"Thank you." The girl whispered thanks.

With the help of her support, the girl stood firmly.

"You're welcome, someone looks like they're calling you over there."

Hanyu Hideki pointed to the distance, the middle-aged woman who shouted just now and startled him.

"Thank you." The girl didn't seem to know what to say.

With a somewhat subtle expression, he thanked him again.

Then he ran quickly and ran towards the middle-aged woman who was shouting.

Hideki Hanyu glanced at the girl's departing back.

He guessed that the girl should be the dancer who was going to perform tonight.

After all, the unique uniform clothing can't hide the other party's slender figure.

There is also a dancer who can easily see his unique temperament.

"Let's go inside." Hideki Hanyu beckoned Yasuko Sawaguchi into the performance hall.

The two of them followed the number on the ticket and found a seat in the second row and sat down.

Hideki Hanyu wanted to buy the first row.

But the ticket office told him that the first row was reserved tickets and would not be sold.

He retreated to the next best and bought the most expensive second row.

As soon as the two sat down, Yasuko Sawaguchi, who was beside them, asked in a low voice.

"Hanyu-kun and the beautiful girl just now speak Huaxia."

"Yes, I like Chinese culture more, and I learned a little bit when I was idle."

Hanyu Hideki didn't wait for Yasuko Sawaguchi to continue asking, and first threw out the universal reason.

However, Yasuko Sawaguchi said that the girl was beautiful just now, and he didn't pay much attention to it before.

In retrospect, it seems that she was really a beauty.

Tall and slender, with the unique charm of a dancer.

Even if the fair face is not powdered, it is very delicate and beautiful, delicate and feminine.

However, as the surrounding audience sat down one by one, the lights in the performance hall went out.

The host took the stage to announce the curtain, and the performance was about to begin.

Hideki Hanyu also put the previous things behind him.

I watched the performance intently.

At the beginning, there is a national dance drama, which tells the love story of ethnic minorities in China, interspersed with some changes of the times.

The actors who can be arranged to perform abroad have excellent singing and dancing skills.

Even if you don't have to listen to the lyrics, just by watching the actors' performances, you can understand the meaning of the performance.

Yasuko Sawaguchi next to her was like this, and after looking at it for a while, she threw herself in.

When the first performance ended, the girl applauded more enthusiastically than Hideki Hanyu.

While applauding, he said to Hideki Hanyu, "They are so good, I want to learn to dance when I watch them." ”

"Yes, I'm interested, I can go back and teach you."

Hideki Hanyu's level is certainly not as good as these top dancers.

But it's okay to teach a layman.

"Yes, yes." Yasuko Sawaguchi was very enthusiastic.

"Learning to dance is very hard, Yasuko shouldn't just be enthusiastic for a while."

Hanyu Hideki seems to have seen that this girl has given up halfway because of her hard work.

After all, one minute on stage, ten years of work off the stage, it's not just talking.

The dance industry is glamorous on the surface, but ordinary people who suffer behind the scenes may not be able to persevere.

And most of the time, it's hard to get ahead in this line even if you endure hardship.

At the end of the half-time performance, there will be a break for the preparation of the actors.

Some viewers will also take advantage of this time to go to the bathroom.

The audience member sitting in the front row of Hideki Hanyu had just returned from the bathroom when he heard Hideki Hanyu and Yasuko Sawaguchi talking.

And he could hear that the two were speaking in neon.

This time, the song and dance troupe came to America to perform in order to promote Chinese culture.

But the people who actually came to watch, except for some specially invited guests, were basically Chinese.

The publicity effect is better than nothing.

Now I found that the promotional performance had attracted two non-Chinese audiences, and as a reporter reporting with the group, I was immediately interested.

Before the second performance began, the reporter took out his notebook and politely asked Hideki Hanyu in English.

"Sir, excuse me, I'm a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, can I ask you a few questions?"

Hanyu Hideki, who was talking to Yasuko Sawaguchi, heard this and looked at the other party suspiciously.

I was thinking about how to perform and watch it well, but a reporter suddenly appeared, and it was still so big.

But doubts are doubts, he still nodded and said, "Excuse me." ”

"Where is the gentleman from? And how did you know about this show? ”

"We're from Neon and we only knew about the show because of the flyers promoting the show."

"What does this gentleman think of the musical performance?"

"The dance and story are very good, but the emotional handling is a little subtle, performing in America, it should be changed according to local conditions, and the feelings can be expressed more openly and warmly, such as the first time the male and female protagonists meet, it will be ......"

When the reporter heard Hideki Hanyu's words, he was a little dumbfounded.

He had thought that Hideki Hanyu would be like those foreign viewers he had interviewed before.

He said that the costumes of some ethnic minorities in the performance were very good-looking, and the dances were very good.

Who would have thought that Hideki Hanyu would start talking about the content of the story and the style of the performance.

You can even suggest changes to the performance based on the content of the performance.

He is a Chinese, and he has watched this folk dance drama I don't know how many times, but he doesn't know much about the foreigner in front of him.

"You, this gentleman...... You can understand the performance. ”

The reporter, who is accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, asked with some surprise.

He didn't think he was a fake foreigner in front of him.

Hideki Hanyu smiled slightly, and didn't bother to use English anymore.

Directly replied in Chinese, "Of course I can understand, I also studied dance for a long time when I was a child, and I also know a little bit about Chinese folk dance." ”

Hearing Hideki Hanyu's fluent Huaxia language, the reporter's brain was about to shut down.

"Can you know the name of the gentleman?" The reporter began to suspect that he was actually interviewing a Chinese person.

"My name is Hideki Hanyu." Hideki Hanyu replied.

Anyway, his friends know that he speaks Huaxia very well.

So he doesn't mind showing it to outsiders at all.

"Hideki Hanyu ......"

Hearing the name Hideki Hanyu, the reporter felt a little familiar and couldn't help but recall it carefully.

Suddenly, news that had been widely reported in Asia more than a month ago came to mind.

The pearl of the world's picture book industry, the Kate Greenway Award has been won by an Asian for the first time.

The youngest winner in the history of the Kate Greenway Award.

It seems to be the name.

For a moment, the reporter's mood was a little excited.

Go abroad to promote performances.

Attract ordinary foreigners, and attract world-renowned award-winning authors.

It's two completely different concepts.

As a reporter for international news, he has seen some reports about Hideki Hanyu.

The other party in Neon is not just a writer.

Hideki Hanyu is a public figure with great social fame.

And it is also very influential in the field of media.

Thinking of this information, the reporter just wanted to quickly determine the identity of the other party.

"Sir, are you the writer who won the Kate Greenway Award for Hideki Hanyu for The Owl Under the Moon?"

Seeing that the reporter guessed his identity, Hideki Hanyu didn't plan to hide it.

The crisp answer, "Yes." ”

Hearing Hideki Hanyu's answer, the reporter's face was overjoyed.

I would like to continue to ask.

But at this moment, I saw that the host of the performance had already walked up to the stage and began to introduce the second half of the performance.

The audience became quiet, and the reporter could only turn around and sit down helplessly.

The second half of the show featured excerpts from Swan Lake, a traditional ballet repertoire.

Hideki Hanyu is not good at ballet, but he can appreciate it.

Yasuko Sawaguchi, who was beside her, was a little unfazed.

She seemed to prefer the folk dance drama just now.

Unable to read the story, she looked at the dancers.

Soon, as if she had discovered something, she tugged at Hideki Hanyu's arm and whispered, "Hanyu-kun, look, that girl who seems to have hit you." ”

Hearing this, Hideki Hanyu looked in the direction that Yasuko Sawaguchi was pointing.

Sure enough, I saw the girl who hit him at the door.

Even though I wore stage makeup, I could still recognize it.

Judging by the stage performance.

Although it is not a leading actor, it is also at the level of a soloist.

She has a beautiful posture and a solid foundation in dancing.

It is estimated that he is also an important actor in the song and dance troupe.

As the second performance ended, Hideki Hanyu gave a round of applause.

The lights in the performance hall come on, which means that the whole show is over.

Hideki Hanyu got up and was about to leave.

The reporter who wanted to sit in front of him suddenly stopped him.

"Hanyu writer, can you wait a minute?"

Hideki Hanyu asked a little strangely, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"I would like to invite you to take a photo with our song and dance troupe, I don't know if it's okay?"

The reporter asked.

Hearing the other party's invitation, a news headline immediately appeared in Hanyu's mind.

[World-famous picture book writer Hideki Hanyu watches a performance by a certain song and dance troupe in San Francisco. 】

And then the news content is.

"When a certain song and dance troupe in our country was on a promotional tour in American San Francisco, it attracted the writer Hideki who had just won the Kate Greenway Award, and Hideki Hanyu is a world-renowned picture book writer whose works are ......, and he gave ...... to the song and dance performance."

Thinking of the possible report, Hideki Hanyu really felt inexplicably familiar and honored.

Smiled slightly, there was absolutely nothing to scruple about, and agreed.

"Yes."

"Hanyu writer, please wait."

Hideki Hanyu saw the reporter walking quickly backstage, and said as he walked.

"Where is Team Leader Du? Don't let people go down yet, go on stage and take a group photo......"

Not long after, Hideki Hanyu walked onto the stage under the guidance of the reporter, stood in the middle of a group of dancers, and was photographed several times by the reporter with his camera.

At the end of the group photo, the dancers walked towards the backstage one by one.

Before the performance, the leader of the team who shouted loudly to Xiao Liu leaned next to Xiao Liu and whispered, "Xiao Liu, this writer brought a group photo by reporter Zhang seems to be the person you bumped into before the performance." ”

"I guess so."

Xiao Liu replied casually.

His eyes looked at Hideki Hanyu curiously.

She didn't expect that the man who held her up and left a deep impression on her handsome appearance turned out to be a famous writer.

Several leaders who came with the song and dance troupe, as well as VIPs who came to watch the song and dance performance, were talking to each other.

They all look quite polite.

This made Xiao Liu a little more curious about the details of this young writer.

Not far away, Hideki Hanyu, who didn't notice the girl's gaze, pretended to be polite with a group of people he didn't know.

He really didn't expect that coming to see a musical performance would cause so many things.

After finally coping with it, the reporter found Hideki Hanyu again.

The other party politely sent the business card, and Hanyu Hideki took it and saw that it was all in Huaxia.

In addition to the work unit and contact information, it is a name named Li Ziliang.

Hideki Hanyu accepted the business card and said, "I'm sorry, Reporter Li, I didn't bring my business card with me today." ”

He came out today just to hang out, so he didn't bring his business card or anything with him.

"It's okay."

Reporter Li Ziliang said politely, "I want to make an appointment with Mr. Hanyu for an exclusive interview, I don't know if I have time?" ”

"It's too late today." Hideki Hanyu said.

"It's okay, tomorrow is fine." Li Ziliang was not discouraged and continued to make an exclusive appointment.

Obviously, this Li reporter would like to make an appointment for an interview with Hideki Hanyu.

"I'm sorry, I'm going to Silicon Valley tomorrow and then to Las Vegas, where my business is going to be at the International Consumer Electronics Show and I have to go and prepare."

Hideki Hanyu explains.

"Is it the exhibition that opened on the 20th?"

Reporter Li is obviously also aware of the International Consumer Electronics Show.

"That's right." Hideki Hanyu said.

"Well, Twenty-Two is touring Las Vegas, so how about I do an interview with Hanyu writers in Las Vegas?"

Li Ziliang hurriedly asked.

I thought that the interview was going to be lost, but I didn't expect him to find an opportunity again.

Hanyu Hideki was also stunned when he heard this.

It's not that he doesn't want to be interviewed, but it's more important for Genie Entertainment to participate in this International Consumer Electronics Show than an exclusive interview.

I just didn't expect the other party to go to Las Vegas as well.

But it's not surprising to think about it.

When you talk about Las Vegas, your first impression is that it is a casino.

But in fact, the las vegas show is also the most cutting-edge and top in the world.

It's just that although the actors of this domestic song and dance troupe are excellent, the repertoire design is still not novel and excellent.

It is estimated that in Las Vegas, it will not be able to perform in the big show.

"Okay, when the time comes, reporter Li will contact me, and my contact information is ......"

Hideki Hanyu gave his contact information in Amerika.

It's a pager number.

Although starting this year, America's mobile phone service has been officially launched.

But neither a bulky brick-like phone nor the poor signal quality of an analog advanced mobile phone system is as convenient as a pager.

After saying goodbye to reporter Li, Hideki Hanyu returned to the hotel with Yasuko Sawaguchi.

No matter what reporter Lee will do to report on his viewing of the revue.

But for him, it's all just a little episode in life.

Especially the next day, when he arrived at the branch of Silicon Valley Genie Entertainment, Michael Katz and Iwata-san told him a piece of news.

He forgot all about it.

"Are you sure NOA is going to be at this year's Consumer Electronics Show?" Hideki Hanyu asked.

NOA。

Nintendo Of America。

That is, the abbreviation of Nintendo America.

Just like the abbreviation of Genie Entertainment America is EEOA.

However, employees sometimes find the EEOA too cumbersome and will read the EOA directly.

"I can be sure that after winning Donkey Kong's copyright lawsuit at the beginning of the year, NOA recruited Bruce Lowry, vice president of Pioneer Toys, to help them build their consumer goods division.

I know the guy and he's very experienced in toy sales, and NOA certainly wouldn't poach him to sell poker. ”

Michael Katz made a joke at the end.

Since learning that in Hanyu Hideki's plan, Nintendo will be the most important opponent.

Michael Katz carefully studied Nintendo's information and knew that Nintendo made its fortune by selling traditional brands.

"It would be terrible if they were going to launch an FC console in America." Satoshi Iwata on the side said worriedly.

As the future helmsman that Hideki Hanyu has cultivated for Genie Entertainment.

Satoshi Iwata is qualified to know about Hideki Hanyu's three-step strategic plan in North America.

In Iwata's view, if NOA enters the North American home console market ahead of schedule, it will be too bad for Genie Entertainment.

Then Genie Entertainment will have to watch Nintendo take the lead, and they will have a hard time opening the market as a challenger.

"It's useless to worry about it now, just wait until you get to Las Vegas and take a look at the NOA booth."

This time it was Eri Kitahara who spoke.

As the current head of Genie Entertainment, she has just learned about Hideki Hanyu's plans for implementation in North America.

Think about the original Hideki Hanyu publishing Pokemon at his own expense.

TO THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONIC PETS, TO GAME BOY HANDHELDS, TO HOME GAME CONSOLES.

If these are all things that Hanyu Hideki thought of back then.

Doesn't that mean that Hideki Hanyu designed a plan that spans nearly five years a few years ago.

This man is thinking too far.

The plan was so far-reaching that it even made Eri Kitahara feel a little terrible.

But at this moment, Eri Kitahara didn't care to think too much, or complained that Hideki Hanyu didn't tell her about her plans in America.

Because she understands that this plan, which spans several years, once Hideki Hanyu is really done.

That Genie Entertainment will start from a neon second-tier game development club.

Leap to become the world's leading home entertainment provider.

And there is one more condition for achieving the plan.

That is, the judgment in Hanyu's plan cannot be wrong.

Nintendo will not come to the North American market in advance to disrupt the situation.

At this time, Hideki Hanyu, who had not spoken, spoke.

"I don't think NOA is participating in this International Consumer Electronics Show to promote FC hosts."

"Why? Mr. Hanyu, don't tell me because of intuition. Michael Katz asked?

"Because now in the consumer market of America, there is no soil for the survival of home game consoles." Hideki Hanyu said.

The reason why it is so certain is because in the previous life, Nintendo tried to enter the North American console market next year.

Later reports described the incident in detail.

Minoru Arakawa, the manager of Nintendo's America company, is talking to dealers about FC console sales.

The dealer told Minoru Arakawa that it would be a fool to sell game consoles in America now.

Then all dealers refused to restock.

Later, it turned out that it was no fun to use the game console to kill America.

It wasn't until 1985 that Nintendo's FC was promoted in America under the name Nintendo Entertainment System.

By telling everyone, my game console is actually not a game console, and I cut into the American game market.

It's not like North American players don't play games anymore.

Instead, it was pit by the previous garbage game with a psychological shadow.

I'm worried about buying garbage games again.

In the previous life, Nintendo found a different way to cut into the American market.

At first, the market was not large enough.

But once the reputation of the excellent game spreads.

The long-suppressed game market will give the wildest returns.

Excellent game, what Hideki Hanyu has in his head.

What he lacks is the opportunity to knock on the American market.

This is also the reason why Hideki Hanyu chose an electronic pet.

A video pet is an electronic entertainment product, not a video game.

It doesn't make ordinary people think of game consoles.

From now on, it will take a year to publicize and promote, just to take the first step.

EVEN IF ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF GAMERS WILL CHOOSE TO BUY GAME BOY HANDHELD BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC PET NEXT YEAR.

Those pent-up interests will be opened up little by little.

The great man said, "A spark can start a prairie fire." ”

Now all he has to do is to light the spark first.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu got up and said, "It doesn't matter what NOA wants to promote, let's just do what we have to do." ”

Hearing Hideki Hanyu's words, Michael Katz on the side followed.

"That's right, you can't beat your opponent by worrying alone, and after so long preparing for the exhibition, it's time for the kids to see our products."

Michael Katz finished speaking and took out two things from the drawer.

A hemisphere of red and white color.

A hemisphere of green and white color.

Between them, a black data cable is used.

This is the official prototype of the second generation of electronic pets that has been developed.

Poké Ball。

Poké Balls.

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