Chapter 248 Acquisition

On a certain floor of an office building in Tokyo, Japan, a man in his early thirties was looking at everything in front of him with some loneliness.

This is Square's office.

This is where their dreams begin.

I remember that at the beginning, seven or eight of them formed the Square Game Company with a lot of enthusiasm, originally thinking that they could develop their ambitions from here on out.

But I didn't expect that this ambitious plan had just begun to fall victim to the competition between NGS and Sega.

NGS is really not a human being. When it thinks it is useful, it will take very good care of it, but when it feels that your use value is gone, it will decisively abandon it without any mercy.

NGS has said well before that NGS will provide all resources and money so that they can develop games with peace of mind.

But after Final Fantasy failed to win the competition with its competitors' heavy mechs, they became abandoned.

Even though their first Final Fantasy had a million-selling NGS, they still decisively abandoned it.

Because NGS itself knows best, at least 90% of Square's million-sales success is due to NGS's strong publicity.

But even with this kind of publicity, it only achieved one million sales.

Look at Dragon Quest by another younger brother Enix. Their second work did not receive much publicity from NGS but it has sold two million copies.

This third volume is about to be released, and sales will definitely increase to another level.

The popularity of this series can be felt just from the word-of-mouth feedback from players.

"Okay, let's take one last look. Then, this place no longer belongs to us."

The man patted the shoulders of several colleagues around him, feeling extremely complicated.

Uncomfortable, reluctant to give up.

After all, this was their first company, and they had a dream, but they still failed. They were really unwilling to do so.

"President, is the person who acquired us really from China?"

"Yes." The man nodded, "It's the company that developed Sonic the Hedgehog and Overlord of the Three Kingdoms. Also, as you should know, they also developed heavy-duty mechas."

Everyone was a little silent after hearing this.

The heavy machine soldiers have too deep memories.

This is the rival we once had to compete with.

But it was too ironic that in the blink of an eye, they became the buyers to acquire them.

And aside from the actual games, Square Enix isn't very interested in them.

Most companies also feel that this company is a victim between NGS and Sega, and its own game development capabilities are not very good.

But they were still a little unconvinced.

They don't feel that their development ability is poor, they can only say... they were born at the wrong time.

Just when they wanted to flex their muscles, a real game and heavy-duty mechs popped up.

"Real Games has agreed to a purchase price of two million US dollars. This price is quite good. I will share the remaining money with you according to the share ratio, and then you can go wherever you want."

"President, we still want to follow you."

"Me too!"

Several people immediately began to make various guarantees.

However, the man just sighed helplessly at this time.

"I'm in a very confused mood right now. I just want to take a rest and then consider whether to work in the gaming industry again."

He only felt that he was severely hurt by NGS once, and he even had a shadow on game development.

So he at least tried to find a place to relax first, he couldn't continue like this.

"Oh well."

These people are also a little disappointed. It seems that this company is unsustainable.

"Tell me, if Square is acquired, will we still be retained?"

"Are you kidding? We are losers and are considered to have no game development capabilities. How can a Chinese company be so kind?"

One of them curled his lips in disbelief.

"People are coming."

The interim president saw that the elevator had stopped at their floor and several people walked out of it.

Appearing on their floor with so many people, it was obvious that they were here for Square.

The interim president also regained his energy and forced a smile to greet Zuo Zhen.

"Welcome everyone, this is Square."

"We don't have to look so sad. People who don't know may think something big happened."

Zuo Zhen spoke fluent Japanese and took the initiative to chat with the temporary president.

The interim president obviously didn't react for a while.

He opened his mouth, but in the end nothing came out.

Yu Mengchen also followed Zuo Zhen, with a lot of curiosity in his eyes.

Along the way, Yu Mengchen witnessed with his own eyes that Zuo Zhen could always do everything calmly and calmly. Now that he has a stable base in Japan, not many people would believe him.

Zuo Zhen said: "I have only one purpose for coming today, and that is to talk to you about Square's acquisition. Also, are you planning to leave?"

The interim president spread his hands and said helplessly: "The company has been acquired, so these employees should not stay anymore, right?"

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you stay?"

The interim president was stunned for a moment. What Zuo Zhen said seemed to surprise him.

Zuo Zhen said very sincerely: "You are all talents. Unless you insist on leaving, I will definitely do my best to keep you."

The interim president carefully observed Zuo Zhen's expression and made sure that Zuo Zhen's words were not just casual remarks before asking with some uncertainty: "However, we have been considered by many people in the industry as having low game development capabilities."

"Listen to their nonsense." Zuo Zhen shook his head, "What do those guys know?"

Zuo Zhen felt vaguely familiar with the people in front of him.

In the game development circle, some well-known developers are usually remembered well by many people in the industry.

At least three or four of the people in front of him were familiar to Zuo Zhen.

In other words, they should all be one of the contributors to the enduring success of the Final Fantasy series in the future.

However, what makes Zuo Zhen slightly regretful is that Yoshitaka Amano, the early royal painter of Final Fantasy, is not among these people.

However, Yoshitaka Amano himself is not tied to the Final Fantasy series, so it may be normal that he does not appear here.

But among the others, Zuo Zhen really wanted to stay.

Several other people were also very surprised when they heard Zuo Zhen's words.

The Chinese in front of me is quite nice.

People outside say that their game development capabilities are not good, but Zuo Zhen seems to recognize them.

"I know that you failed in the competition with my heavy-duty mechs, but that is not actually a problem of your ability."

"It's because I'm a little too strong, and it's because my heavy machine soldiers are a little too strong."

Zuo Zhen's words were not modest at all, but the people present who could understand Japanese did not refute them at all.

A few even nodded in agreement.

The Japanese have a strong character.

When you are indeed stronger than them, they will naturally have a humble feeling when facing a strong person.

So at this time, Zuo Zhen said directly that he was very strong, and those present would only think that this was very correct.

"So, it's not that you are incompetent. I also saw the Final Fantasy you developed and can see the potential of this game."

"But...our story still can't get rid of the prince and princess routine..."

"So what, who said routines are boring?"

"Then your heavily armed mechs..."

What impressed people like Square the most was Zuozhen’s world view and gameplay design of the Heavy Mecha.

Wasteland, tanks, armor, artificial intelligence.

These sci-fi elements coupled with role-playing seem to form a certain chemical reaction, which greatly improves the overall playability of this game.

In addition, the worldview is uncharacteristically different, and it tells a story that is completely different from that of Princes, Princesses and Heroes.

They Square employees were also very surprised when they first played it.

"The fact that I developed heavy-duty mechs does not mean that I don't agree with traditional tactics. It was just a choice I made at the time."

Zuo Zhen paused and then continued: "Okay, that's all. I'd like to ask you all if you want to prove yourself?"

"Proof? How to prove it?"

"Of course, you have to prove it with the games you develop. What better way to prove your strength than to develop a game with interesting quality and content?"

The interim president asked tentatively: "What do you mean..."

"Use your Final Fantasy to prove your strength. Can you do it? If you say you can't do it, then I feel that I am at a loss for the two million US dollars. I may consider giving up the two million US dollars now. The acquisition thing.”

Are you unwilling to give in?

Do you want to prove yourself?

Needless to say?

If there is such an opportunity, who wants to be whispered about behind your back all the time?

Everyone wants to be the most dazzling existence.

prove yourself!

The interim president looked behind him.

And the 'former' Square employees behind him seemed to be burning with passion.

"We want to prove ourselves."

"That's alright, come on, light it up."