Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

The time came to November 1999. Near the end of the year, it was the busiest time for major companies, because many things had to be completed before the end of the year so that they could have a peaceful holiday.

So starting from November, most of the work, especially the key content, will begin to be completed.

Several of the company's game masterpieces have also entered the final testing stage, waiting in line for a good start next year.

Then, since the release of "Dragon Journey" opened the digital era of pokeni, several early games from P and Sega were launched on the Dandelion game platform.

They can all be purchased and downloaded online, allowing players who have missed these classic games to re-experience their former glory.

Of course, there are also some passionate players who may buy early game cartridges because they are old and damaged.

In short, the Dandelion game platform has so far given players the impression of a game supermarket and classics, and more and more players have joined this game platform.

Think about there used to be so many games. If you wanted to experience them all, you might have to buy NES, SNES, Sega Saturn game consoles, Sony PS game consoles and other devices. But now you only need a computer or a Sega DC. Done, how much money will be saved?

Under such circumstances, the negotiations on Satoru Iwata's side went very smoothly.

Capcom, Konami, Koei... a lot of companies have signed digitalization agreements with pokeni, agreeing to digitize their own game companies' past games and publish them on the Dandelion game platform.

Thanks to the support of the programming department, Satoru Iwata was able to have all the bargaining chips.

In short, everything is developing according to the strategic plan formulated by Qing Zhiyuan and Satoru Iwata.

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However, some companies that have deep ties with Sony are difficult to deal with, such as Square Enix.

At this time, Satoru Iwata said that the president must personally take action.

Qing Zhiyuan also specially found a time to have dinner with Masashi Miyamoto, the president of Square.

"Come on, President Miyamoto, I want to toast you. I hope that Square's performance will continue to prosper in the new year."

Qing Zhiyuan raised his wine glass and touched it with Miyamoto Masashi's.

The two drank the wine in one gulp, each other's cheeks were slightly red.

We ate in a barbecue restaurant for a while, and after three drinks, both of us were a little tipsy.

It was the first time that two people had a private dinner together like this.

Originally, there was little overlap between the two people, and they were even competitors, but now that pokeni's identity has changed, things are completely different.

"I heard that Square Enix is ​​also making a big movie?" Qing Zhiyuan casually started talking about the new "Final Fantasy" movie that has been hyped by the media recently.

Although the movie is still in production, some forward-looking pictures and videos have leaked out, including the release of concept drawings of the heroine's model, which immediately caused a stir.

Because this is a 3D movie made entirely through CG, and the accuracy of the model is quite high, which almost represents the most advanced 3D technology level. The image of the heroine is vivid and beautiful, which is very typical of Japanese style. Aesthetics is inside,

Square Enix has put a lot of effort into the realism of the characters. The characters' images are close to realistic photos, and their movements are as natural as real people. They have used motion capture throughout the whole process, and even achieved simultaneous motion capture of multiple people, which is quite remarkable.

Of course, Qing Zhiyuan was just giving a verbal compliment, because with Pokeni's current technology, it is almost 3 to 5 years ahead of the level of this movie.

It's just that Yuehe has no plans to develop a full 3D animated movie.

"Final Fantasy - Soul Deep". Costing nearly US$140 million, the visual effects can be said to be unprecedented, but it failed miserably at the box office due to a poor script.

It didn't cause a stir.

And this investment has almost wiped out Square's wealth.

Think about it, pokeni's available liquidity so far has not exceeded 300 million US dollars, which was only saved after selling RTT America.

Every year pokeni has to repay debts and pay a fee of US$100 million to President Isao Okawa.

Coupled with various investments, it is really stretched.

In such an era, even the top-ranked Square may face a huge debt crisis if its investment fails.

In the previous life, it was also because of the disastrous box office failure of this movie that Square was eventually forced to sell 20% of its shares to Sony, thus becoming a game developer tied to Sony.

Now that he heard that they were developing another movie, Qing Zhiyuan smiled and said nothing.

Although there are still some small thoughts, waiting to become the big crocodile that replaces Sony's acquisition of Square's equity.

However, some things still need to be considered. After Miyamoto Masashi made the film development plan, and now it is being implemented, there is absolutely no turning back. The film will not shed tears until it comes out at the box office.

Telling him in advance what's wrong with this movie and what's wrong with it will not gain anything except making Miyamoto Masashi unhappy.

People tend to prefer friends who praise them more than those whose advice is harsh to their ears.

"Awesome, I didn't expect Square to enter the film field, and it will be a 3D movie." Qing Zhiyuan said with a smile.

"No, no, we just want to broaden our business and try different development directions."

Miyamoto Masashi thought to himself, didn’t we learn from you?

From game companies to the film industry, pokeni has done a lot.

In particular, video game linkages have almost become a textbook in the industry. Many companies are envious of Qing Zhiyuan, who can make money selling games and earn box office.

And they can also promote each other to produce greater advertising effects.

Square's idea is also very natural:

As long as it can encourage players to pay more attention to and buy Final Fantasy games, even if a huge investment is made and the final box office results are not particularly satisfactory, they can always make it back in other ways.

Just like Yuehe's "My Robot Girlfriend", although the box office failed and the cost was not recovered, the game sold quite well.

The total adds up to a steady increase.

However, Qing Zhiyuan laughed secretly, and President Miyamoto did not realize the seriousness of the matter.

The box office losses of Future's movies were not small, almost ruining Square's film career and dragging the company into the abyss.

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Qing Zhiyuan used the topic of movies to talk about games again.

"President Miyamoto, would you like to consider digitizing the games previously produced by Square and putting them on the Dandelion Game Platform?

Players like it very much. If the Final Fantasy series can be played on the Dandelion game platform, it will definitely be very popular.

And it can also bring new income to your company. "

Hearing Qing Zhiyuan's words, Miyamoto Masashi's eyes flashed, and he was actually a little moved in his heart.

But as for games, some works have signed exclusive agreements with Rentendo and Sony, and it is not easy to digitize the original games.

Of course, this does not include everything. Although it is more troublesome to operate, if you really want to log in to the Dandelion game platform, Miyamoto Masashi can also persuade Sony and Rentendao.

Deep down inside I always feel a little reluctant.

Think about it, pokeni was still a small game company back then. It has been competing with itself on the same track for so many years, but I didn’t expect that pokeni has become such a behemoth now.

It couldn't help but make Miyamoto Masashi a little jealous.

Jealousy aside, it’s an indisputable fact that Square’s partnership with Sony has always been friendly.

Although Square is a slave of the third surname, Miyamoto is still hesitant.

"We have previously agreed to develop Final Fantasy 9 on Sega DC, but the process of digitizing previous games may be a bit difficult for us." Miyamoto said hesitantly.

"President Miyamoto," Qing Zhiyuan laughed, somewhat understanding of his psychology, "Do you know the story between Niki Lauda, ​​the most legendary F1 racing driver in the world, and his nemesis James Hunt? ?”

Miyamoto Masashi was stunned for a moment and slowly shook his head.

"Lauda and Hunt were both very talented racing drivers. They were each other's strongest competitors in their lives. They chased each other and both became world champions.

Later, Lauda said to Hunt:

My doctor said don't think of life's nemesis as a curse, it can also be a blessing. "

Having said this, Qing Zhiyuan looked at Miyamoto Masashi and laughed, "Do you understand what I mean? President Miyamoto?"

"We can completely change from rivals who admire each other to friends who work together. Pokeni and Square can create a new myth in the new century."

"Because Square Enix is ​​good enough, I feel it would be a shame not to be able to bring the Final Fantasy series to Dandelion."

Eh?

Miyamoto Masashi raised his head and looked into Qing Zhiyuan's sincere eyes, as if he didn't dare to believe what he said.

This description of hitting his old enemy was actually very useful to him.

At this moment, Miyamoto sincerely liked Qing Zhiyuan.

"You wouldn't say the same thing to other presidents, right?" Miyamoto Masashi tilted his head and looked at Qing Zhiyuan.

Ahem.

Why do you feel the scene is a bit weird?

"Hahaha, how is that possible?"

Qing Zhiyuan smiled and raised his glass and took a sip of wine, "I sincerely think that Square's games are very well done, and Final Fantasy is actually the goal we have been chasing."

All joking, but Qing Zhiyuan's compliment made Miyamoto Masashi feel elated.

The two people were already relatively close in age, but they seemed to have gotten closer to each other after this dinner party.

Miyamoto Masashi thought for a while and said, "I will try to see if I can convince Sony and Rentendo. According to the exclusive contract, we may have to pay a hefty usage fee."

"President Miyamoto, you will find that it will definitely be worth your money." Qing Zhiyuan raised his glass, "Cheers to our future cooperation."

Miyamoto Masashi also laughed happily, colliding with his cup and making a crisp sound.

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