Chapter 55: Scandal
At his request, Gamestation Co., Ltd., which is helmed by Fang Mingyuan, has clearly declared war on these evils, while attaching importance to the follow-up to classic and successful works, it has constantly asked the company to bring forth the new, invest heavily in research and development of new technologies, improve the status of technical staff in the company, and also support well-known producers in the industry to set up their own studios to develop independent games. Moreover, unlike most Japanese game companies that focus on animation products, Fang Mingyuan attaches more importance to the connection with the film industry in terms of subject matter and style, and takes advantage of the world's popular Hollywood movies and Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company, which is also an important reason why the overseas market for the works of the three major companies is booming.
"In the case of mobile games, we will continue to increase research and development efforts, and mobile phones will replace handheld computers to a large extent in the future, and some home console players will also switch to it." Fang Ming said from afar.
"Hey!" Matamitsu Utada responded that as the pace of people's lives is getting faster and faster, time fragmentation is becoming more and more serious, and at the end of a busy day, people often feel that they don't even have time to rest, and they feel that even the time gap is full of trivial matters. As a result, more and more people find themselves simply not having enough time to sit down in front of the TV and play games for an hour or two, and the demand for games that take a long time to beat is shrinking. What people need is entertainment products that can be opened to play at any time and put down at any time.
The two chatted for a long time, and lunch was also eaten together, Fang Mingyuan now has a lot of affairs, and Utada Masamitsu is also shouldering a heavy responsibility, and the two can sit together and talk for a few hours There are too few opportunities. And Utada Masamitsu also understands one thing, that is, in the future, Fang Mingyuan will be less and less concerned about the operation and management affairs of Gamestation Co., Ltd., and it is impossible to help review new games as before, and will only control the general direction of the company's development. Moreover, Gamestation Co., Ltd. is not the only game company under the Fang family, there are independently operated game companies in Europe and the United States, in South Korea, and in China, and Utada Masamitsu is sure that these companies should be living very well, at least he knows that Blizzard's performance is extremely good.
It can be said that even under the Fang family, there is fierce competition in the field of the game industry. Fang Mingyuan's vision in the field of games has been tested by history, and it is rare to have such an opportunity to deeply discuss the development direction of the Japanese game industry.
"The company's technology research and development in the field of VR should work closely with Sega Co., Ltd., and increase investment, don't worry that the initial investment is too large, and if we don't have enough technical reserves, we will miss the opportunity to start in the future." Fang Mingyuan put down his chopsticks and said. Although there is still a long way to go before it is put into people's lives, this is the direction of development, and Fang Mingyuan believes that VR technology is bound to give priority to testing the waters in the fields of games and film and television. Sega Corporation and Microsoft are now working the technology. And he also heard from some sources that Sony has made some breakthroughs in VR technology.
For Sony, Fang Mingyuan has never dared to despise it, don't look at it over the years, Sony Co., Ltd. has been in recession, bad news continues, and the stock price has fallen miserably compared with its peak. The home game console has also been pressed on the head of Sega Co., Ltd., but the heritage it has accumulated over the decades should not be underestimated. Once given the opportunity to do so, the dozing tiger could become a formidable opponent again.
Fang Mingyuan has always believed that the reason why Sony has fallen into this situation is precisely because it was so successful back then, and it was so successful that it missed the opportunity to continue to be brilliant because it could not resolutely transform in the process of technological upgrading. Such examples can be seen in many successful large companies, such as Kodak.
In the eighties and nineties of the last century, when people mentioned "Kodak Moment", people thought of memories that are worth preserving and recalling. But now, this term has become a long-term wake-up call for corporate executives: when disruptive technologies emerge, they must be taken seriously and responded to in a timely manner. I am afraid that the Kodak people themselves did not expect that digital photography, which was born in Kodak, would eventually destroy Kodak's film empire. Today's Kodak has fallen into the verge of bankruptcy, which makes those who have experienced the glory days of Kodak a little more embarrassed, but those colleagues who were pressed by Kodak back then have been transformed, and the decline of the film industry has not caused a devastating blow to them.
Sony's fall to today's situation can be said to be similar to Kodak. However, Sony is involved in more industries than Kodak, and who dares to say that it will not have a comeback one day!
"Hey, I understand!" Utada Masamitsu nodded yes, he had also heard the news, but he was not nervous, in his opinion, Gamestation Co., Ltd. and Sega Co., Ltd. teamed up, and there is a wealthy Microsoft behind it, as long as you pay attention to and invest money, the reserves of VR technology research and development, even if you can't say that Sony will be left behind, but it is impossible to be inferior to Sony. This is not to say that he despises his opponents, but has a strong sense of self-confidence!
The two talked about it until more than two o'clock in the afternoon, and Utada Masamitsu, who had the itinerary, said goodbye and left, and sent him to the door, and after watching him get in the car and leave, Fang Mingyuan turned around and walked back.
"Fang Shao, Director Lin Lianlin has called, so you can call her back." The assistant reminded quietly.
"Oh? I know. Fang Mingyuan nodded and said.
Yui Aragaki is not only an actress, but also a singer and model, and she is on the rise in her career, so she is naturally busy. Although she was extremely excited that day, she couldn't calm down for a long time after returning to the hotel. On the one hand, it was because she saw the idol as a fan and got Fang Mingyuan's autograph, and on the other hand, it was also because she heard Fang Mingyuan's appreciation for her, obviously she left a very good impression on Fang Mingyuan.
However, she did not expect to be able to reach the sky in one step because of this, to Fang Mingyuan's height, as long as he spread the news, not to mention well-known artists in Japan, but well-known artists from all over the world, how many can refuse to cooperate with him? As long as you make a good impression on him, maybe ...... Maybe in the future, I will have the opportunity to participate in the film of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group in Japan.
Of course, there are regrets, she likes photography, although she didn't bring a camera, but she still wanted to take a photo with Fang Mingyuan. But she knew that Fang Mingyuan rarely had images, including photos, appear in the media, and she didn't dare to make this request.
But what she didn't expect was that suddenly there was a scandal about her in the media, and there were also photos, it was when she and Fang Mingyuan were playing in Nagoya Castle that day, looking at the scene, it should be that she was explaining the cultural relics placed in the castle tower for Fang Mingyuan, and it happened that she untied half of the mask, but Fang Mingyuan on the side only showed a small half of his face, not someone who was familiar with him, he would definitely not recognize him.
She belongs to a new generation of promising actresses in the Japanese entertainment industry, and several works have achieved good results and won awards. People were curious, who was the young man who accompanied her and made her smile? Although only half of his face was exposed, people can already determine that Fang Mingyuan's age should be around thirty, and the age difference between this age and Aragaki Yui is not a problem in Japan at all.
Soon someone said in the media that Aragaki Yui was a rich man, because although Fang Mingyuan's clothes were not particularly dazzling, some people still recognized his watch as Patek Philippe, and it was likely to be a custom-made watch. It is not surprising that such a watch is marked on the international market for a price of millions of dollars. Naturally, this caused another uproar in Japanese society.
Although it is said that Japanese female movie stars are not as shy as their Korean counterparts about scandals, although idol marriage will definitely have an impact on their careers, but on the whole, it is not as sharp as in South Korea, but after all, Xinheng Yui has not debuted for a long time, she is still young, and her career is on the rise, and it is undoubtedly inappropriate for scandals to spread during this period.
But what is surprising is that whether it is Xinheng Yui herself or her agency, they only claim that it is just an ordinary male friend and does not involve a relationship, but they avoid talking about the identity of the other party. For their explanation, people naturally generally do not believe that ordinary male friends can wear Patek Philippe's custom watches? Although Japan is a developed country and its national income is generally high, it is not possible for anyone to wear a million dollars in their hands like that.
Looking at the media reports on the Internet and the messages of netizens, Xinheng Yui's little face was wrinkled, and her heart was full of helplessness. If it can be announced, why don't she and the agency do so? can not only make the scandal disappear, but also greatly improve her status in the circle - Fang Mingyuan has such an influence, although he is not an artist, but in Japanese society, the number of his fans is terrifying, even compared to first-line star artists, it is only a lot more.
His preferences, his words and deeds, can set off a wave in Japanese society, but he doesn't like to show his head in the media, and the media don't dare to report his news casually, which is why Ai Yamashita can have a unique position on TV Tokyo, largely because Ai Yamashita is one of the few media people who can interview Fang Mingyuan, and this is extremely important to TV Tokyo.
It's just that Fang Mingyuan's side didn't express his position, and they naturally didn't dare to announce Fang Mingyuan's identity, in that case, if Fang Mingyuan was angered, it would be a good thing to turn into a bad thing! How good it would be to get Fang Mingyuan's appreciation, then how bad it would be to anger him! She is a newcomer who has not debuted for a few years, and it is not surprising that she was banned and hidden.
For the past few days, she has had to work under the strange eyes of others, which has also made her feel exhausted.
The mobile phone she put aside suddenly rang, and she picked it up and connected without looking at the number, "Moxi, Moxi, I'm Yui Xinheng." ”
"I'm Fang Mingyuan." A man's voice came from the phone and said, "It's nothing, just to remind you to look at the statement of TV Tokyo Asahi Film Company in a moment." ”
Without waiting for her to say anything more, the phone hung up again, and Xinheng Yui pouted, got up and turned on the TV.
She was not told to wait any longer, and about ten minutes later, the TV began to broadcast the Asahi Film Company's press conference, and Asahi Film Company answered some questions from reporters about "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes," "Japan Sinks," and "Tiger Tiger." The first two films have already started filming, and the latter is in the pipeline. Since these three films have attracted much attention from the society, every once in a while, Asahi Film Company will officially hold a press conference to inform the society about the filming and preparation process of the three films, and answer some questions that the media is concerned about. Each press conference attracts a large number of Japanese media reporters.
Of course, this is also a very important reason that the filming of "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" and "Japan Sinks" is basically not in Japan at present, and it is also difficult for the Japanese media to get the crew from the Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company, so the irregular press conferences of Asahi Film Company have become an important channel for them to obtain information.
Answering many questions from the media, a spokesperson for Asahi Films said, "That's pretty much the end of the questions about the three films. Next, I am entrusted by Fang Jun, president of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Corporation, to issue a statement here. ”
The reporters, who had already begun to pack their things, were taken aback, and then, like sharks smelling blood, sat up straight and listened intently.
"Regarding the scandal of Miss Xinheng Yui, because I was not able to learn the news in time, I could not clarify it at the first time, and I apologize for the trouble caused to the public and Miss Xinheng. Again, I would like to state that Nagoya Castle is the first time I have met Miss Yui Shinheng, and it has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women. Finally, I would like to thank Miss Xinheng for her wonderful explanation at that time. A spokesman for Asahi Films took out a piece of paper and read.
Then he flipped the paper over and showed it to everyone present: "At the bottom, there is Fang Jun's signature. If you still have any doubts, you can ask Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company for verification. ”
Although it was said that the paper was full of Chinese characters, this did not prevent the reporters present from shooting, and the flash flashed for a while.