Chapter 1053: Nintendo
Nobuo Toyota is a very thin middle-aged man with glasses, horoscopes, and small eyes. He feels unaggressive when he smiles. His temperament is very similar to his drunken and sleeping husband in a movie.
He flew from New York to Los Angeles and sat in the cafe on the first floor of the hotel.
Sega is in a very poor situation and must win Tetris and be mentally prepared to speak loudly by the other party. He has also heard of the reputation of Chen Qi and Oriental Company, and is not very friendly to Japan, and is a little worried.
But they have proud capital. Take the movie for example. Sony offered 5 billion US dollars to acquire Colombia. There is no management right yet. This old man pretends to be like a grandson.
Toyota Nobuo took a sip of coffee and suddenly heard footsteps approaching. A short and strong Asian man, Xiao Yang, appeared in front of him, with his big arms thicker than his legs.
"Woolen cloth."
The cup in his hand shook. Fortunately, the other party did not do anything and kept silent. He stood in front of him for a while, as if he was sure that he had no harm, so he moved to the side.
A few minutes later, I saw a young man coming. Although he was young, he was in a high-level department and had an extraordinary demeanor.
"Mr. Chen! I'm very happy to see you!"
Nobuo Toyota hurriedly stood up and greeted him in English.
"Hello!"
Chen Qi shook his hands and smiled and said, "Your English is not the same as I think."
"oh?"
"Japanese people often speak English with weird accents, but you are very standard."
"Actually, many of us pronunciation are very standard, but the public seems to have formed a consensus based on non-standards, and the standards have become alternatives. Sometimes we will deliberately speak like that in order to be in a group."
Nobuo Toyota explained, and the two took their seats.
Chen Qi has had few dealings with the Japanese, but it’s not that he has never fought. Because "Beautiful Life" was boycotted by the right wing and instead cooperated with the left wing film dealer, Hong Kong movies are still released to Japan, but the price is lower than before.
He is not a stubborn mind, whether to cooperate or cooperate, or whether to hate or hate.
The two soon talked about Tetris. Nobuo Toyota was very interested in the matter and asked: "I ask for advice, Nintendo has the largest market share, why did you reject Nintendo?"
"The store is bullying customers! Nintendo's conditions are too harsh and stingy. Why should I lick their dog faces?"
"You are so straightforward to speak!"
Toyota Nobuo has fun.
"But I may have wanted a little more. I want a 50% share of Tetris. Can you accept it?"
"this-.
Nobuo Toyota felt a little hesitant, but he didn't hesitate too much, and said, "Yes!"
Chen Qi raised his eyebrows instead and smiled, "Good! Then we can talk about what happened next."
"You mean?"
"You are hit by Nintendo and want to turn things around. I want to enter the game industry to grab market share. Our short-term goals are the same."
Before the other party could speak, he continued, "I'm not just the Tetris game, but my company in Hong Kong is developing several new games. Your console is actually great, but the disadvantage is that the game is not fun and the sales terminal is also bad. Why not join forces to work with Nintendo?"
"ah?"
Nobuo Toyota feels it is unreliable. Nintendo has been powerful for a long time. Why are you, a newcomer, so bragging?
"I have no achievements in the gaming industry, and it is normal to lack persuasion. But you can think about it from another perspective. When movies and games have similarities, they all pay attention to entertainment, watching/playability. My ability to make movies flourish, which shows that I deeply understand the entertainment needs of Americans.
If you have time, you can go to Hong Kong, and I will take you to see the games being developed with your own eyes. I have a complete set of plans for game promotion, such as "Black Man 2" released in the summer, and we also made "Black Man" game.
When movies become popular, games are derivatives; when games become popular, movies are derivatives. Both are entertainment products, and they are mutually transformed and the effects of supporting marketing are not needed.
If you buy Tetris, you don’t have to rush to release it. You can wait for our new game to come out to promote it. As for the same sentence, you will know that you go to Hong Kong with your own eyes."
Chen Qi made a fuss, Toyota Shinfu paused and asked, "Can I go to Hong Kong to have a look. When will it be convenient for you?"
"It's from August to September!"
"Okay, we have agreed. I have confidence in your abilities, but I want to think about the company as a whole. Let's first agree on the authorization of Tetris?"
"Of course! Today is a pleasant meeting."
Nobuo Toyota smiled and exuded the drunken and sleepy husband-like temperament in the A-film. It was completely different from Nintendo's arrogant attitude, which made Chen Qi feel good in terms of appearance.
The two sides shook hands again, and Sega obtained the authorization of Tetris home machine.
Their shortcomings are that they don’t have a good game, and Chen Qi just understands it briefly. Moreover, Sega is now at a low point, with a small market share, and game dealers are unwilling to cooperate with it. Chen Qi takes the initiative to cooperate to take the lead and can still have an impression.
Finally, Chen Qi said: "By the way! Nintendo is also the infringer. We have decided to sue the case when selling Tetris in Japan. But the mountains are high and the road is far away, so you still have to help in this lawsuit."
"Haha, no problem!"
Nobuo Toyota laughed rare and said, "You have conclusive evidence. As long as you can cause trouble for Nintendo, we will definitely help you!"
Oriental Company wins a lawsuit in the United States, which does not mean that it will take one and all. Other countries have to fight. This is a long process. The sales accumulation of Tetris is even more a long process.
In the blink of an eye, it was June and the US summer season started.
In August, "Black Man 2" avoided "Batman" in June to avoid competing with Warner.
When writing movies, people often ignore the importance of publicity and promotion. To some extent, publicity and promotion are more important than the movie itself. Some movies seem to be small in cost, and the cost of publicity and promotion is not small.
Warner did overwhelming publicity, and Batman was a big IP again, and the summer season turned the market from the beginning.
"Jack Nicholson's Joker plays a horrible madness, enough to be included in the performance textbook!"
"Tim Burton's aesthetic is full of surprises, but it doesn't control the film very well. "Batman" won't produce the joy of release like Superman and Indiana Jones, form beats the story, style beats the substance, it's a great movie that looks like it, but the plot is unattainable."
"The fighting scenes inside are not as powerful as my 80-year-old grandma's can!"
The reviews are quite impressive, the atmosphere and style are good, and the story is too rough. However, the audience likes it, and the box office will eventually get 250 million North American box office and 410 million global box office.
By the way: The cost of "Batman" is $35 million!
That's right, just like "Myth"! "Myth" leaps to the ranks of super blockbusters.
In short, Chen Qi was busy in the United States for the first half of the year.
We have to supervise "The Pretty Beauty" and "The Love of Man and Ghost", we have to sue, talk about games with Sega, talk about movies with Warner, and take the time to write scripts for Columbia, and we are so busy that we are confused.
Chapter completed!