Ambition

Recently, the television stations almost periodically bring up incidents of game cartridges being used as weapons, and then invite a few professors to criticize them thoroughly, believing that this will help boost viewership.

The Japanese government also quickly responded, with some members of parliament considering a serious investigation into electronic games.

This is a new industry with many uncertainties, and perhaps some policy restrictions should be added.

For example, restricting the sale of certain types of game cartridges.

However, there are also members of parliament who hold opposing views. They have found that electronic games are slowly activating the purchasing power of the population, making the entire social market slightly more active.

This is actually a good thing for a sluggish market environment.

In any case, the government is divided on the issue, and for the time being, no new laws have been enacted.

Actually, the government is not stupid; they clearly see that this is retaliation from the television camp against the emerging industry.

Just like the newspaper conglomerates attacking the Internet newcomers, so the Japanese government is only temporarily planning to wait and see.

If the situation worsens, they will intervene.

Right now, it's just the television stations themselves making noise. Their parent companies, the newspapers, are not directly involved, and even if they publish articles related to electronic games, they are relatively conservative.

Especially Japan Economic News, which is under Tokyo Television, is even praising electronic games.

One of the sections even features long-term serialization of commercial news about electronic games.

And the one in charge of this section is naturally Tachikoshi.

Previously, he was just an ordinary editor.

But since he specialized in the field of electronic games, as the influence of electronic games grew and the commercial potential expanded, the newspaper simply gave him a long-term column specifically for electronic game news.

He also rose to become a small chief editor, feeling quite satisfied with himself.

When he saw the interview program defaming electronic games on the television, he immediately turned around and criticized those television stations without hesitation.

He condemned their shortsightedness, pointing out that such brawls are nothing new in any industry. In the past, such things couldn't even make it to the surface.

Today, just after editing the latest electronic game section news, he received a notification.

A director from the newspaper wanted to see him and asked him to come over.

After submitting today's content, he immediately went to the director's office.

The director of the newspaper is a powerful executive director, with a high position in the newspaper. He is a true tycoon, and such big shots usually don't appear in the newspaper. Could there be some intention behind his appearance today?

As Tachikoshi pondered, he entered the office and immediately bowed ninety degrees.

"Mr. Fujii, you called for me."

"Yes, Mr. Tachikoshi, come, have a seat."

Fujii is a burly man who looks very fit, obviously the result of long-term exercise. He is almost fifty years old, but you can't tell at all; he looks at most like he's in his early forties.

This is very different from the image of many tycoons.

Although he is burly, he is very approachable, smiling kindly at Tachikoshi, waving him to sit in front of the desk.

Tachikoshi immediately walked over respectfully and sat down.

"Now, Mr. Tachikoshi, you are already the chief editor of a small section, right?"

"Yes, I am now in charge of the commercial section of electronic games. This is a very promising business project and worth continuous attention."

"Well, I think so too. That's why I called you here to tell you something. After discussing with me and other directors, we believe that the prospects for the development of electronic games are good, and your commercial section of electronic games can be expanded."

Tachikoshi's breath stopped.

Sure enough!

Sure enough, it's almost the same as what I guessed!

He was overjoyed in his heart.

In the newspaper, he has been an editor for about thirteen or fourteen years.

He has gradually turned from a young man with aspirations into a greasy middle-aged man.

When the economic bubble burst, he actually planned to lie down completely, be a small editor with peace of mind, do his job well, and then retire.

However, unexpectedly, the emergence of electronic games changed him.

First, he genuinely liked electronic games himself, then he published articles about electronic games in the newspaper.

Then, as the momentum of electronic game development surged, the higher-ups directly put him in charge of a small section, specifically publishing commercial news related to electronic games.

I didn't expect that.

The aspirations of my youth, it seems there are signs of realization even as I gradually lie down.

Even though he was in his thirties, when he heard such news, he still couldn't hide his excitement.

Fujii smiled, "Don't get excited too early. Whether electronic games can really develop into a big business is hard to say. If the future development of electronic games is poor, your position will also plummet."

After listening, Tachikoshi immediately thought of the recent attacks on electronic games by television stations.

There seems to be an attitude of not stopping until electronic games are crushed.

In front of electronic games, the television field is still a behemoth, and resistance is very difficult.

"I understand. I will do my best in this job!"

"I believe in you. Well, I have other things to do. You can leave now."

"Then, Mr. Fujii, I'll leave first. You're busy."

Walking out of Fujii's office, Tachikoshi excitedly threw a few punches in the air, releasing the excitement in his heart.

He hadn't done anything like this when he was young.

Tonight, he must have his wife prepare some good wine and food to celebrate properly!

Oh, and there's something more important, to find a way to defend electronic games. This is his territory, and he absolutely cannot let electronic games be suppressed easily, otherwise, his commercial section will be gone.

In Fujii's office, after Tachikoshi left, he opened the computer with interest and logged into the homepage of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment.

Among them, there are orderly promotions of their own games, as well as some data publicly released by their own company.

"I didn't expect that Takayuki's family could make such a big deal out of something so casual. It's been less than a year... Hmm, how much is my share again?"