Video Game Empire

In the middle of the Suwa Basin lies Lake Suwa, the largest lake in Nagano Prefecture. The lake has the highest geyser in Japan, which erupts upwards of 40-50 meters every hour.

On the east and north sides of Lake Suwa there are a lot of hot springs gushing out. On the east side of Kamizawa Onsen is the thousand-person hot spring pool of Katakurakan, the oldest spa facility in Japan. On the north side of Shimosuwa Onsen, there are many quiet and small hot spring cabins.

The next day, Li Xuan and the others received a notice from Epson to continue negotiating. And Hase, the head of the outreach course, was waiting at the hotel early in the morning, and he conveyed the apology of the president of Seiko Epson Yaskawa.

At the same time, Yuto Hase also brought a dinner invitation from Mr. Kenshin Hattori, the director of Seiko Epson Corporation. The Hattori family is the founding family of Seiko Epson and the company's largest shareholder.

Li Xuan is naturally a guest, and their main itinerary during the day is to visit the production process of the Seiko watch factory accompanied by Section Chief Yuto Hase. Compared with the nascent printer business, Seiko's watches are more famous. Seiko quartz watches are even more frightening to the Swiss watch industry. It is precisely because of its precision work and beautiful mountains and lakes that Suwa has been dubbed the "Oriental Switzerland".

The place where Mr. Hattori Kenshin had a dinner party was at a hot spring villa privately owned by the Hattori family on the shore of Lake Suwa. It was already night when Li Xuan arrived by car, and just after getting off the car, what caught his eye was an antique wooden archway.

Seeing Li Xuan get out of the car, a middle-aged couple in traditional kimonos who were already standing by the side bowed to him with a smile on their faces.

Seeing Li Xuan's somewhat curious expression, Hase Yudu, who was half a step behind, explained aloud: "This is Saburo Kusama, the head of the hot spring house, and his wife. The rules of the hot spring hotel are that when guests come, The boss and his wife have to go out in person to greet the guests as a show of respect!"

Saburo Kusama guided Li Xuan inside and walked through a courtyard on the stone steps. Saburo Kusama bowed and raised the curtain of a room. Li Xuan led the way into the house, looking at about 40 to 50 square meters, and two long tables were placed on the left and right sides.

A young man in a dark suit was kneeling at the long table. When he saw Li Xuan entering the door, he smiled, got up and bowed and said in English, "Hello Mr. Li Xuan, this is Kenshin Hattori, please give me more advice when we meet for the first time! "

Hattori Kenshin was a man in his thirties, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and a warm smile on his face. When he saw the guests arrived, he signaled that the food could be served.

The beautiful girl in kimono began to serve the dishes. The first thing to be served was salmon salad. The best fresh salmon was marinated in sauce. It was delicious and fragrant.

Another young girl who was sitting quietly poured Li Xuan's wine glass a glass of zhenshu. Mashu is the best sake in Nagano Prefecture. It has a history of more than 300 years. It is brewed from Suwa Spring and has a faint fruity aroma.

Japanese cuisine is famous for its "eye dishes". Every dish looks pleasing to the eye, but it tastes very little. It is definitely a torture for gourmets. Fortunately, Li Xuan's attention was not on eating.

"I wonder what Mr. Li thinks about the future development of the semiconductor industry?"

After the two of them had an initial chat, they finally got to the point slowly. Hattori Kenshin did not ask Li Xuan about the video game console, but instead asked about the semiconductor industry.

Before Li Xuan's rebirth, semiconductors were already a huge industry with a total output value of nearly 350 billion US dollars. Intel's annual revenue alone was as high as 50 billion US dollars. Do you think he is optimistic?

Of course, Li Xuan certainly couldn't answer this way. He pondered for a moment before saying: "We are in an era of change, and information electronization is entering the daily life of human beings faster and faster. Semiconductors are the cornerstone of the modern electronics industry. , I am very optimistic about his development.

In the past, we used chips in radios and televisions, but now the PC industry is emerging. PC is my abbreviation for puter. The new generation of technology companies represented by Apple is simplifying the large computer that was previously limited to military and scientific research into a small home appliance and bringing it into our daily life.

On Apple II, you can use spreadsheet software to easily create the company's financial statements, and you can modify them at will, and you can print them out at any time with an Epson printer connected to your computer after you've done it!

With the increasing perfection of personal PCs, in five or ten years, PCs may be as popular as TV sets. That time is the blowout period of the semiconductor industry! But now, you know, getting started is always the hardest.

Compared with the immature PC market, I am more optimistic about the rapidly expanding video game console market. Large-scale arcade machines are rapidly replacing old-fashioned pinball machines and other game equipment, appearing in bars, convenience stores, grocery stores, and movie theater waiting areas, becoming a new favorite to attract crowds.

Many specialized arcade game halls have begun to appear on the streets of Japanese cities. Even though the game hall is small, the air inside is turbid, and the smell of tobacco and sweat is mixed, it still cannot resist the interested players. There are students who have just left school, unkempt unemployed ronin, and middle- and upper-class white-collar workers in suits and leather shoes. This is a sunrise industry that can attract fifteen to forty-five-year-old men! "

"Mr. Li's remarks have benefited me a lot!" Kenshin Hattori nodded his thanks~www.wuxiahere.com~ To tell you the truth, I was studying electrical engineering at an American university, and I was the fab under the club. Made it happen!

However, compared to such big companies as Hitachi, Toshiba, and NEC, the technical and management level of our new factory is far from enough, and the yield rate is relatively low, which leads to high costs. The price of self-produced chips is not cheaper than outsourcing! "

Li Xuan smiled, the semiconductor industry also has a nickname called "half-inverted body". Many fabs closed due to excessive losses before they could reach their maximum capacity.

"Hat Mr. Hattori considered entering the video game industry? In my opinion, your company's industrial structure is very suitable for the production of arcade machines. Moreover, the number of chips required for an arcade machine is much more than that of a printer, which can relieve your company's The dilemma facing the fab!" Li Xuan said suddenly.

"But our company has no experience in making games!" Hattori Kenshin said noncommittally, but the smile that flashed in his eyes was sharply captured by Li Xuan's seemingly casual eyes.

"I wonder if your Excellency has tried the two games I brought before?" Li Xuan raised his glass and gestured to the other party, and asked with an indifferent smile.

"The two games Hong Kong Cube and Tank Wars are very exciting, and they have already caused a sensation within Epson. I tried it out in the afternoon, and before I knew it, I finished two hours in one breath, and I still feel a little unfinished!" Ken Hattori Xin gave a thumbs up and praised, "Could it be that Li Jun is willing to give up his love and transfer the two games to Epson for distribution?"