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"Let me interject, we don't have any improper relationship," Uesugi Kenichi said, leaning back weakly in his chair. He felt more tired than if he had been fighting in a simulated battlefield for more than ten hours.
Eriri felt a little better after hearing this, but she still pretended to care and said, "Hmph, I don't care what your relationship is, I don't care at all. Whether you're classmates, girlfriends, or casual flings, it has nothing to do with me, and I have absolutely no interest in it!"
"Tsk, 540 is really good at talking back, Sawamura Spencer Eriri."
"Same here, Kasumigaoka Utaha!"
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Kenichi Uesugi watched the two argue quietly, and by the end he had become quite calm.
Despite their arguments, Kasumigaoka Utaha is several levels stronger in terms of verbal sparring.
If he hadn't occasionally chimed in, Eriri might be questioning her existence right now.
As the two were having a 'friendly' conversation, just as Uesugi Kenichi was considering whether he should leave, the door to the studio rang.
Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha exchanged a glance. "Aren't you going to open the door?"
"Tch, isn't this your studio? You actually expect your guests to open the door? You have absolutely no manners."
"Guest? I think you're the unwelcome guest, barging in without permission."
"That's still much better than someone like you who doesn't answer the door when someone knocks on it."
dong dong dong~
"Eri, are you there? Open the door."
Eriri got up to tidy up the manuscripts in the room, but when she heard the voice of the person who came in, she went straight to open the door. Anyway, the person outside already knew her secret as an 18+ doujinshi artist, so there was no need to hide it.
"It's Tomoya, is there something you need?"
Eriri looked at Aki Tomoya as the door opened and said calmly, "Speaking of which, Tomoya and I were childhood friends when we were young. We both love otaku culture. If we continue like this, maybe we will really develop into lovers."
However, as time went by, it realized that this culture was somewhat strange in the eyes of normal people, so it no longer wanted to show it in front of others.
Because of this, she said in anger that she didn't want to talk to Aki Tomoya anymore, but who would have thought that the two of them really didn't contact each other much after that.
She was indeed a little angry at first, but she's not angry anymore. Now she can treat Aki Tomoya as an ordinary friend.
"There are some things I'd like to ask you. May I come in and talk to you?" Aki Tomoya asked, clasping his hands together.
Eriri nodded. "Come in."
Aki Tomoya smiled gratefully, "Then thank you for your time."
"Eh?!"
Aki Tomoya entered the room and was surprised to see two other people inside, but was delighted when he saw their faces.
"Kasumigaoka-senpai, you're here too! That's wonderful." Aki Tomoya greeted Kasumigaoka Utaha first, then looked at Uesugi Kenichi with a mixture of surprise and hesitation in his eyes.
"Excuse me, are you Uesugi Kenichi?"
“It’s me, no doubt.” Uesugi Kenichi (bbbi) nodded.
Aki Tomoya glanced at Eriri at the door, then turned back to the two sitting down and exclaimed, "Great! This is like heaven helping me! All the people I wanted to recruit have come!"
Kenichi Uesugi looked at the boy who had been shouting since he entered with a puzzled expression. "Excuse me, who are you?"
"Who I am is not important; what matters is who you are."
"Who am I?" Uesugi Kenichi asked, puzzled.
Eriri also became interested, "Who is he?"
"Now let me give you a grand introduction!" Aki Tomoya coughed twice to attract everyone's attention.
"Standing before me now is Kenichi Uesugi, hailed as the most talented sculptor in all of Japan. His works have received rave reviews since their debut and are in high demand. Currently, a single wood carving is being offered for as much as 50 yen!"
Aki Tomoya pointed at Uesugi Kenichi and said very seriously, "And the one on the left is the genius high school writer Kasumigaoka Utaha, pen name Kasumigaoka Utako. Her debut work, Love Metronome, has sold 60 copies so far. She is a rising star in the world of writers!"
"As for the person behind me, she is the famous 18+ doujinshi artist Eri Kashiwagi, whose works are highly sought after and loved by otaku!"
"Why do I sound so low-class?" Eriri muttered speechlessly, then looked at Kenichi Uesugi with a surprised expression.
So he's the genius sculptor everyone was talking about a while ago.
"So after all that you've said, aren't you going to introduce yourself?" Uesugi Kenichi said speechlessly.
"Ah, sorry, my name is Aki Tomoya. As for the rest, there's nothing else to say, so let's leave it at that."
"So you're Aki Tomoya. I've heard Sato mention you before." Uesugi Kenichi looked at him in surprise, thinking that this was still quite young, that Aki Tomoya, whom Sato had mentioned to him, had met him so soon.
“That’s right, it’s me. Ying Shu told me. Thank you for agreeing to meet with me.”
Kasumigaoka Utaha impatiently shook her leg, looking completely indifferent: "So what are you trying to do by saying all this? If you still want to talk about the previous topic, I have no interest in it unless you can fulfill the request I have."
Aki Tomoya nodded and said, "Of course I haven't forgotten what I said."
Then he looked at Kenichi Uesugi and Eriri and bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle, saying, "I sincerely invite you two to join me in completing a great game project!"
Uesugi Kenichi raised an eyebrow; this was finally starting to get interesting.
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Chapter Sixty-Nine: Want to See the View from the Throne (1/7)
"Huh???" Eriri exclaimed in surprise. That infamous spendthrift actually had the idea of making games?!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha, don't kid me. You think you can make games? Do you know how hard it is to make a decent game? Just give up on this idea."
"Even if I'm a spendthrift, it still feels really unpleasant to be talked about like that," Aki Tomoya muttered to himself.
"It is precisely because I know how difficult it is to make games that I want to invite you all to join my project. After all, as a game blogger, I am deeply aware of just how outstanding your talents are!" Aki Tomoya said sincerely.
"With your involvement, we'll have the script, the original artwork, and the character designs. There's definitely a lot we can achieve!"
"Tch, at least you have some taste. But I won't join your project just because you flatter me a couple of times," Eriri said with her hair toss, displaying her habitual tsundere attitude.
"Making games? Can we talk about it in more detail?" Uesugi Kenichi immediately became interested upon hearing this. He had considered this direction before, but he was not ready to officially start implementing it yet; he only had a rough idea in his mind.
In his view, in this day and age, the most suitable fields for him to make a name for himself and start pursuing his career while still in high school are novel writing, games, music, and comics.
Moreover, the prospects are extremely broad. As long as the layout is well-developed and high-quality content can be produced, it will be a ready-made industrial chain.
From novels to comics to animation, music, and movies, you can imagine the immense value hidden within.
Moreover, as long as these things can produce high-quality works, they will never fade away.
Just think about how much Nintendo made in its past life by making console games. The Mario and Pokémon series alone provided Nintendo with tens of billions of dollars in value.
Wow, tens of billions of US dollars, that's a lot of money! They could burn through it every day!
Although this figure of tens of billions includes various aspects, such as games, consoles, and peripherals.
But no one can deny the value of Mario and Pokémon, and similarly, Sony's PS4.
This is a classic example of a product that's been exploited to the point of exhaustion; just think about how many series Pokémon and Mario have been made.
Even in 9012, its release would still generate immense anticipation and purchases.
In the console gaming industry, besides these two giants, there are also Blizzard and a number of other companies that have made huge profits from game development.
At the beginning of the century, Mr. Chen, the owner of Shanda, also relied on a game called Legend to open up the market and sit on the throne of the richest man. How long did the Legend game remain popular?
Every year, countless similar games are released under a different guise and then used to scam money.
The most typical example is the "If you're my brother, come and kill me" series by Nick Cheung.
This applies to the gaming industry, but there's also great potential in the comics, anime, and film industries. No one knows exactly how much wealth the Miyazaki Hayao series, Doraemon series, and Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece series have generated, and the same goes for Makoto Shinkai later on.
Just thinking about it makes Uesugi Kenichi's heart burn with excitement. Given a second chance, he's determined to stand at the top of this world and see the view from the throne.
However, he had too many thoughts and ideas in his mind, making it difficult for him to make a decision for the time being.
Because some things may not be suitable for him to do right now.
For example, even if he wanted to make console games, he couldn't do it now.
Mr. Nintendo, what is the secret to Sony's success in selling consoles so well?
Is it due to the superior performance and design of their mainframes? Or is it due to the huge sums of money they spend on promotion?
Of course, these are also very important factors, but what is the most important?
Ultimately, the most important thing comes down to the content, which is the fun of the game.
Only those who have a sufficient number of interesting games at their disposal have the confidence to venture into the console gaming arena.
Just like movies, no matter how the market develops, how technology changes, or how much capital expands, what ultimately determines whether people go to the cinema is the content of the film itself.
Some flashy things may be popular for a while, but they are not a lasting trend.
What was the ultimate outcome of the frenzied pursuit of young male celebrities in the market in 2015 and 2016? Apart from the initial group who made a small profit, those who came later basically lost everything.
They treat the audience like fools, thinking that with traffic and IP, they can easily make a fortune.
But are the audience really fools?
Obviously not. Even if they were, it would only be a small minority, not enough to support the entire market share.
So people quickly realized that the most important thing in any industry is its content; otherwise, people would just be looking for fun and no one would remember what you were.
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So if he really wants to use this as a starting point, then he really needs to carefully consider where to begin.
The optimal solution should be determined based on the available funds, manpower, channels, and current market trends.
When Uesugi Kenichi suddenly heard someone asking him to make a game, he was indeed very interested.
Moreover, according to information mentioned by Hideki Sato, Tomoya Aki seems to be a very famous blogger, a big shot in ACG, with a lot of followers online.
He also wanted to hear Aki Tomoya's understanding and attitude towards games from this seasoned industry insider, to see if he could help him see the direction more clearly.
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Aki Tomoya glanced at Uesugi Kenichi with some gratitude, feeling a sense of kinship. Someone was actually willing to listen to his ideas and hadn't discouraged him.
He took a deep breath, determined to give it his best. "Here's the thing, I'm planning to make a galamame game about beautiful girls. The original intention behind this idea was to bring people a sense of emotion and convey the beauty of first love."
Uesugi Kenji nodded in understanding, but did not offer any opinion on his idea. If he remembered correctly, a galagame was a type of game that unfolds as a text adventure.
Simply put, the creator sets up the script and original artwork, and then gradually draws the player into the story through text and background music. Depending on the character's personality and the development of the plot, various different options will emerge.
These choices will affect the subsequent development of the plot, resulting in a variety of different endings.