On May 31, Li Guangyu returned to Xiangjiang. This year, Li Guangyu has no plans to leave Xiangjiang. What Li Guangyu will be busy with next is his marriage and Li Ka-shing's acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa.
The next morning, Li Guangyu came to the International Building Xingyu Group to learn about the company's situation during this period.
Li Guangyu was very satisfied after listening to the reports from various departments of the company during the meeting. In the past five months, the total profit of Xingyu Group has exceeded 1.3 billion Hong Kong dollars. At the same time, the company's plans for home game consoles and PC versions are in order.
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After the meeting, Li Guangyu came to Li Xuemei's office and said to her: "Xuemei, the gaming group has developed very well under your leadership. I feel relieved that the group has your leadership."
Li Xuemei is not proud of this, because last year Xingyu Group ranked first in profitability under the Li Group. In the past five months, Xiangyu Group's profit has exceeded 17 due to the sales of toys.
billion Hong Kong dollars.
Li Xuemei also found that Xingyu Group's current products are too single, mainly arcade machines. She only hopes that the company can develop home game consoles as soon as possible, so as to increase the group's new profit points and compete with Xiangyu Group.
"Li Sheng, I will urge the R&D department to complete the development of home game consoles as soon as possible and open up the market in this area as soon as possible." Li Xuemei said.
Li Guangyu is also concerned about this, because starting from the 1980s, arcades will gradually decline, and the home game console market will move towards glory. The reason why Li Guangyu does not agree to cooperate with Nintendo is that he is unwilling to give up the home game console market.
block market.
Li Guangyu said: "Now that the group has enough funds in its account, I have no new expansion plans. If you increase investment in this area, you can also allow the rb branch to tap talents and ensure that our group is number one."
the quality of the product,”
Li Xuemei heard that Li Guangyu would no longer withdraw funds from the group's account, and became more confident in the development of the group. Since becoming the company's management, Li Guangyu has continued to withdraw funds from the group's account to expand other industries. He used to work in Xiangyu
This is true for the group, and it is also true for Xingyu Group today.
Although the two groups make money, there is not much money within the group, so Li Guangyu transferred it all away. In many cases, development has to be careful.
"Don't worry, Li Sheng. I will increase my investment in this area next, and I will contact Ms. Qin Jiao and ask her to help us find talents in this field at rb. If necessary, ask the Fujiwara family for help." Li Xuemei said.
Seeing that Li Xuemei paid enough attention to this, Li Guangyu asked about game development.
"Xuemei, how is Mr. Yamamoto Shigeru's game development going?"
Seeing Li Guangyu ask about the game development company, Li Xuemei replied: "Manager Shigeru Yamamoto's Donkey Kong 2 has been completed, and we will put it on sale in the United States this month."
Li Guangyu was also very happy when he heard that Donkey Kong 2 was about to be sold. After all, it would give the company another product. But what he was most concerned about was the progress of Super Mario developed by Shigeru Yamamoto. After all, it is a money-making machine.
Li Guangyu asked: "How is Mr. Shigeru Yamamoto's development of Super Mario going?"
"Li Sheng, regarding the research and development of Super Mario, Manager Shigeru Yamamoto's team is currently developing it. Manager Shigeru Yamamoto expects to complete the development of this game by the end of this year." Li Xuemei said.
Li Guangyu is very satisfied with the progress. Although he has some suggestions from Li Guangyu, it still takes a lot of time to develop a product. Some games take several years to develop. Yamamoto Shigeru’s speed is considered fast.
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Li Guangyu asked: "In addition to Super Mario, is Xuemei currently developing other games?"
"Li Sheng, in addition to the team led by Manager Shigeru Yamamoto that is developing Super Mario, we have two other teams developing new games. One is the Street Fighter you mentioned, and the other team is developing Pac-Man.
Human game.”
Li Guangyu is very clear about Street Fighter, but not very clear about Pac-Man.
"Xuemei, who came up with the game Pac-Man?" Li Guangyu asked.
"Li Sheng, the person who proposed the Pac-Man game was hired by our company from RB Namco Games this year. Some of his game concepts were not recognized by Namco Games, so he came to our company." Li Xuemei.
said.
Li Guangyu didn't know what this game was like. He had never played this game when he was a child in his previous life.
Li Guangyu asked: "So how does he position this game?"
Li Xuemei replied: "Mr. Toru Iwatani positions this game mainly as a product for women."
Regarding this positioning, Li Guangyu doesn't know whether the product is good or bad when it comes out. He can only develop it and see. If the product is developed and fails, he can only admit that he is unlucky. At present, the company's failure in one game will not affect the company's success.
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Li Guangyu then asked about Xingyu Printed Circuit Board Company.
"Li Sheng, currently the printed circuit boards produced by our company are only for use by our own group. Due to management and employee production reasons, our company's pass rate has not been ideal, resulting in our costs remaining high.
RB imports are still slightly higher," Li Xuemei said.
"I am also aware of this issue. When I was at RB, I also discussed this issue with Mr. Hara Takeshi, the president of Seiko Epson Company. After I communicated with President Yamada, we will start sending dispatches in the second half of the year.
Some middle-level companies have learned from Seiko Epson, and they will also send experts to our company for guidance." Li Guangyu said.
Li Xuemei was relieved when she heard what Li Guangyu said. Among Li Sheng's many companies, Xingyu Printed Circuit Board Company was lagging behind. If it weren't for the support of the group, this company would not be able to develop at all.
"I will pass your news to the company. During this month, our group will conduct an assessment on the middle management of the printed circuit board company. Next month, we will select outstanding personnel to study at rb. At the same time, we will make some preparations for Seiko Epson to send experts.
"We will strive to ensure that by the end of this year, the price of the company's products is lower than our imports from rb with the same quality," Li Xuemei replied.
Li Guangyu knew that this matter could not be rushed. Xiangjiang was still far away from RB in terms of electronics, and employees did not know much about this aspect. Due to the environment, it would not be possible to be on par with RB in a short time.
"If you don't put too much pressure on the company and ask them to study hard, we can always catch up." Li Guangyu said.
Li Xuemei replied: "I know, Li Sheng."
At noon, Li Guangyu and the senior executives of Xingyu Group went to a nearby restaurant for lunch. This was the first time in a few months that Li Guangyu had dinner with these senior executives.