Tokyo Video Game Tycoon

   Chapter 180 Speed ​​Challenger

  The plan to expand the US market certainly cannot affect the expansion plan in Japan.

  After the time comes to Halloween, it is also a small celebration in Japan.

  In other countries, Halloween is usually when people just dress up as some ghosts.

   But in Japan, this has become a large-scale COSPLAY exhibition, whether it is a ghost or not, it can be displayed on this day.

   And if you say what kind of COSPLAY is the most popular at the moment, it is naturally the image of the old special drama Koshien Superman.

   Then, the second to fifth most popular COS characters are all covered by the characters of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

  The first place is the hero Lot, the second place is Mario, the third place and the fourth place are the two protagonists of Contra, and the fifth place is Xiaozhi in the now very popular Pokémon animation.

   A company dominates the second to fifth place, which has to be said to be a feat.

   This is a good promotion opportunity, and Youxing Electronic Entertainment will naturally not miss it.

  By Halloween, the price of red and white machines ushered in a wave of price reduction announcements, which lowered the price of red and white machines to 3,000 yen.

   This price can already be said to be a carnage level.

   Even people who are not interested in video games are willing to buy one in order to be able to get along with others, and seeing that this thing is really cheap.

   And the cost of the red and white machines has also been reduced to a very low level. Including the packaging and transportation of no more than 1,000 yen, each game console can still make a net profit of more than 1,000 yen, which is quite scary.

   Relying on the low price strategy, Suri Electronics cannot compete with it.

   They may indeed be able to attract players with a low price strategy.

  But they can't make Zhuyouxing so cheap. After all, their game consoles are 16-bit, so the cost can't be lowered. It's a relatively limit to reduce it to about 6,000.

   At the same time, they do not have the idea of ​​selling machines at a loss and making money from software games.

   Zhu Youxing has already made money with this routine, and his cash flow has always been quite healthy.

   At the same time, Zhu Yuxing also held a limited event for Halloween.

  On Halloween, players who own Pokémon can go to the Pokémon restaurant to exchange for exclusive Pokémon as long as they complete the designated Halloween check-in tasks in Tokyo, Japan.

   This is also a regular operation of Pokémon games. To increase the interactivity of players, it is actually equivalent to a realistic version of the festival tasks of later online games.

   For children, the allure of getting exclusive Pokémon is great.

   Some people even came all the way from Hokkaido to get Pokémon, which shows how hot the current Pokémon is.

   In addition to these collection-like events, there are also brand new events taking place in several initially licensed stores.

  On the Friday morning of the first week after Halloween, several stores put up several huge promotional posters in front of their doors at the same time.

  On the poster, it is the game screen of Mario, Tetris, and Metroid.

   At the bottom of the screen, it reads: "The fastest challenger is recruited, and the final winner will receive a seven-day grand prize for a family trip to the island of Hawaii, as well as a prize of 10 million yen."

As soon as the    promotional poster was put out, another group of people gathered around and discussed curiously.

  Before this, they only regarded video games as a kind of entertainment.

   is like a movie and TV series, enjoying the fun brought by video games.

   But now suddenly it's surprising that we can get some real life benefits in video games.

  Film and TV dramas need professional actors and professional people to do professional things.

  Sports competitions require professional athletes.

   And what about video games?

   "Hello, I would like to ask the challenger on this poster, what does it mean?"

The clerk who was receiving the customer heard the voice of the inquiry, looked back at the poster and said, "It's about who can clear these games in the shortest time, and then each game can be rewarded for the fastest clearance in the competition. ."

  People widened their eyes and asked in disbelief: "Do you just need to use the fastest speed to clear the game? No other requirements? This is too simple, right?"

"It can't be that simple." The clerk shook his head and said, "Only the first place person can get the biggest prize. This is not bad compared to athletes, right? But speaking of it, anyone can really participate and participate. can also receive at least one participation award.”

   "What is the participation award?"

"It's just some keychains and other prizes. In short, if you are interested, you can come and participate tomorrow. This event will last for half a month. In half a month, everyone can challenge three times, and then wait for half a month. When the month comes, we'll announce the best players in each game."

  10 million yen, which is not a small amount in today's Japan. Many people are eager to try it now. Even if they are not gamers, they will be very tempted by this bonus and want to practice.

   "Tomorrow? When can I officially participate tomorrow?"

   "Look here." The clerk reluctantly pointed to the bottom of the slogan on the poster.

  Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, the Speed ​​Challenger race officially starts.

   As for the completely specific content of the competition, it will be explained in more detail when players come in person tomorrow.

  If I explain it here for a long time and let others understand it, the number of people who come with curiosity tomorrow will be reduced by half.

   This is a good publicity opportunity, and naturally we need to make the most of it.

   The people who got the answer left with satisfaction, and are ready to come back tomorrow to check the situation.

   And some people who don't know why will stay for a while longer and want to ask for specific details.

  A young man in his early twenties was staring blankly at the contents of the poster.

   There was a look of longing in his eyes.

  10 million yen, which is almost the annual salary of a mid-level employee in a large company, and a seven-day family trip to Hawaii, which is also a tempting reward.

   His name is Ono Youjiang, and he is an otaku commonly known in the world.

   He used to be a positive person, but because he broke up with his girlfriend of ten years, he was completely depressed, and he was not interested in anything.

Fortunately, his family situation is not bad. The savings of his parents can also make him worry about food and clothing, which makes him even more decadent. Until he comes into contact with video games, a long-lost pleasure is also playing video games. In the process more and more expansion.

   Depressed, he rarely found happiness in video games.

But he knows that this is not a long-term solution after all, happiness cannot last forever, and his family's savings are not unlimited. Sometimes when faced with slightly disappointed eyes from his parents, he can only dodge in shame, but he can't do anything. .

   Now he only feels happy in the game.

   He has no interest in anything else.

   (end of this chapter)