Chapter 282: Chapter 282: Game Freak
Tokyo Disneyland is located in Maihama, Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, and is hailed as Asia's number one amusement park.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland's opening!
Arthur specially brought Vivian Chow to Disneyland. Seeing the long queues at the attractions inside the park, he remarked, "The popularity here is overwhelming, unlike the Disneyland near Paris."
"Arthur, aren't you going to play?" Vivian cheerfully ran over.
Arthur took off his sunglasses and, pulling Vivian to sit on a nearby bench, said calmly, "I live in Los Angeles, near Universal Studios Hollywood, so I can go there anytime. This time, I came mainly to see the current state of Tokyo Disneyland. Despite Japan's economic decline, there still seem to be a lot of visitors."
"Yeah, many tourists from Hong Kong, Taipei, Korea, and Southeast Asia come to visit," Vivian said with a smile. "If I hadn't come with you this time, I would have come by myself later!"
"That's true. Southeast Asia's economy has been developing rapidly in recent years," Arthur understood. The U.S. is waiting to reap the benefits. Japan, the strongest in Asia, has already been dealt with; Eastern Europe is in chaos, and Russia's economy is struggling. Next, it will be Southeast Asia and Korea's turn.
Galaxy Japan Co., Ltd. has its offices in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya, responsible for the distribution and feedback of Galaxy's films in Japan.
Arthur's biggest interest is in Japanese game production and anime IP!
Immediately, Arthur had people contact Game Freak, the studio behind Pokémon.
Game Freak's president is Satoshi Tajiri. The game studio was founded in 1990 and is currently outsourcing work for Nintendo.
"So, Game Freak is similar to the previous Silicon & Synapse studio," Arthur casually looked through the files while sitting on the sofa, then glanced at Emily Shead. "Acquisition shouldn't be difficult, right?"
Emily Shead shook her head, "We are willing to fund Game Freak; they should be grateful. I've already acquired 75% of the shares from President Satoshi Tajiri in the name of Galaxy Games!"
Silicon & Synapse studio has been renamed Galaxy Games. Those guys wanted to change it to something like Chaos Studio; Galaxy Games sounds better, right? This means there will be no more Blizzard in the future.
"Then inform Satoshi Tajiri that Game Freak now has funding to continue developing their projects. There's no need to continue Nintendo's outsourced work; it's a waste of time. Actively develop our own games," Arthur was particularly fond of Pikachu.
Game Freak's Pokémon series had been in preparation for many years but stopped due to funding issues, leading them to do grunt work for Nintendo.
Now that Arthur has acquired it, Game Freak no longer needs Nintendo's support. The future Pokémon IP, such a huge fortune, should belong to Galaxy!
Games, movies, animation, comics, and merchandise licensing — Pikachu is a name that can rival Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh.
"Understood," Emily Seed nodded.
Arthur sighed and said nostalgically, "Actually, I'm quite interested in TAKARA's Transformers toys too!"
Emily Shead laughed, "Hasbro's acquisition of Transformers toys has been incredibly successful; they even made animations."
"When technology advances, games and toys will become material for live-action movies, and grand scenes can be realized," Arthur said, standing up from the sofa.
"By the way, is it true that Sony Chairman Akio Morita had a stroke?" Arthur inquired. Sony and Panasonic are both competitors to Galaxy now.
Panasonic had a personnel change this year, with Yasuhiro Morishita becoming the president, and former president Shoichiro Takagi becoming the chairman.
"Akio Morita did have a sudden stroke, and media reports say he lost the ability to speak," Emily Seed quickly responded. "Unsurprisingly, Akio Morita will soon step down as chairman. Norio Ohga is likely to start selecting a successor."
Arthur shrugged, "Norio Ohga has been very lenient with Sony America; I'll miss him."
Sony Music Entertainment Japan established Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), currently developing the new CD-ROM game console codenamed "PS-X."
The famous PlayStation is designed to compete with Nintendo's home consoles. Nintendo is currently the undisputed king of home gaming, with unbeatable handheld and home consoles.
"By the way, how's the fast-moving consumer goods company I asked you to contact?" Arthur asked again.
Emily Seed nodded, "I've already talked with Tadashi Yanai, the president of Fast Retailing. Fast Retailing now urgently needs funds to expand their Uniqlo stores."
"Tadashi Yanai is also committed to getting Fast Retailing listed on the stock exchange. Boss, are you really interested in a clothing FMCG company?"
Arthur nodded, "Yes. Currently, Uniqlo doesn't have many chain stores, so Fast Retailing's valuation shouldn't be very high. Go talk to Tadashi Yanai. Tell him California Pacific Investment Company is interested in his business and can help him go public on Wall Street."
Emily Shead reminded, "Our California Pacific Investment account has only over 10 million dollars, just under 1.1 billion yen. Are you planning to use it to acquire shares in Fast Retailing?"
Arthur waved his hand, "Don't worry. I'll attend a cocktail party tonight, where many bankers from Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and Sakura Bank will be present. We can borrow directly using the housing construction projects in Los Angeles as collateral. If I weren't so lazy, I could personally seek a loan with my credit guarantee. As you know, the yen is appreciating now and will likely continue for some time. Borrowing in dollars is more cost-effective for us!"
The yen exchange rate is around 107 now; when it appreciates to eighty or ninety, Arthur will need more dollars to repay if it's in yen.
Arthur was too lazy to waste time building relationships. Tadashi Yanai, the future richest man in Japan — Fast Retailing is a sure bet!
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