Through the hands of a well-trained young female clerk, the appetizers ordered by Kentaro Miyamoto and Miki Fujiwara were served to the table one by one.

When it comes to alcohol, a woman's favorite type of wine is red wine or champagne. Miki Fujiwara is no exception in this regard. The champagne she chose is Perrier-Jouët from France.

Miki Fujiwara took a sip of champagne and said, "I remember that you have been investing since junior high school. ”

Kentaro Miyamoto didn't deny it, and he didn't show the slightest smugness, but said lightly: "That's right." Who made me have an extraordinary love and obsession with money? ”

Seeing that he had mentioned Hidetaka Miyazaki earlier, Miki Fujiwara asked curiously, "How do you know that Hidetaka Miyazaki's game company, From Software, is particularly worth investing in?" ”

Kentaro Miyamoto replied slowly, "What is the taste of pears, if you don't taste them yourself, then how will you know?" It is a big taboo in investment.

At that time, Sony President Shuhei Yoshida even directly and openly insulted Hidetaka Miyazaki's "Demon's Souls" as a garbage game.

I never blindly believed in any authority, so I actually bought it and played it. In other words, since it is said to be rubbish, then I have to see for myself how rubbish it is.

To be sure, Demon's Souls is not a game that will be enjoyed by the average player, especially casual gamers.

Because it has high requirements in operation, it is very easy to dissuade players. From the very beginning, this also set the tone of a game for Hidetaka Miyazaki, and games are more than just games.

It also requires brainstorming and trial and error to face the difficulties in the game levels one after another, so as to achieve victory and gain a sense of achievement.

It's like life is the same. Otherwise, you don't want to hit it. It's too normal for players to be tortured and smash the handle directly. It's quite an anti-game traditional presence and setting. ”

He paused at this point, felt a little tasteful, and then picked up the champagne in front of him and took a big sip, and then continued: "It is precisely because of these various reasons that the first week of release of "Demon Souls" only sold 20,000.

Comparing the development cost is to lose only the underwear. Even if its reputation gradually rose later, and the total sales exceeded one million, it could not change the game company From Software and Sony parted ways.

Whether it is Hidetaka Miyazaki's later "Bloodborne" or "Wolf: Shadow Dies", they are as demanding as ever in terms of game operation.

This is often referred to as the game of dissuasion by the handicap. Even Hidetaka Miyazaki's latest masterpiece "Elden Ring" has high operational requirements as always.

The only thing that is different from his past works, and one of the outstanding points that has been sprayed by hardcore players, is that this game lacks the flavor that the soul system should have, and the difficulty is much lower than that of "Bloodborne".

Elden Ring players no longer have to go it alone as they did in the past, after all, Elden Ring can be done with the help of others.

You can also choose to go around it directly, wait until its own level goes up in the future, or find another way to go back and fight.

The reason for such a setting, according to Hidetaka Miyazaki, is that his car broke down once, and it was with the help of some people who did not know him that he was able to get out of trouble.

For this, he was given a new inspiration. Indeed, it does not rule out the existence of the possibility of which he speaks. In my personal opinion, he still wants more ordinary players to like his game, which can be regarded as reducing the difficulty of the game in disguise. ”

Fujiwara Miki is not a game lover, and she listened to a cloud and a mountain of fog. When the other party reported the name of the game like a few treasures, he didn't resonate at all, but heard it for the first time.

Fujiwara Miki said lukewarmly: "You told me so many things about Hidetaka Miyazaki, and what does it have to do with your final decision to invest directly in the game company From Software?" ”

Kentaro Miyamoto said seriously: "The relationship is big." If any company does not have a good captain, especially a game company with fast updates and iterations, it will go bankrupt sooner or later.

In my personal opinion, Hidetaka Miyazaki is an excellent captain. He and I also share a common aesthetic preference for the Cthulhu Mythos.

We are all big fans of Lovecraft, the father of Cthulhu. It is for this reason that we are able to hit it off at first sight, and the more we talk, the more speculative we become.

I fell in love with his games from the start, so it made sense to invest in his company. When Sony and the game company From Software parted ways, it was the best opportunity to do so.

And this opportunity happened to be seized by me. Warren Buffett has an investment saying, others are greedy, I am afraid. Others are afraid, I am greedy.

At that time, the game company From Software was not only short of funds, but also not optimistic about the future, after all, even the industry leader Sony terminated its continued cooperation with it.

As an individual investor, I am not involved in the daily operation and management of the company, which gives him peace of mind that he does not have to worry about being eaten at all. When the game company From Software faced me with my investment, it was a natural fit. ”

Fujiwara Miki said in disbelief: "It's so smooth? Did your success come too easily? ”

Kentaro Miyamoto grinned and said, "Success is built on the basis of preparation. In this world, there is success for no reason.

If I hadn't gotten into the habit of reading the news and newspapers, I wouldn't have known the news of the parting of ways between Sony and the game company From Software.

It is even less likely that the game company From Software is actively seeking new investors and partners.

Of course, there must be a big premise for all this, which is a good background. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to invest that much money. ”

Fujiwara Miki immediately said no more. What does it mean to win directly at the starting line? Here it is. Kentaro Miyamoto completely belongs to the category of being born rich.

She knew that he had N trust funds there for a long time. One of them was left to him by his maternal grandfather. According to RB tradition, although he has not reached the age of twenty, he can still use the money on it.

However, it needs the consent of both his grandmother and the entrusted lawyer. Therefore, if he uses the money for the legitimate reason of investing, then there is no problem.

In one sense, they also wanted to see if Kentaro Miyamoto had a talent for investing. The risk of such a water-testing investment is well worth the risk.