Chapter 22 22. You have to criticize it

Author: Pure Mi Wan

Chapter 22 22. You have to criticize it

"But..." Tsuda originally wanted to say something, but it would be useless to think about it carefully, "Okay, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, she turned around and looked at Qing Zhiyuan.

"You heard the phone call too. What are you going to do next?"

Qing Zhiyuan sighed and said nothing.

I can only say that weakness is original sin.

"I'm sorry to President Tsuda for trouble. Next, we will do our best to go for sales." Qing Zhiyuan said determinedly.

Looking at his firm eyes, Nao Tsuda nodded slightly, "Okay, please keep cheering!"

...

After his rebirth, Aochigen realized for the first time what Nao Tsuda said is that "it is not that the quality of the work can achieve results if it is good enough".

In this world, there are too many factors that can determine success or failure.

After the superstar Akina Nakamori was hidden in tears, she was also in a slump. This phenomenon is common.

Or it's like a movie being released, and the theaters don't give you enough screening volume. What's the use of a good work?

Neon in the 1990s was still a society of personal affection, and the channels for increasing exposure were very limited, and there was no Internet either.

Even in China in 2020, it will be very difficult for your game to make a breakthrough.

Without capital support and promotion, and without the resources provided by the big guys, it is no different to dreams of ordinary people who want to become celebrities.

How can you do it without working hard?

When they returned to the company, the members looked at Qing Zhiyuan with eager eyes, like little chicks waiting to be fed.

Especially Mika Ishino, her big eyes are flashing, looking forward to Qing Zhiyuan bringing back some good news.

However, Qing Zhiyuan just sighed and patted his hands.

"Everyone!"

Everyone stood up and faced the president.

"So far, the sales of the game "Onmyoji" have not been very optimistic. I think everyone can feel this more or less."

The expressions on everyone's faces dimmed.

Since obtaining the investment from DUN, pokeni has been injected with new vitality, especially when Onmyoji has finished presenting in the conference room, pokeni’s employees are full of expectations and confidence.

Because Onmyoji is indeed a good game.

There is no reason for failure when anyone asks himself.

But the facts are so cruel that no one wants to accept this reality.

"However, this does not mean that Onmyoji is a failed work."

Qing Zhiyuan continued, "It's just that Pokeni is a small company, and we have no work that we can do before."

"So, weak is original sin!"

"It's my problem that I can't bring good news to everyone with the new work." Qing Zhiyuan said, "I'm really sorry."

After saying that, Qing Zhiyuan put his hands on his chest and bowed deeply to everyone.

Mika Ishino's eyes were red.

Ken Akanishi opened his mouth, and originally wanted to say something to comfort him, but his throat choked and he couldn't make any sound.

Perhaps it was a wrong decision not to change jobs with Mizutani at the beginning.

However, in the era of bubble burst, the window for job-hopping was very short, and now there is no way out for them.

"Next, pokeni will fight with his back." Qing Zhiyuan raised his head and said with a bright look.

"No matter whether they are members of the original sales position or not, starting tomorrow, they will need to call customers, go out to the street to send leaflets, and recruit people... We must do our best to promote "Onmyoji"."

"Thank you all for this period of time."

"Please go back today and have a good rest. From tomorrow on, we will do our best to go to sales."

"Yes!!!" everyone responded in unison.

...

June 21, 1990

Enterbrain Company.

"Look at how the game is, give me a rating the day after tomorrow and issue a report."

The editor-in-chief Hiroichi Nagahamamura brought several boxes of games to the desks of several editors.

Enterbrain is an entertainment magazine owned by MediaLeaves, a subsidiary of Kakugawa Bookstore.

In addition to reporting entertainment content, there is also an important module that mainly tracks and reports on upcoming and released games, and issues strategies based on game content.

However, after Hiroichi Hamamura became the editor-in-chief at the beginning of this year, he proposed a major reform—

We hope to build its "FAMICOM Communication" into a comprehensive and more original magazine.

"FAMICOM Communication" is the famous "FAMICOM" later (for the convenience of narration, the name Famitong is used in this book)

After taking over as editor-in-chief, Hiroichi Hamamura repositioned CROSS REVIEW, deliberately building the column into the highest authority in the industry, and proposed the concept of palace games for the first time.

CROSS REVIEW was edited by 4 people to score a certain game. The highest score for each person is 10 points, and the total maximum score is 40 points.

Those with a total score of more than 30 points were selected as the game hall, and the magazine focused on promoting these excellent works.

There are very few works that can enter the Platinum Hall in history, and they are basically well-deserved masterpieces.

All game works are proud to be selected for the Platinum Hall of Farmitsu.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a game in the Neon World Oscar.

In order to reflect the authority of CROSS REVIEW, Hiroichi Hamamura stipulates that editors can freely judge the length and strengths of the game itself when commenting on games, but it is absolutely forbidden to verbally involve praise and criticism of the game hardware and even publishers.

It is precisely because of [fairness], [fairness], [openness], [representing the voice of players], coupled with the editors' merciless criticism, strict scoring, and sarcastic expressions that "Famitong" has become the game magazine in the minds of players.

It can be said that the current "Famitong" is equivalent to the [diagnostic teacher] in the game industry

In fact, by 1990, this magazine had become Neon's most authoritative gaming magazine, no doubt about it.

One of the editors picked up the game card and took a look, "Hey? pokeni, I haven't heard of it."

"Is there anything extraordinary?" another editor asked.

"Please make accurate and true judgments after you experience them carefully. I have nothing to say about the rest." Hamamura left this sentence, patted everyone on the shoulders and left.

What should I say?

Back at his work station, Hamamura sighed.

Is it a favor the president sold to DUN?

Today, Nao Tsuda specially visited the president of Kakugawa Bookstore.

That's why we will follow the judgment of a game without any famous company.

However, for Hamamura, regardless of the performance and quality of the game, the theme of the ancient style + RPG + galgame game itself is very topical.

If the game is bad, you can even criticize it.

In short, Hamamura said that he would never hinder his game professionalism just because he was a [so-called acquaintance recommendation] or [president asked], thus giving false high scores.

Fair judgment is the cornerstone of Farmitong's ability to reach today.

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