Chapter 43: Pokémon Gold/ Silver

"Phenomenal Animated Film Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution is about to premiere, with rave reviews and box office success!"

"Pre-release box office surpasses 100 million. Will Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution set a record for animated films at the Spring Festival?"

"Previews score a perfect 10, with pre-release box office breaking 100 million. Could Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution win Best Animated Film of the Year ahead of time?"

"Will Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution revolutionize the domestic animated film industry?"

With Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution's pre-sale box office officially surpassing 100 million,

Numerous media outlets rushed to publish top headlines on their websites.

Typically, the Spring Festival film market is a fierce battleground.

Various blockbuster films, family comedies, and star-studded productions vie for space in the Spring Festival lineup.

The market is big enough for many films to earn substantial profits.

However, this year's Spring Festival may not be as dominated by these films as in the past.

According to real-time predictions from ticketing apps like T-ticket,

The predicted box office for Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution has soared from 50 million at the beginning of previews to 200 million after the previews.

Now, with the pre-sale box office exceeding 100 million, T-ticket's forecasted box office has risen to 1.5 billion!

But everyone knows,

With the current momentum of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, even 1.5 billion might not be enough.

20 billion won't be a problem!

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution has even become the predicted Spring Festival box office champion according to multiple media outlets!

For an animated film to become the Spring Festival box office champion was previously unimaginable.

Even reaching 500 million was considered a huge success for animated films!

But Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution has changed this pattern.

With the pre-sale box office already over 100 million,

And the official promotional event distributing Mew,

Given the nearly 50 million players of the Pokémon series, if each person buys a ticket, that's already several billion in box office.

Adding in these players bringing their families and friends, and multiple viewings,

The box office for Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution will likely start at least at the 20 billion mark!

An animated film with a 20 billion box office...

This is truly a miracle in the animated film industry.

"I've decided to organize a private screening of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution for all our employees!"

While Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution enjoys overwhelming acclaim,

Drake, CEO of top game company W-E, during a media interview, directly stated: "This film will be a milestone in the history of animated films."

"Game Changer Studio has shown us how to truly leverage the value of game IP."

"As peers of Game Changer Studio, W-E will also learn from Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution and gain more insights into animated adaptations."

"To this end, W-E will organize a private screening of this film for all employees after its release!"

In recent years, W-E's self-developed games have struggled in terms of sales.

They've relied on publishing games developed by foreign companies to secure a market share in the gaming industry.

However, with CA' recent surge, their survival space has been increasingly compressed.

Now, with Game Changer Studio's game exploding in popularity, W-E sees a business opportunity.

Since their games haven't taken off,

Perhaps it's time to pivot and develop IP rights from previously popular games.

Creating animations or comics based on games might be a new route!

Moreover,

W-E's move to ride the coattails of the trend has been quite effective.

After Drake's statement, W-E's online popularity surged.

Many praised their attitude towards learning from emerging studios.

"Although W-E is pretty bad, this move isn't flawed."

"This move by W-E is fine. I hope they approach game development with the same enthusiasm as they did with the movie screening!"

"To be honest, aside from their struggles in game development and issues with game publishing, W-E isn't that bad."

"Indeed, aside from their struggles with industry-related matters, W-E is quite decent."

While W-E's attempt to ride the wave garnered some praise, it wasn't all positive.

In addition to W-E,

Many game companies also expressed through media channels that they would organize private screenings of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution for their employees.

"Game adaptations have always been a trend and goal for our company's future development."

"Game Changer has pointed out a clear path for the development of our industry."

"We will learn from Game Changer and strive to bring more excellent game adaptations to players."

CEOs of numerous domestic game companies scrambled to ride the coattails.

Under the trend, even CA's Alex stated during a media interview:

All employees at Penguin will attend a private screening of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.

Alex went even further.

Besides having employees attend the private screening,

He also required all employees who watched the film to write a review!

The topic was:

"Insights gained from this viewing and inspirations for future work."

This wasn't just about watching a movie!

While major domestic game companies were mobilizing their employees for private screenings,

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As for Indra, the person at the center of it all,

There was nothing particularly unusual for him.

The success of Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution was already a sure thing.

Now, what he needed to do was plan the next steps for the Pokémon series.

"System, optimize the development of the game Pokémon Gold/Silver, and exchange points for the cartridge version."

Indra glanced at his unused points: "For this game, we'll only make the console version, no PC version!"

It was time to roll out the exclusive console game!

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Guys I literally gotten poisoned after reading this chapter literally author of this story has put so much nationalism and toxicity toward other nation is truly mind blowing.