Chapter 397: Internal Extermination
To be honest, when Shirakawa Kaede heard that Nintendo was going to recall all FC game consoles that had been sold, he was also happy.
We haven't even had a few real battles yet, but you're already so wilful, Old Ren. You're really useless.
But if you think about it carefully, Shirakawa Electric's FES always has the advantage.
Even if Nintendo's FC temporarily withdraws from the market, it cannot change this fact.
The only benefit is that more game consoles can be sold during the subsequent window period.
To be honest, Shirakawa Kaede also admires Yamauchi Hiroshi's courage in recalling millions of units.
Even if you only count the cost of replacing the motherboard, it is a huge expense.
If you add in the manpower and material resources required for the entire process, it would cost at least several billion yen.
Tsk, no wonder it has been able to stand for decades and keep getting better and better. It would take some skill to do it.
As for Akagi's expression as if he wanted to cause trouble, Shirakawa Feng also knew what he was thinking.
But if you think about it carefully, FES has only been launched for two or three months, so discounts and promotions are absolutely not allowed.
That would be a huge stab to all the players who bought FES at the original price, and it would not be worth it for that little bit of profit.
"Let's talk to the channel partners. For every 100,000 units that FES ships in the next two months, we will compensate them with 10 million yen in promotion fees.
There is no need to do anything else, just sell as normal." Baichuan Feng narrowed his eyes and gave an order.
We can’t offer discounts, but we do have cashbacks. And the cashbacks are not for players, but for channel dealers.
The purpose of doing this is to seize as much of the channel resources vacated by Nintendo as possible.
Mr. Ren, now that you have left, the position is vacant. It would be a waste if we don't use it.
“By the way, when appropriate, you can also give Nintendo some encouragement in the media.
Just say: Shirakawa Electric looks forward to continuing to work with Nintendo and making more contributions to Japan's electronic game industry. "
It doesn't matter if you're gone, but we'll wait for you. During this time, I, Baichuan Electric, will bear the burden of the money.
Shirakawa Kaede not only wants to earn his share of Nintendo's money, he also wants to earn it while doing it.
"Ha!" Akagi grinned, laughed and left.
Oh, it feels so good to be a whore and still be a virtuous woman.
However, although Shirakawa Electric will take advantage of the opportunity, Shirakawa Feng knows that Nintendo will not fall so easily.
Those channels that were temporarily embezzled will most likely return to Nintendo in the future.
As a century-old brand, it will not completely collapse because of a recall.
Two months is also the estimated feedback period that Shirakawa Kaede will take on Nintendo's handling of this recall.
Therefore, he did not show much excitement about the news.
However, Shirakawa Electric responded calmly, but some people were dancing with joy.
When it comes to Nintendo's product recall, Shirakawa Electric is not the one that is most happy.
Who is that? Of course it's Sega.
As the third player with little presence, not only players ignore its existence, but even the media doesn't pay much attention to it.
Seeing the battle between Red and Blue becoming more and more intense, how could Sega, as the third largest company but never tasted any sweetness, not have any ideas?
It was almost drooling with greed, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't get a share.
Now, as soon as the news of Nintendo's recall was announced, Nakayama Hayao immediately raised his arms and shouted, "God bless Sega!"
Now that the second player has withdrawn, who will receive the vacant market?
The very next day after Nintendo released the announcement, Sega couldn't wait to start discount promotions across all channels.
He doesn't care about backstabbing consumers. I haven't sold many game consoles. If we don't act now, when will we act?
So in August, Nintendo was in the news because the FC had major defects.
Shirakawa Electric began to move quietly and covertly, and Sega couldn't wait to carry out a series of bold operations to gain the upper hand.
It's so lively with so many people around.
…
"Hey, it's moving!" Baichuan Feng, who was obeying the orders, shouted excitedly.
"Hai~ Hai~" Yuko Tanaka stroked his head and helplessly let him touch her belly.
It has been eight months, and the two little ones are now full of energy. Shirakawa Feng can often see them moving around in Tanaka Yuko's belly.
However, because they are twins, their due date is earlier than that of a normal single baby.
If you calculate carefully, the baby will be born around next month, which is October.
Considering Yuko Tanaka's health, Shirakawa decided to arrange for her to be admitted to St. Luke's International Hospital a month in advance.
The reason why I didn't go to the University of Tokyo Hospital is because it provides super luxurious VIP services.
Baichuan Feng took a quick look and found that the facilities in the highest-standard ward were more luxurious than those in a five-star hotel.
The corresponding ward has exclusive doctors and nurses providing 24-hour service, and the food, daily necessities and accommodation are even more luxurious than Shirakawa Feng's current life.
Of course, the daily expenses are well worth the services it provides. The monthly billing of more than one million yen is really not something that ordinary rich people can afford.
In addition, St. Luke's International Hospital and the University of Tokyo Hospital have always ranked top two in the Japanese hospital rankings.
The strengths of these two medical institutions are similar, and both are among the top in Japan.
In that case, we might as well move in earlier.
I am extremely busy and it is impossible for me to take care of her all the time.
Also, if the time comes for delivery, Shirakawa Kaede's parents and her parents will most likely come to Tokyo and live for a while.
For pregnant women, they will probably feel more at ease if they have their family members around them.
…
After arranging matters at home, Baichuan Feng began to worry about the situation on the other side of the ocean.
"How are you doing recently? Are you feeling well?"
"It's nothing serious, I just felt really bad from vomiting, and I feel weak and listless."
"Thank you for your hard work. I will fly to North America before the New Year. Please take good care of yourself."
"Hayi, I'll wait for you."
After hanging up the phone, Baichuan Feng knocked his forehead in distress.
It's not easy to be a scumbag, especially a responsible scumbag.
Keiko Matsuzaka is currently in the United States to nurture her baby, and her due date is in early spring next year.
One pair after another, they were born in a hurry.
Even though he no longer had to worry about wealth, Baichuan Feng still felt overwhelmed.
Tsk, I have to earn more money to support my family, otherwise I don’t know how to arrange for them in the future.
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For the sake of his family business, Baichuan Feng never slacked off in his career.
Just at the end of September, he personally visited HAL to prepare to solve the problem of the birth of the new generation of handheld game consoles.
"Tell me, what step is the progress stuck at now?"
In the president's office, Shirakawa Kaede sat in the main seat, looking expressionlessly at Tanimura who was standing in front of him.
To be honest, he disappointed Baichuan Feng very much.
The project was launched almost at the same time as FES. The latter has been on sale for half a year, but the former is still difficult to launch.
No matter how difficult the technology is, there shouldn't be any news about it until now.
Tanimura, who was standing below him, stammered and lowered his head in silence.
Baichuan Feng, who had lost his patience, stood up and looked at him steadily.
"In half an hour, all management will meet in Conference Room 1. Also, no matter what the progress is, bring your prototype!"
After saying that, Shirakawa Feng left the office without looking back. Oda, who was following him, glanced at Tanimura silently, closed the door and left.
When he heard that the meeting would be held in Conference Room 1, Tanimura felt as .
This is the meeting place that HAL will choose when it has important decisions to make. It goes without saying that this time it will be in trouble.
Tanimura was in a gloomy mood. While praying that Shirakawa Kaede would not lose his face too much, he hurriedly went to look for the prototype.
After all, I am the president of HAL, and I have to maintain some dignity as a president in front of so many people.
Half an hour later, Conference Room 1 was filled with more than a dozen decision-makers from HAL.
The heads of the six development teams, the directors of the human resources, finance, and general management departments, plus Satoru Iwata, Daiji Yamashita, and others, just filled up the conference room.
Everyone has arrived, but seeing that Baichuan Feng doesn't look well, no one dares to offend him.
Because of the solemn atmosphere, the meeting room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Tanimura's throat rolled several times, and he wanted to say something guiltily. But without Baichuan Feng's permission, he could only pretend to be calm.
"Okay, everyone is here, so let's start." Baichuan Feng looked around and finally locked his eyes on Tanimura.
The latter felt as if needles were pricking his body, and Tanimura's eyes became hesitant and he didn't dare to look at Shirakawa Kaede.
"Tani Village!"
Tanimura, who was sitting below, shuddered and accidentally knocked over the coffee in front of him.
"Snimasai...Snimasai..." He hurriedly began to clean up the mess in a panic.
"Okay, leave it to the assistant." Baichuan Feng interrupted his clumsy movements and shook his head slightly.
With such performance, it is difficult for me to take on such a big responsibility.
At this time, the assistant who heard the noise came in to clean up. In just one minute, the desk was clean again.
"Where's the prototype? Take it out." Baichuan Feng went straight to the point.
"Ha... ha~" Tanimura slowly handed a purple machine the size of a brick to Shirakawa Kaede.
When he saw the so-called new generation of handheld game console for the first time, Shirakawa Feng couldn't believe his eyes.
This...is this a handheld game console?
The oversized shape and extra-thick height make it look extremely stupid.
Baichuan Feng picked it up and shook it. Damn, he almost couldn't lift it because it was too heavy.
Could this really be a brick?
He almost laughed out of anger, but he suppressed his anger and pressed the power button.
Let’s see how it performs.
"Dangdangdang~" A burst of music sounded and the logo of Shirakawa Electric began to appear.
However, it didn't last more than two seconds before the screen started flickering.
Baichuan Feng pressed the function keys a few times, "Crunch~Crunch", now there was no sound at all.
Bang! Baichuan Feng threw the so-called handheld game console onto the table, making a dull collision sound.
The loud noise not only made Tanimura stand at attention subconsciously, but also scared others.
"Mr. Tanimura, can you give me an explanation?" Baichuan Feng looked at Tanimura, who was sweating profusely, with a cold face and began to question in a deep voice.
"Sorry, Shirakawa-san..."
"What I need is an explanation, not an apology!" Baichuan Feng interrupted his bowing. Bowing would not solve the problem.
"Mr. Shirakawa, because we need a completely new design, we still need time to adjust the chip and screen." Tanimura explained reluctantly.
"Ha~" Baichuan Feng sneered, "Let me remind you, FES is also a brand new design, and its chip is the same as the one used in the handheld game console.
Now that FES has been on the market for several months, do you think I can accept this statement? "
Tanimura was silent, but when he heard Shirakawa Kaede mention FES, he secretly glanced at Iwata Satoshi with resentment in his eyes.
It's all your fault. Wait and see how I deal with you.
Tanimura thought that it was Iwata who made him lose face in front of Shirakawa Kaede. If FEF had been developed more slowly, wouldn't this have happened?
"Tanimura, let me remind you again. I'm here today to solve the problem, not to listen to your apology." Shirakawa Feng's eyes became dangerous.
