Since there's no need to consider adapting the TV drama, it's possible to directly delete all the previously planned collaborative plotlines with the team of writers.
Those plotlines were optional anyway, and deleting them is quick; just as the game production is just getting started, removing these irrelevant plotlines won't have any impact.
Then Takayuki and the team continued to focus on game development.
However, a few days later, Takayuki was surprised by the contents of a newspaper.
The newspaper was Japan's Economic News, which the company subscribed to daily.
In Japan, newspapers are the most common form of news media.
Sometimes the news in newspapers is updated faster than online.
As a partner of Gamestar Entertainment and due to Takayuki's need to stay updated on industry news, reading the newspaper daily had become a habit.
It's similar to casually browsing through news on a smartphone in the previous world; once you're accustomed to this form of news delivery, it's good.
Takayuki actually quite liked newspapers. Seeing the latest newspaper every day and smelling the faint ink aroma on it felt good.
But recently, due to the initial stages of game development, he didn't have much time to read the newspaper. Today, he finally found some time to take a look.
And upon reading it, he came across several pieces of news that caught his attention.
One of the news articles was written by the well-known writer, Tian Chong.
It's unclear where he got some insider information, but he managed to uncover the news about Takayuki's intention to adapt the TV drama into a game.
Usually, people within the company wouldn't do such things because it's unnecessary, and the employees have developed a habit of keeping things confidential; they hardly talk about anything done within the company to outsiders, even to their own parents, spouses, or children.
So, the only way to obtain such information should be from NHK or the Japanese government.
Originally, this wasn't a big deal; the news was true, and Takayuki had no intention of denying it. It was just an attempt at cooperation, but since the other party rejected it, they won't collaborate, that's it. He didn't take it seriously.
But what followed seemed a bit off.
In this article, Tian Chong clearly sided with Gamestar Entertainment.
And he somehow got the information about the main reason the writers of the popular legal drama series on NHK boycotted this cooperation.
During their resistance, they didn't hesitate to belittle electronic games, considering them trash, only suitable for bored children, unlike their high-quality and socially responsible top-level TV dramas.
Honestly, this felt like a personal attack.
And it's industry mockery against another industry.
Takayuki didn't know if Tian Chong exaggerated the situation, but he felt deeply involved and was starting to get angry.
He wasn't someone without temper; it's just that he didn't usually show it.
But if someone wanted to discredit electronic games or make them bear undeserved blame or insults, he couldn't tolerate it.
Those arrogant music producers in the team were driven out for this reason.
He spent a lot of money hiring them, and they dared to discredit electronic games? Did I just waste all the money I paid you?
"Where did the news in this newspaper come from? How much of it is true?"
Takayuki asked his assistant while holding the newspaper.
The assistant usually handles miscellaneous tasks for him.
When Takayuki pointed to a section of the content in the newspaper and asked her, the assistant responded quickly.
"I'll check right away."
This assistant was efficient; within an hour, she got accurate information.
As for the source of this information, Takayuki didn't need to ask further; he trusted his employees.
"President, at least ninety percent of the news in this newspaper is true. Maybe it's not as exaggerated as it says here, but there have indeed been actions discrediting electronic games."
Actually, this article hasn't ended yet.
After roughly explaining the course of events, Tian Chong began to express his own views in the article.
He was supportive of the electronic games.
Because of electronic games, he had his own column in the newspaper.
And because of electronic games, he had a happier life, and his relationship with his children was more harmonious.
So, from any perspective, he was very grateful for electronic games.
Even though his child's academic performance had deteriorated recently due to electronic games, he didn't blame the games; he believed it was more of his own parenting issue, as he had been too lenient with his child before.
Writers like him usually have many unusual channels to obtain some insider information.
They rely on these unusual channels to gain attention.
And this time, he accidentally learned about this matter from a friend at NHK who he had drinks with.
This friend just casually mentioned it, and then didn't reveal anything else; Tian Chong was cunning enough to extract all the information from him, even revealing where this friend hid his money. It's true that alcohol can make people indiscreet.
But because of this, Tian Chong received some shocking and infuriating news.
Turns out, recently, the God of Games intended to collaborate on an adaptation project, which would benefit both sides, and it was a project pushed by the government.
This would be beneficial for anyone, but it was a group of stubborn writers who resisted Gamestar Entertainment.
Resisting is one thing; there have been instances of resistance before, like when those commercial TV stations joined forces.
But besides resisting, those writers openly mocked electronic games as trash.
Tian Chong couldn't tolerate this, so he unhesitatingly exposed the whole situation in his column.
And he even criticized those writers harshly.
"You old fools, what did electronic games do to provoke or offend you? Why are your mouths so foul? I like watching TV dramas, and I like many TV dramas, but I have to say that the TV drama industry has become too rigid, giving rise to a bunch of inflexible old fogies who look down on everything. But take a look at what you've produced; can it really compare to others? Everything is meant to provide entertainment; no one is inherently superior to anyone else. You're just resentful of the success achieved by electronic games nowadays, which has stolen your thunder. I advise you to retire early and enjoy your retirement. Don't continue to linger in the TV drama circle. Even if you do, I swear I'll never watch any works from these writers again."