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

Chapter 310: The old man is ready to go!

This year is a warm winter.

It was still a little cold when I got up, but by noon the sun was shining brightly.

The most suitable thing to do in this kind of weather is to take a nap, but today my aunt's family came to Japan, and Dongchuan Che also tied an apron and went into the kitchen.

"Hey, why don't we sleep here tonight? There are so many empty rooms, why should we stay in a hotel?"

In the living room, Miyano Mitsuha pushed a plate of cut fruit onto the coffee table.

Hearing her words, my aunt glanced at Dong Chuan Che's back in the kitchen, then smiled with emotion and said, "We booked a hotel before we came here, and we came here first, mainly because we wanted to see what kind of man you found. Now that my wish has been fulfilled, I won't be a light bulb for you here anymore."

"My mom came here because she saw that you, my cousin, hadn't found a boyfriend at the age of 30. She was worried that you would be anxious and easily cheated. Now that I see that my brother-in-law is so powerful, I didn't say anything."

The sister-in-law who was playing with the cat with Izumi Himawari turned around and interrupted her. After her aunt glared at her, she immediately shrank her neck in timidity.

My aunt laughed with a headache and said, "This damn child. Well, but what she said is not wrong."

At this point, she glanced at Dongchuan Che who was cooking with Sayoko in the kitchen, then leaned her head close and whispered, "Although Dongchuan is a playboy, he is really true to you. Although... eh, let's not talk about it. As an old woman, I won't interfere in the affairs of you young people. Anyway, if you have any unpleasant things, just call your aunt. No matter what choice you make, your aunt will always support Xiao Meiting."

"I know, Auntie~"

Miyano Mitsuya felt warm inside. She picked up a piece of apple and chewed it, then said, "By the way, I just heard Lina say that she is very interested in music. How about letting her come to our company to experience it during the winter vacation?"

Seeing that she was talking about her daughter, the aunt thought for a moment, and finally smiled and shook her head, "No need. I'm not being polite to you. Although many teachers have said that her voice is very unique, Lina is still young and naive. She thinks that learning music is just singing and listening to music every day. If she is exposed to serious music learning at such a young age and feels the boredom of learning professional knowledge, it may make her lose interest."

"Mom! What are you talking about? I really like singing. In the future, I want to be a superstar like Sister Izumi!"

Before my aunt had finished speaking, my sister-in-law Lina started yelling, "Besides, before we came to Japan this time, you promised me that as long as I got an A on the test, I could do whatever I wanted!"

"That's at home. You're not allowed to go out and act wild! Your brother Dongchuan and his company are in a serious company. They're not the place for you to mess around!"

Auntie's face was stiff, and the conversation between the two of them made Dongchuan Che, who was cooking in the kitchen, laugh. He couldn't imagine how his aunt, who was a bit strict, could raise such a lively and lively girl like Lina.

Looking back at his sister-in-law Lina who looked frustrated, Dong Chuan Che said with a smile while cooking, "We have quite a few girls of this age in the music department, it would be nice to let Lina go over and experience it. Oh, by the way, we are planning to organize a music variety show in the near future, it would be a good thing to let Lina experience the rules of the industry, and even if she can really sing, it is not impossible to let her participate in the show at that time."

"This"

My aunt's face showed shock.

If she was simply studying music, then it would not be a big deal. After all, her husband works in the American education system. Although he is just a grassroots cadre, he can still find a good music teacher by spending a lot of money. He can also learn about the operating rules of the industry and even participate in a show!
Such an opportunity is not available to ordinary families. In fact, this one sentence may even change the future direction of a family!

Thinking of this, she looked at Dongchuan Che with emotion again. She had learned about Dongchuan Che's background before coming here. She knew that Dongchuan Che started from scratch without any help from his family, but he could climb to this height in society in just one year. This was too rare!
not to mention.
In fact, strictly speaking, their family did not help Miyano Miyano and Izumi Himawari that much. They did give money to Miyano Miyano, but the money did not end up in Miyano Miyano's hands. They helped Izumi Himawari to go to the United States to study, and they mainly asked their connections to send Izumi Himawari's singing recordings to the teachers of the Juilliard School to listen to, but they did not pay much.

But even so, Dongchuan Che still repays the kindness with a spring of gratitude.

"Xiao Meiting has indeed found an incredible man."

The aunt was very moved that her little niece, whom she treated as her own daughter, had found a powerful and virtuous man. She nodded without hesitation and said, "Then I'll leave it to you. If this girl doesn't listen to me during this period, you don't have to worry about me. Just teach her a lesson."

"It's okay, there will be a teacher to take care of her when the time comes."

Dong Chuan Che smiled and nodded, then took the braised spareribs out of the pot, "By the way, if that's the case, Lina's school still has visas and other things, you should take care of it, or I can find someone to help her."

"No, no, we can do this ourselves."

"That's fine. And some spare clothes."

Dongchuan Che was chatting casually with his aunt, and seeing that Dongchuan Che was so concerned about his relatives' affairs, Miyano Miting, who had been quietly eating an apple beside him, had her cold and beautiful big eyes filled with charming love.

Although I know that Dongchuan Che has always cared about me, there is no woman who doesn't want to feel loved more often.

"It looks like the little bell I ordered earlier will come in handy in a few days."

Thinking of the erotic items she bought some time ago, Miyano Mitsuko's pretty face turned slightly red.

A small bell, but not the kind you wear around your neck.

She had used that kind of cow neck bell many times under Dongchuan Che's orders, so she was used to it. But this time she bought one to be hung in another place. After all, there was a small stopper at the other end of the short two-centimeter chain of the bell.

The toy was too outrageous. Even though Miyano Miting had been through many battles under Dongchuan Che's attacks, she still felt a little shy at this moment.

Dongchuan Che, who was cooking, naturally didn't know the mood of the 30-year-old beautiful woman, and just stood there making Chinese food. Not long after, as lunch time approached, Ohara Chika and Sato Fujiko also came with their families to pay New Year's greetings.

The two beautiful ladies were easy to deal with. After entering the house, they exchanged a few polite words with Miyano Mitsuba's aunt, and then naturally walked into the kitchen to help, amidst the aunt's frown and the shocked look of her sister-in-law Lina.

As for Ohara Nanako and Sato Sayuri, the two girls also got big red envelopes from Fuyukawa Tetsu, and excitedly ran to Izumi Himawari to show off. As a result, Izumi Himawari, who was about to turn 21 this year, got jealous and came to the kitchen, muttering something like "The stinky uncle is partial and didn't give them red envelopes."

The result was naturally that Sayoko slapped her on the butt and dismissed her with a sentence, "You are a 21-year-old girl and you still have the nerve to ask for a red envelope?!"

A world was created in which only Izumi Himawari was hurt, but she was not simply hurt. Today, there were three little girls in the family, and she naturally became the big sister who "took her younger sisters out to play and didn't cause trouble" during the New Year.

This was quite a novel experience for her. After all, she was the youngest at home, and because her career had risen very quickly in the company, she was surrounded by colleagues who were older than her.

Now that she has gone directly from the youngest to the leader of the children, she is a little excited, so the giant robot figures in the back mountain of Koyama Futaba suffered.

Especially Sayuri Sato and Lina, these two little girls are simply cast in the same mold, both very noisy, climbing up and down on the robot figures, which made the eyelids of the [little maid] Koyama Futaba, who was helping to wash vegetables in the kitchen but saw everything through the window, twitch.

These giant robot figures are her treasures. She even covered them with giant covers to protect them from wind and rain. But now they are being played with by a few little girls.

She was so angry that she used more force to pick the vegetables, and her eyes were full of murderous intent. But when Dongchuan Che said, "If you break it, I'll pay you double the cash," she quickly calmed down and even felt a little excited.

She is Futaba Koyama, an F+ otaku loli in the two-dimensional world, but she is also a money-grubber, and a money-grubber who is heavily in debt.

The family was noisy and lively, and soon, Yuezhu Feiniao, who had stayed up late reading or playing games the night before, came down the stairs yawning. The fragrant pork ribs and lotus root soup and seafood soup were served, and the first family dinner of the new year officially began.

It must be said that this year is the most lively New Year that Dongchuan Che has celebrated since he traveled through time. It is lively, so lively that it is even a little noisy, but it is indeed very festive.

Dong Chuan Che sat at the main seat at the long table, looking at the smiling faces in front of him, some beautiful, some pure, some gentle, and some cold, and he was enjoying it.

However, he didn't enjoy this pleasure for too long. He had lunch at noon, and after one o'clock, he was just about to go to the yard to pet the dog and smoke a cigarette, but before he even sat down, he was dragged out by Sayoko and the others - they were going to visit Meiji Shrine in the afternoon.

Japanese people have the custom of visiting shrines to pray for divination during the New Year, which is similar to the Chinese custom of worshipping the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first lunar month. The Meiji Shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo is the shrine with the largest number of visitors every year.

Needless to say, as soon as he arrived at the parking lot of Meiji Jingu Shrine and saw the crowded crowd outside, Dongchuan Che was too lazy to get out of the car.

Because of his experience of time travel, he is no longer a staunch atheist. He thinks there may be gods in this world, but even if there are gods and Buddhas, they have nothing to do with humans.

This is actually the same as the ancient saying "the sky is round and the earth is square" and the modern saying "protect the earth". In his opinion, it is because humans think too highly of themselves. In fact, the universe does not revolve around the earth, and the earth does not need human protection at all. Similarly, why do some people think that if there are gods, these gods will care about human wishes?

Of course, many people don’t care about gods and Buddhas, and they burn incense and worship Buddha simply to get a good omen.

This idea is fine, but [it is better to rely on oneself than to rely on Buddha]. In his opinion, instead of going all the way to the shrine to ask for a good omen, and even queuing up, it is better to sleep more at home and prepare for the release date of "Elden Ring" in a few days.

He was too lazy to get off the car, but there was nothing he could do because the women at home wouldn't tolerate him.

Especially Sayoko, Miyano Mitsuko and Sato Fujiko.

Sayoko is not to be mentioned, she is a very traditional Japanese beauty who attaches great importance to customs. Although Miyano Mitsuko and Sato Fujiko are independent and strong beautiful women in the eyes of other men, only Fuyukawa Tetsu knows that although they are not as traditional as Sayoko, they are still more traditional women in their bones.

Traditional beautiful women are also very good. They basically pose in any position they are told to pose in bed, and completely obey the orders of their male masters. But they do attach great importance to customs.

One against three, there was no way to win. Under the amused looks of Ohara Chika and the others, Dongchuan Che, who was besieged by three women, could only get out of the car with a painful look on his face.

Sayoko, Izumi Himawari, Miyano Mion, Tsukitake Asuka, Sato Fujiko, Ohara Chika, and Koyama Futaba.

The ring is fat and the swallow is thin, making a loud noise.

Seven beautiful girls with different temperaments were leading the way, and they all had close interactions with Dongchuan Che from time to time. One fed him takoyaki, and another held his arm. Dongchuan Che had no idea how many passers-by envied him along the way.

There was even a high school boy who wanted to pray for love luck. He looked at the fortune stick in his hand, then looked at Toshikawa Che who was surrounded by beauties, scratched his head, threw away the fortune stick from Meiji Jingu Shrine, and put his hands together and bowed to Toshikawa Che.
It was a very funny scene, especially when seeing Dongchuan Che's expression, the beauties were all laughing.

It should be said that with all the chatting and laughing, the atmosphere was indeed lively, but there were too many people coming to Meiji Jingu Shrine to draw fortunes today.

It was almost six in the afternoon. After passing through the large torii gate, Sayoko dragged him to the shimenawa of the "Couple Kusu" that blesses the relationship between husband and wife, and he folded his hands and bowed, Fuyukawa Che finally got the so-called "Meiji Jingu Oigoshin".

The fortune sticks drawn at Meiji Jingu Shrine are called "Ogokoto". To put it simply, there is no "good or bad luck" on the fortune sticks. These fortune sticks are thirty tanka selected by the Meiji Emperor and Empress from the so-called one hundred thousand poems.

The meaning of each tanka is different, but generally speaking, they are all tankas that encourage people to be good and to strive for excellence.

Dongchuan Tetsu drew [No. 19 - Pine on the Rock]. The whole tanka means that we should be like the green pine on the rock, not afraid of wind and rain, but firm in our own beliefs and path. Only by persistence can we succeed.

This sounds correct, but in essence it is just a bunch of repetitive talk without any specific analysis of the specific situation.

It is only useful to persist on the right path, but if someone asks you to persist without even knowing which path you are taking, isn’t that just irresponsible nonsense?
Dongchuan Che didn't believe in this stuff at all, but it was different for the superstitious Sayoko.

Compared to other wealthy people, Sayoko is relatively frugal when it comes to shopping. She asks Toru Fuyukawa to read the divination here and there to ask about her fortune. She doesn't feel bad about spending money at all. She also prays for [Evil-Removing Guardian] for everyone in her family. As for Ohara Nanako, Rina, and Sato Sayuri, they got [Academic Guardian].

Sayoko distributed more than a dozen amulets one by one, as if she was selling them wholesale, which made Dongchuan Che laugh and cry. As the winter sunset fell through the gaps between the city's high-rise buildings and onto the parking lot, as he sent his aunt and sister-in-law to the taxi to the hotel, and as Dongchuan Che returned to the silver Land Rover, closed the door and lit a cigarette, the New Year celebration came to an end.

"Is the release promotion of the Elden Ring ready?"

Dongchuan Che turned the steering wheel and drove the car out of the parking lot.

Hearing his words, the women in the back row who were chatting and chatting with excitement on their faces also quieted down a little. Sato Fujiko glanced at Miyano Mitsuba, then put the [Evil Exorcist] into her handbag and said seriously, "The plan is ready. Mitsuba and I will go back to the company to make preparations later."

Chika Ohara, who was eating octopus balls, said, "There's no problem with the finance department. But when Yoshiko Koishi came to greet me this morning, she mentioned to me that if we want to expand the company in the future, we can talk to her husband about the loan."

"Heh, this Xiaoshi-chan seems to have a lot of confidence in us."

Dongchuan Che flicked the ash out of the window, a slight smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.

The release date of "Elden Ring" is four days later. Normally, the release of such a big production with a total investment of nearly 300 million US dollars in development and publicity is a very critical day for any company.

Although everyone in the car was indeed serious at this time, they were not that serious.

The reason for this is that the trial play of "Elden Ring" was too successful, and because Toru Fuyukawa required all the company's leaders to personally experience the game content once every stage of the game was completed, Miyano Mitsuha and others knew clearly that the content released in the trial play was actually only the tip of the iceberg of the entire game of "Elden Ring".

Just the tip of the iceberg can cause a huge sensation, so if the entire work is released directly, the market response will definitely not be bad!

In fact, compared to Sato Fujiko and the others who were feeling both nervousness and anticipation, Fuyukawa Che was not nervous at all at this moment, and all he felt was anticipation!
The original "Elden Ring" sold 1200 million copies in two weeks, which is a super masterpiece, but the production cost of the original work was less than 5000 million US dollars.

This is mainly because FS itself is not a big company, and although Hidetaka Miyazaki has been famous for a long time, before "Elden Ring", whether it is the "Dark Souls series", "Bloodline" or "Sekiro", the sales of these works within one year of release were basically around 5 million copies.

Five million is a very good sales volume for a 3A masterpiece, but it is not a "one-shot profit". The sales of the previous few works will allow FS to control the cost of Miyazaki Hidetaka's subsequent works.

Hidetaka Miyazaki once said in an interview that the initial estimated sales of "Elden Ring" was 5 million copies.

The budget was set to sell only 5 million copies at most, so naturally the investment would only be based on the profits from the sales of 5 million copies. Therefore, a large number of skin-changing monsters appeared in the later stages of Elden Ring, and a large number of maps were [large and empty]. For example, there was no box garden map in the Red Lion City of Latarn.

Many players should have this feeling when playing Gaileed, that is, the monsters are well-made, and the atmosphere of the map is also good, but after entering the Red Lion City, they are very abruptly led into the BOSS battle with Latan. Players don’t even walk to Latan, but are directly teleported through the portal.

Latan is the main boss that occupies a large part of the plot and has a lot of character development. Although there are plot NPCs to explain that [Latan wants to wait for a truly powerful person], this statement is somewhat far-fetched. After all, Gaileid not only has the Red Lion City, but also the Dragon Tomb Guior.

Every design made by the game producer has its purpose.

It would be fine if Red Lion City didn't have its own small garden map, but the map of Dragon Tomb Guior was also large and empty, which was abnormal. The fundamental reason for all this was the same as the later Snow Mountain map [large and empty], which was due to insufficient budget.

The world view of "Elden Ring" is too big, and there are too many things that can be done, but Miyazaki Hidetaka didn't get that much budget at the time. This is also the biggest advantage of Fukawa Tetsu compared to those genius producers in his previous life - not because he has money, but because he knows how high the quality of these works is!
Other game manufacturers not only need to judge the current market style preferences, but also need to bet on whether the plot and combat gameplay of their own games can hit the players' preferences, but all he Dongchuan Che has to do is market research!

Last year's "Sekiro" has helped him complete the market research, proving that this group of players in this world and this era also like hardcore games! So for him, the next thing to do is to spend money to improve the image quality, increase the gameplay, and increase the game content.

To put it bluntly, if the original "Elden Ring" deserves a score of ten because its flaws outweigh its merits, especially in the long version, then his "Elden Ring" deserves a score of fifteen!

Higher image quality!

More monster types and fewer skin-changing monsters!
Absorbing the essence of the Dark Souls Trilogy, the Old Man Ring's small garden maps are more numerous and larger! The boss battles are richer! The plot is more perfect! There is also more open world content!
With such a "Elden Ring" in hand, Dongchuan Che has no idea how to lose!
“I don’t know how much sales this old man’s ring can achieve.”

(End of this chapter)