Tokyo Video Game Tycoon

"Senior, may I ask if you have heard of e-sports?"

"E-sports? What is that? A brand new sport? You young people really like to toss around."

"No, no, it should have nothing to do with sports. It's about lying in front of the computer or TV, playing games, and then competing."

"Huh? This thing still has competition?"

"That's right, there are still competitions for this thing, and it's very popular recently. Our country is supporting it vigorously."

In a restaurant in South Korea, several people in the field of sports are having dinner here.

Recently, the younger people are most concerned about the new policy that their country has just announced.

In order to take the lead in a new field, South Korea is preparing to develop e-sports nationwide.

Of course, this is not something that came up with a random pat on the head, but after many conclusions and confirmation that e-sports has great potential for development, it is planned to vigorously promote it.

This kind of thing has nothing to do with the traditional sports industry.

But suddenly saying that sitting in one place without moving is called competition, which makes them a little uncomfortable.

And what makes them more concerned is that if they get a world-class ranking in e-sports, the South Korean government is willing to exempt them from compulsory military service.

Exemption from military service is a gimmick in normal South Korean regulations.

The vast majority of South Koreans do not like the policy of mandatory military service, but no matter how many governments have passed, this has never changed.

Many people hated military service to the point of fleeing their country.

Especially for a group of young people who like to play games, they had almost no chance of being exempted from military service in the past, and could only wait desperately to serve in the military.

In the past, people who wanted to be exempt from military service were either diagnosed with mental illness, or people who had made significant contributions to the country, or people who had won medals in major sports games.

But now there is a new opportunity to be exempted from military service.

That is to get a world-class e-sports first place.

According to the information released by the South Korean government, a game that is still under development is a top priority project.

The annual world-class champion runner-up or third runner-up of this project can be exempted from military service.

Other e-sports events require the annual champion of the year.

"What? This group of guys who only know how to play video games at home every day can be exempted from military service? Are those guys from the government crazy? Why do they dare to do this?"

The person in the traditional sports industry stared at him. He obviously couldn't believe what the younger generation told him.

"Senior, this is indeed a policy that our country has just implemented, and it plans to vigorously develop it. I heard that it has reached a cooperative relationship with a game developer in Japan, and it will deepen its influence in the future."

"This term of the South Korean government is really full. Why should I choose such a group of guys as the new leadership group?"

This person in the traditional sports industry said indignantly.

Originally, he was still in a good mood today, because this year is the year when the Olympic Games will be held, and those in the traditional sports industry will be very popular in this year.

But he suddenly felt bad when he heard what the younger generation said.

This group of damn high-level government officials, I should have voted for another group of people.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and the good mood of the day had been ruined.

No, he felt that he couldn't accept it anyway.

A group of guys who only know how to play games can be exempted from military service. This is obviously the Korean government's intention to compare it with their serious sports industry.

How can something like sitting in front of a screen and watching little people move on the screen compare to their actual movement?

"No more drinking, I want to go back."

The wine didn't make him happy, he returned home sullenly, and lay on the bed tossing and turning for most of the night without falling asleep.

Finally, he couldn't bear to get up again, and then picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, are you Jin Zhihe senior? Sorry to disturb you so late, I wonder if you have heard about the new policy of the South Korean government recently? They seem to want to promote a new e-sports event, and they also gave a discount for exempting military service policy."

"Oh, e-sports is a group of guys who play video games in front of the TV. I heard that they are going to form a brand new competitive event. This is just a joke!"

"That's right, senior, you think the same way, right? The more you think about it, the more you get angry. Obviously, we have worked so hard to bring honor to the country, but only a few people can get the country's awards, and e-sports is a brand new industry. It's obviously unfair to be on an equal footing with us from the very beginning!"

"What? Senior, do you want to talk to the congressman? That's great. I also have the same idea. I actually even want to organize a joint protest, so that this group of people who only know how to play video games in front of the TV every day The guys here understand that there is no future for that thing, if you have that time, you might as well go out and exercise more!"

"Okay, okay, senior, you are really far-sighted, with your words, I feel relieved."

After hanging up the phone, this person in the traditional sports industry suddenly felt much more comfortable.

He made a disdainful expression.

Those who play video games also want to gain social status, which is obviously a dream.

Since they really want to gain status, then find a way to suppress them well so that they can understand who is the real boss.

That night, a number of people from the Korean traditional sports industry jointly launched an advocacy, hoping that the government will not be obsessed with it. If it wants to vigorously develop the national economy, wouldn’t it be better to invest money in these more mature traditional sports? Why bet on that new and uncharted territory.

Your government can't handle electronic things, so it's better to cooperate with our traditional sports.

People in these traditional sports also have friends with some officials.

Naturally, through these friends, they quickly sent their initiative to the government.

However, after seeing this, the high-level government of this term decisively ignored the proposal of this group of people.

Then continue to connect with Japan.

They may not know whether this choice is correct, but the development of the cultural industry is bound to be carried out.

E-sports is a part of the cultural promotion strategy, which does not conflict with traditional sports.

They insisted on jumping out to get some benefits. A group of veterans from the government already knew them thoroughly, so they didn't pay attention to the other party's demands.