Myself... caught the attention of the authorities?
It's understandable, really.
Nowadays, Gamestar Entertainment's influence in society is growing stronger and stronger.
Internally estimated, Gamestar Entertainment's user base has exceeded 70 million, and this number continues to expand rapidly.
Just the sales of the FC game console have already exceeded 60 million so far, and it's still growing rapidly, with sales covering North and South America, Asia, and Europe.
Other game consoles don't have such a big influence yet because FC is really cheap. Even pirates don't want to touch FC because there's almost no profit to be made.
Such a huge user base is enough to ensure the long-term development of any company.
Of course, the influence is also quite terrifying.
The Japanese government, of course, has long noticed this.
The Cultural and Artistic Revitalization Committee is a brand-new plan initiated by the Japanese government.
The intention is to use Japan's relatively well-known cultural industries to expand influence beyond the country's borders.
In the previous life of Takayuki, Japan did the same thing, just two years ago.
First, promote cultural products in countries such as South Korea, Southeast Asia, and China.
For example, Japanese anime, as well as Japanese dramas, novels, and so on.
Now, with Gamestar Entertainment and many other game development companies from Japan, Japan truly dominates the electronic game industry.
Knowing that there is no hope for other countries to surpass Japan in a short time.
Such a good cultural promotion channel must be valued.
And as the most powerful company in the current gaming industry, Gamestar Entertainment will certainly not be overlooked by the government.
The Cultural and Artistic Revitalization Committee has just been established, and Gamestar Entertainment has already been included in the list, with a high priority.
This plan is more like an invitation from the Japanese government, and a collective meeting will be held about a month later.
Organized by the Japanese government, representatives from other companies will attend the meeting to discuss cultural revitalization matters together.
And before the meeting, the Japanese government hopes to get some response from Gamestar Entertainment, such as official authorization of well-known character images, and assistance in developing game versions of some well-known cultural works.
And in return, the Japanese government will provide convenience in terms of tax breaks and so on.
And among these conveniences, one of them is that the government will provide a piece of land in the harbor area for Gamestar Entertainment to build its own building.
However, it's only free to use for fifty years. After that, it must be re-leased, or the actual situation at that time will be re-evaluated after fifty years.
If the company develops steadily by then, Gamestar Entertainment probably won't even need to worry about the rent for that land.
A large piece of land for free use for fifty years is really attractive, which can save a lot of cash flow.
Up to now, Gamestar Entertainment still doesn't have its own company building.
In fact, Takayuki has been thinking about this before.
But building a building is much more expensive than imagined.
To build a good one, just the cost of the building itself is over a hundred million dollars, not to mention the cost of using a large piece of land in a popular administrative area.
This will take up a huge amount of cash flow.
Up to now, Gamestar Entertainment's reserve funds on the books have exceeded one billion dollars, which is considered outstanding in the eyes of other companies.
But if they want to use this money to build a building, Takayuki estimates they'll be broke in an instant.
This is not what Takayuki wants to see.
However, now the Japanese government is directly giving away land for free, and even listing some construction suppliers below.
If they consume from these construction suppliers, there will be some discounts, and the money saved will be reimbursed by the Japanese government.
And the premise for the government to help with these matters is to join the Cultural and Artistic Revitalization Committee, provide some authorizations, and develop some more collaborative games.
This is a piece of cake for Gamestar Entertainment.
If he just wants to deal with it, and make a few small games to deal with the government, the other party probably won't say anything.
But that would be a bit unethical, after all, it's a request from the government, so it needs to be taken seriously.
Looking at this plan, Takayuki didn't hesitate to put a star on it, indicating that it will be a focus project in the future.
"Character image authorization can be given to the government now. As for the game development, it needs further discussion. The result will be given within ten days."
Agreeing to make games for others is no problem, but he can't just make games for any novel or TV show.
Some works are simply not suitable for being made into games, and even if they are forced, it's equivalent to damaging his own reputation.
Reputation is still more important in the eyes of Takayuki.
The employee responsible for the peripheral department left with the approved documents, and Takayuki prepared to return to the development of Final Fantasy 7.
However, because the development has entered a stable stage recently, he almost doesn't need to intervene in anything else, just occasionally supervise the progress of development.
So at this moment, Takayuki seems a bit absent-minded.
Obviously, his attention has been diverted by what just happened.
Tax breaks, and a free piece of land in the harbor area to build his own building.
This is really attractive.
At this moment, his brain has already started to envisage the appearance of his building.
How tall should the building be?
It should be at least thirty stories high.
His development trajectory is no longer possible to be like Nintendo's.
He not only wants to develop exquisite games, but also wants to build a game industry system. The future scale will definitely far exceed that of Nintendo in his previous life.
Having tens of thousands of employees is only a matter of time.
However, the building in the harbor area probably won't be able to accommodate so many employees, so there will definitely be branches.
But this kind of thing can be taken slowly, no need to rush. Maybe he can try to ask the Japanese government for more land, and the area shouldn't be too restricted. It would be best if he could just buy the land directly.
After daydreaming for over an hour, Takayuki finally snapped out of it.
Forget it, I'll consider these things after work. Now let's focus on today's work on Final Fantasy 7.
"I'm back."
Returning home from work, Takayuki habitually called out.
Up to now, Sayuri has still been living on Takayuki's side.
Whether it's Sayuri or Takayuki, it seems they've both gotten used to it.
Actually, sometimes Takayuki thinks it would be nice to marry Sayuri.
As for marriage, he doesn't really care that much. All his energy is devoted to game development. If it's not necessary, he's even willing to dedicate his whole life to electronic games.
At this moment, he was thinking about the building, completely unaware that there were two pairs of somewhat unfamiliar shoes at the door.
After taking off his shoes, he walked towards the living room, lost in thought.
As he walked, he felt like there was someone else in front of him, subconsciously thinking it was Sayuri.
"Oh, right, Sayuri..."
Takayuki raised his head, wanting to talk to Sayuri about the company building, but soon his words came to a halt.
Because in front of him wasn't Sayuri, but Takayuki's mother, Yako.