Tokyo: Being coveted by my wife, I just want to play games

As the saying goes, a common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade.

The size of the light novel market is not that large.

If we only talk about the profit output of the light novel sector, Fuyukawa Che actually has no interest at all. It's just like he doesn't care much about the music industry. But there is no way, light novels are the origin of most IPs, and the profits extended from this sector are too huge.

Dong Chuan Che must eat this piece of fat meat. However, Dong Chuan Che is not the only one who can see this piece of fat meat.

Kawakado Bookstore, currently the largest light novel platform in Japan, is itself a subsidiary of Japan's top pan-entertainment group, the Kondo Ryūmenomiya Entertainment Group.

The two most well-known game companies in Japan are NICO and SATE.

These two game companies are indeed top-notch, but in fact, if we talk about the ability to make money, the Kondo Ryūdō Group is a super-large group at the same level as these two.

However, compared with NICO and SATE, the quality of Kondo Suzumenaga's works is average, and there are no classic 3A masterpieces. His main business is to extend IPs such as light novels and animations, such as making them into games, and the bulk of his profits come from IP derivatives.

At the same time, they also control the [Comic Dragon's Cave].

【Comic Dragon's Cave】is Japan's largest offline chain store for game discs, animation discs, comic books, music CDs and peripheral products. It is the largest offline physical channel provider in Japan's pan-entertainment field! .

The next afternoon.

"It seems that this Tokawa Tetsu is determined to enter the field of light novels as the president said. Mr. Executive Director, I think we should follow the president's instructions and go talk to Tokawa Tetsu."

Kawakado Library Building, Executive Office.

Holding the document report in his hand, Minister Takahashi persuaded carefully.

Although Kawasaki Bookstore seems to be in direct competition with Toru Fuyukawa's light novel website,

First of all, Toru Fuyukawa has not yet shown much potential and aggressiveness in the field of light novels.

Secondly, the purpose of Kawakado Bookstore's existence is to serve Kondo Ryoumegumi. In addition to IP derivatives, Kondo Ryoumegumi's main business is mainly offline physical stores.

Moreover, antitrust laws do exist internationally. Although they can be solved through means such as [public relations], the cost would be very high.

Therefore, Kondo Ryūmengiya will not overly suppress those peers who are not threatening to him, but will make himself a channel operator like NICO and SATE. He produces content while collecting "rent" from peers all over the world.

To put it simply, NICO's main business is the handheld channel, SATE's main business is the console channel, and Kondo Suzumiya's main business is the offline physical channel.

Mastering a complete channel is one of the reasons why Kondo Ryūmenomiya can be compared with the previous two. As for Toru Fuyukawa, the most popular game producer in the past two years, although I am not sure about the novels he wrote, it is always right to make a favor for him. After all, Toru Fuyukawa is no longer a small shrimp.

Yesterday at noon, when the news that Tokawa Tetsu was going to write a book came out, Kawasaki Bookstore President Yokota, who was far away in the United States, called Executive Director Tian Yuan and asked him to go to Shengguang Publishing House in person to meet Tokawa Tetsu. However,

After hearing what Director Takahashi said, Executive Director Tian Yuan, who had a slicked-back hair, was smoking a cigar nonchalantly behind the boss's desk.

Exhaling a puff of smoke, he smiled easily and said, "Takahashi, you are too cautious and have no vision. Although Dongchuan Che has been making a lot of noise recently, he is a newcomer in this industry after all. If we take the initiative to find him at this time.

Not to mention that the more proactive we are, the harder it will be to negotiate a profit-sharing contract. If other people see us doing this, what will they think? They will think that we are afraid of Dongchuan Che, and that we are a little weak. Then when they come to us to negotiate a contract in the future, they will definitely push us further. Takahashi, your vision is still not high enough. If people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team."

Executive Director Tian Yuan spoke with confidence, but there was not much sense of superiority in his eyes, but more of dissatisfaction.

Of course, he knew that even if he said more, there was no reason, because meeting Toru Fuyukawa at this time would be beneficial without any harm. But in addition to the fact that he didn't think Toru Fuyukawa could write any good works once he entered the field of light novels, it was also because he and President Yokota had conflicts.

President Yokota of Kawakado Bookstore is 69 years old this year and will retire next year. Retirement is not a big deal, but after President Yokota retires, who will take the position of president will be a delicate issue, and he is not the one supported by President Yokota.

Emotionally, he was unwilling to listen to Yokota's orders; logically, he wanted to send a signal to the people in his faction, a signal that he had the confidence to confront Yokota's faction head-on in the upcoming battle for the presidency.

Moreover, he did not think that the influence of Toru Fukawa's work would be so great as to snatch a large market share from Kawasaki Bookstore. In fact, if Toru Fukawa's work failed, his opponents would laugh at him for being paranoid and lacking the spirit of a great general.

"This Dongchuan Che is not worth my risk."

Director Tian Yuan was thinking casually, and at this moment, the door of the director's office was suddenly pushed open, and the female secretary ran in in a panic holding a tablet computer.

"Director, things are getting complicated! Just now, Mr. Fuyukawa of Shengguangsha and Executive Director Kuriyama of SATE issued a joint statement! They claim that in the future, all physical books under Shengguangsha will be available in SATE's offline stores!"

"Physical book, what's going on."

Upon hearing the sudden news, Executive Director Tian Yuan frowned instantly.

The Japanese light novel industry is different from the online novel industry in China. Although most light novels were initially published online in the form of online serials, the sales of physical books in Japan account for a much larger proportion.

However, the costs and risks of physical books are obviously much greater than those of online serials. The possibility of inventory backlogs alone is enough to exclude most light novels from physical publishing.

Normally only those very popular light novels will be printed and published, but wasn’t Toru Fuyukawa’s work just released?

Losing money to gain publicity?

Looking at the group photo on the female secretary's tablet, and seeing the smiling face of Toru Fuyukawa and the equally smiling face of Executive Director Kuriyama, Executive Director Tanen frowned even more!

He didn't know Toru Fuyukawa, but because SATE also had offline physical stores, he had carefully studied SATE's managing director Kuriyama!

Executive Director Kuriyama may look like a kind old man, but he is actually extremely proud and arrogant.

Without seeing huge benefits, even if Executive Director Kuriyama wanted to win over Toru Fuyukawa, he would at most ask his subordinates to find Toru Fuyukawa. He would not go to the Holy Light Society to find someone in person, and negotiate a cooperation in such a short time!

What happened in between?!

Sensing the danger, Executive Director Tian Yuan felt goosebumps all over his body!

He quickly put out his cigar and took the tablet from the secretary.

Without looking at Dongchuan Che's smiling profile, he quickly retrieved the relevant data of ["No Holy Light" light novel website] under the guidance of the female secretary. When several bar charts with the words "Sword Art Online Data" appeared in front of him, his eyes widened!