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  On June 3, 1998, the US Congress formally passed the tax bureau's proposal to increase tariffs on video games, and has entered the formal implementation process.

  On June 7, 1998, the Antitrust Bureau of the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation into Yuxing Electronic Entertainment. This time, unlike the last proposal made by the governor of a state, the agency against Yuxing Electronic Entertainment was more aggressive this time.

  There are several untouchable forces in the United States, including the tax bureau and the justice department.

  This is the authority symbol of the United States.

  And this time they were dispatched together to suppress Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

  Under such absolute authority, even Youxing Electronic Entertainment has nothing to do.

  The process for the tariff increase did not take long to be finalized.

  All future video games shipped to the United States will be subject to a 20 percent tariff.

  In this way, foreign games will inevitably increase the game price.

  In turn, video games developed by the United States itself will have an advantage.

  Then came the antitrust investigation.

  After multiple investigations, one thing can finally be determined. Youxing Electronic Entertainment has a number of technical patents that play a decisive role in the video game industry.

  For example, cross keys, such as light guns.

  Youxing Electronic Entertainment does not accept any form of authorization of these two patents, and firmly controls the patents in their own hands, which leads other companies to bypass the patents to develop similar products, but the effect is not complete. As expected.

  Under the mandatory requirements, Youxing Electronic Entertainment must disclose the authorization of the relevant patents, and at the same time, it is also mandatory that the cost of patent authorization cannot exceed a certain amount.

  It also includes some technical details of the first-person production, which must be disclosed.

  Then, the United States unilaterally made more excessive demands.

  That is, all the development source codes of the four game consoles, GB, GBC, SFC, and FC, must be disclosed.

  The reason for the opening is to promote the development of video games around the world. It is no longer possible for a game company to monopolize all knowledge, and it should all be made public.

  If you don't agree to make it public, then the U.S. Department of Justice doesn't mind using a more powerful stick to beat Youxing Entertainment to the ground.

  This has been quite overbearing.

  After hearing the news, Songqiao was so angry that he didn't fall asleep for several days.

  They have always abided by the rules of the United States from beginning to end, and have been making money and developing within the rules.

  But suddenly the rules change, and you are forced to accept the new rules.

  This is obviously aimed at Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

  If any normal business competition fails, Matsohashi can recognize it, but she cannot accept this kind of oppression.

  At this time, the relationship that Matsudahashi had foreshadowed before played some role.

  For example, the governor of California, as well as other state legislators, even two or three members of Congress, have become good friends of Matsuhashi.

  At least not immediately after the lobbying of these people.

  But even that's all they can do.

  "Sorry Ms. Songqiao, we have done our best. This time, the Ministry of Justice and the Tax Bureau are really here. Even if we have some good friends to help, we can only delay the implementation date of the new rules at most."

  On the phone, a congressman spoke apologetically.

  Songqiao on the other end of the phone could only suppress the anger in his heart, and thanked the other party for their help again and again. Youxing Electronic Entertainment will not forget their help in the future.

  Since coming to the United States, Songqiao has actually been relatively smooth most of the time, except that he was disgusted by the department store at first, but there was no big obstacle.

  The game industry is developing very rapidly.

  And it seemed that Matsuhashi's good luck had finally come to an end. At this time, she also felt a sense of powerlessness, and there was a faint daze in her heart.

  Just then, her phone rang again.

  Matsuhashi looked up and found that it was a call from Japan. She immediately picked up her emotions and connected the call.

  "Hello, President?"

  "It's me." Zhu Yuxing's voice rang from the other end of the phone.

  While the lawsuit lasted for more than half a year, Zhu Yuxing did not participate. After the special effects team was planned, he returned to Japan to continue his own work and develop games.

  Without him leading the team in Japan, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment's first-party game team would not have been so productive, nor would it have been so productive while maintaining excellent quality.

  For things like lawsuits and lawsuits, Zhu Yuxing just pays for the money, and then asks Songqiao to set up the legal department, preferably at the level of Tiantuan.

  Such a team, Take Yusei, also doesn't think it will lose in litigation.

  But when the U.S. government and institutions like the Taxation Bureau and the Department of Justice ended, he understood that the lawyers' group was probably useless.

  The means of others are not directly in the same dimension, and you can't fight at all.

  It's like two big mountains.

  After the two agencies decided on the penalty against Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, Zhu Yuxing finally called Songqiao Shi.

  Hearing Zhu Yuxing's voice, Matsuhashi, who has always been strong, also had a rare sore nose.

  However, she recovered quickly, there was no change in her tone, and Zhu Yuxing didn't feel anything.

  "I'm sorry, president, for disappointing you. I will personally come to you to apologize. I didn't protect our children."

  Zhu Yuxing: "???Ah?"

  "No, no, no, president, that's us. The company's property, our game consoles, I treat them like children." Matsuhashi realized that he had blurted out the wrong thing.

  This really shouldn't be.

  But this is also her true feelings.

  Hearing Matsuhashi's explanation, Take Yuxing acted as if he hadn't heard anything before, and then said, "I already know what happened in the United States, it's not your fault, you have actually done a good job, but When the two major law enforcement agencies in the United States end, the nature will be different, and it is normal for you to deal with it."

  "At the beginning, I was not good at things, I am willing to apologize..."

  Zhu Youxing interrupted: "Okay, I will give it to you. I'm not calling you to say sorry all the time, it has nothing to do with you, no one, including me, can do better than you, you've done a great job, and I'm not blaming you for calling you Yes, I have something important to ask you."

  "President, tell me." Hearing that there was something serious, Matsuhashi immediately changed his mood.

  "Tell me in detail the details of the sanctions imposed on us by the two law enforcement agencies. I only read the rough information on the news before, but the details are definitely not as clear as your client. I need to understand a little more thoroughly, and then find out Find countermeasures."