Zhuyouxing's interviews with employees went very smoothly. Most of them are qualified programmers and computer engineers. The only problem is how to change their thinking and create games.
But only one of them is a special case.
A strange girl.
He wrapped himself so tightly that Zhu Youxing couldn't even see his face clearly.
But when he saw this girl, he felt an indescribable feeling of familiarity.
It seemed like I had seen it somewhere.
However, Tsukino Aya has a deep memory of Takeyusei.
It's the guy who calls himself the clerk of the entertainment hall. Why is he here? In addition to being the clerk of the entertainment hall, is he also an interviewer for this company?
"Hello, Ms. Tsukino Aya, right? Your resume is amazing. You graduated from Stanford with a major in computer science. With this kind of education, you will probably be very popular wherever you go, right?"
"I don't like those places, and I'm not short of money." Tsukino Aya answered Takeyusei's question very simply.
Not for money?
"I'm just very interested in the games your company makes."
Zhu Youxing's eyes lit up after hearing this.
This is the only person interviewed today who said he was interested in the game itself.
Most of the other people who came here were still confused about the so-called video games.
Some of them knew about Famicom, but they didn't have a specific concept in this regard.
"Tell me what you think about video games." Zhu Youxing became interested and began to take the initiative to ask.
The previous employees basically just asked simple questions and passed.
But this month Yecai is special.
"Video games are fun, and I think they could be more fun, I just don't know where to start."
This is the first person who wants to take the initiative to learn to make games! And he is also a graduate of a top university.
Zhu Youxing felt as if he had found a treasure.
He started to have a heated discussion with Tsukino Aya.
Originally, Zhu Youxing was supposed to be the interviewer and should be more serious.
But when he saw someone who was willing to take the initiative to play games, he couldn't hold back his character.
As Tsukino Aya talked with Takeyusei, she felt more and more that Takeyusei himself was a bit mysterious.
This doesn't seem like a simple interviewer or entertainment hall clerk.
He knows so much about computer technology, it seems that the interviewer should not be so familiar with computers.
Is he also a veteran programmer in this company?
"If you are hired, you can come to work in the company tomorrow. The salary package is high in the market."
Takeyusei has no doubts about Aya Tsukino's level. Computer science graduates from Stanford are almost among the top in the industry.
"Well, can I make a condition?"
Tsukino Aya suddenly raised her hand and said.
"you say."
"If possible, I would like to be able to work from home, just writing programs should be fine."
Zhu Youxing was stunned.
This requirement is somewhat special.
On the first day I came here, I proposed to work from home.
I'm afraid most companies won't be able to accept it.
Maybe that's why she hasn't been looking for a job?
Seeing Takeyusei's expression, Tsukino Aya quickly said: "If that doesn't work, I hope my work station can be separated separately. I don't want to be too close to other people."
Aya Tsukino really wanted to work here this time because the game was interesting and she wanted to be a part of it.
Takeyusei looked at Tsukino Aya doubtfully.
Are you dressed up from head to toe just to prevent anyone from touching you?
It seems that the company is going to have a bunch of geeky programmers.
This person wraps himself up tightly. Except for the eye-catching silver twin tails, his appearance and figure are completely invisible. It really makes people curious about what he looks like.
"Of course there is no problem with this. The company is already very big."
"Then I'll be fine."
"The employment contract will be officially signed tomorrow, and then you can officially start working."
Zhu Youxing will also take this group of people through the first game production process.
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After recruiting employees, Zhuyouxing began to train them in game production.
It is not easy to get them to enter a brand new industry, but at least it is a start, and there can also be a project for them to follow and learn together, and try to let them complete the first game with me within a month.
Made.
One month passed quickly, and the company's overall development gradually got on the right track.
Including the first week of game console sales, it has been a month and a week so far. A total of more than 100,000 game consoles have been sold. The highest game sales is more than 81,000 copies of Tetris.
Followed by more than 65,000 copies of Contra.
Bomberman, Tank Battle, and Backgammon are about 50,000 copies.
The one that sold the least was Dragon Quest, which took the longest to make.
We are not in a hurry about this sales star, because role-playing games originally need time to ferment, and it has not yet reached the moment of real explosion.
Comic magazines have been using comics to promote in an orderly manner, and the comic story is about to reach a climax. At that time, we can look at the sales data of the game.
The official release of the eighth game is not far away.
Within a month, most players have almost finished playing the existing games, and they just need a new game to arrive.
"Super Baseball Tournament, the latest game for the Famicom is about to be released! You can pre-order in advance! Each store will have different official pre-order bonuses for pre-orders. If you pre-order in our store, you will get an exclusive badge limited to the baseball tournament! It only costs 3,500 yen!"
At the Daejeon Entertainment Hall, the store clerks worked hard to promote the latest games.
The latest game is released, and it's a baseball game.
As Japan's first national sport, baseball's status has been unshakable for many years.
Just posting the billboard immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Especially the children, their eyes are shining.
They have been influenced by baseball since they were young, and they dream of being able to stand on the baseball field and receive the spotlight when they grow up.
At this moment, the billboard showed an image of a young man posing in a pitching pose, surrounded by countless spectators cheering. Just looking at the billboard made many children yearn for it.
For only 3,500 yen, the children immediately clamored for their parents to buy the Super Baseball Series. At this time, the parents seemed to have gradually come to their senses.
In the past, buying a game console was not the end, but a beginning. The game console was just a carrier. If you wanted to play more games, you had to buy additional ones.
Although the money is not much, it is definitely not a small amount after gradually accumulating.
Many parents decisively rejected their children's requests, causing children in many families to cry.
But even if they are rejected, children from ordinary families only need to bite the bullet and save up a month's pocket money to buy it.
A month ago, not many people really understood what a Famicom was.
But after a month, Famicom has become a familiar term, at least in the Tokyo area.
Anyone who owns a Famicom and the latest games will immediately become the darling of the children.
Newspapers, television and other media have also begun to gradually appear in red and white machines.
This is no longer advertising, at least Zhuyouxing did not pay advertising fees.
And this once again increased the influence of the Famicom.
At this moment, in Yusei Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd., as several programmers and engineers who were working together to develop the Super Baseball Tournament, they were feeling a little uneasy.
In addition to Zhu Yuxing's explanation and guidance on game production, the Super Baseball Tournament was basically independently produced and completed by them.
They have absolutely no idea whether the game can be a big hit or not.
And the closer they get to the release date, the more uneasy they become.