Chapter 267 Agreement
Seeing that Shirakawa Kaede was still in a daze, Kobayashi Asuka smiled and moved closer to him.
"This opportunity is rare. If you don't agree now, you may never have another chance in the future.
How about it, Mr. President, would you like to consider it?"
Baichuan Feng looked at Asuka Kobayashi with a strange expression on his face. Asuka was still smiling, he felt that the little devil horns on her head were about to show.
"For a person as talented as Xiaolin, being an assistant is such a waste of talent.
Therefore, the president decided to continue to entrust Kobayashi with the important task.
I'll leave the position of the Human Resources Director to Xiaolin-san. Thank you for your continued support."
Assistant? No need!
Baichuan Feng felt that Kobayashi wanted to be lazy again. Being an assistant was so leisurely. Only the human resources director could keep her under control.
Asuka Kobayashi glanced at and then started laughing to herself.
"Okay, then I'll follow the president's orders and continue to be the HR director for a while.
I have nothing to do anyway, so I might as well treat it as an internship."
Baichuan Feng raised his eyebrows. He always felt that Xiaolin was acting strange today.
Too much pressure? Well, maybe a little bit, after all, Shirakawa Electric has a lot of employees.
But why haven’t I heard her complain before? Maybe it’s because this situation has lasted too long?
Forget it, I'll talk to her in detail at the end of the year.
But maybe it's time to hire her a few more assistants, as the current staff is still a little short of staff.
"Shirakawa-kun, will you come back to Akita to celebrate the New Year this year?" Asuka Kobayashi crossed her arms and walked to the office window.
" Of course." Baichuan Feng looked at her strangely. Uh, the two deformed balls were very eye-catching.
Well, watch the game in a civilized manner, watch the game in a civilized manner.
But why am I suddenly concerned about my New Year plans? Shirakawa Electric has invested so much money in Akita, I must go back and see the results.
"Isn't Kobayashi going back to Fukuoka during the New Year?" Ignoring the two deformed balls, Shirakawa Kaede turned his attention back to her.
"Yes," Kobayashi Asuka smiled, "Then I guess Shirakawa-kun is still in Tokyo during Christmas?"
Baichuan Feng thought about it, then nodded, "If nothing unexpected happens, it should still be there."
"That's perfect," Kobayashi Asuka turned around with a smile on her face, "Then Shirakawa-kun, please spend Christmas with me."
"Eh" Baichuan Feng was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Okay".
"It's settled then." She turned around and straightened the collar for Baichuan Feng as usual.
The white and tender fingers moved slightly at the collar, and when they saw that there was nothing wrong, they quietly withdrew.
However, before he could pull his hand back, it was grabbed by another big hand.
Asuka Kobayashi stared at Shirakawa Kaede blankly, without saying a word.
"Is there anything you can tell me about?"
This should be the first time that he took the initiative to hold her hand. Baichuan Feng felt the softness and gentle caress in his hand.
Asuka Kobayashi seemed to have just come to her senses, with a faint smile on her face.
"Nothing, I just lament that I'm about to graduate, and I want to have a real Christmas while I'm a student."
After listening to her explanation, Baichuan Feng felt guilty and a little inexplicably distressed.
"To be honest, I feel really sorry for Asuka-chan. I spent most of my college years working and being busy.
The trip I promised to take has not been fulfilled yet. In the end, I still feel sorry for Asuka-chan..."
"Hey," Asuka Kobayashi interrupted his rambling with a smile, "Why are you suddenly so sentimental? This is not like Shirakawa-kun~"
"Really?" Shirakawa Feng couldn't help laughing. Today, not only Kobayashi Asuka, but even himself became weird.
"Anyway, after the New Year, I must take a spontaneous trip."
It seemed that he had made up his mind, and Baichuan Feng spoke decisively.
"Hmm~~" Seeing his confident look, Kobayashi Asuka pursed her lips cutely, "Since Shirakawa-kun is so sincere, I will agree with reluctance."
"It's a deal!" Bai Chuanfeng hooked her little finger and pulled it gently.
"Hai~ Hai~" Asuka Kobayashi also hooked her fingers.
"Then I'll leave first." As if she felt at ease because of the promise, the sadness between Kobayashi Asuka's brows also quietly disappeared.
"Thank you for your hard work." Seeing that she was about to return to her office, Baichuan Feng also said goodbye to her with a smile.
Asuka Kobayashi made a cheering gesture to him, then left the office with light steps.
Looking at her back, Baichuan Feng sighed softly for some reason.
He actually felt very conflicted about Asuka Kobayashi.
Such a young and lovely girl, not to mention her work ability, just being with her would be a pleasure.
But based on past observations and the other party's inadvertent expressions.
Shirakawa Kaede can be sure that Asuka Kobayashi's family background must not be that simple.
Unfortunately, I am far away in Fukuoka and I know almost nothing about the place.
The occasional attempts only resulted in ambiguous answers.
Since she didn't want to say more, Baichuan Feng naturally wouldn't delve into it.
And the more this is the case, the more complicated her family situation is.
So when facing her, or facing that faint feeling, Baichuan Feng always subconsciously restrains himself.
One's own career and the other's family background. When these two things are related to feelings, you can no longer do whatever you want and be indifferent.
I don’t know if it’s my illusion, but Asuka Kobayashi seems to be restraining herself.
Especially as graduation is approaching, her behavior has been getting more and more strange recently.
Although the two people had a great understanding of each other, they never took the next step.
Finally, after hearing her strange words today, Baichuan Feng took the initiative to take a step forward.
He was afraid that if he didn't do this, he would regret this day when he looked back on his life decades later.
And just as he expected, Asuka Kobayashi did not reject him, and even lingered on his hand.
So the two of them made an agreement to travel together, but for some reason, a sense of uneasiness always lingered in his heart.
Graduation, is that the season to say goodbye to your youth?
I am always busy with work and I almost forget that I am only in my early twenties.
At this age, perhaps this is the most memorable moment of youth.
Next year, it’s time for a group training trip.
…
“Speed up! Speed up!”
"Watch out for the bend ahead!"
"Don't worry, I'm the best at turning~"
Woo! Bang!
After a loud crash, the car on the screen exploded into pixel fragments.
"Ah~" Several staff members who were watching couldn't help but sigh in unison.
"Ahem, my hand slipped, that's all."
In the cockpit, with excitement still on his face, Yamazaki Teru climbed out of the cabin embarrassedly.
"It's my turn, it's my turn"
"You bastard, it's obviously me."
Several staff members in charge of testing rushed into the cockpit to prepare for the next round of experience.
"How is it? Judging from Yamazaki-kun's expression, it seems to be working well."
Baichuan Feng, who was standing outside, never thought that this top student would one day become addicted to games.
"Haha," Yamazaki Hui smiled shyly, "Very good, unexpectedly shocking."
"That's good. We can put a few of them in the leisure area of SIC so that everyone can relax during their break."
"Ah, this..." Yamazaki Hui scratched his head in surprise.
He was afraid that after placing these game consoles at SIC, he would become addicted to driving and unable to extricate himself.
"Mr. Nakamura, your company's new arcade game, Pole Position, seems to be quite good."
Not to mention Yamazaki Teru, even the staff who are responsible for game testing are queuing up to experience this game.
Hearing Shirakawa Kaede's praise, Nakamura Masaya also smiled.
"With the support of your powerful chip, the Namco team can develop the ideas that have only existed in their minds into concrete games."
That’s right, this strange-looking game console in front of you is the first application platform of the SIC8089 chip.
Today, Shirakawa Kaede and Nakamura Masaya came here specifically to inspect the results.
In the eyes of Masaya Nakamura, this game called "Pull Rod" will definitely be the most important game in the history of racing games.
Its images are not only in color, but also pseudo-3D.
The pseudo-3D graphics in 1981 were definitely the first in the history of video games.
Even Masaya Nakamura, who had seen many games, was deeply shocked.
He never imagined that the graphics of arcade games would improve so quickly.
Yes, just last year, in 1980, arcade machines had just started to use color screens on a large scale.
However, just one year later, the picture was innovated again and pseudo-3D came into being.
All this was attributed to those tiny chips. Masaya Nakamura couldn't help but sigh inwardly, how amazing!
SIC not only provides CPU processor chips for arcade machines, but also graphics processor chips for optimizing graphics.
In order to ensure that SIC's first expedition is foolproof, in addition to Yamazaki Hui, he is stationed at Namco.
SIC also has a whole team doing auxiliary work, and the supporting design of the chip was applied to Namco as soon as possible.
If the effect is presented, it will be just like what everyone sees.
The arcade cockpit style design brings an immersive experience to players.
Thanks to the powerful computing power of the chip, a racing experience with in-depth graphics is achieved.
Players can race on a simulated famous racing track, Fuji Speedway.
There is a time limit at the beginning of the game. Every time you complete a lap, you can add time and the car will automatically accelerate.
In addition to the steering wheel controlling left and right movement, there is also a shift button for switching between high and low gears.
Use high speed for straight road driving and low speed for curve driving.
Although there is only one track now, the colorful pseudo-3D images, the excitement of the cars driving at high speeds, and the rare large cabin-style design still brought great shock to everyone on the scene.
All these complex gameplays require the support of a chip with powerful computing power.
The previous Z80 could never do this, executing such complex and diverse instructions simultaneously.
What's more, with the matching auxiliary chip, the picture quality is much improved.
"Mr. Shirakawa, your company's chip is indeed as you said before, and its performance is greatly improved compared to 8-bit processors.
The performance in the arcades has proven this, so Namco is willing to place an order for 50,000 units and bring them to market before the New Year."
The facts before our eyes cannot deceive anyone, and Masaya Nakamura also ambitiously plans to use "Pull Rod" to give his peers a little gaming shock.
"As you wish, SIC will provide all the chips within two weeks."
Tsk, 50,000 pieces, that’s pretty good.
Moreover, the technology has been almost perfected, and Fujitsu can start work immediately.
It would be easy to complete this batch of orders within two weeks, so Baichuan Feng dared to make such a boast and promise this time.
"Except for SIC8089, other supporting processors..." Masaya Nakamura looked at Shirakawa Kaede.
"60 US dollars, sold in a package. And SIC can continue to provide technical support." Baichuan Feng immediately quoted a relatively affordable price.
60 US dollars. Masaya Nakamura calculated silently for a while and nodded in agreement.
Even if Namco does not purchase these supporting chips from SIC, it will have to buy them from other manufacturers.
In this case, why not use the matching one? Besides, the cost is not much different from before, so there is no hesitation.
“So let’s look forward to the performance of Pole Position.”
"certainly".
