The year 2000 is a very important year, and it is the beginning of the third millennium of the Gregorian calendar from the perspective of the entire history of mankind.

From the perspective of scientific and technological development, after 2000, the Internet industry has risen strongly, and even before that, many people have predicted that in a few decades, human beings will fly into the universe.

The information age is also considered by most people to be the era of the third industrial revolution, which can be said to carry the expectations of countless people.

People's material and cultural level will be greatly enriched, and the crisis of intellectual machinery will become the main worry point in the future.

Intelligence is deepening step by step, and countless people think that their work will always be replaced by machines one day in the future.

In fact, this day has already happened, in many factories automated processes have replaced workers, the telephone operators that were needed many years ago are now obsolete, buses have automatic clock-in systems, and more and more people have learned how to use computers to help them work more efficiently.

Everything is moving forward at a rapid pace.

This is the progress of the times, and at the same time the success of humanity.

After the year 2000, it can be regarded as entering the great 21st century from the 20th century.

What is the most expensive in the 21st century?

Talent!

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On the morning of the second day of work after the New Year, Qing Zhiyuan received a call from Hiroichi Hamamura, the editor-in-chief of Famitsu.

"Hello, very presumptuous, I have caused you trouble at the beginning of the new year."

"Nothing," Qing Zhiyuan shook his head as he held his phone, although he hadn't figured out why Hiroichi Hamamura had called him, he definitely had something important to say.

Could it be that there is a problem with the upcoming release of "AIR"?

Did Famitsu not respond well to the game, or was there a bug in the game disc delivered to Famitong?

No, for the sake of insurance, the game discs delivered to the media for test reporting will be tested internally by the company, and then sent over, and a backup will be added to prevent similar things from happening.

But what Qing Zhiyuan didn't expect was that Hamamura Hongichi said, "That's the case, Shozo Kaga, you know, right?" ”

"Uh-huh." Qing Zhiyuan hurriedly nodded.

Shozo Kaga: Of course I know.

This is the famous father of the Fire Emblem!

It was Shozo Kaga who created the Fire Emblem series and became one of the most remarkable legendary producers.

All successful game IPs are often tightly tied to the name of a producer.

The game media and ordinary players have a special complex for the "star producer", even if the producer withdraws from the development of a new series in the future, it will still be repeatedly mentioned and missed by many old players.

Shozo Kaga is one such person.

From the creation of the Fire Emblem, with the popularity of the Fire Emblem series, Shozo Kaga's name became a household name and became the master of the war chess game genre, and the appearance of the Fire Emblem directly led to the later war chess games.

So how could Qing Zhiyuan not know?

However, Hamamura Hongichi's next words surprised Qing Zhiyuan slightly, and he only heard the other party say, "Mr. Shozo Kaga has now left IS. ”

"Huh?"

Qing Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't believe his ears, but he quickly remembered that something similar had happened in his previous life.

In the last month of the millennium, Intelligent Systems, a game company, underwent a personnel abrupt change.

When it comes to IS, many people may not be able to react immediately, but when it comes to the games they develop, most players will have the impression, at least in the neon area, as long as they have been exposed to the game, there is almost no one who does not know the name of this series of games, it is called-

Fire Emblem

But Shozo Kaga, the father of the Fire Emblem, has now left his job.

This inevitably shocked the entire gaming industry.

……

Only Qing Zhiyuan, as a future traveler, can probably understand the inside story.

Kaga Shozo, as the father of the fire emblem, although he works in IS, but in fact, the controller of IS is Renten, it is just a subsidiary of Renten, and many of Kaga Shozo's productions are limited by Renten's constraints.

The original trilogy of the holy war genealogy was suppressed into a two-part trilogy by Ren Heaven, which led to a great controversy in the plot, many players think that this is a masterpiece with mixed reputations, and the great thing is that the first half of the story, not only the character creation is quite successful, and the tension of the plot is also directly full, the story is grand and magnificent, with a sense of epic, but the second half is a little weak.

Another thing that hit Shozo Kaga's self-confidence was the untimely death of the N64 version of Fire Emblem.

The unfavorable sales of the N64 also caused Rentendo to change its business policy and shelved the development of Fire Emblem 64, which was eventually removed from the pre-order release list in September last year.

Kaga found that his ideals seemed to be moving further and further away from IS or Renten.

Under such circumstances, Shozo Kaga left IS, and at the same time, it was almost equivalent to announcing the breakdown of his relationship with Renten.

……

"If it's convenient for you," Hamamura said on the other end of the phone, "I can arrange a meeting between you and Mr. Kaga, who would like to continue making games, but there seems to be some problems based on his current personal situation, so maybe you can help him."

No, I should say that maybe Pokeni and Kaga can cooperate. ”

"Okay, then I'll bother you."

After responding politely, Qing Zhiyuan hung up the phone.

The corners of his mouth involuntarily raised.

How can I say that?

When I wanted to sleep, someone happened to hand me a pillow, and God really helped me.

If Shozo Kaga can come to Pokeni, it will be just enough to fill the company's gap in the field of war games.

The failure of 86 last time also made Qing Zhiyuan a little unable to slow down.

Although the sequel to 86 is likely to turn the tide and regain word of mouth, Qing Zhiyuan hopes that in the future, there will be a game producer like Shozo Kaga who is proficient in war chess to control it.

After all, Qing Zhiyuan himself is not omnipotent, and he also has things that he is not good at and beyond his control.

That's why he needs these game geniuses even more, not only to ease his burden, but also to make better products.

In terms of talent, Qing Zhiyuan never thought that he had any talent, he was just a porter of the game in his previous life, and it was these geniuses who were really powerful.

……

Two days later, Seichi found a high-end sushi restaurant and received Shoizo Kaga, along with the introducer in the middle, Mr. Koichi Hamamura.

After waiting in the box for a long time, Qing Zhiyuan finally saw two people.

In addition to Hamamura Hongichi, another man has short hair, small eyes, and a simple smile, and the traces of time can already be seen on his face.

This is Shozo Kaga himself.

After all, Kaga, who was born in 1950, is now 50 years old, and people who have experienced half a century are naturally some vicissitudes.

"Please take care of us when we meet for the first time."

Qing Zhiyuan stood up and shook his hand.

Several people introduced each other, and they had a preliminary understanding.

Sitting down to eat and chat, Kaga is more wooden and honest than Qing Zhiyuan imagined.

It seems that Hidetaka Miyazaki is also of this type.

Kaga himself has always been focused on his work and not very good at interpersonal communication, as evidenced by the fact that he left the company alone, and no one from the original Fire Emblem development team followed him.

However, Qing Zhiyuan actually likes such producers, because their most important and precious focus is all on the game, and they can make more pure things.

But achievements can only be limited to game producers.

This time, the communication was quite smooth, because both Qing Zhiyuan and Kaga Shozo were interested.

Kaga had nowhere to go after leaving IS, but he had a good relationship with Hiroichi Hamamura of Famitsu, and it was through his relationship that he got on the pokeni line.

However, he does not plan to join Pokeni, but hopes that Qing Zhiyuan can lend him a team to set up his own game company.

"If it really doesn't work, you can invest in me." Shozo Kaga said stiffly.

Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help laughing.

This guy is really interesting.

After you left IS, none of the employees followed you, and you still want to start your own business?

However, Qing Zhiyuan still likes his enthusiasm for games.

"This problem is not very big, I can invest in the establishment of a subsidiary, let you be the president, and then you can recruit the people you want, but you are responsible for success or failure, and the parent company will definitely take a part of it if it makes a profit, and if it fails, you will go back to Pokeni to serve as a producer, if you can accept it."

Qing Zhiyuan said that I not only have to consider you, but also for the company's employees, why should they not do the favorable conditions and stable jobs in the parent company, and go to you to start a business?

It's better to give money directly to see if Shozo Kaga has the ability to make a comeback.

Shozo Kaga was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand the key to this.

And judging from Qing Zhiyuan's statement, it seems that he is not at a loss inside and out.

The only thing that can be lost is time.

"Coming to the company as a producer," Qing Zhiyuan explained with a smile, "The title is probably not as good as the president of the new company, but it is not bad in terms of treatment and industry status."

You may feel uncomfortable when I say this, Mr. Kaga, but I don't mean to be offended.

If you think about it, POKENI is now the world's No. 1 game company, and being the producer of P Company must be better than IS, I don't know how many times. ”

"Hmm......" Kaga Shozo lowered his head and blushed, although his pride was hurt so much, it seemed that Qing Zhiyuan was right.

In fact, Pokeni has actually surpassed Rentendo in terms of scale and industry status to become the game developer with the most game sales.

In the game industry, it is only lagging behind Sony in terms of funding scale.

IS is to an elephant compared to it.

"As the producer of POKENI, we have the best R&D team in the world, from planning to art to programming, plus post-production operation and publicity, we can give you the best support.

The only thing that might make you feel unpleasant is that the revenue from the game is calculated in the head office.

As the president of the subsidiary, you can get the right to distribute most of the income, but I don't think I can provide you with the team resources of the parent company.

You have to hire the people you need and take the corresponding risks.

That should be clear, right? ”

"Uh-huh." Shozo Kaga nodded earnestly.

Pokeni's game is good at everything, but it is a blank in the field of war chess, although 86 has made many groundbreaking designs, but in general, it is different from traditional war chess games, 86 gives players more controversy.

From his own professional point of view, Shozo Kaga has reason to think that even if he joins Pokeni, he will definitely have a world of his own.

However, judging from his previous work experience at IS and Ren Tenten, Kaga Shozo is actually a little tired of being controlled by others again, and he can't let go of his fists and feet to do what he wants.

That's why he wanted to start his own company.

People who are all 50 years old, and still have such naïve thoughts and momentum, it can only be said that such a person is really a creature born for dreams.

After some communication, Qing Zhiyuan probably also understood Kaga's concerns, and couldn't help laughing.

"I thought it was something, it scared me."

Qing Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Kaga-san, the biggest advantage of being in Pokeni is that you can let go and do what you want to do." Unless there's a major problem, no one will interfere with your production. ”

"Huh? Are you sure? Shozo Kaga asked with some confusion.

That's what the old club said before.

Moreover, Qing Zhiyuan's major problem made him quite worried, wouldn't it be the same when the time came?

"Of course it's true," Qing Zhiyuan also explained, "However, we must still have requirements for games under the condition of ensuring full creative freedom, and we can't just look at a game that will definitely hit the rocks if there is a problem, and let it finish and put it on the shelves, right?"

If you were me, you would be able to understand what I do.

Of course, I believe that Kaga-san's ability should not be like this. ”

……

After some trade-offs, Shozo Kaga finally chose to become a game producer in Pokeni under the explanation of Sei Chi Yuan.

Qing Zhiyuan seemed to have guessed this result from the beginning.

Those who pursue their dreams definitely want their games to be presented in front of players in the best and highest quality way.

After the two sides agreed, they touched each other's glasses.

The three of them laughed in unison.

"I hope we can have a good time working together in the future, Kaga-san, and you will definitely not regret the decision you made today."

After Shozo Kaga, the war chess game is stable!

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