Rustling.
At this moment, there was a lot of whispering and whispering in the Comella conference room.
Seven people, including Kamigoshi Keimasa, there were eight people in total.
And now these eight people are the top level of Comella, the shareholders' meeting that holds the power of life and death.
As Tetsuya Moritani said before.
In Neon, so-called "managing directors" like him usually have no equity, and at best they participate in dividends.
It is the shareholders' meeting composed of shareholders that truly controls the company's major decision-making power. This is the real board of directors.
And today!
The reason why on such a day of injustice and injustice, Comella announced the convening of a top-level shareholder meeting.
The main reason is that the losses of "Torii" are really too serious!
About half a month ago, as the official trailer was released, "Torii" started pre-sale.
This 3S-level masterpiece with a total investment of 245 million U.S. dollars is priced at 78 U.S. dollars per copy. The overall response during the pre-sale stage was good. As of the launch of the Game Festival, a total of more than 800,000 copies have been pre-sold.
Pre-sale sales of more than 800,000 copies are absolutely great news for any game.
Comella is naturally no exception.
A quarter of the cost has been recovered during the pre-sale stage.
It can be said that the success of "Torii" is almost certain.
However!
It is said that God does not fulfill people's wishes.
Since the opening of the video game festival, Comella's nightmare has begun.
First, they were crushed by the Golden Wind in terms of numbers, and then the game's real-play demo received negative reviews!
Launched in just two days!
The pre-sale of Torii has almost stalled.
But it's not over yet.
Starting from the third day!
As the reputation of "Torii" is getting worse and worse online, the pre-sale sales of the game have gradually begun to decline, and there are even refunds during the pre-sale stage!
'The quality gap between this and the trailer is a bit too big...'
'It doesn't feel as good as a wolf to me, so I'd better wait and see'
'If I had to choose one, I would choose a wolf'
'Isn't this live demonstration really just for fun? How on earth did they create such monotonous game content? '
'Oh my God, this is a gaming disaster'
'I regret the pre-order and have already returned it. It's better to wait a little longer and wait until the official version comes out before deciding whether to buy it...'
'...'
Such comments are numerous.
Under the influence of such criticism, in just four days after the opening of the video game exhibition, the pre-sale sales of "Torii" plummeted from 800,000 copies to less than 600,000 copies!
A full 200,000 pre-order players will be refunded!
The overjoyed data almost instantly turned into an unprecedented disaster!
And that time!
Moritani has already resigned as head coach, and Koizumi is in the hospital again and has no authority to mobilize large-scale public relations.
Ever since, since the Game Festival, the announcement of the Torii project has almost come to a standstill.
And this time!
Kamikoshi Keimasa had already realized that he was going to spoil the dish!
No.
Not to be bad!
This is so bad!
After all, whether it is 65 dollars per serving for Sekiro or 78 dollars per portion for Torii, it is by no means a small number for most players.
In other words, in this confrontation, most players can only choose one of the 3S-level masterpieces.
And the situation at this time is so unfavorable for Torii!
The situation took a turn for the worse, and the words 'done' were almost slapped on Yue Jingzheng's face!
Seeing that the situation is not good!
Kamikoshi Kei made a decisive decision at the right moment!
We must make a plan to abandon the pawns to protect the commander!
Once the game was released, so far, the actual sales situation was just as he had expected, full of the sorrowful taste of failure——
Pre-sales and official sales totaled 720,000 units.
Nearly a month!
720,000 units.
Sales revenue was $56.16 million.
Only 22% of the total cost was recovered.
Moreover, their sales speed is still decreasing every day, and it is estimated that it will stagnate in about another month.
what to do?
There are powerful enemies outside, but no coach inside!
Under this heavy pressure, Kamigoshi Kagemasa couldn't help but feel angry and evil in his heart.
Gritting his teeth and stamping his feet, he simply stopped doing nothing and stopped all promotions of "Torii" by default!
Kamigoshi Kagemasa is worthy of being a ruthless businessman.
Since we can't turn defeat into victory, we might as well make the trap bigger, and it's best to alarm the shareholders' meeting!
Because this way!
The "pawns" he discarded in order to "preserve his commander-in-chief" are more likely to be accepted by the shareholders' meeting!
And the situation.
Just as he expected!
Less than two weeks after the game went on sale, it came to a standstill. The total cost recovery was less than one-third, which caused an uproar among the shareholders!
As for today's meeting, it is natural that the shareholders will come to Yue Jing Zhengxing to question him!
"Then President Joetsu,"
After a while of whispering discussion, a man with white hair and a slightly fat figure in the shareholders' meeting asked:
"Since we are so well prepared, why is this the result now? Huh?!"
These people at the shareholders' meeting don't care about your preparations or your projects.
For them, making money is good, not making money is bad, and losing money is even worse!
Kamikoshi Kagemasa must have an explanation!
"...It's because the plan can't keep up with the changes."
Joey Kage was already prepared for this!
"In fact, we have always been in a favorable situation during the game's announcement stage,"
Kametsu Kagemasado:
"However! Due to Kazuo Koizumi's improper choice of real-machine demonstration, he failed to fully demonstrate the characteristics of the game. Instead, he chose a relatively bland section for demonstration,"
"This has an extremely negative impact on us,"
"This directly led to the unfavorable evaluation of our development,"
"This will lead to the subsequent word-of-mouth game being at a disadvantage."
Speaking of which.
He saw Shangyue Jingzheng groaning, lowering his head and looking apologetic:
"...I also have a responsibility,"
"I didn't control and finalize the project in detail,"
“Private Marseille!!!”
Avoid the important and take the easy! Confusing right and wrong!
Kamikoshi Kage stood up and bowed 90 degrees, burying his face deeply.
No one could see the coldness in the corner of his mouth.
In fact, if there is just one person in the shareholders' meeting at this time who has played a little bit of their own game, he can instantly expose Yue Jingzheng's excuse.
Is it just that section of "Torii" that is highly repetitive? Is it boring to just have a live demonstration?
In this regard, the shareholders of the real board of directors looked at me and I looked at you, exchanging glances with each other.
Obviously, he neither disbelieves nor fully believes what Kamigoshi Keimasa said.
And this was obviously expected by Kamigoshi Keimasa.
So I paused for a moment and listened to him continue:
"Of course, apart from that, there is no one available internally... which is also a big problem for us in the later announcement."
Said.
I saw Shang Yue Jingzheng frowning slightly and making a worried expression:
"Originally, Tetsuya Moritani, the managing director of the Game Division, was in charge of the promotion of "Torii" and other projects,"
"but,"
"Because Kazuo Koizumi's impulsive move almost caused a serious diplomatic accident, coupled with the overall unfavorable situation,"
"Director Moritani... chose to step down as coach..."
Divert trouble to the east! Aggravating the breach of responsibility!
Although Kametsu Keimasa is still neutral.
But as long as a person with a normal mind, it is not difficult to hear that this sentence, which seems to be an 'objective statement of facts', is actually an allusion to Moritani Tetsuya's escape from the battlefield!
All of a sudden!
There was silence in the conference room.
All the shareholders frowned!
They knew something about what Kamigoshi Keimasa said, but before that, they only had a partial understanding.
But now when they heard what Yue Jingzheng said, everyone couldn't help but feel depressed.
Tetsuya Moritani, that’s the managing director!
That’s the top of Comella’s top management!
It is almost a position below one person and above ten thousand people!
Standing in such a position, but doing such a thing?
This is no longer inappropriate.
This is a dereliction of duty.
A serious dereliction of duty!
Seeing all the shareholders showing dissatisfaction!
Kamigoshi Kage couldn't help but a cold light flashed in his eyes.
The time has come.
Cough for a moment!
"Hello - actually -"
Kamikoshi Kagemasa opened his mouth:
"Actually, there is another situation that I only recently investigated."
"It can be said to be...the key to this serious loss..."
Hear this!
Swish——!
In an instant, all eyes turned to Kamigoshi Keimasa!
He saw Shangyue Jingzheng pause slightly, as if he was making a difficult decision that went against his ancestors.
Then, he stretched out his hand and motioned everyone to look at the big screen at the back of the conference room——
Click.
A photo appeared on the projection.
In the photo, an older man and a younger man were sitting in a small restaurant. They seemed to be talking about something, and they were all smiling.
And as the photos flip.
I saw that the two of them were chatting more and more happily.
Until the last photo.
The two shook hands cordially, looked at each other and laughed.
A moment!
You could hear a pin drop throughout the conference room!
And Kamegoshi Keimasa's voice seemed particularly clear in this dead silence!
"The slightly older person, whom I won't introduce too much, is our managing director, Mr. Moritani,"
Just listen to Yue Jingzhengdao:
"And the one shaking his hand,"
"He is the executive vice president of Golden Wind and the chief game director of Golden Wind,"
"Gu Sheng, SamGu."
Buzz—! ! !
Even though Uegoshi Keimasa didn't say anything yet, when this kind of photo was ordered to be released, its pertinence was obvious!
"President Joetsu"
I saw the fat shareholder with gray hair just now frowning coldly, looking up at Yue Jingzheng, his eyes trembling slightly:
"Some things are not said lightly."
What a joke!
Tetsuya Moritani is the managing director!
It’s not an exaggeration to say that he is Comella’s second-in-command!
And now, the photo posted by Kagemasa Joeshi clearly implies that Tetsuya Moritani has a close relationship with the Vice President of Golden Wind, and has even betrayed Comella, secretly surrendered to Golden Wind, and secretly delivered business secrets!
You can’t say this casually!
Especially a comprehensive super manufacturer like Comella!
The second-in-command rebelled, what impact would that have? !
Seeing the shocked expressions of many shareholders, Joey Keimasa also knew how much impact such news would have on the entire company and even the company's stock price!
But here we are.
In order to prevent himself from getting out early, he could only pull out another one...
Oh no.
It was a pair of heavyweight executives who took the blame for themselves and died on their behalf!
Kazuo Koizumi, a fool and a waste, useless!
Moritani Tetsuya, hiding two minds, get rid of it quickly!
Two for one!
Anyway, I’m not the only one affected by the drop in the company’s stock price!
You two are there to support me, and the entire shareholders' association is helping me share the profits equally.
This deal is worth it!
Be careful!
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
On the projection screen, many evidences investigated by private detectives flashed!
And Kamigoshi Keimasa's voice became more firm and vicious:
"Foreign affairs——"
"Three months ago, Golden Wind Vice President Gu Sheng called Tetsuya Moritani and told him many details about the "Sekiro" project, but Moritani never reported it,"
"Later, Golden Wind encountered problems with motion capture while developing the "Sekiro" project, and contacted Tetsuya Moritani. It was confirmed that Tetsuya Moriya helped Golden Wind contact the MOSIA motion capture team, and secretly facilitated the relationship between Golden Wind and Tanigaki. Building governance action team collaboration,"
"At the exhibition, when the Golden Wind booth encountered trouble, Moritani Tetsuya took the initiative to help Golden Wind calm the trouble with his special status in Kansai District."
"Internally——"
"In the face of the announcement of the golden wind, we have chosen the avoidance policy again and again,"
"Secretly agreeing that the "Torii" and "Sekiro" projects will be released at the same time,"
"During the exhibition, the project manager was maliciously injured and resigned."
"If this is not enough to conclude that Moritani is a collaborator, everyone, please listen to this——"
Like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, Joetsu swung his cloak and hammer in a dizzying array of ways!
And this last blow was even more earth-shattering——
[Does Gu Sang need my help with something? 】
[Actually, about this matter, uh, logically I shouldn’t tell Moritani-san, but I think Moritani-san is one of the few true friends I can be close to in Neon, so I shouldn’t hide anything... …]
[...We are currently preparing a somatosensory cabin action game... and we also need motion capture actors to provide action model data...]
[Hey - okay, let's meet and talk in detail...]
phone recording!
The two voices inside were clearly Gu Sheng and Moritani Tetsuya!
certainly!
This phone recording was obtained by Kagemasa Kamikoshi through less than legitimate means.
But for a person of his level, it's not a particularly serious problem.
after all.
The weight of this phone recording is much heavier than the stolen recording!
this--!
this--!
For a moment, all the shareholders in the conference room looked shocked!
Shocked, annoyed, angry, disbelieving!
Layers upon layers of expressions are like colorful masks, covering the faces of the seven major shareholders!
And seeing this!
Kamigoshi Kagemasa also took a deep breath!
Everything is ready.
Now, all that's left is to tremble one last time!
Bang!
Suddenly, I heard the sound of the chair under Yue Jingzheng!
In front of the seven major shareholders, Kamigoshi Kagemasa stood up again and bowed deeply to the shareholders meeting, the standard ninety degrees:
"Private Marseille shareholders!"
"Today, when such a situation occurs, firstly, it is my personal unfavorable supervision of the project, and secondly, it is also due to my excessive trust in the senior management around me,"
"I must bear the main responsibility for causing such serious losses,"
"so,"
"I formally submitted my resignation application to the shareholders' meeting, and I sincerely request the shareholders' meeting to approve my request,"
"Let someone more capable,"
"Take over as president!!!"
Use retreat to advance!
Killer!
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