Next, to the astonishment of Sayuri, both sides reached a deal.
Takayuki promised to provide the remaining nine game machines within a week.
Takayuki had already prepared this script because there were still over a dozen places to go.
He had reason to believe that at least one of those dozen shops would be willing to pay this amount.
It was almost like making a quick profit off unsuspecting victims.
And the other party had no reason to refuse, especially when it came to making quick money.
The fact that the first arcade owner was willing to buy proved his wisdom.
Even if this one refused, there were definitely others among the remaining dozen who would agree.
Takayuki rightfully received the first return of two million yen.
Compared to the money Takayuki had spent so far, this was nothing.
Takayuki had already spent close to five million yen just on renting space for over a dozen locations; these earnings were just a small fraction recovered.
Next, Takayuki naturally took out the money earned from the game machines yesterday and exchanged it all for two one million yen bills, then left the place, heading to the next location.
Next was to visit a dozen more places to collect coins.
After calculating the game tokens from a dozen places, Takayuki was quite satisfied with the result.
Two hundred and thirty thousand yen.
That was the income for one day.
If this continued, the cost would likely be recovered in a month, leaving pure profit.
In present-day Japan, such money-making opportunities were hard to come by.
Even Sayuri felt that Takayuki was practically stealing money.
By the time they finished collecting coins, it was already past four in the afternoon.
Takayuki's first task upon returning was to prepare to contact factories.
Now he had the startup capital he needed.
Moreover, the money he had on hand could continue to flow endlessly.
With the previous promotional efforts, there was no need to worry about the game machines not selling.
Now he could officially begin mass production.
The first thing to do was to find companies that could make game machine circuit boards and recruit a few more employees to assemble the game machines.
"Takayuki-san, aren't we assembling machines today?"
"Of course not."
"But we only have a week, and if we don't hurry, we might not meet the delivery deadline set by that store owner."
"Don't worry, as long as we find a suitable factory, they can produce hundreds or thousands of game machines in a day, so there's no need to worry about that."
"Today, we'll print some recruitment notices, and then tomorrow I'll go to the office we've already prepared. After that, the company can officially open!"
Back at home, Takayuki walked up to a sign covered with a cloth.
He pulled off the cloth with force.
GAMESTAR.
The Star of Games.
This was the game company Takayuki had dreamed of.
A rising star in the world of gaming.
At the same time, it represented the meanings behind Takayuki's two other names.
At this moment, Sayuri tilted her head, watching Takayuki.
Suddenly, it seemed like there was a glow emanating from Takayuki.
Very special.
The next day.
Takayuki woke up early.
Several days of continuous work without rest had left Takayuki somewhat tired.
But after a few days of normal rest, Takayuki's spirit was once again fully restored.
So at five in the morning, Takayuki was already awake.
His first task was not work-related; instead, he started cleaning the entire house.
During these few days of activity, the room had become quite messy.
There were electronic components scattered everywhere, as well as leftover fast food containers, and so on.
The whole house had reached a point where it was difficult to walk around.
At this moment, Takayuki finally began to tidy up.
Cleaning the house took up the entire morning, until the alarm clock rang past nine o'clock, and Sayuri hurriedly ran out of the house from upstairs. Takayuki's cleaning work was just about finished.
"Wow! Sorry, Takayuki-san! I overslept! I..."
Sayuri rushed to the railing on the second floor and looked down at the first floor, then she froze.
The previously quite messy room was now clean and tidy, completely different from before.
And Takayuki, now wiping sweat, said, "It's okay. The timing is just right. I just finished cleaning the room, and now we can move on to the next part of the plan today!"
Sayuri looked at Takayuki, full of energy, as if she were looking at a monster.
After several days and nights without rest, just a day or two later, Takayuki was back to full energy.
Was this guy a monster?
...
Takayuki tossed a stack of recruitment notices into the car.
Then Takayuki leaned against the driver's side window and instructed Sayuri in the driver's seat, "Today, I'll need you to work hard alone. You'll need to go to different job centers and put up our notices. I'll go find the office space, and you can handle that, right?"
Faced with Takayuki's expectant gaze, Sayuri felt the importance of the task.
"Don't worry! Leave it to me. I'll make sure to do this job beautifully!"
Sayuri promised earnestly, then started the car and followed the map to several job centers.
Takayuki watched Sayuri leave, keeping his eyes on her until she disappeared from view.
"Alright, next is to head to the office space."
Takayuki looked at the star symbol on the map. That was the office space Takayuki had prepared.