Why is there another version of the computer game that has already been launched?

That's because HAL's Pac-Man was developed for the Fujitsu FM-8 PC platform.

NEC, the largest giant in the Japanese computer market, has another platform for its home computers.

Yes, Microsoft systems are not available at this time.

The operating system of computers on the market is not uniform.

Basically, different brands will have different operating platforms.

Because of the good cooperative relationship with Fujitsu, HAL also took the lead in developing games on the other party's operating platform.

However, if you want to talk about the leader of the personal computer market, of course, it must be NEC.

Neon Computer Royal Three, NEC, Fujitsu, Sharp.

Among them, NEC deserves to be the first in terms of market penetration and fame.

"Pac-Man" can buy 200,000 copies on Fujitsu, and it will not be difficult to surpass the former when ported to NEC's PC-8801.

This kind of work of picking up money for nothing, how can Bai Chuanfeng still take care of the opinions of the door.

It's true that Fujitsu is an old friend, but NEC also has clear eyebrows.

With the attitude of rain and dew, Shirakawa Kaede decided to march to NEC.

It seems that computer games are still interesting now, and HAL really gave himself a surprise.

Previously, he also felt that the personal computer market would only improve after ten or eight years of development.

Unexpectedly, although it is not popular now, the profitability is not bad at all.

"Komatsu, remember one more. Starting next year, pay attention to some new game production clubs.

Whether it's for home consoles, it's good for PCs.

If you find a potential production team, please let me know immediately. ”

Assistant "Hai" Komatsu nodded in agreement as he recorded quickly.

The HAL incident gave Shirakawa Kaede a wake-up call, since the profit of game production is so high.

So in the land of neon, some of the well-known game producers in later generations may have been ignorant and developing.

In this case, Shirakawa Electric must of course lay out as soon as possible.

HAL alone will definitely not work alone.

In order to develop in the game industry, it is necessary to actively bring in third-party production companies.

Not to mention the next generation of handhelds, the family game consoles behind alone need sufficient game content support.

Therefore, leading game production companies in advance is also improving the upstream and downstream industrial chain of the game entertainment industry.

Shirakawa Electric doesn't need to absolutely dominate them, as long as they participate in it.

In addition, regarding the handheld division and HAL, Shirakawa Kaede has some other plans.

However, it seems that it is still too early, and we will talk about it when the next generation of consoles comes out.

After the HAL situation was over, Hiroshi Arai turned the page of SIC again.

"The first batch of chip orders for SIC has been completed with Namco.

The other party's arcade machine is expected to be launched two weeks before the new year, and the specific market feedback effect may not be received until the next year. ”

Two weeks before the New Year, Shirakawa Kaede calculated the time, and it seemed that there were only a few days left.

This is the first large-scale commercial use of SIC, and Shirakawa Kaede is also looking forward to it.

"The first batch of 50,000 units is expected to generate a profit of 150 million yen for SIC.

However, we placed an order for 100,000 pieces from Fujitsu at one time, and about 20,000 pieces were sold in other fields such as research institutes and automation equipment companies.

Overall, SIC will be able to make a profit of 200 million yen this year, but in order to recover all the costs in the early stage, it is expected to break even next year according to the current trend. ”

Shirakawa Kaede nodded, indicating understanding. From the beginning of SIC to the current chip production line, the total investment has exceeded 1 billion yen.

To be truly profitable, it will take at least one to two years to achieve this goal, even if everything goes well.

However, judging from the current profit proportion of SIC, it is still a consumer field for the public, and the shipment volume is a little larger.

Thinking of this, Shirakawa Kaede also cared about SIC's next move.

"How was the cooperation with Fujitsu?"

"We are optimizing and modularizing the current SIC8089, and we expect it to be applied to Fujitsu's next-generation PCs next year."

Regarding all the subsidiaries of Shirakawa Holdings, Hiroshi Arai also made a detailed understanding during this time.

The general business situation and the goals of the next stage cannot be said in mind, but the basic situation is still grasped.

"Well, that's a strategic priority for SIC, and it's important to keep it number one."

"Hail"

For this old-timer, Shirakawa Kaede has both respect and admiration in his heart.

It is indeed not easy to supervise so many affairs at this age and be well organized.

However, there are not many good solutions for the time being, and the management teams of several subsidiaries have not yet grown.

The only experienced Heitaro Nakajima, who has just joined the company, has not yet straightened out many things.

But it should be about the same next year, when the heads of several sub-clubs will be gathered together and directly open and closed door meetings.

Presumably, many situations can be understood more clearly.

And Hiroshi Arai can also concentrate on the banking business, after all, this is what he is really good at.

In the final analysis, there is still a shortage of talents, but just look at the situation of Panasonic and Sony.

Most of the talents of Japanese companies are cultivated by themselves, and there are few cases where they are directly parachuted.

This has also created a very low activity in the talent market of Neon, and many senior management talents only jump back and forth in those companies even if they change jobs.

After a long time, both individuals and businesses have a clear understanding of each other's situation.

There is no freshness to discover talents, and the goal of injecting fresh blood into the enterprise is impossible to talk about.

So at present, there are not too many good ways for Shirakawa Holdings.

Shirakawa Kaede can only hope that the young people under it will grow up as soon as possible and reach the day of being independent as soon as possible.

After a few branches, it is the turn of the most important Shirakawa Electric.

"Shirakawa Electric Handheld Division, this year's total profit in Neon is expected to reach 7 billion yen."

Sure enough, as soon as Arai Yu spoke, he didn't disappoint Shirakawa Kaede.

Compared with last year's profit of 4 billion, this year's increase has increased by 75% on a year-on-year basis, and the growth is gratifying.

Although it was changed to a one-machine and one-soft configuration in the second half of the year, the price was also reduced.

However, thanks to the improvement of the screen, the total sales volume has increased significantly compared to last year.

Relying on the volume, the profit of the handheld machine has also been increased by 1.75 times.

No wonder Nintendo is in a hurry, such pressure is given to Shirakawa Kaede, and he will do everything possible to compete for the market.

However, the neck of the LCD screen of Shirakawa Electric will not be stuck for long.

Next year, Shirakawa Electric will prepare a bigger surprise for Lao Ren, hoping that Yamauchi Pu, an old-timer, can stand it.

"Shirakawa Electric Walkman Division, Neon Local's total profit this year is expected to be about 20 billion yen."

Immediately after that, Arai Yu talked about Shirakawa Electric's pillar product, the Walkman and its series of components.

This may sound like a lot, but Shirakawa Kaede didn't show much excitement.

Because just last year, the local profit of the Walkman was about 17 billion yen.

3 billion growth, a year-on-year increase of less than 18%, compared with 75% of the handheld.

But there is no way, there are too many manufacturers of Walkman this year.

Sony, Shirakawa, Panasonic, Hitachi, NEC, Toshiba, these are the main professional players.

Sanyo, Sharp, Casio..., these are a few part-time players that occupy a second-rate share in the market.

There are so many brands entering the field of walkmans, even if the market is big, it is not enough.

With such fierce competition, it is very rare for Shirakawa Electric to improve on the basis of last year.

This is because of the launch of a new generation of Walkman in the second half of the year, which is once again one step ahead of its competitors in terms of creativity.

And the pricing of low-end models jumped sharply, exchanging prices for the market, and finally achieved such results.

Otherwise, according to the gradual decline trend in the first half of the year, it is difficult to say whether this year's profits can be guaranteed.

Sure enough, the market that cannot be monopolized will also have a sharp decline in profits.

It's about neon's local profits, so how is Shirakawa doing overseas?

"In the North American market, Shirakawa Electric is expected to make a total profit of about 19 billion yen. The Walkman product has a total profit of about 70 billion yen.

However, this is only the current estimate, and the specific value may be lower when taking into account tariffs and local taxes.

The exact data needs to wait for the financial team in North America to give a specific financial report after the New Year. ”

Roughly going through the operation of all the companies under Shirakawa Holdings, Arai Yu sorted out the information in his hand and pushed it in front of Shirakawa Kaede.

For more information, President Shirakawa may wish to refer to these materials.

However, the official report will not be reported to President Shirakawa until after the financial results in March, when he will report back to President Shirakawa. ”

"I'm sorry for you, Arai Senpai."

Shirakawa Feng got up and sent off this old-timer, and most of the many things of Shirakawa Holdings this year were handled by him.

It's not easy to get a lot of age.

Besides, he is still a person introduced by Mr. Yamada, so Shirakawa Kaede naturally treats him as his own.

"Okay, President Shirakawa doesn't need to send it." Arai Yu waved his hand, "After these things are done, I can also spend the New Year's holiday in peace."

Presumably, this time, there will be no more banks that will be suddenly acquired. ”

"Haha, the seniors laughed, this kind of good thing can't be encountered every time."

For the New Year of the previous year, the holiday was not over, so he was still in Akita for half a year, and now I think about Shirakawa Kaede is so embarrassed.

"Again, it's worth it to be a good thing and prefer not to take a vacation."

Arai Yu is very open-minded, and even wishes this kind of thing would happen again.

Laughing and sending Arai Yu out of the door, the financial team also returned to their respective places.

Shirakawa Kaede returned to the conference room and couldn't help but pick up the report and look at it.

Sure enough, it is still the North American market, which contributes the majority of profits to Shirakawa Electric.

Whether it's a handheld or a walkman, its profit is basically two to three times that of Neon's native phone.

It seems that more energy will be put into it in the future, alas, who makes the people of North America need us.

Shirakawa Kaede said that he was anxious about what others were anxious about.

The report in my hand is probably all the profits of Baichuan Holdings this year.

But since you've earned so much money, how much has you spent this year?

(End of chapter)