Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 259: Anger of Colleagues

"Oh!"

At Capcom's headquarters in Osaka, Japan, President Kenzo Tsujimoto slammed the table.

"idiot!"

"It's all garbage."

"Why don't you continue to develop such a good game, but choose to sell it instead?"

In less than half a month, the sales of Street Fighter 2 have exceeded 4000.

It is expected that in the future, sales will reach at least 5, with potential profits exceeding US$2 million.

This made Kenzo Tsujimoto envious but also very angry.

Because the game Street Fighter was originally created by our company.

"Hi!"

Street Fighter 1 producers such as Yoshiki Okamoto, Yoshinori Ono, and Noritaka Funamizu did not dare to refute at all, and lowered their heads to endure the president's storm.

However, they couldn't show it on their faces, but they were secretly resentful in their hearts.

Because the legitimate sales of Street Fighter 1 were only about 1 units.

Taking into account the pirated copies from South Korea, it is estimated that the sales volume will hardly break the 5 mark.

In other words, the game Street Fighter 1 was not a popular arcade game at the time, and was at most a minor hit.

Moreover, the sale of this game was entirely decided by Kenzo Tsujimoto alone. The producers rarely even raised their opinions.

It can be said that these producers suffered a completely unprovoked disaster.

But what else can I do when facing my leader? I can only bear it.

As for Kenzo Tsujimoto himself, the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

"Isn't there a game called Kung Fu that we can learn from?"

“Why not make more characters? Why correct the button habits so late?”

"why why why?"

"talk!"

Due to a series of factors, there were only two characters in the early Street Fighter 1, namely Ryu and Ken.

Later, after market feedback, characters such as Chun-Li were added, and the skill moves were changed to an easier button mode.

The sales volume of Street Fighter 1, which reached around 1 units, was due to the revision.

The previous mode of attacking according to the degree of force used is really inhumane.

"Hey, it's our fault."

Faced with the furious president, Yoshiki Okamoto, as the leader, had no choice but to stand up and apologize.

"Hmph, it's good to know."

After a violent scolding, Kenzo Tsujimoto sat down again with a creaky sound.

"Remember this lesson and never make the same mistake again."

"Hi!"

The three responded at the same time.

One division, three divisions, three divisions.

The continued silence made the three producers feel uncomfortable.

Just when Yoshiki Okamoto and others thought they were going to be scolded again, Kenzo Tsujimoto stood up again.

"Our company also wants to have its own fighting game."

"Okamoto-san!"

"Hi!"

No longer being scolded, Okamoto Yoshiki breathed a sigh of relief, and his response became more powerful.

"We will start planning this from today. I want to see our own fighting game before June next year."

"Hey, please rest assured, President."

Yoshiki Okamoto noticed the popularity of Street Fighter 2 early on and wanted to get in on the action.

It will be launched before June next year, so there is more than enough time for research and development.

"Well, let's break up the meeting."

"Hi!"

After the meeting, the three producers went to a small conference room.

Without the president's interruption, the three of them felt relaxed.

Funamizu Norihiko asked casually, "Okamoto-san, you agreed so loudly, do you have any good ideas?"

"Well, I did think about it."

Okamoto Yoshiki nodded and adjusted his baseball cap.

"In the game Street Fighter, the fighting mode is fist fighting. We can completely take a different approach and make a fighting game that focuses on weapons."

Yoshiki Okamoto's ideas are part of the ideas of SNK in its previous life, and the effect is definitely very good.

Weapon-based fighting games such as "Samurai Shodown" in the past were also very popular.

"A very good idea."

Ono Yoshinori clapped his hands and then suggested, "But fighting games still feel the most exciting when it comes to physical contact."

"We can't give up on this either. It's best to do both at the same time."

Fighting games were very popular in the 90s, due to both gaming and real-life factors.

Game factors: fighting games are the first type of games that are completely based on struggles between players.

He has the characteristic of fighting with others, so it is natural that he is more likely to get angry.

Due to realistic factors, the 90s was still a very popular period for boxing and other fighting competitions.

Many people cannot go to the competition field, so playing games is also a different kind of enjoyment.

Therefore, sword fighting games can be made, but they cannot be regarded as the only ones. If you want the game to sell well, you still have to rely on non-weapon fighting.

"Well, that's fine too."

Game sea tactics are sometimes very useful.

In its previous life, SNK relied on this trick to compete with Capcom.

If the SNK president had not subsequently gone bankrupt due to his investment, which in turn affected the company's development, SNK's position in the gaming industry would still be on the same level as Capcom.

Kenzo Tsujimoto was very angry, but his old rival Yoshihiko Takado was smiling happily.

He looked at the relevant information coming from Capcom and was overjoyed.

"Hahaha, Kenzo Tsujimoto, you've come to this day too."

However, despite the ridicule, the president of SNK still hurriedly convened a meeting.

He's also going to make a killing by branching out into fighting games.

"It's a pity. It would have been better if Xishan-san had accepted my invitation."

SNK President Yoshihiko Takado noticed Nishiyama Takashi's game development talent even before Star Ocean Games did. As early as when Nishiyama was developing Street Fighter 1, he tried his best to poach him.

As for why Star Ocean Games was able to come from behind and take the lead?

On the one hand, Star Ocean Games offers better treatment and its parent company is more well-known.

On the other hand, Nishiyama Takashi didn't want to make things too awkward with his old employer.

"But it doesn't matter. There are so many employees in Capcom who are concerned, there will always be dissatisfaction."

The relationship between the top leaders of SNK and Capcom is very bad and they hate each other.

The middle and lower-level employees are in a completely different situation.

Because employees of the two companies often exchange companies, the relationship between the middle and lower levels is very close.

Later, the relationship between the two companies eased, which was the result of the influence of middle and lower-level employees.

Sales volume of over 4000 units.

Although there is a hot selling trend, it is just a trend after all.

So apart from the original owner of the game and SNK, which has been keeping a close eye on Capcom, no other company noticed the potential of Street Fighter 2.

This made senior leaders, including Masato Takeshita, breathe a sigh of relief.

The young man quickly ordered: "Increase the production of arcade machines, and make sure to achieve a scale effect in a short period of time." "If the production quantity is too small, all the money will be taken away by pirated players."

The current pirated game market is extremely rampant.

Taking Street Fighter 1 as an example, Capcom expected sales to be around 1 units, while the sales of pirated products exceeded 5 units.

South Korea is the main force in piracy, constantly copying Japanese arcade games.

"Hi!"

Rogers is also aware of the seriousness of pirated games in South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and he also has plans to expand production.

In terms of sales volume, it must exceed 12 units in December.

The young man felt very relieved that Rogers was watching over the Star Ocean game.

He himself turned his attention back to Xinghai Investment.

The closed period of the three funds, namely Rabbit, Dragon and Snake, has also come to an end.

As usual, the stocks will be temporarily sold to the asset management company Galaxy Investment. Then the principal plus about half of the profit will be distributed to each investor in proportion.

"Xinghai Investment's Japanese yen assets have almost been cleared out, right?"

This time, when the closed period of the three funds ends, more than 2 trillion yen will need to be withdrawn in one go.

This figure is very close to the Japanese yen assets held by Xinghai Investment.

Jia Benlong was leaning forward slightly, and responded in a relaxed tone, "Yeah, about the same."

"Companies have been exchanging yen for dollars in various ways, and this time they've almost cleared it out."

"not bad, very good."

Masato Takeshita leaned back with satisfaction, crossed his legs, clasped his hands in front of his chest, and then continued after thinking for a moment.

“The three Phase II funds still only need to raise US dollars.”

"In terms of scale, let's keep it at $30 billion."

"For the rest, everything remains the same."

The company's Japanese yen assets were finally cleared out, so the new fund naturally would not accept Japanese yen anymore.

On the one hand, Xinghai Investment's next main investment focus will be U.S. stocks and Hong Kong stocks, which have a very strong correlation with U.S. stocks, and it no longer needs Japanese yen assets.

On the other hand, the Japanese yen will continue to appreciate.

If Xinghai Investment collects Japanese yen and then converts it into US dollars for investment, it will have to bear the pressure of currency appreciation in the future, thereby reducing the fund's profit rate.

"learn."

Yoshimoto Takamasa was also aware of these things. He nodded calmly and prepared to hold the second meeting of the three funds.

Of course, the conference still needs to be conducted under the command of Masato Takeshita.

When it comes to the safety of $90 billion in funds, the young man doesn't believe any of them.

The investment conference for the three second-phase funds was still held at the Tokyo Prince Hotel.

However, unlike previous investment conferences, the owner of the Prince Hotel and controller of the Seibu Group, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, also appeared at the conference this time.

He was in trouble and hoped to find help through this investment conference.

The Japanese real estate industry is different from the Japanese stock market. Many local companies and individuals have anticipated that it will collapse.

On the one hand, there are previous cases of stock market collapse, and on the other hand, the government has continuously introduced severe policies to crack down on real estate.

So the real estate tycoon Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is now in a very tight spot and wants to find someone to help him out of this predicament.

But now it has come to this point, and no one is stupid, so naturally they won't fall into the big pit of real estate.

"Junior, can't you really find someone to help me?"

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi's eyes were a little red, and he looked at Masato Takeshita pleadingly.

The young man gave a bitter smile and responded helplessly.

"Brother, this is one-sixth of the land in Japan. How can anyone take it over?"

Yes, Yoshiaki Tsutsumi has been buying and selling land with the help of loans and now owns one-sixth of the tradable land in Japan.

None of China's future real estate giants that are on the verge of bankruptcy are so exaggerated.

It can be said that Yoshiaki Tsutsumi is now in a dead end.

The president of the Seibu Group gritted his teeth and said, "I know this. I just want my junior brother to help me speak up and let them allow me to sell the land."

Politicians and capitalists all know that Japanese real estate is a big bomb, but they hope for a smooth landing.

Therefore, neither the government nor the consortium allowed Yoshiaki Tsutsumi to sell the land.

As the boss of Seibu Group, he has been left hanging in the balance and can only wait for the real estate market to collapse before he can start making any moves.

"Brother, I really can't do this. You know, the higher-ups have already reached a consensus on this matter."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi insisted on the idea of self-discipline and did not have close contact with the government or the chaebols. Even in the activities of the Inamon clan, his participation was basically symbolic.

In such a situation, he, a big boss holding a huge amount of land, naturally became a piece of meat on the chopping board.

If it were Sony, Panasonic, Toyota and other companies, even if they couldn't sell all of them, selling a small amount would be completely fine.

"This, okay."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi was very anxious, but he didn't know what to do.

He wanted to ignore the government's hint, but he didn't dare.

Seibu Group relies on loans to sell land, so if he is calm and obedient, he will at most lose a little money.

If he dares to trade land on a large scale, even if someone really buys it, the bank can use loans to kill Yoshiaki Tsutsumi.

"Why, what are you talking about?"

After Masato Takeshita and Yoshiaki Tsutsumi separated, Keizo Obuchi, who had been paying attention to this side, naturally came over with a wine glass in hand to ask.

"What else could it be? They hope I can help solve some of the land issues."

"I see. You must never agree to such a thing."

Yoshiaki Tsutsumi was trapped and no one could untie the rope.

The banking group that had made a large amount of land loans hoped that the land price would be stable. Naturally, it would not allow the land tycoon Yoshiaki Tsutsumi to sell off the land on a large scale.

The pattern is similar to that of China's real estate in the past, both of which want to end the bubble in the form of a decline.

That is, housing prices remain constant, or fall slightly every year.

In this way, combined with the annual economic growth, a substantial and gradual reduction in housing prices can be achieved.

Unfortunately, this thing is not subject to the will of the state.

Neither Japan nor China has been able to realize their envisioned plans.

Of course, the national conditions of the two countries are different. So although China's real estate problem is serious, it has not collapsed like Japan.

"I know my ability is limited, how can I dare to agree to it."

Unless Masato Takeshita takes over himself, any other method will offend people.

Naturally, he would not do such a thing that would do no good but only harm.

The young man didn't want to dwell on this topic for too long, so he changed the topic and asked in a different direction.

"Senior Xiao Yuan, how much do you plan to invest this time?"

"I don't have much money, so I'm just going to play a small game."

"Five million dollars, that's all our family has."

Although Obuchi Keizo is also related to black money politics, most of his money is used in politics, so he does not have many assets.

This is also the most prominent feature of the faction of Kakuei Tanaka and Noboru Takeshita.

Of course, just because you don’t have much money doesn’t mean your relatives are poor.

Many promising young people in politics can marry the daughters of presidents of large companies.

Keizo Obuchi is no exception.

This money of his came mainly from his husband's family.

After the closed period ends, the money will be distributed according to a certain ratio.

In fact, if Keisuke Obuchi wanted to, he could give out more.

But the entire Japanese political and economic circles only have a share of $30 billion.

For him, a less prominent member of the Takeshita Seven Magistrates, a share of $500 million was just right.

(End of this chapter)