Jester hates Japanese food.

It’s not because of the taste – any country’s dishes are cooked by experts and will not taste bad. Well, maybe the UK is an exception.

It is the restrained, rigorous and strict style reflected in Japanese cuisine, and the stingy aura that makes him feel extremely uncomfortable.

This is a psychological disgust, not a physical one.

Jester is an unrestrained and free person. In his last life, as a northerner, he liked the freedom to drink big bowls, eat meat in large pieces, and divide gold with large scales, instead of eating a bite of exquisite Japanese dishes like fine-cut green vegetables that have to be petty for a long time.

However, Aarakawa, a person who came from the traditional Japanese family, obviously highly praised Japanese cuisine. The dining movements were straight and rhythmic, and seemed to be a certain dining etiquette. Especially in this restaurant, which mainly consists of Kansai cuisine, eating smooth soup tofu, the fresh and fragrant taste rolled on the tip of his tongue, reminding him of the taste of his hometown.

His hometown is Kyoto, the fourth largest city in Japan and one of the birthplaces of Kansai cuisine.

Like the eight major cuisines of Chinese cuisine, which are divided into Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, Huaiyang, Zhejiang, Hunan and Hui, Japanese cuisines are also divided into three categories, or two major dishes according to the region, preparation, and ingredients.

These two main dishes refer to Kanto and Kansai cuisine.

Among them, Kansai cuisine has a great influence, which has a longer history than Kansai cuisine, and of course it is more famous.

Kanto cuisine is also called Tokyo cuisine, and the Japanese are used to calling it "Edomae", which refers to Tokyo Bay in front of Edogawa. The seafood there is fresh and can be used to cook various delicious dishes.

The popular Edo Zaichuan is a representative Kanto dish. In the Edo period, it was once the world of samurai and also showed the temperament of a samurai in the dishes. Therefore, Kanto dish is also called a male dish.

As the name suggests, Kanto cuisine has a strong and strong taste. The famous dishes include fried tempura and sixi rice. This is because Edomae (i.e. Tokyo Bay) produces a kind of small fish and shrimp. Kanto chefs use locally produced ingredients to make tempura and sixi rice, so the taste is very delicious.

Kansai cuisine mainly refers to the representative dishes in Kyoto and the areas near Osaka. Among them, Osaka cuisine, also known as waves, is the essence of Japanese cuisine. Because of this, Osaka is often called the capital of Japanese cuisine.

Because of the excellent water quality in Kyoto area, and the ancient capital of thousands of years and many temples, the food is in the palace and the characteristics of the temple are expensive and complicated. The dishes made by steaming are very delicious, such as soup tofu, and of course, the famous Osaka roast.

The characteristic of Kansai cuisine is that it tastes light and can taste umami. The ingredients used are more refined than Kansai cuisine - Seto Inland Sea seafood is also well-known. At the same time, the water quality of Kansai is better than Kansai, and the vegetables produced are also good. Therefore, generally speaking, Kansai cuisine is better than Kansai cuisine.

During the meal, Arakawa saw that Jester was not very interested, and he was a little surprised. He had been in the United States for many years and the Americans he knew loved Japanese cuisine very much, especially the exquisite Japanese cuisine, which made them even more unbearable to put on chopsticks.

In order to make Jester feel comfortable and to make the subsequent negotiations on "American Cubes" go smoother, he also enthusiastically introduced to him the allusions of these dishes and the etiquette of how to eat, hoping to make Jester's appetite better.

But after Jester got used to eating his father, a quasi-first-class chef, Sichuan cuisine, which is heavy in oil and flavor every day, he was really uninterested in these Kansai dishes that faded out of the taste. The only thing he was interested in was the fried wagyu beef that was not enough to even plug his teeth into it.

However, Mark Seney was very interested in these things and listened to them with relish.

This made Jester roll his eyes and contempt in his heart. You have eaten Chinese food.

"Mr. Arakawa!"

Finally, Jester, who could not bear it, interrupted the still rumoring and was still talking, and felt good about himself. Then he pointed to the poorly-less portion of fried wagyu beef that had been eaten clean by him and said, "Can you give me two pounds of this fried beef with sauce? I really like this dish in your country, but it's best to add more chili. I feel that its taste is still too light!"

Then, Jester could clearly see a trace of anger flashing in Mira Arakawa's eyes, but he was quickly suppressed.

Then, Aarakawa Mi showed a look of apology and a very respectful attitude.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't ask Mr. Li's dietary preferences in advance, so I chose this restaurant in my hometown. I originally wanted Mr. Wang to taste our Japanese delicacies."

Seeing that others were so low-profile, Jester was not very good at continuing to make trouble, but he still secretly complained in his heart. Damn, Japan also had the nerve to call himself a delicious food? It looks pretty similar, and it can't fill the stomach except for its exquisiteness.

But he couldn't express it directly, and could only smile with an equally hypocritical smile: "I'm not saying that your Japanese food is not delicious, but I'm used to heavy Sichuan cuisine and I really can't be interested in these light flavors. It's not just your Japanese food, but even our Chinese Huaiyang cuisine is the same for me."

Seeing the contempt that flashed in Arakawa's eyes, Jester's mood was not getting better again. He said that I was not used to eating your Japanese food and looked down on me?

Anyway, he did not discuss the other party's intention to "American Cubes", but he just wanted to bring up some news from his mouth about when Ren Hell will come to the United States to sell NES. However, Mi Arakawa's words were very strict and had no useful response to Jester's several indirect attacks. I don't know if it was intentional or Ren Hell had no plans to be released in the United States.

This also made Jester feel a little excited.

"I think we are not interested in continuing to eat, so let's talk as soon as possible. Everyone has limited time." Seeing that the time is almost over, Jester simply planned to talk to Ren Diyu and leave. He also wanted to go back to the company to see the completion of the three new games. After all, just listening to what Mark Seni said, he could only understand one rough idea.

Arakawa Mi didn't hear the negative tone in Jester's mouth. He took it for granted that it was a pleasure for them to buy the copyright of their game. After all, this is a benefit.

But he had never expected that the game company in front of him that had just released a small-level game was actually planning to enter the field of home computers, and it was in such a depressed market environment.

In fact, it was because Mi Arakawa did not do enough work before, or he really didn't take the Mars Entertainment company seriously. You should know that Jester asked his father to recruit all the R&D teams of Atari VCS7200 shortly before.

Raising a hardware R&D team is not an easy task, it is not a different plan, and it will definitely not waste money like this.

If we get this information, even a fool, Arakawa knows what Mars Entertainment wants to do, so naturally there will be no such unnecessary negotiations.

"Mr. Li, your company's "American Square" is very good. The current market response in the United States has fully proved that one thing is that you don't know if your company is interested in further expanding this impact?" Aarakawa Mi had a modest smile on his face. His English is not as serious as the voiced Japanese people, but rather a very standard New York accent.

"Haha." Jester cursed in his heart and asked deliberately pretending to be unclear, "I wonder what Mr. Arakawa means? Do you mean that Ren Hell wants to acquire our Mars Entertainment or "American Cube"?"

"Not all." Minagua Arakawa didn't say nonsense. He was a shrewd businessman. He valued the charm of "American Cubes", especially for the American strategy plan proposed by his father-in-law at a high-level meeting in the middle of the year.

However, what he was interested in was "American Cubes", and he was not very interested in the game company that Jester had just formed - not to mention that they were the game development team they had with hell, but once the premium plan his father-in-law was planning was successful, they would not lack an excellent game development team at all.

"We Renhehe attach great importance to your company's "American Square" and think it is a very excellent game and is also suitable for use on home consoles. So Renhehe hopes that your company can sell the copyright of "American Square" on home consoles to us, and our offer for this is also very sincere." Mi Arakawa said earnestly.

"Extreme sincerity?" Hearing these four words, Jester sneered twice in his heart. When will the two words "Sincere" be linked to the word "Sincere"?

With the iron-fisted monopoly policy created by Hiroshi Yamauchi's best-selling FC and then using the premium system, Ren Hell and sincerity cannot be attached, and there is no need to only be a resentful person in the future, and the mosaic method makes the hard-earned money but does not repent.

And Jester had no intention of selling it.

So, Jester's face changed immediately, with anger on his face, and he said firmly: "America Cubes is my first game. It means it to me like my child, and it is absolutely impossible for me to sell it."

Arakawa Mi didn't care when she heard Jester's statement. He never believed that there were things that could not be sold in this world, but that the price was not enough.

However, he didn't want to force the other party to get the other party, nor did he have to buy the copyright of the American Cubes home computer, as long as he got the other party's authorization, it would be the same.

Therefore, he just smiled, his smile still and his tone was still sincere.

"Mr. Li is worried too much. We do not want to buy your ownership of this game, but you only need to authorize the copyright of this game on the home computer platform to us. Of course, we will definitely satisfy you in the price."

"Copyright of the home machine? Is it just the copyright of the home machine? Don't have arcade machines, palm..." Hearing Mi Arakawa's words, Jester's eyes flashed, as if he had thought of something, and then subconsciously wanted to blurt out the doubts in his mouth. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and shut up quickly, and did not reveal the most important information.

Arakawa actually looked at Jester with some confusion, not understanding what the palm he just said meant.

Of course, Jester had no idea of ​​explaining.

However, Jester still got a very important information from Mi Arakawa, that is, the plan for the handheld machine BAME-BOY has not yet begun, otherwise, they would not have even mentioned the copyright of the handheld machine.

The designers who are in Hell cannot see how powerful the American Cube will be on the handheld.

Then Jester had an idea again, as if there was another message hidden in Mi Arakawa's words.

For example, about the scope of the authorization of the home machine.

Thinking of this, Jester's face showed a look of thinking, his eyebrows were frowning tightly. After a minute or two, he deliberately asked in a tentative tone: "Do you want the copyright of "American Cubes" in Japan's home computer? If it's just this, it's not impossible to discuss."

A trace of displeasure flashed in Arakawa's eyes, but there was no expression of dissatisfaction on his face, and he still said earnestly: "No, we want the authorization of "American Cubes" on household machines in all regions, not just in Japan."

"You guys want it too? There is no market prospect in the United States now..." Then Jester felt that it was almost done, so he deliberately raised his tone, pretended to be shocked, looked at Mi Arakawa with incredible eyes, and said in surprise, "Are you going to sell FC in the United States? Can't you see what the Atari game console looks like now?"

"hehe."

Arakawa smiled distractedly. He reached out and pushed the glasses on his nose. He did not directly answer Jester's question, but continued in the tone that made people feel affectionate.

"This is the company's decision. We don't want to deceive Mr. Li. We are really sincere. After seeing the "American Cube" game I mailed to him, Mr. Yamauchi immediately made an order. The instructions I received were to get the copyright of "American Cube" home computer in any case. Please check this document for the price. After reading it, you will naturally understand our sincerity this time. If you are not satisfied, we can continue to discuss it."

While speaking, Arakawa Min took out a few pieces of white paper with handwriting from the briefcase on one side and handed it to Jester.

Jester took it with him, but he had no intention of agreeing anyway, so he just looked down and pretended to look.

While watching, Jester was amazed. The conditions given by Ren Hell are so good. There is no such domineering as in the 1980s who are arbitrary and those who follow it will prosper and rebellious.

First of all, as long as the agreement is signed, the authorized price of the one-time payment is $20 million, and for every copy sold, Mars Entertainment, which owns the copyright of the American Square, will receive a $5 share.

Jester just made a rough calculation. He couldn't remember the sales of Tetris, but he just probably remembered that it was more than five million, the top ten in FC's historical sales.

Assume that it is five million copies, the share of each portion of five dollars is 25 million dollars, plus the purchase authorization of 20 million, which is a total of 45 million dollars.

This is a very sincere price. You should know that based on 50 yuan per game cassette, 5 million copies are only 250 million US dollars in sales. If you deduct manual channel production costs and other things, the net profit may not be 200 million US dollars.

In other words, Mars Entertainment has nothing to do. You just need to authorize the home version of this game to Ren Hell, and you can take away a quarter of all the profits of this game!

Seeing this, Jester's face couldn't help but change. Hiroshi Yamauchi and Mi Arakawa are really courageous.

It seems that Ren Diyu must have set his sights on the US market now, but he still lacks a game that is enough to open up the stagnant US video game market.

Did they regard "American Cube" as a game that can completely activate the American video game market?

People have only one function to buy game consoles, that is, to play games. Only games that are excellent enough to make people unable to help but play can promote the sales of game consoles.

It seems that Ren Diyu has taken this view, otherwise how could they be so generous this time and it does not fit in the style of Ren Diyu's stinginess at all.

And Jester couldn't help but remember that Ren Hell was officially released in the United States in October in its original history, while their treasure "Super Mario" was released in September.

Of course, before the official release, Ren Hell had a trial sale, but the effect was not very ideal.

Jester remembers that when he watched a documentary about the history of video games, he interviewed Reggie Gorilla, who was then the president of the Hell America branch. Ren Dun said that Nintendo had various outstanding skills at that time, including light guns and robot assistants, but NES's sales did not improve until "Super Mario" came to the United States, and then everything began to change.

For Ren Dihe, the most direct change is: NES is selling crazy.

In other words, it is precisely because the game "Super Mario" gave Hiroshi Yamauchi enough confidence that he made up his mind to promote NES in the United States.

Jester made his own inference based on known information.

Seeing the incredible look on Jester's face, Arakawa thought the other party was completely stunned by the price on this agreement, and a confident smile appeared on his face: "How is it? Mr. Li, you are quite satisfied with our sincerity."

Jester took a deep breath and slowly closed the agreement.

It is impossible to say that it is not excited, but it is absolutely impossible to agree. Jester looked at Shi Arakawa deeply. He really admired Ren Hell's method. He just saw a game that became popular in the arcade market in the United States. In order to see a home computer market that is not sure whether it can be successful, they dared to take such a big risk and take out a total of 45 million US dollars to buy a chance of success. If they are in the same position, would they dare to do it?

Jester thought silently in his heart, then shook his head. If he didn't know history, he would never have made such a decision.

The risk is too great.

"I don't agree with this offer." Five minutes later, Jester, who had finished contemplation, raised his head and looked at Mi Arakawa's eyes and said his answer word by word.

This answer is not difficult to make, and before this negotiation, Jester made a decision.

"Okay, what will we... refuse? Baga!" Arakawa, who had heard Jester's reply, thought the other party had agreed to the condition, looked excited, and reacted, his face darkened in an instant. He looked at Jester with some incredible emotion and shouted in an almost hysterical voice, "Mr. Li, do you know what you rejected just now? Please be sure to consider it!"

"I have considered it very clearly. Mr. Arakawa, I am very grateful for your company's importance, but the price you gave is too low, which is very different from the bottom line in my heart. I am sorry that I can't give my efforts to you at such an insulting price. Please forgive me."

Jaster said with a stern face and righteous words. After he finished speaking, he stood up and left without looking back.

Mark Seney also stood up and left behind Jester.

He didn't say a word during the entire negotiation process, because before the negotiation, he knew what the outcome was, and this was the result of his joint discussion with Jester.

Only the stunned Shi Arakawa was left with a look of disbelief, and he was still muttering to himself: "At least 20 million US dollars, an insulting price..."

"Baga!"
Chapter completed!