章節 237: Who is regressing?
The gaming industry is flourishing, making this a year worth commemorating, a year when the gaming industry truly exploded.
It's also from this year onwards that games became the choice for more people.
Previously, there were only hundreds of thousands of players in the US.
But from the beginning of this year to the end, according to industry estimates, the number of players increased by at least over a thousand percent, reaching close to over six million players by the end of the year.
In just one year, the number of gaming enthusiasts has surpassed six million, which is a significant figure that cannot be ignored.
Any entertainment product with a million-level audience already indicates that the industry will thrive.
This month, Gamestar Electronic Entertainment remains calm as usual.
Suuri Electronics and several other major companies are still trying to find out any internal information about Gamestar Electronic Entertainment.
But the secrecy on Takayuki's side is indeed too good, almost impenetrable, and their disguise is quite good too. Each employee seems to be working and living in a relaxed manner, without any apparent tension, appearing very relaxed.
This made those who were trying to speculate from the sidelines feel for a moment that Gamestar Electronic Entertainment really intends to rest on its laurels.
As the president of Suuri Electronics, Kentaro Hayakawa, however, doesn't think so.
His son previously thought that Takayuki had become complacent and planned to expand his influence, which was a good idea.
But if one really thinks that Gamestar Electronic Entertainment has no future plans, then they are thinking too simplistically.
So one day, Kentaro Hayakawa called Takahiro Hayakawa, who had been busy for over a month without going home, to his office.
"President, did you summon me?"
Takahiro Hayakawa at this moment looked somewhat unkempt, not presenting himself particularly well. His hair was messy like a bird's nest, and his eye sockets were somewhat sunken, having worked terrifyingly long hours of twenty hours a day.
He only had four hours of sleep each day.
Even during meals, he didn't forget to continue supervising work.
Even in Japan, where overtime is prevalent, a leader like him is very rare.
Seeing his son become like this, Kentaro Hayakawa's feelings were somewhat complicated.
Gratifying yet distressing.
Gratifying that his child is diligent and serious enough, much stronger than the offspring of other big families.
Such a person can inherit his family business in the future, and he can rest assured.
But with his son working so hard, he also worried that his son might suddenly drop dead someday, then he, this old man, would be left grieving.
Although besides Takahiro Hayakawa, he has several other children, those children are far inferior to Takahiro Hayakawa in comparison, and he cannot trust them to inherit the family business.
"You've been working hard these past few days."
Kentaro Hayakawa seldom praised Takahiro Hayakawa like this.
This was also very rare in the past.
Takahiro Hayakawa was taken aback, and then his gaze softened slightly.
Just now, he directly called Kentaro Hayakawa "President" because this was in the company, and he had to abide by the company's regulations, and there couldn't be any carelessness in addressing him.
But now, he felt that the person in front of him was not the president but his father who genuinely cared about him.
So he softened his tone and asked, "Father, what's the matter with you summoning me? Do you want me to take a break?"
Kentaro Hayakawa raised his hand and said, "Sit down first. When necessary, you also need to rest. You can't always be tense. Your individual strength is ultimately limited, and people are not machines. I don't want to see you suddenly drop dead. You are a valuable resource for the company."
Takahiro Hayakawa felt that his father really didn't know how to speak. Clearly, he just praised himself a moment ago, and it was like a father-son conversation to casually chat, but now you're saying these seemingly ruthless words with a straight face again.
But Takahiro Hayakawa could also understand his father, so he shrugged and said, "It's indeed busy now, but after finishing this last half month, I think I can relax because the next game and peripheral are about to be completed, and I'm confident that I can snatch away some of their users while Gamestar Electronic Entertainment is slacking off."
When he said this, Takahiro Hayakawa was full of confidence, and the tired look in his eyes also brightened up a bit.
This is indeed a rare opportunity. Seize the opportunity to make better games while Gamestar Electronic Entertainment hasn't realized it yet, then seize their market.
In any industry, the situation is ever-changing, but it seems that the young man named Takayuki still doesn't fully understand this point. He actually became complacent after reaching the peak. So if you don't take advantage of the opportunity to develop well now, it would be a loss.
Kentaro Hayakawa nodded, "Your idea is not bad, and the direction is fine, but don't underestimate that kid named Takayuki."
Takahiro Hayakawa was puzzled.
He vaguely remembered that his father did seem to have a special admiration for Takayuki, and he had also compared himself with Takayuki several times before.
The reason why he kept trying to catch up with Takayuki also had some factor of wanting to prove himself in front of his father.
But now his father is only slightly acknowledging his efforts; he hasn't felt that he is stronger than Takayuki now.
"What do you mean, Father?"
Kentaro Hayakawa asked, "Do you think that kid named Takayuki is slacking off?"
Takahiro Hayakawa thought for a moment and said, "From all aspects, their employees are not working overtime, not particularly busy. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like they're working hard to develop. It really seems more like resting on their laurels."
Kentaro Hayakawa said, "Then have you seen the recent personnel turnover at Gamestar Electronic Entertainment?"
"Personnel turnover?"
Takahiro Hayakawa carefully recalled.
He remembered that starting from three or four months ago, the number of employees at Gamestar Electronic Entertainment had been increasing.
And it's only increasing, not decreasing.
"You should understand that only a company that is growing rapidly will need more fresh blood. Moreover, their rate of personnel increase is very fast. How could such a company possibly slack off?"
Takahiro Hayakawa furrowed his brows.
It seems to be true.
He had thought about this before, and he was alert for a while.
But besides the continuous expansion of personnel, Gamestar Electronic Entertainment still hasn't had any significant movements. They are still developing various sequels.
Like several sequels of Super Baseball Great.
There are also sequels to various sports, Formula Racing, Pac-Man, Bomberman, Contra, and other games.
These games do indeed have a lot of innovations when they are released as new games, and the graphics are more exquisite, seemingly made with care, but compared to the rapid growth of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment before, this progress is somewhat backward.
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