"What, $5,000 a piece, why don't you grab it?" the owner of a game arcade in Tokyo yelled angrily over the phone. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"Sir, I'm sorry! The excellent performance of "Breaking the Sky" is due to the advanced hardware configuration. This level of configuration is equivalent to a small computer, and the graphics display effect exceeds that of a machine under 50,000 US dollars. Imagine a chip with 10 CPUs and a machine with a peak of more than 10 million floating-point operations per second, and only $5,000, how cheap is it?" said a salesperson at the Tokyo branch of the new venture took a break on the phone.

In fact, the minicomputer is not as expensive as this arcade machine in terms of floating-point arithmetic or some performance, but the reason why the minicomputer is expensive is essentially because of the ability to run a variety of compatible software on the platform, and the large number of hardware manufacturers provide various upgrades.

And what about the arcade of "Breaking the Sky"?

Its program is burned into the base version of the chip, and even the replaceable program program cannot be done. After buying it back, I can only run the game "Breaking the Sky" and can't do anything else.

"What's more...... the salesperson said proudly, "we have realized the networking of two machines to form a game LAN interaction." This kind of team adventure for four players has never been done before. At present, the game hall that has been put into operation can generate no less than 10,000 yen per day with a single machine, and if you don't want to buy it, you can't do it, so the game operators who are rushing to buy it are lining up outside the door!"

There was a flurry of phone conversations in the office, as well as the sound of live trading.

Soon, the operator of the arcade lowered his tone and said, "However, I originally planned to buy 200 units, and at the current price, I can only buy 100 units." ”

"It doesn't matter, this year the company implemented an installment payment system. "For example, if a game console is worth $5,000, you can pay in 3 installments, 1 monthly installment for $2,000 each!"

"What?" the arcade owner burst into a rage again, "Didn't you say that the price had risen to $6,000 a piece?"

"No, it's not a price increase, it's an interest!" the salesperson said, "it's like a credit card." ”

"How can credit cards be so expensive? It's like loan sharking. The operator of the arcade said.

“…… This is only a recommendation, not a compulsion. According to our estimates, a machine can bring more than $1,000 in profit in a month. Put the game up and running in advance, and you can earn $3,000 over a three-month period. Although it cost $1,000 more than the full payment, it ...... As a game operator, you should know that I'm not lying, one of the most popular arcade machines, if the business address is not so remote, it can be done ......"

"Okay!

"Okay, then we need to verify your identity and credit status, and if the credit status is good, then, we can sign up. You'll need to have bank statements and proof of your company's ongoing tax payments, preferably from a reputable person. ”

"What a nuisance!"

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience. But it's a corporate process, and we can't change it either. ”

"Okay, okay, do as you say, but see the machine as fast as possible. ”

"Within three days of your deposit being paid, the console will be delivered to your door. ”

……

The promotion of the Tokyo branch of the new venture electronics company boldly adopted the method of installment payment, and the sales performance was rapidly expanded.

In other industries, a machine of 5000~6000 US dollars is of course difficult to sell so easily. However, the 80s in Japan were at the height of arcade games.

The revenue of game halls, although it is not included in the statistics of the game industry.

However, the current game hall has been equivalent to the "game operator" of later generations, but the scale of the operators of later generations is relatively large and concentrated. In today's arcade era, the operator threshold is relatively low, so these "operators" are small and scattered.

The Tokyo branch of Shinsei Electronics Co., Ltd. not only targeted sales in traditional game arcades, but also in the stores of small retailers that were not doing well, and persuaded the owners of these stores to try to operate game consoles. There is no need for a complete transformation, only some of the counters need to be removed and replaced with game consoles, and the rest of the counters will continue to operate as usual. Moreover, these small shops have income and profits, and under normal circumstances, they will not default. Therefore, the installment payment agreement was signed with the owners of these small shops, so that many shopkeepers began to happily take one or two machines to the store to test the waters.

"President, we have sold 6,000 arcade machines this week, but it is still not the limit, and I feel that there is still room for sales in the Tokyo market. Looking at Japan, the sales of new arcade machines are expected to set a record!" Reiko Okita, an employee, said respectfully in front of the president of the Tokyo branch, Masayo Uejima.

"Not bad!" Ueshima nodded, "The performance is gratifying, but you should also be aware of the sales risk." Some businesses with a relatively high probability of default would rather not do it than start an installment payment model with it. ”

"Yes!" said Reiko Okita with a smile, "After all, there are a few who are willing to pay in installments, and most of them are paid in full." In particular, the Yamaguchi-gumi always come with cash to pick up goods. ”

Uejima is not afraid to do business with the Yamaguchi-gumi, but the more troublesome thing is to ask the Yamaguchi-gumi for accounts. Therefore, as long as the customer is from a gang background, then the goods can only be shipped after receiving the full payment.

At present, the most oily game hall operators in the world are probably those game hall owners in Tokyo, Japan. In the emerging arcade market, at least half of the market share is occupied by yakuza led by Yamaguchi-gumi.

Of course, although the Yamaguchi-gumi are underworld elements, they are only a means to control the gray business, and as for the normal business, it is still handled as a normal business, and it is rare to use off-board moves.

Moreover, the prosperity of the seemingly awesome Yamaguchi-gumi is essentially the connivance of the Japanese government and the U.S. military after World War II. You must know that post-war Japan was not as peaceful as imagined, but all kinds of riots continued. There were army riots, people riots, and student riots.

Hundreds of thousands of people rioted with the army and police at every turn, and the scenes of heavy casualties are too numerous to mention.

Forced by international public opinion, the US military and the Japanese military and police gradually reined in their bloody suppression. Instead, they began to support the rise of right-wing gangs. Gradually, these gang forces began to use profiteering conflicts against various left-wing movements. In this way, the riots of the Japanese people have been turned into a crime fight.

In the 50s ~ 70s, the frequent and tragic fights of Japanese gangsters also inspired the creative inspiration of the Japanese literary and artistic circles.

At that time, the violent aesthetics of the Japanese film industry was because of the theme of violent conflicts that could be seen everywhere.

Beginning in the 70s, the left-wing movement in Japan declined, and the gang members gradually lost their usefulness. So, gradually, they began to impose various restrictions on it, so much so that many gangs tried to transform into regular companies.

Later, Japan suppressed the gang members to the extent that they could not buy mobile phones and could not handle mobile phone communication business. And the high-income gangs, in the future, the protection money can not be collected, and the gang cadres are so miserable that in order to survive, they need to steal some worthless daily necessities by themselves.

But the current Yamaguchi-gumi and the like are still very rich.

Moreover, the core force of the Yamaguchi-gumi is also the most enthusiastic about bleaching. As a result, although the Yamaguchi-gumi have a bad reputation, they are the fastest buyers to pay cash.