Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

January 1, 1988 happened to be Friday, and most shops were supposed to be closed on this day.

But since the beginning of the golden age, Tokyo has also become a city that never sleeps.

So now even in the evening of the New Year's season, the streets of Tokyo are still crowded with people.

Hideo Kojima, wearing a windbreaker and black-rimmed glasses, was walking with his companions on the busy street with a look of excitement.

"Aonuma-kun, why are there so many people during the New Year?"

"Idiot, there are so many talented people just because it's the New Year." Eiji Aonuma has long been familiar with all this.

"And today is Friday, Golden Day. If Golden Day doesn't cost gold, what's the point?"

While walking, Eiji Aonuma reminded Hideo Kojima beside him, explaining to him all kinds of things here in Tokyo.

As a newcomer who just joined HAL, Eiji Aonuma felt that he had the obligation to educate Kojima about the working culture of the club.

After all, I am a senior. Although they are the same age, who let me join HAL a year earlier.

As for Hideo Kojima, Eiji Aonuma glanced at the simple-minded guy beside him, a little amazed.

A guy who studied economics, instead of going to the hot financial market, became obsessed with making games instead.

Tsk, that's weird.

But thinking that he was just a carpenter before, Aonuma Eiji felt relieved a lot.

"Hey, remember, you can just enjoy all the activities later with peace of mind.

Tonight's expenses will be socially responsible. After all, it is a golden day, so we can just spend it. Hehe~"

Eiji Aonuma put his arms around Hideo Kojima's shoulders, and smiled lewdly.

In neon, every Friday must be the peak day for social animals to go to various social places. Izakayas, nightclubs, and custom shops are all overcrowded.

Because it is a bubble era, it is normal for everyone to spend hundreds of thousands of yen on this day.

So in private, everyone refers to Friday (Golden Day) as "Flower Golden Day".

Now even office workers like Eiji Aonuma and Hideo Kojima who don't know how to manage money are not short of money.

After all, an extra hour of work every day costs tens of thousands of yen, and quarterly bonuses are calculated in millions of yen.

If they have their own training plans, HAL will subsidize several million more for them.

For those who have just joined the club for a year or less, according to their boss, their basic salary will be raised by at least one million next year.

It's all money, too much money to spend. After two single dogs get off work, what else can you do if you don't want to drink and spend?

Hideo Kojima, who came to Tokyo for the first time, looked at the famous brand clothes on the street, and couldn't help but look down at his own outfit.

Armani windbreaker, Willis handmade leather shoes, when will I, a country bumpkin, be able to wear such a luxury brand.

"How about it, Kojima, isn't the outfit I picked for you very stylish?" Eiji Aonuma was quite confident in his own aesthetics.

Because Hideo Kojima has just joined the company, the club needs to arrange for a senior to take him over.

So Eiji Aonuma, who was about the same age, stood up courageously.

As for Hideo Kojima's flamboyant outfit today, it was all Eiji Aonuma's idea.

Anyway, it will be reimbursed by the society, a matter of several million yen, isn't that easy?

Facing Eiji Aonuma's complacency, Hideo Kojima hesitated. "Isn't that too fancy?"

"Fancy?" Eiji Aonuma showed an unimaginable expression, "Kojima-kun, please look at the street in front of you."

He pointed at the brightly lit street, "Hey, everyone here wears clothes that are trendier than yours.

So don't worry, what I've picked for you is already the most conservative style. "

Uh..., Hideo Kojima looked ahead. Ultra-short leather pants, greasy white thighs, and ramen hair that swayed with the steps.

Sure enough, he was indeed a bit of a coward after covering him tightly.

"Okay, it's here, let's go in, don't make Iwata-san and the others wait for a long time."

While Hideo Kojima was in a daze, Eiji Aonuma had already taken the lead towards an izakaya.

He looked up and saw that it was a high-end restaurant named Gonhachi. Before he could think about it, Hideo Kojima also followed Eiji Aonuma into the restaurant.

"Iwata-san, Akagi-san, you two have been waiting for a long time." As soon as he entered the box, Eiji Aonuma greeted him graciously.

"We've just arrived, please sit down." Iwata Satoru and Akagi were not much older than them, and everyone greeted them unconsciously with a much more affectionate tone.

After several people took off their coats and handed them to the waiter who was waiting on the side, they sat in a circle in front of a table.

Although it was New Years Eve, all four were bachelors. It happened that they were both in Tokyo and did not leave, so they simply went out for a drink together.

People around me are feasting, so I can't just sit at home and watch the feast by myself.

Going out for drinks and visiting high-end clubs is the correct way to open up life.

"Four kaiseki dishes, plus two kilograms of premium Kobe beef." As soon as he sat down, Akagi began to skillfully order the menu, "Oh, by the way, four more bottles of Romani red wine."

The well-trained waiter of "Hay" retreated respectfully.

After listening to Akagi's order, Hideo Kojima secretly clicked his tongue.

This is so extravagant that it cannot be added. Is it really not necessary to use the AA system in the future?

The kaiseki cuisine in this kind of place should be at least 400,000 to 500,000 yen per serving, and Kobe premium beef costs 200,000 to 300,000 yen.

And the Romani red wine, that is the luxury brand from the Gallic chicken, right?

It is said that a bottle costs several thousand dollars, and Akagi-san sells four bottles at a time.

The anxious Hideo Kojima has already secretly calculated in his heart whether the money he has with him is enough for the AA system.

Contrary to his apprehension, Eiji Aonuma was already familiar with him and began to flatter Iwata Satoru and Akagi.

What kind of food is this? He usually likes to drink the so-called Faguo red wine as plain water when he has nothing to do.

The per capita consumption is less than one million yen, which is just so-so in the current neon.

"Kojima-san, are you still getting used to Hal just now?" After exchanging pleasantries, Satoru Iwata turned to Hideo Kojima who didn't speak much.

"Hay," Hideo Kojima nodded subconsciously, "Thanks to your care, everything is going well here at HAL."

"That's good." Satoshi Iwata nodded in satisfaction, "I've seen the game you made. Although it's still a bit rough, it's a good idea."

Hideo Kojima graduated last year, oh no, the year before last.

However, he was not coaxed by major banks and financial institutions to participate in various training activities like his classmates.

It's not that no company is willing to sign him, but Hideo Kojima has rejected various invitations and plans to make a game of his own.

He was fascinated by video games when he first came into contact with the blue and white machine of Shirakawa Electric a few years ago.

Later in college, he also participated in the "Golden Cross Game Contest" held by HAL.

Although he did not win the first prize, the third prize of 500,000 yen gave him great encouragement.

So after graduating from university, he did not take part in the work, but started the development of the second game in his life.

After more than a year, a shooting game with a high degree of completion was delivered to HAL.

Facts have proved that playing games with passion and heart will definitely not bury this talent.

After receiving the game, HAL evaluated it, and quickly handed it to Satoru Iwata.

When he learned that this game was completed by Hideo Kojima alone, Satoru Iwata was shocked.

So Hideo Kojima, who was far away in Kobe, received a call from Satoshi Iwata himself.

Then a week before the new year, Hideo Kojima officially joined HAL.

At this time, Satoru Iwata called everyone out, drinking is one thing, and taking care of Hideo Kojima's work is also one of the reasons.

"Kojima, you will intern with Aonuma and his team for a period of time, the main job is to familiarize yourself with the various processes of game development.

After the time is ripe, start to form a development team alone, and release your previous single-player game as the first game. "

"Hay!" Hearing the news, Hideo Kojima looked excited. Sure enough, tonight's drinking party was not in vain.

And Eiji Aonuma next to him was also a little envious, tsk, he started leading the project alone, and he hadn't even done it yet.

"You don't have to envy Aonuma, the next generation of "Zelda" will be fully entrusted to you."

Seemingly noticing Cha Lemon's expression, Iwata Satoru smiled again and gave a word of relief.

"Hey, Iwata-sanna, thank you so much. Please rest assured, "Zelda" is my own son, and I will definitely treat it well."

Aonuma Eiji's envious expression immediately turned red, lo and behold, it's better to flatter me.

The atmosphere was enthusiastic, and everyone unconsciously wanted to have a drink or two. But the kaiseki dishes were not served, and the wine was not served yet.

"Hey, everyone is waiting to drink. When will the red wine be served?" Impatient Akagi called the waiter over politely.

"Sorry sir, the Romani wine has been sold out tonight, we are urgently coordinating.

If you don't mind, Mr. Lafite in 1982, would you like it? "

"Rafi?" Akagi frowned, "Forget it, if you don't have red wine, go to the gold bar, please prepare it for us immediately."

"Hay!" The waiter hurriedly ran to prepare again.

Akagi only drinks Romani's red wine, and as for Lafite, he's not interested in such rubbish red wine.

The waiter who returned after a while came over with a bottle of sake that shone with gold.

The so-called gin is sake with gold leaf added.

In the era of bubbles, exaggerated aesthetics created all kinds of magical food.

Gold leaf ice cream, gold leaf sushi, and now more sake with gold leaf.

Tsk, after drinking this kind of wine, Shili's gold rush is really no joke.

With the wine, the atmosphere on the table became lively again.

With the help of Jiu Jin, Satoru Iwata also revealed to Aonuma and Kojima that HAL, which is in charge of game development, and SSE, which is in charge of software development, are vigorously recruiting people.

Aonuma and the others, if they can introduce one or two professionals in the industry, it doesn't matter if they have experience or not, students are also fine.

As long as you successfully join the job, a referral bonus of 5 million yen per person is almost a certainty.

With this bonus amount, Hideo Kojima gasped when he heard it.

Many people's annual salary is not so much, but now HAL only uses it as an introduction fee.

This is really beyond his imagination, and the neon lights are becoming more and more incomprehensible.

In fact, the reason why HAL and SSE spend a lot of money to recruit people is because Shirakawa Holdings is already preparing for strategic transformation.

After the 1990s, it was the beginning of the rise of the Internet trend.

The decline of the neon manufacturing industry is a foregone conclusion, so Bai Chuanfeng must make early plans to find a way out.

There is no doubt that Bai Chuanfeng is not going to miss the outlet of the Internet.

However, talents need to be accumulated, and Baichuan Interactive Entertainment also needs to explore and move forward. This is the right time to prepare.

After eating at a high-end restaurant, Iwata Satoru and the others are going to go to Liuben to refill.

The nightclub there is very suitable for their singles. After arriving at the place, Akagi threw a tip of 100,000 yen to each young lady, and Hideo Kojima was stunned again.

In his impression, the neon lights in the past few years have been open for endless carnivals, celebrating the New Year every day and every night.

This comprehensive madness made the whole neon into a carnival.