Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Bunch of Nonsense!
"Takahashi Shinyu!" Plants vs. Zombies !!!!"
It is said that Ben is not a well-known magazine of "Player's Heart" with such a big headline on the cover.
The reason why it is so popular is that now Wanhu has become a huge complex multinational group. In such a group, Takahashi is the biggest and most important character, and he has too little time to play games.
Besides, it takes a lot of money to make a game compared to the profits you make from managing the company.
Even if it is a game of the level of "SimCity", Takahashi is now just a consultant.
It is precisely because of this that when a game led by Takahashi appeared, it caused such a big sensation.
Nowadays, the children who used to play Takahashi games and participate in Takahashi events have reached the age of starting a family.
Although the book is still declining, these people still follow the trend of history and become the mainstay of the society.
For younger children, perhaps Takahashi is just a symbol.
THE GAMES THAT ARE MADE ARE NOT NECESSARILY COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, BUT FOR THESE MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE, TAKAHASHI CAN BE SAID TO BE THE ONE WHO HAS INFLUENCED THEIR LIVES.
It is precisely because of this that the Internet is becoming more and more developed and physical magazines are gradually withering, this magazine, which first announced Takahashi's new tour, is actually out of stock this issue!
This is no less than a miracle for the entire publishing industry.
You know, "Weekly Shonen Jump", which dominates the manga industry with cheap paper and excellent content, has to face the dilemma of declining magazine sales after entering the 2,000th year.
Because of the declining birthrate, because of the Internet, and for various reasons, even if you try to change, there is no good benefit.
In contrast, it can better highlight the influence of Takahashi's terror.
And other paper media, when they discovered this trend, they didn't care about anything else, and they also began to follow the trend frantically.
Some people say that media people are disciplined, and media people are uncrowned kings.
However......
But......
In the capitalist social environment where everything looks to money, how much is conscience worth?
As you can see, conscience is worthless.
However, it's okay to report to Takahashi, and I haven't eaten human blood steamed buns yet.
Have you ever seen a news article that can be read as a story, purely by making up?
You've seen chemical addicts' fathers beat their teenage daughters for years, and the teenage daughters struggled to escape.
But the reporters found this girl through various improper means, and "persuaded" this runaway girl to "turn back to the shore" and reunite with a warm family?
Have you ever seen a parent who abandoned their children when they were young, and left them alone for several years, and when they got old, they found reporters and asked them to use morality to force their children to be filial to their biological parents?
This kind of thing happens in all corners of the world.
Why do these people do such sensational things?
The simple answer is that they want to make money.
If a journalist wants to make money, he or she has to earn people's eyeballs.
As long as someone looks at it, it doesn't matter if it's praise or abuse. As long as you see it, it's their victory.
In such a twisted world, it is reported that Takahashi rose at the end of Qingping, and eventually created a huge technology empire, and also developed people like Wanhu mobile phones. Isn't that a very positive thing?
Of course, the media blows the media.
The electronics industry is a little disdainful of Takahashi.
You know, it hasn't been long since the electronics industry began to lag behind.
Everything that Wanhu can do, they believe that as long as they are given some time, they can do it too.
As for why they didn't do it, it was just because they lacked such an idea. Or someone who has such an idea, and does not have enough authority to promote such an idea.
You know, sometimes the people in charge of running a business aren't stupid. The reason why they seem conservative and dull is simply because the company needs to do so at this stage of development.
Why?
Because conservative means low risk, in the case of an existing business that is already stable. It's all well and good to increase your earnings, but maintaining what looks like it's going to be good is the top priority.
There are only two time periods for corporate radicalization.
One is when the company was just founded, and the other is when the company is facing life and death.
If the ancient Chinese dynasties were to be called a single enterprise, it might be easier to understand this concept.
A start-up dynasty is like a start-up company, what is needed is continuous pioneering and enterprising.
However, when the company's territorial scope reaches a certain level, the cost of communication will offset the benefits of expansion.
You must know that the fastest means of communication in ancient China, in addition to the boat that went down the river, was only the galloping horse.
If a country is teleported from the political core to the national frontier, it will take months. Unless the frontier areas are given sufficient autonomy to handle affairs, they can easily be lost.
But if enough authority is given, why don't people set themselves up as kings?
Now the company is also facing such a problem.
Human energy is limited, and the size of the company is also limited.
Maintaining normal production, like maintaining the day-to-day operations of an empire, has already consumed all its energy, and where is the energy to expand?
Therefore, from the perspective of business owners, Takahashi's choice is quite qualified.
But for players, this is not the case.
And in order to rub off on this popularity, he is unwilling to pick up people's teeth and wisdom, and wants to find a breaking point.
A local news reporter and a fan of games and movies began to write an interview about "Plants vs. Zombies" and Takahashi.
The reporter asked: When "Plants vs. Zombies" was developed internally, did it have an internal code name? We know that for example, the game "Fallout 3" was developed under the code name "Van Buren". The purpose of this is to avoid people talking about the title of the game when it is released, and because it is not finalized. What is the internal codename for Plants vs. Zombies?
Takahashi answers: It's the "lawn of the living dead." Those who are familiar with zombie movies know that the originator of zombie movies is the classic zombie movie "Dawn of the Living Dead" shot by George A. Romey in 1978. "Plants vs. Zombies" takes place on the lawn, which is, of course, "Lawn of the Living Dead". (laughs)
Reporter asked: What about the official name? Haven't you thought about "Lawn of the Living Dead" or anything else?
Takahashi: I also thought about another one, called "Mr. Toad's Wild Race", which we know is from Grimm's fairy tales.
Reporter asked: But there is no Mr. Toad in the game?
A: ...... He looked at the reporter with a deep gaze.
This report, which has already been reported, has caused a sensation throughout the book. Why? Because Takahashi had never done a similar interview. Even his own "Player's Heart" has never had such an interview with Takahashi's inner world.
In the minds of many people, Takahashi is a stupid and coarse guy.
Why do you say stupid?
Because when Takahashi held various competitions, he was an upright image.
Even if it's in the duel between him and the Mori Konobu who doesn't know where he is now.
Takahashi's image is also very grassroots, with a ridiculously red strip of cloth tied to his forehead, and the clothes he wears make him look like a peasant.
Although everyone also vaguely feels that being able to become the boss of such a large company is not really as ordinary as he appears.
However, this image has been very deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Even Takahashi's most fanatical fans, most of Takahashi's evaluations are sunny, impulsive, and driven. No one at all commented that Takahashi was wise, and Takahashi was very smart.
Although during Hudson's time, he had already shown intelligence.
But perhaps his wisdom is different from most people's cleverness, but it seems a little wise and foolish.
The content of this interview is a subversion of Takahashi's image in the past.
And that's exactly what readers need.
What you need is not to blindly brag about a person, or to blindly describe a thing. Instead, we need to describe a thing from different angles and dimensions.
This kind of subversion and reversal is the most attractive existence.
Although the headquarters of Wanhu is in China, the connection between Wanhu and Yuben is more direct and fast than many people think.
Many people in Wanhu are wondering, obviously they can see the president every day, but when did the chairman accept the interview?
And the people around Takahashi, as well as those who participated in the micro-project "Plants vs. Zombies", saw this answer, and threw the newspaper directly on the table and shouted, "What nonsense!"
None of the people in the company who have been in contact with Takahashi will deny that Takahashi is not wise.
However, Takahashi's wisdom is not like a blind BB full of petty bourgeoisie in the report.
It's about saying less, doing more.
The kind of person who is very good at talking, thinking that saying it is equivalent to doing it, and it is equivalent to doing it.
It's just a party of spat.
Not to mention letting them do big things, even if they make a game watch, a game console of that level can't do it.
Don't look at the structure and principle of the game watch so simple, but any industrial production, even the parts and components have no problems, when integrated together, there will be all kinds of unexpected difficulties.
Takahashi is the kind of person who can blow flowers for a game name. Wanhu will never have today's achievements.
What is the most important and essential thing about a game, is its name or its content?
Undoubtedly, it's the content.
In terms of content, "Plants vs. Zombies", a game with a total development time of less than a month, is a well-deserved masterpiece.
When Takahashi saw this reporter's report, he didn't jump like thunder, but said with a smile, "These reporters are ......."