Chapter 668 572 As Expected, POKENI, the God of Games

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As soon as Qing Zhiyuan came on the stage, the whole audience was in an uproar.

To be honest, many major game companies are very weak in terms of games this year, and the most disappointing one is Square.

Sony's games seem to be of mixed quality.

But pokeni has become everyone's biggest hope.

If P Club also pulls its crotch this year, there probably won’t be any good games to play.

Originally, there was an XBOX in the past life, and there was such exciting news about Microsoft's entry into the game. However, in this timeline, due to Qing Zhiyuan's struggle, the XBOX no longer exists. As of now, Ed... Fleiss still hated him with a passion.

Microsoft has made a lot of money. Qing Zhiyuan eliminated a potential huge competitor with just a few words and turned it into a partner. This kind of skill is also very obvious.

So in this life, the biggest highlight of the 2002 E3 electronics show was concentrated on the giant pokeni.

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Moreover, as soon as Qing Zhiyuan came on the stage, he threw out a king bomb——

"Spirited Away"

Before the introduction of the game started, Qing Zhiyuan first invited Joe Hisaishi to conduct on stage. As the red curtain was opened behind, a whole Tokyo Symphony Orchestra sat behind.

And on the left hand, a woman with her hair tied up, revealing her slender white neck, wearing a long white dress, looking particularly dignified and elegant, was sitting there, holding a lyre in her hand.

When they saw her, many viewers didn't take it seriously at first, but instinctively thought she looked pretty.

However, a voice rang out: "Ah, this is Kimura Yum!"

Kimura Yum is the creator of the ending theme of "Spirited Away", "Forever".

"Spirited Away: The Hidden God" has rich musical elements and sophisticated expression techniques, showing Hisaishi Joe's solid and refined consistent style. The combination of local flavor and Western music surpasses "Princess Mononoke".

Kimura Yum, who is good at folk songs, used her understanding of Japanese folk music to create the elite theme song "Forever Together".

Yes, this song is widely circulated and can even be called a music classic among all Miyazaki Hayao's works. It has been covered by singers from countless countries. The composer is not actually the master Joe Hisaishi, but Kimura Yum.

Moreover, the ending song of "Spirited Away" is also the theme song. It was not only composed by Yu Kimura, but also sung by her.

It can be said to be quite excellent.

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The whole place was dark, except for the bright light on the stage, which highlighted the entire orchestra like the bright moon in the night sky.

I saw Joe Hisaishi standing on the podium in the middle with a bald head, a confident smile on his face.

He raised his hand slightly, and the music started playing.

At the same time, Yu Kimura sang into the microphone while playing the lyre:

【Although the sadness is repeating itself, I still firmly believe in it.

We keep passing each other but I can’t help it]

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The song has an ascending, determined, inspiring power.

As the lyrics say:

[Even if the lens is broken, a new scene will be reflected

Even if dreams are broken, good memories will remain

I still believe that I will meet you somewhere

Even if I encounter difficulties, I will not give up easily]

Hearing such a performance live, many people's eyes turned red without realizing it.

Even most people don't actually know the meaning of the lyrics, but they sing along softly, as if a power like spring water surges in their hearts.

Although weak, but firm.

Enough to wear through stone.

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After singing the song, the whole place fell into silence, as if there was still some unfinished content.

On the stage, Hisaishi Joe turned around and bowed to the audience.

There was warm applause, and everyone realized that it was over.

However, isn’t it a bit wasteful to just ask Hisaishi to let the master play a piece?

So I don’t know who was the leader at the scene and shouted, “Encore!!!” (Encore, meaning one more)

Then others shouted: "Encore! Encore!"

Don't tell me, the shouting is quite rhythmic.

Qing Zhiyuan was a little dumbfounded.

Good guys, are you holding a concert here?

It's quite common to shout for an encore at a concert or concert, but if you shout for an encore at a game conference, is there something serious?

Music is the prologue and serves as an introduction to connect what Qing Zhiyuan wants to say later. Unexpectedly, the appetizer has become the main course. You guys are really thoughtful.

Hisaishi Joe felt a little embarrassed standing on the stage.

Qing Zhiyuan communicated with him urgently and felt that since he was already here and the audience was so warm, it was better to perform one more time.

So I urgently added a song "Princess Mononoke"

Kimura Yum said that although it is a little difficult, it is not a big problem.

The theme song of Princess Mononoke itself was sung by a female tenor artist like Miichi Yara. In fact, the key is more suitable for girls, so there is no sense of dissonance when Kimura Yui sings it.

As soon as the live Princess Mononoke music started playing, the crowd immediately started to boil.

It feels like it's back to the scene a few years ago when pokeni brought Princess Mononoke to meet everyone at the Tokyo Game Show.

At that time, many foreign players expressed their hope to see and hear Princess Mononoke singing at the E3 electronics show in the future. Unexpectedly, it would be today.

It can only be said that time is a boomerang. When you were 20 years old, you fired a shot and actually hit your 35-year-old self.

Being able to sing Princess Mononoke live at E3 this time can be regarded as fulfilling the players' wishes in a sense.

It's just not the same group of players.

Qing Zhiyuan shook his head with a wry smile. He would have known that Master Rang would come without inviting Hisaishi and forcefully turn a good POKENI game conference into a Ghibli promotion.

However, Qing Zhiyuan feels very gratified from the bottom of his heart to see so many people loving Hayao Miyazaki's works.

Some beautiful things will not fade with time. They will be engraved in people's hearts and stay fresh for a long time.

Qing Zhiyuan hopes that his game can also do this.

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After "Princess Mononoke", Hisaishi Joe also led the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra to play related tracks from "Monster Hunter", "Violet Evergarden" and "Harry Potter", causing screams from the audience.

"Ahh! Today is such a lucky day. I can actually hear Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke live... I thought there would never be another performance by Princess Mononoke at E3."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm satisfied. I'm so satisfied."

"Monster Hunter also sounds great, with a majestic feeling. As soon as I listen to the music, my mind is full of various scenes of running and hunting in the wilderness.

It's really shocking. "

As soon as the music of "Violet Evergarden" started playing, some players couldn't hold back, their whole bodies were shaken, and their eyes were dull, as if they were suddenly pulled back into the game.

Tears fell down as I listened.

"Ah! Damn it, why Violet Evergarden?"

"As soon as I listened to the music, I couldn't hold back. I was completely moved to the point of tears. I couldn't stop the tears from flowing."

"As soon as this music started playing, I thought of Major Qing Zhiyuan, damn Qing Zhiyuan, and I seemed to rush up and beat him up so that he would give us an accurate answer——

Is the Major dead or not? "

"Ah ah ah, give me back my Major."

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After about half an hour, the performance came to an end. No matter how much the audience shouted for an encore, Qing Zhiyuan said it was impossible.

Master Joe Hisaishi and everyone at the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra have also worked very hard and need a rest.

Under such circumstances, the audience reluctantly stood up and gave a long and warm applause.

"It sounds great, it really sounds great. I bought a package ticket and not only saw the electronics show, but also listened to a concert for free."

“If there is a similar concert in the future, I will definitely go and support it.

Joe Hisaishi's music is really great. "

"I feel like I can listen to Hisaishi Joe for a whole day."

"The feeling of playing live and listening to it with headphones is really different. I haven't been so shocked when I listened to Spirited Away in the cinema before.

As soon as the music started playing, I couldn't help crying. "

"Me too, it feels really good to listen to it live. I can be completely moved by the music. Even if I don't understand the lyrics, I can empathize with it."

"This is the charm of music, right?"

"Today is really the right time. I knew that after "Spirited Away" was released, P will definitely do something like this at the E3 exhibition. I predicted Qing Zhiyuan's prediction."

"Have you noticed that Joe Hisaishi actually played "Harry Potter"? Does this mean something wrong?"

"Yes, obviously only movies are released now, why was Harry Potter played at the game conference?"

"I remember that pokeni seems to have been promoting games recently."

"Eh? Is it true or false? Isn't it the "Violet Evergarden" it's promoting?"

"Violet has been on the shelves for a long time. The next game I saw in the official promotion seems to be "Harry Potter". In addition to Harry Potter, there should be Spirited Away, otherwise Joe Hisaishi would not be able to play Spirited Away here. Chihiro’s.”

“Pokeni’s technology has really made visible progress, and it’s getting better and better every year.

But what I'm more concerned about is——

Ms. 2B from P agency has been painting her pie for two years.

Why hasn't it been done yet? "

Before leaving the stage, Hisaishi Joe hugged Qing Zhiyuan and said jokingly, "Remember to pay more when the time comes. We have over-performed."

Qing Zhiyuan hugged him and patted Hisaishi Joe's back gently, "No problem, just ask for how much you want."

The two of them laughed very happily, and Hisaishi Rang reluctantly led the orchestra away.

The audience stood up again and applauded thunderously.

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Qing Zhiyuan sent off Hisaishi Joe, put on the headset, walked back to the center of the stage calmly, and then showed his signature calm and confident smile.

"I believe you who are smart have already guessed the game we are going to bring -

"Spirited Away"! "

Qing Zhiyuan raised his voice and raised his right hand.

The big screen behind also lit up.

Corresponding to the performance just now, it is still the upwardly powerful theme song from Spirited Away.

This time, the only difference is that what appears on the big screen is no longer an animated clip, but a real game scene:

The Yubaba oil house is located between green mountains and green waters, which looks abrupt and shocking.

Every little detail can be captured by the naked eye.

This work is very powerful at first glance.

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The audience in the audience exclaimed:

“It is worthy of being Pokeni! The god of games!”

… (End of this chapter)