268 Forbes cover

In Forbes Headquarters, after a while, the naming of the hand gesture of Shinro Suzuki was named 'The Triforce'.

It was suggested by an employee who's been playing KiShin video games. When the higher-ups asked why he suggested such a name, he just said it was because of the video game 'The Legend of Zelda,' and there's a triangle element named 'The Triforce.'

After a bit of research done by Forbes, they decided that the name 'The Triforce' was indeed suitable. Then it was decided to finally publish it after some changes.

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"Let's see the latest fashion in Vogue magazine." A young woman named Julia, wearing fashionable clothes from 1994, was with her friends to see the latest fashion in magazines at the newsstands.

"I like the fashion featured in Elle too," Julia's friend Casey said.

"Let's go take a look," another of Julia's friends suggested as they searched for fashion magazines at the newsstands.

Then, Julia saw a magazine cover that made her exclaim a bit, "Ah!" Her friends looked at her with confusion, Julia almost attracting the people around the newsstands.

Julia also noticed it, that's why she covered her mouth, and then whispered to her friends as she pointed to a magazine cover, saying, "Look! He's so handsome!"

Casey and the others turned to look at the magazine cover Julia had pointed to, and then they saw that it was actually the Forbes Magazine on the front shelves. On the Forbes magazine cover was a handsome man, seemingly Asian.

The man has sharp yet beautiful eyes, finely shaped brows, and lips forming the arch of a smile.

He sits comfortably in a cool position, with hand gestures befitting his cool demeanor and a face that is both fit and handsome.

"Wow! Who is he?" Casey couldn't help but exclaim softly.

"He's so handsome!" Another one of her friends nodded.

"Yeah! Is he a new actor?"

"I haven't seen him before..."

"He looks familiar to me, though..."

"But he's so handsome..."

Julia's friends couldn't help but discuss.

"Right? He looks like an Asian handsome boss." Julia couldn't help but chuckle as she spoke.

Looking closely at the Forbes magazine cover, written in bold letters was: The Mastermind.

And then the headline: From Ashes to Glory: The Rise of KiShin and the Revival of Gaming.

The man's name on the cover was also written in small letters beneath the bold letters of The Mastermind.

It read: Shinro Suzuki, a Japanese man who changed the world.

After that, Shin's quote from the interview was also added to the cover: "I remember a time when people thought video games were just a fad. But I never doubted their potential. I knew they had the power to connect people, transport them to different worlds, and tell incredible stories."

Just below Shin's hand sign, another word was written: The Triforce hand sign from The Mastermind of an industry.

Looking at the cover and reading the words alone piqued the curiosity of Julia and her friends.

"What is this? It seems to relate to video games," Casey couldn't help but mutter.

Julia nodded and said, "Yeah, and his name is Shinro Suzuki? A Japanese..."

"So, he's a hot Japanese?" Another friend of Julia nodded as she took the magazine.

"Let's get this. I've never been so interested in video games, hehe..." Casey said with a smile.

"My boyfriend has been talking a lot about video games, and I just pretend to listen most of the time..."

"Haha, same. If my boyfriend weren't so attractive, I might have left him for being a video game geek..."

"We're in the same boat, huh?"

Julia's friends couldn't help but discuss with each other as Julia and Casey glanced at each other a bit helplessly, being single and without boyfriends.

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A day after the new issue of Forbes with Shinro Suzuki on the cover was published, it attracted the attention of some women. Gamers, whether men or women, also came to know about Shinro Suzuki being featured on the Forbes magazine cover.

Some male and female gamers who were subscribed to Forbes were a bit surprised when the new issue was delivered to their mail.

***

"Shinro Suzuki? From Ashes to Glory?" Robert Johnson, who had been following KiShin's latest updates for years and became a video game fan, quit his previous job and established a video game magazine publishers.

After founding his company, Robert struggled at first. However, since he was more dedicated to video game research and had extensive experience in the latest news regarding the leader of the video game industry, KiShin, Robert's magazine company slowly rose in sales.

With funding from angel investors, he was able to persist and finally succeeded in establishing his own business.

Thanks to this success, Robert has his own team in Japan focusing on the latest releases from KiShin. Additionally, he has an account on KiShin's website to stay updated on the latest topics within the video game community, whether it's the Japanese, European, or American gamers' community.

Now, Robert has just received a report from his employees that the KiShin founder, Shinro Suzuki, was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine. Robert immediately bought it to verify if it's true.

Sure enough, after examining the Forbes magazine cover, he saw Shinro Suzuki sitting with a distinctive hand sign.

Robert felt that the hand sign was quite mysterious, as Shinro Suzuki's hands formed a gesture conveying confidence and power.

Then he noticed that the hand sign was named: The Triforce.

Robert couldn't help but smile and muttered, "Isn't that right? It's actually The Triforce from The Legend of Zelda, huh..."

He wasn't surprised, considering it was Shinro Suzuki; the hand sign in the photo must be connected to video games. It seems even the Forbes editors noticed it was indeed The Triforce from The Legend of Zelda.

Simultaneously, Robert genuinely felt that the hand sign was kind of cool. He could imagine using such a gesture to appear cool and couldn't help but chuckle at the thought.

Next, Robert read Shinro Suzuki's interview and the evolution of video games, highlighting KiShin as a major contributor to innovations in the industry.

While not entirely surprised, Robert considered seeking consent from Forbes to borrow some quotes and information for his magazine company. After all, some quotes might be under Forbes' licensing.

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