Chapter 210 An Accident at Home
In the turbulent month of December, the handheld game copyright infringement case that has attracted much attention in the electronic game industry finally came to a conclusion.
As Guide Corporation lost the lawsuit, it was acquired by Shirakawa Electric.
The so-called anti-monopoly alliance formed by those copycat manufacturers with their own ulterior motives was completely defeated.
First, a group of people were scared away because of the huge claims, and then another group ran away because Gaode changed his surname.
Finally, with the private settlement between Masudaya and Nintendo, the few remaining handheld game console manufacturers finally disappeared.
Yes, Masudaya bowed to Nintendo.
The lawsuit between these two companies is the second battlefield in the handheld game console infringement case.
Although Masudaya's handheld game console is extremely similar to Nintendo's products.
However, because Nintendo does not have any patents on handheld game consoles, the lawsuit has remained at a stalemate.
However, as the outcome of the Shirakawa Electric battle had already been decided, Masudaya, which was under tremendous pressure, also asked Nintendo for peace by some shady means.
Although it is not known how much compensation was paid, Masudaya's compromise directly caused the remaining copycat manufacturers to lose confidence.
As a result, the grand scene of more than a dozen copycat handheld game consoles coming to the market a few months ago is no longer there.
Some continued to do their old business of making toys or coin-operated machines, while others simply disappeared.
The only handheld game console brands left on the market are Shirakawa Electric and Nintendo.
Oh no, there is also the harmless Casio.
This was the current situation .
Will there be any changes in the handheld game console market in the future?
certainly!
The emerging field of electronic games will only attract more and more players.
The future handheld game console war may no longer be limited to Japan.
On the other side of the ocean, international players are also brewing their own unique secret weapons.
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1980 was a year of rapid growth for Shirakawa Electric.
The Walkman was launched in China at the beginning of the year and went overseas in the middle of the year.
At the beginning of the second half of the year, it entered the handheld game console market again. After that, the SIC building was completed, the new Kanagawa factory was put into production, the headquarters plan was finalized, and so on.
Amidst all these events, a year passed quietly.
In addition, in the last month of the year, we unexpectedly received the unplanned achievement of Gaode.
Speaking of Gaode, Baichuan Feng doesn't have any special plans for the time being.
It is currently under the control of Shirakawa Holdings, and its business scope remains unchanged for the time being, still in the toy model field.
Baichuan Feng doesn't have high requirements for it, just let it survive first.
So he casually wrote down a few names of anime that will shine in the next two years.
And handed it to the person in charge of taking over AutoNavi at Shirakawa Electric, and asked him to pay attention to the situation of these animations.
It would be best if you could acquire the copyright of the toys in advance. As for the rest, as long as you can be self-sufficient, there should be no problem in living a comfortable life.
And you don’t have to wait for the show to start airing before looking for a TV station. You can contact the comic publisher directly.
Shueisha, Kodansha, etc., both hold a large number of anime copyrights.
Let’s not talk about film and television copyrights for now, but we can definitely talk about toy copyrights.
Look, isn’t this the business of the next few decades?
Of course, this is just a preliminary plan. In the future, Gaode can also be responsible for the production of figures of game characters under Shirakawa Electric's own name.
Look, another complete industrial chain for the gaming industry.
Game content production, game console production, game peripheral industry production, perfect~
However, these things are still far away, and there are more important things waiting for Baichuan Feng to do.
"Kotaro, hurry up. Don't bring the red wine or anything like that."
Baichuan Feng knew that this guy's old habit had come back again. When he saw something new and good, he couldn't help but search for it in his hometown in Akita.
"Hey, Xiao Feng." Kotaro, who was stuffing things into the suitcase, looked up in confusion.
"They say red wine can warm the body. It's snowing heavily in my hometown, so I think the uncles and aunts will be warmer with it."
After hearing what he said, Baichuan Feng put his hand on his forehead.
"Koutaro, do you know where we are from?"
"Akita?" Kotaro looked at Shirakawa Kaede as if he was a fool.
"Yes, it's Akita. Do you know what else Akita is famous for besides rice?"
Without waiting for Kotaro to answer, Shirakawa Kaede told him the answer directly.
"It's sake, Kotaro. The uncles and aunts don't need it to keep themselves warm. We can't finish all the sake in the cellar at home."
"Uh" Toratarou realized it belatedly and scratched his head awkwardly, "It seems so."
"Forget it, I've already bought it, so I'll take it with me. I can let the uncles and aunts have a taste of it."
Shirakawa Kaede waved his hand, signaling Kotaro to continue.
"Xiao Feng, you still understand me. I think so too." Kotaro smiled cheerfully and continued to work with his head down.
They were packing their luggage and preparing to return to their hometown in Akita.
Although December is not over yet, there is still more than a week until the New Year.
But the situation this year is special. Shirakawa Kaede can't wait that late, so he plans to fly back to Akita today.
The reason why I'm in such a hurry is that I've been busy with Shirakawa Electric and haven't been back for almost two years.
I've been away from home for so long, and now that the company's affairs are getting back on track, I should go back no matter what.
The second reason was the heavy snow in my hometown.
Under normal circumstances, it would be normal for Akita to have heavy snow.
But it is not normal to leave it a month in advance.
Baichuan Feng had contacted his family before, needless to say, about crops and so on.
All those who were not harvested in time suffered.
The only thing that comforted him was that both his family and Kotaro's family no longer relied on farming for a living.
The money they have sent back home over the past two years is enough for them to live a worry-free life for many years.
But other families in the same village were not so lucky. Half of the year's harvest was covered in snow in the fields.
For farmers who make a living from farming, the economic situation in the coming year is worrying.
Fortunately, the family still has surplus food from previous years, so food and drink are not a problem for the time being.
So even though he knew that this year's heavy snow was a bit unusual, Baichuan Feng was not too anxious.
At least everyone can have enough food and clothing during the new year. As for his hometown in the coming year, Baichuan Feng already has some plans in mind.
But as the snow continued, things were no longer the same.
In previous years, Akita's snow season lasted from December to January or February of the following year, generally about three months.
But this year the heavy snow came early and it has been snowing for three months now.
It is the middle of winter now, and the heavy snow will not stop in a short time, and may even continue for a long time.
Then both the climate and the heavy snow itself will be severe tests for my hometown.
Can the elderly survive the severe cold? Can the cedar bark roof withstand the continuous accumulation of snow?
These things are too far away for big cities, but for farmers in remote areas, they are issues of survival.
Worried, Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro returned to Akita early.
Here at Shirakawa Electric, we just need to follow the routine and continue production as usual.
At the end of the year, major companies gradually began to take holidays, and the business level decreased significantly.
So it won't be a big problem to leave for a while.
After packing their bags, the two headed straight to Haneda Airport in Ota City. From here, it only takes a little over an hour to fly to Akita.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, when Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro appeared in front of the plane door again, the place where they got off the plane had changed to Akita Airport.
Baichuan Feng, who had just got off the plane, shivered before he could say anything because of the cold north wind.
"Xiao Feng, it's so cold in my hometown." Even though Kotaro was a strong man, he was shocked by the low temperature in Akita.
Baichuan Feng raised his head and looked at the gray sky. Snowflakes were floating and swirling, falling to the ground in silence.
"The snowflakes are also much bigger than before." Baichuan Feng stretched out his hand, and a snowflake seeped into his palm and disappeared.
The cool touch made him unconsciously retract his exposed palm.
"Hey," Kotaro raised his head and looked around, "Even Snow Flower has grown up."
"Let's go, hurry back to Xiaolu."
It is not necessarily a good thing for snowflakes to grow up. Baichuan Feng sighed and dragged his luggage towards the airport exit.
It is more than a hundred kilometers from Akita City to Kazuno City where the deer is.
Three hours later, after a long and arduous journey, Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro finally stepped onto the railroad tracks outside Odea Village at the foot of the mountain.
Because Xiaolu Station has ceased operations, all you can see is a blanket of snow, and there is no trace of the railway tracks.
Looking towards the village again, everything was quiet except for snow.
Only after careful observation can the outline of the house be vaguely discerned.
Kotaro put down his luggage while panting. With his hands on his hips, he looked up and shouted like he did when he returned home two years ago.
As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, before he could shout, Baichuan Feng beside him covered his mouth.
"You guy, there's snow on the mountain, don't you know that if you shout something bad will happen?"
"Um~ Um~" Kotaro, with his mouth covered, stared and nodded vigorously to indicate that he understood.
Only then did Baichuan let go and let him regain his freedom.
In fact, things are not that exaggerated, not to mention that Xiaolu Village is some distance away from the hillside.
The vast sea of forests covering the mountains alone is enough to block all attacks.
But it’s better to be careful. Most of the old wooden houses in the village are hundreds of years old and cannot withstand any damage.
Because there was no tram, they walked here from the next station.
After resting for a while at the increasingly dilapidated platform of Oshika Station, Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro picked up their luggage and continued their journey to Oshika Village.
The countryside that I have been away from for a long time is right before my eyes.
Although he didn't essentially grow up here, the memories of his previous incarnation were retained.
At this moment, Baichuan Feng looked at the village in the distance and even felt more timid as he got closer to home.
However, returning home in glory, he probably felt more anticipation and excitement.
Just look at Kotaro beside him and you will know. His face is flushed and there is unconcealable excitement in his eyes.
The two of them walked panting for more than ten minutes and finally arrived outside the village.
However, the scene of Xiaolu Village in front of them made Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro feel very disappointed.
The village wooden houses, which originally had a strong ancient charm, now had a large skylight on half of the roof.
In some serious cases, half of the wall collapsed to the side, and the furniture in the house could be seen clearly.
Shirakawa Kaede and Kotaro looked at each other, dropped their luggage at the same time, and ran to their respective homes.
