July 7, 9 a.m., Tokyo, Akihabara, Japan......

The legendary PS-One finally appeared on the market as scheduled, but unfortunately the mobile phone adapter that uses mobile phones to access the Internet was postponed until the fall, and in order to attract customers, Sony Computer Entertainment exhibited a model of the PS-One's dedicated LCD screen in some game stores, which is about five inches in size. In addition, as an accessory for game consoles, in addition to some very conventional connection cables and in-car power supplies, there is also a power supply that can provide half to three hours of power "MobilePowerOne", plus a dedicated LCD screen officially launched next spring, PS-One can be used as a larger portable game console.

Akihiro Aoyama, who is in charge of the PS-One launch, is nervously following the latest sales data from all over the world," he said...... Akihabara 3,200 units...... Shibuya 2,200 units...... Osaka 1,500 units...... Kyoto 1,200 units ......", judging from the current situation, the sales of PS-One are still going well. Due to the many obstacles encountered in the sales of the PS2, the release situation has not met expectations, not to mention how much pressure it has caused to the competitor DreamBox 128, in order to distract the opponent's attention, Sony Computer Entertainment came up with the idea of using the already very mature PS game console production technology to snipe the DreamBox 128, so there is now the PS-One.

From the point of view of performance alone, PS-One, which has inherited almost all PS game consoles, can be said to be very backward and not at all in this era, but the more than 800 PS games left over from the PS glory era and more than 100 PS games under development are the biggest reliance on PS-One's success, after all, game consoles still have to rely on good games to support. And the PS-One is also a sales gimmick, ultra-small size, mobile network support, portable LCD screen, can be equipped with a power bank, these are quite good selling points, and the current sales situation seems to prove this.

While keeping an eye on PS-One's sales, Akihiro Aoyama also divided his efforts to find out his opponents, because the backstage boss of DreamBox128, Oriental Industrial Group, also chose to hold a press conference and the launch ceremony of "Final Fantasy 9" at a hotel in Roppongi on the same day. What the content of the press conference was, no one announced, and Akihiro Aoyama's men didn't investigate it for a while, but he still knew very well what "Final Fantasy 9" would bring, so it was impossible for him to ignore it.

At half past nine in the morning, the Roppongi Prince Hotel Tokyo ......

The ballroom has been contracted by Oriental Industries, Square Enix, and Universal Entertainment Group to host press conferences and Final Fantasy 9 launches. In fact, the launch ceremony of Final Fantasy 9 is really more like a ceremony, because the sales of the game actually start at nine o'clock, and the banquet hall of the Prince Hotel is more for the game media, and of course there are some lucky players who are invited to the scene.

Jun Hirano's public identity is a reporter for a game magazine "E Yuzhi" in Tokyo, and he usually haunts various game exhibitions and press conferences of game companies, but today he came to the Prince Hotel for a purpose that is not so simple, because he is also a secret investigator of an investigation company, and this time he came to the Prince Hotel, mainly to collect some information for his employer, as for taking photos for "E Yuzhi", it was just to make a hand.

Before coming, Hirano had already inquired, Oriental Industrial Group, Square Enix and Universal Entertainment Group had not only chartered the banquet hall, but also the entire ninth floor of the Prince Hotel, so it was obvious that if they wanted to get some more useful materials, they had to take some risks. Taking advantage of the press conference and the launch ceremony before it began, Jun Hirano carried his tool kit, pretending to be a hotel guest, first took the elevator to the 10th floor, and then wanted to go down to the 9th floor through the stairwell.

After the initial infiltration failed, Jun Hirano decided to go to the banquet hall first, get some public information first, and then take some photos to make a difference, and then slowly figure out a way to see if there were any other channels to enter the 9th floor. When Hirano Jun returned to the banquet hall, the launch ceremony of "Final Fantasy 9" had begun, and he quickly took out his camera and took a fierce photo on the stage.

The launch ceremony of "Final Fantasy 9" is very simple, but it is to hang something in the air, and then the people on the stage pull, and a banner that reads "Final Fantasy 9, return!" appeared in the rain, perhaps in response to the theme of this "Final Fantasy", "Return to crystal, the ancient class system is back again, and the character modeling is back in the Q version ...... again".

At the press conference that followed, Universal Entertainment Group made a heavyweight announcement as the protagonist, and of course this may be for the film industry. It is produced by Pixar Animation, a subsidiary of Universal Entertainment Group, with technical support from Oriental Shen Yun, creative from Square Enix, and Oriental Industrial Group as the main investor, and invited many Hollywood stars to dub and jointly create a CG movie "Final Fantasy", with an investment of nearly 60 million US dollars.

At the scene of the press conference, a pre-trailer of the film was directly played, although many people didn't figure out what they were talking about after watching it once, but just those CG movie pictures that were close to live-action effects were enough to earn a lot of eyeballs. Before Jun Hirano joined the investigation company again, he was also in the game production circle, and he still knew a lot about the current level of game production, so after watching the pre-trailer of "Final Fantasy", he didn't pay much attention to it, after all, this effect is not at all what the current game hardware can carry.

This is not the end, as soon as the "Final Fantasy" trailer ended, after the lights on the stage were turned on again, two people walked out of the lounge next to them, and some sharp-eyed people in the audience had noticed, but the two of them happened to be in the shadow area and couldn't see clearly, and they could only guess who would appear next. Whether it is the leader of Square Enix's other game masterpiece, Dragon Quest, or other games on the DreamBox128 platform.

The two people slowly walked out of the shadow area on the stage, exposed to the lights, and several reporters who had made cameo appearances in the entertainment version became excited, and then many people in the audience remembered who these two people were. Among the two people, the middle-aged man who looks older, with a smile on his face and a little bow on his head, is the famous director John Woo, and the other is wearing a black suit, a blue twill tie, and a smile on his face.

The host greeted him, shook hands with Wu Yusen and Fa Ge who came over, said hello cordially, and then turned to the audience and said to everyone: "Everyone, I believe that you don't need me to introduce you again, everyone can recognize the two next to me." Welcome the famous director Mr. John Woo and the actor Mr. Chow Yun-fat......"

After speaking, the host took the lead in applauding, and most of the people in the audience applauded, but they still had some doubts in their hearts. A director, an actor, appear here, do they want to make any films, but this is obviously a press conference in the game industry, and a CG film of "Final Fantasy" has already been made before, and it can also have something to do with the game, what role can John Woo and Chow Yun-fat play here, it is difficult to make a game adaptation movie.

"After tossing "Final Fantasy", is it possible that you plan to toss "Dragon Quest" again?" many Japanese reporters in the audience thought in their hearts, and the expressions on their faces became a little subtle.

Wu Yusen and Fa Ge came to the speaker's seat, and with the help of the interpreter, they politely said a few words to everyone in the audience, but they didn't say what the purpose of the trip was. Fortunately, at this time, someone came up on the stage again, and when he opened his mouth to make an introduction, everyone in the audience understood what these people on the stage were here for.

It turns out that this is not about making any new movie again, nor is it promoting Fa Ge's upcoming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but for a new game, an action gunfight game. According to the guy on the stage from the Hong Kong studio of Oriental Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd., this game is adapted from "Hot Hand Detective" directed by John Woo and starring Fa Ge, which can be regarded as an unofficial sequel to the 1992 director's film in the form of a game.

The protagonist of the game is still the policeman Yuan Haoyun played by Fa Ge in "Hot Hand Detective", the character image will be similar to that in the movie, and the dubbing will also be completed by Fa Ge. The story in the game still takes place in Hong Kong, after the hospital bombing, Yuan Haoyun was put on leave for a while, but before he left Hong Kong, an accident occurred at the home of one of his police friends, and his son was murdered, and the evidence at the scene pointed to a gang leader, but the gang leader disappeared mysteriously. In order to help his grieving friend, Yuan Haoyun gave up his vacation and went to a teahouse to meet with his informant, wanting to inquire about the suspicious gang leader, but he was greeted by a fierce battle......

Because the copyright has been resolved, the game continues to use the name of the film, also called "Hot Hand Detective", which will use the most mature 3D engine on DreamBox128 "Night" (the main technology is derived from the Build3D engine, and also adds stronger climate support), and adds preliminary physics engine technology, which means that most of the things in the game can be destroyed, and even when you can't find a way, you can also use powerful weapons to blast a passage. The game also has a high degree of freedom, and there are many ways to get through each level, except for the starting and ending points, how to go along the way is completely in the hands of the player. With a powerful game engine and a powerful DreamBox128 console, the graphics will be more detailed than many previous games, and it will also have a bullet time slow-motion system similar to that found in The Matrix.

John Wu smiled and said his opinion: "...... I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Hong Kong game studios under Oriental Electronic Entertainment Limited, and I think this kind of interactive entertainment experience will be immersive for both movie fans and game fans......"

Fa Ge on the side also made his addition: "...... After making movies with John Woo for so many years, I'm excited to be able to get into gaming with him...... The current game has almost cinematic action and performances, and I think that through the game, people can get into the intense action scenes themselves, and this experience even exceeds the feeling of a movie......"

Finally, the representative of the Hong Kong studio also revealed that Jiang Lang (played by Tony Leung), whose fate is unknown at the end of the "Hot Hand Detective" movie, may also appear in the game, but when asked in what capacity he will appear, this guy is silent again. But it doesn't matter anymore, with John Woo and Fa Ge, and the game "Hot Hand Detective" in development, there are already enough topics to operate for this group of reporters in the audience.

After all, many people may not know who John Woo is, but when it comes to Fa Ge, there are very few people who don't know him. With Fa Ge's wonderful performance in many films, especially the performance in genre films such as "The True Color of Heroes" and "God of Gamblers", at least in Asia, Fa Ge's name is still a household name, plus "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" starring Fa Ge is being promoted for the release in the second half of the year, and this is simply a wonderful topic at the moment.

"International directors and actors cooperate to enter the game industry...... "Hot Hand Detective" has a sequel, and Fa Ge has returned to employment ......" Many reporters have already popped up ready-made titles in their minds.

Akihiro Aoyama finally received the news from his subordinates from the Roppongi Prince Hotel venue, and his face became solemn, and he hurried to the president's office, ready to report to President Ken Kutaraki.

“…… President, that's basically the case right now. After saying the situation at the Roppongi Prince Hotel in one breath, Akihiro Aoyama turned his gaze to President Ken Kuta, expecting guidance from him.

Kutaragi Ken's expression is very solemn, it is already the afternoon of July 7th, and the sales of "Final Fantasy 9" can also be first seen, after rough statistics, a total of 1.5 million units have been sold by noon, and the hot sales in that form will definitely continue. On the other hand, Sony Computer Entertainment is very different, and the sales of the PS-One, which was launched with confidence, are not ideal, and it looks like it can reach 200,000 units at most today, which is far less than expected. The sales of rival DreamBox 128 took advantage of the opportunity to start soaring again due to the stimulation of Final Fantasy 9, and the situation was already very bad for Sony Computer Entertainment.

Now there is a game version of "Hot Hand Detective", if it is a simple movie adaptation of the game, it will not have a big impact, but "Spicy Hand Detective" is Chow Yun-fat as the protagonist, his influence has been great in Japan, many fans regard him as the best movie gunner, and now on the DreamBox128 game console, it is conceivable that there will be some people who were not interested in it for "Spicy Hand Detective" The sales of the DreamBox128 console are sure to soar.

"No," Kenichi Kutaragi slapped his desk and yelled angrily, "We have to have our own movie version of the game, too!"

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