Chapter 55: Annoyed Kutaragi Ken
Looking at George Wood's waving left hand, Aoyama Akihiro felt a dark feeling in his heart, although this was not the way he thought, but as long as he could teach the other party a lesson, he didn't care, anyway, if something happened, it wasn't him who was unlucky. Seeing George Wood swing his fist over, John Chen unhurriedly turned his body to the side, and his fist swept through the air. Akihiro Aoyama sighed in his heart, in fact, he was still looking forward to George Wood's fist, and it would be even more enjoyable if he could beat that damn Chen He with a nosebleed.
Unfortunately, the development of events soon exceeded Aoyama's imagination, and just when he thought that Matt Beamon would come to his aid or George Wood would punch again, the three of them stopped and smiled at each other.
"John, you're reacting faster than you used to!" exclaimed George Wood.
"No, no," John Chen stepped forward, patted George Wood on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "George, I think it's because you're slowing down." β
"I said, you two, what's there to fight about. Matt Beamon said with a smile as he stood aside.
The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and John Chen glanced at the two guys who had been making trouble behind George Wood and Matt Beamon, and asked with a smile, "George, Matt, are you here to visit?"
"Hmm......" George Wood's face flashed with embarrassment, and he glanced at Matt Beamon beside him, and then nodded repeatedly, "Yes, by the way, I came to see you." Right, Matt. β
Matt Beamon understood and smiled, "Yes, John, we're here for purpose." How's that, take us to see. β
"Well, come with me, and I'll show you the good stuff. John Chen glanced at the two "mountains" that were in a daze, tilted his head, turned around and walked towards the booth, George Wood and Matt Beamon immediately followed, leaving Aoyama Akihiro and Noyama standing there in embarrassment.
"Minister Aoyama. Noyama shouted unwillingly to Aoyama Akihiro beside him.
"Huh?" Aoyama Akihiro's mind was completely confused at this time, George Wood and Matt Beamon, the two guys were obviously old acquaintances with that Chen, and it was impossible to expect them to preside over "justice", but he was alone, he didn't know what to do for a while, and even Yeshan's cry was only answered out of instinct.
Seeing that Aoyama Akihiro didn't seem to react, Noyama had no choice but to raise his voice a little and say, "Minister Aoyama, they all seem to be gone." β
"Ahh Akihiro Aoyama seemed to come back to his senses, and looked up to the front, where George Wood, Matt Beamon, and John Chen were already gone.
"Minister Aoyama, what should we do then?" asked Noyama anxiously.
"Well, let's go too. Akihiro Aoyama sighed softly, turned around and walked towards his company's booth, of course he wouldn't give up so easily. "Any company that tries to challenge Sony Computer Entertainment will be punished," he thought to himself, planning to talk to a lawyer from Sony Computer Entertainment America, and get a lawyer to scare the other party first.
After walking a few steps, Akihiro Aoyama remembered that he had forgotten to see which company was exhibiting the DreamBox128 host in a hurry, so he stopped and looked back, and after a slight search of his eyes, a few large blue and white words of "VisualSystem" appeared in front of his eyes. Aoyama Akihiro was afraid that he would see it wrong, so he rubbed his eyes lightly, and looked carefully again, the blue and white "VisualSystem" style was still the same, and he only felt that his heart seemed to sink.
Akihiro Aoyama is very clear about what "VisualSystem" means, at least the office laptop he brought with him is running the operating system produced by the VisualSystem Group, and even the simple system on the PS game console is said to be derived from the technology of the VisualSystem Group, and the operating system is only a small tip of the huge iceberg of the VisualSystem Group.
In Japan, Sony may be able to compete with the VisualSystem Group, but this is the United States, and it is Los Angeles, not far from San Jose, the home of the VisualSystem Group. If you want to make something out of other people's land, Akihiro Aoyama has no confidence at all, and with the shrewdness of the VisualSystem Group, he doesn't think that the other party will leave any handle, and even if he has a handle, it is a big question whether Sony Computer Entertainment has the ability to grasp it.
"Damn, how could this damn Blue Bird Co., Ltd. fall on the big tree of the VisualSystem Group, or maybe Blue Bird Co., Ltd. is simply a guise for the VisualSystem Group, there's no need......" Aoyama Akihiro guessed wildly in his heart, obviously this matter in front of him is big, and it is not something that a small head of his department can handle at all, maybe he will have to come forward directly from the Sony headquarters.
It's a pity that the time is not right, although Aoyama Akihiro is already anxious in his heart, but he can only wait helplessly, who let there be a thing called "jet lag" in this world. Waiting left and right, I finally stayed up until the evening, Aoyama Akihiro hastily ate something, and hurriedly returned to the room to call President Ken Kutagi.
After taking a few deep breaths, Akihiro Aoyama said into the microphone, "President, I'm Aoyama. β
"Oh, Aoyama-kun, how's the show going?" 'Bleem!' The problem is solved. On the phone, there was a radiant voice from Ken Kutagi.
Akihiro Aoyama couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and said with a dry laugh: "President, 'Bleem!' The problem has been solved, they can't use our PS games to advertise their emulators at this show. β
"Very good, you handled it well. β
"President, but now a new situation has emerged. β
"What's new?"
"President, the DreamBox128 host also appeared at the E3 show, and ...... And it was at the VisualSystem Group's booth. β
"What!" Kutaragi jumped up from his chair and exclaimed, "You read that right, is it really the VisualSystem Group?"
"Really, absolutely. Akihiro Aoyama reassured again and again, and began to introduce from the beginning: "President, this is the situation......
After listening to Akihiro Aoyama's introduction, Ken Kutaragi was silent for a while, he can say that he knows more about the situation of the VisualSystem Group than Akihiro Aoyama, it is said that the operating system of the Sega Dreamcast host is from the Raymond Research Park of the VisualSystem Group, but he didn't expect that he has already gone into battle in person now, "The background of this Blue Bird Co., Ltd. must not be so simple!" he thought to himself.
There was suddenly no sound on the other end of the phone, and Aoyama Akihiro didn't dare to urge, so he had to hold the phone and wait. After about five or six minutes, Ken Kutaragi's slightly tired voice came from the phone again: "Aoyama-kun, you continue to pay attention to the exhibition, and report any new situation at any time." β
"Yes, President!" Akihiro Aoyama nodded violently while holding the phone, and it didn't take long for the phone to hang up, and he breathed a sigh of relief, no matter what, he had done his duty, and as for how things would develop in the future, it was beyond his control.
Sony Computer Entertainment Headquarters Building, Tokyo, Japan......
After putting down the phone, Ken Kutaragi collapsed into his chair, his mind racing. He didn't know exactly how strong the VisualSystem Group really was, but he knew that the VisualSystem Group was definitely one of the most money-hungry companies in the world, and that its operating system coverage alone was already a huge influence, not to mention its reach to other industries. VisualSystem Group is very mysterious, so many years of investment and development of the industry has not failed at the time, and even many of the first look inconspicuous places can soar after many years, I can't imagine that now I have directly stepped into the home game console hardware industry, although it is also a new army with little experience, but the pressure on Sony Computer Entertainment is not small at all.
VisualSystem Group...... DreamBox128 Hosting ...... PS Game Compatibility Features...... PS Playstation ...... KFοΌPandaβ¦β¦ Chen Zhipeng......"
With a sound of "swish", a bolt of lightning swept through Kutara Mujian's mind, and many things were connected like pearls, making him involuntarily think of a lot of past events:"
In the tavern
'Mr. Chen, thank you so much for coming to see me. Kutaragi Ken found a seat next to Chen Zhipeng and sat down.
"Kutara-kun, in fact, I'm also by the way, it just so happens that the company has something that I need to do here. Chen Zhipeng said with a smile.
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Inside the Hilton Tokyo Hotel
'Is this a game console?' asked Chen Zhipeng curiously, pointing to the machine in front of the TV.
"Oh, this is a new generation of consoles that we have just developed, and we are going to let the business department here help evaluate and evaluate." Chen Zhipeng said with a relaxed face.
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In a conference room at Sony headquarters
Chen Zhipeng said with a look of embarrassment: "This is our company's confidential product, and it is definitely not possible to stay here directly." However, since your president has this idea, we can't refuse it. Well, help us find a hotel close to us, so that when you need to see it, we can bring it. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds if it didn't violate the company's rules and could achieve your president's idea? β
Part of the terms that were originally signed: '...... Assisted in the establishment of a CPU production plant in Hong Kong, and in the future, no less than 40% of the CPU of game consoles will be purchased from the Hong Kong factory, and the operating system in the game console will be ...... from VisualSystem at a discounted price.
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"Terms ......" Kutaragi Ken muttered to himself, suddenly he seemed to remember something, stood up and came to the safe, carefully opened it and took out a backup information (file), and flipped through the copy he was looking for, so he closed the safe, returned to the desk and sat down, carefully reading the information (file) in his hand.
This information (file) in the hands of Ken Kutaragi is actually a technology transfer agreement signed by Sony and KF-Panda that year, which is a document closely related to him, which is also a major turning point in his career, and it was with this document that he was already depressed and even almost fired, and finally became the head of Sony Computer Entertainment, which was in August 1991.
Kutaragi Ken opened the agreement, read it carefully from beginning to end, and quickly found what he was looking for, "...... From the date of signing of the agreement, the technology transfer of KF360 (the code name of the prototype) was with Sony...... The derivative technology developed using the KF360 prototype technology is shared by both parties...... The PlayStation brand is shared by both parties...... KF-Panda shall not use this technology to develop game consoles to compete with Sony......"
There are many terms and conditions, but Ken Kutaragi read them five times in a row and finally came to the conclusion that as long as KF-Panda licenses the relevant technology to other companies, then it is not illegal to use these technologies to develop emulators on other consoles. Now the situation is obvious, KF-Panda has become the holding company of the VisualSystem Group many years ago, so there will certainly be no problem with this related license, which means that the DreamBox128 console can launch the PS game compatible technology in a blatant manner, and it can also be hyped with great fanfare, which is simply a wonderful irony for Sony and Ken Kutaragi.
Two months ago, Ken Kutaragi was still thinking about digging into the corner of the Blue Bird Co., Ltd. and defeating the DreamBox128 console, but the emergence of the VisualSystem Group not only brought more game developers to join, but more importantly, it also brought PS game compatibility technology to the DreamBox128 console, which was simply a stab in the heart of Sony Computer Entertainment. Originally, it was a big thing to brag about, but in fact it was not perfect enough for PS game compatibility technology, but in a blink of an eye, it became the head plate of other people's publicity, and sometimes life is really mysterious.
When Chen Zhipeng brought the prototype to the conference room of Sony's headquarters, Ken Kutaragi's heart was full of hope, and then he successfully talked about the prototype-related technology, and his sense of achievement was also very strong. But now that he thinks about it, Chen Zhipeng's appearance in Tokyo at that time seems to have some kind of deliberateness, and in connection with the current situation, a terrible idea gradually surfaced in his mind.
"Could it be that there were already people planning for today seven or eight years ago?" Kutaragi Ken thought in fear, and he couldn't help but feel a chill behind him.
At a time when the PS game console is gradually coming to an end and the PS2 is too late to take over, the DreamBox128 console suddenly came out, for Sony, almost the same as the N64 that used the PS game console to raid Nintendo, and when I think of today's situation, there is also his own credit, and Kutaragi Ken's heart can't help but feel a burst of chagrin. But who is to blame for this, if there was no prototype in the first place, then there would not be the success of Ken Kutaragi today, and naturally there would not be the glory of Sony Computer Entertainment, and in this respect, he has to thank the other party for the opportunity.
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