A memorable day

This is a carnival about gamers, closely related to players.

Electronic games are the entire content of this carnival.

Among them, you can find the most like-minded people, they come from all over the world.

Takayuki has never thought in the past that he would one day personally hold such a carnival event.

It's really exhilarating.

It's a pity that he can't invite those familiar world-class stars.

In this world, he really doesn't know anyone like movie stars, singers, or sports stars.

He feels somewhat alienated in this regard.

However, he is still generous enough to directly spend tens of millions of dollars to try to invite some famous celebrities to join the event.

He is not familiar with these people, but they are very familiar to the people of this world. It's a good thing for players to be able to see some idols they admire with their own eyes.

As for these celebrities, it's quite profitable to just show up at the carnival and get hundreds of thousands of dollars, of course, world-class A-list stars will be even more expensive.

Since these celebrities are invited, it's natural to promote it properly. First, announce a small part of the celebrity lineup. Whenever players see their favorite stars also participating in the carnival, they will be more eager for the carnival.

In January and February 2003, the number of tourists to Tokyo suddenly increased rapidly.

The Japanese government is naturally very happy about this. This is real performance. The Japanese people obviously have a better impression of this government, and even many citizens suggest that this government continue to be re-elected.

This would have been impossible in the past few years.

Previously, Japanese citizens criticized the government harshly, so much so that there was a record of the shortest term of office of less than twenty days.

Fortunately, Japan is not like South Korea, where the president is a high-risk profession and goes to jail when he steps down, otherwise there might not be enough prime ministers.

These economic benefits are real. If people come to travel, the economy of some businesses can be revitalized.

Especially in recent years, Akihabara Street, which has gradually become popular.

Originally, this was just the address of a temple, but gradually shops opened around it, and later electronic companies like Suri Electronics entered, increasing the prosperity of this street.

But what really made Akihabara famous is the unique two-dimensional culture of Japan, but even so, it is still a small circle.

But now it's different.

Akihabara now has many game stores.

Some are arcade parlors where you can play games, and some are stores where you can buy electronic games.

Here you can buy the trendiest electronic game products, and there are also some exclusive gifts in Akihabara that are favored by collectors.

In January and February, some foreign visitors almost had only this place to choose from.

It's really nice to be able to experience the cultural atmosphere of the birthplace of electronic games in person.

And on the whole street of Akihabara, the most magnificent and conspicuous store is naturally the official store of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment.

This store occupies the top three floors of the most popular location, with a total area of ​​over 5,000 square meters.

Here you can find all kinds of games that dazzle the eyes. It's simply a paradise for players.

At this moment, because the carnival of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment is approaching, this largest official store in Tokyo also seems to have a festive atmosphere.

The lobby is full of promotional brochures about the carnival, and customers who come in can take one of these small booklets for free.

Every page in the booklet is stamped with the location of each official store of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment.

If you are a loyal player of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment, then you can travel all over Japan before the carnival and stamp this booklet, and you will receive an exclusive special ten-year anniversary reward.

It is rumored that the highest reward will be a great opportunity to have dinner with the gaming god Takayuki.

For players, being able to have dinner with the gaming god is even more desirable than having dinner with a goddess.

So every player who enters the store will not hesitate to take the booklet to collect stamps.

In addition to this booklet, the current clerks have also changed into a new set of work clothes.

This is the exclusive work clothes for the anniversary carnival, highlighting a festive atmosphere. The entire lobby will also play all the most classic game tracks of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment in a loop, and there are also many cheerful variations among them, allowing players to enter the celebration atmosphere of the carnival in advance.

And next, there are some very substantial things, that is, during the carnival, purchasing games at official stores will receive certain discounts, and some games are very cost-effective.

Moreover, if you purchase digital games on the PC platform or on the network ports of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment consoles, you will receive even greater discounts, allowing you to enjoy even better games without leaving your home.

In short, the celebratory atmosphere of the past two months is at its peak.

At this moment, the Japanese government is also vigorously helping with publicity.

This is a good opportunity to boost the national economy, although it cannot fundamentally change the current situation of the whole country, at least serving the citizens well at the moment, making them complain less about the government is a big harvest.

Foreign tourists in the Tokyo area have rapidly increased, almost refreshing the data every day.

At this time, Suri Electronics chose to stay low-key and not compete with Takayuki at this time, because it was not cost-effective at all.

This time, Gamestar Electronic Entertainment even got the government's endorsement. It is obviously unwise to compete with them at this time.

But another person is not very happy.

He is Yoo's Nagao.

He started on the Internet, holding a lot of investment money with nowhere to spend it, and originally arrogantly thought that he could gain more attention by relying on a money offensive.

But he didn't expect that his several attempts to suppress Gamestar Electronic Entertainment with money were futile. Now Gamestar Electronic Entertainment has once again gained attention because of a carnival event, which he simply cannot tolerate.

If this continues, his previous efforts will probably be in vain.

So he decided without hesitation to increase the money to play more of his own advertisements, promote the works of several game studios he acquired, and hope to attract the attention of other players in this way.

Unfortunately, such efforts have had very little effect.

Gamestar Electronic Entertainment is now at the top of the gaming industry, and their fame naturally attracts countless people. Their actions are also extremely effective.

What Nagao did was only half as effective, very unprofitable.

Even Hayakawa Uemito suggested that Nagao should not compete with Takayuki in this way.

This was the first time he had suggested that Nagao not compete with Takayuki.

But Nagao insisted.

He now feels that this is a contest between himself and Takayuki.

Even though the investment bank's losses are a little bit large, he is still determined to defeat Takayuki and regain everything he once lost.

He has decided that if he can't win by money, he will do it by other means.

To this end, he decided to change his strategy and put more effort into the game itself.

From now on, he will invest more in research and development and cultivate more outstanding game creators.

For this reason, he began to negotiate with his subordinates on how to adjust the direction of future investment.

But when he really started to implement this plan, he encountered a huge problem.

That is, the game industry is not like other industries where you can pour money into it and achieve results.

If you want to make good games, you still need to rely on a strong creative team, and this kind of team is not something you can buy with money.

Even if you pour money into it, it's useless if there is no corresponding creative talent.

And he doesn't have this kind of creative talent.

What's more, many people in the industry have been attracted by Takayuki.

The people Nagao can invite, for fear that they are not on the same level as the people Takayuki can invite.

In short, even if he wants to invest money, he can't find a suitable object to spend it on.

This really made him very depressed.

At this time, there was a sudden decision in Tokyo. The government issued an announcement.

Gamestar's carnival was officially designated as the Tokyo Electronic Game Festival and became an annual event.

This decision was unexpected and surprised everyone.

After all, the government had never done anything like this before, and no one expected it to happen.

It is said that this decision was made by the Prime Minister himself.

This decision is undoubtedly a great affirmation for Takayuki and a huge encouragement for the entire electronic game industry.

For Takayuki, this means that he has finally gained official recognition in the game industry.

For the electronic game industry, this means that it has finally entered the mainstream of society and will no longer be marginalized.

This is a historic moment.

Of course, this decision also made Takayuki feel a lot of pressure.

He understands that from now on, his every move will be watched by everyone, and his every decision will affect the future of the electronic game industry.

But he has made up his mind.

He will work harder to make better games, and he will lead the electronic game industry to a brighter future.

This is his mission, his responsibility, and his dream.

And he will never give up.