With Yasukawa Hideaki, an Epson executive, as an intermediary and an endorsement, although the invitation was a little abrupt, Miyamoto Shigeru still happily agreed to come out to meet.

Besides, Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't have the capital to put on a show, he is just an ordinary artist now.

Shigeru Miyamoto was born in 1952, and when he was a teenager, he was in his heyday with Disney cartoons such as "Peter Pan" and "Snow White", which left him with indelible memories.

When he was in middle school, Shigeru Miyamoto became obsessed with cartoons, and his dream at that time was to become a theater actor or painter.

In 1970, Shigeru Miyamoto was admitted to Kanazawa City University of Arts and Crafts, where he spent five years of his studies.

After completely getting rid of the constraints of his parents, Shigeru Miyamoto became more and more self-motivated.

Only those subjects that interest him will be seen in the classroom. Even in class, he still spends his own time scribbling on the exposed areas of lecture notes and in his notebook.

Outside of school, Shigeru Miyamoto often listens to audio tapes, and is especially fond of the Beatles.

He bought a guitar to play and sing to himself, and although he had no formal training, he was quite accomplished, and in his free time he frequented small local dance parties and pubs to earn extra money.

Shigeru Miyamoto's usual acquaintances are mostly artists with wandering shapes and strange costumes.

Five years passed, and he completed his studies on thin ice.

Shigeru Miyamoto had no interest in working in a large company and knew he couldn't adapt to the rigid and restrictive environment.

Shigeru Miyamoto wanted his profession to be as imaginative as possible, and to work in a comfortable and enjoyable environment.

Obviously, this is a bit idealistic, not to mention that Shigeru Miyamoto is not a rich second generation.

After living at home for more than a year, Shigeru Miyamoto's father, Tokyuki, recommended him to Nintendo's boss, Yamauchi.

For the sake of solemnity, Shigeru Miyamoto took off the Beatles-like fancy dress and put on a formal suit, and his unkempt hair was deliberately combed.

However, in 1977, Nintendo was actively entering the field of video games, and Nintendo has always emphasized the importance of writing and ignoring literature, compared to the genius who wrote a thousand words, creative mechanical and electrical technicians are the real practical employees.

As a result, the atmosphere between Shigeru Miyamoto and Pu Yamauchi was slightly awkward when they met for the first time, and Pu Yamauchi said bluntly: "What we need here is an engineer, not a painter like you." "

The second meeting a week later lightened up a lot, and the conversation between the two touched on a lot of practical things.

Yamauchi suggested that the next time we meet, Shigeru Miyamoto offers some practical ideas for children's toy design.

When they met for the third time, Shigeru Miyamoto brought a lot of toys made by himself, and explained his masterpieces to Yamauchi one by one.

Yamauchi recognized Miyamoto's talent and decided to officially invite him to join Nintendo.

Since there was no suitable position for the time being, Shigeru Miyamoto was assigned to the planning department, and the direct leader was Gunpei Yokoi.

At that time, Gunpei Yokoi was the soul of Nintendo, a pioneer in Nintendo's production of video games, and the founder of Nintendo's entry into the field of video games.

Since most of Nintendo's products at that time were related to machinery, the work assigned by Yokoi Junhei to Shigeru Miyamoto was mainly sporadic errands such as the exterior decoration of arcade machines.

However, thanks to Shigeru Miyamoto's clever combination of colors and patterns, Nintendo's arcade machines at the time were very popular.

From these experiences, it is not difficult to see that Shigeru Miyamoto's entry into Nintendo was not all smooth sailing, and now his status at Nintendo is a marginal role, and it can even be said that nothing has been achieved.

However, according to the development of the original historical trajectory, after the current point in time, Shigeru Miyamoto, who originally performed ordinary, gradually showed his talents because of his participation in game design.

But in the period leading up to Yamauchi's appointment as head of the 4th R&D Department in 1984, Shigeru Miyamoto's path to fame was still a tortuous one.

In 1980, Minoru Arakawa, the president of Nintendo of the United States, demanded the development of the latest arcade products due to a large number of unsalable old products.

At that time, Nintendo's three major development departments were running at full capacity, and there was simply no manpower to add new projects.

At this stage of the Japanese and American video game industry, there is no clear division of software and hardware product development, and the hardware manufacturing team is often responsible for the design of software at the same time.

As a result, Gunpei Yokoi proposed the establishment of a dedicated software development department, which Yamauchi agreed, and focused on the only idler in the company, Shigeru Miyamoto.

Shigeru Miyamoto, who tried his skills for the first time, was the first to be launched in Japan at the end of 1980 as "Donkey Kong", but the result can be described as a failure, and after selling thousands of units, it was put into the cold palace.

For Shigeru Miyamoto, the failure of Donkey Kong was a major blow, and the entire Nintendo community, including Gunhei Yokoi, was skeptical of his abilities.

Perhaps only Yamauchi thought that Shigeru Miyamoto had more potential to be tapped, and the GAME &WATCH department was in urgent need of manpower, so he transferred him directly to Yokoi's first development department.

But the drama happened, and Donkey Kong was a huge success after landing in North America the following year, selling more than 60,000 units and generating about $120 million in profits for Nintendo in the United States.

However, after seriously summarizing the failures of "Donkey Kong", Shigeru Miyamoto seems to have completely found the feeling of making games, and he successfully designed the "Super Mario" series and the "Legend of Zelda" series, and almost all the games that Shigeru Miyamoto participated in the development have received a good market response.

With the visible and enlightened Shigeru Miyamoto, how important an important role Nintendo is.

……

When Yaskawa Ying Akira and Miyamoto Shigeru greeted each other, Tang Huan was also looking at Miyamoto Shigeru, who had worked for several years, but his demeanor was still a little shy, and at the same time he was adjusting the lobbying plan to dig into the corner.

When it comes to recruiting engineers from Silicon Valley, the thrill of real money and getting rich becomes the lure of the American dream, and the two-pronged approach is basically invincible.

But for a young man like Shigeru Miyamoto with the temperament of an artist, those simple and crude methods may not work, and some skills must be emphasized.

Therefore, Tang Huan did not rush to ask Shigeru Miyamoto if he was willing to change jobs, but started by seeing his design works, chatting about art, and drawing a few cartoons casually.

Tang Huan, who is good at drawing beautiful pictures, can be said to have profound skills, and soon found a common topic with Shigeru Miyamoto.

"Do you still like the music of the Beatles?" Tang Huan asked casually.

"Of course." Shigeru Miyamoto replied without hesitation.

"Do you think that working at Nintendo is free, happy, and self-worthy?" Tang Huan asked tightly.

"It's okay." Shigeru Miyamoto hesitated for a moment before replying.

You can be a fart, you are a handyman now, Tang Huan snorted in his heart.

"It's okay, that means it's not entirely as expected." Tang Huan smiled lightly, "I have a game company in Silicon Valley, USA, the working environment is comfortable and pleasant, and employees are encouraged to give full play to their imagination, are you interested in joining?" It's a short distance from the artsy city of San Francisco, where the Beatles are everywhere. ”

Shigeru Miyamoto's eyes lit up suddenly, but then he said, "It's also a game, but I'm worried that I'm not capable enough." ”

You are self-aware, Tang Huan nodded secretly in his heart.

It can be said that from 1977 to 1980, Shigeru Miyamoto was in the charging stage, and he learned a lot of things from his predecessor Gunpei Yokoi, which was enough to affect his life, and before 1985, the games made by Shigeru Miyamoto can be regarded as an extension of Gunpei Yokoi's thinking.

Although Shigeru Miyamoto did nothing at this time, Tang Huan still had to insist on poaching people, otherwise the future Nintendo would be too rebellious.

It's like a competition in a shopping mall, where A's opponent B wants to buy C, and in order to prevent B from growing, A will also seek to acquire C.

"You don't know the difference between my game company and Nintendo's development mechanics, you are now working on software and hardware together, and we divide the two. When you arrive, you'll be in charge of developing game programs, a job that requires the creative thinking of artists like you. Speaking of this, Tang Huan deliberately pointed to his head.

"In addition, I have prepared an N-in-1 for you to practice, and you will definitely be able to get into work quickly."

"N-in-1? What is that? Shigeru Miyamoto asked subconsciously.

Tang Huan laughed, now that all kinds of N-in-1 game piracy have not appeared, he made a mistake for a while.

"I opened a game company, naturally I will have N ideas in my head, but I don't have time to do concrete implementation, I can just leave it to you to practice, even if it fails, it doesn't matter, just summarize the lessons learned."

Tang Huan explained, but he was thinking in his heart that Xiaobawang alone has 80-in-1, and if you really want to do it one by one, you may be so tired that you vomit blood.

If it weren't for a business elite like Yasukawa Hideaki sitting on the sidelines, Miyamoto Shigeru would have thought that the guy who suddenly appeared and claimed to appreciate his talent was a liar, because the other party's every word spoke to his heart, and what was worse was that the conditions he offered were completely in line with his own heart.

But the question is, is he so valuable that people should come all the way to dig him?

Seeing that Shigeru Miyamoto was still hesitating, Tang Huan finally made a big move and put a check in front of the other party.

"When Tetsuru's important employees join the company, they will have a signing fee, and this is the one I prepared for Mr. Miyamoto. I would stay in Kyoto for a day to browse the historical monuments. If you still plan to stay at Nintendo, return the check to me. Tang Huan's words seemed to be very considerate of Miyamoto Shigeru.

Yasukawa Hideaki also persuaded, "Mr. Miyamoto, a noble person like Mr. Tang is not something that can be met casually, you must not miss the opportunity." ”

Tang Huan waved his hand, and Yasukawa Hideaki got up to leave, leaving Miyamoto Shigeru to sit there alone, scratching his ears and cheeks to weigh the gains and losses.

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