Chapter 54: Sega's Gains and Losses
Yang Yun returned to Longteng and the first thing he did was to convene a meeting of the R&D department.
The success of the Canton Fair, everyone has heard about it, CCTV News Broadcast has reported on it many times, Chuyang Electronics Factory was lucky enough to be featured several times, the company made a lot of money, and all employees felt a sense of accomplishment.
After the meeting, Yang Yun kept Ikeda Eisuke and Matsumoto Yoshino alone. The smiling face of Yang Yun at the meeting instantly turned into a cold and icy face.
"The last serious leak incident, fortunately, did not cause significant losses to our company Longteng, but Nintendo has already taken notice of us. At the Guangzhou Fair, we even tried to make contact with them. This time, Little Overlord took a bullet for us, but next time there won't be anyone standing in front of us, so I don't want to see the lab being exploited and our employees being poached again."
Two Japanese understood, Yang Yun still did not forget the responsibility of the last leak incident, but he reserved the right to pursue responsibility, and he hoped that Longteng Company would be united from top to bottom, excluding any unstable factors.
This trick of borrowing a knife to kill someone, Yang Yun used it perfectly. Every knife was unrelated to Yang Yun, and every person killed had no idea what role Yang Yun played in the middle. On the contrary, all the benefits were basically obtained by Yang Yun.
For Inoue Osamu and Matsumoto Yoshino, the benefits Yang Yun gained were the current sense of awe and the initiative in negotiations.
Yang Yun didn't ask them any questions, and the Japanese people didn't dare speak, standing there nervously.
"After a long time, Yang Yun continued: 'I have formally declared war on Nintendo, which may be the worst news for you. You are most aware that opposing Nintendo will not end well. So I am giving you an opportunity to choose whether to continue following me or return home and seek another path. Remember, your current salary is paid by Sega, I don't have US dollars to give you.'"
Inoue Osamu and Matsumoto Yoshino were in a difficult situation, Yang Yun was using the previous leak incident to pressure them, forcing them to make a choice.
Going against Nintendo, anyone with a bit of rationality would think this is a dead end, overestimating oneself. Japan, except for a small number of Sega loyalists, has surrendered to Nintendo.
But when they return to Japan, they may not necessarily find better jobs. After all, it is easier for them to live in China with a dollar salary than in Japan.
Yang Yun actually intended to cut off these two Japanese people, and one of the reasons was that their salaries were too high.
A newly hired engineer in Longteng has a monthly salary of 1000, and the total annual salary including bonuses and benefits is less than 15,000. In contrast, this Japanese person's annual salary is $30,000. Based on the official exchange rate of 1:4, hiring one Japanese person would be equivalent to supporting ten Chinese people, not to mention the black market exchange rate of 1:10, which would yield even more RMB.
In terms of cost-effectiveness, it's not worth it. The value of Japanese people lies only in the creative ideas and design concepts in their minds. Once Chinese employees grow up, the gap between them will become smaller and smaller, and the utilization value of Japanese people will no longer be high.
Of course, if these two people know their place and are thoroughly subdued by Yang Yun, it's no problem to keep them. In the future, he will inevitably have to fight against Japanese game console companies, and having a few loyal Japanese employees under his command would make it more convenient to carry out work, such as sending someone to occupy Nintendo after defeating them.
So this time, it's a real knock on the head. Either you die-heartedly work for me, or you leave.
Look at how the Japanese chose.
"Director Yang... I'm willing to continue working with you!" Matsumoto Yoshino was the first to express his opinion. He didn't have too much pressure, and doing design work was his specialty. Longteng Company had the latest information from the same industry in Japan, a relaxed R&D environment, and he could maintain high-level professional skills. He had a very pleasant time here.
However, Inoue Osamu was under great pressure. As the head of the research and development department, he would be the first to be held accountable if anything went wrong. If he wanted to stay on, he had to do better.
"Director Yang... I'm willing too! If you're having trouble with the salary, I can accept RMB!" To show his sincerity, he was even willing to accept a salary in RMB, which meant that he would have nothing to do with Sega. As for how much Dragon Corp would offer him again, he would have to negotiate with Director Yang.
Matsumoto Yoshino hastily agreed, and he also understood Yang Yun's true intentions.
Yang Yun finally smiled in satisfaction: "Welcome to settle in China! I believe you will fall in love with this place, and following me is the best choice for you!"
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Yang Yun brought two Japanese people to the Sega China headquarters, everyone was an old acquaintance, the assistant arranged for three people to rest in the conference room, and soon called out Nagano.
After the polite greetings, Nagano said eagerly: "Mr. Yang, the story of Guang Hui has spread throughout the entire game industry, and the Red Sun Four-in-One Game Card is really amazing! You've made Nintendo and Coleco helpless, that's impressive! On behalf of Sega Corporation, I would like to extend our congratulations to Longteng Entertainment Game Company!"
Yang Yun smiled and said, "Come on, isn't this what you wanted? If you want it, just say so. How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me? A real man should be straightforward and ask directly, is it harder than taking off your pants?"
She pushed over a floppy disk with a subtle smile: "We and Sega are strategic partners!"
Nagano was overjoyed with this floppy disk.
Yang Yun is his noble person, Long Teng is the gospel of Sega, and on the Sega game platform, there are three new games, including Rocket Car and Salamander, which can directly compete with Konami, Chinese version of Adventure Island versus Hudson's High Bridge Adventure Island, most precious is that all patents are in their own hands, Sega wants to sleep, Yang Yun sends a pillow, how can they not be happy?
He seems to have seen Nintendo's president, Satoru Iwata, looking at Sega's game platform with a difficult expression, as if he had something bitter to say but couldn't. That expression must make Sega's leaders very happy and they will surely look at him in a different light.
Waiting for acceptance, discussing prices, signing contracts, this set of procedures with Sega is familiar to everyone.
The first cooperation with Yang Yun made a small profit, selling one copy of the circus for $0.1, but now Sega has seen the strength of Longteng, so the price of the negotiation is not like this anymore.
Priced per copy, the Rocket Car would cost $0.10, Adventure Island would cost $0.60 (including a $0.10 patent fee to be paid to Weston), and Salamander would cost $1.50, with Sega having first option on all subsequent upgrade versions of any game.
"Nagano said warmly, 'Mr. Yang, before the New Year, Sega's Japan headquarters will hold a grand year-end party to thank our customers and partners. I am representing Sega Corporation's headquarters to invite you to attend. Would Mr. Yang be willing to grant us this honor?'"
Wow! Yang Yun was just thinking of going to Japan, this is great, Sega brought it up themselves, he can avoid a lot of trouble.
"There's still four months, I should have time to go."
Nagano waved his hand: "The Japanese New Year is on January 1st, which is different from China's Spring Festival."
Yang Yun suddenly realized and calculated the time, saying: "That's only three months away. Oh right, Nagano-kun, I have something to tell you, after a while, I will go to the United States to restart negotiations with Nintendo for Tetris."
Nani! America, Nintendo, renegotiation, these few keywords seem to carry an unusual smell.
Nagano's eyes immediately shrunk, and this news was so sudden that Sega had no psychological preparation at all. At this moment, Nagano was at a loss, hesitant and cautious, with a tangled expression that made Yang Yun look at him secretly amused.
It's all because of you! Yang Yun sneered, sharpening his knife and heading towards the pigs and sheep...
