyukawa.

You must know that publicity work requires not only money, but also channels and connections.

Although he, Fuyukawa Che, is not very short of money now, he has left NTsoft after all, and may even be suppressed by NTsoft. Many video websites or APPs restrict the flow of related videos, which is not just talk.

In this case, it is best to find a helper, and major manufacturers in the release stage of new consoles and handheld consoles are naturally the best time to find allies.

but
Over the past year, Fuyukawa Che has been doing 996 almost every day, and he can count the rest days on both hands.

Not only him, but Miyano Miwa and Sayoko also didn't rest. It just so happens that I can take advantage of this opportunity to relax.

Miyano Mitei also understood what Fuyukawa Che meant, but
After thinking for a moment, she looked at Sayoko who kept shaking her head below and smiled coquettishly, "How about buying more geoducks? Otherwise, I'm afraid someone won't be able to survive this holiday."

"Cough cough."

(End of this chapter)