Chapter 679 583 Leaving the Game to Make Better Games

After Qing Zhiyuan left the conference room, Ishino Mika and Asahi Jun looked at each other, with extremely shocked expressions on their faces.

"Oh my god, I didn't expect the president to be willing to reveal his vest."

"Didn't the president say that he must make up his mind to retire?" Ma Zhizhun said sadly.

"What do you mean by retirement? You just stop playing games and concentrate on being the chairman, right?" Ishino Mika blinked, "After all, the president is so busy, as can be seen from the recent projects he directed "Mushishi 2" and "Violet Evergarden" , which delayed a lot of progress.

How can the president have so much time to be a producer?

The company's meetings take up almost all of his time every day. "

"Hey, it's almost the same. If we don't make games, Furuhara Chunqiu will indeed cease to exist."

Ma Zhizhun looked depressed, as if the light in his heart that had supported him all the way up to now was about to go out.

When you look up, the person you have been looking for is no longer there.

That's probably what it feels like.

Be it Qing Zhiyuan or Furuhara Chunqiu, the president is his teacher and has been guiding him.

And now——

When Qing Zhiyuan revealed the identity of Furuhara Chunqiu and announced that he would no longer make games, then Mr. Furuhara also ceased to exist, right?

Many people actually don't quite understand why the higher the position, the more they deviate from their original dreams. This is actually the case with Ma Zhizhun.

“At the beginning, I entered this industry with my passion for games, but why do I have less time to pursue my dreams as I continue to do it?

Instead, it became further away.

Isn't this a strange thing?

If I can't make games after I get promoted, I would rather be a script writer for the rest of my life. "

Seeing Ma Zhizhun's serious look, Ishino Mika's heart was touched.

She stretched out her hand, wanting to comfort him, but she pulled it back halfway.

"You and the president are actually very talented people, but I am the one who is pushed to keep moving forward. In fact, I can't say whether I am passionate about games or not.

But, it’s really a pleasure to work with people who are so passionate about games like you. "

Ishino Mika let out a sigh.

Ma Zhizhun raised his head and looked at her with red eyes, "It's okay, you have always been very powerful."

"Actually, the president is also very helpless."

Ishino showed a sweet smile and said calmly, "This is the reality. When you first start making games, you only have games in hand. You must go all out and pour all your enthusiasm into it.

But as the company grows bigger, there are more things to worry about.

In addition to games, the president also has to consider game platforms, the Internet, game consoles, underlying technologies, as well as film and television, comics and light novels...

For him, meetings have become the most efficient work. "

When I was young, everyone hated meetings and couldn’t understand why so many big guys on TV liked meetings.

Meetings are such a waste of time, right?

And it’s a waste of a group of people’s time.

The key is that they all say nonsense and nonsense.

However, Ishino Mika served as the supervisor, and after slowly experiencing and experiencing a lot with Qing Zhiyuan, she finally understood——

Meetings are actually the most efficient way for senior managers to work.

In one meeting, many backlogged issues and the general direction are determined, and the remaining details are left to the people below to complete. It is equivalent to the president producing 10 or more games at the same time.

If you put time into the details, then a pure producer like Ishino Mika now can only produce two games at the same time at most a year.

This is already exhausting.

"So, I hold the opposite view to yours. I don't think the president has abandoned the game."

Ishino said with a smile, "Even if the president no longer makes games himself, the platform he has built and everything he has done are actually to pave the way for pokeni games and strive for a broader living space.

Then let more and better producers, such as Miyazaki Hidetaka, Nasu Mushroom, Urobuchi Gen...

And you, Maeda-san. "

Ishino Mika softly called Asahi Jun's name, and the latter's whole body was shocked.

"Let you, let the newcomers in the future, shine on the stage he has built.

so--"

Ishino laughed, his eyes sparkling, "It is because the president loves games that he has to give up making games himself and understand handover and inheritance.

Even if the president stops making games in the future, won’t we still be there? "

Why?

Ma Zhizhun was completely stunned.

He carefully considered what Ishino Mika said, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"I love games...so I have to leave the game...that's how it is."

Ma Zhijun laughed happily, "Thank you, Ishino-senpai."

Thank you, Mr. Furuhara.

Even if Chunqiu Furuhara really retires, the game development environment created by the president will continue to nourish future gamers.

Ma Zhizhun's heart was suddenly filled with hope again.

I just felt that the sky had cleared up after the rain, and the light outside the window suddenly brightened.

It seems that there is an invisible force pushing it, making it spread and spread.

The dewdrops on the leaves sparkled in the sunlight, and the buildings in the distance gradually revealed their outlines.

The light is constantly increasing, illuminating the entire world, bringing a vibrant atmosphere.

…

Whether he loves it or not, Qing Zhiyuan will not feel that he is very noble.

People always have to make choices.

Hayao Miyazaki is undoubtedly happy. He doesn't have to worry about anything else except painting, because Toshio Suzuki is doing it.

But Qing Zhiyuan can't.

Even if he had to retire and become chairman, he would only release part of the affairs in his hands and leave it to Satoru Iwata, Mikami, Fumi Hitotsubashi and others to take care of.

But important decisions still need to be made.

People's time is limited, and they can only make choices about the work at hand amid constant changes.

He also didn't expect what Ishino said about "creating a better gaming platform for future generations".

Qing Zhiyuan’s original intention is to focus solely on making the company bigger and stronger.

On the basis of completing the task of making money, it would be very satisfying to make more contributions and leave some thinking works to the world like Hayao Miyazaki.

To put it bluntly, Qing Zhiyuan’s positioning of himself is——

A down-to-earth businessman who has a bottom line and knows what to do and what to do, has certain ideals but not too many.

It starts with the game and ends with the game.

This is what Qing Zhiyuan thinks.

It seems that not much has changed from 12 years ago to now.

Although Qing Jiyuan has decided to make "Tears of the Mermaid" his retirement work for Qing Jiyuan and Furuhara Chunqiu, the news has been tightly covered, and Asahi Jun and Ishino Mika also signed a confidentiality agreement.

As for when to make it public, Qing Zhiyuan said that he would find a suitable time.

It's more important to make the game first.

"Tears of the Mermaid", as the end of a gaming career, still has a sense of ritual.

This game is still a galgame. What Qing Zhiyuan thinks is——

Since Furuhara Chunqiu's first game was GalGame, then it would be perfect to end it with GalGame.

Although it is very likely that he will be scolded badly by the players and may be sent many blades, Qing Zhiyuan is fully prepared and aware.

…

On the pokeni side, Takahashi Kazuma's work efficiency is quite high, and he has quickly prepared for the pokeni music festival at the end of the year.

The time and venue have also been decided, starting from December 1st to December 7th, a week-long music carnival.

The music festival is held in the prestigious Suntory Concert Hall, the largest music exhibition hall in Tokyo.

It can accommodate a total of more than 2,000 people, and the on-site radio effect is also the best. With P's own equipment, the on-site special effects will be more explosive.

After the time and venue were finalized, P started pre-sale of tickets for the music festival.

There are three different ways to purchase pokeni music festival tickets:

The first is to purchase it on site, that is, a few days before the music festival, there will be a special ticket window at the entrance of the concert, and you can get physical paper tickets.

The second method is to purchase tickets by mail.

Many young people in the future may find it unbelievable, but in the era before the Internet, everyone just insisted on integrity:

You put the money for the ticket in the envelope and send it to the organizer by mailing the letter, and then the organizer will send the ticket back to the address filled in by the purchaser after verifying the money.

Now, P Club has launched a relatively new way to purchase tickets:

Buy tickets online.

The online ticket purchasing services provided by pokeni are also divided into two types. One is the new official website created by P for the annual music festival. On this website, you can not only know the latest first-hand concert consultation.

Including which concerts will be held at the festival, what is the theme of each concert, how long it will be held, and who the conductor and orchestra are...

The information is very detailed, and the seat numbers on site will also be displayed in different forms of 3D and 2D simulations.

The main thing is a person who is considerate and makes you feel at home.

Then after you select the area, the corresponding official selling price will appear. Just follow the link to pay.

Thanks to Masayoshi Son and SoftBank, Neon's online payment function has made quite a breakthrough. It has been promoted one after another since three years ago. It has basically been popularized in Tokyo, and is still being promoted in other regions. Popularizing.

But the size of the user circle in Tokyo alone is relatively large.

Therefore, after everyone has become accustomed to online purchases through online banking, corresponding online purchase service functions have also begun to appear. It is natural for pokeni to launch online ticket purchase.

In addition to online payment through online banking, pokeni also provides another [alternative] way to purchase tickets:

Purchase tickets on the Dandelion Game Platform.

Tickets to the festival can be purchased with Dandelion Coins.

…

After the ticket sales opened, all the music festival tickets were sold out in less than a day.

"Damn it! Damn it, I really want to attend pokeni's music festival. Guys, do you have any extra tickets and give me one? I can give you a little more than the official one."

“Ahhh, I really want to go to pokeni’s music festival too.

I read the official information, and this time there is a special event for my favorite Pokémon. "

"In fact, the really amazing thing is the Sega special concert. Just think about it, after Sega was acquired by Pokeni, holding a special concert has extraordinary significance.

Especially in the pre-Sega era, before it was acquired, there were really many classic works."

"Yes, yes, yes! Sakura Wars! Sonic! Streets of Rage! Super Ninja! Too many classic memories, I want to go to the music festival now."

"It's amazing. On the Dandelion platform, you can not only buy games, but also buy concert tickets!"

"Hahaha, Paradox's operation is quite amazing."

"I can only say that Qing Zhiyuan is a very thoughtful president who fully mobilized the resources at hand."

"But to be honest, it might be better to sell it on the game platform. After all, this music festival is aimed at core game players.

If you really treat it as a music concert, it might be counterproductive."

"I quite like Paradox's operation. The information on the official website is so detailed, what will be played in each show, what is the theme, who will conduct and perform It's all written clearly.

And the venue information simulation map is so thoughtful, just like reading a guide for playing a game.

Pokeni is indeed a game developer, and he has considered the players very carefully. "

"Maybe after the music festival becomes popular, it will really attract a lot of non-game listeners. I feel that Pokeni's operation is very strong. It started warming up in September and lasted until December. It has gained popularity and fame.

And it also looks very stylish.

By then, many tourists and listeners will be attracted and converted into a wave of game players.

Win, Pokeni. "

"And this is just the beginning. Maybe in the future, Pokeni will take advantage of this wave of music festivals to promote other online ticket purchase services. "

"What about Yuehe movie ticket purchase? It's completely possible. "

"Hahaha, you all told Qing Zhiyuan's idea. When the time comes, won't Paradox sue you for leaking commercial secrets? "

... In short, this wave of popularity was really grasped by Pokeni.

The future depends on how this music festival is held and whether it can achieve a shocking effect.

Not only should it meet the expectations of the players, but it should also exceed their expectations and present the most exciting music festival to the players.

This is what Qing Zhiyuan wants.

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… (End of this chapter)