Chapter 513: Ampere and Nintendo
"Too bad, hopefully he'll be okay......"
Hearing Sakamoto and Hiko's words, Han Xuan suddenly remembered a piece of news that he learned from the car radio in the afternoon.
Japan's Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, Hosokawa Hiroo, had a heart attack in his office in the evening.
However, due to the timely discovery by the secretary, there is no safety for life, and he is now being treated in the hospital.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is responsible for Japan's national health, medical insurance, medical service provision, medicine and food safety, social insurance and social security, labor and employment, and social assistance for vulnerable groups.
Ministers are appointed directly by the Japanese Cabinet and are particularly important in Japan.
In addition, now, the head of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department was involved in a car accident, and on the same day, two high-ranking officials had an accident.
Han Xuan felt a little strange, but he didn't think about it deeply, maybe it was just an accident.
Standing on the edge of the balcony, Han Xuan's eyes were completely attracted by a middle-aged man in the crowd.
Although he is younger than later, but that person must be An Pei Jingsan, this face is too recognizable, and at this moment, An Pei is talking to Guo Muzhou through a translator.
"Sorry, I'm going to get a glass of water"
Looking for a reason to leave Sakamoto and Hiko, Han Xuan took a glass of champagne from the tray held by the maid, walked over and interjected, "Grandpa, what are you talking about?"
In addition to Ampere, there are four or five people around Guo Muzhou.
One of them saw Han Xuan approaching and said with a smile: "Mr. Guo, this is your junior, right? ”
After the translator told Guo Muzhou in English, he smiled and said, "It's my grandson, Han Xuan." ”
"These are all members of the Japanese House of Representatives. The name is too messy to remember, Guo Muzhou concisely introduced his grandson.
Han Xuan is just here to get acquainted and see how the future Japanese Prime Minister Abei is doing now.
It doesn't seem to be of high status, and these people are obviously marginal figures.
An Peijingsan is now about forty years old, the youngest of the House of Representatives.
His father served as Japan's foreign minister and had a wide network of contacts in the political arena, including some big names, so he had the opportunity to join the House of Representatives at such a young age.
Although he went to school at Hayward English School in California, USA, he is also a scumbag, because of his English level, he really dare not compliment, and it is estimated that his academic qualifications are bought with money.
After introducing himself, Han Xuan barely understood what he meant, and he had a fight with the Chinese chef in Monterey.
He smiled and replied in Japanese, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Ampere." ”
"You speak Japanese so well, you even have an accent from the Nagoya side. ”
"Really, have you ever lived in Japan?" asked an old man.
"No, my Japanese teacher is near Nagoya"
Sensing that someone had pulled him, Han Xuan turned his head and found that it was Dawson.
Dawson whispered, "Mr. Yamauchi Pu is here and is waiting for you in the restaurant." ”
Han Xuan's expression was surprised, he said sorry, and left the banquet hall with Dawson
Go upstairs to the restaurant.
At the window table, an old man in his sixties was looking out over Tokyo Bay as the ship sailed by.
He is the current president of Nintendo Corporation, Pu Yamauchi.
In more than 40 years, Nintendo has single-handedly transformed itself from a small business that made playing cards with an annual output of less than 10 million yen to a game giant with a market value of $4 billion.
Blizzard Entertainment is pitifully small compared to it now.
While Blizzard was rejoicing in selling 150,000 copies of Warcraft: Humans & Orcs game disks, Nintendo's 1989 handheld game console, the GameBoy, had already sold more than 30 million units!
The video game Super Mario was launched in eight generations from 1985 to 1991, and a total of 70 million units were sold!
Nintendo Co., Ltd. is involved in all aspects of the game industry, and Han Xuan can't understand how such a character could go out in person because he bought the distribution rights of one of its games.
He walked over and said, "Good evening, Mr. Yamauchi, the scenery here is beautiful." ”
"It's really beautiful.
I was invited to a banquet downstairs, but I'm old and a little unwell lately.
So, I'm sorry, I'm going to meet you and leave.
Looks like you don't need a translator, Okamoto-kun, you go out first.
You may be seated, Han Xuan. ”
"I didn't expect you to come in person, Mr. Yamauchi, I thought it was a manager or something. Han Xuan didn't believe that he came, just to see himself, so he simply asked directly, otherwise he would be uncomfortable in the clouds.
"Have you contacted Nintendo North America before and want to buy the rights to Pokemon merchandise?
I guess the game hasn't been released yet, and it's not even been developed yet. ”
"But the promotional posters are out, and I love those cartoon characters.
My grandfather owned a cartoon company, and I was the largest shareholder in Hasbro Toys, so I wanted to buy it before anyone cared.
There is no reason why Nintendo's games are not popular, and even President Bush plays your Gameboy console. ”
Han Xuan asked for help, and complimented him a few words, his father is a game fan, and he does know a lot about Nintendo.
"Haha! I've failed several times, and it looks like you're a Nintendo fan too!"
Yamauchi Pu laughed, poured a cup of green tea for Han Xuan, and couldn't help asking, "Did you come here alone?"
Dawson came, but he definitely couldn't be the master, Han Xuan heard him ask, knew that he was going to get to the point, and took the cup with both hands, "Thank you."
If there is anything I can decide, please say, sir. ”
"It's a business thing. ”
"I can also decide for myself in this regard. ”
Yamauchi Pu looked at Han Xuan seriously and said, "Okay, my Nintendo has a bit of a crisis and needs your help."
At the end of 1994, Nintendo was chased and intercepted by Sega and Sony.
Last month, Sega released a more advanced 32-bit console than Nintendo, the SEGA-Saturn, which is expected to be sold next year.
Sony also followed suit with the release of the 32-bit game console PlayStation, which has been officially launched, and the market response has been particularly hot.
Plans are being made to enter the U.S. gaming market, which has led to a sharp plunge in Nintendo's stock price.
Banks adjusted their ratings on Nintendo, and a large group of investors fled, selling Nintendo shares.
In the past week, the share price of Nintendo Corporation on the Osaka Stock Exchange has fallen by 6.68%, and there is no trend of stopping at all.
Small shareholders can't eat too many stocks and need people with huge funds to take over, while Japanese investors are wary of Nintendo, which has a shrinking market share, and dare not take it lightly.
Even Yamauchi himself was a little flustered, and he urgently needed to stabilize the company's stock price, but he had no money in his hand, so he came to contact this wealthy American family with the mentality of trying.
As for threatening with Pokemon copyright?
To be honest, he didn't take the game seriously at all.
Nintendo has a lot of games in development, and if it weren't for the assistant talking about it, I almost forgot about this game that has not been completed for several years.
Han Xuan hasn't been paying attention to Nintendo lately and doesn't know what's going on with it.
When I heard the old man say that he wanted to buy Nintendo Co., Ltd. shares, he almost couldn't help laughing!
It is true that major manufacturers have joined forces to enter the game industry, but it will have little impact on Nintendo, except for the stock price fluctuations in the first two years of the new century, and by 2007, it will become a large company with a market value of $87 billion!
The second largest market capitalization in Japan!
With the support of Pu Yamauchi, it will be much easier to acquire, without thinking about it, Han Xuan replied to him seriously: "As a loyal fan of Nintendo's games, I am happy to help Mr. with this."
In a few days, someone will be arranged to buy Nintendo's shares, but what about those cartoon characters?"
"As long as you're willing to help, that's fine.
You can rest assured, Nintendo is developing the next generation of products, and it will definitely not let you suffer!
My assistant will contact you for details, this is my business card" (to be continued.) )