Chapter 36: Adam Edgar
Jester was worried about Teppanyaki, very worried, and he knew all too well what kind of sensation the game had caused and how much impact it had.
This is the best-selling shooting game on FC, selling more than Contra, which is known as a textbook for clearing the board, and moreover, this game is simply monster-level on the arcade table, after the release of this game, it has become popular all over the world, what is the popularity of Cheng dù?
Exclusive 70% share of the world's arcade market!
It was the success of this game that allowed Namco to establish itself as the boss of the Big Six under the command of Hell, and it was only by making a profit from this game that Namco built a brand new office building.
In the gaming world, this building is also jokingly called the Iron Plate Formation Building by players.
In the face of such a dominating game, it is impossible for you to say that Jester is not worried, the classic "American Cubes" is good, but the most suitable platform for this game is not the arcade, due to the limitations of the subject matter, the still picture game is far inferior to the scrolling game in the arcade.
But if you want to say that you will definitely lose, it may not be, puzzle games will always have a lot of player audiences, and, to be honest, players can't always play a game, even if "American Cubes" is a classic, no matter how fun it is, there will be a day when you get tired of it, "Iron Plate" is the same reason, and in terms of playability, who will "American Cubes" be afraid of?
Jester was on the side observing Yu Suzuki, who was trying out Bejeweled, and Yu Suzuki chose Bejeweled as his first trial object after listening to the introduction.
He wasn't interested in the curved mouse that many players were interested in, but was very focused on the game, and Jester could see that Suzuki was constantly replaying the game again and again, and it lasted for a dozen times before he reluctantly left and walked to the arcade of the other two games.
These two games,Obviously, it also gave Suzuki Yu a lot of surprises,It can be seen from his somewhat excited expression,But,Obviously,His interest in the remaining two games is not as big as the first "Bejeweled",Just try it a few times and then stop playing,There is no solemn expression on his face,After he finished playing,Whispered a few words to the staff next to him,After hearing the reply,Suzuki Yu actually looked at Jester in some disbelief。
Then Jester saw Suzuki Yu walk quickly to his side, and made a ninety-degree bend again.
"President Lee's talent for game design is unparalleled, and this Bejeweled and American Cube are perfect in terms of mining the psychology of players, and I have learned a lot from them, and I have updated my ideas on how to make excellent games, so I think I should call you a thank you."
Suzuki Yu said with sincerity and fear, and was respectful.
"It's too much, but I just have a little experience designing a certain type of game." Jester helped Suzuki Yu up again, then avoided the topic and said, "I don't know what Your Excellency Suzuki thinks of these three games, is Sega interested in representing it?" ”
Yu Suzuki calmed down his mood, obviously, the three games just now shocked him a lot, he heard Jester's question, first hesitated, then sighed, and said truthfully: "I originally wanted to answer that I was not interested, but I think this answer is probably not fair enough for a designer, but I really can't give you an exact explanation - even in the Sega headquarters, it is not a voice for the introduction of "American Cubes", if it is not for the pressure of President Nakayama, I'm afraid it's still difficult to get through guò, and this time I'm going to introduce three more ...... at once."
Then Jester only saw Yu Suzuki gritting his teeth, and then nodded heavily, as if he had made up his mind.
"President Li, I take back the previous words, these three games are good enough, I will bring them back to President Nakayama to see, in his eyes, it must not be too difficult to get approval, and I can't sit back and watch Sega continue to decline like this, as long as we can withstand this period, next year, wait for ......" Suzuki Yu suddenly stopped talking, as if talking about some Sega's internal secrets, and did not continue.
Jester knows what the other party is talking about, in order to deal with the FC of Ren Hell, the MS that Sega has worked so hard to come out next year, this machine can completely explode the host of FC, Sega has high hopes, in the eyes of the current Sega people, as long as MS comes out, then FC can directly become a thing of the past.
But Sega never dreamed that it would take Nintendo only two and a half years to complete the distribution of goods throughout Japan, and use the innovative royalty system to envelop the six most powerful third-party developers in Japan.
It was only when Sega's highly-anticipated MS was once again defeated by FC that was far less powerful than their own, that they realized the importance of a third party.
Jester also knows that Ren Hell is now engaged in royalties, but he has nothing to do about it, because this is the general trend, Ren Hell's FC is selling in Japan, unless he can sell the console and Superhorse now, and beat the market share of Ren Hell's home machine, otherwise, he can't stop it at all, and there is no way to do anything in the face of this panicked trend.
But by the time his home console was released, Nintendo's royalty plan had already been laid out, and at that time, he could only rely on his own alone to fight against Ren Hell and them.
Fortunately, I remember a lot of good games in this period, enough to win the early stage, as long as my territory is stable, the harsh royalty system of Hell will naturally cause dissatisfaction among those third parties, and their internal alliances will naturally break themselves.
In the heyday of Hell, Namco and Hudson dared to secretly make games for NEC's PC-E because of the harshness of the royalty system, let alone add themselves now?
The royalty system is only binding when the possession rate of Ren Hell is high enough, and once the possession rate is not high, then Ren Hell will be the end of rebellion and separation.
Isn't the example of the rise of Sony PS still obvious enough?
The future defeat of Hell is doomed in their current greed for royalties.
However, Jester didn't explain this to Yu Suzuki, and Sega was only a temporary partner in his eyes, and in the future, they would also become one of the competitors.
"In that case, let's move on to the conversation about the licensing of American Cubes." Jester said as he made a gesture of please, and Yuya Suzuki followed Jester back to his previous office.
Because both parties had no objection to the content of the agreement, after Jester let his company's legal counsel check the contract without any problems, he also signed the contract with Yucao Suzuki, because the number of contracts this time is too huge, so in a few days, the head of Sega, Hayao Nakayama, will personally go to the United States to complete the formal signing with Jester.
Moreover, in the agreement, under Jester's suggestion, Yu Suzuki also added a clause, that is, regardless of whether the three games of "Bejeweled" can be represented by Sega, Sega will also agree to undertake the OEM contract of these three arcade machines, as for the specific quantity and price, we will negotiate after the game is officially completed.
This also made Jester put aside a thing for the time being, he has not been worried about whether these three games will be popular these days, and he is most worried that his game arcade will not be produced.
Now that Sega has agreed to OEM, there will be no problem.
Yu Suzuki refused Jester's request to stay for a light meal, and he had to return to Japan as soon as possible to report to Hayao Nakayama about what he had seen and the details of the negotiations.
Of course, when he left, he also brought three substrates for the three games of "Bejeweled", "Bubble Bobble", and "Zuma".
"I'm looking forward to meeting President Hayao Nakayama in a few days, Mr. Suzuki, please take me to say hello to him." Jester said goodbye to Yu Suzuki like this.
"By all means." Yu Suzuki shook Jester's hand and left satisfied, with the initialed agreement.
For him, this trip to the United States has finally fulfilled his mission.
Jester looked at the back of Yu Suzuki, and was looking forward to meeting the future president who was later hailed as the greatest president in the history of Sega, an old man who never gave up, never backed down, and who had a determined fighter's heart.
I just don't know, will he go against himself in this life?
"I'm here to make hell uncomfortable." This famous sentence of Hayakuo Nakayama, even now in Jester's retrospective memory, has a feeling of loudness and enthusiasm.
An admirable old man.
"Oh? Someone wants to see me? It wasn't until he was sent away that Jester received a report from his employee that a man who had played all three games wanted to see him, and that he claimed to be a businessman who had a big deal to talk about with his three new games.
After a moment's consideration, Jace nodded and instructed the employee, "Then let him in." ”
Jester was a little curious, I wanted to know what the other party meant by big business.
"Adam Edgar, it's a pleasure to meet you." Adam Edgar was a little fat, so he looked a little old, in fact, he was not very old, he was just twenty-five years old, and he spoke a little fast, "At least I didn't expect you to be so young." ”
Jester looked at the other man curiously, holding the other party's business card in his hand, but he didn't look at it, just turned his fingertips around and put it aside.
"So, what do you mean by big business?" Jester didn't have time to talk nonsense with the other party, he only wanted to see the other party on a temporary basis, and if the other party's answer didn't satisfy him, he didn't mind blasting the other person out.
"Ahem......"
Adam Edgar was confident, he coughed at first, his shrewd eyes blinking, and said at a slightly faster pace: "Your game is very good, but you have a talent for business...... Tsk......"
As he spoke, he smacked his mouth with some disdain, and then finished the unfinished words in a disdainful tone, "It's basically zero." ”
"Oh." Jester just nodded expressionlessly, and then showed a flat smile, "Sir, if you're just here to pretend to talk this nonsense, then I'll have to let the security guard blast you out." ”
Then, Jester looked down at the watch he was carrying, and muttered, as if to say to himself, "One minute to go......"
Hearing Jester's words, Adam Edgar's face turned pale, but the next moment he returned to normal.
He wiped his forehead, which had unconsciously appeared a little cold, and hurriedly said loudly: "Don't treat me as an alarmist, I carefully studied your previous sales plan, in fact, this sales plan is outdated, why let those sellers share your profits?" You should set up your own distribution funnel ......"
"You've got ten seconds." Jester looked at his watch and said lightly.
“…… You should set up logistics centers in the states, flagship stores in the central cities, and cooperative retailers in the small and medium-sized cities......" Adam Edgar was also obviously a little anxious, his voice growing faster and faster, his face flushed.
Jester didn't really listen, just a rough idea, but he still had a look of surprise on the face of the somewhat fat man.
The other party's mention was so similar to the plan he had previously discussed on the phone with Carly Territong Guò for many days.