Chapter 54 "Hang On"
"You are completely famous this time." At the headquarters of the Fengxing Distribution Company in Los Angeles, Shirao Nakayama smiled and threw the latest Wall Street Journal on the table. He spoke Chinese. Jester was listening very clearly, but Carly, who was sitting on his side, was a little confused.
Jester was also a little surprised that the Japanese Man, Shirooka Nakayama, was so excellent in Chinese that he could hardly hear the Japanese accent.
Shikio Nakayama also saw Jester's surprise, but he did not explain.
Since Shirooka Nakayama knows Chinese, he also enjoys communicating with the other party in Chinese. At the banquet, Shirooka Nakayama's fluent Japanese English really made Jester unaware of it.
Since they can communicate in Chinese, the two of them can't use translation.
It was just that Carly was a little confused, so she didn't understand Chinese.
Jester picked up the Wall Street Journal that Shirooka Nakayama threw on the table, and just glanced at it and smiled bitterly. Most of the news reported above was true, but these media were abominable. After disrupting and reorganizing most of the real information and turning it into their own words, it completely changed its meaning.
This report is accompanied by a photo, the owner of the photo is Adam Edgar, the vice president of Fengxing Distribution.
This Wall Street Journal article says that in the video tape, the first person to use US dollars to buy license plates from those who received license plates is the senior executive of a newly established game distribution company. Moreover, the distribution company is the same as the owner of Mars Entertainment, Jester Lee.
There is no information in this report that is fake, and the person who wrote this article did not use guessing or inducing tone to make readers feel that the deception of this videotape of Mars Entertainment is fake.
But this kind of report is the most terrifying. It allows all readers to make their own judgments. And based on the information they give, the conclusions that can be drawn are self-evident.
Mars entertainment has been faked.
With the lead of the Wall Street Journal, which is mostly true but without any authenticity, countless newspapers and magazines began to criticize the fake Jester.
It is said that Jester is an attempt to use deception to bring the players who trust him and introduce the villain who once again into the Atari collapse.
The momentum is almost only slightly weaker than Henry Stuart's racism.
Some people even stood up for Henry Stuart, saying that they could be forgiven for swearing bad words because of their anger. Such remarks even had some supporters.
Jester was somewhat unexpected about the current situation. Who would have thought that Adam Edgar's unintentional action at that time actually caused his game company to fall into a crisis of trust almost instantly.
However, it is not possible to explain the situation publicly. Jester had to spend a lot of money again, asking Adam Edgar to hold a press conference to explain the situation that day. As for whether the media believe it or not, this is not something Jester can handle.
However, what made Jester pleased was that many players actually came to Costa Mesa spontaneously to cheer for Mars entertainment.
When he saw these players holding up the sign "We Believe in You", there was even a slight tickling in Jester's eyes. He faced these players who supported him, and he couldn't say anything other than thanks.
He was so moved that he wanted to cry.
If there are players like this, what else can you ask for?
"Mr. Zhongshan, I am full of confidence in my game. I have a large number of players who support me. When the dust is settled, all false remarks will fall into pieces in front of iron-like facts. You should understand this." Jester put the newspaper in his hand on the table and said to Shiroozuo Nakayama without being humble or arrogant.
"Okay, let's not talk about these unpleasant topics. This time I came to the United States to complete the previous signing of "American Cubes", and the other is to talk to you about the authorization issues of the three games, "Gem Maze", "Zuma", and "Bubble Dragon".
Shikio Nakayama obviously didn't want to continue talking about this issue. He waved his hand, then looked straight and said seriously.
"I'm just thinking that way," Jace nodded. He didn't want to consider this issue that had already made him anxious. He couldn't think of any good way to break the deadlock when the other party used his might to suppress others. However, as long as his trial at the end of the month can be successful, all rumors that were unfavorable to him would stop.
Of course, after the formal negotiations began, the two could no longer talk in Chinese, but instead switched to English. Both sides had no objection to "American Square". After all, Yu Suzuki had already discussed with Jester before going to the United States, but in the negotiations of the three games "Gem Maze", "Zuma" and "Bubble Dragon", both sides had objections.
"I heard that Mr. Yu Suzuki did not come this time because he joined the R&D department and was developing an extremely special game?" Jester asked calmly.
This was heard in Nakayama's ears. The expression on his face remained unchanged, but his eyebrows suddenly jumped. He glanced at Jester deeply. Before, Yu Suzuki said that Jester was extremely well-informed in Japan, and he was still a little unbelievable, but this time he believed most of it.
Because Yu Suzuki is indeed leading the development of an extremely special game, which is also Sega's biggest trump card to fight back next year. This is also the company's biggest secret. Apart from himself, Yu Suzuki and the software and hardware engineers who are participating in the research and development, even the other members of the company's ban are not very clear about this.
Although Shinoo Nakayama believed what Yu Suzuki said to him, he was still not sure if Jester really knew the game his company was developing.
He was just trying to deny it, but the sentence that Jester immediately followed made him fail to say the denial.
"I heard it is a motorcycle game, and the game method is very different from the mainstream method we know now." Jester smiled and said this sentence that made Nakayama Shizuo silent for five minutes.
Five minutes later, Shinto Nakayama looked up at Jester, and his tone became extremely rude: "Mr. Li, this game is a secret of our company. If you want to get authorization for this game, then we have nothing to talk about."
"No, President Zhongshan, you misunderstood. I don't want to get this game, but I want our two companies to cooperate." Jester still smiled and said his plan, "We can authorize the arcade versions of the three games "Gem Maze" and even the home versions in Japan and Europe at the same price as "American Cubes", but the condition must be that you have to agree to send a hardware R&D team to develop that special motorcycle game with you."
"This..." Nakayama Shizuo, who originally wanted to say this directly, just said this, and then seemed to have thought of something temporarily, suddenly stopped talking and did not say the following words.
He just looked at Jester with his sharp eyes as sharp as a sword, as if he wanted to see what the other person was thinking, but Jester just looked at Shikio Nakayama calmly, with no other expression on his face except a smile.
"Mr. Li, since you have heard of this game, you should know what this game represents to us Sega." Shikio Nakayama did not see any useful information on Jester's face, so he could only say in a calm voice.
"Of course." Jace's head.
"Then you should know that it is impossible to agree with the conditions you mentioned." Shinto Nakayama continued to say in a deep voice.
After a while of silence, Jester also knew that it was impossible to get Sega's technology without bleeding, so he nodded and said bluntly: "Mr. Zhongshan, what conditions are needed, please tell me directly."
Then, Shinto Nakayama's face, which had become cold, smiled again. The fingers of one hand he placed on the table kept tapping the tabletop, saying, "The household machine of "American Square"..."
Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, Jester's face changed and he said firmly: "It's impossible."
Shikio Nakayama didn't expect that Jester's answer was so straightforward. He really didn't know how much weight the game Sega was developing? If it weren't for the new home phone he would launch next year to fight against the current Nintendo, even if Jester exchanged ten "American Cubes" for exchange, he wouldn't have agreed.
Because this game is too important for Sega.
"Mr. Li, if you want to cooperate truly, you need sincerity." Nakayama Shizuo's face darkened again. He was very dissatisfied with Jester's refusal without hesitation. His tone became a little angry, "Don't always think about taking advantage of others. There is no good thing in this world that there is no pie to lose."
Facing the angry accusations of Shinto Nakayama, Jester didn't expect that he would laugh.
"You want to turn on sales for Sega's new console." Then, he expressed the purpose of Nakayama Shirooshi in an extremely plain tone.
"So what?" Although Jester guessed it, Nakayama Hayao's face did not change at all. He still had a gloomy face and said angrily.
"In this way, I promise to launch a game I personally designed for your new console platform, and I can guarantee that the total sales of this game in Japan will not be less than one million sets within a year. If it cannot be done, the copyright of the "American Square" home computer will be given for free."
Then, Jester smiled and said something that shocked Nakayama Shiroo.
"What!" The surprised Shinto Nakayama stood up from his seat, his sharp eyes staring at Jester without blinking, but as before, he still couldn't see any special place.
"You're serious?" Suppressed the shock in his heart, and even expected that Shirooka Nakayama became a little impatient and could not wait before.
One million games represent at least one million home machines, which is too important for Sega today.
"You can write it into the contract. If the contract is breached, the American Cubes will be presented with both hands." Jester put his hands behind his head, leaned his back on the chair, with a smile on his face, and his tone was extremely conclusive.
"Okay!" Nakayama Hayao stared at Jester for a minute before spitting out the word.
Hearing this word also made Jester feel relieved, and even made him feel a little excited. He knew how important the arcade game Sega was developing would be in the future.
But now Jester can completely let go of his heart.
"Hang-On", I've got it.
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PS2: "Hang-On" is the world's first somatic game, with a realistic motorcycle frame. The launch of this arcade directly gave birth to the birth of large arcades. Since the release of this game, Sega has always been the overlord of this type of arcade. They can fight against Nintendo repeatedly on home machines, relying on blood transfusions from large arcades.
Chapter completed!