"Passionate Basketball obviously doesn't have any real basketball rules. You just need to fool around, no need to consider any rationality."
"But it's this kind of game that gradually attracts these young people who have nowhere to exert their energy."
"Tch, this kind of game is so boring, it has nothing to do with real basketball at all. Where do you see a basketball court with three hoops on one side? And you can even beat people up?"
"Isn't it normal to beat people up? We've beaten people up plenty of times while playing basketball. And besides, if you say it's so boring, why can't you take your eyes off it?"
"I just want to continue mocking this game, I don't want to play at all."
"Then let's play a game, let's see who can win, huh? If I win, you're treating us to pizza tonight."
"Alright, who's afraid of who? I'll tell you, I'm only betting with you because I can't stand losing, not because I'm interested in this game."
"Okay, okay, I got it."
After giving a simple instruction on how to play, Steve let them play on their own, while he acted as a background and occasionally reminded them how to use special moves.
Before long, these friends were all immersed in the game.
They were all basketball fans who loved playing basketball at school.
Although Passionate Basketball was a bit absurd, they could realize some ideas in the game that were impossible in real life through video games.
For example, in the game, beating someone up wouldn't result in punishment from the school, let alone having to pay for the person's medical expenses.
Eventually, these guys even forgot that it was a basketball game and just saw it as an opportunity to beat each other up recklessly, completely disregarding sportsmanship.
"Let me tell you, there's more than just this one fun game. I checked out the latest advertisement from this company before. They're developing a street basketball game, which is a bit more realistic than this one. This is definitely not just something for kids." Steve continued to praise the many benefits of the SFC on the side.
This made many people present somewhat tempted, as it seemed they indeed needed to get such a gaming console.
"Steve, lend me this game console to play for a few days, please."
"You jerk, I haven't even lent it out yet, and you're already snatching it from me. I'll lend it first!"
The group started rough housing again, and Steve was a bit worried that these guys would damage his game cartridges in their rough play.
At this moment, a wealthier friend immediately put his arm around Steve's shoulder and said, "Hey, how about selling this thing to me? I'll give you $3,000 for everything. That's equivalent to the price of a used sports car, how about it?"
"Hehe, no way. If you want to buy it, go find someone in Japan to buy it from. But if you're patient, you can wait a month or two. This company is already preparing to sell this product."
"Really? One or two months, huh? Then I'll take a look at it then."
Among the group of young people, there were games like Street Racing and Street Basketball that were specifically aimed at them.
And in the future, there would be Street Fighter appearing.
Similarly, among the children, there was also a small wave of people who had already owned the SFC gaming console in advance.
Around them, there were also some children who initially looked down on this foreign stuff, thinking that the gaming consoles available in the US market were cooler.
However, after experiencing the latest gaming consoles, they understood the truth and were immediately conquered by them.
"Mom, I want an SFC! And a GB, some of my classmates have it, please, I want one too!"
"SFC? What's that?"
"It's an electronic gaming console from Japan."
"Hehe, it's not Christmas, and it's not your birthday. If you want gifts, you'd better wait until Christmas."
"Please, Mom, just this once."
"You little rascal, how many times have you begged me? And you say it's a product from Japan, I've never even heard of it. Do you know where to buy it?"
"It's simple, just go to Japan to buy..."
"You little rascal, go die, get out of here, don't bother me while I'm cooking."
The kids weren't discouraged. Once they were exposed to the SFC gaming console, their minds were filled with the appearance of the SFC. If they couldn't get it, they would feel very uncomfortable.
Of course, this only caused a small frenzy in a small circle.
Apart from those players who had already obtained the SFC through means like buying from Japan, it was difficult to influence others.
In the United States, there was never a shortage of various interesting high-tech products.
So, next, Matsubashi Miho began to arrange her ground promotion strategy and actively approached those large advertising distributors, trying to secure those advertising positions as much as possible.
"Ms. Matsubashi, it's not that we deliberately want to make things difficult for you. You should know, this is America, and we also need to rely on the advertising fees from those big companies to survive. Offending those big advertisers for your sake really isn't worth it."
In a company that operated billboards along highways across the United States, Matsubashi Miho was negotiating with the person in charge.
No matter what Matsubashi Miho said, the other party didn't want to budge.
Previously, several big companies like Surya Electronics, Lirda, and a few others had given them an order not to sell billboards to the Japanese gaming entertainment company, Gamestar.
Not making money when there's a chance to is indeed foolish, but those big companies used high advertising fees as leverage. They first offered to increase the advertising fees, then threatened that if they dared to accept any advertisements from Gamestar, they would immediately cut off all advertising fees.
These billboard companies couldn't afford to offend big companies.
The billboard companies were already not doing too well.
As for those large advertising distributors, Surya Electronics had simply bought out all the advertising spaces in advance, ensuring that Gamestar wouldn't be able to buy any TV or prominent advertising space for a while.
So, no matter how hard Matsubashi Miho tried to persuade them, she couldn't convince them.
Matsubashi Miho's purpose in coming this time was to deal with these advertisers, no matter what, no matter what method was used, she must convince these guys.
And today, Matsubashi Miho came prepared.
Hearing the other party's explanation, Matsubashi Miho just smiled slightly. "Sir, I also know that you're in a difficult situation. But regarding the advertising fees, you can rest assured, we're willing to sign advertising contracts with you for over ten years, and we promise that if your advertising company is still not doing well after ten years, we're willing to continue renewing the contract for another ten years, and the price can increase with inflation, so you won't lose a penny."