Kyoto, once the center of neon power, is also known as the spiritual homeland of the Japanese.

In the eyes of some, the history of this place is too old to be called a thousand-year-old capital.

In the words of Yasunari Kawabata, "Kyoto is the hometown of Japan," "I regard the scenery of late autumn in Kyoto as the cradle that nurtures me." ”

And it just so happened that Shirakawa Kaede had an unexpected encounter with it in late autumn, when Kyoto was at its most charming.

Unlike Tokyo's modern and noisy scene, the streets here are quaint and elegant, and the streets are crowded with pedestrians.

A teenager who had just bought a beef, egg sandwich and a wild vegetable juice drink from a convenience store on the side of the street rushed by.

Sweeping along the afterglow of his back, an ancient temple suddenly came into view, and the red maple in the temple shocked the quaint blue and gray courtyard wall.

Under the courtyard wall, a man in a suit passed by a woman in a kimono.

Everything seems so laid-back and ordinary.

Kyoto has both nostalgic literature and art, as well as the elegance of the wind and snow.

It allows you to seamlessly leapfrog between modern and historical times, and also allows you to travel freely between Eastern and Western civilizations.

Shirakawa Kaede raised his gaze and looked out at the mountains in the distance.

There is green and red, the forest is dyed, and the red leaves in the autumn rhyme are swaying.

Broaden your horizons, the wanton red and blue sky meet, clear and high, and colorful.

Sure enough, autumn in Kyoto is a flowing feast.

It is adorned among the branches of the mountains, hung on the eaves of ancient temples, and hidden in every fold of the kimono.

Delicate, soft, less cold and bleak, more gentle poetry.

Just this glimpse is worthy of its reputation as the most beautiful late autumn.

"It's really good" Kaede Shirakawa, who came to Kyoto for the first time, was also fascinated by its unique ancient charm.

"President, the autumn scenery in Kyoto is in Ruriko-in, and the maple leaves there are unforgettable." Akagi behind him, with a look of nostalgia.

"Have you been?" Kaede Shirakawa and he left the station, chatting as they walked.

"I went there on a gap trip from high school, and I stayed here with friends in college."

Speaking of the past school days, Akagi also became a little nostalgic, and in a blink of an eye, he had already stepped into society.

Obviously not ready, he was pushed and shoved to grow up. Not only that, but now he is even about to take on the role of the head of a department.

But that's fine, people always have to grow, just like Shirakawa Electric now.

Every little bit of progress comes a little bit of maturity.

"Let's go, if it goes well, we can catch the plane back to Tokyo today."

The reason why Shirakawa Kaede brought Akagi to Kyoto this time was, of course, to visit new friends.

Higashiyama is close to the center of Kyoto, and the new friend they are going to visit this time is where Nintendo's headquarters is located.

An ordinary three-story building covers an area of just over 1,000 square meters.

If it weren't for the logo in the upper right corner of the roof, it would be difficult for Shirakawa Kaede to associate it with the famous Nintendo.

But thinking that at this moment, it is only new to the field of video games, and the godhead has not yet been condensed, but it is a little relieved.

As soon as they entered the lobby on the first floor of Nintendo, they were greeted by a middle-aged man in his forties.

"Shirakawa-san, contemptible Yokoi Gunpei, welcome to Nintendo."

"Kaede Shirakawa, President of Shirakawa Electric Co., Ltd., Yokoi-san, please give me a lot of advice." Shirakawa Kaede bowed in greetings.

This is the developer of Nintendo's handheld GAME WATCH, Shirakawa Kaede looked at each other with some curiosity.

A typical wide-fronted face with a neon character. When I laughed, I was a little bit of Teacher Yu Hua's shadow.

When he was looking at Nintendo's first hero, the other party was also looking at him.

Yokoi Junhei's perception of Shirakawa Electric is very complicated, he is a competitor, and he is the only peer who can get into the eye.

He was afraid of the other party's strong performance in the handheld market, and he admired the other party's game creativity.

And Shirakawa Kaede's youth, although he had expected it, still shocked him.

In the future, he will be another amazing character, Yokoi Junhei said secretly.

"Shirakawa-san, please come with me, Yamauchi-san has been waiting for a long time."

After greeting each other, Yokoi Junhei also took the lead and led them upstairs.

Because the headquarters is only three floors, there is not even an elevator needed, and Yamauchi's office is on the top third floor.

There was a knock on the office door, and with a vague answer from inside the door, a group of mermaids rushed in.

With your back to the window, you can meet the light. The figure behind the desk, because of the light, the face is a little blurred.

Pu Yamauchi, at the helm of Nintendo.

His first impression of Kaede Shirakawa was that of Corleone in "The Godfather", calm and tenacious.

The same meticulously combed hair, well-cut suits, and that pair of eternal brown glasses.

"Yamauchi-san, contemptible Shirakawa Kaede, I'm disturbing today." It's still Shirakawa Kaede who salutes first, who makes him a junior.

Alas, these heads of a society are fifty or sixty years old, and Shirakawa Kaede, who is more than half younger than them, is too tender.

"Young and promising, Shirakawa-san's presence is surprising."

Although there is a big difference in age, Yamauchi Pu did not despise each other because of this.

Even if the two clubs were not long ago, there was still a small friction.

"The legend of Yamauchi-san is even more admirable." At the other party's signal, Shirakawa Kaede and Akagi also sat down on the sofa.

Yamauchi smiled, his rich experience in life allowed him to face any compliment calmly.

"What Shirakawa-san said on the phone before about portable game consoles, I don't know what I think?"

Regarding the call he received from Shirakawa Kaede some time ago, Yamauchi Pu was very surprised at that time.

He didn't expect that Nintendo's main competitor would take the initiative to contact him.

Not to mention the mutual talk and hi before, it's just that Shirakawa Kaede is at such a young and vigorous age.

will put down his arrogance and take the initiative to contact Nintendo, so that Yamauchi Pu will unconsciously look up to him.

"I can't talk about it, but I have some immature suggestions that I want to discuss with Yamauchi-san." Kaede Shirakawa put down his coffee and sat up straight.

"Oh~" Yamauchi Pu looked at him with interest, "Shirakawa-san, please make it clear." ”

Shirakawa Kaede glanced at Akagi beside him, who immediately took out a bunch of game consoles from his backpack.

"It's .." Yamauchi's eyes froze.

Not only him, but even Yokoi Junhei's expression became serious.

"Presumably Yamauchi-san is no stranger to them." Shirakawa Kaede picked up the model that was very similar to Nintendo's handheld and showed them it.

"Poor imitators." Yokoi Junhei sneered disdainfully.

Strange? Of course, not stranger, not only not strange, but also very familiar.

For any similar model on the market, Yokoi Junhei has dismantled eight pieces and studied it thoroughly.

Seeing that Yokoi Junhei was full of resentment, Shirakawa Kaede laughed in his heart.

It's good to have grievances, but it's good to talk about grievances.

"It's really a very inferior imitation, but Yamauchi-san and Yokoi-san don't have any idea about such a careless imitation by their peers?"

"Shirakawa-san" Yamauchi Pu raised his gaze, "Your Excellency may not know enough about neon merchants, and learning from each other is everyone's innate ability.

If you want to live, then first look at what others do. As for how to do it better, that's after surviving. ”

Yamauchi-san is right, but unbridled imitation will only hurt the market as a whole.

A large number of shoddy products will make game lovers lose confidence in handhelds.

Presumably, Yamauchi-san didn't want to, so let's see this scene. ”

Yamauchi's expression moved, this is indeed a problem.

In the past, everyone acted like this, and even Yamauchi Pu was one of them.

So Nintendo is a bit accustomed to so many similar handhelds on the market.

And he is very confident in his club, and he is also a strong supporter of "content is king".

He didn't pay attention to the rough imitation of his peers, and he was very sure that none of them would survive in the end.

However, Shirakawa Kaede's remarks just now reminded him that his peers may not survive in the end, but the market has also been ruined.

In that case, Nintendo will get even less.

Yamauchi Pu looked at Shirakawa Kaede who was waiting patiently again, and sure enough, those who were just beginning to show their fame were not people who had lost their fame.

He nodded, "What Shirakawa-san said is not unreasonable, so what advice does Your Excellency have for this?" ”

Yamauchi Pu believed that since Shirakawa Kaede was here, he would never be unprepared.

Shirakawa Kaede smiled, "I don't have any special suggestions, it's just to clean it all." ”

After speaking, Shirakawa Kaede swept all the handheld computers on the table into his backpack, and the desktop became clean and tidy again.

Oh no, there are two more handhelds left.

A NINTENDO'S GAME WATCH, A GAME BOY FROM SHIRAKAWA ELECTRIC.

Yamauchi Pu took a deep look at Shirakawa Kaede, who looked at him calmly.

After thinking for two seconds, Yamauchi turned his gaze to Yokoi Junpei again.

"Fully cooperate with Shirakawa Electric's actions, Nintendo, as an innovation-based club, will not allow plagiarists to go unpunished."

"Hay!" Yokoi Gunhei bowed his head and received the order.

"Yamauchi-san is indeed a person who understands righteousness, and we, as a model of a pioneer in handheld, should defend the legitimate rights and interests of the original creator."

"Contemptible and Shirakawa-san see something the same, Nintendo and plagiarism are not the same!"

The two sides shook hands and reached a consensus.

A club that first relied on imitation of the Walkman, and then relied on the imitation of the handheld to grow, and now it is finally about to extend its claws to the latecomers.

Another club that took plagiarism for granted has now become an original defender.

Everything seemed so natural and so logical.

Looking at the back of Shirakawa Kaede's departure, Yamauchi Pu was thoughtful.

"President..."Gunhei Yokoi stopped talking on the side.

"Yokoi, what do you think?" Yamauchi turned his gaze.

"Eh" Yokoi Junhei reacted for a moment, and only then did he understand why Yamauchi Pu was asking.

"A pure businessman." This is Yokoi Junpei's most intuitive impression of Shirakawa Kaede.

Yamauchi nodded, noncommittal.

"Nintendo's main opponent for the next twenty years will be him."

Gunhei Yokoi's face was more serious than ever.

Yamauchi sighed.

Twenty years, at that time, the other party was still in the prime of life, but I don't know if I can still be as energetic as I am today.

Pu Yamauchi, who can't predict the future, doesn't know that Nintendo's opponent in twenty years is far more than Shirakawa Electric.

The future is always so unpredictable and unpredictable.

(End of chapter)