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Chapter 264 168. Look at this situation

Lying on Tsuda Nao's bed at night, Qing Zhiyuan tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.

Because what President Zhongshan said today was so abnormal.

This old man has always been very tough. Even in Qing Zhiyuan's mind, Nakayama Hayao and Renten Tian's Yamauchi Hiroshi are the same type of people.

Stubborn, tenacious, possessing inexhaustible energy, and possessing a powerful aura, both of them are tyrants in nature.

But when he was in the sauna today, President Zhongshan gave him the feeling of being a little sad and weak.

This is very unusual.

Qing Zhiyuan opened his eyes suddenly.

Suddenly I realized something——

Maybe there is something really wrong with Nakayama Hayao's health.

And Sega itself had problems.

It was a very serious problem that led him to say such tragic words.

It is really not easy to make a once-all-powerful boss bow his head.

If Sega hadn't encountered a particularly big difficulty, Nakayama Hayao wouldn't have said anything about "using Qing Zhiyuan's power".

Moreover, to this extent, Zhongshan seems to truly recognize Qing Zhiyuan and pokeni from the bottom of his heart.

No one else would be able to expose such a vulnerable side to you.

However, Qing Zhiyuan was actually not sure whether the old man was really in trouble or was he just pretending to gain sympathy in the hope that pokeni could help Sega?

The Sega of two years ago, no, let alone two years ago, the Sega of a year ago was still at its peak, and there was a faint tendency to pull down Rentian Tiantang.

Why can't it work now?

Or is it that Nakayama's own health is really failing, so he has a premonition that he wants to establish a stable future for Sega while his physical condition is still good?

Qing Zhiyuan is unknown, but there is always an indescribable ominous smell lingering in his heart.

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Two days later, it was the turn of Sony's president Norio Ohga and Sony Entertainment chief Ken Kutaragi to invite Qing Zhiyuan to dinner.

Unlike the decline shown by Sega's Hayao Nakayama, the two Sony players are now in high spirits.

Sony's PS has been on sale for less than a month, and sales have exceeded 600,000 units, which is actually quite scary.

Especially for a [new] company that has just entered the console field, it can be said to be quite remarkable that it achieved such a beautiful victory in the first war and deeply defeated the Sega Saturn and other competitors.

In the past, the console war was nothing more than a historical text to Qing Zhiyuan, or at most a video introduction.

But when you really immerse yourself in this era and get to know these people, you will sigh from the bottom of your heart.

It is truly destiny that Sony can pass the baton to Norio Ohga and Ken Kutaragi.

Although it can be said that Akio Morita is very discerning, there is also a lot of luck involved.

First of all, Ken Kutaragi, an engineer with extremely high creativity and keen market sense, dared to propose the development of a game console without ever entering the game market, and continued to promote this matter on his own.

From the initial cooperation with Rentendo, to cooperation with Sega and Pokeni for handheld consoles after the collapse, to ditching Sega and going it alone...

In fact, it requires strategic vision and courage.

In particular, it requires a big heart to withstand pressure from all aspects. It is not easy to persevere no matter how unfavorable Sony is internally.

The most important thing is that such Ken Kutaragi met such Norio Oga.

Norio Ohga was able to defy public opinion, unswervingly support Kutaragi Ken despite an almost overwhelming wave of opposition within the company, and establish Sony Entertainment, leaving Kutaragi to do it. His courage is truly remarkable.

Such monarchs and ministers, with such pioneering spirit and big heart, are Sony's blessing.

It’s hard to think about whether you can succeed or not.

Qing Zhiyuan admired them very much.

Norio Ohga and Ken Kutaragi, these two people are indispensable. If any one of them had replaced them, it would be impossible to have the current Sony.

What's even more rare is that Kutaragi Ken is particularly willing to listen to Qing Zhiyuan's suggestions, which is not easy.

"For the follow-up matters, I have to leave it to President Qing."

Norio Ohga, the current president of Sony, raised his glass of wine and paid homage to Chiwon.

Qing Zhiyuan himself was not ambiguous and followed them in silence.

"No, no, I'm riding on Sony's big boat. Sony's PS sales are good, and our games can also benefit from it."

This round is all business touting.

Norio Ohga and Ken Kutaragi laughed happily, but they were bitter in their hearts.

Well, Qing Zhiyuan, when we worked together and signed the agreement, it was all right. After the game console is released, you guys have to hurry up and get the game.

If pokeni's 3D games are not up to par, they simply cannot reflect the level of our PS.

Now it is being criticized by players for being useless. If it were not for the low price of our console, it might be gone now.

"A person's power is always limited."

Norio Ohga sighed and said, "The same is true for the company."

Um?

Qing Zhiyuan frowned, feeling like he had heard these two sentences somewhere.

"The sales volume of consoles has never only depended on the hardware and price/performance ratio of the console." Norio Ohga said half-seriously, "So President Qing, your sales in the first month may seem okay, but these are Imaginary.

The key is whether there will be enough developers and games that continue to attract players to the PS platform in the future. "

This is indeed the truth.

Otherwise, based on the level of console hardware, Sega should have defeated Rentendo countless times.

Isn't the main reason why Rentendo is so powerful because most large game developers are on his side?

Moreover, Rententian itself is the largest game developer, which is very important.

Nowadays, Sony's hardware level is absolutely unparalleled, but the game aspect is still lacking.

So Norio Ohga must seize pokeni, a new player in the game, no matter what.

"Let's do it as soon as possible, as soon as possible." Qing Zhiyuan was a little surprised and raised his glass to toast Norio Oga.

Done, click your lips.

"Hey, we also really hope that the game can be released as soon as possible, so that we can board the Sony ship as soon as possible."

Several people had another business chat at the wine table, and each other was very happy.

"By the way, Qingsang."

Norio Ohga raised his big red face. A large mole on his lip seemed to be swollen by alcohol. It seemed bigger than before.

He looked at Qing Zhiyuan with blurred eyes and said with a smile, "There is something very important. We want to invite pokeni."

"Huh?" Qing Zhiyuan was slightly startled, "What's the important thing?"

"We want to organize major game manufacturers to establish a Neon Electronic Entertainment Industry Association."

"Eh?"

Qing Zhiyuan blinked and suddenly sobered up.

"Neon Electronic Entertainment Industry Association?"

"Yes." Norio Ohga nodded and explained seriously, "Look, the United States holds the Chicago Electronics Show every year, and will hold a special Electronic Entertainment Expo next year."

Qing Zhiyuan also received an invitation for this electronic entertainment exhibition to be held in 1995. It is said to be the largest and most famous interactive entertainment exhibition in the world, referred to as the E3 exhibition.

It is mainly a professional platform for displaying various games and game-related products.

One advantage of this kind of exhibition is that it can focus on exposure, create a massive game feast, and provide excellent publicity for various games.

But, what does this association have to do with Sony?

"That's what we think," Norio Ohga said bluntly, "The United States had the Chicago Consumer Show before and the E3 electronics show in the future. In fact, they are both major events that benefit games, but it is a pity that Neon does not have them here. .

Until now, we only had one Tokyo Toy Fair.

If you want to participate in an exhibition every year, you have to display games and game consoles along with a bunch of figures, Ultraman, Transformers and so on, so the publicity effect is compromised. "

Yes, until now, there has not been a stage dedicated to displaying games in the entire Neon.

Because in its previous life, the Tokyo Game Show (TGS), one of the three major game exhibitions along with E3 in the United States and Gamescom in Germany, was also spearheaded by Sony.

Qing Zhiyuan can’t remember clearly, but it was probably in the past two years.

Looking at it this way, the times are really closing.

Major events come as if by stepping on the spot.

Exhibiting with a bunch of toys can no longer meet the needs of existing video game manufacturers and players.

Electronic games have developed to this day and have gone beyond the category of simple [toys].

It's time to have your own unique stage.

"To put it bluntly, we are just a mess here." Norio Ohga said, "Neon's game developers basically work on their own and regard each other as competitors and enemies. But they have never thought about it. Games can also be a win-win cooperation.

So until now, there is no decent game exhibition that benefits everyone.

But actually we can make the cake bigger together. "

Norio Ohga said, “The first step we want to take is to establish the Electronic Entertainment Products Association, first bring everyone together, and then organize various joint activities through this association. Whether there are many disputes in the future, benefits will be shared, and cooperation... ...and game industry regulations, etc., we can all rely on this common association to formulate them.

Rather than different manufacturers having different standards.

This is equivalent to unnecessary internal friction between each other, but puts our Neon game in danger of falling behind Omi. "

Speaking of excitement, Norixiong Oga ignored Qing Zhiyuan and took a sip on his own. "Rentendo has a standard, Sega has a standard, and we also have a standard, but in the end it is impossible to use a certain manufacturer's standard, which makes it difficult to achieve results. It is also difficult for game developers to make a choice. .”

After Norio Ohga spoke eloquently, he was 70% true and 30% false.

Just because of his current expression of heartache and concern for the world, Qing Zhiyuan would give him full marks.

Look at this person's brain.

This pattern.

What did Hiroshi Yamauchi of Rentendo think?

Can you, Dong Zhuo, really be the boss just by relying on your powerful soldiers and horses?

Cao thieves like Sony are so generous, and such a statement will bring the world to its center.

Qing Zhiyuan even felt a little excited after hearing this.

Norio Ohga is not just an outstanding entrepreneur.

He is also an outstanding social activist.

According to reports from neon media such as the "Yomiuri Shimbun", Oga once served as the main person in charge of important social and economic groups such as the Neon Electronic Machinery Industry Association, the Neon Economic Group Federation, and the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and provided services for the neon economic industry. contributed to its development.

Dahe contributed to the successful signing of the Japan-US Semiconductor Agreement in 1996 and has been committed to promoting reform and innovation in the Neon business community.

Look at this layout.

This is the person who does great things.

To benefit the entire neon electronics industry, what a great pattern.

Who wouldn't want to follow him?

"But do Rentendo and Sega agree?" Qing Zhiyuan raised a fatal question and asked with a frown, "With the personalities of President Yamauchi and President Nakayama, they probably won't join this entertainment industry association, right?"

Others don't know Sony's wild ambitions, but Qing Zhiyuan is clear about it.

Those who have always formed so-called business associations and formulated standards are actually trying to become "talkers"

Because this name is indeed lofty, and at the same time, it puts a pair of shackles on the younger brothers through the association system. After becoming the boss, the power of profit distribution is in your own hands. Who dares not to listen to you?

Forming a group is equivalent to raising a big flag.

But before, as Norio Ohga said, everyone was in disarray and no one had such a structure and wisdom.

After the Hiroshi Yamauchi family became the dominant one, it was natural for the younger brothers to return home.

They didn't want to hang out with him, so they started a confrontation.

In fact, such iron-fisted measures are not smart at all. Smart people should do what Sony did, set up an association, stand on the high ground of public opinion and morality, and then radiate out.

But as Qing Zhiyuan said, Hiroshi Yamauchi and Hayao Nakayama are used to being the boss, how could they agree to join your association and be your younger brothers?

You can't let Sony take the lead and leave the association president to Hiroshi Yamauchi or Hayao Nakayama, right?

So what are you planning on doing with Sony?

Ohga Norio is not the kind of person who makes wedding clothes for others.

"This..." Norio Ohga was obviously in trouble.

He also knew that this was impossible.

Not to mention other things, Sony and Rentian were involved in the CD-ROM matter before. The two companies are now in the same situation.

In terms of hatred value, Qing Zhiyuan ranks third on Yamauchi Pu's hatred list.

The first one is Sega.

The second place is you Sony.

When Sony held the Tokyo Game Show in a previous life, Rentendo didn't participate in it for many years. Think about it why.

Now that Sony is engaged in PS and has beaten Sega into disgrace, is Hayao Nakayama still willing to form an Electronic Entertainment Products Association with you?

It's impossible.

"President Yamauchi's side is a bit difficult." Norio Ohga frowned and said, "But we have almost reached an agreement with Konami, Square, SNK, Koei...Sega and others."

“The establishment of an association that everyone can participate in is really something that everyone wants and is in the interests of the majority of people.”

"However, this matter has not been finalized yet, so it must be kept secret."

Qing Zhiyuan smiled.

See through, don’t tell.

If I hadn't had dinner with President Zhongshan first, I would have really believed this.

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