……

During the long vacation period of Qingzhiyuan, all the affairs of several companies continued to operate.

Blizzard's side of the process has been completed, and then successfully merged under the subsidiary of Pokeni Mi Guo, becoming an affiliated development studio, Qing Zhiyuan's instructions to Breivik is to give Blizzard members enough space and time not to interfere in the creation of content.

In addition, the 米国subsidiary is working hard to develop "Forever Ashes 2"

In addition, on the Neon side, Akanishi Ken and P-Net's software engineers have built the basic framework of the dandelion game platform, including the communication and download of the server, the network transmission of the client, and the various functional modules of downloading the game and launching the game in the game platform have been developed similarly, and then let some people go to the United States for transplantation and handover.

The main content is to localize the game platform.

In terms of games, the Pokémon team continues to do follow-up Pokémon content, Shinji Mikami is leading the team to develop "Yu-Gi-Oh", and Hidetaka Miyazaki is partnering with Xuan Xubuchi to produce "Dragon Journey"

In terms of "Insect Division", because the producer Qing Zhiyuan took a long vacation, it was temporarily handed over to Shinji Mikami to be responsible.

And the monster hunter in charge of Hideki Kamiya's side has also made great breakthroughs and progress.

Mika Ishino and Jun Asaeda develop "Future Girl", and Fate continues to make a sequel "Fate/Zero"

The various gaming departments are operating in an orderly manner.

……

Qingzhiyuan handed over an investment form to Takahashi Kazuma, which listed a list of companies worth investing in.

For example, after Apple now that Steve Jobs has returned, Apple's market value should rise in the future.

Since Pokeni did not have a so-called strategic investment department, there was really no one to entrust after the president left all of a sudden.

This also illustrates the importance of a traverser, for a company to have technology and strength is one thing, but many times it is more important to be able to see the future direction clearly.

How many people dream of having the ability of Qing Zhiyuan, not to mention seeing the next few decades, even if it is three or five years longer than now, it is already very remarkable.

However, until now, when Qing Zhiyuan took a long vacation, he found that the company's strategic development was really not good without him.

Qing Zhiyuan felt more and more the importance of supporting a housekeeper.

There are also different types of housekeepers, the most senior housekeeper, the CEO, is the one you can completely let go of, he can manage the company in an orderly manner and even take the company into the next field, so that the company is getting bigger and stronger.

For example, Steve Jobs.

Qing Zhiyuan himself is also counted.

In ancient times, it was Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, who could be entrusted to him by the whole country.

There is another way, that is, when you want to take a leave of absence, he can take up the top to temporarily manage the company, or manage a lot of non-general things for you well, so that you have no worries, just rest assured and bold to fight.

Or go on vacation with confidence and boldness.

Like Sun Quan, he is a king who keeps the success, but it is estimated that it is still difficult to expand the territory.

The next level is that it can help you solve and deal with certain affairs, but it does not have enough ability to take the overall situation alone.

Now Qing Zhiyuan feels that the talents in the company are more difficult to even the third possibility.

In the company, there are a lot of talents, but many talents, even geniuses, are basically professional, and they really can't be picked out if they are really talented in management and strategic planning.

If it's a tall one among the short guys, then it's probably just Shinji Mikami, and of course, Hidetaka Miyazaki may be able to cultivate more in the future.

However, these guys can play well for a small team, and if they become a large company with thousands of people in the future, Qing Zhiyuan is very skeptical that they have the ability.

……

In short, in the past two months when Qing Zhiyuan took a leave of absence, although these guys in the company were all working on their own, they had obtained the [Tips] of President Qing before, and everyone was able to do a good job step by step.

Projects, operations, investments, all aspects are operating in an orderly manner.

In terms of Yuehe, Hitotsubashi Wenhua is much more reliable, she and Nolan complement each other and cooperate quite tacitly, and "The Matrix" has also been officially launched since February, and it is expected that all the filming will be completed in a few months, and the rest will be handed over to Pokeni for post-production.

The movie "My Robot Girlfriend" has already been produced and is waiting to be released in major theaters in Neon until June.

On Makoto Shinkai's side, "Your Name" has also been completed for more than half of the time, and it is expected to be available to you on the big screen at the end of the year or early next year.

……

Since February, Pokeni's new game "My Robot Girlfriend" has entered the promotion period.

It's still the same, a set of various channels, and the TV release PV plus advertising is overwhelming.

On March 14, 1998, "My Robot Girlfriend" was officially released.

Masaharu Yamada and his friends entered the game store on time as soon as they got off work and bought the game.

"This is Pokeni's galgame."

"By the way, doesn't your girlfriend mind now?" Hayamigawa raised his chin and asked Furukawa Hirozawa.

The latter scratched her head and smiled, "Junna is not your average girl, and she said she likes the way I play games." ”

"Then again, you've been dating for so long, and you're not young anymore, isn't it time to consider getting married?"

"Haha, this kind of thing, let it be, I don't know when it will develop to this point." Furukawa Hirosawa said.

Hayamikawa and Kinoshita Keisuke glanced at each other, always feeling that it was a miracle that this guy could have a girlfriend.

"Are you stupid? If you don't open your mouth to propose, do you want a girl to come to you? Where in the world is there such a good thing? ”

……

At the time of checkout, Masahru Yamada had not yet paid, and Hayamigawa senior next to him snatched his game disc.

"Senpai?"

Masahru Yamada was stunned for a moment.

However, in the next second, Hayamikawa said to the clerk, "This guy has a birthday today, otherwise this disc will be given to him as a gift, right?" ”

Ay?

Massaharu Yamada looked at Hayamigawa with some surprise, and then looked at the seniors standing behind him, and was unconsciously moved.

"Senior...... You actually remember my birthday. ”

"That's natural, didn't we come here like this before?" Keisuke Kinoshita smiled and said, "You forgot, we also helped you celebrate this time last year." ”

"Ah...... I was so moved that I cried. Masahru Yamada wiped the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand.

"Huh? Are you sure? ”

The clerk's two eyes hidden behind his glasses lit up, and he looked at Masahru Yamada, and compared them with the others, tilting his head in embarrassment, his face squeezed, "Ah...... That's right, but it's a bit difficult. ”

The price of galgame is not cheap, but a game disc of "Robot Girlfriend" costs 9,800 yen.

"The point is that I'm just a part-time worker."

When Yamada Masaharu heard this, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but he still forced himself to come forward and said, "That, you don't have to listen to them, why do you have to embarrass other store managers." ”

"Still."

At this moment, the shopkeeper put a robot girl's figure on the table, "This is a benefit made by Pokeni, so I'll give it to you."

Congratulations and happy birthday! ”

"Huh?" Massaharu Yamada was a little overjoyed.

The figure is actually very small, probably less than 10 centimeters in size, but the shape is very exquisite, a little like Rei Ayanami in EVA, but the robot body is black and white.

And the whole person's face is also very delicate.,It's pokeni's style.,That's right.。

……

After walking out of the game store, a group of people, including Kinoshita's wife and Junna Yukitake, who had just arrived, celebrated Yamada's 27th birthday.

It turned out that Xuezhu was commissioned by Hirosawa Furukawa to buy a cake.

The group didn't go to the store, but just sent him blessings in the park, and watched as Masaharu Yamada made a wish and blew out the candles.

"I hope we can continue like this forever and our friendship will last forever!"

"Ah, hey, it doesn't work when you say it."

"Hahaha......"

"Happy Birthday!!

"I'm so impressed, thank you!" Yamada Masaharu had tears glistening in his eyes.

……

After a period of joy and tossing, Yamada Masasharu said goodbye to these seniors.

It's a bit strange to say.

Masahru Yamada returned home with the game CD, and when he looked at the empty room, compared with the lively birthday party before, he suddenly felt a little lonely.

However, Yamada shook his head and quickly calmed down the sadness in his heart.

He's now immune to these guys talking about three-dimensional girls.

At first, you may feel envious.

However, fate is really not a thing to ask for.

Even a dead house like Furukawa-senpai can meet a beautiful Miss Yukitake.

Hayamigawa was also able to meet cute girls on the Internet.

Maybe I'll meet one day.

It's useless to think so much, go to work when you should go to work, and play games when you need to play games.

Before I found a girlfriend, the game of P Club was the greatest comfort.

He took the disc out of the bag, looked at the cover, and frowned.

"Good guys, now Pokeni doesn't even have a human heroine? Turned into a robot instead? ”

Is it a satire of the dead house?

You can't find a human girl, so you might as well give it to a robot girlfriend.

Masahru Yamada always felt that there was a big problem.

It's not necessarily just a forward-looking advertisement, but what if Pokeni really develops something like a robot girlfriend one day......

Massaharu Yamada fell into a moment of hesitation, so is he going to buy it or not to buy it?

A robot that can be used as a substitute for a real girlfriend is a bit enjoyable when you think about it.

……

Put in the disc and the game starts.

The screen goes black, and the logo of Pokeni, which is still familiar, appears on the screen.

Here's the iconic slogan:

[Game is life]

[Here, start an unprecedented journey of life]

But the slight difference from previous games is -

This time, the prompt words are presented in a mechanical style.

To be precise, the font is like some kind of peculiar metal, shining with luster, and you can still see the traces of oxidation and corrosion, and the word "life" in the middle is replaced by robots.

The little robot in the middle opened its legs and turned into a big herringbone.

Seeing this, Massaharu Yamada couldn't help but smile, every game of Pokeni is designed with great care.

It's very cyberpunk.

……

Don't tweet......

The strange sound of a bunch of parts colliding and electromagnetic interaction in the TV makes you feel a little cute.

The font trembled, then shattered into various parts and fell to the ground.

The logo is re-stitched together and becomes a big [My Robot Girlfriend]

The screen went black, and when it lit up again, it had come to the main interface.

In the main interface, it still retains the same sense of futuristic technology.

It's just that this sense of science and technology is attached to nature.

In the background of the picture, there is a hill in the distance, and a small house built on the roof of the building nearby.

The exterior walls of the house are old lime walls, slightly mottled, painted by Pokeni's painters in a very fresh forest architectural style, and the stone walls are covered with various plants, long creepers, and green vines......

There are also morning glories that snake down from above.

Trumpet flowers bloom in the sun.

But what is slightly out of the background of the whole game is that closely, near the center of the camera, is a strange girl.

To be precise, it's a robot girl with a metal body, and her cheeks are usually human, with the other half of her cheeks showing parts.

On her back, there were a pair of broken mechanical wings that could no longer fly.

She sat calmly on a chair in the courtyard outside, her eyes fixed on the side.

The whole picture is not a completely static picture, but a dynamic picture with changes in light and shadow.

Although the robot girl can't speak, walk, or move, there are birds flying in from off-screen and landing on her shoulders from time to time.

After a few seconds, the birds flew away again.

Cycle.

It's also strange to say, when I saw this, Yamada Masaharu's heart couldn't help but move, and there was an illusion that time flies and the years change.

The girl who looks mechanically constructed looks out of place with this dilapidated human house with the smell of nature, as if one is from the future, the other is from a long time ago......

Together, it has the flavor of years in itself.

In particular, the birds kept going back and forth, which made this feeling even heavier.

Tilting his head and looking at it for a while, Massaharu Yamada took a deep breath.

The producers and artists of Pokeni are simply a group of artists, and just one main interface will keep you looking at it for a long time.

I always feel that there is endless power in this.

The power of time.

Even if it is a short cycle of dozens of seconds, it makes people feel the vicissitudes of time, and this skill is really extraordinary.

Moreover, the robot girl is quite beautifully drawn, even if half of her cheeks have become metal structures and are oxidized and corroded, but the remaining half of her cheeks still make you think she is so cute.

……

Press the button and select [New Game]

The game has officially begun.

As soon as the screen went black, a number appeared:

[October 20, 1993]

In the picture, there is a lonely back of the male protagonist alone.

Soothing and good-sounding music also sounded.

You don't need to look at the list of production crews, Masaharu Yamada can also know that this is the composition of Atsushi Shirakawa.

Atsushi Shirakawa's music has the power to heal people's hearts, warm and charming, but it always shines deep in your soul.

Today is Jiro's birthday.

[Today is my birthday, but unfortunately, there is no one to help me celebrate together, so I can only celebrate my birthday. 】

[Every time this happens, I think about how nice it would be if I could have a girlfriend]

From the body of this actor named [Jiro], Yamada Masaharu feels a deep malice, which is completely copying his life!

Jiro is a lonely office worker, and no one blesses him on his birthday.

Every morning I wake up from bed alone, and then I go to work in the company alone, I am engaged in the IT industry, and my daily job is to write code.

The most common way to communicate is to discuss needs with colleagues.

Ah......h

Do you want it to be so real?

Masahru Yamada covered his heart with his hand.

Ouch......

It hurts.

Damn pokeni, you're peeping into my life, aren't you?

Does it have to be to this extent?

……

[The colleagues in the company are very good, but no one wants to deal with anyone after work]

[It's hard enough to go to work itself, and no one wants to waste time on meaningless socializing after work]

[There are no companies with girls, and even such a thing as friendship is rarely encountered]

[Occasionally, there are one or two networking activities, and I rarely meet girls who can really take a fancy to me]

[In short, I'm a lonely person who doesn't need anyone to accompany me, and just likes to stay at home playing games and watching cartoons.] 】

[I've long been used to a person's birthday like this]

[I don't want anyone to bring about any change]

Damn it!

You scold again!

Massaharu Yamada frowned fiercely, this is not a simple malice, right?

Pokeni pierced my heart completely.

It's too much!

Pokeni is too much!

This is even more excessive than directly giving the hero and heroine a knife!

Masasharu Yamada has never played a game, and it hurts to this extent, it's like being stabbed countless times.

[Today is my 24th birthday, and I want to buy myself a gift]

Jiro walked into a department store and carefully selected a watch.

"Please pack it."

"Okay." The clerk smiled and asked, "Is it a gift?" ”

Pierced in the heart.

The actor's expression was visibly stiffened for two seconds, no one gave him a birthday gift, he could only give himself a gift, but ......

This self-esteem can't be explained, so Jiro can only smile and nod, "Yes, it's a gift." ”

[It's just for myself]

It's so bitter......

Yamada Masaharu couldn't help but sympathize with him, anyway, he still has friends in reality, although those guys don't seem to be able to spare time after they have girlfriends, but everyone is also communicating and playing well.

This affection is not measured by time.

On his birthday, Masahru Yamada can also receive gifts from Hayamigawa seniors, and a group of people give him blessings.

But......

Why is it that playing here, playing and playing, Yamada Masaharu has some tears in his eyes?

Damn it!

……

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There is another chapter in the evening (end of this chapter)