Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 150 Square
After making the decision to invest in Square and acquire Bulletproof Software, Masato Takeshita immediately called Yamaichi Securities.

It is better to let professional investment banks handle matters such as financing and mergers and acquisitions.

"Xinghai Semiconductor wants to invest in our company?"

"Is he my junior fellow student from Waseda University?"

"no problem."

"it is good."

"Once the negotiation is completed, call me directly."

"OK, bye."

Masashi Miyamoto hung up the phone in a daze. Thinking of the junior who was repeatedly promoted by his alma mater, he felt a little complicated for a moment.

It’s true that people with the same fate have different fates.

The company he founded was half-dead, but his junior succeeded several times in a row. Even in the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry, he gained a foothold by developing disaster radios.

"Boss, what's wrong? Why are you so depressed?"

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the head of the company's development department, looked at his president curiously.

"Nothing, there's a junior who wants to meet me."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Masato Takeshita soon received good news from Yamaichi Securities.

Square Enix can agree to financing Star Ocean Games, but the prerequisite is that the two of them meet.

"Of course, do you want me to treat you?"

"Okay, how about 7 o'clock tonight?"

"OK, got it."

At 7 o'clock in the evening, Masato Takeshita, as usual, came to a relatively high-end Japanese restaurant with his assistant, driver, and bodyguards.

"Brother Miyamoto, it's our first meeting. Please take care of me."

"Junior Brother Takeshita is the one who needs to take care of me, your senior brother."

After the two exchanged a few humble words, Takeshita Masato smiled and praised: "Brother, you have a good vision. Now is indeed the best time to enter the game industry. I founded Xinghai Games to get a piece of the pie."

Masashi Miyamoto, who is usually free and confident, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Brother, please stop shivering at me. The gaming industry has indeed been doing well in recent years, but my company... well, let's not talk about it."

He now feels extremely frustrated about his own game company.

If I wasn't really unwilling, I would find it hard to accept my failure.

Masashi Miyamoto had already disposed of this money-losing item as soon as possible.

I'm losing money every day and there's no end in sight.

In fact, it's not just him. Hironobu Sakaguchi, the person in charge of the company's game development, is also on the verge of collapse.

Hironobu Sakaguchi is now very unconfident and has serious doubts about his abilities. He feels that he has no talent at all for game production.

He has even decided to quit the gaming industry and retire.

However, before ending this painful experience, Hironobu Sakaguchi prepared to make one last effort to create a game that embodies his dreams to commemorate this wonderful time at Square.

This game is "Final Fantasy", which also means the final dream.

"Game development is a test of luck. A good game doesn't necessarily become a hit. Hasn't the company been recognized by Mr. Gunpei Yokoi, the head of Nintendo's first development department?"

"This guy is a famous talent scout. You have to trust his judgment."

Hiroshi Yamauchi was a talent scout, and he found Gunpei Yokoi, a talented person, for Nintendo.

It was thanks to Gunpei Yokoi's series of inventions that Nintendo quickly developed from a local enterprise in Kyoto into a top company in Japan and the biggest god in the gaming industry.

Gunpei Yokoi was also a talent scout. He discovered a series of talents for Nintendo, including Genyo Takeda, Masayuki Uemura, Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoshi Tajiri, etc. Nintendo has a total of 4 development departments.

The head of the first development department is Gunpei Yokoi, the head of the second development department is Masayuki Uemura, the head of the third development department is Genyo Takeda, and the head of the fourth development department is Shigeru Miyamoto.

In other words, except for himself, the other three heads of the development department were all promoted by him with his keen eye.

Many people should know Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoshi Tajiri.

Shigeru Miyamoto is known as the god in the field of game development. His most famous game is the Mario series, which is loved by game fans all over the world.

Satoshi Tajiri is also a genius in the field of game development, the world's No. 1 IP, and the chief planner of the Pokémon series of games.

Masayuki Uemura and Genyo Takeda are less well-known, but they are also important figures within Nintendo.

Masayuki Uemura's second development department developed the FC game console, which influenced the development of the game industry, and is commonly known as the red and white machine.

Create a new era in the gaming field.

The third development department led by Genyo Takeda is mainly responsible for technical support and is considered to be Nintendo's internal technical department.

"Yes, it is only with Mr. Yokoi's approval that I have been able to persevere until now."

The true situation of Square Enix can be known with a little inquiry, so Masashi Miyamoto never thought of hiding it. He just took this opportunity to vent his frustration.

"I firmly believe that your Square Enix company will prosper sooner or later. The fact that it hasn't developed yet is just because you're unlucky."

"Well, then I'll borrow your good words, Junior Brother."

The two ate and talked for more than an hour, and Miyamoto Masashi suddenly asked, "How much do you plan to invest, and how much shares do you want to own?"

After hearing the serious matter, Takeshita Masato became serious again.

"2 million yen, 30% of the shares. I don't know much about business negotiations, these are the results given to me by the law firm after calculation. If you think it's okay, then we will sign the contract."

"If you feel that it's too far apart, then we have a chance to work together again."

Masato Takeshita is not in a hurry now. In a few months, even if he doesn't ask, Masashi Miyamoto will take the initiative to find him.

In his previous life, at the end of 1987, Masashi Miyamoto had already lost hope and was thinking of giving up.

He once said to his friend Kenichi Ohmae in a pub in Roppongi with a sad tone: "Perhaps, participating in the video game industry will be the most unsuccessful investment in my life."

There are plenty of opportunities.

Even if it was delayed until Final Fantasy came out, Masato Takeshita would still have plenty of opportunities to invest.

Because the sales volume of "Final Fantasy 1" was only more than 40 copies, although it saved Square Enix from bankruptcy, it did not make much money.

At worst, I'll just spend a little more money.

"Okay, let's do as Junior Brother says."

Masato Takeshita succeeds in everything he does, and Masashi Miyamoto wants to rely on a little luck.

The next day, witnessed by lawyers from both sides, the two quickly signed an investment contract.

At this time, Takeshita Masato said seriously: "Don't tell the employees in the company about my investment."

"Well, why?"

Masashi Miyamoto looked at his junior in confusion.

"I want to keep them hungry so that they can devote themselves to game production. If they still fail, it won't be too late for me to step in and stabilize their determination."

The success of "Final Fantasy" also has the buff factor of a do-or-die battle.

Masato Takeshita didn't want to disappoint the Square employees and wanted to have one last dance.

"okay, I get it."

Masashi Miyamoto nodded in understanding, approving his junior's decision.

(End of this chapter)