Game Development Giant

Jester's answer surprised Nakayama Hayao.

A confused look flashed across his face, and after a few seconds of silence, he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Li, you should know what Suzuki represents to us, Sega."

"Yes."

Jester also said in a very confident tone: "Of course I know what Mr. Yu Suzuki represents at Sega, but through my chat with Mr. Suzuki Yu just now, he himself also wants to participate in this development. , so in my opinion, at least on my side, there is no problem. The only thing I cared about before was that Mr. Suzuki Yu was not interested in participating in the game I wanted to make."

"Do you think I would agree?"

After hearing what Jester said, Hayao Nakayama laughed angrily. After he finished speaking, he looked at Jester with squinted eyes.

"Of course not. I know the value of Mr. Suzuki Yu. I never thought that I could use ordinary methods to borrow Mr. Suzuki Yu from you to help..."

As he spoke, Jester took out a folder from the drawer of a table on one side, then flipped through it twice, then closed the folder and placed it in front of Hayao Nakayama. After that, Jester Tecai said: "President Zhongshan, you can take a look at this first and make a decision before it's too late."

Nakayama Hayao glanced at the folder Jester put in front of him with some surprise. To be honest, he really didn't think Jester could offer anything to impress him.

He picked up the folder casually, opened it casually, and then looked at it casually.

Then, a look of extreme astonishment appeared on his face.

He raised his head and looked at Jester in disbelief. He was very, very surprised as to why Jester could offer such a condition. In his eyes, it was such a condition. Just like when Jester wanted to borrow Suzuki Yu from him before, it was completely impossible.

"Why?"

Nakayama Hayao asked Jester in a somewhat difficult tone. The expression on his face could clearly reflect his current mentality.

Extremely shocked.

Suzuki Yu's expression has also changed a bit. From Jester's conversation before, he could clearly tell that Jester meant that he wanted to persuade Nakayama Hayao to participate in what Jester described before. In the development of a game that he yearns for very much, if other factors are thrown into the equation, participating in the development of this game is indeed something that Yu Suzuki longs for.

What he likes most about game development is adding things that others wouldn't do.

There will always be some unexpected effects.

certainly. Among his many years as a game development manager, such feedback ranged from good to bad, but it was indeed extremely fun to do so. Moreover, if he had not had this feeling, there might not have been a VR series. .

But, he also knows. There was no way that President Zhongshan would agree to join the development of Jester's game.

He knows better than anyone what his status is in Sega and what kind of influence he has.

Not to mention anything else, if you really join this development group. Then it can only be used as a deputy to Jester. If a soul designer of Sega acts as a deputy to his competitor, doesn't that mean that Sega is the younger brother of Mars Entertainment? This kind of thing. This is something that Hayao Nakayama, who values ​​Sega as his own life, would never do.

However, judging from the sudden change in President Zhongshan's expression just now, it seems that it is not what he imagined.

No matter what conditions Jester puts forward. They will all be rejected.

Facing Hayao Nakayama's question, Jester still had an indifferent smile on his face, and his tone was as calm as ever. He said bluntly: "With all due respect, President Nakayama, if it weren't for such conditions, maybe you would be... There is no way you can agree to lend me Suzuki Yu, right?"

Hearing what Jester said, Nakayama Hayao narrowed his eyes.

He exhaled, slightly suppressed Goji's excitement, and pointed to the folder in his hand.

"Everything it says is true."

"hehe."

Jester chuckled again, shrugged his shoulders easily, and said calmly: "As long as you agree to Suzuki Yu's participation in the development of my game, everything mentioned above is true."

Seeing what Jester said so surely, Nakayama Hayao fell silent once again.

To be honest, he was indeed tempted.

"Suzuki, please take a look at this document first." As if he had not yet made a decision, Nakayama Hayao handed the folder in his hand to Suzuki Yu, and then motioned to Suzuki Yu to read it first before speaking. .

Suzuki Yu took the folder, opened it and looked at it carefully.

But just like Nakayama Hayao who saw this document for the first time before, Suzuki Yu had a look of extreme surprise on his face after just a few glances.

He really didn't expect that Jester would offer such conditions before.

At this time, Suzuki Yu glanced at Nakayama Hayao, who was still frowning and not thinking about anything. At this time, he finally understood why Nakayama, the decisive president, was so difficult to make his own decision this time. , To be honest, if I were in the position of President Zhongshan, it would be difficult for me to make a decision.

Because the conditions offered by Jester were too tempting.

"IMHO……"

After thinking for a long time, Nakayama Hayao, who seemed to have finished thinking, finally spoke, but the first thing he said was not whether he agreed or disagreed, but asked a different question.

"...Mr. Li, I would like to know, haven't you contacted Suzuki individually before? You have worked with Suzuki, and Suzuki also developed his first console game under your leadership. You should know Due to his character, he was sure that Suzuki would be extremely interested in your game before this..."

After Hayao Nakayama finished speaking, he looked at Jester with a very special look, as if he wanted to see something different from Jester.

"No."

Jester answered very quickly and decisively this time.

After finishing speaking, he looked at Yu Suzuki with a smile on his face: "It is precisely because I have worked with Suzuki and know Suzuki very well that I will not contact Suzuki alone, because if I don't With your consent, Mr. Suzuki will never leave Sega on his own initiative, he is such a stubborn and persistent person."

Hearing Jester say this about himself.

Suzuki Yu laughed a little sheepishly.

This is not that Jester is flattering Suzuki Yu, but that Jester has indeed considered this before.

After all, Jester knew that this kind of open world game was indeed what Suzuki Yu liked and longed for.

But Jester also knew that although in his memory, Yu Suzuki sadly left Sega more than ten years later, the game producers of Sega during this period had very deep feelings for Sega.

Their persistence in the game is also very touching. Many people may know that the investment in "Shenmue" is huge and it plays a decisive role in the history of world games, but they may not know that in the development of "Shenmue 2" During development, Sega announced the discontinuation of DC console production, and refused to continue investing in research and development funds for Shenmue 2.

At this time, Shenmue 2 has entered the final finishing stage. It would be such a shame to stop development and give up.

Therefore, the developers spontaneously launched a fundraiser for the game.

And Yu Suzuki donated almost all his savings to this game, which he knew would definitely not have any sales. Jester didn't know the specific number, but it would not be less than one million US dollars.

It is absolutely impossible for such a person to leave Sega.

Therefore, Jester abandoned this idea from the beginning.

"Aren't you afraid that such conditions will have a very bad impact on you and Mars Entertainment?" After listening to Jester's answer, Nakayama Hayao still had not made a decision, and he continued to ask.

I heard this question from Hayao Nakayama.

Jester frowned, but soon relaxed.

"How to put it, the impact is definitely there, but we have to look at it from two sides. There are some benefits to this. With just a little publicity, it can attract players and fans and even many light players who don't usually play games. You know, I will attach great importance to this new game... President Nakayama, you know that the development time of this game is very long, even before the next-generation Dreambox3 development machine is developed, It is impossible for us to officially develop the game, but there is also a very good point, that is, the promotion time will be at least five years long, so there will be plenty of time in terms of promotion."

Nakayama Hayao listened quietly to Jester's words.

Then, he pushed the folder he took back from Yu Suzuki's hand in front of Jester.

Jester also put the folder away with a normal expression.

"Mr. Li, are you really sure you want to do this?" Nakayama Hayao asked again, and Jester immediately nodded his answer.

"Well, since Suzuki himself has no objections, I have no objections in principle to our cooperation as long as Mr. Li can fulfill what you said above." In the end, Nakayama Hayao still gave his own opinion answer.

After hearing Nakayama Hayao's affirmative answer, Jester's face flashed with joy. (To be continued...)